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Chapter Nine
(f) The room was nice. Whoever decorated it for the night was very well informed that she like simple designs that doesn't stand out too much. She likes a few splash of color like blue and violet. She loves the new curtains that cover the windows. They looked simple yet very elegant. "Very fitting for the daughter of a clan head." She was almost sure that's what her father would say if he was here.
Unfortunately, Hinata's heart was too busy pumping like a crazy drum to really appreciate Sasuke's newly decorated room.
In normal times, she would have sniffed the flowers in the vase. They were lilacs and lavenders— her favorite flowers. No doubt it came from Ino's beautiful garden. No one can grew healthy flowers such as these ones like the Yamanaka…but right now, all she can do was sat on the soft bed and play with her fingers.
It was her wedding night.
The very thought of it sent chills down her spine and to her bone marrows. As a hopeless romantic, she have fantasies what her wedding night would be…but she never knew that she was going to feel like a wreck and her body turning ice cold, especially her fingertips and toes.
Following the Hyuga wedding procedure, the groom would share a few glasses of sake first with the bride's male family members before going to his room and to his wife. So currently, that's what Sasuke was doing, sharing a few glasses of sake with her Otou-sama and Nii-san.
She just hoped that Sasuke and her father won't find something to argue about—they always do—and she was silently praying that he Neji-Niisan would intervene before anything violent happens. Her father and now-husband was very much alike when it comes to pride and opinions. They just won't back down and give way to the other.
With a sigh, Hinata rose from her bed and padded to the bathroom. She wants to splash some cold water on her face to wash away the bundle of emotions that was eating her from the inside. She should have asked Ino and Sakura's opinion about what to expect, being the first ones to get married in the group. Unfortunately, she was too shy and embarrassed to do so. Topics about the things that were happening inside the bed chambers between husband and wife always make her uneasy.
Well, it's not as if Sasuke hasn't tried being intimate to her before…for he did. But they never got things to another level like a husband and wife does. Sasuke—weirdly enough—was a pure gentleman. He would always stop if he thinks that things are getting out of hand. Of course he cannot blame her, for he was the one who starts it all in the first place.
Kisses and embraces…that's the farthest she could get with him.
Gritting her teeth because she has nothing to do, she turned on the faucet and let the water ran before splashing some cold water on her face. She was scared…really, really scared.
Then it hit her.
She could use the Byakugan and see if Sasuke was coming. Then she could pretend to be asleep and her wedding night would be postponed. They are husband and wife now…they will have years and years to—
Hinata's cheeks blushed.
A simple delay won't hurt them right? She was not ready for this…not yet.
Activating her Kekkei Genkai, Hinata squeaked when she saw that her husband was now on his way back. He was walking alongside Shino and Kiba…and it looks like Kiba was grinning and his eyes were full of mirth. Shino on the other hand was pensive, shooting the Inouzuka killer looks behind his dark eye wear.
Hinata could only guess what Kiba was joking about.
Then the panic attack starts. Hinata never knew that her panic attack was also having a panic attack. Like a mad woman, she dashed to the cabinet, grabbed a towel, and wiped the water from her face. Putting her violet sleeping robe, she jumped to the bed and pulled the covers up to her head.
The next few seconds was devoted on keeping her breathing in a normal rate. She was breathing so hard that she feared her "sleeping act" was useless. "One…" Hinata inhaled deeply. "Two." She exhaled.
It worked. She was breathing normally now. All she has to do was try not to shake so hard and pretend that she was sleeping like the dead. Sasuke would never have the heart to wake her up. Even in missions, he never wakes her up as long as it was not life threatening.
Hinata closed her eyes shut when the door squeaked open. Trying to be still, she held her breath and waited. The door closed, and then another one opens. Water can be heard and there was some splashing sound. She figured that Sasuke was in the bathroom. Moments later, she felt the soft mattress move as another body plopped beside her on the bed.
Then nothing.
Just to be sure, Hinata waited for a good thirty minutes before emerging out of the covers. Maybe the sake was taking its toll. Maybe Sasuke was already asleep. She could fee his steady breathing…and he was not moving at all. When she emerged, Hinata squeaked in surprise to see that he was staring at her.
Sasuke's dark eyes were on her…which only means that he was staring at her for the past thirty minutes.
"Sasuke-kun…"
"Nice try." There was a smirk on his voice, though his dark eyes were serious. Still not moving, he scrutinizes her flushed face. "You sleep like the dead Hinata. You can't convince me that you're sleeping when you breathe like Naruto when he was asleep."
"I…don't breath like Naruto." She frowned. Weirdly, she doesn't like to be compared with her old crush when it was her 'wedding night'—the wedding night that she was hoping to avoid. "Sasuke…I just want to—"
She found herself being pulled down by Sasuke. As she was talking, his hand found its way to her neck and he pulled her to him, blocking her words with his lips as his other hand found its way on her waist, encircling it. At first, Hinata was unresponsive—he caught her by surprise—but slowly, she began to respond.
She felt Sasuke smile on her lips as she did.
"I'm scared." She admitted.
"I'm not going to eat you." He responded, shifting his weight so that he ends up above her. His mouth left her lips and began to make trails down the length of her neck. "I'm just going to own you."
The trails that his kisses left were like hot coals, burning her skin. Her heart has evolved into a hammer now, pounding against her chest with a loud thump. Closing her eyes, she clutched to his shirt as she tried to control the new emotions inside her. Wasn't it just minutes ago that she was trying to avoid this encounter?
Sasuke was really a good manipulator. He has proven that many times before…and he was proving that fact yet again.
"Wife…" She heard him murmur on her ear, his hands already on the binds of her robe. She can smell a hint of sake, but she was too occupied with the fact that her "husband" was perched on top of her to even give a damn about it.
Hinata can feel her cheeks burning like fire too.
Usually, Sasuke always loves to point out or make remarks about her blushing. But right now, he was too busy pulling his own shirt off, revealing his well toned body. Hinata's breath caught on her throat and for one embarrassing moment, she looked away.
She heard his husband chuckle.
She wanted to squirm.
"Why are you…" Sasuke stopped his black magic for a moment and looked at his wife, staring at her face as he bent his head down. "You're face feels hot."
Hinata responded by pulling the covers up and covered her face. "D-don't look at me!" She squeaked. She was so sure that the desire on her face was still present. She doesn't want to look so wanton in front of Sasuke…but she can't help it. She just can't help herself giving into the desires of wanting her husband. Even though she was scared because she has never done anything like the sort before.
A few seconds later, Sasuke's head found its way inside the sheet. Staring at her, he wrapped his arms around the girl and pulled her close. "You are my wife now…there's no going back if you have second thoughts."
"Sasu…"
"You agreed to marry me so you're stuck with me for life."
"I k-know that."
"And I am never…ever letting you go…not until you're fat."
Hinata giggled, the awkwardness was starting to ebb. "You're m-mean."
"You're mine now…and I love you."
Hinata would have said that she loved him too…but she can't, for Sasuke's lips found its way into hers again. (f)
The tunnel was narrow and even with the activated Byakugan, Hinata can't top from stumbling and stepping on sharp rocks along the way. She can only sigh in exasperation when she realized that her husband was more graceful in his movements than her…and to think that he was not a Byakugan user.
Well he is the top student in out class… Hinata reasoned as she continued on her stride. Behind her, were Naruto and Sasuke, followed by two other Kumo nins who are also one of Kumo's bests. Bee wanted to go inside the tunnel too, but the Raikage suggested that he was needed with the troops outside the tunnel. The force must be divided evenly to drag the monster out. A nine tails in the inside to flushed him out and the eight tails waiting to trap him outside.
Shikamaru was ordered to stay outside too…the tunnel was narrow and only a limited number of Shinobi could go inside.
"I…I can feel and see the chakra." Hinata said softly. "But it's weird…" Shifting her weight on one foot, she squinted as she tried to strain her Byakugan further.
"The Kyuubi thinks so too." Naruto said. "Kurama thinks that there's something wrong going on in here…"
"Hn." Sasuke frowned. "What can you see Hinata?" He asked his wife as he adjusted the arm guard on his right arm. Hinata was on the lead, leading the rest of them with the help of her Byakugan. He trusts her abilities but being the first person to face the danger ahead was making him uneasy. Better him in the front than her.
"It's not a beast…"
"What do you mean?"
"It's a man. It's a chakra of a man…"
Sasuke took a step forward. It was pitch dark inside the tunnel but he was good in sensing Hinata's chakra signature. Pulling Hinata back as he stepped ahead of her, he heard the woman clicked her tongue in disagreement. "I'll take the lead."
"You can't see in this place Sasuke."
"Then start talking. Tell me the way…"
Behind them, Naruto scratched his head as he muttered something about marriage and over protective husbands. He knew that Sasuke was like a wall when he makes his decisions—they were unmovable. So instead of trying to tell him to let Hinata take the lead, he urged the woman to agree. He knew that it was faster. "Time's ticking…can you tell him which way Hinata-chan?"
There was a defeated sign then Hinata started giving instructions to the group. From then on, only Hinata's soft voice could be heard as they continued to go deeper into the tunnel that has the aura of getting inside a snake's stomach.
"Why did you stop?" Sasuke asked when Hinata stopped talking. Behind them, the Kumo nins and Naruto began to shift in their dark places with unease. The aura of something dangerous was getting stronger…and it makes them more aware that they were getting nearer to whatever that's hiding within.
"It's coming…" Hinata's breath stuck to her throat. She can see the chakra but the form was unidentifiable. It was so fast that even in her Byakugan, it looks like a white and purplish blur.
"Hinata…" Sasuke began, pulling out his katana. "You stay behind me a—"
"Sasuke!" Hinata pulled her husband by the collar of his Anbu vest and threw him back to where Naruto and others are with all her might. She saw some kind of giant tentacle and it was about to grab the Uchiha—good thing she pulled her husband back on time.
Unfortunately, it wrapped around her leg instead.
"Hinata!" She heard Sasuke and Naruto yelled in unison as she herself muttered a wordless scream. The tentacle dragged her so fast; she felt the air left her lungs as her back scraped the earth.
Then somewhere along the dark passageway, she bumped her head on a rock…and everything went dark.
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Sakura tried to pry the daughter who was clinging to her legs. With a sigh, she wondered why her daughter was this hardheaded. Sakuru clearly got it from Naruto—the hardheaded one in the family. Sakura knew that she was hardheaded herself, but thought that she was quite reasonable if things were clearly explained to her.
"Kaa-san. I wanna go see Itachi!"
"No."
"Kaa-san!"
"Sakuru…Itachi can't play with you today." The tired mother explained. She still has her to see Tenten and check on her, but this little pink haired devil won't let her off the hook. "You have to wait for a few days."
"No!"
"Sakuru…" She said in a warning tone.
"I wanna see my Itachi."
That sounds familiar. The Haruno rubbed her forehead as she remembered her obsession with Sasuke in the old days. Her head was full of the Uchiha back then, and it seems like her daughter's head was also full of the Uchiha too.
Uchiha's, they can really get you in the head. Good thing Sakura found her true love in time—to the most idiotic Shinobi of Konoha twelve—Uzumaki Naruto. He may not be the smartest but he was the most lovable husband ever to be born—or in her biased opinion. Oddly, Sakura realized that if things from a few years back get a little shaky…she might have ended up with Sasuke….and Hinata with Naruto. The Hyuga has a thing for her husband back then.
Good lord… Good thing it did not happen…
"Wow…she clings really strong. She clearly got your strength Sakura."
Sakura looked up just in time to see a bespectacled woman the same age as her. She has long, spiky red hair that stops to the middle of her back. She was wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt that Sakura knew covers a lot of bite scars on her arms. "W-what are you doing in here? "
"The sixth allowed me to enter the village…with guards of course. There are Anbu guards following me in the shadows right now."
"I haven't seen you for more than seven years…Karin."
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