A/N: What an update?

No way!

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Hinata sat in her car in front of her friend's apartment building staring at her phone screen, she had checked it out of habit before getting out of the car and saw a message from an unknown number.
She had almost deleted it but the number looked vaguely familiar.
When she opened it she remembered why, the message was a picture of Toneri making out with a brunette and it looked like the black eye he received had finally gone away.
By the angle she could tell that the person who was taking and sending the pictures was the girl in them.
Her phone vibrated again as she got another message this time it read:

He says I'm the best he ever had. Never forget that.

She looked at the picture one more time and pressed the delete option.
She was seriously getting annoyed by the unknown number.
As far as Hinata was concerned Toneri was out of her life for good.
She just had to give him back some knick knacks he left at her place and he had some things of hers.
But other then that she didn't even think of him anymore.
She had honestly kinda forgot about him and that might have been thanks to Gaara.

Hinata walked into Ino and Sakura's apartment looking and feeling like shit.
Ino opened the door and took her bag while Hinata went to the bathroom to wash her face and get rid of the last few remnants of her tears.
Her face was red and splotchy with track marks down her cheeks, once the make up was off and gone she changed into her PJ's feeling much better than she did 5 minutes ago.

"So are we going to talk about it now or later?" Ino asked once Hinata was in the bedroom.

"I vote for later." Hinata replied as she took a seat on her friends bed.

She looked around Ino's room and couldn't help but think that something was off but she wasn't sure what.

"OK Hina is it a scary movie night or romantic comedy night? I personally feel like it's a scary movie night." Ino held up the two choices of movies and showed them off like she was one of those models in a game show revealing the prizes.

Hinata smiled at her friends antics and felt guilty that she hadn't spent anymore time with them, she missed them.

"I agree. Scary movie night. Although I'm surprised you're not voting for the Notebook. You always pick it."

"I'm just not in the mood for that crap right now but tonight's about you not me." Ino said a bit too forcefully.
She popped in the movie and sat on the bed with her legs crossed.
Hinata said nothing and watched the previews, because they were favorite, while chewing her lip thoughtfully.

Ino let out a sigh. "I'm sorry it's been a rough couple of days."

"Tonight can be about both of us. My problem is reoccurring, while your's seems new." Hinata offered
Both girls sat in silence as the opening credits played neither really watching the movie.

"Who goes first me or you?" Ino asked.

"You do." Hinata blurted out before Ino had the chance to finish the question.
Ino gave her a wan smile and stood up on her bed suddenly.

"If we're going to do this then we are doing this with some sort of alcohol in our system." she proclaimed like a general leading her troops.
Hinata giggled as Ino jumped off the bed and landed with a large thump.
The blonde scurried into the kitchen and was back in less than 2 minutes.

"You guys just have all this stuff on hand?" Hinata asked surprised when Ino came back with pineapple juice, a medium sized bottle of Malibu, 2 red Solo cups, and 2 bendy straws.

"Aren't you alcohol prepared at your place?" Ino asked shocked.

"Gaara is - there's brown liquor every where." Hinata told her without thinking.

"How's that going?" Ino asked with genuine curiosity.

"We decided you were going first." Hinata said dodging the question.
If she didn't think about it then it didn't hurt.
Hinata flicked her eyes to the screen as Mix Expert Ino fixed her drink.

"Here you go." Ino said in a sing song voice.

Hinata took her eyes off the screen where a young woman is inside a diner asking for directions to a reopened camp.
She takes the cup from Ino's out stretched hand.
She drinks the contents hesitantly and feels her taste buds explode at the overwhelming taste of pineapple.
She takes a bigger sip and then another.

"Did you put alcohol in this?" Hinata asked, "I don't taste it."

"Trust me there's a lot of liquor." Ino said deviously. "Oh before I forget hand over your phone."

"Why?"

"Sometimes when we drink a lot we make terrible decisions and leave weepy messages to ex-boyfriends." Ino stood up and mentioned for Hinata to follow her to the living room. Hinata watched as Ino went to the book case (more like shelves which her friends display things they like on) and pulled out a box with 2 keys in it.
She watched as Ino put their phones in it and then locked it with the 2 keys, when they heard the click Ino gave her one and kept the other.

"You can't open it with just one of the keys, trust me we tried."

Hinata thought this was all a bit much but didn't say anything. They went back into the room and the girls took a few more sips of Hinata's new favorite drink.
They enjoy comfortable silence as the camp counselors, in the movie, split up because there is a storm coming.

"Ok Kiba and I are no longer together." Ino told Hinata. "We didn't know how to tell people that we just don't work anymore. We fought a lot and every argument ended with us saying 'Why are we together' so finally we decided to end things."

Hinata watched her friend as she told her the news and felt terrible that she was so caught up in her own drama that she didn't notice her friends needed her.
Her friends needed her more and she needed them.
She put an arm over her Ino's shoulders. "You guys did the right thing. I didn't know you guys were having problems but I would rather see you guys happy and apart than unhappy and together. Have you talked to him?"

Ino took her straw out of her cup, tossed it on the floor and took a huge swig of her drink. "I saw him today, I gave him back his things and thats why I called tonight, not just because of what happened to your dad but because of Kiba. All his things are gone and I didn't want to be alone tonight."

"I'm glad you called me I didn't want to be alone either." Hinata told her.

"What happened with your dad?"

"The same thing that happens every time I see him. How much I'm ruining my life, how Hanabi is better then me, how I dishonor the family, basically everything I've heard since I was 15. Hanabi seems happy though and I'm grateful for that."

"You find the silver lining in everything don't you?"

"I have to. Because then I see the world the way my dad does and I can't have that. I need to believe in the good things."

"Is that why you like him?" Ino asked feeling giddy.

"Like who?"

"Gaara. Unless you're banging someone else. Which I think you should be."

"It's not like that." Hinata huffed.

"Yes it is. When I asked you about him I saw the look on your face."

"I don't want to talk about it."

"Because you like him?"

"No." Hinata said.
Just like Ino denial was a friend of hers.

"I think it is."

"And I think you're drunk."

"Getting there."

"You're going to miss the bad guy monologue, or in this case the bad old lady monologue." Hinata really wanted to get off this subject.

"You're really not going to talk about it?"

"No. Theres nothing to talk about. We are roommates who have sex. There's nothing else going on."

"He's not going to suddenly change his ways Hina as much as you want him too. He's not a bad guy but he's not a good one either. He is a man who enjoys the chase. Once that's gone there's nothing left." Ino said bitterly thinking about how Sasuke used her.

Hinata said nothing to her friend as she swished the contents of her cup and looked at it thoughtfully.
"I know Ino." she said and chugged everything in one gulp while the mother that was driven mad with grief murdered the camp counselors.

After their heart to heart the girls behaved silly, watched movies and played a strange card game of War involving cheese, shots and money.
Sober Hinata didn't know the rules, but drunk Hinata did.

Hinata walked into her apartment tired and hung over.
She had made it halfway to her room when Gaara walked out of his and felt a little annoyed that their room were still were side by side and separated by a wall.

Gaara's face was a blank mask that he had perfected with years of practice but underneath it he was a wreck.
He couldn't sleep all night because she was all he could think about.
He was worried about her, dying to get his hands on who hurt her, and annoyed that she had crept his way into his mind. He wanted to tell her something, anything but nothing came out.
He watched as Hinata walked towards him. His heart beat began to quicken and his palms became sweaty.
But Hinata walked right passed him and into her room.
He was thankful she didn't shut the door on him.

"Look" Hinata began as she unpacked her bag without facing him, "I know you sleep with other women. I know that. I just didn't expect to see it. I need to pause our arrangement. I just need some time."
Gaara wanted to throw himself to his knees and beg her to forgive him but of course he didn't. He walked out of her room and into his feeling hollow.

For 2 weeks Hinata "pressed pause" and spent time catching up with her friends.
She talked to Kiba and even though he was upset about the breakup he seemed much happier.
Shino was the same but she was sure he was seeing someone.
Choji was taking a an extra summer course so she really couldn't see him.
Shikamaru was insist on spending his summer napping and watching the clouds so they went to the beach a lot.
Sasuke was Sasuke she didn't really care for him because he hurt Ino.
Naruto and Sakura were still going strong and thinking about getting an apartment together.
Ino was doing better and laughing more.

Neji and Tenten were a bit rocky for a while because she couldn't understand how Neji could sit back and let Hizashi tear into Hinata that way.
Thankfully Hinata talked to her and explained that Neji had tried in the past but it made things worse for her so now they just leave things alone.
Tenten asked her how she could deal with it and Hinata told her that her father is a man who used to be happy, full of love and light, even laughter but the source of that was taken away and it left him dead inside.
Now they are doing better.

Despite all the time she spent with her friends she missed Gaara a lot.
She hadn't really seen him in those two weeks mainly because she was avoiding him but with their small circle of friends she should have known she couldn't avoid him forever.
The girls were at the ramen shop when Gaara and Naruto walked in.
Naruto was laughing at something but Gaara was staring at her with those mesmerizing eyes of his.
She had to excuse herself because she wanted him to stick his tongue down her throat and have his way with her no matter who was watching.

Toneri was a man who was used to getting what he wants by any means necessary.

If there was something he wanted he would buy it, if there was someone he wanted he would buy it.
Maybe thats why he bothered to give Hinata the time of day, because she too came from a family of incredible wealth and he would have to rely on his personal "charms". To his dismay however the former Byakugon heiress did not put up much of a challenge and was putty in his hands when he smiled at her.

Her father was harder to win over, but when it happened the guy offered up her little sister when she was of age to combine the families.
He had seriously considered the offer but there was something about Hinata though that just made him want to stick with her.
If she wasn't such a cold fish in the bedroom he wouldn't have to find sources outside their relationship.
He however was growing tired of Sari and her childish ways and wanted to make up with Hinata soon.
This was the longest he ever spent time away from his girlfriend but he wasn't worried there was no one that dared to make an enemy out of him.
Hinata Hyuga was the love of his life and he knew she would be waiting for him with open arms.
Who else would want her, besides himself?

Gaara spent the next 2 weeks trying to figure out what to do.
The annoying thing about summer vacation in college was the lack of nothing to do.
He could go to party's, clubs, bars, the beach but what was the point?
Every where he went he saw her.
He usually thought about her legs.
Her long, creamy legs and tried to remember if he ever told her that she had killer legs.
When he was awake, when he was asleep, it was disturbing.

13 days into the hiatus he picked up a stranger at a bar and she took him back to her place.
They were in the process of getting undressed when she nipped at his earlobe and he moaned out "Hinata".
The girl was pissed and kicked him out of course.
He needed someone to help sort this situation out and called Naruto, seeing as how besides Hinata that was his only friend. They talked briefly and made plans to hang out 2 days later.

When Gaara got to Naruto's place he gave a head nod to Sasuke who was sitting at the dining room table next to a red headed woman, wearing glasses.
He looked at Naruto for an explanation and the blonde just shook his head.
Naruto grabbed a jacket and they left.

"So what's up man?" Naruto asked. He was surprised that Gaara had called him out of the blue. Gaara was usually a loner but the summer he was even more isolated. Naruto thought back to the last time he saw him and that was at the start of summer when they were all at that party.
As they walked to their destination Gaara struggled to find the words.

"I don't know how to explain it." Gaara told him.

"Are you sick?" Naruto asked concerned.

"No."

"Well what is it?"

"How did you know that you wanted to settle down with Sakura?"
Naruto stopped walking and looked his friend in the eye.
"You called me to talk about my love life? Are you sure you're not sick?" he told him as they resumed walking.

"I'm just asking" he said curtly.

"It sounds like you're asking for girl advice." At this point Naruto began to laugh at his own joke.
Gaara said nothing as they continued walking feeling angry that Naruto was laughing at his expense.

They reached their destination and walked inside while Naruto started to laugh.
Gaara ignored him and looked around the shop for seats when eyes landed on her.
She was sitting in a table near the back with her friends.
He could feel the anger leaving his body because there she was.
She looked breath taking in a white, spaghetti strap sundress that showed off those legs of hers.
He saw her cheeks take on a red tint and knew that she had seen him.
Gaara saw her excuse herself and head to the back where the restrooms were.

"I'm going to hit the head and then we're leaving I don't want to see you make eyes at your girl." he said to Naruto while seeing if anyone else was getting up.
Luckily the restaurant was empty except for them, the girls and a couple.
He quickly walked to back area where Hinata disappeared.

Hinata was in the girls bathroom drying off her face. She had splashed herself with cold water in an attempt to cool her body down when the door opened.

Gaara said nothing as he locked the door and approached her.
Hinata opened her mouth to protest but he crashed his lips onto hers efficiently shutting her up.
Hinata's body automatically responded to his and she felt her brain turn to mush.
Gaara worked his lips down to her neck allowing her to moan his name.
He worked his hands down her damn legs and when he got to her knees he pushed them forward allowing him to pick her up and her to wrap her legs around him.
Hinata let out a whimper as he set her down on the sink counter and began to grind into her, she could feel his huge bulge rubbing against her center.
She heard him say her name almost as a plea and soon he recaptured her lips.
Her arms wrapped around his neck while Gaara had one hand fisted in her hair, the other was traveling between them and he hissed when he felt how soaking wet she was.
Hinata thrusted against his fingers dying to feel the penetration when he stopped.
He kissed her softly once, twice, and was gone.

Hinata jumped down off the counter and laughed weakly. Her legs were wobbly like jello and when she looked in the mirror disheveled was too nice a description for how she looked.
Her hair was a mess, her lips were swollen from his kisses and her dress was rumpled.
To make it worse for the rest of the lunch she would have to deal with her arousal.
When she came back out both Naruto and Gaara were gone. She knew that she should have felt relief but she was disappointed instead.

It took every once of his power to walk away from her.
He had wanted to talk to her, to see if she was alright not almost fuck her in the bathroom.
He practically tore Naruto away from Sakura and wondered why that blonde girl Ino was looking at him that way.

She looked like she was ready to tear his throat out and he knows that he didn't sleep with her so that can't be why she's pissed.
He shrugged it off she wasn't important to him.

He and Naruto found somewhere else to eat and after placing their orders Naruto asked, "So you going to tell me or-"

"How did you know you wanted to be with Sakura?" Gaara asked once more in an annoyed tone.
Realization dawned on Naruto as he realized that his friend, the one who believed that he didn't deserve love, happiness, or believe in monogamy wanted to get a girlfriend?

"Who is she?" Naruto truly wanted to know who could make one of the most distant people he knew want to commit.

Gaara felt his annoyance at his friend grow. "Doesn't matter."
Naruto leaned back in his chair and rubbed the back of his neck as he thought about how to explain his feelings for Sakura.

"It's complicated to explain but she makes my whole world better. You just know when you find a person you would do anything for."

Gaara pinched the bridge of his nose in extreme irritation. "That was vague. Thanks for that."

Naruto shrugged his shoulders used to his friends short temper by now, "Best I could do."

When their food arrived their conversation had an extreme topic change from feelings to how badass they thought Shinobi War 3, the new video game set to release in just a few days, was going to turn out.

Hinata paced back and forth in the living room furiously waiting for Gaara to get back from where ever the hell he was.
When she finally said good bye to her friends, especially Ino who was giving her a weird look when she got back from the bathroom.

After lunch the guys met up with Shikamaru, the lazy genius had started writing the code for the game that they were creating.
By the time they left it was well after midnight and Gaara was curious as to how Hinata was going to act around him now.

A/N: A cliff hanger I know!

No lemons?!

The nerve!

Till next time guys.

-Just Alice.