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Chapter Four

She really really wanted to dig herself a hole and crawl into it.

What the hell was she thinking "Will you pull my hair?"

It was clear that Itachi was thinking the same thing, he had been about to take a sip of his drink when she had said those horrid horrid words. And there he was, still sitting there with the rim of the cup paused at his lips, speechless.

The awkward silence was eating at her. The only satisfaction she got, out of the embarrassing situation she managed to get herself in to, was that her non-date looked just as confused as she did.

That fact exhilarated her

"Hinata-chan," He called softly in that same amused way he always spoke her name.

She looked at him and prayed that her blush wasn't too obvious. After all she had an image to uphold

Itachi rested his chin on his palm and quickly averted his gaze when she looked at him. Then before she could ask any questions, he lifted his hand and tugged gently on a strand of hair. He quickly turned his face away, but not before she caught a glimpse of his crimson face.

He was blushing

Because of her

Everyone assumed that he was this arrogant man, but arrogant men don't blush.

"You have to call me Itachi-kun now," He said softly, still not meeting her gaze. That was good because then he wouldn't see the tears that welled up in her eyes. If it weren't for her, he could have ended up with someone who cared for him of her own volition, without a contract acting as motivation.

But, no; instead he had a twisted imitation of what he deserved, and he wouldn't be able to try again.

Hyuuga's and the Uchiha's were both traditional clans, they didn't believe in divorces

Hinata wondered, not for the first time, if she should have spent more time thinking it over before proposing to Uchiha Itachi.

She fought back the tears that threatened to well over at the realization that she felt no remorse. It was her fault, yes; but when it came down to it, her sister's happiness meant more to her than her own or Itachi-san's.

That didn't mean that she wouldn't try her best to make this as painless as possible for him. She was going to do her damndest to make him happy.

He deserved to be happy

"Okay, Itachi-kun." She nodded. She wasn't comfortable with the way the intimate honorific rolled off her tongue. It wasn't the same as before when she said it just to mock him.

No, it was different now, Hinata thought as Itachi's blush intensified.

She was going to make this work.

He remembered the first time he met her. Met, meaning conversation beyond the usual pleasantries.

It was five years ago at Hyuuga Hanabi's, his fiancée's younger sisters, debut.

After a long night of turning down marriage proposals, he found refuge in the shadows of the balcony that overlooked a man-made lake behind the spacious Hyuuga estate. The night air was cool and refreshing against his flushed skin, (he had had a few glasses of wine, possibly a bottle or two to take the edge off the evening) and the view was beautiful, but most importantly it was quiet.

Silence was golden after the night he had. He never was good with people, especially women. It seemed their emotions made them more unpredictable, while he liked unpredictable, psychotic wasn't something he fancied.

Turns out, most women are psychotic.

"Uchiha-san," A soft voice called, it startled him out of his musings and he cursed himself for not hearing the tell-tale clicks of heels on the marble floor. That noise was the harbinger of migraines.

"I'm sorry; I didn't mean to startle you."

The moonlight illuminated his unwanted guest in such a way, that he choked on his breath. She wore a strapless deep blue evening gown that fell to the floor in gentle waves, a stark contrast to her ivory complexion that the moon caused to glow.

She was beautiful, simply breath-taking but that was expected of women of Hyuuga, Hinata's stature, so he didn't say anything.

"How can I help you Hyuuga-san?" He asked without thinking. It seemed he was a little more buzzed than he realized.

Maybe he shouldn't have snuck out the bottle of Pinot Griggio? He studied that curve of the bottle instead of looking at his companion. She would drive him to distraction and in his slightly inebriated state there was no telling what he would say without his brain-mouth buffer up and running.

"Would you mind sharing?"

Itachi shrugged and held out the bottle in his hand. He didn't want anymore of it.

It was the devil

"I actually meant would you mind sharing the view?" Her soft laughter drew his attention and he immediately regretted letting his body do whatever it wanted. The way her smile lit up her face was forever etched into his memory and now no other woman would be able to compare.

She doomed him

Itachi withdrew his proffered vice and took a swig straight from the bottle

He had spent the night avoiding women, because he didn't like dealing with them. He spent most of his life avoiding women, not only because he didn't like dealing with them, but because he knew from a young age that marriage wouldn't be for love, it was a business venture.

At least for him it was.

He was too much of an asset to not use as a bargaining chip, and it was for this reason he avoided women.

He didn't want to risk falling in love, only to have it ripped from him.

He granted himself permission to have a couple of short meaningless relationships while he was in school, with women he knew had no hopes of a future. But those were merely to satisfy his curiosity of the female mind. After the second relationship, he realized that some things just weren't meant to be understood. Like how the universe and human stupidity were infinite, so were the complicated infrastructures of the female mind, even a proclaimed genius like him couldn't begin to comprehend it.

And here came this woman, out of no where and she just threw him off center with her pretty smile and quiet demeanor. All the years he spent painstaking evading situations like this and he was smitten in a heartbeat.

It wasn't fair

All that he worked to avoid became undone because of the freaking moonlight.

"You're not going back inside?" She asked tentatively. She leaned forward against the railing and turned over her shoulder to look at him as she spoke.

Itachi shook his head and fought hard not to think of sappy lines that had to do with the moonlight and a fair maiden's silhouette. "Taking a break."

Hinata nodded in understanding and continued to admire the view.

"It's a little warm inside," Itachi said, he wanted to hear her voice again.

"A little," Hinata replied. "Did you drive tonight?"

"Yes," He got to where her train of thought was taking her. "Maybe you should finish it to take it off my hands." He once again offered up the bottle, but not before taking a long drink from it.

"You're in unusual form Uchiha-san." With a smile she took the bottle from him. "Why don't we get you a glass of water?"

"I'm not ready to return from my break yet." He looked away from her as he said this, hoping that by not looking at her, he wouldn't give away that he wasn't ready to go back because of her.

"Why don't I get one for you then," she offered without asking. Hinata flashed him a beautiful smile before she turned and left him alone.

She didn't even give him a chance to ask her to stay

"Another present," Satomi said as she the neatly wrapped package on her mistress' deck. "from your fiancé."

Hinata looked up from the papers on her desk, surprise on her delicate features. A week had passed since that catastrophe of a luncheon and she was much too embarrassed to speak with him just yet. "But I haven't gotten him anything," she muttered. She picked up the box with both hands and gently shook it. "You don't think he would have sent me something dangerous, do you?"

"If it was dangerous, I'm sure he could have figured out a more original, effective way of delivering it. Why don't you open it, Hinata-sama?"

Hinata flashed a sheepish smile and began to carefully open the package. The wrapping paper was beautiful and she didn't want to ruin it.

"What did he get you?"

"Another book," Hinata answered studying the black leather bound book. She traced the letters on the cover and sighed. "Satomi-san, I think he's trying to tell me something."

"And what would that be?"

"It's a copy of "How to Make the First Move."."

There was silence as Hinata scanned over the first page, for different reasons. Satomi was trying very hard not to laugh, while Hinata was afraid to say anything that may give away what she was feeling. "I'm not too sure what to do Satomi-san."

"I think its time you sent him a present yourself."

Aya: I'm so glad you love the story so much! Its because of readers like you that I stay up until 2 in the morning editing and rewriting chapters when I have to be up at four to get to work. =) I hope this chapter really entertained you and made your day!

2) I like the delivery boy too! That actually happened to me when I ordered Chinese food and had it delivered. I didn't even realize that I didn't tip him until it was too late. Needless to say, I never ordered from there again .

Cerezzy: Thank you! I'm glad you think so. Sometimes I feel like my stories are choppy and not very eloquent. But the fact that you think my stuff if beautifully written makes all the late hours I spent editing and re-editing this worth it. So thank you =)

Rain-Dancer:

1) That's one of my favorite lines too! I actually thought of it before I started this story and I just had to put it in.

2) Yeah! I've seen it. But there wasn't one to dating =T. lol.

Liz: haha! I'm sorry, my cliff hangers aren't actually on purpose. Its usually because my writing high comes to an end and I don't know how to continue from that point. Thank you for your review =)

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