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Aishiteru, Hinata-chan

Chapter 11

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"Y-you're her… f-fiancé?!" I whisper-yelled at the man before me. My eyes narrowed and I backed away. "This is some kind of trap, isn't it?"

Tamuro blinked, and then laughed. I cocked and eyebrow. This was kind of surprising. "This is no trap, Miss," he said inlay, after his laughing had ceased. "Actually, it is quite the opposite." His bearded face ad voice went serious. "I am… asking for your help."

"Nani?" I blinked, not able to believe that the fiancé of the woman who tried to kill my… comrade as asking for my help.

He sighed and rubbed his hand behind his head. "I… We need your help. You see, Ru-chan's Tou-san is… well…" He trailed of and looked at the floor.

"Matte. If she wanted to kill me before, what makes you think she won't attack as soon as she sees me?" Why did he make them sound so desperate when they could most likely do away with me in no time at all.

"You have the Byakugan, correct?"

'No duh!!! What does it look like?!' I screamed in my head. But physically, I just nodded.

"Well, I have a plan and it requires some good eyes watching out."

My lavender eyes narrowed. "A plan for what exactly?"

He sighed and grinned sheepishly. "Maybe I should start from the beginning." Tamuro took a deep breath. He opened his mouth but quickly shut it. I watched as he motioned for me to walk toward the table and chairs across the room. I knew it was going to be quite a long story. After taking y seat, I stared at him expectantly.

He looked partially uncomfortable under my gaze (which made me feel good. It felt great to have someone squirming when I looked at them, not the other way around.). But, he took a deep breath and began to speak. "You see, back in the day, Ru-chan's family was from this village, which was cut off from the rest of the world. They were pretty antisocial and kept to themselves for many decades. Then, one day, a young man decided to leave the god-forsaken place to go see the world. His family refused to let him leave freely. They blocked all exits and tried to contain him.

"He did not let this stop him, though. The man waited for year, pretending he had forgotten all about his desire to leave. But, instead, he secretly went on walks around the village to find many shortcuts and hidden passages. He would jot them down on a map and lock it up tight. When the right time came, he fled.

"He used on e of his hidden passages and hiked all the way to the next village, which was about 20 miles away."

"Matte," I interrupted. "Konoha is 200 miles away."

Tamuro chuckled slightly under his breath. "Exactly. Anyway, he arrived in Konohagakure and was welcomed warmly. The second Hokage was very happy. He was the 1st outside ninja to beg to become a member of the village. But then," he paused and looked toward the door, as if he was expecting someone. "A Hyuuga woman."

My eyes widened, but I remained silent. My mind, however, was nothing but the opposite. 'Did he say Hyuuga?! What does my family have to do with this?!' I almost missed it when he plunged back into his tale.

"The man fell in love at 1st sight, as did the woman. They got married in a secret church just outside of the village. He knew, as well as she, that her family would not approve of their love." He stopped yet again, but this time looked toward the ceiling.

Now that was something I could relate to. If the person I love loved me back and we started dating, my family would most definitely disapprove. They might even take action.

"When they returned, her family found out about them, by the inscribed ring on her left hand's ring finger. She ran from home and moved in with him. His apartment was on the other side of the village and let them both live comfortably. The lived peacefully for 6 years. Over that time, the man's brother had found and lived with them. One night, the man's brother brought home his girlfriend for dinner. She was a Hyuuga woman as well. They all got to know each other and it was revealed that she was the heir to branch member that was assigned to protect the man's wife. A couple of months into their relationship, the man's brother and the Hyuuga bodyguard had a daughter.

"The man's brother left to go to work one night. When he came back, he found out that they were-!"

"They were attacked. Well, more like murdered. They never had a chance to fight." The door slid open to reveal the owner of the familiar, female voice. Rumiko Sanota walked in. She looked at me with a look of mild surprise but not of despise or disgust. Then she turned toward Tamuro. "Tamuro-kun, let me tell the story. It's about my father and uncle after all." Her head swiveled back to me and she smiled warmly, confusing me. "Ms. Hyuuga would like her questions answered, right?" I nodded, although it was a bit hesitant. "I shall answer them then." With that, she sat down in the chair closest to Tamuro and began the rest of the tale.

Did you like it? In my own opinion, this is one of the best chapters I've ever written! But i want to hear you guys' thoughts too. And just for the record, Tamuro isn't stupid. he just wanted to confirm his suspicion. Even though Hina did make it known that she thought that was a seriously stupid question. hehe that's why she's my fav Naruto gal!!

Kay Kay. I'm gone.

ja ne,

-Tsunei-chan