She reminds me of all the things I've lost.

I've been thinking about my family more than I usually do. Being around Hinata so much as reminded me of the last time I was with my family. And I find myself missing them.

I miss my mothers soft singing and humming while she cooked and cleaned. I miss my father strong presence and the image of him sitting in the head of the table reading a newspaper. But most of all I miss my brother. The happiness and joy I felt when he would come home from his long missions. I would wait for him at the door and tackled him when he came. I miss going outside and playing with the rest of my extended family. Aunts and uncles. Cousins of all ages.

They are all dead now.

It's scary when I think about how lonely I truly am in this world.

The once strong and powerful Uchiha clan all killed in one night.

Now I'm the sole survivor.

I open my eyes and look at my side. Hinata is facing me, her eyes are closed. Her soft snoring fills the room. I turn to face her and watch as her chest slowly rises and falls.

She's the only person I have in this world. And she hates me.

I don't blame her.

I would hate me too.

I took her from her home. I took her from her life. Her family. Her friends. I stole her and her powers. And I locked her inside a wooden cabin. I'm surprised she hasn't tried killing me again.

She looks beautiful when she's sleeping...

That's why for a long time I wanted to kill her. I wanted her to sleep forever. She isn't sad or happy. She isn't worried about living up to her name or wondering if she is going to hold back her team. She's just peaceful.

But being around her these last couple of weeks I've learned that she can be just as beautiful when she's awake. When she smiles. Or laughs. When she's humming while she walks around the house. Or when she tells me about one of the books she's reading.

Sometimes I feel guilty for what I do to her. For making her cry. Making her miserable. Hurting her with words I don't mean.

I wonder if she can ever forgive me. I hope so.

I reach out and touch her hair. I softly run my fingers through it. She leans into my touch. I smile.

I watch as her dark eyelashes flutter and open revealing her pale lavender eyes. I still have my hand on her head. "Please don't touch me" she whispers. I retract my hand. "I'm sorry" I whisper. She turns to the other side of the bed with her back to me.

I want to reach out and touch her again but I know better. I turn my back to her and close my eyes. Willing myself to go to sleep.

Despite my many tries to go back to sleep, I am not able to. I decide in the end to get up and start my day. I leave before she wakes up and go training in the woods for a while.

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(Hinata's point of view)

The blood won't come out.

I continue to scrub Sasuke's shirt with soap but its stained. Just like the rest of his clothes. I sigh and throw the shirt in the washer and shut it. I start the machine and open the dryer. I take out the clothes and begin to fold them.

I stop when I come across one of my kimonos. It's the purple one, my favorite. It has a red stain on it. It must have stained when I washed my clothes with Sasuke's. I sigh and fold it. I put all the clothes in my arms to take it upstairs. I turn around and see the evidence of Sasuke's torture from yesterday.

A single wooden chair and straps. I walk closer to it and notice something on the ground. Is that his hair? What is that fleshy thing on the other end of it? Oh my god. Is that part of his scalp?

As soon as the thought crosses my mind the smell of it all hits me. I cover my mouth to stop myself from throwing up. I run up the stairs and shut the door. The memory of the man's agonizing screams rings in my head.

I drop the clothes on the ground and run to the bathroom. I make it there in time to empty the contents in my stomach.

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(Sasuke's point of view)

By the time I come back to the cabin it's already 2 in the morning. I slowly go inside and take off my shoes at the door. I creep into the bedroom and walk to the bathroom to wash up before I go to sleep but as soon as I touch the bathroom door the lights turn on.

I silently curse my luck. I turn to Hinata, she's sitting up on the bed looking at me with tired eyes. "Sasuke..."

"Yes?"

"Where have you been?"

"Training."

"Until two in the morning?"

"Yes."

She gets out of bed and walks to me. "You left before I woke up."

"I couldn't sleep."

"Are you avoiding me?"

I look away and don't answer. She sighs.

"Have you eaten at least?"

"...No..."

"I'll make you some food but you have to do me a favor first."

I look up at her surprised. She looks calm, not her usual anxiety filled self.

"What is it?"

"Clean up the mess you made in the basement. I don't have the stomach to do it."

I stare at her for a couple of seconds. Is she threatening to starve me if I don't clean up? She's supposed to be the prisoner yet she's bossing me around. Do I want to argue with her and make her do it?

"Okay." I walk out of the room and she follows behind. I grab the knob to open the door to the basement. "Is there anything you want in particular?"

I look at her and shake my head. "Anything is fine." I open the door and go downstairs.

I come back upstairs an hour later after cleaning up. I walk to the kitchen and see her setting up the table. She looks up at me, "Could you wash up first?" she asks while looking at my clothes. I nod my head and walk to the bathroom for a quick shower.

At least she asked. My mother would chase us out of the kitchen with a butcher knife if we weren't already cleaned up.

I walk back to the kitchen with fresh clothes and damp hair. I sit down in my usual seat and she sets down a plate of food in front of me. I wait for her to sit down before I begin to eat.

She chuckles. I turn to her. "My family would have a fit if they knew I was having dinner at three in the morning."

"My mother would have a fit if she knew I had the nerve to walk into the kitchen before getting cleaned up."

She giggles. I haven't heard that sound in a long time. I should try to make her laugh more often.

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