A/N: It's pretty mild at the moment, no? Don't worry, eventually you'll see how twisted my mind can be :)

Noroi no Uchiha

When someone dies in the grip of a powerful rage,

A curse is born

The curse gathers in that place of death

And those who encounter it will be consumed by its fury.

猫

"Make yourself at home Uchiha-san," Hinata said, as he walked inside her house. It was simple, in a traditional Japanese style and reasonably spacious. She was still shivering and decided that she was in need of a shower before him. "Take a seat Uchiha-san, I'll be back shortly."

Too shortly in her opinion. She showered quickly, savouring the warmth hitting her cold skin. She would have stayed in there longer, but reminded herself that she had a patient to look after and dragged herself out to change.

When she returned, she found him sitting in the same place she left him, his eyes boring into her. It was awkward, and she had a strong urge for tea and sleep.

"Do you want a shower? You can borrow some of my cousin's old clothes," Hinata offered, thankful for Neji being overprotective enough to stay over reasonably often. He didn't answer and simply strode past her, slamming the door to the bathroom. She sighed and left a shirt and slacks outside the door.

Tea really was a luxury, the feel of it warming her entire body and relaxing her really did feel like heaven in that moment. The soft patter as rain pounded from the heavens was almost soothing. Thunder grumbled lowly and lightning tore through the sky a couple of seconds later. The storm was close, and pretty violent at that.

Hinata sunk more into her chair, resisting the urge to fall asleep there and then. Though she wasn't afraid of Sasuke, she was meant to be watching over him, and falling asleep while he was in the shower wasn't a particularly responsible thing to do. He had been in there quite a while actually… The thunder growled again and the lights flickered. Hinata sighed and stood up. If there was going to be a power cut she should probably find some candles.

She was distracted by a sound at her front door. She blinked, reasoning that no one would come and visit her in the middle of a storm. The sound occurred again, a frantic scratching outside of her door.

"Hello?" Hinata said confused, she approached the door as the scratching got more frantic, followed by a low whine. Confused, Hinata grabbed her key and inserted into the lock, just as she was about to turn it she was wrenched away from it with such force that she fell back. "Wha—?"

"Don't open the door!" Sasuke hissed. He had dragged her away with such force that she had flown into him, knocking them both over. There was a low whine again and the scratching became desperate.

"I think there's a cat outside," Hinata said surprised, going to get up, but Sasuke held her down, his arms and legs wrapped around her.

"Don't open the door!"

"Uchiha-san, let go of me," Hinata said, trying to loosen his grip on her.

"You'll let them in!"

"It's just a cat—"

"No!"

"SASUKE!" Hinata shouted, causing him to freeze. He let her go, allowing her to stand, his eyes following her every movement. She peered through the glass peephole of her door and sighed. "It's a cat, no one else is outside," she stated. "Can I let the cat in?" Sasuke didn't answer and instead just stared at her, he stood, backing away from the door. She unlocked it and opened it a crack and a soaked black cat shot inside.

"Tenka?" Sasuke said as the cat shook itself mewing.

"You know Neko-chan?" Hinata asked as the cat mewed at her feet. Getting the message she walked into the kitchen getting the milk out the fridge.

"How do you know one of the family cats?" Sasuke said, almost accusingly. She placed the milk down and got another towel, gently drying the now purring cat.

"I suppose the people who live here before liked to feed them," Hinata said simply, having dried the small cat to the best of her ability. It mewed and began cleaning itself. "It's getting late Uchiha-san, you should get some rest." Hinata rummaged through the bag and found the pack of sleeping pills. She handed two to the Uchiha and placed a glass of water next to them.

"I don't need them," Sasuke said coldly.

"You need to sleep Uchiha-san," Hinata stated, pushing the water closer to him as she proceeded to wash up the bowl she had given milk to Tenka in.

"They don't help," Sasuke said stubbornly.

"They do," Hinata said, lifting up Tenka, who was purring contently.

"I'll be fine," Sasuke ground out, feeling his temper spark.

"Fine, but you'll start your medication course tomorrow when we move back into your house," Hinata relented, too tired to continue arguing. "Down the hall, last door on your left."

Hinata was asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow, her door open slightly, should the Uchiha need her. Tenka had chosen to sleep in her room instead of Sasuke's, curling up beside her and watching her sleep with glowing red eyes.

Sasuke lay their restless, tossing and turning, tangling the sheets around him. He couldn't relax, let alone sleep. His muscles were tense, adrenaline speeding through his veins as his heart pumped furiously in his chest. He couldn't handle being here in the dark on his own, it was suffocating. He froze when he heard a creak, his eyes widening as sweat began to gleam across his brow.

It's an old house, old houses tend to creak.

Rational reasoning was thrown out the window when he heard a louder creak, directly above him. He couldn't breath, making a small croak in fear. It's just his overactive imagination, there's nothing there. He felt something wet hit his cheek and wiped it off, his eyes widening in horror seeing the smudge of blood across his finger. He slowly turned his head, petrified onyx eyes searching for the source of the creaking…

Hinata was jolted awake at the sound of Sasuke's scream and immediately threw herself out of bed, the covers landing on Tenka in heap as she kicked open her door and ran towards the room Sasuke was in. His screams only got louder and she wasted no time barging in his room, only to get thrown back out when Sasuke ran into her.

"Uchi—Sasuke!" Hinata cried, forgetting formalities as she tried to restrain his desperate attempts of escape. "It was a dream Sasuke, calm down!"

"We've got to get out of here!" Sasuke cried, gripping her shoulders. "You don't understand—!!"

"Sasuke!" Hinata said, grabbing his face and forcing her to look at him. "It was a nightmare, whatever scared you can't hurt you now."

"You're not listening to me, he's here!" Sasuke exclaimed in a strangled yell.

"I'm going into that room, and I'll prove they're not," Hinata said, untangling herself from the frightened man and standing up.

"No—NO! Don't go in there!" Sasuke cried, grabbing hold of the end of her shirt. Ignoring his protests, she opened the door. The window was open, leaving a chilly draft. She glanced around, seeing nothing out of the ordinary.

"There's no one there Uchiha-san."

"There is!" Sasuke hissed, backed up against the wall, trying to put as much distance between him and that room as he could. Hinata sighed, her eyes scanning the room once more. She blinked when she felt something wet hit her cheek. The rain must be coming through… She wiped the drop off her cheek, pausing when she noticed that it was dark. And ruining the paint while it's at it… She sighed and turned to face Sasuke, oblivious to the eyes following her every move.

"There's no one there. The roof is just leaking," Hinata stated.

"I'm not going back in there," Sasuke hissed, flinching when he saw a shadow move inside the room. He didn't say anything, knowing she already thought he was mad.

"That's the only spare room Uchiha-san, and the sofa's wet from the rain," Hinata explained, leaving the fact that he was the one that made her sofa wet.

"I'm not going back in there," Sasuke repeated making Hinata sigh at his stubborn attitude.

"Uchiha-san, you can't possibly be suggesting you stay in my room."

"I don't care, as long as I'm not in that room," Sasuke snarled.

"Fine. Then I'll sleep in here," Hinata said tiredly, gesturing to the room behind her.

"You're not staying in there!" Sasuke snapped, noticing another shadow cross the moonlight from the window.

"Uchiha-san…" Hinata sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose. "You know what, fine. Sleep in my room. Just go to sleep and let me sleep okay?" she didn't wait for him to answer and just walked back into her room, pulling the covers back over her. She heard the springs groan as he climbed in next to her, his back facing her. "Oyasuminasai."

She ignored the fact he didn't reply, and simply fell straight back to sleep.