A/N: I saw Crimson Peak and it was fucked up and depressing. See that movie if you want to ruin your day, though it was 5 out of 5 for me. I loved it and I love Tom Hiddleston. He's the best actor to date, imo.
This chapter starts off the crime/action/romance shit. For all those who said last chapter was boring, it was because I don't like to rush my fics, I feel it takes away from the plot if I jump right into them burning down buildings and shooting up liquor stores. I like to ease my way into it. I didn't spell check or anything so please point it out to me.
Enjoy.
Song: Been On by G-Eazy
Disclaimer: I don't own NARUTO or any of it's characters.
About Last Night
Chapter Three
Been On
With a huff, Hinata pushed in the door to her penthouse. Tossing her binder on the bar top-counter thing, the yawning heiress stretched her arms over her head and made her way to the cabinets to find a glass.
She didn't know what she was expecting to see in there (cups, she was sure) but an assortment of food was not one of those things. Curious, she looking in the other drawers. After going through all of them, she concluded that her parents probably had it fully stocked with all this stuff way before yesterday.
There was enough silverware to be available for about thirty people. Other cooking utensils were in their rightful places, along with spices and all kinds of different foods. They had even put her favorite kind of ramen as well. That was most likely her mother. The fridge was filled to the brim - from everything to milk, five kinds of different cheeses, ice cream and freshly cut fruits to vegetables.
She didn't really want to think about it all. So instead, she grabbed a bottled water and found her way to the couch. Before she got too comfortable, she scavenged for the remote before feeling the cold device somewhere in the cushion seats. She switched the mounted television on and began to flip through the channels before finding cartoons.
Even at seventeen, Hinata still appreciated the familiarity of the yellow sponge and his idiot pink starfish friend. It wasn't long before she found herself sipping her water and reflecting on her day.
Everyone she had meet was so welcoming and kind to her. It was hard not to make friends with people like that. Although she was almost painfully shy sometimes, she tried her best to overcome it around new people. She gave herself a pat on the back. As she thought about it, she did rather well with that little task.
After lunch, the students piled back in the three cars with the same seating arrangements and made it back to the school before the bell rang for the last two classes of the day...
Ancient History was her next class and it wasn't interesting at all. Shikamaru and Chōji were with her in that period so she wasn't completely alone. They had practically forced her to sit at their table to ward off the swarm of females who would try to catch their attention with their short skirts and push-up bras. The two explained that most of the girls at the school were like that. Easy, as the Nara genius had to so crudely said with a snort. Hinata really couldn't blame the girls for liking the boys, but she figured it must've been aggravating to have flirty girls throw themselves at their feet. Chōji dismissed it as class started so she couldn't really think too much about it.
When the bell rang, they walked her to her next class, which Shikamaru had as well. Chōji continued on to his class as they entered the gymnasium. The tall basketball player lead her in the direction of the girls' locker rooms before pushing the door open and closing his eyes.
"Ino!" He called, only for the blond to skip her way to the front before dragging the poor Hyūga girl in (simultaneously pushing her friend roughly in the process).
Hinata was pulled to the very last row of lockers then handed a standard uniform to change into for the class.
Sakura, already dressed in the plain white shirt and short green spandex, paused the typing on her phone to glance at the heiress. "I hope that fits, Hinata-chan. We only had medium shirts left."
Ino turned from tying her shoes, "I'm sure it will. Her bust is a little too big for the top but it shouldn't be restricting."
Thin hands yanked the fabric over her head. Her breasts were a bit constricted but it wasn't bothering her much. Not one to complain anyway, Hinata sent them a reassuring smile, "It's fine. Thank you, Sakura-chan."
The petal-haired teen smiled back brightly in return, "No problem, Hinata-chan!"
A sudden sound of metal slamming against concrete caused all the girls in the room to jump, followed by a shrill whistle. "Alright, ladies! Two minutes to get outside! Today is basketball against the boys so give 'em hell!" With an evil laughter, the strong womanly voice died out. The click of the heavy door was next to echo.
Hinata quickly changed from her jeans to the shorts, just as the other two slammed shut their lockers, securing the locks in their rightful places. The two waited for her to retie her converse before heading out, along with a few other girls.
It seemed as if all the boys were out and lounging on the bleachers while the two instructors were in the middle of the court discussing something. Naruto was off towards the top with the brunette that was introduced to her as Kiba. There were five other boys whom she didn't know scattered amongst themselves. She spotted Lee, practically bouncing in his seat with excitement. She immediately recognized Shikamaru and the equally tall boy next to him as Sasuke but decided not focus on the Uchiha, whose eyes found hers like a magnet. Her eyes darted to her feet, missing the amused smirk on his thin lips.
The girls sat on the first bleachers as the booming voice from the locker rooms called their attention. The owner of the voice had dark eggplant colored hair, spiked in a high pony-tail. She idly tossed the ball in her hands in the air. "Now that all you runts are here, we're playing basketball - boys versus girls."
Groans were heard from the girls side while the boys shot them sinister looks. As expected, Naruto scoffed, "Anko-sensei, we'd demolish the girls. Why can't the boys play basketball while the girls cheer us on?" His eyebrows wiggled suggestively, until he had to dodge the basketball flying at his face.
Anko smirked, hands on her hips. "My girls will mop the floor with you boys."
Irritated with the insult, Sakura stood with her fist angrily pointed to her blond friend, "Watch what you say, dumb-ass!"
Kiba came to his rescue, "He's right - we have Sasuke and Shikamaru, not to mention myself."
Pulling her best friend down by her shirt, Ino tossed her pony-tail behind her haughtily, "Be prepared to eat your words, fuckers."
"Loser buys lunch at Ichiraku's tomorrow then, you blond bimbo!" An equally blond Naruto shouted, bouncing the ball in his hands.
A twitch developed above her beautiful sky blue eyes, "Who the fuck are you calling a bimbo, you sleazy man-whore?" It was Sakura's turn to yank her in a sitting position after that.
Before any blood was shed, the other teacher, who wore a dark tight shirt and green basketball shorts laughed jovial, "It will be a good game, with all this competitive youth in the air! YOSH!"
Everyone was silent as Gai struck a 'nice-guy' pose. Lee practically burst with adoration at that point. Before he could, he split the class down the middle, assigning five boys and five girls to the right half of the court while another five versus five to the other half.
Anko blew her whistle and gestured towards the court when they all sat quietly. "Do you need an invitation?! Hurry the hell up!"
Hinata was thankful that she got stuck on Ino's and Sakura's team, even if that meant they'd be playing against Sasuke, Naruto, Shikamaru, Kiba and Lee. The other two girls on her team, she didn't know. Ino had introduced them before the game started but she'd been too focused on not paying attention to the ebony eyes glaring a hole in the back of her head, she had forgot to actually pay much attention.
A thin hand was placed on her shoulders, "Hinata-chan, do you know how to play basketball?"
She glanced up to understanding jade eyes and shook her head timidly. "No, I've played soccer for club, but that's it..."
Sakura smiled and gently squeezed her shoulder. "It's alright, Kin and Tayuya are on the girls' basketball team. Ino and I cheerlead so we know our fair share." She tugged the heiress towards their basket. "Here, you can stay here and block them from making baskets, okay? Don't be afraid to trip them either," she coached with a wink before jogging towards the wing.
Anko blew the whistle and tossed the ball up. Hinata nervously gulped as she saw the boys got it with relative ease. However, Shikamaru greatly underestimated his childhood friend as she swiftly stole the ball and shot it, earning a point for the girls team.
Shocked, the Nara felt a just a tad bit insulted, "Since when did you know how to play, Ino?"
High-fiving a smirking Tayuya, the Yamanaka girl tossed her hair over her shoulder, "I don't just come to your games to cheerlead. I take notes, Shika."
And with that, the boys got serious. Hinata was a bit nervous every time they got closer to her, but she tried her best. It was too easy for Naruto to pass her and dunk on the net. Laughing at her pouting, he pinched her cheeks and patted her on the head. That pretty much persisted throughout the class. The boys easily took the lead until Kin got a three pointer on them.
"Suck it," the long-haired junior said, sticking her tongue out childishly.
Sasuke was getting pretty annoyed with them by that point. Once they got the ball back again, it didn't take him long to by pass the females and shot another three pointer, sending a glare to the pissed off junior. They reset, with Lee throwing the ball towards the Uchiha captain once again. The other girls were blocking his team, but he noticed Kiba open from the corner of his eye. Sakura immediately saw an opportunity and yanked on the Inuzuka's hair from the back, causing him to yelp and fall backwards on his ass.
Ignoring the foul, he dribbled towards the basket, smirking at the nervous heiress in front of him. He stopped directly in front of her, bouncing the ball with his left hand. They hadn't registered the bell ringing to end the school day somewhere in the background...or the many pairs of eyes watching their encounter.
Pearly eyes darted to meet his heated gaze, which racked appreciatively over her tight outfit. Noticing his wandering gaze, Hinata made a move to swipe the ball. He caught it with ease and maneuvered to the side, a cocky smirk firmly in place.
"Is that the best you got, Hyūga?" He mocked in a low voice so only her ears could ear.
She huffed, and crossed her arms under her bust. His eyes drifted from her face downwards towards the movement of her chest for a long second too long. Using the distraction, she snatched the ball mid-air.
"Not so cocky now, are we, Uchiha-san?" She quickly turned, only to have her elbow pulled back and the ball suddenly slipping through her dainty fingertips.
Without breaking their locked gaze or releasing his gentle hold on her arm, he tossed the ball in the basket. She broke their eye contact to watch it fall though the net, though she had a feeling it would've went in regardless of where he was on the polished floor.
Sasuke cocked his head to the side, black locks of hair falling attractively in his eyes. "Looks like you'll be owing me ramen tomorrow, Hyūga."
Her heart beat felt as if it would burst from her ribcage at any moment. She hadn't noticed how close they were until his eyes skimmed down her body once more. One of her hands was pressed against his muscled chest, fingers curling in the soft fabric. Her cheeks flushed a pretty shade of pink. Before she could respond (which probably would've been a stuttering mess of words anyway), a whistle broke the moment.
'If it could be considered a moment,' She thought with a mental eye roll.
Anko stood about ten feet from them, pointing towards the locker rooms. "If you're going to make-out, do it in the storage. Get out of my gym."
She waved her hand dismissively before going into her office. Scowling at his brash teacher, Sasuke released the blushing Hyūga reluctantly. He hadn't noticed that the rest of the class had already gone in, although the nosy bright haired best friends were throwing looks their way as they pushed open the girls' door.
He glanced down to the mid-night haired that captured his interest this morning. She had turned towards their teacher before back to him, curiously woven in the lavender color of her pupils.
Daringly, he took a lock of her long hair and watched it fall between his long fingers. He had wanted to say something clever or even suave, but he couldn't find the right words when she glanced at him so innocently. "Better get going. Don't want to be late for detention."
Brushing the strand behind her ear, Sasuke stared at her with intense ebony eyes before letting his arm fall. His brows frowned a bit, then he turned on his heel.
She blushed just remembering the incident. Ino and Sakura bombarded her with questions, only for her to be saved by a loudmouth blond's voice telling her they had to get to detention in five minutes. Promising to talk to them later, the three exchanged numbers before she hurriedly got ready.
Naruto greeted her when she practically sprinted out of the locker rooms and caught her elbow before dragging her towards the the double doors. He commented about how Sasuke's mood lifted upon entering the boys' room to change, not noticing her embarrassed expression. When they finally got to the designated room, the door was locked. Naruto peered in. Seeing no teacher, he shrugged and offered her a ride home, after practice. She declined and waved her goodbye as he jogged down to the field for football practice.
Taking out her phone, she called Neji and explained the situation. Thankfully, he was in the library waiting for TenTen to print some paper then he was going to drop her off and go home. She agreed to meet them at his car. Not three minutes she was by his car, the two strolled up.
TenTen lived not too far from them, although the neighborhood didn't look too safe. On the way back to the penthouse, Neji asked if she needed anything from the mansion. She was quiet before nodding. She missed her dogs. After spending some time with her two German Rottweilers, Neji called for her. She was curious to what business he'd have at the mansion, but dismissed it.
She didn't bother to look in the backseat, where a manila folder that wasn't there when she stepped out of the car, was innocently poking out from Neji's backpack.
Now, as she sat and pulled out the homework assigned from today, the only thing that she could focus on was mysteriously deep, onyx eyes.
A loud smash resonated throughout the empty room around the two males.
Jet black hair hung down in equally dark eyes, which were devoid of emotion. However, his thin lips pulled upwards, giving away his amusement. The brunette in front of him glared at the boy with warning.
From his position against the locker, being rudely pushed against it, Sasuke pushed the hand holding his practice jersey roughly away from him. "To what do I owe the pleasure, Neji?"
The Hyūga prodigy stared at him with harden eyes for a moment. "Stay away from my cousin, Uchiha."
His expressionless face didn't phase the Hyūga one bit. His whole clan was just as stoic as this bastard, he grew up with it. The smirk slipped, however, and he knew he had his attention so he continued, "She doesn't need to be associated with the likes of you."
The smirk was back, this time mockingly. "Likes of me, you say. Your clan isn't exactly innocent, Hyūga."
Neji was too smart to take the bait, though he knew exactly what he was talking about. It was no secret around town that the Hyūga family may or may not be involved with illegal dealings around the county. Neji himself could confirm this, yet he didn't know how deep or how far their empire expanded to. It was a secret to the heiresses, though.
Hinata and Hanabi knew absolutely nothing about the dirty dealings of their family. They chalked it up to their father's successful business, which was partially true. Hiashi forbid the family from informing the girls, choosing to keep them blind to it all.
"Keep Hinata-chan out of it, alright? I don't want to have this conversation again." He turned to leave, a hand on the door before a deep voice pulled him back into the discussion.
Sasuke seemed to understand instantly. His thin brows raised interestingly, "She doesn't know about the darker side to the family, does she?"
His fist curled tightly against his will. He released them quickly. Not quick enough, for intelligent onyx eyes caught the action before making eye contact once again.
Finding his answer in the tense silence, Sasuke discarded his sweaty shirt into the red Nike gym bag next to him. "How long to you plan to keep her in the dark about it?" He dug his keys out of the bag, swinging it around his long fingers, "Especially in this part of town? You and I both know this is the last place she should be."
He heard a sigh and before he could say anything else, Neji reached in his backpack and dropped a manila folder right next to the bag on the bench. His finger tapped the top of the thick stack, "This information should keep you away from her."
"Bribe?" The Uchiha scoffed, snatching the folder just the same.
Neji settled himself on the opposite bench, "Hardly. I'd call it...insurance."
As he scanned though the file, his calm mood shifted greatly south. His brows frowned angrily while the grip on the papers tightened, "How the fuck did you get this?"
The folder was snatched out of his fingers fluidly and placed in it's original position. Neji cocked an eyebrow, "I thought you'd be happy to have a helpful piece to the puzzle that is your brother's murder. Am I wrong?"
Grinding his perfectly white teeth, Sasuke slammed his fist in a locker. "Stop fucking around, Neji. How'd you get that information?"
Without a word, he pushed the door open and walked thru. His slender hand caught it before it closed completely. "The Hyūga do their own research on their enemies. There is more details that I could give you, if you heed my earlier warning."
"You gave me that so I would steer clear of your precious cousin."
There was silence for a long moment, "Did it work?" He knew the answer before he even asked it. He didn't wait for the affirmative answer and let the door close.
Another smashing sound broke the silence. He would greatly benefit from the information, but it hardly deterred him from his goal he gave himself that morning. Onyx eyes flashed crimson for a brief second. Neji miscalculated severely. He already had a nagging suspicion about his brother's killers; he'd only confirmed it true.
Out of good faith, he wouldn't pursue Hinata.
Yet.
After he completed his initial goal, she would be his.