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Chapter Seven: Potential Flames
Naruto and Hinata resume their conversation from the lounge when he checks his phone and sees that it's now 1 AM.
"Ready to go home?" He's getting tired, it didn't seem like she wanted to use this privacy the way he was hoping.
"N-not this second if that's alright." She responds timidly, since the liquid courage from earlier has worn off she was nervous around her new friend.
'So she is thinking about it' He says inwardly and smirks slightly.
He gulps down his drink, it's been a while since he's had a serious relationship, as he's been too busy focusing on expanding his company. He doesn't want trivial squabbles with a lover to distract him from his work. However, given his status and wealth he was used to the occasional one-night stand, enough to know what Hinata was after tonight.
Hinata shyly glances at him and sees that he was preparing to have another drink.
"H-how aren't you flatlining right now?" She asks with a giggle.
He looks at her with a wide smile and scratches the back of his head "I know how to hold my own,"
He pours some more liquor, "You're just a lightweight."
"I-I'm not, but I-I do hope you live to see forty at least." She quips, taking his glass and having a big swig which she instantly regrets once it enters her mouth.
Naruto chuckles softly he could tell from her expression that she wouldn't be able to swallow the drink easily. He takes the glass back from her and puts it down on the coffee table.
"We won't test that tonight," He watches her closely to see if she wants to spit out the fire in her mouth.
Hinata's cheeks were burning, his liquor was like acid on her tongue. She covers her mouth with her fingers and reluctantly swallows feeling the explosion of heat searing her gullet.
"I'm sure your liver must be cursing the day it formed inside you." She says a little raspy while softly beating her chest, wanting to hose her mouth down with some juice.
He smirks as she continues to mock his drinking habit and replies "Oh believe me I know, I'd like to think it has more of a deep-seated hatred towards me but tolerates me because of my good taste in liquor."
"Good taste, a-are you a dragon?" She asks intrigued that he can stomach the concoction.
They both stare at each other playfully and laugh at the assessment of his liver and his range of palatability. They continue joking around as she scooches closer to him.
Soon the laughter dies down and their playful stares quickly turn into steaming lustful eyes gazing at each other. They're on the same wavelength and can feel the sexual tension between them increasing, both have the same thing in mind to subdue this feeling.
Hinata holds his face, and gently strokes his cheek, Naruto watches her meticulously not budging an inch. She kisses him and Naruto quickly deepens the kiss placing a hand around her neck to lean in closer, soon his tongue begins to waltz with hers.
The heated kiss continues for two minutes, both searching every corner of each other's mouth not wanting their tongues to unwind
Naruto's dick is pulsating, he wants her, and he wouldn't pass up the opportunity to bang his equal's wife. She was dangerously attractive, her body was perfect and Uchiha could use a blow to his ruthless ego.
He's ready to move to the next stage, he gently grabs her breasts and Hinata fidgets from his touch. He softly clutches them through her dress, while slowly using his thumbs to pull her collar down to feel her nipples but Hinata fidgets again and starts shaking in his hands.
Something was off, he notices the unusual movement and opens his eyes to test his inference. He reaches around to her back and starts unzipping her dress and she shakes violently with her brows knot, he could see the unwillingness in her expression as clear as day.
Despite this, he knew what she was after and he could still take her right here and now, fulfilling his desires and making her pussy ache from orgasmic pleasure. He could leave his marks all over her body letting her husband know that she was no longer only his.
However, as he watches Hinata's body language and feels the way she vibrates as his hands roam around, he couldn't. Sitting before him is a broken woman, and judging from their prior conversation he knew she was suffering inside from Sasuke's rampant cheating. Nonetheless, her reactions show that she still wasn't prepared for a night with him or anyone else just yet.
Naruto zips up her dress and pulls away from their kiss, Hinata opens her eyes and looks at him perplexed.
"Blu, we don't have to do this, I know your hurting but this won't help you." He gets up from the couch with a soft sigh.
Hinata quickly stands and tips on her toes trying to reignite their French kiss but he tilts his head higher, denying her lips.
"Please I-I want to, I need this, p-please don't stop," Hinata pleads with him.
He holds her by her shoulders "You obviously don't want to do this," He says sternly then lets her go and steps back.
"I do," she retorts quickly
Naruto pinches the bridge of his nose then looks at her "Your body tells me something different,"
Hinata starts to move closer to him, slowly sliding down the straps of her dress and exposing a bit more of her breasts "I-I just want to forget, I w-want you to make me feel good tonight,"
He rubs his eyes then turns his gaze from her, trying to stifle his desire to rip off her dress and bend her over.
"If we do this you're going to end up regretting it. You'll feel way worse than you do already, I won't do that to you."
She continues to sexily stroll over to him, using one hand to unzip her dress. She thinks that if she cheats too then what Sasuke does won't affect her as much while she waits for him.
Naruto rubs his mouth wiping away a little drool. He's had his share of heartaches in the past and has dealt with heartbroken women before and has learned that sleeping with them always turns out badly. Hinata is the first married woman he's ever gotten the chance to sleep with, which only further aggravates the issue.
He could already picture the world of regret she would feel if he were to fuck her tonight, let alone leave her stranded after to deal with the remorse herself.
He'll need to be a bit more forward for her to understand.
He grabs her tightly and sticks his tongue in her mouth then tugs at her dress revealing her breasts to him fully. Hinata instinctually covers them, again shaking and Naruto releases her then backs far away, now leaning against his kitchen counter.
He sighs "Do you see what I mean? How can I sleep with you when the slightest touch makes you shudder?"
She slowly drops her hands baring her chest to him and calms her body's shaking. In her head, she wants to sleep with Naruto, but her heart wouldn't allow it and her body keeps betraying her.
"I-I'm sorry I-I just wasn't expecting that," She inches closer again.
This time Naruto holds her at arm's length so she couldn't come any further. He looks at her large mounds within reach and licks his lips.
"Trust me I would love nothing more than to fuck you silly but I can't, you're obviously not ready."
Hinata fixes her dress and sits back down on the couch. She bows her head to look at the floor.
"M-my husband doesn't want me, he's neglected me for weeks, h-he doesn't look at me or talk to me. If he's not home when I get in then I-I know I won't be seeing him for a while," She says trembling.
She catches her breath then looks at Naruto "He pushes me away every time I try to get close, and n-now, now y-you're rejecting me."
Naruto replies hastily "I'm not rejecting you, it's not like that."
If Naruto could have Hinata all for himself he would jump at this chance, but even if she is sexually detached from the union, it was evident that she still has unresolved feelings for Sasuke and he couldn't take advantage of her vulnerability.
He sits beside her and cups her chin "I want you, believe me, but if we fuck tonight what will you do after?
"Will you go home and pretend it never happened? Would that really give you comfort?" He looks at her intently.
Hinata doesn't respond knowing that it won't.
"I'm sorry, I know this isn't what you want to hear, but I can't give you what you want tonight." He says tenderly.
Hinata bows her head and crosses her arms to hold her shoulders feeling ashamed of herself.
She gets up from the couch trying to cover every inch of her body, her dress was all of a sudden too revealing.
"C-can you take me home now?" She voices softly.
Naruto knows that if it were any other man they would have slept with her regardless of her hesitancy. With that thought he decides to attempt to ease her pain, at least then she won't throw herself at someone less considerate.
She starts walking off when Naruto stands and wraps his arm around her waist, he turns her around and looks caringly into her eyes.
"Like I said before I'm a great listener. I'll do whatever I can to make you feel better tonight I promise." He uses his fingers to gently caress her waist.
She can see the sincerity in his eyes. Her body relaxes and she nods then they sit again, now far apart.
Naruto has no idea that Hinata and Sasuke had to fight to even be married in the first place. Their first kiss happened while they were literally being pulled away from each other. They went through a lot with her family and Sasuke's body still bears faint scars from that time in their relationship. It wouldn't be easy to turn her heart against the man she happily walked through hell with.
He sighs "You said that your marriage is over but it's not official, are you planning on making it official?"
She doesn't respond but turns her head avoiding Naruto's eyes.
"Do you still love him?"
"Yes," she softly mutters.
Naruto believes Hinata's story but he wants to see just how deep this cut goes.
"Be honest with me, is that kiss all you did?"
She nods slowly.
He stretches a bit on the couch "Well if that's all it took for him to cheat then, is it worth saving?"
Hinata curls her feet together nervously rubbing her toes. "H-He's just angry, he'll come back,"
"If he comes back will you just forget everything he's done to you?" Naruto questions.
"I-I… He's my-" She's interrupted by Naruto
"I get it, but does that make it ok for him to treat you this way, is it even worth it anymore?"
Hinata's throat starts to burn "W-we um…"
"You won't make it," He says abruptly, which rattles her thoughts.
Hinata stays silent but says inwardly 'We have to,'
Naruto wants her to be rageful towards Sasuke before showing her the video that way the sting won't be too much.
"He's probably fucking her right now, but you already know that"
Hinata digs her fingers into the couch as her breathing becomes staggered "U-um"
"He's been tunneling inside her all night long while you stayed home crying."
"He looks at her the way he used to look at you,"
"He kisses her the way he used to kiss you,"
"No," she says softly as the tears welled in the corner of her eyes,
He eases himself forward to go closer to her ear "He doesn't care about you,"
Hinata starts shaking and inhales loudly as her nose clogs "H-he l-loves me."
Her vision was getting blurry due to her wet lashes, she bows her head to look at the ground.
"He's moving on from you." He leans back on the couch and sighs.
"No! H-he… he n-needs me," She swallows, she can feel the pressure building in her gut as Naruto grills her.
Hinata couldn't come to grips that Sasuke possibly no longer loves her. He's still her whole world, he had to still be in love with her.
"He doesn't love you as much as you think, he's left you on your own." His voice was abrasive and unsympathetic the entire time.
She snaps her head to look at Naruto "Your w-wrong he does… I know it," Her voice weakens as a runaway tear rolls down her cheek.
Hinata's been holding onto memories hoping that eventually, they will pick up the pieces but everything Naruto was saying just feeds her insecurity and increases all the anxiety she had buried.
She looks at him with foggy eyes and shakes her head slowly then whispers "You're wrong,"
Her heart was pounding, the more he presses the more she fights to convince herself, trying to hold back her tears. He was picking at her uncertainty of them being able to overcome this obstacle.
"I don't know what you two had but it's obvious, he doesn't feel the same anymore."
"I-I'm all he needs," Her nostrils billow as she forcefully sucks in air, trying to control her breathing.
"You're giving him too much credit,"
"N-no," she whimpers.
Naruto realizes that nothing he says can convince her that Sasuke has already fallen out of love with her. As he sees the single tear that managed to escape her waterlogged eyes drop onto her lap he knew his approach was having the exact opposite effect he wanted. She was faithful to a fault and now he's out of options.
"If he loves you so much then why does he keep hurting you?" Naruto places his phone in Hinata's hand for her to watch the video.
She clutches the phone and closes her eyes.
"I-I'm s-scared," Her speech was now reduced to hiccups. Naruto was shattering the delusion she's been clinging to for weeks.
"I'm sorry Blu, but the proof's right there. He doesn't love you, and I think you already knew that deep down."
As she looks down at the video she feels all the built-up pressure get knocked out of her, the familiar feel of a truck slamming into her at full speed.
Her brows knot as she raises a hand to her trembling lips and quietly muffles, "O-oh god,"
She could barely watch ten seconds of the video, she drops the phone and finally unleashes the ocean of tears she's been holding back. She was inconsolable after seeing for herself just how far Sasuke was willing to go to try to make her confess.
'How can he cheat so easily without a second thought?'
She wails loudly into her hands while trembling, her world was just thrown into an abyss. The man she gave her heart to, her lifeline, her soulmate was stomping on it repeatedly. The video crushed Hinata and she could no longer ignore the weight that was burdening her heart with denial.
'Sasuke doesn't love me anymore.'
Naruto holds her tightly allowing her to use him as a makeshift tissue. She was shaking like a leaf in his arms.
She pushes her face into his chest, she's wheezing it makes her choke on her words.
"N-a-Na-ruto." She felt like she was drowning.
He rubs her back and responds softly "I'll hold you for as long as you need, don't worry,"
Hinata breaks down fully while gripping Naruto's shirt. She wept for just under two hours and it stung Naruto. Every time he thought she was about to stop, she started sobbing again, her wails growing louder each time. Her tears seemed ceaseless, he's never seen someone so broken up in all his life. Hinata was completely devastated and it made him want to hold her forever.
She cried until she was tired, her trembling lessens, and her wailing faints. She moves her head from his chest and rests it on his lap with her back turned to him, no longer having the strength in her hand to hold onto him. Her are eyes still closed as tears continue to flow down her cheeks.
Naruto tilts his head back on the couch and closes his eyes "Do you feel any better?"
"…"
"Hm?" he nudges
Hinata swallows then sniffles "No,"
He sighs "You know if you keep this up you'll run out of tears," he's trying to make her laugh but it has the opposite effect, and Hinata tears up again.
She snivels "I can't help it,"
Hinata's sorrow was on a completely different level than what he was used to and he feels compelled to stay by her side, to comfort her in any way he could.
Naruto softens his voice more "I hope you know that it's his loss, any man would be lucky to have you, I know I would."
Hinata opens her tired eyes and gently grips onto Naruto's knee.
He continues "You deserve way more than this, that asshole's taking you for granted don't you agree?"
She nods slowly, her sniffling now decreasing as her airways fully reopen.
"I can tell you have lots of love to give and I know some men who would kill to have a woman like you by their side,"
"He's a fool to not love you,"
"He can't see how much of a gem you are."
She smiles softly, Naruto's words were comforting after crying her heart out, he was saying all the words she needed to hear.
He runs his hand through her hair, "You're the most gorgeous woman I've ever met and I know you're worth more than to be used by this guy,"
"You deserve a whole lot more."
Her smile widens a bit as her cheeks flush. His words were like music to her ears, she starts to get a fuzzy feeling in her gut.
"Feel any better now?" He asks looking down at her and playing with her hair.
She holds up her thumb and index fingers and gestures that she feels a tiny bit better.
He smiles "I can't solve all the world's problems, but I can solve that," He says confidently
She arches a brow and responds skeptically "I doubt it,"
He chuckles "Well, there's this one thing I'm really good at,"
Hinata furrows her brows "What's that?" she asks curiously.
Naruto slowly starts tickling Hinata all over, and she smiles faintly enjoying his touch. He tickles her neck, her sides, and her feet and soon Hinata struggles to keep in the laughter wanting to prove him wrong but couldn't.
She reluctantly asks him to stop as the laughter explodes, it was cathartic. She spasms around trying to block his playful attack, but she was laying down, he had total access to every inch of her body.
She raises from his lap to sit upright on the couch and moves away from Naruto who now had a big toothy grin on his face. Hinata's cheeks were rosy and she also had a wide smile however, it quickly begins to fade.
He stretches his hand out signaling for her to take hold, when she does he pulls her in so that her head was again resting on his chest.
"You have a great smile you know that?" He asks softly.
"I hope I get to see it a lot more,"
"If you feel like crying then tell me, I'll do whatever I can to make you smile again ok." He adds then squeezes her a little.
Hinata's tension eases, her cheeks were still flushed and her lips folded as she listened to Naruto's thoughtful words. She was being charmed by his understanding and empathy.
She replies quietly "Okay."
"Maybe this isn't such a bad thing either, now people won't blame you,"
Hinata slowly lifts her head to look up at Naruto, wondering what he could mean.
He grabs his phone and shows her the comments. People were chastising Sasuke calling him scum, some were expressing regret for Hinata having to deal with a cheating husband.
Her kiss with Kiba was nothing compared to the video and the majority were now swayed to Hinata's side with a few speculating that his affair must have been the catalyst for the scandalous kiss.
She turns to him "Thank you Naruto," she says softly giving him a warm smile.
Naruto rubs her face that was stained with streaks of salty tears and says "It's no problem."
"I don't want you to cry for him anymore," he says caringly while still wiping away the streaks.
He looks into her eyes "Can you do that for me?"
Hinata nods and smiles faintly while holding onto Naruto's hand "I will,"
He leans forward, Hinata thought he was about to kiss her but Naruto only rests his forehead on hers.
"I need a drink, do you want one?" He asks casually
Hinata pulls away from him and giggles "Is that all you live off of? If so I'd love to introduce you to this wild new thing called food," she says sarcastically holding up stationary jazz hands.
Naruto smirks "Harsh, well someone's feeling a lot better, did you happen to kill kittens in your free time?"
Hinata laughs, as much as Sasuke's snarky wit and standoffishness rubbed off on her over the years, she's never been thought of as cruel. Naruto was easing her sadness slowly minute by minute. Her eyes were soon beaming again and it was all thanks to Naruto's compassion.
He holds her close to him again and her body melts in his arms, he likes the way she feels and she enjoys the way he cuddles her.
"I have one more thing for you to see," He scrolls through his phone and shows her the pictures of the two of them from the lounge.
Her expression changes as she worries about how Naruto would be affected.
She rubs the screen with her thumb nervously "A-are you angry with me?"
"What? No, why would I be?" He asks concerned.
"Well… T-this is going to affect your image because I'm married," she says in an uneasy tone bowing her head.
Naruto chuckles then pulls her onto him so that she's sitting with her legs folded daintily on his lap. He tilts his head a bit to look up into her eyes.
"Yea some people might stop doing business with me altogether," he says it jokingly but knows that it was likely.
She bites her lips and almost tears up for causing damage to his reputation. "I'm sorry, y-you shouldn't have t-to deal with my problems," she starts sniffling.
Naruto was a little surprised by her reaction, 'why is she so worried about that when she has her own issues to occupy her mind, like how her husband will react.'
He realizes that Hinata wasn't like any of the other women he's been with. Her heart was a lot bigger than he could have imagined and it made him want to take all her pain away.
Naruto squeezes her then cups her chin "I've been mocked my whole life, it's what made me strive to prove myself. I couldn't care less what people think of me,"
"But-"
Naruto Interjects "Don't worry about it, I'd rather deal with your problems than anyone else's so don't let this bother you."
He rubs her chin, "Okay?"
She smiles and nods but suddenly thoughts of Sasuke and Sakura swirled in her head, dampening her mood again, after all, she just faced the truth that her husband didn't love her anymore.
She wonders if he ever loved her as much as she loved him. They've faced many challenges as they grew closer, some having to do with each other's arrogant and reserved personalities but they overcame the emotional shortcomings, family rejections, and ambition related disagreements by staying firmly by each other's side. Regardless of what came at them, they insisted to each other that they were all that mattered. Their love could power through anything she thought.
However, that man was now long gone in her eyes. This past month he's only tortured Hinata, he's been brutally cold and distant. He's left her night after night to be with another woman which made her feel like she wasn't good enough and he relished the fact that she was suffering from his actions. Now it seemed that cheating was no longer enough to satisfy him and he was becoming aggressive towards her.
Hinata was starting to fear being near Sasuke ever again, she had to protect her heart from him and that thought plunged into her chest like a knife.
Naruto notices her lips trembling and her breathing becoming shaky.
He gently rubs her back and looks caringly into her eyes "I got you,"
As she looks at his loving expression her sadness dissipates, he didn't allow her to shed a single tear for her awful husband for the rest of the morning.
"Don't blame yourself, you've been patient and devoted. He's the one who doesn't deserve you not the other way around."
"Please keep remembering that,"
Hinata nods, her anxiety decreasing, she adjusts her body to lay parallel on the couch again with her head resting in his lap.
Naruto continued to comfort her as the time rolled by, every time her eyes got wet or she shook he would give her a gentle touch and say something endearing to calm her down, removing any doubt she had in herself. She was slowly coming to terms with the idea of moving on from Sasuke.
He's shown her his true self, the once arrogant and selfish man she thought had vanished for good has fully reappeared. He had so little faith in her, so little trust he could never have truly known her or loved her unconditionally.
Hinata starts to consider why she's enduring all this pain for a man like Sasuke and feels that her life would be a lot better the sooner she gets out of this sham of a marriage. At night she used to wrap both her arms around his arm that's how much she needed him to sleep, and she's been struggling to get peaceful rest for so long but Sasuke didn't even care and now she's finally ready to let go.
"Can you do it again?" She asks softly
"I can't keep tickling you if that's what you're asking." He says brushing her hair from her face.
Hinata pouts slightly she was actually looking forward to another visit from his playful hands.
"Can you tell me a joke then?" She says it insistently
Naruto looks down at her and chuckles, "Do I look like a clown?"
Hinata raises her head from his lap and turns to look at Naruto, she quickly nods with a smile.
He looks at her with his brows knotted giving off a worried expression which makes Hinata think that there was something on her face.
Naruto tilts her head side to side "Don't panic but, I think you may have some marbles loose in there."
She jerks from him covering her mouth and muffling her laugh. He pulls her in slowly and she snuggles back into his arms as her laughter dies down with a sigh.
He rubs her back, happy that he could cheer her up again "I'll be here for you."
"If you ever need to smile you can call me ok,"
She nods, "When can I see you again?" She asks while softly rubbing her finger on his chest. She couldn't get enough of his charm she has to see him again after today.
"Whenever you want," he kisses her on the head and rocks her a bit.
She blushes and tucks her face in his shirt hoping that he doesn't see how easily he can make her flustered. She was being swooned by Naruto, everything he did, everything he said just made her slowly become infatuated with him.
He gave her the courage she needed to do something she should have weeks ago. She's ready to move out of the lonely prison she's gotten so comfortable with, and since Sasuke wouldn't be home anyway she could leave without a hitch.
"I need to go home to do something can you take me now?"
Later
Naruto stops in front of her house, he leans over and kisses her one last time to end their time together. This kiss wasn't like the other, it was slow and tender there was emotion behind it, no lust just pure passion and it made them feel warm inside.
Hinata's face reddens as she enjoys the goosebump laced skin orgasm while they kiss, it gave her a subtle reminder not to consider Naruto as just a friend, and she's now willing to see where their situation could go now that she's confident about ending her marriage.
She gently pulls away, opening the car door "I'll call you later ok."
His eyes were opening slowly as he recovers from the steamy kiss and he nods with a sultry look on his face.
Hinata walks up to her door still mesmerized by the considerate Naruto, thoughts of him were racing around in her head not only that, her mind was distant thinking about what clothes she should pack.
She didn't even notice Sasuke's car in the garage. It was approaching 7 AM so she figured by this time he would already be on his way to work, or more likely with his girlfriend since the photos of her and Naruto were everywhere. However, the thought of him being gone didn't hurt at all anymore, the house would soon be completely devoid of life.
She grips the doorknob as she prepares to put in her key and was confused, the door just opened.
As she enters, she takes a moment to question herself 'Did I leave this unlocked all night.'
Sasuke never came home and she was sure she locked it. As she closes the door she hears a voice behind her.
"Welcome Home Hina."
Hinata flinches slightly, although his tone was inviting his unexpected presence knocks her out of her trance.
Sasuke walks towards her and she looks at him briefly then bends down to take off her heels.
She sighs as she undoes the first foot "Aren't you supposed to be at work?"
"Aren't you?" He retorts quickly.
She continues taking off her next heel ignoring his question.
"Where were you?" He asks with an accusatory tone.
Hinata's spirit suddenly darkens as her face contorts, 'the audacity,' she snickers but doesn't respond.
She sighs softly and without giving him a second glance she starts walking towards her room, she'll have to put her plan on hold until he's gone.
Sasuke speedily moves in front of her blocking her path.
"Wait, can we talk?" His voice was calm again.
He couldn't afford to be angry right now he knew it would only make things worse. Hinata on the other hand couldn't care less how he felt, she has nothing to say to him. Before spending time with Naruto the sight of Sasuke today like this would have caused tears of joy to bubble from her eyes.
However, she neither wants nor cares to discuss the pictures or video much less explain her whereabouts. Nothing regarding their damned marriage was of importance to her anymore Hinata just wants him out of her way.
Sasuke swallows as he looks down at her, he could feel the tension resonating from her. It wasn't sadness or anger, at least then he could properly gauge the situation and go from there but she was emotionless, and it gave him a feeling of dread unlike he's ever experienced before.
She looks uncaring as her eyes stay fixed to the floor behind him not bothering to meet his gaze.
As unguarded as she looks, in all these years he's never felt so afraid of her, her stillness was frightening. His uneasiness from before has now intensified, she was always tender and adoring but right now Sasuke feels like she could rip his heart from his chest at any second.
He gulps 'Here we go.'
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