A/N: No, I'm NOT dead. Sorry, I got lazy when it came to writing this. –dodges flying tomatoes– But I hope you like this chapter! Oh, has anyone noticed that lately for all my stories I've been writing way longer chapters? I go up to 7+ pages now. I'm happy. –grins–
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Gosh.
Assassination
Summary: Uchiha Sasuke, professional assassin, known to kill victims in the blink of an eye without a trace of emotion. And he's never failed his reputation. But what if the target he's supposed to kill, is the woman he's fallen in love with[SasuSaku [NaruHina
Chapter 7 – Reminiscing
"What the hell happened last night?" Sasuke asked oh-so-bluntly. His tone was firm, and he had his toned arms crossed over his lean chest. Sakura fidgeted slightly from his bluntness, but forced herself to wait patiently for Naruto's answer. Naruto rose an eyebrow at Sasuke's question.
Hinata began to shuffle slightly in her bed, until she opened one of her pearly white eyes and yawned quietly. She rubbed her eyes slightly until her vision cleared, and she looked around the room. "Sakura-chan? Sasuke-san? What are you guys doing here?"
Sakura and Sasuke pointed their heads to the new voice in the room. "Hinata-chan, you're awake," Sakura smiled at her companion. Hinata nodded, crawling out of Naruto's bed, heading towards the bathroom, and emerged with a clean, white robe on as she walked over to sit beside Sakura.
"Hey Hinata-chan! Did you have a nice rest?" Hinata blushed when Naruto flashed her a charming smile. The Hyuuga mumbled a few incoherent words, her fingertips pressed together in a nervous action.
"Thanks for letting m-me sleep in your bed, Naruto-kun," Hinata mumbled after clearing her voice loud enough for Naruto to hear. Naruto's ears perked at her statement, and after hearing it with his sharp hearing he beamed wider.
"Oh, that? Don't worry about it!" He said, chuckling while he lifted his arm, scratching the back of his blond hair. Hinata gave him a gentle smile, despite the weird feeling she felt, like she was forgetting something she meant to do. Just then, a memory flashed inside Hinata's mind.
"Let her go," Naruto whispered dangerously, his eyes flashing murderously. The man pulled out a knife, pressing it against Hinata's tender pale neck. Hinata bit her lip at the position she was in. Naruto, not in the mood of playing pointless games, reached inside his suit, taking out a silver pistol and clicking it as the bullet set into place. "I said," he repeated. "Let her go."
Hinata soon remembered what the weird feeling was. He had a gun, Hinata thought. But where did he get that from? When she had come back to Naruto's apartment with him, she had wanted to ask him about the pistol he had carried, but was too drunk and lightheaded to remember as she easily drifted off into sleep.
"Umm, N-Naruto-kun?" Hinata's quiet voice squeaked. Naruto looked at her, his face paying attention as he waited for her to continue what she was saying. "Can I talk to you in p-private?" Naruto cocked his head to the side, a confused look evident on his whiskery features.
"Uh, sure," Naruto said, standing up and following Hinata as she walked to a different part of the small hotel room Naruto had rented. Sakura gave Sasuke a confused look, and the Uchiha merely shrugged, closing his dark onyx orbs and leaning back. "So… what'd you want to talk about?" Naruto asked when they reached a different room.
The Hyuuga Heiress fiddled with her fingers. "I… have a question for you." Naruto cocked his head to the side, waiting for her to continue. "Uh…" Hinata mumbled, not knowing where to start. Naruto folded his arms over his chest, waiting for Hinata to gather her thoughts. "Where…" his ears perked when she spoke. "Where did you get the gun?"
Naruto flinched from her question, hoping that Hinata didn't see his flinch, but little did he know that she did. So he did have a gun, Hinata thought. "Gun?" He asked, trying to mask his assassination profession. "What are you talking about? I didn't have a gun."
"You did, I s-saw it Naruto-kun," Hinata persisted. "You pulled it out from y-your jacket last night and pointed it at the guy who was a-attacking me. Where did you get it from a-and why did you h-have it?"
Naruto shook his head, walking towards the door, "I didn't have a gun Hinata-chan. Maybe your eyes played a trick on you." I need to be more careful from now on, Naruto thought, mentally cursing himself for letting himself get carried away with the robber the night before. The blond assassin let himself out of the room, walking out and joining Sasuke and Sakura again. Hinata sighed, following Naruto and sitting beside him.
"What was that all about, dobe?" Sasuke asked, eyeing Naruto dangerously.
Naruto flashed him a quick grin, "Nothing, teme. Just some thing that Hinata thought she saw last night, no big deal." Sasuke narrowed his charcoal eyes at Naruto's statement.
"Naruto-kun, we did come here to ask you a question you know," said Sakura, crossing her legs. Naruto raised an eyebrow at what she had said, and Sakura clarified, "You need to tell Sasuke-kun and I what happened last night so we know why I ended up…" she gulped before uttering the next words, "in his bed."
"Oh, that," Naruto said, giving a foxy grin to the both of them. "Hmm… all I know is that we got drunk, oh, and that Hinata-chan got drunk for the very first time!" He turned to Hinata and gave her a quick congratulatory smile and a pat on the back. "But other than that… Do you remember anything Hinata-chan?" Naruto paused for a second. "Wait, Hinata-chan, don't you have a hangover? You drank a lot last night."
"I d-do have a big headache—" Hinata mumbled, and Naruto grinned, giving her another pat on the back.
"And she got her first hangover!" Sasuke snorted at Naruto's exclamation, and Sakura shook her head, amused at Naruto's happiness.
"Wait, Hinata-chan, do you remember anything?" Hinata looked up at Sakura's hopeful jade green orbs. Hinata laced her fingers in her lap, staring down at them as she quietly thought.
"W-Well Sakura-chan… you and Sasuke-san were getting a little… 'f-friendly' last night…" Hinata blushed, remembering their intimate display at the bar the night before. Sakura's porcelain face visibly paled, and Sasuke's eyebrows twitched slightly from Hinata's comment.
"Oh my god…" Sakura said, her voice barely above a whisper. She groaned loudly, slapping her forehead, "We did have sex!"
"Obviously," Sasuke said curtly. "How else do two people end up in a bed naked together?"
Sakura scowled at him, "I already knew we had sex, Sasuke-kun. It's just that we were both drunk when we did it!"
"So what?" Sasuke retorted. "It's not like you were a virgin or anything. Just take few birth control pills and you'll be fine."
"How would you know if I was a virgin or not?"
"I could tell." Sakura blushed from his blunt statement. Sakura opened her mouth to counter to his comment, but Naruto cut her off with a comment of his own.
"Well, now that we have that over with, how about Sasuke-teme and I treat you lovely ladies out to breakfast?" Naruto darted his cerulean orbs towards the clock and gave Sakura and Hinata a charming smile. "It's almost 8 o'clock anyway, might as well not waste the morning!"
Sakura folded her arms over her chest, "I'm not hungry." Just then her stomach growled, and she glared down at her stomach, despite the light, rosy blush that formed on her already red cheeks that were red from anger.
"There's no point in starving yourself," Sasuke said, and he smirked when she turned her head to the side after sticking her tongue out at him. Her childish behavior amused him, since he never had a target that would retort to him before. He leaned towards her, his breath tickling the shell of he ear. "Besides, I'm going to need my clothes back sometime."
Ignoring the fact that his hot breath sent a pleasurable tingle down her spine, she muttered a quick, "Fine." She stood up, brushing herself off.
Sasuke chuckled, standing up also. "That's my girl."
Sakura turned her head around and looked at him, scoffing. "Excuse me, your girl?" Sasuke gave her a charming grin, and Sakura could feel the heat on her face rising, but she wasn't sure if it was from his incredible charm or the anger that she felt from his arrogance.
Naruto stood up, walking with Sakura and Sasuke towards the door as Hinata quietly followed. "N-Naruto-kun," Hinata said quietly, but loud enough so that only Naruto could hear as Sasuke and Sakura had their own discussion. "I did see the gun—it was a pistol."
Damn, I thought we were done with this conversation, Naruto thought in his head. Naruto pretended he didn't hear her, and watched Sasuke and Sakura left, heading a different direction as Hinata glanced back at Naruto, giving him one final look before leaving. The blond assassin closed the door behind them, and walked towards his bed, jumping onto it as he folded his arms behind his head, taking in a deep breath and letting it out, sighing.
Meanwhile, Hinata told Sakura she was going back to the Hyuuga estate to get washed up, and Sakura nodded and then continued having her conversation with Sasuke. "Just because we had sex once mind you, does not make me your girl," Sakura said stubbornly, and Sasuke just continued flashing her the infamous Uchiha smirk.
"Just keep telling yourself that if it makes you happy," Sasuke retorted. "Besides, we'll have sex more than once." He grinned wide at her when he noticed her rosy cheeks. He leaned towards her, "And we won't be drunk, I assure you." Sakura opened her mouth to respond, but Sasuke swooped down, swiftly kissing her and swerving his tongue inside as it mingled with her own for a quick second.
He pulled back when he felt her just about to respond, and gave her a leer look. He turned on his heel, walking towards his hotel door and opening it, walking inside without looking back once. Sakura stood there, closing her mouth just after he had left, furrowing her eyebrows as she collected her thoughts at what had just happened.
Damn, Sasuke thought. Almost got carried away with her. He had never intended to kiss her, but her full, juicy lips were calling him, and he couldn't resist her bittersweet taste. It was addicting, damn it, and it left him wanting more. He ran a hand through his raven hair. I've never had a problem like this with any of the targets I've had.
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They had all agreed to meet at the nice little restaurant that, according to Sakura and Hinata, had just opened up recently. At first, Naruto was unsure, but after Hinata mentioned a few of the kinds of food they had there—including ramen—Naruto was head over heels to go try the new café.
"Th-Thanks for taking us out, N-Naruto-kun, Sasuke-san," Hinata said politely as the four of them were seated, Sasuke beside Naruto, across from Sasuke sat Sakura who was positioned beside Hinata. Sasuke merely nodded, and Naruto gave her a sheepish grin. Sakura gave a quick smile, also thanking Sasuke and Naruto for the meal.
"It's the least we can do for you ladies," Naruto said, giving them attractive smiles. Sasuke nudged Naruto, and Naruto glanced at him while Sakura and Hinata browsed the menu, having a quiet chatter amongst themselves. Sasuke held out his phone, showing Naruto the Caller ID as it vibrated in his hand. Orochimaru. Naruto backed up his chair and stood up as Sasuke did the same. Both girls glanced up at them.
"The dobe and I need to go take care of something real quick, we won't be long," Sasuke told them, answering their unasked question. Naruto started heading out, and Sasuke bent down, whispering in Sakura's ear, "Don't miss me too much." He chuckled when she smacked him lightly, rolling her eyes.
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"What do you want?" Sasuke asked, his voice blank but slightly irritated. Naruto stood beside him, and they were at the back of the restaurant, a place not many people went to.
"Sasuke-kun, Naruto-kun," Orochimaru's slimy voice said. "My two favorite assassins…" Naruto cringed at the word 'favorite.' The snake man's tone then grew serious, "Why aren't you two back yet? You should've finished your mission days ago."
"We're completing it, Orochimaru," Naruto said in the phone.
"Why wasn't it done days ago? Just because they are… 'different' targets, does not give you the excuse to take your time with them."
"We don't use excuses," Sasuke growled.
"Ah," Orochimaru hissed, a malicious smirk grew on his features from the other line. "Don't tell me you've actually fallen for them." Sasuke snorted, Naruto scoffed. "I expect them killed by next week, do you understand me?" His voice hinted a threat underneath it.
"And if they are still alive?" Naruto challenged.
"Don't use that tone with me, boy," Orochimaru hissed, annoyed at the arrogance Naruto held in his voice. "You may be top assassins, but you won't be for long if they are not dead. Do I make myself clear?"
"They'll be dead by next week," Sasuke confirmed. "I'll see to it."
"They better be," Orochimaru said. Sasuke snapped the phone shut, and the line went dead. Naruto scowled, turning to his assassination partner.
"Why'd you do that?" Naruto barked in a calm tone.
"Do what?" Sasuke asked, a monotone look on his face.
"Agree with him, just like that, and confirm that they were going to be dead."
"Because they will be."
"I know that, but you didn't need to confirm it," Naruto growled. Sasuke glanced at him, narrowing his dark, onyx orbs. "What could he do to us? We could kick his sorry ass in less than a second. He thinks he has power over us, teme, because we do what he says."
"He doesn't have power over us," Sasuke snarled.
"When are we going to rebel like we said we would?" Naruto asked. "I'm getting sick and tired of doing everything that gay bastard tells us to do. You know that every single time he calls he tries to hit on you, teme." Sasuke twitched from Naruto's very blunt statement.
"I know that, you dumbass," Sasuke grumbled back. "We'll kill him later. Right now, we have a mission to do."
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"Y-You know, Sakura-chan," Hinata said, a few seconds after Naruto and Sasuke had left. Sakura turned to her midnight-haired friend, waiting for her to continue. "Sasuke-san looks like he has an in-interest in you."
"He doesn't," Sakura countered. "He's just teasing me, that's all. Just trying to charm me. But I won't let him do it, I mean, I'm not going to boost his already arrogant ego." Hinata blinked, nodding at her friend's statement. "Besides, it looks like Naruto-kun's taking an interest in you too, Hinata-chan."
Hinata blushed, and Sakura gave her a knowing smile. "You like him too, don't you?" Hinata gave a meek nod, and Sakura was about to reply until Naruto and Sasuke started heading towards them, coming back from whatever they had to do.
"Hey," Naruto said, his cerulean eyes darting from Hinata to Sakura. "Sorry we took a while, teme was being the ass he is and took a his sweet time." Sasuke glared at Naruto, who was grinning sheepishly, and kicked him hard enough that he would have a dark bruise in a few seconds.
"No, it's fine," Sakura said, giving them a genuine smile. "We'll talk about this later," She hushed to Hinata, who gave her a small nod. Sakura, from the corner of her eye, noticed someone walking towards them… someone with silver hair? Her eyes widened visibly, and she turned her head, looking to the stranger approaching them.
Sasuke, seeing her change of expression, followed her jade green gaze and noticed the man walking towards them, and he rose an eyebrow. Soon Naruto and Hinata noticed him, and they both held a look of confusion. "Well, well, well," the guest said in a wise tone. "What a pleasant surprise."
"Kakashi-sensei? What are you doing here?" Naruto and Sakura said simultaneously. Then Naruto and Sakura glanced at each other.
"Wait, how do you know Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura asked.
"No, how do you know him?" Naruto countered.
"Oh dear…" Kakashi said, chuckling to himself as he rubbed the back of his silver hair. "Did I come at a bad time?"
A/N: I finished this chapter! Wow, I thought I wouldn't be able to, but I did. Yay. Okay, SORRY for the really long wait. Yes, over a month. Feel free to kill me. But I made the chapter long, if that helps… Sorry for the long wait. I'll try to update sooner!
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