Ch.6 The Morning After

"Good night…Hinata." Sasuke replied. Feeling her relax on him and hearing her deep even breaths, he turned his head to see her serenely sleeping face. He trailed a finger across her smooth pale cheek, marveling in its softness.

"I love you." he whispered.

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She didn't have any nightmares of her wedding day; she felt warm, comfortable, and her heart felt a little lighter. It was these feelings and the absence of her nightmares, more than anything that woke Hinata up. She sighed softly with her eyes still closed, feeling lazy, she was unwilling to leave the warm comfortableness that enveloped her. She inhaled deeply, only to notice that the scent, though it smelt very very good and was vaguely familiar, was not hers. Frowning slightly, she slowly blinked her eyes several times to grow use to premorning (AN: just before sunrise) light.

Slowly becoming aware of the rest of her body, she lifted her head to look around for a clock. Instead, finding someone else in bed with her. Hinata's face flamed up immediately as she realized that she had been sleeping on top of a man! Her eyes suddenly snapped up to his face, and though the blush continued to stain her cheeks, she breathed a sigh of relief when the memories of last night came rushing to her.

Hinata continued to stare at Sasuke's sleeping face. He seems so much more relaxed and at peace in his sleep. Hehe he looks like a little boy. She giggled softly as her eyes roamed his attractive face. He always was easy to look at, but she was just never interested in him. He always seemed too cold and unkind, a very unfriendly person. It wasn't until she was dating Naruto that she had realized that deep down Sasuke wasn't a bad person.

In a way, he reminded her of Neji. Someone with so many scars from the past, that they were afraid to allow others to be close to them. Someone who was so scared to be hurt again, that they would rather distance themselves from others than give them the power to hurt him again. Her eyes were soft and sad as she looked at him, but unlike Neji, Sasuke didn't have a family anymore. Also in a way she felt a little responsible. She was there for Neji, she was there for Naruto, but she was always too scared to come anywhere near Sasuke.

Her hand slowly came up to tenderly brush a few strands of hair off his face as she eyes lowered down to his lips. Suddenly it was a little bit harder to breath and her heart was beating a little bit faster. It was weird yet interesting that a boy she had never once looked twice at, a boy who the whole village was in love with except her, had turned into a man that made her heart race the way it did whenever Naruto would look at her.

"It's rude to tease you know?" Hinata gasped as Sasuke's lips suddenly moved, speaking to her. Her pale eyes flashed to his black ones, and the blush on her cheeks deepened.

"W-what…do you mean?" she asked hesitantly. Sasuke's face was impassive as he stared up at her red face.

"Don't stare at my mouth unless you want to kiss me or unless you want me to kiss you." he told her emotionlessly.

"Oh." Hinata squeaked, as she gulped audibly. Her eyes trailing back down to his lips, staying there for a few seconds before shifting them down to his chest. Last night she may have been bold enough to kiss him, but today was a whole different story. Sasuke sighed seeing her eyes move away, so obviously she didn't want to kiss him, or for him to kiss her.

"So…umm how…how did you…umm…sleep last night?" she asked him softly, feeling uneasy.

"Fine." His answer short and curt.

"Oh…uh good…me too." She stated nervously. Sasuke quirked a brow up, but she was still staring down at his chest. He could feel the tension between them getting thicker as the awkward silence between them grew. She didn't want to kiss him or be kissed, but she wasn't getting off him. He brought his hand up to tuck some of her hair behind her ear and then gently lifted her chin to have her look at him.

"Hinata…do you want me to kiss you?" he asked her this time, his usually cold eyes now soft, the warmthness in them melting her bones.

"Yes…I mean no…I mean…yes?" she fidgeted nervously, wanting him to kiss her but feeling a bit shy this morning. He smirked as he cupped the back of her neck to draw her closer to him while he leaned up and slowly kissed her.

Nibbling on her lips while she clung to his. He softly caressed her chin with his thumb, silently asking for entrance. Granting it to him, his tongue lavished her lips, giving them due attention before eventually moving on to her teeth and then her tongue. Hinata was being filled with sensations as she felt like her body temperature suddenly spike. Naruto had never kissed her with such precision before. She could hear her heart pounding in her ears as she closed her eyes and kissed him back.

Her mouth was intoxicating and the feel of her body was Heaven, Sasuke was having a difficult time at keeping things at a nice slow pace. The sweetness of her mouth, the feel of her breasts crushed against his chest, and the warmth of her body so close to his were all beginning to arouse him. He had loved her, wanted her for so long.

His arms wrapped around her as their kiss grew heated and more passionate. He slowly rolled them, pressing his weight down on top of her. She broke the kiss as she moved her lips away from his, arching her neck a ragged sigh escaped her lips. The feel of him on top of her was flooding her senses with pleasure and heat. For some reason it just felt so amazingly good. Being wrapped up in his strong arms, his scent filling her senses, his touch driving her mad.

Buzz. Buzz. BUZZ. BUZZ.

Hinata's eyes snapped open to look above her to the alarm clock going off. Sasuke sighed deeply, burying his face in the side of her neck. He had forgotten that he was supposed to leave for a mission today and had set his alarm. Damn alarm clock. Ruining the moment and bring both back to reality, Sasuke eventually slid off a very red Hinata. Grabbing her clothes, Hinata ran into the bathroom without a word.

After dressing Hinata sat on the edge of the tub, thinking about last night and this morning. Thinking about Sasuke, Naruto, and herself. What did Sasuke mean to her? Did he mean anything to her? Before hand, she just considered him Naruto's best friend and rival, but what about now? After last night, the things revealed to her, did he mean something more? Hinata's mind was reeling with confusion. Ok so maybe physically, her body was very much attracted to him. But she wasn't the type of woman who would just sleep with someone because she was just physically attracted to them.

Oh really? What about the night by the river? You were ready to jump his bones.

Hinata blushed deeply as she heard a voice in her mind remind her of her out of character act that one and only time. She sighed with frustration, she didn't know what to feel or how to feel about Sasuke. He was just so different than Naruto. Naruto was the light while Sasuke was the darkness. And she was so use to being wrapped up in light, could she ever get use to being in the darkness?

Hinata wrapped her arms about herself feeling alone. She missed him. Naruto. She missed him so much sometimes. She missed the way he made her feel…happy. She was tired of being sad, of being alone. She was tired of feeling that dull pain in her chest called loneliness. But she couldn't go back to him. She just couldn't. It would only happen again.

Sometimes being in the arms of another can help ease the pain of a broken heart.

Pale eyes slowly trailed up to the bathroom door. Could a man known for breaking hearts actually heal hers? She didn't know the answer…but she did know something was burning. Hinata quickly got up and opened the bathroom door and walked rapidly to the kitchen where she could see some smoke coming from.

Her eyes found Sasuke waving his hands in the air trying to get rid of the smoke. She walked over to the sink where there was a pan and something that looked like it was going to be permanently stuck to it. Hinata looked back at Sasuke to find him scowling darkly at the stove. Her body shook slightly and her hand quickly covered her mouth trying desperately not to laugh.

Sasuke's hands were fisted at his sides while he stared angrily at the evil being in front of him called a stove. When he heard a soft noise to the side of him, his black eyes trail to see Hinata trembling with her hands over her mouth and her eyes closed. His hands relaxed at his sides as he took a step towards her.

"Hinata…are you alright?" he asked with a slightly worried voice. Though she had remained silent, she opened her eyes to look at his. Sasuke could see the laughter in her eyes and he scowled once again.

"Ah hell!" he yelled as he turned to walk away from her. While she was taking her time in his bathroom he had done some thinking too. He knew she wanted him, at least physically. He knew that at any time he could claim her body, but it wasn't only her magnificent body that he wanted. It was also her mind and her heart. So maybe he wasn't always the nicest of guys, but wanting to impress her and do something kind for her and her alone, he thought he could make her breakfast. Who cares if he didn't know how to cook, it was the intention that counted right? But damn it, he screwed things up.

Refusing to be around her feeling like an embarrassed idiot, he walked away from her, only to feel her small hands grab his shirt from behind, stopping him. He didn't turn around, so she took the liberty to walk around to face him. He could still see the laughter in her eyes.

"Damn it Hinata, quit looking at me like that." He said harshly. Hinata's mouth quivered as she tried to stop smiling.

"I'm sorry Sasuke-kun…but…were you trying to make breakfast?" she asked him.

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"Do…you know how to cook?" she asked softly.

"…"

Hinata couldn't help but smile to know that he would try to cook when he didn't even know how. Sasuke's anger slowly left him as he looked down at the smiling woman before him. Her smile seeming to sooth his raw edges and make his heart beat a little faster. He captured her chin with his hand as he looked at her.

"So now you think you're better than me because you can cook?" he asked her with a straight face. Hinata's smile dimmed, she didn't mean to insinuate that she was better than him. She just thought that what he did was kind of cute. She opened her mouth to tell him that but was silenced as his mouth descended upon hers. Her eyes widened and she could feel her face flame up as she felt his tongue caress hers before she melted into his arms and surrendering herself to the kiss.

Pulling away slightly, Sasuke kissed the tip of her nose.

"Well once I learn how to cook, I will once again be better than you." he whispered. Hinata smiled as she realized that he was teasing her. Who would have known that The Avenger had a sense of humor?

"I have to go." she said softly as she slowly pulled away from his embrace. He nodded as he watched her turn around to leave. Following her to the door, but before she could open it, his hands reached out to quickly grab her wrist. Looking back at him with confusion, he roughly pulled her back and once again claimed her mouth with his.

Hinata couldn't help but smile slightly as she kissed him back. It seemed that he didn't want her to leave, and she had to admit. Every time he kissed her, every time he touched her, it made it more and more difficult to want to leave. She had to fight back a whine once the kiss ended. Looking at him with a giddy smile on her pink face, Hinata slowly walked backwards towards the door.

"Bye…Sasuke-kun." She said breathlessly as she could still see a warmthness in his eyes that made her breath hitch.

"Goodbye…Hinata." She was just about to close the door behind her, when she suddenly poked her head back in.

"Oh and…could you…not tell anyone that I was here? Thanks Sasuke-kun. I'll see you later." She said quickly before closing the door and missing the scowl slowly forming on Sasuke's face.

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AN: AAHHH! desperately tries to doge the weapons that the reviewers throw. I know I know I'm sorry it took me so long to finish! I'M SORRY! But anyways, I hope you guys like it…I got stuck in the middle of the chappie. I don't think they're ready for a lemon yet, but I didn't know how to end their little make-out session -.- So yeah, I'm sorry if you guys don't like the fluffiness. Gah, if it ever gets too fluffy, let me know. Cuz I am the Queen of Fluff and Corniness…I just love it. So yeah, hopefully I'll get the next chappie up sooner for you guys…I don't know if you would really call the end a cliffy…though I did kinda try and make it a cliffy…it will all tie in together in the end, don't worry. So please leave me some reviews…I know I don't deserve it, but please give me some lovin'…I might update soon if you guys do. Love you all, ja ne!