Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any aspect of it, it all belongs to Masashi Kishimoto

A Scarlet Exchange

Hinata ran one hand through her hair and the other hand covered up any threatening revealing of her body. The lingerie she was wearing was a white sheer lace, completely exposing her flat stomach and the panties were high cut causing those to see the outline of the dip to her womanhood. Kurenai turned the camera, taking another picture and Hinata turned around posing again. The sound of rain hitting against the roof of the building occupied the noise of the camera clicking and Kurenai held up a hand to change out the storage stock. Hinata sat down in a nearby chair and wrapped a blanket around her body.

"So, how did you date go the other day?" Kurenai asked with a kind smile. The indigo-haired beauty turned red and she smiled to herself as she thought about Sasuke.

"I-it went well." Hinata stated bashfully.

"I'm glad." Kurenai added. "It's nice to see you have a boyfriend." Hinata's cheeks became redder, it made her want to giggle when she thought of Sasuke as her boyfriend. He took her out to breakfast, they had dinner together, they were going to the festival together and they had even kissed… these were things that lovers did with one another.

That being said, Hinata had been contemplating on whether or not to tell Sasuke she was a lingerie model or not. She knew about him being a stripper, it was only right that he knew about her second job. The debate to tell him or not had been nagging her for the past couple of days and she had come to the conclusion, she was going to tell him.

However, she would make him swear not to tell anyone…not that she thought he would. He was not that kind of man.

Not only did she have how to tell Sasuke about her career but Neji and Tenten were coming over. She had received a call from Neji, a couple of days ago and she was elated to see him. However, she was a little nervous because she wanted to make a good impression for him. She wanted him to go back and tell her father that she was doing fine on her own. Not only that, she had not seen Tenten pregnant nor did she know the sex of the child, but she knew Tenten had a month left. Hinata found herself retreating back into her own thoughts, not hearing Kurenai calling out her name and she was thrust back into reality when Kurenai placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Hinata, are you alright?" A look of concern was all over Kurenai's face and Hinata nodded.

"Y-yes! I'm sorry to worry y-you." She watched Kurenai scruntized her for a moment and then smiled again.

"Okay, Hinata. Can you change into the red lingerie please?" Hinata took the lingerie off the rack, going into the changing area and put it on. The red lingerie was sheer and her stomach was completely bare. Kurenai beckoned for her to sit on a chair and Hinata did, posing for the camera.

The photoshoot lasted for an hour and Hinata slipped her clothes back on. She had on a pink dress with leggings and a pair of flats.

"Good work today." Kurenai added.

"Thank you, h-how are you and j-Jiraya doing on the next issue?" Hinata questioned, slinging her purse over her shoulder.

"Great, it should be coming out by the end of this month."

"Oh." Hinata mouthed.

"Try to stay dry in all of this wet weather." Kurenai stated. "And please, Hinata if anything is bothering you let me know."

"O-of course." Hinata said with a warm smile. "a-and sorry about e-earlier, my cousin and his wife are coming over today and I-I haven't seen them in a long time so I'm a bit nervous."

"I see, it will all be fine." Kurenai assured. "And don't apologize." Hinata nodded and waved goodbye as she walked outside, pulling up her umbrella. She hurried to her car, hoping to get out of the rain fast and looked at her phone once she was inside. A red notification was at the top of her phone and she clicked on it. A message from Sasuke opened up and read,

"Miss me?"- Sasuke.

A playful yet sour expression came across Hinata's face and she texted him back,

"Maybe"-Hinata

No more than Hinata sent the text message to Sasuke, she received one back and it made Hinata giggle out loud. It said,

"You're a tease"- Sasuke

She closed her phone and headed to the nearest department store. She wanted to buy two outfits for Neji and Tenten's baby and of the two outfits, one would for a girl and a boy. Even if Tenten was having only a girl or boy, she could use the outfit for suture children after all, Hinata always remembered Neji saying he wanted at least two children. While she shopped inside of the department store, her phone rang and she answered it.

"Hello."

"Mistress, we should be at your home in thirty minutes, traffic is really heavy now." Neji explained." I apologize for our lateness but incompetence is an epidemic among these drivers."

"It's okay, I-I will see you s-soon."

"Of c-course." Hinata hung up the phone and tried to speed up her search for two baby outfits. She eventually found the cutest one, it had lions all over it for a boy and flowers for a girl. The cashier raised an eyebrow at her as she checked them out.

"You and your husband must be proud." She commented.

"I-it's not for me." Hinata said embarrassed. "I-it's for my cousin and h-his wife." A matching embarrassed look came across the cashier's face and Hinata waved her hands in front of her.

"Thank you though." She did her best to lighten up the awkward situation but it proved to be no avail. She was thankful not to see Neji's car in the apartment's driveway, Hinata rushed in her apartment and wrapped the gift, placing it in a bag. She fed Kobo who was lying near her apartment as far away from the rain as possible and he meowed at her. Hinata petted him, he purred and Hinata caught sight Neji's car pulling up. She leaned over the rail, waving at him as he got out. He smiled at her and helped Tenten out of the car. Her swollen belly produced through her clothing and Tenten waved at Hinata.

"Hinata, it's been so long!" Tenten greeted. Hinata went downstairs to meet them and Tenten was laughing at Neji as he tried to help her along. "I'm not incapacitated, Neji. I'm only pregnant."

"I am only look out for you two's wellbeing." Neji stated. A flicker of embarrassment came across his usual composed face. Hinata giggled at the two causing Neji to clear his throat, the embarrassment becoming clearer.

"Hinata, you look so good." Tenten wrapped her arms around Hinata and Hinata hugged her back.

"It is good to see you again, Hinata." Neji said with a smile.

"Un." Hinata led Neji and Tenten to her apartment, she saw Neji look around the apartment and he nodded.

"This is a good size for you. It is nice to see you doing so well." Neji commented. "Hiashi would be pleased with what you've done if he saw it."

"H-how is father doing?" Hinata sked curiously

"He is good, busy as usual." Neji stated." He just came back from a business trip in China." Hinata put on a pot of green tea and handed Neji and Tenten the bag.

"For you two." Tenten lit up.

"You didn't have to do this." Tenten stated.

"I-I wanted to." Hinata watched Tenten's face grow even brighter as she pulled out the outfits and she held them up to Neji.

"These are adorable don't you think?" Tenten teased. Neji nodded and she grabbed his hand, admiring the gift. Hinata smiled at the two, it was nice to see Neji happy. Since they were young, Neji had had a hard life which made him a bitter and harsh man especially towards Hinata. Hinata did not blame him for how he treated her when they were younger, her father opposed Neji's family even though his father was Hiashi's brother. Nonetheless, she was glad that they were able to put family problems behind them and become closer.

"How is H-Hanabi?" Hinata asked curiously.

"She is doing well, excelling in her grades." Neji informed. "And Mistress, are you still working at the bakery?"

"I am." Hinata confirmed. "I l-love it."

"Have you found a professional cake decorating job yet?"

"No, not y-yet. But, the bakery p-pays well." She explained.

"I see. Well, I will keep a look out for anything." Neji added

"And h-how is father's c-company treating you?"

"I made chairman." Neji stated.

"Great!" Hinata beamed. Hinata poured Tenten and Neji a cup of green tea and they caught up on missed time. As Neji left for the bathroom, Tenten sighed,

"Neji really misses you." She stated. "I think Hiashi does too but he won't admit to it."

"You never told me what you're having." Hinata smiled.

"It's a boy." Tenten whispered and then pressed her finger against her lips. "But, don't tell anyone. Neji wanted to keep it between us and make it a surprise for everyone else."

"I promise I won't."

"You won't what?" Neji asked coming back in the room.

"Nothing, girl's secret." Tenten stated. Neji's eyebrow twitched at his wife's comment. Neji and Tenten stayed for a couple of hours and then left. Hinata picked up her phone, taking a deep breath and texted Sasuke.

She was going to tell him today.

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The Uchiha felt his phone vibrate in his pocket and pulled out his phone.

"Want to come over?"- Hinata

A smirk spread across his face as he replied back.

"Be there in five"- Sasuke.

Sasuke took one last puff of his cigarette and snuffed it out. He walked back into his bedroom and closed his laptop. The Uchiha had been working on a constructing a website for the bakery and luckily, he was off from the strip club so it gave him all day to work on it. But, he needed a break and Hinata provide the perfect opportunity to do so. Sasuke slipped on a black hoodie and headed out, grabbing his keys off the kitchen counter.

He cursed to himself when he realized it was still raining and he shoved his hands in his pockets, walking through it.

He hated rain.

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Hinata chewed on her lower lip, nervous about how she was going to tell him and she went into the kitchen. She opened the freezer and pulled out a package of pork for katsudon. She rushed to the bathroom, making sure her hair was okay and she smoothed out her clothes. She jumped when a knock came at the door and she took in a deep breath.

This was it.

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The Uchiha looked over his shoulder as he waited for her to open the door, a cat sat next to her door and they stared at one another. He cocked an eyebrow and it took the expression was a sign of welcoming. The cat meowed and walked over to him, rubbing against his leg. He knelt down and petted the small thing.

If Naruto had seen him do this, he would have flipped out, but the Uchiha had a small weakness for animals. The door opened up causing him to look up and Hinata smiled at him.

"Is this your cat?" Sasuke questioned.

"Un. I-I took him in." Hinata said, kneeling down. "Y-you like him? His name is Kobo."

"I see." Sasuke scratched behind the cat's ears and then he stood up. "So, you couldn't get enough of seeing me huh?" Hinata turned red at his comment, tucking her hair behind her ears and she reached out her hand.

"I'm g-glad you could c-come." Sasuke grabbed her hand, pulling her forehead and she squeaked, falling into him. He smirked, she hid her face in his chest but interlaced their fingers.

"It's rude to hide from me, Hinata." Hinata looked up and Sasuke leaned down, pressing his lips against hers with a fierce intensity. He heard her gasp for air when he broke it, it looked almost like she was going to faint and he chuckled. "You okay?"

Hinata nodded. "D-do you like Katsudon?"

"You can make it?"

"Un."

"Sounds good." He shrugged. He allowed her to lead him into her apartment, it was small but perfect for her. Sasuke scrutinized his petite girlfriend as she led him to the living room, she seemed a bit…troubled.

He clicked his tongue. "What's wrong, Hinata." She turned around, looking at him surprised and he continued to stare at her.

"You can't hide from me." He added.

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"W-well, I wanted to tell you something." Hinata explained, sitting down on the couch. "I-I thought y-you should know since w-we're dating." She saw Sasuke raise an eyebrow at her.

"And what is that?"

"Y-you know I-I'm a cake decorator." Hinata began. She could feel her stomach twisting in knots as she spoke. "That is n-not my only job."

"What other job do you have?" She went to her bedroom, pulling out a couple of pictures she was given from one of her photo shoots out of her drawer and she held them to her chest.

"I-I'm…I'm an l-lingerie model." Hinata blurted out. There was a silence exchanged between the two and Sasuke chuckled at her.

"Hinata that is the worst joke."

"No, I-I am... here." Hinata handed him the pictures, the Uchiha took them and she saw his eyes slightly widen in surprise. It was almost laughable, the look of surprise all over his face and he coughed, placing the pictures down on the coffee table, quickly.

"How long have you been doing the modeling?"

"A couple of months, I-I picked it up when I-I s-started on my own, I-I needed some extra money but now… I-I like it." She admitted shyly. She looked at Sasuke who didn't meet her eyes but was looking somewhere else.

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The Uchiha had to look away from Hinata, seeing her in the lingerie made his hips burn as he tried to restrain himself from getting a hard on. He didn't expect her to be the type of girl to model lingerie but nonetheless it made her even more attractive.

A stripper and a lingerie model. That was a duo he could work with.

"Sasuke." She touched his arm and he looked at her as she gave him a concerned look. He leaned in, pressing her lips against hers again and she placed her hands on his chest. Sasuke opened her mouth with his, allowing his tongue to slip in and caress hers. A satisfied hum escape from her and she pushed him away, gently.

"Please, d-don't tell anyone including Naruto."

"Who am I going to tell? And I already tell Naruto as little as possible." The Uchiha questioned. "So, I take it your family doesn't know." Hinata shook her head.

"And I thought you were innocent." He teased.

"I-I…" She became flustered and he poked her forehead.

"So, you have to do a favor for me if you want me to keep this secret."

"W-what?"

"Model some of the lingerie for me and come to the strip club."

"I-I can't do that." Hinata said shocked. "I-I…."

"You're right, you would die in a strip club plus I don't want you to get a dance from any other guy." He stated.

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Hinata couldn't believe she was having this conversation! Her lips burned from his kiss, it was passionate, making her body feel hot and alive.

"I'll just strip for you I guess." Sasuke said with a teasing smirk. But, she knew he wasn't teasing at all. "So, tell me do you go to it after your finish your job at the bakery."

"Un. The man who is in charge of the magazines is Jiraya and my photographer is Kurenai."

"Jiraya sounds about right, that pervy old man used to be the owner of the strip club. Have you meet him?"

"I have. He was really nice and y-you?"

"Once." Sasuke shrugged. "Lingerie model and stripper sounds like great couple to me." Hinata giggled, it was a weight lifted off of her to know there was someone else who knew her secret. She ran her hands up his chest and wrapped her arms around his neck. He wrapped his arms around her and leaned back on the couch.

"So, you brought me here just to tell me that huh?" He lifted up, pressing his lips against the base of her throat and she shivered. He chuckled against her skin. "Are you sensitive here?"

"No." Her face was now beet red, she licked her dry lips and he trailed his lips down her throat to dip between her collar bone.

"You taste a little sweeter now." He murmured. His tongue rolled out, licking the skin and she squeaked.

"Sasuke!" She moaned and then struggled to scramble away from him. She heard him chuckle rather darkly.

"I'll just stop there for now… I don't want to have to drive you to the ER." He let go of her, Hinata got off and she grabbed the pictures.

"I'll s-start dinner, please make yourself at home." She nearly dashed out of the living room, trying to control her frantic heartbeat. After a few moments of recuperation, Hinata sauntered to the kitchen and began to get everything ready.

"So, do you know what time we're going to the festival?" She looked over to see Sasuke leaning against the counter.

"My friends are still w-working out a t-time."

"Let me know, so I can take off work."

"Un." As the indigo-haired beauty cooked, she chatted with Sasuke and when the two sat down at the table. She waited for Sasuke to take a bite of the food, eager to hear his input. He took a bite of the katsudon and she was shocked when he stared at the dish silently.

"I-is something w-wrong?"

"My spaghetti was shit compared to this." The Uchiha said flatly.

"No, i-it wasn't." Hinata assured.

"Don't be modest." Sasuke added. "It would seem your talent not only lies in cake making." Hinata turned red as he took more bites but she smiled at him. Sasuke stayed over her house an hour after they finished dinner and left.

She couldn't wait till the festival.

As the days got closer to the festival, Hinata found her phone ringing off the hook more and more from Sakura and Ino.

"Hello?" Hinata answered.

"He's coming still right?" Sakura asked curiously.

"Yes, he is." She giggle. She had confirmed multiple times to Ino and Sakura that Sasuke (unbeknownst to them) was coming still.

"Good, well. We were thinking about going to the festival at noon. How about we meet you two there?" Sakura proposed.

"Sure."

"Okay, see you there." Hinata hung up the phone, placing flowers on the cake and put in the display. Business was more than usual, people from other towns were coming in for the festival and therefore, they had more customers. She called Sasuke after getting off work.

"I-Is noon okay?"

"Hn. I'll tell my boss."

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Sasuke hung up the phone and walked up to his boss.

"I'm taking off tomorrow."

"What, why?" His boss questioned.

"I have things I have to do." The Uchiha growled.

"But, women from out of town will be coming just for you."

"Fuck them like I care. I'm taking off." Sasuke merely stated than asked for the time off. His boss just stared at them with hard eyes and then cleared his throat.

"Fine." He hissed.

"Hmph." Sasuke gave him a cocky smirk.

Good.

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On the day of the festival, Hinata wore lavender colored dress and a pair of flats. She tied her hair up in a ponytail, suspecting it was going to be hot and waited for the Uchiha to pick her up. She perked up when a knock came at the door and opened it only to find Sasuke in a dark blue shirt and a pair of jeans. His shirt was partially unbuttoned, allowing her to see some of his tattoos.

"Your hair is up." Sasuke reached out a hand and touched her ponytail, running his fingers through her silky tresses.

"Y-you like it?" Hinata asked curiously. He kissed her, smirking against her lips.

"I do. Come on." She locked the door behind her and Sasuke took her hand. Hinata knew Sakura and Ino were in for a surprise.

And as suspected when Sasuke stepped out of the car, she watched Ino and Sakura's face pale and mouths almost hit the ground.

"Sasuke, man I didn't know you got invited to this!" Naruto shouted with Sakura on his arm. "Nice to see you and Hinata hitting it off."

Sasuke rubbed his temples, sighing to himself. Naruto really had no brains sometimes.

"T-this is my date, Sasuke." Hinata introduced. "Sasuke, these are my friends, Sakura and Ino." She tried to ease the awkward situation.

Sasuke nodded at them, ignoring their gawking and embarrassed faces.

"Hey, Hinata." Kiba grinned. "You look good."

"T-thanks." Kiba always treated her like a little sister since she had gotten to know him through Naruto and Ino. Hinata gasped when the pink-haired Haruno and blond-haired Yanamaka pulled her off to the side.

"I-is that the stripper from…?"

"Y-yeah."

"You two are dating!" Sakura shouted in a hushed tone. Hinata giggled and nodded.

"I-it's a long s-story."

"Damn, Hinata. You know how to pick them." Ino said with a wink as she jabbed Hinata with her elbow. "Does he treat you right? Cause I remember him kind of being a dick."

"We were hung over." Sakura interjected.

"Y-yes, he is great."

"Well, I'm happy for you." Ino said placing her hand on her hip.

"Agreed." Sakura stated.

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The Uchiha watched the two women talk to Hinata, he pursed his lips and folded his arms across his chest. However, his attention was deterred when Naruto slapped a hand on his shoulder.

"Man, don't look so grumpy, this is a festival." Naruto grinned. Sasuke rolled his eyes and Naruto smirked.

"How much you want to bet you won't be grump when Hinata comes back over."

"Naruto." Sasuke hissed. Naruto started to laugh, holding his stomach and Sasuke's flickered to Kiba who eyed him. Kiba and he never got along.

"Uchiha." Kiba stated.

"Dog boy." Kiba hissed at Sasuke. Hinata walked back over to him after a few minutes and Ino and Sakura smiled at him, grabbing their boyfriends.

"Nice to meet you, Sasuke." They greeted.

Sasuke took Hinata's hand and pulled her closer. She smiled at him and they entered the festival. As suspected, the festival was busier than ever and he was pulled by Hinata to a shamisen preformance.

"I-I wish I know h-how to play." Hinata admitted. "My mother knew how to play."

"Oh, did her."

"Un. My father t-told me." The Uchiha found himself enjoying the festival with her, he bought her mochi ice cream when she said she had a taste for some and Hinata being her usual self shared it with him.

Naruto whistled when he caught Sasuke taking a bite from Hinata's spoon. "I didn't know you had such a sweet spot." Sasuke was going to kill his blond-haired friend. He watched a couple of dances and afterwards, they stood on a small bridge, watching koi fish.

"This reminds me of my father's garden." Hinata stated.

"Mine as well. My family is also fond of tradition." Sasuke retreated into his thoughts for a moment, staring off in the distance and was snapped out of it when Hinata rested her head against his shoulder.

And the only thing Sasuke could think of was, how warm she was against him.

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