Chapter Five

"I got it!" Hinata yelled, as Naruto rang the doorbell while looking at how huge the exterior of her house was. When the door opened, he was met with a girl who looked almost identical to Hinata, only she was shorter. "Hi, you must be Hanabi."

The preteen nodded her head while warning the young man, "I am. Just a heads up, If my father comes home and you're in her room, he'll kill you, and make it look like an accident." Naruto blushed a deep red and stuttered over his words before they heard, "Hanabi, I said I would get the door."

Hinata said as she approached the open door. "I'm sorry about her, come in." Hanabi walked away with a smile on her face, while Hinata rolled her eyes as she closed the front door.

"Do you want a snack or anything?" She asked, while he followed her to the kitchen. He was quite amazed by the fact that Hinata lived in a mansion this size. The rich kids he knew were complete douches, but Hinata was the sweetest girl he had ever met.

"Just a water would be nice." She nodded, while grabbing him and herself one. "Thank you." He said while taking it from her hand.

"We're gonna go work in the basement since Hanabi has her friends in the living room. I don't know what she said to you, but I'm sorry." He laughed, while following her downstairs. "Don't worry, she didn't tell me anything I didn't already know."

"Yeah, okay. I brainstormed a lot of ideas, if you want to look over them." He nodded, and took the list from her hands, as she started to browse through websites on her laptop.

They sat on two leather couches that faced each other. There was clear tension, and Naruto wanted nothing more than to release it, but as he looked at Hinata, he could tell that she probably didn't have the same idea.

Clearing his throat he said, "Those are great ideas, but I say we combine one and five, that way we could do a cause and affect timeline." "That's a good idea." She said lowly, finally looking into his eyes as he stared at her.

A sigh left his lips before he said, "I'm sorry for the other day-" She cut him off, "You don't have to apologize. We're not dating."

"No, I'm not sorry that it happened, I'm sorry that you saw what you saw, and if it made you uncomfortable. We could've like waited, you know?" Her pride definitely was bruised when he said that, and all she could was laugh while saying, "You're such a dick, Naruto."

"What did I do?" Her prefect eyebrows furrowed as she started to get agitated, "You mean besides giving me that horrible apology?" She asked him rhetorically, "Do you want me to lie? Why would I be sorry about something I did because I'm single?"

She rolled her lavender eyes, "Besides, I told you that I liked you, and this is the first time you've talked to me since then." "It's literally been a day. I don't give you attention for a day, so you get it from another girl? How do you think that's okay?"

His eyes squinted as he said, "Because I'm single? Do you want me to kiss your ass until you say yes to going out with me again?" She continued to roll her eyes, "Why else do you think I let you guilt trip me into doing homework on a Friday night, instead of going to a party? You're so difficult."

"I'm difficult? I'm not the one going around sleeping with other people, because the person they claim to like needs time to think. Also, I told you to go to your party if you wanted to. If seeing her is more important, then do it, Naruto." She said making him roll his eyes, "You're putting words into my mouth, I'm here for a reason aren't I?"

"You know you say that, but how do I believe it when you're making out with random girls? I don't understand you." His eyes widened, "No, I don't get you, Princess. I asked you out, we had a great time, and then you just up and left without even saying goodbye, you didn't even bother to talk to me the next day. I really don't know what you want from me."

"I don't know, maybe don't make out with other girls, when all I need is time to think? I can't even have time, without you getting bored, and you said you liked me." She watched as his eyebrows scrunched, "What's there to think about? If you like someone you like someone."

"Of course I like you, why else would I have slept with you, Naruto?" She asked, "I'm hot." He answered simply, making her face palm and trying to stop herself from laughing like she wanted to. "You're so hard to stay mad at." He smiled, before getting up to sit next to her. "Then don't be."

"I just have a question." "Yes?" He asked, "My Father seems to think that you're in a gang, and I've noticed the tattoo on your arm." Naruto nodded, and sighed. "I was. Sasuke and I moved away to try and get away from them and that lifestyle."

She nodded, "Was that what you were stressed about? You could've just asked me." He said while his hand cupped her chin, "I-I know, I just didn't want him to be right. He's always right." Naruto smiled, "Don't worry, he's not."

She had a bad feeling in her stomach as he said that, but she ignored it, and forced herself to trust Naruto. "Okay." ~ "Hinata asked you if you were in a gang?" Sasuke asked his friend while they drove to their destination, "Yeah she did. Did Sakura ask you about it too?"

"Yeah, but only because Hinata mentioned it to her, I wonder how her dad even found out." "Apparently he's a regular at one of the clubs, and my name came up during a game." "I handled it, but still the damage is done. She already doesn't trust me because of the whole Aiko thing."

"She'll come around. As long as she stays in the dark about everything. I can't see either one of them taking that well." He sighed, "I really just shouldn't be lying to her." Sasuke nodded, "You shouldn't, so if you think you can trust her, then tell her."

"She's definitely not ready to hear about it yet, and it's not that bad, we're not actually dating, you know?" Sasuke laughed a little, "Just ask her to be your girlfriend already."

"I'm trying! She just doesn't trust me yet, and we shouldn't start anything if she can't trust me." His friend nodded in agreement, "You're right, but she believed you when you said you left the gang right?"

"I mean yeah, but even then, I was still lying. Literally I can't expect her to trust me when I keep lying to her." "Have you ever lied to her before this?" He shook his head, "No, but she was upset over the whole Aiko thing."

Sasuke nodded, "Well that was just once." "You don't get it, Hinata is used to guys who don't make those kinds of mistakes. Once is enough." Naruto said with a sigh, "Has she told you about her exes?" "No."

"Then why are you assuming?" "Because she's Hinata Hyuga. Do you think a beautiful rich girl like that would settle for anything less than a perfect guy?"

"Maybe I should just let her go before this gets too deep." He said with a sigh. "You seem to like her a lot, you can't just let her go because you don't think you're good enough. You need to force yourself to be better."

Naruto laughed a little as they pulled up to their destination. "Since when do you give good advice?" "Shut up."

As they stood in front of their boss, and listened to what he had to say, Naruto couldn't help but feel guilty when he thought of Hinata. It annoyed him that his lifestyle was coming in between his relationship, he knew it would happen eventually, which is why he kept girls at a distance. Sex with no strings attached was his motto, until he met Hinata.

It was strange, by initial glance a person would think that she was like every other girl, only she wasn't, and Naruto recognized that from the beginning. He lied to her to protect her, and their growing relationship, or at least that's what he wanted to believe. "Alright, meeting dismissed."

Danzo said in his stern voice, and as Sasuke and Naruto turned to leave, Danzo told them to stay. "So, Naruto, I hear that you're involved with the eldest Hyuga heiress?"

He nodded, "Kind of." Danzo poured himself a glass of the dark liquor resting on his desk while saying. "Apparently enough for Hiashi to threaten to pull all ties from our clubs, if you don't stop seeing her."

Naruto sighed, ready for Danzo to make his decision regarding his relationship for him. "What do you want me to do?" Danzo just shrugged, "Are you actually interested in her?"

Naruto blushed, making Sasuke laugh a little. Their relationship thrived on a father-son dynamic, and considering he adopted them when they were young orphaned boys, it was appropriate.

Danzo took them underneath his wing at the prime age of thirteen, and since then they worked for him. Initially they worked at his Casino clubs during the day, and boxed in the fight clubs by night. Over the years, their roles became more important, and now they were practically his right and left hand men.

"I am." Danzo nodded, "Okay. Then I will talk to him, and get everything squared away." His eyebrows rose, "Really? You'd do that?"

"Of course, just don't make me regret it." Naruto smiled, "Of course not." "Now, Sasuke. We still have no leads on Itachi, I still have some of our men searching, but our last breakthrough was the one four months ago, when he left that kunai that had your name engraved on it."

Sasuke sighed, while feeling the rage burning within him. It was beyond agitating to be constantly let down. All he wanted was for his family to be avenged, but for the last five years, that became a seemingly impossible dream.

"Is that all?" Sasuke asked, trying to remain cool. "Yes, stay safe you two." ~ "We're supposed to be working on our project." Sakura said while they laid underneath her satin sheets, with their naked bodies intertwined. She ran her fingers through his soft hair as he laid in between her legs, with his head against her toned stomach.

"Are you okay?" She asked him, she could tell that he was angry when he came over initially, but she didn't have time to question it because as soon as he walked into her room, they became engulfed in one another. Instead of addressing what he was feeling, he buried them with sex, and Sakura did the same.

Today her symptoms weren't too bad, or at least they weren't at the moment, but Sasuke noticed that she was different. "Yeah, I'm okay. How are you?" He asked her, while looking up into her beautiful emerald eyes, he knew that she wasn't herself, but she had yet to say anything, so he didn't question it.

It was bizarre really, the pair were comfortable enough to have sex with one another, but not enough to actually open up to each other. "I'm okay, I can't sleep well lately." He nodded in understanding, "I wonder why."

Although she knew why, she shrugged while yawning, "I do too." Her infectious smile came to her lips as she said, "I'm not going to force you to talk to me, but know that I am here for you, Sasuke."

He placed a kiss upon her lower stomach, "I am here for you too, Sakura." "Really?" She teased, and he smiled while kissing her again, "Really."

With her fingers in his hair, she gently nudged his head down, "Prove it." At their apartment, Naruto and Hinata laid on the large sofa, snuggling while watching a horror movie. "I hate these movies so much."

He complained, making Hinata giggle and kiss his cheek, "Well we can watch something else, if you want." "No, you said you loved this movie." "Well why don't you like these movies?"

"They're just so horrible." "Aw this is my favorite part, look." She said, making him smile and do as she said. He couldn't help but focus more on her face, than the actual movie.

His blue eyes analyzed every perfect feature upon her beautiful face, and he knew that he had made the right decision. Nothing beat spending time with her, even if it was only doing homework, followed by watching a movie. Hinata remained oblivious to her lovers adoring gaze, as she watched the unfolding murder scene with anticipation.

"Wow, he cut his ear off, look." She said, before turning her head to look at Naruto, only for her to meet his ocean blue eyes, and a small smile. A blush came to her face as she smiled too. "Y-yes?" He just shook his head, before kissing the temple of her forehead.

"Nothing, Princess." She felt butterflies erupt in her stomach every time he called her that. "Do you call all your girls Princess?"

She teased, while placing her hand on the back of his neck. His bottom lip pouted, "You're the one and only, Princess." A cute giggle left her lips, before she kissed his lips. She softly nibbled his bottom lip, before her tongue slipped into his mouth, and moved in a way that drew a moan from his lips.

While keeping their lips connected, Hinata straddled Naruto, and cupped his soft cheeks in her hands. Pulling away, she looked down at him, and pulled off her shirt. The way he looked at her, made her feel confident, as she began to kiss his neck.

Pulling off his shirt, she proceeded to kiss down his body. When she started to untie the drawstrings of his sweatpants, she began to blush, making Naruto cup her chin in his hand while saying, "Take your time. I only want this if you do."

That was enough for her fingers to slide underneath the waistband of both his briefs, and his sweatpants, before pulling them down slowly while her blush deepened. His erection sprang to life, as she tied her hair into a ponytail, and wasted no time in lathering her hand in saliva. Her delicate hand stroked him with a soft touch, as her parted lips took the tip of his member into her mouth, and sucked it in a harsher manner.

The combination of both made him moan lowly. "Fuck that's good, Princess." His words of affirmation only made her more confident, and with that newfound confidence, she became determined to bring him to an orgasm.

As her lips parted more to fit his entire girth in her mouth, she lowered her head, and fit him entirely into her mouth, while focusing on not gagging. Some of his essence slipped down her awaiting throat, and she knew that she was actually being him pleasure. Pulling away slightly, he brought his hand to her beautiful face, and caressed her cheek with his thumb, as her hand massaged him. "You're so beautiful."

A cute giggle left her lips, as she delicately kissed his member, and her blush came back to her cheeks. With her tongue lightly licking from the tip, to the base of his member, Naruto bit his thick bottom lip. "Shit, you're going to make me cum." He moaned, while she opened her mouth, and started to bob her head up and down, skillfully sucking him off.

Her eyes looked up into his dazed ones, as she felt his thigh shake lightly, followed by his warm essence erupting into her mouth, and flowing down her throat with ease. When she pulled away, she blushed while looking at him, he didn't give her a chance to feel embarrassed, because he grabbed her, and flipped them over, so that her back was against the leather couch. His lips latched onto hers, while his hand slid underneath the waistband of her pants, and pulled her lacy panties to the side before starting to stroke the most sensitive part of her pulsing core.

Her moans were masked by his lips, as his fingers worked their incredible magic. As his two fingers massaged her inner walls, his thumb stroked her sensitive pearl, making her body shake as she had a mind blowing orgasm, that left her dazed, and out of breath. "I have to taste you."

He whispered seductively in her ear, before pulling her leggings and panties down in a swift motion, exposing her  to him, where he began devouring her already sensitive core. Her fingers softly pulled his hair, as her body reacted to his skillful tongue that caressed her soaking entrance. "Naruto!" She moaned loudly, and he looked into her eyes, as he brought her to another intense climax, that practically soaked the couch cushion.

They both let out deep breaths in unison, as they laid next to each other. Laughing, they kissed each other before Hinata said, "You're amazing." His lips kissed her cheek before he said, "You're amazing."

A yawn left her lips, as she draped the warm blanket that had fallen on the floor, over their nude bodies. "Wear you out?" Naruto joked, and she nodded, before draping her leg over his waist, and snuggling against his body.

His fingers ran through her hair, as she started to doze off. Watching her sleep, he could weirdly see a future with the woman on top of him. It made his heart beat fast, but he didn't shy away from the feeling.

He wondered if this feeling, the feeling of wanting a person forever, was what a real relationship was supposed to feel like. He had nothing to compare it to, considering he had never actually been in a committed relationship. There was just something that he enjoyed about being able to lie awake and watch her sleep so peacefully.

He wanted nothing more than to hold her in his arms forever, and protect her from any and everything. Is this love? He thought to himself, only to not come up with a clear answer.

Except the seemingly most logical one, It's too soon to tell. Subconsciously he wanted to ask someone what love was, but he wasn't sure who. None of his friends talked about things like that, so he knew whoever that it was, it would be awkward.

A sigh left his lips, and he decided to put the idea to rest. Closing his eyelids, he fell asleep with a smile on his lips, and Hinata on his mind.~ "And you must be Sasuke?" Mebuki spoke to him as he walked down the stairs, just about to head out. "It's nice to meet you, Mrs. Haruno." He said with a smile, "Please call me, Mebuki. Any friend of Sakura's is a friend of mine."

She said with an infectious smile, that looked almost identical to her daughters. "I appreciate that, Mebuki. Your daughter means a lot to me."

"You mean a lot to her too, I'm glad she has friends like you." As she said that, Sakura joined them in the kitchen. "Oh, you're still here."

"Are you joining us for dinner?" She asked, and before Sakura could decline the invite on his behalf, Sasuke accepted it. "I'd love to."

"Great, it should be ready in about five minutes. Sakura, do you mind setting the table?" Doing as her mother asked, she hinted for Sasuke to follow her into the dining room.

"You don't have to stay for dinner if you don't want to." She said, "No, it's really no problem, your mom is very sweet."

Truthfully she didn't want him to stay for dinner, but she wasn't going to tell him not to. "Okay, great." A smile came to her face, and Sasuke could tell that it was fake, but before he could ask about it, her mother joined them.

"So Sasuke, how is Konoha treating you?" He smiled, while conversing with Sakura's mother, as she just observed them. It bothered her for no apparent reason, that her mom seemed to like him so much.

She just imagined it would be different when she brought a boy home for the first time. Her mother would be nice per usual, and her father would drill the guy, while Sakura would act as though she was embarrassed, although she loved how much he cared.

That dream was what her friends had experienced when they brought their boyfriends home, and she thought it would be the same. Except now it never would. Though she'd never admit it to her friends, she envied them for having such loving fathers, who would go to the ends of the Earth just to protect them. She had that once, until it was ripped right from her so unexpectedly.

Once upon a time, her father was the only man she had loved. The one man she could count on for any and everything. Her protector, her mentor, and her friend when she needed one.

As she sat there, she subconsciously clutched her meaningful necklace in her hand. Her mother noticed how she stared aimlessly at the family portrait upon the wall, and the way her foot anxiously tapped against the dining room floor. "Sakura?"

She was pulled away from her thoughts, and smiled at her mom, as she felt tears about to fall from her eyes. "C-could you both excuse me for a second?" Sasuke watched her walk away, and he looked at her mother.

"I'll go check on her, if you don't mind." Mebuki nodded, "Of course, make sure she's okay." Going down the long hallway, he knocked on the bathroom door.

"It's Sasuke." She unlocked the door, and he opened it to see her head down, with her hands holding onto the counter. Standing next to her, he placed his hand on her lower back, and waited for her to speak. Her breathing became shallow as she started to cry even harder.

Just as he parted his lips to speak, she hugged him tightly. She never allowed herself to be this vulnerable around boys, but Sasuke was different.

Although that's not how their relationship normally functioned, he wanted nothing more than to be there for her. Wrapping his muscular arms around her, she seemed to unravel immediately. "I miss my Dad." She said softly into his ear, feeling the tension in her chest start to loosen. "I miss him so much."

Back at Naruto's, Hinata and him enjoyed pizza that he ordered. "We're making good timing with our project, we should be done around Wednesday if we keep it up." She said, "That's good, it's coming together well."

"Yeah, you're idea to combine the ideas was really good, Naruto." "Thank you, but you're the one who came up with the ideas in the first place." She smiled, "We make a good team." He winked at her, "We definitely do."

"After what we talked about yesterday, I wanted to ask you if you wanted to start dating?" She instantly blushed, and he started to ramble. "I know how hard it's been for you to trust me, and I don't blame you, I just think we'd be really great together, you know?"

"I-I do too, Naruto." She started with a smile, "And I don't know, I just have a hard time trusting people in general, so it's more my problem than yours. I'll work on that."

"And I'll work on making you feel more secure, Princess, but just know that I only want you." As she looked at him and smiled, she tried so hard to believe it. "And I only want you."