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FANFIC CONTAINS A BIT OF SPOLIERS YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED (alter ego: "please note that the baka author has no idea until which chapter the spoilers go up till..")

I hope the wait hasn't been too long, mind my was so (alter ego: "it was on a go slow, that's all")…ahem…so when my mind got geared up I ended up writing 5 091 words (alter ego: "hn…another book") glares at alter ego, sorry for killing your minds with so many words, I was just trying to fit everything into one chapter so I wrote one to many words..sorry…)

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Chapter 10 recap:

Sasuke was recovering from his wounds at Hinata's place.

Hinata came into Sasuke's room to check up on him, he said he didn't really feel better. Hinata was thankful that Sasuke was okay. There then was a moment of silence between them and Sasuke noticed that Hinata was crying. When asked, Hinata covered up the real reason for her tears.

Hinata prepared breakfast for her and Sasuke. After the meal had been finished Hinata left to go wash the dishes and her face.

Sasuke was relaxing when Neji came in and assaulted him. Sasuke could not help himself and so Neji inflicted more damaged to Sasuke's wound causing it to bleed again and also causing the cursed seal of heaven to re-activate itself. Hinata hit Neji and threw him out of her apartment.

Neji was left a bit confused by Hinata's reaction but left anyway.

Hinata then tended to Sasuke's wounds while trying to keep him stable, she eventually fell asleep on Sasuke's chest. Later on when Sasuke woke up (it was then dusk) Hinata apologized for Neji's unnecessary behaviour, Sasuke was okay with it. Hinata made supper for both of them (after hearing Sasuke's stomach growl), Sasuke spilled his soup because he was in pain and still weak and so Hinata fed him her soup.

-END-

Water ran down her body picking up dust and dead skin off of it. Heavy drops of water struck her back, to her it felt as though someone was treating her to a massage, this helped calm her spirit a bit. The room was filled with heat and the steam hung heavy within the bathroom, she held her forehead, softly pressing her palm against it, this action meant that she felt a bit light headed 'I think I have been in here too long' she coughed from the steam that had entered her trachea. She turned the tap clockwise preventing the water from further pouring out of the shower head. She slowly slid the shower door to her right, took a step down, grabbed the light violet towel and wrapt it around her body from chest height going down. She took her time walking to the door, she turned the golden knob clockwise and pulled the door toward her, cool air breezed passed her wet skin which erupted in small goose bumps. She shivered a little 'I should put the aircon off when I shower, it always makes me cold after I have a shower' she thought, she then walked out of the bathroom, into the passage and then into her room.

In the kitchen

Sasuke opened the fridge door. He bent his body down to see what it contained 'carrot, beans, tomatoes, cucumber, cold drink, more cold drink, milk, cheese, chicken, bread, butter, yoghurt and about four pieces of chicken' he said to himself as his eyes moved from item to item. He then straightened his body and put his index finger and thumb on either side of his chin 'Now if remember correctly the main ingredients in the soup is the chicken and the tomatoes. So if I eat that then she'll have no choice but to go out and buy' he thought.

The soft creaking sound of an opening door entered his ears 'I hope she's not coming this way' Sasuke thought as he walked to the direction in which the sound had come from. Sasuke peered his head into the passage, he saw steam burst out an open bathroom door 'so she's done with her shower and has gone to change' a smirk built itself on his face 'this is good, now I can quickly eat the tomatoes and chicken while she gets dressed'

Sasuke went back to the open fridge, rubbed his hands against each other and took the four pieces of chicken tomatoes out. He placed the vital ingredients on the kitchen counter, opened his mouth and quickly stuffed it with chicken and tomato 'this is like the time me and Naruto had a "who could eat the fastest" challenge. We both tied and threw up in the end' Sasuke paused to take a deep breath as he swallowed the last piece of chicken 'those were the best times…' he thought as he stared at the chicken bones. His eyes landed on a light brown stain next to the couch 'I've got to do something about that carpet, I don't believe that I let the soup slip out my hands that night. I've really become weak, unable to hold my own… and in front of a woman too' he sighed at his thoughts 'she was so gentle when she fed me…so'.

He then after a few minutes he heard one of the doors opening 'oh shit, these bones. I have to get rid of them' Sasuke thought as he tried to move but his stomach was stuffed. He then opened the dustbin 'arg I can't throw them in the dustbin then she'll see that I ate the chicken and the tomatoes' Sasuke turned his head to the direction of the window, the footsteps were now getting closer and Sasuke began to panic and made his way as quickly as he could to the window. He peered his head out the window 'what if the bones land on someone?...It won't help me hide cause someone will point at this window and then I'll be in trouble' he asked himself as he scanned the streets searching for an opening, 'yes an opening' his eyes widened as he saw a man open one of the garage bins. Sasuke took a deep breath, pulled his right arm far behind his head then thrust it forward; the bones then landed in the open bin.

"S-S-Sasuke-kun w-what are you d-doing?" Hinata asked Sasuke as she came into the kitchen

Sasuke quickly turned around with his right arm over his wound "I was just stretching", he turned his head to look outside again "it looks like a nice day today".

Hinata nodded and walked to the fridge "Y-yes it is. It's a-almost time f-for lunch"

Sasuke then turned his back to Hinata he saw her open the fridge. Hinata began taking out the carrots and beans, she then started moving items to the side looking for the two main ingredients. A confused expression rose onto her face, when she finally realised that she was missing the two most important ingredients. She then after a few minutes put the carrots and the beans away. She looked at Sasuke 'now I am going to have to leave him alone again to get more food. But I'm sure I saw the chicken and tomatoes in the fridge this morning' she thought. She then walked toward Sasuke "umm S-sasuke-kun?"

Sasuke didn't turn around to look at her "Yes?"

"I-it seems that I'm m-missing some in-ingredients for the s-soup. So I-I'm going to l-leave and buy t-them" she told Sasuke

Sasuke turned around to face Hinata who was three feet away from him "Let me come with you then" he suggested to Hinata

"B-but S-sasuke-kun you're w-wound hasn't h-healed properly a-and aren't y-you still i-in pain?" Hinata asked Sasuke

"A little but it's just that you always go alone, so I thought maybe this time I can accompany you" Sasuke answered

Hinata felt her cheeks warm up "o-oh okay. I'll get m-my purse and w-w-we can go. It-it won't take long I p-p-promise"

"Wait!" Sasuke said as he grabbed Hinata's hand as she began to walk out the kitchen "I'll buy the groceries today" Sasuke said still holding onto Hinata's hand

Hinata's face became red when she felt Sasuke's hand in hers "o-o-okay"

Sasuke smiled and led her to the door. He let her go out first and then he followed behind.

In the streets of Konoha

Sasuke and Hinata walked in a slow normal pace, Sasuke had his hands in his pockets and Hinata's hands were clasped together in front of her. Sasuke then place his right hand over the wound on his left side 'damn, this thing hasn't healed yet. If I hadn't put so much energy into throwing those bones out the window then it wouldn't hurt so much' he then glanced at her 'but its worth it to get out the house and take a stroll in the streets of Konoha, and having someone with you too' he smiled.

Hinata felt a bit uneasy when she noticed people glaring at her and Sasuke 'Why are they glaring at us like that?' she asked herself. She was used to getting glares thrown at her but those were glares of pity, but these glares were glares of anger and hatred. She then turned her attention at Sasuke 'perhaps it's the clothes' she thought. Hinata quickly turned her head in the opposite direction when Sasuke caught her staring at him.

"What wrong?" Sasuke asked Hinata

Hinata moved her fingers onto her lips "I-Its just that…w-w-well are y-you still a d-d-disciple of O-O-Orochimaru?"

"No…I never was" Sasuke paused

Hinata continued "B-b-but then why are y-y-you still w-wearing those c-clothes?" she looked around again "E-e-everyone is staring at u-us so c-c-coldly"

"They are staring because I am still wearing the similar clothes as the one who killed the Third" Sasuke dropped his smile "Also, they hate me because I ran off to him"

Hinata let her hands swing by her sides as she walked.

"I was loved while I was living here and I just didn't care so naturally when I left I gave it all up" Sasuke paused "And when I came back I received hate for causing so much trouble and killing people in the name of vengeance. I'm used to the glaring, I think that if the Fifth and Naruto die they will kill me without a moments hesitation and I…I won't resist cause I will have deserved it"

Hinata glanced at the ground and the bangs of her hair covered the view of her face.

They walked without saying anything to each other yet they felt no discomfort from the silence.

Then without warning, Hinata stopped walking. Sasuke stopped as well "Hinata what's?" Sasuke looked at Hinata's face 'What's wrong with her?' he thought

Hinata's body had tensed up, her hands were over her chest, her eyes looked of fright and she was shaking 'It-It's him?' she thought as she looked at a man who was walking toward them.

"Hinata are you okay?" Sasuke asked walking closer to Hinata

Hinata didn't answer Sasuke, instead she stepped back watching the man come closer and closer towards her and Sasuke. Sasuke turned around to look at what was frightening Hinata so much, 'Is she looking at the man with shades on?' Sasuke asked himself trying to search for what or who was scaring Hinata. Sasuke then turned to Hinata and saw that she was no longer with him. He lifted his head, his eyes jumped from person to person but she wasn't anywhere in sight. He ran from person to person asking if anyone had seen Hinata but no-one answered him. Sasuke's felt his heart rate increase 'why did she react like that?' Sasuke asked himself as he turned around to look at the man one more time 'he's gone…but he seemed so familiar though'; the man with the shades had vanished. Sasuke didn't really care about that man at that moment but all he wanted to do was find Hinata. So he threw his right foot forward then the left, he quickly began picking up speed but he was in a bit of pain, the wound began to throb, but he had to push it all aside, he had to find her, he had to make sure that she was okay. Sasuke stopped running when he reached a fork 'which way?' He was panting and the pounding of his heart was the only thing he could hear, 'take a deep breathe and stay calm, you'll find her' he told himself. He then took in a deep breath, opened his eyes and looked to his right. He saw a small passage that lead to what seemed like an open area 'maybe…' he thought as he walked into the passage and out into the open area.

Hinata's escape

Her eyes were closed, her left hand was placed on her chest, she threw her feet forward and with each hard step she gained speed going faster and faster. The tears in her eyes were full as a puddle on a rainy day and her face was wet, covered by tears that had fallen onto her soft skin. Her ears softly began to ring 'when?...why? Why did they release him? Has he come for me again?' she questioned as she pressed her feet harder and louder on the ground. She didn't want to open her eyes not until she was away from him "byakugan" she said in a crackling voice. Her byakugan helped her see through her closed eyes; she turned a corner and ran straight avoiding shoulder contact with others who were in the street. She reached a fork and ran to her right into an open area. She let her byakugan slowly blur out till she could see nothing, the sound of falling and rushing water now guided her. She dropped to her knees at the edge of the grass, she opened her eyes to stare at her reflection in the ripple flowing water. The ringing in her ears was now strong, she was now finding hard to breath and her heart ached. She shook her head as though she was in denial 'he was in prison…they promised me that he', the sound of footsteps pulled her out of her painful thoughts and her body felt cold and numb 'no…please' she begged as the footsteps came closer 'please don't take me again' she thought. The closer the footsteps came the more she just wanted to descend into the water before her and die.

Large hands rested themselves on her shoulders 'no I can't let it happen again' she thought as stream of courage began to fill her soul. She quickly grabbed the hands, balanced herself and pulled the body over her shoulders and into the water before her.

"Wait Hinata stop" a voice pleaded

Hinata's mind was quickly cleared by the sound of that voice. She saw a heads surface from beneath the water "S-s-sasuke-kun" Hinata finally realised who had called to her

Sasuke floated in water, swinging his hands underneath the surface to keep him from sinking. He stared at the person who had thrown him into the water 'she reacted so quickly and forcefully too' he thought. Sasuke then began swimming back to shore, the current of the stream was a little stronger than Sasuke had imagined. He once again flinched at the pain he felt from the wound, he held on tight on the grass and reached his hand out to Hinata.

Hinata still had an insecure look on her face. She moved back the second Sasuke reached his hand toward her.

'It's as if she doesn't even recognise me' Sasuke thought.

"Hinata its okay. I'm not going to hurt you" Sasuke said to a fear filled Hinata

Hinata continued to move back 'he...he came for me again' her body lost the courage it had a few moments before and her mind became clouded. She was unable to recognise Sasuke.

The current was getting stronger and Sasuke felt that soon he was going to lose his grip; he had to get Hinata help him out of the water "Hinata…I'm not going to hurt you. I live with you remember? You are looking after me while I recover" Sasuke spoke to Hinata in a calm tone so not to scare her

'He lives with me?...I look after him' Hinata scratched through her memory and the ringing in her ears began to fade

"You give me soup everyday and keep me away from sake" Sasuke continued "Hinata, Tsunade blocked the chakra flow in body, I can't help myself out of this water. So please help me, help Hinata"

"S-s-sasuke-kun" Hinata said as she realised who was the on in the water

She quickly went to Sasuke and helped pull him out 'I left him and ran…how could I leave a wounded man and run away?' she thought as she pulled him out of the water.

Sasuke pulled himself out the water as Hinata helped him. He planted his left foot and the grass. His body and clothes were wet. As he stepped, the grass became as slippery as oil on a floor, he lost his balance and began to fall forward. Hinata in turn lost her balance as Sasuke's body began to fall on top of hers 'oh no he's falling', Hinata tried to get balance but the grass was so wet that she too began to fall.

Hinata's back hit the grass behind her and Sasuke's body fell on top of her. Sasuke's lips met hers.

Sasuke stared into Hinata's eyes 'her lips are not warm nor are they cold, it's as though she still lacks something within her soul'.

Hinata stared back at Sasuke 'his lips are warm even though he was in the water'. Sasuke watched as Hinata's cheeks turned wine red and then he felt his face get warmer and warmer with each passing second that his lips were pressed against hers. They both felt began to fell very uncomfortable and Sasuke finally moved his body off of hers.

Sasuke had his head facing away from hers "Hinata are you okay?" he finally asked Hinata a few minutes after their lips separated.

"y-y-yes" Hinata finally answered as she lay on her back facing the blue sky.

They both after long moments of silence fell asleep underneath the warmth of the sun.

Later on

A light breeze touched Hinata's soft dry skin as she slowly let her eyelids separate. Her head felt as though it were resting on something soft. She slowly lifted her head off this soft something and looked around to see where she was; she eyes then landed on Sasuke.

"Oh you awake" Sasuke said looking at Hinata with a smile

Hinata nodded then after realising her hands were on Sasuke's lap quickly looked the away from Sasuke. "Ummm… S-s-sasuke-kun, how d-did I?" she paused

Sasuke cut Hinata's sentence off "I don't know Hinata. I woke up and you were sleeping on my lap. You looked at peace so I thought it was better if I let you rest" Sasuke then shifted his gaze to the cloudless sky "and besides, you work very hard looking after me, I just thought you needed a bit of a break'

Sasuke then looked at the waterfall that was meters away from them "Hinata, I don't remember this water fall being here. Was it always here?" Sasuke asked Hinata

"N-n-no it wasn't a-a-always here. Y-Yamato-san created it, t-t-to help N-Naruto-kun with his w-wind chakra t-training" Hinata answered, still with her back to Sasuke

"Oh I see…it must be nice out here at night when the moon shines on the water" Sasuke said remembering the Rasen-Shuriken "we should come here some time then, when the moon is out" Sasuke suggested

Hinata then turned to face Sasuke 'he looks so calm as if what happened earlier never occurred' Hinata thought as she brought the fingers of her right hand to her lips 'they were warm' she thought, gently touching them. Hinata didn't notice but Sasuke watch her from the corner of his eyes.

Silence once again fell over the two of them. "o-oh my, t-the groceries" Hinata finally remembered.

Sasuke got up from the grass "right, let go then"

Back in the streets of Konoha

The two of them once again walked in a slow pace in Konoha's streets.

Hinata scanned the area for the man who wore shades, but she didn't see him. 'I know I saw him, I wasn't dreaming' Hinata reminded herself

They arrived at the usual grocer and on the door hung a closed sign.

Sasuke sighed "it's closed"

"Oh no...m-maybe we can t-try other s-stores they w-will have what w-we need I'm s-sure of it" Hinata said

Sasuke lifted his head to the sky "Hinata it's almost dark so most if not all the shops are closed" he explained to Hinata

Hinata lifted her head to the sky too "o-oh" she said when she noticed that the light was leaving the land of fire.

Sasuke began walking away from the closed grocer and Hinata followed. They more they walked the darker it got. Hinata walked close, right beside Sasuke.

'She's still afraid' Sasuke thought as he put his arm around Hinata. Hinata got a bit of a fright but then felt calmer.

Sasuke pulled her closer to him "Its okay Hinata. You are safe with me I promise" he said to her

Hinata then swung her arm around Sasuke's side and rested her head on his shoulder. They walked a bit more until both their stomachs indicated to them that it was in need of filling, they both blushed and stopped after hearing a familiar growl. Sasuke smiled at Hinata "you hungry to?" he asked

Hinata nodded.

Sasuke scanned the area and his eyes landed on a near by restaurant "how about we have supper there, it will be my treat" Sasuke suggested

Hinata once again nodded.

They walked in a steady pace to the restaurant that Sasuke had suggested. Noise invaded both their ears as Sasuke looked around for an available table. He led Hinata to a seat away from the noise, right in the corner. The seat the both sat in was mainly for four people but the restaurant wasn't so busy so sitting there wasn't a problem.

A waiter came and gave them both menus, Sasuke browsed and then chose Zaru-Udon a light meal so as not to hinder the healing of his fragile stomach and Hinata chose Shrimp & Vege Tempura. After the waiter left to place their order Sasuke noticed how more relaxed Hinata was. They began chatting while they waited for their meals to arrive.

"Oi Sasuke!" a loud foolish voice called Sasuke

Sasuke knew that voice all too well 'great he's back…how exciting' Sasuke thought

The person who had called Sasuke came and sat in the empty space next to him.

"Oh look who's back, we missed you" Sasuke said sarcastically

The person dropped their head in disappoint "at least pretend to be happy to see me, brother"

The person then looked at Hinata "Oh hi there Hinata"

Hinata bowed her head "H-h-hi N-N-Naruto-kun" Hinata politely said

A pink haired woman sat herself next to Hinata "Hi Hinata-sama, Sasuke-kun"

Sasuke turned his head toward the pink haired woman who joined them "Hi Sakura"

"When did you get back?" Sasuke asked

"Today" answered Sakura

Naruto looked at Sasuke then Hinata, he then nudged Sasuke's elbow and gave him a naughty smile "So Sasuke, are you and Hinata dating?"

Sasuke and Hinata both kept blushed and kept quiet.

"Hey Sasuke I heard you got hurt. Are you okay? Want me to check it out for you?" Sakura asked breaking the silence

"No thanks. I'm fine." Sasuke answered

Naruto smirked at Sasuke "So I heard that you are living with Hinata until you recover…is she treating you nicely?"

The blood vessel on Sasuke's right temple began to pulse as he realised what Naruto meant.

Sasuke then answered "Hinata is looking after me just fine". He then glanced at Hinata 'she didn't blush when she saw Naruto…' he thought.

Naruto and Sakura ordered for their food to be brought to the table that they were now seated at.

They food for the four of them arrived and they begun eating. Sakura and Naruto shared a Nabe.

"S-so did you h-h-have a nice h-h-honey moon?" Hinata asked

Sakura nodded and swallowed her food "Oh yes, it was just so magical"

Another smirk crept onto Naruto's childish face.

"What now?" Sasuke asked Naruto when he noticed the look on Naruto's face.

Naruto brought his mouth closer to Sasuke's ears "Sasuke…." Naruto paused as the smirk on his face grew dirtier "you should try having sex…its so amazing"

Sasuke almost choked on his food hearing what he heard from Naruto. Sasuke then pushed his plate aside "Naruto I don't want to hear about your sex life"

Sakura and Hinata also choked hearing this come out of Sasuke's mouth. Sakura threw a bone chilling glare at Naruto. Naruto sank deep into the chair "Sasuke why did you expose me like that?" Naruto asked

Sasuke glared back at Naruto "Because baka (idiot), you don't talk about such things while having dinner"

Naruto's body rose from the position it was in "Oh and there are so many positions…"

Sasuke cut Naruto off by sticking the rest of theZaru-Udon in Naruto's face.

The blood vessel on Sasuke's temple pulsed "so tell me baka (idiot), why aren't you at Ichiraku?" Sasuke asked

"Cause we had it all the time while on honey moon" Sakura said sounding almost sick just meaning it

Naruto nodded in agreement "but it wasn't as nice as Ichiraku"

The four of them continued chatting until they were the only ones left there. The owner came to tell them that it was closing time and that they had to leave. They walked outside the restaurant, said their goodbyes and went in different directions.

Naruto put his arm around Sakura as they walked.

"Naruto…" Sakura called out

"Hmm?" Naruto responded

Sakura smiled "Hinata…she has changed"

"How so?" Naruto asked

"Well, her skin doesn't look so cold and lifeless anymore" Sakura said

Naruto nodded "Yes even Sasuke seems quite happy too"

"Do you think that?" Sakura questioned

Naruto tried to finish his wife's sentence "Nah, I don't think that they've had sex yet"

A small vein pulsed on Sakura's forehead "That's not what I meant…is sex all you think about?" she punched Naruto in the face and walked off in front of him "I was going to say, do you think that they might have maybe fallen for each other?"

Naruto ran after Sakura, caught her in his arms and ran towards their home.

'That would be so nice for Sasuke to find someone to love and to hold…he is so lonely and still in pain. I'd be so happy for him' Naruto thought

Back at the apartment

On their way home Hinata stuck herself close to Sasuke again until they'd reached her apartment.

Sasuke walked to his bedroom door and watched Hinata as she walked to hers.

She stopped at her door "T-t-thank you for supper S-s-Sasuke-kun"

Sasuke smiled "pleasure…good night"

Hinata still had her back turned to Sasuke "O-oyasumi n-nasai (good night) S-S-Sasuke-kun" Hinata walked into her bedroom and closed the door. She tried very hard to hide her concern about that man and the pain which had resurfaced when she saw him earlier, 'will this ever go away?' she asked herself as she changed her clothes and got into bed.

Sasuke walked into his room. He tossed his clothes aside, rubbed ointment into the wound on his stomach and slipped into bed. He closed his eyes and waited for the sweet smell of sleep to come to him but it didn't. He lay there and stared at the ceiling 'who was that man?' Sasuke thought 'and why was she so afraid of him?...I wonder if it has to do with 'the incident' Shino talked about. She was loosing up a bit and getting happier than when I'd met her, but he came along and tossed her back into that bad space'. Sasuke then lifted his upper body, sat up in the bed and stared at the curtains in front of him 'the moon is out' Sasuke thought seeing the curtains which were lighter shade due to the moonlight.

He rested his head on the pillow again 'I wonder if she's going to go back to that sour state again' Sasuke thought. After a few moments Sasuke eye lids started to slowly close.

A scream then entered Sasuke's ears and woke him up immediately 'that's coming from Hinata's room' Sasuke thought as he got out of bed, opening the bedroom door and running to Hinata's room.

"Please…please…please stop!" Hinata screamed

Sasuke opened the door and found Hinata wriggling desperately in her bed 'she's having a bad dream' Sasuke realised

He moved closer to her bedside and gently shook her body, to try and wake her "Hinata….Hinata" Sasuke called to her

Sasuke put the light so that when she woke up she didn't mistake him for an attacker, 'she's crying' Sasuke noticed while he waited for her to wake up. To Sasuke, Hinata looked like she was in deep pain, he also noticed that she was breathing heavily, her body appeared wet and she was trembling. This observation made Sasuke perturbed.

"Hinata!" this time Sasuke shouted.

Hinata got up in a flash; she looked straight at Sasuke and dived right into his arms. Sasuke responded by wrapping his arms around her tight. She was crying very hard, she was still trembling, her clothes were damp and Sasuke could feel her tears on his skin.

"Its okay Hinata, it was just a dream, its okay. You are safe now" Sasuke said reassuring a restless Hinata. Sasuke then tried rocking to calm her down, but it didn't seem to work much. He then lifted his head and he saw the moonlight come through an opening through the curtain. "Hinata, guess who came to see you?" Sasuke asked

Hinata didn't answer.

"The moon, she is here tonight. Do want to come and sit with me in her light?" Sasuke asked. Sasuke felt the movement of Hinata's head on his body, it was a nod.

Sasuke then walked slowly with Hinata to her balcony.

He sat down leaning on the wall and Hinata sat resting her head on his chest. They sat in silence and Hinata slowly began to calm down.

"S-s-sasuke-kun, I'm s-s-sorry" Hinata said in a soft cracked voice

Sasuke lowered his head to look at her "For what?"

Hinata dug her face deep into Sasuke's chest "S-s-sorry for leaving y-y-you this afternoon a-and running off….I-I-Its just t-t-that….m-m-man…h-he" tears streamed down her face

"Its okay…I'm the one who should be sorry to you" Sasuke said "On our last mission I didn't protect you like I should have and I'm sorry." Sasuke then the moonlight shine through his eyes as he gazed up at it "and also the missing food was me. I ate it so that we could have an excuse for leaving the apartment…I'm sorry that you run into that man. Thanks to you I have never been really happy; I haven't felt like that in a long time and thank you for keeping me off sake…THANK YOU."

Sasuke then looked at Hinata again and noticed that she had fallen asleep, so he grabbed the purple blanket she had dragged with her, over her and he sat with her under the moonlight while she slept.

"P-please d-don't leave me S-Sasuke…p-please" Hinata mumbled in her sleep

Sasuke eyes widened at the words which he'd heard. He pulled Hinata close and rested his head onto hers "I-I won't leave you Hinata…I won't leave you" he then let his eyelids fall.

Down below Hinata's apartment stood the man with dark shades. He stood a few meters away from below the balcony to get a better view of them as Sasuke laid his head onto Hinata's; his arms were folded at chest height 'so Uchiha you're taking care of my pet for me…' a smirk emerged onto his shadowed face 'don't get too comfortable though, she's my mine and mine alone' he thought to himself, then he walked forward into a dark passage, away from Hinata's apartment.

These two are always sleeping…

Who's the man with the shades?...what did he do to our Hina?

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