Ohmahgawd!

Summary: In everyone's eyes, Hinata has remained the same, even after so many years have gone by. She's still the same innocent, gentle, caring young woman. Even when the news of Naruto and Sakura hitting it off, the village felt incredibly sorry for the girl who had been in love for so long. But to Hinata, that was just what she had wanted everyone to see. Deep down, concealed behind her mask, Hinata is a completely different person. And only one person has been able to see behind the lies… and now he's more than determined to reveal the truth.

Pairing: Sasuke and Hinata

Rating: M to be safe

Disclaimer: I do not own anything

With Eyes That See the Bigger Picture

Episode 12

"Look, it's not that bad," Sasuke was laughing slightly all the while trying to keep up with Hinata who was frantically pacing around the room, "You shouldn't move around so much."

Hinata stopped and snapped her head in his direction with a piercing death glare, "Don't you dare pull that one on me. I already checked… five times! I'm not pregnant; it was freakin' food poisoning! Why does everyone suddenly think that I'm pregnant?"

Taking her hand, Sasuke pulled her back into bed. Hinata straddled herself on his lap as he dragged her in closer so that her chest brushed against his. Blushing a deep hue of red, Hinata placed her arms around his neck and hid in his shoulder. She felt his hands creep over her bottom and to her surprise began to massage over it. Straining her breath, Hinata could not control her voice from erupting from within her throat.

"What would happen if you were actually pregnant?" his voice was surprisingly serious.

Hinata scowled into the fabric of his shirt. "I don't deal with 'what if' situations. Either I am or not… and in this situation, I'm not."

Sasuke's grasp tightened around her waist to pull he in closer, "Consider the possibility that we're not careful. Our relationship will no longer be exclusively known to our friends but your family as well. Wouldn't such a transition be better explained if I was introduced to them beforehand?"

"St-stop it." His body began to make lewd notions onto hers. "Can't you see that I'm very upset here?"

Sasuke chuckled at her statement only to bring his attention to her neck in the next second. "I can see that… and I'm only offering some… stress relief."

His lips barely touched the skin before he noticed her twitched reaction. Cringing, Hinata attempted to avert her neck from his direction as her entire body repelled away from his as if she was an incompatible side of a magnet. Sasuke on the other hand refused to allow for that to happen.

"Your stress relief will really get me pregnant if you don't cool it down." She frowned into his shoulder.

Flipping their position, Hinata was placed on the bed as he dived in for another round on her neck. Slowly, he began to work over her veins with small licks and nips receiving more gluttonous groans. Her body squirmed at the contact, rubbing her lower part against his at this point. He took note of her sensitive neck.

The hell with it.

It felt good.

After pulling back and noticing the needy reaction of Hinata's flustered face, Sasuke started to inch her sundress little by little. Seeing how prolonged the action had been, Hinata took the initiative by pulling her dress up to her waist instantly. She flushed a brighter shade and with half lidded eyes tried to hide half of her face into the sheets. Her chest heaved slightly.

"It's your fault."

Sasuke let out his signature smirk as his fingers ran over her underwear, earning himself a throaty moan from her. "You're quite… needy tonight. You usually try to keep me at bay."

She let out a small grunt as her fingers continued to slide across his chest to free him of his clothes. Hinata sat up to attend to her own clothing as his came off. She refused to look up to his stare as she placed aside her sundress. There was no bra to attend to.

Hinata continued to blush madly as she glanced over his now open skin that got closer when he tipped her on her back once more. Her eyes finally made contact with his for a brief moment before shutting them tight from another stroke that followed at her private. Embarrassed by this, Hinata attempted to reach for the lamp to turn it off but was caught halfway by Sasuke's hand. Pulling her forward into his chest, he hoisted her on his lap once more when he switched their position with him on the bed now.

"Leave it on," he replied with a hint of stern command. Hinata panicked slightly.

"It's… weird."

"You're just self-conscious. You'll get used to it after a couple of nights." He smiled slyly.

He placed his hands at her waist to move her hips over his own private so that contact was made. Slowly, he began to move in rhythm for her to catch up, prolonging certain areas and thrusting forward. Hinata soon felt herself grow steadily wet at the connection however refusing to take off her underwear.

"Do you like that?" he asked slightly as he continued the ministration.

His reply was another low grunt as Hinata pouted her lips a little. He chuckled under his breath at the notion.

"Want to go shower first?"

Hinata nodded at the question but refused to budge from her place.

"We still haven't finished discussing the possibility of coming out with this to your family, yet."

Hinata ceased all of her motions in one quick second before sliding off his lap graciously all the while frowning with her death glare intact. "I'm done talking about this."

Chuckling under his breath, Sasuke rose to follow her into the restroom. "As if you have a say-so on this matter anymore."

Taking her by the hips, he pulled her back inside and shut the door behind them slightly louder that usual.

Hinata sat at the kitchen table munching on her portion of toast she had prepared with cheese the following day. She stared at the clock across the room inattentively, getting lost in thought under the rhythm of the ticking. No one was awake that early in the morning. Hinata had planned to face the situation head on today with the source as soon as she got out of her bed to make breakfast for everyone. Tapping her finger to the clock, Hinata scanned over the newspaper quickly before changing her attention to the outside view of the early sunrise on the ocean horizon.

A subtle sound of the creaking floor from behind brought her back as Hinata tensed, preparing for what was about to occur. She held her breath, waiting for Sakura to speak up first.

"Good morning, how are you feeling today?"

Hinata's heart sank. Her eyes followed Naruto as he walked around to the sink. "M-morning. I-I'm good."

Naruto began to search for milk in the fridge to prepare his cereal. He looked over his shoulder, noticing her food and changing his mind about speaking up. Hinata gathered herself once more, this time determined to clear up the misunderstanding.

"H-hey…" she began slowly, "Listen, about yesterday…"

Naruto placed the bowl on the table to pour the milk as he looked up, "Yesterday?"

"Yes. Yesterday." Hinata pushed forward her thoughts into diction, "What I'm saying is… Naruto, I don't know where Sakura got the notion but… I'm not pregnant."

The last part came in a choked whisper to her surprise. She tightened her knuckles under the table, her toes curled in from the pressure. Her frown grew more serious.

"I'm not. It was food poisoning from the restaurant we went to last time."

The silence from his part ensured.

Hinata broke their eye contact. "Say something."

"Do you feel better now?" he began, "From the poisoning?"

An awkward pause, "Y-yeah. Fully recovered."

Another long pause.

"Enjoy-your-breakfast." She blurted out before rushing to her feet and bolting out the room. Hinata did not make out Naruto's call to her, she was already the base of the steps, ready to fly into her room and hide away from the world… until she ran headfirst into something on her way. Hinata nearly fell backwards hadn't she caught herself by the railings.

"Oh my goodness, are you alright?"

Hinata's brain ceased to function. From behind, Naruto's steps caught up to her.

"Hey! You two should be more careful!" Naruto called out shakily. He looked up ahead with a smile, "Good morning, Sakura. Sleep well?"

"Yeah, you?"

"Yep!"

Hinata's legs began to slightly shake. Why are you still pretending?

Sakura walked forward, passing Hinata, to Naruto's side. Her smile was still evident, her eyes averting Hinata's. Her body steadily turned in their direction. Looking down on her from a flight of stairs gave Hinata an odd sensation of superiority. Gathering her breath, Hinata straightened, digging her heels into the railings harder.

"I don't know what you are up to, but you need to get your damn facts straight." Her voice echoed throughout the room, "Stop assuming shit about others."

Sakura's eyes widened as Naruto's mouth nearly hit the floor. Remaining in composure as if it was the most obvious thing in the world, Hinata continued to glare at the other with a precise intent. Bringing her back, Sakura's shocked expression began to slip into a small smile at the edge of her mouth. She brought one hand over her eyes as she took in a deep breath.

"What a sight!" she held back giggles, "No wonder he suits you better."

Hinata's forehead wrinkled in confusion.

"No, you're right. Pitying one another is a sign that you are unwilling to move on. Crushing each other's wounds over past love is the best method to get over a failed relationship. There is no better solution," Sakura paused as small tears fell from behind her hand and travelled down her cheeks, "I claimed that I understood that before, but now more than ever… I know exactly what it means to be in your shoes. So… I'll continue."

She lowered her hand to reveal the beet red face from crying. Naruto stared at the two in utter bewilderment.

Grinning widely, she announced, "I'll continue to destroy whatever is left in that heart of yours for him… as long as you do the same to me with my regard to Sasuke. Keep at it… until there are no more feelings left for him. It is only then will we stand on equal ground."

Hinata nodded deeply in response, "Then you best work hard to accomplish that. I won't wait forever."

Turning around, Hinata finished the steps and continued into the residence hallway. She could hear Naruto trying to question Sakura who had already began to make her way in the opposite direction. She could hear the silence that came from her, refusing to answer his endless questions. She could hear her own heartbeat drowning everything around her quickly. Rushing into her room, Hinata slid on the doorway, lifting her head to stare out the window. She took in her own breath and let it out heavily.

Feeling accomplished?

"Yeah…"

Tired?

"More like dying."

Then stop thinking… it's bad for you.

Hinata let out a broken laugh. If you think, you'll never reach your dream you'll be too concerned with the real world. And before you know it, you are within its clutches. And when you're consumed by it, you're dying. Stop thinking, it's bad for you.

"'Stop your thoughts from thinking these thoughts too. Stop being a paradox.'"

There were no tears.

"Are you asleep already?" Sasuke's voice eased through her ears. Hinata mumbled in frustration, avoiding turning her head from the window and in his direction.

"Mmwha?"

"What do you see?"

Hinata pressed her head against the door in frustration. "What do you mean?"

"What do you see as you look out that window?" he leaned in with that question at her ear, already at her side on the floor and resting his head on her shoulder, "I see only your reflection."

Hinata's breathing caught off track but her mind miraculously continued to formulate thoughts. She examined the soon to be passing scenery before her, her eyes barely managing to follow every detail. Soft lips teased at her neck as if signaling for her reply. Her voice was barely audible.

"I see the past." She began, "I see a one day sought out past desire of isolation. Everything about it is the same. In fact, it's so similar that I have debated about remaining here forever. I have thought about running away to such a place to live out the rest of my life. In here, I would never have to worry about outside forces interfering with my own life. I would have no worries, or stress, or frustrations. Life would be simple and straightforward. There would be no back loops, side paths, alternative routes… only one clear way towards the goal. The need to be alone. That same imaginary box.

"But because I could not seek out this place automatically, I needed something to guarantee my safety until then. I needed some sort of protection against the outside forces that would drive to harm and destroy me. I created this image from that. I created this false image of myself to keep guard against anyone who might try to bring me down and keep me away from the dream. Less problems, less worries, less stress… that was the intention when creating this new persona."

She paused. Sasuke peeked from the corner of his eye, still unable to make out her expression, "And?"

"I'm still not looking forward about opening up to others. I still don't trust the people around me, much less those who are strictly close to me. I learned that quite early on with my own family. That is why the thought of allowing myself to depend on others is frightening. It would mean that I would have to take that first step to letting go of my long-lived dream. It would be hypocritical of me if I begin to formulate relationships with others and continue striving for seclusion. That is why I decided to follow only one path… and stick to it."

Sasuke's nose snuggled at her neck more. His fingers began to inch their way towards her shoulders. "Which is?"

Hinata broke her eye contact with the window and turned her head to face his.

"If it means being with you, I guess I'll just have to take the road away from my box."

Sasuke smirked, now tilting them onto the floor. "What a cheesy line that was."

Hinata laughed a little darkly, pulling him with her. "Pretty realistic, huh?"

He looked over her, now sprawled below him. "I'm not looking for a fairytale ending. I want a genuine and real relationship."

"Yeah, yeah. Trust and understanding, and all of that crap," Hinata smirked, "To a point where you need to rely on that other person."

That's what you were hoping for all this time.

"We're going to be late to the bus. Hurry up!" Ino called out as she pushed forward through the forest pathway back to the pick-up stop. Dragging behind her, the crew lazily followed, still in reminisce of sleep. Sasuke was the last one, right behind Hinata who had simply refused to walk in front. Taking his hand boldly, Hinata pulled on him to walk faster to keep up with the others. Their weekend vacation had come to an end. The relaxing beach and ocean would soon be replaced with gallons of workload and responsibility once more. Tsunade would most likely already have an entire set of missions prepared.

Hinata smiled gently at the thought. Again, she would be away from the village on an unknown travel to God-knows where until God-knows when. Her hand squeezed the others unconsciously. There was a sly laugh from behind.

As the group packed onto the bus, Hinata decided to catch up on the sleep that she had missed from the night before. Resting her head against the window, she looked at the outside scenery lazily. It really did remind her of that place. The smell of the grass, the hue of the sky, the feel of the air… everything was similar. And everything was leaving her grasp as the bus continued to drive further away from it. Just like the dreams.

…the end? I-I don't know. Maybe. I think I'll just add one more chapter to wrap things up.