Enchanting
Author's Note: Thanks for all the reviews. Sorry this one is late. I ran into writer's block on this one and some other stories took over. If you want other Sasuke x Hinata stories or are up to giving other pairings another shot, I have some other stories going you might like. Thank you guys for all your support of this surprisingly massive plot bunny. O.o
Chapter Notation: Mermaid wedding dresses are a thing. Google images and type in mermaid wedding dresses and look at the bottom. It'll make more sense. (Well if you are curious XD). Ah and what the Hell, let's give Aoda his scene.
EVERYONE ENJOY YOUR HAPPY ENDING. (And if you are so inclined feel free to check out my other stories. I do try to take requests if you have an idea you'd like to see done.)
Chapter 21
"Father, it's a wedding. We aren't preparing for a war," Hinata stammers.
Sasuke had to agree with his lover on this one. Personally, Sasuke was far more interested in the honeymoon than the wedding. But he did want to give Hinata her special day. But Hiashi was going…just a bit overboard. That had to be the third fucking wagon of flowers and the tenth of food being brought in.
"Hinata, you are marrying outside the clan. That makes it particularly important to have a grand ceremony. We do not want to be viewed as having been in a position of weakness," Hiashi explains.
"Yes, father I understand. But I would like to have the wedding before the twins arrive," Hinata says.
"WHAT'D YOU JUST SAY," Hiashi asks.
"Uh oh," Hinata squeaks and hides behind Sasuke.
"Are you pregnant," Hiashi demands.
"She is," Sasuke answers.
"And when were you two planning on telling me this," he asks, scowling.
"We were looking for the right moment. And don't give me that look. I proposed to her before I knew she was expecting. You condoned us being together in ALL ways, as long as we married if she conceived. We are marrying. They are Uchihas, NOT Hyugas. If you come anywhere near either of our children with that barbaric seal, I will kill you," he says, his Sharingan and Rinnegan whirling.
"Are you threatening me, boy," he demands.
"That's not a threat. It's a fucking promise," he thunders at him.
"Please don't fight," Hinata pleads.
"And stop upsetting Hinata. It's not good for her in her condition," Sasuke growls.
"I hope the children are more reasonable than their father," Hiashi mutters.
"That's rich coming from you," Sasuke seethes.
"Father, Sasuke," Hinata pleads again.
"You're right Hinata. Do you feel up to taking a walk? I'd like to show you the District," he asks her.
"Sasuke, I'm pregnant. I'm not crippled. And I'm not even out of my first trimester! Yes, I can walk around the village," she huffs.
"Good," he says and takes her hand, leading off.
"Sasuke, you aren't going to go overboard and treat me like I'm made of glass for the rest of this pregnancy, are you," Hinata asks.
"I prefer to think of it was being protective and pampering," Sasuke responds.
"That's Uchihaese for yes," Hinata sighs.
"I just don't want anything to happen to you or our children," he says.
"I know," she sighs and kisses his cheek with a smile.
He takes her to the Uchiha District. He and Naruto had gone through (well an army of Naruto clones and even quite a few of his own) and cleaned up the long neglected buildings. It had been fucking exhausting.
"I never realized how big it was," Hinata says.
"Lots of space for them to play," he tells her.
"…Sasuke it's practically a mini village," the bluenette laughs.
"My clan was large," he says with a shrug.
"I see that. So it's normal for Uchihas to be like you," she muses.
"What's that supposed to mean," he questions.
"Like the Ram in private," she laughs.
"I was a kid. I wasn't exactly taking a survey. But it was common for people in my family to have 4 or more children. The Head Family was usually an exception. Two was considered standard," he explains.
"Why is that," she asks curious.
"Well if something happened to one of your children, there would still be an heir. For the most part in my family an Uchiha is an Uchiha. There's not a great deal of difference when it comes to power within the clan, unless you are from the Head Family. We didn't have a Main and Branch Family. But the Clan Leader makes the rules. Having a bunch of kids could lead to power struggles later on. So it was a way of minimizing that possibility," he answers.
"Isn't it kinda overanalyzing it," she asks.
"Maybe. That and the Clan Head in addition to being in charge of Clan Matters, was also the head of the police force. Both positions were very demanding and well long hours means less time for siring more children," he continues.
"I'm glad you aren't in charge of the police force in that case," she says with a teasing smile.
"I wanted to be when I was a kid," he tells her.
"You wanted to follow in your father's footsteps. That's unexpectedly cute of you," she giggles, trying to picture a mini Sasuke following an older version of himself around like a shadow.
"Something like that," he chuckles and pushes her against a nearby wall.
Hinata smiles and wraps her arms around his neck. Sasuke leans in and starts to kiss her. She was asking for it when she giggled like that.
"You know I don't think I've ever seen them," she murmurs, returning his kiss.
"Seen who," Sasuke murmurs, breaking the kiss, and moving onto some necking.
"Your family. Do you have a picture? I mean the twins might look like them," she asks, moaning when she felt him kiss her neck.
"Well I was planning on taking you against the wall more than showing a family photo album," Sasuke trails off.
Hinata blushes scarlet at this announcement. Sasuke seems pleased with this reaction. Sasuke could be very smug at times. Alright most of the time.
"The first time we were together, we were outdoors. Don't tell me that you are shy. There's no one here but us," he promises.
"Sasuke, that is not the point," she squeaks.
"But if you prefer inside or looking through some pictures, that's fine by me," he says, biting down on her neck teasingly, and leads her into the only house with lights on.
"You are evil," she squirms at the bite and follows him.
"Yeah. You still love me anyway," Sasuke replies and looks around, until he finds an old photo album.
"That's my father, my mother, Itachi, and me," he says pointing to picture that looked like it was taken just before he joined the Academy.
"You definitely take after your mother," she says.
"Yeah. Itachi looked more like father," Sasuke offers.
"You were so cute as a kid. Awe look how big your eyes were," she says.
"…My eyes were not big," Sasuke huffs.
"Bubble eyes. Compared to the rest of your face," she states.
"You are the one with the bubble eyes," he protests.
"Mmm that's normal in my family. You lost the bubbleness though. Now they are more proportional and smoldering instead of cute," she offers.
"Smoldering is better for my dignity," Sasuke seems somewhat pacified.
"Your father looks kinda strict," she says.
"He was. But less than yours," the Uchiha counters.
"This was me and Itachi. We had to catch a cat," he says pointing to the photo.
Sasuke was winking and had the biggest grin. Itachi had a small smile but was clearly pleased with himself.
"KAWAIIIIIIII," she squeals.
"…Did you just fan girl," Sasuke asks in disbelief.
"I'm sorry, it was so cute," she laughs.
"Uh huh. This was my grandfather and me," he says pointing to another picture.
He was sitting in an older man's lap. Hinata guessed this was his maternal grandfather due to the fact that Fugaku's side of the family seemed to be tanner. This man had the same skin tone as Sasuke. They were smiling and sitting by a fireplace. Sasuke seemed confused about something though.
"You were close," she asks.
"Yeah," he answers.
"Are you hoping for boys, girls, or both," Hinata asks.
"Eventually both. But I'm hoping for girls to start off with. Don't get me wrong, I'll be thrilled either way. The most important thing is that they are healthy," Sasuke answers.
"Really? That's surprising. How come," she questions.
"Brothers in my family generally don't have the happiest endings. I figure if the girls are older that gives them an advantage and problems can be headed off when it comes to sibling rivalry," he tells her.
"…I guess that makes sense," she says.
About two weeks later, the wedding was finally taking place. Hiashi had somehow managed to organize it swiftly. It was truly massive. Sasuke was grateful that Hinata was the one walking down the aisle in white, otherwise it would have been almost impossible to find her in the throng of people.
Naruto was his bestman. He really hoped the loser wasn't going to do anything stupid. But it was Naruto. Sasuke was sure he was going to.
Hinata makes her way across the aisle. Aito was the ring boy. He seemed to be taking his duties very seriously.
Aoda was "guarding" the cake. The giant snake was not taking that duty particularly seriously. Sasuke could see some frosting on his face. In Aoda's defense, that was a big fucking cake and as thick as a couple men. So no one was going to miss a bit of frosting. It was also probably twice Sasuke's height.
The priest smiles at them. Honestly, when Hiashi first told Hinata was getting married, the priest had assumed that the groom was Naruto. He'd laughed. Honestly, he thought Hiashi was joking when he informed him that Hinata was going to marry Sasuke Uchiha.
"I would like you to officiate Hinata's wedding. You were the Priest at my wedding. I would like for you to do the same for my daughter's," Hiashi had told him.
"Lady Hinata is getting married? My how time flies! I am sure she and the Hokage will be quite happy together. I would be honored to officiate," he said.
"Hinata isn't marrying Naruto," Hiashi informed him.
"She isn't? Oh then it must be Kiba. He always did seem fond of her," he muses.
"Nor Kiba," the Hyuga Patriarch stated.
"Well then who is she marrying," the priest had asked in confusion.
"Sasuke Uchiha," Hiashi told him.
"HAHAHAHA. I didn't realize you had such a marvelous sense of humor, my Lord. That is a good one. No really, who is she marrying," the priest had laughed.
"I must admit that I didn't see the match coming myself. But I am not joking," the stern man told him.
"Ohhh. How does that even work? Lady Hinata is so gentle and he's so…well not," the priest asks.
"I'm not entirely sure myself. But I assume that he is more gentle with her than others. I have seen no signs that he has…treated her unwell," he states.
"Just think of the children! They are going to be holy terrors," the priest said.
"I am hopeful they take after Hinata in personality, but their father in battle prowess," Hiashi says.
"Indeed. Well I would still be honored," the priest had said.
"Wonderful. The wedding shall take place next week," Hiashi had informed him and left the stunned priest alone.
"Do you Sasuke Uchiha, take Hinata Hyuga to be your lawfully wedded wife? To have and to hold? In sickness and in health? To be love, honor, and cherish? Till death do you part," he asks.
"I do," the dark haired man replies and the priest notices Sasuke's Sharingan was active, so he took a few steps away just to be on the safe side. (He didn't realize the OTHER meaning of an active Sharingan.)
"And do you Hinata Hyuga, take Sasuke Uchiha to be your lawfully wedded husband? To have and to hold? In sickness and in health? For better or forse worse? To love, honor, and cherish until death do you part," he asks the beautiful bride.
"I do," she says.
"Then I pronounce thee man and wife by the power invested in me by the Lord Hokage and the Fire Daimyo. You may kiss the bride," he says with a smile.
Sasuke didn't need to be told twice. He hadn't been lying when he told Sakura that Hinata was enchanting. Today, even more so than usual.
Her long dark blue silky hair contrasted stunningly against the pure white dress she wore. It was sleeveless with a sweetheart neckline that was just low enough to entice him, but not enough to be indecent (Sasuke knew these things because a sweetheart neckline meant the he got to see just a bit of his wife's gorgeous breasts. So yes, he favored that cut)
The rich white silk caressed her every ample curve tastefully and there were diamonds and pearls sewn into intricate floral patterns here and there. It had a mermaid bottom. The veil was long and stunning.
Sasuke decided that dress probably cost more than most people made in a year with all those diamonds and pearls. Hiashi probably had a hand in Hinata's selection. But it was beautiful. He would have to have Hinata take it off. He was too tempted just to rip it off and then she'd be mad at him for ruining her wedding dress. (Not a good way to start the Honeymoon.)
Hinata smiles and wraps her arms around Sasuke's neck. She figured he probably would go for a chaste kiss. She'd never really seen him engage in PDA that wasn't acceptable for children to see. Well until now. Boy did he prove her wrong.
Sasuke went for it. His lips were practically devouring hers and his hands even started to wander. This prompted some loud catcalls and whistles from ninjas. Even some applause. There were several gasps and if Sasuke had been bothering to look, he would have noticed that some parents quickly covered their young children's eyes.
"…Well I suppose children are a given," the priest mutters, blinking at the surprising display of passion from the normally Uchiha.
"Sasuke, I'm sure that you want to make your wedding memorable, but ravishing your new wife with everyone watching might not be the best way to go about that," Kakashi chuckles.
Sasuke promptly flips Kakashi off and ends the kiss. He smiles at Hinata and they go to cut the cake. He frowns, how the Hell was he even supposed to cut it?! It was twice as tall as he was.
"Master Sasuke, would you like for me to cut the cake," Aoda asks.
"Hinata, do you mind? Otherwise I don't know how the Hell we are going to do it," he asks his blushing bride.
"Oh yeah! Th-at's fine. Thank you, Aoda," she says.
Aoda waves his mighty tail and slices the cake into many pieces. How he did that without crushing it or sending cake pieces flying everywhere was a mystery. Even Sasuke was a little impressed.
"Thanks," he says and the newlyweds shove cake into each other's faces as was customary.
"Hey, bastard! You and Hinata forgot to throw the bouquet and garter," Naruto calls out.
"You know for once the loser is right," Sasuke says and has Hinata sit down, sliding the garter off her leg and then he throws it.
Hinata also throws her bouquet. It goes flying and surprisingly, a Summon catches it.
A lot of the more powerful ninjas had decided to show off. That apparently included Summons. This was a snake, a white snake, and she was massive. (Hinata knew it was a she because she called out, "I got caught," in a feminine voice.)
The garter belt landed on poor Aoda's head. He shakes it off and looks at it in confusion. The female snake tilts her head and slithers over.
"I like a snake who is good with his tail," she drags him off.
"Did that really just happen," Sasuke asks Hinata.
"I think so," Hinata answers.
"Can Summons even get married," he muses.
"Yeah! They can. I know a couple of old toad Summons who are," Naruto chimes in.
"Oh. Well…good I guess," Sasuke says and tries to process this.
Sasuke shakes his head and leads Hinata to the dance floor. Others soon join them. He smiles and spins Hinata around.
Naruto was… attempting to dance. Ouch. He'd just stepped on Sakura's toes. Uh oh. Sakura sends Naruto flying with a sucker punch.
"Never a dull moment," Sasuke says.
"Shouldn't we make sure he's alright," Hinata asks worriedly.
"Nah. Trust me, the loser can take a hit. Let's get out of here while the others are distracted," he tells her.
"Good idea," she says and runs off with her husband.
Sasuke leaves them a quick note and they head to the Land of Tea. He thought it was a fitting location, considering that was the first time he really got to touch her. That and it was more romantic than a freezing cave.
Hinata would have liked to explore the Land of Tea more. But Sasuke never let her leave the room. Once in awhile she'd make it off the bed. Thank God for silky carpets, strong couches, a shower, and sturdy kitchen countertops. If she hadn't already been pregnant before their honeymoon, she would have been now. Damn.
"Mmm well I know I had fun. But maybe next time we'll actually leave the hotel room," she murmurs and cuddles into him.
"Doubtful. But maybe. Sturdy furniture though. Gotta give them that," he says.
"Yeah. We should probably head home," Hinata says.
"Yeah," he says and helps Hinata dress and pack.
Several months later, Hiashi was forced to save his son-in-law's life. Hinata was a kind, gentle woman. But like most women during childbirth, she was currently threatening to murder the father of her unborn twins. He was actually impressed by how detailed and sadistic some of her threats were. Sasuke must be rubbing off on her.
"She wouldn't actually do that, would she," Sasuke asks out in the hallway, pacing.
"If you were in striking distance right now, she would. Don't worry. It was the same way with my wife. It is the way of things. She will forget all about the pain once she has the children in her arms," he assures him.
"I hope so. I kinda prefer my sword attached," Sasuke mutters.
"Castration is a very common threat. Don't worry about it," he says.
"It's much easier for our kind to have hatchlings than humans," Aoda says, sticking his head through the window, with his mate Akira by his side.
"SNAKES," a medic screams.
"Um those are my Summon's children. They won't bite. Besides, they are just babies," Sasuke assures the medic, seeing a bunch of baby snakes slithering around the hospital…all currently about the size of garden snakes.
"You should warn people before bringing Summons in," she snaps.
"I didn't know they were coming in," he says.
"The hatchlings were worried about Master Sasuke. They heard Lady Hinata threatening to kill him," Aoda says.
"You can't blame them for being concerned. They are normally more loving," Akira offers.
"They are f-riendly," right, the medic asks, seeing two massive snakes peek their heads into windows.
"Very friendly, he assures.
"Go-od," the nurse stammers.
Sasuke suddenly hears two rather loud cries and rushes into the room. Tsunade pushes Sasuke back. This was not an easy feat to do.
"Easy there tiger. Settle down. I have to give them their evaluations to make sure they are healthy and their shots," she says.
"Oh," Sasuke says.
"Hinata," he looks at his wife in concern.
"I want my children, now," Hinata snaps at Tsunade.
"Just give me five minutes," she assures Hinata and Sasuke is soon at his wife's side.
"Are you alright," Sasuke asks her.
"It hurts but much better than I was five minutes ago," she says and Sasuke was thankful she appeared to be returning to her more gentle self.
"I imagine so," he kisses her forehead.
' "Well it's a boy and a girl. Both are perfectly healthy. Strong lightning affinities. The boy fucking tried to electrocute me for giving him his shots and the girl tried to bite me," she scowls.
"That's my boy and girl," Sasuke says smugly.
"Sasuke, should you really be encouraging them to attack the medic," Hinata asks.
"Well no. But the fact he can use his chakra and she's trying to defend herself are good signs," he says sagely.
"Can we see them now," Hinata asks.
"Of course," Hinata hands the boy to Hinata and the girl to Sasuke.
Sasuke looks down at his daughter. She had his raven black hair, but her mother's beautiful lavender eyes. She'd also received his skin tone but otherwise favored her mother.
"Akemi. It means beautiful," he says.
"I like that name," Hinata mutters and cradles her son.
He had her dark blue hair but his father's eyes. The boy definitely took after his father when it came to looks, other than his hair.
"Kaito. Ocean or fly," Hinata says.
"Why ocean or fly," Sasuke asks.
"Because Tsunade is flying out of this room to get away from him and he's powerful like an ocean," she says.
"Good point. They are just like you. Utterly, enchanting," he smiles and hands the daughter over to Hinata. (Where she joins her brother's side.)
"I love you and I'm sorry for threatening to kill you," Hinata says.
"I love you too. It's alright. Your father says that's apparently normal for women in childbirth," he says.
"Guess I got a bit carried away," she says sheepishly.
"A bit yeah. But it was worth it," he kisses her.
"Definitely worth it," she agrees.
"I'll have to thank the loser some day for assigning us to that mission," Sasuke states.
"Mmm maybe you could thank him by not calling him a loser," she suggests.
"Never going to happen. Once a loser, always a loser," he says with a smirk.
"Some things never change," she says with a laugh.