A/N: Hi people, sorry again for the long wait!

I just noticed that the one year anniversary of this fic has passed, and I want to thank all my readers for hanging on to this story. I apoligize for the long delays and but want to reassure you all: I WILL FINISH THIS FIC!

I'm done with my job, my boyfriend moved to Scotland, and I'm currently focussing on writing my thesis. My subject is 'Anime fandom in the digital era' 

So reading fanfic, writing fanfic, drawing fanart, engaging in anime forums and of course... watching anime! It's all on my to-do-list.

For now I present to you, chapter 10 of my story.

Next chapter will be up soon, I promise for a review!

Warning: Rating up to M just in case (for sasuke smexiness :p)

Unrevised again... sorry!

Chapter 10

Tell me, Hyuuga Hinata."

Not knowing what he meant she asked: "A-ano, what should I tell you, Uchiha-san?"

"Everything." he answered with a smirk. Much to Hinata's horror, she could see his pupil change to a red color..

He activated his Sharingan.

Hinata's bewilderment increased when she saw him undoing his top, leaving him nothing but his waist-kimono, undergarments and sash which holded his sword. His eyes never left her as he took it off.

She couldn't help her mouth falling open and she blushed, tapping her indexfingers nervously against't each other. Her eyes traced his chest, muscled as expected, and pale skin..., so much unlike Naruto's well toned skin. She felt herself turning even redder by the thought of it.

She quickly averted her gaze from his chest towards his face, and gulped when she remembered his activated blood limit.

"Sasuke?" She asked with a shaky voice.

At first he didn't respond. He stood there, arms crossed, like he was thinking, although his eyes never left the young heiress of the Hyuuga-clan.

"Come at me, Hyuuga Hinata." He finally spoke.

She noticed his voice wasn't raised, just the same impassive tone his usually had when he spoke to her. His expression never changed when he said those words, and he remained as calm as ever, making Hinata extremely confused.

What is he doing?

With his sword still sheeld safely inside his sash, he looked at her provonkingly, arms crossed over his well build chest.

"W-why?" She asked him, inwardly cursing herself for the stutter.

The raven-haired shinobi didn't utter a word, and in a flash he was besides here, making her flinch in surprise.
The chakra-flow to her feet was disrupted by the sudden distraction and she fell in the water beneath her.

"Pathetic". She heard him say as she sunk into the deep. She could only imagine the smirk on his face right now.

She struggled, her heavy jacket compromising her movements. Eventually she managed to reach the surfuce after discarding it on the way. She lunged for air and quickly swam to the edge of the lake. Drained, and heavy breathing, she dropped herself on a rock and looked around for Sasuke.

She was about to use her remaining chakra to activate her Byakugan, but halted when she heard a chuckle coming from behind her.

Hinata looked over her shoulder, and quickly turned around when she saw him sitting against a tree, just a few feet away from her.

She was relieved to see his Sharingan unactivated, but was feeling uneasy with the way he looked at her. But when she turned around his eyes contained something which was rather unknown to Hinata. It was almost primal, animalistic, it made her skin tingle.

She followed his gaze, and noticed that her wet clothes were giving him far more to see then she would have liked. The familiar nausea came back, but she refused to faint in this state of nudity. Instead she would have to live with the unfamiliar feeling inside of her that was caused by him looking at her that way. She was burning everywhere.

From embarrassment, of course.

Covering as much skin as she could with her arms and hands, she stood straight and waited for him to start his mockery once more.

But it never came.

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He wanted to know what she could do, that Hyuuga-girl, beat her around if he had to.

But the thought of bruising that divine body of her, made him lose interest in that.

He eyed her body, and just like he noticed earlier, she had the perfect figure, which could make any man lose total control upon seeing it. Even though he remained cool and collected on the outside, his eyes couldn't hide his desire. His eyes roamed her body, until they fell upon a small scar on her tummy, barely noticable, but it was there. Rage went through him and he promised to kill anyone who dared breaking such flawless skin.

She asked him if she could be excused so she could change clothes. He nodded, and chuckled as she walked passed by him, her arms folded protectively over her breasts.

He kept his onyx eyes on her as she returned to camp. He blinked and felt angry for letting her go so easily. With a grunt, he went after her.

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Breakfast was not fish; it was canned fruit that Hinata brought along when she left Konoha.

Sasuke noticed that she was wearing the kimono he dropped earlier.

"I'm sorry, I, I forgot that I don't have any spare clothes left." She shyly said before he could ask.

He blushed in response, and needed to admit that she looked beautiful. Her hair hanging losely over her exposed shoulder, still wet from the water. He shook his head and took a seat next Hinata, who fell silent.

"Why didn't you activate you bloodline limit earlier, when you fell?" He asked her suddenly, as he turned down the piece of pineapple she presented him.

"Uh, it wasn't necessary. I wasn't in any real danger"

The avenger chuckled at her answer. "No real danger?"

Hinata shrugged her shoulders and her lips formed a smile. "Well I might be the clumsiest ninja in the world, I know how to swim."

He laughed at her comment, and for a moment there Hinata could actually see Sasuke smile, and she felt immediatly at ease.

"But you can activate it?"

"Of course I can, I am from the Main House after all; we usually learn to use our bloodline around 4 years old. And then we are learned not to rely on the Byakugan too much, because it consumes a lot of chakra while activated.", she explained, slightly offended with his question.

Sasuke's face went back to serious and he listened intently as Hinata spoke. His eyes widened when she told him that she was from the Main House, making her of royal blood.

"So what happened at the lake, that was all for this?"

"Yes. I wanted to force you to activate your blood limit"

"Oh"

He cocked an eyebrow at that, Oh?

"Well if you wanted to see the Byakugan, you should've just asked"

He blinked, and then saw her making handsigns. She flinched when he activated his own Sharingan, and was just slightly reassured when he promised to not do her any harm.

"Byakugan!" She yelled, and veins popped up around her eyes.

She looked at Sasuke, who seemed to be transfixed by the sight, his hands moving to both sides of her face, cupping her cheeks. His eyes remained locked with her as he carresed her cheeks with his thumbs. A blush crept up and she closed her eyes, savoring the moment

The moment was interrupted, when they heared leaf cracking.

"There's someone approaching!" she warned Sasuke, pointing in the direction of the sound.

She looked through the thick forest with her Byakugan.

"There!"

Sasuke drawed his sword. "How many?"

Hinata scanned the entire area "Just one"she answered, and returned her eyes back to the intruder.

A shadow appeared in front of them and stepped out of the high grass.

"Hi there Sasuke-san, it's been a while" a male voice greeted as his face was revealed

"You!"

A/N: Woohoo, finally finished this chapter, took me long enough!

And surprise surprise... cliffhanger!

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