Hi guys! Thank you so much for the support on the last chapter! I'm glad to see you guys enjoyed it. I love that I still have some of you second-guessing what's going to happen between Sasuke and some of the girls. I'm glad I could emote those kinds of thoughts from you guys. I hope to have that continue! Enjoy! I'm making this chapter long in apology for the equally long wait.

Xxx Disclaimer: Naruto doesn't belong to me, but to Masashi Kishimoto xxX

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Sasuke just wanted to sleep in late today. He needed to sleep in late today. Matsuri had worn him out the night before, but not in a good way. When it comes to over exaggerating she's got Sakura beat by miles ahead, almost to the point where it becomes obnoxious and tiring to continue fucking her.

But he did. Despite having sex with Sakura in the mall earlier that day, he still felt some pent up stress that he needed to get out and Matsuri just happened to be there and in the mood. Perhaps he should have waited for someone else to come along, but it happened and now he's extremely exhausted hours after it happened.

But just as he's in the middle of dreaming of banging the stick of Tsunade's tight ass while Jiraiya was forced to watch on the sidelines, he hears a knock on his door that just wouldn't stop no matter how long he ignored it for. He just wanted to sleep dammit! Why couldn't they just let him be for a few hours longer?!

The raven-haired man puts a pillow over his head to try to muffle the noise, but this persistent female on the other side of his door decided to add her voice to the mix and he couldn't help but grind his teeth.

He was starting to wake up.

"Hey, Sasuke! I know you're awake in there!"

No, the fuck he was not, Fū. No, the fuck he was not.

"I just wanted to let you know that a package just arrived for you!"

Now he was up.

"Do you want me to just leave it here or-?"

Before the green-haired woman could even finish her sentence, Sasuke's door flings open to reveal the half-naked Uchiha glaring at her with tired eyes. He abruptly snatches the box from her hands, startling her at first. Fū's expression quickly changes to amused, though, when she takes in his appearance, looking a lot less "clean and fresh" as per usual.

"Matsuri sure put in the work on ya last night, huh?" She laughs, much to his annoyance. He rolls his eyes as he looks over the package to see if anyone opened it before handing it to him.

"Hn." He's pleased to see that none of the girls tampered with his mail. He proceeds to shut the door in Fū's face, making her laugh harder since she saw the twist in his face when she mentioned her new friend.

Being in the room next to his had its benefits - at least to her.

After hearing the orange-eyed woman's footsteps move farther away from his room, the Uchiha digs in his bedside drawer for his pocket knife to open up his package. Once opened, he pulls out everything from it with a heavy breath. It's always nerve-wracking no matter how many times he receives these things, but they're necessary. Very much so. It's probably the most important thing he has to look forward to every month that he can't afford to miss for a second.

It will only take him 5 minutes or so to complete before he has to mail everything back out, but after that, he's definitely getting some shut-eye. He can't risk anyone seeing this. Despite it being in his room, he knows for a fact that there are nosy girls in this mansion that don't seem to have a sense of privacy when it comes to him. The sooner he gets this over with, the better.

-XxX-

Karin peers out of her bedroom window when she hears the sound of splashing and laughter. She finds that some of the other women couldn't seem to wait for next week to put some of their new swimwear to the test since they were now swimming around in the Uchiha manor's inground pool. It was a bit too early in her opinion for swimming but to each their own.

While the others swam, she was in her room digging through her closet for a specific box. Putting her long red locks into a messy ponytail she continues to search for the box until she finally finds it deep in the back corner of the closet. With some effort, she manages to pull the box out and lift it onto her bed. Before opening it, she goes over to her window and closes the curtains since she has a room that peers out onto the terrace on the second floor. She then goes over to lock her door since Ino or Sakura have a tendency to just barge in whenever they feel like it because they're "friends" now or whatever.

Once she's made herself feel secure, she walks back over to her bed and begins to unlock the box. She takes a deep breath as she opens it fully to reveal its contents to her. Her cheeks flush red and she bites her lip as memories flood her mind as she picks up an article from the box. She admires the black leather before hugging it to her chest as her mind goes back to the first time she ever wore it. Wore it for him. Something she got just for him.

For Sasuke.

She places the item down and reaches in for that shiny metal that's causing a glare in her glasses. They jingle as she picks them up and mocks putting them around her wrist. It's been so long since she's worn these shiny gems that she's surprised they still look brand new.

Karin continues to go through the box, skimming her fingers over everything as memories continue to consume her being. Memories of the good times she had before Sasuke left her behind.

The redhead sighs as she starts putting everything back inside the box. The only reason she brought it here was that she was hoping to use the items inside with Sasuke. Everything in it was reserved for them and only them.

But just like her thoughts from yesterday, they wandered to who already has bedded her love while she sat here with a thumb up her ass like a moron. She now has another body to add to the count of getting laid before she did and that dumb bitch wasn't even trying to be subtle with it just like Sakura on the first night.

Why was she taking her sweet ass time making advances on the man while others seem to have no problem with it? She wanted to have sex with him just as bad as some of the others since the last time she did it was memorable and hard to move on from. He left her needy and wanting more with each passing year until this opportunity presented itself to her. That's not to say she hasn't had sex in the meantime, but none of the guys she slept with and dated could compare to the way Sasuke drilled his name into her. None of them could dominate her as he did. Nor did she even dare allow any of them to try.

*knock knock knock!*

"Eeek!"

The sudden knock on her door was enough to startle the distracted ginger so badly that she ended up throwing the item she had in her hands behind her and make her glasses fall from her face. Karin takes a deep breath as the knocking continues and she concludes that whoever is on the other side isn't Sakura or Ino. Those two would have tried opening her door first before trying to break it down. As she sits there calming her nerves, the person on the other side starts calling for her.

"Hey, Karin! You in there?! I heard you scream so you can't lie to me!"

Fū? What the hell does she want?

That's when said woman apparently had enough of being polite and tried opening her door, causing Karin to go into a mini panic. As Fū continues her efforts of trying to get inside to reach her, Karin scrambles around her room to gather the things she dropped and finish putting the contents inside the box. She yells to Fū to "hold the fuck up" when she continues to be persistent in gaining access. When she puts everything inside the box and locks it, she huffs as she pulls it from her bed and kicks it underneath since the closet was too far and Fū was becoming annoying.

Stomping to her door, Karin does one last check to make sure that there's nothing in plain sight and unlocks her door to find the green-haired woman mid-knock. Karin's piercing ruby eyes harden at her when she simply smiles at her cheekily as if she hadn't just been the most obnoxious thing on the planet a few seconds ago. Karin notices that the minty girl was craning her head to peek inside of her room and she grits her teeth at the nosiness. She juts her arm out in front of her face to block her sight from her room. Fū stumbles a bit at the sudden motion, but her grin quickly returns to her face.

"What do you want?" Asks Karin, clearly not amused by her housemate.

When Fū chuckles at the question, Karin quirks a brow at her. Why she was acting bonkers was beyond her.

"Glad to see you in such a perky mood this morning, Karin." Said woman huffs and motions to shut her door until Fū stops her. "Look, I'm just trying to see if you wanted to come to the pool with the rest of us is all."

Okay, Karin will admit that she wasn't expecting the girl to say that of all things.

"Why?"

Fū shrugs. "Well for starters it's a really nice day today and I already asked the others if they wanted to come to the pool with me. I didn't want anyone to be in their rooms, like, all day, ya know? I'm sure you can already see the others out there by now."

"Thanks for the invitation, but I'm not really in the mood to swim today." The bespectacled woman resists the urge to rub her temples as she takes slow deep breaths.

Fū really bothered her nostalgia time for an invite to the pool? She really nagged at her door for, like, 5 minutes for a pool invite? She became a pest for that? This girl is either overly friendly or she's just incredibly stupid.

"Aw but come on, Karin! Do you really want to be stuck in your room all day?"

Her whining wasn't going to change her mind. She wasn't done dreaming of better times when Sasuke was hers. When Sasuke would dominate her completely and ravish her in a place that wasn't so crowded with other floozies. So yes, she did want to be stuck in her room specifically so that she could sulk about her lack of fortune with Sasuke compared to the others so far.

Fū huffs and puffs her cheeks out childishly with her hands on her hips. "Like, come on dude! You have the entire day to masturbate to whatever it was you had in there!"

Karin's eyes widen and her cheeks turn vibrant at the tanned woman's blunt words.

"E-Excuse me!?"

Fū smirks and tries looking inside her flustered roomie's room once more. "These rooms aren't exactly sound proof, dude. I could hear the heavy breathing and shit without even pressing my ear to your door."

Karin was baffled, to say the least. Was she really breathing that hard while holding her things? Did it really sound like she was touching herself? Sure, her memories became quite vivid at some points, but she knows for a fact her fingers weren't anywhere near her vagina.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about, Karin. I mean, when you're in a house that has near constant sex going on, like, every two seconds, your hands tend to wander. I'm not shy to say that I've explored my body a few times already, but then again, I'm in a room right next to his so the noises are much more clear for me."

Fū boisterously laughs when the redhead's face starts to match her hair and her glasses fog up as she sputters incoherently. She's waving her hands over her face to try to block out her words as she continues to talk about the pleasures and naturalness of masturbation.

"Like, come on. You're seriously telling me, as one of the few that have actually caught him in the act, that you weren't just imagining Sasuke finger fucking you-"

"Alright! Alright! Alright! Shut up!" Karin yells, effectively silencing her smirking housemate. "Just stop fucking talking for one second! Jeez!"

Karin wasn't a prude by any sense of the word. It was practically illegal for her to be with the kind of kinky shit she was into. But even she has her limits with how open she was about her sexual affairs. And masturbation - whether she did it or not - was not one of the things she was open to admitting! How Fū could go off on a monologue about it was becoming too much for even herself.

"Alright, listen you horn bug," Karin starts, removing her glasses from her face and cleaning them with her shirt. "I'll go to the damn pool with you guys as long as you never talk to me about masturbating ever again and you leave me alone for the rest of the day. Are we clear?"

She watches as the mint-haired girl beams at her and clasps her hands together. "Crystal clear my dear. I'm happy you changed your mind! I wonder what did the trick."

Karin rolls her ruby eyes and glares at the sly grin Fū gave her before she turns the other way and begins her treck down the hall.

"I'll meet you down at the pool then, girly. Mama needs to go change herself! Toods!"

With a peace sign thrown her way, Fū is finally around the corner and Karin slinks back into the safety of her room with the heaviest of groans. Talking to Fū nearly gave her a headache and completely drained her of all of the energy she had for the rest of the day. How Sasuke managed to bang her and want to bring her back was beyond her because if she has no patience for that woman, then she can only imagine how Sasuke must feel.

Speaking of the Uchiha, Karin's gaze wanders over to her bed, specifically to where she hid her box. Going over to it, she slides it out from under and stares at it. She snarls at the comment Fū had made about her catching him in the act and having to imagine him doing things to her. Why did she have to say that so openly? It sucked because she was already thinking of that herself but now she's got someone actually saying it aloud which stings.

She should be able to have her chance with her lover just like Sakura did twice now and some of the others at least once as far as she knows. If they have no qualms about jumping his bones, then why should she? He obviously doesn't seem to care at this point just as long as he gets laid, right? And as far as she knows all of them have come to him and not the other way around, right? So why was she being such a little bitch about taking a chance at what she's longed for since laying her eyes on his handsome face?

The bespectacled woman sighs in defeat after thinking for a minute with no such plan for obtaining the opportunity. Instead, she drags her box back over to her closet and shoves it in, proceeding to look for a bathing suit and shawl to wear over it since she doesn't plan on getting in the water anyway. Plus she doesn't need the girls asking questions about the marks on her body. These scars were another reminder of her history with the handsome Uchiha.

-XxX-

Karin does a quick once over on herself to make sure that her shawl was secure around her body and that her towel wasn't slipping from her arms. She feels the top of her head to make sure that her prescription sunglasses were on top since she left her regular glasses in her room. Once she's all set, she makes her way down the hall and heads for the foyer. It's as she is descending the stairs that she hears the sound of the front door opening and she glances up just in time to see the man of her dreams closing it behind him. She watches as he runs his hand through his unusually unruly raven locks, wearing nothing but a pair of sweatpants and slippers.

Karin can feel her mouth watering at the sight of him so natural compared to his normally clean and chiseled look. However, when his charcoal eyes finally meet her own, her pounding heart nearly leaps out of her chest from the natural smolder his features have despite the boredom clearly present. It's enough to stop her dead in her tracks just a few steps away from reaching the bottom of the stairs. She has to force her mouth into a tight line to keep herself from drooling as he unintentionally swaggers his way towards her, making her perspire mildly.

Oh my gosh! He's coming towards me! He's coming for me!

But just as quickly as all of her excitement had built up, it just as quickly dissipated the moment he walked past her and started to make his way up the stairs. Her once palpitating heart nearly stilled and everything seemed to move in slow motion for her. The moment he walked by her was the moment she was letting her chance slip through her fingers yet again.

Fingers.

His fingers running along the length of her arms as he binds her own to the bedpost, causing her to grit her teeth with how unrelenting he was.

Teeth.

His teeth grazing the canvas that was her body, leaving nips and bites in his wake - sometimes slow and lasting, sometimes quick and exhilarating.

Quick.

Quick like the whip, he would use to blemish and assault her body to the highest degree of blissful agony. Loud and thunderous would the sound of leather meeting her flesh in quick succession fill the room along with her wails of pleasure.

She shivers as the images flash through her mind. Vivid. So vivid it was almost like it was happening to her right now. But it wasn't. It wasn't because the only man that could make her feel such things was walking away from her. She had to stop it. She had to stop him. Her cowardice needed to be punished. He needed to-

Before Sasuke could even reach the fifth step he feels a tug on his wrist almost pulling him back down. He looks back to find Karin's hand gripping his wrist tightly but her body facing away from him. He raises a brow in mild annoyance when the ginger doesn't say a word to him, opting to just breathe heavily and rub her legs together as her body temp skyrockets. He can feel her fingers twitching against his skin and he has half a mind to be concerned for her health, but he knows better. Especially when he sees her tongue dart out between her lips in an almost parched manner. She was thirsty and he can't hide his growing smirk since he knows exactly what she's thirsty for.

"Sasuke-kun…" Her voice is breathy and soft and shaking, but he still manages to make out everything she's saying. "I want you - no - I need you to punish me tonight. Punish me Sasuke-kun, just like before."

When Karin's heated gaze meets his, the intensity between the two is palpable. The two turn to fully face each other all while Karin maintains her grip on his wrist. The devilish smirk he gives her makes her practically melt right there because she has yet to see that grin directed towards her until now.

"Finally tired of waiting, huh Karin?" Her breathing stops due to the way he said her name. It sounded like heaven from his delectable lips. "I'm surprised it's taken you this long to seek me out, unlike the others."

Karin knew who he was referring to when he said "others". He meant the other two that claim to love him just as much as she does. Ino and Sakura; two of the first three to bump and grind with him since being here. Hearing him insinuate those two into something that was supposed to be for only him and her kind of flustered her and ticked her off if she was honest. Sorry that she was actually trying to be patient!

Her blushing toned down to a minimum as her brows furrowed to show her irritation. "Sorry that I actually wanted to give you time to adjust to such a big change before jumping your bones like the others here!"

"Oh?" Sasuke hums, amused.

"Don't mess with me Sasuke-kun! I've learned that patience is a virtue when it comes to you. In more ways than one." His eyes harden on her just as her grip tightens further around his wrist, pulling him even closer to her. "I've even brought my toys, so I hope you remember how to use them."

The atmosphere around the two is undeniably tense and fiery. Their growing lust for one another could be noticed from a mile away if you happen to see them. Fortunately, the only person that happened to be around the couple at this time was as dense to her surroundings as ever. The same couldn't be said for Sasuke and Karin, however, with the latter jumping back while the former stared at the woman who intruded on their heated moment.

How Hinata managed to brush by them without being aware of them was incredible. If she had even looked up for a second to see where she was going, she would have surely seen them standing in the middle of the stairway looking like they were about to strip right then. Was she seriously not paying any sort of attention at all to her surroundings?

Karin and Sasuke just blink at the bluenette as she apparently mindlessly makes her way towards the kitchen area, still not acknowledging that she just passed by two of her housemates in a slightly compromising position. Even after her body had disappeared behind the walls, the two still couldn't stop looking at where she had just been. They were bemused, to say the least at the situation. Hinata had just unwittingly broken up the sexual tension that was rising between them simply by walking through unannounced and unaware. It was kind of amusing in a silly way how her innocence brought them out of their little daze.

With the mood now settled to null ache between her thighs, Karin breathes deeply as she runs her fingers down Sasuke's hand, gaining his attention back on her. Just as she releases his hand, she makes it down the final step and looks up at him with a coy smile.

"Since I don't wanna do this where the others have been, meet me in my room later on. I'll have everything set by then. Clothes aren't a requirement either." The feisty woman winks at him as her fingers slip through his and she finally goes to meet the others at the pool.

Sasuke's eyes roam over her covered body, admiring the way her ass peeks through beneath the shawl with each step she takes. The sight only made him more eager for things to come later that night. The Uchiha sniggers to himself as he starts to make his way back up to his room before coming to an abrupt stop. After Karin was long gone from his sights, he realizes that Hinata still hasn't come back from the kitchen.

His deep dark eyes stray towards that direction and his once horny mood transforms into something entirely playful. He finished his kit a while ago so why not have a little fun before going in for a cat nap?

-XxX-

After scavenging through the kitchen for a light snack for about a minute since entering, Hinata finally decided on having one of the cinnamon rolls she and her sister made a few nights ago. She had it warming up in the microwave now as she stood there waiting for the impending beep. Once the offending noise went off, she quickly removed her bun from the machine, only to hiss at how unexpectedly hot the underside of the plate was. She immediately puts the plate down and instead grabs at her head when a sudden pounding occurs.

The bluenette groans at the pain and closes her eyes as she tries to soothe her aching head. She's had a terrible headache since she woke up this morning after Fū came knocking on their bedroom door to invite Hanabi and her to the pool. She would have loved to go relax in the pool for a bit, but as soon as she sat up she felt so dizzy that she had no choice but to lay back down and close her eyes. Hanabi tried to stay with her out of concern despite wanting to swim too, and for that she was grateful. But she told her sibling that it was okay if she wanted to go swimming instead and that she should enjoy herself while she's here and not try to watch over her all of the time. Sometimes Hanabi was too sweet for her own good.

It was with some reluctance that Hanabi had decided to leave her, and it was after she left that Hinata had managed to rest for another 20 minutes before she was woken up again by her headache. It was then that she decided to get up and go search for some pain medicine and a light snack to help her wash it down and put something in her stomach in case she started to feel sick afterward.

Now with a water bottle in hand and her cinnamon pastry cooling in front of her, all that was left for her to do was take the medicine she found, eat her snack, and go back to bed. Hopefully, by the time she wakes up next, her headache will be gone and she can actually enjoy the rest of the day.

All of sudden she hears something rattling behind her, scaring what's left of her ailing heart. She hastily turns around with wide startled eyes, gasping when she finds Sasuke standing behind her with the bottle of pills she had in his hand, shaking it tauntingly at her. Hinata's surprise instantly turns to humiliation, though, when she realizes that the smirking Uchiha is shirtless, something she wasn't expecting to see this morning.

The sick Hyūga yelps and averts her eyes as her face grows red, only to immediately regret moving so fast when the pounding in her head comes back 5x worse. Her hands move from her eyes to her temple as she begins to groan again and her teeth clench in agony. When Sasuke takes notice of her pain, his grin falls slightly. His eyes glance to the bottle of pills in his hand and then back to her as he puts two and two together. He sighs before chuckling a little at the pained woman, causing her to look up at him with confusion.

"You know, if you needed help with relieving your headache, you could have just come to me. I've been proven to relieve all sorts of tensions." The Uchiha tosses the pill bottle up in the air over and over as Hinata just raises a brow at him, not understanding what the heck he was talking about.

Sasuke gives her a smugger expression as he leans slightly over her, making her crouch down a bit. "I'm known to have the 'magic touch' as most would say. I could give you a nice neck and back massage, though you would have to be topless for me to do that, Hyūga."

"The only massage I would need right now is for my temples, not my back." Came Hinata's instant retort as she continues to rub her forehead in light circles.

"I can help with that too." Sasuke's dark eyes were becoming hooded and his smile more mischievous as he stares down at the wary woman.

The bluenette actually scoffs at him and unintentionally stutters sarcastically at him, "Bet you'd find a way for me to be topless for that too, huh?"

The raven-haired bachelor merely shrugs at her but his cocky facade intensifies. "I mean, that's up to you. I was just trying to keep it pg for your innocent little brain. I personally prefer my patients completely naked for our sessions. That includes you too, princess, if you decide to partake in my offer."

For some reason, Hinata was not expecting him to respond with that answer. It honestly made her jaw drop with how much that sounded like an actual backhanded come on to her. It also doesn't help that he moved closer to her as he said it, effectively having her backed against the counter feeling like she has no way out. It was safe to say that her face was officially as hot as the plate her cinnamon bun was sitting on at this moment.

"S-Sasuke-kun, could you please not t-tease me so much today? My head really hurts." Hinata all but begs as she tries to figure out a way around the devilish man in front of her.

Said man lightly scoffs at her. "I'm not teasing, Hyūga. I'm just stating facts." He proceeds to lean even closer to her until they were almost face to face. "What were you doing last night that could have your head hurting this badly in the aftermath? Having a bit too much fun with yourself at my expense, eh?"

Hinata looks appalled by the subtle accusation he was making at her. This man couldn't possibly be suggesting that she… she pleasured herself to the sound of his love-making, could he? If he was saying what she was assuming he was saying then he must be out of his freaking mind! She would never do that, especially not with her baby sister laying right next to her! That's just gross!

"S-Stop that. If anything you were the cause of my headache in the first place." She retorts, making a move for the pills just as he catches them again.

Sasuke snatches the pills farther away from her as he internally winces at the confession. So not only had Matsuri exhausted him but she aided in Hinata's headache too. That girl really is too much sometimes.

"Maybe don't listen too hard next time and you'll be better." The Uchiha continues to hold the bottle of pills high above her head as Hinata starts stretching for them with a frown.

"M-Maybe keep it down next time so I'll actually have a choice in the matter." Hinata tries to use the counter for leverage by sitting halfway on it, only for Sasuke to pull the bottle back from her reach once more.

"So you're saying that you might choose to try to listen if I happen to be quieter next time?" He snorts when she huffs and starts trying to circle around him to reach only for him to block her off and switch the bottle to the next hand.

"Wha-?! N-No! T-That's not what I'm saying at all!" She tries to grab at his arm with all her might when he stops her from moving, but he somehow proves too strong for her even when she's pulling on him with both hands.

"What a damn shame that you can't seem to keep your voyeuristic hobbies better hidden, Hyūga. And here I thought I knew who you were." Sasuke actually lets a laugh slip when she squeals out his name in frustration and starts jumping at him to reach her pills - her headache all but forgotten at this point.

And that's when it happens.

The incident that causes them both to immediately freeze, turn pink, and has him hastily but gently folding the pill bottle in her hands before taking a step back.

During all her jumping and huffing and puffing, Hinata's breast had pressed up against his chest fully… and she wasn't wearing a bra. He felt everything.

The dark haired man coughs with his hand covering the lower half of his face as he forces down the sudden and unwelcome heat in his cheeks. His eyes are facing the counter beside him, often taking quick glances at his housemate. Each peek makes it harder for the redness to go down.

To say the least, she looked like a ripe tomato covered with blueberry sauce. Her long hair was covering her face, but the vibrant crimson color was hard to conceal. Her lips were held shut in a tight line as she held the bottle close to her offending bosom. Offending because that's what got them into this awkward position.

Dammit.

They were silent for god knows how long. For him, it felt like a lifetime simply because of how uneasy he felt at this moment. Never has he ever felt or acted like a prepubescent child who had just touched his first tit that wasn't his mother's since he was actually at that stage in his life. It was humiliating to know that his first reaction had been to back away from her and blush like a schoolboy over feeling her nipples through her shirt. He was a grown ass man for fuck's sake! He's fucked plenty of women before! Some with breast smaller than hers and some bigger! What the fuck was his issue?!

"T-Thank you."

It was so soft that he almost didn't catch it. Did she seriously just thank him after such an embarrassing moment like that?

"Hn." He was at a loss for words that all he could do was a hum in reply. He honestly doesn't even know how to recover from a situation like this. It's been years since he last felt this out of sync with a woman. Maybe he should just make his escape right now while her back is turned to him; while she's taking some medicine and washing it down with the water.

Hmm. Suddenly his mouth feels really dry. His throat too. Even his lips do as he subconsciously licks at them. The water she's gulping down between her rosy lips sure does look tempting at the moment.

Hinata sighs shakily as she removes the bottle from her mouth. She's hoping that the meds will do the trick to rid her of her ever-present pain. But just as she was about to put the cap back on the bottle, it's grabbed from her hands unexpectedly. She gasps when she sees Sasuke nonchalantly drink from her bottle like it was his own. Her cheeks grow hot for the umpteenth time in the few minutes they've been together; her mind linking this moment to an indirect kiss as some school children would call it - more specifically Hanabi if she were to have seen this happening. Why he felt the need to drink more than half of her bottle instead of just grabbing one of his own was beyond her.

What makes it worse was that when he was done, he nearly backed her against the counter again by reaching behind her to put the bottle back down. He then proceeded to have the nerve to run his fingers across her jaw until he was caressing her chin. She feels a light pressure of him pushing her jaw closed before finally removing his fingers from her face. Even after they were gone, she could still feel the tingle of them being there.

"You were drooling."

Holy crap! Was she really?!

Hinata swiftly rubs at her chin and bottom lip with the back of her hand, mildly surprised to find no wetness there. She looks up at Sasuke with confusion evident on her face, only to find him laughing softly at her for falling for his obvious lie. She wants to be irritated and call him a jerk for tricking her, but she just can't seem to do that. Not when he's laughing like that; when he's genuinely amused and happy. Seeing him smile so widely like that makes her want to smile too. But for her own sake and pride and to also keep his laughter going, she'll pretend to be annoyed for the moment.

Forcing down her own smile, Hinata turns from him and grabs all of her things and continues past him until she's stopped by the sound of her last name. She turns back questionably to find him staring at her feet with a semi-serious expression.

"How… bad is your head?" That's not something she was expecting him to ask her.

Turning fully towards the man now, she raises a brow at him and gestures to her head. "Well, um, I've had a headache since I woke up this morning and it hasn't gotten any better yet. I'm hoping with the medicine and a bit more rest it will go away soon." She cocks her head to the side when he only hums in response. "Why do you ask?"

Sasuke's quiet for a bit, which has her slightly worried since he's normally so quick with what he has to say most of the time. She's even more concerned when he finally sighs and brings his gaze up to her shoulders from her feet.

"Maybe you should bunk with someone else tonight. Or better yet, room down in the basement like my parents sometimes do." Now that's definitely not an eyebrow-raising statement.

"B-But why?"

She was deeply confused at his suggestion and he didn't make her mind ease in the slightest with the way he scoffed at her. Nor with the taunting smirk as he turned towards her with his hands in his pockets and a gleam in his ebony eyes.

"Listen, I'm just trying to be as subtle and clean about this as I possibly can, princess, but you and your questions are making it hard for me to do that." What the heck was he on about? "Just take my advice and stay in the basement tonight, okay?"

Hinata blinks owlishly at him as she's starting to understand that this may have something to do with sex. But even so, why does she need to room with someone else this time or move so far to the basement? It's not that she wants to hear the noises or anything, but it's not like she hasn't heard it all before at various pitches. Why tell her to move only now after four nights of constantly listening to it?

At the sight of her still appearing puzzled, Sasuke groans and runs his hand through his hair, his eyes finally staring back into her own. Placing his hand back in his pocket, he starts to saunter by her with his eyes shut in amusement.

"Fine. You don't have to leave your room if you don't want to, then. You can stay there and be a voyeur as usual. Matter of fact, why not participate in tonight's activities instead so that you can get a good look at everything happening just like you did with Karui, eh? Granted things are going to be much louder than they were last night, which won't do your precious little head any good if you got a headache from listening to that. You'll be hearing things that your innocent mind has only ever had nightmares about if you don't take my advice and sleep in the basement. So you can take your chances tonight. At least I'll be having fun either way."

The young bachelor had disappeared from the kitchen for quite some time now, probably back up in his room like she should have been. But instead, he left her dumbfounded and steaming when her mind finally wrapped around all the possibilities and scenarios that her housemate was referring to. Her mind delved into territories that she's only heard briefly about but never fully imagined until she started imagining Sasuke and a blank-faced woman in them. Now her mind was tainted and stained with the images of her childhood tormentor doing highly inappropriate things with another unknown woman.

When her mind finally kicked back into working order while being mentally traumatized, she rushed her way back up to her room hoping no one saw her glowing face. She was so preoccupied with getting back to her bed that she didn't even care that her cinnamon roll was less than lukewarm.

-XxX-

Fū was right about the weather being nice for a swim this morning. The sun was out and shining bright but it wasn't insanely hot. The weather was absolutely perfect.

Said woman responsible for having everyone come out this morning was in the middle of a swimming race between her and Kurotsuchi while the others watched from various spots around the pool. Tenten, Temari, and Karui were watching from their bubbly spot inside the adjacent jacuzzi attached to the pool. Sakura and Ino were occupying a couple of the lounging chairs on the side so that they could sunbathe for a while. Karin contemplated doing the same but decided against it since that would require her to take off her shawl. Instead, she simply sat on the edge of the pool and dipped her feet in to help cool herself down from her heated exchange with Sasuke earlier. Every time she thought back to what was to come tonight, she would fluster herself and blush like a schoolgirl.

Hanabi, who was inside of the pool as well dictating the race between Fū and Kurotsuchi, suddenly cheers as she calls out the winner as the brunette. Kurotsuchi immediately jumps out of the pool and starts doing a little dance on the sideline, pointing at and mocking Fū, who pouted and playfully splashes at both her and Hanabi.

"Haha! I won! Uh huh! Can't touch me, Fū! Haha!" Kurotsuchi starts dancing around the pool to avoid the tanned woman's water assault on her, earning laughter from the others around.

Things kick up for a bit longer after Kurotsuchi rejoins Hanabi and Fū in the pool and they start splashing each other and swimming around until Tenten joins in when they start a breathing contest. It's not long after that that everyone just relaxes with the ones already in the pool swimming leisurely, and everyone else staying where they've been, except for Karin who had moved to sit beside Sakura in one of the lounge chairs.

There was silence for a beat except for the humming of the pool filter until Fū started speaking.

"So… Uh, like, there's been something I've been really wanting to ask you guys." Everyone turns their attention towards the green-haired woman with intrigue and question.

"So I know this is kind of out of the blue, but I've noticed that most of you have come into this house with friendships already built, ya know? Like for instance, you three. You came in all buddy-buddy like you've known each other for years, yet here I am, someone who didn't even know any of you people existed. I'm not saying it's weird or anything, but I'm just curious, ya know."

The three she was addressing all look at each other with awkward smiles and laughs. Ino, Karin, and Sakura share a moment together as the others look at them for a response. This could go south very fast if one of them said the wrong thing and they were all trying to keep the peace as best they could for Sasuke's sake.

"Well, I guess you could say half of that statement is true." Karin starts, looking at her two rivals.

"What do you mean?" Karui inquires, somewhat interested now due to their behavior.

"It's true that you can say that we've known each other for years, but we weren't always 'friends' I guess." Sakura chimes in with a nervous smile. "We actually used to fight quite a bit and not in a friendly manner either."

"Oh?" Most of the girls were fully invested in hearing this tale now. "Do go on."

Ino giggles at how many of them shifted to listen more intensely to their life story. "Well, first of all, we should probably establish that Sakura and I didn't know who Karin was until we started college. Sakura and I, though, were friends long before then, even before we met Sasuke-kun."

"Ino helped me out as a kid when I was getting picked on for how I looked by some girls that didn't look too good themselves, ha." Sakura gestures towards her forehead as she and Ino share a look. They smile fondly at the memories of their childhood before Sasuke came into the picture.

"Everything was well and good until we both heard about Sasuke-kun; the new popular moody boy that all the girls had a crush on at the time." Ino swoons dramatically in a mocking way.

"We ended up ending our friendship before even speaking to him because we both found out we liked him. We called ourselves rivals in love from that day up until now even." Sakura adds with a snort. "When our friendship ended, we both got closer to Sasuke-kun in our own ways through mutual friends until we were each some of the closest female friends he had growing up."

"But during that time, there was a lot of backstabbing, fake and semi-real rumors spread about each of us, people picking sides between the two of us, and a shit ton of unnecessary catfights that did nothing to boost our rankings with Sasuke-kun." Ino cringes and laughs. "If anything, that just earned Sakura the title of being annoying and me the title of being obnoxious. We were really petty all through middle school and high school, especially when we found out that Sasuke-kun had slept with both of us along with many other girls."

Sakura sighs dreamily, twirling her pink locks. "Ah, the memories. Sweet, sweet memories." She snickers as she nudges the blonde beside her, who shares in her merriment.

Karin hugs her knees closer to herself as her side of the story approaches. She couldn't wait to see how Sakura and Ino would spin everything about how they met. She knew her truth, but now it was time to hear theirs.

"So if all you guys did was fight over Sasuke, how the hell did you reconcile once you left high school? From my point of view, there isn't any coming back once you put your hands on someone." Karui questions, lightly scoffing at the idea of befriending someone she fought.

Both girls glance over at the huddled redhead with slight apprehension before Sakura starts laughing again. "Well, after high school both of us went to different colleges; I ended up going to the same school as Sasuke-kun and Ino ended up getting into the best school for botany near us."

"We hadn't seen each other for most of our first semester. I was too preoccupied with my studies to really care or take notice of the people I was close to back in high school, including Sasuke-kun. But then one day Sakura and I bumped into each other at a cafe we were both studying in groups at and we decided to put all of our pettiness behind us, especially since I hadn't heard from or seen Sasuke-kun since graduation." Ino explained, rubbing more lotion onto her arms and legs.

"Okay. So how did you guys meet Karin then?" Fū questions.

Sakura looks guilty for a brief moment before smiling, doing her best to ignore the knowing look both Karin and Ino had given her.

"Uh… *ahem*... Sasu-... Sasuke-kun ended up dropping out of school about a year into his studies for… personal reasons." The pinkette struggles to explain, suddenly fidgeting with everything around her. The others stare at her with confusion, while Ino and Karin continue to give her the same look.

She takes a deep breath to console herself before continuing. "After he left, I lost all contact with him and was worried for his wellbeing since he didn't… exactly leave on the best of terms."

Sakura hears Karin scoff and turns to her just in time to see her roll her crimson eyes. She glares her own emerald ones right back as she continues to tell her side of things.

"It had been a few months since I last saw him but then I heard some rumors going around of him hanging around this… group of people-" She eyes Karin up and down, causing raised brows around the pool. "-that didn't exactly have the best reputation. So I asked around and found out where their popular hang out spot was and went there to check to see if Sasuke-kun was alright. That's where I first met Karin."

"When I got there I asked if Sasuke-kun was there and I got nothing but attitude and creepy dudes trying to hit on me until Karin came out saying that he wasn't. I didn't like her attitude nor how she seemed when talking about Sasuke-kun so one thing led to another and we started fighting. It wasn't a one on one fight, though, and I ended up getting jumped by her friends." Sakura continues her side of things, speaking animatedly while acting out the motions.

"After I was jumped, I got Ino involved and told her what happened. On a day that I was feeling better since the first fight, we ended up finding Karin with a friend and we all fought again. After that, it was a constant cycle of fighting and jumping, just like back in school, all because of Sasuke-kun."

Karin opens and closes her mouth all throughout the pinkette's tale, contemplating telling the others the real reason Sakura showed up at their spot and why they fought, but she decided against it. Whether she tells the others or not, the truth will come out through her actions alone. On top of that, with the way Ino was looking at her too, she knows that the blonde was thinking the same thing she was.

Sakura didn't show up because she was worried about him being with a sketchy crowd - at least that's not what she said when she came. No, Sakura showed up demanding that she come outside because she had heard rumors that she and Sasuke were fucking and demanded to see him. It was true that she gave her attitude along with her friends at the time, but Sakura came in with one first. They started fighting because Sakura started talking shit and wouldn't listen when they told her that Sasuke wasn't there at the moment. So while she was the first to swing, yes, that was only after her character was insulted tremendously within less than a minute of Sakura arriving.

"Jeez. You guys weren't kidding about being petty motherfuckers." Says Temari, sinking further into the jacuzzi, feeling the second-hand irritation Sasuke must have felt during all of this.

Sakura laughs nervously while ignoring the glare she was receiving from Karin. Ino starts massaging her forehead to try to move past the unpleasant memories, hoping that this was the end of their explanation of things. Hearing about just how stupid they were only a few years ago is always a further dig into her pride and dignity as a young woman. Unfortunately for her, Fū didn't seem to want to let up on their humiliating past.

"So what happened that led up to… this?" She asks gesturing towards the three of them sitting closely together, more specifically the fact that they weren't trying to gouge out the other's eyes at this very moment.

Ino covers her face just as Sakura was about to speak again, only to be cut off by someone else.

"Oh, well-"

"I lost contact with Sasuke-kun after a few months and because of that, none of us had a reason to fight anymore." Sakura, Ino, and the other girls look at an annoyed Karin, who huffs turning away from the rest of them. "There. That's the end of it. We're done talking about it."

"But-"

"I said drop it, alright! On to the next!" Karin snaps at the curious woman, earning a sigh of relief from Ino, but a furrowed pout from Sakura. Everyone else remains silent for a moment to observe the redhead boiling silently in her seat.

A few of them didn't understand what brought her to snap like that, but the rest of them could gather a clue as to what pissed her off during Sakura's retelling of their past. Before things become too awkward, Tenten tries to break the tension by following Karin's advice and moves on to the next friendship in the house.

"So, uh, Temari. You and Matsuri seem pretty close, huh?"

"Hmm?" Temari raises a perplexed eyebrow at the brunette, who gestures towards the tense trio with an obvious expression. Temari takes one glance over at them and sighs, catching her drift. "Yeah, I guess you could say that."

Fū immediately hops on the train, seemingly over the harsh rejection from Karin. "Oh! So what's up with you guys? Like, what's your history?"

The blonde quickly put her hand up, halting the dark woman's excitement for more juicy content. "Okay, first; my relationship with Matsuri isn't nearly as complicated and convoluted as theirs, alright?"

Temari disregards the offended stare the rosette had thrown her way at the comment. It's not her fault that their life seemed all over the place all because of some player.

"Second; Matsuri and I aren't really friends, but more like acquaintances." The older woman continues, earning her quirked brows since she and Matsuri have been around each other since day one.

"I first met Matsuri when she started working as a bellhop at one of my dad's hotels back in Suna. We never talked except for when it was necessary, but then she started dating my younger brother and I had no choice but to talk to her more after that. Their relationship only lasted a couple of months though, but she didn't quit her job at the hotel afterward. It made things awkward for my brother to see her there all the time, but I'm not the type of person to be a bitch to someone just because she and my brother realized they were more attracted to each other physically rather than emotionally."

"That's interesting." Tenten comments. "So you remained friends with her even after the breakup."

"Like I said, we aren't really 'friends'. We don't even hang out like this back in Suna; matter of fact, we don't even hang out at all. The only reason we're this close now is that we're the only two girls from Suna entering this bizarre experiment for a guy we only fucked once or twice."

Kurotsuchi shrugs and sniggers at how agitated Temari seemed to get at being called Matsuri's friend. "I don't really understand your odd excuse for a relationship with the chick, but whatever floats your boat, desert girl. Now the friendship I'm more interested in knowing about is the one between the common girl and the two rich girls."

Temari pouts at the nickname given to her but looks over towards Tenten and Hanabi just like the others. She smirks when she sees the two brunettes flinch from the sudden attention. Her teal eyes go back to a grinning Kurotsuchi, however, and her mouth goes off before she could even stop herself.

"Of course you'd be interested in their friendship." Karui looks amazed at what the blonde woman said. It was quite bold of her to say that aloud for everyone to hear.

Kurotsuchi, however, didn't seem pleased by the sly accusation in her tone. "What the hell is that supposed to mean? You got something to say?"

The Suna native merely waves the girl off, maintaining her smirk as her focus switches back to Tenten and Hanabi. "Oh no, nothing at all. Let's just let the girls say their piece. That's what you wanted, after all, right?"

Most of the women are puzzled by the sudden tension springing between Kurotsuchi and Temari, seeing as it came out of seemingly nowhere. It was weird considering the two of them were being buddy-buddy just the other day.

Tenten, not wanting another possible argument to break out, does her best to intervene as she did before. "Um, well I met Hinata and Hanabi back in high school." She releases a heavy sigh when she sees Kurotsuchi still glaring at Temari, who looked rather pleased with herself. Everyone else appeared to be listening, however, so she hopes those two do too.

"I was friends with their older cousin, Neji, long before he introduced me to them. Despite being a 'common girl' as you say, my parents did their best to put me in a prestigious school in hopes that I would focus more on academics rather than sports and the like." She splashes at Hanabi when she hears the younger girl start laughing at her past dilemma and how they met.

"I was in middle school when I first met Tenten and I was so disgusted when I saw my cousin come walking by with her all covered in dirt from playing soccer. Of course, Onee-chan didn't mind, but I was such a prissy thing back then." Hanabi chimes in and a few of the others laugh at the imagery.

"She obviously got over herself though when she saw I wasn't going anywhere since both Hinata and Neji liked me. After that, we remained close friends, even after I graduated." Tenten finishes, moving in to hug the younger girl who splashes and laughs while returning the affection. "Yeah, so our story is nothing big or dramatic like some of yours. Ours is just short and sweet."

After Tenten and Hanabi share their past, things finally start to settle back down into a chill silence. All of the tension is nearly dissipated while everyone relaxes for a few minutes. But then Sakura rises from her spot on her chair with her green eyes pointed at the small Hyūga.

Hanabi looks at the pinkette quizzically and swims over to her to hear what she has to say. "Did you need something?"

Sakura blinks at her, contemplating if she should even ask seeing as the younger girl can be highly emotional when topics involving him come up. "Not really no. It's just that something's been on my mind for a while now."

Tenten sees the exchange going on and swims over as well to get a better listen. "Oh? Okay."

Sakura waves her hands in defense when she sees the look the Hyūga was giving her. "It's nothing bad, I promise! It's just something I'm curious about is all." When Hanabi doesn't say anything, she takes that as her go-ahead to speak. "I was just wondering why you're here?"

"Huh?" Hanabi and Tenten look as if Sakura had grown a second head with her blunt words. That was honestly a rude thing to ask and half of the others that were paying attention knew it too.

"Billboard Brow!" Ino scolds. "What the hell?"

Sakura, realizing how it sounded, flounders with heated cheeks. "Wait, wait, wait! Let me finish! That sounded really bad, hahaha." She breathes deeply under the judging stares of the others.

"What I meant was why are you here if you said you weren't supposed to be in the beginning?" Seeing everyone take even more offense to what she was asking, she presses on before anyone else could cut her off.

"I mean, I know Jiraiya said you were here for your sister-" Hanabi and Tenten give her a look from the tone she used when mentioning Hinata. "-but that can't be the only reason you showed up, right?"

Hanabi starts turning pink at the underlying suggestion that Sakura was making. "Just what are you trying to get at? I said I was here for my sister and my sister alone so I don't know what you're trying to say."

Sakura points to her cheeks with a teasing grin. "I think you do though if you blushing is anything to go by."

Tenten blinks when Hanabi gasps and backs away from the woman. "You can't be seriously thinking that I came here for that ass weasel, can you?!" When Sakura simply nods, Hanabi all but gags inside of the pool. "T-That's not o-only absurd, but absolutely fucking gross!"

Watching Hanabi's disgusted and insulted reaction towards the mere suggestion that she was here for Sasuke proves to Tenten that whatever ideas Sakura has about the girl were completely false. Not only does the Hyūga talk shit about the man whether he's around or not, but she's also one of the few to show absolutely no interest in him whenever he's around. She's highly doubtful that either sister is here for the same reasons that the others are, but then again, she wasn't around when they knew him, so she doesn't truly know how they were back then either.

Despite her reaction, Sakura presses on with her questioning. "I'm just having a hard time believing that you came here for your older sister as if she isn't a grown woman that should be able to handle her own."

"She is a grown woman that can take care of herself!" Hanabi argues, still not appreciating the tone used whenever her sister was mentioned. "This is just me being selfish and overprotective because unlike Onee-chan, I know how catty and bitchy girls can get over a man." Her pale eyes roam over the pinkette as she says this. "On top of that, I don't trust that asshole to not do his damndest to make my sister apart his list of booty calls - no offense to you guys. No matter how much I trust her, from the things I've heard about him, I don't want to take my chances. My sister deserves so much better than to become someone's personal blowup doll - no offense."

At this point, everyone was becoming shocked at how emotional the younger woman was getting. She was becoming so upset to the point where her face was turning red. Tenten wanted to wrap her arms around the girl to try to calm her, but her flailing arms as she spoke prevented her from doing so.

"When my family had heard about what she was being called here for, our father was all for it because of a stupid disagreement they're having and it was an excuse for her to be away for a while. Nobody wanted me tagging along, but I know how kind people like my sister get taken advantage of every day. I've seen all of the times someone has used her and the effects it had on her, and I hate it! She's strong, yes, but she's also too kind to a fault, which is part of the reason why she's here in the first place. So I'll say it again, Pinky, and hopefully this time you'll get it through that pretty little head of yours: I am strictly here for my sister and my sister only. I could give two shits about what happens with Sasuke and his manwhore ways. Especially with how he used to treat my sister back when we were kids. So don't you tell me what-"

"Alright, that's enough, Hanabi." Tenten intervenes with an arm around the ranting girl's shoulders.

As soon as she was cut off, it was as if all of the adrenaline she had coursing through her veins died instantly and she was able to see everything clearly again. And as soon as she saw the shocked expressions on everyone's faces, her already reddened cheeks brightened for an entirely different reason. She was completely and utterly embarrassed by her actions. She felt stupid for getting as mad as she did over such a silly thing. But the moment she heard the sassiness in the pinkette's tone whenever she mentioned her older sister, it just set her off on this tangent.

When she looks over towards her bun-haired friend, her eyes well up at the concern present in her features. She was thankful to Tenten for stopping her from saying anything further that would make her and Hinata both look like fools. She was also thankful to her for setting her back down to earth where she was met with some common sense.

Before anyone could say anything to stop her, the Hyūga was climbing out of the pool and snatching her towel as she marches her way back into the manor. Tenten is quick to follow after her, shooting Sakura a disappointed glare.

"Nice going, Pinky." The brunette quips before entering the house, leaving Sakura to stare at where she once was with disbelief.

"Are you serious?! I didn't do anything but ask the girl a simple question!" She complains, fully offended by the stares she was receiving from everyone. "It's not my fault that she can't handle a little bit of questioning."

Sakura huffs and crosses her arms as she leans back in her chair. Her striking eyes turn over to Ino when she sees the blonde shaking her head.

"I get what you mean, but at the same time - I don't wanna say you were being aggressive - you were kind of just being very pushy when you were talking to her."

Looking around Sakura sees that the others were in their own ways agreeing with what her love rival had said about her. She scoffs, still not understanding what she did wrong to deserve the attitude and outburst she received. It's not her fault that the little Hyūga got emotional over someone questioning her true intentions of being here. This was something to help Sasuke, not babysit her older sister. Sorry that her motives seem suspect.

Just because the girl was a few years younger than the rest of them doesn't mean she was going to sugarcoat anything she had to say to her. At least she knows she was right about the kid getting emotionally unstable over what she had to say.

-XxX-

When Sasuke had gone down for his nearly 3-hour long nap, he wasn't expecting to wake up to the drama mill. Especially not when it involved two females he least expected to be involved in drama this early on in this stupid project.

It was almost immediately after he woke up and prepared himself for the day that he had witnessed first hand the aftermath of whatever bullshit started the drama in the first place. It was almost like a cold war was going down in his home and he was only able to catch slight musings over what happened.

The first time he realized that something had happened today was when he was on his way down to grab a snack from the kitchen, and he ended up passing by the Hyūga siblings' room. Their door was closed, but he could hear the little one shouting from down the hall. It must not have done her sister's head much good... not that he cared.

He could hear a couple of voices in the room all talking about a certain incident at the pool between Hanabi and another one of the females, but he wasn't sure who it was at the time. Glancing around the dining table now, however, he could clearly pick the odd one out.

The second time he heard about what happened was after he ran into Karui in the kitchen. She was also grabbing something to eat, but upon seeing him, her face turned red as she looked between him and the counter where they were caught together. He had smirked tauntingly at her when she rushed by him without a word. After that, he grabbed his own snack and was on his way to the library to pick up a book he had been reading when he passed by Fū and Kurotsuchi. The two looked like they were on their way back from the gym, glistening with sweat, but they didn't seem to notice him. He was grateful that they were too invested in their conversation to pay attention to him.

It was what their conversation was about, though, that piqued his interest as well, seeing as it was related to what Hanabi had been yelling about earlier. They didn't name names but it was clear they were talking about the argument at the pool. From what he could gather before they were too far away to further listen to, the brat had apparently gone off on the other female over some questions of some sort. Fū and Kurotsuchi seemed to be debating whose side they felt more sympathetic towards and how quickly things escalated.

After that, he had run into Temari in the library and was tempted to ask her what was going on. But one look at the blonde woman's intense features as she focused on her book, he knew she wasn't the type to gossip. That was something he liked about her too since not a lot of people know how to keep their mouths shut.

The two had sat in comfortable silence for a good hour or so just reading their respective novels until it was interrupted by an irritating screeching. The one responsible for his need for a nap this morning came barging into the library calling for Temari, who looked just as annoyed as him. As soon as he saw Matsuri trying to coax the blonde into telling her more about what happened this morning, he snuck his way out of the library seeing as she was too focused on her fellow Sunagakure native.

He had decided that until dinner, he would take his book back to his room and try to progress through it in there. On his way back, he passed by the Hyūga's room again, this time finding the door slightly ajar. His eyes wandered inside before he could stop them to find Ino and Tenten sitting with the sisters, laughing with each other. It was quite the change from the brash shouting he heard earlier from them. For the brief moment he stood by the door, he was sure he heard something about a slumber party being mentioned.

At first, he had shaken the idea out of his head, thinking that it was ridiculous with all of the drama going on to throw a slumber party. But hearing them talking about it now proved him wrong. Many of the girls were discussing spending the night in the basement over their meals that the chefs have prepared for them. He sat in silence as he watched all of their reactions to the idea.

Hanabi and Ino seemed to be the main planners for this, talking animatedly with the others who were interested. Fū and Matsuri were also ecstatic about the sleepover in the basement mainly because they wanted to try to do stereotypical "girly" things that magazines say girls do at slumber parties. It was becoming overwhelmingly hard not to cringe in his seat the more the conversation on the topic went on.

The Uchiha takes a deep breath through his nose as he takes another glance around the table. Almost everyone seemed interested in the sleepover but two as far as he can tell, and as he suspected, it was becoming far more obvious as to who the other person in the argument was. Where Temari simply denounced it as being too childish for her age to participate in a slumber party, Sakura had barely spoken a word, if any at all. That in itself was unusual for her.

Normally the bubbly girl would gladly jump in on the bandwagon of something fun, but tonight she was abnormally somber. She barely touched the food on her plate, mostly messing with it by moving things around. Her head was resting in her hand for the most part and she had a pout the entire dinner. She would peer up at the table every so often but would turn away the instant someone looked her way. It was kind of uncomfortable seeing her this way and he has to wonder what the hell the argument was about to make Hanabi go off the apparent way she did and make Sakura do a complete 180 in personality.

He shakes his curiosity away after a moment, deciding it's better to not meddle with the problems these girls will have with each other. It'll be easier on him, in the long run, to not be involved in their dramas. Instead, he focuses on his meal and anticipates his coming dessert in the form of the blushing redhead on the other end of the table, who was also keeping to herself with a huge grin on her face.

-XxX-

He could hear the chatter and giggles from down the hall from his bedroom. These ladies were really excited about this little party they were about to have. He could hear them all shuffling down the corridor with most likely their comforters in hand and some other essentials for the night.

A sly grin comes to Sasuke's face as he gets himself prepared to head to Karin's room. He has a feeling that Hinata must have been the one to imply something about the basement and her sister and the others ran with the idea and involved most of the household. This honestly made things perfect for tonight because it's been quite a while since he's been with someone like Karin, and he'll admit that he's quite rusty. Good thing Karin isn't the type to mind him getting back into the rhythm of things.

When he no longer hears anyone moving around in the hallway, he exits his room wearing nothing but a silky pair of black boxers that fit quite snug around his lower half. It's not like he has any shame to be seen or anything, but it was better to not be stopped or questioned by someone that would actually care where he was going. As he saunters closer towards her bedroom, he can hear the muffled tone of her humming softly to herself. He also sees a slight flickering light beneath her door and the aroma of spicy cinnamon mixed with a hint of vanilla permeates from her room.

His heartrate amps up a bit with anticipation and his steps become quicker until he's standing right in front of her room. He pauses for a moment when his loins begin to stir just from placing his hand on the knob. He chuckles to himself at his eagerness and finally opens the door to reveal one hell of a sight to him.

Aside from the obviously dark room being illuminated by multiple candles and the neat room looking like it's a makeshift torture chamber, the thing that stood out the most to him and made him stand at attention was the sight of a milky white ass barely concealed by a tiny black thong bent over for his viewing pleasure. Said ass would wiggle and swerve from side to side as the owner of the delectable bum tended to one of the many candles placed throughout the room.

At the sound of him shutting the door, Karin finally stands straight and turns to him to reveal herself in full display. Her unruly red locks were down and her standard glasses were nowhere to be found. She was wearing a black stringy monokini that left absolutely nothing to the imagination. Her slim physique was on full display with her womanhood and nipples barely covered. She looks like a half-assed wrapped gift just waiting to be ripped apart.

"Sasuke-sama…" She's already moaning his name despite him being nowhere near her at the moment. She appears to be breathing heavily as she licks her lips and fingers the string around her hips.

"Karin." His tone is stern and strong, causing her to stiffen and try to hide her eager smile.

"Yes, Sasuke-sama?"

"I know it was years ago since we last saw each other, but do you remember what I said about your attire?" His charcoal eyes stare intensely at her, roaming over every inch of her exposed body. The feeling of his eyes looking her over with obvious disapproval start a fire within her belly and she's already growing wet from the feeling.

"Yes, Sasuke-sama." She's curt as she tries not to fidget, especially when he starts stalking his way towards her.

"Hn. What did I say?"

Karin gulps when he's closer to her with only a foot of space separating them. The pretty blush in her cheeks grows as he stares her down.

"You said that you like to expose me and rip my attire clean off, Sasuke-sama."

"If this is true, then tell me, can I expose you in this?"

"Ah~!" The abrupt feeling of his fingers lacing underneath the bra part of her suit, just barely scraping his nails against her perky nipple sends an immediate shiver down her spine and causes her to gasp.

"Didn't think so."

With no warning given, the Uchiha abruptly snatches Karin by her arm and roughly throws her to her stomach on top of the bed. She squeals loudly when quickly after she feels the blissful sting of his palm against her bottom. Her back arches as another smack is laid upon her and soon after, another, and many more until her left cheek is completely raw with his palm print.

"Oh Sasuke-sama! Punish me harder, Sasuke-sama!"

Sasuke growls lowly and grips her hair in a knot, yanking her back to him until she's arched almost painfully against him. He rubs his clothed erection between her sore cheeks at a delectably slow pace. Karin fists the sheets as he bites down into her collarbone enough to leave a mark before licking it tenderly.

"You want to be punished, Karin?"

"Yes, Sasuke-sama!"

With one more nip at her neck, Karin is forced back down onto the bed, bent over the edge when Sasuke pulls her slightly. Before she can even shift her weight, a stern command comes from him telling her not to move. She giggles gleefully and wiggles her hips slightly despite the order. Her disobedience is quickly rewarded with a thunderous and agonizing crack against her right buttcheek, courteous of the leather flog her lover was now holding against her.

"Ah! Fuck Yes!"

Sasuke watches momentarily as her body shivers and twitches after just the first whip. He grins and rubs at his aching bulge before delivering another whip, a little harder than the last one. His ears ring with the sound of her laughter and screams and he watches as her legs shake while trying to support herself. Her arms have already given out on her and she's now a panting mess on her mattress. He sees that she's already dripping from the abuse and he can't help but to run his finger between her legs and across her slit. She mewls and raises her ass at the feeling before sighing when his hand is no longer there.

Karin turns just in time to see the Uchiha stick his coated finger into his mouth, humming at the taste of her. Her cheeks turn pink at the sight and a small smile graces her features before promptly being swatted again with the flog.

"Did I ask you to turn around?" The taunting seductive tone he uses towards her makes her bite her lip and he runs his finger once more against her dripping core.

This time she doesn't turn to see what he does with her juices, which she had gathered he didn't want her to. The redhead is mildly surprised, however, when she feels him lean over her slightly before fingers are plunged into her gaping mouth. On instinct, she closes her lips around his fingers and she can instantly taste herself on them. She hears her lover groan pleasantly before she hears the command.

"Suck."

And she does. She sucks and licks his fingers clean of herself like she was the most appetizing dish and his fingers were her spoon. As she's sucking on his fingers, she can feel him pressing himself against her and starts slowly grinding. She eagerly backs herself against him to further feel the friction. Both moan at the contact and Sasuke has to forcefully push her down to keep himself in control, though, he allows himself to hump her little to ease some of his swelling.

After a couple of seconds, Sasuke forces himself away from her with a hefty push, sinking her further into the bed as he steps back. Karin sighs at the loss of contact but sucks in a breath when she hears a familiar jingle. Sitting up from the bed, she turns around only to be picked up in one arm and tossed over the Uchiha's shoulder. She squeaks in delight before she's tossed back down on the mattress like a ragdoll.

She has little time to recover from being tossed when Sasuke climbs on top of her and his lips trail from her belly button to her jaw. She can barely resist the urge to lean up to kiss him when his handsome face hovers over hers. She sticks her tongue out in hopes that he'll take pity on her just this instance. Her wish is soon granted when her lover slowly leans toward her, pausing in his venture to grip her throat. She moans at the feeling of his fingers squeezing her neck gently but still tight enough to send the blood rushing to her head, especially when he takes her tongue between his teeth and nibbles on it. Shortly after, his mouth slants over hers and she engages him in the hungriest kiss she has ever given him before.

There is a raw and unbridled passion in this kiss; a kiss where she pours all of her past frustrations into it and he's giving it all back like the true champ he is. It was sloppy and wet, but neither really cared as they continued to tongue each other until the sound of two soft clicks ring throughout the room. Both grin wide into the kiss as Sasuke sits up and admires his work.

Karin tries to move her arms but all she receives is the sound of clanking since the Uchiha had just bound her wrist to her bedpost with her special handcuffs. She giggles gleefully at her predicament, even when Sasuke removes his hand from her neck to instead drag is lazily down to her chest. He pauses briefly over her tit and then proceeds to rip her bra from her. The abrupt action causes her to squeal and jolt, only to moan when his teeth pinch delightfully her pert nipple.

"Sasuke-sama!"

"Hmm."

Sasuke replaces one hand around her throat while he continues to bruise her breast with his lips and teeth. He trails his free hand down her writhing body until he reaches her thigh. He forces her legs apart and maneuvers his way so that he's snug between them with them resting on his hips. Once settled, he uses his free hand to grip at her thigh once more in intervals until he reaches her clothed vag. As he switches over to abuse her other rosebud, he pulls her soaked underwear to the side and runs his finger along her wetness.

She coos at the sensation until the Uchiha introduces two fingers into her mouth just as he does to her vaginal walls. Her legs wrap around his body weakly as he pumps his digits inside of her while simultaneously using his thumb to rub circles around her clitoris.

Karin laps at his fingers to keep herself from yelling to the high heavens due to the feeling of having him touch her again. It may be basic touching and groping, but for some reason, no other man could do it and make her feel as breathless as her Sasuke-kun. The way his tongue swirled around her nipple before he took it entirely in his mouth, biting down hard enough to leave more than just a mark; the way his long fingers massaged her tongue before plunging to the back of her throat enough to nearly make her gag; the way he would use his thumb to toy with her love nub before pushing it down hard enough to make her wail and bring tears to her eyes; the way he would curve his fingers inside of her and scrape his nails against her inner walls and hit every single good spot there was. This man truly knew how to make her feel more alive than she ever has and she loves it and him for that.

Being too preoccupied with the bliss she was feeling, Karin didn't even register that Sasuke had moved until she felt the feeling of teeth biting down on her clitoral hood. The shock and unexpectedness of the nibble - along with all of the previous spankings and ministrations - was enough to have the redhead squirting her orgasm into Sasuke's awaiting mouth. She cries out loudly until her voice is hoarse, calling and praising his name and the lord for her first real orgasm in so long.

"Fucking Christ! Yes! Sasuke-sama!"

Sasuke continues to lick her quivering center while holding her legs apart despite her body's effort to close them. When he's sucked her mostly dry, he looks up at her, licking his moist lips.

"You seem a bit distracted, Karin." His devious smirk almost makes her chuckle, but she can tell that a new punishment is on the horizon. "Looks like I'll have to bring you back down to earth."

"Please Sasuke-sama."

With one last teasing lap at her slick, Sasuke stands from the bed leaving Karin to watch him with anticipation. Her ruby eyes follow him over to her dresser which holds one of the many red candles she has littered around her room. She becomes excited when he picks up the flame and drips some of the melted wax onto his hand. She twitches when she hears him hiss under his breath from the obvious sting he must have felt from it.

"Hn."

He continues his treck around the room until he stops at her nightstand. He picks up a bottle of lotion from it before coming back over to her. She feels the bed dip with his weight as he moves back between her legs. The butterflies in her stomach spring to life when he pumps a good amount of lotion onto her stomach and nipples.

"Ngh~"

The chill of the lotion brings a stark contrast to the heat her body was producing. The cool sensation, however, is replaced by the feeling of Sasuke using his newly free hand to sensually massage the lotion into her skin. He rubs soothing circles into her stomach, spreading the lotion evenly. She hisses when he pinches her nipples while rubbing the lotion in there as well. Just when she thought he was done, he reclaims the lotion bottle and does a few pumps on her thighs as well.

"There too?" She asks mildly surprised.

"Why not?" He counters, rubbing the lotion in with a shrug. She blushes as he squeezes her thigh in reassurance, nodding to him when he sets the bottle aside again.

Once more Sasuke lets the wax drip onto his own hand, wincing again, before holding the candle above her thigh. Karin clenches her cuffs and curls her toes in readiness, anticipating the feeling to come. Both she and Sasuke watch the red melt from the stick and from the flame, slowly but surely, until it finally drops. Her body stiffens until the wax finally touches her thigh.

"Fuck~!"

She hasn't felt the feeling of wax play in so long that she forgot that it will hurt like a bitch for the first second before cooling down into that amazing sting. Her panting and pained expression must have caused some concern in Sasuke since he promptly squeezed her thigh again and stared at her.

"I'm fine. Promise." She says, nudging him with the leg that he poured the wax on. "Keep going, Sasuke-kun."

In that instant, it was like she had said the magic words that had awakened the true monstrous beast within him. Before she could even blink, he had somehow ripped his boxers from himself all while keeping her legs steady on him. The next thing she feels is his erection pressed against her before plunging deep inside her just as more wax is poured onto her other thigh.

She somehow manages to choke out a scream as her body bucks at the feeling of him filling her. She hears him groaning too as he puts his hand around her neck once again to steady himself.

"Shit Karin." He moans as he slowly unsheaths himself from her. He looks down to admire the sight before pushing back in just as he moves the candle to her stomach.

She feels the wax burn onto her bellybutton just as Sasuke's dick fills her to the base. Between the dual pleasures, her mind was going into an overloaded state. While his thrust may be slow, they surely weren't without a punch each time. Each time he slammed back into her, it sent her jolting into the bedpost. And each time she jolted into the bedpost, candle wax would drip somewhere on her body, burning her flesh desirably so. Even as he began to pick up the pace and his thrust became rougher, even as the wax burned hotter, it was all felt so mind-blowingly amazing.

To her, this was passion at it's finest. This was raw and beautiful. And she was the only one here that could provide him such. None of the other girls would allow him to abuse them in such a way. None of them would allow him to command them in such a way. Yes, he may always be the one taking charge in the bedroom, but not like this. No. Here, with her, he was allowed to not only try out different kinks, but he was also allowed to use and abuse her body as if it was his own.

He could bite her body until she bleeds and imprints of his teeth scar her; he could burn her flesh red and raw to the point where it would take a week to heal; he could spank, flog, whip her with whatever he saw fit to the point where it would kill her to sit even on ice. Her pain was not only his pleasure but hers as well.

"Sasuke-sama~"

"Hn?"

"Mmm… Get - Aah! - the clamps…"

-XxX-

"Huh? Temari? Sakura? What are you two doing down here?"

The women in the house all look mildly surprised at their two housemates that originally didn't want to participate in their little get together. The two of them appeared highly annoyed and tired as they stood at the bottom of the stairs with their comforters and pillows in hand. Where Sakura's cheeks burned as she turned away from the group, Temari stares them all down with her lip slightly twitching.

"Not a word from anyone, got it? Not a word. Some things are better off left unsaid and unheard."

No one dares question the older woman since they all had a feeling what she was talking about. Fū was just in the middle of telling them all about the handcuffs that she had seen underneath Karin's bed earlier this morning.

-XxX-

Hey guys! So sorry about the long wait. I've just been going through a lot of things left and right and nothing had seemed to be wanting to get better for me. I hope you guys can forgive me. I hope this chapter doesn't reflect how badly I've been feeling with how bad or jumbled up it might seem. I also apologize for the sex scene here. I had an idea of what I wanted to do and wanted to take it further, but I will admit, despite trying to look it up, I have no idea how to write good BDSM/kinky sex as much as I already don't know how to write normal sex lol. I hope it came out well enough though and that you guys can maybe give me pointers for the future!

Anyway, thank you all so much for reading this extremely long chapter! I hope it made up for the extremely long wait! If you like it or have any criticisms, please review, follow, and/or fave! It's greatly appreciated! Until next time, I hope you have a great day/night!