Well No One Saw That Coming
Author's Note: Thank you guys for the reviews. There were two ways I could have gone with the Juna angle. I could have drawn it out and made it something of a drama or I could go the humorous route. (Have that bitch get her ass kicked, the wedding, and let Sasuke/Hinata get onto the very important business of the Uchiha Clan revival.) Naturally because I am still struggling with writing action and I love a fairytale, I went with humor.
Chapter 14
Sasuke Uchiha had always considered himself to be a smart person. He'd been at the top of the Academy. He'd always been called a prodigy, a genius. (Perhaps he didn't possess the same I.Q. as Shikamaru, but he actually used his I.Q. points voluntarily. It wasn't a "drag" for him.)
Maybe he was little vain. But overall, he did consider himself to be a smart person. Someone who always planned things out. It was NOT smart to have unprotected sex while an arsonist was on the loose. Yes, that was definitely not smart. (Kids do not try this at home!)
He looks at his still sleeping new lover. The messed up thing is he knew that he would have done it again. In his defense, have you seen a naked Hinata? Anyway, there was only one solution. Kill this threat and THEN he could turn his attention back to the EXTREMELY pleasurable task of restoring his clan.
He places a kiss on her forehead and tries to gently shake her awake. It was about eight in the evening. Dinner would be served soon. If they didn't show, the Daimyo might assume something had happened to them. There was no way in Hell he was going to be walked in on AGAIN.
"Hinata," he murmurs.
"Mmm," was the sleepy reply he heard.
"As much as I REALLY hate to say this, we should probably get out of bed. Dinner's going to be served soon. I wouldn't put it passed them to send someone to get us," he says.
"Damn Protocol," Hinata murmurs.
"I am rubbing off on you," Sasuke says, laughing.
"You are good at that," Hinata says with a smile and kisses him.
"Don't tempt me. There is no way we'll make it to dinner and with our track record, someone would walk in on us," he says.
"… You have a point," she says, gets up, and stretches.
"You feel up to going," Sasuke asks?
"Why wouldn't I," Hinata replies.
"Well you know, you aren't sore," questions the dark haired man.
"Ohhh. Sasuke I'm a ninja. I'm not fragile. I can handle your dick," she says, as she gets dressed.
"You handle it EXTREMELY well by the way," he smirks.
Hinata couldn't help but swat him for that one. Sasuke dodges. The last Uchiha dresses and heads to dinner with the Hyuga.
They take their place at dinner. Surprisingly, Kenji walks in. Sasuke thought his walk was rather defiant.
"I do trust that no further incidents have taken place," the fire daimyo asks.
"None as of yet," Sasuke says, placing his hand on Hinata's thigh reassuringly under the tab.
"Good, good," he says.
Sasuke felt something slide onto his lap, that was definitely not Hinata's hand. He feels it. It was a sheet of paper. After meal, Sasuke reads it.
Meet me in the gardens, there is much that needs to be discussed. You may bring Hinata if you desire, Kenji.
"What do you think," Sasuke asks Hinata when they were alone.
"We should. I think he knows something. Something that was worth having him thrown from his horse," the bluenette replied.
"Alright. Stay close," he says, taking her hand, and heads to the gardens.
"Thank you for coming. I know that it must go against your better judgment," Kenji begins.
"It does. But you warned me. You didn't have to do that. It looks like it almost got you killed. You know something," Sasuke says.
"We'd be grateful for any help," Hinata adds, figuring Sasuke was being a bit more abrasive than necessary.
"The Fire Daimyo has always been ambitious. But he's not vicious. His daughter is another story. The first wouldn't kill to get what he wanted. She would. Well she would have if you weren't such a high profile figure," he explains.
"You think she wants me dead," Hinata asks.
"For her it isn't personal. The Fire Daimyo wants to rule the five nations under his banner. She shares his dream. A bloodline would go a long way towards that goal. She'd probably would be happy with you two just breaking off the engagement. I doubt she holds any personal grudge towards you, other than the arranged match, " he explains.
"Makes sense. But why would you stick your neck out for me. You said you knew my grandmother," Sasuke says.
"I did. She was assigned to work as a bodyguard. I was young, about your age really. I was smitten. My father to put it mildly, didn't approve. He spoke to her father and urged him to marry her off before things got improper. Don't get me wrong, she did grow to love your grandfather. I wrote her once," he says.
"…," Sasuke didn't know what to say to any of that.
"I meant no offense. She was loyal to him. She wrote me back saying that she was happy. I wrote back once more to tell he that I got her response and I was happy for her," he says.
"I'm sorry that happened to you," the last Uchiha said.
"Not as sorry as I am. But still it was better to have loved and lost, than never at all, as they say," he states.
"I believe you. But she's the Daimyo's daughter. We are going to need proof," Hinata states.
"Yes, Sasuke how are your acting skills," Kenji inquires.
"I've never really tried. Why do you ask," Sasuke asks skeptically.
"Damn. That's not particularly reassuring. Still with a face like yours, who needs skill," Kenji says.
"… I'm not sure if I should be offended or take that as a compliment," Sasuke replies.
"I don't know about his acting abilities, but he has MANY skills," Hinata says with a smile.
"That I'm taking as compliment," Sasuke smirks and kisses the top of Hinata's head.
"Pretend that you had a fight with Hinata. Seek out Juna's company. We will ensure that you wired and get a confession," Kenji explains as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"I don't like this plan," Hinata says.
"It could work. I don't like it either. But she might buy it and I'm not going to do anything more than necessary to convince her," Sasuke says.
"More than necessary," Hinata gives him a look.
"You're jealousy is cute, even if it is terrifying. Don't chakra block me. You're the only one I want. Hell you are the only woman that I've ever been with," Sasuke edges away, out of chakra blocking range.
"Really," Kenji asks.
"Why does everyone think that I'm some sort of sex fiend," the dark haired ninja asks.
"I wasn't going to say that. I'm just certain that you've had offers for companionship and most young men your age would have taken up at least a few of them," Kenji says sagely.
"I was busy trying to avenge my clan! Then I found out the truth and it was too late. And the Sound women are creepy as fuck. And I'm not a one night stand type of person. Why am I discussing this," Sasuke says and smacks his forehead.
"You are a sex fiend. I'm just happy you are a monogamous one," Hinata smiles and flicks his forehead.
"Naruto, told you about the forehead thing, didn't he," Sasuke asks.
"Yes, he did," Hinata admits.
"I'm going to kill that loser," says the ninja.
"Sasuke! He's your best friend," Hinata states.
"I know. He should know better than to blab like that. He is such an idiot. When I get home, I swear I'm going to Chidori him in the nuts. People that stupid shouldn't be allowed to breed," he replies.
"It's alright My Lady. Men have a strange way of expressing their friendships. Much like women and makeup, there are some things the different sexes will never understand about each other," Kenji offers.
"Right. Well I need to get wired," Sasuke says.
"I already brought the proper equipment," the old man says beaming.
"…You are a sneaky son of a bitch," Sasuke says with a smile and puts it underneath his shirt.
"My mother was actually a lovely woman. It was my father who was the prick," Kenji supplies.
"Noted. Well guess I'd better get this over with," Sasuke says walking off.
Finding Lady Juna was easy enough. Though Sasuke wasn't really sure how to go about this. He needed a way to make it believable. What was a good excuse for a fight with Hinata? Could he really fake being interested in the other woman?
He knew that he'd never be able to fake cry. But he was good at anger. Yeah, he could do anger. Sasuke punches a wall.
Juna heard the loud smash. She comes running to see what was going on. The brunette looked surprised that Sasuke had just busted a hole in the wall.
"Sasuke, are you alright," she asks.
"No. I'll pay for the repairs. It's just dammit I thought she understood how important this was to me," he says.
"Thought who understood how important what was important to you," she asks and places a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Restoring my clan. She wants our children to take her last name. But then our youngest would be a Branch Member. My child would be a slave," he punches the wall again for good measure.
"That's horrible! I hate to say this, but maybe you should break off the engagement. I know that my father would offer you a place here," Juna says.
"Maybe I should. If she's willing to force some of her children into slavery, she doesn't deserve the title of ninja anyway," Sasuke says and looks at his now bleeding hand.
"Exactly. Let me have a look at your hand," she says.
Sasuke lets her look at his hand. It was fairly banged up. But he had always been a fast healer. He'd certainly suffered worse. He didn't care if he got a bit roughed up, as long as he got the results he needed.
"Well it's not too bad. I always knew that the match wasn't a good one. Uchihas are so passionate and Hyugas tend to be a bunch of cold fishes," she says, wrapping the injured hand.
"I'm almost glad that someone set off an explosive in my District. I might not agree with their methods. But they are right, the Uchiha Clan and the Hyuga Clan shouldn't mix. We are just too different," he states.
"Like cats and dogs," she offers.
"Yes, this cat is not going to allow any of his children to be treated like slaves," he scoffs.
"Good for you. I completely agree. If you were my fiancee, I'd take your last name," she says.
"Thank you. I'm going to break off the engagement. Please tell your father, that I wish to speak with him about moving here," he says.
"Of course, I will," she responds, smiling.
"I wish I knew who blew up that damn building. I should send them a thank you note," he states.
"I have a big of a confession to make," Juna starts to say.
"What is it," Sasuke tilts his head to the side innocently.
"I did it. I've admired you for quite sometime and I had to take drastic measures. I didn't want anyone to get hurt of course. That's why I chose an empty building," Juna answers.
"You did all that for me, before we even met," Sasuke tries his best to sound flattered.
Either he was a better actor than he thought or Juna was just that desperate to believe he would actually find such a psychotic action cute. He didn't care though. She nods her head empathetically.
"Maybe after I break off the engagement and a respectable period of time passes, I could court you. We don't need rumors that you were the Other Woman," Sasuke feigns concern for her reputation.
"Yes! I'd like that very much," she responds.
"Good. I have some affairs to get in order, such as arranging my belongings to be brought here. I'll see you soon though, alright," he asks.
"Yes! Great," she smiles and Sasuke walks off.
Sasuke waits until the next day at breakfast. He was already in a foul mood because once AGAIN, he had to get up at 8 in the morning. (Seriously, it was just another reason these people were evil.)
"I'd like to make an announcement," Sasuke says tapping his glass with his spoon to get everyone's attention.
That did the trick. It was amazing how something so subtle, could hold everyone's attention. Sasuke clears his throat.
"A threat was made against my family and I demand justice," Sasuke plays the tape.
The nobles listen to the tape and were aghast. The ninja clan members were outraged. Sure their feelings on Sasuke were mixed. But the Hyuga Clan was well respected.
An assault on a Clan of that caliber was an assault on ALL the clans. If they had the gall to go after one of the oldest, largest, and most powerful clans in the Leaf Village, then who wouldn't they go after?
"Daughter you have disappointed me on this day," the Fire Daimyo says.
"DISAPPOINTED?! That's it? She attacked my District, unprovoked. Someone could have been killed and all you say is you are disappointed. If you do not punish her, I will assume you were complicit in this plot. I will demand retribution. According to Protocol, I have the right to challenge you to the death or your daughter, for this offense," Sasuke growls.
Sasuke was pleased with himself. FINALLY, the blasted Protocol was useful. He blinks when Hinata stands up.
"I invoke the right of challenge. She attacked my family and tried to steal my fiancee," Hinata states.
"Hinata," Sasuke says.
"…As Hinata Hyuga has invoked the right of challenge, after the fight these offenses shall be forgotten. I am sorry daughter, it is now out of my hands," the Daimyo states.
Let's just say that the Gentle Fist style wasn't so gentle. Hinata knew she had to make an example of Juna. She likely wouldn't be the first woman to get ideas about Sasuke. That and she needed to prove to Sasuke that no, she was not a China Doll. She was a ninja and more than capable of taking out the trash. Thank you very much.
Hinata was a ninja. Juna was not. Though Juna had been trained in self defense, she was no match for a VERY pissed off Hyuga. Hinata quickly proceeds to lock up the other woman's chakra points with a deadly accuracy. (Not that Juna was likely to use them, but Sasuke knew from personal opinion that having your chakra points locked up hurt like Hell.) Hinata was a flurry of kicks and punches.
"Is it wrong that I'm finding this kinda hot," he murmurs to Kenji. (Kenji was sitting on his right. Hinata had been on his left side.)
"On an ethical level, yes. But what man does not enjoy two beautiful women fighting over him, even if one of them is a snake," Kenji says thoughtfully.
"If you want and Hinata is okay with it, you could go back to the Leaf with us. We sent the branch members to another village for their own safety while this was being sorted out. I think they will end up settling there," Sasuke offers.
"That's kind of you. It would be nice to be able to enjoy my old age, without worry if Juna is going to have me thrown from a horse or poison my drink," he says cheerfully.
"I imagine so. Ouch, that's brutal. I should probably step in before Hinata kills her," Sasuke says as he sees Juna slammed into the wall.
Sasuke wouldn't mind if Hinata did kill her. But Hinata would never forgive herself if she killed in cold blood. That and the scandal it would create would be a pain in the ass to deal with.
"Hinata, that's enough. You clearly won," he says.
Hinata seems to snap out of her rage. Sasuke was rather impressed how she could go from a ruthless ninja to bashful in the blink of an eye. It was a talent really.
"Justice was served. Should your family ever attack ours again, we won't be so merciful next time. In the interest of not ruining the festivities further, I would like your permission for us to return to the Leaf," Sasuke says.
"Granted. Quick! Someone take my daughter to the medical wing," the Daimyo says.
They rush Lady Juna to the medical wing. Sasuke shakes his head. Serves the bitch right.
"Hinata, do you mind if Kenji returns with us. They've already tried to kill him at least once here. If they try something again later, who better to counter their tactics, than one of their own," he asks.
"Oh, if he wants to come with us, I don't mind," Hinata says.
"Let's get out of here then," Sasuke says, takes her hand, and gives Kenji a look that said to follow them.
Well it kinda sucked. Sasuke would not be having fun in the carriage this time. But that was alright. He had plenty of plans or later tonight.
A few weeks later, when the Sakura blossoms were in full bloom, the largest wedding in the Leaf's history was held. There were hundreds, if not a couple thousand people in attendance. (The Hyuga clan alone was hundreds of people, after all.)
They'd waited until the flowers were show cased in all their beauty for two reasons. The first being that Kenji insisted the flowers would look stunning in their wedding photos. The second being that Hiashi wanted the wedding to be the talk of the five Great Nations and that took time to organize.
Sasuke chose Naruto for his bestman. The last Uchiha ad beaten the ever living Hell out of Naruto to drive the point home, that he was NOT going to tolerate the blonde wearing orange to HIS wedding. Eventually, Naruto learned his lesson.
Hinata had chosen Mei to be her Maid of Honor. This decision shocked everyone. But they didn't know how "helpful" Mei had been in furthering her relationship with Sasuke.
Kurenai was chosen to do the actual ceremony. Why? Well because let's face it she was probably the most normal person in the Leaf Village. That and she was Hinata's former Sensei.
"Do you Sasuke Uchiha take Hinata Hyuga as your wife? To have and to hold, until death do you part," Kurenai asks. (She had decided to keep it simple. There was less of a chance of Kiba and/or Naruto saying something stupid that would set the young couple off that way.)
"I do," he said.
"Do you Hinata Hyuga take Sasuke Uchiha to be your husband. To have and to hold, until death do you part," she says to Hinata.
"I do," the bluenette replied.
"I pronounce you man and wife, you may kiss the bride," Kurenai says, with a smile.
Sasuke wasted no time. He grabs Hinata and well he was feeling mischievous that day. Sasuke figured he might as well give the village something to talk about. Let us just say MANY children had their eyes covered due to the passion of that kiss.
"Damn didn't think the bastard had it in him," Naruto mutters.
Hinata smiles and returns the kiss. She figured he'd try to pull something. But this was relatively harmless. (Even if her father was now probably scandalized. Actually that was a nice bonus!)
She tosses her bouquet. There was a frenzy of women going after that thing. Hinata was a little worried someone was going to lose an eye. But eventually Mei emerged triumphant.
Sasuke decides to throw the garter. Because he was an asshole and wanted to get back at Kakashi for cockblocking him earlier, he made sure to throw that thing right at his face.
"You did that on purpose," Hinata laughs as they walk over to cut the cake.
"He deserved it," Sasuke responds, smirking.
"I'm not sure how we are going to cut this cake," she said looking up at the cake which was taller than her and even taller than Sasuke. (Who was by no means short.)
Sasuke grabs a chair and gets on it. Then he swings his sword and slices that truly massive cake. It was a pity really. It was a beautiful cake. Truly a masterpiece. It was white with purple and red roses along it. There were frosted swans with their beaks intertwined in a heart. (Naruto called the cake girly. Sasuke smacked him.)
"You look beautiful. You always do. But that dress is something else," Sasuke said.
Hinata wore a wedding dress with a sweetheart neckline. It was pure white with pearls stitched into in the design of spiraling flowers. The dress had a semi open back and flattered her curvy figure. It was also long and flowed like the ocean when she walked.
"Thank you. Don't worry, I know how to get out of it. I'm NOT letting you tear apart my wedding dress," she says, smiles, and kisses him.
"Thank God. Because if it is anything like that damn bra, I have no idea how you women get into those things," says after returning the kiss.
"Practice makes perfect," was her response.
"And how long does Protocol say we have to stay here before we can sneak off to our honeymoon," Sasuke asks.
"Long enough to do some dancing, hear the congratulations, accept our gifts, and of course take some pictures," Hinata answers.
"So we are going to be here awhile," he says.
"Mhm, oh look Naruto's about to make a toast," she states.
"Fuck. I hope the idiot doesn't say something stupid," Sasuke replies.
Thankfully for Sasuke, sand gagged Naruto. Gaara gives his best friend a look like Don't even try it. The red head steals the glass and decides to make the toast instead.
" Although no one saw this coming, I believe it is a good match. Also, Hinata, you have a very important job. It is your job to keep the Uchiha distracted enough that he and Naruto do not accidentally tear apart entire villages during training sessions. So I came here, to ensure the safety of my village by wishing you luck and a happy honeymoon. May the children keep the Uchiha from going on another rampage," Gaara states.
"Thank you. Can you teach me how to make that gag the next time Naruto decides he wants to open his loudmouth," Sasuke asks.
"In theory I could," the Kazekage says and nods.
"Great," Sasuke says and leads Hinata to the dance floor.
He smiles as Hinata wraps her arms around his neck. Sasuke places his arms around her waist. They sway to the music. It was amazing really. His father hadn't been thinking of him when he made the contract, but somehow Sasuke decided that it counted as a LOT of missed birthday and Christmas presents. Hinata was the greatest gift of all. His beautiful dream catcher.