So, hopefully, this chapter will be longer.

Disclaimer: I don't own any Naruto characters.

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Naruto looked away, refusing to meet her gaze.

"I don't know what are you talking about." he muttered nervously. Hinata cupped his cheek with both of her hands and turned his face towards hers. She offered him a sad smile.

"It's rude to lie to a priestess." she joked weakly. "You can tell me."

Naruto looked at her slowly before taking a deep breath.

"When I was little and even now, I was…teased by other kids. They laughed at my whisker marks and knew nothing of my demon. I always stood up to them but I cried in the inside. I was an orphan living on the streets by then. One day, a man named Hajiharu(1) took me in. He was a man with pale skin and long hair. He didn't show any love for me but took care of me. He taught me many martial art skills. I cared for him and looked up to him a lot. Then, when I was eight, I met a boy from the next village who everybody looked up to because of his family. He was expected to excel in all subjects and was the object of every girl's crush. But, he hated it; the girls, he thought, were annoying. I was the only person who accepted him as an equal so, we became best friends. However, when I was ten, Hajiharu somehow lured Sasuke into a trap by using me. Out of nowhere, he started to attack Sasuke. Sasuke tried to defend himself but, he was still a kid by then so, he was easily knocked out. That made me angry and I felt a surge of power coming through me. That surge took over my body and I noticed that I was growing tails, fangs, and claws. The last thing I saw of Hajiharu was him smirking. He ordered me to do something like stealing a sacred scroll from the village's leader, or since you told me, my father's grave. He said that only I could locate it and with my newfound power, the charms put around the grave could be broken. I refused and ran away. A few days later, I saw Hajiharu in the forest. He was…hunting for me. He found me and tried to kill me but I…" Naruto stopped. "That was my first murdering experience. But, word got around and I made more than eight kills the next year. Luckily, someone named Iruka actually loved me and adopted me therefore, clear my name."

Hinata's eyes widen and her hands started to shake. Her hands took a mind of their own and wrapped around Naruto's body.

"N-naruto…" she trailed off with eyes watering. Naruto shrugged her arms and gave her a cheeky grin.

"Don't you start worrying on me now! I evade hunters and killers so many times, this one would be no different." he stated proudly before pulling Hinata to her feet. He looked towards the sun. "Looks like it's time for you to leave."

"But I-" Hinata was cut off and pushed toward the village. She turned around but saw no one. She sighed and head back home. She saw a familiar raven-haired boy sitting prudently at the table. Sasuke. Her father walked in happily.

"Hello, Hinata. Sasuke here wants to see you. He says he has some matters to discuss about with you about the demon holder." her father stated then narrowed his eyes. "You're not having an affair, are you?"

Her father is very suspicious today. What's wrong? Hinata automatically blushed and panicked. "N-no, of course not!" Sasuke stood up and led her out to the village. "I do want to talk about this alone with Hinata, Priest Hyuuga."

Hinata's father bowed his head as Sasuke reflected it. Her father watched her carefully until she was out of his sight. Sasuke pulled Hinata gently by the arm and led her towards the Uchiha residence. He led her towards his room and quietly locked the door. His room is even bigger than hers!

"Someone…mentioned you." he said quietly. Hinata tensed up.

"N-naruto?" she asked. Sasuke closed his eyes and looked towards the ceiling.

"So, you do have an affair." he answered, earning a blush from Hinata. "I would never guess a priestess like you committing an awful sin like that. You must be the only priestess to do so."

'Neji has one too with the silversmith's daughter.' she wanted to say but kept her mouth shut and said something else. "I-I wouldn't really say I'm together with him. What do you want to talk to me about?"

Sasuke lowered his head back down and turned towards her with a still yet a bit sincere look. "I still want to ask a bit more about how you got to know Naruto. Why is it, that you refused to turn him in when your fiancé is hunting for him?"

Hinata looked away. "Something…in my heart told me not to."

"I see. You're not like Neji at all. You're more outgoing and kind than he is. That's probably the reason why Naruto likes you. You are actually the first girl to accept Naruto who he was. Steady judgment makes a good woman." Sasuke answered then muttered sourly under his breath. "Yet, why can't Sakura have that?"

"Do you have something against Sakura?" Hinata questioned confused as she thought of the village leader's apprentice. Sakura can be mean sometimes but is quite strong. Sasuke's eyes turned ablaze as expected of anyone from the Uchiha clan. After all, it is said that their eyes hold a special ability of copying one's technique.

"Do you have any idea how annoying she is?! I swear, she belongs to a brothel! She literally throws her body in front of my face! Fucking whore!" Sasuke yelled out angrily. "Even her cooking taste bad. And my parents are actually thinking about marriage between me and her! This is insane! I hope they change their mind!"

Sasuke held his chest as Hinata stared at him in fright. He regained his composure. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to cause such an outburst."

Hinata blinked and looked down. "It's okay. I know how you feel I'm going through the same thing. I have to marry Neji."

"I understand." Sasuke muttered. His eyes widen suddenly. "About Naruto, you're not going to…."

Hinata raised a hand. "I won't."

Sasuke sighed in relief. "As much as it's forbidden, I have no interest of exposing you and Naruto. It could mean big trouble for Naruto and you. After all, Naruto is my best friend and one who treats me as an equal."

"Do you have any recollection of when you got beaten up by Naruto's old mentor?" she asked remembering Naruto's story. Sasuke glared at her before talking.

"Did he have to tell you that?" Sasuke asked irritably then explained reluctantly. "Well, there was a mark that the mentor left."

Sasuke's hand absent-mindly flew towards his neck. Hinata edged closer to him to pull his collar down. There, she saw a mark. A circle surrounding three dots.

"Is it a curse mark?" she asked recognizing the forbidden seal of evil. Sasuke shrugged his shoulders. He didn't know.

Hinata looked at him steadily in his eyes. He just talked to her privately just to confirm his suspicions and tell his life story? No, it was too simple. "Is that all?"

Sasuke looked away and sputtered out the words he did not want to say. "There's a rumor. A rumor about you and Naruto having a secret affair."

So that's why her father was super suspicious. Hinata widened her eyes in fear and panic. "H-how? People rarely check outside."

Sasuke's face turned dead serious. "That's not what we should know. The question that we should ask is who?"

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Well, this is the chapter. If it sucks, oh well. Review!

1. The name came to me out of nowhere.