Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any aspect of it, it all belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.

A Brush of Sweetness

Sasuke laid on his bed, his arm was behind his head, and he held A War's Design, most commonly known as the book on war and tactics that the indigo haired beauty picked out for him, propped up against his leg. The Uchiha had to admit, the book definitely caught and maintained his interest, so needless to say she had good taste. He paid no mind to his blond headed roommate who was leaned up against his door frame with arms folded over his chest, and eyebrows furrowed together into a hard scowl.

"Stop staring at me like that, dobe." Sasuke growled

"Oi, Hinata is a long time, very good friend of mine, she is not one of your girls to play around with." Naruto stated. Sasuke looked away from his book, his eyes settling on the nuisance in his doorway, and a smirk came across his face.

"Who said that now?"

"Dude, I'm serious, I won't bring her back over here if that is what you are intending." The book was now on Sasuke's chest, and his eyes narrowed.

"How about I just burn that fucking precious library of Ramen Today of yours?"

"No." Naruto almost yelled, a horrified look came across his face, and Sasuke lifted up.

"Anyways, if that was my intention, I wouldn't have orchestrated the whole leaving the book at the store thing, and have her come here."

Naruto's mouth dropped, and Sasuke kept the same cocky smirk on his face. "Yes, that was me."

"You…." Naruto's voice trailed off, then his lips spread out into a wide grin, revealing his canine like teeth. "Well... I'll be damned! I didn't think it was possible!"

"I didn't know you think?"

"Shut up, this is so hard to fathom."

"What are you insinuating?"

"That you, Sasuke Uchiha, has an interest in a girl other than her physical assets."

"Look here, Naruto." Sasuke stated as his eyes gleamed with a killer intent. "Just do this one thing, and from there out, keep your nose out of my business."

Naruto held his hands up as if he were guarding himself from something (like the wrath of an Uchiha). "Geez, I was going to, no need to get murderous on me, but this is some weird form of paying you back, all because you are shy."

Now, Naruto was just poking fun at him.

The Uchiha scoffed at the idea. Him being shy? What a foolish notion.

"Still I don't have her number, I am sure that it has changed since she has moved."

"That sounds like your problem." Sasuke hissed.

"You're really serious about this aren't you?"

"You of all people should know I am serious about everything I do and want."

"True."

"Oh, and do me a favor?"

"What?"

"Get out." Naruto chuckled, lowly, he turned on his heels, and closed the door behind him. Sasuke stared at the door, hard, and then he ran his hands through his hair.

He tried uncover what he could remember about Hinata other than her being shy, but nothing turned up.

Obviously, she and his nuisance roommate were good friends.

And she was a Hyuuga, those lavender eyes gave it away, and she was the daughter of Hiashi Hyuuga, the most prestigious revered member of Konoha's city council. Sasuke had not seen her father on television, Hiashi was not particular fond of such things, but he was revered for his works in the betterment of all Hyuuga family members both extended and not

Nonetheless, that was all superfluous information to him. Sure, she had prestige, and that was a trait seen favorably in Sasuke's eyes considering he was an Uchiha. But, he was most interested in her as a person because he was certain that Hinata was definitely the one for him.

If it wasn't for that bookstore meeting with her, he would not have thought there was one for him. He chuckled, darkly, and looked back at the book.

Sasuke was not particularly fond of patience, in fact he had very little of it, and he knew that Naruto would take his sweet ass time to bring her back over.

And, he didn't want to wait.

Also, considering at the pace, he was reading at, he was sure to be finished with the book by tomorrow.

He would need another one, and he would get to see her. All desires fulfilled at the same time, it was glorious.

XXXX

Hinata couldn't stop thinking about how looked like a dummy in front of the dark haired stranger when she tripped over her own flats. She felt her cheeks grow hot in embarrassment as she recalled the events, but Hinata would have never guess that he would be living with someone she knew.

It was nice to see Naruto again, her old friend. But, it also meant that the dark haired man was no other than Sasuke Uchiha. The indigo haired beauty couldn't believe that she didn't recognize him earlier, back when they were in school, he was the most popular man among all the women. Although, he seemed disinterested in it all.

Hinata had to admit that he had changed since school, he was more muscular, and his facial features were more defined. She felt herself blush as she took note of his visage.

And the fact that he only lived ten minutes away hung in the air, Hinata was certain that whenever she went to check her mail now, she would hurry up, grab it, and run back inside just purely out of shyness. Although, she knew it was probably odd to do something like that since he didn't know where she lived.

A knock came at the front door tearing Hinata away from her thoughts, and she sauntered up to it. She opened it to see Ino grinning at her, and she had a huge bag of takeout. The Yamanaka had her hair pulled into a high ponytail, and she had a lollipop in her mouth. Ino had on a purple low cut tank top and a short skirt with black high heels.

"Why the look of surprise, remember it is girls movie night." Ino said as her face fell. "Sakura said she couldn't come, she got tied up with something."

"Oh I see." Hinata beckoned for her friend to come in, and Ino sat down the food at the table.

"So, I brought us a movie to watch, you haven't seen The Notebook have you?"

"I have heard of it, b-but I haven't." Ino's eyes became wide, and her mouth dropped.

"We so have to watch it." Ino urged. "It is AMAZING."

"Okay." Hinata didn't really watch television, she was a woman who preferred simpler forms of entertainment, plus it was another expense.

"I brought a mix of different Asian foods." Ino began to lay out the numerous amounts of plastic containers on the table, and Hinata looked at her, surprised. She took notice of this. "Yeah, I know it is a lot, but we can eat as we watch the movie."

"I will make our plates." Hinata offered.

"Great, and I will get the movie going." She sat out two plates, the food that the Yamanaka got for them ranged from takoyaki to Korean barbeque. Hinata knew there was no way she could eat all of it, she was what some would call a bird eater.

The indigo hired beauty put on a pot of green tea, and they sat down on the couch. About half way in the movie, Hinata heard Ino sigh, discontentedly, and she smiled at her, warmly.

"Is everything okay?"

"Yeah, I just wish I had a guy like that." Ino pouted.

"I-it is always good to w-wait for the right one." Hinata assured.

"I know…."The Yamamaka's voice trailed off, and she looked at Hinata, cocking an eyebrow. "What about you any guys?"

Oddly, when Ino mentioned a guy… she thought about Sasuke.

"N-no."

Ino grinned, feverishly. "You liar, spill, tell me who he is."

"I-it was just a guy that c-came by the bookstore, he l-left before I could say anything." It wasn't entirely a lie, there was some validity in her statement.

Ino sighed, heavily, and she put her hands on her hips. "You can't let these guys get away, Hinata." Hinata giggled, she was not the one to pursue the opposite sex, her shyness got the best of her in that department.

"Okay."

"Promise me that the next time, you see a guy come in, you try to talk to him."

"I promise."

"Good cause a woman as beautiful as you shouldn't be single."

XXXX

The next day, Sasuke woke up before Naruto did, and as anticipated, he finished the whole book. The Uchiha slipped on a gray jacket, he began to open up the front door, and it made a squeaking noise. He cursed underneath his breath, the noise broke the stillness of the house, and he clicked his tongue in annoyance as rustling began to emerge from behind Naruto's closed bedroom door.

No more than the Uchiha was half-way out the door, Naruto came out of his bedroom, yawning, and Sasuke saw Naruto give him a perplexed look.

"Dude, where are you going?"

"Out." The Uchiha said, curtly.

"Well, whatever, Sasuke, I just wanted to tell you that I found her number." Sasuke looked at his blond headed roommate, intently, and then he shrugged.

"Okay."

"What do you mean by that, I stayed up all night looking through the yellow pages?"

"So you made yourself useful."

"Fuck you, anyways, I will be inviting her over." Naruto stated, and then he crossed his arms, going into a quick thought. "Although, I don't know what hers schedule is so I don't know if it will be tonight or not."

"Just makes sure it is soon." And with that Sasuke shut the front door behind him. The Uchiha made his way towards the bookstore, he spotted Hinata through the window, she was sorting through a pile. Sasuke smirked to himself, going into the bookstore, and he sauntered up to her in a casual like manner.

However, Hinata had her back towards him, and Sasuke pulled a book from the shelf near her. His eyes never wavered off the indigo haired beauty.

"You know I finished through the book already." He heard her let out a nervous gasp, Hinata turned around, quickly, and she dropped the books in her hands. The Uchiha watched her kneel down, gathering them up, quickly, and he grabbed one. He handed the book to her, and Hinata looked at him underneath her long eyelashes. Her cheeks turned red, and she smiled at him, softly.

"Thank you." Hinata took the book away from him. "And I'm g-glad you liked the book t-that much."

"Are there anymore versions from that author?" The Uchiha gave her an intense look, and Hinata nodded.

"Y-yes…." Her voice trailed off. She put up a couple of more random books in their correct slots, and Hinata pushed the cart down the aisle. Sasuke scruntized her. "We h-have just received a shipment of his other o-ones today."

"Hn. Perfect." Sasuke walked past her, Hinata stared after him, shocked, and she reached out her hand towards him. Hinata remembered what Ino said to her, about talking to a guy, and now was her chance. She was almost certain that she would screw this up.

"Ano…." Hinata began.

"Eh?" Sasuke turned around, and she bit her lower lip.

"S-so you live w-with Naruto?" The Uchiha leaned against a row, he shoved his hands in his pockets, and let out an exasperated sigh.

"Yeah, we moved in with one another after school." Sasuke stated.

"Do you like it?"

"I have a warm bed so I guess." The Uchiha shrugged. "And now you know who I was referring to when I said I was buying something for my ramen obsessed roommate." Hinata giggled at his remark, it caught the Uchiha off guard, but he gave no indication of it.

Let it be known, that he, Sasuke Uchiha, had made a girl laugh for once in his life.

"S-sorry." She apologized.

"Where is the book?" Sasuke asked, staring off into the other direction.

"Oh, yes, over here." Hinata walked past him, and he followed her to the section. The indigo haired beauty gave him a couple of versions, and she began to check him out.

"So you work here every day?"

"Y-yes." Sasuke nodded, taking note, and before he left he turned to Hinata.

"Oh and if you get a call from Naruto, just say yes to whatever he says." The indigo haired beauty looked at him, stunned, but before she could ask him what it was about, he already left.

And all Sasuke could think of on the way back was how Naruto had better keep his promise or else.

XXXX

Hinata couldn't get Sasuke out of her head the whole time she worked, she wondered if he asked her about the days she worked just to come in and see her. After all, he did finish that book in an incredible amount of time. Hinata couldn't help, but smile.

Was it his own way of seeing her?

And what did he mean about Naruto calling? What was going on?

Hinata racked her brain, trying to figure it all out, but it left her stumped. However, right after her shift and as soon as she closed up the bookstore, the melodic soft tune of her ringtone resonated within her purse. She fumbled through it, dug out the phone, and answered it.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Hinata, this is Naruto."

"H-hey." Hinata's lips curved into a kind smile.

"We haven't seen each other in a long time, so want to come over for dinner, say about seven?" Hinata thought back to what the Uchiha said, about saying yes, and she felt a sort of excitement arise out of her.

"S-sure."

"Great, I will see you then."

"Okay." Hinata expected the phone to hang up, and she heard it click against the receiver, but it didn't hang up. She could still hear everything that was going on in the background.

"Oi, Sasuke!" She heard Naruto yell, and Sasuke's dark voice answer in a curt manner.

"What?"

"Now, you can't kill me, she's coming over just like you wanted." Hinata's eyes widened, she couldn't believe what she was hearing, and then she heard Sasuke's voice get closer.

There was an awkward silence on the phone then, Sasuke started to spat curses in an enraged voice.

"You FUCKING idiot, the phone is still on!" There was scrambling in the background, Hinata tried not to laugh at the whole situation, and Naruto got back on the phone. However, his voice was very raspy and hoarse almost as if he had been gasping for air.

"Please tell me you didn't hear anything, Hinata"

"I didn't." She assured. "I will see you later."

"Yep…bye for real this time."

However, Hinata heard one last comment as she went to hang up the phone. A comment from a very irate Sasuke.

"I'm going to choke you with the phone cord."

It was at that point, she had to hang up to keep from anyone hearing her burst into cute giggles.

XXXX

"I apologized like a thousand times already." Naruto said with a groan. A sly grin was on his face, he rubbed the back of his neck, and the Uchiha glared at him. Then, the blond head chuckled to himself. "But, gods, you should have seen your face."

"I suggest that you shut up while you're ahead." Sasuke informed, icily. "Because I will end your twenty-one years of life right now."

The doorbell rang, the Uchiha got up, and he opened up the door. Hinata smiled at him, clutching her purse against her, and she had on a pair of capri pants with a blue ruffle blouse, and a pair of sandals.

Truly, she was a sight.

"Come in." Sasuke stated. Hinata followed after him, taking her shoes off at the front door, and Naruto grinned at her.

"Hinata, I am so glad you came!" Naruto beamed. "Welcome! Are you hungry or thirsty?"

"I-I'm fine." The Uchiha retreated back to the living room, Hinata followed, and she sat in between the two men. Sasuke kept his eyes forward, his arms folded over his chest, and Naruto grinned.

"So, have you been working at the bookstore for a long time?" The blond head asked, curiously. Hinata shook her head, and gave him a kind smile.

"Just ever since I moved here." The indigo haired beauty informed." I have only been here for a couple of months."

"Hee!" Naruto shouted, surprised. "And we haven't seen each other before now, I'm sorry."

"No worries, Naruto."

"Do you still keep in contact with everyone from school?"

"Yes."

"Ah, I see, so do I." Naruto crossed his arms, a cheesy smile spread across his face as he nodded his head. "So is your house like a couple of blocks from here?"

"Yes"

"Aww man, I wish we could have known sooner, I would have thrown you a welcoming house party." Hinata waved her hands in front of her.

"That would be t-too much." Finally, the Uchiha broke his silence.

"Do you live alone, Hinata?" Sasuke asked, coolly. Hinata's eyes met his, a contrast of light and dark staring back at one another face to face, and she nodded.

"I do."

"Isn't that lonely?"

"At times." She admitted. "B-but, I have friends to c-come over, and I-I get invited over their homes."

"And now you can come here." Sasuke says this as his eyes flicker away from her. Hinata looked at him, shocked for a moment, Naruto did as well, and then he grinned once more, devilishly.

"Hinata, you know I haven't shown you any of our rooms yet, I think you will find Sasuke's the most interesting, he has like two bookcases filled."

The Uchiha shot a deathly glare in Naruto's direction, and Hinata tried to hide her elation, very futilely.

"Do you want to see it?" Sasuke offered.

"I-if you don't mind."

"Hn." The Uchiha sauntered out of the living room, Hinata's face was red, and she pursed her lips, trying to hide a beautiful smile.

Sasuke allowed Hinata to go in his room at first, and he watched her look around it.

"It is a little bit of a mess." The Uchiha informed. He pulled up a sheet on his bed, and he pointed towards the bookshelf. "There is what Naruto is talking about."

XXXX

Hinata walked up to the bookshelf, all of the book were on war, tactics, and manipulation. She saw the books he had earlier were placed neatly on the side, and she took one out. Hinata flipped through it, and she gasped as she felt Sasuke's eyes boring down on her.

"You have quite a collection."

"It is what keeps me occupied." The Uchiha stated. "Although, I have other things to keep me occupied now."

She felt her cheeks grow hot, and Sasuke sat down on his bed. He leaned back against the wall, and smirked.

"You heard didn't you?"

"W-what?"

"On the phone earlier about me wanting you to come over." Hinata shook her head, closing the book, and she placed it back where he had it.

"I-I didn't hear, please don't fret over that." She soothed.

"Fret?" Sasuke sighed. "It was bound to happen anyways. You were going to find out eventually."

XXXX

Now, the Uchiha got up, Hinata backed into the wall, and her lips parted, slightly. Sasuke put his arm over her, his eyes bore into hers, and the indigo haired beauty looked as if she were about to faint.

"Do you know why I asked if you worked every day there at the bookstore or why I came there earlier?" Hinata didn't say anything, and he smirked once again. "It so I can see you."

Hinata covered her face with her hands, embarrassed. "W-why me?"

"Why not?" Sasuke asked, curiously. He reached over a hand, it was hesitant, and he pressed his lips together. His fingers brushed her bangs, lightly, she smelled like vanilla and lilac. It was intoxicating, and filled the Uchiha's lungs.

"B-because I-I am not anything special." Hinata said after a long pause. She uncovered her face, meeting his eyes, and Sasuke rolled his eyes.

"Just date me already, Hinata." Hinata's eyes widened in disbelief, and the Uchiha looked at her, intently.

"Hey, why is it so quiet!" Naruto shouted from the other room. Sasuke and Hinata could hear him getting off the couch, and Sasuke cocked an eyebrow at Hinata.

"Well…?" Naruto's footsteps became closer and closer, Sasuke knew that Hinata was nervous, pressed by him, but he didn't care. He wanted an answer. The indigo haired beauty bit her bottom lip, nervously.

And at the last minute before Naruto entered Sasuke's room. Sasuke got his response from a very cracked under the pressure Hinata.

It was, "O-okay, I'll date you."

Please review the story, I would greatly appreciate it, and I hope you all enjoyed it as there will be more to come- TheValkyrieGladiator