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~More than what it seems~

__Chapter Four__

It was the next day, Hinata woke up and looked out her window. It was still dark out which is the time Hinata usually woke up to do some light cleaning before making breakfast. She got up and took a quick cold bath (a/n: heh, almost forgot this was supposed to be in the Middle Ages.) then got started with the cleaning. She made sure to be extra quite while passing Hiashi's and Neji's rooms, not wanting to wake them.

As Hinata finished cleaning she walked toward the kitchen and was surprise to see her father sitting at the table with his coffee. The dawn was just breaking and it was unusually for Hiashi to be up this time of morning.

'He most of couldn't sleep well because we have to go to the king's court today,' Hinata though.

Hiashi finally noticing Hinata presences in the door way turn his attention to her. "Um…we need to talk," he said.

Hinata walked over to the table then sat down. "About what," she ask, look at his face but not making eye contact

"Well first, who taught you how to fight?"

"…this woman I meet in the forest three years ago."

"A woman…a woman taught you how to fight? There no way you expect me to believe that. Who is she? How she knows how to fight? AND WHY THE HELL WAS YOU IN THE FOREST?" Hiashi yelled the last sentence because he couldn't figure out where his daughter got the time to train.

"Well I don't know exactly who she was but-" she was cut off by Hiashi.

"Wait, what you mean 'was,' you don't talk to her anymore or something?"

"No, she died." Hinata said as sadness fill her eyes.

"Oh," Hiashi said wanting to get off the subject. "I still need to know why you was in the forest."

When he said that, Hinata found herself getting angry. "Why…why would you care now? All those time I was gone you never notice, so why now. Is it because you just found this new concern for my well being or is it that I got you a seat in the king's court."

"Wait, I thought that was why you went through this whole mess, so I wound pay more attention or concern for you," Hiashi said.

"NO…while yes but-"

"BUT WHAT?"

"IT'S NOT WHAT I WANT," Hinata yelled. "It's…I…I didn't want to know that was the only reason you care about me, love me. It hurt to know the only reason someone love you is because you give them what they want. To know that as soon as you can no longer provide them what they want, they will cease to love you."

"But that's not the only reason I love you," Hiashi said with sadness in his voice. 'Never knew she felt that way, I knew I wasn't the best of fathers but who could blame me after what I've been after what s-' his thought was cut off by Hinata.

"Oh yeah, right, I just magically was under the assumption that you didn't give a flying fart about me," Hinata said with each word dripping with sarcasm. "Of course you didn't care about me father, and it's all because I don't have the same thing between my legs as you do. I can't bring back honor to the Hyuuga by becoming a soldier as tradition, so don't spit that crap about you always loved me."

Hiashi sat there and listen to her rant about why he didn't love her. How could she possibly know why he had a dislike for her. Hiashi found himself getting more anger with each word she spoke, pushing him to the extent of wanting to say something he never even thought about breathing to another human being.

"You think that's why I don't love you (a/n: key word: don't. As in present tense). Hah, I'll tell you why I don't love you. I don't love you cause you look just like your wretch of a mother, cause I know just like her you will hurt me. And not that physical pain either…no…I'm talking that pain that doesn't heal easy like a wound, I'm talking `bout the kind of pain where there isn't an antidote, where there isn't enough time in the world to forget. She betrayed me and with the last person I thought, my own twin brother. I loved the both of them to death and look what they did to me, they violated me, then died and left me here alone to take care of my daughter and their bastard son. Do you know how it feel to wake up every morning and swear you looking at the same people who hurt you across the dining table?" Hiashi said and felt exhausted, like a weight he didn't know he was caring on his back just been lifted. After he gathered his breath he looked up from his hands which were clench tightly around his coffee cup expecting the worse.

Hinata looked at her father with a sad yet understanding face. "Yeah," she said in a soft voice, "I thought that might have been why too."

Hiashi looked at her with shock but then it quickly disappeared. "I thought you would have been too young at the time and just forgot it but it seem that you just never brought it up."

Hinata just shrugged and looked away for Hiashi. "I think I'm gonna go and buy some more meat for breakfast," she said and head towards the door. And when Hinata opened the door what she saw shocked her.

Prince Sasuke was up very early for him. Being a not so early person and a firm believer in morning starts at noon everyone in the palace was surprise to see him so lively. As Sasuke walked through the hall of the palace with a slight smile, his best friend Naruto came up behind him.

"I'm surprise to see you up so early," Naruto said.

"I could say the same for you," Sasuke said knowing very well his friend isn't a morning person either.

"And you seem cheerful today too," Naruto said ignoring his friend last statement. "I assume you hear the good news."

"Good news," Sasuke looked at Naruto with curiosity.

"Yeah, the good news is that the pr-" Naruto was cut off by a messenger boy running up to them.

"Prince Sasuke, Lord Naruto," the boy bowed to them then stood back erect. "King Uchiha would like to see you my Highness."

Sasuke looked at the boy then asked, "where is my father now?"

"In the court room of course," the boy say innocently then bowed again and went on his way.

"Well I guess I'll let the king tell you the good news," Naruto said as they walked to the court room. When they finally arrived they entered a grand room that was 41 by 88 feet.

"Ah, son, I'm glad to see you," King Fugaku said as he saw Sasuke and his friend enter. "Could you give us a moment Naruto," he said as he saw Naruto give a quick nod then closed the doors behind him.

"What is this good news I'm hearing so much about father does I have something to do with Hinata?" Sasuke asked, eager to know when Hinata was suppose to come.

"Oh no Sasuke, this is something way more important."

"Yeah, like what," Sasuke said with no interest in it now that it had nothing to do with Hinata.

"Princess Sakura, from Iwagakure, she is you soon to be wife."

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Sasuke walk out of the room madder than a bull seeing red. He could believe his father and over half an hour of wasted breath he just wanted to kill somebody. 'I swear I hate the man.'

I know I haven't updated in awhile and I'm sorry bout that but I haven't really had...I don't know...the inspiration to write. Sooooo, sorry bout that again and as always please review.