Passionate Kisses
Author's Note: I got several requests for Sasuke x Hinata x Itachi story. In this tale, the two brothers' romantic affections will be focused on Hinata and not on each other. It will also feature a polygamous marriage between three people. If any of that bothers you, you might want to turn back now. For those of you still here, I hope you enjoy this story and reviews are always appreciated.
Chapter Notations: Any information about Clan Culture and Laws, may or may not line up with cannon because I will be making most of it up. I am also taking some liberties with Itachi's illness and people's perception of it. This is done to serve as a justification for their marriage. That and I don't believe the series was ever very specific as to what was wrong with him or how extensive the damage was to his body. So in light of that, it may or may not be a plausible concern.
Disclaimer: I own nothing and make no profit off of any of my stories.
Chapter 1
Hinata Hyuga had always considered herself to have rather simple hopes and dreams. She wanted to be strong like her father, kind like her mother, and to marry the man that she loved. The Hyuga Heiress was certain that no one would have been scandalized by her wishes for her future.
After the war, the young woman had thought she was well on her way to achieving her dreams. She'd gotten a lot stronger and everyone said that she was kind. Unfortunately, it was the third goal that was proving to be particularly problematic. Naruto was obviously in love with Sakura and Hinata wasn't going to stand in the way of his happiness.
"Hinata, the Hokage wants to see you." Her Sensei approaches her. She must have realized Hinata was daydreaming because her voice was soft and gentle, even by Kurenai Standards.
It was a painful realization, but the Hyuga woman wasn't going to stand in the way of her first love's happiness. Besides, two out of three wasn't that bad. That and she had lots of friends and one day she would lead her Clan. Hinata had people who were counting on her and she wasn't going to let them down just because she didn't get the fairytale romance that she had been hoping for.
"Oh. Alright." Thankfully, it was enough to snap Hinata out of her melancholy. After all, it wasn't everyday that the Sixth Hokage would summon her specifically. "I'm coming!" And with that, the bluenette followed the beautiful Genjutsu Mistress.
That was strange. Why would Kakashi want to see her? She hadn't had any missions assigned to her for awhile. She was too needed at the hospital.
The war may have ended a few months ago, but the impact of it would likely be felt for years to come. Many people had died and even more had been severely injured. Unfortunately, there simply weren't enough medics to go around in most cases.
"There you are, Hinata." Kakashi smiles at her. Everyone was still getting used to the fact that the silver haired man was now Hokage, but the Hyuga Heiress knew that he would do a good job. "Oh you may go now, Kurenai. Thank you, for bringing her here." He was kind, experienced, and strong. He would make an excellent Hokage, despite his eccentricities. (Such as reading erotic novels in front of Genin and always being late to well…everything).
"Of course, Lord Hokage." Kurenai bows in response and leaves.
Her Sensei's exit redirected Hinata's thoughts. Probably because Kurenai had been the first one to notice her excellent chakra control and it was because of that, that Hinata had been able to master the Mystical Palm Technique and serve as an informal medic during the war.
After it was over, Hinata had decided to change her specialization from that of a Combat Ninja to a Medical Ninja. She still wasn't a fully trained medic, but she knew the basics of providing medical care and the Mystical Palm Technique.
That was a start and she was learning more about Medical Jutsus, every day. Unfortunately, she knew more about the theory than the application of them for the most. Despite that, the young woman felt that she was making significant progress towards becoming a real Medic!
"Lord Kakashi." Hinata bows to her Hokage.
"Oh you can just call me Kakashi. Lord makes me feel old." And Kakashi was far from anything, but old. He wasn't even middle aged yet. "I know that my hair might make me look like an old man, but I'm not even forty. So just Kakashi will just fine. Well at least in private." Hinata nods in agreement.
It was a friendly smile. One that was designed to make people feel at ease. Though something about it felt off. It was sincere, but he was also trying to hard to make her feel comfortable.
"Yes, Lord Kakashi. I mean, Kakashi!" This was going to take some getting used to. It was rare to have such an informal Kage.
Quickly, Hinata tilts her head towards the source of the velvety sound and blinks. Itachi Uchiha was standing in the corner with his brother. What were Sasuke and Itachi doing here?
The casual greeting had been her first clue that something strange was going on, but that just confirmed it. Why would the Uchiha Brothers be speaking with Kakashi when he had clearly summoned her? It didn't make any sense.
"She's so polite. That's a good sign." The elder Uchiha glances at her and then at Sasuke. For some reason, Itachi's observation filled her with a feeling of confusion and more than a little dread. "Don't you agree, Sasuke?" Sasuke didn't answer and that just further solidified her opinion that something was definitely wrong. The younger Uchiha almost never ignored his brother.
"Hinata, you may wish to sit down." Being told to sit down was never a good sign. "There is something that you need to know and this is going to come as a shock. I have faith that we'll be able to come to an agreeable solution for everyone though." A shock? What was going to come as a shock? "Please do keep that in mind as you read this." Kakashi hands her a scroll that she was clearly supposed to read.
Hinata blinks as she takes the scroll and begins skimming it. She recognized it as a contract. A very specific kind of contract. The Hyuga Heiress hadn't seen one of these in years, it's purpose was unmistakable.
A Betrothal Contract. The practice had fallen out of favor, but it was still legal to arrange marriage. While it was mostly unheard of for civilians to engage such things now, royal and nobility often did and it wasn't unheard of for Clans to still follow the tradition.
"A Betrothal Contract?" It was utterly bewildering. She hadn't seen one of these in years. "For who?" Kakashi gives her a sympathetic look and Hinata gulps. Obviously, it was for her and she had a sinking feeling that Sasuke's and Itachi's appearance was far from a coincidence. So this was why Kakashi had summoned them.
We, the Hyuga and Uchiha Clan Heads, consent to the following agreement. The eldest son of Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha shall marry the eldest daughter Hiashi and Emiko Uchiha when they are both of age, providing the following conditions are met.
Itachi and Hinata must both be of age and have achieved the rank of Chunin at a minimum. In addition to this, both must be able to perform their husbandly and wifely duties of continuing both bloodlines. Should siring and carrying children be made impossible for medical reasons, this marriage will not proceed…unless suitable arrangements are made to continue the bloodlines.
In the event that one of them dies before these conditions are met, Hinata will marry Sasuke Uchiha. He is the second son of Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha. The same is true of Hinata. If she perishes before the conditions are met, then another Hyuga woman will take her place.
Both Hinata and Itachi must be ninjas in good standing. Should any of them be classified as Criminal Ninjas, the marriage will not proceed. That is unless that designation is revoked.
No matter the outcome, this contact signals an alliance between the Uchiha and Hyuga Clans. A Hyuga woman and an Uchiha man must marry, the party that backs out must formally abdicate its Clan Status, or there will be a Clan War.
Hiashi and Emiko Hyuga, Mikoto and Fugaku Uchiha
"Your father is looking for a way out of it, but it appears to be rather ironclad. This contract was made years ago." Kakashi rubs the back of his head sheepishly. Hiashi and Emiko had only just found out that they were going to have a daughter. Obviously, your father had no way of knowing what was going to happen."
"Itachi was a Criminal Ninja. I was supposed to take his place. Why was I never informed of this before I left for the Sound?" That was a very good question and one Hinata wanted an answer too as well.
Hinata was stunned. She couldn't believe it. She was supposed to marry Itachi? She barely knew him!
"I suppose that you were so young and the only member of your Clan, that Hiashi didn't see the point in mentioning it." That made sense. "You were the only person left in your Clan that wasn't a Criminal Ninja. Well that we knew of. There wouldn't have been a point in having you dissolve a one person Clan or starting a Clan War with one person for a contract that almost no one knew about." Though that still didn't solve their problem and Kakashi obviously knew it. He was looking at them in such an apologetic fashion that Hinata felt bad for him. It wasn't his fault that their parents hadn't informed them of the contract.
Sasuke frowns, but nods. Hinata knew that he was mulling that over. The younger Uchiha Brother was well known for his temper, but she knew Sasuke well enough to realize that he was a practical man for the most part. He could understand Hiashi's reasoning in that case.
"Alright. That make sense." Sasuke sighs and Hinata reluctantly nods in agreement.
"Yes, it does. Hiashi probably forgot about this contract and I don't think that it's fair to hold Hinata to an agreement that was made before she was born." It seemed that Itachi also had plenty to say about the contract! It wasn't just Sasuke who was outraged.
That was kind of him. Sadly, it wouldn't work. If that contract was truly as ironclad as Hinata suspected that it was, there was simply no getting out of it. If Itachi backed out of the agreement, the Uchiha Clan wouldn't be a Clan formally recognized Clan anymore.
"I c-can't let you do it. I can't let you and Sasuke give up Clan Status." They'd already suffered so much. "It would be s-selfish." She couldn't do it. It would just be too cruel.
She doubted that they would go to war with her Clan. Itachi had already been forced to commit genocide against one. It seemed highly unlikely that he'd be willing to do something like that a second time.
Hinata barely knew him, but she knew that look in his eyes. It was a haunted look. The look of guilt. Most of his family might be dead, but they weren't gone. He still carried their memory with him.
"Hinata, that's very kind of you." Uh oh. Itachi was going to object. "Still you shouldn't be forced into a marriage like this." While she appreciated the sentiment, Hinata wasn't about to let him sacrifice himself again.
"I'm not going to war with them over this and I don't want to lose our Clan Status." Sasuke apparently had other ideas. " If you refuse, I'll marry her. That's if she agrees." Well the Hyuga Heiress was certainly glad that he had added that last part!
Though it was all so overwhelming. Whatever she had been expecting, this hadn't been it. She knew Sasuke, only a little better than Itachi. They had both attended the Academy together, but she doubted that they had even exchanged greetings before.
It was a bit odd really. She had been in love with his teammate for years, but Hinata had never spoken to Sasuke. He had always just seemed so unreachable. In a lot of ways, Sasuke was like the Moon. Beautiful to look at, but untouchable.
"Don't be foolish, Sasuke. Hinata seems like a lovely young woman." She was? "That's why I can't in good conscience have her marry you." Itachi pokes Sasuke on the forehead to tease him.
"You always do that!" The younger Uchiha rolls his eyes and Hinata giggles. There was something strangely endearing about watching the two of them bicker.
Unfortunately, their adorable sibling dynamic did nothing to clear up her confusion about Sasuke's response to all of this. The other girls at the Academy had gushed over him, but Sasuke had never seemed interested in making friends. Let alone having a girlfriend. That hadn't changed after he left the Leaf. So why would he offer to marry her?
Itachi was the eldest. It was his "responsibility." It didn't make sense for Sasuke to offer to take his place so willingly.
"Because you're always foolish. Kakashi, there has to be a way to resolve this. Surely?" Hinata hoped that Itachi was right to question the strength of the contract. "Hiashi is the only living person who signed that document. If he's willing to destroy it, no one else needs to find out about this." Maybe, there really was a way out of it.
She nods approvingly. That seemed like a good idea. No one had to know. No one had to be forced into an arranged marriage.
"I had thought about that. I did try to destroy the contract, but it appears to have some kind of Jutsu on it. I even tried Chidoring it. Nothing worked." That was a bad sign. If the Sixth Hokage's Chidori couldn't destroy that thing, it was unlikely anything else would.
"Hiashi always was a brilliant strategist. If there is a loophole, it won't be easy to find. I would still like to have another look at the contract, if you don't mind, Hinata." Itachi reaches for the contract .
"Oh right!" The bluenette immediately hands it to him. "Of course!" The other ninja was known as a genius. There was a chance that he might be able to find some hidden loophole in the document that Kakashi had missed.
Between the four of them, they could fix this. Itachi was a genius. Sasuke had been at the top of their Academy Class and thus, the younger Uchiha was also very bright. Not to mention, Kakashi was also a brilliant strategist and she was good at improvising. And obviously, she would be trying her best too!
"He was right about one thing. You are polite." Sasuke sighs as Itachi scans the contract for what seemed to be the thousandth time. Itachi Uchiha was nothing, if not thorough.
"T-thank you." Hinata didn't know what else there was to say as Sasuke glances at her. While he had always assumed that he would eventually get married, the youngest Uchiha had also assumed that he would get to choose who he married. That obviously wasn't going to be the case.
Itachi was the eldest. His name was listed first. Legally, his brother should marry her. Though there were several issues that made that problematic at best.
"Well Hiashi is looking into it and I will see what I can find." That made Sasuke feel only slightly better. "I'll keep you all fully briefed." He knew that Kakashi meant well, but if the CopyCat Ninja hadn't already found a way out of this…there probably wasn't one.
The first was that Itachi had already suffered through so much. He deserved to find real love. Not be forced into a marriage. The second was that Sasuke wasn't sure that Itachi COULD have kids. He had been sick for so long and while he was certainly recovering, that didn't necessarily mean that he was still capable of fathering children. Not to mention there was also Hinata to consider.
There were certainly worse fates than marrying a beautiful, but painfully shy woman. She'd probably make someone a wonderful wife, but the Hyuga Heiress was being forced to marry a stranger. Either him or Itachi. That wasn't fair. It wasn't right.
"Good. Does it say how quickly we have to act on it?" His brother asks, perhaps the most important question of the night.
That was a good point. If there was no specific time frame, they could just stall for time indefinitely. If there was a deadline though, that wasn't good.
"I'll have another look at the contract." Kakashi grabs the document and begins reading again, almost immediately. For once, the older ninja was being punctual. Sasuke would have laughed, if the situation wasn't so serious. "Hmm. Let's see."
"Wait. There's something on the back of it." Indeed. There was something on the back of it. Sasuke could see some words there. Unfortunately, it didn't seem like the new words were good news. "What's it say?" The blunette seemed to be reading his mind because Sasuke had been wondering same thing.
Though he had been too afraid to ask. The look on Kakashi's face spoke volumes. "It seems that it has to be done either by Itachi's twenty-first birthday or Sasuke's eighteenth, if Itachi wasn't eligible for some reason." Damn it!
"My birthday is in three weeks." They only had three weeks until his birthday. Sasuke's birthday was on July 23rd. That meant that they had precious little time to fix this.
"T-Three weeks?!" Sasuke nods in confirmation as he rushes over to Hinata. "T-That's not good." She was going to faint. Not that the younger Uchiha could blame her in the slightest, if she did.
. He felt rather lightheaded himself. Thank goodness, that Itachi moved behind Hinata quickly and caught her. He was so fast, that Itachi caught Hinata before Sasuke could.
"We'll figure something out." Itachi was always the voice of reason and so reassuring. "Don't worry." Sasuke supposed that it came with the territory of being a big brother.
"Thank you, for catching me." Hinata was really too innocent to be marired to either of them. She couldn't even say thank you without mumbling. Polite or not, that was a bad sign.
To say the least, Itachi never thought that he would live long enough to see his next birthday. So the fact that he was alive and Sasuke had forgiven him was shocking enough, but he simply hadn't been prepared for this. He had not been prepared for a betrothal.
An ironclad one as far as he could tell. He was engaged to be married to a woman that he had never spoken to before. Well him or Sasuke. Though that last part was irrelevant. There was no way that he was going to force his foolish little brother to enter an arranged marriage.
"Anytime." The former Akatsuki wanted so badly to reassure the young woman, but he knew that his efforts were likely in vain. She was obviously terrified and for good reason. Her entire life had just been turned upside down through no fault of her own.
"I think that while I look at this a bit more, you three should go somewhere more private and talk." That was a good idea. "Whatever you decide to do, it should be a joint decision." Itachi couldn't argue with Kakashi's logic.
"That's true enough. Hinata, please follow us back to the Uchiha District. You'll have to forgive the fact that it has fallen into such a state of disrepair." Honestly, it was more than a little embarrassing to be taking his potential future wife back to the remains of the once proud Uchiha District. "We are going to rebuild it, but it was only the two of us. So we didn't need to rush." He apologies.
Hinata nods her head and follows the Uchiha brothers off. Itachi sighs as they lead her to the District. Though he supposed that the less than stellar state of their former family home was really the least of their problems, he couldn't help but feel more than a little self-conscious about it.
Sasuke had only been a small boy when the Massacre happened. He was all alone. There simply hadn't been the need for him to do repairs. He only needed one house. The houses had laid empty for years before they were destroyed in Pain's attack.
"Watch your step." Sasuke walks beside Hinata protectively. "We tried to at least shove most dangerous debris off of the street, but there are probably still shards of broken glass and nails around here." Well at least he was enough of a gentleman to warn her about the dangers of walking inside their District.
His family's District now looked like a ghost town. The buildings had largely been reduced to rubble. There was broken glass, wood, nails, and whatever was left of his fallen kin's belongings scattered everywhere.
Though his foolish little brother had been right about that much. The two of them had tried to make it safe enough for people to walk to their house. The keyword was tried. He knew that it was more likely than not, that Sasuke was right to warn her about watching her step.
"Alright. I'll be careful." Good. Hinata knew enough to heed their warnings. That was a good sign. "I promise."
The yards and gardens around what was left of the houses willed with debris and overgrown grass and weeds. Perfect habitat for snakes and other wildlife. Itachi was certain that he saw a snake slithering in one of the gardens.
That didn't concern him though. They were all powerful ninjas and Sasuke had a Snake Summoning Contract. Snakes weren't a threat.
"It was beautiful once." Sasuke looks around with a forlorn expression on his face. "I know that's hard to believe now, but it really was." Itachi knew that he was likely wearing an identical expression though. It was just so sad to see what had become of their home.
The real threat was from the barrage of memories that was currently assaulting him and Sasuke. He knew that his brother was likely picturing the cozy and proud District of their youth. And he, well he was being tormented by memories of their kin. Neither of them was in a particularly festive or romantic mood. Something that Hinata was bound to notice.
Surprisingly, Sasuke opens the door for Hinata. Well that was good. At least his little brother was capable of behaving chivalrously towards young women. Well at least when he wanted to.
"We're not getting out of that contract." His brother dares to voice what Itachi had been too afraid to say.
He was somewhat comforted by the sight of their beautiful kitchen though. The cabinets were made of maple wood and the counters of white marble. Their kitchen table made of solid and sturdy oak. The floor was made of light green tiles and the walls were pristine white. Mikoto Uchiha had once been quite proud of her kitchen and it still showed to this day.
Unfortunately, his comfort didn't last long. Itachi felt like he was contaminating his mother's restored kitchen just by being there, especially the walls. The pure white walls that he could so easily imagine stained red with blood.
"Sasuke, don't say that. I'm sure that there is a loophole." He wanted to believe that, but he didn't. "There must be." That didn't meant that he was require to admit that to his baby brother though.
"He must have been planning to join the Coup, if it was successful. That's why he arranged the marriage." Hmm it seemed that Hinata had already figured out the real reason for the betrothal. "It wasn't until after you turned 21 or Sasuke was 18. By then, the Coup would have been successful or failed. It was on purpose." Hmm. It seemed his potential future wife was bright.
By now, everyone knew the truth behind the Uchiha Massacre. That meant that Hinata knew about the Coup. Though he was shocked that the innocent young woman had been able to connect the dots that quickly.
"You're probably right." Sasuke caresses her cheek. "Still that doesn't help us now." Itachi was rather shocked by the reassuring gesture on the part of his little brother. Sasuke wasn't nearly as affectionate now as he was when he was a child. For some reason, he seemed to be making an exception for Hinata though.
"Either we give up our official Clan Status, go to war, or I marry Hinata." Those were the only options or so Itachi thought.
"There's a fourth option. I could marry her." Sasuke apparently had other ideas.
Hinata sighs as she watches the brothers. It did surprise her how calmly Sasuke was taking this considering the situation. She hadn't known Itachi well enough to have a real opinion about what his reaction might be, but she was also grateful that he appeared to be thinking with clearly about the matter.
"I wouldn't let you do that. Not unless you and Hinata decide you love each other. I've taken so much from you, Sasuke. I'm not going to take this away from you as well." Itachi meant it too. "You deserve to marry someone that you love and so does Hinata." He meant it with every fiber of his being.
"I don't want to take away your Clan Status and I don't want to start a war. Maybe, it would grow into love?" Hinata was apparently trying to look at this from a rather…idealistic perspective. "It's possible." Which was kind of her, but not particularly realistic.
Itachi smiles at that thought. She really was such a sweet little thing. She deserved better than a Clan Slayer and Sasuke had far too many issues that he needed to resolve before he could even think about marriage.
"Maybe, but I'd rather not take that chance." Sasuke and Hinata both deserved better than this. To be forced into an arranged marriage or at the very least in Sasuke's case, to watch his brother be forced into one.
"Itachi, there are certain conditions in that contract. One of them is that you have to be able to father children." Yes, he was aware of that fact. "You were sick for so long. I'm not really sure if it was just confined to your eyes and your lungs." Wait. What was Sasuke trying to imply? "Though towards the end you were going into cardiac arrest, so it impacted your heart as well. You're healthy now, but that doesn't mean all of you is." His foolish little brother didn't actually think that Itachi was sterile did he?!
Not that he ever thought he deserved children. He had killed his own family. Itachi had done it for good reasons, but still. That suggestion did sting his pride a bit. Of course, it was foolish to be offended by the question.
What would his children think of him, when they found out that he had killed their grandparents? So being sterile or not, really wouldn't have mattered. Itachi had long ago decided that he wouldn't have children for obvious reasons. Well until that damn contract decided otherwise, anyway.
"He looks p-perfectly healthy to me." Itachi shoots Hinata a grateful look, upon hearing that. Well at least someone was defending his virility!
"Yes, he does. Though there are plenty of people with reproductive issues who look and are perfectly healthy in every respect, but that. We can't be sure that he can keep his end of the deal. If we tested him, it would take up precious time. We've only got three weeks." Apparently, Sasuke wasn't going to let this particular theory of his go, anytime soon.
"So what are you proposing?" Itachi wasn't certain where his foolish little brother was going with this, but he doubted it was anywhere good. He was almost certain that he was going to enter a new level of foolishness. The way he was hesitating so much spoke volumes.
"There are old laws that allow for a marriage with more than two people. Mostly for Clan Restoration purposes and political ones. This qualifies as both. We could both marry her." Oh yes, his foolish little brother had clearly lost his mind! "You're the eldest, but we don't know if you can have children. I'm the youngest and we know that I'm healthy in that respect." Oh dear God, Sasuke was actually serious about this!
The younger Uchiha apparently didn't notice the aghast look on Itachi's face though. It seemed that he was determined to explain his outrageous proposal. " They could try to bump me to Hanabi, but that would take several years. The contract is about to go into effect in three weeks. She's too young. This solves all the potential problems of fulfilling the contract." And as much as Itachi was loathed to admit it, Sasuke was actually starting to make some sense.
The elder Uchiha had heard of those laws. What Sasuke was saying was accurate. On paper, it seemed like the perfect solution. In reality, it was anything but.
"That's one solution. Though it's up to Hinata." This proposal was going to impact her the most. "While I don't mind "sharing" in that respect, she might. It's different for her. She's a woman. This is going to cause a scandal for all sorts of reasons." He could already envision the horribly cruel things people would say to the Hyuga Heiress once they found out about her unusual engagement and marriage. All of it was positively vicious.
Itachi didn't mind entering a marriage of convenience. It'd be acceptable to be married to Hinata on paper, but to allow Sasuke to be the real husband in name and in reality. Well acceptable to him. He didn't know about Hinata though and there was still Sasuke to consider.
His foolish little brother might say that he was okay with it, but would he really be able to share like that? Itachi didn't know. There were so many reasons why this was a completely foolish idea.
"Sasuke is right. The contract has a deadline. We don't really have a choice." That was true, but that didn't make it right. "If you're both o-okay with it, I think marrying both of you is the smartest option." The Hyuga Heiress shocks him by agreeing.
She wanted to marry both of them?! Well perhaps wanted was a bit of a stretch. Though Sasuke's logic was sound in a very twisted way.
"Very well. I shall go and speak to Hiashi about this. It may well end up the case that all of this doesn't matter." The Hyuga Patriarch was going to be furious with him. "If Hiashi kills me for suggesting such a thing, well you still have to marry Sasuke anyway." It was hard to force cheerfulness into his voice, but Itachi managed. He managed because he had to for their sakes.
It was a false sense of cheerfulness. Honestly, he was still recovering from his illness and Hiashi Hyuga was a powerful ninja in his own right. There was a very real possibility that this might not end well.
Despite that, there was no way that he was going to have Sasuke be the one to suggest such a thing to the Hyuga Patriarch. Nor was he going to force Hinata to do it. He was the eldest. It was his responsibility.
"And you call ME the foolish one?!" His brother was right to be incredulous, really. There were many reasons why what he was about to do was the absolute height of stupidity. Not that that was going to stop him.
"Well I suppose foolishness does tend to run in families." Itachi pokes Sasuke's forehead again. "I'll be back as soon as possible." And with that, he departs.
"STOP DOING THAT!" If nothing else, his brother's fury was always amusing and oddly reassuring. Itachi needed to know that Sasuke would be able to accept this. Acting as they used to when they were children was one way, that Itachi knew that his foolish little brother would be okay.
"I'll stop doing it, when you stop being foolish. That means that I'm never going to stop poking you." He couldn't resist taunting the other man.
That wasn't the case for Hinata though. "As for you Hinata, you are free to change your mind. We would never force you into this unusual arrangement." She needed understanding and compassion. "You truly do deserve better, but I'm certain that I speak for both of us…when I say that we will try to be good husbands for you." And Itachi was going to do his best to give her that.
"I know and I'll try to be a good w-wife." The woman was a saint. She had to be. Hinata reminded him of a frightened rabbit in a way. Not that he could blame her.
Frankly, he wouldn't have been shocked if she had run away screaming from both of them. Hinata knew just as well as anyone else what they were capable of. She was a very brave woman in her own quiet way.
"Very well. I shall go and tell Hiashi what we discussed now." And with that, Itachi Uchiha Flickers off to face the wrath of Hiashi Hyuga. This definitely wasn't going to end well.