The Games We Play

“Ino told me they were really pretty.”

“Why did he send his daughters to do his work?”

“Both of them?”

“What are we all doing here?”

“I heard they’re going to make final decisions.”

“So are they going to be evaluating us or something?”

“I still don’t get why we all have to be here…”

Conversation flowed around the large circle table that could fit ten. So far the party guests included Ino, Chouji, Kiba, Shino, Shikamaru, Ten-Ten, Naruto, and Hinata. Rock Lee apologized for not being able to make Sakura’s “feel welcome” party do to needing to catch up on training. Neji had bailed saying he had better things to do then to pretend to enjoy himself.

Miyagi’s Bar was not the hot spot for the Ninja circle in town, but it was still a popular bar none the less. It was more a local hang out for those who traveled in different circles. Seeing a shinobi was rare on this side of town, but Sakura had explained to Ino who relayed the message to everyone else; that being surrounded by nothing but shinobi might put the Tanako girls to feel uneasy and nobody wanted that.

So everyone gathered at Miyagi’s Bar at seven waiting their guests of honor. It wasn’t that they didn’t want to be here, secretly they all had private reasons for wanting everything to go well with this rich investor and it’s not like they had anything better to do on a Wednesday night.

Everyone was in deep conversation concerning what had been said during the past few hours of their guest’s arrival and what actually happened when Sakura came through the door with two very pretty girls in tow.

“Hey everyone!” Sakura said smiling brightly leading the way through the crowded room. Everyone made a noise of their greeting but kept their very watchful eyes on the ladies behind her.

“Okay, this is Yuna and Misako Tanako,” Sakura said pointing to the girl who belonged to the name, they each smiled and waved hello. “And going around the table is Ino, Ten-Ten, Chouji Shikamaru, Kiba, Shino, Hinata, and Naruto…hey where’s Sasuke?”

“He said he was coming later.” Naruto offered and Sakura nodded, making Ino move over to make room for the three of them.

Was it just him or was Misako starring at him?

“So where are you two from?” Ten-Ten asked striking up the first conversation for the evening.

The two girls looked at each other and then shrugged, Yuna spoke up for the both of them.

“We don’t really have a home, we travel a lot. Spend several months to years in a village and then move to the next one.”

“Like nomads.” Ten-Ten said smiling and the girls nodded.

“Yeah like that.”

“So you travel a lot, does that mean your father does a lot of business with other villages?” Ino always got right to the point. Sakura shoved her from under the table but Ino didn’t budge, she had to size them up after all.

“Yes, we try to anyway. Our father is very generous, he wants to help out every one who asks him so when a message comes through we travel and my father sees what it is they really need.” Yuna explained.

“Where is you’re father?” Ino went on; no one stopped her though everyone wanted to know.

“In the Mist Country. There were complications with one of the villages and he had to stay longer then expected, but he didn’t want to miss the opportunity with Konoha so he sent us.”

“And do you do that often?” Shikamaru broke in making several people turn at his unexpected voice in the conversation. “Go instead of your father?”

“Sometimes,” Yuna said keeping her air of confidence. “When it gets too busy my father likes me to go in his place.”

“Cool,” Ten-Ten said. “So you’re like, his vice president or something?”

Yuna giggled.

“Yeah something like that.”

“What about you Misako?” Hinata sweet voice carried over the noise. The girl in light brown hair looked up at her name, her eyes flashed from the man sitting next to the pretty brunette girl then back to her. “Do you act for your father as well?”

“Oh no,” Misako said with a smile and a shrug. “I just came along for the ride; I’ve heard wonderful things about Konoha I just had to see it for myself.”

“What have you heard?” Sakura asked.

“Well, for one I’ve heard you shinobi are nearly unrivaled.”

“That depends on who you talk to.” Kiba said but clearly enjoyed the compliment.

“Well I’ve never really been able to actually sit and talk to shinobi’s before. I mean we see then in the villages we visit but most of them are too afraid to speak to us on account of our father, it’s really nice that you all invited us here with you.” Misako finished with a smile and got many approved smiles around her.

“You can certainly dish out the compliments,” Everyone turned heads to see who it was who had the balls to insult the people with all the money.

The men smirked; the women aside from Sakura held in giggles on seeing Sasuke pull a chair in-between Ino and Sakura. The instant his butt hit the chair Sakura rounded on him, harsh whispers could be heard from across the table, Sasuke just rolled his eyes.

Sakura turned back to her guests a flashed them a smile.

“Sorry about Sasuke he’s…a little rough around the edges.”

Yuna smiled back.

“He’s right though, we are taught to ‘dish out the compliments’ in company.” A polite but forced laughter went around the table.

“Taught, didn’t you say you never stayed in one place too long?” Ino asked latching on to the word.

“Yeah, Yuna and I have a private tutor since we travel so much.”

“Correction I had a tutor, now it’s just Misako who gets to have the private lessons.”

“Yeah, right.” Misako agreed and it fell quiet again.

“Drinks!” Kiba said standing and Ino jumped up.

“I’ll help you. Sake all around for the first time?” She asked pointing to the table and taking nods she and Kiba were off to the bar.

Conversation continued but Naruto’s ears had grown far from deaf to it before Ino and Kiba returned with a tray of Sake cups and three bottles of Sake. He tried not to look directly at Misa…Misako. It made him feel weird and antsy, like he was looking at something he should never even have laid eyes on to begin with. He felt uncomfortable and nearly suffocated.

He had all but completely forgotten all about her. He did not think of other girls he wanted to touch or kiss or who had touched or kissed him in over four months. Hinata had been the only one who he wanted to do anything with. How was it this simple girl could waltz back into his life after one night, or even half a night, and make him feel so uncomfortable it.

Some where in the conversation that was taking place Sasuke got up and left the table, Sakura excused herself and followed him leaving the rest of them to watch.

“Lover’s quarrel.” Ino mused into her cup.

“Oh, they’re together?” Yuna asked looking after the couple who was talking by the bathrooms.

“Yep,” Ino answered her. “Fight like a married couple those two.”

“Might as well be married,” Kiba snorted and Yuna looked confused.

“Are they…going to be?”

Everyone else laughed the Tanako girls looked confused at the joke they missed.

“Sakura’s had a thing for Sasuke since she was a kid.” Ten-Ten explained.

“No, their not engaged or anything,” Ino finished. “Please Sasuke engaged? The world would come to an end. It was shocking enough when Sasuke the avenger was officially off the market in the first place.”

“I always thought he was gay…I mean before Sakura finally bagged him.” Kiba said and more tipsy laughter surrounded them.

“And I bet Naruto helped with that!” Ino laughed and Naruto snapped to attention at his name.

“We were twelve, oh my god…just let it go!”

“What?” Yuna and Misako asked in unison. Naruto looked up blue met green and he swiftly looked away.

“Once,” Ino began and Naruto groaned asking her to shut up but she ignored him. “When we were twelve and we were going to be assigned into teams Naruto came in the room and jumps on the table Sasuke is sitting on…”

“We were going to do our exams, we weren’t in teams yet.” Kiba interrupted her.

“No, it was team assignment day,” Ino argued.

“No it wasn’t-”

“Anyway!” Ten-Ten interrupted the two and Ino turned around.

“Right anyway, Naruto jumps on the table and vows he will beat Sasuke his self proclaimed rival. So he’s kneeling down and someone behind him bumps and Naruto goes flying forward and…”

Laughter erupted through the table, Naruto turned red. Ino tried to catch her breath but was having trouble.

“And smack! Naruto and Sasuke were each other’s first kiss!”

Everyone howled with alcohol infused laughter, even timid Hinata let her laughter be heard with her cheeks pink with blush from the few drinks she did have.

“You kissed him!” Yuna repeated laughing at the table.

“Not on purpose!” Naruto exclaimed grabbing the bottle of Sake, he hated it when they retold that story.

Sasuke and Sakura rejoined their table, both looking like they were in better moods.

“Oh you two missed it!” Ino said her face flushed.

“Missed what?” Sakura asked.

“The Naruto kissed Sasuke story!” Ino answered and Sasuke rolled his eyes.

More conversation followed and Naruto’s head became fuzzy. The colors in the room mixed with each other, the light gave off a distant glow around everything. He shook his head, looking around. He stood up to walk around, he just needed to move a bit and Kyuubi would kick in soon enough.

He wasn’t a few steps to the bar when he felt small hands on his back.

“Are you okay?” Hinata’s sweet voice was by his ear her hand on his arm. He grabbed it.

“Yeah, just had a little too much to drink too fast, I just need to clear my head.”

He felt an intense wave wash over him. The intense unease he had been feeling all night suddenly spiked burning his body. He didn’t have to turn around to know she was staring at him. He felt claustrophobic suddenly, the haze of smoke, the smell of the people everything was so confining and he needed to breath.

He excused himself from Hinata’s side squeezing his way through the crowds of drunks to the bathroom. He saw a couple making out by the pay phone blocking the restrooms; he tried to make his way around with out disturbing them.

In the dingy and smelly bathroom Naruto grabbed the skin and took a breath. He was over reacting; he had nothing to be ashamed of. What happened with Misa…Misako six months ago was before Hinata, way before Hinata, he did nothing wrong. He was acting to weird; he needed to calm himself, why was he letting this get to him. It was six months ago, it was on a mission and he never spoke of her or to her again. She was nothing, just someone he ran into, it happened all the time in their world, it was nothing special, nothing no one had never done before.

Once his vision cleared and his mind grew sober he almost laughed at him self. It must have been the alcohol that made him think like that. He shook his head and walked out of the bathroom.

In the darkened hallway leading back to the bar something brushed against him and gently pushed him back against the wall between the woman’s and men’s restroom.

He smelled the scent of her hair, sweet just like it was so long ago. He saw the intense emerald of her eyes under the dim light sparkling at him.

“It’s been a long time Naruto,” Her low whisper made the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. “Do you remember me?” She smiled up at him, a small but seductive small playing on her full lips. Naruto remembered kissing those lips in the game they played.

“Misa-ko.”

“Please, call me Misa.”

He stared down at her. His rational mind screaming this was not good, something was not right. He should not be here right now.

“We should get back.” He said gingerly pushing her away, her skin was as soft as he remembered, his figures twitched.

“Do you want to play a game with me Naruto?” Her voice was low again, low and soft, she stepped close to him…too close.

“Misako…er…Misa, I have a girlfriend now and besides…”

Footsteps rounded the corner and Naruto all but pushed the girl farther away from him.

“Naruto are you feeling okay?” Hinata rounded the corner, her pale eyes showing concern. “Oh, Misako…um….” Hinata looked confused.

“Hinata-san right?” Misako said smiling suddenly and Hinata nodded. “You know Hinata you’re eyes, they’re white, are you by any chance related to a Hyuuga?”

“Hinata was the heiress not too long ago.” Naruto said stepping up and putting an arm around Hinata who blushed and leaned into him. Naruto watched Misako’s eyes follow his hand around his girlfriend’s shoulders before traveling back to her with a polite smile.

So she got it now, good.

“Was?” Misako asked.

“It’s not my dream to run the clan; my sister is much more fit for the job so I passed it to her.”

“How very noble of you.” Misako remarked and they began to walk out of the dark corridor back out to the bar.

“That’s Hinata,” Naruto chimed in as they reached the table. “Probably the most noble of us all.”

“What are you talking about Naruto?” Kiba asked who was obviously getting very drunk; Ino was at his side still laughing about something hanging on his arm.

Shikamaru may have been drunk or tipsy but you couldn’t tell since he had his eyes closed and was smoking a cigarette quietly. Chouji was talking to Ten-Ten and the Tanako girls who looked very sober and Shino was watching it all play out. Sakura and Sasuke had stepped away again talking at the bar and probably fighting again.

“Are you feeling any better?” Hinata said turning to her boyfriend, she leaned in close to get her voice to carry over the loud voices.

Naruto looked down at her. The paleness of her skin, the violate of her eyes in contrast to the darkness of her hair; looking at her he could never deny Hinata really was so beautiful. He had the sudden urge to do something, to show the world she was his. He reached over cupping her chin in his two fingers bringing it to his lips.

He gave her a sweet and ginger kiss on her lips watching from under his eye lids how she grew pink and adorable.

“I am now.” He said his forehead touching hers.

“Get a room already!” Ino yelled from across the table causing Hinata to jerk away and blush bright red.

“Don’t be jealous you don’t have someone Ino!” Naruto shot back smirking.

“I am not alone” Ino corrected. “I’m in between lovers; I can find someone to go home with right now!”

“Prove it!” Naruto challenged.

Ino tilted her head to her side.

“Kiba,” She sang getting closer to him. “Go home with me tonight?”

“Of course baby.” Kiba tilted his head toward her and nuzzled her nose. Everyone laughed even Ino and Kiba couldn’t keep a strait face.

“You may just have to carry her home.” Shino said next to his friend and everyone agreed.

The others continued to laugh and Ino and Kiba continued flirt drunkenly, saying things like it was unfair being the only people at the table not involved with anyone and there for just had to go home together to console each other’s lonely hearts.

Which ever way the conversations were headed Naruto paid no attention too, he had his full attention turned back to the prettiest girl in the room. All too aware of an intense stare coming from across the table but doing his best to completely ignore it.

Late into the night the group began to break up. Sakura and Sasuke were now on the far side of the room in a cuddling or make out session and Naruto had to wonder if they fought so much just for the make up sex.

Shino and Shikamaru excused themselves and turned in early, Shino saying he had a mission with his father and Shikamaru saying he had to teach.

Ten-Ten left soon after announcing she had morning practice with Neji and Lee and needed a few hours of sleep to at least keep up with them.

Next was Chouji who thanked everyone for coming an insisted putting money in for the drinks, he told Kiba to take care of Ino and make sure she got home safely. Kiba promised to see her home and soon the party was down to Naruto, Hinata, Ino, Kiba Misako and Yuna back at the table.

“You’re friends are a fun crowd.” Misako said her attention on Naruto across the table.

“Yeah they’re interesting.” Naruto agreed.

“Okay enough for you princess,” Kiba said taking a new drink out of Ino’s lopsided hold.

“Awe,” Ino whined. “Buth I likey da drinky…” Ino’s voice was thick and her eye lids were heavy.

“I know but why don’t we call it a night and get you home.” Kiba said standing up helping Ino to her feet. Ino said something incoherent in response. “I’ll take that as a yes.” Kiba said hauling the blond to her feet.

“Alright guys see you later,” He said nodding to Naruto and Hinata. “Nice meeting you two, see you around town.”

Hinata made a polite yawn covering her mouth. Naruto nearly jumped up, he didn’t like the idea of being left alone with these girls, something just rubbed him the wrong way about it.

“I think its time for us to head off too,” He said standing up taking Hinata’s hand helping her up.

“It was wonderful meeting you two,” Hinata said her smile still on her face. “I hope you enjoy your stay here in Konoha.”

“I’m sure we will,” Misako’s pouty lips curved upwards her eyes flashed over Naruto who gripped tighter on Hinata’s hand. “Konoha seems to be full of interesting people; I can’t wait to meet them all.”

“Um, yes…” Hinata seemed to not really understanding her statement but didn’t want to be rude. “Good night then.”

“Good night.”

On the way to the door Naruto hit Sasuke on the shoulder making him emerge for air from his girlfriend’s neck. For an Uchiha, Sasuke could not hold his liquor; it was so obvious he had a little too much to drink.

“Hey we’re taking off.”

“Already?” Sakura asked her eyes unfocused, her face flushed.

“It’s almost one in the morning Sakura,” Hinata answered but Sakura didn’t seem to be listening. “Um maybe you two should concentrate on your guests, everyone’s already left and they’re there alone.”

“Shit…” Sakura cursed whirling around and then laughed. “I think they’re okay for now.”

Everyone looked. Naruto looked away quickly and Hinata blushed. It seems Yuna and Misako were far from shy when it came to meeting new people. Yuna was happily flirting with a man at the bar, and some other guy had joined Misako at their old table.

“Are you sure about that?” Hinata asked, Naruto loved her but sometimes he wondered if her concern would be the end of her. “I mean they’ve been drinking as much as we have…”

“They’ll be fine.” Naruto interrupted her, he certainly didn’t care what other people did and seeing all the couples making out had stirred something in him. He wanted to get Hinata back to his place pretty face.

“Um…okay,” Hinata said and seem to drop the issue when Naruto pulled her close to him and steered her out the door. As they left Naruto heard the ending conversation of his two friends.

“They seem to be getting along just fine,” Sasuke was saying not bothering to lower his voice. “What do you say we go back to my place?”

Everyone in the world knew Sakura’s response to that one. Naruto rolled his eyes and turned his own attention back to the pretty girl next to him.

“Do you really want to go back home?” He asked in her ear. Hinata let out a sweet giggle turning her body into his.

“Not right away.” She admitted, Naruto had to contain himself from picking her up and jumping roof tops back to his house.

“What did you think of them?” Hinata asked suddenly.

“They’re okay,”

“They were pretty nice don’t you think? Maybe it won’t be as hard to get them to like us as Sakura says it will be.”

“Maybe,” Naruto answered half heartedly, he really didn’t want to talk about Misako right now.

Hinata worked slowly. It had taken her almost a month of dates before she finally let Naruto call them official. She didn’t kiss him until their second month together, and she didn’t let him go any further then a good night kiss for almost three. Now as they neared almost five months Naruto had yet to experiment anything past second base. But then again he couldn’t really complain either; Hinata’s body was well worth the wait.

His kissed her at the door pulled her close and then pushed her in his home. She giggled when her head hit the pillow on his bed, the rose on her cheeks were bright even in the dark of is bed room.

Her lips were soft and warm, so perfect and her. He savored the taste of her, enjoying how her tongue danced so powerfully against his own. His hands found the zipper of her jacket as he continued to kiss and inhale her.

Under her jacket she wore her mesh shirt; Naruto couldn’t help looking at her newly exposed body. Without her jacket on he got full view of why Hinata was the envy of every woman and girl in town. Not to mention in only her mesh under shirt and bra she was well on her way to completely oozing sexuality. Add her sweet sighs and small little giggles when Naruto nipped her lips or tickled her skin, and restraining himself was becoming very hard.

Her hands were behind his head, her fingers running through his hair massaging his scalp. When he moved his lips from hers and traveled down the skin of her jaw line and neck his hands slipped under the mesh feeling the softness of her flat stomach up to her bra and chest. He gave her a love bite in-between her neck and shoulder and she gave out a sweet small moan. Her breathing became harder as his hands traveled up and around her body, feeling her ribs under his finger tips; feeling her body give little shudders the closer the got to her chest.

Her legs intertwined with his, her pelvis unknowingly grinding in with his own. He bit down on her lower lip when his fingers reached under her bra to the soft tender skin of her breasts. She sighed arching her back into his hand.

His kisses became harder then before, their teeth knocked against each other each getting lost in the mounting passion. When he found her nipple he pinched it and Hinata let out a sweet wonderful moan into his mouth; this was getting really hard to control. Getting frustrated with just the feel of her Naruto repositioned himself until he was completely on top of her lifting her bra completely out of the way to marvel at her chest.

Her nipples were hard, it was warm between her legs, a blush was on her cheeks, and her eye lids half closed enjoying the touch of him on her body. Not being able to take the temptation Naruto bent down and took a sweet nipple in his mouth. She sucked in her breath and sighed, she tasted better then he could ever remember.

He paid attention to one side of her, licking and suckling on her hard nipple while his hand played with the other. Her hands gripped his hair, she sighed so deliciously arching her back to get more of his attention.

“N-Naruto…” She squeaked when he bit down hard on her nipple leaving red teeth marks around it.

He moved back up assaulting her mouth once again. Harsh kisses, heavy breathing, and sweet sighs were all that could be heard in normally quiet bed room. When her legs wrapped tighter around him Naruto couldn’t take it anymore, he had to at least try to take this further. Try to feel another part of her; try to get her to do and say more of those wonderful things that did such strange and exciting things to him.

Her tongue licked inside his mouth, her arms were wrapped tightly around his neck almost forbidding him to even attempt to take a breath. His hands went down body back down to her flat stomach and down to her hips. He grabbed them grinding his hard self into her covered sex and she gasped. She was so warm, he was sure she was wet, and the temptation mixed with the desire was getting to thick to ignore anymore.

His mouth still on hers quieting her sighs he rubbed the back of his hand on the bottom of her stomach just above the waist of her pants. If Hinata knew what he was doing, she had yet to react from it to stop him, or maybe she did know and just wasn’t attempting to stop him?

Taking his luck at the second, Naruto began to move his hands under her pants until he felt just the top her panties. He could already feel warmth growing from her, her smell invaded his nose and clouded all sense of moral. He wanted her, he wanted to touch her and feel her, he wanted her now. He was ready to make a final dive to completely touch, to get lost in her warmth when she pulled away.

“Naruto wait,” She breathed moving her hips away from him and down into the bed. She squirmed attempting to get away from him but wasn’t helping him or his need for her in the slightest.

“Wait please… I-I’m not ready for that yet.” Her face was blushed but she looked guilty, as if she had let him do something she was ashamed of. No, she couldn’t look like that; she couldn’t be ashamed of him.

He bent down to kiss her nose lightly then chastely on her lips. She fixed her bra and pulled down her shirt, her blush still lingered but at least she was looking back at him.

“I’m sorry,” He apologized to her going in for another sweet kiss on her lips. “I didn’t mean to…I’m sorry.” He repeated. He shouldn’t have gotten carried away with her, he knew he needed to wait for her. He promised her he would wait forever; he had to wait for her.

“I-I should go home now, its getting really late.”

He nodded and moved off of her getting her hands and lifting her off his bed. When she stood she ran her fingers through her hair and zipped up her jacket. She readjusted her pants and shoes; she looked up at him smiling sweetly.

Showing there was no hard feelings what so ever he wrapped his arms around her embracing her into a deep kiss.

“Bye Naruto,” she breathed when the kiss ended. She began to back away, silently telling him she needed to leave now before things got carried beyond their control.

“Bye Hinata,” He led her to the door. They give another lingering kiss before she let out a sweet giggle and had to forcefully push him away.

“Want me to walk you home?” He offered still holding her hand. She shook her head smiling.

“I think I can manage; besides I don’t think father’s quite come around to you just yet to see you at the mansion.”

“Good night then.” He leaned in again but she giggled and backed away. Sometimes she was unknowingly such a tease.

“Good night Naruto-kun.”

He watched her walk down the hall until she rounded the corner and was out of sight. He shut the door and sighed, rubbing his hands over his face. He looked down at his pants. He needed an ice cold shower as soon as possible.

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