Chapter 6
Mango Slush
The room filled with pleasant chatter as the team filled on electrolytes, sandwiches and chicken bites. They had had their tease of Itachi and were settling down, approval of the tiny cafe.
"Hinata-chan! This is sooo good!" Tobi bounced up to the counter. "Tobi is sad that you're closing down." He sighed loudly as he stared at the for sale posters that lay neatly on the counter. Her face burned in embarrassment, trying to put the box away hoping he hadn't heard.
"You're closing down?" His normally calm voice piqued from behind.
"Hai." She sighed, "I'm moving." She mumbled, never meeting his eyes as she returned to the kitchen to clean up. He followed.
"Moving? You can't just go, where will I study?" He blocked her path, cornering her.
"Blossoms is down the street."
"No thank you." He shuddered at the image of the pink haired owner. She kept her head low, unable to look in his eyes. Lifting her chin he peered into her eyes, leaning in to each other till they were a whisper away, his finger on her chin
"Hinata-chaaaann! Your boyfriend is here!" Tobi bounced in ignoring the mood as she pushed past Itachi in time.
"Hey babe." The red head walked in ignoring their audience and capturing her lips. Sending a clear message Itachi's way She is taken.
Embarrassed, she pulled back, face red "What are you doing here?"
"You weren't home." he shrugged, as though that explained everything. Gaara nodded to Itachi before stepping out of the messy kitchen.
The room went quiet, everyone's eyes following the redhead out, before turning to meet Itachi. Hinata returned to wiping the table before her, focusing her energy to hold back tears. The marks on her back stinging from his embrace, the warning, that he had seen.