A/N: Next chappy!
Warnings: A bit of lime in this one. HEY! I'm at chapter fifteen and there hasn't been any, that is odd for me because I love my smut. Have fun reading. This chapter is almost 9k words, I feel accomplished.
Disclaimer: Don't own.
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Chapter Fifteen
"Thank you," Hinata meant for more than the work on her ribs. She would still be a bit sore for a day or two but she was almost as good as new. Ino gave a smile before leaving to tend to the others. They would be on foot the rest of the way and the break was long enough to get them back on their feet and to grant a brief rest. Needing a few moments alone, she moved away from the spot to find a bush.
Everything had happened so fast, her mind was in a whirl. Instead of being forced to wed or run off alone, she was surrounding by friends. Not only friends but Sasuke had shown up. She was just as shocked by his appearance as she was that the others had agreed to come along. Ino seemed to trust their decision to follow for now. It was nice to know that they wouldn't be alone. Finished with the bush, she went to the stream to wash her hands.
"We should fill up the rest of these as well." Sasuke spoke sensing her coming into the clearing and stepping up behind him. His brother was busy talking to the Nara and Ino was tending to those that had gotten hurt. He had asked the others for their canteens in order to get them fresh supplies. It would be a few hours until they reached the hideout and there wouldn't be any fresh water until they got there.
"Okay," she knelt down to wash off her hands. There was seven canteens minus her own, she didn't mind helping. The seconds ticked by while both placed the containers under the water and waited.
"My brother says there is a hideout not too far from here and it should be in working condition. It is large enough for all of us until we decide on a permanent base of operation." Sasuke screwed the top on the canteen, not liking the frown she carried. Had she not wanted him to arrive?
That was good to know, she didn't feel like being on the move constantly. She wasn't sure what to say to him so she gave a nod. The last time they had spoken she had been told that she wasn't wanted. Had he come simply because she could turn into an asset? "Thank you for coming."
"Don't thank me," he didn't want her thanks. He didn't want her gratitude, he wanted her loyalty and her affections. "We were greatly at fault for you being in that predicament. I spoke out of anger and because of it you ended up almost married to another. We both know that married or not, as soon as they saw your eye you would become a target."
"Most likely and it was our fault. We should have known that we wouldn't be able to return and leave again. We wanted to know what was happening and Ino was worried about her mother." Hinata finished the last canteen that belonged to Choji. "If you wouldn't have come when you did."
"It is done," He would have sought out Orochimaru to see if he had any spare sharingans. It wouldn't have been the same but it would work to keep her from being blind in one eye. They had made it in time and she was safe, she had chosen him. Sasuke had no idea why she would. They had never been that close and being with him meant a difficult life. Did she realize that he had meant what he had said? The message he had given to the others hadn't been to get a rise out of them.
"What do you think they will do?" Hinata stood, taking the ones she had filled. Those they had left behind wouldn't be happy about the situation.
"They will assume what they will and continue to follow orders. Are you concerned about them being angry with you?" Sasuke didn't give a shit if they were upset with him. He would go his own way and the two could be pissed that he had chosen another over Sakura. "Are you concerned that now they will assume that we've had something going all along?"
"Oh, I haven't thought about that but they will. Y..you hugged me and what you said, they will think we are already together. I don't mind but it will make your betrayal worse in their eyes." She knew both well and they would be angry with her too. Her conscious was clear because she hadn't been messing around with anyone else and her reasons for leaving had nothing to do with Sasuke. He just happened to be someone she could depend on and also had something at stake. They were in this together and it was comforting to know that he cared enough to assist her if she was in trouble, no matter his motives.
"I embraced you," A hug is what you do with a friend, she was not his friend. An ally perhaps but his intentions towards her weren't the least bit friendly. He would call Ino a friend, how he saw Hinata was not the same. She was different, "we should get back so we can make it to the hideout around noon."
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"Was all that really necessary?" Itachi began the lecture the moment they were safe back inside the hidden base. It was one they had chosen after deciding that they were going to collect the two. They had picked it out because it was extremely hard to find because of the minerals in the mountain side made it hard for most users to detect what was below. There was enough room for all of them, if they bunked. The Akatsuki weren't going to be using it again, so it was free for them to squat in.
"Yes," Sasuke responded to the prodding at his behavior. Yes, he had wanted to hammer the nail home while he could. He wanted the other two to realize that he had done exactly what they had accused him of doing some time ago. He was going to take Hinata from Naruto but for more than a casual fling. "If not then he would be all anxious to come rescue her, still believing that they are meant to be together. I will leave no room for doubt as to what my intentions are where she is concerned."
"That doesn't mean you have to try to goad him into taking action. No need in stating that you are going to cherish anything. You should have just announced your intent to fuck her while you were at it." Itachi propped his legs up hearing the snicker from nearby. The shadow-nin and the dog tamer were sitting on the other couch listening in to their discussion. The large male was watching over the artist, while the females were making use of the bathing room.
"Well, then he won't misinterpret my words then if that much was clear." Sasuke turned to the two that were watching, "what are you doing here anyways? Weren't you all part of the group that was tracking me a while back?"
"Yes, we were, but what does that have to do with anything?" Shikamaru crossed his arms, not intimidated by the two. He was curious as to how the elder brother was walking around but wasn't going to pry. He trusted Ino and she said it was a long and not worth telling story, because the guy was a prick.
"You just betrayed your Hokage and your village, one can't help but to wonder why." Itachi was curious why they would chose to help the two and then continue to follow. Their names would be filed with the others.
"I'll tell you if you tell us how you knew where to find us." Shikamaru asked. They had shown up at the right time to be of assistance. From what he got from Ino, the two had asked them to leave so why show up to help?
"We were almost back to the village when Ino's mother contacted me. She let us know which direction your group was headed and what was going on. We merely turned to intercept and came upon the fight in time." Sasuke was thankful for the woman's thoughtfulness. He would have been pissed if Hinata would have been injured that severely but it wouldn't have changed anything.
"I see," Shikamaru nodded, accepting that answer. "Ino's mother came to Choji and myself when Hinata was more or less given no choice but to accept Naruto's proposal. We knew Kiba wouldn't agree with what they were doing, so we talked to him next. Karui is Choji's fiancé so she said she didn't care what was going on but if Choji went anywhere, she was going. Ino overhead Tenten bitching about Hinata must not really want to marry Naruto since he's a dick that has constantly fawned over Sakura for years, so Ino spoke to her. Well, once she was on board, Sai kind of asked Ino about it, blushing when asking if Tenten sided with Hinata. It didn't take much to convince him to join when he realized Tenten was coming along."
"I thought he had a thing for Ino." Sasuke heard the seat shift beside him. He was almost positive that the artist had something going for the blonde girl. What was his interest in Buns?
"I honestly think he isn't sure who he likes. I know he likes Ino but Tenten has been pursuing him rather aggressively, which gets him flustered. I think since she managed to give him his first erection, he is swaying more towards Tenten these days." Shikamaru hoped that was the case.
"Then he is allowed to remain," Sasuke answered for his brother. He hadn't been the only one concerned or remorseful about the incident. His temper had pushed her out the door and back to Konoha. Things could have turned out worse, she could have lost an eye, or married Naruto. He could have gotten her another eye easily, but she might not appreciate being kidnapped before being able to consummate her vows. It was in his favor that she had chosen to run instead of attending the wedding.
"That comment have anything to do with the kiss we witnessed?" Shikamaru directed the question to the brother. It had been a simple kiss, but it was still a kiss. Sadly, that show hadn't held the same impact as Sasuke's parting statement. There were two back in Konoha that were going to be rabid after hearing about this. Sasuke was letting Naruto know that he had won, he had the girl. Not only did he have her, he was going to marry her. He was going to marry her and 'cherish her'. Which to any jealous man boasted of seriously enjoying her sexually to the point of never allowing anyone else to ever have her.
"Yes," Itachi left it at that. The blonde was his to figure out and the artist would do well to stay away. He'd figure her out, especially why she was one of the louder of the females. "She mentioned before running off that you were interested in seeing the ledgers."
"I am, is that alright?" Shikamaru wanted to see this evidence that had been collected against the five. He wanted to see with his own eyes what was so terrible. That was if he believed that what they had found really was the third's journal. He knew she wouldn't lie to him about what she had read but it didn't sit well with him. After doing some heavy thinking, he knew that it was more than possible. If one looked hard enough, one could see the injustice the village made them live with every day.
"You may see them one at a time, simply because I do not trust you as she does. If anything is tampered with, even your relationship with her will not save you." Itachi wouldn't have any of them trying to destroy what evidence they had. It might never be used but it had been left for them to find.
"Hey Sasuke, what do you have to eat in this place?" Kiba was starving and with the ruckus the girls were making, they wouldn't be making dinner any time soon.
"Woof!" A flash of white skidded across the room before shaking off. The water slung everywhere, spraying the four occupants. Akamaru quickly searched for his owner and ran over with his treasure intact.
"What do you have here?" Kiba took the black cloth carefully from the large jaw. It was some kind of garment that was covered in lace. The smell was unmistakable, "What did you steal from her this time? Have you been a bad boy again? One of these days she's going to skin you. These are Hinata's?"
Sasuke watched the dog-user extend the edges of the material to reveal that it was a confiscated pair of panties, used panties. The outraged scream from the bathroom was confirmation that the dog had taken them without permission. Without having to say anything, he held out his hand for the garment. The damn thing was skimpy, there was nothing but a lacy string holding it together on the sides. It wasn't a thong but would probably show more than a normal bikini would. He tried not to think how the fanged asshole had recognized the scent coming from the panties.
"She might want them back," Itachi pointed out the obvious seeing his brother stash the garment into his pocket. Really? He was going to keep them? Wasn't it easier just to try to get into them? "If I catch you sniffing them tonight, you are sleeping outside."
"Don't worry, I'll wait until you are asleep before I bring them out."
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He didn't want to talk about it, he didn't want to think about it. Naruto didn't want the hand trying to comfort him. Did they think any of this was going to help? He'd lost his friend again, more than that, his friend had just declared himself their enemy. Wasn't it enough that Sasuke had taken away their friendship, but he had to go and take Hinata too? None of it made any sense to him, he didn't want to believe it.
"Naruto, I think it is best if you both accept it," Kakashi ignored the glare the former Hokage gave him. He had called her before delivering this news to them both. Naruto's reaction was better than Sakura's, because he was crying. The girl was just sitting there staring at the wall, it wasn't healthy. The sooner they accepted, the sooner they could move on.
"Like hell I will, I know I probably won't be able to convince Sasuke to come back. I know that him returning is impossible but how can you tell me to accept what he did? I should have seen it coming, what he was doing." Naruto hated it, because the signs had been there and he hadn't done anything about it. Now thinking back, he saw it so clearly. When it would be just the three of them going out, Sasuke wouldn't normally attend or would find some reason to vacate early. Whenever Hinata would tag along to be with him, Sasuke would always join them as well. Yet, he and Sakura thought it meant Sasuke saw it as a double-date, but had that been it? NO, it couldn't have been. The few times he had looked over to see Sasuke with a smirk on his face while watching Hinata. His girlfriend had been totally clueless about it, and he had overlooked it. He had always thought that if Sasuke ended up with anyone, it would be Sakura. All those times, Sasuke had been watching his girl, probably calculating what it would take to steal her. The one person that had always wanted him, loved him, and Sasuke had to have her.
When had it started? It was all his fault because he had more or less given his friend the opportunity to wiggle his way into Hinata's good graces. The fights, all those times he had disregarded Hinata's worries, because they weren't justified. Naruto knew it was his own fault, he had allowed this to happen. Instead of dealing with what was bothering his girl, he had shrugged because he knew he was happy with her. He wasn't the best at being a boyfriend, he sucked at it but it wasn't because he didn't love her. All those things, it was all Sasuke had needed. He could just imagine Sasuke offering up an ear for her, pretending to be a friend that wanted to listen. Then this entire sharingan thing had happened, it had placed her right into Sasuke's lap. Instead of coming to him, she had gone to Sasuke, and it was his fault. He had let Sasuke win, he had let the other shinobi take what was most important to him. Naruto wouldn't allow it, "It is my fault, I did this, because I constantly told her that she was seeing things, and I brushed her off. If I wouldn't have treated her that way, she never would have fallen for whatever lies he's told her."
"Naruto, I'm sure you're taking it too hard." Tsunade petted his back, hating that there was nothing they could do. They had just lost a few good shinobi to Sasuke, not just Hinata. She was more concerned about this prophecy and what it entailed. To discover that Ino could use wood, it meant she was somehow a relation to the first. Asking the mother was out of the question since the woman had also disappeared. The foretelling was coming about, and soon the other Kage would hear of it. "There was nothing you could do."
"It is my fault, I did this to her. I let him convince me to sleep with someone else. I know he told her about it, how I went to that place with them. I did it, I cheated, but every time she tried to do something I pulled away. Why? Because I felt awkward and unsure. All that nonsense I heard them talking about not knowing what to do, so I did it. It was more than once too, but I still did it. Every time I came down, he was there smirking, and I know why. I did it, I gave him what he needed to take her from me."
"Sasuke didn't make you sleep with someone else." Kakashi ran a hand over his face hearing it. That was a detail he didn't need to know. Relationships were hard enough when you were shinobi but if one couldn't remain faithful, could you really fault the other for not wanting to continue it?
"I'm not saying he did but you can't tell me that he didn't use it. Why else would she suddenly dump me soon after and start running to Sasuke? He was working her and I did nothing to stop it. He wanted my girlfriend because I had something he could never have and he hated it. The only girl that wanted me instead of him, and he had to want her. I'm getting her back, I don't care what you say. I don't give a damn about your prophecy or what the council says." Naruto fisted his hands, wanting nothing more than to tear into the one he used to call brother. Of all the ways Sasuke could betray him, this was unforgivable.
"I think you need to focus more on the fact that Sasuke has announced himself as our enemy once more. He knows about the prophecy as well and from the way he spoke, he means to achieve it. He knows the other nations want him eliminated and he isn't going to sit idly by while we hunt him." Kakashi hoped both of them were listening to him. "He made his intentions clear, he is going to marry Hinata."
"Tact," Tsunade scolded hearing the sobs begin from the up until now silent Sakura. This had to be hard on them, in several ways. All they had done to bring Sasuke home and he had walked away from them again, this time he hadn't gone alone.
"He's going to marry Hinata and he is going to use her to achieve his goals." Kakashi didn't care for tact, it was wasteful at this point. "His has found some way to revive his brother, he has taken Ino and several others with him this time. He is already starting, the time will come soon when you will have to defend your home against him and those that follow him. It might not be next week, next month, or even next year, but that time will come."
"You just said it yourself, he is going to use her." Naruto heard all he needed to hear. "He doesn't care about her, he is using her. Somehow he is manipulating them, especially her. How can you expect me not to do anything when he is using my fiancé for his own selfish purposes? There has to be a reason she went to him, she doesn't love him."
"Are you sure about that?" Kakashi rose his voice to stop the rant. "Can you honestly look me in the eye and tell me that Hinata has no feelings for Sasuke?"
"Yes!" Naruto wouldn't hear of it any longer. Hinata didn't care about Sasuke, she loved him. "I stand by what I said, she went along with it for another reason, she would never want to be with him."
"That may be but I think you two need to stop and ask yourself something. What about Sasuke's motives? Don't you dare tell me he is doing it for this prophecy, I was there, Sakura." Kakashi was glad that the mouth clamped shut before anything idiotic could escape. "He could use her without ever entering into any form of relationship with her. All he would have to do was use her part in the prophecy to win her to his side, that would be enough. He was concerned for her, he held her, he continued to hold her even as he spoke to me. That was not the way you hold a friend or comrade, it was very personal and I wasn't the only one that saw it. Yes, he will use her to achieve his goals but his reasons for marriage aren't what you'd like to believe."
"What is your point?" Sakura didn't want to hear how he acted all concerned. Of course he was concerned, if she had died, she wouldn't be there to help him. Sasuke didn't want her any more than he had wanted Ino.
"That you're an idiot, because you still don't get it. Tsunade gets it, that is why she is frowning." Kakashi was glad that his lecture wasn't lost on all of them. "What I'm getting at is that he is going to marry her, he is going to bed her, because she isn't like the others that he took with him. Whatever he feels for her, it is already more than he has felt for you, Sakura, or any other female that has tried to get his attention. Add that in the time she'll be as his wife, her being from his clan, and the fact that she did something you didn't do yourself."
"What is that?" Sakura wanted to know. What made Hinata so special?
"She just abandoned everything to be at his side." Tsunade added her opinion to it.
"That is not true, I offered to do just that the first time he left but he said that I couldn't walk the same path he was going to." Sakura knew that couldn't be it. She had offered to go with him when she'd tried to stop him from leaving the first time.
"And he was right, he knew it." Kakashi wasn't sure how to make her see. "What did you do when you met him on the bridge that day? When you tried to lie to him and say that you were ready to leave the village behind to join him? He tested you because he knew you wouldn't do it. He was going to kill you because he didn't want you to join him romantically and he knew that you wouldn't do it. I find that attribute to be endearing, I am proud that you won't abandon your village for him. Sakura, we were offering her a chance to come home, to work it out. He showed up and gave her a choice, he held out his hand, she didn't have to take it. There is two things to be learned from that. One, he wanted her to come with him and Two, she proved to him that it didn't matter what his plans were, she just sacrificed everything to be at his side. Those are two important things that you can't claim to have had." Kakashi saw that she was getting it. Sasuke didn't want her, for some reason he wanted Hinata.
"That still doesn't explain your point." Naruto didn't want Sakura listening to this either. Sasuke was an idiot that had gone too far this time. The asshole had betrayed them both, leading Sakura on while plotting to steal his girl.
"My point is that if Sasuke went out of his way to come get her, make sure it was her choice, and then made sure to tell me to tell you of his plans, then Sasuke's attachment is a lot deeper than you wish to believe. That said, do you honestly think he is going to allow you to stroll in and try to convince her to return with you? You are a fool if you think for one minute that he is going to apologize and hand over the woman he has decided he wants."
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"Don't eat that," Karui swiped the plate containing the fried dough before it could be eaten. When had he managed to grab ahold of it? He knew better than to eat something so full of sugar. "You'll reach over and eat some of that salad Ten was kind enough to toss."
"You got to show me how you manage that, he is so obedient." Ino was more than happy to spear the salad that had been added to the meal. It had taken all of them working together for over an hour to prepare the feast. Who had found sweets to bake up? The bashful look said it was Hinata. The only one not sitting at the table was Akamaru, the pooch was happy in the corner gnawing on a raw steak that had been thrown over.
"Simple, he likes my pussy." Karui snatched the dressing before it could drown the vegetables. If she didn't keep an eye out for him, no one else would. She was fully aware of how his clan abilities worked but there was a difference between eating for the calories and being a glutton. There was plenty of calories and nutrients in normal food. He didn't have to shove sugar directly into his face.
"O.." Hinata felt the water go down the wrong tube. The woman said it so matter-of-factly, that it was appalling. Stating something so bold at the dinner table would have her humiliated. She held the napkin up to her mouth to keep from spitting out her drink. Why oh why had Ino asked?
"He's whipped," Kiba mumbled around a bite of chicken. There was no other excuse for the way Choji allowed the woman to lead him around on a collar. No pussy could be that good and he would never let some woman control him.
"Like you wouldn't be if some girl gave you the time of day, you can't sleep with your dog forever." Tenten gratefully took the bottle of dressing from Karui's hand. She had every intention of having a certain artist the same way, very soon. She already had him blushing whenever she looked at him.
"Troublesome," Shikamaru looked towards his best friend who didn't seem to give a shit that he was being called whipped. Choji was munching on the salad as directed by his woman. The large idiot wouldn't be happier if she had allowed him to shove those sweets into his mouth. Whatever was between them, it was working. Perhaps being whipped wouldn't be so bad if you found the right girl to hold the whip.
"Real men don't let their women whip them." Kiba retorted, horrified at how easy the largest member of their new group was being tamed by the wild woman to his right. "Back me up here, Sasuke. Shika is too lazy, Sai doesn't know what a pussy is, and Choji is happy with his bridle being so tight."
"He likes it that tight because I only yank it when I'm riding him." Karui saw her man shrug at the accusation, nothing they hadn't heard before. He knew she only got on his case because she loved him and didn't want him eating too much junk food, it lowered the sex drive.
"Gross, and I'm asking the men at the table." Kiba blanched at the image. He wanted someone that wouldn't allow a female to tame him to back him up. "You gonna let Hinata whip you?"
"What I allow her to do in the privacy of the bedroom is between us. If you ever catch her spanking me with a riding crop on the kitchen table, then you can question what goes on between us. Until then, my relationship with her is none of your business because if she feels like experimenting in a little kink, then it is within my right to indulge her." Sasuke sliced through the fish, figuring the subject was finished.
"Man, that is so wrong. Don't put the image of Hinata spanking you in my head." Kiba shivered at the image of the girl in leather swinging a long whip in her hand, Sasuke bent over with a gag in his mouth. "Though Hinata would look awesome in some tight leather."
"Would you please?" Ino snapped seeing she wasn't the only one not amused by the grin. What a pervert! "Stop imagining her in something sleazy and drag your mind out of the gutter. Besides, I'm sure Sasuke would be the one doing the spanking."
"The word pussy in this manner is the crude term for a female's vagina, correct?" Sai asked the question of Choji since the kunoichi had said the man liked hers. He wasn't completely ignorant when it came to sexuality. He knew that people consummated their relationship by having sex, which involved the male sticking his penis inside of the female.
Was the artist really that ignorant? Itachi watched a few nod in agreement, letting the pale shinobi know that it was exactly what it meant. This was the group of kids his brother had grown up with? Why hadn't he been asked about his opinion? Did he think this Choji was whipped? Not really, he saw a healthy relationship between two people. Calling this one whipped would have been like calling their father whipped. It just showed that the man cared greatly for her and she showed her concern by watching what he ate. Sometimes you had to use tough love because you cared. Sweets were horrible for you and it could impede a sex drive, not to mention stamina.
"Junk food decreases testosterone which reduces a man's sex drive." Sai quoted something he read, "Such foods as chips, popcorn, sweets, pasta and beans. Healthier foods are better for males, if they are in an active relationship, such as vegetables, fruits, and things high in protein."
"Exactly," Choji spoke around a mouthful of tomato. That he could back up, he was always ready for sex these days.
"Wow, that is why you always eat healthy, Sasuke." Ino had known about some of those foods but not the beans and chips. "Poor Hinata will constantly be walking funny."
Again? Hinata felt her face going as red as the tomatoes Sasuke was cutting through with his fork. It was one thing for him to make a smart ass comment because Kiba was being annoying but did her friends have to do it as well? She was sure that entire scene and his boast had just been a way of starting something with Naruto. He really didn't have any plans on marrying her. He had already said that he would never want someone like her.
"Nothing wrong with a couple having an active sex life," Itachi felt all eyes turn on him. His parents had a good one, it was where they got their eating habits. Their mother had kept their father on a strict diet, which had been reinforced with the children. They hadn't understood at the time, now they were old enough to get it. He would indulge in sweets, but they weren't a part of his regular diet.
"Hmm, I get it," Hinata stared at the fish and tomatoes on the Uchiha's plate. That was probably true and it made a lot of sense to her. Maybe that was why they hadn't done anything. All Naruto ate was ramen and junk food.
"That's right, all Naruto eats is junk food and ramen," Kiba got it! You couldn't shove a piece of broccoli into Naruto's mouth. It was the same no matter where they ate, he ate foods high in starch and sugar. "How the hell did you two ever manage to fuck? Was it any good?"
"Don't answer that." Sasuke clenched his fork not wanting to hear this. He knew that they hadn't gone all the way but he didn't want to picture whether or not the dobe had managed an erection while in bed with her. Nor did he want to know if she liked anything that had been done between them. Wasn't it enough that everyone here knew that she had once preferred the other male? Did they have to bring it up over dinner? Why the hell was she thinking about it? From the look on her face, she had been thinking about it. She had been making the connection, or trying to. It meant she had been recalling the times she had been in bed with the dobe and had wanted to have sex with him. "I don't want to hear it, even if I can't stop you from thinking about him."
What? Hinata felt like she had been caught pinching a baby. What had she said? What had she done? It had to be something because he pushed away from the table and stormed out of the room. The room fell silent at the departure, the only noise was from Ino punching Kiba in the side.
"Go talk to him," Itachi knew his going wouldn't help. Was the girl not aware of why his brother had gotten angry? Sasuke was already competitive in nature, had always been so with Naruto, but this was different. This time he had decided to fight for something he really wanted, even if he didn't understand the whys behind it. His brother was drawn to the girl, but she was obviously too innocent to realize what that meant.
"Okay," Hinata wasn't sure how it would help, except she might be able to find out what she had done. She pushed away from the table, following the same path he had just taken. It took her past the bedrooms, down another hallway, and right into another intersection. She looked down each path, not seeing him in either. One led further into the place, the other outside. Hoping she was guessing correctly, she took the one that would go outside. If he wanted to be alone then that was the best place for it.
The doorway was open, so he had come this way. She exited out into the night air, looking around to spot him. She almost didn't spot him, nothing but his sleeve could be seen. He was leaning on the other side of a tree, with his eyes closed. He didn't have to speak for her to know that he was aware of her presence.
"You should go back inside," Sasuke knew it was her, his brother wouldn't have allowed anyone else to follow. The scent of her shampoo reached his nose and her uneven breathing, she wasn't sure what to do after following him outside. He wasn't going to be fit company right now, he was barely containing his anger, his urges.
"Are you okay?" She didn't want to go back until she knew he was alright. Why had he gotten so upset? Was it the talk about them? She wanted to reassure him that it was all in jest, they didn't mean anything by it. "I'm sorry if what was said upset you."
"How long?" He wanted to know, he needed to know just how long it would take before she completely gave up on the other shinobi? What would it take to make her forget about him? "How long before you forget about him? What will it take for you to leave him behind?"
"I don't understand," what did he want to know? Those questions didn't make any sense to her. Hinata wanted to answer, but wasn't sure how. What exactly did he want to know? "If there is something you want to know then speak plainly. I don't get what you are trying to ask."
"How long before I no longer have to worry about who you are thinking about? Or will I always have to wonder if it is him that you think about when we are being intimate?" Sasuke put it the best way he could without being crude or offensive. He didn't want to be vulgar but she said to speak plainly.
Intimate? Was he suggesting that they would eventually become sexual? Why did that idea make her lower half heat up? The image flashed only for a brief second but it was enough to cause the strange tingle. Wait, he hadn't really meant that boast about her being his bride. Or did he just want to sleep with her because she was here? Whatever the case may be, his question was absurd. "I will never forget about him because he is a large part of my past, to forget him would be to forget who I have become. I have already left him behind, I no longer see him in my future."
"And?" He wanted the answer to his other question. Sasuke gave her points for walking closer. He could see that her hands were shaking, she was either scared or anxious about something. She was close enough he would be able to reach out and grab her, still she got closer. Hinata didn't stop until she was directly in front of him.
"I assure you, that if we ever become intimate, it will never be him on my mind." She found the very idea absurd, almost hilarious. Someone as sought after as Sasuke was worried that a girl would prefer another.
"Can you deny that you weren't just thinking of him in a sexual way?" He wanted her to deny it, so he could call her out on the lie. See, her face was turning ten shades of red at being called out. So she was still thinking about him, and probably wishing they had gotten to that point.
"I..I was but not like that. Not how you think, I.. I.. oh, how, I.." Hinata didn't want to say it, it was too embarrassing but he looked angry. She didn't get why he would care but it wasn't like that at all. "I..I was just thinking that explained why he gave off the sexual prowess of a turtle but you practically ooze it. I remembered what you said that one night, about not being a fool. I was thi..thought if it had been you instead, but it isn't, it's not, I mean wasn't. I'm not sure what I'm trying to say anymore."
"Are you saying that your thoughts were somewhere along the line that if it had been me you were dating, you would have not only lost your virginity, but you would have had it many times since." Sasuke found the blush to be arousing, she only gave a nod at the implication. "Then let me let you in on a little secret, Hinata."
Did he have to pull her close to do it? It was hard enough to breathe as it was. Did his hands have to go there? Hinata felt her throat close up when the finger entwined in her shirt to keep her from rushing off. What was he going to say? She had no choice but to bring her own hands forward to brace her weight, or fall into him. He seemed content
with them resting lightly on his shoulders.
"I used to watch you on the occasions the four of us would be set up on a double-date. I couldn't understand why he wasn't completely committed to the relationship, not considering his attachment to Sakura. I'm referring to preferring to continue hanging with the others when he had you on his arm. If you would have been mine, I would have taken the first opportunity to ditch the others, and taken you home to fuck. Crude as that sounds, it is truth. You never would have left my bed without having the issue of being sore." And admitting it was sending the blood directly south. Sasuke should have known something was up when she had left so early in the mornings he'd seen her. Naruto had also never been the jealous type whenever the others would make comments. Kiba had pointed out one evening that Hinata was ready to go to bed. The idiot had laughed it off and told the girl to go ahead, he'd see her the next day. "I never got it. He said you two were intimate but you never carried the look of someone that had spent the night having an orgasm."
Did that come with a look? Hinata didn't want to look stupid by asking. That wasn't the same as getting sexually excited, she knew that much. Just like she knew that the dampness forming between her legs was the result of hearing him talking about them doing something. It was simply him stating that if they had been dating, they would have gotten to that point. Why hadn't they dated? Right, because he wasn't interested in her that way. He didn't want her for a lover. Wait, that didn't make any sense. "How would you know? You've never seen me after or whatever."
"I'm going to assume you mean after having an orgasm, not after sex. Shall I show you what I mean?" Sasuke heard the gasp before he grabbed her nape to pull her face closer. Her mouth was already open, the kiss was chaste for a total of a second. Just a quick one over before he took full possession of her mouth. His tongue swept over the bottom lip, licking the surface. She didn't disappoint, the action was timid and shy, but she didn't hesitate to return the exploration.
It was so horribly wrong. Hinata couldn't suppress the moan when the shiver was felt all the way down to her toes. Her body was heating the longer his tongue toyed and probed, coaxing a response each time. Kissing him shouldn't be so much different, it shouldn't feel so good when there were no strong emotions between them. It was just a kiss, then why did she want to climb all over him?
The moan might have come from him, he wasn't sure. Gods, his cock about burst from the seams when his tongue was caught between her lips and she gave a soft suckle before shoving her own in his mouth. The unsure teasing was over, the hands came up to catch his face, keeping the kiss going. She pulled apart long enough to take a much needed breath but captured his mouth again. He had started it, but she didn't seem to be in a hurry for it to end. Each time their tongues met, a hot poker was stabbing his groin.
The heat of his chest came in contact with hers and both arms were now on her back, ghosting along her spine. Hinata gasped and practically melted when a hand slid down to the curve of her bottom. The fingers were gentle and did nothing but try to press her closer. Doing so, she wound her arms around his head, and realized that he had taken to leaning back against the tree. Her hips were between his legs, but she still had to bring herself up on her toes to not break the kiss.
What should have been a quick kiss, was past that point. Sasuke knew it the moment she came in contact with his problem and the outcome of the kiss. If she knew, why was she doing that? The tremor had him bucking towards her, unable to prevent the reaction. What did she expect when rubbing up against him? Again, she had to be doing it on purpose.
That couldn't be it. Hinata felt more than heard his gasp when she rotated to rub her stomach against the hardness. That was it, and it was definitely running up along her abdomen. From her estimate, it ended well past his navel area but she couldn't tell exactly how round it was. There was no doubt that it was stiff and there, because of their kiss? Was it possible that she wasn't the only one that was getting excited from it?
It should stop, he knew he should pull away, but he wasn't ready, not yet. Without worrying about how she'd react, he used his arm to lift her by the waist and turned their positions. It was her up against the tree, pinned by his weight. Legs immediately wrapped around his waist for leverage and put them on dangerous ground. To be safe, he cupped her bottom to support her weight, which wasn't much. She was extremely light for someone with such a womanly figure. The firm breasts that were pressing into his chest, the soft ass that filled his palms, and that antagonizing heat that was so close.
This was unlike anything she had ever felt before. Hinata released the moan and had to stop the kiss at the sudden pressure finding where she ached. The length was there, lined up along her center. There was clothes between them but she could feel just how hard he was. She tightened her hold around his head when the hips made an upwards motion to cause the friction to rub against her. The loose cotton made the soft silk of her panties touch her intimately. With each upwards motion, it pushed into her, rubbing a spot that was causing a strange tension to form. It didn't stop, just constant stimulation, the ache almost becoming unbearable to the point she wanted to sob for him to do something to ease it. Would taking him inside get rid of it? If having him rub against her outside of the clothes felt so good, would it feel even better to have him moving within her?
"Dammit," Sasuke felt his resolve slipping when she bucked into him, trying her best to gain more friction. He could feel the wetness that had managed to seep through their clothing and it was helping the pants to glide along his cock. He could already imagine how wet he'd find her if he were to take off the clothes. Virgin or not, he wouldn't stop until he was fully sheathed inside. "Cum, or I'm going to fuck you right here."
"Yes," Hinata wasn't sure if she was giving permission or expressing her relief because the tension began to relieve itself. The words caused it to tighten to a point and then it shattered. The pleasure rolled over her as he continued to rub and moan into her ear. His own hoarse cry echoed her own, as the sensations began to calm. It was no longer painful and that had been really good, her first orgasm. It had helped but she still wanted more.
"Hinata," Sasuke clenched his teeth and prayed that he had the strength not to make her first time be against a tree. It wasn't looking very likely with the way she was trying to crawl all over him. "If we don't stop now, I won't be able to. Don't do that."
"Sorry," was it wrong? He didn't like it? Hinata liked it, if she lifted herself just right, she had found the end of it. It was growing harder each time she came in contact with it. If it was wrong then why was he doing it? Her toes curled when it came directly against the sensitive nerve that was still throbbing slightly.
"Put your feet down before I forget myself," again. Sasuke backed his groin away, needing the space. Having her stand once more, forced him to crouch since she had yet to release her hold. He was still aroused, but this wasn't the time for it. "Just not here, not like this."
"Oh," she didn't feel so bad when he put it that way. His breath ghosted over the tip of her nose, when he pressed their foreheads together. What now? What did they do now? They weren't dating but she had just done more with him than with her ex-boyfriend. "Um, what is this? I mean, I didn't think this…"
"I assumed you didn't follow me out here for this. However, it is just as well that we had this talk," the mention of their talk caused the blush to reappear. "I'll be up front, I want you as my lover. Whether that is going to lead to something more permanent that will be up to you but I see you as being mine, even now."
That was unexpected but it lessened the guilt about having enjoyed what they had done so much. Hinata knew what he meant about becoming lovers, "Lovers or together?"
"Both, one is a given with the other. I'm warning you that if you agree to being together then I will take you. If you tell me yes, then I will inform the others that we will be bunking in the same room. We won't have to do anything until you are ready but I prefer you to share my room. What is your answer?"
"Okay," she knew she would probably never get the romance like most girls wanted but that was alright. Their live weren't exactly ideal at this point and she'd take what she could. By now her betrayal and joining up with Sasuke will have been reported. Things could change any day for the worst, and she wanted to try this for some reason. It meant giving up a life of flowers, dates, and family dinners, all to live life on the run with a wanted shinobi.
"Come, I'm sure by now everyone else has begun to straighten up their quarters. We'll go inform Ino and my brother that they'll be sharing." Sasuke knew that would go over well. With Hinata out of the available roomies, Ino would probably share a room with Tenten. It would still be nice to tease the two.
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A/N: Kay, hope you liked it. I was going for one of those kisses, or should I say 'the kiss' where you feel it everywhere, which includes being extremely sexually excited from it.
Next chapter: Ino asks a favor and Hinata comes to a conclusion. Please review for me.