Author's Notes

Yay! Finally finished this chapter! I worked really hard on it so as to give more insight into Itachi's mind and cover a few things. I love reading everyone's reviews! The ones calling him a pervert made me laugh for a really long time! I hope everyone enjoys this next chapter!

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Hinata stood there, shocked that she now had to share a room with the man who held her captive

Hinata stood there, shocked that she now had to share a room with the man who held her captive. She was shaken out of her thoughts when she heard Itachi ask her something.

"What happened to the kimono?" asked Itachi in a calm demeanor.

Hinata knew he was referring to the red one she was supposed to use for her day time outfit. When she had first got there, she hung it up in the closet for safe keeping.

"It's s-still in K-Konoha." she replied meekly, knowing he would most likely be mad.

"That's too bad for you then." said Itachi with a smirk.

The fact that he wasn't mad scared Hinata more than if he would have been upset. She knew he had to be angry since the kimono was so lovely and surely didn't come cheap.

"B-bad for m-me?" Hinata asked in a small voice.

"Then it means you have to do your work naked." replied Itachi, still keeping that smirk on his face.

"Wh-what?" she said in a higher pitched tone. "B-but-" she began but she was interrupted by Itachi.

"But nothing. You lost it, you pay the consequences." he said in an angry tone.

After saying that he turned onto his side, his back to Hinata, to signal that the conversation was done.

Hinata let out a small sigh, wondering of how to get out of this precarious situation. No matter what, she would not work naked. That was for sure. She let out a small yawn, shocked that she could still be tired after already having slept so much. She looked at the clock to see that it was ten to eleven. Hinata walked over to the curtains and barely peeked through the side to see the sun was going down, making her figure it was eleven o clock at night. She was shocked that she had slept so long as she usually couldn't, her body would become too restless.

As Hinata was peeking through the slit out the open window, the smell of cleaners wafted up to her nose. She remembered that she had been cleaning earlier that day and the scent had still clung onto her arms, even after washing them. Hinata glanced over at Itachi, whose body was slowly rising and falling in a rhythmic pattern. After watching him for a few more seconds, she finally guessed he had fallen asleep.

With that somewhat safe thought in mind, she walked over to where she recalled the bathroom door to be. Hinata opened the door and stepped in; only after closing the door did she turn on the light so as not to awaken Itachi. What she had failed to notice before stepping in, because Itachi's back had been to her, was that his gaze was now looking in the direction of the closed bathroom door.

Itachi's Point of View

Itachi lay on his back again, with his arms behind his head, just thinking. He was surprised at himself that he went to such lengths just to get a servant back. If they ever escaped, he usually just had Zetsu kill them. Or if they were virgins they were caught and given to Hidan for his 'rituals'.

Something about this Hinata girl was different though. She was so small, frail, and innocent. Other personal servants he had were usually loud, obnoxious, and fought way too much for escape. Even in a captured state she was still able to thank him when Zetsu got a little too chummy with her. Not a lot of girls were like that.

Itachi recalled back to the first time he saw her up close. Her lavender eyes glistened with tears in the moonlight as her small frame shivered out of fear. After he hit her, he had felt a twinge of guilt in the back of his mind. What else amazed him was how he wanted her to stay close to him, going so far as to have her punished to his room. Itachi pushed the thought out of his mind that he was developing feelings for her. He could have any woman he wanted, why would he go for some little meek girl.

'Because she's different.' whispered a little voice in his subconscious which caused Itachi to become angry and literally punch the thought out of his head, thinking back to other things.

Itachi decided he wouldn't share a bed with her so as to prevent what had happened earlier with snuggling and stuff. Itachi was a guy, bottom line, and even though he was an evil one, he still knew how to hold back from doing that sort of thing to a woman. Itachi decided to go tell Deidara to get a spare bed for the room so that Hinata could at least not be forced to sleep next to him.

With that decided in his mind, Itachi got up, put on his a dark red baggy T-shirt and left the room. He found Deidara and told him to get a spare bed for his room and then he went to the kitchen. They were only a couple of maids in there since it was so late at night but he put them to work by telling them to make something for Hinata since she hadn't eaten. On his way back up to his room, he was stopped in the middle of the stairs by Deidara.

"There aren't any single spare beds at the moment and any bigger and you wouldn't be able to walk in the bedroom, un." said Deidara, hiding a mischievous smirk from Itachi.

"Then get one tomorrow morning. No later." replied the now annoyed Itachi, knowing that there wouldn't be any stores open this late.

"Will do, Itachi-sama, yeah!" said an overly enthusiastic Deidara, now hurriedly walking away.

Itachi looked at Deidara as though he were demented.

'No more sugar for him.' thought Itachi, not realizing that Deidara was lying about the beds.

Deidara was now somewhere else, giggling happily and talking Sasori's ear off about his 'great prank'.

Itachi walked back into his room and looked around, seeing that Hinata still had yet to get out of the tub. The maids had brought up a small meal of chicken soup, along with crackers, grapes, and a cup of tea. Knowing that the food was going to get cold, Itachi smirked as he figured out a way to make Hinata get out of the tub quickly.

Hinata's Point of View

Hinata looked at the elegant bathroom once again, admiring the lightness which helped to ease her mood a little. She walked over to the bathtub and turned on the faucets, making the water turn to her desired temperature. After plugging the tub, Hinata let the water begin to fill up and noticed that one of the bottles on the wall was actually for bubble baths! She eagerly grabbed it and popped it open and poured some in the tub, bubbles already beginning to form.

The smell reached her nose and it reminded Hinata of vanilla and sugar. She was very curious as to why a man would have such a feminine scent for bubble bath soap. But she dismissed the thought for now as she had only wanted to relax for the moment. She looked and saw a towel rack with large white plush towels. Hinata grabbed one off of the rack and set it to the side.

With that done, she began to strip herself of her clothes, having forgotten to see if the door was locked. She made sure her short hair was up and out of the way so as to not get bubbles in it since she preferred to shower in the morning since it helped to wake her up.

Hinata set one foot into the tub and then the other. She eased yourself down into the warm water; laying her head against the headrest she had noticed when she first came here. She let out a sigh of contentment, her muscles relaxing and letting herself be at ease. After about a half an hour of just relaxing, Hinata finally let thoughts enter her mind.

'What am I going to do now?' she began thinking.

She had no idea of how to escape, nor did she have any idea as to how she was going to get out of working naked!

Hinata was so lost in thought that the clicking sound of the bathroom door opening hadn't reached her ears. Only when she heard it shut again, did she look up and gasp. Itachi was in the bathroom now, in nothing but his boxers. She quickly sat more upright and brought her knees up to her chest, with the bubbles thankfully covering anything he wasn't supposed to see.

'Wh-when did he w-wake up?' thought Hinata as her face darkened more and more.

Without a single glance her way and an apathetic face, he walked over to the shower and turned on the faucets. Once she saw his thumbs hook onto the elastic lining of his boxers, Hinata let out a small squeak and quickly closed her eyes while holding her head down. When she heard the sliding glass door open and close again, she barely peeked up to make sure he was in.

Seeing his silhouette in the glass, Hinata quickly grabbed the towel, stood up, and wrapped it around her. She picked her clothes up off of the floor, unplugged the bathtub, and ran out all within seconds. After shutting the door once again, she leaned on it, her head against it as well. She let out a couple of quick breaths, her face red from the heat and embarrassment.

Not wanting to stand there naked in a towel when Itachi got out, Hinata let it fall from herr body and quickly changed back into her clothes since she had no other ones. Just after she had put on her underwear and bra, she noticed a large black T-shirt and black silk shorts lying on the bed with a slip of white paper on top, next to a tray of food. Hinata walked over after having wrapped the towel around her again and picked up the note.

'Eat and wear these to bed tonight.' was all the note said.

Hinata was surprised at the small act of kindness and was eager to accept it since sleeping in her clothes wouldn't be as comfortable and she was really hungry. She dropped the towel once more and hurriedly put on the shirt and shorts. After that, she began to eat the delicious food.

Just as she finished, Hinata could no longer hear the sound of running water, and so she figured he was done in the shower. Hinata stood there, not knowing what else to do since it would have been too awkward to have been lying in his bed again. She had set the dinner tray on the night stand next to the table since she didn't want to leave the room and get Itachi angry.

After another minute of waiting, Itachi stepped out of the bathroom, now wearing a black wife beater with red silk pants. Hinata only stood next to the bed, on the side closer to the bathroom door. Itachi stood just out of the bathroom and smirked.

"You look good in my clothes." he said still holding that ever famous smirk.

Hinata blushed a little and quietly said "Th-thank you for b-borrowing me some clothes and f-for the f-food."

Itachi only scoffed at your remark.

"Do you know how difficult it would be to sleep with someone tossing and turning because they can't get comfortable and the with the noise of their stomach going all night?" he asked in more of a statement than a question so Hinata stayed silent. Continuing he said "I'm a light sleeper; I can feel every move that is made."

At the last statement, he was no longer smirking but had a serious face as though he was saying it as more of a warning than fun facts. Hinata gulped and nodded slowly, not meeting him in the eye but gazing at the floor instead. When she glanced up again, he was gone. She quickly turned around, noticing that he was already climbing in bed. He lay down on his side, his back to her again.

Hinata glanced at the clock to see that it was now a quarter after midnight. She stood there for five more minutes, not sure what to do.

"Are you just going to stand there all night or get into bed?" Itachi said in an angry voice.

Hinata had been looking around the dark room and looked over at him when she heard his voice and saw him glaring at her. A small blush of embarrassment came to her cheeks and she nodded meekly in response. After seeing her response, he turned back around and was silent again.

Hinata gently lifted the covers and slowly slid into the large bed. She lay down as close to the edge as she could, so as to not get too close to Itachi again. She was lying there for about ten to fifteen minutes, just listening to Itachi's even breathing. She was thinking of how he wasn't so bad. He gave her food, clothes, and was now even sharing her bed with her. Although he turned his head, Hinata had still caught a glimpse of the ever so light pink that grazed his cheeks after she thanked him. After a bit more thinking, sleep finally claimed her.

Hinata began having one of those pleasant dreams that were very rare for anyone to have. In her dream, she was sitting with the person she loved most in the world in a nice, cozy little home while the baby was sleeping in the next room over. As in most of these kinds of dreams people have of their treasured ones, she couldn't see his face but she just knew the love was there.She was curled up against her loved one while sitting on the couch. Hinata leaned up and gave him a small peck on the lips. Then the baby began to cry from the next room over, wanting to be fed.

Hinata woke up at the sound of the baby in her dream and sat there groggily. She looked around, not knowing where she was since she was still mostly asleep. She looked over and saw Itachi lying on his back, with his eyes still closed.

He knew it was safe to sleep with Hinata in the room since he knew she couldn't hurt him even if she tried.

Hinata kneeled and crawled the short distance that separated the two of them, not really knowing what she was doing since she was sleep walking…crawling. Once she was kneeled above him, Hinata stayed like that with her eyes glazed over. She was still in her dream, with her 'beloved'.

Sensing that someone was looking at him, Itachi woke up and saw Hinata kneeling there just staring at him.

"What are you doing?" he asked with a small growl hidden in his voice.

He was angry with the fact that Hinata woke him up and now she was staring at him with a weird look in her eyes.

Hinata however, was still dreaming and a small soft smile went on her face with her eyes still glazed over. Itachi looked at her questioningly but was thrown for a loop when he heard a small phrase come from her lips.

"I love you."

After saying that Hinata closed her eyes and bent down. Itachi was shocked as her soft lips touched his in a light kiss. He didn't have time to react since Hinata then pulled away within a split second.

She then lay back down with her head on his shoulder, cuddling up to him again. Itachi lay there, shock and a 'what the hell just happened' look spread across his face when it finally registered.

'She's still sleeping.' he thought as he rubbed his forehead with his free hand. 'This is punishment to me, not her.'

In the end, he let Hinata stay like that and fell back asleep as well.