Triple the Love, Triple the Trouble

Chapter 7

Before heading to Sasuke's house, they decided to do some cleaning when there was a knock at the door. Hinata quickly threw on a pair of shorts and answered it, only to find Sakura standing there. "Hey Hinata! My parents are fighting again and I was wondering if I could stay the night with you?" she asked.

Before Hinata could reply, Naruto jumped in. "Sorry, she's renovating her room so she can't. She was going to spend the night at Sasuke's, but you can stay with me if you want," he said with a wink, walking down the stairs shirtless. Sakura cringed and blushed slightly.

"Gross, who would want to sleep with you? Last I heard, you were so vanilla that it was bland," Sakura retorted, placing her hand on her hip.

"Oh, you'd be surprised how flavorful I can be, S.A.K.U.R.A-chan," Naruto said with a mischievous grin. Sasuke came down the stairs and smacked Naruto on the back of his head, ignoring Sakura and looking at Hinata. "Ready?" he asked.

Hinata nodded and turned back to Sakura. "I'm sorry, Sakura. If I wasn't renovating, I would have let you stay," She said apologetically.

"It's okay, Hinata! I'll just ask Ino if she's down, but can I talk to you for a sec?" Sakura asked, and they stepped outside.

"Why is Naruto shirtless in your house with wet hair?" Sakura asked once the door was closed behind us.

"Oh, he spilled paint on himself so he went to take a shower," Hinata replied.

"Then why are you wearing his shirt if he got 'paint' on it?" Sakura asked, sensing something was up. Hinata hesitated for a moment. Well, it was actually Sasuke's shirt, but she doesn't need to know that.

Sakura started squealing. "OMG! Are you and Naruto sleeping together??" she asked, excitement in her voice.

Hinata blushed deeply and shook her head frantically. "N-No! He's like a brother to me! That would be weird," She said, trying to dispel the rumors.

Sakura smirked. "Or maybe you wanted to try his bland ass. Was it so boring you wanted to die?" she teased.

Hinata shook her head again, feeling flustered. "Sakura, you've got it all wrong," Hinata said.

"Whatever you say, Hinata. But sooner or later, it's going to come out that you've been sleeping with him. Remember in high school all those rumors going around about you and him? Even your step sister said she heard you and Naruto," Sakura said, her tone hinting that she believed the rumors.

Hinata blushed even deeper. "We were just playing video games," She stuttered out.

Sakura stood with her hand on her hip, a smirk on her face as she teasingly chided Hinata. "Moaning and saying 'that feels so good' isn't playing video games, Hinata." Hinata looked away, feeling her cheeks flush with embarrassment. "Hanabi just misheard me. I said killing that boss feels so good," She explained.

Sakura chuckled at Hinata's response, but her tone turned serious as she brought up a new topic. "But really, there's nothing wrong with getting a little action sometimes. I mean, I'm still trying to shoot my shot with Sasuke." She looked at Hinata with hope in her eyes. "Can you put in a good word for me, Hinata?"

Hinata smiled at her, feeling a bit more at ease. "Sure, I'll try my best," She said.

As Sakura walked away, she turned back with a cheeky reminder. "And don't forget to use protection," she winked.

The door opened, and Naruto appeared, looking a bit nervous. "Does she know we're sleeping together?" he asked, rubbing the back of his neck.

Hinata shook my head, not entirely sure herself. "She's assuming, but I don't think she knows for sure."

Sasuke joined us, throwing his arm around Naruto's shoulder and taking my hand. "Let's go," he said, leading them to his house.

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The next morning, Hinata was jolted awake by Naruto on top of Sasuke, holding his neck. "What's going on?" She asked groggily. "This guy had his hand on my-" Naruto began to explain, but Sasuke cut him off. "Calm down, dobe. I was sleeping. How would I know my hand was there?" Naruto sat up, looking embarrassed. "I thought it was Hinata touching me, so I moved against it...then I realized it was too big to be Hinata's hands," he shivered.

Despite herself, she burst out laughing. The hilarity of the situation brought tears to her eyes. Both of them turned to glare at her. After a while, she managed to calm herself down before saying, "It was just an innocent accident. Plus, Naruto, you always make jokes about kissing Sasuke and stuff, and we've seen every part of each other. Why don't you just kiss and make up?" Hinata couldn't help but laugh again at her own joke.

Sasuke pushed Naruto off the bed before pinning me down. "You think this is funny," he glared at her. She gulped, "Y-yes," She whimpered.

As Hinata struggled to catch her breath, Sasuke leaned in close to whisper in her ear, "I'll show you what's funny." Suddenly, his fingers were dancing across her skin, tickling her mercilessly. "Wait! Wait!" Hinata gasped between fits of laughter. "I have to pee!" Naruto watched on, laughing at my predicament. "Pineapple! Pine--" she began to say, but was quickly cut off. "Hm, did you hear something, Sasuke?" Naruto teased, grinning from ear to ear. "I think she said 'More, more'," he added, playing along.

"No, no," Hinata protested, still laughing uncontrollably. "I'm serious. I'll pee on your bed if you don't stop." Sasuke's smirk only grew wider. "Do it then. I dare you." "Ew, Sasuke!" Naruto interjected, finally pulling Sasuke away from her. "Let's stop before that actually happens."

As they sat in silence, Hinata couldn't help but feel a sense of unease creeping up on her. What if their relationship was discovered by their friends? Would they accept them, or would they judge them? The thought made her heart race with fear.

"What's wrong, Hinata?" Naruto asked, noticing a sudden shift in mood.

"What if Sakura or any of our other friends find out about us?" Hinata voiced my fears. "Would they accept it, or would they think it's weird and stop talking to us?" Naruto pulled her into a comforting embrace while Sasuke awkwardly patted her back.

"Don't worry, everything will be okay," Sasuke reassured me, clearly out of his depth in this kind of situation. Naruto, on the other hand, was better equipped to offer comfort.

"As long as we stick together, nothing else matters," he said, smiling at her as he pulled back from the hug.

"But Sakura already has suspicions about you and me, Naruto. What if she finds out about Sasuke?" Hinata shuddered at the thought. Sasuke stood there awkwardly, unsure of how to respond. "She'll get over it," he finally said, his words lacking conviction.