Hold on Tight, Chapter Five. Look at me, updating on at a reasonable time period. It's only been a few days ;).
In which there is mostly SasuHina fluff, ohohohohohohoh :)
Disclaimer: Why am I even still putting this here?
They were on a date. Well, at least Hinata was pretty sure that was what he meant by asking her out to dinner. Then again… he could've merely meant it as friends hanging out; getting to know each other better. She frowned, completely forgetting the boy sitting across from her. Why did that thought make her feel disappointed? She bit her bottom lip and swirled the ice in her cup with her straw.
Sasuke eyed Hinata carefully, his eyebrow quirking up questioningly. "Is something the matter?" Her eyes immediately shot in his direction, her cheeks steadily growing in heat. "N-no! I was just… wondering about why you um…" Hinata looked down at her drink again, feeling awkward. "Never mind."
Sasuke suppressed a smirk as she fidgeted nervously under his stare. He calmly rested his hand under his chin, bringing his drink to his mouth with his free hand. "And what exactly were you wondering about me?" He let the corner of his mouth twitch upward when she flinched a little and her cheeks darkened. "Wh-why you asked me here…"
Hinata wrung her napkin in her lap nervously, her eyes darting everywhere but him. Sasuke took a sip of his drink and carefully placed it back down on the table. He licked his lips and brushed a stray bang from his face. He smirked wryly and watched her face carefully before replying, "A date." Just as expected, her cheeks darkened into a lovely shade of red and her eyes locked with his for a brief moment.
"A-ah… really?" Sasuke gave her a curt nod and she ducked her head in a sad attempt to hide her blush. "I see…" The waiter took that moment to bring them their ordered food, her eyes lingering on Sasuke for a second longer than necessary before turning and leaving toward another table. Sasuke grasped his fork in his hand loosely, still eyeing her pink cheeks.
"Does that bother you?" Startled at the unexpected question, Hinata nearly dropped her knife, her eyes once again darting toward Sasuke. "N-not at all!" Sasuke smirked again and twirled the steaming pasta with his fork before taking a bite. Hinata eyes him warily before taking a bite of her own food.
They fell into a comfortable silence while they ate. Every once in a while talking about things they would ask about the other. As soon as they finished their meals, Sasuke paid the bill – with protest from Hinata – and they left the slightly crowded restaurant.
Sasuke brought his sweatshirt closer to him as soon as the slightly chilly air hit his body. He peeked behind him and found Hinata zipping hers up, her breath coming up in small puffs of smoke. She looked up and took a few steps, bringing her body closer to his. "Thank you for d-dinner, Sasuke." Keeping quiet, he tentatively reached his hand toward her, interlacing his fingers with her more petit ones.
He ignored the slight blush tinting his cheeks when he felt her gently squeeze his hand in hers. He walked with her along the sidewalk, gazing at her every so often from his peripheral. He gazed up, noting that it was still light out – not too late. "Is there anywhere you want to go?" Hinata was watching the people passing by, subconsciously swinging their entwined hands in thought.
Sasuke smiled slightly at her childish behavior and tightened his grip on her hand, watching the curious gaze she was giving the various stores that they were passing by. She stopped when her eyes landed on the window of an antiques shop. Sasuke watched her curious eyes light up with excitement when she saw all of the little trinkets and jewelry inside of the store.
When she didn't make a move to go inside, Sasuke tugged on her hand and opened the door to the shop. The little old lady sitting behind the counter top smiled and greeted the young couple warmly. Hinata smiled in return and let her eyes immediately wander toward the key chains.
Hesitantly, she moved closer to them and looked through each one, a small smile gracing her features. Her gaze then moved to a stand with different types of bracelets. One caught her eyes and she moved toward it, gently picking it up and placing it in the palm of her hand for closer inspection. It was made with a silver chain, and at certain point there were different shaped and colored beads.
Sasuke watched her expression carefully and when he saw her just about to place the bracelet back down, he plucked it from her hand and dragged both it and her to the counter. "S-sasuke?" He hummed quietly in response and placed the bracelet gently on top of the counter. The old woman picked it up gingerly and read the price, "Is that all, Sir?"
Sasuke nodded his head and Hinata's eyes widened. "Sasuke! You already bought din-" "It's fine; you want it, don't you?" Hinata nodded her head slowly. The store clerk read the price aloud and Sasuke reached in his back pocket for his wallet. Hinata tugged on his hand again. "At least let me pay for it!"
He reached out and gingerly brushed her bangs out of her face; she felt her cheeks burn at the contact. "I said it's fine." Hinata pouted and glared haphazardly at him. The old woman smiled at the two and placed the money in the register, handing the bracelet back to Sasuke. He thanked her and gently pulled Hinata out of the shop with him, taking his hand from hers once they were outside.
He reached out the palm of his hand and Hinata obligingly moved her wrist toward him. Sasuke gave her a small, unnoticeable smile and clasped the bracelet around her wrist. Hinata looked up at Sasuke and moved to reach into her bag. "At least l-let me pay you back for it…" Sasuke smirked, grabbed her hand, and immediately laced their fingers together.
"Okay; Kiss me."
Hinata stared up at him, incredulous. "What! I… Y-you… Wh-what!" She felt her cheeks burning and she brought her free hand up to face in an attempt to cover it. "I won't accept anything else." Sasuke stated matter-of-factly. Her eyes grew wide and she nibbled on her bottom lip, her heart beating hard against her chest. "I c-cant!"
Sasuke leaned down toward her, purposely invading her personal space. He placed his free hand on her lower back, urging her forward the slightest bit. Hinata attempted to move back but he held her firm, she moved her free hand to clutch at the fabric of his jacket desperately. Sasuke's smirk widened, "Well?" Hinata fidgeted under his intense stare.
"I really c-can't!" Sasuke waited patiently and moved his hand to caress her red cheeks lightly. Hinata swore that she could hear her heart beating in her ears. She squeaked when Sasuke leaned in closer, further invading her personal space. "S-sasuke!" He chuckled slightly and finally moved back away from her.
"Sorry." The word still felt foreign on his tongue and he wondered how many times he would end up apologizing to her. Hinata, on the other hand, was confused when she felt disappointment rather than relief. She bit her lip and refused to move when Sasuke began to start walking again.
When he felt the tug at his hand he turned his head in her direction. She motioned for him to come closer with her free hand and he tentatively closed the space between them. He smirked at her tinted cheeks and leaned down closer to her, "Change your min-?"
Hinata leaned forward suddenly and placed a quick kiss on his cheek, immediately using both hands to cover her face afterward. "Th-there!" Sasuke felt his cheeks heat up and he grabbed both her wrists, pulling them away from her face, earning a small squeak. He leaned in toward her, "You're" placed a kiss on her forehead, "So" her nose, "Cute."
He moved down some and then gently placed his lips over hers, ignoring the tingling sensation he felt when he noticed her lean in and return his kiss instantaneously. It was a few seconds later when he pulled back, nearly grinning, and Hinata ducked her head to avoid his stare. Her gaze drifted to the new bracelet dangling on her wrist and she felt her heart speed up. She spun the beads with her other hand, shifting her weight to her other foot.
"I'm n-not really c-cute." She pouted when Sasuke grabbed hand. No longer able to distract herself, her gaze followed her hand in his as he brought it up to his face. He smirked wryly and kissed the palm of her hand, Hinata felt her face flush a deeper red than it already was. She swore that her heart was beating so loud against her chest that she was certain Sasuke could hear it.
"Hn… You're beautiful." He kissed the palm of her hand a second time before she could argue. He laced their fingers together again and, noticing the darkened sky, walked her toward the direction of her house. They chatted idly until Hinata could see the front gate to her house. She frowned, realizing that she didn't exactly want to be home yet.
But she knew that her father would have thrown a fit had she been out any later than it was already. It was only when they reached the gate that Sasuke let go of her hand. He lifted his hand in a short wave and turned to leave. Without thinking, Hinata grabbed the fabric of his sleeve and Sasuke turned back to face her, an amused smirk playing on his lips. "Hn?"
She pulled her hand back quickly and nervously tapped her index fingers together. "Ah… Goodnight, Sasuke. And um… thankyou." She looked away nervously and Sasuke leaned in, placing a chaste kiss on her cheek before leaning towards her ear. "Goodnight."
He left then, and only when Hinata was in her room did she allow a soft sigh to escape past her lips. She clutched a fist at her chest, desperately attempting to slow her raging heartbeat. When that didn't work she plopped herself onto her bed and stared thoughtfully at the ceiling. She placed a hand on her cheek where Sasuke's lips had previously been and felt the heat still radiating off of them.
Closing her eyes, she sucked in a shaky breath and turned on her side, hugging her knees to her chest. 'How on Earth did I let myself get pulled along at his pace?' She couldn't help the twitch of her lips as she smiled, almost uncontrollably, the feeling of his hand in hers still fresh. 'If this goes on any longer, I think I might just die from a heart attack.' She mused, gently playing with the bracelet still clasped firmly around her wrist. 'Is it bad that I want to see him even though I was just with him nearly ten minutes ago?'
Her eyes fluttered closed as exhaustion slowly took over her former excitement. 'I'm almost excited to be going to school tomorrow… There must be something wrong with me.' The smile stayed on her lips as her breathing eventually evened out and she fell into a light slumber, thoughts of Sasuke remaining even as she dreamt.
Sasssuuukkeeeeeee D: You're so hard to keep in Character - or maybe I just fail?
Alright, so I noticed how unbelievably and terribly short the last chapter was. I guess I was too tired to notice before I posted it? Well, my chapters are really short anyway... so I guess it doesn't really matter. But that one was particularly short.
Um. I tried making this one a longer... but then it only ended up being so by a couple hundred words. I don't understand why it's so hard to make long chapters O.o
Anyways, I have no idea where I'm going with this story anymore. I don't even know if I like it anymore -.- Well, as long as you guys enjoy it, I suppose that doesn't really matter, right?
Tell me what you thought, I'm oh-so-curious :D.
~Unbalanced Kiss