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Spoilers for Wheels | Chapter 1 | Rated T

“I’m sorry. There is nothing more we can do.”

It was the nail in her metaphorical coffin. Hinata had been considered useless before, but now there was no question that it was true. Her career was over. She had less than zero value to the Hyuga council. She was dead weight. She couldn’t even stand for her long-held crush when he became Hokage.

She couldn’t stand at all.

Hinata’s forehead bore a seal. It was necessary when they decided she could no longer protect herself.

“I’m moving out,” Hinata told her father. Of course, her father could have stopped her from leaving if he wanted to, but she knew he wanted nothing to do with his useless disabled daughter. He didn’t even want to look at her.

Neji had protested, but he wasn’t going to change her mind. He begrudgingly helped her move across town as far away as she could manage. If nothing else, it was an excuse for not visiting.

People stared. A former nin in a wheelchair was a sight to see. Hinata got used to it. What she couldn’t get used to was people forcefully helping her. No one could take ‘no, thank you’ as an answer, but she knew getting mad at them would only make her look upset. She couldn’t do things for herself.

She could. Just because she couldn’t move her legs didn’t mean she was helpless. Hinata had learned quickly that she could pull herself up on the counter. She could now easily pull her entire body weight up with one arm if she needed to. She was a nin. That training didn’t disappear with the use of her legs. She wasn’t going to stop training just because she couldn’t move her lower half.

People tried to visit, but she stopped answering the door. Her team felt guilty. Friends and acquaintances all treated her like glass. She couldn’t pretend she didn’t hate the pitying looks and constant offers of help.

Sometimes Hinata wished she would have died instead of being forced to live in this chair. She would have been a hero for dying in the field. Instead, she was a wounded warrior and an inconvenience.

It would have been easier for everyone if she had died.

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Sasuke growled as his cart turned on him again. He got one with junk wheels again, and it was hard to steer with only one hand. He gave it a hard tug to get straight again, and it responded with an awful screeching sound.

“Rest on it.” Sasuke heard from behind him. He turned, seeing no one immediately, but his eyes fell on a woman in a chair on wheels with a basket in her lap. He couldn’t recognize her with her head turned toward the shelves. He wasn’t even sure it was her who spoke.

“What?” Sasuke asked as he tried to remember her name.

She looked up at him and leaned one arm on her basket, bracing her forearm across it, demonstrating. “Lean on it with your whole arm. It will give you more control.”

Hinata Hyuga, a seal, proudly displayed on her forehead, only covered by her bangs. She wore civilian clothes, with pants that revealed how thin her legs were at the ankle. She had a backpack on the back of the chair and her hair tied back loosely out of her way.

Sasuke had heard what had happened to the Hyuga heiress but also heard she didn’t come out of her home often, so he hadn’t seen her since he got back.

“Could you reach that for me?” Hinata asked, breaking his thoughts.

Sasuke followed her finger up to a box, two shelves above her highest reach. He grabbed a box and set it in her basket.

“Thank you.” Hinata nodded, looking at her list.

Sasuke’s curiosity got the better of him. What happened to the shy girl that followed Naruto around? Was she as sad and pathetic as everyone lovingly described? She looked perfectly well off, healthy even, at least in her cheeks. They still made her face look like a dumpling.

Why did he always hear about how sad it was?

“You need a hand with your shopping?” Sasuke asked idly.

Hinata’s face visibly twitched. “No, thank you.” She gave him a forced smile.

“Well, it would have only been one anyway,” Sasuke mumbled, heading back to his cart. He heard a small laugh that grew. He was surprised to turn back to see her giggling into her list.

“I think that is the first disabled joke I have heard since I ended up in this chair.” Hinata grinned at him.

“Well, you’re rather far down. Maybe they go over your head.” Sasuke shrugged.

Hinata continued laughing, far too hard, for how funny the joke was. “I like that one.” She wheeled herself down the aisle by him.

When was the last time anyone joked with her if she thought HE was funny?

“You should come out drinking with Naruto, his never get old.” Sasuke rolled his eyes.

Hinata’s face changed, losing its smile. “We aren’t that kind of friends.”

Sasuke felt there was a lot more going on than he needed to know.

“Have a good day,” Hinata told him not to wait for an answer as she quickly wheeled herself down the aisle.

Sasuke watched her until she turned the corner and frowned. He leaned over his cart like she described, finding his weight did make it easier to steer the janky cart.

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Sasuke dumped his groceries on the kitchen table and rolled his shoulders. How come training didn’t make him as sore as bringing home groceries?

Sasuke started putting food away. His diet was simple, so it was mostly just large portions of the food he liked, mostly to keep from only eating take-out.

As he finished, Sasuke rolled his shoulder a few more times. Maybe he injured it during training, or maybe it was leaning over the cart. His daily life was hard enough with just one arm. He would prefer it if that arm worked.

His mind wandered back to Hinata Hyuga. She had it worse than he did. He was still useful as nin. His handicap didn’t hinder him in combat anymore, but being confined to a chair made her useless at anything more than a desk job or possibly teaching.

A few years before, Sasuke might have dismissed her as completely useless to society in her current state. However, after suffering his own handicap, he understood the feeling of uselessness even if he was still functional.

That did press the question, what did she do now? Naruto complained that he could never catch her on her way home, so he knew she must work in the Hokage tower. She was no longer an heiress judging by the seal, but she was doing her own shopping, so she no longer lived in the compound.

Sasuke ruffled his hair. Her face twitched when he asked if she wanted help. To be fair, she probably got ‘helped’ all the time. However, he didn’t think she would be the type to laugh at a joke about disability, let alone her own.

He got it all the time. Naruto wouldn’t shut up about it. It was constantly the punch line of his jokes.

Hinata said they weren’t friends, but the way Naruto talked about her, he seemed to have a different idea. Of course, Naruto didn’t know when to leave people alone, either.

Maybe he would listen the next time Naruto went on rambling. He might pick up some information.

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“… and then Hinata canceled another meeting.” Sasuke’s ears perked up. Naruto had been rambling about his day for the better part of dinner, but it may have paid off.

“She does that a lot?” Sasuke asked.

Naruto didn’t seem to wonder why he was interested. “Yeah, she usually sends a message saying what we have to talk about ‘doesn’t require a meeting and that a message would be sufficient.’”

Sasuke found the very diplomatic ‘fuck off’ amusing. “What is it she does?”

“Paperwork. Endless paperwork, I tried to get her something else, but she says she doesn’t need it.” Naruto rubbed his head. “I just feel bad. She’s down there digging through endless requests for missions when she can’t go on any of her own anymore.”

“Hmm.” Sasuke considered the information.

Hinata was avoiding him. Naruto was just not getting the hint.

Wheels

Pairing: Sasuke x Hinata Rating: T

Description: After an accident, Hinata is bound to a wheelchair. She and Sasuke find common ground in their disabilities. Friends to lovers. Light-hearted fluff.

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Making bread is a great hobby to have with writing.

When the bread is rising, you can write. When the bread needs attention, you have a quiet break from writing.

#bread #writing #cooking

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✿ Monday Sneak Peaks ✿

A Kiss Between Strangers Chapter 8 GaaHina ✿ Ongoing

“You haven’t seen it yet?” Kiba tilted his head. “It's a big yellow cat that has been prowling this whole block, hissing at anyone who passes.” “I don’t usually pass this way.” Hinata turned her head toward the door. “Do you think someone is feeding it?” “Are you going to go feed it?” Kiba smiled knowingly.

The Best Revenge Chapter 16 ShikaHina ✿ Ongoing

Shikamaru shrugged as he sat down and leaned over to look over her shoulder. “Legal documents are the least fun riddles because the answer is always boring.” Hinata cracked a smile. “I don’t think you would like being a lawyer.” “No. It’s a lot of work for an argument that isn’t about who is right. It’s about who can be more convincing.” Shikamaru sat back with his cup.

Red Memories Chapter 31 SasuHina ✿ Ongoing

Hinata picked at her stupid cake with a knowing smile on her face. “You don’t like the plush, do you?” Sasuke chewed on his distaste for the big stupid toy. “I can live with it.” Hinata giggled, looking over her shoulder. “I think it’s cute. It’s probably big enough to take a nap on.” “The first thing I thought was to go out and get a bigger one,” Sasuke admitted.

Riding Hearts Chapter 11 Akatsuki x Hinata ✿ Ongoing

Hinata took another sip of her tea. Aware of her throat. Persistently aware of her throat. “I just… I seem to cause a lot of trouble.” “You are just realizing that now?” Sasori raised an eyebrow at her. “You have been causing trouble since the beginning. You might as well continue on like you have been.”

Why Is It Always You? Chapter 26 SasuHina ✿ Ongoing

Hanabi slammed open a classroom door and looked around. “Does anyone know what class Sakura Haruno is in right now?” Everyone stared at the lower classmen, startled. “Come on, someone knows.” “Two down.” Hanabi turned and frowned at that guy that Hinata invited to her engagement party who was lazily half-pointing down the hall.

New story coming out soon!

All Stories ✿ Completed Stories ✿ One Shots

#SasuHina #ShikaHina #hinata hyuga #gaahina #Akatsuki x Hinata #naruto fanfiction

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ooww i lovee Hinata and I love even more theses sketches i did from her

#fanart highlights #fanart

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Are we ready for mermay?

I have something new coming for it. ~~

I think you can guess who, but I think I will still surprise you with it.

The first chapter will come out May 1st, and then all new chapters will come out with the rest of my Monday uploads.

(⁄ ⁄>⁄ ▽ ⁄<⁄ ⁄)

#mermay #mermay 2024

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Spoilers for I Will Love You | Rated T

Sasuke waved a lollipop in front of Hinata’s face as she continued to ignore him. He knew she was mad, but it was hard to take her seriously when her face lit up like a stoplight every time she thought about it, and she was trying to look as mad as he was sure she felt. “Come on, it’s cinnamon.”

Hinata pressed her lips in a line, and he snorted. It wasn’t helping that he thought this was funny. Her face shifted to a tired pout. “I am very upset.”

Sasuke pushed the lollipop into her mouth before she could finish scolding him. “I know, but you’re really cute when you’re upset.” Hinata made a face, rolling the lollipop in her mouth. “I did warn you.”

“I didn’t think you meant during!” Hinata snapped at him.

Sasuke shrugged. “You should have assumed the worst.”

“I will now.” Hinata countered.

“I don’t have anything else. You're safe.” Sasuke put his hands up.

“I don’t believe that.” Hinata pouted.

I Will Love You Pairing: Sasuke x Hinata Rating: T Tags: Romance | Marriage of Convenience | Friends to Lovers | Fluff and Angst | Happy Ending

Hinata and Sasuke make a desperate deal. Can they intentionally fall in love?

#sasuhina #sasuke x hinata #sasuke uchiha #hinata hyuuga #hinata hyuga #story snippet #story snippet sm #i will love you

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That sounds adorable, actually.

Tell me about: I Must Be Dreaming—Shikahina

They’re friends/neighbors who slowly but suddenly begin falling in love and Sika is baffled that she tries his love. Thats the best I can explain it 😅 I hope it sounds appealing!

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I thought I would compile the posts so far. Someone told me they thought they would be annoying if they send more than one ask.

You won't be! I love talking about my brain rot!

From With In the Book -> Post Here

I’m Sorry -> Post Here

Monster with Us -> Post Here

Loop -> Post Here

Behind Closed Doors -> Post Here

Blind and Rude -> Post Here

Terrorist -> Post Here

WIP Name Game

@cariata brought this back and I am all for it

Rules: ✿ Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. ✿ Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! ✿ Tag as many people as you have WIPs.

I am going to try to format it better this time rather than have the images.

Nothing that I am currently working on will be on here, but anything on here COULD come out this year.

I had to prune the list a little because the original list was 89 items. I don't think anyone wants to read through all that.

These are all Hinata x Title Card

✿ 𝚂𝚊𝚜𝚞𝚔𝚎 ✿

A Better Life Disaster Witch -> Post Here I’m Sorry Loop Luck Medic Money Can’t Buy Love Monster With Us Monster-in-law Organ Donner Romance Books Will Be The Death of Me Single Parent Sasuke -> Post Here You Don’t Love Me Silent Help What Do You Need Right Now? Contract Date Fame Immortality Like Mother Like Son -> WIP Post Pageant Story

✿ 𝙸𝚝𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚒 ✿

Behind Closed Doors Blind and Rude Hyuga Massacre -> Post Here Itachi's Unwanted Help Mob Wife -> Post Here Murderer Story Safe The Cute, The Muscle, and The Paperwork The Kiss That Shouldn't Have Happened Cooking Hell Grandfather -> Post Here Hate in the Workplace Help Me Suicide Mission Wish For Love

✿ 𝙶𝚊𝚊𝚛𝚊 ✿

Fear of People Happily Apart Love from the Kitchen -> Post Here Reluctant Roommates Deals and Payment Eye Translations Watching You

✿ 𝚂𝚑𝚒𝚔𝚊𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚞 ✿

‘Check on her’ Lavender Dreams Pure Fluff Shadow Friends The Quite Genius Your World and Mine -> Post Here From With In The Book

✿ 𝙺𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚖𝚎 ✿

Ghost Full House -> Post Here Would It Make Me A Bad Friend The Bar Owner and The Single Mom

✿ 𝚂𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚛𝚒 ✿

Terrorist Robot My Doll Baby Magic

✿ 𝙷𝚒𝚍𝚊𝚗 ✿

One Wild Night -> Post Here Hidan in a coffee shop

Now I am not going to be able to tag as many people as I have WIPs I don't even know that many people, but I am going to get a damn few of you. This is fun.

@nikandrros @sweenyalice @stephsageek @chikahoshi @opal-chan @0rent @gerardwayissexah @goldfishlover73 @lightweaving @lilypheria @munchbell45 @daifukumochiin @wickermayne @p-crowds @pianocoat @raven-lane @kersu @twofortea @xylazine @emihkka @everything-minni @hinar3dx

Let us peek into your WIPs >.>

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I love this collection. Thank you for all the support.

Wheels

Pairing: Sasuke x Hinata Rating: T

Description: After an accident, Hinata is bound to a wheelchair. She and Sasuke find common ground in their disabilities. Friends to lovers. Light-hearted fluff.

#sasuke x hinata #Hinata Hyuga #hinata hyuuga #sasuhina #sasuke uchiha #comment highlight

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Just 20K more words @_@

#writing #writing goals

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Spoilers for What He Left Behind | Rated T

Pictures of them all through high school cluttered the floor. Some fell face down with notes and dates. ‘When I fell in love with your smile.’ That camera she kept with her all through school, and these weren’t Naruto’s sloppy scripts.

The story just painted itself with more details that made him hollow. Hinata lost everything she had ever wanted.

Hinata stepped out of the room, came back with an arm full of things from other rooms, and then struggled to zip the duffle bag. Her hand slipped she let out a frustrated squeak.

“I’ve got it.” Sasuke moved to zip it for her and picked it up, and she gazed up at him, broken tears starting to fall again. “You think you’re ready?”

What He Left Behind Pairing: Sasuke x Hinata Rating: T Tags: Romance | Hurt/Comfort | Friends to Lovers | Fluff and Angst | Happy Ending

When Sasuke is confronted with an abandoned pregnant Hinata, he does the only thing he can think to do, he takes her in. Strangers to friends. Friends to lovers.

#sasuhina #sasuke x hinata #sasuke uchiha #hinata hyuuga #hinata hyuga #what he left behind #story snippet #story snippet sm

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My brain is running in writing notes mode in the most productive but least streamlined way possible. I have 3 notebooks and 6 sticky note pads around me, and I am switching between them like a pachinko machine.

Help. I can't get off.

#Weaponized ADHD #harness your brains bull shit #writing

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Airplane Rides and Bedsides

Sasuke x Hinata | Abandon from my WIP Folder

Sasuke slammed his hand on the counter, spooking the attendant. “I need on this plane!” He barked. “I bought a ticket.”

“Sir, I’m sorry, but we have nothing on record. This website isn’t on our list. You may have been scammed for last-minute tickets.” The lady showed her hands.

Great, he had his wallet stolen, and now this. “I need to get home! You’ve been calling for someone for 10 minutes. Their seat is open.”

“Excuse me.” A voice from behind him quietly interrupted. He ignored her.

“Sir, I can’t do anything for you. We don’t have any unbooked seats. The seats we are calling for are booked.” The counterwoman tried.

“Excuse me.” The small voice protested slightly louder.

“Sir, you can take the next flight tomorrow.” The attendant tried.

“Excuse me.” Once again, the woman behind him protested.

“Wait.” Sasuke snapped, glaring back at her.

She stared back at him. “Excuse me.” She frowned dutifully at him. She passed him and snapped a ticket on the table. “I’m sorry I am running late.”

“Hinata Hyuga, yes, there is meant to be someone with you.” The clerk took her ticket, ignoring him entirely.

“They won’t be coming. You can stop calling. I’m sorry about the trouble.” Hinata bowed her head.

“See, there is a seat!” Sasuke pushed.

“Sir, your ticket isn’t even valid. This is first class seats.” The clerk countered.

Sasuke huffed in frustration and looked back at the girl, who was still frowning at him.

“What is so important that you feel the need to harass the staff?” Hinata asked.

“What do you care about?” Sasuke growled. “There is nothing wrong with your ticket.”

“You’re right, and I have an extra, so if you have a good reason, you might get it.” Hinata snapped back.

Sasuke’s anger melted. His anxiety was still high, and he didn’t want to admit it.

“Ma’am, the plane needs to take off.” The clerk pushed.

Hinata apologized. “Alright.” She gave him a final look and picked up her bag.

“My brother is in the hospital. He might not make it another night.” Sasuke blurted out.

Hinata stopped and took a moment to study him. Would she even believe him? It sounds like the sort of thing you would make up. She held out her spare ticket. “Come on then.”

Sasuke held his breath in a moment of disbelief and hesitantly took it. She could just snatch it back away.

Hinata turned on her heel and headed into the airplane. This was going to be a long flight.

This story came with some notes.

Sasuke is terrified of airplanes because the majority of his family died in a plane crash.

After talking the whole flight, Sasuke takes Hinata to see his brother before he dies.

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Every time someone tells me I got them into a ship.

an unmatched feeling actually

#kisahina #shikahina #gaahina #sasohina #hidahina #hinata hyuuga

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Spoilers for What He Left Behind | Chapter 1 | Rated T

“So you married her, knocked her up, and decided this isn’t what you wanted?” Sasuke asked in disbelief, staring at Naruto, who sat at his table looking like he was talking about the weather.

“Yeah,” Naruto shrugged, sipping his beer.

“You’re an asshole,” Sasuke told him flatly. After a few more moments of thought, he added. “Get out.”

“What?” Naruto asked, surprised.

“You aren’t staying here,” Sasuke growled. “I am not your rebound.”

“Just for a day or two until I leave?” Naruto bargained.

“No.” Sasuke snapped. “You want adventure, then fuck off and find it. I’m not being an accomplice to you abandoning your WIFE and KID like some whore you took in for the sex.”

Naruto looked down at his beer with a pout, silently getting up, leaving it on the table, and picking up his coat.

Sasuke rubbed his face and sighed as the door closed.

What the hell was he thinking? Naruto had done nothing but talk about how great she was from the day they started dating, but now that he realized he was going to be a father, the ONE thing he always wanted when they were kids, he got cold feet.

Sasuke looked at his beer and sighed. He needed better friends.

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Sasuke looked around the half-emptied apartment from the door, and his eyes rested on the puffy, tear-streaked face of the single inhabitant.

“Shit, I can’t believe he did it so soon.” He shouldn’t have said that. Sasuke cringed, expecting her to blow up on him for knowing and not warning her, but she didn’t. She just looked at him, completely numb, lifeless, like she cried all she could, and nothing could make her feel worse at rock bottom.

“I’ll have to… call some friends,” Hinata whispered to herself. Her voice was strained, like it was hard to make the thought. She was so shut down that holding herself up was laborious. Sasuke was sure that she probably could afford the apartment on her own now, but maybe not with the added expense of a kid.

Sasuke rubbed his head in panic and frustration. What the hell was he doing even being here? He came to talk Naruto out of leaving. Now, what did he do?

Hinata didn’t tell him to leave, didn’t stop him from entering, just offered a quiet. ‘He isn’t here.’ She waited for him to say something or leave her to her misery. Sasuke could feel the loss coming off her like waves.

“...Stay here for a few more days, pack up your stuff...and… dammit, you can stay with me for a while.” Sasuke huffed.

Some color came to her face as she managed to look surprised.

Sasuke hated Naruto so much right now. This family was all he ever talked about, and to just toss it like this made him sick. He didn’t know this woman well, but after all the shit Naruto said about her being his dream just to drop her. Sasuke couldn’t, even with his terrible conscience, leave her like this.

Hinata didn’t argue with him, but he honestly didn’t think she had the energy. Sasuke rubbed his face. How was he going to do this? There was an extra room in his apartment. He was using the space for storage, and the odd time Naruto crashed. She could be moved in there. It wasn’t that much farther from her job. It would work.

This could work.

Why he was taking responsibility for this? It wasn’t his kid. He hadn’t walked out. But that’s what he did, right? Clean up Naruto’s messes, though he’d be damned if he did that again. This was the last one. If it weren’t for the fact Naruto ruined her life with one decision, Sasuke wouldn’t even have done this much, but damn it, the life was sucked out of her.

Hinata pressed her lips together, leaning against the table in the hall by the door, and looked back at the beautiful home she created for her marriage. “I don’t want any of it.” She whispered, her lip quivering.

“Then… grab what you do want. And we can have the rest sold. You won’t even have to look at it.” Sasuke problem solved. He looked over the house and felt a pit of disgust. She laid her hand on her stomach, and her face got more grave. Maybe she needed more help.

Sasuke swallowed his own discomfort. “You know what. Let’s do that now.” He stepped past her, and she did as he hoped, following him as he headed to the bedroom. “Where do you keep your suitcase?”

Hinata weakly pointed to the top of the closet, where it was clear that the other suitcase was missing and the closet was half empty. The sickening abandonment irradiated with the lack of care Naruto took to rip his things out.

Sasuke grabbed it, laying it open on the bed. He pulled out as many clothes as he could off the bar to lay by the suitcase. “Anything you want to take out?” It wasn’t all going to fit, but they could also make a second trip with some boxes.

Hinata pressed her lips together, looking down like she was seeing something clearly for the first time since he had come in. She picked up the first dress and dropped it to the floor-sweeping it away with her foot with all the strength she could muster, which honestly wasn’t much, but the intention was there. He frowned at the fabric as she started pulling clothing off their hangers and neatly folding them. Others joined the dress on the floor, but the first one stuck out.

Sasuke remembered that dress, red. It looked horrible on her pale skin. Hinata wore it to their anniversary dinner. She was all smiles until, oh.

Hinata finished the set, and he got her another bundle. When done with the closet, she got enough momentum. She pulled open drawers and did the same on her own. Another thing to join the dress on the floor was lingerie. He scrunched his face. He could understand that. He didn’t like Naruto’s tastes either, and honestly, they looked uncomfortable. The last thing she would want to remember was those.

With the suitcases looking full, he dug in the closet for a box or another bag. Hinata was ahead of him. She pulled a duffle out from under the bed and dumped the contents out onto the floor. It looked like some of Naruto’s things. She stepped over the pile and filled the bag with anything else she wanted, her face set to a hardened yet somehow still gentle scowl as she weakly but intentionally shoved her things into her bag. She moved past him. He stepped out of her way quickly as she dug into the closet. She pushed a box out of the way and exploded as the top came off, and stacks of pictures fell to the floor. She didn’t even give it a look as she pulled what she wanted out.

The story just painted itself with more details that made him hollow. Hinata lost everything she had ever wanted.

Hinata stepped out of the room, came back with an arm full of things from other rooms, and then struggled to zip the duffle bag. Her hand slipped she let out a frustrated squeak.

“I’ve got it.” Sasuke moved to zip it for her and picked it up, and she gazed up at him, broken tears starting to fall again. “You think you’re ready?”

She gave a solemn shake of her head, but what choice did she have?

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Hinata slept on the couch the first night. She didn’t even change out of her clothes. She curled up while he made some arrangements, and he threw a blanket over her when he discovered her passed out. She must have been tired. It was weird, but he knew the autopilot feeling after his parents died. He was numb for weeks. Everything felt like a chore to do, and he was only a kid. She was an adult, who just found out she was pregnant, and she was mourning her loss. He wasn’t sure if she had been angry yet, but if not, what she had displayed in her apartment was likely a drop in the barrel. He wasn’t sure he wanted to see it when it split. But he would. He had made this decision.

He emptied the drawers out of an extra dresser and pushed it into the spare room. He threw what was scattered into boxes and put them all in the corner. He would go through it later. He meant to get rid of some of it anyway. He had a spare futon in his closet, ironically when Naruto got too drunk to head home independently. He tossed a clean pillow and blanket on it and headed back to the living room. Hinata slept through the whole commotion.

Sasuke wiped the sweat from his forehead and set his hands on his hips, debating moving her to the futon, but he decided not to disturb her rest. He pulled his shirt off on the way to the shower.

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Breakfast was quiet, and the air was tense. Sasuke pointed her to the bathroom, showed her how to turn on his shower, where he kept his towels, and that all was all the more he said to her. He didn’t keep much food, so he waited for her to be done with her shower and dressed and took her down to the coffee shop he usually hit on weekend mornings.

The first thing she said all morning other than thank you was. “This is the worst pastry.” She mumbled as she continued eating it in little picked-off chunks.

Sasuke snorted. “Yeah, the coffee isn’t that good either.”

Hinata looked out the window at the street. “Why do you come here?”

“As bad as the coffee is, it’s close, and I can’t make it myself.” He admitted with a sigh.

“I can,” Hinata whispered, eating the last crumbs of her pastry. “I can do that.” She whispered again. It was an offer. She was offering a service for her stay.

Sasuke licked his lips and thumbed the rim of his cup. “If you want.”

They were strangers. They knew of each other, but other than the passing comment or question, the only thing they had in common abandoned them both. Now that he wasn’t here, the air was empty, and he could feel the void between them.

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Hinata put all of her things away in the drawers of the dresser he put in her room. He found another place for his old guitar and random junk. He dug through it. Some of it went to the trash, and some of it got shoved in the closet in his room. Against her best wishes, she decided to go back to the apartment to pack some more things, mostly her kitchen supplies, and though most of them were wedding gifts which left a sour taste in her mouth, she couldn’t cook with just chopsticks and one pan. Did Sasuke only eat out? She took one final look and snapped some pictures with her phone before sending a text to Naruto. He could have the rest. His name was on the lease. It wasn’t her problem.

Hinata went to work against Sasuke’s recommendation to call in a sick day. She regretted it. It was clear to everyone there was something wrong, and no one wanted her to have peace. The next day was just the same, if not worse, and by the third day, she called in sick for the rest of the week.

She bought groceries for his home. How did he still eat only take-out and quick-cooked rice? The thought brought pain to her heart. When she started living with Naruto, he lived on ramen cups and didn’t understand her need for fruit.

When she made her list, Sasuke told her what he did and didn’t like it. She cooked, he would mumble a compliment, and she would wash the dishes and look through her phone before she went to bed.

It was like merely surviving for either of them, but it would do for now.

What He Left Behind

Pairing: Sasuke x Hinata Rating: T

Description: When Sasuke is confronted with an abandoned pregnant Hinata, he does the only thing he can think to do, he takes her in. Strangers to friends. Friends to lovers.

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@ayoyoungg This was a wonderful thing to wake up to!

I am glad you like The Best Revenge. I hope to write more ShikaHina in the future because all of those soft, subtle details really get my heart, too. T_T

I love quiet acts of affection. The things are done when no one is looking and may not even be noticed by who you are giving them to/

I die for it. I need to write more of it.

ShikaHina is so calm and soft and AGHGHGh

You are making me want to write more of it. If I put out another ShikaHina soon, it is going to be your fault.

💜💜💜💜

✿ Monday Sneak Peaks ✿

A Kiss Between Strangers Chapter 7 GaaHina ✿ Ongoing

Hinata nodded, laying the invitation down and laying her hands over it. “I want him to be happy, but it hurts to see them happy together.” “Skipping really isn’t going to make it hurt any less next time,” Kiba told her, his nose scrunched. “I sound like Shino.” Hinata cracked a smile. “Yeah, you do.”

The Best Revenge Chapter 15 ShikaHina ✿ Ongoing

“How is Shikamaru treating you?” Shino asked. Everyone kept asking her that. Maybe it was because they thought Naruto treated her poorly, but should she be offended for Shikamaru that they felt the need to ask? Maybe it was the only polite thing that came to mind.

Red Memories Chapter 30 SasuHina ✿ Ongoing

Sasuke sat on the edge of the bath as it ran. Steam rose up from the running water, not helping the heat that was sitting in his face one bit. He felt silly. He felt stupid. He felt dumb. He felt… Hinata’s giggle broke his thoughts. “I’m sorry.” She waved her hand. “You are just…” Embarrassing? “So adorable. I really can’t handle it.” Sasuke pouted irritably. He was glad that she found it cute because he felt like he was dying.

Riding Hearts Chapter 10 Akatsuki x Hinata ✿ Ongoing

A grand piano seemed like an investment that should be held onto. An instrument that could be passed down, giving life to hours of music. “I have been meaning to get it serviced before it goes on the floor, but I haven’t done it yet,” Sasori's voice came behind her. Hinata snapped the key cover shut. She really shouldn’t have been snooping.

Why Is It Always You? Chapter 25 SasuHina ✿ Ongoing

Hinata twisted her hands in knots in her lap. She couldn't help it. She couldn’t hide it. Her chest filled with the deepest form of dread as she saw her father across the room. His presence haunted her, telling her that there was nothing she could do.

A mixture of angst and fluff this week, as always.

Why Is It Always You? is coming up on its last few chapters. Are you ready?

All Stories ✿ Completed Stories ✿ One Shots

#thank you #you are really sweet #you are adorable #💜#ShikaHina

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