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Hinata- 17 Sasuke-18

Happenings

Recap:

"I can't believe he did that," Naruto and Neji finally said together, breaking the silence. They both promptly fainted.

Chapter 10- Scary

Hinata shook Neji and Naruto awake. Sasuke was leaning against the wall waiting for them. Sasuke was in black, as usual. He yawned. Hinata was still blushing. She was wearing a white tank top, black capris, and normal black ninja shoes. Her pouch was fastened to the back of her pants. She quickly glanced at Sasuke. He caught her eyes and smirked. She blushed harder and tried to wake the two. Neji stirred and Naruto grunted. Hinata just stared at the two. "D-don't you g-guys want to g-go shopping?" Hinata asked. Sasuke sighed. "Come on, let's just go. I don't think they'll mind," Sasuke said. Hinata hesitated.

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"What do you want to buy?" Sasuke asked swinging an arm around Hinata's shoulders. "Um…I-I don't know," Hinata said. "Isn't that the same store where I bought that ring for you?" Sasuke muttered pointing at the same store Sakura had stalked them to. Hinata nodded. Sasuke quietly spread Hinata's fingers over his own. They were so small yet so soft. And he liked how his promise ring clashed with her creamy skin. The ring he had bought was simple. It was silver not gold. A lightblue diamond was in the middle of it. It was adorable. (I describe, you make the design.)

--- Flashback

-For those who don't know it's from the 5th Chapter.

Sakura followed them to a shop. "Hina do you want this?" Sakura heard Sasuke ask Hinata. Sakura was surprised. He sounded normal. And what was with the name Hina? 'She probably told him to call her that' Sakura thought disgusted. "Huh? Oh…it's so cute! Eh! You don't have to buy it for me Uchiha-kun!" Hinata protested. Sakura tried to see what Sasuke was holding but Hinata's arm was in the way. "It's okay, besides I want to buy it for you," he pointed out. Sakura was pretty sure that Hinata was blushing. (She was.)

---End of Flashback

"I need to buy you a necklace to match," he said thoughtfully. Hinata shook her head. "I don't want you to waste your money on me," she said firmly. "You're too nice," Sasuke muttered, smiling. He held Hinata's hand and pulled her into the store. They glanced around a bit. People still stared at Sasuke and mumbled about him. He didn't talk to anyone but Naruto and Neji; and of course his princess, Hinata. Sometimes he spoke to others, but that was rare. Hinata looked at the other people. They were all staring at things but no one bought anything.

Sasuke dragged Hinata over to a counter. "Look," he whispered, pointing at a very pretty necklace that matched the ring. It was a silver chain; hanging off of it was a small silver square. In the center of the square was a lightblue diamond. Hinata gasped. "You can't buy that," she whispered urgently. "What if it costs a lot?" Hinata murmured. Sasuke laughed quietly. "I like that about you, you worry about others a lot…you'll make the perfect wife," Sasuke muttered. Hinata blushed. "Besides I'm buying it because it'll look cute on you. Simple and perfect."

In the end Sasuke bought it against Hinata's wishes. He made her wear it. "See, it looks cute," he smiled at her with an "I-told-you-so" look. Hinata blushed and buried her face in his shirt. "You still shouldn't have bought it," she mumbled into his shirt. He rolled his eyes. "Yeah yeah, I already know," he muttered.

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"What do we do now?" Hinata whispered. Sasuke shrugged. Neji and Naruto were sitting on the couch, looking absolutely furious. "I want my ramen!" Naruto whined. "I can't believe you went with the Uchiha, Hinata-sama, and he kissed you. Wasn't that your first kiss?" Neji fumed. Sasuke looked surprised. "I stole your first kiss?" he asked staring at her squirming figure. "Uh…" Hinata twiddled her fingers.

"Nevermind that! Where's my ramen?" Naruto pouted. "What do you mean "nevermind"?" Neji demanded shaking Naruto by the collar. It was more like a "you're irritating" shake not an "I'll kill you" shake. Sasuke half-glanced at Hinata. She was trying to save Naruto from Neji's grasp. Sasuke chuckled.

"Hinata, can you come over to my house tonight? The girls are having a party," Kurenai asked as she came in. She stopped in her tracks and stared at the scene. Neji was now choking Naruto, Naruto was purple, Hinata was trying to pull Neji away from Naruto……and Sasuke…was just Sasuke, very unhelpful at times. Meaning he was leaning on the wall and watching the whole thing with a smirk. "What happened?" Kurenai breathed. Neji and Naruto exchanged glances. Neji suddenly dropped Naruto on the floor, hard. "Nothing," he passed by Kurenai and left the room. Kurenai stared after him. Sasuke sighed, attracting Kurenai's glare with that small noise.

"Uchiha? What are you doing here?" she asked, suspiciously. He shrugged. 'I don't feel like talking to her, she's just like all the other people' Sasuke walked pass her and slammed his bedroom door, locking it. 'Sasuke's gone all weird now' Naruto thought scratching his head. "Um…you wanted me to go where again, Kurenai-sensei?" Hinata timidly asked. Kurenai jumped. "Oh, um…nevermind," she hurried out. 'I think I should tell Kakashi or Asuma about that weird sight' Kurenai thought.

Hinata turned to Naruto. "Uh…bye?" Naruto scuttled out. Hinata sighed and sat on her bed. After a while she took a shower and changed into a lightpurple night gown. She lay on her bed but couldn't fall asleep. After a few hours she still couldn't sleep. She rolled around. "Maybe I'm used to sleeping next to Sasuke-kun" she sat up and wandered to the kitchen. Someone she didn't expect was sitting at the table.

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Hanabi turned to Hinata. "Hi," she turned back and poked her food. Hinata nodded. 'What is Hanabi-chan doing here?' Hinata tilted her head in thought. "Are you going to sit?" Hanabi asked, turning around again. Hinata nodded hesitantly and took a seat across from Hanabi. "So why are you awake at this hour?" Hanabi asked, once again stabbing her food. Hinata shrugged. "You know kids around the mall said that you sleep around with men…and the Uchiha." Hanabi searched Hinata's face. Hinata looked sad and surprised. "Apparently the rumors came from Sakura…Haruno Sakura… stupid psychotic freak," Hanabi muttered. "Some of your fans punched her. In the stomach or face, I'm not sure," Hanabi said thoughtfully.

Hinata wore a worried expression. "Is she alright?" Hinata asked. "Yes, she should be seeing as she had enough energy to scream, 'Hinata is a stupid slut so you must be stupid to like her, I mean I'm a whole lot better than her'," Hanabi said. She laughed dryly. "Stupid isn't she? No one could beat a Hyuuga. Well maybe an Uchiha would be our equal. But anyways we have exotic eyes, pale skin to match, long, straight, silky dark hair. We're good looking, a lot better than her. Her pale pink hair barely has any color. She doesn't exactly have a certain skin color. Tan or pale? And her figure is just…and why is her skirt so short? I mean it's kind of disgusting," Hanabi finished her lecture. (Sorry to those who like Sakura but hey, it's just a story.)

"That's kind of mean," Hinata whispered. "It's true," Hanabi countered. She washed her plate and left. She glanced at Sasuke as she passed him in the hallway. He was coming down the stairs. He obviously heard the entire conversation, seeing as his expression was of anger.

Sasuke walked into the kitchen just as Hinata was about to leave. She bumped into him and he grabbed her by her upper arms, steadying her. "Can I sleep with you?" he whispered into her hair. Her eyes widened until she caught onto his innocent meaning. He chuckled. Blushing at her ignorance, she nodded, slowly, as though believing this were some sort of dream. He was pissed off because he couldn't hang out with Hinata the entire day, causing his anger towards Sakura to be doubled.

Hinata crawled onto her bed. Sasuke was in black boxers again. Hinata blushed as Sasuke pulled her onto his chest. "I'm sleepy…" he muttered. Hinata nodded in agreement. She rolled off his chest and laid next to him. She soon felt sleepy, but even though she was drowsy she could feel Sasuke's arm slither around her waist and hug her tight. "Night, "he murmured. Hinata sleepily murmured a 'yes' in return.

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Hinata tried to roll around but felt an arm pull her close to someone's chest. It stopped her rolling. Hinata placed a small hand on the chest and traced the muscles. Sasuke groaned and grabbed her wrist to stop her. "Don't do that," he muttered sleepily. Hinata giggled. "What are you giggling at?" he muttered, turning his head and staring at her. She smiled and ruffled his hair. He rolled his eyes at her silly smile. "Are you awake," Hinata murmured. "No, I don't want to be awake," Sasuke complained playfully. Hinata pushed his heavy arm off her waist and got up. "I'm going to use the bathroom, okay?" Hinata quietly slipped out of bed. Sasuke rolled onto her side of the bed.

Sasuke waited for about 3-5 minutes and then Hinata rushed back. "Sasuke-kun, when I was gone was anyone else in here?" she asked timidly, crawling back into bed next to him. "No," he gave her a strange look as she hugged him tightly. "Why?' he asked. "Um…in the bathroom m-mirror I s-saw a sh-shadow b-behind my r-reflection…it d-didn't really have a b-body…but it had the sh-shape of a girl, m-maybe a 15 or 16 year old g-girl. It scared me," Hinata muttered, shivering slightly. "What did you do?" he asked urgently. "I turned around b-but it wasn't there a-and when I-I turned a-around to face the mirror. I-I w-was f-frozen because…Um… a-a-according to the m-mirror, it was standing right beside me. A-and I could h-hear a faint breathing. I was scared b-because it had one dark red eye and one bright red eye. I-Its m-mouth, if it had one, s-split into a g-grin. Then i-its eyes s-swirled a-and f-flared b-brightly. I couldn't scream so I took all the courage I had and ran out," she finished in a quiet whispery voice. Sasuke hugged her tighter. "I'm so confused," he muttered. "I'm scared," Hinata whispered. With soo much worry on her mind she fell asleep. 'It's after you Hina, I know it is…but why?' Sasuke fell asleep with that thought. He never noticed the human-sized, dog-figured shadow outside his window, sting on a tree branch. It smiled and bared sharp teeth. Its eyes swirled and flared, just as Hinata had described it. The thing licked its lip and disappeared into thin air.

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