Hi guys. I decided to give an earlier update! Institute ended yesterday and I was all bored and stuff, so I decided to finish this chapter so that you guys (and myself) could read it. I really hope you all enjoy it as much as I did writing it! I might be a little shorter than other chapters, but I hope you all still enjoy it! :) Thank you all for being concerned with my behavior; I was just stressing out about the two weeks was all.

I also wanted to say that this story isn't ending anytime soon! Sorry if that is a disappointment to some, but I like incorporating my ideas into my story. This story is going to be long, so I really hope that all of you enjoy each and every chapter.

The drama is about to kick start in this story; hope you all can stand confrontation and bitter fights ('cause I know I can't).

This story isn't shipping into permanent HinaX parings yet, because, like I said before, this story isn't over. Gosh, she can't be tied down forever ppl; You never know who she will be with in the end, I like surprising others. :)

Also, this isn't a cross-over; this is a Naruto Fanfiction. I just added ouran characters for entertainment. Will they be in a few chapters, yes, but only on minor parts; and yes, they will have dialouge. I don't want to take the attention off the subject at hand: Hinata, Sasuke, etc. Most of you probably won't even notice them, but they will surely be in this story for a hot second.

So will Hinata really be with Sasuke in the end? Depends on the mood.. ^_^

Chapter 20: Coming Home

"There is a kind of magicness about going far away and then coming back all changed."
― Kate Douglas Wiggin, New Chronicles of Rebecca

Kushina slept wildly on the seats of the jet, her long, red hair scattered all around her and brushing the floor lightly. Sasori continued to stare at her, not caring that slight drool was coming from her mouth, or the fact that her shirt was slowly rising from her position on the seat…

"D-Do you think we should w-wake her?", Hinata asked the quiet man beside her and watched as he shook his head, that thoughtful look still on his face.

"The intercom should do that." He spared the woman one last look before moving his hazel eyes onto her slightly blushing face, a slow smirk coming back onto his face. The bluette could feel his stare, so she resorted to looking at the leather seat situated in front of her, not having the guts to look out the window and start up her paranoia.

She pulled out her cookie bad and threw a cookie in her mouth.

"So,. You're a virgin?" Hinata stilled when she heard his low voice; she was hoping he would have forgotten that. "And you're nineteen? God, what did you do in high school?", Sasori mused at her as he stared at her now red face.

"I-I followed the rules a-and didn't fall to peer pressure?", she questioned herself how she had kept to herself.

Even though Sarutobi Private was one of the best private high schools in America, it was still high school. At that school, there were still the cliques, the gossip, the drama, the sweethearts as well as the broken hearts, and, above all, there was them. All around her, stuff happened; girls got pregnant, some got HIV, some got into fights outside of the campus; there was so much chaos there within the buildings of the school that Hinata admired how it was still at the top of the lists of schools to attend.

At that school, she was at the bottom of the food chain; the loner. No one knew her even though she was in the class; they often forgot she was there and when they noticed most would call it out and move on. They labeled her as nothing special, just another girl in class who made good grades. She often felt out of place, like she didn't belong there. Even though she was in a room full of people, she felt lonely. She had hated this tremendously, but now somewhat appreciated it. Most of her class had failed; money could only do so much at an already rich school. If she wasn't in her books, she wouldn't have made it out.

Tenten had almost made it out; she had gotten married in her junior year and had a child in her senior year. The bluette remembered hearing about her during her freshman year; that's when she got interested in meeting her cousin's young wife. This teen had so much going on, yet still managed to keep a level head. But then, she dropped out. Just a month before her graduation, the pressure became too much for her. After that experience, the bluette became even more interested in speaking with the woman, and soon, the two became close. She remembered seeing Neji so happy to have Tenten move in with him in one of the Hyuuga's estates. Why had he treated her like this when at one point he loved her?

How did I make it out of that school unscathed?

"You've been married for two fucking years and you still haven't had your cherry popped." Sasori glanced back down at her. "Is Sasuke gay? I knew he was; what guy would miss up a chance to fuck their wife? Dumbshit." Hinata hated his vulgar words.

"S-Shut up.", the bluette muttered and pulled her sweater closer to her.

"A disgrace to mankind. I should have seen the signs; that guy hung out with Naruto and his cronies too much. He's got to be gay, that is the only explanation to it."

If only you knew. Hinata rolled her eyes and flashed back to the night of the ball.

"H-He's not gay. H-How did you know that Sasuke and Naruto were friends?" Sasori sighed and leaned back in the seat.

"Gaara is my cousin. Before he dropped the MGC in high school, they came over to Granny Chiyo's villa all the time. We almost had to beat their asses with a broom to keep them out. They were so annoying…" Hinata furrowed her brow at the male and suddenly became interested in the conversation (and also rejoiced to get off the subject of her virginity)

"You had told me that this G-Granny Chiyo had taken care of you since you were born?" He nodded, his eyes slightly narrowed. "W-Why? Your parents are still alive aren't they?"

Sasori smirked at her. "When my parents had me, they were in the middle of the high points in their careers. They didn't believe in caretakers at the time, so they decided to give me to Granny Chiyo until they found a settling point." Hinata smiled at him and pulled her legs together.

"Did you enjoy hanging out with Granny Chiyo?" He soon eyed her with suspicion, but still she kept that smile on her lips.

"I guess so. We traveled so much that I kind of got excited to explore the foreign countries we visited. I spent the first years of my life in Greece, but when I became a child, I started to attend school in America for a while, but then we moved again and I was stuck in France until I was about fourteen, and finally we moved back to Japan so that I could go to one of high schools in Tokyo."

He had had a fun and exhilarating childhood; Hinata had wondered why he had a slight French accent. He had been around the world a couple of times.

But still…

"D-Did you ever get a chance to see your parents again?" The redhead stared at her for a moment, letting the pause come out longer than she liked.

"I did.", he answered simply, but continued to stare at her.

She became nervous; had his parent's died?

"S-So, what did you do?", she hesitantly answered. He continued to stare at her before he snapped out of his daze and stared back down at her.

"Well, I came back when I was about seventeen and visited them in Japan. I enjoyed seeing them and all, and found out that my mother owned a fashion company while my dad owned a software company. I could already tell who I gained my passion for art from. But after a while, the reunion became horrid.."

"W-Why?" Sasori rolled his eyes.

"I found out that six years after I was born that mother decided to reproduce and give me some company when I decided to come home.", he said with distaste and annoyance on his face. "I now have a pair of twin brothers who are obsessed with me. You should have seen them when they saw me for the first time; they were so loud and clingy." Hinata sweat-dropped.

"Did you ever see your family again?"

"No ma'am. I have my assistant write to them for the holidays, but other than that, it has been about five years since I've seen them." Hinata looked at him with a blank look, but he could see that she was upset by her posture.

"Y-You need to see them more. They're your family."

"I know. I'll try.", he cringed at his niceness; being sarcastic suited him better. Hinata smiled a bit at him.

"So you're t-twenty-two?" Sasori brought her closer to him by grabbing onto her waist.

"Yes Hinata, I can still tongue punch your cookie. It's legal. I hope." Hinata pushed him away and stared at him in confusion and a little in offensive mood. She pulled her cookie stash away.

"Tongue punch my cookie? W-Why would you want to do that?"

Sasori stared at her with a smirk, not noticing the other woman in the jet sit up straight and stare at the two in morbid horror.

"Virgins. What a party starter…"

He had made up his mind. He couldn't go throughout life like this, not with hurting people like he had.

He was done. Finished.

He couldn't stand the way she walked away from him towards that other man; he couldn't. He couldn't stand how her eyes started to tear up when she heard her voice; he hated it with a passion. He had never saw so much hurt from her before. The call had come at the wrong time, but it was bitter-sweet. It reminded him that he still had obligations to take care of before he could ever fix the things he had destroyed in others' lives.

He felt his heart sting, his blood boil. He had knew a long time ago that he had fallen for her; fallen for her pure heart.

But he constantly pushed her away, not wanting to fall. He should have known it was too late for him; she was just too nice, too normal. Too beautiful.

Yet he managed to mess her up as well as others. He crushed her, demolished her completely all because of how he felt.

All because of him. His self.

He had never really thought of her until that day…

Sasuke smiled lightly at the little flake on his glove. The first snow of the year.

He had been waiting for this time to come by. This meant that Christmas was around the corner…

He smirked as the tiny flake melted. Lamborghini Aventador here I come..

"Come on teme! We're gonna be late!", yelled Naruto from his Porsche. Sasuke dropped his smile and sighed before picking up his sports duffle bag off the snowy concrete and running to the bright orange vehicle.

Why his friend had got such a ridiculous color he would never know.

The dark-haired teen through the bag in the backseat and slammed the door, resulting in the gasping of the blonde.

"Teme-!"

Sasuke ignored the raging teen and turned up the radio, letting the Christmas jingle come through.

"- my mom would blow my fucking balls off if she saw that I had gotten a scratch on my car-"

That's when he looked out the windshield window and saw her…

She stood atop the steps of the school, looking up at the falling snow. He watched as he hand reached out toward the fluffy precipitation, caution and gentleness in her movements. Then, with a steady hand, she slowly pulled back and looked down…

His breath hitched as a smile crossed her face.

She looked like a doll, a very fragile doll. He had never seen her before in school; he would remember that face.

"Dobe.". Sasuke hit the blonde in the chest, effectively knocking him out of his raging zone.

"What?"

"Who's she? I never saw her before." Sasuke motioned toward the smiling girl. Naruto looked ahead with squinted eyes before he located her.

His blue eyes darted over to the teen next to him; he was still staring at the girl. The blonde smirked at this.

"Is someone in L-O-V-"

He yelped when a fist connected with his side. "I don't know who the fuck she is, dobe. Who the hell is she?"

Naruto glared at Sasuke. "Why the hell should I tell you now, you sleazy scumbag!"

The Uchiha huffed and leaned back into his seat, clearly upset that he wouldn't know the name.

"And you can't date her even if ya wanted to. That's Neji-senpai's little cousin, Hinata. She's a first year, and you know how lady Tsunade is about third years dating the first years!"

Sasuke gave the blonde a look. "Neji never said anything about a cousin…"

"That's because he hates her!" Sasuke looked back at the girl, who was now walking towards a pristine white limo.

"She looks like a mouse. Why would he hate her?" Naruto started up the car and looked behind him before pulling off.

"The rumor around the school is that her father was responsible for the car wreck his father was in! That's total shit to me! Who the fuck would do that to their own brother, twin brother at that! That's, like, killing yourself ya know?"

Sasuke rubbed the back of his neck. He became a little nervous; Fugaku had a brother…

But what the hell would his annoying Uncle Mada do other than hurt himself?

"That still isn't a good enough reason to hate someone.."

"Just like being jealous is not a good enough reason to hate your brother, but you do. "Sasuke snapped red eyes to Naruto.

"That's different."

"Just as bad – Hey, turn the station, teme! My ears are tingling – I know that Rudolph is playing, I just know it!"Sasuke rolled his eyes, but nonetheless changed the station, and sure enough, 'Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer' was playing.

Sasuke looked towards Naruto in shock, "How the hell did you do that?" Naruto smirked and turned the corner.

"I'm the master."

And thus, the two talked about Christmas songs, but the bluette stayed in the corner of his mind.

Sasuke watched the buildings pass by, his face solemn but his mind wandering.

Paris had taught him things he never would have thought to have learned.

He learned that everything wasn't just about him. In this world, there were others out there, going through tough times as well. They had feelings just like him, so why was he any more than them?

He had hurt Hinata Hyuuga. He had disrespected her, humiliated her, crushed her very heart. Yet still, she cared for his well-being.

He thought for a moment. Why did I do that to her?

His mind cleared and showed him why: Father Fugaku and the Elders. That was all he could think of.

His own Clan had started him on the path of ruin; who in their right mind would trick someone into marriage? Did they expect him to have no heart? Like an Uchiha?

Instead of inheriting his father's coldness, he just had to take his mother's psychological problems.. Shit.

He sighed and slumped in the seat of the car. Naruto had said it right; he did need help.

He was finding it hard to express himself. He didn't know who he was, he was slowly falling…

"We are here, Uchiha-sama.", the small speaker in the limo sounded and soon the door opened to the Uchiha's left. He gracefully stepped out the limo and nodded towards the limo driver.

He needed help, badly.

Before he could relish in this, he felt a little breath come from his mouth as a figure slammed into him. Soon, he smelt cherry blossoms..

"Thank God you're okay…Sasuke.", He could feel the tears seeping through his shirt as she held him tightly.

A pint of guilt hit him, but he pushed it back.

I love Sakura…

He was trying to see if he had felt it in his being, but after a couple of seconds felt nothing. So he didn't love her..

But I care deeply for her..

Yes, he did. Very much so.

"I-I love you, Sasuke. Please, d-don't leave me…"

But he had to. For her.

He was sick of hurting people; he didn't deserve her. And he didn't deserve Hinata.

He had promised the bluette that he wouldn't do anything stupid. Marrying Sakura right now did seem stupid; he wasn't in love with her, not yet. He would only end up leaving her…

Sasuke slowly wrapped his arms around her and buried his nose in her rosy locks.

I'm sorry, Sakura…

He wanted to change. He didn't want to hurt anyone else anymore. And he didn't want to hurt Sakura.

But he knew that if he married her, she would be hurt by his lack of love for her. Sasuke didn't want her to hurt and he wasn't ready.

He was going to call off the engagement.

With an inner breath, the Uchiha pulled her back a little and looked into those dazzling emerald eyes that shine with her tears. He would miss that face, but he had to make this sacrifice.

"I'm sorry, Sakura. –"

She grabbed his hands, a smile coming across her flawless face. "It's okay, just as long as you're alright."

She was trying to kill him. It was hurting him to say this, but he had to.

He was evil, he knew, but it wasn't too late to change. He needed a break.

He smirked down at her a little. He opened his mouth and started to speak –

"I-I didn't have my period, Sasuke. I-I think I'm ...", Sakura nervously looked up at him.

Sasuke froze and hastily looked down at her flat stomach.

..

..

What?

When the jet landed on the Sabaku landoff, Hinata ran out the door and down the steps to see if she really was in Japan; she didn't really trust Kankuro with flying a jet. Him and Temari had argued the whole way, and she was wondering if the blonde had finally knocked his lights out. She gasped when she saw the little Sabaku airport takeoff in the distance; they were here.

"Left to France with luggage, came back with shit.", Sasori muttered under his breath as he stepped after the bluette. Hinata turned towards him, her blue hair whipping in the hot air.

"B-But we brought souvenirs!"

He stared dully at her. "What? I didn't see anything brought here." Hinata glared a little at his insolence, but held in her ill feelings and reached towards him.

Sasori stilled when he felt her body clash with his; instantly he felt a jolt of electric go throughout his body, like touching static on a rubbed balloon. She had also felt it, but was too caught up in the moment.

"W-We got each other. Our friendship is our souvenir…" Sasori huffed, but still casually hugged the girl back.

"Yeah, yeah. It is. Whatever. We both know that you just wanted to touch me." Hinata nuzzled her head farther into his chest, which made him move a little from anxiousness.

"You're right. I-I did just want to touch you. It just felt like the best opportunity to do so." He smirked and pulled her closer.

Despite the intense drama and stress of the trip, both of them enjoyed it. They found different elements of themselves; some were ugly while some were heart-wrenching, but through all that, they got through it together. That was all that had mattered in the first place.

Hinata held the redhead tighter, her nose taking in his nice scent.

What would happen now though? Would he want to hang out with her? Did he find her boring?

She wanted to ask him, but was afraid of his answer. Maybe he had only tried to get along with her because of his best friend, Deidara's predicament? She looked at his red tuffs of hair.

Or maybe he really did enjoy her company?

She didn't know why, but she felt like he was meant to be her friend. Yes, she enjoyed Ino, Konan, and Tenten very much, but when it came down to it, they all were her best friends. Just her best friends. The only reason she had called them best friends because that was only as far as a relationship went with her; most people didn't call her best friend when they started to hang around her. Because of her not knowing what a best friend really was, she tried to fill the void by telling herself that she did have these besties. But know, by being with Sasori, she finally felt a different type of relationship status; this was above that of friends.

She wanted him to be one of her best friends, right next to Gaara, but was, nonetheless, afraid of rejection. He probably had a million friends right now. After today, he would probably forget he even talked to her. That was how most things went for her…

Hinata became sad at the idea of him forgetting her and unknowingly held on even tighter to him.

He would leave just like Sasuke did. He would break her heart unknowingly with his rejection of her friendship, just stomp on her soul like Sasuke had done.

Sasori was handsome, famous, rich, and successful, just like Sasuke from a perspective. But personality wise, he was the heroine in Hinata's category. She really, really liked Sasori; he was funny and very conversational. She liked people like that.

But what if he was just putting up an act? Sasuke put up an act before their marriage; who's to say that the redhead wasn't just there because he thought she was the vulnerable type. Was he there just to see if he qualified for her virginity?

"See, I hate to break up a scene like this, but I'm just that horrible person ya know?" Hinata slowly let her arms drop and looked around Sasori to the jet. Kankuro carried the sleeping Kushina while Temari walked after him, a luggage bag in her hands. "Get in the vehicle. Gaara wants us at Sabaku ASAP." Hinata nodded and stepped away from the redhead, careful not to look into his eyes.

She felt insecure. This was the effects of marriage on her; she doubted herself more than often, especially after he walked out on her to go back home to Sakura. Sasori would never think to be her friend.

She slipped into the backseat of the limo and scooted over a little when Sasori came in after her.

He was superior to her. On a completely different level.

She sadly looked out the window as they came closer to their area. She would tremendously grieve not reliving those moments with him by her side.

"I-I'm sorry, but I don't have the money right now-"

"Do I ever ask you for anything Kin, anything at all?"

Kin bowed her head a little towards her lap, her eyes connecting with her huge baby bump.

Yes, you do, is what she thought, but didn't say. She had always given her siblings money, always the one supporting them, but they did nothing for her, nothing at all.

She lifted her hand to her stomach.

She couldn't support them anymore though. She had bigger things to deal with.

The beauty looked back up at her sister, Tayuya. "I don't have any money right now. Neji only gave me enough to pay for the triplets' baby stuff and Tenji. I'm sorry-"

Tayuya scoffed and picked up her Prada bag, the one that Kin purchased for her.

"You're such a bitch, Kin. You think that you're all high and mighty just because you're with that Hyuuga, don't you?" Kin snapped her eyes back up at the woman.

"I don't think t-"

"You are nothing, Kin. You never were, and you never will be. Don't forget where you come from, slut! Just because you sucked the right dick doesn't mean you have class!" Her words hurt, but Kin knew she deserved them. "Desperate little whore! Had to take a married man and trap him with children in order to survive. Pathetic."

A few tears came to her eyes as she watched her sister storm out of the mansion and to the car that Kin also purchased for her. The pregnant woman followed after her and stood at the entrance, watching as the woman pulled out of the driveway.

She painfully watched as her sister stopped before speeding down the street.

"I love you too, Tayuya." This was how things were until Kin gave them money. Her small family was the definition of 'moocher'.

Ever since her mother died, she had been taking care of her siblings Zaku, Tayuya, and Dosu.

She and her family had lived in the poor part of Japan, a contrast to where all of the rich Clans were. She had always envied them; they had everything and still complained about things they didn't want or have.

Her mother struggled every day to provide for them, always trying to find a way to pay the bills and keep food on the table. But always, there were her siblings who didn't understand their mother's pain, and often cursed at her and complained about their living habits.

Out of four children, only one listened and respected her, and that was Kin. Kin loved their mother very much; she saw her as a strong, single parent who tried her best to give them what they needed despite her ill health. Because of this, Kin believed that one day, their family would be stable and wouldn't struggle with bills and food, and thus, she decided to make her mother proud and show her appreciation.

She worked hard in school and prayed hard. She worked so hard that she got top of her class and was awarded a scholarship in middle school to attend the prestigious Sarutobi Private. She could still remember her mother's teary face when she saw her in the newspaper for the accomplishment, but couldn't remember how her siblings eyed her with hate and resentment. Soon, better days came; her mother got promoted to an executive in a corporate business.

Then the bad the days came…

Her mother was diagnosed with stage four cancer and was only to live for two weeks.

Her world had fallen apart…

She had spent the two weeks with her mother, not caring about being absent from school, not caring about how her siblings cried with grief over their dying mother. Instead of studying, she cooked for her siblings, helped her mother take her medication among other things. School wasn't on her mind then; the only person that had loved her was being taken away, and there wasn't anything she could do about it. Kin had always been there; losing her mother was like losing her will to live.

One week later, their mother died unexpectedly, right next to the sleeping Kin on her bed. The cancer had spread too far, further than the doctors expected, which shortened the two weeks.

Everything went so fast for the beauty.

During the same week, the funeral happened. Because they didn't have any insurance, Kin had to use the scholarship money for her mother's burial. Not even her oldest sibling, Zaku, could help with the costs of the funeral; his drug addiction took all the money he made from his small job.

After the funeral, Kin had to step up and provide for the family even though she was the youngest. She had feared that she would have to drop out of school, but decided that her education mattered just as much as her family.

That's when she decided to do whatever it took.

Just one week after the funeral, Kin lost her virginity.

She was a smart girl, true, but she wasn't smart enough to know exactly what to do. She started to sell her body for money, each month going to the landlord and paying him with the bruises she acquired from the rough play.

Soon, the landlord proposed free months without pay if she 'helped' him out.

That's when the chain started.

The money she got piled up, and as quickly as it came, it was dished out to her older sibs.

They didn't care about what she did as long as she had the money. They didn't care that their little sister was prostituting, selling her body. They didn't even care when one day she came home from being raped by her client. No, the yen was what they counted, not the amount of nights she spent gone from home.

Because of their spending, Kin needed more money for school.

Pretty soon, the students at Sarutobi Private found out. And soon the bullying started.

She experienced the ridicule, the humiliation, the names. She even experienced the seclusion that came with the bullying. She didn't have any friends anymore; the few, distant ones were gone.

She was alone again. No one loved her, no one wanted her. Everyone had it so easy it seemed.

Kin didn't feel the love she once had gotten when her mother was alive. She was thrown into the real, harsh world of reality. But still, she had to take care of her siblings, even though they were old enough to move on.

They soon started to pressure her more about money, how they wanted it. She didn't feel their love, not at all. But still, they made her do it. They didn't care about her.

But she felt obligated to do what they said; their mother had taken care of them. Now it was her job now it seemed…

So she continued to do it, but not without condoms, which often left her with less money than she asked for.

She did this her four years of Sarutobi Private, and graduated.

Even though no one was there at her graduation, she still smiled, because she knew that this was what her mother would have wanted.

But after graduation, problems still occurred.

Zaku, the eldest of her siblings, owed one of the local drug dealers in the area, and said man was threatening to kill all of them. All for money. 700,000 yen.

Where could she get that kind of money from?

That's where Gaara came in. She had known that he was playing her, wanting to humiliate her. She was eager to say no, and that's what she did, but after what Zaku had told her, she ran back to the redhead and accepted…

With sadness and humiliation in her heart, she did the tape with the redhead, but surprisingly enjoyed it, and after felt disgust crawl through her.

She hated that cocky smirk he had when he finished and zipped up his pants, but she dealt with it.

Her life was ruined it seemed. Feeling unworthy, she stopped her dreams of being a pediatric doctor and became a porn star, something she knew she was good at.

Her heart was empty and her mind was blank. At eighteen, she was in the business of sex. She hated it, but was called a 'natural' at it. She knew what to do, what to expect.

And even after all this, she took care of her siblings.

They were living a life off of her accomplishments, a life filled with fun and happiness while she was cursed to provide. She couldn't find it in her heart to drop them even though they were using her; she didn't have anyone else.

Then one day, one beautiful day, she met Neji…

Kin was knocked out of her daze when she heard the slamming of car doors.

A smile came to her face when she saw dark, chocolate locks emerge from the expensive vehicle to reveal him…

She gasped when she saw his bandage.

He looked up and saw her on the steps, mouth open in surprise and slowly gave her a small smile.

"Kin."

Hinata waited from the chauffer to open the door before stepping out and coming face to face with Ino's house. She smiled a bit and turned to wave the rest goodbye, but saw that Kushina and Sasori also stood behind her, the limo now gone. She had almost forgotten that the red-haired woman was with her.

"This place brings back memories…" Hinata nodded a little at the redhead's words; it did bring up memories. Just days ago, she and Deidara were arguing. Now she didn't know where their relationship stood…

Ino's Rolls Royce stood parked in the driveway next to the bluette's Ferrari; she was still here. Hinata exhaled a little before walking up the steps towards the house and stopping right in front of the beautifully structured door.

Many thoughts ran through her mind when she looked at the door. Since the scandal, this place had been her home, her safe haven. Ino had always been there for her. She was nervous; what if Ino was still made at her? What would she saw about her head injury?

She didn't want to make the woman worry. When she had left to France, she told Sasori she had nothing to lose; right now she could look back on her actions and know that she did have something to lose.

She could have lost Ino, Konan, Tenten, her sister, even her father; so many people she could have lost and hurt in her decisions. She had been causing everyone so much stress and pain right now, yet they were still by her side throughout it.

Hinata appreciated them more than ever at this point.

"Why don't you knock on the door? Are you afraid or something?" Sasori's voice calmed her nerves, but also brought up that feeling of loneliness and sadness. Before she knocked on the door, she had to ask…

"Sasori…do you see me as someone you would talk to?" He remained unfazed by her question, he simply looked at her.

"Unfortunately," Hinata's heart clenched. "- yes, I do see you as someone I would talk to. I don't mind speaking with you about certain things. You saved a couple of lives; it's safe to say I do trust you."

Kushina looked at the two blankly, just watching how they interacted.

"Can I be one of your friends that you value?", Sasori asked in a momentous voice as he stared at the door. Hinata looked at him a little before looking back at the door.

"I-If I can be one that you value…" He smirked in fascination.

"Sure. Whatever." Hinata smiled and lifted her hand to knock on the door

Only for it to open and reveal the blonde in all her glory with the gothic woman by her side.

"Hinata!", before the bluette knew it, she was enveloped in a warm hug by Ino. "You're okay."

Hinata started to tear up at the blonde's cracking voice; her eyes became overloaded with tears and soon her heart went heavy. She wrapped her arms around the blonde and cried onto her shoulder. Konan grimaced as she was pulled into the hug by Ino, but complied anyway much to her distaste.

Hinata hugged both of the women, not intending to let them go for a while.

She was glad to be back.

Kind of Random I know, but this is only a taste of drama that is to come. Hinata and Sasuke as well as other moments are coming up.

I hope you all liked it! I'll revise later.

Question: What do you guys like about this story? I'm just curious to know :)

OAN: if you all haven't noticed, I mostly update after Tsuki no Talia updates. I don't know why, but we always come right after each other. It's good because I can read her fic and she can read mine. Sort of like team effort or something. Anyway, when she updates, 9 times out of 10 I'll already be done writing my next chapter.

The next chapter will be focused on Hinata's career (today is Wednesday is this fic, that means Thursday is the meeting) as well as Sasuke's predicament. It might also touch Tenten and Neji for a moment. I hope this answers some of your questions. This story is about to get straightened up; I pray you all enjoy it.

Oh...Review Please :)