The plan

Chapter 4

After Sasuke and Hinata collected themselves together again, they noticed that already a couple of hours passed.

"Sasuke-san, would you like to start with the sword training now?" Hinata asks.

"You that anxious to start, huh. Sasuke smirked. "I guess we can start some training and for you to get used to a sword, elongating the range of your arm."

"Isn't it more or less the same as getting used to a kunai?" Hinata wondered.

"Actually, it is not. The center of gravity with a sword is not as close to your own body as it is with a kunai. This also causes your arm to tire quickly, especially in the beginning of training." Sasuke explains.

"Is this the first time that you are teaching someone to use the sword?"

"Yes, is it okay that I am not a full grown teacher?" He teases her.

"It is not like I have a real say in it, you just want to teach me because you secretly like me." Hinata says teasing him back. She is secretly glad that she noticed that it was a joke for once.

Sasuke chuckles, 'Who knew that someone in the Hyuuga clan can actually play along with a joke.' "We'll see, shall we. But first let's get you a sword to train with. Do you have a sword or would you like to use one of my training swords?"

"I don't think my clan owns any swords except for the ones you use for decoration. I could get one of those, but they can't even cut through butter."

"I am going to get one of my swords then, you can do some warm-up routines while you are waiting."

"I can go get us some lunch instead, refill the bentos we ate earlier." Hinata suggests.

"That is fine by me. Although you might want to get a head start anyway on warming up though. Because you are going to be trained through the ground this week."

"This week? Then what about next week? Next week we are going to officially start the plan, so training won't be a priority anymore. We will still train with the sword but by then we will have things choreographed to perfection." Sasuke explains.

"To perfection? I didn't know you were a perfectionist."

"I don't waste my time or energy by doing something half-assed. That usually means training but in our special case, dating and making our relationship look realistic also need to be perfect."

Hinata swallows a big lump down her throat. 'This might be the most dangerous thing I have ever done. Things can end up for the better or this whole ordeal might explode in their faces entirely'

"You okay there?" Sasuke asks looking at her having a moment in her own mind.

Hinata looks him in the eyes and nods her head.

"Good, I see you here then in a couple of minutes. " And sasuke vanishes before her eyes.
She gets her backpack, the bentos and starts moving towards her home to prepare lunch for the both of them.

While she busy filling up their bentos in the kitchen, her father walks in looking for Hinata.

"Hinata, before you leave, I have the list over here in case you forget it again." Hiashi says. "Unless of course you forgot it intentionally." Hiashi looks at his daughter pointedly. She is busy filling up bentos, two of them.

"Are you going somewhere?" Hiashi asks.

"I am going to train, father. I think I can still improve some more." Hinata says.

"With who are you training, Hanabi has a training session with me in a few minutes. Is it one of your teammates?" Hiashi asks again.

"Actually it is someone else. I found a teacher who will teach me the way of the sword, as a way to expand my horizons beyond Taijutsu." Hinata says stiffly, she rehearsed this to sound natural but she knows it sounds quite rigid.