And So They Know

"Her lycan…" Kiba murmured, pulling a book out of his locker.

"It's bothering you too?" Shino asked from beside him, leaning against his own locker. Since last night when Hinata had let them in on her secret, their minds had been reeling.

"How…? Why…? When…?" Kiba murmured as Shino sighed with slight irritation.

"She already told us. At least we know she should be safe with him now" Shino said, rubbing the bridge of his nose and adjusting his glasses.

"Safe?!" Kiba hissed, slamming his locker shut with a bang. "And what about when Sasuke finds out? Naruto probably already knows!"

"Even Naruto isn't idiotic enough to tell Sasuke that. He's a lot more careful around him now, even if Naruto can be dim, he's not stupid enough to say something that suicidal."

"Shino something bad is coming. You know it, I know it, Hina knows it. And I have a feeling she's going to be the one getting hurt most." Kiba said, rubbing at his tired eyes.

"O-ohayo" Hinata said walking to her locker beside Kiba's.

"Ohayo Hinata" Shino replied and Kiba just gave her a depressed look.

"Kiba-kun? What's the matter?" Hinata asked worriedly, tilting his face so he was looking at her again. Kiba cracked a half hearted smile.

"Just worried Hina. Come on, let's get to class."

"And today we'll be studying Osmosis. Osmosis is…" Hinata tuned out her science teacher and laid her head on the desk. Kiba was lightly snoring away beside her, catching up on his sleep, murmuring something now and then.

Hinata was worried too; she just wished the bad feeling would go away. She sighed and gave Kiba a poke as his snoring started getting louder. He grunted and mumbled, but quietened down.

A ball of paper landed in front of her. She glanced at Ebisu, who was now talking about the last lesson and saying about diffusion and how they were going to review it. Clearly he hadn't seen the note or he would be having a tantrum on the appalling behaviour of the class by now.

Discreetly, Hinata unfolded the ball.

Lunch, roof, alone, talk.

-Sasuke.

Hinata glanced back at Sasuke who was sitting beside a snoring Naruto. Seating plans were usually alphabetical. He stared at her, clearly bored.

She smiled and managed a nod before turning to the front. Sasuke smirked slightly and turned his eyes to the clock, counting the time remaining.

"Took you long enough" Sasuke said, not bothering to look round as Hinata came and stood beside him. She looked around, remembering the last time they were on the roof, how he almost bit her.

"Is something wrong?" she asked, looking at his blank face.

"Such a pessimist Hina…" Sasuke said with a smirk. "I owe you an apology."

"An a—wha…?" Hinata cried gobsmacked. Sasuke never apologised for anything!

"My behaviour. It's not your fault it's me" he said, looking round at her. "I know you've been blaming yourself." Hinata blushed and looked away. He gently turned her face back towards his. "Do you forgive me?"

"Hai" she replied with a smile. "Arigatou Sasuke, that meant a lot to me." He pressed his lips against hers in a chaste kiss, his thumb caressing her soft cheek.

"You still love me don't you? Even after how bad I've been treating you?" Sasuke asked, pulling away from her. Hinata stared at him in confusion. Where did this sensitive Sasuke come from?

"Of course I do, why?" she asked.

"You don't hate me?"

"No, you've just been having a bad time that's all" she said, puzzled by his sudden caring attitude.

"I'll say. I'm going to show you something Hina, you can't tell anyone about it and I don't want you to treat me any differently" he said, pulling her down to sit in his lap facing him. "Promise?"

"Hai."

"Good." Ge pulled down the collar of his shirt to reveal a strange mark, three tomoe, alike to his Sharingan.

"That's…" Hinata whispered, eyes wide in realisation. She looked him in the eye with a horrified expression. "What in the world were bitten by?"

"The snake hybrid Orochimaru." Sasuke said as her hands gently traced the mark. "Stings like a bitch most of the time."

"So that's why you've been acting strange?" she asked and he nodded in reply. "Kakashi knows doesn't he?"

"Yeah, him and the headmaster. Stupid old hag" Sasuke said.

"Sasuke! Tsunade-sama is one of the best female vampires to ever live!" Hinata scolded. He smirked and kissed her, not allowing her to argue with him. She sighed in defeat and curled up closer to him, her head in the hollow of his neck.

"I know you want to ask something" Sasuke stated.

"What's going to happen to you?" Hinata asked in a small voice. Sasuke sighed and ran his fingers through her long thick hair.

"I don't know. I'm showing signs of being more like a lycan, so I suppose I'm becoming a hybrid." Sasuke's face hardened at this, Hinata entwined her fingers with his, silently asking him to continue. "But I'm not particularly snake like, so that's a relief."

"Will you have a lycan transformation?" Hinata asked, thinking to when Kiba would complain about his transformations after a full moon.

"I don't know. Its not really something I want to think about." She planted a kiss on his lips and stood up, heading back towards the rest of the school. Sasuke scowled at her, wanting her to come back.

"You know, you should try being sweet more often" Hinata said, turning back and smiling at him.

"Do I get rewarded tonight?" Sasuke asked with a smirk. She blushed and chose not to reply, disappearing off towards the other students. Sasuke smirked wider, knowing full well that was a yes. But what to make his sweet little Hinata do, hmm…?

"Oi! Subaku!" Kiba called, noticing Naruto and Gaara. The redhead looked at Kiba, then seeing no Hinata with him, chose to ignore the lycan. "Naruto, I need to have a word with him."

"About what?" Naruto asked.

"Nothing you would understand" Shino said, appearing beside Kiba.

"What are you suggest—" But Naruto was cut off when he noticed a dash of pink. "Oi!! Sakura-chaaan!!" the blonde lycan rushed after her.

"You wanted to say something?" Gaara said, observing them with boredom.

"We know." Shino said bluntly.

"Know what?" Gaara asked simply. Kiba grabbed the front of Gaara's shirt, ignoring Shino's warning not to.

"We know that Hinata bit you."