A/N: Forgive me! My computer's charger broke, again. Just before I finished this chapter, so I'm using my mother's. It's the same as mine, and the but it's charger is almost as bas as mine so I can't move it, it's very uncomfortable to tell you the truth. I'm sorry it took so long, but once again I bring up the problem of my already falling grades. I will update as much as possible, I promise.
Wow, 45 reviews. I'm shocked to say the least! I'm glad your loving the story, and trust me so am I. My ex-beta, Katelynn would love it too, but she is sadly missing, grounded again.
I went through so much for this chapter. I was off in lala land because of it. I just couldn't pick out what Sasuke was going to make Hinata do, so I just hope you guys and gals like my choice.
Disclaimer! Poker is evil, I always loose the good anime playing it.
Listening To: Hairspray - Miss Baltimore Crabs
You're Weak
Welcome to My Control Hyuga
"That's a nasty cut you have there Hinata." Her head shot up to look up at her ex-teammates. Kiba, being the dog-like teenager he was, had half of his steak hanging from his mouth, and when he spoke more of it disappeared while Shino sat as quite as usual, hiding the fact that he too wondered why she had such a bad cut. "Why didn't you just get Sakura to heal it?" Kiba asked, slightly muffled by the steak hanging from his mouth.
Hinata smiled and touched under her cut lightly. "I fell on the way here, is it really that bad?" Kiba nodded, worry obvious in his eyes.
She mentally gave herself kudo's. Her lying had improved a lot lately. "It looks a lot worst then in feels Kiba-kun." She smiled, wincing as the cut was stretched. It did hurt, badly now. "I'll heal it later, I'm hungry." Kiba nodded, quite dumbly, and began chewing again.
Hinata leaned forward taking a small bite of the sticky rice, chewing in thought. Both Shino and Kiba noticed her change in moods. Kiba fidgeted for a moment before breaking the silence.
"So. . . Did you hear about Sakura and Naruto's engagement, Hinata?"
Before Hinata had became and ANBU captain she might have looked away sadly, stifling unshed tears, but she didn't think of Naruto like that anymore. He had gone from her first love and boyfriend to her team. Her team couldn't risk her feelings. After her third mission with them she learned her place in her team. She knew she couldn't hide behind her blue-eyed ex anymore, she was their leader. It took time, but she got over her feelings. He moved on, why shouldn't she?
"Hai, I'm happy for them! Naruto deserves Sakura as much as Sakura deserves Naruto. I'm happy because their happy." 'It better not get in way of their mission's though.' Hinata mentally added. Her smile was true, if not a little painful from the wound. Kiba smiled back, happy to find she wasn't sad.
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After over two hours of talking with her ex-teammates the two left, leaving Hinata alone with her thoughts. She barely noticed they left. It mad her sad that they wasted their meal with her while she was in this state. It put a frown on her features.
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'I know you secret heiress, so what are you going to do to keep it that way?'
Sasuke's words echoed in her ears, even hours after he left her standing confused and wordless in the training grounds. It still echoed the next morning when she rose from bed and began the zombie like motion's of getting ready for the day. Eventually she brushed them off long enough to leave the house without looking like the living dead, she had much to do before her next mission.
First off, she had to report to the Hokage for her mission report (she was more then sure Naruto didn't do it last night, he never did.)
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"T-Tsundae-sama. . .T-T-T-Tsundae-sama. . .?" Hinata sighed noisily and tapped on the door again. "Tsundae-sama!" She spoke louder, used to this treatment. The door swung open, and some how Tsundae still sat drunkenly at her seat behind the large oak desk.
"Hai -hic- hai Hinata-chaaaaan?" Her slurred words added to the growing list of evidence in Hinata's mind. "Tsundae-sama, I need you to heal something, and I also came to give you the report Naruto-kun never brought to you." Her pale eyes watched the Hokage's lips twist into a smile. "There's no need, the Uchiha brought the report. As for your cut, I'll gladly heal it!"
Hinata resisted the growing urge to twitch her eye at the sudden look of soberness of Kohana's leader. After years of trashing herself, Tsundae finally learned to cover up the look of udder drunkenness. "H-Hai, please hurry though. I promised Neji-kun I'd train with him." The sudden smile on Hinata's lips basked the whole room in a sense of calmness.
"Hinata-chan, please don't over work yourself. Go home, sleep, eat, relax! I'll tell Neji you past out again." Hinata smiled sadly and nodded, smiling at the warm feeling of Tsundae's hand on her cheek, healing the wound that hurt her so bad. "T-t-thank you."
"So. . . . Are you going to tell me how you got this nasty cut?" Tsundae watched Hinata's face go from calm to frightened to worried in seconds. "I-I-I fell on the way back. N-Nasty rock!" She yelped, angry at the way her hard work was ruined by one stupid Uchiha, a selfish Uchiha. "I was careless, gomen. . ." Hinata muttered, ashamed of herself. "Oh Hinata-chan! Don't blame yourself! You stressed, trust me, I would know about stress. All that paper work, and all those missions," Tsundae trailed off, finishing healing the cut.
"Thank you again Hokage-sama." Hinata smiled half-heartedly, bowing formally before turning on he heal and leaving in deep thought.
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A small, yet cute, yawn escaped the pale, pink lips of the tired heiress. "Maybe Tsundae-sama is right, sleep would be great." She smiled happily, forgetting her troubles for the slightest moment before laying down lazily and drifting off into a stressful slumber.
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"I don't have all day, answer Hyuga." His voice scared her, the simple amusement in her troubles was obvious. "A-ano. . . Uchiha-san, please! I-I-I-" Her words were cut off by the famous Uchiha glare. "I have demands, each will be fulfilled before you leave today."
Hinata watched with fearful eyes, but nodded all the same, trying to erase the thought of the Uchiha staring at her with such lustful eyes.
"First, you will call me Sasuke, Uchiha-san was my brother, never call me Uchiha-san." His words went from playful to angry before her mind could process it. Again, she nodded thoughtlessly. "Secondly, you won't stammer in front of me. There will be consequences if you do." Sasuke mood switched moods again, going back to playful. "Lastly, we'll meet here two hours before our missions begin and two hours after. If you really are some great ninja then I want to see this so called talent of yours. Understand?"
"H-hai Sasuke-san." Under the pressure of his gaze Hinata managed to not only break one, but two of his rules. A loud growl left Sasuke's form as he shook under rage. "I told you Hyuga, consequences." Hinata watched in slow motion as her own team-member reached in his kuni holster and threw one at her, dragging angrily across her left cheek. At the suddeness of it she gasped and grabbed her cheek, pain clear in her eyes. "Gomen Sasuke." She whispered as quiet as ever. She heard him sigh before turning around and disappering in the darkness of the trees.
Hinata smile randomly in his diretion. "T-that's the most I've ever heard Sasuke-san speak before."
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Smirk. Check!
Cocky attitude. Check!
No fan-girls. Check!
And most importantly, one newly slaved Hyuga heiress serving on one smirking, cocky Uchiha. Check!
A/N: Well, not quite my normal four pages, gomen!!! I'll make the next one longer, promise.
Well I'm officially back in school! Eek! It wasn't as bad as I though it would be though. Stupid boy drama with friends on my first day, fun no?
Did anyone go see Hairspray? Haha, I can't get the Miss Baltimore Crabs song out of my head! 'Oh my god, how times have changed.' I find it funny that the main bitch's name is Amber, my name. Fun stuff man!
Before I forget, all Sasuke-Hinata lovers have to read 'Whatever It Takes'. It's a personal favorite of mine right now.
The better the reviews, the longer the chapters!