Author's notes:
First of all I thought this chapter already uploaded but I guess it didnt...darn...anyways second of all sorry for the long update I had some much work to do and had no time to make even a quick update...and yeah I lost my muse...lol...but dont worry the inspiration has come back...hopefully...
Laughs nervously I know that I promised that this was going to be the long awaited wedding chapter but I just felt that I needed to add this chapter so please don't get disheartened.
I just felt that it was right to add the interaction between naruto and sasuke...
In other news, I might be doing a double update today so you'll be reading the wedding chapter soon enough, anyways once again I'd like to thank everyone for their positive reviews and because of you guys I have 100+ reviews and never did I imagine such great response.
Well without further a due here's my latest chapter…read and review!!!
Disclaimer:
Voices…stop pestering me, for crying out loud I don't own Naruto or its characters!
Chapter XIII
Rekindling the bond
"If possible, could you not tell my cousin that I have returned…I wish to…I wish to tell him of my return tomorrow"
A new day had once again fallen over the city of Konoha, Naruto sighed contently as he entered the campus of Konoha Academy of the Arts, today was his first day of school and although he didn't show it he was rather nervous of the possible outcome of today's events.
"I wonder what his reaction will be when he sees me here"
"We last saw one another when we were both five, many years have passed since then"
"He and I have both changed through time…"
"I only wish that our bond hasn't changed"
Naruto entered the marble white tiled halls of the school and began looking around, he had spoken with one of the school's receptionists earlier that day who had simply told him to enter the school and go to the art department, his problem now was he had no idea where the art department was.
Carefully he scanned the area for any signs of students or teachers, unfortunately for him he had found none.
"I suppose I could go find the art department myself" Naruto thought as he shoved his hands into his pockets and began walking
"Sooner or later I'm bound to run into someone"
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Hinata yawned tiredly, it was once again another day of school and once again she had to face the constant bombardment of her fellow students and of course the anti-Hinata club. .Hinata couldn't help but laugh at the funny events that happened to her earlier this morning.
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It was early in the morning when Hinata found herself being rudely awaken by her little sister; Hanabi who was always grouchy in the morning seemed to have an intent to kill.
"What's wrong Hanabi-chan?" Hinata asked as she stifled a yawn, "You're not usually up this early"
"I know that…" Hanabi seethed, "Blame your stupid hate club outside, those bastards have been chanting those death threats since 6 am!"
Hinata slowly got up from her bed and peered through her window, to her surprise a crowd of young women from her school were outside the gate, "What's with the signs and the chanting?" Hinata asked as she stretched out her limbs and opened the window wider
"HYUUGA HINATA GO KILL YOURSELF!"
Hinata gulped as she hurriedly closed her window, "What in the world is going on?" she asked in dismay
"Apparently those girls out there still can't accept the fact your marrying the prince, so basically they want you dead" Hanabi said nonchalantly
Hinata gaped at her sister, "T-they want me dead, what in the world does that suppose to mean?"
"Well, its either you kill yourself or they kill you…"
Hinata's eyes widened with fear, "Oh great, just what I needed…I have a hate club to worry about…can this get any worst?"
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Despite not being a morning person she had decided to go to school earlier than the others, in hopes of evading all the annoying photographers, the media, the constant bombardment from her fellow students and the constant threats coming from the crown prince's fan club.
"Yawn. I'm sleepy…maybe its because I didn't get an ounce of sleep last night…"
"Ino, Tenten and Temari won't be here until 7:45…maybe I should have just stayed home to rest a bit"
Sighing to herself she began walking towards the less crowded part of the building, she suddenly came to an abrupt halt as she noticed the person standing before her.
"I definitely should have stayed at home" Hinata thought as she tried backing away
"Why did it have to be him?"
Laughing sheepishly Hinata took a few steps back, "Heh, it seems…um…it seems as if I'd taken the wrong route…"
Uchiha Sasuke crossed his arms, "I think its time we talked" he stated simply as he ushered her to follow him
Hinata stared at him apparently uncertain of what to do, "What is he planning this time?"
Hinata gave a defeated sigh and followed to stoic prince who apparently led her to one of the abandoned rooms, she looked around and began devising her ways of escape.
"If he tries something I could always exit through that door…or the window…"
"Have you been preparing?" Sasuke asked not facing her
Hinata turned to look at him with a confused look, "Um…prepare for what?"
The cold prince scoffed at her retort, "I knew you were dense but it seems as if you're stupid as well"
Hinata felt hurt at his rude retort, "Jerk, I swear if no one plans on killing him I might just will" she thought angrily
"I'm talking about the wedding…have you been preparing for your transition to a commoner's life to crown princess?"
Hinata shook her head, "N-no…I…I mean what's the point of preparing for that?"
"In case you've forgotten our wedding date is coming sooner than you think, after we're married it is required of you to live with me at the palace"
Hinata's eyes widen, "Nobody told me that part!" she demanded
"Move in the palace…move in the palace with him…I…I…that's too much to ask of me!"
"What were you expecting; did you think that the crown prince and crown princess would live lives separately?"
"W-well no…but…but…"
Sasuke inched closer towards Hinata causing her to falter back, "It seems as if you haven't been informed that well…well let me give you some advice, you better get your act together…I won't have my reputation tarnished because of your ignorant self"
"You're tarnishing it with or without my help" Hinata muttered under her breath
"What did you say?" The cold prince asked as he lifted up her chin to face him, "If you can't even speak to someone without looking them in the eye then I guess you're more pathetic than I imagined"
Hinata narrowed her eyes, "This guy puts the cold in cold hearted"
"In case you haven't noticed but your standards as a princess is very low, you need a lot of work to be done before you can actually claim the title as princess"
"I get it already, I'm so low and unworthy and you're so high and almighty" Hinata replied sarcastically
Sasuke smirked, "Private tutors have been requested to aid you in your transition from commoner to princess…prepare yourself both physically and mentally…these tutors will work you hard to the bone…trust me I've been through the same thing"
"Show off…I guess these tutors didn't teach you about manners"
Sasuke began walking away but slowly turned and said, "My mother has requested for you to begin your training today"
Hinata sighed as she began walking the opposite way, "So much for a nice morning…that jerk just had to go on and ruin it" Hinata said to herself as she began walking around the building.
"He just had to ruin a very good morning…that jerk needs to get a life"
To make matters worst Hinata soon found herself bombarded with the crown prince's fan club, Hinata smiled sheepishly as she tried to back away from their piercing glares and quite colorful language.
"Um….G-good morning?" She said sheepishly as she backed away
"You've got some nerve Hyuuga…didn't those threats get to you?" One of them spoke coldly
"Um…you mean…you mean the threats about me killing myself?" Hinata asked with a smile
"Yeah that threat…you have some nerve coming back to school"
"Worst of all, you dare secretly meet up with our prince!"
"H-hey…he said he wanted to talk to me…c-could…could you let this matter go…"
The girls shook their heads as they began advancing on poor Hinata, with cat like speed the young girl soon found herself running for her life.
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Naruto had been walking for what seemed like forever, he checked his watch and came to conclude that perhaps he went to school too early for his own good. Looking around the empty hallways he took out his files and began reading his transcripts, apparently he had been too engrossed with his files that he did not notice the young woman before him who too was zoning out.
The two ended up colliding with one another, resulting in a very loud thud and papers flying and strewn all over.
"Ouch…ouch…my back" he heard a soft voice speak
"I hope she's alright" Naruto thought as he quickly got up to gather his belongings and help the girl he had unintentionally knocked over
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Hinata had been mindlessly running around when suddenly she found herself crashing into another body, landing with a thud Hinata sorely rubbed her back as she shakily stood up.
"This day is definitely the worst ever, first I meet up with prince moody and now I get knocked down…what else will the heavens torment me with?"
"Ouch…ouch…my back…" Hinata whined as she rubbed her sore spot, instantly she soon snapped back to reality as she noticed the person still on the floor scrambling for his things.
"Oh my goodness, I'm such a klutz…here let me help you" Hinata panicked as she began picking up the young man's things, "I…I…I think these are…" she froze in midway as she stared at the young man before her; blond hair blue eyes definitely an unexpected sight to see.
"He's not wearing the school uniform…could he be a teacher?"
"No way, he looks too young to be a teacher"
"Yeah, maybe he is a new student…probably a transfer…"
Hinata shook away her thoughts as she extended her hand for the young man, "I'm really sorry for being so reckless…I'm not usually this out of it" Hinata said with a smile
"That's alright…I was zoning out as well" the young man before her smiled, exposing a set of pearly white teeth, "I hope your back is alright…you landed pretty hard"
"Oh, oh about that…it's not a problem…I'll live"
"That's good to know"
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Naruto adjusted his wrinkled outfit and gave a small smile to the girl before him, "Finally, maybe she can help me"
"Um…I was wondering if you could direct me to the art department…"
"Art department…oh…it's…you're actually in the art department"
"Oh really, well I was wondering if you could direct me to…"
"GET HER!"
Hinata's eyes bulged out as she began faltering back and began running; "Sorry, but…uh…I have to go" she called out as she once again began running for her life
Naruto blinked in confusion as he saw the girl run off quickly, "So much for figuring out where Mitarashi-sensei's room is" Naruto muttered.
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Finally evading the group of demented crown prince fan girls, Hinata looked around her surroundings and was quite pleased to see that she had successfully survived her encounter.
"Hyuuga-san"
Hinata turned to face two familiar figures clad in black suits, "Eh? Hatake-san, Sarutobi-san? Is that you?"
The two men nodded as they slowly approached the panting girl, "It's a bit too early for physical exercise now is it?" Kakashi said with a smile
"Eh, I…it's a long story" she replied sheepishly, "Um…what are you two doing here? Isn't it too early for you two to be coming here to pick up Sasuke?"
"Actually we came here for you, queen Mikoto has decided that you must take a leave from school today…she wishes that you be at the palace to prepare for the wedding" Asuma replied as he took a drag from his cigarette
Hinata lightly coughed, "Um…Sarutobi-san…cigarettes are prohibited in this building…you…you better put it out before someone sees"
With a sigh the unruly haired man agreed, "Shall we get going then?"
"B-but…but…but eh…it's too early for me to leave…and…and…my things…that's right, my things are in my classroom and my teachers don't know"
The two men smiled, "It's alright Hyuuga-san, we have your things right here as for your teachers the school has been informed of your absence"
Hinata felt trapped, "Do I really have to go…now?"
Both men nodded in unison, "Come along now, you wouldn't want to keep your tutor waiting"
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"Hinata-chan isn't here today…" Ino declared sadly, "And I was going to brag to her about my new shoes"
"Shut up Ino…those shoes aren't worth bragging anyways" Tenten retorted with a smirk, "Now my shoes are worth the bragging"
"Your shoes, your shoes look like crap for all I care"
"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?"
"I'm not saying it again…it's too bad you're deaf"
"That's it…I'll make you say it again even if I have to beat it out of you"
"I'd like to see you try…bleh" Ino taunted as she stuck out her tongue
"She's not here…its not like her to miss school" Temari thought as she eyed Hinata's empty seat, "Whatever her reasons are I'm pretty sure its royal related"
"Alright class, settle down now…Ino! Tenten! Stop fooling around and take your seats" Mitarashi Anko commanded roughly
"Yes Mitarashi-sensei" Both girls said in unison as they took their seats
"Alright everybody listen up, we have a new alien joining us today"
The class soon averted their gaze to the blond haired young man who entered the room, the girls began cheering loudly while the guys merely groaned.
Anko smirked, "Yeah, he's a good looking alien right?"
The girls cheered out loudly and Ino being the loudest screamed out, "TAKE ME I'M YOURS"
Tenten rolled her eyes, "Not if he takes me first" she hissed with a grin
"Alright, our sexy alien's name is Naruto…he hails all the way from England but don't let that fool you…he was born and raised in Konoha…" Anko explained, "Naruto has lived in England since he was five years old…so I suggest you make him as comfortable and happy here as possible…is that understood"
"YES SENSEI!"
"Alright then, Naruto take a seat beside the blond haired girl…Ino raise your hand"
Ino excitedly raised her hand as Naruto began walking towards here, "I'm here…I'm Ino…and I'm yours" she said excitedly
Naruto nodded his head and flashed a smile, "Alright, now that everyone is settled and good to go open your books and let's start reading chapter seven!" Anko declared
Ino immediately launched herself at Naruto, "You don't have a book right cutie, here share with me…or better yet take it…or wait…lets share"
"Ino get off him!" Tenten said angrily
"Don't be jealous Tenten-chan…I spotted him first" Ino said with a wink, "Lets read shall we Naruto-kun"
Naruto scratched the back of his head, "S-sure…thanks"
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To Naruto's surprise the day had went by rather quickly, when the last bell had finally rang thus signaling the end of school he quickly packed up his things and began walking to the main lobby of the school.
"Kakashi-san told me that the crown prince usually has his entourage waiting for him in the lobby"
"If I'm not too late he's probably still there waiting"
Upon reaching the lobby Naruto found himself engulfed in a sea of people, mostly students screaming and cheering for the crown prince. He secretly smiled to himself as he began pushing his way up front, to get a glimpse of his cousin.
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Sasuke was about to board the black Mercedes when he stopped midway upon taking a glimpse of a lock of blond hair standing amidst the sea of people, he looked on carefully and smiled as he saw who the person was.
"That baka has returned after all" He thought with a grin
The two cousins continued to stare at one another until finally the crown prince had to depart
Naruto saw the entourage of cars leave on by one, "It's been a long time indeed" he thought to himself as he began pushing his way out of the crowd
"I guess I'll see him at the palace"
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Uchiha Palace…Courtyard
"So are you staying here for good?" Sasuke asked as he and his cousin walked the magnificent, manicured lawns of the Uchiha gardens
Naruto nodded his head as he breathed in the fresh air, "Yeah…I've come home for good"
Sasuke smiled at this, "You haven't changed…you still look like the same brat thirteen years ago"
"I should say the same thing about you to…" Naruto joked
The two were soon engulfed in silence, neither one of them spoke for a while.
"Has it really been thirteen years, time surely has gone fast" Sasuke thought as he eyed his cousin
Naruto sighed, "So, I heard you were getting married…congratulations"
Sasuke scoffed coldly, "That's not something you should be congratulating me about…"
"I bet your bride to be is quite the girl…pretty, smart and talented…knowing you, you probably held some sort of audition" Naruto joked
"Its funny that you mentioned that…my friend thought of the same thing"
The two boys laughed silently to themselves, "Don't get your hopes up, my bride to be isn't that pretty" Sasuke said with a sigh as he handed his cousin a folded up newspaper article
Naruto gazed at the picture and stopped, "She…wasn't she the one I knocked over today?" He gasped as he examined the picture thoroughly, "Yeah…she is the one"
"So…did her "beauty" get to you?" Sasuke asked smugly as he kicked away a pebble stone
Naruto nodded his head, "She's very cute" he stated simply causing the stoic prince to eye him in disbelief
"You think of her as cute, are you kidding me? Do you know how uncivilized this girl is…she's definitely not princess material…an ignorant commoner from a lower class family…that's what this girl is"
Naruto looked at his cousin with curious eyes, "Then why would you marry her, knowing you your standards are pretty high…if this girl doesn't make the cut why agree to marry her then?"
Sasuke smirked, "The only reason I'm marrying her is because having someone as ignorant as her in the palace would be quite entertaining…it'd be fun to see her struggle how to become a princess…basically its for my entertainment"
Naruto looked away, "Cold hearted as always eh Sasuke…it seems to me like you haven't changed a bit since we were little…"
"She's in the art department…so I'm guessing there's a chance you and her could be classmates" Sasuke stated, "Who's your teacher? I think hers is…Mitarashi…Mitarashi…I forgot the name but…"
"Mitarashi Anko" Naruto muttered in disbelief, "So Sasuke's wife to be is in the same class as me…what are the odds"
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Cell phone ring
Cell phone ring
Cell phone ring
BEEP
"Hey, you've reached Haruno Sakura...sorry I can't answer your call right now but just leave a message and I'll get back to you right away...bye!"
CLICK
Sasuke sighed in defeat as he closed his phone, he had been trying to contact Sakura the entire night but apparently the pink haired dancer was not responding to his calls.
"She must be busy with that audition" He declared to himself as he once again dialed her number
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Bangkok, Thailand (Dance Auditions)
Sakura sadly checked her phone, "What a waste" she thought sadly as she examined her damaged phone, the screen was broken and cracked and thus making it completely useless.
"I wonder if he's called me since I left"
With a defeated sigh the pink haired girl tosses her phone onto the waste bin, "Like it matters..." she thought sadly to herself as she got ready for her audition
"Ready my dear?" The dark haired beauty and ballet teacher Kurenai asked as she entered the room, "You're up next, are you nervous?"
Sakura gave a small smile, "I've been taught by you well Kurenai-sensei...nervous isn't part of my vocabulary"
Kurenai gave a curt nod and approached her star pupil, "Just remember the routine and you'll do great, the judges out there...I've been putting in some good words about you"
"Haruno Sakura you're up next!" A middle aged woman declared as she entered the room, "Be on stage in 5 minutes"
Quickly gathering her needed things Sakura gave a quick hug to her ballet mentor and made her way to the stage, "Wish me luck" Sakura said with a smile
"You don't need it...Haruno Sakura is always lucky!" Kurenai declared with a broad grin
The pink haired dancer slowly walked towards the stage and gave a small bow to the judges before her, she scanned the room and noticed that there were quite a lot of people in the audience most were dancers and perhaps their families and friends.
"This is it...this is my destiny..."
With cat like grace Sakura began her routine the moment the music began to play, as elegant and graceful as she could be she glided through the stage with poise and elegance. The crowd acknowledged this and gave her small apllauses as she executed her routine perfectly and smoothly.
"This is my destiny...my path...my decision..."
"But why does it feel like I'm regretting this decision..."
End of Chapter
AN: Hey everyone, long time no hear from you guys...anyways yes I have made an update after all those days...sorry about that but I did update this chapter already but I guess it didn't save and it didn't get published...I'm somewhat sad because that version was somewhat better than this...I had to redo a lot of scenes since the original one is no longer with me...now isn't that just unlucky? Anyways, I know that I promised you guys the long awaited wedding scene to be in this chapter but I just had to add the Naruto and Sasuke intereaction and that little Sakura segment was just out of random...I just added her in just in case you guys are wondering where she is and what the heck is she up to...anyways I promise...I really promise that next chapter is finally the wedding chapter...I've laid out my notes and readied myself...anyways if you've read this chapter please review and I hope to see/hear from you guys again next chapter!!!