I was watching Fairy Tail on Animax when, suddenly, Eureka! This idea just popped into my mind. In case you are wondering, it was the episode when Lucy and Gray's bodies got switched. Dunno what inspired my mind to come up with such an idea in the middle of a totally H.I.L.A.R.I.O.U.S episode.
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Hinata traced her finger along the edge of one of his custom-made kunai. They were just like his eyes- sharp, cold and lifeless.
It was true, she finally realised. You understand the value of people only when they were gone.
'Sasuke.' She said, the sound of his name calming her restless emotions for barely a millisecond.
Why did it have to end like this, she could not understand. There was still so much she wanted to tell him, to show him, to make him experience.
She was stupid, and she knew it. Stupid for being like this over somebody who might have considered their bond as a challenge. Maybe he had considered their marriage to be just like one of those countless arranged ones, where the couple hadn't even spoken to each other before they were unified. Which it was.
'I don't see why I have to marry your daughter, Hyuuga.'
'You don't have much of a say in this, Uchiha. If you want to continue living in Konoha, the Hokage demands that you are to be married off to someone trustworthy. Also, this is a punishment to Hinata for declining title as head of clan.'
The avenger surveyed the delicate looking girl in front of him. She shrank slightly reflexively.
'Punishment by dooming her with a traitor?' He asked distastefully.
'I have no choice, even though I am her father. The decision of the Hyuuga Council is final and binding.'
Sasuke spat, just to show how little he cared for the "Hyuuga Council".
'Fine father you are.'
He grabbed Hinata by the hand and dragged her out of the Hyuuga compound. 'Come with me. I don't plan on listening to your estranged clan's nonsense when I can avoid it.'
That was it. The story of their "marriage". They never spoke much, they never communicated much. They were nothing but a part of each other's lives that was to be ignored. They could live and spend independently with the money they got from missions.
Just two people sharing the same roof.
But…
Hinata closed her eyes and put a soft palm on her abdomen. Despite herself, she smiled slightly. She could feel the presence of a smaller chakra within herself.
A meld of his chakra and hers.
This was proof, right? Proof that things between them had changed, ever since that day.
'Ano… Sorry for making you do this…' Hinata said timidly.
Sasuke, who was walking beside her, gave a nonchalant grunt.
It was the last day of the Konoha Summer Festival. Hinata wanted to see the fireworks at the end of the closing ceremony and had asked Sasuke for permission. He had just looked as disinterested as usual and said "Fine, whatever".
Ever since she was married to the Uchiha survivor, she had been made a social outcast. The fangirls taunted her, whereas others whispered behind her back. Only the Rookie 9, Neji, Tenten, Lee, Sai, Iruka-sensei, Kurenai-sensei and a handful of others treated her normally.
The Hyuuga Council couldn't have given her a harsher verdict than this.
But today, everything was forgotten. She flitted from one stall to the next, enjoying herself to the fullest, not noticing that the crowd separated her from Sasuke each passing second.
Somewhere, while savoring a dango, Hinata realized that she was quite lost.
Lost.
Hinata dropped the sweetmeat with a muted clatter. She stood on her toes and frantically scanned the crowd for Sasuke. Sasuke, on all probability, had gone home, leaving her there. For once in her life, she was truly alone.
Her pearl white eyes connected with his onyx ones.
A warm fuzzy feeling, which could be described as gladness washed through her. It was now that she realized how insecure she felt without him.
Sasuke cut swiftly through the crowd, like a hot knife through butter. An emotion, something very abnormal, played across his face for a moment, replaced by his usual passive stare. Hinata expected him to yell at her for causing so much of trouble and mentally prepared herself for it.
A pair of strong hands grabbed her, pulling her into an overprotective embrace. She could practically hear Sasuke's heart beat.
Fast.
Her eyes widened. Did that mean he had been…worried?
Sasuke tightened his grip on her.
'Don't you dare ever do that again.' He whispered softly into her ear. 'You belong here. Right by my side. Got it?'
Hinata's lips slowly stretched themselves to form a smile and she returned his hug.
Overhead, a flurry of fireworks exploded.
Yes, things had changed. But Fate wouldn't let them be, would she?
Sasuke had always joked that if they died, he would probably go to Hell and she to Heaven. But what she was about to do- taking her own life and that of an unborn innocent- wasn't that the greatest sin anybody could ever commit? It was surely a one-way ticket to Hell. And him.
'Forgive me, my child.' She whispered. 'You will get to see your father soon. And sorry, Sasuke, for not honouring your last wish.'
One swift slit with the kunai and it was over, her bruised heart emptying her veins with each beat. Beside the dying body, a scrap of paper read-
Hinata,
If you get this letter, I am dead, all traces of my body probably gone by now. You know what being an ANBU Black Ops member is like. I wanted you to be the first person to know of my death. Hence the letter. Don't worry for the finances, though. My relief fund will provide for you. Live your life to the fullest and find somebody else to grow old with. This is my last wish.
Bye.
Sasuke.
Will Hinata live? Or will she die? Read on to find out what happens next!
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