A Tale of two Sisters - Alternate Scenes, Routes, Endings, Omake

Explanation:
Heya all! There are three possibilities for you to be reading these lines:
1.) you are following/reading my story "A Tale of two Sisters" and are far enough into it to have found a mention of this one here
2.) you decided to follow me as an author and got a mail telling you that I just submitted this one here
3.) you simply stumbled upon it while browsing through all the stories here on fanfiction

If you are one of the first two, than let me start by saying a big thanks for believing in me and my work.
If you are the third, welcome to the twisted world of my mind!

Let me explain what this place here will become.
I recently reached a point while writing my story at which I couldn't decide on how to advance. My mind is telling me to go the one way, my intuition is telling me to go the other - and to be honest, I can't decide. And I really mean that. I'm totally struggling with advancing my story, resulting in a major headache. Anyway...

I came to the conclusion that I shouldn't need to decide between the two options and should simply write both. Sure, it's more time consuming and stuff, but whatever.
One will be used as the official one within my story. And the other will end up here, as an alternate scene/route/approach, maybe even an ending (like in a text adventure. Made the wrong decision and reached an (most of the times) bad ending - or something).

! That being said do I need to write down a warning !

Every scene/route/approach/ending I'm going to place here will not only be alternate to the real story, they will also contain minor and major spoiler to my story.
Meaning: if you haven't read my story - or not up to the point at which the alternate scene will take place - would I advise against reading it and first check out the story up to the point the respective scene is located.

Though, if you are simply curious about the way I write or what I write and don't care about reading possible spoiler and/or reading a scene completely out of context might these scenes here be a good way to learn a bit about me and my work. It's, of course, completely up to you whether or not you continue to read here, inside my story or just move on.

As usual, feel free to hit me up or leave me feedback if you got ideas, complaints (constructive ones prefered), questions, feedback or just want to talk.

Alright, enough explanation. And since it's against this site's rules to post a complete chapter only containing author notes (yup, I actually read the rules): here comes the first alternate scene I ever wrote down for "A Tale of two Sisters" to give you a better idea! Enjoy!

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Alternate Scene: A Tale of two Sisters - Chapter 19: Team Assignments
Scene: Hiashi and the Girls, the Revelation
Explanation: this scene was written by me before I started to write on the actual chapter, resulting in being not useable for the actual story once I wrote down all events happening before this scene was about to take place

"What an eventful day..." Hanabi sighed while entering the clan compound, followed by her sister. It was already dark by now, the events taking place having consumed a lot of time.

"Say that again." Hinata agreed, stretching herself a bit. "So, you still wanted to tell me what the papers were about Mizuki-sensei was so obsessed with getting information out of me."

Being confused for a short moment was Hanabi remembering what she told her sister during the genin test. "Yeah, right, nearly forgot that with what happened. After I earned my headband did Iruka-sensei gave the papers to me that make it all official."

Nodding in understanding was Hinata a bit worried about what would happen now, but she was prepared. At least was she telling that to herself. It's not like much would change for her. She was a slave for five years by now, the only difference would be that others will get that knowledge starting now as well. "So... I guess we will discuss about things tomorrow morning?"

"Yeah... it's too late to start that now and we are both pretty tired..." Hanabi confirmed to her sister.

"Discuss about what? Making what official? And where have you two been? You know how late it is, right?" a voice called out to them, startling them both. They were too tired and focused on each other that they weren't paying any attention to their surroundings at all. Turning towards the source of the voice were they now facing their father, anger written across his face and both girls felt like running away.

"Father!" Hanabi called out in surprise. "Sorry, we haven't seen you being here. Look, we both made genin!" she pointed on both headbands, trying to distract her father and to avoid having to answer his questions.

"That much I can see. Still, the tests ended hours ago and you haven't answered my questions. Where have you been, what is official now and about what do you two want to discuss?" he was loosing his patience with his daugthers and they could clearly see that, fearing the worst right now.

"We saw something strange after the tests were over and decided to investigate that, being shinobi of the village now." Hinata answered vaguely, knowing that giving her father details wouldn't be the best idea.

But that was something her father wanted right now, details about everything. "Are you two trying to anger me? If yes, are you being successful right now. What kind of strange thing kept you occupied for hours when you should have come home?"

Rolling her eyes was Hanabi out of patience herself now. "Okay, fine, one of our teachers tricked Sasuke Uchiha into stealing a forbidden scroll and we happened to witness things and ended up fighting against them both. Happy now?"

"And you two thought it would be a good idea to engage a chunin all by yourself? How stupid can you be?" Hiashi started to get louder, clearly not happy about the thing he just heard. What made things worse, not that any of them paid it much attention, was the fact that they were standing right in the middle of a hallway and would most likely draw additional attention very soon.

Hanabi, most likely having inherited the temper of her father, was getting louder as well, not paying any attention anymore to what she was saying. "So what? As you can see are we back and well. First of all were we three genin and worked good together. And secondly were we in worse situation already."

Hiashi was raising an eyebrow at that statement. "And what kind of situation was worse than facing a chunin turned traitor by the sound of it? If you are talking about your little adventure that brought you your scar, that doesn't count for anything!"

"That was nothing, geez, I know that. I'm talking about being kidnapped and on the way to be sold as slaves!" Hanabi was shouting by now, probably loud enough for half of the compound to hear her. "And if you want to know that badly about what is official now? I'll tell you! Hinata here is now officially my slave. I got the papers right here with me!" she was pulling the papers approved by the Hokage out of her pocket, waving them in front of her father.

"What the hell are you talking about young lady?" his eye was twitching and his temper lost completely. "What kidnapping? And what was that about Hinata being your slave? That isn't funny at all. What was Hiruzen thinking of approving such a request? Our clan has nothing to do with slavery and I won't approve that. Especially between my both heiresses!"

Hanabi's jaw dropped and Hinata was trying to hide somewhere, not that there would have been any place to do so. The situation clearly went out of hand. It wasn't helping that Hanabi bursted out into manical laughter. "Our clan has nothing to do with slavery? Are you kidding me, father? How would you call branding family members with this stupid Caged-Bird-Seal and putting them into the Branch Family if not slavery? They don't even have a choice about that! Hinata here at least has choosen to become mine!"

Hearing that statement left Hiashi speechless for a short moment, unsure how to reply on that. He wanted to yell at his daughters, but he wasn't finding a proper answer right now. Seeing that their father was struggling was Hinata finding courage to speak up as well.

"That's right, father. I have choosen to be her slave in accordance to our clans code of honor. I made a bet, I lost it and I'm taking responsibility of that action. Deal with it!" she was shouting as well now and they had a lot of clan members surrounding them, being drawn to the commotion, all witnessing the talkout between father and daughters. Deciding to finish her father off and realizing the amount of onlookers to prove her point, was she adding some more. "If you'll excuse us now? We are tired from fighting against one of our teachers and the Uchiha heir who both just tried to kill us. Hanabi-sama, I suggest that we should leave to rest now."

She was underlining her decision by adressing her sister correctly as her mistress and Hanabi nodded at that. "You are right sis, we are leaving now. I'm tired and we need energy for tomorrow. Have a good rest as well, father." she spat the last word, turning around and walking head high through the assembled clan members, Hinata following right behind her, leaving their stunned father and a good two dozen other clan members behind.