Author note: A medium length three-shot that simply needed to be written, although I can't give a very detailed summary without giving the story away the one thing that I can share is this chapter is not in chronological order which might seem confusing now but you'll understand once you start reading.
Disclaimer/Warning: This is an AU and I do not own any of the characters/settings/anything that you recognise. Also any indecent/offensive comments will be removed and reported.
Every colour under the sun
The first proposal that Hinata receives is when she is barely five years old, she is with Kiba playing in the sun while Akamaru runs along snapping at their heels.
It is a spur of the moment decision for the young Inuzuka but he asks anyway with his usual brashness while Hinata turns an interesting shade of red—it is so unexpected, so out of the blue she thinks with evident embarrassment.
Speechless and knowing that her friend is expecting an answer Hinata does the first thing that pops in her mind, she runs as fast as her small legs could carry her. Akamaru barks behind her while the wind blows sharply against her white frock but she doesn't stop not even when her sides are aching and her feet are sore.
Kiba attempts to call after her but then decides against it, he pulls out a sticky jelly Haribo shaped in the form of a ring. He had been saving it to give to her but he knows deep down that there is no use after all how could he possibly compete with Naruto Uzumaki.
"Will you marry me?" Hinata looks down at a blonde haired boy kneeling in front of her with a glistening diamond ring gleaming from the blue velvet box and her heart skips a beat.
Everything feels so wrong
"So do you think that was convincing Hinata?" Hinata nods while she carries on munching away on her sandwich, desperately hoping that he would not be able to see the pain on her face.
"I don't know maybe I should try it again after all I want it to be perfect when I say it for real," for real those words slice into her heart but her smile doesn't break not even for a second.
So as Naruto once again kneels down to repeat the words that Hinata had been dreaming that he would one day say to her she pretends if only for half an hour on a Sunday afternoon that her dream has finally come true.
Of all the people that Hinata didn't expect to hear those words from it would be Shino Aburame, she had always perceived him as a brother and thought that the feeling was mutual but here he is standing front of her saying things that simply didn't make sense.
Hinata looks around his unusual room, it is dark and filled with bugs of every nature and for the first time Hinata feels uncomfortable being in his room. She looks at stoic Shino and wishes that for once she could read his facial expression but as usual it is blank as ever, frustration bubbles dangerously at the forefront of her mind while she waits for him to explain.
When he says nothing Hinata walks away in an uncharacteristic fit of anger. After finally calming down she couldn't help but think how unlike each other they have been acting especially Shino, his selfishness stuns Hinata. How could he ask her such a thing when he knows that today is about Kiba, after months of preparing they had finally watched their childhood best friend tie the knot and now barely a couple of hours later he is asking her to marry him.
In what universe did he think that such a thing would be appropriate or even possible? Hinata is beside herself trying to understand until realisation hits her hard—with such force that she is left feeling ridiculous and grateful towards her friend.
When Naruto married Sakura Shino assumed that Hinata would finally accept Kiba but when things didn't go exactly the way he planned and fearing that she would be forced to be with someone her father had arranged he panicked, hoping that even though neither had any feelings towards the other at least their marriage would be one of understanding.
So she finds herself walking back to his room feeling incredibly ashamed that after so many years that she has known him she should have spotted his plan right from the beginning.
Although a claimed genius Shikamaru Nara loves simplicity and that is evident through his dreams of the future. Unlike other men his age he wanted nothing more than to settle down with a decent woman. Which is much easier said than done, so compared to the rambunctious, shallow gold-diggers that swarmed around him Hinata Hyuga is truly a diamond in the rough he thinks.
He meets her for the first time at a wedding of a mutual friend and the first thing that he notices about her is the utter sadness etched across her face yet she holds herself with such strong composure that a strong desire to ask about her overwhelms him.
When he learns that this is the wedding of the man she loves and she isn't the bride he couldn't help but feel a strong sense of admiration towards her.
That night he doesn't talk to her instead he leaves with a name. A couple of months later he plucks up the courage to finally contact Kiba to ask more about her. As soon as he mentions her name the animal lover teases the Nara mercilessly until he finally lets it slip he is interested in marrying her.
Kiba promises to ask and for the rest of the week all Shikamaru does is stare at the telephone until it finally rings. As soon as he hears the slightly odd tone to the normally enthusiastic voice of the Inuzuka he knows that he is too late.
She is already married
As talks of finding Hinata a suitable suitor in the Hyuga household became more heated by each passing day Neiji does the first thing that any good cousin would do in a situation like this, he calls the best guy he knows.
With Naruto Uzumaki now out of the picture Neiji knows that his cousin wouldn't even hear another man's name but she has to move on before his uncle forced her into marriage based solely on business benefits.
Rock Lee although is weird, not really easy on the eyes and still lives with their Karate mentor is someone Neiji could say with utmost confidence is a decent person.
Lee had a big heart and would respect his cousin so he didn't think twice about setting up a marriage interview.
A week later Hinata with not having the heart to turn down her cousin's offer sat opposite a green spandex wearing individual with a large smile. She returns his smile with a weak one while Neiji takes a seat at the table next to theirs; the awkwardness of the situation makes her quickly order a cup of coffee so that she could focus her attention on something less green.
As Lee tries his hardest to engage Hinata with his lively personality she merely replies with one word answers. Within minutes the conversation is dead leaving both of them fiddling with their food until a woman screams.
"Help! My friend is choking!" Lee rushes to her aid while panic ensues throughout the café, Hinata rings for an ambulance and Neiji helps the café manager in getting the rest of the customers out of the building.
Two hours later the woman after being subjected to the Heimlich manoeuvre in the nick of time from Lee just about survived.
In the news Lee is dictated as a local hero and to Hinata's relief due to all the chaos marriage proposals are long forgotten.
Ever since what happened last time Gaara made a solemn promise to himself that he would never attend another marriage interview in his life, until his elder sister Temari barged into his room and slammed a profile of a woman in front of his nose.
"I thought I said no more," he snarled while Temari states bluntly that she could really be the 'one' for him.
He highly doubted it, as soon as any woman saw his heavily dark circled eyes due to his insomnia and heard about his juvenile past they would hightail it out of the restaurant before they even served appetisers.
Gaara knew that no matter his recent wealth or status as a CEO he is still labelled as the public menace, it didn't bother him if that is what everyone thought then so be it. His sister on the other hand simply isn't as accepting as him; no matter how much he protested she still carried on her endless crusade to get him married.
"What do you mean that you'll never get married, if you only just smile once on a while than those women wouldn't have fled now would they?" Gaara sighed in frustration. When would she give up and realise that the 'one' just simply didn't exist for him.
After a month of pestering Gaara finally gives in to meet the girl if only to make Temari swear on her life that she would never play match maker again.
Although his sister readily agreed to his conditions a feeling of dread enters in the pit of stomach as the day of the meeting grows closer and closer.
Gaara had spent nearly half of his childhood in a juvenile detention centre so there were a lot of things that didn't scare him but the mere thought of being rejected pummelled fresh doses of adrenaline through his veins in a rapid fashion.
So when Gaara stood in front of the Hyuga mansion he felt horribly nervous and yet his legs still carried him to the door even though each fibre of his being screamed 'what are you doing? Run before it is too late!' Although that option seemed easy he knows that if Temari ever found out that he hadn't been bothered to show up then it would truly be the end of him.
Hinata Hyuga didn't scream or run as soon as her eyes laid on him and when he presented her with a bunch of lavenders she thanked him with politeness. Throughout their uneasy conversation she didn't once give him the impression of irritation yet her eyes couldn't conceal her evident sadness.
It is those pale eyes that Gaara found himself staring into, wondering what exactly is the source of her pain and so he asked bluntly—he was never the one to beat around the bush. Surprised by his question Hinata tries to reply but no words leave her mouth. A strong wave of emotion erupts within her and she bursts into tears.
At exactly six in the afternoon Gaara leaves Hyuga mansion with a bitter sweet attitude, although wedding bells are far from his future he still is grateful to having met the ex-heiress. After all she was the first female to actually spend more than hour in his presence and refuse his proposal for a legitimate reason.
She is in love with another
Sasuke Uchiha simply didn't want to get married, no matter how much he vented his frustrations and promised to end his life in a painful way it seems that no one really cared about his wellbeing. Even his mother is resolute in the decision that he will get married and to no other than a certain Hyuga ex-heiress.
On a bright Monday afternoon his father came barging home with a huge grin on his face that Sasuke didn't think he ever saw on his old man in the rather short years that he has been alive and he knew instantly that things could only go downhill from there. After all everyone knew that Fukagu Uchiha never smile.
"The Hyuga has refused her proposal to Gaara, you know what this means!" He exclaimed to no one in particular while Sasuke carried on munching his breakfast—the business world simply didn't interest him he left that to his older brother Itachi. Speaking of said brother he rarely sees him now a days, making a mental note to visit him his father finally announces the reason behind his strangely delightful mood.
"Sasuke you'll marry her," tomatoes to him would never taste the same ever again as he violently chokes on one.
After saying every colourful thing under the sun and furious at how ridiculous his parents are being he storms out.
Exactly an hour later he is slamming his fist against the door of his brother's penthouse apartment, as usual a calm Itachi opens the door and greets him warmly.
"They're forcing me to get married!" He yells while Itachi folds the newspaper that he was reading.
"I see and who is the lucky girl?" He remarks sarcastically, Sasuke snorts in frustration before literally throwing himself on the leather couch.
"Some Hyuga," He replies distastefully.
"Hinata Hyuga I would presume." Sasuke didn't say anything, like the name even mattered when the fact is that he isn't even given a choice in this matter.
Itachi sighs, "You don't have to worry about it Sasuke I'll marry her." Sasuke jumps up from the couch.
"What you will?"
"Didn't I just say that I will, now have some breakfast."
"Fine as long it doesn't have any tomatoes in it." Grumbles Sasuke but Itachi doesn't hear him his thoughts are elsewhere.