It's Kana again! I am SO sorry for ditching all of you guys like that! I promise there will be a end to this fanfic....at a later date. So I wanted to show Hinata and Sasuke's past together because it was brought to my attention that they haven't really spoken all that much to each other. Gomen. Well I've been having some family issues so I've wanted to make some cute little chapter so I said: What the heck I'll make a flashback. But it's not a flash back. You'll see. I do not own Naruto. If I did I'd be rich and no one would die. I hope you like this chapter of 'It's a love story?'
"Hinata-chan please wake up. It's almost noon and we have to meet Hiashi-sama later in the village," An elderly voice cracked as Hinata felt as if someone was lightly tugging at her shoulder. When the small six year old opened her eyes she saw the aging woman who took care of her.
"Hai, Kata-sama," She said in a small sleepy voice. You know that age where everything seemed so much bigger than you were. Well this was the day, for Hinata, where she realized how small one could really feel in this big huge world full of big huge things. That age where you got everything you wanted but at the same time you never seemed to get what you want. Hinata knew better than to ask her father for anything and knew full well what might happen if she ever told her father no, her caretaker Kata explained that many times. It was the pre-pre-pre-teen age, also and more formally known as childhood.
After being dressed in a Kimono that she really didn't care for little Hinata got her first look at snow, real snow! To her knowledge it had never snowed in Konoha, ever, but Kata-sama explained that when she was Hinata's age it had snowed as well. Hinata wondered how long ago that was. Ten years? A hundred years? Or was it closer to a million years? Hinata didn't ask but she learned pretty quickly that snow was cold, very cold. She should've defiantly grabbed a jacket.
'Why would Father want to meet us out here in the village?' The little six year old wandered as she held on to Kata's hand. Snow seemed to be everywhere in the road, on the sidewalk, on the roof's and even in Hinata's short hair.
"K-Kata-sama is F-Father really going to m-meet us in the v-village?" Hinata's curiosity got the better of her, even though she was really good at keeping that little cat under control.
"Of course Hinata-sama, don't ask such a question. It is rude and utter nonsense to doubt an elder even an heiress must be aware of this," Kata spoke in a hushed hurried tone as they walked through the endless sea of snow. Hinata nodded as this was reason enough for the young one. Also she noted that curiosity might as well kill the cat if the cat asked Father a question like she just asked Kata. Suddenly Kata stopped and the old lady turned to look down at Hinata.
"You father, Hiashi-sama, will be here shortly. This will give you a chance to work on your patience, as any well refined young lady must have. You will wait here as I go to Hiashi-sama and come back with him. You are not to move from this spot until I return, no matter how long you must wait, understand?" Hinata nodded and let go of Kata's hand as she walked off into the distance.
'Weren't we going to meet Father later though?' Well, what were ten, maybe at the most, thirty minutes of waiting going to do? Kill her? This was Hinata's first step in showing how much of a 'refined young lady' she was turning into. Hinata wasn't going to let down her caretaker, nor her Father. So Hinata stood on the exact spot wearing a beautiful light blue kimono in a busy snowy street in the middle of Konoha's market district. After a long time of standing perfectly still Hinata had to remind herself not to move. 'Sure it feels like it's been a few hours but the mind plays tricks on you when you're waiting and have no clock so………it's probably only been a half an hour.' Unbeknownst to Hinata she was far from correct but she was too determined to do as told to even think another thought about leaving that spot. In the distance she spotted a boy with black hair. This wasn't unusual but the busy street that Kata had left her in had been empty for quite some time. Hinata ignored this and looked around for her Father or Kata. The snow covered buildings seemed to have grown bigger than they already were when no one was there. Tall buildings on either side of her made Hinata feel like…a bug or if possible smaller. The snow was still falling and by this point Hinata was shivering on the spot.
"Are you waiting for someone?" A small voice to Hinata's right asked. Startled, Hinata looked up at the boy she had seen from a distance. He was wearing a dark blue short sleeved shirt, white shorts and a black messenger bag over his shoulder. His black hair reminded Hinata of a duck's butt and he still had chubby cheeks so he wasn't too much older than herself, who still had all the baby fat in her cheeks. Chubby like, but not that chubby, usually marked you as a child.
'No! I shouldn't judge him, what would Kata-sama think? Demo, I can't answer him because Kata-sama said heiresses don't talk to strangers…demo if I don't answer that would be rude…an heiress speaks upon being addressed…What do I do!?'
"Well if you are I don't think they're coming," The boy said as he looked towards the east. Hinata, a little confused and not really knowing what to do looked with him. The sun was setting.
'Gah! He's right! Father should be at home by now already eating! Did Kata-sama forget about me? No, Kata-sama would never do such a thing and I will patiently wait here for her.' A small tear trickled down her cheek as for the first time in her life Hinata Hyuuga didn't know where she was or how to get home. She was lost and didn't know what to do. This was the first time in which Hinata felt alone. Who was going to find her? How was she going to get home? If she left and Kata-sama came what would happen to her? Would she wander around for hours? Was she even in Konoha? More tears came down and a small heart beat faster than a caged bird inside Hinata's chest.
"You are waiting for someone…aren't you?" He politely asked with a small hint of concern. "M-My Father runs the police for the Uchiha clan, among other things…We could find your parents or where you live…" This boy whom Hinata knew nothing about and every fiber of her being told her he might hurt her, held out his hand to her. Hinata just stared at it. Was this boy really going to help her? Why? He knew nothing about Hinata and vice versa. Then the boy shrugged and just dropped his hand to continue walking with no sign of disappointment on his face, like he had never spoken to her, like she was no big deal to him, just some random girl on the street. Was that why Hinata turned around to see his red and white fan on the back of his shirt? Because he didn't expect anything from her other than to simply breathe? No rules to follow, no kimonos to wear, no stupid or horrid Hyuuga secrets to keep and maybe, just maybe, no nightmares of marring someone whom would treat her like her father treated the entire clan. Or maybe was it the difference between him and Hinata's father? Hiashi would turn around in anger and make some remark about how she needed to improve, even though he was very protective of Hinata, this boy on the other hand just turned around. Well whatever the reason was Hinata did turn around. Unfortunately, the heaviness of the kimono added with the fact that Hinata did turn around pretty fast with her arm extended to the raven haired boy equaled Hinata falling face first into snow as the sun completely set. Hinata was quickly helped to her feet. When she looked at who helped her, even though there was no other person near her besides the boy, her pale lavender eyes met his soft warm steel eyes. Now if the boy hadn't a small encouraging smile then he would certainly be glaring with cold black daggers. A smile was all it took to change someone from nice to mean.
"It's okay, I'll help you," He took Hinata's hand and started walking with her. "I'm Uchiha, Sasuke and one day I'll be a great ninja just like Itachi-nii." Now some may wonder why this Sasuke boy had a weasel for an older brother however little Hinata just giggled like it was the best thing she had ever heard. It wasn't something one would usually hear, she would've been scolded by Kata-sama for making up such lies. "So you can talk. I was beginning to think you were afraid of me or deathly shy."
"G-Gomen I didn't mean to be rude," Hinata quickly said. Sasuke just smiled at Hinata, holding her hand.
"It's okay. So blind kimono girl, what's your name?" He asked. Hinata froze mid-step letting go of Sasuke's hand and quickly bowed to Sasuke.
"Gomengomengomen! I'mHyuugaHinatahowcouldIforgettointroducemyselfwhenyoualreadydidandandI'mnotablindgirlit'scalledabyakuganwhichI'mstilllearninghowtousebutKata-samasaysI'mmakingmuchimprovement-" Sasuke was laughing before Hinata could finish. He squatted down and tilted her chin up so he could see her face.
"All I asked for was your name not your whole life story in one breath. I thought you were shy?" For some reason Hinata expected Sasuke to be angry at her. She was being out right rude by not talking when addressed and not introducing herself. "Hyuuga, right?"
"Hai…" Hinata didn't know what else to say. He caught her off guard with his pure kindness. It's not like Hinata didn't know what kindness was but she usually saw the fake kindness or the protective kindness not this. This seemed calmer with no hidden agenda of a really scary council room. It seemed easier to breathe with this kindness, a little awkward but a lot easier to breathe. She could even see her breathe against the snowing cold. Here she was, Hinata Hyuuga, squatting on snow with Sasuke Uchiha. "Hinata."
"Okay then, Hinata, who were you waiting on?" Sasuke asked as he played with the snow in front of him and balanced on the balls of his feet.
"M-My caretaker, Kata-sama…She……She s-said to wait w-while she found my Father…" Sasuke looked up at Hinata.
"When did she leave?" He interrogated.
"Um…I…I'm not r-really sure…it was after n-noon…s-so-" Sasuke grabbed her wrist, pulled Hinata to her feet and started running. She had only the option of following along, more like being dragged along. "W…Where are w-we going?"
"Itachi-nii, he's training and it's on the way home," Sasuke said as they ran. It took awhile but they arrived to the infamous 'Itachi-nii'. Hinata expected an imaginary friend, that would've been kind of fun, what she got was this tall boy in the middle of a clearing full of snow and foot prints. Hinata hid behind Sasuke because 'Itachi-nii' should've been named 'Itachi-scary'. He wore grey shorts and a black shirt similar to Sasuke's but if it wasn't for the fact that he didn't have any wrinkles, the two lines down his face would've made him look old like Kata-sama. Across his forehead was the recognizable Konoha ninja headband. Itachi's eyes were just like Sasuke's but the exact opposite of Sasuke's, Itachi's black eyes stared at you like he was looking at your soul, judging you on the spot. "Itachi-nii this is Hyuuga, Hinata. She was left alone in the Market district around noon and I saw her on my way home."
"Do you know how many people were looking for you, little heiress Hyuuga?" Itachi questioned stepping closer to Sasuke and Hinata. Hinata hid completely behind Sasuke and let out a small whimper of fear. She had no idea why, except maybe Itachi was too scary, because the only person who really scared her was her father. However that scared was very different from this scared. That scared was the small fear you get when you don't want to disappoint someone this was watching a horror movie in the dark scared. Hinata used Sasuke like a shield against Itachi, hiding her face between his shoulder blades.
'Why does it sound like it's my fault? Demo…I didn't do anything!'
"She gets shy," Sasuke explained to his brother.
'Am I really this shy? This scared? When have I ever been like this?'
"Well next time she runs away she should remember that."
'…What? …'
Soon they were off and walking with Itachi leading the way. Sasuke had to silently coax Hinata out from behind him so he could walk. They held hands and Hinata kept close to Sasuke. It was weird how Sasuke was becoming Hinata's security blanket in the short time that she'd known him though in the back of her mind:
'The moment he wants space, give him as much room as he needs. After all some people get claustrophobic or he may think I'm being too clingy…am I?'
The three of them walked through the forest, past some shops and even past a gate with a huge sign over it, kind of like the one leading into the Hyuuga compound except there was a fan and the words 'Uchiha' written on it. No one was out, being dark and all, but in the small distance there was a lady outside a door.
"Itachi is Sasuke with you?" She projected.
"Hai, Kaa-san," Itachi said walking closer to what Hinata assumed was Sasuke and Itachi's house. "Is Father home?"
"Yes he just got in from a long day with the police," She said as Itachi walked right past her. The lady turned her head into the house after Itachi. "Itachi, don't bother your father. He's had a rough day and needs his rest." She walked inside the house and turned to let Sasuke in and spotted Hinata, again behind his back. After a tiny moment of surprise Sasuke's mother smiled. "Sasuke, who's your guest?" Suddenly, before Sasuke could say another word to his mother, Itachi came back out with a big man. Everything was silent. Hinata hid behind Sasuke, not knowing what to do and scared out of her mind. "Well no one's going to say anything out here so let's get warmed up inside."
"I need to take her to Hiashi Hyuuga," The big Uchiha said. Hinata peeked her head out from behind Sasuke's shoulder as Sasuke's mother began to talk.
"Fugaku, she'll freeze before you get there and Hiashi will and is perfectly able to wait. Or he could come here," She turned to Sasuke. "Sasuke, why don't you bring Miss Hyuuga inside?"
"Hai," Sasuke said starting to walk Hinata into the house. Soon everyone was inside. Kami how warm it was in there. Hinata could feel the heat threw her Kimono defrosting her bones as she sat at the table with Sasuke. Itachi and Fugaku were in another room and Sasuke's mother was in the kitchen. Hinata and Sasuke were just talking about anything that came to their mind. Sasuke liked cats and was learning how to use his Sharingon while Hinata liked birds and was learning how to use her Byakugan. Sasuke had an older brother and Hinata had a younger sister. They both had a father who they want to gain respect from. They both wanted to try harder but had no idea where to start. They were both going to train as ninja's at the academy! Finally, they had both heard bad thing about the blonde boy with goggles but had no idea who he really was. Then Fugaku came in from the other room to take Hinata back home. Hinata smiled and stood up.
"Domo arigato gozaimazu, Sasuke-kun," She said with a smile.
"Do itashimashite," Sasuke said with the last smile Hinata had ever seen him wear.
Suddenly, Sasuke Uchiha, woke up from his memory of the Sasuke he had once known. "HOLY KAMI-SAMA!"
'I did not just say that! Gomen Kami-sama, I was just surprised…that's all…yeah…' Had they really been six? Had it been that long since Hinata and Sasuke had a complete sentence together? Sasuke sighed and looked around his unfamiliar room. Maybe them switching bodies was Kami-sama's way of saying they should be friends. After all the Sasuke Hinata knew was still there, he was just lost. Right? Could this be Hinata's chance to actually do something worthwhile? Or was it Sasuke's chance to forgive and forget? Too many thoughts past his mind as another sigh escaped Sasuke's lips.