Here is the third chapter!

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Chapter 3: Males!

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"Did you find out who was snooping around in your business?"

Sasuke Uchiha wrapped his hands with bandages as he glared at his best friend, Naruto Uzumaki, who was a very talented ninja but like to gossip even worst than the girls in the village.

"Iie," said Sasuke irritated. "I don't care who's been in my business or why either." He then started packing his things in his pack for the mission.

"I stopped caring about what people think of me a very long time ago," said Sasuke. "And I thought you didn't either. What those people at ANBU headquarters think of me doesn't bother me."

Sasuke had graduated from the academy years ago and was now trying to be an ANBU captain. He had not been ANBU material at first because of his history of being a missing Nin for a few years. Even after Naruto brought him back and he had proven he was not going to leave the village again, he was not accepted yet, so the village council said.

This mission of getting rare articles from a secluded oasis in Suna would grant him captain and his own team so there was no messing up.

"Do you think it was Kiba poking around again?" asked Naruto.

"Does it matter?" asked Sasuke tossing Naruto some ropes. Sweat rolled down his face from being in the hot sun and he wiped it off with the back of his hand. "Undo those knots for me because I don't have the time, we're behind schedule."

"Hai," said Naruto and he furiously worked the knots of the ropes that they would probably need.

While he was doing that, Sasuke got all the supplies together and out of frustration, Naruto took out a kunai and sliced the rope, making Sasuke wince. He then had to stop himself from telling Naruto to be careful with the tent ropes because there was not enough money to replace the tents. They were barely making it as it was.

Naruto turned after putting away his kunai. "You know they won't care if you find anything in Suna," he said.

They were the village council who decided who got what rank missions and decided if they were a failed mission or not and who had completed.

Sasuke had already had an argument with them, been rejected and dismissed before he could even open his mouth to protest. His missions were not seen as important even though he had risked his life on many of them.

"I'm not going to Suna with the plan of proving anything to them, Naruto," said Sasuke. "I don't care if what I find makes me an ANBU captain anymore or I'd be no better than them."

"I guess so," Naruto agreed.

"I'm going to Suna to complete my mission and do my job, because what the council thinks means nothing to me."

"Oh really?" asked Naruto coiling the ropes. "Well you're a better person than I am, Sasuke because I'm going to Suna with a plan and that's to complete finding whatever the hell it is they want so I can rub it in their faces. Wouldn't it be great to see the look on their faces when we, the outcasts, find what they never could? You've gotta admit it, Sasuke." Naruto finished with a grin.

If what Naruto had said wasn't what he was thinking too, Sasuke would have laughed.

"You'd like that, wouldn't you?"

Sasuke refused to answer Naruto. He could not make this mission more personal than it already was for the sake of the mission.

"The council could have at least heard you out about what you found," Naruto said.

"I don't care."

The truth was that Sasuke did care even more than Naruto that the council had shot down his completed missions that he had worked so hard to finish and it greatly annoyed him that they gave permission to Kiba Inuzuka for him to go to Suna before him. The man liked his dog better than anything else and paid more attention to his looks now than his work all because of who he was marrying.

Sasuke would be surprised to find under Kiba's nails dirty now. He had no idea what Kiba was doing in Suna all this time; probably sitting on his ass ordering his team to do all the work with his new found Hyuga authority.

"They should have given you permission," Naruto ground out as he continued to coil up the ropes and fold the tent canvass and Sasuke had to wonder if he was that easy to read.

He did not answer and let it slide again because it would do no good to brood over it when he did it enough already. "I think we're missing a rope for one of the hammocks," Naruto told him. "But who'll realize until we put them up."

Sasuke sighed. "Whatever."

"It'll be amazing if we get everything ready by tomorrow," said Naruto.

Sasuke knew he wasn't joking about it. Looking at the coils of rope, canvass and hammocks, Sasuke had to wonder why he needed as many as he did. With his bad luck lately, he wouldn't be surprised if all of the supplies ran out and the tents and hammocks dry rotted, forcing them to crawl back to Konoha on their all fours.

Beggars didn't have a choice; be choosers. Sasuke walked over to where he had tossed his ANBU armor over a tree stump and draped it over his shoulders.

"I'm going for the food supplies."

"Send Fatty," Naruto called after him. "He knows where to go."

"No, he's saying goodbye to his girl, Ino," said Sasuke. "And everyone else has something to do so I'll go."

Sasuke did not even bother putting on his black cowl inside and just left the armor open, not caring to zip it up. Half of ANBU when off duty wore their armor open on a hot day like today.

The sun was broiling hot and Sasuke was not any cooler with the armor open, not even for his name sake. All that was missing was the Devil because he doubted even the sinners would have wanted to be in Konoha and Sasuke did not even want to imagine what Suna was like right now.

"I'll set up everything while you're gone then," Naruto offered.

"Hai, I'll be back," said Sasuke walking away. "Don't get into any trouble while I'm gone."

Naruto was that kind of person, always getting into trouble for a prank or because of a disagreement. He had the world on his shoulders being a container but Sasuke could not have a better friend and team mate at his side for the mission.

"Would I do that?" Naruto mocked as he looked up at the sky squinting. "Damn! This sun is too hot."

Sasuke looked at all the supplies and equipment and his heart beat sped up with excitement. He was going to complete this without fail.

As soon as all the tents were folded and the ropes were coiled, Sasuke made one final inspection. He couldn't wait to be away from the glares of the villagers and the council and other ANBU's snide remarks.

This was his chance to prove he was back in Konoha to stay- until he got wind of his brother's whereabouts and be ANBU captain to make everyone eat their words. Who cared about Kiba Inuzuka and his high and mighty father-in-law?

Sasuke felt pride in himself for not allowing anyone to ruin his plans and it certainly showed in his stride as he left to get the food supplies. Nothing would stop him when he had Kami on his side.

No one really talked about Sasuke Uchiha, but from what she had gathered, he was one not to be messed with. He was the son of the Uchiha leader and brother of an S class missing Nin. From what she heard, his parents had left him money, but since he had to live off of it from the time of their death, it was nearly gone.

From the sound of it, he spent most of what was left on buying supplies for the mission he was going on. She also heard that he was the best friend of Naruto Uzumaki, one of the most reckless ninjas in Konoha.

Hinata didn't give a frig if Naruto was a demon himself, nor did she care who Sasuke Uchiha associated with or if he had been a traitor before because all she wanted was to join him on his mission. Sasuke Uchiha was of no concern to her other than that, neither was any other man.

She hated all of them, everyone one of the males and damned them to hell.

Sasuke's team was supposed to leave either today or tomorrow; Hinata just hoped she wouldn't get left behind. She already had all of her stuff with her incase Sasuke thought to say no to her and even if he did, she had come prepared to use some persuasion to get him to let her go with his team.

Hinata even opened an account for Sasuke and put a hefty sum of money in it and walked with more should he object. After all, she was heir for nothing, she learned from her father how to negotiate quite well.

She would offer him just enough and no more than that. It was a good plan; he needed the money from what the letter said and she had it. He just couldn't refuse because she could not afford him to. As far as she saw it, it was a mutual benefit for the both of them.

Hinata left her three bags with Neji a little way from the gate and walked around, trying to find where Sasuke Uchiha's team was and she was glad she did. Even Konoha was a peaceful village, that didn't mean there weren't thieves and robbers around.

As if to prove her point, Hinata felt a tugging on the small purse she was carrying and looked down to see a little girl. Oh no, this purse had way too much money in it and so she yanked her hand away from the child, causing the girl to fall back on her behind.

Hinata did not mean to be so cruel, but the little girl looked up at her in fear and bolted from her in a flash before she could do anything. Either way, she still did not appreciate anyone tugging at what was hers, the child should have asked.

Looking down, Hinata saw she dropped the piece of paper she was given by a villager that was to pinpoint where Sasuke's team usually met.

When she did she looked at the directions again to see she was nearby and saw a man passing her way.

"Ne, excuse me," she said, trying to get his attention but the man walked right past her, not even looking back as though he was in a great hurry and all Hinata could do was stare at his back.

Hinata was not the kind of person to get offended, but she'd never seen someone so outwardly unmannerly. Lifting her kimono, Hinata quickly walked after him to tell him a piece of her mind for such rudeness. She had simply called to him to ask a simple question and he just ignored her.

"Oi!" she called, but the man just walked along at his fast pace.

Frustrated and deciding not to bother, Hinata turned around to stomp away when she hit smack into something solid that she was sure was not there before and she felt that she hit her cheek on a chin.

"Itai!" she cried and almost fell back when strong arms held her steady and it was definitely male by the feel of muscles.

"Eep!" Oh it was definitely male alright.

His ANBU armor was undone and he wore no cowl inside, that was the first thing she noticed. Hinata blinked and then was caught up at staring at a very toned, muscular chest, skin tanned by the sun as though he had been in the sun for hours and suddenly, the heat stifled her.

"Oh Kami!" she said more to herself than anything.

Hinata just stood there completely stunned rubbing her cheek bone with one hand while she held the piece of paper with directions in the other.

"Hn."

"G-gomen," Hinata stuttered, not even looking up at his face because she was transfixed at the sight of his biceps.

She had to wonder if people were allowed to walk around like that without being charged. Glancing up at him with flaming cheeks, Hinata saw the darkest eyes she'd ever seen, onyx eyes that held pure amusement.

It was already a hot day and the silk kimono made it worse, she could not find where Sasuke Uchiha and his team were meeting, a child nearly robbed her and now this man was highly amused that she had bumped into him for not minding her business. She was not in the mood, but it was her fault.

She knew she must have looked like a giddy little girl, but not even her father walked around like that. Not even Neji unless it was late at night or when he was sleeping and she made a point to avoid him out of modesty.

Completely flustered, Hinata looked up at him, hating him for being a male, damn the species. He held her still as his gaze flickered down to hers then to where her hand was…on his bare chest. She could now see the full smirk he produced and blushed even more.

"Gomen!" she squeaked and tried to free herself of his arms. "Do you mind?" she asked.

"No, not really," he answered without any hint of caring. "It was no problem at all." He said smirking even more wickedly.

Hinata blushed furiously and she was so angry at her situation her tongue tied. Damn all males!

"I can you are certainly no gentleman," said Hinata with an angry pout.

"I never said I was," he said with a mocking voice.

Hinata stepped back from him, trying to regain her lost composure but somehow the distance was not enough.

"I don't think you should be walking around like that," said Hinata seething at him. She was never this kind of person but he brought out the worst very easily. "There should be a law against exposing yourself."

"Oh really, by who? I highly doubt anyone would care about my 'state of undress,'" the man said with arched eyebrows and irritating her even more.

Never in Hinata's life had she instantly hated someone like she did this extremely rude person. He grated her nerves with his bluntness and devious smirks.

"You really think you're funny?" asked Hinata with narrowed eyes.

"Actually, I don't," he said. "But if you find it amusing, I can't help that." And his eyes said it all even if his face was mostly expressionless, he was laughing at her. Hinata wanted nothing more than to juuken him right in the face and stun the look of his face

"You are rude," Hinata accused.

"And you are blushing," the man said. "You are Hyuga, right? What's your name?"

"That's none of your business," Hinata said. "And I'm not blushing." But even as she denied it, she could feel the rising hest and tingling in her cheeks. "I don't even know why I'm talking to you; I have to be somewhere else."

She did not even bother to ask him for directions, she just needed to get away from him. Hinata tried to go around him, but he went the same way and out of instinct, they both went the other way. Not being able to bare his presence any longer, Hinata touched him to keep him steady for her to pass.

"Gomen, but I need to go," she said, but it was then that she realized she was once again touching his bare chest again and flinched away as though scorched and caused a light 'hn' of a chuckle from him.

Hinata pushed past him, not even looking back at the man even though she could still hear the soft chuckle from him. She would be very glad if she never saw him again and even that seemed to be too soon. Rude, arrogant being.

She did not care if he had the most beautiful dark eyes she had ever seen or the most entrancing lips and features. He was too blunt for her liking and too mocking as well. Her cheeks flared at the mere memory of when his gaze met hers.

"Hyuga!" she heard him call, but Hinata refused to look his way after he had already ruined her day and sped up her pace as did the rude person whose attention she was trying to catch earlier as she clutched her purse tighter… her purse? Where was it?

She turned around quickly, her breath hitched to realize she no longer held the purse that had all her money in it, only to see the same man, holding up her purse with two fingers and he was smirking.

"Gomen, but you dropped something," he called from his spot.

Hinata marched right over to him and snatched her purse, stomping away to leave him staring at her with those deep, dark eyes.

All men were the same. Arrogant and teasing the whole lot of them. She had no idea why Kiba was sent down to Suna to find out ancient things about ninjas. All he had to do was look around him, because men certainly had not changed or progressed that far.

And that is the end of the third chapter. On I go to start writing Princess Hina.

It seems readers and writers have fallen off a cliff or something. There are fewer updates and fewer reviews than usual these past two weeks. I don't know, maybe it's because of exams or something but if it is good luck.

If you have not read Hinata the Vamp or Princess Hina, please do so I think they're pretty good from the reviews they have.

Until next week…

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