Chapter 2 Present.

He saw her around town occasionally. Finally, like many of her comrades she had advanced to jounin ranks. It had only taken her oh three years at the chunin rank. Disappointing for a Hyuga. But she was no longer a Hyuga after all. She would never really make eye contact with him.

She hung out a lot in the company of men. She wasn't a women of loose morals but whenever there was speak of her in the Hyuga house, it was often of her being spotted with the Aburame boy, or the Inuzuka kid,… or the nine tails. He had seen those two together, on several occasions. Neji he knew still talked to her , and Hanabi, well Hanabi really didn't have much to say on the whole situation.

It wasn't his concern. He no longer had to worry about the problem of sealing one of his children and life was going smoothly. When a year had passed he knew he needed to officially name Hanabi as the heir of the clan. With her recently passing the chunin exam, he could not think of a better time.

And so the caterers were called, and the invitations were delivered. All of Konoha was to witness the naming of the new Hyuga heir. He invited her, though he knew she would not attend.

The party was grand and Konoha needed it. It was more of a festival of sorts and all went smoothly. Hanabi honored her father greatly. She would be the heir he had hoped for. He was happy? He should have been anyway. While the party raged late into the night, Hiashi found himself wandering. Wandering off the compound and into the woods. Was this really what life was all about. He had raised a more than capable heir at least up to this point. He had made amends with his nephew. He had lost a daughter…but so be it.

He thought of her from time to time, especially late nights when he'd close his eyes only to have sleep evade him. Maybe Hinata wasn't right for the Hyuga family…but Hiashi was human and she was his daughter. Despite all Hinata's short comings , the biggest disappointment had been that she turned her back on her duty, on her clan, and on her family. Again it was no longer his concern…Saying something and believing something are two different things and often the man considered having the girl returned home. He had a duty though he would tell himself, a duty to his family, and all those Hyugas who had died protecting its honor. All those women and men who would continue to fight for Hyuga's honor. For Hitsuhi in her grave, and Hizashi. For Neji and Hanabi. They were Hyuga's. He was Hyuga. Fate had given him this duty and he had to fulfill it.If that meant cutting the weak free, so be it. He had done what was required of him.So then where was the feeling of satisfaction? Why wasn't he at peace with himself?

Ahh…

The slight noise broke him from thoughts. It sounded almost as though someone was in pain or despair. He looked around but spotted nothing of interest. The sun had long ago set but the moon shone so brightly in the sky that night it was not at all dark. He had wandered to the training grounds he knew the genin used to use back when Neji and Hinata would train.

Mmm…

Who would really be training this late at night? It sounded almost like- Hiashi activated his Byakugan looking further into the woods. He didn't have to look far to see a couple in a very intimate position against a tree. He quickly deactivated it not wishing to see to much more. How uncouth to fornicate in public. He began on the long journey home. Lost in his thoughts he certainly had wandered a long way. He turned, heading back towards the Hyuga compound when he heard it. So faint, but so familiar.

"Naruto-kun..."

So soft but so hard on his ears. He turned around . No time for byakugan. His feet carried him through the woods towards the couple. That voice sound familiar. Too familiar. He knew. He knew but the mind needed confirmation. He knew. But he repeated to himself no.

And there, against a large oak tree he could make out the naked back of a man with short spiky blonde hair, pants pooled at his ankles. On his shoulder rested the head of a young girl her pale unclothed legs wrapped around the boys mid section, her back pressed firmly against the tree. The face of the girl was hidden from sight as long dark blue hair illuminated by the moon light, hung over it. All to familiar long bluish hair and all to familiar little hands on the boys back. Disgust. He was not going to say anything he was going to turn away and leave. This did not concern him and this was not,

It was not her.

And then he heard it. Confirmation.

In a growl so laden with lust, the boy spoke his lovers name as he pushed her further against the tree climaxing. "Hinata..."

. And he whipped around with such speed. Now growing enraged. He opened him mouth but his voice hitched in his throat. As her hands buried in to the boys back she whimpered loudly looking up towards the moon, her face fully revealed by its light. There was no denying it. It was the face of his daughter, eyes closed tightly in pure ecstasy. The boy, he couldn't see his face but he could imagine the evil grin spreading across it as he took… his daughter.

In that moment the images flashed through his mind so fast… Holding her. Naming her. Whispering to her of her future as she fell asleep. Training her. The way she stuttered. Her sweet natured ways. The way she would make tea for him and Neji when they trained. How every January 8th a small cake would appear on the desk of his office somehow and note in her handwriting stating Happy Birthday Tou-san. The way she would duck behind him whenever she was nervous at a family event, He would rest his hand on her head to calm her. She had always been so naïve. So innocent and now…and now.

Suddenly he couldn't see straight. All the emotion building inside of him flipped to rage and he yelled her name in such a loud fashion it startled the young couple. Her eyes flew opened and she and the demon fox quickly disengaged from their…activity.

"O-Otosaun! I we uh" she tried desperately to cover herself behind Naruto while he simply scratched his head in his naked glory.

"Ay Hinata's dad?" And he blushed, and she blushed, and he blushed then scratched behind his head and began pulling his pants up…

Hinata, now beat red, was scrambling for her clothes. Naruto joined her in the search but Hiashi soon rushed the boy in a fit of complete rage his blood limit activating naturally. Naruto whose head surprisingly was on a bit better at the moment, easily dodged the attacks but before the two could fully engage in a battle, Hinata had grabbed his hand ,a pile of their clothes, and fled with him into the woods.

The rage that filled him was unnatural. Hiashi was a passionate man about things like honor and duty, yes. But he was a rational and calm man. He went to pursue them but still blinded by rage, tripped over something in the grass. As he lifted himself from the ground. He busied himself with removing what ever had attached its self to his feet. It was a sweatshirt of hers. Black with white sleves. It was always to big for her, she always requested that he order her clothes that size, she was ashamed of her figure. She had developed before most her age, and complained she didn't want Kiba or Shino to look at her funny. "They better not look at you at all." he had responded. Apparently his worries had been on the wrong ninjas.

He sat there. For a moment. Holding the garment close to his chest, the last gift he had given his daughter. In that moment. In that instant the realization of his situation hit him. Heir or no heir, brand or no brand, Hinata was his daughter. His child whom he had raised. She was only 17. She was young, very young, and fumbling with boys in the trees. Not just any boy at that. With the nine tails himself. Did she know of the demon sealed within that child? Did she know that demon was responsible for the death of several of her family members, including her grandfather?

Where had he gone wrong. So wrong with her. He sat there, a 46 year old man in the grass. Holding in his hands his child's sweatshirt.

Hiashi decided then, he would regain control of his daughter. She would return home, where she belonged. Being Irrational never got anyone where they wanted to be.

Whatever paper he had signed , it was void. Whatever statements he had made, irrelevant. He was Hyuga and Hyuga would not be denied its child. Hiashi stood as he headed back towards the compound in hopes the hokage was still present at the ceremony.

He would regain his child before the night was over.

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What will Tsunade say! It may surprise you…

Will Hiashi have his way? What does Hinata have to say? What about our hero Naruto?

How about Neji Nissan…uh oh. When did those two hook up anyway!

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LONG ASS AUTHOR'S NOTE

Sorry for taking a bit to update. This chapter was written actually! It just needed to be cleaned up and the like. Ummmm yea. Thanx everyone for reviewing. Sorry if it seemed to soon for a lemon like chapter Agent doo, but the story jumps a year into the future. I wrote this actually a while ago probably like a month or two ago but just never finished it. I stopped right where this chapter ends and I only intended on writing one or two more chapters so it was like past present and future and maybe an epilogue. But The thing about the story is it's mostly from Hiashi's perspective, and so it doesn't really explain a lot of things like why Hinata finally decided to leave or where she's been living, or how long she'd been plotting to go, What she been doing etc etc. BUT on the positive side you have inspired me.

I think after I finish this story up and maybe write a bit more for Mommy Dearest, I'll write The Circle Game, B sides and that will be like the full story. You know, like focus more on Hinata and Naruto and how they came to be together and answer all your guys unanswered questions. Some things will be answered in the next chapter though . I haven't even started it yet but I have a lot of it planned out in my mind. It's not so much going to be from Hiashi pov, It still will be, but not as much. Jiraiya, Kakashi, maybe Iruka, Kurenai, Hiashi and Neji will all sit down to discuss this with Tsunade. Oh Jesus. You know that will be drama. I feel it will be fun to write but at the same time I don't want it to totally drift away from the mood of this story which is really kinda sad and melancholy. Ayyyy! I have my work cut out for me.

Thanx so so so so much to all who reviewed! Reviews are like crack for a writer but whose kidding who. I read so many great stories…and don't review them…BUT im going to change that I SWEEEEEAAAARR! now that i know how wonderful they are to recieve ! Thankyou all so so so much it really does encourage a writer to hear things like that youve been moved emotionaly or to tell them their amazing or even just to ask to continue the story. Thanx every single one of you!

Later gators and stay tuned for the next chapter!

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