A/N:
butterflyV : I already have a set plan for the reasons behind the nightmares. ^^ Something's about his night mares are actually included in this chapter. Much more will be explained in future chapters. Patience is greatly appreciated. As for his sword, not everyone is uncomfortable with him using it. It's just he hadn't used it in a long time so it was surprising to see it again. As for Hinata's 'fear' of the sword, it's more like she had only heard of the sword through the grapevine and now to see it in real life she didn't know what to feel. After all it was the sword that Orochimaru-the face of evil- gave Sasuke, so it definitely yields a sense of fear and death by just looking at it. Sasuke however, is comfortable using it as it did help him kill Orochimaru as well. Just like how it instilled fear in Hinata when she first saw it, the blade itself instills fear in all of Sasuke's future enemies; which is why he prefers to use it. So that's basically what I'm going for.
Sasuke put his bag over his shoulder in the doorway of their room at the Inn. Hinata grabbed her bag and walked towards him.
They shut the door behind them and had an awkward meeting with an older couple in the hallway-a larger woman with built man- had just stepped out of the room beside theirs. It was their loud neighbors. Hinata blushed as she saw the owners of the loud moans. Sasuke acknowledged the older couple with nothing more than a look. Inside of him, Sasuke confidently thought. 'Hinata was louder.' He took Hinata's hand and gave a nod to the couple. Sasuke and Hinata walked down the hallway and downstairs to check out.
"Do you think we'll be like them one day?" Hinata asked him as they made their way out into the snow covered town.
Sasuke was surprised at the sudden question. "In an inn and doing…the dirty?" His mind didn't work like how it usually did for a second. He almost sounded like Naruto.
"No" Hinata giggled at his immature choice of words. 'Doing the dirty.'
"Will we still have that much…I don't know…oomph." Hinata looked shyly at the ground. "That much…lust, for each other." Hinata questioned.
"Of course we will." Sasuke said arrogantly.
"Even if I get out of shape?" Hinata asked curiously.
"Even if you get out of shape, we will still have oomph when we're their age or even older." Sasuke leaned in and said teasingly.
'You're a kunoichi, they never get out of shape.' His male mind secretly thought to himself.
Hinata smiled unknowing of what her husband really thought.
Sasuke's face turned grim. "Hinata." His tone was quiet
"I know. Back 10 kilometers." She said just as equally quiet.
"Two of them." He said looking at her from the corner of his eyes. Her blood-line activated.
"Two large males, both with horn tattoos on their neck, they aren't ones from yesterday." She told him.
"If they came back from the dead; I would be more worried." His statement actually didn't bother Hinata. She was so into just locating and keeping an eye on the two following them.
"Hinata." He said her name and she returned a slight nod. She deactivated her Byakugan.
They walked further; their path led them through a lush and dense forest.
"Sasuke-kun." She said his name and they stood still.
"If you've come to avenge your friends, just come out and do it." Sasuke called out.
The two large almost identical looking bandits jumped out from the dense forest and into the main road where Sasuke and Hinata stood.
"Cocky for such a scrawny guy aren't you?" Bandit number one said.
"I think we'll have lots of fun with you; after we're done with your bodyguard, of course." Bandit number two hissed in Hinata's direction.
Sasuke's eyes turned into their matured sharingan.
"So, you're the famed Uchiha of Konoha." Bandit number one said; as he circled around the couple. "Didn't you get soft and get married?"
"Oh…this fine piece of tail must be her…" Bandit number two molested Hinata with his eyes. "Not bad at all. In truth though, I think you're too good for the last Uchiha. I mean, he is going to die and all."
Sasuke unsheathed his katana, blocking an attack from Bandit number one. Bandit number two went running at Hinata, thinking he'd be able to just take her away with him. Her eyes activated once again.
"Juho Soshiken!" Hinata used her gentle step twin lion fists and sent the man flying.
After rolling over several times, he landed on his bottom and held his stomach. He stood up and coughed out blood, spitting it on the floor. "You bitch…" He gasped out. He charged back at her and she showed off her excellent taijutsu skills, dodging his every move. She jumped backwards.
"You think dodging's going to…" The man coughed up a horrible amount of blood. He looked at his arms, riddled with red dots all over them-he fell to the ground-she had hit every vital chakra point; leading the man to his death.
Hinata looked up in the sky where she saw a hawk of Konoha. She heard Sasuke sheathing his katana. She looked over at the incapacitated Bandit he had fought.
"Come out." Sasuke called out.
Five members of the ANBU encircled them. "Take him to Ibiki." Sasuke ordered. The five ANBU members gathered the two bodies and left.
"Did they…" Hinata asked.
"They just got here." Sasuke turned to Hinata. "Good thing too, I didn't want to carry those two guys back home." He said nonchalantly.
It was a bit of a sick comment, but she couldn't help but smile anyway. After forty five minutes of more walking, they finally reached the gates of Konoha. Sasuke gave a nod to Kotetsu and Izumo. Hinata smiled and nodded her head politely.
"Who would've thought she would end up getting with him." Kotetsu said to Izumo as he leaned back in his chair.
Izumo let out a yawn. "Guess opposites really do attract." He stretched his arms above his head.
Hinata walked behind Sasuke, her feet hurt but she didn't complain. She never did. She picked up her pace as to not make him suspicious of her stamina as a kunoichi. They took the alley ways home, not wanting to be stopped by their friends after coming home from a mission. They stood at the compound gates.
"I'll go report to Naruto." Sasuke said to Hinata urging her to go inside the house.
"No, I'll go too." She offered.
"I'll speak on your behalf, he'll understand. Plus, there's something I want to talk to him about personally." His voice changed.
Hinata nodded and made her way into the compound alone, curious of what he wanted to talk to Naruto about.
"You DUMB ASS!" Sasuke punched Naruto in the face.
Naruto's screams were heard throughout Konoha.
Moments later a very bruised and swollen hokage sat at his desk with icepacks all over his body.
"Don't ever think about giving her missions like that again." Sasuke said angrily.
"What you didn't like the outfit?" Naruto stupidly asked.
Sasuke gave him a glare.
Naruto got up off the floor and rubbed his head where Sasuke had just hit him again. "So you did like it."
"She's not going on those missions again; give them to Ino, anyone but Hinata." Sasuke demanded. He took a deep breath in calming himself down.
" Ibiki has another one of them." His tone turned serious. "Hinata killed the other one."
"Hm…" Naruto thought to himself. "I can't promise you about not letting Hinata go on those types of missions." Naruto changed the subject.
"What?" Sasuke again glared at the hokage.
"She's the only one who can handle it." Naruto leaned back in his chair.
Sasuke looked off to the side frustrated. Frustrated because he knew Naruto was right. She could handle it and she was good at it.
"About the mission, I already was told about the second attack on you and Hinata; so you don't need to explain. I'll call for you when we get more information." Naruto said rubbed the icepack on his cheek some more.
Sasuke turned around to leave.
"You really hated the outfit?" Naruto asked carefully.
Sasuke turned the door knob and opened the door. "No." He shut the door loudly behind him. When he left Naruto smirked widely. 'Sasuke, you pervert.'
He made his way out of the winding halls that were in the hokage residence. Sasuke took his gloves out from his pocket and put them on. He stepped one foot onto the snow.
"Yo." A too familiar voice called out to him.
"What is it?" Sasuke turned around facing Kakashi.
"Why are you always so suspicious of me?" Kakashi said walking over to Sasuke while putting his icha icha book in his back holster.
"Because that's how you approach someone when you want to talk about something." Sasuke said coldly.
"Well then, I guess you're right." Kakashi walked away gesturing Sasuke to follow.
"Where to?" Sasuke called out as he walked behind kakashi.
"Standby Station." Kakashi said underneath his mask.
The entered the station and Sasuke took a seat on the red sofa while Kakashi stood at the beverage station.
"Coffee?" Kakashi offered.
"No." Sasuke looked out the large windows over his shoulder. "So, what is it?" He looked back at Kakashi who was walking towards him with a cup of coffee in one hand. Kakashi sat across Sasuke. "How have you been feeling?"
Sasuke scoffed. "That's what you dragged me here for? To ask if I'm feeling okay?"
Kakashi eyed the katana that leaned against the couch beside Sasuke. "Hm…I thought you threw that out a long time ago."
"No, I misplaced it."He spoke defensively. "My wife happened to find it for me." He said 'my wife' very confidently as if showing off that he had married before his sensei.
"Hmn. " Kakashi sipped his coffee. "And does this wife of yours know everything about you?" Kakashi rebutted.
"There isn't much about me she does know." Sasuke looked at his sensei intensely.
"I may not be married Sasuke, but I know it isn't healthy for a man to keep many secrets from his wife." Kakashi looked at Sasuke with equal intensity in his exposed eye.
Sasuke stood up and grabbed his katana and scoffed. "Says the man who learns about relationships from adult novels." Sasuke walked past Kakashi.
"Sasuke. If not now, in time; you should tell her." Kakashi called out to his back. Sasuke had a mental scoff and walked out of the building passing the many shinobi going in and out of the area.
He nodded his head to the many subordinates that past him. He arrived at the compound, the gates opened and he went straight to the back courtyard and into the dojo. He took out his collection of goza targets and set them up accordingly. He sat down and took a cloth to wipe the blood from the battle earlier, off. He stood up and placed himself in the center of the room, his eyes closed in concentration.
"If not now, in time; you should tell her." Kakashi's words ignited something in Sasuke. A surge of his lightening chakra engulfed the blade of his katana.
Hinata jumped up from her seat as she looked at herself in the mirror-she was brushing her wet hair-she swore she heard the sound of Sasuke's chidori. It sounded different, not as compact of a sound. She put down her brush and walked to the front door, she opened it in a hurry.
"Where is Sasuke?" Hinata dropped the formalities as she yelled out to the guards. She watched them point to the back courtyard. She walked out onto the engawa and saw a blue lights coming from inside the dojo. She quickly ran back inside to put on her jacket and shoes. She ran towards the dojo in a hurry, wondering if something bad had happened. The blue light died down as Hinata opened the door to the dojo.
Sasuke stood there, spotless and calm. He was surrounded by chunks of goza targets; the edges burnt and smoking as if they had been cut by lightening. He looked over at Hinata; his eyes gave her a deathly glare. She watched as the lightening running in and around his blade disappeared. She felt herself stop breathing for a moment, until he shot his usual smirk at her.
"Sasuke-kun…" She said his name quietly.
"What's wrong?" He asked, as if everything was fine and dandy.
"I…" She hesitated. "Are you training?" She asked curiously, he could hear a tone of fear in her voice.
"Mhm." He nodded his head with a crooked smile, trying to calm her down.
"Hinata-sama!" A guard called her name as he ran towards her. She looked over. "Hanabi-sama is in the hospital." The guard yelled out to her, he stopped in his tracks.
Hinata's heart sank. Sasuke watched from inside as Hinata darted off. He stepped out of the dojo not sure of what had just happened. Hinata ran down the streets and to the hospital that was fifteen minutes away.
"Hyuuga Hanabi!" She shouted at the nurses who sat at the front desk.
"Room 403" A nurse answered hurriedly. Hinata ran to elevator that took her to the fourth floor.
Hinata rushed over and opened the door. Hanabi sat up on her bed, her mattress up so she was comfortable. Hinata's eyes filled with tears. "Hanabi!" She ran to her sister's bedside and hugged her.
"What happened? How badly are you hurt?" Hinata talked so fast and out of breath, Hanabi couldn't make out a word she said.
Hanabi started to giggle. Hinata wiped away her tears and stood back.
"Did you not look in the mirror when you came here?" Hanabi said to her sister casually.
Hinata looked down. She was in nothing but a short night gown and her chunky sweater that had a wet spot on her chest due to her wet hair.
Hinata took a few breaths in and out to calm herself down. "What happened?"
"Nothing. I'm fine." Hanabi protested. "I don't even know why they called you here."
"Where's father, does he know?" Hinata asked worriedly.
"No, he's out of town until tomorrow." Hanabi sighed.
"That's why they called me here stupid!" Hinata yelled at her little sister in frustration. Hinata had never called her stupid nonetheless yell at her before, Hanabi was highly offended.
She scoffed. "What did that husband of yours do to your mouth? Goodness woman." Hanabi crossed her arms."Dad should have put Neji on the emergency contact list instead..." She mumbled to herself.
The door opened. Sakura walked in with a chart. "Good you're here." She said to Hinata. Her green eyes scanned the Uchiha up and down before continuing.
"You seemed to be fine; you should be able to leave tonight." Sakura said to Hanabi. Sakura gave Hinata a look. Hinata nodded and followed her outside of the room, shutting the door behind her.
"What happened?" Hinata asked.
"Nothing serious, her team members sent her here after a mission. She had blacked out. Some rest and she'll be fine." Sakura told Hinata.
Hinata sighed in relief. "Hinata." Sasuke walked towards the two women. Sakura nodded her head at him and turned to Hinata. "She can leave whenever; just make sure to check out." She walked away to the main desk area informing the nurses of Hanabi's condition.
"What happened?" He asked sincerely.
"She just worked too hard; that's all." Hinata smiled. Her eyes still a bit watery.
"In there?" Sasuke looked past Hinata at room 403. She nodded her head yes.
Sasuke opened the door. "Giri no omooto [younger sister in law]" His voice was kind.
Hanabi's eyes widen with happiness as she saw her brother in law. "Giri no ani.[brother in law]" Her eyes shifted to her lap, her voice turned sheepishly innocent. "I'm sorry to have worried you."
"Hmn. You seem fine." Sasuke said to her in his normal tone.
But all Hanabi heard was 'why'd you waste my time coming here.' She scoffed and rolled her eyes. "I am; that's what I've been telling everyone."
Hinata walked into the room beside Sasuke. "You can leave now. Just tell me when you're ready and I'll call the nurse over to take out your IV."
"I've been ready to leave." Hanabi said with attitude.
Hinata called a nurse over; she took out Hanabi's IV drip and bandaged her.
The three walked out of the hospital.
"See ya." Hanabi called out coolly.
"We're walking you home." Sasuke called out behind her.
"Are you serious? I'm fine." Hanabi walked further ahead of them. They kept their distance from her as they walked her home. The main gates of the Hyuga estate opened and a maid came running out into the courtyard.
"Hanabi-sama!" The maid said worriedly. Hanabi walked away from the maid not caring to explain.
"She's fine." Hinata said from the gate.
"Hina…Uchiha-sama." The maid quickly changed her words, remembering she can't call out Hinata so informally now and gave a quick bow.
Hinata gave the maid a kind smile. "Just make sure she gets some rest."
"Thank you, Uchiha-sama." The maid bowed politely to the couple.
Hinata and Sasuke walked away from the estate, leaving Hanabi in the hands of the trusty maid.
They stood in their courtyard of the uchiha compound.
"I'm going to clean up." Sasuke said calmly to Hinata. She nodded and watched him make his was to the dojo, before going inside.
She shut the door behind her; she took off her jacket and gloves and put them away. Her feet moved her in front of the fireplace to warm up; the numbness in her toes disappeared quickly.
An hour passed and Sasuke made his way out of the dojo. He went to the weapons room and put his katana away. He still hadn't showered since they'd gotten back in town. He could feel the grime on his skin. He made his way out of the corridor and into their bedroom. He looked over at Hinata who was already fast asleep on their bed. He walked over to the bathroom and undressed himself, getting ready for a much needed shower.
"No!" A grunt from behind startled her.
"Mother! Father!" Hinata opened her eyes at the shouting, the bed shook vigorously.
"Get away from them!" Hinata turned on the lamp at her bed side. She sat up in bed and looked over at a terrified Sasuke pounding the sides of the bed with his fists.
"Sasuke-kun!" Hinata shouted his name in terror. He continued to hit the bed, beads of sweat formed on his forehead, his face frowning in anger.
"Sasuke-kun!" Hinata nudged him.
"Hinata?" Sasuke said in his mind, as the horrible images of his Mother and Father's corpses dissipated. Everything turned black.
"Sasuke-kun, wake up. You're scaring me." Hinata's voice echoed in the darkness.
"Where are you?" His voice was shaking. He saw himself sitting alone, he was a child again.
"Sasuke-kun…?" Her voice faded away.
"Hinata, come back! Where are you going?" He yelled out in the darkness.
"I'm sorry." Her voice whispered.
"For what?" He yelled out to the darkness again. His hands ran through his hair, pulling at his locks anxiously.
A delayed piercing pain ran through his body. His eyes opened. He gasped for air as he looked up at the ceiling.
"Sasuke-kun, are you alright?" Hinata said with a trembling voice. Scared she had hurt him badly. She had closed off four of his chakra points, in the attempt to shock him into waking up.
His breaths were heavy and long. He felt paralyzed. His eyes looked over at Hinata, her blood line in effect. He watched as she hover her hands over to where his forearms lay at his sides. She sat back looking at him, it took just second before he felt another sharp pain. His fingers started to wiggle.
"You can move now." Hinata's voice calmed down and she deactivated her byakugan.
Sasuke sat up with some struggle, Hinata helped position him against the headboard.
His breathing still erratic; he sat up looking paler than usual. His eyes were darting from left to right in confusion. He was absolutely jittery.
"Hinata…" He took a few more breaths before continuing. "Mother…Father…." His eyes began to well up with tears. He sounded like a scared child. "I…Itachi…and I…" a flow of tears came streaming down his face. His eyes rolled back a few times in his half lidded eyes, as if he were going to pass out at anytime.
"It's okay." Hinata said softly, keeping her composure the best she could. She really did just want to cry with him; but she knew it would've been of no help. Her hand cupped his cheek. His blinking fastened as he looked everywhere but at her. His breathing started calming down. His body was less tense and his back hunched over. He blinked his eyes hard and looked over at Hinata, her eyes were watery but no streams came down. She gave him a smile. His heart sank into the pit of his stomach.
"I…I'm sorry." He said, sounding ashamed of himself.
"Don't be." Her thumb caressed his cheek.
"I just…" He didn't know what to say.
"Let's go to back sleep, okay." Hinata suggested.
His eyes opened wide in fear at the idea of sleeping.
"I'm here." She said sternly.
He thought about it for a few minutes before nodding his head in agreement. Hinata turned off the lamp at her side and they lay down. Hinata snuggled her way into each and every crevice of his body and held him tight. He held her close to him not letting her go. They fell asleep for the rest of the night.
It was early morning when Hinata awoke, still held tightly by Sasuke, in a vice like grip. She felt cramped, but knew it was helpful; so she bore with the aches and pain. She didn't want to leave him, in case he was to have an early morning night mare. She stayed on him, her head resting near his chest. Bored, her fingers walked on his chest skimming lightly on his skin. She felt him twitch at one her caresses and she froze in place. She felt him relax, she couldn't move her head up to look at him; she was pretty much stuck. She continued to skim, her nails raised his skin. She heard a moan from above her. His arm shifted away from her, she naturally moved away slightly; just enough to see his face. His eyes were shut tight, his eyebrows furrowed. Her hand went up to his chin and then cheek. She watched as a small smirk grew on his face. His faced relaxed and turned to normal. She quietly sat up, being as careful as she could. She let out a sigh and stretched her arms above her head, curving her body from side to side. Her back cracked each time.
"Getting up already?" His hoarse morning voice called out to her.
She turned around surprised. He looked at her with half opened eyes.
"H-how long have you been up?" Her stutter came back.
"Hmn." He smirked at her nervous question. "Since you molested me." He said in a harsh joking way.
Her face turned bright red. "I—" She realized it was too late to make an excuse or defend herself.
"I didn't hate it." He said as he sat up. She blushed even more in embarrassment as she turned away from him. He grabbed her waist and pulled her into his chest. He nuzzled his chin into the crook of her neck and shoulder.
"Thank you, Hinata."Sasuke whispered in her ear.
"F-for…what?" She stuttered.
"Waking me up." He said into her ear very breathy.
"I-I didn't mean to I wanted yo…"Hinata nervously defended herself.
"Last night." He finished.
She felt her face heat up even more in embarrassment when she heard him chuckle at her. He kissed her shoulder multiple times.
"Why are you so tense?" He asked.
"Mhm…I…have to go to the bathroom." She said quietly. His lips lifted off of her quickly. She had totally spoiled the mood. His hands loosened around her waist and she darted for the bathroom. He sat there with a smirk in disbelief.
He heard the flushing of the toilet and the sink tap on. He got up from bed and stretched.
Hinata washed her hands and splashed her face with water. She looked at herself in the mirror and put toothpaste on her tooth brush.
"Hinata?" Sasuke knocked on the door. She walked over, unlocked the door and opened it. He looked at the toothbrush hanging out of her mouth. He went over to the toilet and lifted up the seat. Hinata did her best not to look at him behind her through the mirror. In their one month of marriage they had never used the toilet in front of each other before. He flushed the toilet and walked over to his sink. She concentrated on herself in the mirror; she felt a sudden cramp in her abdomen. He turned on the tap and washed his hands as well as his face. Hinata wiped her face dry and made her way out of the bathroom quickly. She walked over to her drawer and rummaged through her collection of panties. Sasuke went behind her and looked over her shoulder. He grabbed her waist and grinded up on her. Since their night at the inn he's been feeling even more in the mood. He didn't want to forget what she felt like. He kissed her neck and he hummed on her skin.
"Sasuke-kun, I can't." She had already started breathing heavy. He continued to kiss her, his hands raised up the skirt of her night gown; he grazed the sides of her thighs.
"Sasuke…" He heard the serious tone in her voice, she removed his hands.
'Damn it.' He said to himself as he watched her walk back into the bathroom with fresh pair of panties.
She shut the door behind her and sat down on the toilet, she was on her period. Luckily she always had a short and light flow. But she knew she'd suffer. Her sex drive always spiked during her menstruation cycle. It didn't help that she was married to Sasuke either.
She did what she needed to and washed her hands, she stepped out of the bathroom and saw Sasuke putting on his drawstring pants. Her eyes scanned his tone back; she was already feeling the effects of her heightened sexual urges. As if a magnetic force had pulled her, she walked to Sasuke in a daze. He turned around and her hands had already wrapped around him. Her hands felt up his bare back.
"Hinata…?" He was confused. 'Didn't she just say she couldn't?'
"Sasuke-kun…I…might not be able to control myself for a while…" Her gentle voice warned him.
His eyes widened in surprise and excitement. "O…okay…" He didn't know what else to say.
She looked up at him and went on her tip toes. She closed her eyes and kissed him. A long breath exited her nose. He kissed back, sliding his tongue into her mouth. She kissed back with much vigor; her tongue danced with his. She pulled back and hummed. He looked at her as she took a step back. Her chest moved up and down as she took heavy breaths. He swallowed the spit built up in his mouth. He grabbed her waist and kissed her neck and shoulder. Her eyes were half closed, she was experiencing pure ecstasy. She already started to moan with his kisses. Her head fell back and to the side as every one of his kisses sent a wave of pleasure into her. He pulled away and looked at her. She had her eyes closed, it was as if he had already penetrated her and left her satisfied. She opened her eyes and smiled at him with a sleepy expression. He was amazed at her reaction to so little action.
"Hinata?" He said her name as to snap her out of the trance she was in. If he continued, he might just go crazy.
"Mhm?" She said with a breath while looking at him.
"I have to get ready." He said to her nicely.
"Oh?" Her sleepy eyes opened wide, she snapped back to reality. "Right." She looked to the side, it was nice having someone that could, well, feel her up during her most anxious times of the month.
Sasuke smirked. He could hear the disappointment in her voice. He walked over to the bed where he laid his t-shirt. He picked up his shirt to put it on. Hinata walked over to her drawer and picked out an outfit.
"You…have plans for today?" Hinata asked shyly.
"Just thought I'd go out to the supply store today and see if they have anything new in stock." Sasuke said as his head popped out of his shirt. There was a long pause with no conversation. "Want to come along?" He asked.
She smiled kindly and nodded, she finished getting dressed.
Sasuke walked out of the room."Want to get breakfast in town?" He called out.
Hinata came out of the corridor. "Sure."
The couple put on their winter attire on and left the compound.
After entering the town, they went into a warm little restaurant. They ordered and took in the quaint settings around them.
"Shikamaru said this place is good." Sasuke said as he leaned on the table.
"Shikamaru…told you of this place?" She was surprised; she didn't know they were close.
"Hmn. He took Temari here a couple of times." Sasuke said while looking to the side.
Hinata smiled, she liked knowing Shikamaru and Sasuke talked together, since they were both married men; she was sure they had much more to talk about unlike before.
"Okay, here you are." A waitress served them their food. Sasuke watched as she set the food down on the table.
'Natto?' Sasuke said, disgustedly under his breath as he watched it land on the table on Hinata's side. He looked up at Hinata, her face with a big smile.
"Thank you." Hinata said kindly to the waitress.
"Want some?" Hinata smiled offering him some natto.
"No thanks…it's too sweet for my liking." He said to her. She looked at what he ordered. A bowl of plain okayu and a fried egg sat in front of him.
Again 'opposites attract…' repeated in both of their heads. They ate quietly like they usually did. Hinata waited by the door for Sasuke as he paid for their meals. He walked over and she opened the door, she went outside holding the door behind open for Sasuke.
They made their way to the supply store. The bells above the door rang.
"Ah! Sasuke-sama!" The old man behind the counter called out happily. "How have you been?"
"Good, you?" Sasuke sounded actually friendly. Hinata smiled at the old man, she hadn't been in the supply store for quite a long time.
"I've been good! Long time no see Hinata-sama!" The old man smiled wide.
"Yes, it has been a while." Hinata walked beside Sasuke towards the front desk.
"I heard that you two have gotten married." He said happily.
"Yes, we have." Sasuke said nicely.
"Well, you are one lucky man Sasuke-sama." The man smiled at him and then Hinata.
"Do you have anything new in stock?" Sasuke's voice turned serious.
"Yes yes, of course." The old man reached below and grabbed a small box and placed it on the table.
"What is it?" Hinata asked curiously.
"A new shipment of wire strings." The old man opened the box. Hinata looked in at them, they didn't look fairly special to her; they looked like any other wire string.
"They're thin. Are these sharpened?" Sasuke asked curiously as he examined the wires in the box.
"You know it." The old man watched a grin grow on Sasuke's face. "I knew you'd liked them."
Hinata looked closer at the strings. "I can't tell the difference." She mumbled.
"That's probably because you don't use wire strings Hinata-sama. Only those who are experienced in using them can. Those who have been cut with them can recognize them better, isn't that right Sasuke-sama?" The old man grinned at Sasuke.
"There's one thing that hasn't changed about you old man." Sasuke looked at him.
"And what is that?" The old man pulled the box closer to him.
"You still talk too much." Sasuke said. The old man laughed. "Well, that part of me can't change I guess."
"I'll take the box." Sasuke looked at the box that was now closed.
"It's too bad, you can't. These were shipped in as a special order; for him." The old man put the box away.
"Him?" Hinata sounded confused.
"Kakashi." Sasuke said.
Hinata stood there and looked at Sasuke's hardened face.
Sasuke didn't hate Kakashi. Though he wasn't Sasuke's favorite person in the world, their relationship was always a love hate relationship. He was almost a father like figure, always lecturing and wanting only the best for Sasuke. That was what Sasuke couldn't stand.
"I could order you a box if you want." The old man offered.
"Make it two." Sasuke said. "My, my, my. Two? Alright. I'll let you know when they arrive. You'll pay the day they get here." The old man said.
Sasuke nodded. Hinata smiled and politely bowed. The two left the supply store.
"Sasuke-kun?" Hinata hesitated. "You've…gotten cut…by those before?"
"Yeah." Sasuke said nonchalantly. "By Kakashi."
"Kakashi-sensei?" She repeated.
"He taught me how to use them better." Sasuke looked at Hinata. "Don't worry. Everyone gets hurt once in a while during training. Don't they?"
Hinata nodded. They walked a bit more until a sudden voice caught their attention.
"Oi." A voice called from behind them.
Hinata turned around. "Oh, Hello!" She said brightly. Sasuke turned around and looked. The newlyweds Shikamaru and Temari walked towards them. Sasuke nodded his head in hello.
"What brings you two out today?" Hinata asked.
"Shikamaru thought it'd be nice for me to get used to the village." Temari said kindly.
"Yeah, it'd be troublesome if she didn't know her way around." Shikamaru scratched the back of his head. Temari nudged his arm in annoyance.
"What about you two?" Temari asked Hinata.
"Oh, just thought to get some fresh air that's all." She lied. Sasuke was surprised; he thought she would've gushed about their morning together to the other newlyweds; even if it wasn't so romantic.
"That's nice. I don't know how you guys can be out here in the snow so long though. I'm having a hard time adjusting to it." Temari looked around the snow covered town.
Hinata giggled. "You'll get used to it with time."
"We should head out." Sasuke said interrupting the girls' conversation.
"Yeah, we should too." Shikamaru said. The two men hated the awkwardness, together they could talk. But with their wives it felt weird; like an impromptu double date.
"Oh…Uhm…Goodbye then." Hinata said kindly over her shoulder, as Sasuke took her hand and walked away.
"Good bye…" Temari called out as Shikamaru took her hand and walked away.
"What's the big deal!" Hinata heard Temari yell at Shikamaru from behind.
They walked around the village some more, nearing the Hokage residence.
"Sasuke-kun!" A girl's shrill voice called out. Sasuke reluctantly looked back.
It was Ten ten, she ran towards Sasuke and Hinata. "Naruto is looking for you; he wants you to meet him right now." Ten ten said.
Sasuke looked at Hinata. "I'll come too, I'll wait…" She said gently.
The three of them went to the Hokage residence. Sasuke and Ten ten entered the office while Hinata sat on a chair and waited for Sasuke out in the hall.
It was taking a while; she had the sudden urge to use the bathroom. She walked down the hall; the woman's bathroom was being used. She remembered the woman's changing room had a few stalls. She walked down a level and entered the woman's changing room. She opened a stall and went on with her business. She opened the stall door after flushing and went to the sink to wash her hands.
She took some paper towel and wiped her hands dry, tossing it in the trash can afterwards. Something was itchy on her chest; she unzipped her sweater and looked down at a small red rash. She pushed the door open with her hip and made her way out; the zipper of her sweater got caught as she was zipping it up. She concentrated on zipper as she stood in front of the changing room door.
"Did I drop it in the hall? Agh!" A loud rambunctious voice called out. Hinata heard the men's changing room door swing open. She looked up in surprise, her zipper still stuck.
"Hinata?" Kiba stood there in front of Hinata topless. Her eyes scanned his muscular chest. She had seen him topless so many times from their missions together as comrades, but this time he looked different. The multiple scars on his frontal area looked, attractive. His tanned skin defined the look of his muscles.
Kiba's eyes couldn't help but look at her chest area. Her opened sweater showed the sheer netting of her shirt, exposing her cleavage. It was the second time in his life he had seen her cleavage the first was by accident when they were on a mission together and she had fallen in the water. Then he told her to take her heavy soaked sweater off so she wouldn't catch hypothermia and warm herself near the fire. Back then however, she wasn't as well developed.
Kiba's eyes blinked multiple times while staring at her chest. Hinata did the same as she unknowingly examined his muscular arms, though not as attractive as Sasukes, it still made her temperature rise. She felt her eyes squint, almost sleepily. She didn't know what had gotten into her. Her long time comrade suddenly looked so…Hot.
Kiba's hard chest and toned abdomen suddenly turned into a view of someone's back.
Sasuke suddenly stood in between them. "Watch your eyes Inuzuka." His voice was deep and dark.
Kiba blinked and looked up at an annoyed Uchiha. "I…" He looked at the ground where he had dropped his shirt before going into the change room earlier. He picked up his shirt and went back into the changing room without a word.
Hinata felt her cheeks heat up more. Sasuke turned around; he looked at her and then her zipper. Irritated he grabbed the zipper and tugged it up hard, zipping up her sweater. A spike of anger and jealousy ran through his veins. He turned back around and walked away. She wanted to cry right then and there. It was as if something possessed her and she couldn't look away from Kiba. She watched Sasuke's back as he left. She ran over to him and wrapped her arms around him. Trying to make him stop for a second and listen.
"I…" Hinata couldn't even speak, He took her hands that clasped on his stomach and whipped them away.
He continued to walk; she followed behind at a distance. She walked home with her head down the whole way. The darkening sky only added to her misery.
He told himself it was a mistake, a misunderstanding on his part; but the fact that she didn't take her eyes of Kiba irritated him to no end. The eyes he saw earlier that day were the exact eyes she gave Kiba. His pride was hurt. Sasuke couldn't blame Kiba for gawking at Hinata, though he didn't like the fact that he did. When a woman like Hinata is partially exposed any man can't help but look. Plus, Kiba was a dog, literally.
"I…might not be able to control myself for a while…" Her words from earlier crossed his mind. 'With just me? Or everyone?' He asked himself, he entered their home, leaving the door open. Hinata entered and watched as he quietly went into the corridor leading to his office. She shut the sliding door.
'What am I going to do? I didn't mean to…I…' Hinata felt horrible. 'If he takes it out on Kiba-kun…I won't be able to forgive myself…I'm so stupid.'
Sasuke went to his office and sat down. He sighed in frustration and rested his elbows on his desk; his one hand on his temple and the other arm laying flat on the surface.
-Flashback-
Sasuke, Neji , and Ten ten stood in Naruto's office.
"There are six more of them. Take these guys out and everything will be done and over with." Naruto said to them.
"Neji and Ten ten will go with you, since you don't want Hinata going anymore." Naruto looked at Sasuke.
Neji shot a look at Sasuke. 'He doesn't want Hinata to go?'
Sasuke saw Neji's glare from the corner of his eye. "It doesn't concern you." He said as if he read Neji's mind.
Neji scoffed. "So what's the mission?" Neji turned and asked Naruto.
"You'll need to go undercover." Naruto got up with a bag and handed it over to Ten ten.
"Undercover?" Ten ten and Neji said in sync. Ten ten took the bag.
Sasuke smirked. 'You'll get a kick out of the outfit once you see it Hyuga.'
"You'll need to head out tomorrow morning; it might take a while. About three days should be enough time." Naruto walked back to his desk.
-End flashback-
'Three days….DAMNIT!' Sasuke hit his desk with a fist. He had to leave just when she was at her peak.
'She wouldn't…' The thought of her cheating on him crossed his mind. His eyes clenched shut. 'If she did…' Sasuke's eyes opened. He stood up and went to his book shelf; he grabbed a book hoping light reading would take the idea of her cheatingon him off his mind.
He opened a random book to a random page and read. 'And because he couldn't love her, she left and ran into kaede's arms.'
"Are you fucking kidding me?" He said aloud. He flipped the book to the prologue. And on the page there was a handwritten message.
'Congratualtions! On becoming ANBU commander. –Kakashi'
'This guy…' Sasuke thought to himself. He shut the book and threw it on the ground. He went back into his chair. He leaned back in his chair and looked out the window. It was late, he needed to go pack. He walked out of the office and went to the bedroom. He turned on the ceiling light and looked at the bed. Hinata wasn't there; he leaned in and looked in the direction of the bathroom. The door was open and the light off. He checked all the rooms in the house until he reached the guest room. He opened the door slightly just enough to check if she was in there. The room was dark-he opened the door a bit more-the light from the living area shined into the dark room. She was asleep on top of the covers still in her sweater and leggings.
His stubborn self closed the door; he didn't bother waking her up. He left to their bedroom and shut the door behind him.