Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ A Tale of 2 Hyuugas and a Uchiha ❯ Steamy Confrontation ( Chapter 11 )

Hinata lay on her bed looking up at the ceiling. The day was now turning to night and she was plagued with thoughts of things that happened recently. She had decided to stay inside after that incident with Kilik and Neji. Not to mention she didn't need to run into Sasuke. For some reason, he was being…unusual…or maybe he was just being his usual playboy self. Whatever it was, it was freaking her out. Not that she didn't like Sasuke; He was hot! But…Hinata jumped up suddenly. She heard a wrap at her window. She grabbed her kunai knife and slowly headed towards the window. She lifted it up only to have a piece of origami, this time in the shape of a heart, fall onto the window sill. She smiled as she closed the window and headed back towards the bed. She sat down and quickly unfolded the piece of origami and read its contents.

 

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Princess,

I was sorry to see you saddened today. I

saw the fight between your cousin and that

new kid. Even though your cousin beat him,

I'm sure he had his reasons. I bet he cares

more than you think princess. Sleep well

and remember, you are never alone.

 

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She smiled as she folded the letter and placed it in her top drawer. So he…or she had been watching earlier…Hinata lay back onto the bed staring at the ceiling wondering who her secret watcher could be. She hadn't noticed anyone strange lurking about earlier. With all these thoughts running through her head, there was no way she'd be able to sleep anytime soon. She sighed and turned her attention back to the window. It was the last night she'd have in the leaf village. She may as well make the most of it. She got up off the bed and looked through her drawer for her favorite white swim suit. Then she grabbed a towel and her kunai knives before heading out the door.

 

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Neji laid back into the steaming waters to relax his aching muscles. He had been target practicing for hours and his muscles were sore from all of the tossing and chakra control practicing. He soon heard footsteps approaching the hot spring.

“Byakugan!” he whispered softly.

He gasped when he saw that it was the Lady Hinata. Why is she out alone? Neji emerged himself completely in the water as Hinata quickly made her way into the gate. Seconds later she was stepping in the warm water walking towards him. He quickly moved to the side under the water as she walked by him. He smiled to himself, quite pleased with himself that she did not detect his presence. When she finally sat down and began to relax, he slowly peeked his head out from under the water meeting a shocked and frightened Hinata. She continued to stare at him, not moving a muscle. She was sure that she was in trouble now.

“Ne…Neji. Wha…what are you…doing here?” she asked softly, eyes wide with shock.

“If you must know princess, my body was aching from all of my target practicing. I came here because I wished to relax my body for a while. Is that alright with you?” he asked.

“Yes,” she said in barely a whisper. Neji frowned at her as she looked away and stared into the water. She's still afraid of me. Neji stood up, and the steaming water fell in one big splash over his lean, chiseled body. Hinata looked up to see his body coming towards her. When he was standing over her like an ominous cloud, he looked down at her.

“Stand up Lady Hinata.”

Obediently, she did as she was told and stood to face her towering cousin. His eyes were unreadable and she could detect no emotion in them whatsoever. The fact that he was only and inch or two away from her did nothing for her nerves.

“Ye…yes cousin?” she whispered nervously.

“Hinata, look at me.” She slowly looked up and met his eyes. This time…this time she could see something…something different, but she wasn't quite sure what. “Remember what I said earlier princess?” he asked softly. His deep, usually cruel voice sounded almost normal and full of compassion.

“About…what?”

“I told you to never fear me again. I meant what I said. These hands,” he held them up, “will never be used to hurt you in any way ever again,” he said roughly. “Do you understand me?”

Hinata nodded her head fearfully as tears began to stream down her face. She wasn't quite sure why she was crying. It could be that she was still awfully frightened of her cousin…or it could have been the fact that he was standing inches away from her and she was thinking of the past that they used to share…

 

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“Neji! You found me again! How is it that you keep finding me?” Neji just smiled at his cousin. He wasn't about to reveal that he used the Byakugan.

“Oh…just lucky princess,” he said grinning. She ran up to him and threw her arms around him.

“I love you big cousin,” she said happily. Neji just smiled and ran his fingers through her hair.

 

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“Hinata?”

Neji placed a finger under her chin and raised her head so that she was now forced to look him in the eye. She was crying and Neji did not like it. In fact, it was hurting him on the inside to see her cry like that. He placed both hands on her shoulders and ran them down her arm slowly. She shivered at his touch as she closed her eyes.

“Keep them closed,” he whispered.

He ran a finger down her cheek and then up again before playing with a strand of her hair.

“My hands,” he whispered, “have been trained to only bring pleasure to you my princess. Open your eyes.”

When she opened her eyes, she could truly see for the first time in a long time, the hunger in Neji's eyes. For some reason, she was drawn to him, if only for that few minutes. She raised her hand and touched Neji lightly on the right side of his face. When he did not push her away, she continued to caress his face, running her hand over his ear lightly. He closed his eyes at her touch and she pulled away out of embarrassment and looked down.

“Hinata.”

She looked up only to meet his lips on hers. At first, it was just a light brush but then he began to nibble at her lower lip. She let out a soft cry as his tongue played with her lips teasingly before entering her mouth. Her knees buckled but she still lost balance anyway, almost falling back into the water. Before that could happen, she was forced to wrap her arms around her cousin's waist, holding tightly as he continued to explore her mouth with his tongue. His hand wandered down her side, caressing her thigh before working its way back up over her rear and up her back. Hinata let out another soft cry and Neji quickly tore his lips away from hers. What am I doing? He cursed softly before turning and walking away from her.

“Hinata…be careful out here tonight. You never know who could be watching.”