Disclaimer: Naruto and the song do not belong to me…
Devotion: Desire
I don't expect anything from you right now
I'm just happy just seeing you
If you still don't have the heart to love me
I'm going to wait until your heart opens up
Hinata stopped and gazed through the window of a shop. The strawberry cheesecake was getting very tempting, adding that she passed by the same shop everyday to get back to hers and Nejis' shared apartment. She was planning on moving out on her own though—Neji's girlfriend, Tenten was going to move in with them and she didn't want to impose on them.
"Cheesecake?"
She raised a perfectly arched eyebrow at him, "Why not?"
The food was too sweet and fattening for him. Sasuke scrunched up his face and pointed at the display.
"Too much and you might go overweight."
She made a derisive sound and entered the shop. He shrugged and followed.
"You have been awfully slow during the trainings. Maybe this is the reason?"
She snorted at his shallow comment and continued to breeze through the varieties of cakes.
"You don't have to eat it. I will."
You just have to treat me like you are right now
You just have to meet me comfortably like a friend
They had been on frequent little trips like this to pick up dinner whenever Hinata'a nighttime missions didn't conflict.
This was all he had really been waiting for—her attention on him, and only him. But still, the irony…he wished she'll look at him like she did with the cheesecake. Devoting all her attention to it, rather than him.
On her part, Hinata liked talking to Sasuke for some reason. He knew how to avoid some topics and divert her attention every time they came close to mentioning something that would plunge her into depression for a day. Sasuke was the only person from their class that she had talked to ever since. She did see the others once in a while outside, but had avoided all contact with them.
She bought one identical to the display and hurried out the store with him on tow, her arm linked with his.
"I forgot I have to stop by somewhere."
"Where?"
"Apartment complex."
The way to her apartment wasn't this way.
"We're going the wrong way."
"I'm moving out—my own apartment."
"Huh?"
"It's an okay place—decent enough with my pay."
They stopped in front of a dull gray building and she pulled her arm away from his. Sasuke gazed at where her warmth had used to be with a bit of sadness. He wanted them to stay that way.
Hinata, though, was oblivious to Sasuke's lingering gaze, but instead, raised that arm to point to a specific apartment.
"There."
He averted his gaze to the building in front of them. So she was moving out, Sasuke wondered if it was the correct time to tell her now—without Neji glaring at him every time he came over to pick her up.
The place she was going to try to apply for an apartment wasn't exactly the most inviting. A drunken man appeared to be trying to open his door on the second level, the one right next to what she had pointed at.
"You sure here?"
She shrugged, "What choice? As long as I don't sit outside during the night, I should be fine."
He debated within whether or not he should ask her. It was his chance now to be even closer to her.
I'm not impatiently wanting your heart
I want to slowly have all your everything
It's ok if you choose me after meeting many other people
Because then you'll know my true love for you
"Aa…Hinata?" He spoke up as she flipped through the forms she had to fill out.
"Hmm?"
He tried to sound nonchalant, "You can stay at my place."
Momentary shock struck through her features before it was replaced by confusion.
"Aa? You sure about that? I can stay here, it's alright."
Even though her personality had drastically changed, she was more talkative and outgoing now, she still had that sincerity that he liked. She never liked to burden others with her load, and she didn't like to intrude in other's life either—she still kept to herself…but just with a little more edge to her speech.
The neighborhood didn't seem to convince him on her last comment though.
"Yea, I'm sure."
Whenever we meet, I always call first and ask to meet first,
And you come out like there's nothing going on but I feel this.
That if I don't call you for a long time,
You're going to miss me as well
You'll wait for me without knowing it
Because you've gotten used to the love you're receiving.
Day by day, as they pass by, in your heart
The grievance for me will grow bigger
When they arrived at Sasuke's apartment, Hinata immediately flopped down on the couch and regarded her surroundings.
"You do know, that once I move in, I'm going to change this remodel the insides." She gave him a last questioning look, as if saying to him that this was his last chance to back out.
He shrugged and handed her the takeout box and sat on the floor as she turned on the TV. It had been a habit now, her coming over every now and then.
"Want some cake?"
The box was offered to him, the cheesecake inside was almost half eaten by that time. He regarded the cake with doubt.
"Oh what the hell."
And reached for her fork.
~End: Desire~
And here's another song from Baby Vox….…I'm a Kpop and Jpop fan ^^…I don't understand a thing though *shrugs*
Ah…yes…Sasuke/Hinata, interesting couple, ne? I actually like playing around with the couples and trying to make them most in character but the most rare couples out there that are somewhat possible ^^
Well…tell me if you liked this chapter! I think the next chapter is going to be the final conclusion to this ^^ I kinda already got something in mind…
Ame