Kon'nichiwa minna ^^

Arigato minna for all your support for this story :3 This chapter has a lemon, its' at the end so if you want to skip it you won't miss any of the story line ^^. You have been warned.

Sasuke: Oi! Get on with the story… I want to get to the end.

Me: Ura-sai! Hentai! *pulls out giant paper fan and chases Sasuke*

Hinata: Ano… (- - ;) gomen minna-san.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto…

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Chapter 7 – A confused heart

Hinata stood outside, on her balcony replaying the previous day's events. It has been two days since Naruto had attacked her. She still felt that she should have protected herself rather than break down. It left a sharp pain in her heart whenever she thought about her past. Everything just balled up into one and caused a lot of pain. So she pushed it far away from her heart.

There had been no news from Tsunade on the new Hokage and Naruto had woken up. It was chosen that he would not be punished for his actions since it was not his own but Hinata knew it would not have happened in the first place if he had not felt that way about her or the village. Deep within him he hated her why… that is for him to answer.

There's was a light breeze that blew past her and two strong arms wrapped around her from behind pulling her into a warm embrace. "Sasuke…" she lend into him, letting him take her weight. She let herself get lost in his warm embrace. They didn't mind the silence between them, it was comforting. He loved the feel of her body against him; it made him feel whole again. They could stand there forever admiring the sunrise and the soft breeze rustling through the trees. "Sasuke… don't have a mission to get to?" Sasuke smirked against the soft skin of her neck. He kissed it gently before answering her. "Well… let see I spotted my target… and I'm protecting my target quite well if I do say so myself." Hinata turn to face the Uchiha who had a sexy smirk across him face. "You were assigned to protect me?"

"Yes. She didn't want to take any chances since the seal is weak for the first few days. Don't worry about Hime… everything will be fine. Trust me." Hinata nodded and wrapped her arms around his abdomen pulling him closer to her. Sasuke buried his nose in her hair taking in the light scent of vanilla and strawberry with a hint of cinnamon. He gently kissed the top of her head and held her until the sun rose fully into the sky.

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Naruto was seen walking around the village until he reached a small stream. He pulled off his sandals and dipped his feet into the water and sat along the riverbed. As he watched the water flow pasted him he thought about what he did. He replayed the fight between him and her on the monument. Over and over again he replayed the moment she stood there refusing to hurt him because she had so much of faith in him also because of the pain she felt because of him. It made his heart ache seeing her like that knowing he was the cause of her pain.

Naruto was brought out from his thoughts when Shikamaru sat down next to him. "Shikamaru! What are you doing here?" Shikamaru sighed.

"Could you not be so loud…? I came here to talk to you. To see how you are doing"

"Thanks Shikamaru. Maybe… maybe you could help me figure everything out… I hurt her Shikamaru… I hurt her so much I don't even know how to fix it… My dream of becoming Hokage will mean nothing because I hurt her. How I'm suppose to protect this village if I can even protect the people who are precious to me. How am I going to make it right with her?" Naruto sighed and looked back down at the stream. Shikamaru turn back to staring at the clouds trying to come up with a way to help Naruto.

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Tsunade sat at her desk going through the files that the council had given to her. She had gone over them three times trying to find a loop-hole in it but it was in vain. The council along with the Fire country's Daimyo and his council have decide that Uzumaki Naruto is not stable enough to be a candidate for the next seat as Hokage. The one chosen will be the permanent Sixth Hokage, only if he/she named him as their successor then only will he be able to be Hokage but the Sixth Hokage must have served at least 10 years as the Hokage of the village before naming him.

"This will devastate Naruto when he finds out." Tsunade looked up to see Gaara standing in front of her holding the contract. Tsunade sighed. "You are leaving tomorrow Gaara?"

"Hai, before sunrise"

"I shall send escorts with you."

"Very well… Good luck Tsunade" Gaara left in a whirl wind of sand wind after that and Tsunade began to think of a plan to break the news to Naruto.

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Gaara found himself in front of the hyüga compound. He caught the sights of the Hyüga leader who smiled at him and walked up towards the gate.

"Gaara-kun! It's so good to see you. I thought you had left already?"

"No not yet. I leave tomorrow morning. There is something I would like to discuss with you… alone."

Hinata blushed lightly and smiled. "Hai" Sasuke hid in the background but Gaara found him and gave him a silent warning that he shouldn't follow.

They headed towards Konoha Park. "Hinata…how are you feeling after…everything?" Hinata was stunned for a moment. She did not know how to answer his question without sounding lost or confused.

"… I don't really know. I know Naruto-kun wouldn't hurt me but I feel that somewhere deep inside him he… he hates me enough for the evil side of him to focus on me so much. I could never hurt him but I keep on thinking of what I did that would make him want to hate me so much."

"I'm sorry… I wish I could help you understand him but I don't anymore."

They stayed silent for a while, enjoying the sceneries until Gaara stop them. He turned towards her and took in a deep breath. Hinata sensed he was nervous so she placed her hand on his cheek and smiled at him. Gaara was captivated by her actions; everything seemed to move in slow motion around him as he cupped her hand with his and pulled her in closer to him, with each breath the closer their lips became untill they met. Their kiss was soft sweet but held so much of meaning.

"Hinata I wish I was the one that held your heart, I wish I could stay and change your mind but we both know that it is an impossible task… so please just give me this moment…" with those last words he capture her in his embrace, this time it held so much of passion it was overwhelming. She withered in arms from his smouldering hot kisses.

Gaara was happy that Hinata didn't reject him, then again he didn't give her much time to react but when she responded to his kisses it lit his body on fire. He could not get enough of her; he could not get enough of her warm, soft skin against his smooth hands. The way she clutched on to his shirt or when she glided her fingers around his neck into his thick hair, it drove him insane.

He pulled away reluctantly before things got too far. He bent to whisper in her ear while she was still in his arms. "Remember Hime… I will always be there for you. I will always love you." he gave her a chaste kiss on her forehead before disappearing in a cloud of sand.

Hinata stood there for what seemed like forever. "He… he loves me…" her chest hurt what he when she thought about he said to her. He was right, her heart does belong to another and his heart belongs to her but it hurt so much because she knows how unrequited love feels like. So she sat in the middle of the clearing and shed tears for Gaara, for his love and for his pain. She hoped one day that he would find someone else to love.

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At the Hokage tower Tsunade sat with the biggest bottle of saké she had. She had just sent out messages to everyone to meet tomorrow. She will break the news to everyone at mid-morning but for now she will try to drink her trouble away even of it's just for a little while.

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It was around noon when Hinata came back home. She went straight to her bedroom and striped off all her clothes. She walked to the bathroom and opened the shower door and stepped inside. The water was hot and it turned her skin red but she did not mind. She wanted to erase the tears she had shed and the pain that she felt when he left. He will never be hers and she will never be his and that is where it will end. "I'm sorry Gaara."

With her emotions in place she stepped out. She garbed the towel off the hook and wrapped it around her. She opened the bathroom door to find Sasuke lying down on her bed.

"Sasuke…" Sasuke lifted his head to see Hinata wrapped in nothing but a white towel, dripping wet. Sasuke scanned her over her body over and over again, memorizing each and every curve of her body. They way the water droplets slowly made their way down disappearing in-between her cleavage. It made his mouth go dry and blood pressure rise.

"Hinata…" He sauntered over to her and wrapped his arm around her. "Hinata you should better than to tempt me like this." He said while placing soft kisses down her neck. Hinata moaned in response. Feeling overly dressed Sasuke removed his shirt and pants. All that stood between him and her was her towel which will be gone very soon and his boxers.

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Hinata was like a deer in headlights when she locked eyes with Sasuke. The intense look he gave sent shivers down her spine but also turn her on. The lean muscles that adorned his body were perfectly sculpted. Each one of his muscles weren't only strong but flexible making him a dangerous weapon. Hinata felt here temperature rise as he loosened her towel and fell to the ground.

"You are mine Hime… and No one else's. Got that?!" Sasuke growled out in her ear. "H-Hai…" Hinata whispered out breathlessly. He began to kiss her again. He was surprised when Hinata ran her tongue across his lips silently asking for entrance which he granted without hesitation. He broke the kiss scoped her up and laid her gently on the bed. He straddled her waist as he began to take in his fill of her. Every inch of her body was not left undiscovered by him. He left a trail of red spots coming down her neck to the valley of her breasts. Hinata could barely catch her breath, her body was on fire and the ache between her legs grew stronger with each passing moment. Her mind went completely blank as he took in one her nipples into his mouth. He grazed his teeth against the sensitive tip and sucked on it while his other hand expertly kneaded her other breast. He stopped sucking her nipple and did the same to the other.

Sasuke could not hold out any longer but he wanted her to beg for him. His hand slid down her body and in between her legs. His fingers became slick and he slid in a finger. She moaned as the new sensation washed over her. She had masturbated before but it felt so different when he was doing it too her. Sasuke added a second finger and her wall began to tighten, her breath became laboured, she was so close to the edge. Sasuke pulled out from her and she moaned in disappointment. She looked up at him and he had the most devilishly sexy smirk on his face. "Tell me what you want Hime...?" Hinata blushed but Sasuke would have none of that he force his fingers back into her and she cried out "I-I want you in me!"

Sasuke satisfied with her answer removed his boxers and positioned himself at her entrance. Hinata looked up at him and her eyes travelled down his body until it settled at his crotch. Is-is that even going to fit in me! Sasuke sensing his partner's distressbent down and kissed her. "Don't worry Hime, everything will be fine. Are you ready?" Hinata nodded and he kissed her again before he began to push himself into her.

"Shit!" shit, shit… oh f-u-c-k me… she is sooo… tight... Hinata felt full when Sasuke was in her. It hurt but the pain faded as quickly as it came and it was replaced by the most unbelievable pleasure. Sasuke began to move when she relaxed a little. His thrusts were slow but deep. The rhythm he set helped her to get used to his size. He did not want to hurt by going too fast but that though soon diminished.

"Sas- Sasuke… Fa- fast faster!" Sasuke complied and he lifted her legs over his shoulders and his pace increased. Hinata's heart beat soared and her body became slick with sweat. Her moans became louder with each thrust.

She dug her nails into the bed sheets as Sasuke leaned forward. "Scream for me…" Hinata dropped her legs from his shoulders and wrapped it around his waist. Her arms wrapped around his neck pulling him closer to her. Her nails dug into his flesh and it drove him insane. She tried screaming out his name but that seem utterly impossible because she was in total ecstasy. Every touch, every thrust pushed her closer to her limit. The feeling was unbelievable for the both of them. "Hinata… "Sasuke moan out. He was reaching his limit and so was she. "Issho ni! (Together)" they reached their climax while screaming out each other's name.

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Sasuke covered Hinata's body with his own as he began to relax. He wrapped his arms around her and flipped them over so he was on the bottom. He pulled her into soft sweet kiss as they began to come down from their high. Hinata rested her head on his chest while he had his arm protectively around her. He pulled a thin sheet over them and Hinata quickly fell asleep. Sasuke gave her a finally kiss on her forehead before he gave into the night. "Aishiteru Hinata (I love you Hinata)"

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