Passionate Kisses
Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews. We had some excellent scene suggestions. I do try to incorporate suggestions and requests when possible into my stories. This will be something of a transition chapter where the trio is getting over their engagement shock and supporting characters will begin to take on larger roles. Anyway, I hope that you all enjoy this chapter.
Warning: There will be a scene where Sasuke's thoughts take a darker turn. I have put up warnings before and after it. For readers who prefer the "fluffy" vibe of this story, you can easily skip that scene with ease and not be confused. For those of you who do choose to read it, I do hope that you like it.
Chapter 4
The next day, Naruto was heading to the ramen shop when he saw something really bizarre. Hinata was going into the Bridal Shop, but that didn't make any sense. His friend wasn't engaged and he didn't know anyone who was getting married. (Which meant that Hinata probably didn't either).
"Naruto, are you alright?" Sakura seems rather perplexed when her lover just suddenly stops walking in the middle of a crowded street.
His answer surprised her. "Yeah. I'm fine, but Hinata just went into the Bridal Shop!" The blonde seemed to think that was some profound observation and maybe to Naruto it was, but not to her.
Sakura sighs in response and Naruto raises an eyebrow. People didn't sigh when they were shocked. Sakura definitely knew something that he didn't.
"Sakura, what's going on?" The Leaf Ninja didn't hesitate to voice his displeasure at the fact that his girlfriend might be keeping secrets from him.
The pink haired woman's response only further cemented the notion that was something was very wrong for the blonde though. "Naruto, I don't want you to overreact and cause a scene."Why was she so worried that he might cause a scene? "Hinata is still going through a lot right. I'll tell you, but first we have to go to the Uchiha District." Wait. What? Why did Sakura want to go to the Uchiha District? "It's the only place that no one else will overhear us and you'll probably want to talk to Sasuke after this, anyway."
He still didn't have any idea what was going on, but alarm bells were now ringing in his head. What did Hinata going into a Bridal Shop have to do with Sasuke? That would only make sense if Hinata was engaged to the bastard. No way!
Naruto was sure at this point, that he was gaping at his lover like a fish. "You're joking, right? Sasuke and Hinata?" He didn't care though. This was unbelievable. Though he did have the presence of mind to whisper. The last thing that he wanted was for people to start gossiping about his friends!
That and the bastard would kill him. Sasuke would kill him, if he revealed his engagement to the entire Leaf Village by shouting about it in the middle of the Shopping District! No amount of Rasengans would save him!
"I'm not joking. It's really complicated. Come on!" And with that, she drags the flailing blonde all the way to the Uchiha District.
A few minutes later, Sakura looks around both in awe and a little fear. It was obvious that the Uchiha Brothers had been working on this place a lot. There were a few "Skeleton Buildings" up, but for the most part it was piles of rubble where houses once stood.
The District was large, but she supposed that it had to be. Scarcely over a decade ago, it had been home to hundreds of people. So it made sense that it was big.
As always, Naruto had a gift for stating the obvious. "This place kinda gives me the creeps. I feel like I'm walking in a graveyard or something." Sakura could only nod in agreement because, well it was creepy!
As much as she wanted to tell Naruto not to be rude and shush, the medic couldn't. She couldn't do it because she felt the same way. It felt like they were disturbing the dead just by walking there.
"Me too, but look they're putting up buildings already. I'm sure it'll be really nice, once they finish." It probably would, but that didn't make her feel any less freaked out about walking in the "Ghost District."
She called them Skeleton Buildings because only the support beams and foundation was visible. Skeletons. The buildings had the "bones" on them, but nothing else. Somehow that was creepier than just leaving the rubble out.
Suddenly, Naruto bursts out into a grin. "Awe look! It's a fox!" Her boyfriend gestures around excitedly to show her what he'd found.
A fox? Sakura blinks and looks around. Sure enough, she saw a bushy tail slip into the tall grass of one of the "gardens." Well it had probably been a garden at some point. Now, it was just very tall grass and overgrown weeds.
Privately, she had to admit that the vulpine was rather cute, but still they had to be careful. "Naruto, be careful. There are probably some other animals lurking around here and I doubt that they're all that cute." After all, it was highly doubtful that that fox was the only thing lurking around in the District!
That's when she noticed him. Well more accurately them. There were a lot of shirtless Sasuke's putting up beams, everywhere.
She was hopelessly in love with Naruto, but the sight of that many shirtless Uchihas…well people were going to look. Of course, she couldn't blame Sasuke or Itachi for ditching their shirts. It was July and a hot one at that. It was probably about 90F out today.
Thankfully, Naruto appeared rather oblivious to Sakura's ogling. "Looks like we found them. Didn't realize the bastard knew how to make houses." That observation was enough to snap Sakura out of her daydreams because it was a good point.
"Neither did I. Though it looks like Itachi is giving him directions." Sakura points at a very much shirtless Itachi Uchiha sitting on a chair, talking to one of the Sasukes.
Naruto nods and bounds over. Oh boy. This was bound to be explosive. She sighs and races off after her boyfriend. Chaos was about to hit.
Meanwhile Hinata was in the Bridal Shop. It probably wasn't her smartest move, but her fiancées hadn't seemed upset that Sakura knew. So she doubted that they would be upset that the rest of the village was speculating.
"Pretty! Pretty dresses!" Mirai runs around excitedly as she looks at all the beautiful kimonos in the shop.
Hinata couldn't disagree, but she had a very specific reason for being in this shop and it wasn't just to admire the pretty dresses. The Hyuga woman had never thought that she would be a married woman by the end of the month, but it was time to deal with the reality of the situation. They had less than three weeks until the wedding took place. She was going to need a kimono.
That was why she had gone to the Bridal Shop when she finished her shift for the day and brought Kurenai Sensei with her. Her Sensei already knew about her strange situation and it was good to have someone to talk to about it. Obviously, there was Sakura as well. Though Hinata couldn't lie, it was a bit awkward to talk to the pink haired medic about this.
The Genjutsu Mistress wasn't nearly as distracted as Hinata though."Yes, lots of pretty dresses." Kurenai agrees with a smile.
Sakura had taken the news shockingly well, but it still felt odd. The pink haired woman had loved Sasuke in a manner similar to how she loved Naruto. It felt wrong to shop for wedding kimonos with her. It would be like pouring salt into an open wound and Hinata couldn't lie. She was jealous of the other woman.
It was petty and it wasn't fair, but the Hyuga Heiress couldn't lie to herself. Sakura knew more about one of her future husbands than she did. She had been his teammate. She knew the little things. Like his favorite color. Was he a Night Owl or a Morning Person? What was his favorite food?
"And I don't know any of that." Hinata sighs, feeling utterly hopeless.
She hadn't realized she had spoken those words out loud, but she must have. "You don't know any of what?" Because her former instructor was now looking at her with such concern that it made the bluenette wince.
Hinata sighs. She hated that look, but she couldn't blame her Sensei. Obviously, she was worried about Hinata. Anyone in their right mind would be.
She was marrying two men that she barely knew. Two men who were brothers. Brothers who had suffered more in one lifetime than most people would in ten. How was she supposed to make them happy when she didn't even know simple things about them like their favorite food?!
Kurenai had caught her in her moment of doubt though. "It's just that we all have a lot to learn about each other." So the Hyuga Heiress didn't see any point in hiding it. She was terrified. Terrified that she had absolutely no idea how to make either of them happy. Let alone both of them.
"That will come with time. I'm sure that they'll answer any questions you might have and the reverse is true." Kurenai places a comforting hand on Hinata's shoulder. "You'll get there. Now, why don't we find you something beautiful to wear for your wedding and your Honeymoon. Something beautiful for you to wear to get their attention."
Hinata was okay with all that until she heard the word Honeymoon. The Hyuga Heiress squeaks at that word. The wedding, maybe she could get through without screwing up. The Honeymoon was an entirely different matter.
For the wedding, all she would have to do is wear a wedding kimono, walk down the aisle, exchange vows, and exchange a brief kiss with each of them. Thousands of eyes would be on them, but she could manage. She had to!
Still, the Hyuga woman knew that she had to at least pretend to be keeping it together. "O-Okay." Having a mental breakdown in the Bridal Shop was certainly not going to make things better.
Her mind drifts back to her impending Honeymoon and what she was supposed to do on that night. Obviously, people were supposed to be intimate on their Honeymoon. Did that really apply to the three of them though?
She had no idea how that was going to work or not work. Sasuke would probably try to "perform his husbandly duties." He obviously wanted children more than almost anything. Itachi was another matter. Hinata suspected that he might let Sasuke take the lead out of guilt.
The Hyuga woman couldn't let him do that though. "Not that I can really let him do that without a fight." It was the principle of the thing!
If she was only lovers with one of them, that was unlikely to work. The other would naturally get insecure about it and the first would probably feel guilty. Hinata had never dreamed of having two lovers at once, but it seemed the only fair way to do it.
That brought to mind a barrage of other questions though. Would she only be with one at a time or both? Either way, she could feel her cheeks burning bright red at the very thought of such a thing! She was turning into some kind of deviant! She just knew it!
Her shopping companion was obviously in brighter spirits than she was though. Kurenai seemed quite content to help Hinata pick out a Wedding Kimono. "Oh this one is beautiful, Hinata!" As evidence by the the fact that the Genjutsu Mistress was now excitedly pointing to one of them.
Hinata blinks. It was beautiful."I'll take that one." She didn't think that she had ever seen a more beautiful gown.
Well if nothing else, she could at least look like a proper bride. A proper bride who was possibly going to have a very improper Honeymoon. The entire village was likely to be scandalized very soon, but Hinata didn't see any way around that. So she would just deal with it when the time came.
"Good. Oh and these as well!" Kurenai winks mischievously as she throws a few more things into their cart.
Small and lacey things. Bridal Lingerie. Hinata gulps and decides she really needed to get out of there before she fainted "A-Alright. Thank you for your help, Kurenai Sensei. Um I'm gonna go pay for these and take them back to the Hyuga Estate. It's b-bad luck, if they see the wedding kimono before the ceremony." Hinata tries her best not to faint as she goes and pays for everything.
About fifteen minutes later, Itachi sighs as he watches Sasuke try to calm Naruto down. He was torn between amusement and annoyance. That was one very, very loud blonde. His ears were starting to hurt.
Naruto's boisterous personality and Sasuke's reaction to it, could be quite entertaining at times. "HINATA WAS IN A BRIDAL SHOP! SAKURA SAYS THAT YOU'RE ENGAGED TO HER!" Like now, for instance.
"Loser, are you trying to make everyone go deaf?! Shut up and I'll try to explain." Sasuke looked like he was only two minutes away from Chidoring his best friend and Itachi couldn't entirely blame him. It wouldn't have been as much fun to be on the receiving end of Naruto's "inquisition."
Still this was bound to be delightfully amusing for him. How was his foolish little brother going to explain everything to his best friend. Hell, even Itachi was still wrapping his mind around everything. God only knows, how Sasuke felt about it and Naruto was highly unlikely to react to the situation calmly and rationally.
The blonde was often anything but, calm and rational. "Naruto, calm down. Let him explain." So why should this situation be any different, Itachi wonders to himself as Sakura attempts to corral her lover.
"Alright. Go ahead, bastard." The blonde casts a demanding look at an extremely irritated looking Uchiha.
"There was a Betrothal Contract. It was between Itachi and Hinata. It was signed years ago. Before the Massacre. We've been looking for ways out of it, but I doubt we're going to find one and we're okay with that now." They were? That was certainly news to Itachi. "We're going to try to make it work. The thing is, we don't know if Itachi can have children. That was one of the clauses in it. So Hinata, Itachi, and I are getting married. Hinata is going to be our wife." Well what do you know, Sasuke had managed to explain the situation perfectly.
Naruto just gapes at the younger Uchiha like a fish out of water. Not that Itachi could blame him. That was exactly his reaction to his brother's proposal at first.
He should probably step though. Just to be on the safe side. "It's true. It's all consensual. Don't worry. I'll ensure that Sasuke isn't a bastard to Hinata and while I don't think that I deserve the privilege of being her husband, I will do my best to make her happy as well." After all, there was no need for blood to be shed on this day.
"Whoa. You guys are seriously both going to marry Hinata? How is that gonna work exactly?" Unfortunately, Itachi found himself privately echoing the blonde's confusion.
He wasn't the only one though. "W-We're still trying to figure that out." The Hyuga Heiress walks over to them, looking just as uncertain as he felt.
Itachi didn't miss that ruby red blush staining his future wife's cheeks. The fact that she had walked in on her First Love finding out about her engagement AND Sasuke's Clones running all over the place half naked, had clearly been a bit too much for their innocent fiancé.
Still it was good to know that the physical attraction was there. The way that she was blushing and trying desperately to look at her feet, spoke volumes. She was attracted to them.
Naruto seems a bit surprised at her sudden appearance, but quickly gets over it. "Oh right. Um hey, Hinata. Why didn't you tell me?" The blonde sounded hurt, but also slightly curious and really, who could blame him?
"We're still getting used to it. I'm sorry, Naruto. I didn't mean to keep it a s-secret. It's just a little overwhelming at the moment. We haven't known about it that long." It was painful to watch the poor girl struggle to answer the other man. He should probably step in.
That or Sasuke could do it for him. "Loser, if you make a big deal about this, I will Chidori you." Itachi could tell by the tone in Sasuke's voice that wasn't an idle threat. His foolish little brother was apparently more than willing to defend their future wife.
Good. Sasuke's protectiveness was a good sign. That implied that he did care on some level, even if he was overdoing it.
Naruto was just shocked. Anyone would be. "Sasuke, I believe that threat was excessive.". There was really no need to threaten him with violence.
"He's the one that showed up, demanding answers. I was going to tell him. I just figured we should discuss things first." wonderful. Now, his brother was being stubborn.
He knew his brother's temper. There was no point arguing with him further on this matter. "Of course." Sasuke was extremely stubborn.
"Right. Well um it's weird, but that's okay. It's okay, if you guys are happy about it." The blonde apparently didn't know when to quit.
Sakura pats Naruto on the back approvingly. "That's right." To Itachi, it looked as though the pink haired woman was impressed by Naruto's relatively mature response to the unusual situation.
Itachi didn't miss the way the woman's eyes lingered over their exposed chests though. Hinata was trying to be subtle about it. Sakura wasn't. Though he supposed that had more to do with the shock of discovering their engagement than anything.
She was certainly in love with Naruto and the pink haired woman didn't strike him as the type to stray. It was only human nature to look, he supposed.
"Right. Well you guys probably have a lot to talk about, but I had better be your Best Man, Bastard!" It was like a light switch had been flipped, Itachi muses to himself. Now, Naruto was suddenly completely supportive of their marriage. Amazing.
Sasuke rolls his eyes in response and Itachi couldn't help, but chuckle. "Whatever. You know that you're going to be my Best Man." An annoyed Sasuke was still a very amusing Sasuke. "Itachi, who are you going to ask to be yours?" That was a good question.
As far as Sasuke knew, Itachi was only close to him and Naruto. He couldn't be his brother's Best Man. He was also getting married. Naruto was obviously going to be Sasuke's Best Man. So the younger Uchiha was clearly at a loss for who Itachi would use as his Best Man. Not that Itachi could blame him.
Hmm. Well only one person was springing to mind. "I'll ask Kisame. His teeth may be intimidating, but he does have a good heart. Once you get past his shark fetish." After all, it was important never to judge a book by its cover.
Itachi had been saved and so had Kisame. Though Itachi knew that the Leaf was still reserving judgment in his case. After the truth came out, Kisame had switched sides. He had chosen to fight alongside his partner and by extension the other "good guys." Now, he was living in the Leaf Village under probation.
Sasuke raises an eyebrow."Well if you think he can handle behaving in a civilized fashion, sure." To be fair, Sasuke had a reason to be skeptical. Kisame wasn't exactly known for his civilized behavior and table manners.
"I'll make him handle it." Hinata giggles at Itachi's response.
Sakura seems to take that as their cue to leave. "Well it was great catching up. Naruto is probably right though. You have a lot of things to talk about. We'll see you later." And with that, the happy couple makes their tactful exit.
A few minutes later, they were all in the kitchen. Sasuke watches as Hinata busies herself, checking to see what they had. It looked like the Hyuga Heiress was going to attempt to cook.
It was sweet and reminded him far too much of his mother doing the same thing, a long time ago. He didn't have the heart to tell her that he and Itachi were perfectly capable of preparing their own meals. That and the view from the back was nice.
Apparently, he had been caught admiring the view though."Sasuke." Itachi was giving him a rather disapproving look.
He rolls his eyes and looks back at Itachi. He was not going to be lectured for looking at his fiancée, especially not when Itachi was doing the same thing. He wouldn't have caught Sasuke looking, if he wasn't looking too!
"Yes, Itachi?" The younger Uchiha decides to feign innocent.
His brother obviously wasn't buying it though. "Well I suppose it's a good thing that you're at least attracted to her, but she's painfully shy. Don't embarrass the poor girl by staring at her in such a lewd fashion." Whatever. She was going to be their wife. He was supposed to look at her!
"Same to you. You wouldn't have known that I was staring, unless you were too. Now, I know why father used to watch mother cook so much." Maybe, their father hadn't been nearly as stoic as Sasuke had been lead to believe.
Itachi gives him a disapproving look, but Sasuke shrugs. They were going to be married. He was allowed to look, unless she said otherwise.
The elder Uchiha's disapproval was starting to get annoying. "Do you need any help?" So Sasuke figures he might as well ask if their future wife needed anything.
"Can you get the sugar? It's kinda out of my reach." Hinata looks up at the highest cupboard rather sadly.
"Sure." Sasuke nods and grabs the sugar for her.
Itachi shakes his head and walks over. Sasuke knew what he was thinking. He probably thought that Sasuke was being foolish, but he didn't care at the moment.
"We should probably talk about what we're going to do about everyone. The others are going to find out soon about the three of us getting married. I don't think my Clan or the rest of the village will be h-happy about it." Hinata begins cooking as she frets over their future.
Sasuke decides to comfort her. "Hinata, if they have an issue with it, I'm more than willing to start throwing out some fireballs as warning shots and if that doesn't work, I'll just upgrade to Chidoris. And if they are particularly stubborn, I'm sure that Itachi will handle them." To the younger Uchiha, this made perfect sense. If someone was bothering you, you threw a fireball or Chidori at them.
"Thank you. That means a lot to me that you would defend me, but I don't want you to hurt anyone for me." Hinata brushes her lips against Sasuke's.
It was a chaste kiss, but it felt nice. Her lips were soft and warm and she tasted like honey and vanilla. Sasuke usually didn't like sweet things, but honey was different. It was a natural flavor and the vanilla made it so it wasn't overwhelming. It was sweet. Just like her.
Instinct could be a powerful thing sometimes. Before he really knew what he was doing, he'd grabbed her and pulled her closer. Deepening the kiss. He'd never kissed someone on purpose before, but this felt good.
"Sasuke!" Itachi glares at him.
Really, really good. It felt even better when he felt her kiss back and her shy hands glide over his arms and chest. He probably never would have noticed her without the engagement, but Sasuke was definitely noticing her now. In a very, very big way.
"Mmm." Hinata sighs in pleasure and leans into him.
Sasuke was enjoying the kiss too much to notice his brother's increasing annoyance at his behavior."SASUKE!" That was until Itachi yelled out his name.
The first time hadn't broken him out of his lust induced stupor. That one did though. His brother was angry with him. He was jealous. That thought made him half want to smirk and half want to apologize.
"Oh God! I'm sorry! It was just sweet that he wanted to protect me. I didn't mean for it to get that out of control!" Hinata blushes..
"It's fine, Hinata. Sasuke is the one who grabbed you like an animal. Really, Sasuke?" Itachi couldn't hide his irritation. "And you were complaining about her sitting on my lap without discussing things?!" His little brother was such a hypocrite.
Sasuke wasn't helping his case by smirking at him either!"She kissed me first. Looks like I'm not the only jealous one though." Sasuke knew that it was probably wrong, but it was difficult to stop teasing his brother.
Ah screw it! He'd gotten the first kiss. He'd beaten Itachi at something! He knew it was childish, but he couldn't help but feel smug at that knowledge.
"I'm still sorry. I really do want to treat you both equally." And Hinata kisses Itachi as if to illustrate her point.
Sasuke blinks. Well he felt less smug now. It was the strangest sensation. He was torn between admiring the beauty that was Hinata kissing Itachi and jealousy. They looked good together. Did they look the same way?
Itachi seemed more than willing to accept her apology though. "I know that you do. You don't have anything to apologize for. However, in the interest of fairness…" Itachi deepens the kiss, after trailing off.
At first, Hinata seemed a bit shocked. Sasuke wasn't surprised by that. His brother generally acted like someone who was above normal emotions, especially as ones as common as lust. Apparently, that was not the case.
Almost as soon as Hinata began to kiss back, Sasuke saw Itachi's tongue begin to glide against Hinata's. Trying to coax her into return the favor. Again, he didn't know whether to be turned on or if he wanted to hit Itachi.
"It's only fair." He tries to remind himself.
Though he did learn one thing. Men varied slightly in their preferences. Sasuke had been aware of that for awhile. Not that he would ever admit this, but he was attracted to larger bosoms. Itachi seemed to favor a rounded backside, if the way his hands were now squeezing Hinata's was any indication.
"Hey! I did not get THAT grabby." Sasuke glares at Itachi and twitches when he saw that his brother was now smirking at him.
"My apologies. Now, I can understand why my foolish little brother got carried away so easily." Itachi broke the kiss.
Maybe, it was as good thing. It was a good thing that the physical compatibility was there. Itachi did deserve to be happy and it would make Clan Restoration a bit easier. Slightly more genetic diversity as well.
He was just going to have to get over his jealousy somehow. Itachi had sacrificed so much for him. The least he could do was learn to share. Though granted this was far different than sharing toys when they were little.
"Thank you." Hinata blushes fiercely.
Hinata wasn't a toy. She was a grown woman. A grown woman with feelings of her own. She had to feel horribly confused and self-conscious about this entire situation.
There was also her reputation to consider. Word was going to spread. Sasuke knew this village. It was filled with sheep. They followed the crowd. Most of them had never had an independent thought in their entire lives.
"You're welcome." Itachi smiles.
Warning Brooding Sasuke Scene
He knew that last thought was more than a little harsh and perhaps unfair, but he couldn't help thinking it. When it came down to it, he was in this village out of spite and because he wanted to make Itachi and Naruto happy. Itachi and Naruto loved this village. Sasuke didn't have a clue why.
The Leaf had treated Naruto horribly until he saved their sorry asses. The Leaf had cost Itachi his family and turned him into the villain, until the truth had been shoved down their throats. No. He wasn't in this village because he liked it or he felt loyalty to it. He was here for them and now, for Hinata as well.
"So what are you making?" Sasuke attempts to snap out the darker turn that his thoughts had taken.
Mercifully, Hinata appeared unaware of just what he had been thinking, only moments before. "Oh I thought maybe a pie would be good." Hinata smiles at him sweetly.
This village had almost destroyed his family. It had stolen his childhood and it had very nearly killed Itachi. Uchihas had helped to found this village and he was going to help Itachi repair their family name and District.
He wasn't going to allow the Leaf to get away with it. To get away with pretending that everything was okay. It wasn't. Their mere presence would remind everyone of what the Leaf had done. That was another reason why he stayed. To shame them.
"Pies are nice." Which was true, but mostly Sasuke just wanted to say something that sounded normal.
He had done a lot of horrible things in his life, but Sasuke had never pretended to be the hero. The Leaf did. The Leaf liked to hold itself up as an example to the rest of the Ninja World. Ha. It's foundation was soaked in blood. Uchiha blood and the blood of others.
So were the other villages to be fair. It was just that they didn't put on the airs this one did. So yeah. He was staying and this time things were going to be different. He wasn't going to let the Leaf take his family from him for a second time.
End of Sasuke Brooding Scene
"Sasuke, are you alright? You look kinda angry." Hinata looks at him in concern.
Right. He had to act normal. "I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be? I have a beautiful fiancée making me a pie and I finally have blackmail on Itachi." He kisses her cheek and smiles smugly at Itachi. He didn't want to scare his wife.
He didn't want her to see that part of himself. Hinata was like freshly fallen snow. She really shouldn't be exposed to the darkness that he hadn't managed to shake off yet.
One day, he'd be a better person. For now though, he'd just try his best to make Itachi and Hinata happy. He owed them that much.
She was really too kind and innocent to be allowed anywhere him, but she was going to be his wife. "Alright. What flavor would you guys like?" Their wife and she was trying so hard to make them happy.
He didn't deserve her. Though he was lucky that she was willing to change topics. Whether she believed him or not when he said he was fine, didn't really matter. Hinata wasn't the sort of woman who pushed.
In that way, she couldn't be more different than his teammates. He liked that about her though. She didn't force an issue. Naruto and Sakura always had. Hinata was different. She didn't pry. A good quality in an Uchiha Bride.
"Mmm if I remember correctly, Sasuke was quite fond of blueberry. Mother would grow rather frustrated when he always tried to steal some before dinner." Itachi smirks.
"Says the man who likes cabbage." Sasuke rolls his eyes.
This was good though. They were arguing about normal stuff. Maybe, they could be a normal family. Well as normal as a family with two husbands and one wife could be anyway.
"You like cabbage?" Hinata glances at Itachi curiously.
"Well yes and there's nothing wrong with cabbage, Sasuke." Whatever. Itachi knew it was weird. Why he pretended otherwise, SAsuke didn't know.
Still, he couldn't resist this wonderful opportunity to tease the elder Uchiha. "If you're a rabbit, maybe." Sasuke playfully rolls his eyes again.
"And I suppose that you view tomatoes as somehow superior." Itachi chuckles.
Sasuke nods. Damn right they were. Cabbage was edible, but he wouldn't eat it by choice. Tomatoes were obviously better.
"That's right." He says smugly.
"As I told you, Hinata. He's foolish. What kind of man prefers tomatoes over cabbage?"Hinata only giggles in response as she goes back to making the pie.
Well if nothing else, Sasuke doubted that he would ever be bored again. Not with Itachi and Hinata around and they had banished the silence. The deadly silence that had haunted the District for years.
That silence had been the worst part about the District. It felt so dead. It was dead, but now…it was slowly coming back to life. Sasuke was happy about that and well, it didn't hurt that his fiancée was also making pie. Pies were nice.