Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ A Tale of 2 Hyuugas and a Uchiha ❯ A Shirker's Advice ( Chapter 8 )

Sasuke did not sleep a wink last night for his mind was constantly reverting back to the kiss he gave to Hinata. He kept thinking about how sexy she looked in her bathing suit and how soft her body was up next to his. Why haven't I ever noticed it before? He cursed himself for thinking such thoughts as he rolled out of bed. It was still fairly early but he was hoping maybe breakfast and a walk around the village would clear his head.

He quickly dressed, ate some breakfast, and headed out the door for a walk around the village. To his surprise, there were several people out early including some of his friends.

“Hey Sasuke, what are you doing up so early?” Shikamaru asked sleepily.

“I could ask you the same thing.”

“Oh, man, my dad told me that I should quit sleeping all morning. He gave a whole speech about how chunin level shinobi should act. What a drag. He's one to talk; his ass is still in bed.”

“Sorry for you. As for me, I couldn't sleep. Might as well get up and do something.”

“Yeah, I hear ya.”

“So um…” Sasuke looked around to make sure no one was listening. “Have you seen Sakura or Ino around?”

“Uh…no. I don't think…wait…Ino's working in her mom's shop today. Why? What's up?”

“Uh…it's nothing really. I just…don't really feel like dealing with either of them right now.”

“Huh? Are you ok? When doesn't the great Sasuke Uchiha want women falling all over him, especially two of the sexiest girls in the village?”

“I just don't ok. So uh…have you seen…Hinata anywhere?” Shikamaru stared at him curiously before bursting out laughing.

“Yeah, I've seen her around this morning, but I want an explanation about this one. You don't want to be bothered by Sakura and Ino, but you're looking for Hinata.”

“Shut up! Damn! And whoever said I was actually looking to see her. I was just…wondering. That's all,” he said angrily kicking a nearby pebble.

“Whatever and even if you are looking to talk with her, she's currently occupied at the moment anyway.”

“Occupied? What do you…?”

“Over there. They're coming this way.” Sasuke turned to look and saw Hinata and Kilik coming up the road. They were holding hands and looked very happy. As they got closer, Hinata looked up and met Sasuke's glare briefly before turning red. Sasuke turned away and stared at the ground. He could feel his flesh turning red also. Hinata and Kilik walked on by without a word to either Shikamaru or Sasuke.

“What was that all about?”

“What? You know Kilik. He's probably still upset about yesterday,” Sasuke mumbled.

“That's not what I meant playboy and you know it.”

“I don't know what you're…”

“Yeah, ok. I saw Hinata look at you and when she did her faced turned redder than ever. Your face is red too so that means there's something you should be telling me right about now.”

“It's nothing. It's no big deal.”

“Come on Sasuke. Who am I gonna tell? You know how much I hate drama. It's such a drag.”

“Let's…take a walk.” They started off down the road and kept going until they reached the bridge near the hot spring. Sasuke stared at the gate and all the memories of last night stared to resurface.

“Well? Aren't you going to tell me what's going on between you and Hinata?”

“Like I said, it's nothing. I just…did something stupid and now we're both embarrassed by it.”

“I need a bit more info than that. I know I'm a genius and everything but damn Sasuke, help me out here.”

“Alright. Well, I ran into Hinata at the hot spring last night…or something like that. I was already there, you know, relaxing or whatever. She came in looking…but nothing happened…she got up to leave and I got up to dry myself off. I…reached for my towel and she slipped. I caught her just in time before her head could hit the sidewalk. Afterwards, she apologized and well…I know I shouldn't have but you have to understand the power of a woman's eyes.”

“Uh…ok…so you were awkwardly having a dip in the hot spring together alone?”

“Yeah.”

“She was looking hot and you just couldn't keep your eyes off of her. Right?”

“Something like that but…”

“Get on with it!”

“I…I kissed her.”

“Come again?”

“I said I kissed her dammit! I kissed her, fully, passionately, on the lips and you know what? I liked it. I liked it so much that I couldn't sleep last night.”

“Wow.”

“Yeah, and to top it off, I can remember every detail of the kiss and how soft her skin was and…but it was nothing.”

“Then why are you trying to see her again?”

“I need to make sure she realizes that nothing can come from it.”

“I'm sure she knew that a long time ago. I mean seriously, when have you ever paid her any attention? Besides, she has Kilik who seems to be all over her. Then there's Neji. He may look like he's unconcerned but I assure you he'd frown upon you and Hinata. I've seen the way he looks at her lately.”

“Huh? What do mean by that? They're cousins.”

“Yeah, but still…I think he'd be a little protective of her. I spotted him one day just watching her. He sat there and watched her for hours. Man. It was freaky.”

“Yeah, well, not…that…I'm interested in her…I have Ino…or Sakura…but if I were I'm not afraid of Neji.”

“If you say so. Neji could kill you without even breaking a sweat.”

“I can beat him! I've never had the privilege of fighting him ya loser,” he said smirking.

“And trust me—you don't want it. He almost killed both Hinata and Naruto.”

“Yeah…but you actually think he cares about Hinata? You did just say he tried to kill her once.”

“Yeah, but I think Naruto made him feel bad or something. Anyways, since you're not interested then what does it matter?”

“Yeah, I s'pose you right. Anyway let's get outta here. Sakura will be looking for me shortly. There's some jutsu or something I promised to teach her.”

“You sound thrilled.”

“I am. Can't you tell?”

“You need to get a steady girlfriend.”

“I think not.”

“Whatever.” They were about to leave the bridge when Shikamaru nudged Sasuke in the rib.

“Hey! What the hell?”

Sasuke looked up to see Neji coming their way and he did not look happy at all. He walked right by the both of them but did not mutter a hello or anything. When he was long gone, Shikamaru let out a sigh of relief.

“Man, I'm telling you, Neji is not one to mess with, especially today. He looks pissed! I wonder what has him in such a bad mood. Normally he'd at least nod or something but damn…oh well. At least I know it wasn't me.” Sasuke stared in Neji's direction and frowned. He was also starting to wonder why the genius was so upset.