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I Will Stand Today, Just Watch!!

Hinata Hyuga was terrified. Her father had just requested her prescence today at noon. She had no idea what he could want, she hadn't done anything. At eighteen,most girls would have already been thinking about their futures, but Hinata was unable to think about anything other than day to day. She supposed she should be thinking of ways to help her clan when she would eventually take over, but the thought terrified her. So she simply avoided it.

When Hinata entered her father's prescence, she avoided his gaze while she took her position in front of him. Hiashi eyed her critically, Hinata tried to act as if she wasn't terrified, but her trembling gave her away.
"Hinata, how old are you," asked her father thoughtfully.
Hinata was startled, she hadn't expected this, "Well, I S..S..Suppose I..I.. am eighteen." Damn that stutter, even at eighteen she still couldn't speak right.
Hiashi's eyes narrowed,"You suppose your eighteen, well, are you, or aren't you?"
Hinata quaked under his glare, "Y..Y..Yes, I..I.. am eighteen."
Hiashi's eyes narrowed even more, "Speak sraight, Dammit!!" he snarled, then be-
-fore she could even react, he struck Hinata across the face. Tears sprang to Hinta's eyes, "I am s..sorry," she mumbled, praying he didn't hit her again. "Hmph," said Hiashi, "Hinata, what have you ever contributed to the clan?"
Hinata looked up, surprised, unshed tears shining in her eyes, "W..what d..do you mean?"
"I mean," growled Hiashi, "What have you ever done to deserve this life, a good ho-
-me, good food, life without fear, what have you done to repay this clan for all those things, hmm?"
Hinata stared at him, stunned. "I..I..What"
"What, did you think you would get all those things simply by being born into the clan? Ha!! Hinata you are too naive, you'd never make it as a ninja. That is why I am disowning you, and banishing you from our clan."
Hinata gaped, this was a dream, it had to be. "But w..w.who will l..lead the clan?"
she stammered.
"I believe your sister, Hanabi, will be more than an adequate replecement, don't you agree?"
This couldn't be happening, it just couldn't, Hinata knew Hiashi disliked her, but he wouldn't simply throw her out, would he?
"But..But y..you c..can't j..just throw m..me out, I mean I'm y..your d..daughter."Hinata tried desperately.
Hiashi's eyes filled with fury, "You are no daughter of mine," he bellowed, then he smacked her as hard as he could across the face.
Crack!! Hinata felt pain explode across her face, and she knew her nose was broken. She staggered, then looked at Hiashi, eyes full of tears, blood flowing down her face. "I Hate You!!!" she shouted then spun on her heel, and ran as fast as her legs could carry her.
Hinata didn't care who saw her as she ran down the halls of her home, passing Neji,who caught a glimpse of her tear stained, blood crusted face, and was horrified.
"Hinata, hey, Hinata," he shouted after her, but she kept running, barefooted, out the door of her family's huge two story home, through the village, past horrified villagers, and to the gates of the village. She tore through them and into the dense,
forested paths. She kept running, ignoring the searing pain in her legs, ignoring her body as it cried out for rest, ignoring everything around her, she kept running as far as she could, away from that horrible village. All of a sudden she slammed into a large, something, it was too dark to tell what it was. Hinata was scared, "Who are you," she said trying to sound brave, but then all of a sudden, her body remembered the physical strain it had been under, and Hinata fainted.
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Four Years Later...

"Neji, how do you think Hanabi will perform," asked Hiashi of his nephew.
Neji had to bite back hard to keep from telling that man he didn't care, and to stick it where the sun don't shine. Neji had never forgiven Hiashi for sending Hinata to her death. After that day so many years ago Neji had searched tirelessly for her,
but all the search dogs were able to find was a huge dried puddle of blood.
All the dogs were able to confirm was that it was her blood, and that was where the scent vanished. No trace of her anywhere else. None. Neji was devastated, he and Hinata had only just started to get along, and she was gone. Neji hated Hiashi with all of his heart again. Hanabi was 15 and taking the Chuniin exams for the first time. Her teacher had held her back from the exams until she was fully prepared.
She had passed the first two parts of the exam without trouble, now it was the part where she'd had a month to train and she was here to show off her competence as a ninja. Hiashi wasn't worried, after all this was his hand chosen heir, not that weakling, Hinata.
He and Neji took their seats. Neji was only here because, due to the tradition of the main and branch families, all he was allowed to be was a bodyguard. After Hanabi had started to get more adventerous, Neji had been assigned to guard her.
As much as Neji despised her father, he couldn't hate Hanabi, after all she missed Hinata too. Neji watched idily as Hanabi and the other candidates lined up.
Then the candidates filed out and the proctor began to explain the rules, but then all of a sudden there was a blast of hot wind. A huge vortex of sand formed in the center of the arena. Then none other than the famed youngest Kazekage in history stepped out of the vortex. Garaa shook his flaming red crown, dislodging any sand caught in it.
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Tsunade, where she was sitting, smirked an all knowing smirk,"And so it begins"
she smirked. "This is gonna be fun"
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Garaa looked fantastic, his clothes were different, he wore headband around his neck now, the dark bags under his eyes had lessened, and he was holding a mass of silk in the crook of his left arm. He cast a glance around, and all of a sudden the sand around him swirled and all of a sudden everyone could see him as if they were right next to him. He glanced around again, and then his eyes locked on one person, "Hiashi..." he growled. Everyone was surprised, they could hear him perfectly.
"What do you want with me," said Hiashi standing up, crossing his arms as he did so.
All of a sudden Garaa smiled a very, almost evil smile, but it was more annoying, than anything else. "I simply wish to congratulate you," he said eyes sparkling with suppressed mirth.
"Congratulate me? I wasn't aware there was anything to celebrate," said Hiashi suspiciously.
Garaa smiled again, then slowly reached down to the top of the bundle of silk, and ripped the top sheet away. Everyone stared, some people went "Awwww..", and Hiashi simply narrowed his eyes. What greeted them was a sleeping baby with flaming red hair, exactly like the man's who was holding it. But then the baby opened it's eyes, and everyone gasped. The baby had beautiful, pupiless eyes with a tint of purple. Beautiful, haunting, and familiar.
Neji gasped, Hanabi simply gaped, and even Hiashi took an invoulentary step back.
Garaa smirked. Just what he'd expected. "Well I'd say the birth of your first grandchild is something worthy of congratulations, wouldn't you say, Hiashi?"
At the sound of his name, Hiashi was jarred out of his stunned silence, "No woman in my clan has given birth, let alone one of my children, that child is of no relation to me." he stated almost matter of factly.
"Oh, well that's not fair, what about,...Hinata..." asked Garaa almost innocently.
Neji was on his feet in an instant, "She's alive, Hinata's alive," he asked desperately.
"Alive and well, no thanks to you Hiashi, don't think she didn't tell me what you did to her, count yourself lucky she changed me, otherwise, I wouldn't hesitate to tear you limb from limb." said Garaa smoothly
"Why are you here," asked Hiashi, changing the subject. He was honestly somewhat scared, he knew this boy could shred him like paper.
"Oh, well I am simply here to inform you that your attempt to destroy Hinata failed,
and that your precious Hyuga blood now flows through the veins of my daugher, Hinara. I am also here to inform you, a bit belatedly, I must admit, that I married Hinata, and she is now one of the strongest ninja in my village, as well as the honored and respected wife of the Kazekage. More than you ever thought possible of her, I'm sure." stated Garaa, with a matter-of-fact smirk on his face.
Hiashi glared at him with pure venom, "That little mutt is no Hyuga, no matter what she might look like," he spat.
Garaa's eyes widened and fury distorted his features, "I'll make you sorry you ever said that," he snarled, lifting his hand, the sand leaped eagerly up at the thought of a kill, the first in years. Just as the sand was flying forward, Hinara, who'd been very still, reached up one little hand and placed it on her fathers chest. The sand stopped dead, Garaa froze, then he looked at Hinara, she smiled and cooed at him.
Garaa stared at her blankly, then his face broke out in a smile of fatherly love. She giggled happily, and buried her face in his shirt.
Garaa returned his eyes to Hiashi, and hissed, "There won't always be someone to protect you from me, and when that day comes, I will tear you apart."
Then he turned away and started to whip the sand around himself. "Wait, hey wait,please can I come with you, please?" Hanabi nimbly climbed the dividing bar, and jumped into the arena, and raced to Garaa's side. "Why would you wish to accompany me?" asked Garaa, tilting his head slightly.
Hanabi looked directly into the eyes of the feared Kazekage, took a deep breath,
"Hinata is my sister, I miss her and wish to see her," she stated, keepeing her voice level.
Garaa studied her critically, "Very well, Hinata has wished to know how you are anyway, you may come"
Then he extended his right hand to her. "Wait, you're not going anywhere without me," Neji shouted, then he leaped from his seat to the safety bar, where he perched precarioussly, "I wish to go as well."
Garaa looked at him pierceingly,"If that is your wish I will not stop you."
Then he turned away and the vortex spun up again, Neji jumped down and came to his side.
"WHERE THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING, HANABI, ANSWER ME!?"
Hiashi bellowed furiously.
Hanabi spun, her fury equalling his, "I AM GOING TO SEE MY SISTER, HINATA,AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT!!!" she screamed.
"OH NO YOU'RE NOT, YOU'RE GOING TO FINISH YOUR EXAM, AND THAT'S FINAL, YOU'RE GOING TO LISTEN TO ME, YOU'RE MY DAUGHTER, YOU WILL OBEY ME!!!" he roared.
"I HATE YOU!! DON'T YOU GET IT, I HATE YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO OUR FAMILY, YOU BANISHED YOUR OWN DAUGHTER, I HATE YOU!!! I HATE YOU!!! GO STICK IT UP YOUR POMPOUS ASS, YOU ASS." she shrieked in fury.
Then she spun and grabbed Garaa's arm. Garaa regarded her curiously, then reached over and grabbed an astonished Neji by the collar and threw him into the vortex, then he pulled the silk over Hinara's head again, pulled Hanabi closer and plunged into the vortex with one final wave at Hiashi.
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Flying through the sand vortex jutsu was one of the weirdest experiences of Hanabi's life. It was like flying through water, but it tickled all over, the sand was incredibly hot, but not hot enough to burn, but it constantly danced on that edge, it felt like a blanket was over her head, but she knew if she tried to breathe she would have no trouble. It seemed to drag on forever, Hanabi felt like she would explode. Then,suddenly, it was over. Hanbi stepped out onto the sand of the land of Suna. She stared around in amazement. There was sand everywhere, the buildings rose like sentries above the ground, and the sun shone down, almost harshly. She glanced around and saw Neji on his hands and knees, she was immediately on alert, then she noticed that he was not, in fact, hurt, he was puking his guts out. Hanabi couln't surpress a giggle, Neji glared at her in between wretches. "What happened?"she asked in between giggles.
"Sometimes, when a person goes through the sand vortex jutsu, they experiece a slight touch of motion sickness," said Garaa from behind her, "It's nothing to worry about though, it's not dangerous, just unpleasent."
Hanabi lost it at this point, she ducked into a nearby alley and laughed until she cried. Then after regaining her composure, she rejoined the group. They then proceeded through the village of Suna, Hanabi could easily see what her sister saw in this place, there were beautiful desert lillies everywhere, the sand blew softly against her legs, the sun wasn't really harsh, just very warm and inviting, there were children playing all around, they smiled and called out to Garaa, there were women gathered around a fountain in the center of the village gossiping and trading stories,they also called out to Garaa, saying they were glad to see him, and to say hello to Hinata, the whole place was alive with people. Hanabi loved it. Then at the edge of the village there was a huge house, more like palace actually. Garaa simply entered the house, not even pausing. Hanabi trailed after him, supporting a pale, sick Neji. "Oh Lord Kazekage, welcome home, I hope your journey was well?" asked a smiling young maid with bright yellow hair, bowing slightly.
"Shirak, I have told you that you may adress me as Garaa, you don't have to call me kazekage." said Garaa, annoyed.
Shirak giggled as a response, and bowed out. Garaa sighed, and headed down the grand hallway. After winding their way through a maze of hallways, they came to a large hallway with a door that led to a courtyard.Garaa headed towards the courtyard, Hanabi and Neji followed. In the middle of the courtyard sat a woman, with her back to them, she had long, shiny black hair, and a slim, graceful figure. She was humming to herself, and busily working on something they couldn't see. Garaa stepped into the courtyard and cleared his throat. The woman spun around and her face lit up, "Garaa, you're home, I'm so glad," said, none other than Hinata Hyuga.
She rushed over to hold him. Then she noticed Neji and Hanabi, "Hanabi, Neji, oh I'm so glad to see you!!" she cried, rushing over to throw her arms around them, "Oh,I've missed you so much, how are you, Neji what's wrong, oh ,Hanabi, look how tall you've gotten, how did you get here, what's going on, is everything okay?" she asked excitedly, looking overjoyed, elated, worried, amazed, happy, and scared all at once. Hanabi laughed at her sisters twittering,"Oh, everything's fine I suppose, but I've missed you, where have you been, why didn't you even send a letter, I was worried, how did you end up marrying the Kazekage, when was Hinara born, oh, sh-
-e's so cute! What is she like, how did you get here, what's it like being royalty, oh,
I've missed you so much!!" Hanabi said all in one breath. It was Hinata's turn to laugh.
"I'm sure we'll have time to talk, but Neji, you look terrible, we should take care of that," she said with a smile. Then she reached up, and her hand glowed blue with chakra, and she placed it on Neji's sweating forehead, immediately, his pain vanshed. He looked better already. "Wow, Hinata, how'd you do that?" asked Hanabi, impressed. Hinata simply smiled, "C'mon, let's go and have some nice 'girl talk' 'kay," said Hinata, smiling at her sister again. They both departed again after Hinata had taken a very tired Hinara from Garaa, and went to put her down for a nap. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"How did you find Hinata?" asked Neji as he and Garaa sat down for some tea, brought by strange servants wearing long robes.
"I was returning from a confrence with a lord in the west and I was taking a shortcut through the forests surrounding the Village Hidden in the leaves, as I walking along something ran into me, I was going to kill whatever it was, then it spoke to me, it asked me who I was and what I wanted. I was surprised, to say the least, and I don't know what made me not kill her, for it was Hinata, but for some reason, I used my sand to transport her to Suna, where I helped nurse her back to health. I don't know how it happened, but when I was nursing her, I fell in love with her, I hadn't even spoken to her and I knew I loved her, so when she first awoke, I was next to her bed, waiting.
The first thing she did when she awoke was take one look at me, and scream." Garra smiled at this point,"Then Temari came tearing in, and screamed at me for an hour and a half about taking advantage of innocent girls, and how I was terrible, and how she was disgusted to be related to me, after I was trying to take advantage of this poor girl. All in all I was terrified, she's scary when she's mad." He stopped, thinking no doubt, about his sister when she had yelled at him. "Of course Hinata stepped in at this point, and explained that I hadn't done anything,it wasn't my fault, she was just scared, she'd just been kicked out of her home, and she was just jumpy. I think she realized, while Temari was yelling at me, that I was a different person from the one she saw at the Chuunin exams. Then Temari said OK and, at Hinata's request she left us alone. I began to speak to Hinata, she asked where she was, how she got here, and why I was by her side when she woke up. Well the first questions were easy, but the last one, well I didn't know what to say, so I just told her the truth, I loved her, and I wanted nothing more than to spend my life at her side, even if she hated me. Well she was very surprised and I think she had no idea what to say, so she asked me if I really meant it. Yes I did mean it, so then she said if I loved her, I would let her stay in the village, because her father had disowned her,and she could never go back. I didn't know how I could be happier, but I still loved her so I told her she could stay with me, in my home, until she was completely recovered,I told her after that, if she still wanted to stay,I would set her up with an apartment." said Garaa, thinking some more.
"Ah, well that's how she got here, but how'd she fall in love with you, no offense meant" said Neji.
"Well, I suppose it had something to do with me telling her right off the bat that I loved her, then as she lived in my home and I trained her as a medical ninja, we grew closer, and we fell in love, or she did, I loved her all along, about two years after she came here we got married, about a year later, we found out we were pregnant, Hinata was ecstatic, I swear, it took all I had just to keep her from overdoing it and trying to tell every person in the village personally, then nine months later, Hinara was born, then I waited until Hinara was seven months old, then I came to your village to tell everyone that Hinata was alive, and to tell Hiashi his attempt to kill Hinata failed," said Garaa matter-of-factly.
"Hmmm... Well I'm glad Hinata's okay," said Neji sipping his tea, then he gagged,"Oh yuk, what is this!? This is nasty!"
Garaa smiled,"It's made from a kind of ginger that only grows here in Suna." he said,
watching Neji with an amused smile playing around his mouth.

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