A Possible Future by Jason Corley

Chapter Fifteen

Hinata stared into Sasuke's eyes. When he didn't say or do anything she tried to get up but lost her footing and fell the rest of the way into the tub. She was now pressed up against Sasuke in the tub with her head next to his. She could feel warmth against her chest. It was an intoxicating feeling to the cooling water of the shower. The cool water sent a chill down her spine making her shiver once. This had the effect of wiggling up against Sasuke. Hinata was about to force herself to move but she didn't because she felt two arms encircle her and pull her close. She rubbed her cheek against the side of Sasuke's face. She could feel Sasuke's warm breath against her ear. This sent lightning through her body. She eventually became aware of something pressing against her leg which brought her back to her senses. She put her hands on the floor of the tub to either side of Sasuke's head and pushed herself up. Sasuke didn't restrict her movements but he kept his arms around her. She looked down at Sasuke who was looking up at her. What Hinata failed to notice was that in her fall and struggling he kimono had opened up since it was no longer tied closed by her obi that she had taken off. Sasuke moved his left hand from Hinata's back to her face and brushed the wet hair out of the way but left his hand against the side of her face. He gave a warm smile that Hinata couldn't help but return. Sasuke started to move his hand away but Hinata leaned her head sideways to keep his hand on her cheek. When Sasuke saw her reaction he brushed his thumb across her cheek. Because Hinata had pushed herself up with the intention of getting up, her balance was shaky. Her knees slid forward, dropping her tail, and pulling her up into a sitting position. In the sudden moment Sasuke grabbed with his right hand, stopping the movement of Hinata's kimono. I slide off her shoulders and was resting at her waist covering her lowers arms. Hinata could feel something pushing up against her between her legs. Sasuke was no longer looking at just Hinata's eyes but her. He watched how the water ran along her firm petite build. She blushed at how things had turned out. She felt a throb between he legs and closed her eyes at the sensations it was sending through her. She stayed tried to stay in that moment but it was interrupted when she felt the water stop. She opened her eyes to see that Sasuke's expression had changed. Using both hands he pulled her kimono back up over her shoulders and folded it closed. He sat up coming face to face with her. She was trying to figure out what happened. Things were just happening so fast. Sasuke put one arm around her and pulled her close. She wrapped her arms around him and then she felt herself rising. She let her feet find support and Sasuke pulled away from her. All she could do was let go. Sasuke stepped out of the tub and grabbed a towel. He wrapped it around his waist then grabbed his clothes and walked to the door. He put his hand to the door and opened it. He was about to walk out but stopped when Hinata squeaked out "Sasuke?"

He said "I don't want it to be an accident." then he closed the door behind him.

Hinata stared at the closed door and thought about what had happened. And then she remembered why she came. She stepped out of the tub and walked over to sit down on the toilet. When she was done she grabbed a towel and walked down the hall holding her kimono closed. When she entered her room she closed the door and removed her wet clothes. She toweled off and up on a dry pair of panties and her night shirt. She turned the lights off and climbed into bed. She buried her face into her pillow with embarrassment. She just wanted to go to sleep and never wake up.

Sasuke walked into the living room after he had dressed himself. He said "If you get hungry, find yourself something to eat around the house. I'm going to bed." With that Sasuke walked back to his room. Raion was on her feet and headed for the hall.

Tora grabbed her braid and said "Where do you think you are going?"

Raion cried "I just wanted to munch on something." Tora let go of Raion who disappeared down the hall. Tora got up and followed. She walked by the kitchen to see Raion's bare tail sticking out from behind the refrigerator door and that she had indeed pulled out stuff to make a sandwich. Tora shrugged and walked down the hall to her room. Tora knew that Sasuke would always welcome her and her sister but she could tell that Sasuke like Hinata and Tora didn't want to make things harder for them. Raion was doing a good job at that. Tora was surprised that Hinata hadn't reacted differently to Raion running around the house naked. Tora looked to the door but when she didn't see anything looked back to the window.

Sasuke was laying on his side in bed and felt something warm press up against his back. He knew it was Raion. He knew her body well and her sister's. But Tora would approach him differently. It was Raion because she was the one that could snake her way next to Sasuke. Raion nibbled at Sasuke's ear and he rolled over to face her. Raion kissed Sasuke fondly and when they parted she said with a pout "Tora hasn't let me get near you today."

Sasuke whispered "We aren't in Orochimaru's fort anymore. You're expected to be a bit more civil."

Raion pouted as she said "I only went around like this in master's wing. You said this is master's home, that wing was master's home so I figured it would be ok. And you didn't tell me to get dressed. You know I would have if you asked me to."

Sasuke whispered "I wanted you to feel comfortable here. I wanted this to feel like home for you. But I think you running around like you always do bothers Hinata."

Raion said seriously "You really like her don't you?" When Sasuke didn't answers she said "Come on master. You can admit it to me. I already know you do."

Sasuke closed his eyes and whispered "When I escaped with you and your sister, I was only leaving to get away from Orochimaru. I let the two of you go so that you could do as you liked. I didn't think that the two of you would follow me here." Before he could continue Raion kissed him deeply.

When she broke the kiss she said "I love master and master will always be master to me. Even if master loves another I want master to stay master. I think sis feels the same for master even if she doesn't show it."

Sasuke whispered as he stroked Raion's hair "I know that now." He kissed her lightly then whispered "I'll always stay your master." Raion couldn't contain her happiness. She wrapped her arms around Sasuke's neck and kissed him passionately. He held her close with one hand and rubbed up and down her back with the other. As they kissed Raion's hands glided down Sasuke's chest and she tugged lightly at the bottom of his shirt. He helped her get it off him followed by his shorts and under shorts. Raion kissed Sasuke and pressed her body up against Sasuke laying him on his back. Raion broke the kiss and moved to straddled Sasuke's hips. Sasuke had his hands on her hips and she could feel his penis pressing between her legs. She rose up some so that the tip of his head was pressed against her slit. She came down feeling Sasuke slide into her. She leaned forward to kiss him. As she leaned back Sasuke let his hands climb from her waist up to her breasts. He tweaked her nipples and felt them harden between his fingers. Raion let out a small moan and proceed to ride up and down on Sasuke.

Hinata opened her eyes when she thought she heard some one cry out. She strained to hear but didn't hear anything so she closed her eyes. Then she heard it again and opened her eyes as she sat up. She swung her leg out of bed and walked to her door. She opened it and listened. She didn't hear anything. She waited a moment then heard it again. She walked down the hall and stopped outside Sasuke's door. She put her ear to the door and listened. She could hear heavy breathing and muffled moans. Then she heard a girl cry out "Yes master!"

Hinata wanted to open the door and see what was going on. She put her hand to the door handle and went to open it but a hand stopped her. Hinata looked over to see Tora standing there. Tora leaned forward and whispered in Hinata's ear "You don't want to see what's going on. You're not ready. Since you and master Sasuke like each other, I tried to keep Raion away from him. I guess she got to him." Hinata let go of the door and let Tora lead her back to her room. Tora tucked Hinata in and said "My sister and I both know how you and master Sasuke feel about each other." Hinata pulled the covers up to cover he blush. Tora smiled and said "But you should know that Raion and I would do anything for master Sasuke. Even let him love another. But that person would have to understand what master Sasuke is to us. And what we are to master Sasuke."

Hinata asked "What's that?"

Orochimaru walked away leaving a beaten Sasuke lying on the ground. As Tora and Raion ran forward to help Sasuke he pushed himself onto his hand and knees. Tora and Raion knelt down next to him to check on him. When Tora reach out to him Sasuke knocked her hand away and stood up suddenly without there help. He stepped back from them and stared at them. Raion hid behind Tora. They both wore the black and white camo pants along with the collar associate with the sound. Raion had on a black close fitting shirt while Tora had a white one. Sasuke turned and staggered away towards his room. Tora followed along with Raion still hiding behind her. When they got to Sasuke's room he walked to the bathroom and pulled at his shirt. Tora reached out to help get Sasuke's clothes off but Sasuke jumped away and stared at them.

Tora said "Why won't you let us help you master Sasuke. We're not going to hurt you. We're your slaves."

Sasuke continued to stare at them when he spoke "I accepted you so you wouldn't be harmed by Orochimaru. And just because I let you hang around doesn't mean I need you." Sasuke went back to undressing himself. He then lowered himself into the bath to relax. Both Tora and Raion just watched as he didn't even bother to tell them what to do. This was the first time they had a master that did something for them out of kindness instead of for their owner.

Over the next two weeks they Tora and Raion watched as Sasuke pushed himself till he couldn't move but would move again anyway. And then would do little things for them without having them do anything. He would wash their clothes if he was doing his. He would bring back some of the better food for them. He would defend them from being picked on by some of the sound ninja that roamed the palace. One day Tora had pissed off a couple Genins. They grabbed her and Raion. The big one that had hold of Tora said "Just for that we're going to have our way with you." When Tora didn't flinch he continued "But first we're going to make you watch as we take your sister. Seeing her struggle in fear and not be able to do anything about it may get it though your head about what we're going to do to you." The big guy and the average looking Genin started laughing. Sasuke punched the smaller one away from Raion. Sasuke stepped between the two of them.

The smaller one said "You little shit. I'm going to kill you for that." Sasuke just stood there panting heavily. The smaller one continued "This won't even be a challenge. He can barely stand. I can see his knees shaking."

Sasuke said between breaths "Let..Tora..go. Or..I'll..kill you."

The two sound Genins laughed at Sasuke. The bigger one pulled out a kunai and ran it down the front of Tora's shirt exposing her small breasts. Tora screamed and the two sound Genins laughed. The bigger one reached for Tora's breast but his arm fell limp by his side. He released Tora and grabbed the back of his upper arm where he felt pain. He looked down and saw Sasuke standing right there. He reached down to his side to pull out a kunai but before he could pull in out Sasuke struck again. Sasuke now had his back to him. The bigger sound Genin grabbed at his throat with his one good hand but couldn't stop the blood from flowing out. The smaller sound Genin grabbed Raion and held a kunai to her neck. She screamed while Sasuke staggered forward. The smaller sound Genin said "Stay back or I'll kill her." Sasuke stopped and closed his eyes. When he opened them he had his Sharingan active. He moved in and slit the smaller sound Genin's throat. The sound Genin slid his kunai across flesh. Tora saw blood run down the front of Raion's shirt. She ran forward to help her sister. Sasuke pulled the sound ninja off Raion and Tora grabbed her and checked her neck. It wasn't bleeding. Tora checked over Raion more closely and didn't find a scratch. She looked to Sasuke and saw him propped against the wall. He was holding his arm and blood was streaming out from under his hand. Tora ran to Sasuke. She tore a piece of her now cut shirt off and wrapped it around Sasuke's arm. She pulled it up tight to stop the bleeding.

Tora said "Raion, stay here with master Sasuke while I go get help."

Raion approached Raion and timidly asked "Why did you do that. You could have stopped him without getting hurt if you..."

Sasuke cut her off by saying "I couldn't let him hurt you. I'm a ninja. It's my job to protect people like you. Even if I have to die to do so." Sasuke then passed out.

Tora told Hinata "After he put his life on the line for us, he truly became our master."

Hinata said "That explains what he his to the two of you but it doesn't explain what the two of you are to him."

Tora sighed then asked "Have you ever heard him in the night?"

Hinata nodded remembering several nights in the last couple weeks where she woke up to Sasuke screaming in terror.

Tora asked "Do you know why he has nightmares." Hinata shook her head then Tora continued "When he was small his brother killed every last member of master Sasuke's clan. His brother then tortured master Sasuke with some kind of technique that attacks the mind." Hinata's expression was filled with sorrow for Sasuke. She knew they had all been killed but she didn't know if was Sasuke's own brother.

Tora said "Sasuke said he had two goals. One, to kill his brother. And two, to restore his clan. And weather he wants to admit it or not, Raion and I can help him with his second goal."

After Tora left Hinata laid there thinking about what she had just been told.

Hinata awoke to Raion shaking her. Hinata sat up and looked around then said "What is it?"

Raion said "Time to get up."

Hinata looked at her window and said "The Sun isn't even up."

Raion said "But. You mean you don't cook for master." Hinata shook her head. "You like master don't you?" Hinata blushed slightly at the thought. "Then cook for master. Or I'll do it." Raion left Hinata looking somewhat confused. Hinata thought it was rude of her to do nothing when Sasuke was so generous to her. He gave her a home that she felt welcome in. He cooked every meal so far. He trained her almost all day. And what had she done for him, nothing. Hinata decided to change that. She swung her legs out of bed and walked to her wardrobe. She opened it, found that the blue kimono was dry and hanging up. She turned her head to where it had been the night before but it wasn't there. She looked back and decided she would wear it. It had become her favorite kimono.

When she entered the kitchen she found Raion had pulled out all the ingredients. Raion turned her head and smiled at seeing Hinata in the blue kimono. She stood up strait and asked "Are you going to cook?" Hinata nodded and approached the preparation area. Raion watched as Hinata began cooking. When the first rays of sunlight entered the room Raion ran out of the room. Hinata stared at the doorway wondering why she did that but then returned to cooking.

After a few minutes Sasuke walked into the kitchen with Raion clinging to his arm. Sasuke stopped and stared at what he saw before him. Hinata was up before him cooking breakfast. Hinata smiled and said "I decided I would cook breakfast for you for a change." Sasuke stood there silently. Hinata's smile began to waver.

Raion saw this and asked in a timid manner "Is master angry?"

Sasuke turned around and as he walked out replied "No."

Hinata's smile fell but resumed cooking. Raion smiled and said in a cheerful voice "Why are you so down? Master didn't start cooking himself. He's letting you cook for him." This didn't raise Hinata's spirits any.

When she was done she put everything on a tray and carried it out to the living room where she found Raion laying across Sasuke's lap, this time clothed while he read a scroll. When she set it down Sasuke rolled up the scroll and put it in his pocket. Hinata served the three of them then asked "Where's Tora?"

Raion sat up and said "She's around the manor. We've decided to take over tidying up the manor so master doesn't have to."

Something about what Raion said made Hinata think to ask "Sasuke, what happened to the purple snake that's been around here. The one that talks."

Raion brightened and said "Hebi's here? Master got him out also? Then that means that we all got away from Orochimaru. Where is Hebi? Why hasn't he said hi yet?"

Sasuke picked up his tea and sipped at it before saying "I think he likes to be left alone." Raion started pouting at this. Sasuke started eating his food which caused both Raion and Hinata to watch him. Sasuke paused to say "It's good." Hinata smiled at the sincerity in his voice. For the rest of the meal Hinata couldn't stop smiling.

When they finished Hinata placed the dishes on the tray and started to pick it up but Sasuke picked it up first. Before he walked down the hall he said "You cooked, so I'll clean the dishes." Hinata sat back down and looked over at Raion who was glaring at her.

Hinata asked "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Raion said annoyed "I know you and master like each other. That is the reason I'm not in there helping him because I am trying to give you the chance to spend time alone with master. But if you are going to waste it I'm going to join master." Raion got up and walked towards the hall. When Hinata didn't make a move to get up Raion sighed and marched over to Hinata. Raion grabbed Hinata by the upper arm and pulled her to her feet. Then started pushing her towards the kitchen. Raion gave Hinata one last shove which made her stumble into the kitchen. Sasuke turned to look at her then returned to washing the dishes. Hinata stood there for a moment then walked over to start drying the dishes that Sasuke had washed. They stood side by side while they worked. Neither of them said anything but they both felt a type of comfortable closeness.

When they finished Sasuke said "Go change. We resume training today." Nodded with a smile and followed Sasuke out of the room.