Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, it's characters, or any aspect of it. It all belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.

Author's Note: This chapter I decided to make humorous and give a glimpse into the first stages of dating between Sasuke, and Hinata before stuff happens ( *cough* foreshadowing.) Anyways enjoy!

The Beauty of Power

Chapter 14

Hinata wasn't quite sure what to call Sasuke. Her boyfriend? Her beau? Her romantic friend? Dating was something foreign to the Hyuuga heiress, she had never been in a relationship before, but she was excited for it. It was a new adventure for Sasuke, and her. The Hyuuga heiress promised herself that she would try her best to keep it quiet that the Uchiha heir and her were officially dating. Hinata walked into Naruto's office, Sakura, Ino, and Kiba stood in front of his desk, and there were no papers on his desk.

"Hey." Hinata greeted, warmly.

"Hey, Hinata-chan." Naruto beamed. "I called everyone for a quick announcement today." The young jinchuuriki gave her a toothy grin, and he leaned back in the chair.

"More missions?" Sakura groaned.

"Nope, today is off day for everyone." The blond headed Hokage informed. "We have no missions for today, everyone can take a break." Uniform sighs of relief filled the room, and Naruto chuckled.

"That's great!" Kiba exclaimed as he turned to Hinata. "Hey, since we aren't busy, there is a watering hole in the Ozashumi forest, and I was thinking that we could all go and have some fun."

"Sounds good to me." Ino chimed in. "I could go for swimming."

"I'm coming too." Naruto explained. Hinata looked at him, surprised, and he stood up, stretching. "I have finished all work for today, I could use the break, and why not use this time to enjoy it."

"Great." Sakura gave her husband a warm smile.

"Okay, then what about food?" Kiba asked, curiously. Hinata nodded at him.

"I can bring the f-food if you w-want." Hinata proposed.

"That will be great, thank you, Hinata-chan." Ino smiled.

"Sounds like a plan." Kiba chimed in. Hinata observed everyone's excited faces, and she began to wonder if Sasuke would like to come. After all, they hadn't seen one another since the commencement of their relationship, and it would be nice to spend time with him. However, she also knew that he didn't really like to be around anyone except for her, and she pondered the question if he would even go. Yet, Hinata couldn't bring herself not to ask him, even if he didn't accept.

"w-what would you like me to bring?" Hinata asked, curiously. "I-I can bring tea and cucumber sandwiches?"

"That sounds delicious." Ino assured. "We are not picky." The Hyuuga heiress gave her one last nod, and everyone agreed to meet at the Ozashumi forest at noon. Hinata walked towards the Uchiha estate, the gates were partially open, and she stepped through them. As soon as she did, a hand grabbed her wrist, and she turned to meet onyx colored eyes.

"O-oh, Sasuke-san, how are y-you today?" She gave him a warm smile, and Sasuke looked at her, coolly.

"Anyone tell you it is impolite to sneak into someone's home?" The Uchiha heir asked. Hinata shook her head.

"I-I'm sorry." She began to stammer. "I-I didn't mean to in-" Hinata saw a smirk come across his face, and her cheeks flushed red. The Hyuuga heiress knew that he was teasing her, and she saw him release his grip on her wrist. Sasuke's hand moved to her hair, and he brushed it behind her ear. "Why did you l-leave your gate open?"

"Because I knew that you would probably be coming here." The Uchiha heir informed as he crossed his arms. The Hyuuga heiress flickered her eyes to the ground, and she began to bite her lip.

"Um… w-would you like to go swimming with me and s-some friends?" Hinata proposed. She looked up at him from underneath his eyelashes, there was a long pause, and Sasuke scoffed.

"Some friends you mean sakura and those others right?" the Uchiha heir inquired, fully aware of the answer.

"And... Naruto-chan." Hinata added. She saw a flicker of annoyance come across his face, and Hinata held up her hands. "y-you can say no."

"Shut up, Hinata." The Uchiha heir held up his hands to hers interlacing their fingers, and he pulled her close to him. "Have you considered the fact that maybe I hate swimming."

"y-you do?" The Hyuuga heiress asked, shocked. "I'm sorry, I t-thought that maybe we could um…. Spend time together." Sasuke stared at her with an unfathomable expression, and he sighed.

"Fine, but you owe me." the Uchiha heir hissed.

"You'll go?"

"Yes, I just said that." Sasuke admitted with a scowl. "But you owe me, I just don't go hang around those nuisances for pure enjoyment, I know that they will all get on my nerves in some form or another especially that dobe, Naruto. So you have to compensate me for that."

"What do you want?" Hinata asked.

"Hmmm..." The Uchiha heir smirked at her, evilly, and she stared at him, speechless. "I haven't seen you in a couple of days either so that makes your debt to me even higher."

"b-but, I have b-been on missions all those days."

"And you think that is an excuse?" Sasuke asked as a displeased look came across his face, and Hinata's lips parted. "But, I'm going to make you wait on what I decide." The Hyuuga heiress nodded at him, she knew that he was toying with her, and enjoying every little expression that she was giving him.

"Since w-when you come, and I am bringing the food, how d-does cucumber sandwiches, and tea sound?"

"I don't care." Sasuke shrugged, and his eyes narrowed. "You offered to make food for everyone didn't you?"

"Y-yes, why?" The Uchiha heir rolled his eyes, and muttered something, unintelligible.

"Don't overwork yourself." The Hyuuga heiress couldn't help, but chuckle. Sasuke was really caring when he wanted to be, as if reading her thought, the Uchiha heir pursed his lips. "Don't be mistaken, this is not out of some odd form of endearment, I need you to be in a perfect physical state for what I have planned for you." Hinata gasped at him, Sasuke pulled away from her, and he headed towards his front door.

"What time is it?"

"Noon."

"Okay, I will see you then." And with that the Uchiha heir disappeared behind his front door, leaving the Hyuuga heiress standing in the front yard.

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The Uchiha heir never thought the day would come to pass that he would enjoy the company of the opposite sex or date one. He had avoided women for so long, and this was out of personal choice. The women he had come in contact with both in his preteen years and now had been smitten with him. One look at one of the girls, and they took it as his commitment to them. This included girls like Sakura Haruno, and Karin, his former teammate. Karin was nothing, but a sadomasochist who enjoyed him biting her. In fact, the Uchiha heir could recall a time that he had been injured, bit her, and she had an orgasm right there. Now, Sakura was another story, in her preteen years, she was so infatuated with him that she would have gladly threw down her life for him just so he could pay attention to her. Nonetheless, all these attempts from Karin and Sakura were pathetic and just downright sad. However, Hinata Hyuuga didn't fall into the crowd of fan girls, and Sasuke liked that. In a way, she was a breath of fresh air.

Sasuke was not going to go swimming, he hated the water, and he hated the company that he would be in especially Naruto. If anything, the Uchiha heir would just spectate, and watch the Hyuuga heiress enjoy herself. As soon as the clock hit noon, Sasuke headed towards the forest, and he could hear laughing. The sound of water splashing resonated throughout the forest, and the Uchiha heir cursed underneath his breath. Figures started to become apparent, the Uchiha heir stopped behind a tree, and he looked at the scene. Naruto was splashing Sakura, a wide grin on his face, and she was laughing. Kiba was hissing at them as the water was being splashed his way, and Ino was laying out in the sun. The Uchiha heir saw Hinata was sitting on a blanket laid out under her, and she had a basket next to her. There were small cups, and saucers sitting next to it. She had on her usual huge jacket with a pair of shorts, and sandals. He rolled his eyes, cursing himself for allowing her to persuade him to come, and he walked out into the open. Everyone stopped, looking at him wide-eyed, but Sasuke ignored them. He sauntered over to Hinata, sitting down next to her, and he looked at everyone, hard.

"Sasuke, you came... here?" Ino asked, shocked.

"I was invited." The Uchiha heir hissed through gritted teeth.

"Well, I'll be damned." Naruto grinned at him. "I thought I'd never see the day."

"Don't get any silly notions." Sasuke growled. He gave Naruto a cold stare, his eyes flickered to Sakura who was looking at him, surprised, and then she smiled. His eyes narrowed as he saw her eyes go to Hinata and then him.

Rid yourself of that thought now! I can see you contemplating.

"y-you didn't wear anything cooler?" Hinata asked, curiously. Her question broke him out of his thoughts, the Uchiha heir's eyes settled Hinata, and he crossed his arms.

"I am not swimming."

"W-why not?" Naruto asked, disappointed.

"I am not here to have fun with any of you." Sasuke sneered.

If anything, I am here for just Hinata only.

"Anyways, why are you wearing that oversized jacket?" Hinata turned red, shaking her head, and she clutched the jacket to her body.

"I-I can't." Hinata said, bashfully. "I will be e-exposed."

"It is only a bathing suit." Sasuke said, flatly. "It is not like you're naked." He saw her pale at his remark, and the Uchiha heir waved his hand. "But, whatever, it is your choice, I won't say anything more, you may pass out."

"w-would you like some tea?" Hinata held up a pitcher of tea, and a cup. She was clearly trying to divert the conversation, and the Uchiha heir shrugged.

"Whatever." He grabbed the cup, she poured him it, and Sasuke kept his eyes forward.

"Do you l-like it?"

"I told you not to overdo it." Sasuke scoffed. "….. It's really good." Hinata smiled at him, warmly, but he kept his distance from her. Careful, not to giveaway signs of their relationship.

"Hey, Hinata-chan, you should come in the water." Ino suggested.

i-I'm fine." Hinata assured.

"Come on." Kiba urged.

"Oh, okay." The Uchiha heir watched her get up, sitting down on the edge of the water, and she placed her sandals to the side. She put her legs in the water, she remained that way for a majority of the time, and the Uchiha heir looked off at a certain distance. Naruto put Sakura on his shoulders, and Kiba put Ino on his shoulders. They tried to push each other off their shoulders, Hinata giggled, and Sakura managed to push Ino off Kiba's shoulders. Sakura succeeded to push Ino off of Kiba's shoulders. Ino fell backward, but she accidently grabbed Hinata, and Hinata fell into the water with her with a gasp. Sasuke stared at the spot where Hinata was, and he got up, not seeing her there. He was clearly displeased, Sasuke saw Hinata come up from the water, and her hair stuck to her face.

"Sorry, Hinata-chan." Ino apologized, quickly. She shot a glare at Kiba, and Kiba groaned to himself.

"Its fine, no worries." Hinata assured. "It feels nice." The Uchiha heir looked at the Yanamaka, coldly, and he heard her gasp as she met his eyes. He extended his hand to Hinata, the Hyuuga heiress grabbed it, and he helped her out.

"You idiot." Sasuke murmured as he reached over a hand, and pinched her cheek, gently. Hinata winced at him. "It is not always okay."

"She didn't mean to."

"Tch, whatever." Her jacket clung to her body and her shorts, he could see the outline of her bikini. It was pink and the top went around her neck with a hook in the back. The bottoms were just basic bikini ones. The bikini showed off her slender curvaceous body.

"You should take off the jacket, there is no point in concealing what you are wearing now, and everyone can see it." Sasuke informed. Hinata gasped at him, and she looked at herself. A slight blush coming to her cheeks.

"O-okay, but p-please turn around." The Uchiha heir rolled his eyes, turning around, and Hinata took off her jacket and shorts. "I-I'm done."

"The pink looks good on you." Sasuke stated. "And stop being so timid, it is not like I haven't seen a woman's body before."

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Was that a compliment? Hinata couldn't help, but smile at him. She knelt down, grabbing some water, and she splashed it on him. Sasuke gave her a stern look as water dripped off his hair, and she giggled. His look may had been upset, but his eyes were not. Without another word, the Uchiha heir sauntered back to the matt, and Hinata got into the water. She watched the others play games in the water such as Marco polo in which she joined into. Hinata found herself looking back at Sasuke, and she began to wonder.

What things did he like?

It was midafternoon, and she portioned out the sandwiches. Everyone gave her praise about the, but she was interested in what Sasuke thought about it. She watched him take a bite of it, he closed his eyes, and sighed.

"This good, Hinata." Everyone looked at him, shocked at his compliment, and Hinata nodded at him.

"I-I'm glad you like it."

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Naruto looked between the two, and he began to smirk.

"So, Sasuke, you came here cause you were invited by Hinata huh?" the young jinchuuriki host inquired. The Uchiha heir glared at him, and he pursed his lips.

"What are you implying?"

"Nothing." The blond headed Hokage smirked. The Uchiha heir didn't like the gleam in the young Jinchuuriki's eyes, and Sakura hit him upside the head. "Ouch."

"Let's have a meal when you are not trying to fight." Sakura hissed.

"This was a good idea, Kiba." Ino chimed.

"Agreed."

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The remainder of the food was in silence, and everyone was beginning to leave. Hinata put on back her jacket which was dried up now, and her pair of shorts. She stumbled as she tried to put on her sandals, and bumped into the Uchiha heir.

"Oh, s-" Sasuke cut her off.

"That was grueling torture." Sasuke hissed. "And now, I am going to make you pay for every bit of it." Hinata gasped, she had forgotten that he said she was indebted to him, and he reached out a hand. He wiped water off her cheek, and his eyes bore into hers.

"w-what do you want?" The Hyuuga heiress asked, shyly. A smirk came across Sasuke's face that made her slightly uneasy, and he placed his hand on her shoulder.

"Relax, all I want is dinner." The Uchiha heir informed. "I will pay for both of us."

"S-sure, I would l-like that." The Hyuuga heiress sighed to herself, and she made a face. Sasuke really did like to tease her. He made it seem so bad and all he wanted was dinner with her.

"What is with that face?"

"Oh, n-nothing." Hinata waved her hands in front of her, and Sasuke shrugged.

"Hn." He walked beside Hinata, she looked at him, and reached for his hand, shyly. Her slender fingers touched his hand, and she interlaced their fingers.

Hinata could see that she would have to get used to his teasing.

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"I am beginning to suspect that eventually everyone will find out about this." The Uchiha heir groaned. "You and I."

"I'm sorry." Hinata apologized.

"Shut up." Sasuke growled. "I will deal with it when it comes." He led her back into the village, Sasuke choose the first restaurant that she spotted, and it was quiet when they entered. People stared at them as they sat down, and Hinata went to sit across him. Sasuke squeezed her hand, however, and he pulled her next to him.

"I really enjoyed today."

"Good."

"Did you h-have a good time today?" The Hyuuga heiress asked, curiously.

"Why does it matter?"

"Because I feel a-as if I left you out." Hinata said, sullenly.

"Hinata…." Sasuke stared at her, intently, and then, he looked away. " … I just care if you have a nice time." Hinata looked at him, taken aback.

"Sasuke-san."

"Just get what you want, I'm ready to order." The Uchiha heir exasperated. His voice was curt and revealed a slight agitation. He beckoned for the waitress to walk over to them, and Hinata ordered her food. There was a silence exchanged between the two until the waitress came back with their food.

"This relationship seems a little unbalanced." The Uchiha heir stated as his food was laid out in front of him. Hinata stared at him, perplexed, and he glanced at her out the corner of his eye.

"How?" The Hyuuga heiress's eyebrows furrowed together into a confused expression.

"You know everything about me, and the only things I know about you is just what I see."

"And what do you see."

"That you are the heiress to the Hyuuga clan, and that is it." Sasuke informed. "So to balance out this relationship, tell me about yourself, Hinata." Hinata looked at him, speechless, and then she nodded at him.

"Sure." Dinner was quite an adventure, she told Sasuke everything about herself. About her father, and about her cousin, Neji. Sasuke just nodded at everything as she spoke, Hinata couldn't help, but giggle at his antics to try to learn about her. After it was finished, he led her back to her estate, holding the picnic items, and she turned to him. They stood in front of her gates, it was beginning to rain outside, and she put her hand over her head.

"I'll go get an umbrella." Hinata informed, but the Uchiha heir grabbed her wrist.

"Don't, I don't mind it." Hinata looked at him, and his eyes lowered. He leaned into her, pressing his lips against hers, roughly, and he heard her gasp. However, Hinata began to relax, his kiss softened, and their lips molded with one another. His tongue slipped between her lips, caressing hers, and she sighed in pleasure. Their kiss was moistened by the rain, but they stayed that way for a good minute. Eventually, Sasuke pulled away from her, resting his forehead against hers, and Hinata for the first time saw something that she had never seen on his face. It was a smile.

Please review the story, I would greatly appreciate it, and I hope you all enjoyed it as there will be more to come- FireGladiator