Chapter 4

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Hinata knew that her tolerance in liquor were too low that was why she never drank even just a cocktail drink at any occasions. When she experienced the first time she drank a bottle of Heineken, Naruto took care of her the whole night for cleaning herself and also her bathroom. He said to her that she was becoming the opposite of what he knew about her; an innocent angel became a tainted one.

Just like the first time, Hinata suddenly felt a sudden rash of blood in her face. She felt so hot with no reason. Her heart was pounding so hard and fast. She felt dizzy yet still conscious at her surroundings. She gulped not wanting the sensation she felt right now. It was like someone was controlling her body.

She then noticed an empty shot glass on her hand. Shit!

Hinata didn't realize it. She accidentally drank the vodka that she was holding a while ago.

She closed her eyes praying for the reputation she built to Sasuke and his company. All of a sudden she smiled inwardly remembering the last words that Sasuke said.

As Hinata opened her eyes, she felt something inside her that she can't explain.

She then spoke, "But I know, somehow it's going to be worth it."

Sasuke stared at her. As they stared at each other, Hinata got frustrated because she can't read anything on his face. She can't find out what was on his mind right now.

She motioned herself closer to him hoping that at least she can read him at this rate, but still failed.

Despite of this, she still tried when she asked him, "Can you keep a secret?"

Sasuke almost lost his posture and she noticed it for a few seconds, but missed the opportunity to see a little blush on his face because he softly pushed her.

"You're drunk." He flatly said.

She giggledthinking that he was so serious at the same time concern to her.

"It's your fault." She teasingly said to him and suddenly didn't help herself to hiccup in front of him.

She stiffened when Sasuke abruptly pulled her against him almost stumbled on his broad shoulder.

Then he seductively asked her almost in a whisper tone, "Dare to tell me what's on your mind then?"

Hinata panicked not knowing what to do. The alcohol level was virtually taking over her sanity.

She smelled him; sweet-smelling like a cologne that was permanently stocked on his body.

"I like your smell." She softly answered him.

He looked at her in disbelieve.

"Really at this kind of situation, you think of my… smell?" His eyebrows crossed.

Hinata let go of herself from his almost embrace. She put her elbows at the counter while twirling her index fingers in front of her.

"You know I always wondered why millions of girls are head over heels in love with you." She suddenly asked without looking at him, but Sasuke knew that he was the one she was talking about.

"I don't know." He answered half truth.

Sasuke wasn't naïve. He knew what women like about him; appearance, money, name and fame. He can't think of any other than those.

She giggled at his answer. "Liar. You? You don't know why? You poor little fox."

He can't distinguish if those words she said was meant for him coz' it was perfectly described just like his best friend and the ex boyfriend of the woman with him.

"I know why… because you are the great Uchiha of our generation." She said.

"You're handsome genius and cool guy. You're indeed the dream guy of all women." She added.

"Then why you didn't fall on me?" He asked without hesitation, but even him was shocked of his own question.

She looked at him while leaning her chin on her other hand. "Coz you're not simply Naruto." They were both shocked on her answer.

"I-I mean."

"No. I understand." He actually didn't like to hear anything that can make his heart crushed into tiny pieces again.

"No!" She insisted. Her face flushed.

"I-I also admire you but my heart beats for him. I like you but I love him. Whenever I saw you, you were always surrounded by those girls who are more beautiful and smarter than me. Naruto-kun, he's always there at your back, alone. But he never complained or even got jealous on you and he stayed humble and sweet all the time. I love the way he love his friends and how he valued it. I just simply had fallen in love with him because of his simplicity and kindness." She sincerely explained.

"And also you have a millions of girls who are willing to risk anything just to have you, so you don't really need my feelings." She added while smiling at him.

He groaned. It was true that millions of irritating women were in love with him, but hey! who cares coz he only love one woman and unluckily that woman was in love with his best friend. It was crazy and irritating.

He was smarter with God-like appearance and an additional of a multi-billion dollar account on his own bank, so why this pale lavender eyes didn't fall on his spell?

She bitterly smiled. "I know. I'd fall to a wrong person but I can't help it. So, I let myself be fooled that's why a huge space in my heart is what he left. I don't know if it will be filled again. I-I feel so incomplete."

She touched her chest and her tears were almost on the way to fall but she wiped it with the back of her hand.

"Do you know what love means to me?" Sasuke asked.

Hinata shook her head.

"Love…means to bind yourself… without guarantee." He looked at her sincerely that made her blushed and realized something inside her.

Every time Sasuke looked at her with those intense onyx eyes, she couldn't help herself to feel the slow yet strong beat of her heart. It was weird because usually she only felt this when Naruto was sweet or what we can call 'seducing' on her.

Just his stare, he can make her dizzy.

"I wish I had fallen for you instead." She whispered but Sasuke heard it right.

"If I ended on you before, maybe I'm not broken right now, maybe I won't feel this pain and maybe I'm not bitter because of love." She added almost feeling down because of what she felt.

Hinata never been so talkative about her life to some random people and that included the man with her. Sasuke might be her old friend since childhood but he never been act as her real friend do like share secrets or just talk. No, he was never been like that before. She was afraid on him before. If it was not for Naruto, she couldn't dare to go near him or even just look at him on his onyx eyes. Ever since, he was just like invisible to her sight.

"You're not bitter. You don't have to be bitter because you're broken. It's just a sign to move on and be a better person." He then slightly tasted his liquor on his hand.

She smirked like she never did it before. "Really but I have to be bitter to protect myself against those malicious tongues around me. I'm sick and tired of just hearing their dirty thoughts about me. I guess it's time for me to fight back. That's life you know. You don't know your enemies unless you turn around." She bitterly said on him.

"Life is never about people who act true in front of you because the important is those people who remain true behind your back." He seriously said while looking at her teary eyes.

Hinata looked back at him. She can't believe Sasuke Uchiha was here with her giving unusual advices like a true friend. Friend?

"Now you sound like him." She looked away and pouted. "And what do you know about life, huh? You've never been a victim of bullying. You've never been felt being alone. You've never been felt any pain. And most of all you've never been felt in love, so how can you easily say those words?" Her voice unconsciously increased.

She stiffened and slightly turned to look at him.

She can't find any expression on his face. He was facing the mirror in front of them. His onyx eye was covered by his bangs that rested on his side. His both hands were holding tightly on his shot glass.

She gulped feeling scared even she was drunk.

"Is that what you think about me? Being inhuman?" His voice was calm and no sign of anger.

"I-I don't mean like…"

"You mean exactly what I understand from your words, Hinata. I'm not angry because I'm already used to it. But I want to remind you that I'm still human, Hinata." He turned to face her with a sadness written on his onyx eyes.

Loneliness and coldness were what she saw on his aura.

"I'm not like any other person who shows different emotions. I'm not like Naruto who can easily express his feelings towards people. I'm not an ordinary person…but I do feel the same happiness, anger and pain just like you feel about love."

She was stunned about his statement. Was she dreaming? Sasuke just actually shared his thoughts about himself like he never did before.

Her eyes widened. She touched his face with her both hands.

"Are you really Uchiha Sasuke? Am-am I dreaming or just really drunk?" She curiously asked him like a kid.

He left a small smile and smirked. "You're really weird. You do know how to cut other's drama."

"Coz' the Sasuke I know isn't the type of person who could easily share his thoughts. A-and one more thing have you ever been in love?"

"You know me well that I hate repeating myself." He groaned because of embarrassment.

"Then who's the lucky girl. Tell me!" She excitedly asked him without removing her hands on his cheeks.

Sasuke caught her hands and slightly tightening his grip. "I can show you better I can tell you."

He then slowly moved his face on her. He could almost feel her breath, her warmth, her lips, and her soul.

Hinata didn't move not knowing what was going on. She felt dizzy and flushed. A loud and cool music lingered on her ears. She snapped and forgot the sensation she felt towards the man who was closely kissing her.

"I love that song!" She stood on her chair and she raised her other hand. She turned around to give a credit to the band on the stage.

"Wow! You heard it? They're so cool!" She laughed and sat on her chair again.

Sasuke sweat dropped on her sudden action. You're always surprising me.

"I guess you're really drunk now." He said from no one before finishing his liquor.

"We should go. It's almost crowded." He said while assisting his companion to stand.

She carelessly stood on her chair that made her stumbled on his chest. "I guess we need to go. I don't feel normal now."

Sasuke smirked while holding her not to fall. "When did you become normal?" He teasingly asked her.

She slightly punched his chest and smiled. "You mean. I-I just feel tired and sleepy." She yawned and rested her head on his chest.

Sasuke smiled and without hesitation he carried her on a bridal style into exit. She didn't protest anymore because she thought all of this as a part of her dream already.

Sasuke didn't know what to do to this woman on his bed. This was his first time to take a woman on his place. Take note, not just an ordinary woman but the woman he was unconditionally in love.

He can't leave Hinata to her apartment because he thought no one would take care of her if she stayed there alone. The best idea that popped on his mind was to let her stayed for a while on his place.

Hinata was innocently sleeping on the corner of his king-size bed. She was obviously unaware that she was actually on her boss's place, bed to be exact.

Her half pale face was covering by her loose hair.

Sasuke went near and bent to face her.

Her breathing was normal and she was sleeping very peacefully for that moment. All of a sudden his hand moved to brush her hair on her face.

There, he can now fully see her face.

The only light from his room was the brightness of the full moon outside.

What a beautiful creature he was seeing right in front of him. Even she wasn't doing anything, just her peaceful feature can make him crazy in love.

Hinata grimaced like she was in pain. She moved her head away from him. In a second, Sasuke panicked thinking that something wrong happened to her but realized that she was just dreaming something bad or maybe nightmare.

"No! Please don't…" She whispered in her sleep while shaking her head slowly with a grimace reaction on her face. She raised her hand trying to reach something on the air.

Sasuke sat on the side of Hinata. Then he reached her hand in the midway.

"Naruto…" She called but still on sleep.

Sasuke felt something was stabbing his heart. "You called a wrong man." He flatly answered to the sleeping beauty with him.

"Naruto…Naruto…Naruto!" Her voice was slightly increasing each time she called Naruto's name like he didn't hear her.

Sasuke tightened his grip on her hand while staring at her closed eyes but the tears was continuously flowing like a river.

"D-don't leave me Naruto… Please! Don't leave me."

Sasuke remained silent despite the pain he felt inside. He kept convincing himself that he can tolerate this pain since he understood that her wound was still fresh and it won't heal in a shorter time.

He helped Hinata to put her hand on her belly and moved closer on her face to whisper something, "Stop crying. I won't leave you. As long as you want me to stay I'll stay forever."

She turned her head where the husky voice was coming from. Their forehead touched and Sasuke was taken aback thinking that she might be awake, but her eyes were still close. He moved forward again so that their heads were touching.

Sasuke noticed that she was now stopped crying. He wiped the remaining tears on her face, "You don't deserve these tears. Only fool man could do this to you."

"Stay here." She commanded from no one in particular.

He then felt the grip of her hand on him tightened.

"I won't go." Whether he was the one she was asking to stay or not, he decided not to leave on her side on that night.

He sat on the floor. His head was leaning on the corner of the bed and it was beside to the head of Hinata that made them still facing each other.

"You're like an angel fallen from the dark sky. A broken angel that is harmless to watch yet fragile to touch. I want to fix your broken wings and let you free from the cage of a fallacious grip of love." Sasuke thought while staring at her pale face while slowly closing his eyes.

In the middle of the starry night, Hinata slept peacefully without the nightmare that bagging her for the past few days. Little she didn't know, it was all because of the man beside her who stayed to guard and protect her.

They both stayed together with a single bind that could connect them into a deeper meaning of life and love.

*End of chapter 4*

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