Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ A Tale of 2 Hyuugas and a Uchiha ❯ A Bath for Two ( Chapter 6 )

Hinata watched as Neji strolled away. When he was long gone, she finally let out a sigh of relief. She never thought that Kilik could be so much trouble nor did she expect Neji to react the way he did. Normally, he would have ignored Kilik and went about his merry way but for some reason, Kilik was able to get under his skin.

“Hey Hinata! Are you alright?” Sasuke asked, coming over and sitting next to her.

“Yeah…I…suppose so,” she said shyly. Sasuke was very sexy and cool. She couldn't help but to cut her eye at him every now and then. She had never been this close to him before and the fact that he was sitting inches away from her made Hinata slightly nervous. He looked so cool and calm sitting next to her. It's a wonder Sakura and Ino were head over heals for him. He turned and smiled at her.

“Sorry I didn't stop your hot headed cousin sooner,” he said.

“That's…that's ok.”

“Yeah, but I felt his eyes…he was going to light into that poor guy. I'd have hated to see your new boyfriend die on the first date,” he said laughing.

“Oh…well…he's not…”

“SO HE'S NOT YOUR BOYFRIEND?!?” Tenten asked excitedly.

“Uh…well…not exactly.”

“Tenten, can't you see that I'm trying to have a word? Damn! Shouldn't you be off somewhere chasing after Neji anyway?” he asked impatiently.

“Oh? And since when have you ever cared about the well-being of Hinata. Half the time you act as though she doesn't exist. What? Little Sakura not paying you enough attention today?”

“Oh just shut the hell up! What does Sakura have to do with this anyway?” Hinata let out a small laugh and Sasuke turned to her and smiled.

“Well, the way you string her along…” Sasuke threw a small dagger at her but she dodged it, laughing at him as she leapt off in search of her buddies. Sasuke sighed and shook his head.

“The motor mouth…She needs to learn to mind her own business. Anyway, how about I walk you home? Seems that everyone else has gone and it looks like we're going to be getting some heavy rain soon.”

“Sure.”

They both walked along in silence. Sasuke noticed a few things about Hinata as they were walking. For the first time, he actually got a close look of all her features. Her skin was nice and pale—a perfect match for the long, navy blue strands that were whipping in the wind. She was not at all super skinny like most of the girls in the village. She was in excellent shape but had a set of curves that made her stand out some from the other girls. He had gotten a pretty good look at her face today and noticed that her eyes were soft and radiant. He shook his head to shake the thoughts. I must be joking. Hinata? He was so lost in thought that he almost ran right into the side of her house. Hinata giggled as he stopped himself just in time.

“Uh…well…um…thanks for…walking me home Sasuke.”

“Oh…yeah sure. Catch you later.”

Sasuke walked off cursing himself. Why was he feeling so anxious all of a sudden? He glanced at his watch and groaned. He was supposed to meet Sakura 20 minutes ago.

 

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Neji sat under his favorite tree lost in thought.

 

“Neji, you are my favorite cousin,” Hinata said lying next to Neji on the grass looking up at the sky.

“Oh?” he laughed running a finger through her short hair.

“Uh, huh,” she said giggling once more. He pulled a daisy out of the grass and put it behind her ear.

“Beautiful,” he said softly.

 

The clouds started to rumble shaking Neji from his thoughts. Rain drops started falling heavily from the sky.

“Guess I should get home.”

Neji headed down the road in no particular hurry to get home. As he was nearing Hinata's home, he spotted her father Hiashi standing outside.

“What are you doing out in this weather? You could catch a cold uncle,” he said coldly.

“I'm glad I caught up with you. Why are you leaving so early?” he asked. Neji did not answer immediately. He just frowned and stared at the ground.

“I wish to escort her alone,” he answered stiffly.

“And could this have anything to do with the disturbance I witnessed earlier today between you and Kilik?” he asked, eyebrows raised in curiosity.

“Could be.”

“I see. So you two can't seem to get along?”

“I get along just fine uncle. It's the pretty boy who can't seem to behave himself, feeding Hinata as though she were a mere child,” he spat, eyes flashing with anger.

“My Neji, I've never known you to care so much.”

Neji opened his mouth to speak but closed it again. He didn't quite know how to respond. He could tell his uncle that he cared not but in reality, he cared more than his uncle could ever know.

“Would you like me to wait an extra day?”

“Yes, I would. I still need to talk with Hinata about a few things before the two of you leave.”

“Is Kilik still planning to accompany us?”

“Yes. He wants to see Hinata again.”

“Uncle, I am warning you now, if he crosses me the wrong way once more I'll make him feel like the scared little child that he is. I'll make him beg for mercy.”

“Neji, there's no need to get so worked up. Hinata said he treated her very well today.”

“Whatever. Anything else?”

“No…I guess not.”

“Then I'm off.”

 

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“Sasuke, why are you late? It's raining and now I don't wanna do anything. You know girls can't stand to get their hair wet.”

“Oh, well I got caught up,” he replied quickly, looking at the ground.

“Caught up? Oh, no. Tell me you weren't with Ino.”

“Ino? Please! She's just as bad as you are sometimes.”

“I'm choosing to ignore that. Anyway, how about we get together tomorrow sometime? You can help me with that flame jutsu.”

“Yeah whatever.”

She gave him a hug before running inside her house. Sasuke turned and walked off. He had no idea what Sakura had said to him. The whole while she was talking he was picturing Hinata standing there. He shook his head as the thunder rumbled louder. He needed to get Hinata off the brain and fast. He wasn't used to feeling this anxious and it could ruin his reputation if people knew he had her on the brain.

 

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Hinata sat on her bed and listened to the rain pour down. There were so many things going through her mind. First there was Kilik. He seemed like a great guy and did nothing but treat her like a lady all day. He had even shared his ice crème with her before doing the unthinkable by defending her in front of all of her classmates. It was very sweet and even though she was embarrassed, he made her feel special.

Then there was Sasuke. Sasuke was acting very strange all afternoon. He defended Neji of course, mainly because he was of this village but still…She supposed he didn't want anything to happen to Kilik. With Neji's superior intellect, Kilik really could have been killed today. Which leads to Neji—Why had Neji been so defensive today? She had never seen him so bothered except when they fought. Even then, it took a lot to get him riled up. The look in his eyes…there was so much anger and yet…maybe her eyes were deceiving her but she sensed a little jealously in them. She shook her head before rolling off the bed, making her way to the window. It made no sense. Why would Neji be jealous? He was a genius and he was…she couldn't help but to admit to herself that he was quite handsome. Even though he was her cousin, she had always been attracted to him a little. She looked out the window and noticed that the rain had ceased. She slipped into a swim suit and grabbed a towel before slipping out of her window.

 

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Sasuke was lying back in the hot spring water re-thinking the events of the day when he heard the gate open. He sat up immediately and Hinata quickly ducked behind a bush.

“Oh…I…I'm sorry. I didn't…I'll go now,” she said quickly.

“No, wait. You don't have to go. I'll be leaving soon and anyway, there's plenty of room for the both of us.”

She hesitated for a moment before coming from behind the bush. The small light that hung above had been dimmed but even so, Sasuke could tell that she was embarrassed. She had no reason to be though. She walked pass him and sat down on the opposite side of the spring. She smiled nervously before lying back looking up into the night sky. Sasuke watched her as she started to relax a little in his presence. She sat up as to where only the top half of her body was visible in the water and Sasuke couldn't help but notice how nice her breasts looked in the small bikini top. He could just see a little of the creamy skin that was popping out of it.

Hinata must have felt his gaze for she smiled weakly before lying back in the water. Sasuke closed his eyes and thought to himself. He needed to figure out why he was seeing Hinata—shy little Hinata—in a way that he'd never imagined himself seeing her. It's not that she wasn't pretty. He'd always known that she was pretty; there weren't any ugly girls in the village from their class. They were all just slightly annoying, well…except for her. He opened his eyes and saw that she had sat back up and was standing up out of the water. He found himself wishing he could lick the water off of her steaming, wet body. He stood up as well and walked towards her.

“Uh…”

“I'm just…going to get my towel. It's behind you,” he said softly.

He kept wading until he was inches in front of her. She tried to get out of his way as he leaned over her reaching for the towel but she ended up slipping. She lost her balance and her body started over the rocks to the sidewalk but Sasuke grabbed her arms before her head could hit the concrete. He pulled her up and they were now so close even the steam emanating from their bodies had no where to go.

“Thank you…for…” She started staring at the ground but Sasuke cut her off.

“It was nothing,” he said softly. She had started to cry and he lifted her chin so that their lips were only an inch apart. “Why are you crying Lady Hinata?” he whispered.

She shook her head and lifted a hand to wipe her face but Sasuke stopped her with his own. When his hand touched her wet arm, he noticed how soft it was. His hand began to caress her arm as it trailed up to her shoulder. She looked up into his eyes as his hand had now made its way to her cheek. He caressed her cheek with the back of his hand as he somehow became lost in her beautiful orb eyes.

“Your eyes…a man could get lost in those,” he whispered softly leaning forward brushing his lips against hers. Hinata gasped for she wasn't expecting anything and when her mouth parted slightly, Sasuke slipped in his tongue kissing her gently as he ran a finger down her spine. What the hell am I doing? Sasuke quickly tore his lips from hers and they both stood there in an awkward silence. Hinata turned away so Sasuke could retrieve his towel. He dried himself off before inching away from her slowly. She did not look up at him anymore. She grabbed her towel, wrapped it around her, and they both made their way to the gate in complete silence. She turned to him and very quickly whispered good night before hurrying off towards her home. Sasuke let out a breath before cursing himself. What the hell was I thinking? He walked along the path towards his house deep in thought.

“That kiss was something else,” he said smiling.