Dream of Fates Intertwined: Sasuke, Hinata

It had been more or less a month since Sakura's confessions and rejection, and she found herself feeling better-- lighter-- than she had in a while, a long while. Her schedule was no longer hectic or long; Sakura found herself with lots of free time to just hang out with Ino, who continued to urge her to actively date, or TenTen, who didn't bother her too much about the 'Sasuke' incident.

Sakura even found herself talking to Hinata on a daily basis; they didn't hang out as much as they used to, as the Uchiha was very busy managing her estate while her husband was out on missions, but it was still something. The only person she didn't have daily contact with (besides Sasuke for obvious reasons) was Naruto who spent most of his time drinking with Kiba and Shino. If he wasn't with the two trackers then he was either training by himself or out on a mission of some sort. Sakura didn't think too much about it; she was sure that Naruto would come looking for her soon. After all they were teammates, right?

Sasuke was sick. That was the first thought that crossed Hinata's mind when she woke to the oppressive heat that came from her husband's body. Still half-asleep Hinata shuffled to the bathroom to take a shower and change; when she came back Sasuke had disappeared beneath the covers.

Hinata approached the bed gingerly and sat down on Sasuke's side of the bed. "Sasuke-kun." Hinata called softly, gently prodding the lump that was her husband.

Sasuke made no movement.

Sighing Hinata wrestled the covers from her husband's iron grip; it took a good deal of time before she managed to free Sasuke from his cocoon to properly diagnose him but she did it.

"You're feverish." Hinata stated feeling Sasuke's disturbingly warm forehead. Sasuke muttered something unintelligible.

Hinata sat with her legs tucked neatly beneath her while she pondered what she should do. She didn't have much experience with caring for the sick (the Hyuuga servants usually did that) and she didn't have any models, good ones any way, to base her actions on. Finally Hinata came to a conclusion about what needed to be done first. She wasn't sure if it was right or not, but in those books Ino had lent her one time when guys were sick girls usually made soup.

"I'm going to make you some soup, so you stay here; you better not get up to train or leave on a mission." She ordered. Sasuke made no reply. Smiling softly Hinata gently tucked the feverish Sasuke in. "Honestly; when did you get sick?" she asked herself as she made him more comfortable. "I'll be right back."

Sasuke buried himself beneath the covers again in reply.

Hinata giggled at his childish actions before leaving the room silently. She left the door ajar, just in case.

"Good morning, Hinata-sama." Neji greeted his cousin at the window of the kitchen.

Hinata looked up surprised. "Good morning, Neji-nii-san. What are you doing here?" She asked.

Neji shrugged. "I should be asking you the same thing, Hinata-sama. Aren't you supposed to be at the Academy today? I wasn't aware of any holidays."

"Sasuke-kun is sick so I took the day off to take care of him." Hinata explained. "He's feverish and I don't want to leave him alone with just anyone."

Neji nodded in understanding though his mind couldn't process a sick Uchiha; it was far beyond his imaginative capabilities.

"How's teaching going for you, Neji-nii-san?" Hinata asked conversationally as she washed some vegetables for the stew she was making.

Neji grimaced. His genin team was obnoxiously loud. There was one boy by the name of Nagato Hikaru that reminded him too much of Naruto and two girls: Fuji Ai, an attention hog who continuously pestered him with stupid questions or comments, and Kurosu Saya who had managed, barely, to graduate with a few of her peers of the same age.

Ai was too much like a younger version of Ino for Neji to stand. She brought out his less impatient side very easily which usually resulted in longer, harsher, training sessions; she had yet to learn to shut her mouth. It didn't help that Hikaru would always bait her into and argument or make a sly degrading comment in her direction. Saya, Neji thanked the Hokage, was not as annoying as her two teammates. She kept to herself most of the time; there were times, however, when even Saya's calm personality would get riled up by Ai's comments. When that happened it usually resulted in a fight between the two girls.

"Fine." replied Neji.

Hinata nodded in understanding. "That's great! How's Saya-chan doing? And Hiroyuki-sama? I hear that he and Hanabi-chan are getting along very well."

"Yes, Hanabi-sama has even been sneaking out to meet him." Neji answered with a roll of his eyes. Hiashi hadn't made a move to stop the daily outings between the two; it seemed he found great amusement in Hanabi's antics.

Hinata smiled happily as she bent down to retrieve the chopping board from the lower cupboards. "I glad Hanabi-chan has found love in this arrangement. I was so worried that she would come to hate Hiroyuki-sama."

"I believe Kurosu-sama is smitten with Hanabi-sama too." Neji commented.

"That's good. I'm so happy for Hanabi-chan." Hinata exclaimed with a sigh.

There was a short silence as Hinata began chopping the vegetables with careful precision.

"Hinata-sama---" Neji paused not sure how to continue with his question. He wanted to ask if Uchiha had tried anything yet, but Hinata was still so shy; he didn't want to embarrass his cousin by asking such a private question.

"Yes?" Asked Hinata, her eyes still trained on the knife's movement.

Neji blushed slightly and looked away. "Never mind, Hinata-sama; it was nothing."

Hinata finished slicing the vegetables and poured them into the pot. "Okay then. You can ask me later if you want too but right now I have to go back upstairs and check on Sasuke-kun."

Neji nodded. "I will speak with you later then."

Hinata flashed her cousin a bright smile. "Okay, see you, Neji-nii-san." Neji waved good-bye before disappearing in a whirlwind of leaves.

"Good morning Sasuke-kun." Hinata greeted nervously.

A lone dark coal-black eye peeked out from beneath the covers. Hinata smiled shyly.

"I brought you some water. Are you hungry? I made some stew downstairs. I'll bring some up for you."

Sasuke pulled the covers down so only his head was visible. "I feel like shit." He muttered.

"You're sick." Hinata replied setting the basin of cool water down. She wet a hand towel and placed it on Sasuke's feverish head. "Here's some lemon water."

Sasuke took the spoonful of water with a frown. He wasn't used to someone taking care of him when got sick, it was... odd but slightly comforting. Especially since Hinata's soft voice didn't aggravate his already pounding head.

"Aren't you supposed to be at work?" He asked.

Hinata blushed and looked at her feet and twirled her thumbs on her lap as she replied. "I took the day off since you were sick. I didn't want to leave you at home alone."

Sasuke turned his head to hide the blush on his face. He forgot the fact that the fever already gave him a slight coloring on his cheeks. "I'm hungry."

Hinata rose from the bed. "I'll get you some soup then." Before she left she dipped the now warmed cloth in the cool water and put it back on Sasuke's forehead. "Don't get out of bed. I don't want you to strain yourself."

Sasuke gave a noncommittal grunt as Hinata exited.

Hinata ladled a small bowl full of the steaming stew before setting it on a tray next to a tall glass of orange juice. She didn't have very much experience when it came to tending the sick but so far, in her opinion, she was doing pretty well. "I'm pretty sure vitamin C is good for getting rid of colds." Hinata muttered to herself as she treaded up stairs. "But are you suppose to drink something with soup?" Hinata paused at the top of the stairs her gaze lingering on the glass of orange juice. Maybe she should leave it in the kitchen, after all wouldn't it be weird to drink orange juice with soup?

"Hinata, what are you doing standing there?" Sasuke demanded in a rough voice as he shuffled out of their room.

"Sasuke-kun! You're not supposed to be up!" Hinata cried in surprise.

Sasuke coughed. "You were taking a long time in the kitchen." He replied.

Hinata blushed. "I'm sorry. Here, let me help you back into bed." Hinata set the tray on the ground carefully as to not spill any of the liquids before leading Sasuke back to bed where he belonged.

"You really shouldn't strain yourself so much." Hinata commented lightly after she retrieved his breakfast.

Sasuke shrugged.

"I made you some soup and here's a glass of orange juice." Hinata said placing the soup and drink on the empty bedside table.

Sasuke took the offered spoon shakily. His hand trembled as he dipped the spoon into the soup and lifted it to his mouth. Hinata watched agitatedly.

Sighing Sasuke placed the spoon on to the bed stand. "My head hurts. Can I get some aspirin?" He asked.

Hinata jumped up from the bed as though some invisible fire was suddenly burning her. Medicine! Sick people needed to take medicine! How could she forget that? "S-sure! I'll be right back!" Hinata stuttered as she bolted out of the room.

Sasuke would have rolled his eyes at Hinata's clearly nervous actions but it worsened his headache horribly every time he tried.

Hinata rummaged through the medicine cabinet in the first floor bathroom before her hand closed around the small bottle of pills that she had previously forgotten about. Shutting the mirror door Hinata turned to leave when her reflection caught her eyes. She still looked plain in her opinion, but there was something slightly different about her.

Her hair was neatly tied at the neck and hung over her shoulder giving an almost motherly air to her appearance. Warm opal colored eyes smiled happily back at her and small supple lips were tweaking themselves into a smile. When did she become so happy in her marriage? Hinata turned her head side-to-side trying to find any sort of flaw but everything that greeted her was filled with joy.

Hinata watched as her pale cheeks colored themselves a bright red before bolting out the bathroom door eager to rid herself of the disturbing image.

Sasuke was asleep when Hinata returned. Loathed to disturb him Hinata dragged one of those big comfy chairs in their room to the bedside and curled up on it. From her perch she watched Sasuke sleep and slowly, drawn in by his calm features, she began to feel tired herself. Before she knew it she was snoring softly.

Sasuke woke to the feeling of someone brushing his cheek with a feather except it wasn't really a feather; it was Hinata's warm breath. Sasuke brushed a few strands of hair away from his eyes before looking at the bedside table were a bowl of cold stew sat alongside a semi-warm cup of orange juice.

His attention turned back to his wife who was sleeping peacefully beside him on a chair that seemed to be much larger than her. Groaning, Sasuke sat up and swung his feet the ground. He gathered the stew and the orange juice onto the discarded tray, swallowed a couple of aspirins from a bottle of medicine he found hiding in the palm of Hinata's open hand, before heading down to the kitchen. A wave of dizziness hit him as he staggered out of the room with the cold food. Sasuke despised being sick.

When he returned, feeling much better now that he was full and the medicine had worked its magic, Sasuke found Hinata in danger of tumbling out of the chair. Sighing to himself Sasuke scooped her up and deposited her on the bed. After a moment of thought Sasuke slipped in next to his sleeping wife.

Hinata is really pretty, thought Sasuke. She had perfect clear white skin and her lips seemed very kissable at the moment, moist and slightly apart. Sasuke thought he did a pretty good job at restraining himself for the last few months. It was hard since they were always in such close proximity and Hinata was always doing things that he would have found cute if he were not Sasuke and an Uchiha to boot.

Those sexy types never really appealed to him now that he thought about it and those that he would have probably been attracted too were way to clingy with his looks or too fan girlish for him to stand. Hinata didn't cling to him in a needy-give-me-all-your-attention kind of way, she didn't worship the ground he treads, and she definitely didn't drool all over him like most those other girls. Sasuke was Sasuke to her. He was her arranged husband, someone who she cooked for, slept next too, and took care of. Sasuke knew that Hinata didn't love him, at least not in a romantic way, she probably loved him in a friendly fashion, or at least that was his feelings toward her.

Sasuke moved closer to the sleeping Hinata. He found that he liked the feeling of holding someone in bed. Sasuke wouldn't mind sleeping while hugging Hinata who felt very soft and nice in his arms. Sasuke yawned. He was growing tired again. With a content sigh Sasuke buried his nose in the curve of Hinata's neck. She smelled really nice he thought drowsily, like tomatoes.


Hanabi secretly found Hiroyuki to be really handsome; even handsomer than that stupid Uchiha her sister was forced to marry. Hanabi liked men with long silky hair, that's why Neji was her favorite cousin; he had long hair. Hiroyuki's hair was longer than Neji's and was kept in a neat ponytail at the nape of his neck. Hanabi found it hot.

Her future husband also had a nice body. There was one time when he had met with her in his Jounin uniform, minus the jacket of course. Hanabi nearly died of blood loss that day. Long hair, nice body, handsome eyes with a killer smile, Hanabi felt very lucky that she was going to marry someone of decent (hot) looks and wondered if Hinata ever felt anything with Hiroyuki.

Did Hinata secretly love Hiroyuki? Did Hiroyuki love her back? What if Hinata gave up her happiness in order for her younger sister to have a chance at a slice of freedom? Did Hiroyuki secretly hate her for taking her sister's place? She and Hinata did look alike except for the fact that Hinata was a little more gifted in some areas that Hanabi had yet to develop.

Hanabi looked down at her chest or lack of one and wondered if she should start stuffing her bras. "Ah! I'm going to die of boredom in here!" Hanabi screamed throwing open the rice paper door. Kain, who had not been sleeping on the job, jumped in surprise.

"Hanabi-sama are you alright?" Asked Kain, yawning.

"No! No! I'm not! I'm tired of looking at those stupid scrolls! I'm tired of being shut in all the time! I'm tired of not being able to go on missions! I'm tired of acting all polite and looking like a stupid china doll! And I'm damn tired of being flat chested! How come Nee-sama gets to be endowed! We come from the same mother! We should have the same chest size!" Hanabi yelled in anger.

Kain raised a brow in surprise. "Well I'm not an expert on things like this but you can always stuff your bra."

Hanabi glared at her protector. "JERK!" With a huff of anger Hanabi turned around, slammed the door of her study room shut, and stalked off to find something hard to hit; like a training post or Neji.

"Hanabi-sama, wait for me!" Kain called out after his charge who raised a single finger in answer. Kain chuckled. For an heiress Hanabi was a little too brash.

Sakura stood in front of the slightly intimidating-due-to-her-previous-experience-here Uchiha home. She was sure Hinata was home since she had peeked through the kitchen window and found the lights on and a pot of steaming warm soup on the stove. Gathering up her courage Sakura knocked once. There was no answer. Sakura frowned and curiously checked to see if the door was unlocked. It was. The pink haired kunoichi did not pause to wonder if she was welcomed. She didn't know how she ended up deciding to visit Hinata. All she knew was the she was bored, didn't want to visit Ino who kept pestering her about dating, training didn't feel to appealing to her, and she hadn't talked to Hinata in a while.

The first time she entered the home was in a flurry of passion and fear. She did not have the time to admire the wonderful décor Hinata had chosen to liven up the home. Everything had a feeling of warmth to it though Sakura was sure that the relationship between the master and mistress was anything but.

"Hinata-chan?" Sakura called out softly. There was no answer.

Slowly Sakura began ascending the stairs. Hinata had told her that she spent most of her time in the library/study. Sakura didn't know which door led to the library so she randomly checked each room. It just so happened that the first door she opened belong to the young newlyweds.

Earlier...

Sasuke was sleeping peacefully and Hinata was loathed to wake him up. However, she was beginning to feel a bit oppressed by the heat coming off his body and by the fact that Sasuke was holding her. He was holding her like a child would hold a beloved toy.

"Sasuke-kun, Sasuke-kun, Sasuke-kun!" Hinata whispered trying to wriggle herself free to no avail. The only reaction she got from her husband was a slight grunt. She whispered his name again but Sasuke was silent. She gave up.

"Nani? Tired already?" Sasuke sighed into her ear as he pulled her closer.

Hinata jolted in surprise. "S-Sasu--" In a fluid motion Sasuke pinned Hinata's arms over her head and flung his body over hers. Hinata lied frozen in surprise. "Sasuke-kun!"

Sasuke smirked. "Hinata-chan." He replied.

Hinata blushed. "W-what are you doing?" she asked.

"Nothing." Sasuke answered. "Absolutely nothing." He traced circles on her wrists. "Why, do you want me to do something?"

"Um, get off of me?" Hinata said hopefully.

Sasuke glanced down at Hinata's blushing face and caught her eye. They stared at each other for what, to Hinata, seemed like eternity. "I like where I am." Sasuke answered. "Are you embarrassed, Hinata-chan?" His voice was barely above a whisper.

Hinata blushed a deeper shade of red. To tell the truth she was feeling a bit uncomfortable since she didn't understand what Sasuke was trying to do but it didn't bother her to the point that she was beginning to feel claustrophobic. "Why?" she asked instead.

"Hinata-chan can I ask you something?" Sasuke asked letting go of Hinata's arms.

"What?" Hinata said in surprise.

"Can I kiss you?"

Hinata squeaked. Kiss!? Did she hear him right? Sasuke was looking at her with a very serious face. Hinata didn't know what to say. Husbands and wives kissed all the time... right? Hinata tried to pull up a memory of her father kissing her mother and came up with a fuzzy image from when she was young and her mother was still alive. If her father had done it... If her father had been able to do it (Hinata found it very hard to imagine her father doing anything like that) then it was all right for her to do it, right? Right? After all Sasuke was her husband, and husbands had needs, needs that Hinata had not wanted to address until much, much, later. Then she remembered the marriage contracts and the agreements that still had to be met, such as an heir before their anniversary. Well, the first step to conceiving an heir would be to do that and what better way to start than kissing? Hinata nodded to herself. Right, that was right. Neji-nii-san had always condemned kissing since he said it always led to babies, and since Hinata knew that babies were not conceived through kissing but what came after kissing, and Neji-nii-san was always right then the logical place to start was kissing.

She and Sasuke had never kissed before; he had kissed the corner of her mouth, on her cheek, during their wedding ceremony so that didn't count. "O-okay." Hinata meeped.

Sasuke narrowed his eyes trying to see if Hinata really wanted him to proceed. He saw no sign of hesitation so he took the chance to quickly capture her lips with his own, just when Sakura peeked into the room. Neither of the newlyweds noticed the surprised sound coming from the door or the sound of hurried steps. When Sasuke pulled back, soon after, Hinata had reached a new shade of red. Sasuke smirked triumphantly.

"You smell like tomatoes and taste like orange juice." He stated.

Hinata furrowed her brows together in confusion. "O-okay? Can you please get off of me now, Sasuke-kun? Please?"

Sasuke rolled over onto his side of his bed with a grunt. Hinata bit the bottom of her lips. "You know, Sasuke-kun tastes like medicine." She said hiding her smile.

Sakura could not believe what she saw. Even though she had given up on Sasuke she still found herself feeling jealous and angry with Hinata, she still felt the familiar flutter of her heart when she saw him, the heat the rose in her cheeks, and the shortness of breath. "Damn it Sakura, damn it!" Sakura moaned. She was far, far, away from that horrible house but it felt like Sasuke and Hinata were right in front of her. "I'm so stupid!"

Sakura took a deep breath. "Okay, calm down. Calm down. It's not like they heard you, Sakura. It's not like they heard you." She said pacing. "Right, they didn't hear me." She stopped. "So if they didn't hear me why am I getting so worked up? Hinata-chan won't know and I won't have to explain myself and I don't even see Sasuke-kun anymore so it's not like that's a problem." Sakura growled. "Damn it!" She punched a nearby tree causing the trunk to shatter like glass. " Damn it!"

"Look Hanabi-sama, I'm sorry." Kain apologized.

Hanabi ignored him.

"Hanabi-sama..."

"Shut up Kain." Hanabi snapped. "I'm trying to think."

Kai pursed his lips together. "May I ask what you're planning?" He asked. Kain was sure that Hanabi's answer wasn't going to be nice.

"Hiroyuki-sama told me about a secret passage way to his room some where around here and I'm trying to find it." Hanabi answered. She stooped to examine the high wall that surrounded the home.

"Hanabi-sama! Even your father will not be able to ignore such an action and as your Protector I must voice my rejection of such an idea." Kain said seriously. Hanabi ignored him. She had found what she was looking for.

"If you don't tell him what I'm about to do then everything will be fine." Hanabi answered as she pushed the wall inwards. "That's an order." Hanabi said with a glare. "If you tell anyone about this I will make your life as horrible as possible.

Kain's face was impassive. "Hai, Hanabi-sama, as you wish." He said bowing. "I will wait for you in the shadows."

Kain watched as Hanabi ducked into the secret passage way and slid the wall closed behind her. He was under orders to protect her to the best of his abilities and beyond but there was no contract saying what his duties actually were. Kain knew that he had to protect the new heiress from her enemies and that it was his job to make sure that her food wasn't poisoned or something, alongside seeing to her every whim. What Kain wanted to know was whether or not allowing his charge to sneak into her fiancée's room was a violation of his duties. He had to protect her but he also had to follow her orders. They really should have written a worker's guide for this. Sighing, Kain disappeared into the growing darkness. It was not his place to question his mistress he decided.

Ino was having a rather nice nap. She was dreaming about flowers raining from the sky and all the men, well the good-looking ones anyway, were all vying for her attention. It was a nice dream one that she didn't ever want to wake from but some higher being had some other ideas for her.

"I-Ino! It's impossible for me after all!" Sakura cried. The bell of the flower shop jangled annoyingly.

"Damn it forehead girl, I was having a good dream too." Ino growled from behind the counter. She threw her arms over her head in hope that Sakura would get the idea and leave her alone.

"I just saw Hinata-chan and Sasuke-kun KISS!" Sakura whispered into Ino's ear.

Ino jumped from her seat. "What? Where did you see that?" Ino demanded.

"At their home!" Sakura said her voice raised a pitch. "I mean I wasn't trying to walk in on them or anything. I thought that Sasuke-kun was out on a mission or something cause Hinata-chan is always telling me that he doesn't get home until the evening so I decided to visit her but I couldn't find her in the living room or kitchen so I thought that she was n the study room cause Hinata-chan told me that she spent most of her time there going over bills and things like that except I didn't know where the study room was so I decided to peek into each room until I found it! It just so happened that the first room I looked into was Hinata-chan's bedroom! She was in there with Sasuke-kun on the bed and he was on top of her and then they kissed so I ran out of the house and came here!"

"Breath Sakura! Breath! Damn it I said breathe!" Ino yelled as she took Sakura by the shoulder and started to shake the pink hair girl. "What the hell did you think you were doing barging into someone's home without calling them first? You're just setting yourself up again! Okay! I know what we have to do now! C'mon let's call TenTen we're going to find you a boyfriend! I don't give a damn if you're ready or not or if it's going to be unfair for the poor guy we're choosing for you! You're going to get out and date like you're about to die whether you like it or not!"

"Wait! Ino! Baka-Ino! I said WAIT! Let me go! Let me go!" Sakura cried as Ino dragged her out of the shop.

Kiba was minding his own business when a raging Ino dragging an equally angry Sakura grabbed him by the collar and threw him into the Yamanaka's flower shop with the order of "Watch the shop dog boy and if I come back and find it in shambles I will castrate you and Akamaru!" He had no choice but to obey. Ino was damn scary when she was angry.

KairaKi: Yay~! Hinata and Sasuke-kun kissed, Hanabi-chan's being a bad girl, and Sakura's going through Sasuke-kun withdrawal. Hahah. Can you imagine Sasuke getting sick and having Hinata take care of him? This is one of the most overused scenes, I believe, when it comes to SasuHina. I was trying to make it unique, something not done before. Please tell me how I did! Not only did we get to see Hinata working hard to fulfill one of her duties as a wife (and I mean taking care of her husband when he's sick and not anything else, at least not yet), but we got to see Sasuke's feelings for Hinata and Hinata's feelings for Sasuke! I know some of you have been crying for some developementw with Sasuke and Hinata's relationship, I hope this is good enough for now.

As expected, Sakura isn't completely over Sasuke but she's on her way! I know it's impossible for someone to just completely stop loving someone cold-turkey, so I decided to give Sakura a bit of shock therapy. Yes, I know, it's cruel for her to witness something like that yada-yada-ya. I really like Ino here. I think I mentioned this before, but Ino's personality, to me, is like the wind. She breezes in when she pleases and doesn't care about the mess she leaves behind. Anyways, besides getting a glimpse of Hinata's relationship we get to see Hanabi's feelings for Hiroyuki! She's really insecure when it comes to him. She thinks that Hiroyuki likes Hinata more than her, which is not the case. Poor Kain! He doesn't know what to do with Hanabi anymore! I feel sorry for him. He has to take care of such a strong headed girl. I also feel sorry for Hiroyuki who is actually in love with her. I know who wears the pants in this relationship.

This chapter took a while mostly due to the fact that I wasn't sure if I should insert the Sakura and Hanabi scene. And when I decided I did want them I had to figure out where to place them. As you can tell I don't like placing things in chronological order. First comes Hinata and Sasuke, followed by Hanabi's first scene, then both of Sakura's scenes, then, chronologically, should end with Hanabi sneaking into Hiroyuki's bedroom. Is it confusing the way I place the scenes? Please tell me if you are confused while reading the story!

Thanks to all those who reviewed/read/favorited/alerted this story!

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