Chapter 7-Sasuke's Resolve
When Yamanaka Ino answered the knock at her door, she was both stunned and exceedingly concerned to find a stone-faced Uchiha standing there with his arm wrapped around a trembling, tear-stricken Hinata.
"Hinata?" slender blond brows creased in worry.
But it was the Uchiha who spoke. "Can you keep her here for a while, Yamanaka?"
She blinked owlishly. "Uh, yes of course, please." Stepping to the side she ushered them in, watching in stunned fascination as the stoic raven-haired man led the shaking Hyuuga to a chair, seating her gently and wrapping cloak around her shoulders. Bending his head, he whispered something into the woman's ear, causing pale eyes to snap uncertainly to his face.
"Please, Sasuke, whatever you are thinking, don't…it could only m-make things worse."
Ino's eyes widened when Hinata tucked a bit of hair behind her ear, revealing an ugly bruise to her cheek.
The blonde gasped but a warning glare from the Uchiha convinced her now was not the time.
Turning his eyes back to Hinata, he laid a hand on her shoulder. "You worry too much, Princess; I only have business with the Hokage that I need to take care of." His eyes softened momentarily when her fingers gripped his sleeve and he ruffled her hair. "Don't worry yourself."
With that, he left her and walked back to the door, pausing to speak a few words to Ino.
"I know you have questions but do not ask. You don't want to know. All you need to concern yourself with is keeping her here and keeping her safe."
"It's her father. Isn't it." The Yamanaka prodigy grit her teeth, her eyes never leaving the stricken face of her best friend.
Sasuke sighed. "Just keep her safe. And no one is allowed in while I'm gone, understand?"
Her eyes met his and she bit back the urge to shrink under his piercing, dangerous stare. "Do not let ANYONE in, especially if it's a Hyuuga."
She gulped. "Sasuke, what are you going to do?"
His obsidian eyes glinted with something for a moment but he kept his expression impassive. "As I said, I have business with the Hokage."
And with that, he was gone in a puff of smoke.
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OHoo! What do you think Sasuke's gonna do? Sounds like he's about to kick some ass maybe? ;) Find out next time and as always Request and Review!
