Hi guys, so sorry for the late update. I had a bit of a writers block. No inspiration what so ever. But then, I remembered how me and my girlfriend got together, and now I have brand new ideas! I'm really looking forward to write more of this story. Read the A/N on the end of the chapter, too.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of its characters. I only own the plot, and a few home made characters. Cheers!
«You've gotta be kidding!» I couldn't help but to stare at the car in front of me. Sasuke just grinned and made his way over to the beautiful vehicle. «A Lamborghini Murcielago?» my mouth was barely moving enough to speak the words. Sasuke raised an eyebrow.
«Wow. I didn't know you knew about cars,» he said and opened the door on the passenger-side.
«Who don't know about Lamborghini? They're like, wow-cars,» I said as I made my way over to where Sasuke was standing by the car, the door open. I stopped right next to it and my eyes widened.
«What?» he said, sounding worried.
«I can't believe that I'm about to sit in a Lamborghini...» I mumbled. Sasuke sighed in relief and chuckled. I smiled as well and allowed Sasuke to help me into the car. When I was sitting inside, I let my body lean back against the leather. Sasuke closed the door and moved over to the other side of the car and got in as well. «This car is amazing...» I almost whispered and sucked in breath, smelling the car. It smelled like leather and...Sasuke.
I felt myself blushing, and turned my head so that Sasuke wouldn't notice it. Most likely, he didn't, because he just started the car without any comments.
«If you think the car's great, just wait until we get to the restaurant,» he said, and I couldn't help but to stare at him.
«Wait, where are we going?» I asked, as I grabbed his arm, my eyes wide. He chuckled, and his voice sent vibration through his body and to me. I blushed again and let go.
«You'll see,» he said as he drove out of the neighborhood.
«Wow,» I said as Sasuke helped me out of the car. «Just...Wow,» he laughed and guided me up a long set of stairs in white, cut stone. The building was amazing. Everything was in a goldish-white color, and the lights cast a magical glow on the walls.
«Well, I told you,» he said and grinned.
«Oh, no, not that we were going to the Atlantic Blue! This place's is, like, impossible to get a reservation at!» I said, still in awe. «What if I don't fit in? I must look like a slob, I-»
«You look amazing, and it doesn't matter how you act or eat or anything, because I got us a table at a part of the restaurant that almost nobody goes to,» I felt my heart flutter for a moment.
«That's...very thoughtful of you...» I said quietly and blushed. I mentally kicked myself for doing it, though. It was like being years back, before the accident. Just thinking about the accident shot pain through my shoulder.
As we neared the big glass-doors, I straightened up and put extra pressure on Sasuke's arm. He looked questioningly at me.
«Seriously, when I get lost, you're guiding me wherever I need to be,» I said, tilting my head up so my nose was sticking in the air. Sasuke laughed and when we got close enough, the doors opened.
My first impression was 'rich'. Everything looked like either gold, diamond or something else that was ridiculous expensive. And it was more or less a maze.
«Which way?» I asked Sasuke for the tenth time as I pointed both right and left, not being able to tell the two directions apart. Sasuke took my left hand moved it to right ahead of us, at some big, fancy door.
«That way,» he whispered in my ear. I blushed and felt like giggling, but bit my tongue to prevent it. I'd rather self-consciously chew off my owm arm than giggle in a place like this. Instead, I smiled politely and let him open the door for us. When I walked in, I couldn't help but to gasp.
This place was beautiful. There was only five tables, all decorated in dark red and brown, with candles everywhere. And except the waiter in the far corner, nobody was there.
«Wh-what table?» I managed to stutter out, biting my tongue as soon as the words had made their way out. I would not begin stuttering again, not now. Sasuke didn't seem to notice, and if he did, he obviously didn't care.
«Actually, any table you want,» Sasuke said. I raised an eyebrow.
«It's kinda the same for me,» I mumbled and looked nervously around.
«You're cute when you're blushing,» Sasuke said and smiled. I felt my face get even hotter, and knew that the light pink that had appeared over my cheeks now dropped several shades of red.
«Am not,» I said and lightly smacked his shoulder with my purse. He laughed as I made my way over to the table in the middle. Before I even reached the table, he was behind the chair I intended to sit in, dragging it from the table.
«How do you do that?» I asked him in disbelief as I sat down and the chair was pushed at the table again. «You did it when we first fought too.»
«It's a secret,» he said, grinning. I placed my chin on my fist, looking at him. «What?» he asked, noticing my stare.
«You smile a lot more than usual,» I said, but it sounded more like a question than a statement. He shrugged.
«I know, I kinda can't help it right now,» he said, running a hand through his hair. «It's just...something about you. You make me want to be totally different.»
«I know the feeling,» I said and smiled at him. We looked into each others eyes, smiling. Only that made my heart beat harder in my chest.
«It's weird, you know?» Sasuke said, still looking into my eyes. «We've only known each other for about a month.»
I thought about it. It was really so short since I'd met him.
«Ehm...have you been counting or something?» I asked with disbelief in my voice. He laughed softly, and I couldn't help but to smile at how stupid that sounded.
«Not exactly, I kind of just figured that out when thinking about it,» he answered, his eyes soft from laughing. An unfamiliar tingling built up in my chest, and I felt like giggling. But no, my pride was being quite hard on me for the moment.
«You know, I kind of feel like there's another reason you asked me out,» I started, making sure I got eye-contact with him. «You wanted to know if there was something going on with me, since I've acting so strange this week, right?» He looked a bit taken back, but recovered quickly.
«Well, yes. I just get the feeling that there's something up, because even if I don't know you that well, I'm pretty sure that isn't your normal behavior,» he looked up at me questioningly. I snorted.
«Well, you can say that again,» I said, avoiding his eyes, feeling slightly sick. «It's not really something I like to talk about. Even though I feel like I can really relate to you, it's just...difficult.» I bit my lip, trying to find the right words to say. Two different parts of me was arguing about what to do. One was saying 'Oh, come on! You obviously like him, why don't you just tell everything about you past? It's not like it's the worst thing in the world!' and the other was saying something like 'You don't know him well enough! Shut your freakin' jap, girl'. I was so busy trying to decide what to say, that I didn't notice Sasuke calling my name.
«Hinata? Hey, earth to Hinata,» Sasuke snapped his fingers in front of my face startled me back to reality. «Are you in there?» he said, raising an eyebrow at me. I smiled weakly.
«Barely. Sorry, I just got lost in my thoughts,» I mumbled, running my hand through my hair. «And I'm sorry, again, but I just don't want to tell you about it. It's got nothing to do with you, personally, it's just that I don't feel like I know you well enough.» I said, still avoiding his eyes.
«I understand,» he sighed and leaned back into his chair. «That can be fixed, though.» I could see a smile tug on his lips.
«...Say what?» I asked, almost a loss of words.
«If you want to, we can get to know each other better. We could hang out more and stuff like that. Just as friends, of course,» he said, smiling. I smiled back.
«I'd like that,» I said, even though I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
«Well, then, shouldn't we order? I bet you haven't tasted the chicken they've got here. It's more than amazing,» Sasuke said as he picked up his menu.
I laughed. «Do you say so? I might have to take a better look,» I said, still smiling. And so the night continued on, and we talked plenty. My good mood continued even as I got home to the apartment and tip-toed over to my room after making sure that both Andreas and Neji were asleep. As I changed and went to bed, I couldn't help but to grin. He was right. The chicken was more than amazing.
«That is so not true!» I practically yelled, earning stares from the people around us in the small park. Sasuke and I were walking, coffee in our hands and our breaths visible in the cold air.
«It is, have you even looked in a mirror?» Sasuke said, waving his hand in front of my face. «You're about one shade away from taking over Rudolf's job on Christmas Eve!»
I smacked his head, making him laugh. I touched my nose and had to admit it felt pretty frozen, therefore it would probably look like a strawberry right now. But no way that I'd admit that Sasuke was right. So instead of telling him what he wanted to hear, I threw my coffee in the closest trashcan and crossed my arms.
«It might look slightly pink, but I'm pretty darn sure that you're over-exaggerating!» I said, glaring at the raven haired boy. He grinned and threw his coffee away too.
«I am not, and you know it. You're just too darn stubborn to admit it,» he said, touching my nose. I smacked his hand away and started walking over to my favorite place in this town, Oreos Café. He followed, as always. I felt the familiar scent of hot chocolate and fresh bread and god knows what other good stuff were located here.
«Ah, Hina-chan!» the old man at the counter smiled at me. I smiled back and made my way over to him while unwrapping the scarf that had been nearly strangling me.
«Hello, Mushi,» I said, smiling at him.
«Always a pleasure to see you here, darling,» Mushi answered, bowing slightly at me. «Oh, and Sasuke-san, too!» he said as he noticed Sasuke behind me. Sasuke smiled back at the old man.
«And we'll have... Emh...» I started, thinking about what my stomach craved for today.
«The usual?» Sasuke offered. My stomach growled happily at the thought of warm waffles and hot chocolate.
«Perfect!» I said, my stomach agreeing. «The usual to both of us, then,» I said to Mushi.
«Very well, just sit down and I'll come over with the food as soon as it's done,» Mushi said in a kind voice.
«Thank you,» I smiled. Sasuke and I payed for the food and sat at our favorite table, all the way in a corner, next to the window to wait for the food.
«How's art class going? Has Deidara-sensei freaked out again?» Sasuke asked as we took off our jackets.
«It's going pretty good, I'm ahead of everyone exept Sai, which means that we get to talk a lot. He's really nice. And yes, Deidara-sensei actually freaked out just this Thursday, threw paint all over the place,» I said, amused at the memory. «I managed to hide beneath a desk, but Tenten was a bit more unlucky. She walked around with yellow paint on her face all day, neither Neji or I couldn't stop laughing.»
Sasuke chuckled at this and I laughed as well. We talked until the food came, and I practically finished my waffles before Mushi had gotten back to the desk. Sasuke raised and eyebrow at this, accompanied with a small smile.
«Hungry?» he asked as I sighed happily after gulping down my hot chocolate.
«More than I knew,» I said, touching my stomach, that still wasn't full. I eyed Sasuke's waffles carefully before straightened up, not taking my gaze off the food. «...Can I-»
«Help yourself,» Sasuke said and pushed the untouched plate over to me. I gladly accepted and ate happily while listening to Sasuke tell me about his week. Lately, school had been crazy, so we didn't see as much of each other as we normally did. So we ended up with a deal, we went out on Saturday and told each other about our week and usually went somewhere to eat or just walked. Today, we had walked through the park, despite the biting cold.
«It's over 8, do you need a ride home?» Sasuke asked as he checked his watch.
«Yeah, thanks,» I said and got up from the chair, grabbing my scarf and coat. We walked to the door. Before we left, I turned and said goodbye to Mushi.
«Have a safe trip home, and come again!» Mushi answered, waving. I waved back before letting Sasuke drag me back into the cold. We walked through the park, since the car was parked on the other side.
«Man, I really don't want to go through another week of exams,» I growled as I thought about all the studying I had to do tomorrow.
«Me neither, but it's kinda something we have to do,» Sasuke said, frowning.
«There!» I bursted out and pointed at his face.
«Huh, what?» Sasuke said, obviously confused. I dropped my finger and continued walking.
«That's how you used to look before you started talking to me. Always either frowning or emotionless. It was really frustrating!» I said, waving my arms to illustrate the frustration. Sasuke just chuckled and kept his gaze forward.
«You're right,» he said, his eyes unfocused, almost as if he wasn't there. «I was either angry, irritated or, as you say, emotionless for most of my life. That's why I even surprised myself when you showed up, and I started feeling more...happy. Neutral, good feelings. You have a very positive energy, maybe that's got something to do with it.»
I felt myself blushing slightly, knowing that I had such an impact on Sasuke. «I think that everybody likes the happy Sasuke more than the frowning one,» I said, smiling at him. «You seem less scary, too.»
Sasuke laughed at this. «You thought that I looked scary?» he asked, amusement still locked in his features.
«Well, duh!» I said and smacked my own forehead. «You looked pretty darn creepy with that glare of yours. But I wasn't really afraid of you. You just looked scary,» I said, shrugging. Sasuke just smiled, as usual.
«To be honest, I like the happy me better, too,» he said and continued to smile at the ground. «It's a way better feeling than being angry and irritated all the time.»
We laughed and talked all the way to the car. We even talked when he drove home to Sasuke's, since his place was the closest. That's a big thing I liked about Sasuke. We could talk and talk and talk and talk, and never get sick of it. And we talked about everything. We were practically best friends. Although I had found out that I had a pretty big crush on him, but was really glad that I managed to keep that crush under control whenever he was around.
So I just smiled and answered his question as we drove through the city decorated with Christmas lights, every store packed to the fullest with Christmas decorations. We were about three weeks away from christmas, soon to enter the last week of school. I felt a big relief knowing that it was almost Christmas. Sasuke and I continued to talk while driving, happiness floating like smoke in air. Inhaling and exhaling, everything was and amazing feeling. I was, for the first time in many years, happy. Truly, truly happy.
«Are you sure you don't want me to drive you all the way?» Sasuke asked for the tenth time. I laughed as I continued walking down the sidewalk.
«Sasuke, I live freaking two blocks away!» I said. «I won't freeze to death or something, trust me! Plus, you're saving gas, that's a good thing.»
Sasuke frowned. «Fine, have it your way,» he said and locked his car. I smiled and walked over to the corner. «Good night, then!» I heard Sasuke yell behind me. I turned around and waved. He walked up the driveway to his house, a pretty darn sweet building. I smiled as I rounded the corner and walked past a dark alley.
«Well, if it isn't Hinata Hyuuga,» I heard a familiar voice say from inside the alley. I stopped immediately and felt all color drain from my face. My heart was beating rapidly in my chest, and not in a good way. My stomach was clenching and my breath was hitched as I slowly turned towards the voice, almost incapable of moving. My eyes widened as my thoughts of who the person might be was confirmed. I opened my mouth, but had to try several times before I got out a sound.
«L-Lucas,» I practially whispered. My whole body felt cold, but not from the winter. Lucas walked closer and I managed to back away a few steps before I fell.
«Thought you could run away from me? Move here and hide?» Lucas whispered, his one liquid green eyes replaced with a cold stare. I couldn't move, couldn't speak. I was completely paralyzed out of fear. Lucas laughed and made his way over to me. He lifted me off the ground and slammed me into the wall. A whimper escaped my lips and he laughed again.
«So weak...» he whispered, an evil smirk accompanying his voice. «I can't have you telling anybody what I did. You didn't die the last time, it might be the time to correct that,» he said and lifted his arm. I suddenly got my voice back, and without thinking about anything else. I screamed. I screamed loud. I heard footsteps getting closer, and Lucas lowered his arm and cursed. He let me go and ran away, to somewhere no one could see him. I slid down the wall, shaking and crying. I had never felt this scared in my entire life.
«Hinata!» I heard Sasuke's voice, but it sounded so far away. «Hinata, what happened? What's wrong, I heard you screaming,» Sasuke babbled on, closer this time. I could feel his warm hand on my face.
«L-Lucas...» I whispered.
«Who?» I heard Sasuke's confused voice, but didn't think about it. I was too dizzy. The ground suddely got closer. Was I moving uphill? «Hey, Hinata! Are you okay? Hinata?» I heard my name being called over and over again, while I saw an overfilled dumpster spin faster and faster. And then, everything was black.
A/N: Woohoo! Lucas iz back, people! And he's more badass than ever. GRR! Anyways, if any of you are wondering about Sasuke's personality, it's just me making him like I think he is when he's alone. I really think that the emotionless idiot is just a cover.
...But that's just my wish-thinking, right? Anyways, please review and I will try to write the next chapter as soon as possible, though it might be a little hard, since I'm going back to school soon and we have to go shopping since I'm moving out of my parents house. Oh, and I jumped a huge jump in time. I just thought that Sasuke and Hinata needed to be sort of 'best friends' before I sent them head first into the romance-part. But I'll get around to that soon. And the way the situation is now, it might be sooner than you think.
Anyways, as I said earlier: please review. I need you to tell me what you think. Hadebra!
