AN: HEY GUYS! I'm really sorry about taking so long. A lot of crap has happened but alas! I am still here, I'm still alive and so is this fic! I will admit, this one is somewhat a filler but hopefully it'll tide you over for what is to come. Until next time!

You&I

Sakura felt horrible. Once Sasuke and Naruto went to meet with Sasuke's mother, she was left with her own thoughts and it wasn't helping one bit. She felt guilty that Neji was in trouble with his family. It was her fault. If he wasn't with someone like her, then he wouldn't have gotten in trouble, right? There was no way that she could contact him right now, or probably ever again. This fucking sucks! She laid on Naruto's floor and just stared at nothing for what seemed like forever, not knowing what else to do. Finally, after about 45 minutes of self wallowing, she sighed in frustration and left Naruto's dorm room, not being able to stay on the campus any longer at the moment.

Outside, it was cold. She wrapped her arms around her body as she walked down the sidewalk towards the street. Sakura didn't have her car with her since they took Neji's, so she decided to take the bus home. Because the restaurant was close by, she knew which bus she could take to get home since she does often. Her face stung, the tears drying on her face turning icy on her cheeks. What she was wearing didn't help at all considering she was still wearing her outfit from last night. A thin, sparkly shirt with a pair of black leggings and some flats. Her coat was long and warm but it wasn't enough at the moment. After a minute, she made it to her destined bus stop and waited, glancing at her phone. It's gonna be another twenty minutes before the bus gets here... Should I go get a coffee? She looked around for a minute and just shrugged her shoulders, heading over to the dinner. If I miss it, I can just wait here till the next one comes by.

There wasn't many people around outside considering how cold it was. Christmas had just passed not too long ago and there was still snow on the ground, almost February. Gee, I'll probably spend Valentine's Day by myself now. She let out another sigh and entered the warm diner. Her friend Moegi was working today so she sat herself at the bar near the end and waited for her to come over. Even though she was younger than her, she found the younger female to be quite refreshing to be around sometimes.

"Hey Sakura, what's up? Why are you here on your day off?" When Sakura looked up, Moegi was smiling at her with that usual grin. She was a small girl but she was tough even if it didn't show. The waitress was wearing a pair of jeans and a plain pink t-shirt, not bothering with a sweater since it was pretty warm inside.

"Hello Moegi," Sakura greeted, averting her eyes from the younger girl. "I'm just here to get something warm. Is there any fresh coffee made?"

"I thought you didn't like coffee though," the red head commented, scanning the pinkette in front of her. She noticed the clothes she was wearing wasn't normally something she'd wear. Also, she knew Sakura wasn't too superficial but she would never leave the house without a little bit of makeup on. Considering how red her eyes still were, she could tell she had probably cried it all off. "Sakura, wanna wait for me to get off? I can drive you home if you want. It'll just be about a half hour."

"Yeah, I would appreciate that.." She nodded her head. Moegi turned and grabbed the coffee for Sakura, bringing along cream and sugar. Sakura loaded it with the cream, sweetening it with at least four sugar packets. She sipped it slowly, nodding her head in content. "Thanks. I really needed something to warm me and wake me up."

"Wanna tell me what happened? It's slow right now, I can take a quick minute," the waitress offered as she looked around. There was only two tables at the moment with people and she had already checked on them just before coming over to Sakura so they should be fine for a few minutes. Moegi leaned on the counter and looked her friend over. "You look like shit."

"Thanks," Sakura scoffed, rolling her eyes. She couldn't help but smile a little. "I know I do, I feel like shit too." She took another sip of her coffee. "Some stuff happened with Neji last night..."

"He didn't break up with you, did he?" The young girl gasped, her eyes widening.

Sakura shook her head, "No, no nothing like that. Just some family stuff with his uncle. It's like, I don't know. Their family is really rich so they're seriously stuck up. His uncle saw us together and I'm sure you can figure out the rest." She dropped her head to the table and let out another sigh, feeling the tears stinging her eyes again. "I just sat by while he got yelled at by his asshole uncle. He even hit Neji; slapped him across the face. Fucking ridiculous. I feel so horrible."

"Sakura, you know it's not your fault, right?" Moegi placed a hand on her shoulder, feeling her body shaking a little. "Hey, hey Sakura please don't cry. Look, I know things look shitty right now but come on. I'm sure Neji will call you soon or something."

"You don't even understand," she replied, trying to keep her voice from shaking so much. "Sasuke told me that he's actually engaged." She paused for a moment, taking in a deep breath before looking up to wipe her eyes. "Like, I know that we haven't been dating for a while but I would have expected him to tell me, right? And right now I can guarantee he's probably with her and that's why his uncle is so mad. God, the way he looked at me last night... There was so much disgust in his eyes... Maybe I shouldn't be with him, you know? He deserves someone who can keep up with him an-"

"Shut up right now Sakura," the redhead firmly told her. "Don't you ever say you aren't worth it or that you don't deserve someone like him. That's not true, trust me. You're a great person, alright? Just because he's in some arranged marriage and he's got money, doesn't mean anything alright? I swear to fucking God that if you ever say that ever again I will slap you." She stared her in the eye for a minute before offering her a smile. "Don't worry, alright? Come on. Cheer up a little bit, I'll get you something to eat. What do you want?"

"Soup," she nodded. "My throat is a little sore from crying and stuff.. Is there any fresh broccoli and cheese soup?"

"Yeah, I think so. I'll go check."

She walked away and went to check on the other people in the diner, smiling widely before walking back to the kitchen. After a minute, she came back out with a fresh bowl of soup for Sakura, also refilling her coffee cup for her. "Don't worry about the bill or anything. Chef said it's no big deal."

"I appreciate it," she smiled, grabbing the spoon from the napkin that Moegi had placed for her. Sakura ate her food in silence, watching Moegi talk with the other customers, noting how natural she looked while talking with them. She's such a great friend. I'm glad she was working today.. After a minute, her phone started vibrating in her pocket. It was Naruto calling her.

"Hey Naruto," she said calmly into the phone, trying to keep her voice clear of any cracks.

"Hey Sakura, how are you feeling?" He asked, sounding concerned like she knew he would.

"Better. I'm at the diner talking with the other waitress here, you know, the redhead?"

"Oh yeah, Mo-something, I can't remember her name right now but she's nice." She heard him say to Sasuke where she was at, not really hearing a response from the raven but she knew they'd be heading over here any minute.

"You guys don't really have to come over here.." She glanced up at Moegi who was looking over at her with a questioning look. Sakura just shook her head and waved her hand.

"It's alright, we don't mind. I know you shouldn't be alone at the moment anyways. Sasuke said he's gonna try to get into contact with Neji soon anyways. THought you might wanna be there." Sakura let out a sigh and thought for a moment. Is talking to Neji really a good idea right now? I don't wanna be more trouble to him.. She asked herself before getting pulled from her thoughts by Naruto calling her name out through the phone.

"Sorry, just spaced out a little. I'm gonna hang up and finish my food. I'll see you guys in a bit." And just like that, she hung up the phone and continued eating her soup. Moegi walked over and questioned about who was on the phone before she could take her first bite. "It was just Naruto. He's on his way over here with Sasuke."

"Oh is that the blonde cutie with the gorgeous blue eyes?" Her eyes went wide with happiness, earning an eye roll from Sakura.

"Yes, yes the blonde cutie. I've told you a million times he's gay though, right?"

"Well yeah but that doesn't mean I can't look!" She offered her another smile before walking off to one of the other tables to give her customers their checks so she can get ready to clock out.

Sakura sat there in silence for the next ten minutes or so eating her soup and watching as a cute couple walked in, Moegi greeting them cheerfully. She was about to clock out from work since the other girl was there to take her place, so she sat them at a table and went to take off her apron while the other waitress took their orders. When the bell jingled again, the pinkette looked up and caught the eyes of her blonde friend who immediately walked over. "Hey Sakura, whatcha eating?" Naruto asked as he sat down beside her. "Looks good."

"It's broccoli and cheese soup," she replied, taking another bite of her almost finished soup. "Want a bite?"

"Uh.. Pass," he shook his head. "I don't really like broccoli."

"Where's Sasuke?" Sakura asked, looking around as she noticed that he didn't come in behind the blonde.

"Oh, he said something about making a phone call. Some stuff came up after we left the restaurant with his mom.." Naruto let out a sigh and shrugged his shoulders. "It's not that big of a deal, his mom was really great too. Sasuke actually managed to come out to his mother."

"Really? Oh that's so great. I'm happy for him, and for you too! Now you don't really have to hide it anymore!" She smiled at him and noticed his cheeks turned a bit red at the comment. "You guys really do make the greatest couple, I'm happy about it."

"Yeah well, Sasuke's dad doesn't know about him yet so just be careful. I'm sure he's not ready for that just yet." They both nodded at each other in agreement before they were interrupted by Moegi who had come over with a Coke in her hand.

"Hey, how ya doing? Here's a soda. It's on the house."

"Aw you didn't have to do that," he smiled as he grabbed the soda from her, their fingers brushing slightly. He didn't think much of it, but her on the other hand was starting to blush like a ripe tomato.

"Uh, no-no problem. Sa-Sakura said you were co-coming so I thought I'd get one for you since you always drink it," she stuttered, bringing her hand up to her face to try and hide the blush.

"Naruto," a deep voice called to him. Everyone looked over and saw Sasuke walking towards them, slipping his phone into his pocket. "Did you find Sakura?"

"I'm right here!" She called out, peeping from behind the blonde. His coat was large and she was small so it was hard to see behind him.

"Oh, hey Sakura. Sorry, didn't see you. How are you feeling?" He asked, sitting down beside Naruto.

"I'm doing fine thanks to my friend here, Moegi." Moegi nodded her head in greeting, saying her hellos. She smiled extra wide at Naruto, something that didn't go missed by the raven but he didn't worry too much about it after they literally just confessed their love for each other not too long ago.

"It's no problem. Sakura is a good friend, I just hope everything works out for her." She offered her a small smile and patted her hand on the table. "Do you still need a ride home? I just clocked out."

"Actually, Neji just called me after I got off of the phone with my brother. He was only able to talk for a minute though," Sasuke admitted, grabbing Naruto's soda from his hand and sipping on it, earning a glare from the blonde.

"What did he say? Is he alright? How's his face?" Sakura's eyes were wide with concern and guilt, they all could tell how she was feeling inside from her expressions.

"He said he's doing fine. His uncle Hiashi is not letting him leave the mansion at the moment but Neji said he wants to see you Sakura. He feels horrible that you had to see that actually." Sasuke grabbed his phone out of his pocket and glanced at a text message. "He just texted me. He... He said Hiashi is willing to meet with Sakura." He looked at Sakura with a surprised expression. "That's weird, Hiashi is never like that. I wonder what Neji said to him."

"Well you guys should go!" Moegi urged, clapping her hands together. "I think it would be great if he met Sakura. He can see how awesome she is!"

"I don't know guys..." Sakura looked sighed and looked away. "Maybe I should just leave him alone you know? I-"

"Sakura. I swear to god I will slap you. Did I not say that?" Moegi stared at her intensely, placing her hands on her hips and pointing her finger at her in a motherly scolding way. "You will go to his house, meet with his family and get over yourself. He was obviously brave enough to face his uncle or whatever to at least get him to meet you. That means something."

"She's right Sakura," Naruto nodded. "I think you should go."

"Come on, I'll take you home so you can get dressed," Sasuke said as he stood up from his chair. "That way we can head over there together when you're ready."

"Alright." She stood out of her chair after downing the last bit of coffee in her cup. Sakura turned to her red headed friend and smiled at her. "Thanks Moegi. I really appreciate you talking some sense into me. And also not slapping me."

"That's what friends are for! Now go and dress nicely, gotta impress this guy!"

The four of them exited the restaurant, Moegi getting in her own car and taking off in another direction. Sakura directed them to her house, which was about twenty minutes by car. The house was small, a three bedroom, one story house with a cute little porch in the front. "I know it's small, but it's home," she murmured, a little embarrassed at how small her place would seem to someone like Sasuke. She's never seen his or Naruto's place but she could just imagine their probably bigger than her house.

"It's a cute place," Naruto commented. "No need to be embarrassed or anything. I like it to be honest, has a homey feel to it."

"Thanks Naruto," she replied, her cheeks tinted pink.

As they walked in, the house was quiet. There wasn't a car in the parking lot so it was safe to assume her parents weren't home. Sasuke and Naruto followed Sakura to her bedroom, glancing around at the house as they did without being too nosey. Pictures were placed here and there on shelves, showcasing a small Sakura throughout the years. Naruto couldn't help but stop once to get a good look but was stopped by Sasuke grabbing his arm and yanking him through the hallway.

When they entered the room, the two of them just kinda stood there in shock for a moment. Pink. Everywhere. The carpet and walls, the bed sheets too. Pink with white trim and white closet doors. "Uh Sakura. I get you like pink, you know, your hair is pink and all but don't you think... this is a bit much?" Naruto asked as he looked around. Sasuke stood by the door with wide eyes, almost repusled at the amount of pink in the room.

"Hey, don't judge. I like pink. So what," she shrugged. She walked over and opened her closet door while Naruto went to sit on the bed, Sasuke taking a seat at the computer desk in one corner of the room. "I have no idea what to wear though, can't you guys help?"

"Sorry Sakura, I'm not that kind of gay," Naruto joked. Sasuke threw a pencil at him. "What, I'm just saying."

"I'll help you Sakura," Sasuke offered. "I know what would be acceptable by his standards."

They stood in front of the closet and bickered for what seemed like forever, Naruto just playing games on his phone and commenting here and there when she would pull something out and they would double check his opinion. He put some music on to drown out their fashion talk, not really into talking about clothes all that much. Some old school stuff from middle and high school that even Sakura was surprised with. The Academy is, Fall Out Boy, Panic At the Disco, stuff like that. In the meantime, Sasuke got a few texts here and there from Neji, telling them that they were to come over at around 7 that night.

Finally, they figured out what she would wear and she started to get changed, not caring that they were in the room (since she obviously knew they were gay). She took her shirt off and was working on pulling off her leggins while Sasuke and Naruto were just sitting there not really paying much attention to anything. What they also weren't paying attention to, was the car that had pulled up in the driveway and the front door opening. Sakura's mother called out to her but when she heard music coming from the bedroom, she figured that's where she was at. She knocked once, but it was light (intentional on her part since parents always try to be sneaky) and she opened the door without bothering to knock again.

Sakura looked over, bent over, leggings half way down her legs. Naruto, laying on the bed, sat up suddenly with wide eyes. Sasuke straightened up in his chair, eyes equally as wide, mouth gaping like a fish trying to speak. "Mom?" She gasped. Her mother averted her eyes, shook her head awkwardly and turned to walk away, closing the door behind her. "Fuck," Sakura whispered to herself. Naruto couldn't help but laugh at how awkward that encounter just was, his face turning red from the loss of breath. He turned off the music as Sakura hurried to get dressed and rush out of the bedroom. "Mom! It's not what you think!" She screamed as she rushed over to kitchen, her mother's go to place when something happens.

"What the fuck Sakura, why were there two guys in your room just now? And you were getting undressed!" Her mother looked almost embarrassed. "I didn't raise you like that, you should have some self respect!"

"Ugh, I told you it's not what you think!" Sakura yelled back. Sasuke and Naruto came in at that moment, both of them red faced at the accusation. "This is Sasuke and Naruto, you know, the gay couple I hang out with?"

"Oh, you're... you're gay? But my god, you're so attractive it's almost not fair!" She waved her hand about. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be so quick to jump to conclusions but I didn't walk into the best of scenes." She held her hand out, shaking each of them. "I'm Mebuki."

"I'm Naruto," the blonde nodded as he shook her hand.

"I'm Sasuke. It's nice to meet you. I apologize for what happened. We were just helping her pick out an outfit." He gave her mother a small smile and Sakura swears her mom almost blushed, covering her smile with her mouth. Mom's a pervert, hehe.

"Well, don't let me keep you guys. I have groceries to put away so you guys go and have fun." She turned back to the bags on the table. "Oh Sakura, can I talk to you really quick before you go?"

"We'll be out at the car," Sasuke told her, allowing her some time to talk with her mom alone.

"My, they sure are handsome," Mebuki commented once they were outside.

"I know, right?" Sakura laughed. "They're totally in love with each other too. It's cute."

"I thought I was finally going to be able to meet the guy that captured my daughters heart but when I walked in, I was a bit surprised. Text me next time at least sweety." She started taking the groceries out of the bags, Sakura helping her too.

"I will, sorry. I didn't think it would take so long to pick an outfit out to be honest. I'm actually going to meet my boyfriends family tonight and since Sasuke's family is good friends with them, we figured he could help me look nice." She paused for a minute before continuing. "I'm a little nervous to be honest. They're a pretty prestigious family."

"It's alright to be nervous. I'm sure whenever you bring him here, he'll be just as shy." She gave her daughter a little hug before waving her off. "Now go, don't leave your friends waiting."

"Oh yeah, where's dad? I was expecting him to come rushing into the room after you left," she snorted, grabbing her handbag from the table.

"He's away on business right now," she replied, sadness creeping into her eyes that she tried to hide from her daughter as she turned away.

"I-.. Oh, I see. Well, I'm sure he'll be home soon." For the past few months, her father has been leaving a lot on business trips, his company sending him off to expand business but they all knew that there was something going on with one of the coworkers there too.

"Yeah, he will," she nodded as she tried to reassure herself.

They said their goodbyes and Sakura rushed out of the house, Sasuke and Naruto waiting in the car already. She could tell there was something going on because when she got in the car, they got really quiet all of a sudden and the two of them looked a little mad. Since there was time to kill, they decided on going to Sasuke's house. It wasn't far from Neji's house so they wouldn't have to worry about rushing or traffic when it was time to go over there.

Sakura was a nervous wreck and wasn't really in the mood to do much but sit around so they opted for playing video games in the game room. The three of them played for a bit to take her mind off of things with meaningless violence. Sasuke proceeded to kick Naruto's ass until Shisui and Itachi found them, putting Sasuke's ass in the dust just the same. As the time drew near, Sakura found herself starting to silently freak out in her mind and went to sit on the couch for a bit. I just want everything to go smoothly. His uncle can't be that bad, right? She can feel a headache coming on as well which was not really something she really needed right now.

"Hey Sakura, are you alright?" Sasuke asked her, noticing the pained look on her face.

"I just have a slight headache right now. I'm sure I'll be fine," she told him, offering a weak smile.

"I'll go get you some pain killers and water then," Sasuke offered. He stood up from his seat and went into the bathroom connected to the room, grabbing two bottles of water on his way back from the mini fridge. "You probably aren't used to playing video games that much. I know some people get headaches from it if they don't play often."

"That's part of the issue," she murmured as she put the pills in her mouth, taking a big swig of the water. "I'm just getting nervous."

"I figured. Don't worry though, it's a dinner so it'll just be Neji, Hiashi, Hinata and Hanabi. Actually, me and Naruto are coming too. That's why I made him change." He chuckled a little. "I swear, sometimes his fashion sense is just horrible."

"I know, right?" She laughed a little before softening her look. "I really appreciate what you're doing for me Sasuke. Really. I honestly didn't think you liked me for a while.."

"Well, I just never really got to know you in the beginning obviously. Besides, Naruto loves you to death already so there's that." He shrugged, sipping his water.

"Yeah, I guess." They both looked at their phones and saw it was already 6:30.

"We should be leaving. Would be best to get the introductions and stuff over as soon as possible so we can eat." Sasuke stood up and called over to Naruto, who just got killed for the twentieth time in a row.

"Fucking Uchiha's," he muttered, putting the controller back on it's stand. "It's so not fair, how are you guys just so good!"

"It's a gift," Shisui shrugged. Naruto rolled his eyes and they took their leave, driving over to Neji's house. It was almost as big as Sasuke's, but it seemed a bit more bland. There were no flowers in front of it, just neatly cut bushes. It was weird but it almost seemed like a haunted mansion.

"I know it doesn't look all that inviting," Sasuke commented, sighing. "I heard when Hinata's mother died, Hiashi became a very cold. Apparently there used to be a lot of flowers and decorations all around the house."

"That's so sad," Sakura frowned. "But what happened to Neji's dad? He never wants to talk about that."

"I think that's something you'd have to talk to Neji about. That's on a whole other level."

Once they pulled up, someone came and took Sasuke's car for him, allowing the three of them to walk up the steps. There was someone at the door to take their coats and bags. Sakura put her phone on silent and handed it to Naruto to hold for the time being, not wanting to seem rude. She felt a little self conscious and tugged at the hem of her dress shirt while they waited for the Butler to let them know they've arrived. Neji came out from the left of them suddenly, a wide smile on his face. "Sakura," he purred, pulling her into a tight hug. "I'm so sorry for everything that's happened. And I'm sorry for what you're about to endure."

"Don't worry Neji," she murmured back. "I'm here for you and you only." When they let go, he gave her a quick kiss on the cheek and then turned to greet Naruto and Sasuke before leading them where he had just come from. They walked into what seemed to be the living room. There was a large television on one wall that took up most of the wall. Various consoles and such were lined along the wall as well. The furniture seemed a bit bland with the white, beige and brown color scheme going on. "This is the common room," he told Sakura and Naruto, Sasuke already aware of the rooms of this house. "My uncle will be joining us any minute now." Sakura almost visibly gulped, starting to feel a little bit queasy at this point. Naruto nudged her with his elbow softly and offered her an encouraging smile.

"Oh Neji, uh what did you say to him about Naruto? I know you said it was okay for us to come but.." Sasuke paused for a second, glancing at Naruto. "I know how close he is with my father."

"I just told him that he was a good friend of all of us. Don't worry. Although Naruto," Neji turned towards the blonde. "Just behave please."

"Hey, I'm not a kid!" He screamed at Neji. At that moment, the door opened and Hiashi walked in, Hinata and Hanabi in tow along with one other person.

"Hello Uncle," Neji nodded. He nodded back and Neji introduced Sakura and Naruto, the both of them bowing slightly and greeting the elder. Hiashi stepped aside so his daughters can greet them. Hinata waved and smiled to them, Hanabi more serious like her father, bowing her head. The third person there was a very pretty looking woman, about the same age as them. She was wearing a white button down blouse with dark dress pants and short heels.

"Hello, I am Ameno Shinja. It is very nice to meet you all." She bowed her head and offered a smile, glancing sadly at Sakura for a second, Sasuke noticing this but not saying anything about it. Neji's body stiffened and Sakura could notice his fists clenching behind his back.

"I wasn't aware you were coming to dinner tonight Ameno, it's very nice to see you." He offered her a nod before giving his uncle an unforgiving glare which was ignored as a Butler walked in and announced that dinner was ready to be served.

Sasuke and Naruto stood near the back of the group, letting Sakura walk next to Neji. "Hey, Sasuke," Naruto whispered as quietly as he could. "Who's that Ameno chick?"

"That's Neji's fiance. I can see why he was willing to meet Sakura now, probably to discourage her from seeing Neji with that girl." Sasuke sighed. "I feel bad for Sakura to have to go through all of this but there's a reason why Neji isn't going to marry her, regardless of what their uncle says."

"What do you mean?"

"She's from a very prestigious family of doctors and they own quite a few hospitals too. I overheard my father talking with him and I think they're trying to buy them out or something and this marriage is supposed to help with that." He paused for a second to look around before continuing. "But, there's a big secret they're keeping from their uncle that's quite amusing to be honest." Sasuke had a smirk on his face but before he could tell Naruto, they reached the dining room. Naruto looked a little disappointed, crossing his arms and pouting.

"Not fair," he muttered under his breath. They were seated at a long table, decorated with plates and centerpieces of candles and flowers. It seemed to be the only room in the house to have any type of real decoration. Hiashi sat at the head of the table with Neji, Hinata and Hanabi on the right of him and Amano, Sakura, Sasuke and Naruto sitting to the left.

An awkward silence fell upon the table as they were being served at the table. The dinner was pork roast with roasted carrots and parsnips in dill and butter along with mashed potatoes and brown gravy. Their drinks were poured, most of them drinking water except for Hiashi who settled for a glass of wine. As they began to eat, Hiashi decided it was time to ask a few questions to lighten the mood.

"So Neji, where was it that you had met Ms. Haruno? I would love to hear about this... fated meet." He looked at his nephew who had visibly sighed.

"We met at a diner where she works," he stated, taking a sip of his water.

"Oh, she works at a diner? How.. Charming." Sakura could almost hear Neji's teeth grinding, his jaw clenching tightly. She wanted to speak up but she didn't want to embarrass Neji or herself in front of his uncle. One of their rules at the dinner table was not to speak unless spoken to, which was a little old fashioned in her opinion.

"Ms. Haruno," Hiashi turned next to her. "What college do you attend." It sounded more like a command than an actual question. He was trying to intimidate her and she knew it although she wouldn't give in.

"I currently am not attending school," she told him although she's sure that he already knew that. "I took time off to help my family around the house for the time being although I do have a scholarship to attend college but I have time before I have to use it."

"Which Scholarship is it?" She took a sip of water before she answered, clearing her throat before moving on. All eyes were on her. She gave a glance to her blonde friend and he smiled back at her, encouraging her silently.

"It's a scholarship that grants two years at a community college and two years at a university. I also have two grants awarded to me for graduating valedictorian at my school, top of my class." Sakura paused for a moment, her mouth getting dry but when she saw the look of adoration in Neji's unique eyes, she sat a little taller, feeling a bit more confident. "I was in a medical program at school, I would like to become a surgeon one day. I still study and plan to start school within the next year."

"You know, Ms. Shinja here has trained and worked in hospitals since she was very young. She's practically a doctor already, just needs to pass a few tests." The elder looked to Ameno who was trying her best to hide her embarrassment from being suddenly put on the spot. "Her family owns many hospitals and they're very knowledgeable. I'm sure Neji has told you about this before considering that she's his fiance." He was striking a cord with the young male brunette, his hands turning into fists at his side. He hadn't in fact talked to Sakura about all of this yet but he had planned on it soon since their relationship was getting a little serious.

Just as Neji was about to say something, someone else had spoken up in his place, anger very apparent in his voice. "Who gives you any right to embarrass my friend like that?" Naruto called out, Hiashi not fazed what-so-ever by the outburst.

"Ah, I was wondering when you would start to get loud," he commented, sipping his wine. Hiashi wasn't stupid. He had done his research within the short time frame of him coming to the house.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" He snarled in reply, starting to get out of his chair. Sasuke put his hand on his shoulder to stop him but that didn't stop his mouth. "You think just because you're rich and come from an old family you can basically sit here and insult my friend?" Naruto looked at Sakura for a second, taking in the shocked but relieved expression in her face. She knew he would come to the rescue. "I don't know much about your family and how things work anymore but come on, this is not the 1950's anymore Grandpa. Neji can pick whoever the hell he want's to be with without you sitting there and basically insulting her like she's nothing. And you," he turned to Neji. "You've probably been sitting here ever since you got home listening to him insult and talk shit about Sakura without saying one thing to defend her, right? Just letting this old man walk all over you?"

"I-" Neji started but his uncle held up his hand, silencing him before he could say anything.

"You're quite wrong Naruto. I've had to put up with his insolence behavior and constant talking about Ms. Haruno here. Honestly, I don't see what so special about her." His eyes flicked over to Sakura's crest crestfallen face. "I'm sure Neji will be tired of her soon."

"Uncle!" "Father!" Both Neji and Hinata called out. Neji looked to Hinata and noticed her shocked expression.

"Father, how can you be so rude?" Hiashi was honestly surprised at his usually timid daughter's raised voice.

"Excuse me, you had better chose wisely who you raise your voice to young lady."

"I agree with her father," Hanabi spoke up, still looking at her plate in front of her. "I think that you should let Neji be with Sakura."

"You too Hanabi?" Hiashi looked confusedly at his youngest daughter, the one who usually listens and is the most obedient out of all of the children in the house.

"I just think that maybe you shouldn't be so hard on Neji about this. He isn't even the heir to this household, he's just a cousin." Hanabi looked at her father with a determined look.

"Hell yeah," Naruto cheered, Sasuke rolling his eyes.

"Shut up idiot and let them deal with it," he muttered, taking a bit of his food.

"But-"

"No." Naruto groaned and picked up his fork, watching everyone else at the table.

Sakura was very quiet, watching in shock that Hiashi had been pushed into a corner by his own children. From what Neji has told her, Hanabi was very obedient and almost never spoke out against her father. Hinata was very soft spoken too and never raised her voice. It was interesting to watch to say the least. Ameno was quiet as well, watching with wide eyes. She's spent time with their family on more than one occasion as she tried to get to know Neji and she's never seen a sight such as this. It was almost amusing to see the elder Hyuga get so flustered.

"Where is this coming from Hanabi? Have you been brainwashed?" His eyes moved over to Neji who was looking at his uncle with a small smirk. "What did you do to my daughter?"

"I didn't do anything. If anything, she's probably just had enough of this. Amongst us here, we already know that I wasn't going to marry Ameno." Neji crossed his arms. "Right Ameno?"

Her face turned beet red, not ready for what was about to happen. "Uh, right..."

"What's the meaning of this? I thought you were going to marry into the Hyuga family?" Hiashi's eyes had fire in them, anger clear as day as he could see his plans crumbling."

"I am going to marry into the Hyuga family and the deal will still go through just... Not exactly how it was originally planned." She fiddled with her hands in her lap, glancing up at Neji and then moved her eyes to another Hyuga who smiled and nodded her head. "I want to.. Marry-"

"Me and Ameno have planned on getting married," Hanabi announced, ignoring Naruto's 'HOLY SHIT NO WAY PLOT TWIST' scream he had let out. Everyone stared at the young Hyuga for a moment, letting the news settle in.

Hiashi stared for a moment, unsure of what to say. He looked between Ameno and Hanabi a few times before he stood up, wiped his mouth and turned away. "Do whatever you want," he muttered, throwing down his napkin and walked off.

Everyone was quiet for a moment, unsure of what the hell just happened. Of course, Naruto was the first one to speak. "What the fuck just happened?"

"Uh, I think that he said we could do whatever we want. What does that even mean?" Neji looked at his cousins who both shrugged, just as confused as him.

It was awkwardly quiet for a moment before Sasuke spoke up. "So uh, you guys wanna come over to my place and drink?" Everyone nodded and agreed, pushing their chairs back and standing up. "You can come too," he said to Ameno who was standing awkwardly, not sure what to do next. She smiled at him and said thanks, moving over to Hanabi and grabbing her hand.

"That's gonna take some getting used to," Neji commented. "We knew about it but actually seeing it is completely different."

"Come on guys, lets go get our drink on!"