Spots of light, emerge from the darkness.
It couldn't be real.

Large hands enveloped mine; warmth surging from my hands to the rest of me.
You were real, and that made me feel like the happiest person alive.
I wonder, if you knew that.
I wonder, if you'll ever know.

Quite a few people know who the Hyuuga heiress, Hyuuga Hinata is. Very few however know the Hyuuga Hinata, the person underneath of what they see. Quite frankly, Uchiha Shisui was glad that he was one of those few people.

The lake looked like it was lit up, hundreds of glowing silver and red fish were swimming about. At night, these fish would for some reason glow and emit streaks of silver and red throughout the lake.
With the fireflies out at this time, it was almost unbelievable what she saw.
He knew her. He knew what she'd like.
"Pretty..."
"Right? I knew you'd like it."
Her face, no longer sullen but filled with excitement and her gaze filled with awe.
She was so full of cheer, like a young child; excited about the little things in life. She ran a hand through the water, watching as the fish scrambled and the water rippling.
She giggled a little, and at the moment Shisui felt like he has never seen or heard anything more beautiful.
"Oi, don't scare the fish." Hinata looked up and him and smiled naughtily.
"You keep doing that and soon they won't come back."
Hinata's smile immediately melted down to an apologetic look.
"Oh – I... I am sorry..." she hugged her knees that were now at her chest, and buried her face into them; only revealing her eyes.
Shisui laughed lightly and shook his head in disbelief. Was she for real? Are there really people this kind or is it just her?
"Hinata-Chan, I am joking." He laughed as he put his hand on her shoulder and kneeled next to her.
He furrowed his eyebrows as he noticed her pale eyes holding back tears that were just at the brink of flowing down her cheeks.
"Hinata-Chan...?"
Then, they spilled; down her cheeks, moistening her kimono.
"Hey," He slid closer as his hands reached for her back. He rubbed her back slightly as he looked down at her, sobbing.
"What's wrong Hinata-Chan?"
"H-He left." She sobbed.
"He left me, and he never came back after s-so long!" She was hurt. But who was she talking about? Itachi? It can't be...
"Hinata-Chan..."
He felt a tug on his yukata sleeve, slowly fingers trailed along his left hand and stopped at the upper part of arm.
He looked down at her tiny hand now lightly squeezing his arm.
Then, he looked at her, cheeks still a little wet, eyes wide staring at his arm.
"I trust you." She said, which honestly surprised Shisui a lot; mostly from how sudden it was.
"I trust you... and I want to tell you."
"You can, tell me anything, Hinata-Chan." Right now, it was either she really felt like she trusted him, or it was just because she needed to get it off her chest. The fear of losing yet another precious person in her life was too painful. Maybe soothing an old wound would prepare her for a new one.
"I was always scared of the ANBU." She giggled as Shisui furrowed his eyebrows.
"Their masks always freaked me out. Y-You don't fit the shadow working thing if you ask me." She smiled.
"I know, I am more of a 'your friendly Ninja next door' kind of guy right?" She giggled and nodded.
He never really wanted to join, but somehow he got attracted to the whole concept. He found it kind of sexy; the whole mysterious shinobi thing. Girls dig mysterious shinobi.
"So you started liking the ANBU after meeting me eh?" Shisui grinned, feeling full of himself.
Hinata's smile widened as she shook her head and watched his shoulders slump in disappointment.
"They never really stopped scaring me actually."
"Gee, thanks." Shisui turned, attempting to get up and leave, pretending like that insulted him.
"Oh no, no! I didn't finish!" Hinata grabbed Shisui's sleeve and felt relieved when he sat down back down on the grass with an amused expression.
"T-There are exceptions..." she said, blushing.
"Like me." Shisui grinned. She nodded, getting redder by the moment.
"And..."
He was about to say Itachi, but remembered that she didn't actually know he was an ANBU even after all these years. If Itachi didn't want her to know, better just keep it that way. He did not want to deal with a pissed off Itachi.
"Well... There is another... I... " She gulped audibly, nervous.

"F-Four years ago, I was kidnapped." She began.
"Hm? Kidnapped?" Shisui leaned in a little, making Hinata even more nervous.
"Mm. The cloud villagers wanted the Byaakugan, and since the branch members Byaakugans were sealed..."
"They needed a main house member." Shisui cut in.
Hinata nodded, and went on. "So, they drugged me and kidnapped me considering I was still young and not able to fight back."
Shisui nodded, listening attentively and patiently.
"When, we were near the border I thought, that was it. I thought no one would come for me, no one would care." Her eyes tearing but she managed to hold them back.
"Then, I blacked out again. But when I woke..." A small smile appeared on her lips.
"I wasn't alone anymore. Neko-san was next to me when I opened my eyes."
Neko.. san?
She rested her chin on her knees and sighed as she remembered.
"He fed me," She blushed, thinking back on how his lips felt against hers.
"took care of me, gave me warmth. He saved me."
She buried her face in her knees, too embarrassed to show her face.
"I-I know this is going to sound silly." Her voice sounded muffled.
"I never saw his face. But, I fell in love with... him. And I still am..." Her grip on her legs tightened and it was like she refused to look up. Shisui couldn't believe it, Hinata was in love.
He felt kind of funny, but was it supposed to feel like a little painful? Hinata was his friend, a very special friend that nobody could replace. She was cute, nice, timid and sweet.
Seeing her like this for the first time must have triggered something. He wasn't sure what, but he knew his feelings had changed.
He forced a smile, and chuckled lightly.
"It's not silly, it's cute." She lifted her head slightly as she felt his hand on her head.
"H-His name..." she said softly.
"I know it wasn't his real name but... I don't know if you would know him..."
"What's his name?" Shisui asked, curios.
She bit her lip and looked like she was having an inner debate. Shisui wasn't like Itachi at all. Whether she was uncomfortable or not, he wants to know what he wants to know. It'll kill him if he doesn't find out.
"His name... was K-Ken; the boy with the cat mask."

"I-Itachi-kun." She whispered huskily in to his ear. She fisted her hands in his hair, gentling tugging as he continued trailing his tongue and brushing his lips against her neck.
It felt so good and so right to be like this; their bodies pressing against each other, without any distance between them. Her legs were wrapped around him now, and he wondered how they got here so quickly. Honestly, he wasn't complaining. He lifted his head, facing the girl before him; cheeks flushed, eyes hooded and lips parted slightly.
God she was just unfair.
He dipped his head, claiming her mouth. But after just a few moments, he pulled away gazing at her intensely.
"W-What's wrong?" she breathed.
"Don't shut your lips." He smirked as she gasped, but took the opportunity to claim her mouth once again, now able to explore her cavern with his tongue. She was shy; it took her quite awhile to respond. He didn't think he could hold it in any longer. The moans and little noises she let out were driving him crazy. Her hands weren't helping either, delicately sliding up his chest like that...
Oh that's it.

Then, he woke.
Shit.
Stupid fantasies. Stupid urges. He usually didn't mind having a few sexual fantasies now and then, being the closet pervert that he is. But when it comes to Hinata...
God.
She was a person he really wanted to be with. Not only like that, but... well you know what he means. But to dream about someone who is around you, that you really want but can't have... well that's just enough to drive a man crazy. Why was he dreaming about her on the same night of the horrid festival? Maybe it had something to do with the fact that everywhere she touched felt feverish and as her body pressed against his... there were some things he were bound to notice, and yeah, he had noticed. He could honestly applaud himself for his incredible self control.

Sometimes he had wished she stayed the timid little girl with the tomboy haircut and you know... less... endowed. But he felt so guilty and wrong for a large part of him really appreciated god's gifts to her.
She had a great physique, even now as a teenager. He can only imagine what she would look like when she reaches her twenties...
No. No. NO.
Hinata is sixteen for god's sake! It's wrong to be dreaming about her like this!
It's wrong to feel so good dreaming about it! It's wrong to wonder how good it'll feel in real life...
Okay, he has to get out of the house and try to get these thoughts out of his head before evening comes.

He hurried down the stairs, hoping to avoid -
"Ohaiyooo~ Itachi!"
Sigh.
He was glad to see his dad chipper and oblivious to whatever that had happened yesterday, but this is going to make it hard to escape.
"Itachi-Chan, good morning!"
Oh great, mother is up as well.
"Nii-san." Sasuke nodded as he came out of the kitchen, toast in hand. Was he always such a sleepy head?
"Good morning, father, mother, Sasuke."
Fugaku patted the empty space on the floor next to him, wanting his eldest son to fill the emptiness.
With a sigh, Itachi sat next to his father feeling terribly nervous for some reason.
"When's your next mission son?" Fugaku casually flung his arm around the man beside him.
"I am not sure," he replied flatly, eyes searching for something to munch on.
One of Hinata's weird bread things would be nice right about now... Hinata...
Is it even possible to fantasize about someone so innocent?
"Itachi-Chan?" He felt a soft hand on his cheek and forehead.
"Are you alright? You look a little flushed."
Crap.
"No, I am just a little tired."
"Oh, no wonder you slept in."
"He always sleeps in." Sasuke added, ignoring the Itachi stare that he received.
"If you don't mind mother, I would like to take a walk." Mikoto nodded, looking slightly worried.
"Don't go running off with random heiresses now," Fugaku said sounding bored.
Ah, how he loves his family.
"Hn."
Sasuke sat still on the couch as his brother walked out the door. What time should he go train? It was too early, so he reckoned afternoon would be nice. He really needed to release some pent up anger and stress.

The Uchiha compound was the best place to roam in the morning. It was quiet and peaceful; just a few Uchihas' jogging by the side of the road and a few children playing around.
Nobody would disturb him, nobody knew him at this moment. He could just breathe in the morning air and enjoy the morning for once in his life. Without a thought in mind...
"Itachi!"
But of course, that's not happening while Shisui is still alive.
He sighed and reluctantly turned around, only to be slightly surprised by a seemingly fuming Uchiha Shisui. What happened? Had his favourite shoes broke? Had his dad fall in the toilet again?
He watched, amused by the way his friend stomped towards him. Shisui approached his best friend until he stood just a step away from him.
"Someone's not a morning person."
"You. You. You!"
Itachi raised a brow. What is going on?
"You need to explain a lot of things you bastard!"
Itachi furrowed his eyebrows slightly.
"Excuse me?"
"Tell me why the hell 'Ken' didn't tell me that he saved Hinata four years ago."

Silence. Shisui was getting really irritated now, he keeps his mission a secret from him and now he is acting like nothing happened; him and his stupid expressionless face.

"Ken is the name you use when you are on duty isn't it? Isn't it?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Itachi hoped that his friend's stupidity would suddenly spike and he'd just go with whatever Itachi says like he usually does. But that's not going to happen.
"Don't give me shit. Now it all makes sense, the reason why you became friends with Hinata, the reason why you are so bent on keeping your ANBU status a secret from her it all fits!
The only thing I don't understand is why?"
Itachi blinked. What did he mean by why?
"Why did you hide it from her, Itachi? And how did you become friends with her after in the first place?"
A sigh.
"I – "
"She's in love with you Itachi."

What did he just say?

"What?"
"She is in love with the Ken who saved her all those years ago. The person who deceived her for four years."
Hinata... loves me?
"Did you tell her that I - "
"No I did not tell her you're Ken!" Shisui snapped, then realized they're out in the open and let out a sigh.

"I am not angry, I – Ok I am angry! But mostly I don't understand, why didn't you tell me?"
"You didn't ask."
"Oh yeah, great. That's a great excuse." Although it's true, Shisui never usually asked about his missions or about anything really. He just expects to hear everything.
"I thought you saw me as a person who you could share anything with."
Yes, he is sounding like a desperate girlfriend.

Considering what he had just been told, Itachi should be a little more surprised, a little happier.
But he isn't.
She loved Ken.
"I want you to tell me everything. I know I didn't ask you before, but I am asking now. Tell me everything Itachi."
"I... didn't save her. I took care of her."

"What do you mean?" Shisui was a little too impatient compared to usual.
"When my comrades saved her, I was assigned to protect her until they'd secured the area.
It seemed like there was a lot of trouble brewing and they needed a lot of time."
Shisui nodded. That part he understood.
"I stayed next to her for around eight days. She woke up on the second day. She was such a strange girl. I took care of her for eight days and she acted like she knew who I was. She acted like I was her friend and that she cared. When I had to leave her, she cried. For some reason afterwards, I felt like I needed to protect her."
"So you looked for her?"
"Hn."
He told Shisui the same thing he had told his father, but unlike his father Shisui still didn't seem pleased.
"Why didn't you tell her that you were Ken? Why did you go to such lengths to hide it from her?"
"I didn't want her to accept me because I was Ken. When we became friends, I didn't want her to like me because she thinks she owes me her life. I wanted her to get accustomed to me because she wanted to. Not because she felt compelled to."

I wanted her to love me because she wanted to. Was what he thought.

"Do you love her?"
Did he not expect it? Or did he just wish he wouldn't ask?
What would happen if Shisui found out that he had feelings for the Hyuuga? Who would find out? What if Sasuke found out? What if his little brother really does have feelings for her?
What if Hinata finds out?
He decided it is not a very good idea.
"She is my friend. Nothing else."
With a sigh, Shisui nodded as he ran a frustrated hand through his hair. He had enough of interrogation for one day; it just wasn't him.
"Yeah, okay. I'll just see you later." He said sounding tired. He didn't understand really.
"Don't worry, I won't tell Hinata anything."
To him, deceiving Hinata is still wrong and what Itachi did wasn't justified and just downright un-Itachi-like.
He turned on his heel and left his friend, heading back home.
"Shisui." He stopped, but he didn't turn back.
"If... you were in my place, what would you have done?"
A slight pause.
"I don't know." He said truthfully. "But I sure as hell wouldn't deceive her like that."
Then he left.

What a great way to start the day, he thought.

"Thank you, Hinata-sama."
"Welcome, Neji-Niisan." She smiled at her cousin as she set down the tray on the table.
She felt like some quality time with Neji was exactly what she needed after the day she had yesterday. She was afraid to go to the training ground this evening, she was afraid to see that Itachi
wasn't there.
"This is delicious Hinata-sama."
"Mm. I am glad you like it." The sound of Neji munching on the food she made filled the room.
He observed his cousin and almost smirked at the fact that she was so easy to read.
Hinata was never THIS quiet. She always had something to say to him. He was the one who remained quiet most of the time.
She'd always be happy around him, but now she looked; dazed.
"Hinata-sama?" She blinked for awhile; still staring at her lap. The corners of his mouth twitched. His cousin was very amusing.
"Could you pass the soy sauce?"
"Hm? Mm." Her hands reached out, feeling the smooth surface of the table; darting around to find something to hold on to. She felt something on the tip of her fingers, the minute she reached, her hands snapped back and she shot up; now back to earth.
"EEP!" She squeaked.
"Hot!" She blew on her fingers. Neji felt guilty but mostly amused. He couldn't help the smirk on his face as he watched his cousin accidently scald her fingers slightly because she grabbed a cup of hot tea..
"What's wrong Hinata-sama?" She paused, eyes wide. She was definitely nothing like the usual Hyuuga.
"N-Nothing!" Did she really expect him to believe that?
"Hm, then why is it you are so preoccupied?"
"I-I am not!"
"Fine, then. Can you pass me the soy sauce?"
"Alright..." She looked around the table and furrowed her eyebrows. Where is the soy sauce? Did she forget to bring the saucer?
Then she looked up at her chuckling cousin.
"Hinata-sama, you made me cinnamon buns." Hinata opened her mouth, then close it. He was teasing her.
"N-Neji-Niisan!" He smirked.
"What's in your mind Hinata-sama?" He knew this was going to be a weird talk, judging by the fact that she started fiddling with her fingers. Even after improving her speech and gaining a little confidence, she transformed into the same old Hinata when she became nervous.
"Neji-Niisan, what would you do if someone precious to you got taken away?"
Neji furrowed his eyebrows.
"What do you mean?"
"If a precious friend, like Lee-san were taken away from you by his family what would you do?"
Neji's eyebrows twitched.
If Lee were taken away from him he wouldn't exactly complain. That green abomination.
He understood what she meant though.
"I would probably wait till things get better. I wouldn't want to cause more problems. Things would work out and as long as they're happy then it is fine."
"I guess, so..."
Hinata didn't seem to be pleased by his answer. Neji was a very practical person, not sentimental at all; the exact opposite of Hinata. He knew that, that was why he also knew he couldn't help her much in these matters. He got up; taking his almost empty plate and totally empty cup with him looking down at Hinata as he did.
"Do what you think is right, Hinata-sama." He said as he left for the kitchen.
If only it were that easy...

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