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Hey there guys!
Gee it seems like I'm always sick ne? yup, I have the cold and it feels like my chest is blown to bits whenever I cough. So yeah, I was not in the mood to write or anything at all. Still doing some catching up in stuff but at least I'm gaining on them. My best friend has been constantly telling me she needs an update—will get to reading hers as well and you can too, it's Bleach though not Naruto—so I decided she's like all of you guys who can't strangle me in person lol! Also, some of the stuff in here about how abortions and the rehabs works may not be true but this is how I wanted them to go about it.
Also, please enjoy as I made the chapter longer, despite I'm sick with both the cold and every girl's horror every month. This is entirely in Hinata's POV so I hope it's not a problem for you all.
A/N: so what is written above is before I updated. I'm cool now, not sick so that's good :)
Side note to Nikki and all others who may not like it: Please don't read the section between the ooo. FF ate my rulers and stuff :/
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Chapter 53: The Road to Recovery
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Hinata woke up to a phone call from Sasuke.
He'd told her Konohamaru's mother had called Naruto, accusing him of encouraging her son to use drugs. The woman had even gone on to ask about Hanabi since she is—well was—Konohamaru's girlfriend, which seemed to be connected to the fact that Naruto was previously going out with Hinata.
Sasuke told Hinata that he had not let Naruto know he knew about what was going on, but he did tell Itachi about the whole ordeal in case word somehow got back to his parents, which would not be a very good thing at all.
And speaking of Itachi, Sasuke let Hinata know the older male would be calling her sometime soon to ask her a few questions. He'd left out the details, making Hinata very curious about what Itachi could possibly want to talk to her about.
He'd also wished Hinata to be careful about what she was doing, meaning the possible abortion and drug rehab Hanabi was going to go through. If that kind of information got out, it would not be good if Hiashi got wind of it.
Either way, she would be seeing him sooner than later when he would be coming over. Sasuke had planned to come later in the day to study, but said he would tag along to the doctor so she would be able to talk to him about everything better.
Currently, Hinata was in the car waiting on Hanabi to come out of the house and she scratched her neck absently. It was Half moon which caught Hinata off her guard as she's not had a Half moon in a while and just had a Full moon.
The time lapse made it possible though, and so Hinata had to deal with it. Not that she minded as Half moon meant alone time with Sasuke.
Hinata had left the younger girl inside, as she was recovering from morning sickness, while she went outside to the car where Neji was already waiting.
The male had offered to take them since Hinata had yet to go get her license and Sasuke was going to meet her at the doctor's office. Neji was going out for the day so he would not be able to take the two girls back home afterward.
Hanabi finally came through the door, dressed in her usual attire of dark colors and made it to the car.
The trip to the office was a fairly silent one, Hinata and Neji talking or asking Hanabi if she was alright. They went over a few things like the decisions that had been made and so on and what would most likely happen at the doctor's office.
Hanabi did not talk much, choosing to speak only when spoken to.
Hinata could understand that fully as she only had an inkling of an idea of how hard it must be for the younger girl going through what she was. She was on the outside looking in but she did have a good perception of it all. That, and she knew that Hanabi wanted to be saved from this crisis.
When Neji pulled up, they saw that Sasuke was already there, but he was not paying attention. Hinata got out and went to him as Neji walked inside with Hanabi.
"Hi there," Hinata said to the male through his window.
Sasuke looked up at her from the book he was reading; she noticed she'd startled him. "Hey," he replied calmly. "Didn't even know you were here yet. I came a little early to get in some reading."
Even though Sasuke did not look it, he was a bookworm out of this world when he chose to be.
Sasuke got out, books in hand, and locked the car before following Hinata inside.
"So what's going to happen now?" Hinata's mate asked her.
"I decided to let Hanabi choose what she wants," said Hinata. "She desperately wants the abortion and so if I make her keep the child, I think it would do more harm than good at this point. Rehab is not up for discussion though; it's a must."
Sasuke nodded. "Well you know your sister best," he told her.
Neji was sitting next to Hanabi when the couple got inside but got up when he saw them, coming their way.
"I already spoke to the receptionist so Hanabi should be seeing the doctor shortly," said Neji, after the greetings.
Hinata thanked her cousin and soon the brunet left, leaving the three in the waiting room.
Hanabi had her new phone but was not allowed the privilege listening to music as Hinata had banned the use of the headphones until she was done with her appointments for the day.
The internet service was also taken off and Hinata blocked all calls to and from Konohamaru—of course Hanabi had kicked up a fit at the time.
Sasuke was doing some more studying, and Hinata chose to read some notes from Kin's book that He had brought along.
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"Hyuuga Hanabi."
Hinata looked up when her sister's name was called and nudged the girl. "It's time to go in," she said, getting Hanabi's attention as she was playing a game on the phone.
Looking at Sasuke, Hinata received a nod of support from him. She smiled, grateful he was there with her, and ushered her younger sister after Suzume, the nurse from the visit before, who was leading the way.
Takahiro sat at his desk on their arrival.
"Ohayo, Hinata-chan, Hanabi-chan," the doctor said in his calm voice. He waited until they sat and addressed Hanabi after Hinata. "How are you doing today?"
Hanabi shrugged her shoulders. "I'm ok, Takahiro-sensei," she replied. Hinata was glad Hanabi remembered the talk she'd given her in the car on proper manners.
Takahiro immediately started writing his notes and got right into it. "I hope you've made some improvement since your last visit?" he asked.
"I think so," replied Hanabi.
Takahiro glanced at Hinata. "Has a decision been made where everything spoken about last time is concerned?"
"Hai, Takahiro-sensei," said Hinata. She looked at Hanabi to receive some sign of agreement from Hanabi. "Everything has been discussed and Hanabi will be terminating her pregnancy as well as going to rehab."
The doctor wrote as he spoke again.
"Hai, Hai. It seems as though you are very sure about this," he said. "I have made some calls before and so I only have to contact the counselor to begin the termination of the pregnancy as that has to happen before rehab begins."
He looked at Hanabi. "Do you have any plans for the day, Hanabi-chan?" he asked.
The young Hyuuga shook her head. "Iie."
The same question was addressed to Hinata, to which she said no as well, even though she had planned to spend some time with Sasuke.
"I will make an appointment for you right now then," said Takahiro.
With that, Takahiro took up the phone and dialed before speaking to the person on the other line. It only took a few minutes for the appointment with the psychologist. Another call was made and an appointment was set up for the abortion as well.
"So," the doctor began. "All plans have been made as an abortion should be made as soon as possible. The first counseling begins at one in the afternoon and can last an hour, two hours, or maybe three since this is the very first session."
He reached into a cardholder and sifted through to find the one he wanted, giving it to Hinata.
"Azumi-san, the psychiatrist, really knows what she is doing and I think she will definitely help Hanabi-chan. She will further make assessments to ensure I can go through with the procedure."
He then looked for another card. "I recommend this rehabilitation center for Hanabi," he said. "They have lots of programs to offer. Hanabi will have to be an inpatient until it is seen that she can return home. More details will be available to you at the appointment.
"Investigations on this situation have been taking place involving all students involved and Hanabi will be no different. A warrant has been made to search and confiscate any illegal or suspicious items in your home later today and can continue for around three days-"
Hinata was not expecting that. She would have to tell Neji to hide anything that could lead to her nature and their secrets as soon as possible.
Glancing at Hanabi, she saw the girl seemed to be highly nervous, though trying not to let it show. Hinata wondered what would be found when the search was completed.
"-will also have to be seen to be questioned soon, so you can see there's a lot to do."
Takahiro wheeled his chair so he was facing Hanabi directly. "This is going to be tough for you, Hanabi-chan, I know," he said, eyes shining with concern. "Demo, I can see you are a strong girl who just had a weak moment. I know you want to be helped and so I'll do everything to make sure that happens."
Hinata smiled, seeing the sincerity on Takahiro's face and hearing it in his voice.
Both Hanabi and Hinata stood and gave a short bow towards the doctor.
"Arigatou, Takahiro-sensei," said Hanabi.
"Hai," Hinata agreed. "Takahiro-sensei, Domo arigatou gozaimasu!" (Thank you so very much, Dr. Takahiro!)
Hinata and Hanabi left Takahiro's office and went back to the waiting room where Sasuke was seen leaning back in the couch with a book over his face.
Hinata went to him and gently touched him to get his attention.
"All done?" he asked her, blearily.
"Sorta," said Hinata. "Hanabi has an appointment for counseling at one."
Sasuke got up and the three went to his car.
Hinata read the directions to the office they were going to and found it was actually not far away.
Between giving directions to Sasuke, Hinata also made an effort to give her sister some as well but of a different nature.
"- and please just cooperate. I know it's going to be tough sitting there telling a stranger what's going on with you but it's for the better."
"Hai," Hanabi drawled as she looked through the tinted rolled up glass.
"A little wind won't kill you either," said Hinata.
"It will ruin my hair," the younger girl replied.
Hinata's phone rang just then and looking at the ID, she saw it was Neji.
"Moshi moshi?"
"Hey. I just called to see if everything is going ok," said Neji.
"Hai," Hinata said. "So far everything is going fine. The doctor actually just set up appointments for Hanabi and we're on our way to the first one now with the counselor."
"Ok. About your text earlier-"
"Hai! The doctor said there's a warrant for a search at our house," said Hinata, glad Neji had brought up the subject. "I know they will search Hanabi's room mostly but they will be doing a thorough search apparently and I don't want any questions being asked about you-know-what."
"I understand that," said Neji. "I'm on my way home now as I'm speaking to you. I'll put everything in the vault."
"Thank you, Neji and I'm so sorry for ruining your day," said Hinata. She was not sure what he had planned but, seeing as he rarely went out, Hinata felt bad about interrupting him.
"It's fine. I had to leave TenTen and Lee, as I didn't want them knowing about your situation, but I let them know I would be back soon."
There was the answer to her question; her cousin had decided to spend the day with his best friends.
Hinata paused a second to think about the last time she did the same with her friends and promised to do something about it.
The two talked for a little while longer and then hung up shortly after.
"I think I'm going to call Itachi and let him know to be on the alert," said Sasuke. "Naruto is already suspected to be involved in this whole thing because he is close with Konohamaru."
"That's a good idea," said Hinata.
"And speaking of Itachi, has he contacted you yet?" asked Sasuke lightly. It was the tone of his voice that clearly made whatever Itachi wanted peak Hinata's interest.
"What does he want to speak to me about?" Hinata asked, hoping Sasuke would give her some idea as he'd left out the details earlier that morning on the phone.
Sasuke smirked. "Let's just say that it'll be a bit of a shock when you hear from him," he said.
Hinata could tell her mate did not want to say too much because Hanabi was in the car so she dropped the subject.
Suddenly, Hinata's neck itched, reminding her of half moon and she caught Sasuke glancing her way with a knowing look.
Hinata blushed, peering through the window at the passing scenery from Sasuke's very obvious body language only she was able to read and figured not much studying was going to occur later.
Soon after, Sasuke pulled into the small parking lot. Everyone got out and made their way into the mint green building.
Sasuke went to sit as Hinata and Hanabi went to the receptionist at the front desk.
After giving some information, the receptionist took a sheet of paper from a pile and attached it to a clipboard, giving it to Hinata.
"This is for Hanabi to fill out, though I think she may need some help from you," the kind-voiced woman informed. "It's a short form to fill out for new patients of Yamashita-san."
Hinata in turn gave the clipboard to Hanabi and they both walked over to Sasuke, who was, once again, reading and now taking down notes of his own.
Hanabi filled out the basics such as her name, age, and address and Hinata helped her with other questions involving a little of her medical history and other details.
The younger Hyuuga then carried the completed sheet back to the receptionist, who faxed it away.
Hinata watched Hanabi as they waited, seeing the girl looking around, reading the charts on the walls but shortly after that, Hanabi's name was called and Hinata looked to the side catching Hanabi's eyes.
"I'm not allowed to go in with you but I'll be right out here," said Hinata.
Hanabi nodded and stood, walking slowly down the hall, lead by colorful arrows.
Hinata sighed tiredly when her younger sister was out of sight. "I can just imagine that Hanabi is absolutely scared of what's going on," said Hinata. "It's amazing how level-headed she appears to be sometimes."
"That's in her nature," Sasuke commented as he looked up from his notes. "Just trust that she's doing as well as she appears to be."
With another sigh, Hinata greed with her mate and took up the book he'd brought along that she had been reading earlier.
It was mortifying the amount of work both she and Sasuke missed and she could understand why he was hitting the books as he was.
Hinata was more laid back, she assumed; just doing enough to pass and that was it. It was one of the reasons her father got so angry in the past, since both Neji and Hanabi were acing everything.
Not that she did not have the ability to do so. Hinata just assumed she was more or less just lazy.
Hinata stared at the book, flipping through pages and pages of work, the words jumping off the paper and embedding themselves in her memory. Hinata even found herself correcting any grammatical errors and the like while reading.
Soon, she was on to another book and then another.
"You're going through those books way too fast to be really studying," Sasuke said.
Hinata pouted. "I know," she told her mate. "I'm just a little restless thinking about Hanabi."
Sasuke nodded. "There's no need to worry so much. We both know Hanabi wants this just as much as we do and she's definitely getting the help she needs."
Hinata scratched her neck once more and Sasuke caught the action.
"If you don't stop provoking me I'll have to kidnap you for awhile until Hanabi comes out of there," he said with a smirk.
Hinata blushed coyly. "Really now?" she asked him. "I didn't do it on purpose, you know."
"But your smell is killing me when you scratch your neck," Sasuke told her.
They were both speaking softly so as to not allow the receptionist to hear.
Hinata leaned her head to the side to stretch her neck, running her fingers from the base of her ear to her collarbone and grinned when she saw Sasuke engrossed in the movement.
"Ahh so tired," Hinata sighed dramatically but it ended in a gasp as Sasuke suddenly stood up and grabbed her hand.
With a short word to the receptionist, who barely noticed, Sasuke almost ran to the exit, dragging her with him outside.
Hinata's entire face turned red when she realized they were going back to the car.
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"You're not serious?" Hinata asked when Sasuke shoved the key home to open the door, opened the back door, and pushed her in the back seat, following. "I was only teasing you!"
Sasuke did not say anything as he reached over the seat to turn on the car and then the air condition.
Hinata's blood pumped faster with the predatory gaze Sasuke gave her, his eyes red, and scratched unconsciously which seemed to trigger the need in her mate.
Sasuke lunged, capturing Hinata's lips with his own and she gave in, letting her mate take over. He grasped her neck, pressing his thumbs over her pulse as it sped up from the heat that enflamed her body.
Hinata could feel the blood pulsing through her lips and in turn could feel Sasuke's own. He bit down, tearing the thin and fragile skin of her lips and Hinata gasped at the brief pain before it was drowned by the taste of blood.
In her thirst, Hinata's mark appeared and so did Sasuke's as she bit Sasuke's lips in return, savoring the metallic taste.
They engaged in a frenzied state, licking and nipping at each other's lips. Hinata could feel the thirst absolutely radiating from Sasuke and it enflamed her own.
Her mate kissed his way downward, completely skipping her neck for the moment, but nipping and gliding his tongue over her skin, careful not to leave marks in obvious places.
Sasuke kissed his way down Hinata's arm, making her snicker softly between her passionate sighs until he surprised her by sinking his edged teeth into her wrist.
Raising himself to let her see him take her wrist was heavenly. Watching the way he sucked, kissed and licked the punctured area gave her goose bumps every time. Sasuke offered Hinata his own wrist and moved her hand over his clothed erection, to which she gladly accepted both, taking his wrist and massaging him through his jeans.
Hinata loved the feeling of flesh being seared beneath her teeth and gave in to it, savoring the moment. She suckled as he did, the feeling of giving and taking feeling a lot more intimate that the true act of love making at the moment, but it seemed Sasuke had just that on his mind as he leaned his weight over her.
Her wrist was licked and kissed, sealing the bruised skin that had been torn and Hinata did the same.
The back of the sports car was cramped, making Sasuke's body feel as though it was a part of her. She could feel every breath he took in his lungs as she took her own, feel their heartbeats beat in synchronized harmony as he fit himself against her perfectly when she raised her legs to wrap around his clothed hips; the skirt she wore riding up, revealing her creamy, smooth thighs.
Sasuke held himself up to quickly remove his shirt, revealing his gift of the dog tags, and pull Hinata's own over her head, leaving him half-naked and Hinata with her bra until Sasuke reached around her back to unclip the flimsy clasp with one hand.
"You're getting better at undoing these I see," Hinata panted as she ran her fingers along his firm chest and chiseled abs.
Sasuke smirked. "Of course," he said arrogantly, between his ragged breaths, fingering his cross that was lying between her breasts. "I'm a fast learner."
With that, he leaned in to kiss Hinata once more, his hand wandering over her bare chest then easily flipped their positions in one fluid motion. He then perched her higher so her breasts and cross were swinging freely before him and took one of the soft globes into his mouth, suckling as he tweaked the nipple of the other.
Hinata arched as she felt him bite her, kneading the aching flesh with his lips as he sucked at licked at the wound, healing it.
Sasuke then moved her down onto his clothed length that was pulsing beneath her. Hinata pressed herself closer, moaning at the rough material rubbing against her, yet able to feel Sasuke throbbing on her, in tuned to her pulsating mound.
Hinata moved closer to Sasuke, arching her neck against his opened mouth. He pinched her pulse with his teeth, nearly driving Hinata insane. His teeth grazed the flesh harder, teasingly as though about to break the skin but just short of applying enough pressure to do so.
"Bite me," Hinata whispered, her voice feral with lust.
Sasuke growled against her neck, the vibration making Hinata whimper in need and did as was asked.
"Fierce today, aren't we?" Sasuke mouthed against her neck, before he tore into her flesh, the skin yielding as he punctured it, seeming to demolish her vein.
He suckled harshly on the wound, causing Hinata to almost lose her mind from the pleasure of it all and then he was closing it with his tongue.
"You know Half-Moon is about me pleasing you," whispered Sasuke with a light chuckle. "You didn't have to ask me to bite you, Hina."
He gripped Hinata's hips, lifting the skirt even higher, when he seemed to have an idea.
"Kami, I love skirts," Sasuke said, roving one of his hands lower past her skirt and under the shorts to her underwear, slipping his fingers past her wet folds.
Hinata hummed in agreement and ground herself on her mate's fingers as they kissed almost feverishly, the heat of the moment clashing with the cold air from the vents making them shiver.
Hinata then took that moment to sink her sharp teeth into her mate's shoulder. She loved taking Sasuke's blood; it was so rich and thick and slid smoothly down her throat.
She drank with relish as Sasuke moaned at the feeling of nearly being drained until Hinata heard voices outside.
Hinata's head whipped around when she saw a group of people pass by as they chatted loudly and her face went up in flames forgetting all about being in the middle of being intimate with her mate.
"Kami, Sasuke!" she said as the male grasped her waist with one hand to pull her back down to him as the other continued its work at her center. Hinata's body gave a tremor with the impending peak as he tweaked her bundle of nerves expertly. She put her hands on his shoulders but to gently push. "Iie we can do this here!"
"Why not?" asked Sasuke, his voice low and dripping with what he wanted. "The windows are heavily tinted; no one can see us."
"Demo, it feels weird here in broad daylight in the back of your car," Hinata whined.
Don't get it wrong, Hinata wanted to quench her thirst just as much as Sasuke but she didn't feel it was the right place.
The blood dribbled from Sasuke's shoulder and Hinata quickly leaned over to close the gash with her tongue.
Sasuke pouted. "Fine," he said, his voice gravelly. "Just a couple more bites for now."
Hinata thought that was an excellent idea, as she felt her mark appear again in her thirst.
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About an hour passed after that and Hinata and Sasuke were in the waiting room once again when Hanabi walked towards them, followed by the counselor.
Hinata stood to greet the woman and engaged in a gentle handshake. The older woman then asked Hinata to step a little to the side out of earshot of Hanabi and Sasuke.
"Ohayo, my name is Yamashita Azumi," the woman said. She was very plain, no makeup, save for a little lipstick and her auburn hair was pulled into a high bun. "You can call me Azumi-san or sensei."
"Ohayo, Azumi-san," said Hinata with a smile to answer Azumi's own. "My name is Hyuuga Hinata."
Hinata glanced down to her mate, who was once again seen with the book over his face. She knew he couldn't be sleeping, of course, and said slightly embarrassed, "That's my boyfriend, Uchiha Sasuke."
She guessed he didn't want to get involved in anything.
Azumi smiled knowingly. "Hai, studying takes up a lot of energy, it seems at times but I'm pleased to meet you.
"This first session with Hanabi-chan showed a little progress and this is just the beginning so I would have to say she's really putting the effort into getting better. Most teenagers who come in just clam up completely. Also, it's apparent she's not used any drugs today as she seemed very tense.
"Hanabi-chan was quiet but spoke when spoken to even though she was extremely vague with everything. I put it down to the fact that this is the first session and so she may not feel comfortable with me yet, but I can say she is serious about having the abortion. I discussed other options she might want to take, such as adoption and the like, but Hanabi-chan is set on not having the child."
Hinata agreed. "Hai, Hanabi had rough time even opening up to me," she said. "And she told me from the start she prefers not to put a child through feeling unwanted by its parents."
"I will have her back on Monday afternoon after school, if that is fine with you," Azumi suggested.
"I'll be sure to bring her," said Hinata. "Arigatou gozaimasu."
"I will have Yasu-san, the receptionist, call to remind you and it's no problem at all, my dear child," said Azumi. "This is not just a job to me. It's my passion to help others."
Hinata smiled at the kind words and Azumi said her farewells going back to her office.
She did not have to get Sasuke's attention for he sat up and gathered his books as soon as the woman left and stood.
The three left the office after Hinata had made the appointment official with Yasu and were now on their way home.
"So how did the session go?" Hinata asked Hanabi.
"It was fine," the younger girl replied shortly. Her voice was clipped as though on edge.
"Come now," said Hinata. "I doubt you just sat in there for two hours and it was 'fine' without anything to talk about."
Hanabi was quiet for a while to the point where Hinata thought the girl was not going to say anything.
Finally, she spoke.
"She was nosy."
Hinata laughed. "Azumi-san's job is to be nosy, Hanabi," she said to her sister.
"I guess," Hanabi sighed. "Demo… she wasn't annoying or anything so I suppose she isn't bad or whatever."
Hinata smiled and, glancing across at Sasuke, she saw he was smiling also.
The road to recovery was ahead.
Sasuke dropped Hinata and Hanabi at home, Hinata seeing that Neji's car was not outside and so he was still out with his friends.
Sasuke left right after dropping them off, stating he would be back in a while, as he wanted to go home and freshen up after being out for the day.
Hinata agreed whole-heartedly for although it was not that late or anything, it felt as though they'd had a full day of activity.
Hanabi went straight to her room as soon as they got home stating she was very tired, her face shiny with sweat and Hinata let her.
Hinata looked around the house, wondering if anything looked out of place since it had been mentioned that the police were coming to run a search.
As she looked around, she did notice some things looked a little difficult, but not noticeably and put it down the maids, who must have seen to cleaning up afterward.
Hinata walked around the house to check on everything and found an opened letter addressed to the guardian of Hanabi and, unfolding the letter, she saw it was from the police department. She figured Neji had read it before anything had taken place.
It was a very simple one, explaining the routine of the search and attached was the warrant.
Hinata took the letter with her upstairs to her room and placed it on the dresser and then headed for the bathroom to have a nice long bath.
Afterwards, Hinata came out and decided to go online for a while, seeing as she had not done so in awhile.
Realizing she'd not gone on many of the sites she usually frequented, Hinata saw she had a lot of catching up to do on top of schoolwork.
The ring of her cell phone caught Hinata's attention while she was reading up on some new chapters of one of her favorite manga and, picking it up, she saw an unfamiliar number.
"Moshi moshi?"
"Hinata, this is Itachi. Are you busy?"
Hinata remembered Sasuke had told her Itachi had wanted to speak to her about something.
"Hai, Sasuke mentioned you had been wanting to speak to me," said Hinata. "And it's fine."
"Well yes," Itachi said. "I don't like the idea of speaking over the phone. Is it alright if I come over to speak to you in person?"
"Sasuke is coming over soon," said Hinata. "Demo, it should be okay."
"Hai, Sasuke is at home right now and I asked him for a couple minutes of out his time with you," said Itachi.
"Sure, come over then," Hinata said.
They both hung up and Hinata rushed to put on something a little more appropriate than the vest and underwear she was wearing.
Before she could do so, the doorbell was heard and Hinata quickly slipped on a dress. She assumed he must have transported himself to the house.
Quickly biting her wrist and then her tongue, knowing it was half moon and her thirst was high, Hinata made her way down the stairs and opened the door, inviting Itachi inside.
"Sasuke will be here shortly," said Itachi after his greeting. "So I'll be as quick as possible."
Hinata led Itachi into the living room and they both sat on a couch.
"So what's up?" Hinata asked the man.
"I want to pursue a friend of yours," Itachi said simply. "Her name is Yamanaka Ino and I'm told she is your best friend."
Hinata sat there in shock at what Itachi had just said. Was he seriously interested in Ino? Hinata knew for a fact her best friend had the biggest crush on her mate's older brother but what would this mean now?
"I know you are probably worried about the girl," said Itachi. "But I would not hurt a possible mate."
Hinata nodded, believing his words. "What do you want from me then?" she asked him.
"I would like to know more about her," Itachi answered. "I have watched her from far but I've not approached her yet as it is not like me to be attracted to someone so young in age."
"I'm Ino's age," said Hinata teasingly.
"Hai," Itachi agreed. "I may become involved with someone younger but not as a potential mate as I've never found someone who could fill in my personal taste as it is quite strange."
"Hai," said Hinata.
Hmm what did she know about Ino…
"Well I know almost everything there is to know about Ino, as she's my best friend," Hinata told Itachi. "I know what she likes to eat, her favorite color and that she happens to have an interest in you as well."
Itachi's eyes widened with surprise and then the expression was replaced with a smirk. "Is that so?" he asked. "That makes everything so much easier."
"Hai," Hinata confirmed. "So what would you like to know?"
Itachi thought for a minute before he asked.
"What does she think of me?"
Hinata knew Ino thought Itachi was the sexiest guy alive and giggled. "She thinks very highly of you," Hinata replied.
The questions rolled on, Hinata answering as truthfully as possible until Itachi asked, "Is she a virgin?"
Hinata's face colored comically at the question and she started to stammer but she was saved by the doorbell.
"T-that must be Sasuke," said Hinata quickly as she stood.
Itachi stood as well. "I'm sorry I asked such a personal question but I like to know these things," he said. "I don't want to scare her away by thinking I'm a pervert so I figured to ask you."
Hinata smiled. "I'm glad you are showing such an interest in Ino but trust me, Ino is more open-minded than I am and so I don't think she would mind you asking her," Hinata told him and then whispered. "Just not those kinds of personal questions yet."
Itachi touched his chin in thought and then gave a rare smile. "Arigatou," he told her. "I will talk to you over the phone or online some other time and give you word before I think about approaching the girl."
Itachi and Hinata walked to the door to see Sasuke standing there on the threshold, books in hand.
"I hope you were not asking Hinata any embarrassing questions," said Sasuke suspiciously and Hinata thought maybe her face was still flushed.
"Not at all," said Hinata with a weak laugh. She turned to Itachi. "I will talk to you later," she said.
"Goodbye," said Itachi. "And try not to let any activities get out of hand as it's half moon." And with that, he disappeared in a swirl of black feathers after adding, "I know you don't want a little Sasuke or Hinata running around right now."
Sasuke turned his attention to Hinata, trying to ignore the teasing of his older brother but he was blushing.
"Shall we go upstairs?" he asked.
Hinata led the way to her room, immediately taking her dress off.
"If you walk around like that I doubt we are going to get any studying done," said Sasuke.
Hinata giggled and swayed her hips enticingly. "Oh please. You've seen me in much less just this afternoon."
"And even less when we're done studying here," Sasuke added.
Hinata went over to the bed where Sasuke was sitting and took up a book and her notebook and pen. "Where are we starting?"
Sasuke showed her the latest notes that were taken by Sai. "These. I figure we study some new stuff they did in math since that's two periods of the day and continue from there."
Hinata sighed. How she hated math, even though she was better at it now.
A thought suddenly came to her.
"Is Itachi really looking into going after Ino?" she asked her mate.
Sasuke actually laughed at the question. "You bet he is," he said. "Itachi is serious about this."
"Do you think I should tell her about it?" asked Hinata.
"Iie, we shouldn't pry any further than Itachi wants us to," Sasuke told her. "He just wanted a little information on how he should go about getting to know Ino, so I wouldn't do anything knowing he's the epitome of being territorial and possessive; that is unless he asks."
Sasuke and Hinata continued writing for a brief moment until he looked Hinata's way. "How do you think Ino will handle it?" he asked.
Hinata grinned. "Ino has had a crush on Itachi for some time now and I think she'll be thrilled, quite honestly," Hinata replied. "Demo… I don't want to get my hopes up as I know how fickle Ino can be."
"One thing for sure is Itachi is going to go for this so we'll just have to see what happens," Sasuke said.
Hinata completely agreed with her mate and they both got back to work when something else came to Hinata's mind.
"I wonder what Neji is doing?" she thought aloud.
Sasuke snorted. "Nani? You miss him?"
Hinata smiled at the jealousy that started to surface. "Hai I miss him very much."
"Sure you do, since you don't have anyone here to keep you company," Sasuke said sarcastically, making sure to look as though he was focusing completely on the work he was doing.
"Sasuke, you should know there's no reason to be jealous of my cousin," said Hinata.
"You're my mate and I love you more than life."
Hinata felt Sasuke's heart jolt at the words as her own did the same. She'd never spoken those words before, loving Sasuke more than she did her own existence.
The tension in the air grew, Hinata feeling Sasuke's pulse quicken and her own answer.
Sasuke stared at her for a long time before saying anything. Then his eyes changed and he growled two words as he leapt from his chair and hoisted Hinata from hers.
"Bed. Now."
Hinata's blood simmered from the raw and untamed tone Sasuke used, the intensity of his lust and her hunger settling over her as Sasuke started strip them both.
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Hinata's naked body hummed in the aftermath of what had happened between her and Sasuke.
Her limbs were entangled in Sasuke's own as she lay across him. She caressed his bare chest, tracing her fingertips along the smooth, firm planes as Sasuke was lightly running his fingers through her hair.
There was a knock on her door and Hinata jumped up, grabbing the sheets to cover herself and Sasuke.
The door started to move but Hinata almost yelled. "D-don't open the door!"
"Who is it?" she asked.
"It's Neji," came her older cousin's voice. He sounded a little uncomfortable. "Ano…I saw Sasuke's car outside."
Sasuke was about to say something, but Hinata covered his mouth, to which he started to bite and lick at; he was in a very playful mood all day.
Struggling to ignore what her mate was doing as he nicked her fingers she answered. "Hai, Sasuke is with me studying."
"Ok, I'll be in my room then," said Neji and his footsteps could be heard as he walked away.
Hinata sighed as she rolled over to straddle Sasuke's waist.
"It's getting late," she told him.
Sasuke leaned up to capture her lips. "Hai." He flipped them so he was resting on his arms over her. Demo I am going to sleep over next weekend, if that's okay with you."
Hinata smiled up at him. "Of course it's okay," she said, bringing him closer for a kiss. "I can't wait."
Getting up, both of them went to the bathroom to have a shower and that took up more time than usual, thanks to Sasuke.
When Hinata and Sasuke were done, they both dressed and Hinata walked him to his car, helping him load the books in the backseat.
Sasuke got in and started the Mustang, the engine roaring to life and Sasuke revving and ready to go.
"I haven't forgotten about our driving lessons," he told her.
"I almost did," Hinata said with a laugh. "It's about time I got my license."
"I would have to agree as that race is still on as soon as you get it," Sasuke said with a smirk.
"You know I'll win," said Hinata. She leaned to place a quick peck on his cheek and closed his door. "Talk to you soon."
Sasuke shifted the gear into reverse and backed out of the driveway. On his way forward, Hinata blew him a kiss and he pretended to catch it before driving away with an audible chuckle.
Hinata made her way back into the house and to her room. She figured Neji was too embarrassed now about what happened to come see her and so she opted to just speak to him online.
Candyapple_7: hey there
Screw_64: hey
Candyapple_7: so distant..
Screw_64: I prefer not to come lie where u and ur mate were exchanging blood and Kami knows wat
Candyapple_7: yea I kinda guessed that lol! So how was ur day out?
Screw_64: it was okay. After I met with TenTen and Lee again, we were just driving around and stuff until Lee had to go
Candyapple_7: ahh enjoyed the alone time with TenTen? ;p
There was a delay in the time Neji took to reply, causing Hinata to grin.
She decided to talk to Ino while she was waiting.
Candyapple_7: hi!
Poolsofblue_69: hi hina!
Hinata knew she could not give any hints to what was going on with Itachi wanting to get to know her best friend so she kept a light and breezy conversation until Neji replied.
Screw_64: I guess
Candyapple_7: hmm u can tell me
Screw_64: there's not much to tell. We drove around the country a little, parked out by a park and stuff
Candyapple_7: kk
Hinata didn't probe any further, knowing Neji was a little shy when it came to TenTen.
Candyapple_7: I'm gonna go to bed now. Long day
Screw_64: ok
Candyapple_7: want me 2 come 2 ur room?
Screw_64: sure
Hinata got up after shutting down her laptop and left for Neji's room.
Suddenly, Hinata heard a scream from Hanabi's room and she rushed to see what the problem was, only to see Hanabi in tears.
"It's gone!" the girl wept. "It's all gone! I've been searching the house for hours now, wondering if I misplaced it! And my bedroom! Someone's been in here digging around!"
Hinata walked past her sister into her bedroom and saw that, indeed the room was in disarray. There were obvious signs of the maids cleaning up afterward but it had all gone in vain for Hanabi had ransacked the room once more.
Then what Hanabi had said came to the forefront of Hinata's thoughts.
"What do you mean?" Hinata asked and then cleared up the question, even though she had a good idea what Hanabi was talking about. "What is gone?"
"All my shit is missing!"
Hinata gave Hanabi a stern look. "Pardon me?" Hinata asked deliberately.
Hanabi shifted this way and that nervously, as though not wanting to say anything.
"My… stuff is gone," she said softly after catching herself.
Hinata knew that Hanabi had to be hiding the drugs in her room and anywhere else she assumed no one would look.
Hinata also knew that this was a good thing the drugs had been found and taken away.
Taking a couple more steps, Hinata hugged her sister. "Hai, it's gone," whispered Hinata. "This is for the best and the only way you'll get better."
Hanabi shook her head. "But what am I supposed to do now?" she asked, almost hysterically. "I can't stop it. It's the only company I have. I need it!"
Hinata shushed the girl who seemed so small and frail in her arms as she started to cry even more, smoothing her hair.
"You have all the company you need in me," Hinata told her.
Hanabi shook her head again. "Iie, you don't understand! I tried to stop before and I freaked out! You weren't here when it happened but Neji was about to call Otou-san. It felt as though I was on fire and everything in me hurt!"
"We'll just find something to keep your mind off of it, ok?" she said. "If it gets too much for you to handle I'll have no choice but to call the doctor and have you admitted to rehab early."
Hanabi began to cry even harder.
Neji came in the room just then, wondering what was going on when he saw Hanabi sobbing pitifully and Hinata trying to console her.
Hinata filled in Neji quickly and he came and embraced them both.
"Just one more fix," Hanabi cried. "I promise I can quit it after!"
"Iie, Hanabi," said Hinata, tears now running down her cheeks. She knew it was the addiction talking.
"Onegai!" Hanabi continued, her body racked with the sobs. "Just a little bit more, I can't take it. I haven't had any for the day!"
Hinata felt tears rim her eyes at the anguish her sister was going through.
Her pale eyes found Neji's and Hinata could tell that he was just as worried as she was.
Continuing to shush the younger girl, Hinata allowed Neji to take them to his room and onto his bed.
He rolled the covers back and Hinata helped tuck Hanabi in as she got under as well, Neji got in next to Hanabi.
"We'll help you get through this, Hanabi," said Neji. He wrapped his arms around his younger cousin and Hinata followed embracing her sister.
Hanabi's crying quieted down a little, but her breathing was still labored, Hinata figured Hanabi must have been going through a panic attack.
Hinata hugged her sister tightly. "It's ok," she whispered. "We're here, Imouto."
"Ari-gatou," Hanabi said, hiccupping on the word.
Hinata and Neji waited until Hanabi fell asleep before going to sleep themselves, only to be woken often by nightmares the girl was having. She screamed she couldn't see at times, or thought there were insects crawling over her.
Hinata and Neji were there every time Hanabi woke up in distress, barely able to breathe, comforting the child.
They all were now entering the tunnel to healing.
The light was not seen yet, the way dark and foreboding but as Hinata and Neji held her little sister, Hinata knew it would not be long until Hanabi would be okay.
So, this is how this chapter ends. I actually planned the usual 1500-2500 word rule but when I got there, I still had so much more to write. I set a goal on a sticky and I had to constantly change it from "Write a new chappie for HtV, 1500-2500wrds" moving up until I got to 7500 which is where I decided to stop, as it was really late and still went past that goal. I really hope you guys like the chapter because I certainly enjoyed writing it. It's been quite a while since I last wrote a lime or lemon so I gave you guys a nice citrusy taste lol!
I feel as though I'm forgetting something…
If you have not read Hina hime, A Happy Ending, or Following the Sun, please do.
Until next update…
Ja ne!
