chapter 8 - reunion

hinata was dazed and lifeless leaning on her balcony which was on the first floor of the house above the entrance. How boring...I wish I could go to the festival with sasuke-kun...hinata pondered.

Knock! Knock!

"Hinata I'm home."

Geez! i am really going crazy now! I can even hear sasuke-kun's voice even though he's not supposed to be here until tommorow! Hinata sighed with a worrisome expression on her face.

"Ahem!"

there it was again...sigh I really am crazy now...

"Are you going to come down and open the door or do i have to go up to you!"sasuke shouted in disbelief.

Unbelievable! She didn't even notice I was here!The dejected Uchiha thought with his self-esteem taking a blow!

"S-SASUKE-K-KUN!" Hinata finally shrieked in shock as she finally looked below the balcony!

Below the balcony wearing the green shinobi jacket and a blue jumper was the sasuke uchiha staring up at her...

Hinata rushed downstairs in uncontrollable excitement! she felt she was more alive and lively again! Flinging the door open she finally came face to face with sasuke under the orange sunset sky.

"Hey." sasuke said coolly, pretending to be unfazed even though it was clear he had a slight blush.

It felt like Hinata hadn't seen sasuke in ages, he stood there hands in his pockets, gazing at her eyes calmly, with his milky skin, jet black silky hair and defined features.....was sasuke ever that handsome before? Hinata questioned herself as her heart went racing.

Her heart was beating fast like a drum as she finally removed her gaze from his captivating eyes. W-what shall I s-say?! W-what shall i d-do! hinata panicked! She had so much she wanted to say and she didn't know how to greet him back! her trembling arms jerked up slightly...she wanted to hug him...but she restrained herself because in the end she was just too shy...all she could muster up and do was...

"H-hey...S-sasuke-kun..." Hinata replied with a sorry expression but her eyes sparkled full of adoration for sasuke and a gentle smile was placed across her lips.

"Geh!" Sasuke was taken aback by her loving gaze...W-what had happened to her!he wondered...

"L-let's go inside" Hinata stuttered as she made way for him to enter the door.

Ehhh?! That's it?! No hugs, no "I miss yous", nothing?!sasuke thought in shock standing still as he turned to stone with his mouth wide open, M-maybe I acted too cool damn it! the uchiha writhed and then he finally gained his composure and entered the house.

The two of them finally entered the sitting room and sasuke sat down while hinata prepared to give him drinks.

"S-so s-sasuke kun how come you are back so early?" hinata questioned.

"O-oh the mission finished early so i came back. " Sasuke replied sensing that the atmosphere was unusually warm between them.

" Y-you must be awfully tired! let me get your room ready so y-you can rest!" hinata kindly suggested but she was interrupted with an unusual reply.

"No." sasuke replied

" You don't need to worry, Im not tired.."

"Instead get ready we are going out soon to the festival."

"I b-bought this for you to wear so wear this and get ready..."Sasuke blushed as he glanced sideways handing hinata a midnight blue, silk yukata embellished with white flowers.

Hinata was awestruck. Such a beautiful yukata sasuke had bought for her. Her eyes lightened up! it was her first present from sasuke...

"T-thank you..." hinata replied shyly still in awe.

Hinata went to try on the yukata while sasuke drank water sitting on the sofa waiting anxiously for hinatas return.

"U-um...I f-finished changing...i-its beautiful b-but..." hinata stuttered nervously from behind the wall.

" W-what's the problem? don't worry just come out and show me.." sasuke nervously spoke.

"I-its just a bit tight..." hinata stammered as she finally emerged from behind the wall.

"T-tight on m-my c-chest..." hinata stuttered with embarrassment as a hot blush spread across her red face.

sasuke spit water out from his mouth like a jet, his ears bright red. Coughing and spluttering along the way as he laid his eyes on hinata.

She was beautiful in a midnight blue yukata what you would call a dark beauty! her long navy hair and her fair complexion with rosy tints on her cheek matched her dark blue yukata with white flowers perfectly. Also it wasn't exactly tight but it perfectly outlined her perfect figure which sasuke never knew existed...since she always wore baggy clothes... sasuke just stared at hinata silently, he was speechless with his hot face blushing madly!

"U-um s-sasuke-kun, y-you've been staring f-for a while n-now..." hinata hesitantly stuttered scratching her blushing face, unable to meet his gaze.

"H-how do i l-look?" hinata nervously asked.

"You- Um! You look -! You look g-great!" sasuke stuttered unable to collect his words together!

"B-but d-don't worry! Y-you don't have to wear this yukata if you don't want to!Actually you don't need to wear it!" sasuke quickly blurted out!

It's not that the yukata was too daring or anything it was actually a perfect fit but sasuke didn't want anyone to lay their eyes on Hinata his wife as he knew she would steal the spotlight completely in the festival as she just simply looked classy and stunning!

However hinata became glum as she wanted to wear what sasuke had gifted her...

"N-no i'm d-definitely going to wear this! Since sasuke-kun you thoughtfully bought it for me!" Hinata replied with determination!

Argh! I'll buy you more yukatas! It's not about that! sasuke stressfully thought!

But it was too late to argue as the festival would end soon. Due to hinata's insistence sasuke also wore a black yukata, which suited him immensely as hinata stared in awe and so sasuke just sucked it up and pouted his face as they headed towards the festival.

Under the moon lit sky the festival looked even livelier! The weather was also perfect, with a clear midnight sky perfect for fireworks and a warm breeze drifted through the festival. Rows of stalls with bright lanterns lined the streets, some stalls had games others were food stalls. The streets bustled with colourfully dressed people in yukatas, all laughing and chattering away.

Sasuke and Hinata walked through the festival admiring the sight. Sasuke was right. Where-ever they turned all eyes were on them...

"Oh my isn't that the hinata hyuuga and the sasuke uchiha! they look stunning! what a classy couple! "

"Wow! is that hinata hyuuga?!"

"Who's that girl! she looks ho-"

before the man could finish his sentence sasuke glared at him...with a deathly gaze.

"Kyaaah! its sasuke-kun!" girls shrieked!

"He's sooooo handsome! kyaaa!"

"Ugh! how did she end up with him!" a few girls gave snarky remarks.

"...geh!..." hinata blurted. For some reason unknown to her she seemed to be slightly irritated with all the attention sasuke was getting...

Sasuke sighed...as he could not fend off all the stares hinata gained. So instead he decided to steal a glance of her as well, however unluckily for him their eyes met! Both were caught stealing glances at each other and they both quickly turned their heads away turning bright red as an awkward silence filled the air.

Although it had been a while since they began walking through the festival, neither of them had uttered a word since they left...the festival atmosphere had made them both shy, as the air around them was awkward, nervous but also warm. They didn't talk but walked side by side next to each other...enyoing each other's company. Sasuke decided it was time to break the silence and said, " H-hey Hinata let's go to a stall...is there any you want you visit first?"

Hinata nodded her head shyly and said, " L-let's go here f-first.."

The stall hinata was pointing to was a game stall where you had to catch a goldfish with a paper net. Both of them crouched down rolling their sleeves up ready to play the game.

"Hmph! this looks easy!" sasuke cockily grinned.

"N-no sasuke-kun! it's much harder than you think!" Hinata warned.

"Ha there is nothing an uchiha can't do!" sasuke retorted, shocked at how hinata could find it hard!

"Seriously...I'm not kidding...but if you really believe it's easy then..." hinata nervously mumbled.

Sasuke now took it as an insult to his uchiha pride. He thought hinata had no confidence in his abilities...there's no way he could let that carry on. This was the time to show off his skills and impress Hinata.

"Oh is that so...Well we will see! How about a bet! Whoever catches the first goldfish will get to make a wish and the loser has to accept it!" sasuke cockily grinned full of confidence.

"Sigh...alright" Hinata sighed with her eyes closed and a worried expression on her face.

The competition started as they both started to target their fish!

"Here I go!" Sasuke shouted excitedly.

sasuke plunged his net into the water attacking his fish like an eagle!

SNAP!

"W-What!" sasuke shouted in shock and despair!

Sasuke's paper net had broken and snapped due to his intense actions and the collision with the water.

Hinata chuckled with her eyes closed finding sasuke's frustration cute! Sasuke was even more insulted now his face blushed a little as he was embarrassed but he couldn't say anything back to the hyuuga who was laughing at him as he found her giggling adorable.

"I-I want to buy another net!" sasuke ordered as he was determined to win this time!

The game continued and sasuke had already used three nets. By now the fishes were avoiding sasuke like he was the plague, as they feared for their life but meanwhile Hinata who had been just watching sasuke adoringly...

"Here sasuke-kun, this is how you do it..."hinata said with a gentle smile.

The fish didn't avoid hinata unlike sasuke. She gently scooped her paper net underneath a large orange gold fish and calmly brought it up from the water. It was like watching a work of art as sasuke's mouth gaped open at her effortless attempt.

Hinata smiled back at sasuke and said, "looks like I won! so I win the bet!"

Sasuke blushed as he got embarassed that he had lost and had a shocked expression on his face!

"Sasuke- kun you're not that good at all in this game! When was the last time you came to a festival?!"Hinata nervously teased sasuke as this was a rare opportunity and she could still see sasuke was being a sore loser.

However sasuke eyes grew cold and lifeless...he didn't expect a question like that...

"...The last time I went to a festival...was when i had a family..." sasuke replied lifelessly...

Hinata froze.

She did not mean to open up a wound she was just joking and asking...

"W-well then we will have to come here every year. I can't have my husband the uchiha sasuke failing at this simple game!" Hinata spoke giving a warm, apologetic smile... doing her best to comfort sasuke.

Sasuke's eyes grew wide as he didn't expect hinata to reply like that! He blushed as it was the first time Hinata had called him her husband and his heart skipped a beat. He smiled back at her and nodded. They both go up ready to walk around the festival.

As they were walking alongside each other through the festival, their hands by-mistakely brushed against each other. As they were sensitive to each other's touch their bodies jumped a little as they retracted their hands...both of them blushed side by side...Sasuke realized this was the perfect opportunity for him to gather courage and hold hinata's hand so his hand swooped in to hold her hand but -!

"Sasuke! Hinata-chan! Here! Here! it's good to see you! " uzamaki naruto shouted waving his hands towards them.

Ugh! I could almost kill you naruto !an annoyed sasuke cursed as he missed his opportunity to hold Hinata's delicate hand.

However not only naruto but haruna sakura also emerged from behind naruto…. and they made their way towards sasuke and hinata...