REMINDER: I don't own Naruto its characters and name of places in the manga and anime. Incidents in this fanfic are fictitious and resemblance of events in this story to real life is purely coincidental. xD
Have you ever loved someone so much that you are willing to brace the odds just to be with that person?
Present Time
Prologue
Naruto suddenly stopped his reading and glared at his son who has the same eye color as his, "What did you just say?"
"I said that I want to spend my summer in Konoha." Ryo replied bluntly.
Naruto leaned his back on the chair and clamped his fingers together as he was processing his son's words in his mind, he thought why in Konoha if he could spend his vacation anywhere around the world. Money is not a problem for their family why would it be? He is the governor of Hin Province, while Ryo's mother was the heiress of a clan that controls the tobacco and sugarcane monopoly so why must money be a problem?
He then leaned forward and rested his chin at his knuckles, "Are you worrying about the money you will spend?"
Ryo sighed, "No father, it's not about the money. I just…just wanted to spend my summer there I mean there is nothing wrong in spending my summer there right?"
He does not want his son to spend time there due to the memories that place had with him but he just can't say no to his son. "Fine if you really want to spend your summer there so be it. With whom are you staying with by the way?"
"With uncle Neji of course." Ryo answered sarcastically.
Ryo POV
After my father said yes I immediately packed my clothes and prepared myself for journey to Konoha. It was a 4 hr drive but still I know it was worth it, the beauty of its nature is sure to take my fatigue away. Before going to Hyuuga Manor where my uncle was waiting for me I decided to stop by the lake. It was looks the same way I last saw it when I was 9 yr old I still remember how my mom cried when she was looking at it, I wanted to ask her why she was crying but i knew it was not my business to barge in. It was a mystery to me until today why she cried while looking at the lake and now I am back in Konoha I will find the answer to my question one way or another.
I then continued driving until I reached Hyuuga Manor where my uncle and some servants were patiently waiting for me, when I stepped out of the suv uncle Neji smiled at me. He still looks the same as the last time I saw him, with his indigo colored hair that reaches his lower back, lavender colored eyes and a body that was built through different experiences in life. He had been taking care of the Hyuuga Manor since my mother moved to the capital with my father and the tobacco and sugarcane plantation in Konoha was also his to manage.
"When you called me yesterday I was excited to see you." Neji said while slipping his arm at Ryo's shoulder and walking him inside the manor.
"Same here uncle, I always wanted to come here but time was something rare to have nowadays."
"Indeed it is your room was already prepared. I know how tiring it is to drive from the capital to our small city of Konoha so having a nap would not hurt so bad won't it?"
"Yes of course. My mother wants to come with me but my father forbids her maybe because he does not want to have both of his loved ones away from him."
Neji halts himself from walking making Ryo stop also. "Naruto is still the same then, can't blame him though he had been through a lot for your mother's heart."
"My father had been through a lot for my mother's heart what do you mean uncle Neji?" He asked curiously.
"Never mind it, I just remembered I have to be at the farm to check on the farmers. I'll see you later then just rest and if you need anything just say it to the servants." Neji answered quickly before walking away from Ryo.
A man who was carrying Ryo's bags came to him and asked, "I shall put these bags on your room sir, if you need anything please tell me."
"Thanks for the concern I think I can handle myself."
When I reached my room it was a spacious as I thought it would be, after removing my shoes I slumped into the bad and yawned as I stared into the ceiling. The manor was a preserved house of the Hyuuga clan from long time ago and uncle Neji is doing a great of job of preserving it like what the former masters of the house was doing. I decided to fix my clothes first before sleeping so I will not worry about it later as I was putting my clothes in the cabinet, a box fell down beside me. The lid was opened when it fell scattering the letters it contains on the floor. I knew they were love letters due to the beautiful handwriting at the envelope but I didn't read it I just glanced at one.
"Love letters? How cheesy." I uttered laughing.
I returned the letters inside the box and covering it without reading them I was about to return it on top of the cabinet when a notebook fell on top of my head making me drop the box I was carrying and the letters were again scattered at the floor.
"Damn why things kept on falling from the top of this antique cabinet?" I said angrily while scratching the part of my head where it fell.
The notebook was half opened when it fell on the floor I picked it and close it as I looked at the cover the word DIARY was written. A wind then came gushing through the window and a letter flew directly through my face, I was annoyed already so reading a love letter would not be so bad after all it was as if the letters and diary wants to be read.
To my Hime,
Our world may be different but fate brought us together so we can learn how to love.
The first line of that letter was sickening me so reading the rest of it is not advisable for me maybe it was one of the letters my father sent to my mother. Curiosity is what made drive me to read the diary I just hope it is not as sickening as the letters.
The Past
I was resting at below the mango tree for I was tired from delivering whole morning in the market when that dobe came to disturb my sleeping.
"Hey teme wake up!" Naruto said screaming.
To have that yellow spiky hair with blue eyes to wake me at the middle of my sleep can never be so annoying. Of all the time he will disturb me with his screaming he chose this time, as much as I want to continue it was already disturbed so what's the point?
"Damn it dobe what do you want from me? Can't you see I'm sleeping here for I still have a job at the sugarcane mil later."
Naruto sighed and took a seat beside Sasuke. "I know but I just came here to invite you at the party tomorrow night."
"Party? Hn why should I come to that party, I obviously don't belong there."
Naruto lightly punched Sasuke's shoulder and said, "When will you stop thinking low of yourself teme? Besides I am the one inviting you not them, I just want my best friend to be there so you can meet my fiancé." with emphasis on the word fiancé
That dobe was my best friend even though we are from different walks of life, Naruto Uzumaki was the son of Konoha's mayor Minato Uzumaki while I was living in poverty. We first met when he was involved in a fight with Kiba Inizuka a dog lover who was also a brawler in our school. Their fight was equally matched but it was getting annoying due to their equal strength so I decided to step in and beat the hell out of them both. That dobe was impressed with my fighting skills and called me his rival and best friend since that day. At first I don't like it for I just want to be by myself and he was just so annoying due to his jolly attitude while I was the cold one, later on I also enjoyed his company without showing it for he was not as bad as I thought he was.
Sasuke scoffed, "A dobe having a fiancé how cliché."
Naruto lunged himself at Sasuke making them fall on the ground. "I know you are popular with the girls and all but I honestly do have a fiancé and tomorrow you will see her so are you coming with me or not?"
I was indeed popular with the girls even though I hate them and no one likes Naruto due to his childish attitude. To hear him having a fiancé was new to me I thought finally he will have someone and I want to see her for myself.
Sasuke pushed Naruto away and raised himself, "Fine I shall come at that party so I can see if you are lying or not. I still have one problem though, I don't have anything to wear at the party."
"There is nothing to worry about your clothes I will lend you, just meet me at my house tomorrow at 5 pm. I'll see you tomorrow then teme." Naruto said before leaving Sasuke.
Little did I know that saying yes to that dobe's invitation will change my life forever.
FIC NOTES PLEASE READ TO CLEAR SOME QUESTIONS:
Italicized words were those written in the diary being read by Ryo.
This fic involves two time periods the past and the present I am separating them to avoid confusions.
Ryo Uzumaki will be described at the next chapter.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is my first Sasuke-Hinata fic and I don't have beta for this so please bear with grammar spelling or other corrections, if you want to beta read it just tell me. If characters become OCC just bear with it for it was necessary to make this story flow the way I wanted it to flow. Updates depends on the number of reviews and the availability of time on my part. I hope you will enjoy this story as much as I enjoy writing it.