Hello, all. For those of you who have been reading my stuff since That Girl, I want to apologize to you for my lack of updating. I know you've probably seen me updating for my other stories that aren't SasuHina. I just feel like I'm not good at writing SasuHina but I started this story and I'm gonna finish it, damnit. I know you've seen how poorly this was written which is why I'm coming back to fix it and along the way, I'm gonna read through it and gather all of my thoughts so that I can start back up writing. Okay, that's the end of my rant. Thanks for sticking with me!
I don't own Naruto or the characters used in this story.
We did sleep a little longer. A little too long actually. They left us in our room, not that we minded anyway. That week was crazy. We all drank, a lot. We made complete asses of ourselves but who really gives a damn? Surely not us.
"I'm gonna miss you guys." Ino whined at the end of the week, when everyone was ready to leave. Hinata smiled and hugged Ino like she was never going to see her again. Why are women so dramatic?
"I'll see you bro." Naruto told me as we shared and quick bro hug. That's how its supposed to be. Not dramatics, no tears. Simple. As soon as we said our goodbyes and backed everything up, Hinata and I got in the truck with TenTen and Neji.
"Has everyone got everything because I will not be coming back for anything?" Neji stated. We shook our heads and with that, Neji pulled out of the parking lot. The drive home wasn't too bad. Neji and I just sat and listened to the girls ramble on and on…
"Hinata, Neji, Sasuke! You're home!" Hanabi squealed as she darted out of the house.
"Yes we are." Neji smiled as Hanabi tackled him. I shook my head as I loaded my bags into my own car. I was ready to go home and shower in my own bathroom, sleep in my own bed.
"Aw, leaving so soon Sasuke?" Akane asked as she an Hiashi stepped outside. I nodded.
"Yeah, kinda tired." I answered plainly. Hey, at least it was the truth. Hinata poked her bottom lip out and absent mindedly chewed on it.
"I'll see you man." Neji said as he lazily tossed a hand up. I nodded and opened my door as Hinata walked over and kissed me.
"I'll call you later." I told her as she pulled away and nodded. Her small family waved to me as I pulled out of the driveway and made my way to my own house, well not mine exactly. Even though I had graduated not too long ago, my parents were still paying for my apartment. That does something to a man's ego. Suddenly, I got the urge to talk to my dad. And that's what I did.
"Hello?" My Dad's voice rang through my phone as he picked up. I thought I was going to be nervous to talk to him about this but I was as calm as could be.
"Hey, Dad. Listen, you know how you've been paying for my living expenses for the past year or two?" I began, patiently waiting for an answer.
"Yes. Why?" My Dad answered simply.
"Now that I've graduated, I wanna get my own place." I told him, ripping the metaphorical band-aid right off. I could hear my dad chuckle on the other end. So he thinks this is funny?
"I was wondering when you were going to get around to this." He said. That actually shocked me a bit. "But Sasuke, just how do you plan on supporting yourself?" He asked. To be honest, I had quite this through. Then it clicked.
"I'll get a job." I told him suddenly, in a rush for my independence.
"Oh really? Well then, I'll support you until you can afford to pay for your own apartment. Sound good?" He asked. The most childish grin crossed my face. I can't believe he's okay with this. And what's more is he's gonna pay for everything until I can do it on my own.
"Thanks Dad." I grinned. He chuckled softly.
"You're welcome son. Your mother and I are about to leave so I will talk to you later. We love you." He said.
"Is that Sasuke? Hi baby! How's everything going? Are you doing okay sweetie?" My mom's voice wailed in the background. I smiled and shook my head.
"I'm fine, Mom. Aren't you and Dad supposed to be leaving?" I asked as I pulled into my drive way and got out.
"I know, honey. I just want to tell you how much I love my baby boy. Fugaku hush, I don't get to tell him that often enough. Okay baby, we've got to go. Come visit us often. We love you." My mom rambled lovingly.
"I love you guys too." I said as I got out of the car and stuffed my phone into my pocket. After I lugged my bags into the house and to my room, I flopped down, face first onto my bed and took a deep breath. Woah, that's not what I was expecting. I scrunched my nose up and tore my sheets off of my bed and proceeded to put them in the washer. That was unpleasant. I walked back to my room and put clean sheets on my bed. Thankfully my room wasn't messed up because I'm tired and all I want to do it take a shower and go to bed…
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I tiredly hauled my bags up the stairs and into my room. Slowly, I wriggled out of my clothes and went into the bathroom to take a shower. I let out a sight of relief as the hot water washed over my skin. It's as if I hadn't taken a proper shower in a long time. It was such a great feeling that I began to hum as I washed my hair.
"Hinata have you seen my white skirt?" Hanabi asked as she barged into the bathroom very rudely. Can I not have any privacy? This has been going on for quite some time now. The first time, it was my dad. He opened my door to ask which shirt I thought looked better. His face turned scarlet because I had just gotten out of the shower and all I had on was a pair of panties. He didn't even want to look at me for the rest of the day. A couple days after that, Neji came in, without knocking I might add, to borrow my shampoo. I was still sleeping meaning my hair was somewhat unruly, I was barely clothed and I had morning breath. So when I gave my shampoo to him, I was very upset.
I sighed deeply and pinched the bridge of my nose in irritation. Can't I just have a few minutes to myself in my own house? "No Hanabi, I haven't seen your skirt. Now could you please lock to door on your way out?" I asked as I washed my face.
"Um, yeah…. Hinata are you okay?" She asked just before she reached the door.
"I'm fine. Now please exit the bathroom." I told her. She nodded and left the bathroom. I'm pretty sure she forgot to lock the door even though I asked her. Several minutes later, I turned the water off, wrapped a towel around myself and walked towards the door. Just as I put my hand on the unlocked doorknob, the door was pushed open. "Really?" I complained as Neji stopped in front of me.
"Oh. I didn't think anyone was in here." He admitted with an odd look on his face. His lips then turned up into a smile. "Is my baby cousin upset because her boyfriend went home?" He teased and ruffled my wet hair.
"No but I am upset that no one in this house knows how to knock." I sighed and shook my head as I side stepped and walked past my cousin. As I made my way to my room, I couldn't help the feeling of irritation that washed over me as I walked into my room and locked the door behind me. I sat in the chair in front of my mirror and my phone began to ring. I contemplated not picking up but my inner self got the better of me and soon I was crossing my room to grab my phone. My lips pulled into a wide smile at the face that graced my phone screen. "Hey." I smiled as I answered the phone.
"Hey." Sasuke answered, his baritone voice poured into my ear. "You okay?" He asked. I sighed.
"I'm fine. I love when my family comes in unannounced. Makes me happy." I said sarcastically as I laid on my bed. I'll get dressed later.
"Did your dad see you naked again?" He joked with a small chuckle, faint as music and twice as sultry. He must have just woken up because that's one of the only times his voice sounds this amazing. I let out a soft laugh at his little attempt to cheer me up.
"No but Neji and Hanabi walked in while I was in the bathroom. I swear, they don't know what privacy is." I told him as I sat up and ran my fingers through my wet hair.
"They just love you so much, they'll invade your privacy just to be around you." He laughed. My bottom lip poked out into a slight pout.
"Yeah, that's it." I muttered as my hand got caught halfway down. Sasuke chuckled for a bit before he spoke again.
"Guess what." He said finally, a tinge of excitement in his voice.
"What is it?" I asked as I slid off my bed to retrieve a brush for my unruly hair.
"My Dad's letting me get my own place." He told me.
"But, you already have your own apartment." I stated, partially confused as to what he was talking about.
"Yeah, but my parents pay for it. I just don't want my family to pay for everything, you know?" He asked. I nodded understandingly. I would love it if my dad paid for me to live in my own apartment. I guess it does something to his ego. I don't know.
"That's understandable but how are you going to pay for an apartment of your own? I mean, in case you haven't noticed, you're kind of unemployed." I smiled.
"That's what jobs are for, smartass." He laughed. I rolled my eyes as I began to get dressed.
"If you say so." I sighed.
" Is this privacy thing really bothering you that much?" He asked. I nodded, as if he could really see it.
"Just a bit. I mean, I love them and everything but they get on my nerves sometimes." I admitted.
"Well, maybe you should talk to them about it." Sasuke advised. He's right.
"I'll do that. Hey, are you doing anything?" I asked.
"Besides lounging around? Not really. Why?"
"Just wondering if you wanted to come over is all."
"Yeah, no. You have no privacy which means if I came over, we'd definitely have no privacy." He laughed. I couldn't help but pout "I'm kidding. I'll be over in a few minutes." He chuckled.
"Bully." I playfully frowned.
"You know I still love you." He stated.
"I love you too. See you in a bit." I blushed all of a sudden. Odd though it may have been, it still makes me giddy to hear him say he loves me.
"Okay. See you." He said as he hung up. My face was still flushed a light shade of pink as I walked out of my room and down the stairs.
"Hinata, are you alright?" My dad asked as he stepped out of his room.
"I'm fine." I told him as he placed his hand on my forehead. "Actually, can I talk to you?" I asked. His eyebrow raised in confusion but he nodded nonetheless.
"What is it?" He asked as we walked into the dining room to sit down. I placed my hands on the table top and intertwined them.
"Well…" I began slowly. "Since I just graduated not long ago and I'm an adult now, I was wondering how you would feel if I…"
"If you what?" He asked with a stern look on his face.
"I-If I…" I hesitated. The look on his face was scary and I hadn't seen him look at me like that in a long time. So naturally, I resorted to stuttering. "I-If I mov-moved out." I finished as I looked down, not wanting to look him in the face. If I did, I think I might burst into tears with the look he was giving me. I heard a heavy sigh.
"No." He said simply as he stood from the table. I looked up at him.
"Wh-What?" I asked sadly as he denied me of one of my rights of adulthood.
"I said, no." He repeated as he walked into the kitchen to pour a cup of coffee.
"Th-That's not f-fair. Why n-not?" I stuttered pitifully, internally kicking myself for doing so. My Dad turned to face me.
"Because I said so. That's why." He stated. I hate that line.
"Dad, I'm an adult. I should be able to move out if I want to. As a matter of fact, I shouldn't even have asked you." I said angrily. Who was he to tell me that I can't move out.?
"Watch your mouth, Hinata. I have my reasons for not letting you move out. You being an adult has nothing to do with it. You being an unemployed adult does. Just how do you expect to afford to move out? Why do you want to move out in the first place?" He asked, casually sipping from his cup as if we weren't in the middle of a discussion.
"Because I have no privacy and you keep treating me like a child." I said, pointing an accusatory finger at my father.
"If this is about that time I walked in on you, I already apologized. Are you really going to hold that against me?" He asked, suddenly seeming upset.
"It's not just you. I-I want to be independent. I don't want to live under my family for the rest of my life. Can't you just understand and let me have this?" I complained, feeling highly upset.
"While I understand where you're coming from, the answer is still no. Now if we are done with this discussion, I'll be leaving." He said, turning on his heel.
"No! We are not done with this discussion. This is unfair. If Neji asked to move out, you'd let him. You'd even assist him in moving out, so why cant I? You're being ridiculous." I snapped. My dad's eyes nearly bulged out of his head.
"Hinata Hyuuga! Did I not just say no? You're being difficult." He seethed as he pinched the bridge of his nose. "Just…Just go to your room." He ordered as if I was a child. I blinked several times to make sure he was serious, effectively blinking away the tears that formed in my eyes. "Go, now." he pointed towards the stairs. Then, the door bell rang. I slid my index fingers below my eyes to wipe away any tears before I made my way to the front door. My father then scowled. "Hinata, don't you open that door." He warned. I huffed and opened the door to be greeted by Sasuke's smiling face, although it fell as soon as he looked down and saw the state that I was in.
"Hey, are you alright?" He asked, cupping my face in his hands and lightly thumbing away the falling tears that escaped my eyes without permission. I nodded, not trusting my own voice. I feared that if I were to say something, my voice would crack and I would fall into a sobbing mess right in front of my boyfriend. I took hold of his hand and led him past my father and towards my room.
"Hinata, where are you going?" said father asked angrily. I stopped in my tracks, startling Sasuke in the process.
"To my room, like to told me to." I deadpanned as I began walking. The look on my dad's face was a look of utter bewilderment.
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I just stayed quiet as Hinata led me to her room. I feel as if I walked into a war zone. I just watched as Hinata locked the door behind her and walked over to her bed to curl up into a ball. For a minute or two, I stood there wondering what could have happened. I shook my head, sat on the bed and pulled her between my legs. She curled up against my chest and sobbed quietly. I don't know why she's crying, but I do know that I'll be with her until she stops. We sat on her bed for a good ten minutes while she cried until she shakily started talking.
"I-Is it t-too much to a-ask to move out?" She asked though her small sobs. I kissed the top of her head and rubbed her shoulder. She must be really upset over this since shes resorted to stuttering again.
"Not really. Although, he is your dad and we know how he is." I told her as he clutched the front of my shirt.
"I-I mean, I asked him nicely. A-And I-I'm and adult now. Why would he say n-no?" She muttered into my shirt. I shook my head. Her dad can be a little unorthodox.
"Maybe you should just wait a little while longer. You know, 'til this whole thing blows over?" I suggested. She shifted to that she was sitting in her knees between my legs as she looked up at me with large, sad eyes.
"But I-I don't want to wait. What's the point in making me stay here?" She asked, subconsciously chewing on her bottom lip.
"Then go out there and talk to him until he lets you move out. He would let Neji move out if he asked." I stated. Hinata pounded her small fist into the palm of her other hand.
"That's what I said b-but he wont let me! He's being really unfair. How am I supposed to talk to him if he's just going to overreact?" She pouted as she buried her face in my chest, clutching my shirt again. I wrapped my arms around her and hugged her tightly, resting my chin on top of her head.
"Then you're just going to have to tough it out until he lets you. You're a grown woman." I murmured into her hair. She looked up at me with expectant, pleading lavender eyes.
"Come with me?" She asked quietly. I nodded and pulled her into a kiss. After that, she slowly slid off of her bed and made her way to the door, looking back to make sure I was following after her. We walked down the stairs to see Hiashi sitting at the dining room table with what I assume to be the same cup of coffee that he had been drinking when I first walked in.
"Hinata, Sasuke." He said as he said as he gestured for us to sit down. "I assume she's told you why I'm upset." He guessed as he looked at me. I nodded, not wanting to give my input until the right time. "Hinata, I don't know why you would want to move out so soon. You're going to be starting your first year of college in a month or two. Do you really want to add to that stress by moving out and fending for yourself?" He asked. Hinata looked up at him with hurt eyes.
"It's something that I feel I'm ready for. I'm responsible enough to handle this on my own. I don't know why you won't trust me." She uttered. Hiashi sighed.
"It's not that I don't trust you. It's just that I don't think you're ready yet. I'm pretty sure Sasukes parents aren't allowing him to move out just yet. Wouldn't you rather stay here your freshman year and then move out sophomore year?"
"Actually, my parents are fine with me moving out. I called them today and they said it's fine." I added, making Hiashi scowl.
"See? Why can't you just let me move out?" Hinata asked.
"And how are you going to support yourself, Sasuke?" Hiashi inquired, ignoring Hinata's question.
"I'm going to get a job. My Dad said that he would pay for my expenses until I can afford to do it on my own. With all due respect, you should allow Hinata to do the same." I stated, hoping that that would help the situation. Hiashi sighed heavily.
"I'll get a job." Hinata muttered. Hiashi and I looked at her. " If it means that I can move out, I'll get a job and prove to you that this was the right decision. What better time to move out then now?" She asked.
"Better yet, she can move in with me. I mean, we're already together. And it'd be a whole lot easier on the two of us if we bought a place together, rather than struggling on our own." I added. The two of them looked at me as if I said that I was running for president.
"That's perfect." Hinata smiled. Hiashi furrowed his eyebrows in deep thought.
Cliffhanger! Sorry guys, stay tuned to find out what happens in the next chapter. How do you think Hiashi will handle Sasukes proposal?
Until next time!
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