New chapter, I haven't forgotten! This was a very busy holiday but I still managed to write an undisclosed amount of chapters 3. As always, I read my reviews like a fanfiction Bible and if you have any suggestions or other things I'll take it into consideration! Hope everyone had happy holidays

~ Sayngel

He smiled as he approached the house. Surely, she'd be surprised to see him. Her father said he was always welcome to stop by, which is exactly what he did. Entering the house, he immediately attracted the attention of a nearby maid. "Good evening sir, are you here for Hinata-dono?" She asked, bowing as low as she could in her constricting outfit. "Of course, is she in right now?" He had called earlier for her but she hadn't been in. "Yes sir, I think she is getting ready at the moment, but I shall call her." The maid bowed again and left him on his own, anticipating how Hinata would respond.

She sighed as a maid constricted her lungs with her obi. "Wild night, Hinata-dono?" The maid humored, the girl could barely stand up let alone fulfill her daily duties at the moment. "Something like that, Rei." She groaned, trying her best not to lean against the older woman. She was feeling the effects of running around town all day and it was not doing her good. "Do you know where Father went?" She asked, she needed to talk to him. They hadn't personally talked since before the party yesterday and he had some explaining to do. "Don't know; think he's keeping low for a few days." Just like him: avoiding problems till they had dissipated.

Well he wasn't off the hook this time.

Hinata rushed through the house, looking in all the rooms she knew her Father would go through. "Wait!" She called, discovering him in the family document room. "I have nothing to speak with you about." He grumbled turn to leave. "Yes we do!" She grabbed his arm: one of the things she would've died before doing. An act like this would normally result in a slap at the very least, but she was feeling brave for some reason. His look was one of pure shock, when she was expecting anger and she used that to her advantage. "Why didn't you inform me?" She asked, dropping his arm. "Since when did matters such as that concern you?" He snorted. "I think my choice in a marriage suitor concerns me." She snapped, surprising herself once again in her bravery. "Do you think I had a choice in marrying your mother?" He laughed. "At least you have the leisure of marrying someone you know, you're mother was a common wench they picked out for me." "How dare you say that about my mother?" She gasped, taking a step closer to him. "How dare you talk to me like that?" He retorted, grabbing her chin. "You may be our new 'leader' but I will always be your father." "Sometimes I doubt that very seriously." She snapped, knowing this would earn her a slap. "Hinata-dono!" A maid bowed, just as she was bracing herself for the force. "Yes?" She breathed, thanking God that she wouldn't have her face wrecked. "Your company has been requested." The maid informed her. "And who that is?"

"Your fiancé, Naruto-dono."

If there was one person she defiantly did not want to see, it was Naruto. She didn't want to associate with him in any which way or form, especially alone. And because of that she could do nothing to hide the look of mortification on her face as she sat across from him.

"To what do I owe this pleasure, Naruto-kun?" She smiled, taking one of the cookies sitting in front of them. "I just wanted to talk to you… about… you know." He mumbled. "About our betrothal?" The word spilled out of her mouth like poison. "Yes, I guess." He turned away from her, staring at the wall. Anything he did pissed her off, she wished she could have been sympathetic or even a little excited to get married but empathy failed her at the moment.

"What about it? Is there a problem?" She took another cookie.

"Well, I just wanted to apologize… for not telling you about it or at least getting your consent." She was pretty sure he had burned a hole in the wall at this point.

"I understand, Naruto-kun. I'm used to people not asking my opinion." She smiled, loathing seeping from her words but he didn't seem to catch on. "I was wondering if we could, hang out one day or whatever." He asked, though he didn't seem to mean it. "Does that benefit us in some way?" She took a couple of cookies this time. "Well, to y'know… 'Increase our bond, build some stuff'. Give me a hand here I'm not used to these shit." He groaned. "Am I supposed to be?" She was livid at this point, imagining her knuckles ramming into scarred cheek. "If you'll excuse me a moment, Naruto-kun." She somehow managed to stand up even though the kimono was strangling her slowly. He merely nodded, admiring the beauty he saw before him.

She couldn't stand it.

She hated everyone right now and took out the stress on her mangled lips. She looked in the mirror as she worked furiously on the skin inside her mouth. "Damn it!" She swore, biting too far into one part. "I really do hate this…" She groaned. "I don't want to get married."

"Then don't." Great. Now she was going insane, hearing his voice.

"I need to get to a sanitarium." She chuckled.

"Could you open the window while you're at it?" The voice mused.

"Oh crap, this is real!" She gasped, running over to the window. Sure enough, there was Itachi, hiding himself as well as he could against the tree in her window. "What are you doing here?" She cried, as he nimbly came through the opening. "I was doing some thinking…" He began, clearly ignoring her frustration. "And I realized, that this was all meant to happen." "What do you even mean?" She groaned, curiosity overtaking fear. "I want to sleep with you." He stated, backing her up against a wall. She almost choked on the air she gasped in. "W-what do you m-mean?"

And there was the stuttering again.

"You know what I mean. Or do you not want to? The girl who's been locked up in a cage for most of her life finally gets a chance to do something crazy, and she doesn't take it?" He smirked, knowing full well how tempting this was to her. "I-I don't know." She blushed. "I thought it'd be over after last night…" "And what happened last night?" She could almost see the mischief flaring in his eyes. "W-we slept together." She answered, looking him straight in the eyes

Hinata Hyuuga had officially lost all of her pride at that moment.

And he had lost some his control.

He couldn't help it, he kissed her and he liked the feeling. Her lips felt raw, a result of her newest habit and it only intrigued him further. He could tell she didn't know what to do because she was barely breathing. But he liked it all, how she tasted sweet -was it a cookie?-, how her pure her actions were even though awkward, and he especially liked how easy she was to convince.

"Hinata! You're boyfriend wants you!" The doorknob began to turn

She almost screamed as she pushed him away. She had a man in her room and Hanabi was right outside of the door. "Don't come in here!" She cried, pushing him to the floor, out of sight. "I'm using the bathroom!" She added. "Okay, jeez! No need to be all shy, I was just seeing what you were doing!" The younger girl snapped, but obeyed her sister. Hinata waited until the footsteps receded before she went over to the man, who was clearly amused at the scene. "You're going to make me have a heart attack." She hissed as she closed the window, lest someone else intrude. "Are you going to think about it?" The smirk still hadn't left his face. "I-I don't know! Just wait in here." She pointed to her huge closet, the one place that no one checked in her room. He laughed but still respected her request.

This was the most fun he'd had in a while.

When she returned her father was sitting in her place, clearly he had been discussing something with Naruto. "Welcome back, Hinata-chan." He smiled, almost like a completely different person. "Are you okay? You look flushed." "I'm fine." She couldn't hide the look of confusion right now as she sat down. "I was talking with Naruto, Hinata. You will have 'dates' with him from now on. Every 3rd day at 6 p.m." Of course, he would have to butt in. She nodded, not caring about anything except what had happened in her room. The men continued to talk, mostly to each other which gave her ample time to think.

She knew what she would tell him.

When she returned he was sitting on her bed reading the book she had left out. "I didn't know you liked horror." He smiled. "Have you thought it over?"

"Yes. A thousand times yes."

She really needed something to distract her.

This was actually pretty fun to write! Itachi seemed a little OOC though…. The real story starts here!