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And as Tenten watched Hinata fall asleep on her couch, she couldn't help but wonder if the young woman spoke the truth. It sounded so... out of this world. But why would Hinata lie to her in the first place? Why lie about something that could get her placed inside one of those horrible institutions again?

No, Tenten decided that Hinata did speak the truth and that there was an incubus-demon in her life right now. And from what Tenten understood, the demon was getting rather possessive of Hinata. Which meant he probably was somewhere in the neighbourhood, just out of Hinata's line of vision.

Tenten got up and walked to her kitchen window. She opened it and felt a bit stupid as she called out into the air: "I know you're here somewhere, you might as well come in."

There was a light draft and then she saw a paper move over her table. He was here.

"Ok mister demon that pester my best friend's life at the moment. You know I can't see you, but I'm sure you can hear me and I want you to listen and I want you to listen good!" Tenten started and looked to the place where she thought the demon was residing.

There was another shuffle with the paper, indicating that the demon was listening.

"Hinata-chan is my best friend. She has gone through hell because people thought she was all wrong in the head. And if you ever... and I mean it... if you ever cause her to be put in one of those hospitals again I will find a way to see you and then I will gut you and strangle you with your intestines, cut off your wings and keep them as a trophy." Tenten grabbed one of her priced daggers and made a few fancy moves with it before she ran it down onto her table.

Sasuke gulped and he was fairly sure that this person probably could do it without even see him. And he had no such intentions. No, he wanted to protect the sweet little sunshine –girl until she passed away. He wanted to tell this furious Amazon woman that but he was not sure how to do it until he spotted a little notepad and a pencil.

Tenten's dark eyes widened as she watched how words suddenly began to appear on her little notepad. It was beyond freaky. She hadn't been 110 sure about Sasuke's existence but this was scaring the pants of her. He was real, very real and he was communicating with her.

"I will protect Hinata with everything that I am. She's the first human that has been able to see me for 2000 years. I will not do anything that will put her in danger." The note stated.

'Two thousand years?? No wonder that he would treasure her like nothing else. Of course he would be possessive over her. She's the only one he can communicate with on a normal scale,' Tenten thought as she watched the words form on the notepad.

"Good, because I would skin you alive and make a purse and a pair of new shoes out of your skin if you ever hurt her." Tenten replied, she really wanted Hinata to be safe in his hands.

"I will be right at her side protecting her until the day she dies." The words spilled out on the notepad.

"I'm glad to hear it even if I do feel sorry for you. But take care of her and make sure she finds some happiness in her life," Tenten stated.

"I will go back to her home now. Take care of her for me,"

"I will Sasuke-san, don't worry about it," Tenten smiled.

There was another draft and Tenten went to close the window. The demon had left the building. Then she found the bottle with whisky and she poured herself another glass. It went down her throat rather quickly.

"Damn... this is just freaky," she murmured as she walked into the living room and saw Hinata sleep on her couch. "They were wrong. Your father and all those doctors – they were so wrong. You were not crazy at all... you are just amongst the blessed ones that can help the spirits to go on their right path..."

"Yeah, freaky..."

Hinata awoke the next morning feeling very refreshed, mentally speaking. And as she realized that she was at Tenten's apartment made her smile softly.

'She really believed me...' Hinata thought as she got up and walked into the kitchen, set on making some tea for them both.

She noticed the scribbles on the notepad that lied there on the kitchen table and like a little curious soul she was, Hinata read it and turned tomato-coloured in the matter of seconds.

She had no problem with imagining what had occurred in the kitchen after she fell asleep. Tenten had always been very protective of Hinata and most likely she had called Sasuke into the kitchen even if she couldn't see him and then threatened him. But what surprised her and made her blush was the passionate words that had been written.

"I think he really cares about you."

Hinata turned around and saw Tenten stand in the kitchen doorway, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

"W-what?"

"That demon of yours... he really cares about you."

"Y-you t-talked to him?" Hinata mumbled.

"Well, we did have some form of communication," Tenten said as she smiled. "I threatened to kill him if he hurt you in any way, that's about the sum of it all. And he agreed that he would protect you since you're the only one that can see him anyway and he don't want anything to happen to you."

Hinata looked as if she was about to faint again so Tenten rushed forward and helped her friend sit down on a chair.

"You really should stop doing that, you're going to give me a heart attack one day," Tenten scolded softly.

"S-sorry..."

"Well, so... what do I give Akamaru, I don't think I have any dog-food at home," Tenten began to look through her lookers when she heard a tap on the window. She looked but there was nothing.

But then again, she had been through some weird shit last night so why not open the window and check things out?

And before Tenten knew it she had a bag of dog-food in her hand and there was a little note stuck to it.

"For Akamaru-chan, I don't want him to hate me," it said.

"You know Hinata-chan, this demon of yours is good demon-boy."

Hinata blinked.

"Well, just look what he got Akamaru!" Tenten said and held up the bag with dog-food.

Hinata blinked again and then shot a look through the window and indeed she could see a happily grinning demon outside.

'Please spare me,' she silently groaned as she put up a little shaky smile for her friend.

Tenten found a plastic bowl and poured some dog food into it and within a blink of an eye Akamaru was sitting next to Tenten, wagging his tail happily.

"You know Hinata-chan, you must show me a drawing of this demon of yours sometime. I want to know how he looks like," Tenten said as she continued where Hinata had left off – making tea for their breakfast.

Hinata blushed and nodded.

"I'll try and do that," Hinata answered and went to find butter, bread, cheese and other things for their breakfast.

They ate their breakfast in silence but you could see the small smiles they exchanged between each other.

Afterwards Tenten told Hinata to use her shower while she cleaned up after them in the kitchen. Hinata complained about it but Tenten just shooed her away – telling the white eyed woman that she was Tenten's guest and that she shouldn't have to do anything except enjoy Tenten's hospitality.

Twenty minutes later Hinata had showered and put on a fresh change of clothes. Her wet hair shone in the morning light and Tenten couldn't help but think that her friend had blossomed into one hell of a fine woman. 'And if my hunches are true then there will be no mortal man that can steal her heart.'

But Tenten was shook out of her thoughts as the doorbell rang. She was a bit surprised since it was still very early in the morning but she went to open it.

And she got a good surprise.

"Gaara??"

"Good morning, I hope I do not disturb you, Tenten-san?" he said as he bowed slightly. In his hand he had a small bouquet of flowers.

Tenten shook her head violently.

"Please come in," she said and held the door open for him to step inside her apartment.

"Here, these are for you," he said and held out the flowers.

Tenten blushed and took the flowers.

"Thank you very much."

Hinata heard it all from the living room and she got up to see who it was that came to visit.

"You?" Hinata gasped when she recognized the red haired man to be the one that was with that blonde policeman.

"You?" The red haired man raised an almost non existent eyebrow when he saw Hinata.

Tenten gaped.

"You two know each other?" Tenten asked.

"My partner and I was called to her apartment after a couple of phone calls of possible abuse," the police man stated.

Hinata just laughed nervously when Tenten looked at her.

"Well, Hinata-chan, this is Gaara, Gaara, meet Hinata-chan, my best friend."

They shook hands and nodded towards each other.

"You have not had any more nightmares?" asked Gaara.

Hinata shook her head and then she looked at Tenten.

"I should probably get going. It was nice to meet you Gaara-san, Tenten – I call you later?" she said.

"Alright, just be sure to take care of your self now," Tenten said and hugged her friend.

"You too, and remember – do all the things I probably wouldn't do," Hinata said with a giggle and she took great pleasure seeing her friend turn tomato for once.

"HINATA!!" Tenten hissed.

"Got ya!! Take care and thank you for having me over," Hinata said and hugged her friend.

"I'm glad to have you here any time. And tell that Sasuke of yours that he better behave or else..."

Hinata giggled and nodded.

And with that Hinata and Akamaru was on their way back home to their apartment. To Sasuke that most likely was waiting for them.

And Sasuke had been waiting. He had returned back to the apartment right after he had delivered the bag of dog food to Tenten. He couldn't help but feel thankful for the woman whom seemed to have a love for all kinds of daggers. Hinata had promised that she would come home today so after that little morning escapade he had returned to their "lair" and waited for his precious little white eyed woman to come home.

And when he heard the lock being unlocked he smiled but put up a cool facade. But his immortal heart was racing. His Hinata was coming home.

He hurried over to the hall and once she had gotten inside, let Akamaru free from the leash so the dog could run free, he grabbed her hands and pulled her close.

"W-what are you doing?" Hinata stuttered and felt her cheeks heat up at the closeness to the demon.

"Please... promise me that you'll never do this to me again," Sasuke whispered into her ear as he embraced her completely within his arms and wings.

"D-do what?"

"Leave me like this... it hurt so fucking much," he growled as he breathed in the scent of her hair. Gods, it felt so good to have her close like this.

"Eehh?" Hinata didn't know what do say.

Sasuke moved away, just slightly and then he cupped her cheeks and gently forced her to look up into his eyes.

"I never want to be separated from you ever again," he said and lowered his face and placed a gentle kiss on her lips.

A kiss that grew in passion.

Sasuke couldn't believe it when he felt Hinata's arms wove around his waist, hands that gently caressed the joint section of his wings and back. She opened up to him like a flower to the sunlight.

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