All of the Hyuuga clan, except for Hinata and Hanabi were gathered in the church. Neji stood at the end of the aisle next to the minister, with his back to everyone. Hiashi sat on the first row, everyone was seated in there right places, all they were doing now, was waiting for Hinata.

"Where is she?" Hiashi muttered under his breath.

Hinata stood in front of the mirror, her straight, plain white dress described everything she thought she was. She stared at the familiar face in the mirror, knowing that was what she'd have to look at for the rest of her life, just boring, plain weak Hinata.

"You could try cracking a smile" Hanabi suggested. Hinata didn't say anything and didn't even consider 'cracking a smile'.

Instead Hinata stared into the nothingness that was her face. She thought of Naruto and his love bug. She wondered who the girl he loved could be. She knew more than anyone that who ever she was, she was the luckiest girl in the world. 'Naruto' she thought his name and smiled slightly.

"That's the spirit." She heard Hanabi say.

'I wish him all the best,' she said in her head, then slowly got to her feet.

"Right lets do this!" Hanabi said trying to sound enthusiastic. But she knew Hinata was thinking: 'Yeah lets get this over with.' She handed Hinata a small bunch of daises. Hinata frowned when she saw them, 'nothing special. I want my sunflowers...'

Hanabi stood in front of Hinata and led the way up the stone steps to the church doors. She knocked on the doors and only on her second knock, the doors opened slightly. Hanabi whispered inside to whoever had opened the doors: "We're ready, now."

The doors opened wide and Hanabi wandered down the aisle without a word to Hinata. After a short while Hinata followed. Thousands of unfamiliar faces watched her as she walked. She didn't blush once; after all she only blushes when Naruto's about.

She noticed her father's approving face as she got closer to Neji. But she wasn't glad to see it, she was bitter. Neji didn't even turn to see her, he stared forward motionlessly. She took her place beside him and also stared forward.

"We are gathered here today..." She drowned out the minister's voice.

Everyone stared at her suddenly, even Neji. Her father cleared his throat loudly, clearly annoyed. She stared over her shoulder at him, then back at the minister. She'd realised they were waiting for her to say: I do.

"Do you Hinata Hyuuga take Neji Hyuuga to be your lawfully wedded husband?" The minister repeated.

Hinata took in a deep breath...

Naruto ran up the stone steps, worried he would get there to late. Guards outside the church saw him coming and quickly assembled themselves at the top of the stairs to block his way. Naruto created shadow clones as he ran. The guards fell for it attacking the clones, while the real Naruto gave them the slip.

Naruto pushed against the doors, but no matter how hard he pushed.

"Do you take..."

He heard the minister ask from inside the church, he couldn't be sure as to whom the minister was asking. All the same he looked about himself quickly trying to find a way in. He saw his last clone pop. The guards all turned there attention to the Naruto standing in front of the doors (the real Naruto) they ran at him.

Naruto quickly turned; jumping in the air with only one idea of what would definitely open the doors. He created another clone.

"I-" Hinata stopped, she'd heard Naruto's voice from outside. Although in her mind she admitted it was possible she'd imagined it. She wished he was here. "I-" She started again.

"RASENGAN"

That time she was certain, even her mind couldn't doubt it as the church doors exploded into pieces and there standing in the wreckage was Naruto. Everyone looked behind themselves towards where the doors should be, alarmed.

Hinata couldn't believe it! It was like a fairy tale or one of her dreams. She stared at him wide-eyed and completely happy.

"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?!" Hiashi shouted, he was on his feet and glaring at Naruto with as much anger as he could muster.

Naruto didn't take in how everyone was glaring at him; he was only looking at Hinata. He walked down the aisle and stood almost right in front of her.

"You don't have to do this, Hinata." He told her, Neji gave him the evils.

Hinata stared at Naruto and smiled – her first proper smile of the day.

"Get him out of here!" Hiashi ordered. Several guards instantly jumped on Naruto and forced him out of the church.

"No" Hinata said, stumbling towards where the guards were pushing Naruto out of the church. "Leave him alone." Hiashi caught her arm and held her back.

"She should be allowed to marry who she loves!" Naruto shouted just before the guards succeeded in pushing him out of the giant hole of where the church doors used to be.

"Naruto!" Hinata shouted for him as she tried to squirm out of her father's grip. Hiashi looked at her bitterly.

"If you go after him, you're not just walking out on me, you're walking out on the clan. You just think about that."
"Okay, thought about it. Now let go!" She tugged harder away from her father and he was so shocked by her rudeness that he let her go.

"Alright!" Hanabi cheered from her seat. Then caught her father's eye, "I mean...oh, no..." She faked a frown.

Hinata climbed through the hole, she saw the guards push Naruto down the steps.

"Naruto!" Hinata tried to push past the guards to see if he was alright, they stayed where they were, blocking her sight of him. "Byakugan" She searched down the steps 'he's okay.' She sighed in relief.

"OW" Naruto moaned at the bottom of the steps, rubbing his bum.

"Naruto!"

He heard Hinata's voice and stood up, shaking off the faint pain. He ran back up the steps.

Hinata stood behind the guards trying to squirm through them. Naruto saw one of her hands had made it through, he smiled and grabbed it and pulled her towards him. The guards noticed a moment too late, Naruto and Hinata ran down the steps, hand in hand.

Hiashi pulled himself together and climbed also through the hole. He saw Hinata reach her hand out to Naruto and him take it. Hiashi ran to where the guards stood awkwardly, confused about what their orders were.

"Go after them!"

All the guards jumped at the sound of Hiashi's voice. They did as they were told and ran after Naruto and Hinata.

"Bring Hinata back!" Hiashi shouted after them. Knowing gladly he'll do the honours of sorting out that little runt Naruto.

Naruto and Hinata ran still hand in hand through the village, with the guards hot on their tail. Hinata nearly fell several times, Naruto caught her every time.

Naruto stopped running all of a sudden, taking Hinata by surprise; she again nearly fell, this time Naruto didn't have to move to catch her he was already right in front of her. He grinned when she was standing safely.

He knelt down, his back to her. "Climb on"

"W-what...?"

"We'll get away quicker if you I do all the running." He grinned more broadly.

"I c-can't, the dress..." She explained pointing down at her dress.

"Oh, yeah" He stood up and walked to her side and lifted her into his arms. He created more shadow clones that took the form of him and Hinata, in the exact position they were in now. Then he started running again, him and his clones, all off in different directions.

Hinata held on to Naruto's neck tightly. She glimpsed up at him and smiled to herself. He felt her gaze and looked down at her; she quickly turned away, her face shining red. He smirked and looked back at where he was going.

For a very weird second he wished this was their wedding day before he shook the image from his mind, wondering what was wrong with him.

Hinata closed her eyes and rested her head against his shoulder. At this moment, she didn't care that the guards were still chasing them, she didn't care that her father would eventually find them and she didn't even care that he'd still try to force her to marry Neji. For now, all that mattered was Naruto. That she was in Naruto's arms.