Chapter 29: Sinnerman Part II
"Don't you see me down here praying---Go to the devil the lord said, --So I ran to the devil, he was waiting—please hide me lord –Sinnerman ought to be praying—Lord Lord hear me praying—Oughta be praying all on that day."
--- Nina Simone – Sinnerman
Pale arms pulled him down, pale lips brushed against his.
Sasuke wanted to close his eyes but there was something there, something in her eyes, those pale expressionless eyes. Something he had never seen before, before he could analyze it, the expression was gone.
"Hinata." Sasuke whispered as he opened his eyes, her lips moved in soft caresses against his cheek. "I love you." He whispered, waiting for her to respond, doll eyes stared at him, reading him, before those pale lips smiled sweetly at him, and whispered "I know." He wondered if she was to shy to admit that she loved him too.
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She laughed, pale fingers curling around her painted mouth.
He smiled at her, his heart swelling with pride that he had made her laugh. She rested her head on his shoulder as she laughed. Her kimono sleeves brushed against his arms, he had helped her escape from the Hyuuga compound, apparently it was her sister's birthday. His eyes returned to her painted mouth, he wanted to kiss her. Pale fingers tips traced his lips; a soft blush lingered on pale skin, soft skin he had thought about. He leaned in to kiss her. Their lips pressed against each others, unsure what to do next. Sasuke had read each one of the books Kakashi told him he had to read, but this wasn't like his little day dreams where she would kiss him and then tell him he needed to throw the trash.
When his lips left hers, he stared at her lips as his fingers pressed against his own. He had kissed her, she blushed and looked down at her knees, as Sasuke took one of her hands in his and smiled.
She leaned close to him, her lips brushed against his ear as she whispered "I like you too." Sasuke blushed bright red, even as she laughed again.
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"Kakashi-sensai, how do you know if a girl likes you or not?" Sasuke asked suddenly, surprising his teammates and teacher, well maybe not Kakashi. He had a knack for knowing what his students where up to and he had heard that Sasuke might, maybe, could have a crush on Hinata. Though the mere fact that she was Itachi's favorite made Kakashi want to sit Sasuke down and explain that this would not end well.
"What did Hinata do?" Sasuke blushed and looked down; apparently hoping that no one would know who it was that he was talking about.
"She kissed me on the cheek." Sasuke whispered his blush growing as his teammates stared at her. "But, when I kissed her on the lips, she looked surprised and hurt." Sasuke's blushed faded as the boy's facial features returned to confused and hurt. "She's avoiding me." He finished. Kakashi looked at his student, unsure what to tell his student.
"Talk to your brother." Sakura answered still upset that Sasuke had not chosen her. Her green eyes stared at the floor, uncaring that she was appearing to be less than ninja quality at the moment. "She is his favorite after all." Sasuke blinked.
"What does that have to do with anything?" he asked. Naruto looked at Sakura and frowned, he knew what Sakura was talking about, but Sasuke was his friend and he had even spent the night at the Uchiha compound. "Ask Naruto he saw her go into Itachi's room in the middle of the night." Sakura claimed looking at Naruto to back her up. Sasuke looked at Naruto who looked sheepishly at the floor.
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Sasuke watched as Neji walked with Hinata. She was frowning; obviously she was annoyed with her cousin, who swore that he was only looking out for her best interest. Sasuke shook his head; Neji might as well have been Kiba. Sure Hinata told him over and over that Kiba was simply an over protective teammate that acted like a puppy but there was nothing there. He didn't believe her; she had let out a cry of frustration and stormed out of her own room, going to Itachi's, to let him explain. All Itachi had said was, "s Kiba the one with the glasses?" that had Hinata laughing Sasuke didn't know why, but she had laughed.
Needless to say Sasuke was not amused, first his own father had warned Sasuke not to follow in Itachi's footstep and stay away from Hinata, his mother had simply told him to be careful, before she had yelled at Itachi for once again bringing a half dead Hinata home.
Neji was apparently frantic at whatever it was he was telling Hinata, he wished he could hear them, if he got any closer he would be noticed, Hinata hated it when he eavesdropped, he didn't like her being upset, especially at him. He never understood what the connection between Neji and Hinata was, and she never offered any details. He watched as Hinata pulled her hand away from Neji telling him something that upset the Hyuuga genius. Sasuke's eyes turned red when Neji pinned Hinata against the tree, Byakugan and Byakugan met for a second before Hinata turned and said something, looking in Sasuke's direction. Neji frowned and nodded before he left, Sasuke watched as she walked to the Uchiha compound, he turned and ran determined that he would not be caught watching her.
It was later in her bedroom that he made her promise that she would never leave, she promised even when they both knew it was an impossible promise to keep.
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Sasuke hated Itachi; sure it began as the usual sibling hate. Than gradually it became something more, it was the hate of a rival and than the hate of a man. Sasuke stared at his hands wondering how he had been able to actually win against Itachi. Sure Sasuke had the surprise factor; he had attacked his brother during dinner.
"Sasuke." He looked up at his mother. "Are you alright?" she asked him softly. Sasuke shook his head; his mother sighed and sat down beside him.
"I hate him." Sasuke hissed. His mother stroked his hair, pulling him into a hug. "I hate him and Neji!" Sasuke felt the familiar sting of tears in his eyes before he started to cry. "I hate them!!" his mother said nothing only held him as he cried.
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"Did you hear?" Sasuke looked over his shoulder there was Lee and Tenten waiting in line for some movie, he frowned and moved closer listening. "Neji's been promoted to Anbu." Lee looked at Tenten and nodded. "It is sad; he doesn't want to leave his wife alone, he's always afraid that she's going to leave." Tenten nodded and leaned in closer to Lee. "He thinks she's the spy for the Akatsuki, fact is he caught her sneaking out to meet Itachi, she's having an affair with Itachi." Lee covered his mouth with his hand. Tenten nodded.
"She was using Sasuke as her cover, so no one would suspect Itachi." Sasuke walked away, he knew one person would have the truth on this matter.
Kiba opened the door , when his mother had said Sasuke was there, Kiba had expected some sort of fight but instead here was Sasuke looking like Akamaru when he had been left out in the rain for five hours.
"Is Hinata seeing Itachi?" Sasuke asked. "Is she cheating on me with Itachi?" Kiba blinked and looked around the area, before he motioned for Sasuke to follow him away from the Inuzuka compound and to the training. "Well!"
"Hinata isn't seeing Itachi if anything she wants him dead, Hinata isn't cheating on you because two are not dating anymore, she's married, remember to Neji." Sasuke frowned and looked at the Inuzuka. "What?"
"Is she seeing you?" Kiba blinked than burst out laughing. Sasuke frowned; it was like talking to Itachi but with red markings on his face. Kiba held up a hand for Sasuke to wait as he regained control of himself. "Inuzuka." Sasuke warned.
"No." Kiba stated sadly, "she told me that would never happen." Kiba sighed and forgot for a second who was staring at him wide eyed and fingers twitching. "She's married and she promised Neji that she would be the perfect wife, as for sneaking out to see Itachi, she told him that she would no longer be his student, she was no longer a nin or a medic nin, she was just Hinata Hyuuga." Kiba frowned. "Oh by the way, stay away from her, she told me that you've been stalking her." Sasuke glared and walked away, he was going to talk to Hinata.
Hinata looked up as the window in her shared room with Neji opened. She frowned what time was it 3 in the morning, why did everything happen at 3 in the morning. "Sasuke." She whispered, Sasuke entered her bedroom and kneeled beside her on her marital bed.
"What's wrong?" she asked him as he pulled her to him. He shook his head and laid down beside her, his head on her shoulder. "Sasuke, you shouldn't be here." He shook his head, before he met her gaze.
"Do you want me to leave?" he asked her. "Do you want me to stop?" His lips where pressed against hers suddenly, uncaring that her hands pushed at him, that she wanted him to stop. He kissed her, his hands holding her shoulders down.
"Hinata!" Sasuke moved looking up at the shocked face of her husband. He looked at Hinata, finally hearing her sob. He backed up and left, hearing her sob, the hurt look in her eyes.
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He followed her again, she was with Kiba talking about herbs and charka points, Kiba looked about ready to fall asleep while walking. For a second he did, only to have Hinata pinch him and then laugh. Kiba blushed and looked at Hinata, apologizing that he wasn't the best of company. She just shook her head, and looked away.
Sasuke leaned in a little closer, uncaring that she might be aware that he was there. "What's wrong?" Kiba asked her, entwining his fingers with hers. She let out a sigh, "is it Sasuke? If you want I'll…" she shook her head suddenly hugging her ex teammate as she broke down in tears. "What did he do?" Kiba asked. "Did he hurt you?"
"I love him." she whispered between sobs. "I can't stop loving him." Sasuke smiled from where he stood and walked away.
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Hinata shook as he dropped the body on the ground before her, he smiled at her. "Itachi is dead; I killed him just like you said I would." She brought her knees to her chest, trying to create some sort of barrier around her, a barrier against him. "Isn't this what you wanted?" he asked her as he stepped over his brother's body. "You're free now, he can't use you anymore." Sasuke kneeled beside Hinata and smiled, "Come with me." He held out his hand, "What happened to you? What made you like this!?" she asked now staring at his hand.
"you." He answered. He blinked and backed away when she stared laughing, as if he had told her the best of jokes. She looked at the silent corpse of his brother and smiled.
"Now he doesn't lack hate." She stood. Placing her hands on his shoulders and smiling that smile that Itachi had always seemed to save for her. Sasuke recoiled from her touch, seeing what Kiba had once saw, Hinata was becoming Itachi. "You will be perfect." She whispered. "I promise."
