"Protect her... with all my life...?"
-Chapter 1-
Disclaimer: I will be drawing my next Naruto chapter if I am Kishimoto Masashi.
A/N: note that all of the char appearing are all three years older from the shippuuden. And Temari is now 21, meanwhile Neji is 19, and so on... and sorry if the char's a little OOC... hiks hiks hiks
It was another meeting of the Hyuuga family. There are a lot of meetings being held nowadays. And the problem they were discussing was pretty much the same thing.
"To maintain the blood's purity, we must keep them together. There's no other way if you want to keep the Hyuugas pure." Exclaimed one of the men in the room.
Hiashi was rigid, ready to protest. "But they're—"
"Yes, I agree with you. We must keep the inheritance pure. We can't just let some common people joins the Hyuuga! This clan is sacred and no common men even good enough to be the Hyuuga except for those who born in this family." Another man cut off Hiashi's word.
"Please, gentlemen, let me speak," a brief silence occurred after Hiashi has spoken, "I agree that no common men could easily entered the clan, and I am mostly agree to maintain the Blood inheritance. But I assure you what you're about to do is logical? To pursue my daughter to marry her own cousin for the sake of the family? They're direct cousin, in case you forgot."
"But sir, Neji is known to be the genius and the one who have the thickest Hyuuga blood flowing on his body. But what a shame he was born in the Branch family, he would be a better leader for our clan!"
"I beg your pardon?" suddenly Hiashi felt his blood temperature has risen up to the highest level, "are you stating that Hinata wouldn't be a better leader than Neji just because she's not too strong physically?"
The man shrugged. He realize what he just said was terribly offended the current leader. "What? Oh, I don't mean it that way—"
"Then what are you trying to say?" Hiashi glared.
Seeing how offended Hiashi is right now, the man shrinked(?) in his position. "Never mind, sir."
Hiashi clinched his eyebrows. "I have more things matter the most than this meeting. By the power I had in my possession, I dismiss this meeting."
There was a loud grumbling, but Hiashi ignored them and walked out trough the door instead. He couldn't get what those people's idea of marrying Hinata and Neji. They're cousins, for God's Sake!
When Hiashi turned in the corner, his first sight fell on his daughter, Hinata—who was kneeling on the ground, apparently doing something in the garden. Hiashi frowned on his daughter's action. What is she doing?
"Hinata, for Heaven's Sake! What are you doing?" Hinata turned to the source of the voice, and found her father. Hinata's face rapidly changed into those who caught stealing or something.
"F-father. I- I was just planting these seeds that Hanabi-chan gave me…" a small smile curved on her face, "Hanabi-chan once told me that this flowers could means 'Happiness for the Whole family'. It'll keep us together and will bring some happiness to the family."
Hiashi raised an eyebrow. "Oh, really?"
Hinata nodded nerveously. "Y-yes."
"Then," Hiashi put his hands inside his kimono, "if you have time doing such a useless thing, why don't you use your time training instead? You obviously think that you're in a safe place to plant some stupid flowers right now?" Hiashi stared down Hinata menacingly, making the girl's guts shrinked and feels like receiving a slap on the face. Hinata stared at the ground, avoiding Hiashi's mad looks.
"G-gomen, father."
On another side of the world, it was nightfall and a woman dressed in black-blue attire sat impassively between two other men and another woman. They were at a bar in the Sunagakure, seemingly celebrating for their successful mission at the sand country.
"Oi, Shikamaru! Pour me another drink!!!" shouted Ino at her teammates. She already drunk, you could see, and Shikamaru was less bad than Ino. Meanwhile Chouji—not like his usual self, flirting with some girl. Clearly, Chouji has been drunk as well.
"Ino, yamete! You already drink too much sake! You guys won't be able to get back to the hotel properly!" Temari pulled Ino's glass and put it on the table. Ino looked irritated.
"I could still drink some more!!" Ino shouted. Temari shook her head.
"A no is still a no, Ino! Now let's end this and we'll get you back to your room. Shikamaru, for heaven's sake, stop Chouji!" Shikamaru turned his half-drunken head to Chouji, and he frowned at him.
"Ugh. Do I have to carry him all the way to the hotel? How troublesome."
But Shikamaru off his ass anyway and carry a drunken Chouji and Ino—with Temari's help, of course, otherwise Shikamaru will be perished by now.
After escorting Ino into her own room, Temari helped Shikamaru with Chouji—which cost a HELL OUT OF CRAP! He's so darn heavy! Temari's fingers were twitched because of Chouji, and now she's thirsty.
"God… Chouji, you'vo got to stop eating or else I'll cut you off and fed your flesh to my Deer pets!!" Shikamaru cursed while resting himself on a couch outside Chouji's bed (for the boys, it's a deluxe sweet room since they have to share a room ).
"Oi, Shikamaru, mind if I take some water? And I guess you will need it, too." Asked Temari. Shikamaru just gave her a waving hand so Temari go ahead to the kitchen and opened the fridge. Temari picked up a bottle of mineral water and took a drink. She took out another bottle and closed the door.
"Hmm… what time is it now?" Temari looked around the kitchen and found a clock. Temari's eyes widened as she realize how late she has been. "Huh??? It's almost 2 o'clock in the morning??? Shit! I forgot I have to accompany Gaara with his visit to the Iwagakure early in the morning!!! I better off now…" Temari walked back to Chouji's room but found Shikamaru gone. She searched the living room and he wasn't there also, so she checked to another room—which is his room. Temari doesn't even bother to knock and barged into the room.
"Shikamaru—" Temari regret it. She should have knocked first. Now she's trapped in an embarrassing situation where Shikamaru almost take all of his clothes off, except for his boxer. Temari squealed and quickly covers her eyes. "Gyaaaaaaa!!!!! My virgin eyes!!!!!!" she screamed. Shikamaru, shocked, but present enough to frowned.
"Your virgin eyes? What's that supposed to mean? Temari, I assume you have siblings? And did I mention brother? So why are you so freaked out? It's not like I'm bare-naked or somethin."
"But it's different seeing some guy other than my siblings in their short like that!!!" she screamed again. Shikamaru quickly put on his sleeping pants (;).
"It's alright now." Shikamaru explained. "By the way, aren't you turning twenty-one? Why are you so freak out to see a half-naked man? I thought you were older than me…"
Temari blushed and he turned eagerly to Shikamaru. "And because I'm older than you, you shouldn't talk like that to me!! Have some respect!"
Shikamaru let out a small chuckle. "So you still a virgin?" Temari showed a disgusted look on her face.
"Pardon me, but it's none of your business, boy." Temari handed him the mineral water and was ready to leave, but Shikamaru held her hand. Temari glanced through her shoulder. Shikamaru was never looked so serious like he is now. He's staring deeply into Temari's eyes.
"Temari…" Shikamaru moved closer to Temari, who is now backing away slowly, but found it unable to do since Shikamaru still grasped her hand very tightly.
"W-what are you doing?" Temari asked nerveously.
"Temari… there's something I've been wanting to tell you all of this time…" Shikamaru's face's softened. "Temari, I…"
Temari slapped Shikamaru's hand and quickly went away from his room.
Neji was about to having his usual training with Lee and Tenten when a man stopped him and told him to visit the meeting room instead. It was a weird thing since nobody informed him that there's going to be held a meeting, so he'll have to skip his training. Neji was pretty shocked when he found only Hiashi waiting for him inside the room, seemingly sipping his tea. Hiashi put down his cup when Neji arrives.
"Good day, Neji," Hiashi greeted. Neji bowed and greeted back.
"Good day to you, Hiashi-sama." Hiashi told Neji to sit down.
"I'm sure you're wondering why we're having this 'private' meeting now, Neji. I know today is your practice with your teammates, and I'm sorry to interrupts." Hiashi said. Neji shook his head.
"Ah, not at all, Hiashi-sama."
Hiashi offered Neji some tea which he accepts willingly. And while Hiashi poured Neji's tea, he continued their talk.
"Neji, until now I would like to thank you for your work of protecting my daughter, Hinata." Neji could only smile in flatter, and his cheeks are turned into faded red. He scratched his own hair.
"No, it's nothing really…"
Hiashi offered Neji his teacup. "And—this probably sound selfish of me, but—I have another demand I would like to ask you…" Hiashi sighed and looked Neji into his eyes. "Could you protect Hinata for your whole life?"
Character in order of appearance: Hiashi Hyuuga, Hinata Hyuuga, Temari, Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara, Chouji Akamichi, Neji Hyuuga.
I want to write GaaSaku too!!!!!!!!!! I hope I could add them inside this fic!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, please Review!!!!!!!!!!!!!
