Gee I really made some of you guys mad huh last chapter? I didn't mean to make everyone hate Tenten...I was just thinking that she was really sad and ashamed at how Neji's been treating her. To see the very person you envy and blame for not getting what you want most...the one who pointed it all out to you in the first place...might make you do something crazy especially if you're drunk! So sorry about that guys. I've been getting reviews that have been hitting my plotline plans right on the mark and I've been trying to work out the details for the sequel to this story in my head...that I have come to the realization that I need to change things up a little. All I can say is...nothing that hasn't been written yet has been set in stone. The only thing that is definite is that Sasuke and Hinata end up together and they're happy. Tha's all I'm gonna say. So no matter how many red herrings are in the story...I'm gonna try to surprise you guys with how it all works out. Okay I'm lying I'm gonna just write whatever comes out. Cause I'm totally buggin now...you guys want action and ass kickin fight scenes and I'm scared I am gonna screw all that up and haven't really any clue what to do to prevent this from happening. Sooo...let's keep our fingers crossed that I can pull some good stuff outta my head to end the story with.

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Chapter 14!!!

Hinata stood in front of the faded red door of the apartment in one of the more rundown buildings in the center of the village. It had been 13 days since she last saw Sasuke. Everyday she looked for him, and she knew he was aware of the fact because she never found him. Kiba told her she was better off. Naruto would skirt around the question and beat a hasty retreat whenever she was around. Sakura gave her smug looks and made snide remarks under her breath which Hinata heard anyway. Making her hand itch to slap the other girl's face. Neji left her alone when she told him that she was feeling out of sorts due to an abnormally heavy period. Ino talked her ear off everyday in attempts to keep her mind off of one broody ninja. Hinata appreciated all of her friend's efforts but she needed to talk to Sasuke.

She needed to explain to him...needed to make him understand. She didn't mean to hurt him. She just needed him. At first...it might have been only for her own purposes. But now she realized she had fallen in love with him. Fallen in love with the way he made her feel safe. Safe and loved. She fell in love with the way he looked at her. She fell in love with the heart that beat within it's perfect shell. It was killing her to think he might believe otherwise. She couldn't bear thinking about him believing Tenten's ignorant half-truths.

Didn't she deserve the right to defend herself and speak her side? She had to find him. She just had to! She needed to see Naruto. He knew where Sasuke was or rather he knew how to find him. But now standing in front of his door...she wasn't so sure if she should knock. It had been so long since she had been to his apartment. The last time she was here they were making plans to go to the movies (as friends ofcourse) the next day Naruto told her that he couldn't be her friend anymore because his girlfriend thought they spent too much time together. It felt odd even just standing here.

Squaring her shoulders she rapped on the door loudly. No answer. Frowning she activated her Byakugan and saw him lying in bed snoring loudly dangerously close to drooling all over himself. Deactivating her Byakugan she pounded on the door as loudly as she could. There was a thump and a curse. Footsteps...another thump immediately followed by a crash... even more cursing this time louder. Finally the door swung open and a red eyed hung over Naruto snarled a loud "WHAT?!!" right in her face.

Cringing Hinata bowed to him "G-Gomen nasai Naruto-san! I'm really really sorry to bother you! But I really need to find Sasuke!" Hinata looked up at him through her lashes. Blinking Naruto turned two shades redder than normal. First because he yelled at Hinata-chan and now she looked all scared of him. And second because he was standing in his doorway in front of her with nothing but his orange threadbare blanket wrapped around his waist.

"It's okay Hinata...why don't you come inside and wait while I change into something more appropriate for guests." Naruto clutched the loose knot at his waist with one hand and rubbed the back of his head with the other. Ushering her inside he closed the door behind her.

Hinata stared around at the apartment while Naruto changed in the bathroom. It was still the same as she remembered. Just as messy. Kitchen sink full of dishes. Waste basket overflowing with instant ramen styrofoam bowls and cups. Clothes strewn everywhere. She wondered if it had been halfway neat the months Naruto spent with Sakura. 'Probably spent time at her apartment 'Hinata thought to herself. A picture sitting on the coffee table caught her eye. It was a picture of team 7 when they were all genins. Sakura had her arms wrapped around one of Sasuke's even though he was turned away from her. She wore a bright smile. Naruto had a hand clasping Sakura's shoulder and made a peace sign with the other hand smiling widely. Sasuke smirked at the camera mischieviously. Hinata picked up the picture frame and studied Sasuke's features. She felt so pathetic to be so desperate that a picture of him...one taken 5 years ago no less...made her feel so emotional.

"That was taken after my birthday when we were on a mission in Suna. It was the first time nobody looked at me on my birthday without hate in their eyes." Naruto said from the doorway wearing orange basketball shorts and a black t-shirt a white towel drapped around his neck.

Hinata put the frame back down on the table with a sad look on her face. "I'm sorry you've spent your life treated so horribly Naruto."

The boy just smiled at her "It's alright Hinata...it wasn't ALL bad. I had Iruka, the third hokage and Jiraiya. All of my friends...Sasuke teme for awhile too." Naruto reassured her.

At the mention of Sasuke's name Hinata's face fell, her necked bowed and her hair hung around her face. Her shoulders shook as she brought her hands to her face. She struggled to keep the tears in check. Naruto's eyes grew wide and he closed the gap between them, gathered her up , stood straight up holding her close to his chest rocking her as if he were comforting a child with a skinned knee.

"Shhh Hinata-chan don't cry!!" Naruto begged her. When she heard him call her that again...the dam holding her tears at bay broke and she sobbed openly at the flood of emotion that washed over her. She had missed hearing him say her name like that. He was the only one who could say her name just that way and make her want to smile. She missed his friendship so much! She missed Naruto so much. They had been very close for a long while before Sakura came and ruined it all. Naruto started to panic at the increase of weeping and sat down beside her on the couch.

"Oh Naruto-kun... I'm an awful person...I'm just horrible!..."

Hinata found herself telling him the whole story. Hiccuping the whole time, the arrangement her family had made for her came pouring out. The relief of telling someone rivaled the guilt in divulging Clan Business and exposing Neji's twisted fascination with her. She told him everything she should have told Sasuke. Things that she was too ashamed to tell Sasuke because she was scared he would find her as disgusting as she felt because of Neji.

The whole time Naruto held her hand and listened to her not interrupting her once. ( a/n : A major feat for Naruto). When she was finished she looked up at him and saw Naruto's eyes were just a shade more slanted than normally ,his whisker markings a little more pronounced than usual. The boy was trembling with anger at how Hinata had described the indignities Neji forced upon her.

"Hinata! He can't get away with all that! It's not right..." Naruto growled. Hinata gasped and gripped Naruto's arms tightly.

"No Naruto!! You can't do anything about it! Even Hokage-sama can't interfere with Clan affairs. If you make trouble it'll come back to me!! Please Naruto! My father worked so hard for this chance for me . They'll take it all away..." Hinata was nearly in tears again. Naruto calmed down a little but promised himself he was gonna do something about how the Hyuugas handled their business when he was Hokage.

"If only I could tell Sasuke everything. I want him to know that I wasn't just using him. I..I really love him Naruto-kun!!" Hinata whispered almost shocked at this fact herself. "Enough to let Neji have his way...if it means that Sasuke could really know my true feelings." She broke into another crying jag.

Naruto just held her to him again and rocked her some more. It wasn't long before she grew heavier in his arms. Feeling the tension slowly seep from her body he looked down into her sleeping face. She looked so weary and worn out from all the stress and crying. He gently lay her down on the couch and covered her up with the throw draped over it's arm rest. Silently he made his way towards the door with a grim expression on his normally sunny face. He needed to have a talk with his bestfriend...even if he had to knock him out and tie him up to have it.

Thwip...thunk...thwip...thunk...thwip..thwip..thunk..thunk

Sasuke threw his shuriken at a mannequin mechanically. His thoughts remained largely on Hinata. It was all he thought about the past couple of weeks. He felt so angry still. She lied to him...the one person he felt he could trust completely. The only one he ever let in. He knew that things were going too good for him. He knew it! How could he have been so stupid?! She was way too good for him. He didn't deserve her. He thought that they were falling in love...what a fuckin' joke!

Anger surged through him at that thought. 'No she didn't deserve him!' He put himself out there for her. He was open and trusting and she was lying the whole time! Pretending to love him. It made him sick inside. Because he knew that deep down inside he still loved her.

Rage had kept him away from her at first. Pride made him stay away. He didn't want to see her face that looked at him lovingly when she was laughing at him inside the whole time. He didn't want to hear her voice say sweet words to him through the lying lips he kissed so reverantly.

Sasuke sighed...he was pathetic. Stiffening he threw more shuriken at the mannequin. "What do you want Naruto? I told you I don't want to deal with anybody but the hokage and only for missions right now." He said emotionlessly without turning around to face the blonde boy standing behind him.

"How long are you gonna punish Hinata-chan?"

"She's no better than Sakura." Sasuke growled spinning around to face Naruto. In half a breath he found himself getting launched through the air to land with a thud against a tree. Taken by complete surprise he didn't register what was happening until he was looking down at Naruto who was holding him up against the tree by his shirtfront.

"Hinata-chan is nothing like Sakura!!! Does Hinata ever make you do anything that would compromise your self worth? Does she use you to buy her things she can easily afford herself but wants you to pay for? Does she use sex against you to get herself out of a fight she knows she's losing? Or to keep you from leaving? Huh?! No!! She doesn't! Hinata-chan is the very best person ever. But you already knew that or else you wouldn't be so in love with her! Cut her a break man! She's still human!" Sasuke narrowed his eyes at him but didn't make any move to extricate himself from Naruto's grip.

"She's using me Naruto. She lied to me. She betrayed me. It's over." Sasuke monotoned.

"Is she using you when she's put her feelings on the line, right along with yours?" Naruto shook him like a ragdoll in frustration. "Is this all just a game to you? Is that all she is?!" Naruto felt his composure slipping as his teeth sharpened.

"If it is...it's a game I won before you even knew we were playing." Sasuke finally shoved the other boy from him.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Now the kyuubi vessal was confused and he felt his true self gain a sliver of control over his emotions. Sasuke snorted at how clueless Naruto still was about Hinata's feelings for him in the past.

"You haven't even heard her side yet." Naruto tried to reason with him when it became apparent that no answer was forthcoming. "She's so wrecked... she passed out in my apartment from crying too much." Sasuke felt his anger rising at the last sentence.

"I. Don't. Care. Nobody makes a fool out of me. Nobody!" Sasuke's voice cracked at this statement. "Just go away...or go help her. Whatever you do... leave me alone." Sasuke said closing himself off as usual.

"Did you know that Neji's been trying to rape her since the chuunin exams? The one where he almost killed her? That her family is gonna put one of those freaky assed seals on her and let him? Did you know that she's not even gonna be Heiress anymore?" Naruto yelled out at him. Dropping his head in defeat at Sasuke's silence Naruto started walking away."You know if she came to me for help I would have given it to her for nothing in return. But she sought you out Sasuke."

"Why do you even care?! What is she to you anyway?!" Sasuke screamed at Naruto's back.

Naruto turned and smiled at him sadly. "She's my friend...but that isn't what makes me care so much. It's what she is to you that's important."

"Oh? And just what is that Dobe?!" Sasuke sneered.

"She's the sunshine in your life isn't she?" Naruto left him standing there alone.

Sasuke walked up to the mannequin and started ripping his shurikens free from it. Lost in thought he went over what Naruto had just told him. Hinata wasn't going to be heiress? Well that suited him fine. She couldn't be the Hyuuga Heiress if she was an Uchiha right? What the hell was that?! He wasn't actually thinking about crawling back to her was he? Still...Naruto said that Neji was trying to rape her...since she was 12. 'What the fuck is wrong with that sick asshole?' Sasuke felt his blood boil just thinking of Neji putting his fucking hands on Hinata.

This was starting to make sense now. She had chosen him to protect her from her cousin's dick. Well...why? That was absurd, he wasn't a hero... that was Naruto...she could've gone to Naruto and he would have helped her for nothing... Sasuke recalled Naruto's words. No... Sasuke was no hero. Sasuke was an avenger...but how long had it been since he even thought about Itachi? Weeks? Months? ...Since Hinata came into his life.

Was Naruto right? Did Sasuke put her up on a pedestal and expect too much from her? All he wanted was her love and she gave it to him. Was he really going to complain how he won it? Did this all matter in the end? He still needed to re-build his clan. He still had a chance to do it with his first choice. Why couldn't he just accept that? Because he loved her with all of his being and didn't want to be the only one in it. He wanted her to return the same feelings he held for her. Was this all just a tantrum from someone who was never turned down? Always given whatever he wanted from women? Fuck! It was less complicated killing for that ass ranger Orochimaru than it was dealing with his own feelings.

Could he really be so self-righteous about her motives? He got what he wanted right? Hinata and her affections. Her complete acceptance of him. So what if she hadn't been so forthright in the beginning? Wasn't he lying by omission by not making it clear to her that he was still going after Itachi if he gets a chance. That affected her fate too right? God he was so confused and fucked up over it all! Well Naruto was right about one thing...he needed to have a talk with Hinata face to face. Now determined to put these bullshit two weeks behind him one way or another he headed off towards Naruto's apartment.

Sasuke stood outside the slightly ajar door listening to Naruto speaking softly. "I'm sorry Hinata-chan. I tried to talk to him. But he's just too much a teme to listen and I'm too much a baka to use the right words to make him come. Please don't cry. I'm sure he'll get over it...someday." Naruto said feeling very upset with himself for failing her. Damn that Sasuke! The jerk was making him go around disappointing girls again.

Pushing the door open all the way Sasuke glared at the two people embracing. He made a gesture with his head indicating that Naruto leave. The blonde boy dropped his arms from Hinata. "Hey! I'm not such a baka after all!" He smiled encouragingly at her. "Well I'll let you two talk. I'm going over to Kiba's for awhile." With that he grabbed his house keys off the counter he had just tossed them on and shut the door firmly behind him. Locking it from the outside.

Sasuke gripped Hinata's wrist."We need to talk." He pulled her into the bathroom with him. He let go of her wrist and turned the shower on full blast so no one (Naruto) would be able to snoop in on their conversation. He shut the bathroom door, locked it and leaned against it. Studying her leaning against the sink fo a moment he raked his fingers through his bangs."Are you using me to kill your cousin?" He asked point blank.

"No!" Hinata gasped shocked that he thought of something like that.

"Well I would wanna kill somebody who was trying to rape me for years. If that was the case you could've just asked." Sasuke said defensively.

He stalked towards her and backed her up against the sink trapping her there pressed against him. "Do you love him?" The hard edge to his voice was unmistakeable. His eyes burning down into hers.

"No." Hinata said softly.

"Tell me you don't love him!" Sasuke ordered sharply.

"I don't love him." Hinata complied immediately. It was true she didn't love Neji...not like that.

"Do you love me?" Sasuke asked softly...silkily.

"Yes!" Hinata cried out willing him to hear the truth in her voice her eyes pleading with him to believe her

Sasuke pulled the hair at her nape sharply exposing her neck to him. He lowered his head to her ear. "Tell me." This time the command was seductive. He trailed kisses up and down her neck and sucked on the skin behind her ear.

"I love you Sasuke!" Hinata whimpered with desire. All the emotions that had weighed her down this past two weeks instantly converted into lust by his actions.

"Prove it." Sasuke commanded her in way that sent electrical jolts up her thighs. "Prove to me how much you love me Hinata." He whipped her around and faced her towards the medicine cabinet. He pushed her hair over one shoulder and put his lips to her pulse points and lightly ran his teeth over the sensitive area while grinding his hardness against her from behind. Gripping the sink Hinata watched in fascination while he toyed with her.

Catching her gaze inthe mirror he gave her a sexy smirk and pulled the zipper to her jacket down. When it was open he undid her shorts, slid them down he legs and pulled them off her. He used a kunai to slice her tank top open down the front and cut the cups of bra at the center so they sprang free for him palm to his delight. Squeezing them firmly he felt her nipples harden against his palms. Taking her nipples between his fingertips he rubbed and flicked them until she was moaning loudly. Still watching her face display desire and pleasure he put his mouth to her ear again and blew in it.

"Does that feel good Hime? Do want more? Tell me." Sasuke dared her.

"Uhh Sasuke.it feels s-so good!...I want it. I want you...inside me...I need you!" Hinata begged him, need building up inside her.

Groaning Sasuke ripped her panties off her and tossed them on the floor. Hinata heard his zipper being pulled down and closed her eyes in anticipation of being filled to the limit with him. She felt him grip her hips in his hands hard. But he didn't give her what she wanted so bad.

"Open your eyes." It was a quiet order. Letting her eyes slide open she looked at him in the mirror. As soon as she did that...he thrust his whole length into her deeply."Oh yeah...You're so tight baby." Sasuke worked himself in and out of her with a deep strong rhythm. She was clasping him so sweetly inside her. The tightness and the creaminess made him lose his mind in passion. He picked up his pace giving it to her harder unable to control himself and take her slowly. This was heaven . Pounding her from behind like a battering ram he demanded her response to him.

Hinata was going crazy with desire. The sensation of his thick shaft pistoning in and out of her was mind-blowing! She put her hands against the wall on both sides of the medicine cabinet for stability while he took her even harder than before. This was nothing like their past consumations. This was raw-er and much more intense. Here in Naruto's tiny bathroom Hinata found the most concentrated form of pleasure she ever had in her whole life.

"Do you like watching yourself get fucked from behind?" Sasuke whispered into her ear deliciously. Her breath caught in her throat. Sasuke was thrilling her with his naughty words. She decided to tell him exactly what she wanted.

"Yeah it's turning me on so much! Fuck me! I want to feel you go off inside of me. Show me I'm yours ...Sasuke!" Hinata screamed out.

"Oh God...Fuck yeah...that's what I wanna hear." Sasuke grunted and reached around her to rub the sensitive bundle of nerves between her netherlips while he continued pumping. Hinata let out sexy staccato like squeals and moans and she contracted around him as her orgasm burst within her. He pulled her jacket up higher around her waist and stared at the tattoo there bouncing in time with his thrusts. This caused him to come violently, gripping her hips tightly to him as his release ripped throughout his whole body. When it was over he slumped heavily against her.

Long moments later he pulled away from her and kissed her sweaty temple. "I guess Kakashi was right...make up sex is the best kind there is." He said tired but happy. Hinata just giggled relieved that things seem to be okay between them again. Sasuke pulled off his shirt and kicked his shorts and boxers free. Slipping her jacket and the remains of her shirt and bra off of her he picked her up like a child and carried her into the shower that was still running.

Hours later...

Naruto let himself into the dark quiet apartment. Sniffing the air he didn't smell any blood...that's always a good sign right? Flipping the lights on he saw a note lying on the kitchen counter. Picking it up he recognized Sasuke's elegant script.

Naruto,

Thanks for letting us use your apartment. We've worked things out for now so don't come banging on my door asking me what happened. I'll see you soon...Hinata insists that I thank you for her...for everything. Whatever that means.

S

Sighing at Sasuke's note. He crumpled it up and tossed it into the wastebasket across the room. Something about it gave him a weird feeling. It wasn't until he was brushing his teeth the next morning when he found Hinata's ripped underwear in the corner of his bathroom floor did he know why. Cursing Sasuke out for using his house like a brothel. He smiled because he knew that his two friends were happy again...for now at least.

A/N: Okay this time I wanted the lemon to be less romantic and more steamy! I hope I got it right! I also wanted to show more of Sasuke's normal behavior since he's been too nice for some people. So he's only nice to Hinata, really if you think about it. Umm once again I'm really worried that I'll be posting something not up to standard or something. It's stupid I know. But I really want you guys to keep loving my story. Oh yeah before anybody tells me they can't see Hinata doing THAT in a bathroom that's not hers or Sasuke's please keep in mind that they've been sexually active for a while now and that amount of experimentation leads to trying new things?Okay I will stop rambling now...or after I tell you guys to please read and review A Bad Dream! Also I want to try to post another chapter for Lolita in Love this weekend too. Beautiful Lie won't get another update until next weekend. Toodles!

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