Chapter Ten: The Adventure Begins
Hinata turned on her side. "No way," she muttered, throwing the blanket over her shoulders.
"Yes way," Sasuke said, jumping to the end and pushing her close to the edge. "My bed, my rules. So I can either throw you over or we can share. Trust me, both are tempting at this point."
"Pervert," she hissed. He smirked at her. His chest was bare and he had chosen only to wear boxers, dark blue in color. And since they had yet to work out real sleeping arrangements it seemed that neither would be happy. Hinata because Sasuke was sharing with her and half naked and Sasuke because Hinata had kicked him where it hurt.
"Bitch," he hissed.
Hinata just shrugged and settled back down. "If you don't like it then don't sleep here."
It seemed that the kindness of before was slowly evaporating.
Sasuke finally regained himself. "Whatever. You can stay." He hovered over her, and Hinata almost had no chance to react. "I happen to like this position. It can lead to several things all of which can be very pleasurable for me," he suggested, getting closer.
Hinata blushed. "G-get away from me!" she shrieked lashing out blindly with her fists. She connected with his side and he fell, still holding tightly to her.
"That hurt," he mumbled, rubbing his side with one hand. "You sure punch hard for a girl."
Hinata pushed him off of her. "I liked you before. At least you weren't a prick."
Sasuke shrugged carelessly and sat back down on the bed. He patted it. "Come on. I'm tired, and I'm sure that you are too. Let's just get some sleep." At her disbelieving face, he sighed. "I promise that I won't do anything perverted to you or try anything. I really do swear."
Hinata slowly nodded and when he slid over, she crawled in, settling comfortably on her side. She felt Sasuke move towards the wall and heard him yawn lightly. "Good night," he mumbled.
"Night."
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Neji cast his blanket aside angrily and stalked to his door, throwing it open. His personal maid watched terrified as he told her not to follow. Then, he walked outside in only his shorts.
There were only a few balconies added onto the Hyuuga mansion and Neji found that this one was the best suited for him. It was higher up then the rest, creating the illusion that he was flying. When he felt trapped like a bird in a cage, he would come here or someplace like it, to calm his out of control thoughts and to sooth his frayed mind.
It was Hinata that had first shown him the balcony.
They had been young, but even so Hinata had had no fear that the drop represented. She had boldly told him, "'It's not the falling part that I'm afraid of. It's the not getting back up part that I fear.'" Since she had first uttered those words they had stuck with him, reminding him that though she was different and shy she wasn't without smarts and courage.
"She is the one that I admire most," he muttered, leaning his elbows against the railing. The moon was halfway across the sky, a silver orb hanging in a sheet of darkness. "And the person that I love the most."
Neji felt the stinging wind pick up. He was already shaking in the cold night, but he refused to budge. Calm memories were flowing through him, and his face regained lost color.
"Don't worry Hinata. You fell-but I will always come to help you back up."
He turned and went back to bed.
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I wish things could go back to the way they used to be,
So that if I was falling you would be the one to catch me.
But for now I can wait,
For I know that at a later date,
You will finally forgive me.
Hiashi read the poem silently to himself. He was ragged from grief, and tired but he forced himself on repeating the lines over and over again in his mind.His wife had written them long ago,before they married, when they still had so many issues to work out. And they had become his guide in a sense.
A knock at his door interrupted his contemplating time. "Come in."
A bedraggled servant ran in, panting. His face was beaded with sweat and he smelled like he had been rolling around in a horse stall. "Sir," he gasped out, "There is a letter here!"
A perfectly shaped brown eyebrow rose slightly. "A letter? You are making such a big fuss about one little letter?"
He blushed. "It's urgent. Really. It's from your brother, Hizashi. See." He held the white envelope out and pointed to a name. It read in clear red letters: Hizashi Hyuuga.
"I see... you may go now." The man bowed, and walked away. "Wait." He turned. "Don't tell anyone about this. And get Neji here as soon as you can."
"Yes sir."
Hands shaking, Hiashi slit the envelope with an opener and pulled the small folded paper out. Unwrinkling it, he slowly let his eyes wander along the page, while his heart rate increased.
Dear Brother,
By now, you must have guessed that I took little Hinata from you. She is here, with me. Don't worry; I have the best men taking care of her.
So, you must be thinking to yourself; Why did you take her? Simple really. She is after all, the person that my son loves the most.
Hinata is safe here- at the moment. Until you hand over my son to me, she is in constant danger of being used as a whore. I don't think that you would want that, would you brother?
The only thing you can do is to hand Neji over to me. And maybe you will have a chance at seeing your daughter again. But who knows...maybe I will double cross you.
Don't even think of calling the police. Because they will never catch me, a real man. Come to the cafe at the corner of High Street and wait there on Sunday at six p.m. Don't make me wait.
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I wait alone for you as tears slide down my cheeks
and I wonder where you are sometimes
as my heart rate increases.
I know that you are gone from me
But still I wait for you
Because there is something that is bothering me
that you didn't seem to do.
Before you left, you showed no sign
that you weren't coming back
but the biggest clue I have to say
was your lack of a real smile.
Sure you did, you smiled at me
but it wasn't really true.
it lacked the shine,
it lacked the light
that all your smiles seemed to have.
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AN/ Wah I have come back! Sorry for the long break. I've been having difficulties writing. But hey, I have come through for you guys!
Yes not much SasuHina is this one. But the other characters need to move the plot along as well. There will be more coming at you though.
Ah, yes I'm a poet. Not that great, but I think I did a semi decent job on this one. I shall post it later on deviantart if any of you care. My name is risingfallback on there.
I like plot twists. Can you tell? There will be more to come as the story progresses.
That is all I have to say at the moment. So please, review? And maybe send a cookie if you really love me?