Hinata's eyes snapped open, her breath coming out in pants as she struggled to breathe. She stormed out of her room and ran to her parents' room. There they lie, sleeping, alive. Tears of relief sprang to her eyes and she silently closed their door once more.

"I finally come back and you're scared shitless about something," the familiar deep voice announced from behind her.

Hinata shook her head, wiped her eyes and walked to her sister's room. "I can't talk with you right now."

"I imagined this very much differently, more hugging and tears on your part actually," Sasuke complained as he followed her around.

"Sasuke please I can't be around you right now," She pleaded with him as they returned to her bedroom. A small part of her wished she could lock him out.

He eyed her carefully and sighed. "What have I done?"

"N-Nothing! It isn't you, its m-me," Hinata assured the male with serious lilac eyes.

"Well I've got some new tricks to show you," Sasuke teased and suddenly pulled her into an embrace. "I know you're so happy that we're touching."

"What? No…Please release me," Hinata pleaded and tried to break free of his grasp. "I'm going to regret telling you this but…please leave me alone for tonight."

"Hyuuga?" Sasuke pulled away from her and looked her in the eyes. "You're upset and uncomfortable."

"Sasuke please just leave. I can't see you right now. This is my only request, please."

"I've been gone for God knows how long and this is how I am treated?"

"I haven't meant to hurt your feelings—"

"Then tell me what the hell it is that I have done to you Hyuuga?"

She turned away from him, her heart pounding against her chest. "I had a vivid dream about you killing my family."

"You were awake to make sure that I didn't," he whispered and bit his lip. "Did you ever think that I would?"

"No, of course not…I just…Sasuke it was so real. It was almost as if it were happening right before my eyes. I saw people I didn't know, it was all too much."

"I can probably explain why—"

"No…Right now I don't need explanations. I need space."

Sasuke nodded and turned toward the window. "I'll give you your space then. When you want me to return, find me at the place where we first met. Until then, Hy—Hinata."

Hinata turned around to find that the male was gone. A sigh escaped her lips as she ran a hand through her hair and checked the time. 7:49 a.m.

She turned off her alarm for the day and grabbed her uniform for work before heading to the bathroom to freshen up. The warm water cascaded down her body in a soothing motion. Her muscles remained tight and tense.

0-0-0

"Finally you're here Hinata!" Ino screeched in joy and maybe slight relief as she ran to jump onto the female.

The young Hyuuga tried to smile as she patted the woman's back in comfort. "You saw me yesterday, Ino."

"Yes, twenty four hours ago! And I had to suffer through working with Naruto and Shikamaru!" Ino complained as she pulled the female toward the display counter.

"They're not that bad," Hinata started to defend the males as she got herself a notepad and pen. Ino leaned against the tables with a huff as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"You do realize that we aren't deaf, right Ino?" Shikamaru called as he made his way toward the duo.

"You do realize that we aren't deaf, right Ino?" the blonde mimicked with a roll of her eyes. "Grow a pair."

"When you finally bang the weird painter," Shikamaru retorted with a smirk.

Hinata smiled and was going to respond when the jingle above the door rang first. She turned to greet the customer but stopped mid step when she saw Sasuke standing in the middle of the street staring at the oncoming traffic. She spared a quick glance at the new customer then turned on Ino.

"I know it's selfish to ask this but can you take this first customer for me. I just remembered I have to make a quick call," Hinata pleaded with her big hopeful eyes.

Ino hated the damn Hyuuga eyes and their persuasion.

"Sure, but no longer than five minutes!" Ino demanded as she watched the young woman storm out of the store gratefully.

Hinata pretended to dial a number and held it to her ear as she quickly crossed the street. Sasuke didn't spare her a glance as he kept his eyes straight ahead, black eyes portraying nothing but a quirk to the side of his lip gave him away.

"What are you doing?" Hinata asked as she stared at him with a frown. She'd wanted space from him. Two hours hadn't even passed by yet! Hinata could see the flashes of her terrifying dream painting itself behind her eyes.

"Oh? You're speaking to me?" Sasuke asked sarcastically as his eyes swiftly trapped her in.

"I need you to leave Sasuke," Hinata pleaded once more as she clutched the phone tightly in her hand.

"I told you I'd be here," He reminded her as his gaze turned into a mild glare.

Hinata returned it with one of her own. "Were you always such a…jerk! I had a vivid dream that you, Sasuke Uchiha, killed my family! Don't you think that warrants time apart?"

"I said that I could maybe explain why you had that dream," Sasuke's glare intensified.

"And I said I need time away from you!" Hinata said and mocked his voice.

"I don't have time!" Sasuke yelled back, his chest heaving in rage.

"You're selfish," Hinata whispered in anger as she pretended to end the imaginary conversation on her phone then stormed over back to the café.

Naruto greeted her with his cheeky grin and enthusiastic words but she couldn't find it in herself to smile back.

Ino came back around from the kitchen and was going to complain about Chouji until she spotted the blonde male. A sly grin grew on her face as she eavesdropped on them.

"Hey, you look down," Naruto thought aloud as he noticed the small frown on her face.

"I'm alright now," Hinata answered as she looked out of the window to see that the onyx haired male was gone.

"Hmm…Oh I know! How about I pick you up after your shift so that we can do something to get your mind off of what's bothering you?" He grinned down at the female.

Hinata hesitated before she nodded with a shrug of her shoulders. Naruto beamed in glee as he placed two heavy hands on her shoulders.

"You won't regret this, I swear!"

Hinata nodded again, a small smile cracking up on her face.

"Yes! It's finally happening! Oh my god I have to call Sakura! Woohoo! Yamanaka power! My ship will never sink bitches!"

0-0-0

Hinata leaned on her hand as she watched the afternoon roll into effect, the heat finally rising up, making everything very sticky and humid. Her lilac eyes watched the clock in boredom as the day prolonged.

When three o'clock rolled around, Hinata had never been happier. She grabbed her things and waved goodbye to Shikamaru who still had an hour left of his shift for sleeping in the kitchen. Hinata exited the café and was startled by the buzz in her pocket, signaling that someone had texted her.

Hey Hinata, it's me Naruto. I asked Ino for your number since I've recently gotten a new awesome phone. Anyway, this is my number. Meet me in front of Paradise in like 2 hours? (Ino also told me that you got off at 3) Well see you then ;)

Hinata flushed at the emoticon and quickly responded that she had received his message and would be ready in time. Her lilac eyes scanned the area, flooding with people and tourists and suddenly images flashed in her mind.

She clutched her pounding head and her eyes fluttered shut in pain. She briefly saw Karin sitting on a porch, her crimson eyes looking far away as she rubbed a hand over her swollen belly.

"…hospital, dear?"

Hinata hesitantly opened her eyes and saw that a small group of people were starting to form a circle around her. She gave a small smile and held up a hand.

"I'm a-alright. Thank you," Hinata said quickly before she started to rush off.

She stopped once again near the entrance of an ally as the images flashed once again. This time she saw Karin pushing a child on a swing, she wore the same clothes. Ichiro rang through her ears. Then, the pounding in her ears and head got so loud and it hurt so much, she saw black and swiftly fell down.

0-0-0

"…fucking moron, you know that Hyuuga? I dare you not to fucking wake up," the familiar silky voice cursed at her.

Lilac eyes blinked one, twice, three times before they fully opened and looked up at a glaring Sasuke. She looked around and noticed that she wasn't in her own room. She wasn't familiar with where she was at all.

The door to the bedroom opened up and in poked the head of a young boy with crimson eyes. He looked up into her eyes and then smiled brightly before rushing in.

"You're awake Miss! Mama kept coming in here to check on you, and I thought you'd never wake up. Say, do you want to play with me Miss? I don't have a lot of toys but we can share some if you want," the boy rambled as he sat at the edge of the bed and she noticed that he had a small scar on his forehead.

Hinata just fought the urge to pinch his cute little cheeks.

"Ichi, where did you run off to?" Karin entered the room, her eyes searching before they noticed that Hinata was indeed awake. "How're you feeling?"

"I'm sorry if I caused any inconvenience for—"

"Nonsense dear, all you've done is warm my bed. Now how're you feeling? I don't think I have to call the hospital but I can if you need it."

This woman right before her eyes was so different than the woman in her nightmare. Hinata eyed her wearily before she glanced at the swell of the woman's belly. Karin seemed to notice and gave a bright smile.

"I'm almost 7 months in a few days. Little Ichi is going to get a beautiful younger sister," Karin explained with pride.

"Congratulations," Hinata smiled and then tried to get out of the bed but was pushed back down by the young boy.

"Mama says that a patient should never get out of bed so early after waking up," Ichi recited with a narrowed gaze.

Hinata nearly started to laugh at how cute the child was.

"My son is smarter than you and you're older than he is," Sasuke muttered unhappily as he glared at the Hyuuga. Hinata shot a quick unnoticed glare at the male before she held out a hand to the boy.

"I'm Hinata Hyuuga," she introduced herself with a smile.

He looked at her hand for a moment before he hesitantly placed his in hers. "I'm Ichiro Uchiha and I'm ten years old."

Hinata inwardly cooed at the adorable, practiced introduction and nodded at the boy. She looked up at his mother and raised a brow.

"I'm Karin Uzumaki," her crimson eyes, softening as she officially walked inside the room.

Hinata unconsciously tensed and almost tried to scurry away but stopped herself short. Karin seemed to notice but didn't say anything about it as she placed a hand on her son's shoulder.

"Oh my god!" Hinata suddenly exclaimed as she pressed a hand to her forehead. "Naruto must be furious with me!"

"Naruto? What are you doing with him?" Sasuke asked with a mild glare that she ignored.

"Actually Naruto is on his way here. He called your phone about twenty minutes ago all worried and I told him what happened, so he's coming to get you," Karin corrected with a small smile. "Your boyfriend is really sweet. I asked if he could get a family member to rescue you, but he insisted that he come. He reminds me of my ex-husband."

Hinata's eyes widened at the sudden amount of information and Karin's slightly sad eyes. Karin raised a brow at the expression on the Hyuuga's face and frowned.

"Your ex-husband?" Hinata whispered and glanced at the young boy who suddenly ran out of the room. "I'm sorry I shouldn't have asked."

"Oh it's not your fault. Ichi and Sasuke, my ex-husband, have never really been close after the accident," Karin explained as she sat in a rocking chair, a hand rubbing her swollen belly.

Hinata swallowed air and chanced a look at Sasuke before she asked, "…What happened?"

"On our way home from a party, we got into a car accident. The driver was so drunk he didn't even realize that he hit us, not the other way around. Ichiro was just a year old when it happened. I was barely conscious when the ambulance arrived to rescue us.

I can remember it as if it was clear as day, the prolonging beeping sound of his heart. The paramedics declared him dead and I could feel the tears mixing with the blood on my face. I blacked out and when I awoke, I immediately ran to find him and my son despite the ringing pain throughout my body. A doctor took me to Sasuke first and I cried again at seeing his motionless body.

His brother was there and held me as I cried but then he whispered that Sasuke wasn't dead. He awoke when I had fallen unconscious and the doctors had worked on him for hours before I woke up. Sasuke was alright, just unconscious, and Ichiro was unharmed except for a scar on his forehead. It was a miracle really.

Sasuke suffers amnesia and can't remember the people of his past, including me and Ichiro. He always seemed weary around us after the accident and soon enough he asked for a divorce when Ichiro was around five years old. Now, I'm remarried to a wonderful asshole of a man, who loves me and Ichiro and I'm expecting a young girl. From what I know, Sasuke lives alone and is still single. I'm not really certain right now."

The only thoughts that ran through Hinata's mind were that Sasuke was alive. Lilac eyes turned to meet onyx ones. The doorbell suddenly rang twice.

"Mama someone is at the door! Can you get it; I'm playing with my toys!" Ichiro called to his mother, causing the older woman to chuckle as she rose to answer the door.

Sasuke shrugged and placed a hand on her hair. His hand was cold and heavy.

Hurried footsteps were heard coming from the hallway and in ran Naruto, his blond locks wild and out of place. He looked at her for a moment before he ran toward her and pulled her into a tight embrace. His arms wrapped tightly around her waist and his head pressed against the side of hers.

"Hinata," Naruto choked out, his voice low and hoarse. He pulled away and pressed his forehead against hers. "Karin told me that she found you passed out on the ground on the outside of an alley and all I really heard was passed out on the ground outside of an alley! I've never been so…"

Naruto placed a hand on her cheek and that was when Hinata noticed that she was crying. She looked away from the sea blue eyes that threatened to drown her and saw Sasuke smiling down at her.

"May…May I have a moment by myself please," Hinata said and locked eyes with the blonde. He seemed confused and slightly hurt but he nodded and stood to close the door behind him.

Hinata stood up on shaky legs and searched Sasuke's face. He looked down at her and raised a brow.

"…You knew," Hinata whispered. Sasuke nodded and was surprised when she suddenly wrapped her arms around his neck.

Sasuke returned the hug and tried not to relish in the fact that he was able to touch her. He was surrounded her aroma of vanilla and a tinge of lavender.

"When did you find out?" Hinata asked, her voice nothing but a whisper.

"Right after you yelled at me. My body, I guess, was here dropping off Ichiro. The boy had never run so fast. As soon as I got close to myself, my body started to scream. His head seemed to hurt so damn much, so I backed off and it was almost as if the pain had never existed in the first place."

Naruto knocked on the door three times before he hesitantly opened the door, though he didn't step in.

"Are you alright?" he asked, concern lacing his voice.

"Yes, shall we go?" Hinata asked as she moved across the room and opened the door fully to reveal herself.

Naruto nodded and held out an arm for her to take. Hinata thanked Karin for her services for around three minutes before Naruto had to forcefully pull her away from the woman and the giggling child.

0-0-0

Hinata sat in silence as Naruto drove her home. He hadn't said anything but every five seconds he would glance over at her and stare before he remembered that he was driving. Finally she slid her gaze over to him and waited for him to look at her. Once he did, a blush found its way to his cheeks and chuckled.

"Sorry, I know I'm being weird," Naruto confessed with a sheepish smile.

"What's bothering you?"

"…Karin is a distance cousin. I grew up with her ex-husband and she told me that you had mumbled his name while you were unconscious."

"Sasuke?"

"Yeah, see…How do you know him?"

"I've seen him around." It wasn't really a lie.

"Does he know that you're in town?"

"Um, I don't think so…Why does it matter?"

"It doesn't. Can you do a favor for me and avoid him, please? I'm being totally serious Hinata. In fact, so serious I'm going to be walking you home every day after work," Naruto declared as he made a sharp turn.

Hinata smiled at him though her mind was racing with questions about his sudden concern. She placed a gentle hand on his arm and found that he was tense.

"I'm sure I'll be fine."

Naruto looked over at her and let out a sigh before he reached out to hold her hand. "Thank you."

0-0-0

Hinata didn't even have time to properly get out of the car before Hikari was pulling the young woman into a tight embrace. Hinata looked up in surprise and soon enough returned the bear hug. Hikari placed gentle kisses on her child's head and held the young Hyuuga's face in her hands, tears streaming down her face.

"You scared the shit out of me! You're so grounded, I don't care that you're an adult!" Hikari screamed, fire burning in her eyes.

"I'm okay," Hinata assured the woman with a small smile, briefly noticing that her father and younger sister hovered in the background.

"Only because that decent woman picked you up and not some crazy pervert!"

"I'm okay," Hinata said with a nod as she held the woman's wrists at bay.

"I thought we'd have to go through Neji all over again," Hikari whispered as she wrapped her arms around her child once again.

"I'm okay," Hinata repeated again as she rubbed her mother's back. "I'm sorry."

"Thank you for bringing her home," Hiashi said gratefully and stuck out a hand to Naruto.

"It's the least that I can do," Naruto nodded as they shook hands.

Hanabi stood in place; her large eyes watching silently as her sister come toward her. Hinata smiled at her and when they stood at arm's length apart, held out a hand to the younger girl. Hanabi dove into her older sister's embrace and finally released the sob that she was holding back. Hinata tightly wrapped her arms around the girl's waist and she too let out a small whimper.

Hanabi latched onto her older sister and wouldn't let go. They entered the house after Naruto had left to give the family some privacy.

We'll have to reschedule our date, Saturday sound good to you?

Hanabi fell asleep on Hinata's lap as they watched Captain America; Hanabi's favorite movie. Hikari picked the girl up into her arms and carried her to her respective room. Hiashi and Hinata smiled at the woman's unwavering strength even at the age of 46. Hiashi kissed his daughter's forehead one last time before he stood up from the couch.

"I'm going to retire early. Tonight's been eventful and I'm exhausted," Hiashi explained as he stretched a knot out of his back.

"Goodnight father," Hinata said with a small smile, guilt tugging at her heart.

Hiashi looked down at her for a moment before he once again took a seat next to her. "I know that after what happened with Neji things have never been the same. I'm sure you've noticed that his name has become a kind of forbidden word in this household and we always keep his room door closed. I also know how upset you are about this. I just want to explain for a moment. Hikari was the one who took Neji in from my brother's family. Whenever we went over to visit, on the ride home she'd always comment on how sad he had look. When my brother died and his wife couldn't handle the grief, a pregnant Hikari stepped up and adopted him.

"He'd lived with us ever since and Hikari raised him, saying that she wanted to wipe that sad expression off of his face. As he grew up, she thought that she had completed her goal. In her eyes Neji was happy with his life as he lived with you and Hanabi. But when he…when he committed suicide Hikari just shut down. This young child who she had raised so that he would be happy was in reality so horribly upset that he felt there was no other way out but death. You remember not seeing Hikari speak for months, don't you? Neji was her first child without having to give birth. So the reason I don't say his name anymore is for her. I don't want us to forget him, never in any lifetime. I just don't want to cause her pain.

"Today, when you didn't return home from work she called me, her voice frantic and I could practically hear her heartbeat through the phone. I tried to calm her down but then she screamed and ran upstairs to check inside your closet. When she saw that you weren't there she cried for ten minutes."

Hinata looked up at her father and quickly wrapped her arms around his neck. Hiashi stood stiff for a moment before he slowly wrapped his arms around her small form. He felt his shoulder slightly dampen and he smiled down at his daughter.

0-0-0

Hinata awoke to the morning light shining on her face. Her eyes searched the room for her ghostly friend and she turned to see that Naruto sat on the edge of her bed reading a book. She immediately kicked at his side in attempt to hide her face.

"What are you doing here?!" Hinata demand as she nearly fell out of bed, her face flushing.

"Not Naruto, just borrowing his body," the blonde announced, his blue eyes traveled down to her flushing cheeks. "This boy sure makes you squirm."

"Sasuke? What're you doing! Get out of his body," Hinata commanded with puffed out cheeks.

Sasuke smirked before he leaned in close and tilted her chin upwards. Hinata's cheeks turned a darker shade of red and she glanced at the male's lips before Sasuke pushed away from her.

"Pervert," he declared as he returned to his book. "I'm borrowing him to go through his contacts."

"…You're reading a book."

"I didn't say I'd do it as soon as I was inside of him."

"You could have asked me to read to you."

Sasuke sighed and placed the book on the nightstand before he jumped on top of her and tickled her sides. Hinata started to laugh and tried to push away his prodding fingers.

"Please! I'm begging you!"

"No, I don't think so. You're going to suffer, Hyuuga."

"But I didn't do anything!"

Hikari entered the room and blinked at the scene before her. A sweet smile formed on her face as she gripped the doorknob, her knuckles turning white and a vein popping up.

"What are you doing, Naruto?"

"The Hyuuga deserved to be punished brutally," Sasuke replied back easily as he removed himself from the young woman.

Hikari smacked the male on the side of his head and then pulled him into a hug, a smile adorning her lips. Sasuke frowned but his nose reddened in embarrassment. Hinata looked at the two in confusion.

"She knows who I really am," Sasuke supplied as he fought against the woman's grip.

"You don't know how long I've wanted to smack him around. I've heard the perverted things he has whispered to you during dinner just to get a rise out of you," Hikari smiled at the male, pinching his, for the moment, tanned cheeks. "Now sit down child, I'm going to explain the whole situation to you both."

"Situation?" Hinata said curiously before she remembered that Sasuke stealing people's bodies wasn't suppose to be normal.

"Now, Sasuke tells me that you had a dream about all of us being murdered. Tell me exactly who was in the dream," Hikari demanded as she folded her arms over her chest.

"There was Sasuke, a woman named Karin, and a man named Suigetsu," Hinata recalled, flashes of their predator like smiles briefly crossed her mind.

"Sasuke, do you recognize the names?" Hikari asked, her thumb immediately returning to be bitten.

"Karin was my wife; we had a small baby boy together. Suigetsu was a close friend of mine," Sasuke supplied as he ran a soothing hand through Hinata's hair.

"You're seeing his memories in an altered version as if it is happening to you. Sasuke's parents were brutally murdered when he was a teenager. Do you remember this, dear?" Hikari asked; her word of endearment directed at the male.

Sasuke slowly nodded and ducked his head to look at the floor. Hinata pushed him to lean on her lap and ran a hand through his hair, her lilac eyes shining in sadness.

"I understand how it feels to lose someone," Hinata whispered as she looked down at Naruto's body but could clearly see Sasuke beneath it all. "Before I blacked out, I got an immense pain and saw flashes of Karin pushing Ichiro on a swing and then looking out at the sky as she rubbed her belly. Come to think of it, she was wearing the same clothes she wore when I woke up."

"I visited her yesterday when your daughter banished me from the castle," Sasuke replied and was earned a light smack on his shoulder from said Hyuuga. "I wanted Hinata to meet my son."

"Sasuke, you're not a ghost. You're a fragment of memories, at least I think, and Hinata is your gate. As you two bonded over the months you've known each other, your link grew stronger. You are reminded of your memories and Hinata sees them in her own perspective. Sasuke if you're alive like you tell me, then, well you have to figure out all of your memories and return to your body."

Sasuke nodded and looked up at Hinata. "Think you can handle a few more memories today?"

Hinata smiled down at him as she nodded and ran a hand through his hair. "We're stuck together until I get you back to your body."

"Get use to it," Sasuke said with a smirk as she tried to smother him with a pillow.

"But wait! In my dream, Sasuke used my ring to that I would be able to see him. What would that mean?" Hinata asked with furrowed brows as she held up said ring.

"Sasuke get out of Naruto's body," Hikari demanded as she looked down at the jewelry in her daughter's hand. The Uchiha did as he was told and looked at her in confusion. "Touch the ring."

Sasuke reached a hand out and his finger just barely grazed the surface before he was sucked into it.

That's the end of the chapter! I hope you're happy that I didn't kill off the Hyuuga family. It was never in my plan really. How could I possibly leave poor Hinata with no family since Neji's gone as well? I hope this mostly cleared things up. The climax has arrived and I plan to have a lot of Sasuke and Hinata loving in the next chapter. By the end of this chapter they make up and are closer, if you can tell. Well I hope you enjoyed! Thank you for all the reviews and thank you as well my silent readers! See you next time!