I'm really really really really really - 5 minutes later – really really sorry for the late update.
But how I said in the last chapter I won't be able to update as much as I'd like.
And I'm also sorry for those who aren't completely satisfied. But you have to remember; I'm an amateur. If you want something better I can recommend you several people like Renoa Heartilly, Ink. , winterkaguya and etc.
I'm also sorry for the sasuhina fans that don't really like all the gaahina. And if any gaahina fan is thinking that they will stay together, sorry but this is a sasuhina.
And thank you for all that reviewed! I already said this a hundred of time but you make me really happy.
Recap:
"Isn't it beautiful?" Hinata whispered to him, her eyes set upon the village. She looked like she was mesmerized by the view.
"Yes, it is" He said not tearing his gaze from Hinata
Chap 9: Spending time
Kyo had to use all his self-control not to jump at Sasuke right there. He was staring at his neechan! Not only that; he told her she is beautiful! Not that it was a lie.
"Or that she noticed. Neechan can be so dense when it comes to herself." Kyo thought sighing.
"Are you all right Kyo-kun? It's late isn't it? Let's get you home so you can sleep." Hinata said kneeling to at his eye level and smiling gently at him.
"I'm not sleepy! It's still early!" He shouted, blushing and making Hinata put her hands on her ears with the sudden outburst. But she could see that the little boy had his eyelids faltering and soon he would end up collapsing from sleep.
"Of course you aren't Kyo-kun. But Sasuke and I are very tired and we need to get you home so we can go sleep."
"Fine since it's you who need to sleep I'll go home." He said pouting a little. He wanted to spend more time whit his neechan.
"Come on Kyo-kun. Don't give me that look. We'll be staying here for sometime and we can spend more time together."
"Like everyday?" He said with his eyes sparkling with hope.
"Not everyday. You have to go to the academy don't you?"
"Wait. The academy? Isn't this little brat to young for that?" Sasuke finally said something after a long time, in his usual emotionless tone.
"I'm not a brat! And I'm not young either! I'm already ten!" He shouted making Hinata, who was still kneeled next to him flinch.
"Not so loud Kyo-kun."
"Gomen…" He mumbled pouting.
"Daijobu. You see Sasuke, Kyo might seem young but he's actually ten. He's just developing a little slower than others."
"Yeah! And that doesn't stop me from being first in my class! Someday I'll be taller than you."
"That's the spirit Kyo-kun. Now let's get you home because we really are tired."
"Sure. I don't want you fainting on the middle of these streets in the night. It took you long enough to stop that." That made Hinata head to toe from embarrassment. "The blushing however seems like it will stay forever." Ten new shades of red eradiated from Hinata's face. Kyo smirked; it was quite the amusing sight.
"Ne, neechan. You're more amusing than television." Sasuke would never say but he thought so too. Hinata could blush shades of red he didn't even now existed.
"S-stop te-teasing me and let's get you home." Hinata said standing up still blushing. Soon enough she was jumping of the roof and heading for Kyo's house. Kyo followed her reluctant and Sasuke just followed behind. He actually wanted to get rid of the annoying little brat he was stuck with the whole day.
"Here we are." Hinata said jumping in front of a house like all the others of the village. Round and sand like. But it wasn't really made of sand, it was too instable. The village was kind of pretty but he liked Konoha better. Not that he would ever admit it.
"Konbanwa Tomoyo-san. I came to bring Kyo-kun back because we are very tired and since he isn't we brought him home." Hinata said to the lady in front of her who gave her a knowing look. Looking at her you could see that Kyo was almost an exact replica of her; the only difference was that he was a boy. Sasuke could predict the boy's future: fangirls.
"Oh really? Sorry for the inconvenience then Hinata-chan. Come on Kyo, get inside and let these two go rest."
"Fine kaasan. Bye neechan, duck butt."
"Kyo-kun!" Hinata and Tomoyo shouted at him (actually just Tomoyo because Hinata doesn't shout). He got inside mumbling things like "stupid duck" and "me and my big mouth"
"Well, we have to go now. See you around Tomoyo-san." Hinata said already turning to walk towards Sasuke who was standing a few feet from the house.
"Wait." Tomoyo said grabbing her sleeve and dragging Hinata towards her. "Ne, Hinata-chan. You finally got a boyfriend. A handsome one too." Tomoyo said whispering in her ear and giggling.
"Na-nani? Sasuke isn't my boyfriend, we're just friends." Hinata said blushing madly.
"Really? Hn. You look so good together. What a waste. Well, bye then."
"Bye."
"What did she want?" Sasuke asked when Hinata walked to him flustered. She meet his eyes and blushed some more.
"No-nothing." He didn't really believe her but didn't pursue it anyway. If she didn't want say it he wouldn't force her.
They walked in silence. There weren't as many people in the streets and it was freaking cold! It was the desert; hot in the morning and freezing cold in the night. Hinata now regret it losing her coat. She glanced at Sasuke who seemed not to be affected by the cold. Without thinking she inched closer to him; any source of heat was good enough for her.
Sasuke didn't even notice the cold. He was taught not to be affected by the little things. He did notice however Hinata coming closer and closer to him. He glanced at her and noticed she was hugging herself and shivering from the cold. He rolled his eyes and inched closer to her too. Soon enough their arms were brushing against each other. Hinata almost jumped with the contact; she hadn't noticed she was coming closer to him, but she didn't step away either. It was less cold now, but she was still shivering. Sasuke sighed and put his arm around her shoulders. This time Hinata really jumped and looked at him with her bright red face.
"Sa-sasu-suke?"
"You really should get another coat. You're shivering." He said without giving any hint of annoyance or that he minded that he had his arm around her.
Hinata kept silent. The arm around her seemed not only to keep the cold away from her but also her ability to speak. It took sometime to her to relax.
"It's kind of nice actu…What?" Her eyes widened and she abruptly got of from Sasuke's arm and ended up stumbling on the floor.
"What happened?" He said looking at her like she had grown an extra head. One minute she is comfortably in his arms the other she is on the floor panting.
"Fi-fine. We're almost there." She said getting up and running to the Kazekage residence and leaving him behind.
"Weird one that one…" He said with a sigh and began following her. Good thing that he remembered where the Kazekage residence was because Hinata was already out of sight.
"She's clumsy but at least she's fast"
When he finally got to the Kazekage residence he found Hinata and Temari chatting happily on the living room, which was just as impressive as the rest of the house. The walls were pure white just like the comfortable chairs and couches that were elegantly synchronized on the living room, and even though most of the things were white the first thing you thought when you came in was 'red'. Blood red objects and some furniture were displayed also, as well as some pitch black ones. Overall Sasuke liked the effect that it had; pure with a touch of darkness, malice. It looked like Gaara has a good taste.
"Oh, Sasuke. I was wondering were you had gone. Hinata came home all alone" Temari said when she noticed he was standing there.
"She took of suddenly so…" He ended with a shrug. He walked over then a sat himself in the end of the couch that Hinata was on.
"I-I was c-cold. So I hurried b-back." Hinata said twiddling with her fingers and blushing a nice shade of pink.
"Hn. If you say so Hinata-chan. But how I was saying, how is everything at Konoha?"
"Shikamaru is fine, thank you for asking."
"I-I didn't a-ask that!" It was Temari's turn to turn bright red and Hinata's to giggle at her friend.
"But you know you wanted to know."
"Hump."
"So. When does Gaara get home?"
"He must be arriving soon. Dinner is almost ready too."
"Good. I'm kind of…" Her sentence was cut short by a growl that came from her stomach. Hinata blushed, Temari laughed and Sasuke smirked.
To Gaara that had just come in on the living room it was quite the amusing sight. It was always good having Hinata around; she could brighten every place.
"Tadaima"
"Gaara! Okaeri!" Hinata said smiling brightly at him and her blush reducing to a light pink on her cheeks.
"Finally! Now we can eat. Hinata's starving."
"Temari!" Temari only giggled at her friend.
Dinner was silent, but at least it was a comfortable silence. Temari kept observing the people around her. It was only her, Gaara. Sasuke and Hinata since Kankuro was out on a mission. She noticed that sometimes the young men would glance at Hinata, but just for less than a second. Hinata herself was oblivious to their peeks at her, bus she herself would glance at than. Small smile when looking at Gaara and small blush when looking at Sasuke.
"Something is up with these two. Hinata and Gaara usually act like this when they are together, but after Naruto I never saw Hinata take interest in anyone."
"Hinata-chan, can I talk to you?" Temari said after they had gone out the dinning room. Gaara and Sasuke were, surprisingly, talking about jutsus and other thing related with missions.
"Of course."
"Good. Come with me." She led Hinata through the house. Hinata recognized the path they were taking; they were going to the room Gaara had made decorated especially for her. It was the only place in the house that was entirely pure. Lavender and white were the only colors that the room had. He had said that it was the only place an angel could be in a demon's house.
"What is so important you had to bring me so far?" Hinata asked sitting on 'her' bed.
"What's up with you and the Uchiha?"
"Wh-what do-do you mean?"
"You seem awfully comfortable near him. And don't think I missed the glances you gave him during dinner. And you looked flustered when you got back. And…"
"Ok, ok. I get it. You have reasons to be suspicious."
"Yeah, but are my assumptions right?"
"What assumptions?"
"That Hyuuga Hinata finally did the impossible? Finally got a place in Uchiha Sasuke's cold heart?"
"Temari!"
"Just kidding. But it does seems that he doesn't mind you. Which from what I know about him it means quite a lot."
"It's nothing. It's just like Gaara, we're just friends."
"No. You want to believe Gaara is just you're friend when in reality he loves you."
"I love him too. Just not in the same way."
"I know Hinata-chan. Good thing that Gaara accepted that in a good way."
"I hope he finds someone."
"I think he'll never love someone like he loves you." Hinata hung her head low in shame. She really tried to love Gaara that way but it just didn't seem right. He was like her family now; a very important part of her life but not someone you would love like a lover. "Now, coming back to the Sasuke issue"
"As I said. We're just friends."
"You might be just friends now but is it really what you want? You don't think is time for you to finally find someone that you love?"
"I'm not going to lie to you. I do feel weird near Sasuke. Like a million butterflies on my stomach."
"I think little Hinata-chan finally found her first love"
"First? That was Naruto"
"No, Naruto was just someone you looked up to. Maybe a crush, maybe."
"It can't be love. I don't spend that much time with Sasuke nor do I know much about him"
"Yeah, but the time you don't spend with him you miss him right? And even though you have every reason to hate him you don't. You're comfortable with him aren't you?" Hinata was speechless. It was like Temari could read her mind. "Think about it ok Hinata-chan?" She said before leaving Hinata alone in her room.
"It can't be love"
I didn't like it so much but at least there is a Sasuhina moment and some progress.
I was wondering if you guys could answer me something: Is Hinata younger than everyone or is she older? Because she was born in the end of the year. So either she is younger or older.
Another thing is: how does the Japanese educational system works? I'm trying to write an AU but I keep wondering how the schools in Japan are like.
Little thing like their schedule and their classes. And if the grades are like the American one; kinder garden, middle school and high school.
Hope you liked it and please review to say if you did or didn't. You can say anything really; as long as you review