Hi people!!!!!! I'm so proud, this is my first fan fiction, so bear with me because it's really long and complicated. Thanks to all those who helped me write it and reviewed the first drafts. You guys are life savers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blackdolphin13

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"Demon thoughts"

"Inner thoughts"

"Hinata come here," a voice rang through the Hyuga mansion. Everyone knew what would happen. Today was when the heiress Hinata turned 14. Today she would either become heiress or be shunned to the branch house.

As Hinata entered the meeting room she saw all the family members gathered there. Her sister Hanabi and her cousin Neji both had sad looks on their faces. This could only be bad news, Hinata concluded.

"Yes father," she said

"Hinata, the clan has decided your future. The Hyuga clan needs a strong leader, and you are just a weakling."

At this Hinata lowered her head. It was the same thing over and over again. She was too weak. No matter what Hinata tried she couldn't get stronger. She even stopped stuttering, but it didn't do any good.

"We were going to put you in the branch house, but a different opportunity arose. To keep the peace between Suna and Konoha, you will marry the Kazekage."

"Who is the Kazekage?" she asked

"His name is Gaara. Now gather your belongings. You will leave in three days."

Hinata turned ice cold. Her face showed fear. She remembered Gaara from the Chunin Exams. He almost killed her team.

"Now leave," her father's voice interrupted her thoughts.

"Hai father," she answered. Without a tear or any other sign of sadness he had disowned her and banished her. Worse, kages don't travel a lot, so she would spend the rest of her life in Suna. As the Kazekage's wife she would be expected to bear him children. She would spend the rest of her life in an unfamiliar land married to a killer. Hinata felt the curse mark would be easier to handle.

"Wait Hinata!" a voice rang out. She turned and saw Neji running towards her.

"What is it ni-san?" Hinata asked.

Neji was panting badly. He had just ran through the entire Hyuga manor trying to find Hinata. "Gaara isn't that bad, Hinata, and he's nicer than you remember from the Chunin Exams. Please trust me," he finished.

"Thank you ni-san, but I can handle it." Hinata said as she continued walking.

"Hiashi-sama asked me to accompany you and protect you for a while," Neji added.

"I would like that ni-san. It would make me feel better if someone I knew came with me"

"Okay, don't worry about anything Hinata"

"Thank you ni-san," Hinata whispered as Neji left

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Hinata woke up in the morning filled with dread. Today some sand jounin would escort her to Suna. Neji would come to Suna with her and stay for one month. They met the two ninja at the Konoha gate.

"So you're Hyuga Hinata?" the blonde ninja asked.

"Hai," Hinata answered.

"Well, then its time to get going," the other jounin said. He was the same size as the first one, but he had black hair instead of blonde.

"I'm Aukio and this is Kassa" the blonde one told Hinata.

"I'm Hinata and this is my cousin Neji," Hinata said.

"Hey you two, stop talking and hurry up." Kassa yelled from ahead.

All four of them left the village in silence.

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4 Days Later

Late at night, after everyone went to sleep, Hinata left the campsite. She found a stream nearby and sat down under a tree to think. The nightmares of her mother were haunting her again. It was almost ten years ago, but Hinata would never forget what happened.

Flashback

"Please Hiashi," Hinata could hear her mother's faint voice. She pressed her ear closer to hear more. "I want Hinata to taste freedom before she is tied to the clan forever."

"Hazumi, what about Hanabi? She is only one year old. And I can't just let the heiress of the clan run around without any protection." She heard her father say.

"My family doesn't live that far away, and they are also Hyugas. We will protect her. You know how strong they are. Do you really think they will let me or Hinata get hurt without protecting us with their lives?"

"Alright, you can take Hinata to see your family," Hiashi said

End Flashback

"Hinata, are you okay?" Aukio asked. "You're crying"

Hinata didn't even know she had been crying. "I'm okay. Thank you for asking"

"Hinata, I knew the last Kazekage's wife," Aukio said. "She was my cousin"

"What happened to her?" Hinata asked.

'Well, she was sacrificed to put the demon inside Kazekage-sama." He answered. "Hey, don't worry, Lord Kazekage won't do that to you," he said when Hinata gasped.

"Being the wife of any Kage is hard, but I believe you can do it" He said

"I don't know….." Hinata answered.

"I think you're stronger than you know, Hinata," he said.

"Thank you Auiko-san."

"Now lets get back to camp before Kassa has a fit," he said. Hnata just smiled.

On the way back Hinata said, "Thank you Auiko-san. I think you're my first friends in Suna."

"Hey, no problem. I work for Lord Kazekage, so you'll be seeing me around the manor a lot."

"Thank you Auiko-san" It was the dawning of a new, but short friendship.

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The group had been traveling for six days when they finally reached Suna. Hinata looked up at the gates with a feeling of dread. Until then, this all seemed like a bad dream.

"Well, there's no turning back now" she thought

"Please state your name and business," a bossy ninja at the gate said.

"Auiko and Kassa, we're reporting to Lord Kazekage with Hyuga Hinata and Hyuga Neji," Kassa answered.

The gatekeeper's eyes widened as he looked at Hinata. Everyone had heard about the treaty between Suna and Konoha. They were all waiting to see the Kazekage's new wife.

"Well, she doesn't look like a ninja at all" he thought. When the people got wind the Kazekage's wife was a ninja they were worried she might be a spy. This girl looked like she couldn't hurt a fly. "Welcome to Suna," he said as the gates were opened.

"Thank you" Hinata answered

"Poor girl," the gatekeeper thought once they were inside. "She won't last long. I bet she has no idea what Gaara really is."

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Knock, knock

"Enter" Gaara said in his usual cold voice. He was annoyed someone interrupted his work. He had a lot to do now that he was Kazekage. On top of it, this whole wife business was annoying him. Bottom line was you didn't want to cross him right about then.

Auiko walked in. He bowed before Gaara and said, "Kazekage-sama, Kassa and I just returned from escorting the Hyuga-samas to Suna.

"What do you mean Hyuga-samas?" Gaara interrupted.

"Well, Hinata-sama's cousin, Neji-san, came along to protect Hinata-sama for one month," Auiko explained.

"Leave" Gaara said.

"Hai, Kazekage-sama" Auiko said.

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"This way please," Kassa said as he led Hinata and Neji to the Kazekage's mansion. He rang the doorbell and yelling could be heard inside.

"Kankuro, get your lazy ass up to Gaara's office or I'll pound your head until it bleeds," a blonde girl yelled as she opened up the door.

"What are you doing here Kassa?" she asked. "Gaara's not going to home for a few hours"

"This is Hyuga Hinata and Neji. Hinata is going to marry Lord Kazekage." He said, jerking his thumb behind him. "Auiko and I were assigned to bring them to Suna."

"Oh, okay," the girl said as she opened the door wider. The mansion was big compared to a regular house, but small compared to the Hyuga Mansion.

"I hope you'll be comfortable. Oh, by the way, my name's Temari," she said.

"Thank you Temari-san," Hinata said.

"No problem. Follow me," she said. Temari led them through a few hallways and stopped at a door. "Here, this is Hinata's room. Neji can have the room across the hallway. Oh, and by the way, Gaara's room is next door." Temari said.

"Okay," Hinata said

"Well, you guys must be tired, it's almost eleven o'clock. Good night," with that, Temari walked away.

"Good night ni-san," Hinata said.

"Good night Hinata," Neji answered