Chapter Seven

The Uchiha's Return

Hinata stood there for a while staring at the person before her. The raven haired teen took off his hood to reveal himself to the Hyuuga. "…Sasuke-kun…is it really you?" Hinata asked in disbelief.

He didn't do anything but stare at her. She studied his face, he looked alike like his older brother without the lines under his eyes. He had grown up to become really handsome, but that stoic look he always had seemed to look worst now. He looked at the girl before him not making any type of expression.

"You know it's pouring out here are you going let me inside?" Sasuke asked while looking at her. Hinata snapped out of her thoughts.

"Gomen nasai Sasuke-kun…come in" Hinata motioned for him to come in.

"Domo arigatou" Sasuke murmured as he walked inside. Hinata looked at his soaking clothes. "Ano…I don't have anything that I can give you" Hinata said while looking at him. Sasuke rose eyebrow while looking at her.

"Y-You're clothes they're wet…I don't have anything that you can put on" Hinata pointed out. Sasuke shrugged his shoulders.

"It's okay" Sasuke said as he started taking off his poncho and then his shirt. Hinata made an 'eep' noise as she turned around blushing. Sasuke watched her for a while and smirked.

"It's nothing you haven't seen before" Sasuke said as he took of his pants. "You can turn around now" Sasuke said. Hinata turned around to see Sasuke in nothing but boxers.

"So you're living by yourself now?" Sasuke asked while looking around taking a seat on Hinata's couch. Hinata nodded her head as she followed him sitting next to him.

Sasuke stared at her for a while, noticing how mature she looks now. As he was looking at her he notice that tears were streaming down her face. "Hinata-chan wrong?" Sasuke asked as he wiped the tears from her eyes.

"I'm just (sniff) glad you're back (sniff) Sasuke-kun…" Hinata said as she wiped her tears away smiling at him. Sasuke looked at her and before he knew it she launched herself at him hugging him.

"I'm so happy to see you Sasuke-kun" Hinata said as she continued hugging him. Sasuke flinched for a moment when she hugged him. He hadn't been touched like this for three years and had forgotten what it felt to be hugged by someone, but he slowly wrapped his around her.

"I…I'm happy to see you too" Sasuke said quietly. Hinata looked up at Sasuke and gave him a grin. Sasuke never seen Hinata grin before, it almost reminded him of a certain blonde haired ninja. The grin was almost very similar.

"So why are you living by yourself now?" Sasuke asked as he let go of her. Hinata looked at him for a while before talking.

"My father and I had got into another argument about me become…a medical nin…and he told me that he wanted me to move out…he was really upset at me" Hinata explained. She didn't want to tell the whole story to Sasuke so she just told him that.

"A medical nin…huh?" Sasuke asked while staring at her really hard. Hinata nodded. She didn't know what he could be thinking, by his expression she thought that he too disapproved. His stare was making her uncomfortable so she looked away from him.

"That's good Hinata-chan…I'm proud of you" Sasuke said as he smiled. Hinata looked at Sasuke in disbelief. "Really?" Hinata asked as she looked at him.

"Of course why wouldn't I be…it's good that you're helping people" Sasuke replied as he looked at her. Hinata smiled as she hugged him once more. Sasuke sighed as he smiled. He was happy to finally see her after the past three years, but the thing was he couldn't stop thinking about leaving Hinata here with Naruto after what happened the last time he doesn't trust Naruto around Hinata.

"Naruto…did he try anything while I was gone?" Sasuke asked as he frowned.

"Naruto-kun…" Hinata said as she looked at the raven haired boy. Sasuke frowned when he heard Hinata call him Naruto-kun, it just made him jealous.

"Naruto-kun hasn't tried anything…he's actually my best friend" Hinata said as she glanced at Sasuke. Sasuke looked at Hinata in shock as he started to frown.

"You're best friend?" Sasuke asked as he stared at her. Hinata nodded her head. Sasuke remained quiet as he looked at the female Hyuuga. Hinata yawned as she looked at the clock in her living room. It was now 3: 45 am. Sasuke noticed that she had yawned.

"Are you tired?" the raven haired boy asked as he looked at her. Hinata nodded.

"Well go get some rest" Sasuke inquired. Hinata nodded as she stood up and kissed Sasuke on the cheek which took him by a surprise.

"Oyasumi nasai Sasuke-kun" Hinata said as she walked towards her bedroom. As she finally made to her room she laid down on her bed.

"Scoot over"

Hinata jumped as she turned around to see Sasuke standing above her. "S-Sasuke-kun…what-"

"Did you expect me to stay in there all alone without you being near me" Sasuke said with a smirk. Hinata scooted over as she tensed when she felt Sasuke climb under the covers. Hinata scooted over a little further away from Sasuke when he climbed in.

"Don't lay so far away, come closer to me" Sasuke said but it sounded more like an order. Hinata stayed still for a little while longer as she finally scooted over towards him with her back towards him. Sasuke pulled Hinata even closer as he laid one of his arms around her waist.

"Aishiteru Hinata-chan" Sasuke said as he held Hinata. Hinata felt her heart skip a beat when she heard him say that. Her cheeks started red as she felt her whole face turning red.

"I love you too Sasuke-kun" Hinata said back as she smiled to herself.

So far just an hour passed by and the raven haired ninja still couldn't sleep. Hinata on the other hand went to sleep shortly after she told him that she loved him. Sasuke looked down at Hinata who was now facing him as he put his hands through her now long hair.

"Sasuke…" Hinata murmured. Sasuke looked at her. "Huh?" Sasuke said in a whisper as he looked at her.

"Sasuke…please"

Sasuke stared at her and realized that she was talking in her sleep. "She's dreaming about me?' Sasuke thought out loud as he continued looking at her.

"Sasuke…please don't leave…don't leave me again" Hinata said in her sleep. Sasuke looked at her and said nothing. He was actually was planning on leaving again, he wasn't going to stay long he only came to see Hinata and that's it. After that he was going back to Orochimaru to get more training done.

"…Hinata-chan…"

It was now 11:00am in Konoha as the raven haired boy woke up to the sound of someone knocking on Hinata's door. Sasuke looked at Hinata who was still sleeping. Sasuke didn't want to answer the door because didn't want anyone to know that he was here.

Sasuke looked back at Hinata, he really didn't want to disturbed her because she looked so peaceful. Sasuke got up from the bed and walked towards the door and looked through the peep hole in Hinata's door. It wasn't Naruto, Kiba, Shino, or Neji it was someone that he never seen before and it was a male at that which made he's skin boil.

Sasuke opened the door and glared at the blue haired teen. He still just had on his boxer's and nothing else, not caring what the guy said. As Sasuke looked at him he noticed that he had a look on his face that read 'who the hell are you' look and to his surprise almost as if he was reading his thoughts….

"Who the hell are you" The boy asked. "Never mind who I am, I know who I am, do you know who you are?" Sasuke glared as he frowned at the teen. Akira frowned as he looked at Sasuke.

"I'm Akira Miyazki"

"Okay that's one question answered…now what are you doing here" Sasuke asked as he looked at him. "I'm here to see Hinata…why?" Akira asked.

"If you like her or something she's already taken" Sasuke explained as he looked at Akira. Akira shrugged his shoulders which shocked Sasuke, he thought that the boy was going to frown or make some type of jealous expression but he didn't.

"I know that she's taken she told me…but that's not going to stop me" Akira continued looked at Sasuke with his expressionless expression. Sasuke frowned. "Who in the hell does he think he is…the bastard thinks that he has a chance with my Hinata, like that's ever gonna happen" Sasuke thought to himself.

"Sasuke-kun who's at the door" Hinata asked as she walked towards the door to find Akira standing there. Hinata smiled. "Hello Akira-kun" Hinata said. Akira nodded as he looked at Hinata.

"Oh this is Sasuke-kun…the one that I was telling you about" Hinata said as she smiled at Sasuke. Sasuke continued to glare at Akira who was staring at him.

"Yeah…we just meet" Akira said with a smirk. Sasuke frowned as he made a scoff noise. "You're an Uchiha aren't you" Akira asked. Sasuke frowned but nodded his head.

"Now I know where I've seen you before…you're that same kid from the academy that Ino-san and Sakura-san use to annoy" Akira said.

"You went to the academy?" Sasuke asked. He never saw him there before. Akira nodded as he turned his attention to Hinata he didn't want to talk with Sasuke about him going to the academy because he came there to see Hinata not him.

"Hinata do you maybe want to hang out today" Akira asked as he looked at her smiling. Hinata looked up at Sasuke as Sasuke was glaring at Akira.

"Stay right there for a minute" Sasuke said as he slammed the door in his face. "Sasuke-kun that wasn't very nice" Hinata said as she frowned at her boyfriend.

"Who is that guy? Does he come here a lot?" Sasuke questioned the Hyuuga.

"He's a close friend that I met two years ago and yes he does come here often to visit me" Hinata said as she looked at the jealous Uchiha. Sasuke didn't like the idea of Hinata being friends with someone like him. The guy liked Hinata and didn't care if she did have a boyfriend he still wanted her and besides that it was something about him that made him not want to trust him.

"Well do you want to go?" Sasuke asked as he looked away from Hinata.

"But Sasuke-kun what about you…I was hoping to spend the day with you" Hinata protested. "I can't go out…I don't want anyone to know that I'm back…beside I don't want you to be bored in the house all day with me" Sasuke replied.

"But…Sasuke-kun I won't mind" Hinata said. Sasuke shook his head. "Go…have fun" Sasuke said with a smile.

Hinata nodded as she smiled. "You are going to be here when I come back right?" Hinata asked as she looked at the floor. Sasuke lifted her chin up with his hand forcing Hinata to look at him.

"I'm going to be here waiting for you…I promise Hinata-chan" Sasuke stated as he kissed Hinata on the lips. Hinata smiled as he let go of her as she walked towards the door but was stopped when she felt Sasuke pull her arm.

"Don't tell anyone that I'm here and make sure you tell him not to tell anyone, understand?" Sasuke asked as he made an expressionless expression. Hinata nodded her head. "Hai Sasuke-kun I won't tell anyone" Hinata smiled as she walked out of the door.

It has been five hours since Hinata left and Sasuke was bored to death. He almost felt like leaving the apartment to walk around Konoha but he didn't want anyone to see him. Sasuke sighed to himself as he walked inside the kitchen.

The blonde haired ninja walked towards Hinata's apartment and lifted up her mat by her door to see a spare key to her apartment. Neji had told him about the key, he knew that it would have been okay to tell him seeing that Hinata and Naruto were really close. He had told Hinata that he told Naruto and she said that she didn't mind it.

As Naruto walked inside he heard some noise coming from the kitchen and figured that it was Hinata was he walked towards the kitchen.

"Oi Hinata-chan it's me…I used the-"Naruto stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Sasuke standing in her kitchen as Sasuke stared at him. It was silent for the longest until they both spoke.

"What the hell are you doing here" They both asked each other at the same time.

"How did you get inside?" Sasuke asked as he continued glaring at the ninja. "I used the spare key under Hinata's mat…why are you here Sasuke?" Naruto asked as he looked at him.

"I'm here because I wanted to see Hinata" Sasuke replied as he walked passed Naruto towards the living room. Naruto followed Sasuke into the living room while still staring at him.

"I hear you and my Hinata are really close friends" Sasuke said with his eyes closed.

"Yeah…what of it?" Naruto asked trying to see what Sasuke what to know. "You haven't tried anything on her have you while I've been gone have you?" Sasuke asked. Sure he did ask Hinata but he also wanted to ask Naruto himself.

"No…I wouldn't do anything like that" Naruto replied. "It sure didn't stop you three years ago when you kissed her" Sasuke said as he opened his eyes to take a look at Naruto's expression.

"That was three years ago…sure I still love Hinata-chan and I've even told her that but Hinata-chan and I are no more than just good friends…I look after her like she does me… sure we have a special bond together that we have with no one else but it's nothing more than that" Naruto explained as he looked at the frowning Uchiha.

Sasuke didn't like the sound of that 'special bond' thing, it was almost like Naruto was trying to make him jealous because of it.

"If you're trying to make me jealous Naruto it isn't going to work" Sasuke said as he glared at him. Naruto shook his head. "No I'm not and besides it's not me that you should be worrying about it's that Akira fellow and maybe even Gaara" Naruto explained.

Sasuke nearly jumped up from his seat when he heard Gaara's name. He hadn't seen him since that fight that they were in, to him he was still considered an enemy. Sasuke frowned he knew about the Akira guy liking Hinata but Gaara that he didn't know.

"How do you know about this Naruto? Are you for sure that Gaara likes Hinata?" Sasuke asked as he stood up and walked towards Naruto.

"Well I'm pretty sure…Hinata says that they're really close but he's hardly here" Naruto replied. "So you're just assuming all of this?" Sasuke asked with a frown.

Naruto laughed in a nervous way. "Sort of…but I know you don't have anything to worry about Hinata-chan would never cheat on you with anyone" Naruto insured Sasuke. Sasuke knew that Hinata wouldn't do anything like that it was Akira that he was worried about, he wasn't worried about Gaara seeing that Naruto was just assuming things.

"So…where's Hinata-chan?" Naruto asked.

"She's with that Akira guy" Sasuke said dully. "WHAT? And you let her go with him? Sasuke you baka you'll never know what that guy is going to do when he's alone with her" Naruto yelled. Sasuke hit Naruto across the head.

"Don't ever call me a baka" Sasuke frowned. Naruto glared at Sasuke. "And besides I trust Hinata, she wouldn't let that guy do anything to her" Sasuke said as he sat back down on the couch.

"I sure hope the Akira doesn't do anything to Hinata-chan because if he does he'll have to answer to me" Naruto said as he put on a serious face. Sasuke glared at Naruto.

"And you too" Naruto said as he laughed in an awkward way. Sasuke sighed as he started at think about Hinata.

As Hinata and Akira were walking Akira kept glancing over at Hinata. Hinata noticed that he was staring at her, because he practical does it every time he's around her.

"What is it Akira-kun?" Hinata asked the blue haired ninja. "Nothing just admiring how beautiful you are" Akira said as he smiled at her. Hinata slightly blushed as she turned her attention to the ground beneath her feet.

"You're so shy Hinata…but I like that about you" Akira said as he glanced at her. Hinata looked up at Akira, she knew what he was doing…he was flirting with her. Akira always did this, he knew that she had a boyfriend but he didn't care he would always buy flowers for her and other little gifts telling her how cute he thought she was.

As they were walking Akira spotted someone familiar as he frowned. "What's that red haired guy doing here? Most likely he's here for Hinata…the baka well he's not ruining my day with Hinata" Akira thought to himself as he watched Gaara make his way towards them.

"Hello Gaara-sama…I didn't know that you were coming today" Hinata said in a surprised tone. Gaara said nothing as he looked at Akira and frowned.

"What are you looking at baka" Akira said as he looked at Gaara. Akira was a little afraid of him but wasn't going to show that he was.

"Akira-kun that wasn't nice" Hinata said as she frowned at him. Akira made a grunt noise as he looked away from Hinata and Gaara.

"So…how long are you going to stay Gaara-sama?" Hinata asked as she looked at him smiling. Gaara watched her for a moment before talking.

"Maybe a week or so" Gaara replied in a nonchalant tone. "Really…a week" Hinata asked happily. Gaara was another one a Hinata's really close friends just like Naruto but he was hardly ever there in Konoha.

Gaara nodded as he looked at her. Gaara wasn't going to admit it though but he was actually happy to have a real friend like Hinata. When he was younger kids were afraid of him so he never knew what it was like to have a friend. But the red haired ninja actually has feelings for the Hyuuga girl but hasn't told her because he knows that she's with Sasuke, but that's not stopping his feeling that he has for the Hyuuga.

"Well if you'll excuse me Hinata and I are hanging out and you're interrupting us" Akira said in angry tone as he pulled Hinata's arm. Gaara frowned as he watched Akira pull Hinata's arm.

"Stop pulling her like that" Gaara said in a demanding tone. Akira stopped as he turned around and looked at him.

"Or what you're going to beat me up" Akira smirked but underneath that he was scared to death. "I'm not scared of you Gaara-san" Akira said as he glared at the red haired ninja.

Hinata could practical cut the tension between the two. "Come Akira-kun don't start anything with Gaara-sama" Hinata said as he looked at Akira.

"You're always on his side…do you like him or something?" Akira fumed as he frowned at Hinata. Hinata blushed when Akira said that. Hinata did have a little crush on the red haired teen but she wasn't going to show it because she was commented to Sasuke and no one else.

Both Akira and Gaara stared at Hinata, she hadn't even said that she did like him or not she just stood there blushing. Akira sighed. "Never mind I think my question is answered" Akira said as he looked away from Hinata.

"So are do you still want to hang out Hinata or what?" Akira asked.

"…Yes…" Hinata replied. Akira looked at Hinata. He was expecting her to say no and that she wanted to spend time with Gaara since he was back.

Hinata turned to Gaara. "Maybe we can hang out later or…tomorrow" Hinata said but it sounded more like a question. Gaara nodded as he looked at Hinata.

"I'll come by your house later" Gaara stated as he looked at her. Hinata thought about Sasuke. "He doesn't want anyone to know that he's back" Hinata thought to herself.

"Maybe it's better if we meet somewhere…like at the training grounds" Hinata asked. Gaara wondered why she didn't want him to come her house but didn't say anything.

"The training grounds….okay I'll meet you there" Gaara said as he walked away. Hinata watched him walk away as she smiled.

Akira looked at Hinata and frowned and cleared his throat to get Hinata's attention. Hinata looked back at the frowning male ninja. "Are you ready yet or do you want to just stand and watch Gaara walking away" Akira said with a hint of anger in his voice. Hinata looked at Akira and gave him a smile, she knew that he was jealous.

"I can't even stay mad at you when you smile like that" Akira smiled back at the Hyuuga. "Well shall we get going Hinata" Akira said as he held his arm out for Hinata to hold it. Hinata looked at his arm.

"I don't think…"

"Aw come on Hinata…Sasuke won't mind it's not like I'm trying to kiss you or anything" Akira grinned. "Unless you want me to?" Akira smirked.

"Akira-kun…"Hinata frowned. "I'm only kidding Hinata" Akira lied. He always wanted to kiss the female Hyuuga but knew that she wouldn't let him because she was commented to Sasuke.

Chapter Eight will be here shortly please leaves reviews. Oh Chapter eight will be short but don't' worry the chapter after that will be longer