Chapter 20:
Naruto, and the rest of the class, sat in their seats.
Kakashi cleared his throat."Okay, tommarrow is your last day before Christmas break."
Everyone cheered.
Once it was calm, he continued."Once you come back, we will begin your final exams for the school year."
There was a couple heads hitting desks. One of them was Kiba.
"Anyway, you can study what you learned over break."
Once he was done, he began to tell us what we should study over the break.
When the lunch bell rang, they all went out.
Naruto pulled his coat around him."Man, its cold."
Hinata walked next to him."Don't complain, try wearing a skirt!"
Naruto sighed."Bit to agressive,"Naruto commented.
Hinata hung her head in defeat."Sorry."
Naruto laughed."You really should learn to have more confidence. Don't try to redesign yourself to much."
Naruto and Hinata found Gaara and Matsuri.
"Hey, its the loving couple,"Naruto joked.
Matsuri laughed. Gaara blushed.
Hinata and Naruto sat down with them to enjoy their lunchs.
Konan was with one of her old friends, trying on dresses for her wedding.
"I don't know, does this look good?"Konan asked.
Mei nodded."It looks fine Konan, you shouldn't stress everything. Especialy with your current situtation."
Konan put a hand to her belly, and smiled."Yeah, sorry."
"Don't apoligise, lets just get you a dress for your wedding."
Konan laughed."Sure."
Nagato was working on the electric lines.
"Hey, Nagato!"Zabuza yelled.
Both of them were wearing the gear they needed when working on power lines.
"Yeah?"Nagato called down.
"Hurry up, we need to get to the next power lines as soon as we can."
Nagato nodded."I'm almost done. Hold on."
Nagato finished what he needed to, and climed down.
"So, when is your wedding again?"Zabuza asked.
"Four days,"Nagato stated.
"Everything getting ready?"Zabuza asked.
"Yeah,"Nagato replied.
"Any news on your kid?"Zabuza asked.
Nagato smiled."Konan is only a couple months pregnant."
"Ah, my bad,"Zabuza laughed.
The two of them went to the next job.
Nothing interesting happened the next day.
The final bell rang.
"Okay. I will see you all after break,"Kakashi told them.
Everybody got up and went home or to clubs.
Shikamaru played a game of chess with Temari.
"You know you haven't beaten me yet,"Shikamaru told her.
Temari laughed."Well, there can always be a first for everything."
Shikamaru smiled."If you win this game i'll do what ever you want."
Temari smiled. She could check his king now.
She moved her rook into place."Check."
Shikamaru laughed."Forgot something, didn't you?"
Temari was confused."What?"
Shikamaru pointed at the board."Look."
His queen was one move from checkmate.
Temari got over confident.
Shikamaru made his move."Checkmate."
Temari hung her head in defeat."Lost again."
Shikamaru laughed.
Sakura pulled out her flute, and began to practice it.
Sasuke sat in a chair next to her. He listened to the flute.
Ino looked at sasuke, and felt a feeling in her heart. Was it guilt?
Karin, who joined the club the other day, looked away from Sasuke.
When Sakura finished, the room was quiet, like always.
Sasuke nodded his approval."Getting better all the time Sakura."
Ino nodded."You surprise me sometimes Sakura."
Sakura played her flute again, but this time, Sasuke and Ino joined in by plying their instruments.
Naruto and Hinata were walking around downtown.
"Well, the year has really gone by, hasn't it?"Naruto asked.
Hinata blushed."Yeah."
"How dose your family celebrate Christmas?"Naruto asked.
"Well, we don't have a tree, but we do hand out presents and have a nice family dinner on Christmas. But thats it."Hinata looked Naruto in the eyes."How about you?"
"Sounds a bit like the way we celebrate it,"Naruto added.
Hinata laughed."Bit surprizing how small the world is, huh?"
Naruto laughed."Yeah, stuff like this always makes me realize how big the small the world is."
They continued walking around.
When the three stopped playing, the entire room was relaxing, enjoying the music.
Sakura laughed. She put her flute in its case."Well, i'm heading home."
Ino stood strait as well."Yeah, see you around Sasuke,"she said with a smile.
Sasuke nodded, and went back to playing his guitar.
"Today seemed good,"Ino stated.
Sakura nodded, wrapping her scarf around her neck."Yeah."She blushed.
Ino saw this, and looked away. In all her time that she loved Sasuke Uchiha, she never felt guilty about it.
Not until seeing Sasuke enjoying Sakura's flute.
She kept walking.
Sakura followed.
"So,"Ino started,"your family coming for Christmas?"
Sakura stopped."No."
Ino stopped as well."Why?"
"They said they had work to do, so they couldn't come here."
Ino felt even more guilty. What was wqith her today."Well, you still have my family and our friends."
Sasuke stopped. He overheard what Sakura had said. He walked up.
"Sakura,"he said.
Sakura turned, surprized and embarased.
Ino smiled."Hey Sasuke."She began to play a bit with her hair.
Sasuke handed Sakura her bag."You forgot this in the club room,"Sasuke told her.
Sakura blushed even brighter.
"But, I overheard you,"Sasuke put in."If you want, its just me and my brother at home for the holidays. You can feel free to come by if you want."
Sakura held her bag."Thanks."She was blushing.
Sasuke nodded and walked off.
Sakura smiled.
Ino just felt her guts twist.
The two walked off.
Kiba walked into Hinata and Naruto.
"Hey guys,"Kiba said, smiling.
Hinata smiled back."Hey Kiba."
Naruto waved."What are you up to Kiba?"
"Nothing really,"he said, followed by a bark from his hoodie. A little puppy stuck his head out.
Hinata was petting Akamaru.
"He seems to like you hinata,"Kiba stated.
Naruto petted him too."He likes me too i'm guessing."
Kiba nodded."He likes a lot of people."
The three laughed a bit.
Karin, wearing a red hoodie over her school uniform was walking with Suigetsu.
"What do you want?"she asked.
Suigetsu gave her an annoyed look."What makes you think i'm up to something?"
Karin just stared him down. to most, it would be scary. But, it just made him happy.
"I just want to try and get over this hatred of yours."Suigetsu smiled, thinking a time back.
He was sitting at a table with Jugo and Karin.
"So tell me,"Jugo stated,"why are you sitting here?"he asked.
"Easy,"Suigetsu said, smiling."You beat me, so I have your back."
Karin just gave him an annoyed look."Why?"
Suigetsu laughed."He beat me, made me cough up a bit of blood. As far as I care, he earned my respect."He turned back to Jugo."If you have any problems, just let me know, and i'll deal with it."
Jugo nodded."Thanks, but you have a lot of work to earn my respect."
"Same,"Karin added.
Suigetsu ate lunch with them every day, and just talked.
Eventulay, the three talked among each other with no holding back. They were friends now.
"So, you guys lost your parents?"Suigetsu asked.
They nodded."What about you?"Jugo asked.
Suigetus sighed."I live with my brother."
"And your parents?"Karin asked.
"My mother died in child birth and my father abandoned me and Mangetsu."Suigetsu looked sad for once, instead of his usual hyper happy look.
Karin put a hand on his shoulder."Its okay Suigetsu."
Suigetsu blushed, and smiled."Yeah."
Suigetsu was snapped back into reality when Karin stopped him.
"Yeah?"Suigetsu asked.
"Why do you care if I hate you?"she asked.
Suigetsu looked away."Your my friend, and I don't want to lose you."
Karin was just lost."Why would you care? You cheated on me three times back when we dated!"
Suigetsu kept his gaze away from Karin."I know I hurt you, but I have been trying to atone for those sins."
Karin turned."You can talk to me when you quit talking in circles."
As she walked off, Suigetsu stayed there. He looked back at her.
Why can't I have you, he wondered.
He went back home.
Along the way, he began to think back when he and Karin dated.
Only a month after they meet, the two were always together.
A couple weeks later, Suigetsu asked her out. The two were then, and for so long, always together, in and out of school.
Though, Sugietsu would make three big mistakes in his relationship.
Suigetsu, with out his parents, felt weak. His brother always worked, so he was mostly alone. With it, he tended to go from girl to girl, dating new ones constantly.
Though, after meeting Karin, his relationships stopped, and he focused on Karin.
Until now.
One week after they started dating, Suigetsu began having a secret relationship with a girl named Kin Tsuchi.
Karin thought something was wrong, though gnored it, which would hurt her more in time to come.
Three days after it started, Suigetsu left Kin, and went back Karin.
For a month, Suigetsu was devoted to his girlfriend.
Then, he had another secret realtionship with another girl named Tayuya. She was known around the school for her expert flute playing.
Karin caught on, way to late.
Suigetsu left Tayuya only one day after they started dating.
For the rest of that year, he was devoted to Karin alone.
In retrospect, he couldn't remember being happier.
But, he made one big mistake as soon as school started up again.
For two weeks, he was great. But, he soon began dating another girl.
This one was the last. Her name was Tatsuya Pain, a member of a pretty spread out family in Japan.
She had orange hair tied up above her head. She was also a popular girl in the school.
Suigetsu dated both her and Karin for a month before Tatsuya got mad.
She cornered Suigetsu.
"Okay, i've had enough!"she stated to him.
"Enough of what?"he asked.
She looked more annoyed."Of all these secrets. Of you dating that Karin girl. I said i would hide our relationship if you promised to choose between me and her. And you still haven't chosen."
Suigetsu blushed."Well, it is a tough choise."
"I told you, if you didn't choose, I would spill the secrets, and not just of me."
Suigetsu tensed.
"I'll give you three days."
Suigetsu stopped her.
She blushed."Suigetsu,"she said soothingly.
Suigetsu looked into her eyes."Don't let karin know."
She got mad, and ran off.
Suigetsu had a feeling those words were not right.
The next day, every thing of Suigetsu's secret relationships, were spilled from the mouth of Tatsuya Pain.
Karin was shocked to hear these. but, she got the facts from Suigetsu.
"Is what she saying true?"Karin asked Suigetsu.
Suigetsu was lost for words. If he said one word wrong, he would never get her back. but, it was enevitable. She would hate him no matter what he said.
"Yes, and-"he was saying.
Karin slapped him.
"You bastard!"she said, crying."Why?"
Suigetsu looked her in the eyes."I've made mistakes. I know I can't take them back, but i'm sorry."
"Sorry won't cut it Hozuki!"
A crowd formed around them.
"Karin, i'm really-"
She slapped him again."I trusted you!"
Suigetsu stood his ground.
Karin looked away."I hate you Suigetsu!"
Those words hurt him."Karin, please!"
She punched him in the stomache. Her eyes full of hate.
Suigetsu wasn't hurt to much by the punch. Her words hurt the most.
She walked away from him.
Suigetsu let his tear go down his face.
Why had he made these mistakes?
Suigetsu opened the door to his uncle's house.
"I'm back Uncle,"he said.
Zabuza popped his head around the corner."Ah, suigetsu welcome home."
Suigetsu looked at the table, a girl was sitting there.
"Hello,"Suigetsu stated.
"Hi, my name is Haku,"the girl stated.
Naruto walked home.
Kiba had walked home an hour before, and Naruto escored Hinata to her house.
Naruto sat down.
"Welcome home,"Konan stated.
"Hey Konan,"Naruto said, turning on the TV."Uncle home?"
"Not yet, though he should be home before long,"she relpyed.
After a few minutes, Nagato came in.
"I'm home,"he stated.
"Welcome back,"Konan said, standing up.
Naruto looked and saw her belly had grown a bit.
"Hey Konan,"Naruto said.
"Yeah?"she asked.
"Are you pregnant?"he asked.
Konan blushed, as did Nagato.
"We were going to announce it after the wedding,"Nagato stated.
Naruto nodded."Then your secret is safe with me."
They all sat down, and drank some tea.
Hinata sat down and thought over Naruto's offer again.
Naruto had offered both Hinata nad Kiba invitations to his uncl's wedding.
Hinata put a hand to her heart, and thought of her and Naruto dancing.
That made her smile. She sat up, and nodded.
She went to the phone, and dialed naruto's number.
Naruto nodded."Well thats good to know Hinata."Naruto nodded again."Yeah, three days from now."
Naruto hung up the phone.
Nagato looked at him."You okay?"
"Yeah, just Hinata calling,"Naruto replied.
"She coming?"Konan asked.
Naruto nodded."So is Kiba."
Nagato nodded."Good to know."
"How about Shikamaru?"Naruto asked.
Nagato asked."He can come if he wants. Hell he can bring the three he lives with."
"Getting a bit carried away there Nagato,"Konan stated.
Nagato gave a slight laugh."I know. Sorry."
Itachi was trying on his tux.
"You better get ready too Sasuke,"Itachi stated.
"I'm not wearing it until the wedding,"Sasuke shouted.
Itachi laughed."Oh, yeah,"he added."I went ahead and called that friend of yours, uh, Sakura. I invited her as a guest."
Itachi looked at the room when he heard a loud bang.
"What happened?"he asked.
"You invited Sakura?"Sasuke shouted.
"Yeah, but what was that crash?"Itachi asked again.
Sasuke rubbed his head."I hit my head on the floor. Why did you invite her?"
"I thought she might enjoy coming,"he added."Did I do something wrong?"he asked.
Sasuke blushed."Well, I guess not. But I just hope she dosen't start begging me to marry her afterwards."
Itachi laughed."Be glad. It will never be hard to get a girlfriend."
Sasuke sighed.
Hinata was looking at a wonderful white dress.
"Prepairing for the wedding?"Neji asked.
Hinata nodded."Yeah."
"You have three days,"Neji added.
Hinata nodded."Well, I need to look my best."
"For Naruto?"he asked.
Hinata blushed."That obvious?"
"Its a wonder the idiot dosen't see it."
Hinata laughed."True."
Neji smiled and left the room.
Hinata looked more at the dress.
After Shikamaru was told, he pulled out a suit, and hung it up to get it ready.
Temari got one of her best dresses ready. Kankuro got a dress shirt, dress pants, a tuxedo jaket, and a tie. Gaara grabbed a suit that was givin to him.
The four got their clothes ready for the wedding.
Sakura was all energetic. She could have a chance to dance with Sasuke.
She found an outfit that would complement her perfectly.
She was all happy at the chances. She couldn't wait for the wedding. Only three days to go.
The three days flew by like crazy. With the flurry of activity, people were getting ready. All the guests were getting clothes ready. Food was coming in. Kakuzu was even putting in money for their wedding.
Nagato and Konan were happy, enjoying their time before the wedding.
Things were going smoothly.
At least, mostly.
Well, there is the chapter. The next one covers the wedding.
As for that part at the end, you should be catching on.
I will be putting the project on hiatous after acouple more chapters so that i can think it up from there, and work more on my other fanfics.
I hope you enjoyed this series and the others I made.