Notes for readers:
"blah." = thinking
blah = Hinata singing in her head
blah = Sasuke singing in his head
blah = Hinata and Sasuke singing in their heads
Thank you and enjoy!
"You're wrong. You're not alone. I'm here, and I'll care for you. I'll prove your innocence."
"Hinata," he said taking one more breath. "Thank you." With that said, he fell asleep.
"The poor thing. He's so sweet, so childlike. I know he didn't betray us. He must've been forced or something, but how can I prove that?" she sighed. "Well, I guess I can't leave him now that he's mourning." She grabbed a pillow from the couch and placed it behind her head. She kept Sasuke in her arms. "Why do I feel that I want more from him than to prove his innocence?" She took a deep breath and let out a yawn, and she too fell asleep.
When Hinata woke up, it was almost midnight, and Sasuke was gone. She got up and walked around. She saw a door that was slightly open. She peeked inside.
Sasuke was sitting on the windowsill looking at a scrapbook. He flipped through each page staring at what he thought was a perfect family. His family. He stared in disbelief at the pictures. "My parents loved each other, and Itachi and I always got along, but they're all gone. Itachi ran away, Father was killed, and now Mommy's gone. What now?" He tossed the book aimlessly.
"Sasuke, are you feeling any better?" Hinata walked in.
He shook his head. He did not face her.
"Do you want me to leave?"
Again, he shook his head. He climbed into the room. "What am I going to do?"
"What do you mean?"
"I have no chance of ever leaving that interrogation process. The only hope I had was that my mother would save me. That's gone. All I have is you, and you don't know where to start. Tsunade won't let you interrogate me for your personal belief. She wants me convicted."
"That may be so, but the point of questioning is to get the truth not what one wants to hear. It's okay. If you're innocent, I'll help you get out of this." With that said, she gave him a gentle peck on his cheek. "I'll make you some tea, and then we'll talk more." She left.
Sasuke was shocked. He touched his cheek softly.
Days turned to weeks. Weeks turned to months. The interrogations were going nowhere. That did not bother Hinata and Sasuke because something else was going somewhere….
Hinata was eating breakfast with Hiashi, Hanabi, Neji, and Tenten. Hinata sighed and spoke up. "Daddy, why won't you go to the musical with me?"
Hiashi placed his chopsticks neatly over his empty bowl. "I've told you several times. I don't want to see Beauty and the Beast. I paid for the tickets. Now leave me alone, Hina."
"But you bought me two tickets, and I have no one to go with me."
"Ask Sakura."
"On a mission."
"Ino?"
"Manicure and pedicure appointments."
"That Suna girl?"
"Temari? I'm afraid of her."
"Shino?" Neji said.
"Just like the rest of you, Shino don't wanna see a musical."
"What about Naruto?" Tenten asked.
"Naruto hates musicals, and Sakura would kill me."
"Well, if you're desperate, you can always ask Kiba." Hanabi smirked. "As long as you give him play."
"Hanabi! Will you shut up?"
"Hanabi," Hiashi said. "That's enough. You have no business saying that."
"Why not ask Sasuke?" the youngest Hyuuga said. "Haven't you two been dating for months?"
All eyes went on Hinata. She hung her head low hiding the blush burning her cheeks. "Of course, she hasn't," Hiashi said. "No child of mine is friends with anyone who is an alleged killer and a traitor nevertheless dating." He glared at his eldest child.
"Of course not. I'm just questioning him." She sighed.
Neji and Tenten glanced at each other.
"I'm full. Excuse me." She stood up and walked upstairs.
"Think she's offended?" Hanabi said.
"What do you think?" Tenten snapped.
"Ten?" Neji said.
"Neji, don't even stop me. You do that all the time! It's annoying, Hanabi, and it's pitiful. What the hell are you even thinking when you say stuff like that? Are you mad?"
"Tenten!" Hiashi snapped. "I understand you're annoyed. I also understand that you're very pregnant, but I can scold my own child."
"You tell her, Daddy," a smiling Hanabi sticking her tongue out at Tenten.
"Hanabi Hyuuga, quit fucking with Hinata's emotions. You wouldn't like it if I were toying with you now, would you?"
"No, Father."
"Good. Now go upstairs while I think of a good enough punishment for you."
"Ugh!" she stomped upstairs cursing everything in sight.
"I'll think of something more severe for that mouth," Hiashi said quietly.
"Think someone should talk to Hinata?" Tenten said.
"I'll talk to her," Neji offered.
"Fine," Hiashi said. "You deal with Hinata, and I'll deal with Hanabi."
"I'll clean up," Tenten said.
They all went their separate ways.
Upstairs, Neji was knocking on his emotional cousin's door. There was no answer. He activated Byakugan and peered through the door. She was sitting on the bed staring right at him. He opened the door deactivating Byakugan. "Can I come in?"
She said nothing.
"Fine." He walked in, closed the door, and sat next to her. "What's the matter?"
"I'm mad."
"Obviously. If you don't mind, I'd like to know why."
"You wouldn't understand."
"Try me."
"Fine," she groaned. "I found someone else I really care about, but Father will never approve of him."
"So, Hanabi was right."
"In a sense. He's hurting so much, and I couldn't help but care for him in his time of need. He went though the last eleven years of his life thinking his mother was alive when clearly she was dead. Besides, I'm happier now, and he is, too."
"How'd he find out?"
"I told him."
"Well, I'll tell you this: go to the musical with him."
"Really? How?"
"I'll think of something to tell Hiashi."
"Why are you doing this?"
"Let's see. By clan orders, my job is to protect you and Hanabi until you two die. Besides, I'm supposed to help my sister."
"Thank you, nii-san." (A/N: correct me if I spelled that wrong)
"That's the Hinata I know." He smiled and left.
"I will."
Hinata and Sasuke were at the theater. Their seats were up in the balcony. It was private in a corner. They were dressed up, and their clothes displayed wealth, which they did have.
"Thank you for bringing me here, Hinata," the Uchiha said.
"You're quite welcome, Sasuke," she said.
The lights dimmed and the curtains opened. The spotlight showed over the main actors. (A/N: Sorry to break your hearts everyone, but I am NOT going over the entire script for Beauty and the Beast. I'm going to skip a lot.)
The cast came back from another intermission. The curtains opened, and the scene was snowy. The orchestra began playing a wintry, Christmas-like tune… (A/N: It might be easier to play the song as you're reading.)
There's something sweet
And almost kind
But he was mean
And he was course
And unrefined
And now he's dear
And so unsure
I wonder why I didn't see it there before
She looked at Sasuke, who seems to be encompassed by the musical. She gave him a warm smile.
He looked at her, but she turned the other way and stared at the ground. He sighed and smiled at her.…
She glanced this way
I thought I saw
And when we touched
She didn't shudder at my paw
No it can't be
I'll just ignore
But then she's never looked at me that way before
He looked away quickly hoping she did not see him stare…
New and a bit alarming
Who'd have ever thought that this could be
True that he's no prince charming
But there's something in him that I simply didn't see
The shy two stared at the floor with blushes across their cheeks…
We'll wait and see a few days more
There may be something there that wasn't there before…
Hinata and Sasuke came out of the theater giggling and smiling. They found a bench and decided to sit down.
"That was fun," Hinata said.
"You can say that again," Sasuke said. "It's been a long time since I've been carefree and happy."
"Glad I was there to see it."
"But, I'll have to be interrogated again tomorrow."
"It's okay. I'm not playing by Lady Tsunade's rules. I'm here to find the truth, and I have an idea on what the truth is."
"Hinata!"
Hinata and Sasuke looked around for the person calling.
"Up here!"
They looked up and saw Neji sitting on a tree branch. He jumped down and landed right behind them.
"Hinata," Neji said. "As much as I'd hate to ruin your date, you have to come home now."
"Why?" she said.
"Hiashi is looking for you. He's on his way to the theater. Unless you two wanna be killed, you need to split and go home."
"I'll just die faster then," Sasuke said bluntly.
"What?" the two Hyuuga members said.
"You don't know? If I'm found guilty of all the charges they have against me, I'll be sentenced to death plain and simple."
"What the hell did you do?" Neji said.
"According to them, I'm charged with kidnapping, robbery of documents under hokage care, treason, attempted murder, and murder. For that, they want me hanged."
"Damn," Hinata said. "You didn't tell me I was fighting for your life."
"What's the point? You can believe I'm innocent all you want, but you can't prove it."
"Oh really?"
"Uchiha," Neji said. "I don't know you very well, but I know Hinata and myself quite well. Hyuuga family members are or damn nearly geniuses. If you are truly innocent, she'll prove it. Now, getting her father to like you is a different situation."
Sasuke sighed. "We'll see."
