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Note: The main pairing is Gaahina, you do not have to read it, if you don't like it. But there will be some other pairings also, the ratings may change but it's not clear yet.

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*Prologue*

"Lord Kazekage, your wife has given birth to a son".

At first the red-headed Kazekage almost didn't catch what his guard had said. But eventually the news soaked in and for one moment, he felt a twinge of joy before it was quickly discarded with concern.

"How is she?"

The guard hesitated for a moment "She has not yet woken up". Gaara then nodded before he dismissed him. It had all happened too fast for him to understand. He had a very strong hunch on who was behind the attack and he would see to it that the person who suffer greatly at his hands.

He supposed that he could've stopped this ahead of time, but his foolishness blinded him to the real danger. Nobody attacked Hinata and lived to tell the tale.

He clenched his fists and he tried to calm his breathing to stop his anger from rising. Oh he was pissed alright, and it was taking all his self control to prevent from destroying everything out of pure rage.

A smirk then crossed his face, for a moment he thought about the numerous ways that he could torture his prisoner; but he was quickly brought back to the present when his older brother entered the room with three small children at his side.

"Gaara the kids wanted to see you".

Teal eyes then landed on his two daughters and one son. "Come here" he said as he spread out his arms and the children climbed into their father's lap.

"Daddy what's going on?" One of his daughter's spoke up "Where's Mommy?" "Is the baby ok?" Gaara couldn't help but sigh as he rested his chin on his son's head. This was not an easy thing to explain to them, they were far too young to understand the seriousness of the situation.

"Hena, Imari, Ren...you have a new little brother".

He heard his children gasp before he calmly explained to them the situation of their mother "Your mother was attacked by...an intruder and has been poisoned I don't know if she'll make it. But she's in good hands".

None of the children said anything for a long time before his eldest spoke.

"Daddy...can we see our new brother?"

Gaara simply nodded and lead his children through the hospital, upon his request a nurse brought out a small bundle wrapped in a blue blanket and handed it to him before whispering something to him and left.

Gaara couldn't help but swallow hard as he stared down at his baby.

"Children this is your brother...his name is Akki". Sadness was in his voice as he continued to stare at his new son, Hinata wanted that name for him and he had no objections to it. He bent down to allow his other children to see their new sibling.

For a brief moment he thought to himself that certainly didn't have to happen but, the damage was already done. There was nothing that he could do now to go back and stop it.

"Gaara?"

He didn't turn around to look at his older brother "What will you do...she's still your wife and you know that she won't like you resorting to violence".

The red head sighed again as he lead his family away.

"I don't know but whatever happens I will personally see to it that she will be alright".

Chapter 1:

"I don't want a wife".

Gaara was actually quite furious that the council had the nerve to force him to marrying. But he knew that this issue was one that he couldn't avoid forever. As Kazekage he would be expected to have children in order to secure the bloodline.

There had been several times, in the past where he had tried to get them to marry off Kankuro instead but they had refused saying that he must secure his status at all times.

"You have no choice, an heir must come sooner or later".

Gaara actually scowled "I do not want a wife, as you all know I have been Kazekage for many years and had a great prosper to my reign to suddenly agree to this change would present changes that may be unexpected, what makes you think that I'll welcome this".

Gaara knew that if looks could kill he'd probably be six feet under, every single one of them was glaring daggers at him.

"We will not have this discussion again the arrangements have already been made. You will marry and produce and heir and we do not wish to continue this discussion any more". Gaara's right brow twitched ever so slightly "Excuse me? Do you have any idea who you're dealing with?!"

The council suddenly went very still, they knew that they had just pissed him off, and one wrong word could sentence their fate.

"I won't hear of it! Dismissed!" The red head then slammed open the doors and angrily marched towards his office.

He was so unbelievably pissed at the moment, how dare those people practically force him to get married. He did not need a woman in his life, he was perfectly content with the way things were.

In his mind marriage, was a way to gain political power and that was something he already had enough of. He couldn't even begin to count the number of women who had approached him hoping to gain some of this power and he turned them all down. He wasn't stupid, he knew that women would seek him out for other reasons and he had no tolerance for any of it.

"Gaara-sama what is wrong?"

He scowled "Leave me Matsuri I want to be alone".

"Should I get you something?" she asked as she touched his arm making him flinch "Leave me I will not repeat myself" his voice full of warning. When she left he let out an irritated sigh as he massaged his temple.

Gaara had known for quite some time, that Matsuri was attracted to him. And she had made it very obvious that she wanted more than his friendship.

It was not that he didn't care for her, but he simply did not wish to start a romantic relationship with anyone, he did not want that sort of stuff. And to be perfectly honest he found Matsuri's attempts to gain his love rather annoying, that woman couldn't understand that he had no interest in her what so ever.

He closed his eyes in an attempt to calm himself but the moment was short lived when he heard his door being opened. "Gaara it's us".

He groaned "What do you want?" his brother and sister then came in with a large pile of papers "These are the names and descriptions of all possible candidates that you can pick to be your wife. Better start looking through them cause this is really a lot".

The pile landed with a thud on his desk and he looked at it wishing that it would just explode.

"Your kidding right?"

Temari bit back her laugh, while she was not one to humor any situation her little brother's expression was just so adorable at the moment. His scowling face gave him more of a boyish appearance from his usual stoic face.

"Stop laughing at me!"

Temari then shook her head with a silly grin on her face "Forgive me Gaara, but your face is what made me laugh that's all".

Kankuro then looked at his pissed off brother "Gaara I know that it seems a bit sudden, but this is something you couldn't have ignored for the rest of your life. Those old windbags, would've come at you from all over and sooner or later you will have to do what's best for the village".

Gaara resisted the urge to throttle Kankuro, he was not helping to improve his mood.

"We've been through this before I do not need a woman in my life!"

"Gaara please just give this a chance, Kankuro and I know it's a lot to take it but we promise we'll help you in any way we can". Running a hand through his hair, Gaara mumbled to himself before letting out an irritated huff "Alright show me the damn list!"

Temari and Kankuro then gave detailed explanations about each woman on the list, many of them were from noble, wealthy families and he couldn't help but smirk to himself wondering how many women would give to be in his possession, the little sluts. They were all the same, wanting nothing more than power to achieve their social status.

By now, his siblings were practically at the end of the very long stack of papers, naturally he had said no to all of them why should the ones from Konoha be any different?

"Ok...we have a woman by the name of Hinata Hyuga and she-" Gaara suddenly looked surprised, which caught his siblings off guard "Say that name again" "Her name's Hinata Hyuga". Gaara knew this girl, he may not remember her completely but he knew her from a long time ago.

If his memory was correct, he had seen her several times during the chunnin exams. The more he thought about her, the more her image can into his mind. He could remember her indigo locks and her lavender eyes. Her pale skin, her pink lips.

Gaara wasn't sure what this feeling was, but somehow he knew that this stranger might have a chance to be his future wife. If her name was on the list and she had agreed to the terms then what did he have to lose. If he brought her into his life, things would change drastically, but as Kazekage as much as hated to admit it, he did have to produce an heir at some point whether he liked it or not.

"Gaara?" he didn't respond as he stood up "Were going to Konoha I've made up my mind". Both his siblings looked shocked "What?! But Gaara-" "We leave in the morning" he took another look at Hinata's photograph "I want that woman". "Gaara are you sure? You don't even know her".

"Which is why were leaving for Konoha". He left his siblings in shock as he walked down the halls. He still didn't know this feeling inside of him, but he was determined to have Hinata Hyuga, she would be his wife.

"Hinata-sama do you ever stand up for yourself?!"

"Neji-niisan you do not have to yell".

He stiffened "Are you really this weak?! Do you ever consider what's best for you and not what everyone wants from you!"

It was obvious that her cousin was not happy with the arrangements of trying to marry off the former Hyuga heir. Hiashi, being the ever strict father he was was disappointed in his eldest daughter for not meeting his expectations.

The title was passed to Hanabi, and Hinata felt miserable that her father did not see the greatness that she had worked so hard for. In truth Hinata was stronger than Hanabi, but Hiashi refused to acknowledge that his eldest daughter had indeed grown from the time when she was a child.

Since he had no use for her now, it was decided against her will that she would be married off. It was not an easy thing for the shy Hyuga to accept, but even ever optimistic Hinata saw this as an opportunity to finally be free of the disappointing eyes that were always watching her.

"Neji-niisan I am not angry with father's decision". That actually caused him to scowl "Before you get angry let me explain". He nodded stiffly "You know how harsh father can be, and to be honest I am rather glad to be relieved of taking the tile as leader".

Hinata paused for a moment knowing that her next words could easily set Neji off. "I am not unhappy with the events that have followed. It is true that I wish father would see me in a different light but I also want to do this as a way of changing myself". Neji opened his mouth to speak but she cut him off.

"I know what I must do" her voice held seriousness "I am stronger that you think I am. I know what conditions are needed for my status and I don't have any objections".

She clenched her fists "Whoever chooses me, must also pass my judgment. I will not marry just anyone and if I reject then I have the right to speak up for myself".

Neji was actually shocked; never had Hinata spoke with such confidence and held so much authority.

Ever since Naruto had declared his love for Sakura. Hinata had actually grown a lot stronger from it. It had really hurt her knowing that Sakura also returned his love but she didn't hate her. That was something she simply could not do no matter how much she wanted too.

It had taken her months to get over her first love, but the results were surprising to say the least. Nobody, not even her closet friends could've guessed that Hinata would become stronger off of it. She never ceased to amaze everyone with her hard work and determination.

"Hinata-sama...are you sure about this? What if things to do not go the way you want?" her eyes narrowed "I said before that I am stronger that I was a long time ago. I must take this chance and let myself take a risk, I told you that I have a say in this. And if my needs are not met I can simply say no".

Neji was quiet for a few minutes, he opened his mouth a couple of times but then nothing came out.

He really didn't know what to say. The fact that Hinata sounded so confident about everything was bizarre, and he didn't know how to react to her new change. But he couldn't force her out of this. And he couldn't stand in her way of this, as much as he wanted to pull her out of this arrangement Hinata was no longer that weak little girl. She needed to fight her own battles.

Eventually he sighed "What happened to that girl who was so afraid of everything". Hinata gave him a gentle smile "She realized that she needed to grow up".

Neji patted his cousin's shoulder "Please be careful with this Hinata-sama". Her smile grew "Please Neji-niisan leave this to me, I know what I'm doing".

I will have the second chapter updated in a few weeks.

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