A/N: I want to get to the good bits D: Thank you for your reviews :)
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.
家入る
"Uchiha-san?" Hinata asked, rising from her bed and looking around drowsily. "Where could he have gone?"
"In the shower perhaps?" Sasuke scoffed making her jump violently.
"Uchiha-san! I-I Didn't see you there!" Hinata cried, clutching her shirt, under which her heart beated wildly.
"You don't see many things," Sasuke said simply, unnerving her slightly. She mentally shook herself and tried to revert back to her business-like self.
"Excuse me, but would you mind leaving the room while I gather things for my shower? I'll sort out breakfast afterwards," Hinata requested.
"Why? I changed in here," Sasuke stated making her cringe slightly.
"I'm a woman Uchiha-san, we work differently," she said, hurriedly grabbing a clean set of clothes and rushing into the bathroom. Sasuke watched her go, boredom etched onto his tired face.
"You'll see soon enough," he said almost threateningly. He shivered, feeling droplets of water running down his neck from his wet hair. He pulled his used towel over his head and roughly towel dried his hair.
"Honestly…" Hinata scoffed dropping her clean clothes down and stripping out of her nightclothes. "He'll probably be better once he's in his own home though." She sighed, feeling the hot water cascade down her body. She grabbed some shampoo and worked on lathering it into her indigo locks, massaging her scalp as she hummed softly.
The shower faltered, the water stopping for a split second before cooling down.
"Did he use all the hot water?" Hinata mumbled to herself, pushing her shampoo covered bangs out of her eyes. She sighed and worked on washing out the bubbles under the cold water. She shuddered, the cold drops making it feel like an icy finger was stroking her spine. She couldn't stop a second shiver as it happened again, goosebumps sprouting from her pale skin.
She sighed in relief when the water warmed up and started to relax again. The steam rose up feeling like someone's breath on her neck. Hinata rolled her eyes. Now she was getting paranoid, that wouldn't be much help to her patient would it? Once she completed her necessities she stepped out the bathroom after towel drying most of her hair.
Sasuke sat at the kitchen table, his eyes following her as she reached her fridge. She's denying what's right in front of her…
"Any preferences Uchiha-san?" she asked politely, looking round at him. He didn't answer and just continued with that piercing stare of his. She sighed, and just made the first thing that came into her head.
After gathering some clothes and other items she'd need into a small bag, she managed to usher Sasuke and Tenka into her car, ready to brave the Uchiha manor. The rain was still coming down in heavy sheets, no doubt it was going to be difficult to see, but she'd have to deal with it.
"Are you scared?" Sasuke asked, stroking Tenka who was nestled in his lap. She looked at him puzzled and shook her head. "You should be." Sasuke said sternly, looking ahead at the soaked windscreen.
"It'll be fine Uchiha-san," Hinata said, trying her best to sound reassuring. "We have your medication, and I'll be around in case something bad happens."
"You'll see soon enough." Hinata sighed and turned the key in the ignition. The car spluttered once or twice before roaring into life. She'd have to get that checked. She drove carefully, peering through the rain, her windscreen wipers working in vain against the bad weather. She managed to avoid a lorry thanks to her good eyesight, but was starting to get irritated.
"We aren't scheduled to have this bad weather," she grumbled to herself, remembering the forecast. It was meant to be slightly cloudy and hot, not high chances of flooding. She squinted, trying to make out the road and then gasped and let out a strangled scream as she realised a taxi was heading straight for her, preparing for a head on collision.
She quickly spun the wheel and managed to avoid the car, apart from the back end of her car, which she felt was knocked. Through the whole experience Sasuke sat bored, gazing blankly into space. Hinata wanted to grab his shoulders and shake him, ask him if he knew he'd almost lost his life. Breathing heavily, she drove slower, a lot more on edge than before.
"These things will be happening a lot," Sasuke said in an emotionless voice.
"W-what?" she spluttered.
"You'll see soon enough."
"We're here," Hinata said rather tartly. Unbuckling her seatbelt, pulling the keys out of the ignition, grabbing her bag and slamming open the door rather violently. She quickly walked over to the other side of the car and wrenched the door open, causing Tenka to shrink back from the rain.
Like before, Sasuke sat unmoving and simply stared at her as the rain quickly started to soak through her clothes. In no mood to argue after a bad nights sleep, almost getting killed and cold and wet for the second day in a row she put her hands on her hips and glared at him.
"Get out of the car," she ordered, scowling at him. He simply stared at her looking unamused. "Uchiha Sasuke, if I have to take your hand and walk you to the house like a child then I will!" she said, the near death experience having destroyed her usual calm patience. After a full two minutes, where Hinata fumed silently in the rain, Sasuke unbuckled his seatbelt and held out his hand. Her eyes widened, taken aback. "Y-you…?"
"That was the deal," Sasuke stated, Tenka mewing in protest as Sasuke grabbed her hand and stepped out the car. "You'll see soon enough anyway."
"Why do you keep saying that?" Hinata asked, kicking the door shut and pressing the button, making her car lock.
"Because you'll see I was right, and you'll be sorry," Sasuke said, standing rooted to the spot when Hinata tried to pull him in the direction of the house. "You're afraid aren't you?"
"No."
"You're lying."
"I'm uncomfortable Uchiha-san not afraid," Hinata said, her usually good temper beginning to strain.
"You have reason to be afraid." Sasuke said, before beginning to walk after her at a slow pace, despite her attempts to get him to speed up. When they reached the door she fumbled with the keys, her hands numb from cold. After a few unsuccessful attempts, she finally managed to unlock the door.
The first thing she noticed was the lack of heat. The Uchiha manor was bitterly cold, perhaps more so than outside. The air stank of bleach and lemon, where the clean up squad had no doubt been at work. The place was spotless, sterile.
She flipped on the nearest light, noticing a shadow move out of her peripheral vision, a cat poking his head out from around the corner a moment later. She supposed it wouldn't be too bad having cats about, they might make Sasuke feel more at home and help him relax. The sooner he was comfortable, the sooner she could contact a family friend or a relative to stay with him instead.
"What room will I be staying in?" Hinata asked, figuring there was no point beating around the bush.
"Mine."
"E-eh! I don't think so!" Hinata cried, immediately becoming flustered, her cheeks lighting crimson. "Uchiha-san I will not under any circumstances share a room with you!"
"This is my house, so you'll do as I say," Sasuke stated. "You are not sleeping in my parents or brothers room and there are no spare rooms. Therefore you'll be staying in mine."
"And y-you?"
"Will also be staying in mine." Hinata willed herself not to pass out. If he tried anything she could punch him, call the hospital, and arrange for someone to take over. "There are also rules."
"Rules? Uchiha-san…"
"You are not to go anywhere in this house without me, when you are in the bathroom, I will stand outside, when you leave, I will accompany you."
"That's not going to happen…"
"You are not to touch anything that is not yours. Anything that belonged to my family is not to be moved," Sasuke continued.
"How do you expect me to clean then? Dust makes me sneeze," Hinata said, starting to get annoyed at being bossed about. She was freezing, she needed another shower.
"I'll clean."
"Y-you?" Hinata said, just able to stop her jaw from dropping.
"Like I said, you're no to touch anything belonging to this house unless I am with you to observe you as you do it and you have my express permission," Sasuke finished. Hinata sighed to herself and reminded herself this was a patient, a patient with PTSD, depression and paranoia.
"We'll see how it goes Uchiha-san," Hinata said, no longer in the mood to argue.
"And you will call me Sasuke, especially in this house."
"Anything else?" Hinata said before she could stop herself. Sasuke's eyes narrowed.
"If you feel afraid, no matter what… don't open your eyes."