Summary: It has been a few days and Hinata has not heard word from her sister. She gets worried and decides to go search for her. During her search she finds herself on land staying with a man that goes by Sasuke Uchiha. Mermaid AU loosely based on the kdrama The Legend of the Blue Sea

Pairing: SasuHina

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Introductions

It has been an entire week since Hinata had met Ino in that alley way. During that week, she had learned so much. Like how it was inappropriate for women to walk around in nothing but a sweatshirt. Ino had introduced her to the world of underwear (and there were so many different kinds too). She also learned what shoes were too. They were meant to cover your feet and save them from nicks and scratches from the hard ground.

All in all, she learned a lot from the blond woman. Ino never asked her why she didn't know these things, for that she was grateful. If Hinata had a question as to why things worked the way they did, Ino didn't hesitate to answer her. She would forever be indebted to the woman.

Ino lived with two other individuals in a very nice luxury apartment. As soon as you walked in you were greeted by expensive furniture and decorations. Ino had explained to her that everything was imported from a different country. She seemed very proud of her place, and she couldn't blame the woman. It was nice.

Ino had told that her that her two roommates were both out on a business trip and she didn't know when they'd be back. She had said that they come and go like the seasons. Not that Hinata minded. That meant they wouldn't question her presence while she's here. She had also learned that Ino had a job at a local nail salon (She still found it weird that humans paid each other to fix their nails). She'd be gone early in the morning and come back during the evening.

While she was gone, Hinata enjoyed watching what they call, the television. TV for short. It was a screen that had humans in it. She never understood Ino's explanation about it but it entertained her greatly. She also learned from the humans in the TV. She had once learned, what Ino called, a 'curse' word and said it to her by accident. Ino had to explain to her all the words she was not allowed to say. "A beautiful face, such as yours, shouldn't say such words." She had said with a wink.

She also enjoyed the food. Enjoyed was putting it lightly. She loved everything about the food on land. And that was saying a lot because she didn't eat meat (fish were friends, not food). She especially enjoyed what Ino called fruit. They were sweet and sour at the same time. Her taste buds danced for joy the firt time she raided Ino's fridge,(another thing that she learned. She had found it very interesting how it kept all the food cold), and found a fruit called a strawberry. She had never tasted anything more beautiful. She also enjoyed pineapples and grapes but strawberries were, so far, her favorite.

Hinata was currently sitting on the couch, a bowl of grapes (she ate all the strawberries yesterday) on her lap. Her eyes set on the television. The show she was watching made no sense to her and it somewhat disturbed her. Who would fall in love with their own twin? Better yet, have kids with their own twin? Her father had a twin brother so it weirded her out. She shook her head at the thought. Humans were a little weird. She reached for the remote and turned off the TV with a sigh.

It was close to six and Ino still wasn't here yet. She sighed again before pouting. She usually would have been home by now. She set the bowl of fruit on the table next to the remote before standing up and dusting off any crumbs she thought she had on her clothes.

Ino had tried to lend her some of her clothes to wear, but Hinata had told her that the clothes were too stifling. Most of her clothes were skin tight or revealing. She liked how the sweater from Kiba, had given her room to breathe and it was warm. So Ino had given her some sweaters that she had stolen from her roommates from a while back. Those and she had found some sweats that they had given her when they grew out of them.

She was sporting a baggy white sweater and a pair of black sweats. She still wasn't used to the feeling of pants but she didn't mind them. It was still cold outside. She grabbed the bowl and made her way toward the kitchen. She sat the fruit back on the counter before leaning on the counter. She couldn't help but feel like she was wasting her time. Don't get her wrong. She enjoyed the time her and Ino spent immensely, but she felt that as long as she stayed here, Hanabi wouldn't be found.

She had learned much during the week at Ino's place. She was very grateful for the time Ino spent with her, but it was time to really get down to business. Hanabi was still missing and though she was learning the essentials of living in this world, Hanabi came first.

The sound of the door opening pulled her out of her thoughts. Her face brightened up at the thought of Ino finally being home. She stood up from her leaning position and made her way toward the door.

"Inooo! Pig! Why didn't you tell me Sasuke was coming home today!?" Hinata stopped at the voice. That wasn't Ino. She quickly backed up and went into the closest room there was. She didn't feel like being questioned especially since Ino wasn't here to validate her staying here.

She slowly closed the door to the room hopping that whoever came to visit didn't come in. She didn't know whose room this was. She had only been staying in Ino's room which was upstairs and it never crossed her mind to explore the other two rooms that were in the apartment. She believed in privacy.

Hinata turned around and examined the room. It was clean and barely decorated. There was a desk right next to the door with a single lamp and laptop on top. On the far side of the wall, across the bed, there was a door that she assumed lead to a bathroom, and a large bookcase filled with many books. She gapped at how many books there and briefly wondered if the person who owned the room had read all of them. She shook her head at the thought before heading quickly toward the closet.

"Pig! Are you even home? I swear I heard someone in here." She heard the voice say as she opened the closet door. She groaned quietly as she saw that there was barely any clothes in it. She quickly walked in and shut the door. Maybe she would just lea-

The door to the room opened and she held her breath. "So this is Sasuke's room." She heard the voice say breathlessly. She shut her eyes tightly and hoped that she wouldn't open the closet. She listened as the woman walked around the room curiously. She opened one eye and peeped through the crack of the closet door. The woman had pink hair. She shouldn't be surprised because she herself had indigo colored hair.

She took a small step back from the door only to hit her head on one of the hangers, making a little noise. She inwardly groaned at the sound and closed her eyes. Great now she was going to get caught. She heard the woman walk toward the door of the closet. "Ino?" she asked surprised. Before she could open the door, Hinata heard the front door open again.

"INOOOO! YOUR FAVORITE COUPLE IS HERE!~~" the male intruder screamed from the entrance causing Hinata to jump and the woman in front of the closet to gasp and rush out of the room. Hinata sighed with relief before slumping on the wall behind her. She almost got caught. That thought halted as soon as she heard the door to the room open again. She blinked and mentally cursed her bad luck.

"So, Sasuke. I was wondering if-"

"Not now Sakura. I just got home and I want to rest." The male, she assumed was named Sasuke, cut her off.

"Right. Of course. Get some-" The door closed before the woman named Sakura could finish.

"DON'T BE A BASTARD, BASTARD!" the male voice from before screamed from behind the shut door causing Hinata to cringe. He was really loud.

Great. Just great. She was going to get caught. Ino still wasn't here and she was in a house surrounded by strangers. She held her breath as she heard the man walked around his room. He was bound to open the closet. She felt like crying. Her palms were sweaty and her heart was beating rapidly, she hoped that he couldn't hear it.

The sound of the other door opening caused her to close her eyes and breathe in shakily. So he was going to use the bathroom first. That was good. That meant that she could escape somehow. She heard the sound of the shower turn on and she waited a few seconds before slowly opening the closet door. All she could hear was the blood pounding in her ears. She looked at the bathroom door. Before quickly walking toward the bedroom's entrance. Maybe she'd actually get out of this-

Her thoughts were stopped as she was forcefully spun around and slammed against the wall next to the door. She hadn't even heard the bathroom door open. Her breath left her body as she looked up at the man who held her. He was a tall. Very tall. She came up to his chest…his very bare chest. She blushed before looking back up to his face. His hair was what seemed to be black. His eyes, his eyes were the complete opposite of hers and as she looked at them, she felt as he was boring into her soul. Trying to figure out every inch of her. She quickly looked back down and shut her eyes tightly, her heart beating rapidly in her chest.

"Who the hell are you and what are you doing in my room?" he finally spoke and she could feel his eyes glaring a hole into the top of her head. She opened her mouth to speak but no words came out. She was too nervous. What was wrong with her? Before she could form any form of speech, he pulled her with him out of the room. She winced a little at his force and refrained from using her strength. These were Ino's friends. She couldn't hurt them.

"Who the hell is this?" he glared down at her before looking at the two other people in the living room. Hinata finally got a good look at the pink haired woman and the loud man from earlier. She looked at the woman and studied her appearance. She was small, probably the same size as herself, maybe a little taller. She was wearing what looked like a nurse outfit. She had beautiful jade colored eyes that stared at the male's bare chest with a blush on her face before looking at her in shock. She looked from the woman toward the other male. His eyes were just as beautiful as the woman's but his were a bright blue color. They reminded her of her home, the ocean while his hair reminded her of the sun. His skin was way tanner than the black haired males, they looked like complete opposites. His aura radiated sunshine and happiness while the dark haired male reminded her of cold rainy days.

"Looks like Ino brought you a welcome home present, bastard." The blond male said with a laugh causing the woman to elbow him in the ribs.

"Shut up, Naruto!"

"Ow Sakura! It was a joke. A Joke." He said as he winced and rubbed his now aching stomach.

"Why was she in your room?" Sakura glared a little her way and she could feel her face on fire. This was so embarrassing. Where was Ino?! As if reading her thoughts, the door opened and everyone turned toward the entrance.

"You guys are home!" Ino yelled with excitement and Hinata felt tears filling up her eyes. She was finally home. She looked up at the male with a small glare before wrenching her arm away from him and rushing toward Ino. Ino looked at her shocked before glaring at Sasuke. "What did you do to her!" she yelled shielding Hinata as she hid behind her.

"What did I do? She was hiding in my room." He stated as he stuck his hand through his black tresses glaring at Hinata who only ducked her head in embarrassment. Naruto looked back and forth at the two, amusement crossing his face.

"I'm pretty sure that this is one big misunderstand." Naruto stated crossing his arms behind his head smiling brightly while Sasuke and Sakura glared at him.

"Why is she here Ino? Why was she in Sasuke's room?" Sakura asked glaring over Ino's shoulder at Hinata who was still looking down at her fingers. Ino stepped in front of Hinata blocking her view of her.

"I let her stay here. I didn't know when you guys would be back and I was lonely." She said with a shrug and pulled Hinata from behind her giving her a one armed squeeze. "So I'll introduce you all. Hinata," at the sound of her name she looked up toward Ino who gave her a bright smile. Hinata gave her a forced smile before she turned toward her friends. "That jerk over there is Sasuke, the loud one is Naruto, and the annoying one is Sakura." She stated

"I'm not annoying, Pig!" Sakura yelled glaring at her and Naruto walked across the room with the same bright smile on his face before stopping in front of the both of them.

"I'm Naruto Uzumaki! Nice to meet you, Hinata!" He yelled excitedly causing HInata to jump. Before she could at least shake his hand, he bent down to her level, inspecting her face causing her face to flame up again. "Cool! Are those the real color of your eyes?" he asked face almost touching hers. Ino shoved her hand in his face pushing him away.

"Move, Naruto! You're all in her face." She said pushing him back causing him to chuckle.

"Don't be jealous." He said with a smirk and she only rolled her eyes. He came up and gave her a hug before reaching down and kissing her lips. She blushed a little at the contact before stepping away from him. Hinata's eyes widened at their interaction. So Naruto was her betrothed.

"Whatever. Sasuke, come introduce yourself." She stated crossing her arms over her chest glaring at him. He stood leaning against the wall with his arms crossed across his chest.

"That still doesn't explain why she was in my room. You know my room is off limits when I'm gone." He stated before pushing off the wall and walking toward them. Hinata had been watching their exchange quietly, somewhat amused at the way they talked to each other. They didn't seem like friends. She watched as Sasuke made his way toward Ino and gave her a brief hug. She watched as Sakura glared at the blond woman. She looked at her curiously. Why was she mad at Ino now? Weren't they friends?

"Yeah, yeah. I'm sure it was an accident. Right, Hinata." Hinata jumped and looked away from the pink haired female before turning toward the both of them. She blushed a little at the male before nodding her head.

"I'm truly sorry for the inconvenience. I didn't mean to disturb you. I just didn't know who she was," she said nodding toward Sakura. ", so I hid in the closest room possible. I didn't mean any harm." She stated before looking down at the ground again. Sasuke watched her closely before sighing and ruffling his hair in annoyance.

"Just don't go in there again." He stated before walking toward his room. "We'll catch up tomorrow, Ino. I'm going to bed." He stated as he closed the door without waiting for an answer. Ino scoffed at him briefly.

"What a jerk." She mumbled. Naruto yawned as well causing Ino to look at him. "You go to sleep to, Idiot. I'm sure you're tired too." She stated causing Naruto to smirk.

"Babe, you know this never gets tired." He said suggestively gesturing to himself causing her to turn crimson and cover Hinata's eyes. Hinata blinked in confusion. She didn't get it.

"Ew. Gross. I'm going to take my leave then. I'll come by tomorrow. Try to keep it in your pants the next time I'm here Naruto." She stated as she walked passed the both of them towards the door. "Let's chat more next time, Ino." She stated looking pointedly at Hinata before closing the door on her way out.

"I don't understand Ino." She stated from behind her hand causing Ino to blush even more.

"You don't need to understand this Hinata. Go to my room and go to sleep. I'll meet you there later." She stated and Hinata looked at the both of them curiously before following her directions.

"Goodnight then."

"Goodnight, Hinata- Ow! Ino! I was joking!" she heard him state as she walked up toward her shared room with Ino.

She sighed before opening the door to their room. Her room was large and had to separate rooms to it. It had surprised her when she first came. There was a down stares bedroom where Ino slept and there was a secret room that Ino claimed that she never used. As soon as you walked into Ino's room, there was her bed and if you looked to the left there was a living area with a mini couch and television. Now that she had been in Sasuke's room, she was sure that her room was the largest one in the house.

Her room was above the living area and there was a ladder that she had to climb to get to it. It looked as it was used to access the books in a bookshelf at the top of the ladder, but it was really used to enter her room. She didn't understand the use of a secret room if you didn't use it, but she wasn't complaining. She climbed the said ladder and moved slid the secret door toward her room. She crawled in and closed the door from behind her. She sighed and fell back on the floor. Today stressed her out. She felt as though she went through all emotions possible today. She was drained. She looked around her room. As soon as you entered, there was a little area with pillows on the ground that she barely used. Next to the sliding door entrance, there was three steps toward the bed she slept in.

She stood up and made her way toward her bed. Now there were three people that she had to be careful around. Four counting that Sakura woman. She sighed at the thought as she snuggled into her pillows. She still had no leads on her sister. A few pearls fell from her eyes before she stubbornly wiped her eyes before more could fall. She couldn't think bad thoughts. She needed to stay positive.

She collected the pearls that had fallen on her sheets and put it in the semi full jar of pearls on her desk. She would ask Naruto if he knows where this Ichiraku's would be. She had asked Ino and she said that her boyfriend had known. With a determined smile on her face, she turned off the light and turned over.

That night, she dreamt of dark eyes and cold, rainy days.

AN: Alrightyyy. Another chapter done. I wonder if you guys can guess the show Hinata was watching earlier :P lol. Welp I believe I will be updating same day next week. Cross your fingers. Until then, leave some love (or some hate, you know I love that just as much lol.), and stay tuned!

-futago_za