Chapter 7


My story, not my characters, would be awesome if they were though.


Sasuke's POV

"Well… my story isn't as….harsh as your," said Sasuke, "but it was able to hurt me….to make me leave my home."

Hinata tilted her head to the side "what happened?" she asked him gently even as her curiosity crept into her voice.

"She did" she replied as his eye went blank even as his thinly veiled rage shook his voice.

He didn't her shirk away from the barely controlled rage she heard in his voice, but she did feel her rest her head on his shoulder and gently rub his arm in an effort to help keep him calm. "She who?" asked Hinata softly.

"Ino Yamanaka "he said simply before looking down. His voice now steady even as his hand began clenching tightly, to the point at which his knuckles start to turn white.

"The pop star?" she asked him in a slightly startled voice, looking up at him with wide luminescent eyes.

He looked at her for a while thinking 'Please don't be one of her fans' his body slightly tensed as he gritted his teeth and said "yes".

"Oh" She replied while nodding her head slowly and before she looked as him, wanting him to continue his story.

"You're not upset by that?" He asked slightly surprised by her lack of reaction.

He watched as a look of confusion crossed her face "why would I be upset?"

"Well most of the women that I've talked to practically idolize her. The use her to be a role model for their own lives and enjoy listening to her sing." He said slowly to see if her belief on Ino would change.

"Really, well my only female role model is my mother and in all honesty, I'm more into creating my own music than to listening to someone else." She replied factually, "Besides if I did listen somebody else's wouldn't be Ino's that's for sure. I'd probably listen to Temari Sabaku."

He growled out as he heard the name Sabaku jumping off the bed, startling Hinata as he began to pace up and do the living room area, leaving Hinata to stare in wonderment.

"What's wrong" She asked?

"Sabaku" Sasuke spat out venomously.

"Did Temari-sama offend you in some way?" She asked him confused by the rage that her name incited inside of Sasuke.

"No but her brother did" he growled out angrily, running his fingers through his hair.

"Does it have something to do with Ino-san?" she asked softly, hoping that he wouldn't blow up on her.

He did nothing but growl at her, but that gave her the answer that she required. She walked up to him and put her on his shoulder, not realizing how his muscles relaxed under her touch.

"Tell me what happened" she said before leading him to the flip out bed they sat on before.

He took a deep breath and looked down at the floor.

"He was my best friend," he began slowly, "Even though he was considered a "Bad boy" by most of Hollywood, Gaara Sabaku and I had been through so much together that I had considered him to be the brother that I actually wanted but was unlucky enough not to have."

He stared blankly at the wall he continued his story.

"He was with me the day I met her. When she first approached us" he said as he began to weave his tale for her

Flashback

Gaara and Sasuke smirked at each other across the lanes from under their helmets, both planning to outdo the other as their motorcycles hummed, filling the air with excitement, adrenaline and testosterone.

"Get ready Sasuke" taunted Gaara as he revved the engine in an effort to try and intimidate him, "because I'm gonna wipe the floor with your ass"

Sasuke chuckled and shook his head "Not even in your dreams Sabaku" he replied as he leaned a bit forward, to give himself a bit of an edge, "Where's the line?"

"The Galleria Mall of course" replied Gaara as he turned to face the stoplight.

"Fine by me," said Sasuke smirking, "I hope you enjoy the view my exhaust pipe gives you"

The light went from red to green and both men sped off, swerving through lanes of traffic, making sharp turns and cutting off other vehicles. They both laughed and egged each other on, but before long Sasuke swerved to the forefront in the race.

"Shit!" he laughed as he heard Gaara swear over the roar of his Yamaha motorcycle. The revved his engine again before speeding off, leaving Gaara cursing and muttering before he stepped on the gas to try and pass him.

Gaara tried his best to pass him in the final mile but it was too late, Sasuke had already had enough distance between them the even if he were to step on the gas he would not have been able to overcome it in time.

Frowning, Gaara pulled off his helmet the moment he came to a complete stop.

"I told you that you would lose to me" said Sasuke smirking as he got off his bike and chained it to the bike post.

"Whatever man," Gaara replied sourly while doing the same, "let's just go inside already."

Sasuke jokingly slapped Gaara on the back as they walked in, camera's flashing as paparazzi jumped out of their hiding spots to get pictures of Hollywood's bad boy duo.

Pause Flashback

"It sounds like you two were really close and knew how to have a good time" said Hinata

"Yea," replied Sasuke, "like I said before, he was the brother I always wanted but didn't get." He stood up and walked to the window, watching as the raindrops slid down the glass.

"We met Ino that day….We thought she was so unique at the time" said Sasuke.

"What do you mean by unique?" asked Hinata.

"In a town where women are snobbish socialites who think their Kami's gift to Earth or man eating gold-diggers trying to climb the social pyramid, or some twisted combination of both. She was different, actually nice," Sasuke sighed and ran his fingers through his hair, "At least that's what it seemed like at the time."

He listened to the rain hitting the window, knowing that she would patiently wait until he was ready to continue, and give him input when and where it was needed.

Slowly he turned to look back at her. He saw her sitting near the edge of the bed; her long shapely legs were tucked beneath her and her long hair pulled to the left side of her head, exposing her swan-like neck on the right.

'Damn, she is too attractive and innocent looking for her own good,' Sasuke contemplated, 'and I don't even think she's trying. She looks completely unaware of the affect she has on people.'

He cleared his throat before looking away from her again. "Anyhow, we became a trio soon after," he said, "It was always Gaara, Ino, and Sasuke against the world."

He smiles slightly, as the bittersweet memories washed through him, drowning him in unwanted nostalgia. "Those times were fun, and life was easy at the time" He said softly, "Ino was a pop star rising on the charts, and Gaara and I were her two movie star badass partners in crime."

He looked up at her again his he smile softly, "sounds like a wonderful time, what changed" she asked him softly.

"Ino did…well at least how she acted around me" said Sasuke, "It was really random, one day she just called me over and from that moment, she, was just different with me. But the moment I saw her that day, I knew where I stood with her and I liked it so I went with it. Not telling Gaara."

Resume Flashback

"—Why you so obsessed with me? Boy I want to know, lyin' that you're sexing me. When everybody knows, it's clear that you're upset with me. Ohh, finally found a girl that you couldn't impress, Last man on the earth, still couldn't get this—"

He groaned in irritation knowing that it was Ino calling him, even though she knew that he always took nap between 3 and 4 p.m. so that he could be well rested before he got on set.

"What" he said petulantly as he pinched the bridge of his nose to control his rising temper.

"Well," replied the playfully feminine voice on the other end of the line, "what crawled up your ass and died Sasuke?"

"Your moral decency that's what," he replied irritably, "Why did you call me Ino, you know I like to sleep before going to work."

"Sasu, I need you to come over its important" said Ino cutely.

"What do you need me to come over for" he asked curiosity over taking the irritation.

"It's a surprise, so just get over here and come up to my room. You still have the key I gave to you and Gaara right?" she asked.

"Yea," he said, "I still have it, and I'll be over in ten minutes ok?"

"Perfect" she replied happily before hanging up the phone.

-TEN MINUTES LATER-

Sasuke took off his helmet and replaced them with his sunglasses, 'this better be important or I'm so getting her ass back for it' he groused, before pulling out his copy of her house key and unlocking her door.

"I'm here Ino," He called out as he began the trek up the stairs to her room to, "What was so important that you had to wake me up."

He opened the door and found Ino's room covered in rose petals and lit candles, as music softly played in the background.

'What the hell is going on' wondered a bewildered Sasuke.

Just then, Ino walked out of her bathroom, wearing nothing but a short sheer navy blue robe.

"Sasuke!" she said happily when she saw him, "You made it"

"You said it was important," said Sasuke stoically before looking around again, "Right?"

"It is…please sit." She said blushing slight as she gestured to her rose petal cover bed.

Sasuke raised an eyebrow at the fact that she was blushing and slowly moved to sit on her bed, then followed her with his eyes as she moved to sit next to him.

"So—" began Sasuke to try to get Ino to make her point as fast as possible, but before he could say more she launched herself at him, trapping in a deep and passionate kiss.

His arms instinctively wrapped themselves around her waist; however, shock caused him to be momentarily unresponsive to her advances. But when he recovered he gently pulled away from her, holding her at arm's length to keep her from kissing him again.

"What the hell was that for?" He said panting slightly while trying his hardest to keep his hands from roaming her scantily clad form.

She blushed redder "This is what I wanted to tell you Sasu-kun," she said in a slightly more timid voice, "I kissed you to tell you I'm in love with you."

End Flashback

"So she confessed to you and you accepted her affections then" said Hinata.

Sasuke nodded his head slowly, before he ran his finger through his hair. "I took it slowly for her. I was painfully slow, because I wanted our first everything to be special and memorable," he said softly, "I wanted her to feel like every moment would last forever."

He sighed softly and looked up at the roof "Anyhow, after a year and eight months of dating, I decided to ask for her hand in marriage. She agreed to be my wife."

He ran his hand through his hair slowly "then on our very wedding day, when we are to say our vows, before the alter of the Kami's, she announces that she loves someone else," he clenched his fist tightly turning his knuckles white, "she had the gall to walk up to Gaara who was my best man and kiss him before she grabbed his hand and they both ran out of the church hall."

He chuckled bitterly before a scowl formed on his face. "Two months and a quarter million dollars…. All wasted on a woman I thought was the love on my life" He said with an edge in his voice.

He closed his eyes, not noticing the quiet footsteps that made their to him, but he was startled a bit when he felt the small slender arms enveloped him in a hug.

"I'm so sorry," said Hinata softly, "no one should have to go through that"

She sniffled a bit as tears began to collect in her eyes at the thought of Sasuke's pain.

He turned slightly in her embrace and whipped her tears away 'It's so nice to have someone feel sorry form me rather than blame me for how it happened' he thought.

"Hey it's over and done with," he said and he embraced her a bit, "there is nothing that can be done any more."

He watched Hinata pull back slightly "No"

Confused he replied "No what?"

"There is something that you can do" she said simply

"And what would that be?" he asked her curiously

"Two words Sasuke," she said as she looked up at him, "Get Even"


Sorry for the delay, life got complicated for a while.

R&R

Song: Obsessed by Mariah Carey