Authors Note: So this chapter might be a little more rushed than the rest, sorry!
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
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Chapter Seven: Tense Situation
HINATA POV
My heart felt like it'd been ripped out of my chest and set on fire.
At first sight of Matsuri, I thought she was just another friend of Temari's. How wrong I was.
When she'd kissed him, I felt rage rush through me, and then I was confused.
Gaara had tried to kiss me today! Unless, I was mistaken. No, I was sure he was going to kiss me.
We ate in silence, and I tried my best not to look up at Gaara. My body was shaking and I'd completely lost my appetite.
Kankuro decided to break the silence with a blissful sigh as he ate the food. "This is so good. Hinata, you should cook ALL the time!" He said as he shoved more food into his mouth.
Temari nodded her head. "Yeah, I'll definitely let you take over the kitchen!"
Great I thought, they wanted me to come here all the time to cook. I didn't want to be rude so I just smiled and nodded "Thank-you." I whispered, and then there was silence again.
I nudged the food around with my fork as ten minutes past in silence. I'd only served myself a small plate and I was already having difficulty trying to get it down, I just felt so sick. I wanted to go home and cry. I stretched my legs out a bit further under the table and accidentally nudged someone's leg.
Gaara's eyes moved from his plate to glance up at me and I quickly gazed away and began to move my legs back when he stopped them by putting his foot on mine. I jerked it back, uncomfortable and he's face hardened "Hn." He grunted quietly.
Kankuro began to help himself to seconds and turned to face me. "Who taught you how to cook?"
I chewed on my bottom lip softly, "N-No one."
His eyes widened and he looked at me in disbelief. "Wow! Really, what about your mom?"
My heart panged and I knew that it'd be too hard to tell them the truth about her. "She died." I frowned, that's what father had told me and Hanabi anyway. It's what he wanted, and now I see why he had done so, so we would cope better.
The table went quiet and the three siblings all looked down. "Oh, sorry. Ours did as well." Kankuro said quietly. Gaara's face more stone like than before.
I felt worse now, their mother had actually past away and mine had ran away to go live it up with her husbands twin brother.
It'd started to get very hot in the room, and I fiddled with my jacket. Kankuro had seemed to notice my sudden discomfort and asked "are you too hot? Sorry, we always have the heater on high, being from the desert and all we sometimes miss the heat." He said.
Temari looked at me. "Why don't you take your jacket off?" she said, as if it were that simple.
My eyes widened. "M-My jack-jacket?" I stuttered, worried as they nodded.
I gulped hard and moved my fingers to the zipper and looked down as I unzipped my jacket and pulled it off slowly, keeping it folded on my waist. The warm air hitting me a lot cooler than before, the only thing I had on was a purple tank top, and it didn't seem to do much good at hiding my cleavage, I'd wished I'd put on a shirt that had I higher neck. I heard Kankuro choke on his food and I turned to him to see his eyes fixated on my chest. I blushed and looked away. Gaara's eyes had wondered up as well.
I didn't like the staring eyes and started to put my jacket back on.
Temari looked at me as I did so before her eyes wondered over to her brother, "Kankuro! You're making her uncomfortable!" she growled.
Kankuro swallowed his food hard after he choked. "Sorry." He said in a raspy voice, his eyes redirecting away from me, relief washing over me as soon as he did.
More silence followed.
I stood up slowly as everyone had started finishing the last of the food. I grabbed my plate and the empty pans and pot. "I'll do the dishes, don't worry." I forced a smile; I just really needed to get away from that table, to get away from him.
I collected their dishes and retreated back to the kitchen, hearing Temari and Kankuro yell out "Thank you!" in unison.
There was talking in the dining room as I began to fill up the sink with hot water and liquid soap, starting to stack the dishes neatly besides the sink ready to be washed.
Soon after I started washing the plates I was joined by someone in the kitchen.
It was Matsuri, and she seemed tense.
MATSURI POV
Hinata had gone to go do the dishes, and as soon as she was out of sight I heard Kankuro let out a deep breath and fan his face, "Was not expecting that under there!" He said with a grin. We all knew what he was talking about. I saw what looked like a smile pull at the corner of Gaara's lips before it disappeared. Jealousy took over me. How dare she do that! I thought, teasing the boys with her big… I frowned, I wasn't chesty at all really, and how would I be able to compete with that.
Temari smacked Kankuro upside the head, "Kankuro! She's probably not going to come here again, you creep!" she shouted quietly.
I decided I'd go to the kitchen, Hinata was in there by herself and the siblings would argue back and forth for a while which meant it was the perfect opportunity to go in and warn her off of Gaara. I'd seen the way he'd looked at her ever since I got into the room, and I was not pleased. Gaara was mine and I didn't want some girl to come in and steal him away from me, not after all that I'd done to get him to notice me as someone other than the helpless girl that he used to tutor.
I followed her into the kitchen and offered her a small forced smile as she washed some dishes. I grabbed a tea towel and began to dry and pack away the dishes as she put them on the dish rack. I kept my fake smile in place and let out a happy sigh, "Gaara is so great." I said, nudging for a conversation to start up. Hinata went pale and I could tell almost instantly that she was thinking about him by her prolonged response, "Y-Yes." She mumbled.
Ha! How can Gaara like her, she's so pathetic! I snickered in my thoughts, "I was so happy when he'd asked me out! It's like we were made for each other, we're so in love." I made sure to emphasise on some of the words so she'd get the point. Of course, I was the one that asked him out a million times before he'd finally agreed, and well I loved him but he just didn't know that he loved me, not yet but he would. He'd have to. It'd only been about half a year and I'd only just been finally allowed to get close enough to kiss him. He didn't usually kiss back but I knew he just didn't want to be affectionate in public. That'd be it. Yes.
I turned to Hinata as we finished doing the dishes, her hands were shaky and her chest rose and fell with her quick breaths. I moved closer to her and whispered in her ear, "Just make sure you stay away from him, because he is mine." I warned, seeing her wide eyes like she was a deer caught in the headlights before walking back into the dining room. "Gaara, would you be able to help me with some of my studying?" I asked with a smile. He looked up to me. "Hn, no." He'd grumbled. I was about to say something else before he interrupted me, "Kankuro can help you, he's just about to go. Go with him." Gaara said to me, and I was now the one with wide eyes.
Kankuro stood up, and looked at me. "Come on." He said, heading towards the door. I let out a deep breath of disappointment as I followed Kankuro, and Temari joined us. "I've got to go too, tell Hinata." She said to Gaara as we walked out of the door. Oh no, now they're alone.
HINATA POV
Matsuri had warned me off of Gaara, and rubbed their relationship in my face. I'd almost forgotten to breath and my heart was racing as I heard a door open and close, footsteps retreating from the room.
"Temari, Kankuro and Matsuri left." Gaara's voice said from behind me, scaring me out of my skin. I hadn't even heard him approach me. Than I realized, we were now alone.
I turned around to face him. "O-Oh." I said quietly, looking at the ground before I moved my feet to walk past him. "I sh-should uh… g-get going t-too." I whispered, but was stopped in my tracks by an arm snaking around my waist from behind. Goose bumps spread along my skin as a shiver ran up my spine.
"No, don't." Gaara's voice echoed in my ear as he pulled my back against his body, I unnoticeably held my breath...And I'd forgotten to take a breath in as my heart pounded at my chest, feeling like it would explode. Then everything went black, and I fainted once again.
More to come soon!
again, sorry if it is a little rushed!
Next update is most likely going to be tuesday, but it could also be tomorrow, maybe.
