Chapter 3: Step 3 - Date Her
Hinata ended her phone call and hugged the phone to her chest. She couldn't believe it! Naruto had actually asked her out on a date! Hinata fanned herself, she could feel her face heating up and refused to faint. She'd outgrown that habit so many years ago. Her joy was short lived however because she realized that her date with Sasuke was back to back with Naruto's. Naruto was picking her up at 5:00 pm and Sasuke had said 7:00 pm. Damn.
"Crap. What the heck am I supposed to do?" Hinata groaned into her pillow, chewing nervously on her lip. She didn't want to turn down Naruto because she'd wanted to go on a date with him for so long. She couldn't pass up the opportunity. But then Sasuke was her old friend, and even though she hardly knew him now she still had an obligation to him.
'I'll just have to find a way to go to both then I guess...' Hinata thought, her stomach filling with nervous butterflies.
Two hours later Hinata was dressed and ready for her date with Naruto and was waiting outside of her front door for the blonde to arrive. A wave of anxiety swept through the brunette and she bit her lower lip nervously. She really didn't want Sasuke to come and see her all dressed up for another date...she didn't even know why but she just didn't want it to happen. Her luck sucked.
"Why are you dressed already?" a familiar cold and slightly rough voice filled Hinata's ears. Her spine stiffened immediately and she felt like banging her head against the nearest wall. Sasuke had seen her.
Hinata squeezed her eyes shut for a moment, trying to gather her composure before turning around to face Sasuke.
"I-I'm going on a date with Naruto..." she stuttered softly, unable to meet Sasuke's eyes. Why was she feeling so guilty? it wasn't like she was in a relationship with the Uchiha! She barely knew him! Silence filled the chilly evening air and after a few seconds passed Hinata's gaze flickered upwards to meet Sasuke's. His eyes were hard and cold, sending shivers down her spine.
"Are you trying to reject me? If so you could have just told me," Sasuke hissed, his gaze dark and cold.
"What? No! I'm not, but Naruto asked me...and its the first time, you know I've always wanted to go on a date with Naruto..." Hinata trailed, biting her lower lip in a nervous habit. Sasuke sneered, leaned forward and grabbed Hinata's wrist.
"What about me? What if I had always wanted to go on a date with you?" Sasuke slowly let out a breath, smirking slightly when it brushed over the pale skin on Hinata's neck and she shivered.
"W-What are you talking about?" Hinata asked in confusion, hating how weak her voice sounded. This was Sasuke! Just Sasuke. Before the Uchiha could answer Hinata extricated herself from his grip and stepped back, putting distance between them.
"You already asked me on a date and I don't plan on backing out, but Naruto asked me too!" Hinata exclaimed, forcing her resolve to the surface, she wouldn't let Sasuke intimidate her and reduce her to a blushing mess. She didn't even know why she was blushing so much around him. Sasuke scowled and crossed his arms.
"I do not want you to go," he growled, his head turned away from Hinata so she wouldn't see the tiny blush that insisted on warming his cheeks.
"What? Why? I am old enough to take care of myself now Sasuke, I don't need you to protect me like when we were little!" Frustrated tears pricked in Hinata's eyes. She couldn't believe Sasuke was acting like...like such a controlling bastard. Had he asked her on a date just so Naruto couldn't?
"Why did you even ask me on a date?" Hinata questioned the silent Uchiha, her eyes wide with emotion. "I just want to understand why you are being like this Sasuke..." Sasuke turned to look at Hinata and the Hyuuga heiress shivered when she noticed the intense look in his dark eyes. He stepped closer.
"Naruto is an irresponsible idiot. I do not trust him with you and I don't care if you don't need protecting. I want to protect you and I always will," Sasuke hissed, his lips now inches away from Hinata's. Hinata shook her head, refusing to let Sasuke's closeness cloud her thinking.
"Y-You didn't answer my question, why did you ask me on a date?" A smirk curved the corner of Sasuke lips upwards but he was interrupted by Naruto's arrival before he could reply.
"Oi Hina-chan!" Naruto yelled from his car, which had just pulled up in the apartment complex's parking lot. Hinata immediately stepped backward from Sasuke and forced a cheerful smile and made her way over to Naruto.
"Hi Naruto-kun," she said, too distracted to even stutter. Naruto grinned at Hinata then waved at Sasuke before driving off. Hinata couldn't help but look back as the car drove off and saw Sasuke standing in the same spot his hands stuffed into the pockets of his jeans and a frown on his forehead. A small smile twitched Hinata's lips upwards.
He had said he wanted to protect her.
"-the offensive team must line up in a legal formation before they can snap the ball. An offensive formation is considered illegal if there are more than four players in the backfield or fewer than five players numbered fifty to seventy nine on the offensive- Hinata are you listening?" Naruto asked, a frown creasing his tanned brow. Hinata's head snapped up immediately from where it had been staring at her menu for the past few minutes.
"W-What? Oh, I'm sorry Naruto-kun...I was distracted," Hinata forced a tired smile, but Naruto's reply was lost on her ears. She couldn't forget what Sasuke had said about protecting her, his words kept echoing in her mind and it didn't help that Naruto kept droning on about sports instead of paying attention to her.
Hinata was thankful when the food arrived, which was ramen of course and Naruto stopped talking in order to slurp down his food at a rather alarming speed.
"Hinata are you okay? You're even quieter than usual..." Naruto trailed, worry evident in his blue eyes. Guilt stabbed at Hinata's heart and she began to feel extremely bad that she had been thinking about Sasuke while on a date with Naruto. She hadn't even been really trying to make much conversation.
"Ano...I'm sorry, Naruto-kun...I just, I feel out of sorts this evening," Hinata found herself saying before she even knew what had happened. But she definitely did not want Naruto to find out that she'd been distracted because of Sasuke.
"Its alright," Naruto grinned, then winked at Hinata, reducing her to blushes. "But you have to let me do this," his grinned widened and he leaned forward, taking Hinata's hand in his and placing a kiss on the corner of her lips.
Hinata's breath caught in her throat and for a moment she couldn't remember how to breathe. She forced herself to concentrate on the beating of her heart so she wouldn't lose consciousness, she wasn't about to make a fool of herself. She was no longer ten, so fainting was out of the question. Hinata could feel Naruto's lips lingering on the corner of her mouth in a silent gesture of patience. He was waiting for her to give him permission to enter.
Hinata's face reddened further when she realized just what was happening and butterflies filled her stomach, but she still hesitated, unable to move forward. She had always dreamed of this scenario, in which Naruto was kissing her and she would kiss him back. But now that she was actually in the scenario, she felt hesitant.
It wasn't that she didn't want to kiss the blonde, because she did and a lot,too ...but. Hinata refused to let herself finish the thought and opened her mouth, allowing Naruto's tongue to slide in, his hand automatically coming up to cup the back of her head. Just as he moved to deepen the kiss Sasuke's voice echoed in Hinata's head and all of a sudden she could feel the warmth of his chest on her back and his breath on her neck. She immediately pushed Naruto away, stepping back and gasping for breath.
'What is wrong with me?! Why am I thinking about Sasuke?! Naruto is kissing me dammit! Kissing me!' Hinata thought, feeling extremely angry at herself and Sasuke for ruining what should have been the perfect moment. Naruto placed his hands on Hinata's shoulders, hurt clouding his blue eyes.
"What's wrong Hina-chan? I thought...I thought you wanted this?" Naruto asked in confusion. Hinata's heart twisted guiltily and she couldn't bring herself to look at Naruto and see the hurt in his face. It wasn't that she had been leading him on the whole time but thoughts of Sasuke refused to leave her alone.
"I-I'm sorry Naruto-kun...I just, I'm not...I think I'm ready, I don't feel so well..." Hinata turned her head away, not wanting to see Naruto's reaction. The blonde sighed sadly and got up from the table.
"Okay...whatever you want I guess," Naruto shrugged before going to pay for the food.
A heavy silence settled in the car as they pulled out of the restaurant parking lot and onto the road. Hinata could feel Naruto's eyes on her as he periodically glanced in her direction. She knew he was confused as to why she was acting so differently, but she couldn't even bring herself to apologize. Her thoughts were completely wrapped up in trying to figure out why her mind kept wandering to Sasuke. She couldn't have feelings for him - that was impossible...she couldn't deny that he was good looking...hot actually but he wasn't even her type.
Hinata's hand reached up to touch the back of her neck, her fingers running over the spot where Sasuke's breath had been. Goosebumps instantly prickled on her skin, sending a shiver down her spine. Dammit.
As Naruto pulled up outside her apartment Hinata almost ran out of the car. She needed to be alone to sort out...whatever this was that was happening to her. She was a Hyuuga after all and did have manner so she paused to thank Naruto before heading inside.
"Thanks for the lovely evening Naruto-kun, I'm sorry I was so distracted...I'm really sorry," Hinata said apologetically. Naruto shook his head and forced a smile.
"Hehe, its fine Hina-chan, just go and get some rest, its fine, believe it!" he said cheerfully but his blue eyes were dark with emotion. Hinata nodded, unable to speak as her throat constricted then turned and headed inside, closing the front door firmly behind her. Hinata kicked off her heels and checked the time on her watch. She only had around twenty minutes before she had to meet Sasuke outside for their date. She had to get her thoughts together before then, she couldn't face Sasuke like this...a confused blushing mess. Hinata shook her head and headed to her bedroom to chose her outfit for her next date.
Seven o'clock had come and gone, and Hinata wasn't there yet.
She was late.
She wasn't coming.
He had known from he'd seen her all dolled up to go out with Naruto that this was going to happen. What was he even doing here?
Sasuke leaned against his car, his hands stuffed into the pocket of his black jeans, his head tilted back and his gaze focused on the quickly darkening sky above him.
'Dammit! I knew she wouldn't come...' he thought. 'I should have just pushed the date to another night. How could I even expect her to come after going out with Naruto? He's like... her idol or something...' Sasuke groused mentally. He closed his eyes and sighed.
"Hn. Sasuke you freaking idiot..." he muttered out loud before turning to lean his chest against his car. He rested his elbows on the top of the car and put his forehead into his open hands. He knew he was impatient, but she really was late!
And she had been kinda mad at him before she'd left, so obviously she wouldn't limit herself to a two hour date with the man she'd apparently been dreaming of just to go out with him. Sasuke groaned softly, dropping his hands to the top of the car and shifting his weight impatiently to his other foot.
Damn.
He clenched his jaw, not willing to give into the disappointment, and... fine, he could admit it... the pain of being stood up by the girl he liked. But he felt it creeping in anyway.
He should just leave. He should just walk inside and shut his door and refuse to talk to her for like a week or so... and then maybe she would realize that what she did mattered to him.
He really should just stop waiting for her.
He should, he should, he should. He should go home.
But something kept his feet cemented to the ground.
Something kept him from moving, and when he saw her coming, he couldn't care less what it was that kept him there.
The sound of high heels clattering over concrete interrupted Sasuke's thoughts and immediately hope flared in his chest. He turned around to see, hoping with everything in his being that it was Hinata.
It was.
All his previous disappointments about her not coming fled instantly and suddenly he felt... confident.
"Hey, sorry to be late, I couldn't decide what to wear," Hinata said smiling as she approached, her voice sounding a bit breathy as if she'd been rushing. Sasuke's eyes trailed over Hinata as she came closer. She looked...she looked absolutely beautiful. She was wearing a snug cream sweater with a simple cream top, which was tucked into a pair of floral turquoise shorts patterned with peach and cream flowers. His gaze switched to her legs. They seemed even longer than usual because of her short attire and the pale creaminess of her skin contrasted with her colourful shorts.
Sasuke forced himself to stand his ground.
He wanted to reach out and trail his fingers down her leg.
He wanted to.
But he couldn't.
"You were..." Sasuke began trailing off when he actually noticed how late Hinata had been.
Three minutes. She was three minutes late.
He had been over reacting, but it didn't matter now anyway because she was here. She was actually here.
"Its fine, lets go," Sasuke said, turning to open the passenger door for Hinata. She shrugged lightly before sliding into the seat, unaware of the breath Sasuke drew in as she passed and the scent of her perfume wafted under his nostrils. Sasuke quickly shut the door behind her and walked around to the other side of the car, pausing only to compose himself and then slid behind the steering wheel.
As soon as he entered the car and closed his door he noticed that her scent had already embedded itself in the interior.
Damn.
It was going to be even harder to concentrate now.
Hinata turned to Sasuke as they pulled out of the apartment parking lot, a curious smile on her face.
"So...where are we going?" she asked, her voice breathy. Sasuke was immediately relieved at the distraction and smirked, glancing at Hinata before turning his gaze back to the road.
"That is a secret," he said, his smirk turning into a grin when she pouted.
"But I want to know," she laughed, her grey eyes sparkling in the darkness of the car.
"Hn. You will have to pry it out of me...good luck with that," Sasuke smirked, knowing that Hinata could never succeed. Silence filled the car once Hinata's laughter faded away and Sasuke decided to ask the inevitable question.
"How was your date with the dobe?" he asked, keeping his face stoic even though his stomach was churning. He didn't want to disappoint her with his date. Sasuke watched as Hinata shrugged before forcing a smile.
"It was...it was good," she said, but it seemed more as though she was trying to convince herself.
"Well this one will be more than good, it will be great. You don't think I will let the dobe out do me, do you? I am an Uchiha after all," Sasuke grinned, feeling rather pleased that Hinata wasn't ranting and raving about her date with Naruto.
"If you say so," Hinata laughed, shaking her head slightly.
Noticing that they were close to the destination of their date Sasuke turned to Hinata.
"Close your eyes," he ordered "and don't open them until I tell you to." Hinata gave Sasuke a confused glance,
"What? Why?" she asked, wondering what Sasuke was up to.
"Just do it, when you open them you will get a surprise," Sasuke answered, his tone noticeably softer.
"Okay," Hinata breathed and squeezed her eyes shut, her dark lashes brushing against her pale cheeks. Sasuke felt the base of his throat warm. He wanted to place kissed on her lashes, on her nose, on her slightly flushed cheeks. He wanted to do so many things but he couldn't, not yet anyway.
A few minutes later Sasuke parked the car in the open field beside the fair he was taking Hinata to and slid from behind the wheel to help her out.
"Don't open your eyes," he reminded her, his voice smug with pleasure at knowing something that she didn't.
"But I want to know where I am!" Hinata laughed impatiently, flashing Sasuke a grin as he placed his hand in her and helped her out of the passenger seat. Sasuke closed the car door behind him then turned, gently leading Hinata in the direction of the fair, his hand entwined with her much smaller one. He squeezed her hand slightly, swallowing as they drew closer. He really hoped she liked her surprise...he didn't want to disappoint her, he couldn't bear to.
Sasuke stopped in front of the gates to the fair and let go of Hinata's hand.
"Where are you going?" she asked, a tiny bit of panic creeping into her voice.
"I'm right here," Sasuke breathed from behind her, wrapping his hands gently around her waist. "Open your eyes," he whispered and she immediately obeyed, a gasp parting her lips as she drank in the sight before her.
Hinata bit her lip as Sasuke led her through an open space. She could feel grass beneath her nude high heeled pumps and sounds of laughter and general chatter of people filled her ears. Where were they? Before she could ask, Sasuke stopped and let go of her hand. A small wave of panic swept over her. Was he going to leave her alone?
"Where are you going?" she heard herself ask but before she could react further she felt Sasuke behind her, his arms around her waist and his warm breath against her neck.
"I'm right here, open your eyes," he whispered and Hinata let her eyes drift open.
She was immediately assaulted by the sight of colourful lights. As her vision tuned in to what was before her a gasp left her lips. They were at a fair. Sasuke had carried her to a fair, he'd remembered that she'd liked them!
Bright multi colored lights glimmered against the velvety black of the night sky, forming ribbons of light as the moved up and down on the various rides. More glittering lights streamed from posts, that seemed to disappear into the sky, and onto the ground below. Hinata inhaled, smells of popcorn, cotton candy, ice cream and various fair food filling her nostrils. A large grin split her face and she turned to face Sasuke, the fact that his arms were still around her waist lost amongst her excitement.
"Sasuke you remembered!" she gasped before throwing her arms around him in an excited hug. Before he could reply she pulled back and grabbed his hand tugging him towards the gate, excited giggles bubbling from her lips.
"Let's go! I can't wait to try everything! I haven't been to one of these in so long!" Hinata chattered and Sasuke smiled, relieved that she was pleased with his surprise.
"Hn," he grunted, pretending to be unenthusiastic.
Sasuke let Hinata pull him through the throngs of laughing and eating people, he even managed to ignore the screams of excited children. Hinata finally stopped at an ice cream stand and reached into her purse to pay for one of the sweet treats. Sasuke instantly noticed what she was doing and placed his hand over hers, effectively halting her motion.
"Don't. I will pay, its a date, isn't it?" he smirked when Hinata nodded wordlessly.
'He really has changed, but maybe not for the worse,' Hinata thought a she watched Sasuke pay for the ice cream. She could still feel the warmth of his hand from where it had rested on top of hers and her cheeks pinked. His hand had been much larger but it was warm and she couldn't deny that it made her feel...safe and maybe something else that she couldn't identify, or didn't want to identify.
Hinata was pulled from her thought when Sasuke returned, handing her an ice cream cone. She smiled when she noticed that it was strawberry, her favourite flavour.
"You remembered this too," she breathed, gesturing to the ice cream. Sasuke smirked and nodded before moving closer to Hinata.
"I did. I remember everything about you," he said, his voice husky with emotion, sending shivers down the Hyuuga's spine. Hinata looked down, her lashes brushing her cheeks.
"I-I w-wouldn't forgive you if you had forgotten anyway," she said playfully, feeling a bit annoyed that he had managed to make her stutter again. Dammit she had grown out of that habit! Or thought she had until he came along.
"Hn, I made you stutter," Sasuke teased, grinning smugly at Hinata. She mock scowled and before he could continue she scooped a up a piece of ice cream from her cone and promptly dabbed it on Sasuke nose. His eyes widened in surprise as the cold substance came into contact with her skin. After realizing just what she'd done he smirked and leaned even closer to her.
"Remove it," he breathed, his breath caressing Hinata's blushing face.
Hinata forced herself to breathe, refusing to faint in front of Sasuke. She knew he was teasing her but it didn't make it any better, especially when he was this close. She could smell his manly scent mixed with cologne and aftershave, but there still the subtle Sasuke scent. A scent that he'd always had.
'Dammit!' Hinata thought when she realized that she was now mulling over her his scent! This was her best friend for Kami's-sake and she loved Naruto...she knew she did so why was Sasuke distracting her so much?
Sasuke made an impatient noise in his throat and Hinata forced herself to focus.
"Fine," she said, too distracted to put up a proper fight. She reached up and wiped the ice cream from Sasuke's nose and was about to wipe it on the napkin wrapped around her cone when he grasped her wrist and raised her palm to his lips.
Hinata gasped when she realized just what Sasuke was doing.
He was licking the ice cream from her hand.
She could feel his warm wet tongue against her palm, sliding over the ice cream and slowly removing it. Hinata's eyes flickered upwards to meet Sasuke's gaze, her breath catching in her throat when she noticed the intensity in his dark eyes. She quickly pulled away her hand and forced an overly cheerful laugh.
"Sasuke, what do you think you are doing?!" She asked, pretending to be utterly angry. He smirked smugly at her, looking rather self satisfied.
"Hn. I am sure you know the answer to that." Hinata shook her head and turned, walking off to find some other thing to distract her. She couldn't stay so close to Sasuke and keep her composure...not when he was being like this.
Sasuke and Hinata wandered around for a few more minutes, the latter blushing profusely when a few elderly people commented on how lovely a couple they were.
Hinata was immensely relieved for the distraction when a familiar stall caught her eye. It was filled with colourful rings and stuffed toys.
"Sasuke, do you remember that?" she asked, tilting her head upwards.
"Hn," Sasuke grunted, but the corner of his lips twitched upwards in a smile. Hinata grinned deviously. She was going to get her revenge on Sasuke for making her so distracted the entire evening. She knew that he knew he was distracting her because of the way his eyes glittered every time she was reduced to blushes.
"Can I have the stuffed panda?" Hinata asked innocently, knowing that Sasuke hated stuffed toys and hated the game which required one to throw the rings over small posts in order to win a certain plushie.
"I'm not going to partake in such an un-Uchiha game," Sasuke said stoically, trying not to give in to Hinata's large grey eyes.
"Please?" Hinata tried again but the Uchiha was determined not to give in. It was time to pull out the big guns.
"Unless you are afraid you will lose...Naruto-kun would-" Hinata was constantly interrupted by Sasuke, who had his jaw clenched at the mention of his blonde friend.
"Fine. I'll do it," he said before stalking off towards the stall.
A few minutes later, Hinata grinned happily as she hugged her new stuffed panda to her chest.
"Thank you Sasuke," she said softly and the Uchiha grunted, trying to pretend as though he was angry that he'd actually had to partake in such an un-Uchiha like action. Hinata giggled at Sasuke's reaction, her smile widening when she noticed a carousel. She hadn't been on one of those in over ten years.
"Let's go on this!" she said excitedly, her excitement completely uncharacteristic, she couldn't care less however.
"No," Sasuke said bluntly, refusing to go on that spinning thing. He hated carousels.
"Please?" Hinata asked and the Uchiha smirked as an idea formed in his mind.
"Only if you will let me sit on the same horse as you and let me pick the next ride."
"F-Fine," Hinata consented, her stutter returning as the image of Sasuke behind her on the carousel horse filled her mind. Sasuke smirked at Hinata and grasped her wrist, pulling her towards the carousel. After purchasing a ticket he helped her up onto the plastic horse and sat behind her, his arms wrapped snuggly around her waist.
Hinata swallowed as her cheeks and neck heated. Sasuke's arms were wrapped securely around her waist and his hands rested on either one of her thighs, sending tingles shooting up and down her legs. He leaned forward pressing her chin into the crook of her neck. He was close, almost too close for her to function. For the first time in her life Hinata couldn't wait to get off of a carousel.
Sasuke smirked as he pulled Hinata towards the ferris wheel, it was time for the final stage of his plan. He knew Hinata was terrified of heights, which meant she would have no choice but to stay...well...extremely close to him during the ride. After being on the carousel with her, he decided that there was no way he was going to let the night end without him being close to her. He found himself craving the feel of her smooth porcelain skin against his, and having her shiver beneath his touch.
"This is the last one," Sasuke said as he stopped in front of the ferris wheel. Hinata's eyes widened and she turned to look at Sasuke, horror evident in her grey eyes.
"I can't go on that!" she exclaimed.
"Hn. I will be with you, so you won't have to be afraid of the height," Sasuke replied, reaching for Hinata's hand.
"But-" she began and he silenced her with a look. Soon they were seated in one of the compartments attached to the ferris wheel, and just as Sasuke had predicted, Hinata squashed herself in the furthest corner while clinging to his arm. The ferris wheel gave a jolt and started moving, resulting in a squeak from Hinata.
"S-Sasuke, I-I'm going to kill you!" Hinata hissed as tremors ran down her arms. Sasuke just smirked and wrapped his arms around her, hugging her closer.
"Hn, just relax Hinata," he said quietly, placing his hand over hers until the her violent shivers calmed.
"Look," Sasuke commanded as the ferris wheel rose higher. Hinata shook her head, refusing to look up from her spot on at the bottom of the compartment. "Just try," Sasuke continued, his tone noticeably gentler and he squeezed Hinata's hand tighter. She slowly raised her head looking out the window of the carriage.
"Wow!" Hinata breathed as the glittering night view of Konoha came into view. "This...this is so beautiful Sasuke!" she exclaimed, momentarily forgetting her fear of heights and turned to face Sasuke. "Its just...I wish I had done this before."
Sasuke smirked, it was official. He had trumped Naruto's date by leaps and bounds. He watched Hinata's enraptured expression as she took in the view. A soft breeze blew through the compartment and ruffled Hinata's hair, effectively exposing the skin of her pale neck. Sasuke swallowed as a familiar heat flared in his gut. She was so close. It would be so easy to lean forward and place a kiss on her neck, right on the exposed spot which he knew would be tender and sensitive. Ever since he'd acted upon impulse and licked her palm earlier he couldn't get the taste of her skin out of his mind. He knew it was something he wanted to again. Sasuke didn't have time to decided whether or not to act upon his thoughts because the ferris wheel came to a halt and one of the staff ordered them to get out.
Sasuke unwrapped his arms from around Hinata and helped her out of the compartment, feeling rather relieved to put some space between them. He knew he wouldn't be able to keep his composure for much longer if the ride had continued. Hinata cleared her throat softly and looked up at Sasuke.
"I-It was r-really lovely, Sasuke...this date I mean..." Hinata rambled, her childhood stutter and inability to explain herself returning.
"Hn," Sasuke replied, unable to give any other answer because his throat was constricted from Hinata's appearance. The light from the ferris wheel enveloped her frame and cast an almost ethereal glow around her. Her hair was slightly windswept and her cheeks were flushed with excitement and maybe something else.
'Damn I can't do this,' Sasuke thought before leaning forward and pulling Hinata towards him. He was about to place a needy kiss on her lips when a voice he hadn't heard in years cut through the night.
"Hinata, I need to speak with you." It was Hiashi.
AN: Tanaaaa here is the next chapter! TT^TT I am so tired and sick, but I hope you enjoy! I have to go to bed now, I have work in the morning desuu TT^TT please forgive me for taking so long to update. Thank You to my wonderful bestie Tay for beta-ing most of this and of course sharing her account with me. Feel free to suggest titles for the next step of Sasuke's contingency plan! :D R&R