Complex

Chapter 7- Sunday Clean

'Finding treasure in the rough'

Hinata finally woke that morning, knowing she had no work today, thinking she might as well take the opportunity to clean her very over due apartment. 'last nice was really the best. I never had such a good time with someone, wow, Sasuke's so'- Hinata hesitated in her thoughts, knowing she was getting a little over her head, they were only friends and she was no way going to push this any further unless he did. She knew the last time she did that is was beyond embarrassing, this time she would hold the safety card and wait for him to make a move instead; yet, she had gave him a kiss on the cheek? He didn't jump away in disgust? perhaps he felt the same but was just like herself? too afraid to ruin anything they had for something they didn't know would work? 'Stop thinking so hard Hinata, look at the state of your apartment? time to finish this mess!' Her mind making the decision for her.

Hinata had placed on her loose black training pants and her matching strappy vest and started to get ready for a very well needed clean out. Sarting with the laundry.

After they were washed, she hung them out on the small balcony outside her window, not nearly enough for anyone to move around on; but ideal for exactly this, laundry.

Taking up all her rugs and mats, taking the beater, headed to the front door; where she thought nobody would mind as she had all the washing out on the balcony.

As she was beating her mat and dust was flying up, she heard a very obvious cough being let out in front of her. Looking up to see Sasuke, eyes clamped shut with a trash bag in his hand.

" Oh! Sasuke! I'm so sorry! I was just patting these mats down I-" feeling so stupid for doing it out in the hallway.

"yeah..th-that's okay" trying not to breath in anymore dust than she had already got out of the mat.

" Why are you doing it in the Hallway anyway? It'll just leave it out your front door?" He was right.

" I know, it's just all my washing is out on the line and I didn't want to pat it out the window. I was going to clean this up afterwards." Explaining what she really needed to explain.

"ah! I see. Still...thats some dust? seems you haven't done it in some time" laughing gently at her sheepish smile.

They had both started talking so normally to each other, which Hinata was glad over what happened last night, thankful it hadn't made him feel uncomfortable about it.

"So. Would..you..like some help?" Thinking it would give him more time with her.

" You would help me? with all of this?" Perplexed he would want to help clean her shameful apartment. Sasuke chuckled on the side of her question.

" Yes. First I just need to put this down the shoot." Letting him pass with his trash.

" So, what needs doing then?" Asking enthusiastically.

"You really want to help, I didn't think it was a guy thing?" Questioning why he wanted to.

"It isn't really, but it doesn't look like your thing either. So, I could help shorten something we both dislike doing!" It made sense, maybe it would cut time to do other more interesting things.

Wow....Hinata what are you thinking about here? Going out or something, not that!...well...maybe...sometime...' Hinata couldn't believe she had thought of wanting to do that right now, she sharply cut it from her mind.

"What do you want me to start on?" Looking for instructions as she walked him into her apartment, now he took more time to look around and he really did like it.

" You know, I never took notice of your apartment last night, but it's a nice place you've got." The walls were bland except for one, which was purple, it seemed to compliment her perfectly. The floors were the same as his own. The only difference he could notice was she had sliding doors to all her rooms, her bedroom didnt't it seemed to be part of her living room, set in the corner. He hadn't noticed before, but their were huge drapes above him tied up; figuring they must have been like voiles let down at night to give some privacy while sleeping he supposed.

The only door closed seemed to be one that could have only been the bathroom, the kitchen was open like his, opening to the living room.

"Thanks. Ehm? you can start with my room if you want, It only needs a dusting and a little cleaning not much." Sasuke was surprised she would allow him to clean her room, yet, it wasn't his apartment so, she probably didn't have things hidden like he did, she seemed to honest for that.

" You don't mind someone cleaning your room?" Having to ask.

" You not someone, your a friend. Besides I have nothing in there for you to find anyway." Giving him a sneaky grin.

Now he wondered did she have something like a secret box with all her secrets locked in it, best not to dwell on it too long.

"Okay. I'll start there then" Wondering what he could possibly clean in a corner, even if it could be called a room? Nevertheless he cleaned happily around her bed.

He tried to avoid it, but it was right there at the side of her bed. A pink lacy bra, it was extremely girly, and yet he thought it would be something she would look incredibly good in. Trying not to be phased by it, even though it made him slightly heated, picked it up and handed it to Hinata.

"This is yours." It was short and he went back to cleaning as not to look at her feeling completely embarrassed by having had her bra in his hands. He hoped she didn't think he was routing for those kinda things purposely.

"Sorry, I should have warned you before. I tend to do that, a lot, sorry!" She noticed he just gave a little hand gesture as 'fine' and let him continue on, not wanting to embarrass him anymore than he must have been.

There wasn't much more to do in Hinata's apartment, she had finished the kitchen so quickly, her bathroom was already clean, which surprised him for it to be the only one not a mess. Everything was almost done, floors clean, kitchen, room, washing out. It was really done, the living room was fine, nothing more than a few magazines and the odd CD around, but he gathered that was Hinata's little chill out section and would leave that there. She had almost all of it on her own and he really felt like he had done nothing, so he suggested a break would be called for now.

"Hey, feel like taking a break for a while?" She turned round to face him as she climbed back in from the balcony with some of the laundry. Hinata really wanted to go out, especially since it was so beautiful out there.

" Sure, let me just put these away. Then i'll just put on some clothes." He eyed her a moment, seeing she had clothes on, then, women always put something else on when going out.

" Right, I'll wait." She smiled, heading to a small closet with across from her bed to where she had her clothes. Taking some jeans and a yellow t-shirt and heading to the bathroom.

" I'll only be a minute" Sasuke knew she would be longer.

Hinata was dressed in no time, but decided to put a little make-up when going out. Nothing much, just some soft pink lipgloss and light peachy eyeshadow, and only a little mascara.

She felt ready, everything looked okay, time to go.

When she came out, Sasuke stood up, he was staring again. He couldn't help it, that yellow t-shirt just looked really good on her, she made anything she put on look really good. It made him always want to take them off though, funny that.

"Let's go then." Walking past him, not knowing he was watching her saw her hips, giving him very naughty thoughts indeed at their motion.

After Sasuke was outside her apartment, Hinata locked up. They headed down the stairs and out into the street.

" Where are we going then?" Wondering where they were really going, if he had even thought of anywhere.

" We'll head to the bay, there's a great snack bar. You might have been before?" did she.

" I've never really been down the bay, only with you , and only passing by, I never stopped in at any of the stores or anything." Never, really?

"Oh. Well, now you are. C'mon." She followed him through the endless streets, their were many people around and they were walking quite close to each other. It was such a nice day out, Hinata couldn't help but notice all the couples...Everywhere! It didn't bother her, not much.

The arrived at the bay eventually, heading towards a little snack bar, until, Hinata spotted someone up ahead of them; walking there way. There was no mistaking that hair, pink as candyfloss, she could not believe of all time she would bump into her.

She stopped, Sasuke had only walked a few steps before turning round to see a very distressed looking Hinata. He walked back.

"What's wrong? Do you not want to go to the snack bar?" She was staring straight through him, obviously not listening, until she answered him.

" It's Sakura! She 's walking towards us." Very blank with a slight venom in her voice.

He couldn't help it, he looked round, there was no need to look far with hair like that, it stuck out quite clearly. He turned back round to Hinata.

"Just pretend to be in deep conversation with me, she might just walk by?" Leaning near her, grabbing her gaze finally. She was finding it hard as she was just coming up to them, her heart pounded at the thoughts of running into after all this time. Many things started to run through her mind; I hope she walks, what if she comes over to talk? do I look okay? god if Sasuke sees her, he'll be hers as soon as she looks at him? what-

Her thoughts were cut off when the inevitable happened, Sakura had noticed Hinata, out of sheer confidence she walked upto her and Sasuke.

"Hinata? It is you? It's been so long?" She felt sick, she knew she was going to have to be nice to her.

" Hi! it's good to see you again, How are you?" As if she wanted to strike up conversation with her. Sasuke looked at Hinata trying to bare this, through her teeth.

" yeah I've been good, I've been good." Clearly she wasn't.

An awkward kind of silence surrounded them until Sakura spoke again.

"I've met you before? Sasuke right?" Clearly knowing it was him.

"yes we have, Naruto." He was very short with her.

"Right! Naruto, it's been a while." trying not to let it show they were on/off in a way, mostly off.

"Well, I'll let you two get on now. It was nice to see you again Hinata, we should meet up again sometime?" Hinata didn't really want to say what she was about to.

"Yeah, that'd be nice." It really wouldn't this was enough.

"Nice to see you again too Sasuke." Hinata found that very suggestive, Sasuke wasn't bothered; he simply gestured his hand and smirked.

After Sakura had left, Hinata wasn't feeling in the best of moods, but tried to keep up appearances. She didn't want Sasuke to start thinking she was a mood killer.

"So! Where's this snack bar of yours?" Smiling yet her eyes said it all.

" It's that one there." Pointing over to a small bar on near the corner, yet feeling she wasn't that enthusiastic about this after all.

When they reached the bar, Hinata took a seat near the window while waiting for Sasuke to bring over their food, which she told him just to get anything with chocolate. He found it cute, yet sad that meeting someone, who in his eyes really didn't compare to her; had made her so upset.

"Here, This is the biggest slice I could get. Their were two kids annoying me behind about hurrying up and to 'not hog all the cake'" She couldn't resist smiling at the thought of Sasuke hurrying up for two greedy kids.

"hm. thanks." Still not convinced chocolate cake was going to make her smile.

"oh! I also got the last cookie too, if you want it, I'm not a very big chocolate fan so you can have it." Handing her a small little food bag with a large cookie in it, now she smiled.

"At least that made you smile." He had to say it.

" thank you, for some reason you always get me to smile, even for a cookie." They both chuckled lightly.

Sasuke was eating a bowl of popcorn and potato chips, which she didn't know he liked, but apparently did. Hinata was eating the cake, slowly. After they eventually finished, they headed out, food had been paid for at the counter by Sasuke, which Hinata told him he didn't have to but he had wanted to. For some time, neither spoke, they just walked by each other, not really knowing what to do. Sasuke didn't know it had bothered him so much to see her so down, so sad. Without really thinking it through, he wrapped his arm over her shoulder, hanging on the other side casualy. Hinata woke up instantly to look at him, but he was pretending to look elsewhere. She strangely never said anything and let him continue to put his arm around her shoulders, while walking the complete way back to their apartment block. It was mid-evening and the sun was fading after been out nearly all day, yet Hinata was thankful it was going as it meant night was coming and she could hit bed and hopefully just get back to normal when going to work the next day.

Once the reached the stairs, He removed his arm and Hinata headed to her own apartment, not really thinking that hardly on anything, well, besides Sakura. Sasuke wondered if it was really just Naruto turning her down and Sakura going with him, or if there was more to it than that, though, he wanted to ask; he didn't.

There was one thing was thinking about doing to make her mind stop thinking on the pink-haired one, and he battled hard trying to decide if he should or shouldn't and then his rebel inside argued what was the worse thing that could happen? so he did.

Hinata opened her door but was stopped when Sasuke grabbed her hand, pulling her back ever so slightly. She glanced down then at him, wondering what this was about.

" Sas-?" Hinata was cut off when she felt his lips press with a little force against her own. He was kissing her, and one momen she thought about pulling away, but then again, why?

HIs hand grasped the back of her head, holding her fallen hair in his hands as well, while the other one still held her hand.

Hinata had lost all thought of anything in her mind, nothing was there, no thought at all, only him and him still kissing her. She felt her legs go weak, but she held up as he pressed a little more into her lips as if trying to taste her. That's when she felt it. His tongue pressing her lips, grazing the bottom, almost begging to open, without thought Hinata's lips opened to him, granting him what he wanted. She was now so lost, time itself was irrelevant. His tongue smoothed over her own, which in sync followed his movement and into his own mouth, she couldn't help it, it was no control of her own anymore, it was her feelings guiding her now.

To Sasuke, her response only made him burn inside, feeling it heat in places that needed to cool down. When the time came they needed air, they both released from each others serpent tongue's and the moist clasp of their lips to catch their breath and slowly breath onto each others faces, forehead's leaning onto one another.

Hinata still slightly breathless as Sasuke was after such an intense kiss that he thought was only meant to be just a tender kiss of affection, that turned into a blazing match of passion. He knew he had to pull away when he did, not just for air, but he didn't want to push any further, still knowing Hinata was still not in the place he was. Hinata had to ask.

" What...was...that for?" maintaining their foreheads still pressed together, as Sasuke finally looked directly into her eyes, they were drilling into him, all hazed and dark and inviting. His head was overloaded and he knew he needed to pull away now before things got too intense for both of them to handle.

He moved away, quite abruptly slightly setting Hinata off a bit.

" It was just to take your mind off of other things." It was at first, but not when his lips actually touched her own.

"What? w-" Hinata's head felt slightly dizzy, but she couldn't understand why he'd do it for a reason like that.

" Your my special Friend, it was a gift." And then he simply turned, huskily saying 'goodnight' and disappearing into his apartment, leaving a very confused and slightly annoyed Hinata. So, Hinata went inside her own apartment and dwelt over what just happened.

On the other side, Sasuke was not holding up very well, knowing from now on they weren't to get too close, that he couldn't allow her to get involved in his messed up self. And he knew, that she ever knew him and his messed up past, she would never want him anyway, so their friendship would have to go back to very basic levels; not the ones they were at now. it was back to the beginning again.