Author's Note: I made a promise, and I am sticking by it…
Anyway, I'm really sorry how I've been neglecting you. I've wanted to write for this for like…ever, but anyway, here you are.
Disclaimer: I do not own Mr. Hyper…um…I mean Naruto…
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Blue Diamond, Black Heart
Chapter Four: Special Announcement
Hinata's POV
It's been a week, and tonight's the night Itachi and I announce! I'm so excited, and I'm about to puke! Dear god! FREAKING OUT HERE!
No, no Hinata, calm down. What are you scared of?
I answer that subconsciously. Dad. And Neji. But there's no time to dwell on what they'll do or, I gulp, how they'll kill me discreetly.
"Calm down girl. They won't…okay, yeah, they're gonna kill me." I whisper. Looking out of the kitchen window, I can see that night has fallen. The guests will be coming any minute now!
Checking the oven, I notice that the roast is done. I pull it out, and place it on the counter. I set all the places at the main dining room table. I have a feeling that I'm missing something…
The table is ready, the guests will be coming soon, and all the food is ready…
ITACHI! Where could he be? I feel myself start to hyperventilate. If he doesn't show up, then how can we announce our marriage? I'm running around the house by this point, but I'm not seeing Itachi.
As I run up the stairs, (I know, I know I shouldn't, but it's not like I have any scissors) I slam into Sasuke. Of course, we just HAD to fall backwards, down the stairs. I lay on the floor in the middle of the hall way, underneath Sasuke in a…compromising position. We lay there for like what seems to be forever. Once again, I start hyper ventilating. I can just FEEL the heat rushing to my face. I'm probably redder than a tomato right now.
Suddenly, we hear a click, the front door opens, and Itachi walks in. He sees Sasuke, laying on top of me, in such a way that it looks like we were…um…
ANYWAY, so Itachi just walks in on us. He looked really pissed off when he was coming in, and now…
"I-I'm g-going t-to…umm…"
"YOU are going to greet the guests, and check the dinner." Itachi commands. I wince, and turn away. Sasuke gets up off of me, and I hesitantly get up off of the ground. I see Sasuke looking at me with concern, and worry, but I just walk into the kitchen, holding back tears, and not looking Itachi in the eye.
I enter the kitchen, and close the door. About thirty seconds later, I can hear shouting. It sounds kind of like this:
"What the HELL were you thinking?"
"We didn't DO anything!"
"Oh, SURE you didn't! I just HAPPEN to walk in on my younger brother and MY GIRLFRIEND having sex IN THE HALLWAY!"
"YOU'RE AN IDIOT! We WERE'NT having sex! We fell down the fucking' stairs!"
"Like I'm going to believe that bull." Itachi shouted.
"WOULD YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP, AND LISTEN TO ME?!" Sasuke screamed. Itachi fell silent for a moment, and I decided to stop listening in on them.
There was a long, and I mean LONG silence, as Sasuke, in quieter terms, explained what had happened. Five minutes later, Itachi came to talk to me. By then, I had been sitting on the kitchen table, waiting, but as soon as Itachi entered, I ran to him.
Latching myself to his arm, I pleaded with him.
"Itachi, Sasuke and I…we didn't…"'
"I know," Itachi said, cutting me off. He kissed me gently on the lips, and I wrapped my arms around him.
"Feeling better?" I asked, when we broke apart. He nodded. I debated on weather or not I should tell him about what had happened that morning when he was asleep, but I decided to wait.
We heard the doorbell ring, and I went to greet the guests.
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"Settle down everyone!" I cried. There were a few murmurs, but I got everyone to shut up. Speaking of which, I should tell you who showed up: There's some of Itachi's friends, Deidara, Tobi, Sasori, Hidan, and of course, his best friend Kisame. Then there is Temari, Ino, Gaara, Tenten, Neji, Daddy, Hanabi, Naruto, Sakura, Lee, Kiba, Shino, and all the rest. Mostly close friends, with a dash of family. Oh! And Sasuke was there, yeah, it's corny, but…we didn't tell him because of what happened…last night…yup, still awkward…
I look at Itachi, and we both stand up. I squeeze Itachi's hand, and he squeezes mine. Now is as good a time as ever. I open my mouth…and chicken out at the last moment.
"Itachi has something he would like to say." I blurt out very quickly. He looks at me reproachfully for a moment, before announcing,
"Hinata and I are going to get married." Instant cheering. Hell, even Gaara joined in. Someone, I think Deidara, had brought champagne, and the bottle exploded.
Among the cheering, nobody heard the breaking of glass. No one noticed how Sasuke went pale. Nobody heard his heart-wrenching sob. No one, except me. I watched, in a daze, as Sasuke ran from the room. I let go of Itachi's hand, and made to follow him but Itachi must have seen how pale I'd gone.
He grabbed me around the waist, and whispered, "Let him go." I obeyed, somewhat reluctantly, and returned to the festivities.
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Sasuke's POV
It's late. Very late. Hinata is staying over my house again…in my brother's bed…again. Everyone else is asleep, but I just can't. I just keep thinking about what Itachi said today…
"Hinata and I are going to get married" Married. Itachi and Hinata. It isn't fair! He knows how I feel about her, and then he just goes and…uragh!
But then again, that's the story of my life. Everything I want, Itachi gets. He's older, so of course he gets married before me. But out of all the girls in Kohona…he just has to pick her. My dream girl. He just had to pick my little princess…
I think I'll take a walk. Going outside, I go over to Itachi's window, and climb up the side of the house. Opening the window, I creep over to where Hinata is sleeping. She's pressed up against Itachi, who has his arm around her waist.
I sigh wistfully, and place my hand on Hinata's pale cheek. Her skin is so warm to the touch, and soft like a cloud, or a pillow. I caress her cheek gently, and she mumbles something in her sleep. I bend over her.
"Mazel Tov Hinata," I whisper in her ear. Straightening up and walking back to the window, I try very hard not to cry. I open the window silently, and begin to exit, still holding back tears. Turning away from the night sky, with one leg outside the window, I look back at her sleeping form.
"Mazel Tov, my little Hina-hime." I whisper, before disappearing down the dark streets of Kohona.
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Author's Note: So? Tell me what you thought! Please do, because I really want to know! Please R&R!!