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Thirteen hours, seven hundred and eighty minutes, forty-six thousand eight hundred seconds. It didn't matter how many different ways she said it in her head; the bottom line was that she was in close quarters with a very handsome, intelligent man. Sasuke was sending her mixed signals one moment he was yelling at her about music and the next one he's giving her cinnamon buns.
She felt compelled to make conversation. Maybe she could talk about the upcoming merger meetings, or maybe she would bring up that summer three years ago. The pure thought of that night made her blush. It had been a hot summer night, all her friends were at the Uzumaki's summer home just having fun, drinking and partying. Sasuke was currently dating Sakura and they had been together for a year or so. Hinata had enough of the screaming and the loud music, and most importantly the fact that she couldn't get her crush, Naruto, to look her way. So she decided to go for a walk and clear her mind. As she stood up she felt the ground shake; she had drank more than she thought.
Finding the waves comforting, she sat down and let the ocean soothe her. It didn't take long for that to end. She heard screaming, yelling, and bottle being thrown. Followed by a guy dodging it very skillfully. She just couldn't look away. It became clear that it was Sasuke and Sakura having another one of the very public meltdowns. She decided that putting her head down was the best form of action. So she closed her eyes and let moonlight whisker away. It was then she felt a presence and realized Sasuke was laying next to her and holding her hand.
"Hina, remember when we were little and we used to do this all the time?" The onyx eyed boy asked.
"Yeah, I do and then you would throw sand at me and try to steal my ice cream?" The raven haired girl replied.
"Now you are lying. I don't like sweets and you know that." Sasuke replied rather amused.
"That didn't stop your mischief, and from Sakura's screaming I'm guessing you are still a rascal." Hinata playfully teased him
"Who uses the word 'rascal' anymore?" He asked as he got closer to her and then stopped when his nose touched her cheek. He reached her long hair with his right hand stroking it gently.
"What are we doing here Sasuke?" Hinata asked shocking herself with her bluntness. She felt Sasuke kiss her cheek.
"Hina, I have been thinking about…,"
Sasuke didn't get to finish his sentence as he was cut off by Naruto running straight at them. Startling both of them. They quickly separated and put some appropriate distance between them. After all, none of their friends knew about them and their past.
"Yo , Hinata, I've been looking all over for you. I wanna play beer pong and I need you to be my partner. I know you wanted to talk earlier, I'm ready now, ya know. Let's do this. Sasuke, Sakura is looking for you. What are you guys doing out here? Let's do some shots, the night is young, ya know." Naruto said profusely.
Naruto reached for Hinata's hand while helping her up and dragged her back into the house. Hinata mused to herself as she stared into Sasuke's eyes if their timing will ever be right.