Author's notes: Well here's the next chapter, and you won't believe all the revisions it went through. Mainly cause I felt it was way too short so I worked to expand it a bit. I think it worked. I probably would have posted this last night, had I not been so fried after work, packing, and finishing the chapter. However the story is flowing really well, and since I'll be without net most of this weekend, so that will give me time to dedicate to it.

Cliquequeen37: I'm glad you think it's original, I am trying to do something a little different here. I hope you continue to enjoy it!

UzumakiPhoenix & Muscat-Dunghill: Thank you and trust me, we have only begun to touch the tip of the sacchrine sweetness, so there will be much more to come!

Tentenrox: Thank you for the review, hope you continue to enjoy the story.

Daisaigai Katja: Thank you for the review. I know the pacing of the story is paced a bit fast, and part of that is because I was in a rush to get to the end. I've already written out the conclusion of the story, so now it's mainly filling in the gaps. Another reason I chose to do it by months is that it's hard to update a diary everyday and have it be interesting, so I'm trying to stick to the high points, the memorable things that she would want to put down on paper. Also it helps to show how more dependent on the diary as an outlet for her emotions.

Akume: Well that is an interesting point you mentioned about River Country, and I work that in with another story I have in mind. But Fox Country is not a part of River Country. How I see it in my head is that Fox Country is a fairly small country, big enough for one main city which is the capital, maybe two or three towns and several villages. Why it would be so important that there would be arranged marriages and the such is that it is very agrarian, pretty much a bread basket country. They grow a lot of food and it's in a very fertile and strategic position.

April 1st - Sunny

I'm sorry I have been unable to update recently. Things have gotten quite hectic in the village, and as the Hokage's wife I have been very busy. Arashi-san says that the village is gong to war with another village, Hidden Village of Clouds he said.. I can tell the thought pains him, and he's much tenser than he's been before. He spends almost all of his time at the Hokage tower now, in meetings with Sarutobi-sama, the council and other important people. He rarely even makes it home for dinner anymore.

I try to be cheerful when he comes home, because I can see the stress all of this has put on him. I want him to have a smiling face and a place where he can forget about all of the fighting for a little while. Since I can't go and fight any battles, or end the war, but if I can help ease some of Arashi-san's heavy burden, I will do that.

I've never witnessed a war before, in Fox Country everything was always so peaceful. The only trouble I remember Kohaku-nisama ever mentioning were some bandits that would plague the trade routes. And of course all of the political manuevering that had to be done to keep everyone would who swallow our country at bay.

This is on a different level than those concerns, and I'm more a part of it now than I was before. Yet even knowing that, I often hopelessly out of my depths. Especially since what I can do is so limited, it just never seems to be enough.

April 10th - Cloudy

I've taken to visiting the families of the fallen shinobi. I think sometimes it helps them to see the Hokage's wife, to know that their leader cares so much for them. I don't like it when I have to inform them of a loved one's passing. I say prayers for them every night when I pray before my small alter before retiring to bed. An I think of them at night when I'm trying to sleep next to Arashi-san. Every time I see a family to tell them that they've lost a loved one, I feel the reality of all of this become even clearer to me.

Arashi-san doesn't like me going around unescorted these days. He says that since I am his wife I will be a target of enemy shinobi who would wish to hurt him by killing me. He assigned his former student to watch over me, even after I protested that it was unnecessary. I am sure Hatake-san is a very capable shinobi, but he is still so young, it doesn't seem right that he should be protecting me when I'm an adult. He works hard to act strong and unaffected by everything, that sometimes I can't bring myself to watch him. When he thinks I can't see him, he gets such a sad look in his eye, that sometimes I just wish I could hug him, to ease some of the sadness. I can't though, I don't think Hatake-san is the sort of person who would appreciate something like that, and even if he did accept it, I know that a simple hug would not be enough to heal the scars he is carrying around with him. All the same, I want to try and ease the sadness I see in his eyes, and in Arashi-san's eyes as well.

April 15th - Breezy

With all of this talk of wars and battles, it's easy to forget that the sakura trees have already started to bloom and that according to the religious calender, a new year has started. Were I still back home in the shrine, I would have been helping with the preparations for the April festival which would bestow the Fox Spirits blessing on the fields so that they would continue to be fertile.

Konoha however isn't a very religious village, so there aren't any celebrations here to attend. It makes me kind of sad, and it reminds me of how much I miss my old home. It doesn't do any good to dwell on it though, not when there are more important things I should be focusing on.

April 16th – Chilly

I asked Arashi-san to come and watch the blossoms with me last night. I was hoping it would distract him from everything that has been happening lately. He gave me that smile that makes my chest feel warm and said he would love to. We strolled among the sakura that night, the fragile flowers drifting around us almost like pink snow. As we walked he put his arm around me and kept me close to him as we stood there. I felt so peaceful in that moment, protected and there was this strange feeling in my chest that I couldn't quite explain. I wish that night could have lasted forever. I know that I will always hold this memory close to my heart, it was a perfect evening.

April 25th – Rainy

It's raining again, and even though it makes everything more dreary, I find myself cheered by it. So much so that I tried to go out and take a walk today, but Hatake-san stopped me, saying that I would catch a cold. He's probably right, I caught a dreadful one last time I went out in the rain, but it had been fun as well, since I'd had Arashi-san to myself for just a little while.

So instead of going out for a walk I opened one of the sliding doors and sat on the porch with some tea and watched it rain. The rain makes so many different sounds as it comes through the trees before hitting the ground, or the roof. It was soothing, enough so that I could forget the fact that Arashi-san has only been home for a couple of hours since that night we watched the sakura. He comes in after I've gone to bed, but sometimes I wake up when he comes in. Then he leaves before I wake up in the morning. Even though I know I have Hatake-san around, I find that I get lonely easily.

I miss Arashi-san, I miss him greatly I've come to realize. I enjoy his company, and he's someone I can talk to without feeling embarrassed or having to watch my words so carefully. When he's not here, it's just me and the silence of the house around me. I think that's why I enjoyed the rain, because with it around, it's not so quiet here.

Well there is April for you, next is May and maybe an attack. Be prepared! And please review! Nothing makes me wanna finish this more than review that let me know what you think of it.