A/N:I'm kinda proud I finished this chapter not even 24 hours after I updated with the last one...but I did wait a little white longer to add it. Unfortunately it isn't that much longer than the last one. I hoped it would have been, but I guess longer chapters are just alluding me for this story.
Still hope everyone like it. This is probably my favorite chapter of the story so far.
Hinata and Sasuke sat together on the bench at the place Naruto had asked them to meet. Sasuke less than excited about having to apologize though he firmly held to the believe that he had done nothing wrong. Hinata was anxiously fidgeting next to him, fearful of what might happen between when Sakura and Naruto arrived. Sasuke gingerly grasped one of her hands that was ideally sitting in lap. But Hinata snatched it back quickly.
"Am I not allowed to hold your hand?" Sasuke questioned crossing his arms over his chest in annoyance he looked forward not bothering to glance at Hinata who was glaring at him.
"No, Sakura is already upset with me. I would prefer it if you didn't hinder our friendship anymore." She snapped crossing her own arms stubbornly across her chest.
"Screw Sakura. She's just being the same delusional girl she was when I last saw her. She clung to the idea that I was good or whatever. But I'm not. I'm a a bad guy. I willingly left to Orochimaru, even fought multiple times when anyone tried to bring me back here." Sasuke said smoothly with Hinata hanging on his every words as she wondered where he was going with this.
"I don't hate Sakura...But I don't love her. I'm not falling into her daydream fantasies any day and she needs to learn that and deal with that. She'd be happier with Naruto anyway." Sasuke sighed exhausted that he would even have to explain this.
"You aren't here to apologize are you." The voice was familiar, but it was shyer and more timid than the other times either of them had heard it. Both looked to Sakura with Naruto standing not far behind.
Sasuke stood looking at Sakura carefully. "You tried to stop me...that night I left the village. Right in this spot...Did you choose it for that reason?" He questioned shoving his hands in his pockets as she watched her nervously shift under his intense gaze.
"Maybe..." Her eyes drifted to the side to afraid to look at him. "I thought there was still hope...that you would return because of that moment. I always thought you would come back. Of course you would have changed, but I thought without anyone to love you...that you would realize how much I love you." She explained tentatively.
"I don't need love..." Sasuke said shocking everyone. "Do you think I loved Hinata when I said I would marry her...No. And I won't explain why I choose to marry Hinata or why I choose to marry at all for that matter." He added coldly. "Now, I'm sorry...Though you know I don't really mean it. But are you willing to forgive my wife."
Hinata stood and swiftly smacked the back of Sasuke's head. She had almost blocked out the presence of the other two people who were watching the scene. "You are such a jackass! And don't even say that's why I married you!" Hinata snapped cutting off any curt comment that might come for Sasuke's lips. "You are so frustrating! Do you even give a damn about anything!"
She turned her gaze to Sakura, "If I could get out of this I would and you could have him! But really you might just end up killing him since I know I'm close to doing so myself!" Hinata yelled turning her glare back to her husband. Ignoring Sakura and Naruto's wide eyes and hung jaws. "We're heading home! Oh and cook your own dinner! Cause unless you decide to do a proper apology or maybe go ten minutes without being a bastard I'd think of cooking for you!" Hinata made a final huff as she finished her winded tirade on the infuriating man.
Sasuke was silent making Sakura and Naruto hold their breath in worry, but Hinata kept a strong defiant glare to her husband. Sasuke moved closer to Sasuke getting down on both his knees and bowing down, "Please forgive me." He said almost sounding sincere. Before Sakura responded his head was up and looking over his shoulder at Hinata. She was waiting patiently though the tapping of her foot said otherwise. "Good enough?" Sasuke asked raising a brow. Hinata groaned throwing her hands in the air she turned away from him and started marching back to their home.
Sasuke let a smirk cross his features as he stood watching her walk away before looking at Sakura. "I'm not the white knight you've been dreaming of...he is." Sasuke gestured to Naruto still idly waiting by. Sakura turning her head to look at him and locking eyes they both blushed lightly and looked away. When looking back to where Sasuke had been he was already gone, following after his wife.
"So did I do good?" Sasuke questioned smugly from behind Hinata knowing she was still furious with him.
"If by good you mean absolutely horrible then yes, you did good." Hinata rolled her eyes at the man.
"Sakura'll forgive you. She needed to hear that anyway, otherwise she'd wonder if and maybes till she'll alone in her grave." He answered. He almost found himself running into Hinata when she stopped suddenly on the path, but his reflexes were quick enough to stop himself from the near collision.
"Why did you marry me?" Hinata questioned. Her glare wasn't as strong now and Sasuke could see the curiosity in her eyes as she waited for an answer that wasn't smug, sarcastic, or mocking in anyway.
"You interest me." It was simple and it was the truth. At first it was not knowing just her name...now he wanted to know everything about her. He could vaguely remember the shy girl that was once the same Hinata standing before him. This Hinata had guts to smack him and tell him off without any regard to what he might be willing to do out of anger or spite. Maybe she already knew he wasn't going to hurt her, but that shouldn't be a normal factor when dealing with the ex-missing-nin.
Sasuke wanted to know all he could. Her expressions, her actions, her choices, her likes, her dislikes, her everything. He wanted to know it all. Cause she was different. She hadn't been ecstatic to marry him and a times she downright hated the union. All of it made him curious to learn more and he wasn't going to stop till he did.
A/N:Everyone like it just as much as I did? Review please and let me know what you think.