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A/N: for those that have asked, YES there will be a 13th chapter that wraps this all up. I also want to take this moment to say thanks to everyone who has reviewed. To be perfectly honest most of these chapters aren't all that planned out before hand, they're done in under an hour and not my best work, but I'm really how with how the story has been turning out so far and I'm glad there's so many people who are liking it. Thanks for the favs and the comments, I really do appreciate them. :D
On the 8th Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me... eight maids a milking
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DAY EIGHT: HINATA
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There was a knock at the door. Hinata, quickly rose from her feet and walked over to the entrance of her bedroom. Two maids bowed politely before entering. They brought with them a large box. Behind them, four more maids walked in carrying her kimono and accessories.
"We brought what you asked for," one of the first two maids informed the Hyuga heiress, as they walked over to the bed and laid the large box on it.
Inside the box, was another kimono. Hand made by two of the Hyuga seamstresses. It was the gift Hinata had decided to give Ino. A kimono made of the finest silks, not unlike the one the blue-haired girl would be wearing to the party. Of course, the patterns were different. Colors and patterns chosen by the timid girl specifically for her blonde friend.
Often in the past, Ino had expressed admiration for the Hyuga girl's fine kimonos. So of course when she picked the Yamanaka girl's name out of the hat, Hinata had instantly thought to have one made especially for her. It was light in color, a power blue color as clear as a spring sky. The obi sash that would cover the midsection was a soft canary yellow with delicately woven pink and white flowers. The entire outfit was made of silk, imported from exotic lands and carrying the faint scent of those places.
It had taken all of three days for the kimono to be made. A bit rushed, but all things considered it had been beautifully and masterfully done. Hinata had been quite pleased with the final product, and was confident her friend would love it too.
"Thank you." the timid girl smiled at the two maids who politely smiled and then once more left, leaving the four other maids behind to help the Hyuga heiress get ready for the party.
Before their arrival, Hinata had already bathed and put on the nagajuban slip she would wear under her kimono. Two maids quickly began wrapping her up in the lavender and white silk robes as the other two prepared her accessories. At that moment, two more walked in and headed for the kunoichi, quickly grabbing their brushes and busily beginning their work on her hair.
It took an hour, but in the end, Hinata looked like the princess she was.
Though her status as heir to the most powerful clan in the village made her so, Hinata still felt a little embarrassed thinking of herself as a princess. Today, however, she had really wanted to be one, or at least play the part.
Earlier, she had had so much fun with the other girls, making the decorations for the party. But what she'd most enjoyed had been getting to spend some quality time with her boyfriend of two years, Kiba. She loved him so very much. However, though they had been together for a long time, Hinata had still not said those three special words. Well, at least not directly. She'd said them over and over again to the picture of him that sat on her night table. And she'd told him a number of times during missions while he was fast asleep. But up until now, she had not had the courage to tell him in person. Oh, she had wanted to, but her nerves, and the pain of rejection from the first time she ever said those words to a boy, had always got in her way.
Kiba, of course, had told her many times already that he loved her truly and deeply. He had even fought for her, facing the daunting task of facing the Elders and proving his worth to them. Not that he needed their approval, or at least that's what he'd told Hinata. No, he didn't require it. He would have stayed with her even if they had refused him. But he had wanted them to accept him, not for himself, but for her. He wanted things to be as problem-free as they could be in the Hyuga clan, and so he had faced each trial and test that they had thrown at him. For a year he had put up with it, and never once complained. Instead, during and after each struggle, he would merely smile and hug her, telling Hinata that he loved her very much.
It had made the girl feel like she was the most important person in the world. And yet through all that, she had still never said those three special words.
Kiba understood though. And he had even told her, that she didn't need to force herself to say them. The first time he said it, he had smiled and whispered in her ear that she didn't need to say it back until she felt comfortable. That he would wait forever if the need arose.
But Hinata didn't want him to wait forever. She didn't want him to wait another single day.
Today, she had determined that at the party, she would finally say it. Hinata would tell Kiba how she felt about him.
And that's why the Hyuga girl wanted to look as pretty a princess, so she could tell her wild and wonderful prince that she loved him, with all of her heart.
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TBC...
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A/N: I kind of melted myself with this one... I dare anyone not to love Kibahina (even if just a little bit) after this one XD
