It was an early morning in April, Hinata walked with Ino through the cherry blossom festival. It was a weeklong celebration held in Konoha every year. Hinata, Ino, Temari decided to volunteer this year at a small stand painting children's faces. The festival was held near the Hokage residence, in a park that was lined with multiple cherry blossom filled trees.
"It looks even more beautiful this year." Ino said holding a box of supplies; her green yukata flowing in the small breeze.
"Yes, they look much fuller." Hinata said looking up at the trees; she also held a box of supplies in her hands. She wore a dark yukata with the Uchiha emblem and the Hyuga flame in the middle.
"Hey, over here!" Temari called out to them while waving her hand in the air. She had set up a table and chairs. Temari looked graceful in her Nara clan yukata. Ino and Hinata made their way over, placing the boxes on the table. Temari began to set up the paints and brushes.
"It's so nice this time of year." Temari said while holding a small brush.
"That's right; you guys don't have a cherry blossom festival do you?" Ino said walking around the table.
"No. Just the normal New Years festivals." Temari said disappointedly.
"Hinata, sit down let me try it out on you first." Ino said excitedly while swooshing her wet paint brush in the paint.
"Oh…okay…" Hinata said reluctantly taking a seat.
"Don't turn her into a clown." Temari said with a chuckle.
"I would never do that!" Ino snapped back. "Okay, ready?" Ino asked Hinata. She nodded and flinched at the cold paint on her skin. Temari turned around to look after setting up and laughed.
"What? Is it bad?" Hinata said with wide eyes at Temari.
"Is that supposed to be a cherry blossom?" Temari said leaning in for a closer look. Hinata let out a cute chuckle, causing her to smile.
"EH! Don't laugh, you messed me up!" Ino said taking a step back.
"Sorry." Hinata said reaching for the hand held mirror on the table. She laughed again when she saw the pink blob on her cheek.
"Ino!" Hinata said looking into the mirror.
"What? It looks fine, minus the slash I made when you laughed." Ino said tilting her head and taking a step back.
Temari handed Hinata a wet cloth. "Here."
"Thanks." Hinata said with a giggle, she wiped her face clean. Hinata got up and placed the towel on the table.
"So, where is Shikamaru?" Hinata asked Temari.
"Same place as Sasuke, watching over the festival." Temari said picking up a plastic cup that fell on the ground.
"I see." Hinata put out a small sign that read 'Free face painting' on the table. Ino sat on a chair practicing painting a cherry blossom on her hand.
"I guess that's where all the guys are then. Chouji told me he was watching over the festival too." Ino said painting one last petal on her hand.
"Really?" Hinata said surprised. "You think something's going to happen?" Hinata asked curiously.
"No, I'm sure it's just a precaution." Temari said taking a seat. Hinata took a seat and people began to enter the cherry blossom festival area.
"Mama!" A small girl pointed at the face painting table. She pulled her mother along to it.
"Hi there." Temari bent down to be at eye level with the girl.
"Mama, can I?" The little girl looked up at her mother. Her mother nodded and Temari helped the little girl onto a chair.
"This pretty lady will paint a cherry blossom on your face okay?" Temari said letting go of the girl's hand. She nodded and looked over at Hinata who walked over to her with a paint brush and a small palette of paint. The little girl smiled wide in glee.
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Hours passed and the girls were taking a break, closing the small face painting stand for lunch.
"Lunch is here!" Ino walked to Hinata and Temari in the booth with a bag full of take out boxes.
"I'm starving!" Temari stood up and watched as Ino placed the food boxes on the table.
"Here is yours." Ino handed Temari a box.
"Thanks." Temari took it and sat back down.
"Here, Hinata." Ino handed Hinata a box.
"Thank you." Hinata sat back down; she opened the box and began to eat her food.
The girls finished their meals. A flood of children came to the stand, all rowdy and wanting their faces painted. Temari bit her tongue as she tried to get all the impatient and whiny children around her to stand in a single line. Ino and Hinata were swamped with multiple customers. They were finally down to their last customers.
"Oh, I have to get more paint." Hinata knelt down and grabbed a box under the table full of paint. She put some more on her palette.
"Hinata, last one." Ino said a loud.
"Okay!" Hinata bumped her head on the table above her. "Ah…" She said sadly rubbing her head. She turned around and saw Ino painting a cherry blossom on a little girl's cheek. Ino looked up and pointed her paint brush at Hinata's chair across from her. Hinata's eyes shifted over and she saw a flak jacket clad Sasuke sitting there.
"Oh…" She said surprised.
"Are you just going to stand there? You have a customer." She heard a voice from behind her. It was Shikamaru standing beside Temari, both of them grinning wide.
"Right…" She said with a blush. She walked to Sasuke with a smile.
"Does it have to be a cherry blossom?" He said looking at her.
"It is a cherry blossom festival." She said in retaliation. He smirked and turned his head, facing his left cheek to her. She smiled and began to paint.
"Ah, cold." He said a little irritated.
"Come on, it's not that bad." Temari said with a scoff. Sasuke grit his teeth.
"I never thought I'd see the famed Uchiha Sasuke with a cherry blossom on his cheek." Shikamaru said with a chuckle. Hinata finished and picked up the mirror for Sasuke to look at her artwork.
"Done." She said with a kind smile.
He barely looked at himself in the mirror and stood up.
"I'm done my shift now." He said looking at Hinata.
"We are too!" Ino said from behind Hinata.
"We are?" She asked her friend.
"Yeah, he was our last customer." Ino said pointing at Sasuke.
"Yo, Chouji said he'd be coming soon; he stopped by the Barbeque place for a snack." Shikamaru said to Ino.
Ino sighed. "I guess I'll go meet him there." She put her paintbrush in the small cup of water.
"Hey!" Chouji came towards them, plastic plate of barbeque in hand.
"You guys can go join the festivities. I'll make him help me clean up." Ino said to the two couples.
"Are you sure?" Hinata asked.
"Yeah, he went to get barbeque before coming to me, I'll make this his punishment."Ino said with a grin.
Temari and Hinata giggled. Hinata felt Sasuke take hold of her hand.
"I'll see you guys later." Hinata said while being pulled away by Sasuke.
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Sasuke and Hinata walked through the festival. There were many games and food carts everywhere. They finally walked through the thick forest of cherry trees in the park. The blossoms were so full, you could barely see the sky if you stood underneath a tree. They took a quiet walk, they didn't say much. Hinata liked it that way; it gave her time to actually look at the blossoms. Sasuke however, just enjoyed walking in general, he always found it relaxing.
Hinata and Sasuke made their way out of the cherry tree forest and back into the main street of the festival.
"Hungry?" Sasuke asked, looking over at his side to her.
"Not really." She said with kind eyes. They continued to walk; they saw that they were nearing a cotton candy stand. Hinata swallowed, she loved cotton candy. Sasuke looked over at her and could read her face. He pulled her towards the cart.
"One, please." He said very monotone. The man began to spin the cotton candy.
Sasuke noticed a little boy standing next to them. He was holding onto his mother's yukata and looking up at Hinata in awe. He was looking at her eyes with curiousity. Hinata looked over when she felt Sasuke let go. She watched as he knelt down to be at eye level with the boy.
"She's pretty isn't she?" He said softly. The boy nodded, his face looked at Sasuke's blankly. Sasuke smiled and pat the boy's head. The young boy's mother looked down.
"Oh, I'm so sorry. Was he bothering you?" she asked Sasuke as he began to stand back up.
"Not at all." He said in monotone. The woman blushed as she saw his handsome face. "Oh…" she let out.
"Here you go." The man from the cart said giving the cotton candy to Hinata. Sasuke paid the man, he and Hinata began to walk away.
Hinata blushed at the thought of his kindness towards the young boy. She unconsciously nibbled some of her cotton candy while thinking.
"Good?" Sasuke said walking next to her.
"Hm?" She looked at him with a chunk of cotton candy peeking out of her mouth. He smirked.
"Is it good?" He said, his eyes looking at the piece hanging out of her mouth. Her eyes widened, her hand came up to her mouth, pushing the cotton candy into her mouth. She nodded with a blush. He smiled arrogantly and looked around at the festivities.
Sasuke's body tensed, he turned his head to the side looking over his shoulder slyly. Hinata stiffened; she felt a tug at her arm. Pulling her to the side Sasuke held onto her tightly as a small food wagon rolled down the street and through the crowd with the owner running after it.
"You alright?" He asked as she was pressed up against his chest. She nodded and took a step back.
"Thank you." She said sincerely. She looked down the street at the split up crowd.
"The handle of the wagon must've broken while he was pulling it…" Hinata said as she watched the man run after his wagon.
"Yo." A familiar voice called out. Kakashi was walking towards the couple, book in hand.
"Kakashi-sensei." Hinata said kindly.
"Oh, you look beautiful in your yukata Hinata." He said to her nicely. Sasuke gave his old teacher a glare.
"How are you enjoying the festival?" Kakashi made small talk.
"It's very lovely." Hinata said with a smile.
"Ah, yes it is." Kakashi looked over at Sasuke then back to Hinata. "I just need to talk to Sasuke for second, is that okay?" He said while putting his book in his back holster.
"Oh yes, of course." Hinata smiled and made her way to a small kiosk across the street that sold trinkets.
Kakashi walked closer to Sasuke.
"What is it?" Sasuke asked bitter sounding. Kakashi leaned in and looked at Sasuke.
"Cute." He said poking Sasuke's cheek.
"What?" He said irritated. Then he remembered; he still had a cherry blossom painted on his face. He wiped his cheek; a smear of pink ran across the metal protector on his glove. Kakashi leaned back and looked at Hinata who was holding up a cute fan. Sasuke's eyes followed Kakashi's and he looked over at his wife.
"Will she be alright?" Sasuke asked seriously.
"Some of the ANBU will be watching over her." Kakashi's eye met with Sasukes. "You have two more days until you leave."
"I know." Sasuke asked sternly.
Kakashi scoffed under his mask. "Just thought I'd remind you." He said as he began to walk alway.
"See ya." He said with a hand in the air. Hinata looked over and saw Kakashi leaving. She scurried back to Sasuke.
"Is everything okay?" She asked curiously.
"Fine." He said looking at her. "Are you buying that?" He looked at her hand. She was still holding the fan from the trinket kiosk.
"Oh!" She turned red with embarrassment. She hadn't paid for it, she just basically stole. She ran over to the kiosk and put it back on the table.
"How much?" Sasuke said at her side. Hinata blushed even harder when he bought it for her.
"Here." He said handing her the fan very coolly.
"Thank you." She smiled into her cotton candy. The couple walked down the street, stopping by some kiosks to watch villagers play games.
"Hinata!" A happy voice called her from behind. Hinata turned around and saw Ten ten in a pink yukata. She pulled a very uninterested Neji behind her to the couple.
"You look great." Hinata said eyeing her friend up and down. It was rare to see Ten ten in a yukata.
"Oh…Hinata" Ten ten looked at the smeared pink mark on Sasuke's pale cheek. Hinata looked at his cheek and noticed he wiped off the cherry blossom. Hinata felt her face warm up.
"Oh, Ten ten it's not like that…" Hinata said surprised and embarrassed.
"Sure." Ten ten said with a devious grin. Hinata placed her hand on Sasuke's cheek, her thumb wiped off the rest of the smear. She continued to blush shyly. Neji watched intently at her loving actions. He felt his throat warm up, he was uncomfortable. He diverted his eyes to the festivities around him.
"Did you win that?" Ten ten pointed at the fan in Hinata's hand.
"Eh?" Hinata looked down past her cotton candy. "Oh, no…" She blushed.
"Aww." Ten ten let out, nudging Neji. Sasuke smirked to the side.
"Have you eaten dinner yet?" Ten ten asked.
"No, we haven't." Hinata replied.
"Let's go for some barbeque." Ten ten looked at Neji
"Oh…we can't." Hinata said looking at Sasuke. He gave her a confused look.
"Oh, that's too bad." Ten ten said sadly. "I guess we'll just have to go by ourselves." Neji let out a sigh of relief. "I'll see you around." Ten ten said as she and Neji left. Sasuke waited till the couple was out of sight.
"We can't?" He said puzzled, it almost sounded as if he was mocking her.
"Oh…well I didn't think you'd want to…" Hinata said shyly. He smirked, she knew him well.
"Let's go." He grabbed the fan out of her hand, placing it in his own. His other hand held hers and they began to walk.
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She licked her sticky fingers after throwing out the paper cone her cotton candy was attached to. She turned around and noticed Sasuke was gone. A crowd of people before her, she felt a little lost in her own village. She looked from left to right and felt irritated, where had he gone? The veins began to show as she activated her byakugan. She scanned the area thoroughly, and nothing. It was getting dark now, she did not like where this was going. She refrained herself from calling out his name. She began to walk, she saw the sign to Ichiraku ramen and found her way around. She kept her byakugan activated just in case. She saw him; he was behind her-in a side alley- talking to a man clad in ANBU gear. He could've at least told her he needed to take care of some business instead of leaving her. She stood near the Ichiraku ramen sign outside the restaurant. She deactivated her byakugan a waited. She saw Sasuke walking towards her.
"Where'd you go?" He asked; he was holding a small paper bag.
"Where did you go?" She said irritated.
"I went and got you this." He handed the small paper bag to her. She opened it and smelled fresh cinnamon rolls.
"When did you?" She asked surprised.
"The kiosk was closing. I decided to get you some before they closed. There was a line, so it took long." He said.
"Really?" She asked suspiciously.
"Really." He said looking at her. "Is everything alright?"
"No…" She shook her head and activated her byakugan. What was going on? She still saw Sasuke talking to an ANBU member in a side alley as she scanned the area.
"Hinata." He said seriously as he saw her eyes change. She looked at him, genuinely scared.
"What else can my eyes do?" She said quickly.
"What?" he said confused.
"What else can my kekkei genkai do?" She said it again; her eyes kept shifting, checking on the other Sasuke.
Sasuke was taken aback by her sudden question, they both knew what else it could do, why did she suddenly ask.
"Hinata." He took a step forward, she took a step back.
"What else can my kekkei genkai do?" She said it slow and serious.
He scoffed and looked at her strangely. "You're serious?" He said narrowing his eyes on her.
"Yes." She said; her eyes shifted again to the other Sasuke.
"What are you…?" He was cut off
"Answer me!" She said frustrated. People around them began to murmur.
"Hinata…" He was upset, what was wrong with her?
"Please me." He said as quietly as he could while he leaned in.
"How?" she asked keeping the other Sasuke in her view.
"You…" He suddenly got shy. He suddenly turned timid when it came to talking about their sex life. "Make me feel… amazing." He finished.
Hinata took a sigh of relief. "Ten o'clock, side alley." She said seriously. He looked at her confused for a slight second.
"Where?" He asked.
"Ten o'clock side alley." She said again seriously.
"Hinata…" he said, she looked at him. He had made a hand seal.
"Release." He said calmly.
"Eh?" She said a loud. Sasuke released his clone and the ANBU member left. Her face was hot and red. She felt so embarrassed; she turned around clutching the small paper bag in her hand. He put his hand on her shoulder, her Byakugan deactivated and she couldn't move.
"Hinata." He said seriously. She could tell he wanted to laugh at her.
"Sorry." She said quietly. He let out a chuckle.
"Don't be, I should've told you." He said turning her around.
She looked at the ground; she didn't dare look into his eyes. He placed his finger gently on her chin, tilting her up to look at him. He had a big grin on his face.
"Sorry." She said it again, sounding sadder than before.
"It's good to know you're alert." He said with a slight chuckle.
Hinata grit her teeth and looked at him, her eyes sad. Ever since the last time she met the intruder that posed as him, she's become a bit paranoid. "Let's go home." She turned and walked away. He followed behind; he couldn't help but smile from behind her.
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Hinata walked into the kitchen and put her small bag of cinnamon rolls on the counter. She was too embarrassed to eat them after what had happened. She turned around and saw Sasuke leaning against the door frame looking at her. Embarrassed, she walked past him without a word. He took off his flak jacket as he followed her. He found it amusing that she was so embarrassed. It was an honest mistake, he was actually rather impressed by her actions. Questioning him, making sure it was him. Of all questions though, she had to choose that one. He had to hand it to her, it was a good question. One he knew the answer to well. Hinata walked into the bedroom, Sasuke passed her; going into the closet to hang his jacket. He heard the door click, she went into the bathroom.
Hinata turned on the tap and splashed her hot face with cold water. She looked at her wet face in the mirror and sighed. She reached for the small hand towel at her side and wiped her face. After turning off the tap; she took off her yukata and put it on the towel rack. Sasuke undressed and walked to the bathroom door. Hinata heard a knock as she stepped into the bathtub.
"Come in." She said softly. She sat down in the tub and watched the warm water surround her legs. Sasuke came in, only in his underwear. Hinata didn't look up at him; she closed her eyes and tilted her head back. She heard him go behind her, near the shower. She opened her eyes-moved forward-and turned off the tap in the bath when she felt the water rise over her breasts. She looked behind her as she felt the water splash at her sides, going out of the tub. Sasuke had slipped in behind her. She let out a surprised 'oh'. His legs went to her sides and he pulled her back into him, resting her in between his legs. She tilted her head back, resting on his shoulder. She looked at him; she felt his fingers running up and down her stomach. She let out a giggle and held his wrists, stopping him from tickling her.
"ticklish." He said it so monotone she wasn't sure if it was a question. She laced her fingers with his and brought up his hand out of the water. She let go, and began feel his rough, callused hand. She saw fine scars, scars she could only imagine were from using sharpened metal wires. His other hand rested on her stomach under water before sliding its way up to her breast. His thumb lightly skimmed her nipple, he felt her relax into his chest more. Her hand let go of his hand and reached up to the back of his neck, holding him lightly.
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Hinata bent over the tub to unplug the drain after their sensual bath together. She felt Sasuke caress her behind and thighs. She stood, turning and facing him. Her arms wrapped around his damp neck, he leaned down and kissed her. Their wet bodies smacked against each other. She smiled against his lips as he pulled away. Her hands moved the hair in his face and went to his shoulders. He leaned in again and lightly kissed her, biting her lip and pulling away gently. He had a devious smirk on his face, he was being playful. Hinata smiled and gently pulled away, she walked over to her towel and began to dry herself off. She walked into the bed room and heard Sasuke behind her. His playful act earlier left her feeling playful as well. She turned around and saw him in his towel walking towards her. She shot him a smile; she slowly unwrapped her towel and let it fall to the ground. He watched her every move while she crawled on top of the bed and onto the sheets. He walked over quickly, taking off the towel around his waist. She propped herself up, her elbows holding her up. Sasuke straddled her, his knees at her sides. She fell onto her back, her arms at her sides. Sasuke laced his fingers with hers, holding her hands he slid them up, nearing the sides of her face. She let out a happy chuckle as he dominated her, her face naturally turning to the side along with her laugh.
"What's so funny?" He asked looking down at her, speaking softly. Her eyes met his; she shook her head from side to side. He leaned in as to kiss her on the lips, her eyes instinctively shut. She let out a loud breath as she felt his hair tickle her skin; instead of her lips he kissed her shoulder and bicep. She opened her eyes and turned her head, watching as he placed soft kisses. She laughed out loud, she was ticklish. He raised himself up and looked at her with a smirk. He leaned in again and kissed her neck, slowly suckling her. Hinata's back arched, she hummed as he marked her. He pulled away and looked at the dark mark he had placed on her neck; he kissed it gently and looked at her. He looked down at her chest, rising and falling with her heavy breaths. He gave her a smirk and slowly traveled downwards. His tongue ran the length in between her breasts. Her body tightened, he felt her hands jerk up, wanting to be freed. His hands held her down hard, not letting her move. He licked his way back up and kissed her chin lightly, steering away from her lips. He let go of her hands and raised himself up and off of her. He got up off the bed and walked to Hinata's vanity. Hinata propped herself up and watched him, he grabbed her forehead protector and walked over to her.
She tilted her head curiously. He gave her a smirk. "Let's try this…" He said slyly. He sat at her bedside and she sat up fully.
"Want to?" he asked. She nodded her head and allowed him to blindfold her. He guided her onto her back; she felt a rush of excitement flow through her. She let out a gasp as she felt his tongue tease her lips open for a deep kiss. The smacking sound of their tongues sounded ten times louder with the blindfold on. He parted her legs, placing himself in between. Her legs rose and hooked around him. His hands moved up, feeling her curves. She flinched at his touch, not expecting it. She felt him cup her breasts with both hands while he kissed her stomach. The sensation was overwhelming, he was being so gentle.
"Ah!" She let out a sharp cry in surprise, when he nibbled her nipple. He began to suckle, relieving it of any pain he might have caused by accident. She hummed as his tongue flicked up and down and side to side. She felt his member rub against her perfectly, she shivered at the feeling. He raised himself-she released her legs and spread them open wide-he positioned his member at her entrance. Teasing her, he rubbed himself on her wetness; lathering himself.
"SasUKE!" she said out loud as he entered her.
"Are you alright?" He asked sweetly after resting fully inside her.
"Mhm." She nodded her head. She kept her hands above her head, not knowing where she should place them.
"Ooh…" she cooed as he thrust slowly. Her stomach flexed, she tensed.
"Hinata…" He said her name with a breath as his member was suddenly surrounded by tight walls.
"Mhmm…" She bit her bottom lip and forced herself to relax.
He continued to make his way slowly in and out. Aside from the earlier surprise of him nibbling on her nipple, he was very gentle and caring. Her body shook as her mind went blank, she was reaching her climax. Their sensual bath from earlier was more than enough foreplay. Sasuke kept his pace, holding her sides as she began to tighten and tremble. A tremor ran throughout her body, her body arched.
"Ah." She let a short sound come out. Her body froze, he thrusts a couple more times and she let a harsh breath out. Her mouth still gaped open her body relaxed, Sasuke felt himself become slicker than before. Hinata's chest moved up and down, her hands clenched the bedding at her sides. Her hands relaxed, she let go of the bedding and reached for her blindfold. She raised her head and took it off, throwing it on the floor. Sasuke looked at her, her byakugan activated in her sleepy eyes. He watched the veins slowly disappear as she rode out her climax. She had wanted to please him, but she just didn't have enough strength. Sasuke leaned in and continued to thrust slowly. He took hold of her lips and kissed her passionately, his hands in her hair. He felt himself tightening below; a rush of euphoria ran through him. Their kiss deepened, he let out a low moan into Hinata's mouth. He spilled his seed into her, he let himself deflate in her; resisting the urge to buck a few more times. Hinata moaned back into his mouth in response. Sasuke pulled away from their kiss and rested his head beside her, they both breathed heavily.
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