The Valiant

The bathroom was a bit small and stuffy, the tiles which were once white had turned yellow with age and the sink was cracked, the toilet was the newest thing in the bathroom, black and metallic looking. The only appealing thing in the bathroom was the old antique bathtub with it's strange flower shaped golden knobs. Sasuke often relaxed here-his brother's bathroom had been updated much more then Sasuke's had, but the boy liked the old tub and decided he could deal with the rest of the disaster.

Hinata lowered herself into the warm bath, sitting with her legs drawn up to her chest as Sasuke climbed in behind her with a wash cloth and some body wash. "I'll get your back." He said as he lowered the cloth into the water, then brought it up and squeezed some of the Ax body wash onto it. The strong spicy smell made Hinata's nose tickled a bit but when Sasuke's expert hands massaged the warm cloth onto her cold skin she sighed deeply relaxing. It didn't matter that she would smell like a boy now.

"So gathering from the bloody panties-it was your first time?"

Hinata nodded moving her hair so that he could message the wash cloth on her tense shoulders. "Yeah."

"That's so fucked." He said as he abandoned the wash cloth and massaged her shoulders with his calloused hands instead. Working on a tight knot he smirked when he heard her yelp. "Sorry."

"It's ok." She said sighing. Her fingers tapped together for a moment, slightly embarrassed before she decided to lean back so that her back was flushed against his chest. "I just want to rest here in the water for a while." She said as his hands rested on her stomach. He traced the star tattoo there with his finger, slowly, making her shiver.

"Something tells me that we should have made this a bubble bath." He said with a hint of amusement in his voice.

"Why didn't you?"

"I ran out of Mrs. Bubble yesterday." He whispered. The dregs of sleep were still pulling at his burning black eyes and his head was swimming with thoughts and a throbbing pain. "It'd be real nice for this hangover I've got."

"Yeah."

"What are you going to do Hinata? You can call the police and get that ass-hole arrested or you can let me handle it. I wouldn't be against killing anyone-perhaps I can fuck him raw? That'd teach him. A bleeding ass-hole would teach him."

Hinata sighed loudly against his chest. The warm water rippled with every deep breath she took. "No-I just want to forget it ever happened…maybe if I forget then I wont hurt anymore."

"That wont work Hinata."

"I know."

Outside the bathroom door, down the stairs, out the house, a girl knocked on the door. She looked at her pump encased feet, fixing her pink sundress for the third time before knocking again. Her pink hair was swept up in a single bun, her eyes were lightly painted with a pink hue, her lips were only glossed. Her wide forehead was half covered by her pink fake diamond headband.

Sakura looked up at the old worn wooden door and made a slight grating noise. 'So this is where my Sasuke lives?' she thought. 'It must be horrible to live in such an old dump. I don't know how anyone could call this charming.'

Her fingers touched the ancient glass knob with her cold fingers, tracing the delicate corners. Then the knob was suddenly out of her reach when a very wet, very naked-except for the towel-Sasuke answered the door. His hair was all down reaching the nape of his neck in inky black ripples, his pale face was slightly flushed, however she barely noticed his face, her eyes going over his lean, muscular chest and landing on a lock tattoo over his heart.

"Sakura?"

She looked up. "I was in the area and well decided to just stop by. It's been a long time since we've hung out."

He narrowed his eyes. "Hn."

She blushed. "Well uh…I was wondering if you'd like to have lunch today. Since it's Saturday and all…"

"Hn."

"I could make some sandwiches."

"Hn."

"Get some whine from my Father's cellar."

"Hn."

"And I could even drive us to the park-ya know for a picnic…spring is the best time to have a picnic."

"Hn."

She bunched her hands into fists for a moment. "Why wont you answer me Sasuke? I mean sure your smart and talented and sexy, but that will only get you so far unless you know how to communicate! I don't even know why I waste my time on you anymore-I mean I could be dating anyone I want!"

Her face was red with anger. "You know Lee, the popular track runner? Yeah, he wants me…so does the football captain Kiba Inuzuka! Even that soccer dweeb Naruto wants me!"

Sasuke scowled down at her. 'Naruto?' He thought to himself. Naruto, who had been so gentle with him, Naruto, whom had touched him in such a way that the number of girls that Sasuke had ever slept with had been forgotten as soon as the blondes mouth encased him in pure hot lustful ecstasy. "Sakura?"

She looked up, her cheeks still flushed and her eyes holding unshed tears. "What?"

He leaned forward, so close that his lips were merely an inch from hers. Her eyes closed hopefully. "Sakura…"

"Sasuke…"

"…I don't fuck losers." He finished before he slammed the door in her face.

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She so deserved that! Review and I will continue!