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"By the end of our first date, I knew I wanted to make you my wife," Naruto confessed, his voice beginning to fail him. "It took everything in me not to propose to you on our second date because Hagoromo knows I would've dropped down to one knee before you opened that door."

Hinata was crying now.

"You are my whole heart, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. So, Hyuuga Hinata, will you marry me?" Naruto asked.

"Yes," Hinata managed as she nodded.

Naruto grinned larger than he ever had before. He slid the ring onto her left hand before getting up and pressing his lips against hers. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed back.

The Sun & The Moon: Chapter 3 – "The Perfect Wedding"

Hinata let out a heavy sigh as she tightened her grip on her father's forearm and stared at the set of double doors in front of her. The wedding party had just finished marching in, and now it was her turn to be walked down the aisle by her father and meet Naruto at the altar.

"Are you ready?" Hiashi questioned, his voice soft.

Hinata nodded. "I'm ready."

Hiashi smiled and placed his hand on Hinata's. "Let's go then." He nodded to the two attendants at the door, and he watched as they opened the door. He looked at Hinata, and when she took another deep breath, he began to walk alongside her down the aisle.

All those in attendance stood for Hinata while Chikyuu, Neji and Tenten's daughter, walked ahead of them and tossed petals onto the ground. Menma kept his distance and took photos of Hinata and Hiashi as they walked before kneeling and getting a few photos of Chikyuu who gave a broad toothless grin for the camera.

At the altar, Naruto couldn't help but stare at Hinata as she came down the aisle. He'd been waiting the last eighteen months for this moment, and now it was finally happening. When Hiashi and Hinata reached him, he shook hands with Hiashi, the same firm handshake they shared the first time they met.

"Make sure you take good care of her," Hiashi urged.

"Don't worry, I will," Naruto assured him. They shared a look that caused a smile to grow on Hiashi's lips. Naruto took ahold of Hinata's hand and helped her up the few steps there were. They continued to stand hand in hand in front of the Iruka who wore a smile on his face at the sight of them.

Iruka began the ceremony. He gave a small introduction that consisted of him expressing how proud he was of Naruto for finding someone like Hinata and how he wished Hinata the best of luck when it came to dealing with Naruto.

"When I saw the two of you together for the first time shortly after you began dating, I knew that you two were meant to be together," Iruka said with a nostalgic look on his face. "I doubt you two knew it then, but the amount of love between the two of you is the kind of love that will last you an eternity."

Hiyori was already crying, and Kushina was doing her best to hold out at the expense of Minato's hand. She'd been squeezing it since Iruka started talking and Minato couldn't feel his hand anymore.

"I've been told that the bride and groom have prepared their own vows, so I'd like to ask them to read them to one another now," Iruka requested and watched as the two of them turned towards one another. Naruto lifted Hinata's veil to reveal her face. "Hinata, you can go first."

Hinata nodded and took a deep breath in. She held Naruto's hands and smiled at him after she exhaled. "Uzumaki Naruto, I didn't know how badly I needed you in my life. Before you, my life consisted of notebooks and textbooks with my nights being filled with nothing but studying and late-night binging because I'd forgotten to eat thanks to all that studying. But when I met you, you showed me what I had been missing. You taught me how to relax, let go, and have fun. You taught me how to take a step back and take a moment to breathe before I became consumed by how I used to do things.

"I've enjoyed every second I've spent with you, and I can't wait to be a trillion more with you. I love you so much, and I could stand here all year and list the reasons why. You have been absolutely everything to me these last two years, and I can't even begin to wonder what my life would be like without you in. I am looking forward to every year, every month, week, day, hour, and second that I get to spend with you from this day forward."

Naruto squeezed Hinata's hands and sighed. "Hyuuga Hinata, you stole my lines."

The crowd laughed and Hinata giggled.

"No, but seriously, I've told you this before, and I'll say it again in front of everyone: you are my whole heart. I didn't know it was possible for me to love someone as much as I love you and I am thankful every day to Hagoromo and Kurama that they felt I was fortunate enough to have you in my life. I will go above and beyond for you whenever you need me to, and I will do everything I possibly can, for the rest of my days, to make you happy. I want to make you laugh and smile every day I possibly can, and I am going to love you so hard that our kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids strive to seek a love like ours.

"And I've never told you this but the night you came into Caffeine and asked for a cinnamon roll, I had to pay Kiba fifty dollars to give me the one he stole from the display window just, so I could give it to you," Naruto confessed. "And clearly it was the best fifty dollars I spent because I don't think you would've stayed in Caffeine if you didn't have that cinnamon roll. And I was so determined to talk to you that night that I lied to you about where my dorm was. At the time, I lived on the other side of campus."

The crowd "awed" in response while Hinata tried not to cry.

"Honestly, Naruto-kun," Hinata whined as she smacked his chest.

Naruto grinned while light laughter filled the crowd. "I love you."

"I love you too," she said in response.

"Before we continue, I have to ask: is there anyone here who believes these two should not be joined in holy matrimony? If you do, speak now or forever hold your peace," Iruka recited.

There was silence. Near the back, there was a loud grunt followed by the opening and closing of a door. Hinata looked at Naruto confused, and he simply smiled at her.

Iruka smiled. "Now then, the rings please?"

Hineri, Neji and Tenten's son and Chikyuu's twin brother, came over with the rings. Naruto and Hinata both picked up the other's ring and Hinata gave Hineri a quick kiss on the cheek before he hurried off to his father.

"These rings serve as physical representations of your union with one another," Iruka said as the two of them exchanged rings. "You are to honor this union by loving only one another. You are to respect each other and take care of one another from this day forward. Now, Hyuuga Hinata, do you take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband?"

"I do," Hinata answered.

"And do you, Uzumaki Namikaze Naruto Jiraiya, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?" Iruka asked.

"I do," Naruto answered.

"With the power vested in me, I now pronounce husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride," Iruka declared.

Naruto pulled Hinata close and pressed his lips against hers. The crowd cheered and whistled as Naruto lifted her off the ground and spun her around. He placed her back down and rested his forehead against hers with the largest grin on his face.

"Introducing Mister and Misses Naruto Jiraiya Namikaze Uzumaki," Iruka announced, and the crowd cheered.

With the ceremony concluded, loving hugs and congratulations were exchanged. Menma took photos of the two of them with their parents and partway through he had to hand the camera off to Sai who took the full bridal party photos along with snapping pictures of the immediate family.

At the reception, Naruto and Hinata entered with thunderous applause and shouts of congratulations. Naruto immediately let Hinata to the middle of the dancefloor, and when Sasuke began to play the piano, they began to dance.

"We finally did it," Naruto said as he looked down at his wife. "How do you feel? Do you feel different?"

Hinata giggled. "I'm happy, and that's mainly because it's you I'm here with," she said as she looked up at her husband. "How do you feel, Mr. Uzumaki Namikaze?"

Naruto smile. "I feel fantastic, Mrs. Uzumaki Namikaze; and that's mainly because I'm here with you."

"And you say I stole your lines," Hinata teased, and Naruto chuckled. "Did you really spend fifty dollars to get that cinnamon roll for me?"

"I most definitely did," Naruto confirmed. "It was worth it though. I got to kiss you that next weekend."

"You were so nervous that you closed your eyes too soon and kissed my nose," Hinata reminded him.

"Hey, you weren't exactly cool, calm, and collected either," Naruto teased. "You barely said anything to me the whole date, so I thought you didn't like me, but then when I tried running away after that failed first kiss, you grabbed my hand and asked me to try again. If I do say so myself, that was quite bold of you."

"Well it's because I wanted you to kiss me the whole night," Hinata confessed.

"Did you now?" Naruto asked with a raised eyebrow. "Well, I definitely have some making up I have to do then," he teased before leaning down and kissing her again. Hinata kissed back and giggled when the crowd whistled and cheered.

After their first dance, Kushina and Hiashi came onto the dancefloor to share a dance with their son and daughter.

"Make sure you treat her right," Kushina warned as she danced with her son. "A girl like Hinata only comes by once in a lifetime."

Naruto looked over at Hinata and smiled. "I know."

"You will always be my little girl," Hiashi sighed as he smiled down at his daughter.

"I know," Hinata said with a sweet smile.

When Hiashi and Kushina completed their dances, Hiyori and Minato came out and danced with their son-in-law and daughter-in-law.

"Welcome to the family," Minato told Hinata. "We may be a bit chaotic, but I hope you can bear with us."

Hinata smiled. "A little chaos makes things more interesting, doesn't it?"

Minato chuckled. "You'll fit right in."

"Thank you for teaching Hinata how to enjoy her life," Hiyori said.

"It was my pleasure," Naruto assured her.

When Minato and Hiyori completed their dances, the dancefloor and buffet were opened to everyone. Drinks flowed, and the band played music to get everyone on their feet and enjoying themselves. Everyone laughed, drank, ate, and danced together. When it came time to cut the cake, Naruto fed Hinata a piece which she happily ate but she shoved her piece into Naruto's face.

The Uzumaki's hooped and hollered as they cheered for Hinata while the Hyuuga laughed. Naruto wiped the cake off his face and ate some while Hinata licked the icing off her fingers. Once the cake was distributed, and people ate their share, they moved on to the bride and groom games.

They started out with "Him or Her," and Sakura was the one to moderate. Naruto and Hinata sat back to back in the center of the dancefloor while each of held one heel and one loafer.

"All right, first question: who is the better kisser?" Sakura questioned.

Hinata and Naruto took a moment to think. She raised her heel, and he raised his loafer, the crowd laughing as they two of them eyed one another.

"Which of you has the worse temper if woken up before their alarm?" Sakura asked.

Both Naruto and Hinata raised the hell.

"I accidentally woke Hinata up when I was getting ready to go to the gym, and I swore from that day forward I would never wake her up before her alarm again," Naruto said, and the crowd laughed.

"I apologize in advance to the parents but, which of you is better at foreplay?" Sakura asked.

"Who wrote these questions?" Naruto questioned as he rose his loafer before he heard cheering. He looked over his shoulder to see Hinata had raised her loafer and her face was as red as an Uzumaki's hair. He wore a broad grin while his male cousins cheered for him.

"And which of you is more aggressive in the bedroom?" Sakura asked.

Naruto immediately raised Hinata's heel with the most serious look on his face and the crowd lost it. They moved on to couple's trivia with Naruto and Hinata versus their friends, their parents, and even some of the other couple who'd been married for ten or more years. Hiashi was shocked when Hanabi and Konohamaru joined the game.

When the games were over, Minato and Kushina beat out everyone else. That's when it came time for the toast. The first person to go was Menma.

Menma cleared his throat as he leaned against the podium and looked over at Naruto and Hinata. "Naruto, you win."

"Yes!" Naruto cheered, and his family laughed.

Menma rolled his eyes and chuckled. "You and I always have butt heads, but that's what we do. We've been together since conception – thank you Mom and Dad – even though one of us wasn't planned," Menma coughed, "you."

"Hey," Kushina shouted.

Menma chuckled. "Naruko definitely wasn't planned, so I guess we'll just give her the title of 'Surprise' at the end of the day. Anyway, Naruto, my ultimate rival, biggest fan, and best friend, I can honestly say that I am proud of you for snagging someone like Hinata. I remember thinking that she was way out of your league when you introduced her to the family on our vacation. Like, I was convinced you had used some old type of voodoo shit or something."

"Language," Tsunade warned.

Menma snickered. "Sorry, Oba-chan. Anyway, I know that's not true because I can see it in her eyes that she loves you. It's the same look Okaa-chan has when she looks at a dinner."

The crowd laughed.

"But seriously, when I look at the two of you I know that you're not going to give up what it is the two of you have because you love each other too much to let anything ruin what you built," Menma said. "I hope, and I pray, that I'm lucky enough to find someone I love as much as you love her, Big Brother. And if I'm wrong and you two end up divorcing, Hinata, I just wanted to let you know that I'm bigger."

Naruto rolled his eyes as his family laughed. Menma was shooed away from the podium by Sasuke, and before Sasuke could say anything, Naruko bumped him out of the way. Thankfully, Sakura pulled Naruko back into her seat, and the Uzumaki's laughed as Naruko pouted. Sasuke stood at the podium next.

"Hinata, you have always been the little sister I never had and Naruto, you have always been like the extra brother I didn't need," Sasuke began and the crowd laughed. "I was talking to Sakura-chan about this the other night, and I said that the two of you are what we aspire to be. The love the two of you have for one another is unprecedented and unmatched by anything I've ever seen. Hinata, I still remember the night that Naruto came home after walking you to your dorm.

"The minute he came through that door, he told me that he had finally talked to you after three years of trying to build up the courage to just say anything more than 'hi.' And even though you two spent as little as twenty minutes together, he talked about your first conversation for at least two whole hours before he had to go to class and take an exam," Sasuke said.

Hinata held Naruto's hand and smiled.

"And then after your first date, he came running in and told me that night that he had decided to marry you. I thought it was a heat of a moment decision but that next morning he and I went to a jeweler, and he spent three hours picking out that ring," Sasuke said. "And the reason it took so long because he said he wanted to find the absolute perfect diamond for you because you deserve it. He spent his entire savings and ate nothing but microwave ramen for a solid six months though he would've done that anyway."

Naruto shrugged and Hinata giggled.

"I wish you absolutely nothing but the best," Sasuke declared.

After a few more speeches, the music continued and so did the party. Naruto danced with his friends, the lot of them performing an old dance routine they made up back in high school. That dance routine ended up turning into a dance battle between the Uzumaki with some of the Hyuuga and other guests joining in the participate. They laughed, joked, and teased one another all in good fun.

After some dancing, it came time for Naruto to remove Hinata's garter. Hinata sat on a chair in the middle of the dance floor while Naruto stood on the edge being hyped up by his cousins and friends. Hinata was expecting it to be simple, but when the music started, and she saw the look in his eyes, she knew she wasn't ready.

"Don't embarrass me!" Menma shouted as Naruto began to make his way towards Naruto.

Naruko whistled. "Go Naruto-nii!"

Hinata watched as Naruto sauntered over to her with a slight lean. Hinata couldn't help but smile as he eyed her up and down. He didn't immediately go for the hem of her skirt though, he came around and she heard the women in the crowd whistle.

Naruto had slipped off his tie and he used it as a blindfold. Hinata immediately blushed at the memory of last time she was blindfolded.

"Hang in there, Hinata!" Sakura cheered.

Naruto came around the front and took a knee. He slowly slid his hand up Hinata's leg and smirked when she took a sharp breath in. He went underneath the skirt of Hinata's dress.

"Come on, Naruto!" Kiba whistled.

Hinata turned completely red as Naruto hung out underneath her skirt. She was fortunate she'd gone with the puffier skirt because had it been thinner, then she wouldn't be able to face her parents after tonight. She probably still wouldn't be able to. Naruto finally went to her garter, and she gripped her skirt as he slid his fingers beneath the band of her garter.

The crowd whistled when they saw one hand touch the ground as Naruto began to back up from underneath Hinata's skirt. But then Naruto's cousins and friends lost it when both his hands were on the ground, and he began to back away.

"That's my boy!" Jiraiya declared, loud and proud.

Naruto came all the way out from underneath Hinata's skirt with her garter in his teeth. Hinata pulled the blindfold down around her neck and saw Naruto wink at her. He laughed as she buried her face in her hands and he slid her garter onto his bicep before hugging her.

When Hinata calmed down, the moved on to the bouquet toss. Hanabi had tried to join the crowd by Hiashi immediately made her sit back down. Many of Hinata's friends, classmates, and cousins joined the group among many of Naruto's female cousins and a few males.

"Ready?" Hinata called.

The group cheered.

Without counting, Hinata tossed the bouquet back and turned around in time to watch them reach for it. Sakura was the one to catch it, so obviously none of the other women tried fighting her for it. Nearby, Naruto nudged Sasuke who seemed shocked that Sakura had caught it. Sakura wore an innocent look on her face and Sasuke couldn't help but smile.

After some more music, drinks, and food, the night came to an end. Naruto and Hinata had hung around with some of their friends after a majority of the guests had left but just before daybreak. Despite the fact that two of them have been up for almost twenty-four hours, that didn't stop them from enjoying their time alone.

Afterward, the two of them laid in bed half-asleep, the exhaustion finally beginning to settle in on them.

"Thank you," Hinata said with an adorable yawn.

"For what?" Naruto asked as he kissed her forehead.

"For loving me," Hinata answered.

Naruto smiled. "I should be the one thanking you."

Hinata looked up at him and smiled. "I love you."

"I love you too," Naruto said before kissing her.

To Be Continued…