Title: My swan princess
Summary: Deidara dates Hinata for sixty days to prove he's straight. Hinata goes along with it in hopes of ensnaring her precious Naruto-kun but she gets more than she bargained for! HinataXDeidara, HinataXSasuke, HinataXNaruto, HinataXItachi, HinataXGaara
Genre: Romance/Humor
Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Kishimoto©
Chapter 5: A day with the Uchiha brothers
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If one thought Deidara was a bad driver, they knew nothing of Karin. Hinata squeezed her eyes shut at the blurring images passing by her passenger side window. Why! Why didn't she get a clue about Karin's driving skill when a severally dented Ford Fiesta pulled up into her driveway this morning? And why was Neji so cool about letting her go with Karin? It must have been his idea of revenge for what happened on Thursday…
—FLASH BACK—
Hinata arrived home to her apartment four o'clock in the afternoon. Gaara had dropped her off and Hinata was practically skipping on cloud nine. She had made some friends with the 'in' people. Although she would admit they were a little too weird for her taste. If this was popular, Hinata was seriously questioning society's sanity.
As Hinata entered the house Hanabi walked out of the kitchen while eating out of a Chinese take-out box. She chewed for a moment and swallowed, "Hey Hinata, you better watch out, Neji's pissed off" she warned.
"What…?" Hinata asked. Sheepishly she asked, "Is it a-about my absence at school today?" Hinata was sure she must have given everyone a scare. Deidara was expecting to pull off a performance and Neji and expecting the habitual.
Hanabi shook her head. "No, it's worse: he found out about your boyfriend" she answered before spooning herself another mouthful of chicken fried rice.
Hinata paled horribly. "How…how did he f-f-find out…?" She felt herself growing weak in the knees.
Hanabi snorted. "The whole school knows, Hinata. It was only a matter of time. In fact Neji got into a fight with him this morning and got suspended for a week" she explained. Hanabi then pouted. "How come you didn't tell me you had a guy, Sis? Sheesh talk about leaving me out of the loop!"
"Hanabi! N-not now! Where is Neji?" Hinata asked urgently.
"He's in his room-"
"HINATA!" thundered a stern voice.
"-or was in his room" Hanabi corrected. As soon as the comment exited her mouth, Neji rounded the corner. He held an ice pack over his left eye and he had a busted lip. Hinata ran to him in alarm. "I'm…I'm sorry!" Hinata squeaked.
"Sorry? Sorry!" Neji asked incredulously. "Sorry isn't cutting it this time, Hinata!"
"I-I-I-I…I know you must h-hate me—Ah!"
Hinata was taken aback when Neji suddenly grasped her into a hug. He rubbed circles on Hinata's back. "I can never hate you…" Neji whispered into her hair. Hinata relaxed into his hold.
"T-That's good to know…"she sighed in relief. Neji ended the hug. "So…" His soft tone drying up all at once as he demanded. "Where were you, Hinata?"
"I-I participated in senior skip day with some friends" Hinata answered. "I was at I-Hop… and then I went to the m-movies and then the arcade…"
Neji raised an eyebrow. "…By yourself?"
"No …" Hinata went on to tell Neji everything that happened.
"You did all that with complete strangers?" Neji gasped.
"Well they're not strangers anymore… they are my friends now…" Hinata replied.
Neji looked at Hinata incredulously before shaking his head. "Hinata, I know you are excited about meeting new people but you must be careful! I've heard some things about some of those kids like Gaara, Pein and Itachi…"
"Things like what?"
"Gaara is the Red Devil of Konoha for a reason you know! But that guy Pein, Konan, Juugo, Itachi and Kisame are even more dangerous… They were rumored to have been part of an uppie up gang called Akatsuki since middle school" Neji told her. "There's a saying, 'Once you're in Akatsuki you will die in Akatsuki!'"
"Spoooky" Hanabi teased.
Neji sent Hanabi a frown. "I'm serious" He turned back to Hinata. "Heed my words and stay away!"
Hinata lowered her eyes shamefully as she tugged on the edge of her shirt.
Neji inwardly groaned. "…You're not going to stay away are you?"
Hinata didn't answered.
Neji sighed out loud before patting Hinata's shoulder. "Well at least…please be careful. Oh, and one more thing Hinata…"
"…Yes?"
"Dump that trashy boyfriend of yours!"
—END FLASH BACK—
"Security code, Hinata?"
"Huh?" Hinata blinked up.
"The security code" Karin repeated. His drummed her fingers on the steering wheel impatiently. "Itachi gave it to you did he? We can't get into this gated community without it"
"R-Right!" Hinata reached into her pocket and pulled out the napkin Itachi gave her yesterday.
"Okay…4322" Karin muttered as she punched in the keys.
In a static voice on the computer responded. "Access Granted…please pull forward" it said before opening the large bronze gate. While the gate was still opening, Karin drove in, nearly scraping the driver side door on the gate.
Everything looked so perfect! All the impressive mansions with their lush green lawns and perfectly manicured trees…The homeowners association must have had this place strung up by the toes Hinata assumed.
"Let's see… 2145…2145—ah! Here we are!" Karin pulled up in the driveway.
"You go through the front, I'll catch up later!" Karin ordered. She already jumped out the car.
"Where… where are you going!" Hinata called after the impatient girl, unsure what to expect.
"I have something I need to see!" Karin answered with a creepy glint in her devious red eyes. Hinata did not ask her to elucidate. As Karin ran around the back, Hinata went to the entrance. She knocked. The door opened automatically.
"Hello…?" she called timidly. Everything was still and quiet. Cautiously Hinata entered. "F-Forgive me… but no one would answer, I w-was invited over by Itachi-san… hello?" she said again.
No answer.
Reluctantly Hinata closed the door behind her. "Hello? Anyone here…? Itachi?" she called nervously as she walked down the hallway.
Karin meanwhile had the used the house code to get into the private gym at the back. "Jackpot!" She crackled as he held her prize in her hands. Sasuke's black workout shorts. By the sweaty smell and warm touch lingering on the fabric, Karin concluded that he had just used them today! This was a perfect ingredient for her next voodoo doll.
"Karin, are you stealing my boxes…again?" a peeved voice asked suddenly.
The lights turned on. Karin flinched. 'Shit!' she thought.
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Hinata couldn't believe how big the house was! She had already gotten lost twice! Hinata only knew where she was due to the family room that was located near the entrance. It was like a maze. The hallways were depressingly similar on every turn. Hinata began to doubt that anyone lived here. Everything was too immaculate… white carpet, white walls and black furniture. Expensive pieces of art like statutes and expensive looking vases on marble stands brought some color to the rooms but it was all still so eerie. Eerily quiet and still.
That's when a spark of scarlet caught Hinata's eye. She immediately stopped. It was a nice change from the insanely clashing colors of black and white. The door leading to the room was ajar ever so lightly, just enough for Hinata to notice the color. Opening the mahogany door wider, she saw that the walls were painted red. It wasn't bright red like fresh blood but more of a richer tone of burgundy. It was so alluring that it reeled Hinata right in before she could reason to herself how rude it was to simply waltz into someone else's room.
"Hey…" a low deep voice said. "Who the hell are you and what are you doing in my house?"
Hinata felt the hairs on the back of her neck stand up. Slowly she turned her head around to see an intimidating figure slouching against the doorframe. His pale skin that was much fairer and beautifully paler than her own. His ebony locks of hair seemed to defy gravity as it spiked up in the back of his head or did he use a whole tub a hair gel? Hinata began to wonder if the hair was naturally spiky like Naruto-kun's or—
"I asked you a question, idiot" the boy said shortly. He was obviously peeved. His hard black eyes bore into her gentle lavender ones like a scorching flame. Hinata visibly flinched back as if she had been burned. "Um…um… I…"
Now completely annoyed Sasuke took a menacing step toward her. "If are one of Karin's lackeys you can get your shit and get out of my house right now. Or I'm calling the police" he threatened. Hinata's bottom lip quivered.
Sasuke's frown was thunderous. He knew that look. It was the look that all girls would give him before they pleaded to stay. Just as he was about to cut loose an especially cruel retort, Hinata bowed to him while moving several paces backward.
"I-I-I'm s-s-s-sorrrrrry!" she squeaked. "Pl-Please don't eat me!"
Well… that was unexpected.
Sasuke's anger dropped and left him in a dumbfounded state. He blinked several times at the bowing girl who continued to babble on, "I-I am s-s-sorry Uchiha-san! I-I got lost in this house! Please s-spare me, dark one!"
Regaining some sense Sasuke asked, "…Eat you…?" while looking incredulous. He was still too caught up on her first response to even notice her apology. "What are you, six? Why would I eat you?"
Hinata cheeks tinted red. This was so embarrassing. "Y-you look like a daimon to me just now…."
"And what the hell is that?" Sasuke demanded.
"Um… a m-monster very much l-like a vampire expect that they s-suck out y-your s-s-s-soul…"
Sasuke stared at her. "You are the weirdest girl I've ever met" he stated decisively. "Now get out of my room!"
Hinata nodded feverishly. With her back against the wall, Hinata stayed as far away from Sasuke as she eased her way out.
"I'm not going to eat you damn it!" Sasuke yelled. "Why are you here anyway?"
Sasuke was starting to think Karin had threatened this girl into her services in order to break into his home again. His headache almost came back just thinking about Karin. That was one crazy stalking bitch. The restraining order he filed couldn't be put into effect soon enough.
"D-do you h-have to yell so m-much…?" Hinata asked quietly as she wilted under his burning glaze.
This girl was acting like a six year old kid in a sixteen year-old's body. Speaking of body, she was easy on the eyes, Sasuke thought. She had an hourglass figure that was petite and delicate looking. Her hair was a calming shade of indigo. She also had long eye lashes and plump pink lips. No make up—maybe just a modest shade of lip gloss at most. She was a natural beauty. There was a classy not flashy demeanor about her. This was the type of girl every guy wanted to bring home to his mama. Including his own mother, if she was still alive to approve.
"…I guess I don't have to" Sasuke admitted. "What's your name, why are you here?" he asked in a gentler tone.
"I-I…I'm H-Hinata Hyuuga…um… I-Itachi-kun …I m-met him at I-Hop…." she said this while poking her fingers together and looking everywhere but Sasuke's face. "H-he…. He told me to come over today so I could read his mythology books…I got lost in the house. I'm v-very sorry U-Uchiha-san!"
Coming over to read mythology? Yeah right. That was a good one. A new one anyway. Itachi always had girls coming over for the weekends. This was his newest edition. Sasuke recalled a few girls his brother would bring home from time to time. Beautiful and pleasing to the eyes until the next day…after the hair extensions, the makeup and accessories wore off. Dear Kami have mercy! Sasuke felt a little bit jealous. This girl was a cutie…not to mention childishly innocent and she was about to be defiled by that half-blind manwhore in the near future.
Suddenly something clicked at the back of Sasuke's mind …her name it sounded familiar ….Hyuuga…. Hyuuga…
"Wait, Hyuuga…you are that Hinata? That huddled mouse girl from my creative writing class?"
Turning beat red, Hinata looked down in shame. Honestly, did everyone see her only as that? Oh well… she should be glad that Sasuke even acknowledged her. "Yeah…hi S-Sasuke… I-I wasn't s-sure you re-recognized me…"
Sasuke felt his guard drop tremendously. Hinata Hyuuga… 6th period creating writing class with Yuuhi-sensei. She was a bit of a wallflower and notoriously one of the few girls on the planet that didn't have wet dreams about him (to his knowledge anyway).
"Hinata"
"Y-Yes Uchiha-san?"
"I advise you leave if my brother invited you here. He may try something with you and I may have to kill him for it if it's not consensual" Sasuke deadpanned.
Hinata gave Sasuke a confused look. As she opened her mouth to question him, a deep voice sounded out. "Oh she isn't going anywhere little brother" It was rich and silky like dark chocolate. The two brunettes turned to see Itachi standing in the hallway.
"I-Itachi-san!"
Itachi came forward and bowed his head apologetically to Hinata. "Hinata, my apologies. I was called out to the office this morning and then on my way back here there was an accident on highway 549. It delayed me"
"Oh, um…It's…its okay…" Hinata said meekly. "I hope the people involved in the accident are a-alright…"
Itachi nodded. "They seemed okay" he soothed her. "I caught a glimpse as I passed by. The accident was not severe"
Hinata breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness!"
Itachi exchanged looks between her and Sasuke. "I hope Sasuke isn't harassing you…"
"Well… he, um no—"
"She and that annoying Karin girl harassed me, Itachi" Sasuke corrected. "Hinata was snooping in my room, while Karin was in the gym stealing my—"
"I-I got lost! I was trying to find the library!" Hinata tried to defend herself.
"Tch, yeah right" Sasuke grumbled.
"It's…it's t-true Uchiha-san!"
Itachi rolled his eyes. "Sasuke, be a man for goodness sake and stop having a hissy fit" he reprimanded. "Hinata happens to be telling the truth. I invited her here to see our library"
Sasuke's jaw dropped. "I can't believe this! You pick to believe a girl over your own brother?"
"I repeat, she's telling the truth" Itachi deadpanned.
"You barely know her! Heck, I barely know her myself!"
"I know enough" Itachi said with a hint of finality.
Sasuke and Itachi stared at each other for a moment.
"Get out of my room, both of you, now!" Sasuke yelled angrily.
Hinata practically bolted. Itachi sent Sasuke a disproving look before strolling out at his leisure. "And just to think, I was going to ask Sasuke to be a good host and order us some take out sushi…" he mumbled.
"Like hell I would" Sasuke snapped. "We got maids. Tell them to run your errands. It's what they're paid to do" Sasuke slammed the door in both Itachi and Hinata's faces.
Turning to Itachi with sad eyes, Hinata said, "Um…I'm s-s-sorry for causing trouble…"
Itachi waved her off. "Please, it's nothing. Sasuke hates anything that breathes. Leave him alone in his emoness—"
"I'm not emo!" Sasuke shouted through his door.
"—it can be quite bothersome sometimes. Especially when he broods" Itachi shook his head. "Anyway, if that's the case we will go out for lunch, Hinata-"
"Oh! N-No!" Hinata said. "Please, you've been gracious enough for letting me into your home. Please let me cook!"
Itachi chuckled lowly as if it was a joke of some sort. "Hinata, you are a guest in this household. I will not stand to put you to work-"
"Like you would miss any opportunity to gain new slaves!" Sasuke snorted through the door.
Itachi's eye twitched visibly. "Shouldn't you be angsting in your corner by now, little brother?"
"Angsting is not even a word!"
"I've already added to the dictionary" Itachi replied.
Hinata mouth twitched. She tried to hold in a laugh but couldn't. A giggle escaped her lips at the Uchiha brothers' antics. It was really funny. She couldn't believe two very stoic people could be so manic in private! She felt honored for being allowed to see this side of them.
"Really it's okay…" Hinata insisted happily. "I would love to!"
Sasuke poked his head out of the door. "If you just have to cook, you can only do so on one condition…" he walked over to where Hinata was standing. "That we search your pockets for paralyzing powders"
"…Wh-what!" Hinata said alarmed. "Why would I have that?"
"In one word: Karin" Sasuke turned out Hinata's pockets and then he began to pat Hinata down. His hands lingered a little too long on her hips for Hinata's comfort.
Itachi raised his eyebrows, noticing it too. "My, my and you said I was a pervert, little brother…I guess it runs in the family" he remarked.
Sasuke had the decency to blush. "Tch, like I ever can steal your crown of pervertedness"
"That's not a word, Sasuke" Itachi stated as he sent Sasuke a wilted look. "Just go away will you?"
"No, I love making your life miserable"
"Apparently… I advise you to get a new hobby"
"You both can watch me cook if you want" Hinata suggested. "So you can be reassured that I'm not sneaking anything in the food"
"More than happy to" Itachi replied.
"Will you stop being such a pedophile?" Sasuke snapped irritably. "She's sixteen for Kami's sake! You're turning freaking nineteen next year!"
Itachi almost seemed to pout. "Pity…"
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Hinata went straight to the library after lunch and remained there. With an overwhelmingly happy smile on her gentle, face as she read book after book in honest interest while she sat in front of the fireplace.
The two Uchiha brothers stood at the doorway watching her periodically. It was hours later by now and Sasuke had passed by at least thrice to find her in the same position only with a different book in her hands.
"She wasn't kidding…" Sasuke admitted, seemingly amazed. "She's really into books…"
"What did you expect?" Itachi asked.
Sasuke gave him a look. "It's Friday…"
Itachi raised his eyebrow. "And?"
"…she's conveniently staying the night…"
"…And?" Itachi insisted.
Sasuke sighed at his brother's vagueness. "You usually have a girl rumping with you on Fridays. I'm telling you right now, if you rump Hinata, I'll kick your ass!"
"Where is this protective nature coming from?" Itachi asked while blinking. "You like her?"
Suddenly Sasuke looked unsure and taken aback. "I…No, she is weird… but she's too young and innocent for a bastard like you. No rumping with her or else!" Sasuke commanded with a hint of finality.
"I didn't plan to 'rump' her as you so vilely put it. I respect her too much for that" Itachi admitted honestly. "Besides she's going out with a kid named Deidara. Pity…if only she was available…"
"Since when were any type of women were off-limits?" Sasuke asked. "Father's old saying was 'It's not over until the wedding band or restraining order' wasn't it?"
Itachi snorted a small chuckle. Suddenly the boy's eyes narrowed with mischievous intent. He decided to throw some bait out for Sasuke and wanted to see if Sasuke would take it or not.
"I don't believe in father's ideology when it comes to the fairer sex. I respect genuine relationships. As soon as she breaks up with her boyfriend, I'll ask her out" Itachi said off-handedly.
Sasuke paused immediately and turned to him. "Wait… you're saying you actually are interested in her?" he asked. Trying to sound disinterested but Itachi could tell he was hooked. It wasn't often that Itachi really liked a particular girl. That usually meant there was something special about her.
Hook…
…Line…
…and sinker.
"Well, yes…" the older brother paused. "I find her very appealing. There is very pleasant aura surrounding her and she is an intellectual. More importantly, it's quite nice to know she's not the type to ravish me when I'm vulnerable"
"Hn…" Sasuke looked back at Itachi before turning back to Hinata. He crossed his arms over his chest. Itachi could see a devious glint glowing in his brother's scarlet eyes. "I bet I could get her to fall in love with me before you…" Sasuke challenged. He turned and left.
Itachi rolled his eyes. "Foolish little brother…" he whispered under his breath when he knew Sasuke was out of earshot.
Sasuke was so easy to persuade when one pushes the right buttons; it was rather pathetic. There was a game they started playing five years ago. Anything Itachi wanted, Sasuke wanted it too. And sadly it did not exclude lovers. Itachi could only hope Hinata was strong enough to handle the Uchiha suitors.
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TBC