Sorry for the wait. I got lost on the path to this story but found it again. I also know it's short but it's not the shortest chapter. My apologies.

-Just Alice.


As Hinata marched up to Gaara she could see him in deep conversation with Kakashi and before she could begin a rant he held up a hand in a wait motion.
As she huffed and crossed her arms, she kept a respectable distance while she waited for him to finish his conversation.
As she waited, she studied him or "glared" at him (that's what she told herself), she was suprised to see that the bruise Neji gave him was significantly better. It was only noticeable when someone was really staring at it like she was.
Not that she would admit that.
She was amazed at how fast he healed.
Not that she would admit that.

She began to impatiently tap her shoe on the floor and let out an annoyed huff. She was debating on leaving or not when Kakashi finally left. Presumably to talk to Tsunade.
She walked over to Gaara who told her "follow me" and lead her to a secluded corner of the club.

Unbeknownst to them someone was watching their every move with great interest.

"I don't understand how you're head of security yet able to get lap dances. Wouldn't it be difficult to lead your team if you're watching the girls and not the crowd." Her words were laced with sarcasm.
She saw the barest of smiles form on his mouth before it was gone. It was replaced by a tone of indifference and cold eyes.
"It was explained to you yesterday that our team would be mixed in with the crowd to find weak spots in your security. Is that all?"
"No that's not all. You could have told me something last night. After Neji, in the parking lot, any time."
"I had a job to do, it wasn't personal."

Hinata opened her mouth and closed it again. She was going to tell him that she needs to hear the truth because it's important to her after Toneri. What she didn't know was why it was important that Gaara not lie to her.
It wasn't a big deal. She understood that he was doing his job and he didn't do anything wrong.
When she has a one night stand or a hook up with Kiba she knows that they lie to her sometimes and it doesn't bother her.
But why would this man's lies bother her?
She was also aware of the small twinge of pain she felt because of his indifferent attitude.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath to clear her mind.
"You're right. My apologies. Welcome to Katsuyu." She too used a tone of indifference, turned around and began walking away when a hand reached out and grabbed her arm. She stopped walking and turned to face Gaara with a questioning look on her face.
He quickly let her go and took a step back. His face was an unreadable mask when he told her, "I look forward to us acting professional."
Hinata felt another twinge in her heart but nodded her head in agreement and walked away from him. She used all her will power to not look back.

The night went by rather quickly and to her surprise Siegetsu from the night before was there alone to see her.
He watched her routines, bought a few lap dances, gave her a generous amount in tips and spoke to her. He tried to get her to tell him her real name, phone number, things like that but she just gave him a coy smile and steered his questions in a different direction. There was nothing strange about it though, some men usually try to take her on dates or get to know her but she never gives them anything.

What is strange is on every other Monday she has a regular, an older man, who rents out a room for 3 hours just to take a nap with her. His wife always spends every other Sunday night with her mother and he can't sleep without so he pays Hinata to just lie with him on the couch. She was afraid at first but he never crossed any boundaries and it wasn't a sexual act. He just stroked her hair and dozed off until the alarm on his phone rang.
Hinata was surprised that it was pretty busy that Saturday night and was relieved when the last customer left at 3am.
Hinata was in the dressing room changing behind her screen when she heard Tsunade begin to speak.
"Ladies I know you're all tired but Kakashi is here with his team and has a quick announcement regarding our security."
Hinata finishes getting dressed and steps out from behind the screen. She sits against a wall in the back not even caring she was sitting on the floor, her feet ached from her heels. She couldn't wait to soak her feet when she got home.

"Let's keep this to the point. Despite the bouncers the club has, security is terrible. I've already gone over this with Tsunade but Katsuyu is becoming extremely popular. Which means more people and more threats. I had my head of security and the team look for weak points and we found there are no cameras, no indoor guards, and the parking lot is unsafe. We interviewed a few girls and they said that sometimes they are afraid of customers. We are going to fix this."
There was a murmur through the girls as they agreed with what Kakashi was saying.
She noticed that Shizune and Tsunade had their head downs in embarrassment and she felt bad for them. "Please know that Lady Tsunade has agreed to hire my security team and there will be a few changes implemented in the coming weeks. For those of you ladies here tomorrow, see you tomorrow."

Hinata waited until most of the girls made their way out of the club before standing up. She heard some gossip about the cute men who would guard them but wasn't interested.
She winced as her weight rested on her feet and took baby steps to the car where her friends were waiting.
She saw Gaara talking to Tsunade when his eyes locked with hers. She offered him a polite smile and continued to shuffle towards the door.
Gaara excused himself and was walking in Hinata's direction when a pair of strong arms literally swept Hinata off her feet.
She let out a small cry of surprise and heard a chuckle. She looked up into the face of the good natured and good looking Kiba.
He smiled down at her and she blushed while biting the bottom corner of her lip.
She was unaware that both men were fantasizing about nibbling on the same lip and more.
"I can walk Kiba."
The bouncer gave her his trademark smile and began walking.
"You looked like you were going to faint. Let me be a man with a sexy girl in his arms."
She sighed in defeat and wrapped her hands around his neck.
"I'm really tired tonight."
"Which is why I'm going to take you home."
"I came with Ino she'll take me home."
"I told her to leave so I can do it."
She looked at him in disbelief. "That's makes no sense, why would you do that? We live in the same apartment and you live on the other side of town."
It was Kiba's turn to look at her in disbelief. He chose to answer her question by bringing his lips to her and kissing her.
While kissing him she couldn't help but feel like 3 days ago she would have really enjoyed this.

Meanwhile Gaara was watching the duo and really wanted to beat the shit out of that Kiba Inuzuka. He didn't understand why seeing the pale eyed beauty in another man's arms bothered him so much.
He also didn't understand why he couldn't get the bluenette out of his head.
Ever since laying eyes on her she captivated him. At first with her dancing, then her body and finally her eyes.
Her eyes held a depth of sadness that he rarely saw in anyone but himself.
When he spent last night dreaming of her he knew he couldn't get involved with her.
It wasn't safe and he didn't know what she was doing to him.
When the Inuzuka asshole kissed her he had to leave before the anger he was feeling bubbled over and he did something he regretted to the over confident bastard.
As he walked to his car he saw the brunette who flirted with him in the club every chance she got, Matsuri or something, leaning against his car door.
"I tried being subtle, so now I'm being bold. I want you to take me to your place."
He smiled inwardly as the night suddenly became a little bit more interesting.

When Kiba took her home she spent the entire drive trying to figure what the hell she was going to do about him.
When they got to her apartment building he turned off his truck and faced her.
"I know that every few weeks we spend the night together and I told you that's all I wanted from you. But the more time I spend with you the more I want to be with you. When you walked away from me tonight that's when it hit me. I know that as a stripper you don't have a lot of options to date since men aren't comfortable dating someone who takes their clothes off for money but I am. I know it's just a job. So what do you think?"

They sat in silence for 2 minutes before saying, "Can I think about it?"
She felt guilty when she saw his face fall but she really did need to think about it.
"I'll give you answer next week. I promise."
His smile returned but not completely.
She leaned over, gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and got out.
When she finally got to her room she didn't even bother changing and fell asleep before her head hit her pillow.