Lavender Roses

Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews. I'm still battling writer's block on this story, but I believe I have a general idea where I'm going now. A friend of mine inspired me. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter and as always you can check my profile for more information about update rates.

Chapter 9

Sasuke sighs in relief when Hinata's eyes flutter open. It was a damn miracle she had landed on the bed and not the floor during her fainting spell. "Are you alright?"

Hinata nods slowly, her eyes coming back into focus. A blush now blooming on her cheeks. "I think so. I can't believe I fainted. I thought I grew out of that…"

It was endearing, but also moderately concerning. Sasuke wasn't entirely certain how well this boded for their marriage if the mere suggestion of intimacy was enough to make the bashful ninja faint.

"It's alright. We'll just have to ease you out of the habit." Sasuke smiles, kissing her forehead. "We'll go slow. You can tell me to stop if you don't like something or if it's too fast."

Were all Hyugas this shy? It was a miracle their Clan was so large if that was the case.

She nods shyly. "O-Okay. You said no genjutsus, right?"

Sasuke finds himself a little distracted by the ten or eleven shades of red his fiancée was blushing, but he nods. "Right. No genjutsu. Just lay on your stomach."

That didn't mean he was above using a little ninjutsu, though.

"Okay." Hinata nods, laying on her stomach. Though she casts a quizzical look at him, Sasuke takes that as a good sign and slides his hands under her shirt. "Like this?"

Sasuke smiles and places a kiss along the shell of her ear, summoning a tiny bit of his chakra. "Just like that. You might know I can conduct the Chidori in a current along my body. I can also do that on a smaller scale."

He trails his hands along the silken canvas of her back hidden underneath her vest. Channeling the Chidori in just his fingertips over the spots he knew were chakra points.

Hinata gasps in a way that makes his blood heat. "T-That must take some impressive chakra control. Shouldn't that hurt?"

"In larger doses, it would. In smaller doses it not only doesn't, it feels good." Sasuke allows his hands to roam a bit more.

It was amazing really. Here and there he could detect traces of scars that were obviously the product of either training or missions, but for the most part it was smooth as silk. Soft and incredibly warm.

"Mhm." Hinata rolls around, blushing as she presses a gentle kiss to his lips. "My chakra natures are fire and lightning as well. I wonder if I could replicate it."

Well, it wasn't exactly what he had in mind, but Sasuke finds himself nodding. In the worst case scenario, he highly doubted it'd be anymore painful than a Susanoo. "Experiment as much as you like."

Hinata feels her breath catch in her throat at Sasuke's words. "Alright. Tell me if it hurts." It was one thing to give permission to touch. It was another to allow her to experiment a new jutsu technique on him.

He captures her lips in a reassuring kiss. "I will, but I have faith in your chakra control and besides, I doubt you could hurt me more than others have. My pain tolerance is remarkably high."

That was a good point. Hinata wasn't sure whether to feel reassured by it, though. The amount of times he had been in almost lethal battles was disturbing even by ninja standards.

"Good." She smiles shyly. "We'll go slow then. Take your shirt off."

Warning Lime

Sasuke smirks sliding his shirt off without hesitation. "Anything else?"

Hinata lets out a sound that sounds far too much like a squeak for her liking as she shakes her head quickly. "No, that's good for now."

She summons lighting, trying to channel it solely into her finger tips as she runs her hands over the steel of his biceps and sleek, well-sculpted muscles of his chest. The soft hiss of pleasure let her know that she was doing something right.

"Like I said, I trust your chakra control and you." Sasuke smiles, kissing her again. This time it wasn't about reassurance. It was about desire and a protective possession.

Hinata found herself responding in kind. All the while trailing her fingertips along his chest and his back. Exploring to her hearts content. Reveling the power she felt dancing just underneath her fingertips. She could feel his chakra bubbling just underneath the surface.

Sasuke groans into the kiss. Leaning into the seductive touches. True, she was using a bit more force than he had for his Chidori, but it was her first attempt. The slight sting was erotic in a way he couldn't quite describe, but it wasn't painful. Not really. It only left him wanting more.

On instinct, he slips his hands underneath her Jonin vest and the lace of her bra. Hinata's gasps and quiet moans only served to embolden him. His touches growing ever firmer and more electric.

"Maybe we could go a bit faster." Hinata murmurs between heated kisses as she tugs off his pants and reaches for his boxes.

"A bit faster is good." He watches her trying to hide his surprise. Sasuke hadn't expected Hinata to actually initiate further than he had. "Very good actually." Still, he wasn't about to complain as he yanks off his boxers and pulls Hinata's vest and shirt over her head in one fell swoop. "Lavender lace. Why am I not surprised?"

He'd never thought of it as a particularly sexy color before Hinata. It was innocent and pretty, but the way it was caressing her cleavage was dispelling that notion from his head almost as rapidly as the blood was flowing south.

"I like the color." She blushes, looking down. "Besides, I don't think you mind it all that much."

It wasn't hard to tell where her gaze had landed and Sasuke couldn't argue with her logic. "Definitely not. Gods and Goddesses, you're beautiful."

He smiles leaving kisses along her jaw, over her neck, and the curves of her breasts as his hands wander even more. One hand squeezes her ample bosom and the other sneaks over her stomach until it settles between her thighs.

Hinata shivers at the sensual touches. The feeling of Sasuke's lips against her skin was addictive. Too much and not enough all at once. Only fueled by the miniscule sparks that were thrown into the mix.

She arches against both his hands, loving the feeling of his hands against her as her own danced along his own skin. Anywhere she could touch whether it was his best, his chest, his thighs, or finally his very obvious arousal.

"It's okay. I said we could go a bit faster." She smiles, sliding her hand along him. Adding more sparks to tease him. Loving the groans the action elicit as she feels desire pulse through her veins.

"Good." Sasuke smirks, kissing her again, teasing her clit with his chakra covered fingertips.

Hinata feels herself moan as she arches against him. Everything had been reduced down to mere sensations. The desire for more.

He hadn't expected her to use his own technique against him, but it was impossible not to respond to her kisses and touches. Moving faster, Sasuke slides his fingers against her wet womanhood. Sliding two in.

"Fuck!" Hinata pants, writhing against him. Her touches growing ever demanding as that blush of hers spreads all the way to her chest.

It was enough to send them both spiraling into the edge of ecstasy.

End of Lime

Sasuke wasn't sure how long they laid together like that. Probably a few minutes, but it felt like eternity and not long enough at the same time. He smiles pulling a blanket over them. "We can always take a drip in the hot springs later."

"Mhm." Hinata snuggles into his chest.

She was almost impossibly sweet. The picture of innocent even after that little encounter.

"You learn fast." Sasuke smiles, kissing her head. "Now, we've just got to get you passed that fainting habit of yours."

Hinata blushes twelve shades of red. "You're never going to let me live that down. Are you?"

"I'm undecided. It's fun to tease you, but I'm pretty sure you could convince me to do almost anything." Sasuke smirks.


Itachi had lost track of time, after he and his wife had fallen asleep in each other's arms. To say the least, it had been quite the enjoyable night.

"Meow." Though he was woken far earlier than he would have liked by a cat. Not just any cat, but a ninja cat. "My apologies for waking the two of you, but Lord Hiashi has grown rather concerned about how you took the news. You sent no word after Hinata and Sasuke left to brief you."

He frowns, hoping that his lover would sleep through the cat's little briefing. Though with every passing moment, he was growing only more and more concerned.

Why would Hiashi be that worried? What had his foolish little brother neglected to tell him. Surely, it couldn't be that serious or he would have barraged in. Sasuke might be a bit on the bashful side all things considered, but if it was a matter of life or death he'd overlook the fact that Itachi had been busy…

"What is going on?" Itachi frowns as he reaches for his clothes.

"Oh you're not going to be happy about it." The cat licks his paws nervously. "Like I told your brother, it was truly nothing personal. It was just business, but there is a Hyuga who attempted to assassinate your brother last night. A trial is already being organized, but of course Lord Hiashi sent Lady Hinata and Lord Sasuke to brief you right away. He is concerned about this spiraling into a Clan war."

Itachi twitches. Sasuke definitely should have mentioned THAT to him. "I see. Tell Lord Hiashi that my brother must have been overtaxed by the night's events or afraid of my reaction. I've been briefed now and have every intention of helping the trial proceed as planned in whatever manner I can. I do not hold him responsible for the action of one of his less dishonorable kin."

The cat nods before bounding off. Leaving Itachi to sigh and shake his head. There was never a dull moment in the Leaf Village. Whenever he thought things were settling down, something like this would happen.

"Itachi, did I just imagine that or was there a talking cat?" Kurenai yawns.

"No, you didn't imagine it." Itachi smacks his forehead in frustration. He couldn't believe his bad luck. "It was a ninja cat. I need to speak with Sasuke immediately. Apparently, someone tried to kill him last night and he neglected to mention that fact. I know that we were indisposed, but that's no reason to put his life at risk."

"Well, it'd be almost impossible for someone to be successful in such an attack." Kurenai frowns as she watches her husband. "Perhaps he didn't want to worry you."

"If his aim was not to worry me, then he has sincerely failed in that endeavor." Itachi snorts.