Family Engagement Ch.10
"Hinata I love you; I'm glad you have gotten over Naruto, I'm happy that you love me too, and I'm defiantly fine with being engaged to you...even if it was our families idea."
"Neji," Hinata said moving closer to him while still facing away the opposite wall, "I love you."
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"Hiashi-sama, what are you-?" He looked over Hiashi's shoulder to see what he meant and saw Hinata in Neji's arms, and both with calm and content expressions on their faces.
"I guess your right...Neji-san isn't that bad."
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Tenten felt the tears run anew as she watched the man she loved and cared for kissing his true love, and fiancé. Why did he chase her? Why did he choose her? Why does he love her....? Tenten sighed and turned away from her love and walked back the way she had come. I know I've lost. I knew I would lose. I just didn't want it to be so soon; I don't want to give up.
"Neji, let's go home." Hinata said as she and Neji left in the opposite direction that Tenten did; towards their home.
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It seemed to the new couple that everything was going well. Well at least for the most part.
"Hinata-chan!" Ino exclaimed as she, Sakura, and a few other Kunoichi that she knew came up to Hinata to congratulate her.
"Ino, Sakura, Noriko-san, Yuzuki-san" Hinata greeted them happily.
"So Hinata we heard the big news!" Ino exclaimed again in her usual way, "So when's the wedding?"
"Come Ino, we've been engaged for awhile" Hinata muttered sheepishly, "It's not that big news."
"Of course it is Hinata!" Sakura chimed in, "Before you were engaged, but now you're in love."
"Exactly" Ino continued, "So when's the wedding, can I be your maid of honour?"
"Ino you can't just choose for yourself! Hinata gets to decide." Sakura started again, "So who's going to in the wedding? I can help you organize it."
"Thank you guys, but I mean we haven't really thought about it much, and I don't know what Neji or anyone else in my family wants-"
"-Its fine Hinata." Neji said after suddenly appearing behind Hinata. "Sorry I heard the fuss and decided to see what was happening."
"That's fine Neji" Hinata said to him. "We should get back. See you guys later." Hinata turned away from them and headed off with Neji. As they walked away he turned to her and said.
"Besides it's your wedding. It shouldn't matter what your family or friends want."
"But Neji it does, because I want them to be happy and I want them to enjoy the wedding too."
"I understand," Neji answered "But remember Hinata there are people that don't want this wedding to happen, and might be people who want it to go a there way, and I think I can tell who those might be." Neji finished chuckling slightly thinking of Sakura and Ino's antics.
"I know, but most of them mean well, and besides Tenten-" Hinata quickly cut herself off before she gave her suspicions or fears away.
"Hinata I promise I won't let anything happen to our wedding." Neji answered her fears, "I love you. Tenten is my friend and I trust her, besides who would have a qualm with our union."
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"Tadashi-sama" A Himura clan servant addressed his clan leader, "We have received news of Hyuga Hinata-sama's engagement."
"I see, so who is the lucky man?" The head-of-clan asked casually.
"Hyuga Neji from the lesser Hyuga branch." The servant answered promptly.
"Well I guess I wouldn't put it past those Hyuga's to go against their word." Tadashi said coolly, "You may go." he addressed the servant. He left, leaving the man in an empty and quite lavish room alone with his thoughts and his inflamed features. "Well I guess I will have to pay a visit to Konoha and have a 'chat' with the Hyuga's."
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"So Hinata where do you want the wedding?" Hiashi asked while in a wedding planning meeting with Hinata, Neji and many Hyuga's that were helping with the organization and planning for the actual wedding ceremony. They had been discussing plans for quite some time, before he noticed that the bride hadn't said much as of yet towards her thoughts on the wedding.
"I wanted…" Hinata started looking at all the eyes on her, and then looking at her father again, he nodded and she continued, "I wanted to hold the ceremony in the Hyuga gardens." After saying this she looked up sheepishly at the other Hyuga's in the room with her as well as her future husband.
"That sounds beautiful Hinata." Neji said breaking the ice for others to follow with their options.
"Yes" A Hyuga elder agreed, "That would be beautiful and in the spirit of the Hyuga union."
"Should have cherry blossoms present?" Another elder asked.
"We should serve with an open buffet at the reception." another Hyuga added.
"Narcissus and Dahlia flowers should be decorating the isles."
"Yes and we can fill the ponds with water lilies!"
This continued for some time. The elders and Hyuga members argued and agreed on matters. Through most of this the bride and groom simply watched their wedding unfold; all the while not quite believing it was happening.
A while later they dispersed and Hinata headed off towards the market to pick up a few things will Neji headed towards the training grounds.
Once at the market, Hinata was sure she saw someone she recognized. She quickly looked back from the booth that she was browsing to see Naruto looking back at her from a few meters away.
"Hinata" He greeted her cheerfully, coming towards her.
"Naruto, how have you been?" She asked once he was beside her.
"Pretty good." Naruto answered, "How are the wedding plans going?"
"Fine, but how did you find out about it I mean I haven't seen you much and-"
"-The news has been getting around." Naruto said smiling, "Sasuke told me actually, though I think Ino told him."
"I see figures."
"You must be happy to be finally marring him." Naruto continued.
"What do you mean?"
"Hinata I can tell you love him, and you have for some time too."
"Oh, wait I didn't used to love him, I mean I used to love-" Hinata quickly cut herself again. Why do I keep giving things away?
"You used to love someone else?" Naruto asked looking perplexed, "Who?"
"I don't love him anymore, besides he's happy as he is, with knowing so I'll see you later." Hinata said awkwardly trying to get away.
"Hinata wait." Naruto said before she could turn, "Come on you can tell me, I won't laugh."
"Alright, I'll tell you." Hinata started looking at him; her former truelove. "I used to love…you."
Naruto looked rather surprised at this, while and the same time tried not to seem too flattered.
"That much was obvious." A deep voice behind Naruto stated rather bluntly.
"Sasuke what are you doing here, I mean I thought you were on a mission?" Naruto asked even more confused now.
"Hinata mostly everyone knew about your crush on Naruto, but don't worry no made fun of you for it, besides other people I know had crushes on more annoying people." Sasuke continued looking pointedly at Naruto.
"Sakura wasn't that annoying" Naruto defended her.
"That's because you had a crush on her." Sasuke pointed out.
"Sasuke" Hinata started looking at the dark haired Uchiha this time, "I don't have feelings for him anymore, or at least not like that."
"I know Hinata, and thank you." Sasuke concluded looking at her too. After this he turned to leave with Naruto. Looking back he added, "Good luck with the wedding, I hope we're invited." At this Hinata smiled and nodded.
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"Tsunade-sama" Shizune addressed her Hokage with the usual respect and added, "Some of the Shinobi in the village have noticed strange activate throughout the village."
"It shouldn't be anything series." Tsunade replied calmly, "Our last few missions have been going well; we've gotten no complaints. We aren't having problems with any other villages-"
"-Tsunade-sama" Shizune continued, interrupting her before she could finish, "I, and other, believe that this activate has something to do with the Hyuga marriage."
"I see, well there is that possibility, but I don't see why that would be." Tsunade thought for a moment, "Shizune, exactly what kind of activate is occurring?"
"Suspicious people are lurking around the village, especially the Hyuga compound."
"Do you think there might be people within Konoha that disapprove of something that the village is doing? Or perhaps something that the Hyuga's are doing, like marring Hinata and Neji-san?"
"There might be some truth to that." Tsunade answered, "I've heard some people say that their union is unusual, and even wrong or improper. I have also heard of some, even within the Hyuga clan, that think Hinata should marry out, and with some one of a higher standing than Neji-san. They might not want the side and main branch be equalized like that."
"That would make sense." Shizune said quickly, "What do you think we should do?"
"I need you to inform the Hyuga's about 'the activate' and our ideas about, but don't overdo it. I don't want the marriage to be disrupted if there's no reason for it." Tsunade instructed, "Also I want check out what they're planning. If they're doing some kind of surveillance then we need to know why."
"Hai!" With that Shizune was gone to fulfill her instructions.
"What could someone be planning?" Tsunade started saying quietly to herself, "Could this be a grudge, an anti-Hyuga plan, or maybe a ticked off group of idiots."
(People in village show disapproval of union) (Think their love is fake, gross, inbreeding? etc.)