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Those who've been following my other fic should know by now that I haven't been updating because I'm back to college, I've been really busy...But I am obviously back now !

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"Oi Teme! Hey Teme! Wake up!" Naruto shouted while he repeatedly slammed his fist against Sasuke's bedroom door.

"If you don't go away, I'll fucking shoot you" Sasuke's sleepy voice echoed through the door.

"I have to talk you, you bastard! This is important!"

"Come in, it's open" He said finally giving in.

"Why the fuck did you keep me knocking if the door was open the whole time?" Naruto asked angrily as he walked into the room.

"I was hoping you might leave" He confessed glaring at his best friend for a second before tiredly dropping the back of his head on the pillow.

"Look what we found out" Naruto placed the wallet on the nightstand "The snitch had it"

"Can't you discuss this with someone else?" He asked staring at the ceiling "I've barely slept half an hour"

"Are you fucking kidding me?" Naruto snapped as he pulled the covers off him and tossed them on the floor "Do you even realize what the fuck is going on?"

"What the hell is the matter with you?" Sasuke snapped back as he stood up.

Picking up the wallet, Naruto held it open in front of his friend's eyes and watched them widen in surprise "So either Hinata's been dating a fucking bum in the harbor, or Gaara's been having his men follow her around" He paused for a second to give his words time to sink in to Sasuke's mind "Which one do you think is more accurate?"

"That bastard..." Sasuke whispered as he sat back down.

"Do you know what this is Teme?" He took the picture out and placed it by his side "It's your fucking cue to leave that girl alone"

Sasuke kept silent for a moment, as his mind was processing a thousand thought and hundreds of possibilities. He knew this would eventually happen, but he didn't think Gaara would pick interest in Hinata in such an early stage of their relationship. Hell, they weren't officially dating yet. After the blow he took the night before, Gaara will definitely try to get back at him soon. He couldn't let her get hurt. He could barely handle seeing her cry.

She wouldn't get hurt, he would never allow it.

But he was not going to back off the way Naruto suggested, he would never allow Sabaku to run his town, let alone his personal life. He wanted her and he was going to get her. Hinata was going to be his, and no one was going to change his mind or stand in his way.

My town, my rules...

"I'm going to have breakfast with her in about an hour" Sasuke said as he stood up "Pick some of our best men and send them over to her place by eleven" He picked her picture up and placed it in his drawer "Split them in four surveillance teams, two of them will take turns watching her, while the others will be in charge of the house. The team watching over Hinata will be automatically dismissed if she is with me"

"Are you seriously going to endanger her life for your own personal desires?" Naruto snapped furiously "You selfish bastard. He could kill her!"

"Nothing will happen to her" Sasuke said forcefully grabbing his shoulder "And I will not back off Hinata, so you might as well start getting comfortable with that idea" A threatening look lingered in his eyes as he stared in to his deep blue ones "Now get out" And with that, he let him go.

Naruto stormed out of his bedroom cursing under his breath and Sasuke immediately hopped under the shower, unfortunately the cold water running down his skin was not helping calm his fury. He didn't even know what angered him most, Gaara's new found interest in Hinata, or Naruto consistently asking him to stay away from her. Though he tried to deny it, the way his best friend persisted on this one particular request, made him somehow doubt himself.

Once he arrived at her house, he spent about fifteen minutes just scanning the place around and looking for anything suspicious. Confident enough that there was nothing unusual about it, he finally hit the button of her doorbell, and it didn't take long for her to come out. She looked radiant in a knee-length black skirt with matching stilettos and a white frill blouse. Her hair was elegantly braided to her side, and her light nude make up was the finishing touch to her look.

"Good morning beautiful" Sasuke greeted with a smile.

She warmly smiled back at him "Good morning handsome"

"You look gorgeous as usual" He paused taking a second look at her outfit "Formal, but gorgeous"

She placed her hand on her mouth giggling softly "I have to go to work right after breakfast"

He nodded in understanding "I think I might be interested in going back to kindergarten"

"I wonder why" She retorted carefully locking her front door.

"My kindergarten teacher was a witch" He explained as he walked down the stairs of her porch.

"A witch?" She repeated following him down the stairs.

"Well I wasn't familiar with the term 'Bitch' at the time" He said placing his hands in his pockets.

She punched his shoulder playfully "No cursing allowed mister"

He caught her wrist and pulled her into him until his face was only inches away from hers "Am I gonna get into detention?" He teased smirking.

"Y-you just might" She stammered trying to keep her composure.

He chuckled as he let her go "I don't think I would mind" He took his car keys out of his pocket "So where are we going?"

"You won't be needing those" She said shaking her head "We are going to walk to a small coffee shop down the street, nothing fancy"

"Walking? Hm" He faked a thoughtful look "I'm not sure I know how that works"

"I'm just afraid that our peasant's ordinary coffee might sicken you my lord" She said placing her hand on her chest.

"You shall never use that word in my presence...Hime" He said gently holding her chin.

She blushed instantly "Which one?"

"Afraid" He repeated as he placed a soft kiss on her forehead "Now take me to your peasant's coffee shop, I'm starving"

She rolled her eyes, the dark pink of shade still tainting her cheeks "You can't be nice for three consecutive minutes now, can you?"

"I wouldn't want you to fall in love with me too quickly now, would I?" He teased a smug look on his face.

"Too much confidence might blind you from the truth...Uchiha-Sama"

"Uchiha-sama? Hn, I like it" He paused tossing his hands back in his pockets "But I would picture you in a different outfit when you would say it"

Feeling heat rising up to her face, Hinata punched him again only this time she aimed for his chest "I'm going to be late" She mumbled to herself before walking straight ahead.

Sasuke couldn't help but laugh at her cute little embarrassed facial expression, before following her down the street. The coffee shop wasn't too far away, it had a French atmosphere all around it, from the pastel colors to the vintage furniture, and from the way the waitresses were greeting Hinata, he could easily tell that she was a regular customer there. Their orders were taken quickly and it wasn't long before their food was served, and he had to admit "This is delicious" He said placing his fork down, before taking a sip of his black coffee.

Noticing the way Hinata stared at him, he raised a questioning brow "Do I have something on my face?"

She blinked before shaking her head "I'm sorry, but this is your second mug of black bitter tasteless coffee, and we've barely been here for twenty minutes"

"I got about an hour of sleep last night and I have a long day ahead of me" He explained taking a second sip of his drink.

She tilted her head curiously "May I ask what were you doing all night long?"

He rubbed his temple remembering last night's events "Work" He simply answered.

"Don't you have a thousand servants waiting to do everything for you?" She teased taking a bite of her lemon pie.

"You are having dessert for breakfast, you are the last person on earth qualified to make comments about other people's eating habits" He stated before gently pulling the plate from her side to his.

"Hey! Give it back!" She protested a small pout appearing on her lips.

"I wanna be with you" He said bluntly.

Hinata gasped at his sudden confession, and the mood quickly shifted from playful to dead serious "I...I can't" She said as she started chewing on her lower lip.

"Why not?" He asked calmly.

"I have...A bad vibe about you..." She said a small blush appearing on her cheeks.

Sasuke waited for the rest of her statement, before realizing that this poorly formulated sentence was all she had to offer him as an excuse "Did you have a bad vibe about your ex?" He asked raising a brow.

She nodded immediately "I did, and I didn't listen to it, and look where it got me" She said holding her index finger in the air as if trying to make a point.

An amused smile came dancing on his lips "It got you to meeting me, and I think that's great"

She couldn't help but giggle "I want certain things in a relationship that I don't think you can offer me Sasuke"

"I can give you anything" He said holding her hand in his, staring deeply into her lilac eyes.

She shifted uncomfortably at his bold move "Things that don't cost money Sasuke..."

Noticing that their little interactions were getting the attention of the rest of the customers, he decided to leave "Come on" He said as he stood up "You're gonna be late"

"I think I need to go back home first" She said standing up as well "I left my phone there"

"You'll get your phone and I'll drive you to work, okay?" She nodded and they left the coffee shop.

Soon enough, she regretted agreeing to his little offer because you could cut the cold atmosphere between them with a knife. She didn't know what to say and neither did he. She knew she must've at least bruised his man pride a little and she didn't want to say anything that might make it worse, while he was contemplating the possibility of getting rejected for the second time.

They were silently walking before he suddenly stood still "What do you want?"

"Sasuke..."

"What do you want?" He repeated, this time standing right in front of her.

She took a deep breath before speaking "I want faithfulness"

"I can do that" He said confidently.

"I want honestly"

His breath hitched and his hand slowly curled into a fist "I can do that too" He said frowning, unsure if it was her or himself that he was lying to.

"I want...Love" She said hesitantly her lower lip trembling.

He gently cupped her cheek "I can definitely do that"

"Sasuke, I...I barely know you" She murmured resting her hand on his chest, her eyes desperately avoiding his, his warm breath tickling her face.

"You will know everything when the time is right...Hime" He assured her, his face growing dangerously close to hers.

"I know I'm going to regret this" She whispered feeling him press his forehead against hers.

"I know that I won't" He said before gently capturing her lips in a soft kiss.

Closing her eyes, she tightly held on to the fabric of his shirt, heat was radiating for her face, her heart was racing and she didn't know if her feet would carry her if she let go. She could feel him smile in triumph against her lips as he slipped his arm around her waist, pulling her closer, and she couldn't help but give him a light punch on the chest. Breaking the kiss, a small laugh escaped his lips as he stared into her pearly eyes, gently stroking her cheek.

"I...I'm running out of time" She managed to stutter out.

Placing one more kiss on her forehead, he finally let her go before taking few steps ahead, giving her space to breathe and calm her senses, before catching up with him. The rest of their walk was uneventful except for her occasional tripping over nothing, which he found to be both cute and amusing, while she cursed herself for being so clumsy.

Once they reached her driveway, in a fraction of a second, Hinata couldn't understand what was happening.

Sasuke held her wrist and forcefully pulled her into his chest, repeatedly saying "Don't look" while all she could catch was mere glimpse of her bloody cat, hanging in her porch.

"Oh my god" She said gasping, placing her hand on her mouth to keep herself from screaming.

Placing his keys in her hand, Sasuke was intensely staring in her eyes, trying to get her attention and distract her from the terrifying sight behind him "Get inside the car, lock the doors and stay there, do you understand? Do not look back"

Hinata did as told, taking slow heavy steps towards the car. Tears were building up in her eyes, as her mind was progressively making sense out of the images she caught seconds earlier. A large rope was tightly wrapped around her cat's bloody neck, and it was hung right in the middle of her porch's balcony, she could swear it was cut open but maybe it was just blood dripping from the wound around its neck. Pushing the 'Lock' button inside the car, her tears were streaming down her cheeks, and her body was shaking uncontrollably.

Staring at the horrific sight in front of him, Sasuke knew exactly who was responsible for it. Picking up his phone, he immediately dialed Naruto's number.

"Where the fuck are the men I told you about?" He asked trying to keep his composure.

"You said eleven Teme, it's barely ten" He yawned "Why did something happen?"

"That bastard cut her pet open and hung it on her porch"

"What? That doesn't make sense" He snapped in disbelief "Do you want me to come down there?" He offered concern obvious in his voice.

"No, just get me some police officers. Ask them to tell her that it was some sick teenagers, and that they'll catch them soon or some shit like that" He ordered running a frustrated hand through his hair "Wait, how come it doesn't make sense to you?"

"Shikamaru's got some news about the previous owner"

"Yeah, who is it?" He asked curiously.

"The previous owner is Rock Lee" He paused taking a deep breath "Guess who's Rock Lee's childhood best friend?"

Sasuke hung up.

He placed his phone back in his pocket and walked over to the terrified Hinata sitting in his car. Knocking on the window, she was startled by the sudden tap. And the second she opened the door, he had one question to ask her, a question that seemed completely irrelevant to her.

"What did he tell you he did for a living?"

She furrowed her brows in confusion "Nani?"

"Your ex, what did he tell you he did for a living?" He repeated impatiently, urging her for an answer.

"Ano, he was a businessman" She said innocently "Just like you"

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Thank you for reading until the end!

OMG I finished this chapter! I had absolutely NO idea what I was doing until I finished it LOL last time all of you thought the snitch was Hinata's boyfriend but no, he was just a man working for Gaara keeping an eye on her, that's why he had the picture.

Also the boyfriend is Lee's bestfriend not Lee...Just in case! (Also they're not best friends in the Anime so think harder)

But this time I think it's pretty clear who the boyfriend is, no? Tell me your answers please! So I can tell if you guys got the idea!

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