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I DO NOT OWN NARUTO
Sasukes POV:
Then,2 large doors swung open and people dressed in white walked out carrying trays.
"Oh wonderful. Dinner." Tokikos mother spoke calmly. The room was buzzing with the voices of Tokikos family. They seem pretty friendly, unlike Tokiko. I wonder what made her a bitch...
Sasukes POV:
Everyone sat and waited while the servers set plates in front of us.
"Before we begin, I would like to say a few words." Tokikos father began. Everyone stayed quiet as we waited for him to finish speaking. "I would like to begin by welcoming our guests into our home. It's been quite a long time since we've been under the same roof. That being said, enjoy your stay and congratulations to Tokiko and her fiancée." He finished. We all clapped, some of us not as much as others. An with that we said our thanks and began eating. I had to say, the food was pretty good. After a long while of silence, Teruko spoke.
" 'Kiko, how's the wedding planning going?" She asked, spooning some soup into her spoon and blowing on it. Hinata cringed as Tokiko took a moment to chew before speaking.
"Quite well actually..." She said plainly. After all that build up, that's what she said. Wow. Tatsuyo cleared her throat.
"Are you excited? This is your first marriage after all. Seeing as how you didn't marry that bastard Souta." She said in a somewhat upset tone. Tokikos eyes widened as Ryuuske almost choked on what ever he had been eating. All eyes turned towards Tokiko.
"He wasn't a bastard. He gave me Ryuuske." Tokiko smiled, placing a hand on her sons shoulder. He gave her a weak smile.
"Whom you failed to mention..." Hiashi spoke quietly. Tokikos face fell.
"Not at the table, dear." She spoke. Hiashi looked close to the breaking point as he set his fork down.
"If not now, then when? Or is now not the right time? As usual." He spoke. You could cut the tension in this room with a knife. Tokiko was silent.
"Now, Tokiko, I think it's high time you tell your fiancé the truth as to why you've become somewhat of a shrew." Tatsuko spoke.
"That's got nothing to do with him." Tokiko spoke quietly. We looked at her. Now I want to know why she is the way she is.
Keichi decided to try to lighten the mood.
" Teruko, when is can we expect to see the newest member of our family?" He asked his pregnant sister. Terukos face lit up with joy. She placed her hands on her stomach before speaking.
"Any day now. We've decided to keep the gender a secret until their arrival." She smiled. Her husband smiled and placed his hands on top of his wifes. Several 'Aws' filled the room. One of them coming from Hinata. She looked over at me with a slight blush on her face before turning back to her food. A little weird but I'll go with it.
"Hyuga children." Tokikos mother spoke, calling the attention of Hinata,Neji and Hanabi. Hiashi looked at me as if I should be paying attention as well. I sighed and looked at the old woman.
"Tell me, how are you handling your fathers re marriage?" She asked. Hinata and Hanabi looked at Neji, expecting him to answer because I know that they know they weren't going to say anything nice. Leave it to Neji to pull it all together.
"It was hard at first. Especially for Hinata. " Neji began. I watched as Hinata tensed up. "I guess you can say she really hasn't warmed up to Tokiko just yet." He finished. Tokiko and her family members looked shocked as they stared at Hinata, who opened her mouth to defend herself.
"Well, I would say it's Tokiko who hasn't warmed up to me yet." She stated, pushing food around on her plate with her fork. Keichi placed his elbows on the table and rested his chin on his hands.
"Care to elaborate on that?" He asked Hinata. She nodded with confidence. I feel bad for Tokiko. No one knows what's going to come out of Hinatas mouth.
"You see, I'm convinced Tokiko despises me." She started, attracting the glare of Tokiko. Hinata sighed. "I suppose it has to do with the fact that I blatantly disrespected her. And I apologize." Hinata finished. That's bullshit. I know for a fact that Hinata couldn't give two shits about Tokikos opinion of her.
"Tokiko, I think you should apologize as well." Teruko chimed in. Tokikos face twisted into this horrible expression.
"No..." Tokiko said plainly, her bitter expression still planted on her wrinkled face. Hiashi raised an eyebrow.
"Well then, why not tell your family exactly why your bitter." Keichi spoke. Again, Tokikos face held a horrid expression.
"If I tell you all, will you shut up about it?" She asked, now becoming more comfortable with her family. We looked at her and nodded, ignoring her rudeness. She took a deep breath and paused before speaking. "After I had Ryuuske, Souta, Ryuuskes father, seemed distant. At first, I thought it was because I was devoting my attention to Ryuuske. But, as I soon realized, he began to stay out later. He would come drunk. Or smelling like another woman. That's when I knew he was cheating." She spoke. We were all silent. Her sisters just nodded, agreeing to everything that had happened. Tokiko began to speak again. "When I had confronted Souta about his cheating..." She paused. " He hit me. And not just once. Whenever he was drunk or angry, he would hit me. Then one day, I was fed up. I came home from work... And she was sitting on the couch. Holding my son. Soutas mistress. Holding my only child. I lost it. I slammed the door, took my baby from her young, manicured, thieving hands. She took my boyfriend. I wasn't going to let her have my son." She bawled.
In a way, I felt bad. But that still doesn't explain why she hates Hinata. Tokiko continued. "I am the way I am because of Souta and his mistress. She replaced me. Sure, I wasn't as young or as pretty as she was. But I gave him a son. And he betrayed me. So now, Hinatas trying to do the same thing that that girl did to me all those years ago. She's trying to take the only man I love..." Tokiko had finished speaking. Her whole family was silent. But the expressions on their faces were loud. They seems so sincere and apologetic. Even, Hiashi, Neji and Hanabi seemed sorry. Hinata, on the other hand. Had no expression on her face. Hinata opened her mouth to speak.
"As sad a story as that may be, you still have no reason to dislike me. I'm not the girl from your past. I'm not trying to steal the man that you love. It's quite the opposite actually. I would not have a problem with you if you hadn't approached me the way that you did. I might have even liked you. But, seeing as how you've already judged me based on something from your past, i've cut all connection with you. That being said, if I may be excused..." She finished, pushing her chair from the table and walking towards our room.
"Hinata, wait." Ryuuske called. What the hell? I stood up as he passed me.
"Don't you even think about it..." I warned, making my way towards Hinata. Who does he think he is? I walked back to our room to see Hinata sitting in the middle of the king size bed.
"Now their going to think I'm an ass..." She muttered, pulling her knees to her chest. shook my head and made my way over to her, taking a seat next to her on the bed. She looked over at me and smiled.
"Not really. I mean, it's not like you said 'fuck you and your feelings.' You handled it the right way. It up to Tokiko how she takes it." I advised. Hinata let out a deep sigh and leaned on my shoulder. For a while, we didn't say anything. We just sat there in silence. "Maybe we should go back." I whispered, trying not to alarm her. She shook her head.
"I don't really want to go back out there." She mumbled.
"Want me to stay in here with you?" I asked, figuring that she could use some company. But again, she shook her head.
"No. You go have fun. But, could you tell Hanabi to come in here?" She asked, sighing and closing her eyes. I shrugged my shoulders and nodded as I kissed her forehead and got up. I didn't have to walk far until I ran into Hanabi.
"Dude, watch where you're going." She said playfully, bumping me with her small hips. Well, at least someone's happy.
"Hey, Hinata wants you." I told her before making my way back to the dining room. Truth be told, I'm not sure if I even want to go back. All eyes were on me as I walked in and took my seat. Hiashi gave me a stern, yet upset look.
"Is Hinata okay?" He asked eagerly. I shrugged my shoulders. I'm not even sure if she's okay. I can't tell them something that I don't know.
" She just wanted to talk to Hanabi." I spoke, trying to avoid Hiashis eyes. If he gave someone the look that he was giving me, they might have burst into tears. It's a sad, sad look. Almost as if he want's to cry. Tokiko sat there, somewhat smiling as if nothing had happened. How can she sit there like she hadn't just told us one of the most depressing stories of her life? Even I would have been kind of shaken.
Hinatas POV:
I can't believe that that just happened. I looked like an asshole. How am I supposed to go back out there and act like nothing ever happened. Not only do I have my own personal issues to deal with, but now I have the pressure of Tokikos family not liking me because of what I said. I sighed and got up from the bed. Maybe I don't need Hanabi to be here with me. I'll tell her what I need to tell her later. I got up, ready to face my fears, and opened the door. I have to say that I was kind of shocked to see Hanabi at the door. Sure, I asked Sasuke to get her but I didn't think she's come, seeing as how she said she didn't want to hear me complain about how much I don't want to be here.
"Sasuke said you wanted to talk to me?" Hanabi asked, giving me a puzzled look. I shook my head.
"We'll talk about it later. Right now, I think it's best if we go back to dinner? Huh?" I said, giving her a half smile. She stared up at me for a moment before sighing.
"Fine, fine. Come on, lets go." She said, turning on her heel and making her way back to the dining room. I walked slowly, not sure if I wanted to go back in. Well, it's too late to turn back now. As I Hanabi and I walked back to the table, I couldn't help but feel like everyone was staring. Who am I kidding? They were all looking at me, especially Tokiko. She gave me a smile type glare. I don't really know how to describe it. Ryuuske and Sasuke both stood up and looked at each other as they did. I don't know what Ryuuske thinks he's doing. We broke up a year ago. I really need him to stop acting like we're still dating.
"Forgive me for leaving earlier." I spoke quietly as I sat back down in my chair. Everyone nodded, seemingly forgiving me for my earlier actions.
"Hinata, may I ask you a question?" Tokikos mother asked. I nodded my head, not wanting to say anything else. "On a less emotionally scarring note, do you plan to run the Hyuga business when your father retires?" She asked. My dad and Neji looked at me. I involuntarily shrugged my shoulders. Everyone looked taken back.
"What I meant was, I'm not sure. To be honest, I'd be happy if my father just turned the company over to Neji. I'm not really cut out for that type of work." I answered, somewhat regretting my answer. Maybe I should have said I wanted to run the company. A large smile grew on Katsukos face.
"I like this one. She's honest. That's a good trait for a woman to have. Never forget that, child." She spoke, wagging a finger at me. I smiled at her kind words and polite gestures. After dinner, Keichi decided to take us on a tour of the house. Sasuke and I walked behind everyone as Keichi spoke. The whole trip, I couldn't help but be wide eyed. I wanted to take in everything. This house was amazing.
"If you'll follow me, I'd like to show you the outdoor area." Keichi instructed. We nodded and followed after him. Then, Ryuuske slowed down and caught up with Sasuke and I. On impulse, I grabbed Sasukes hand, which her gave a firm, comforting squeeze. Ryuuske walked beside me for a while without saying a single word. "This is the pool area." Keichi said, gesturing towards the large pool. It had it's own little grotto and a few connected Jacuzzis. That was when Ryuuske spoke.
"Maybe you and I could go take a dip later…. No bathing suits." He whispered, as if Sasuke wasn't going to hear him. As soon as Ryuuske got that last part out, we walked past the pool. With one swift motion, Sasuke tripped him, making him fall into the pool. Everyone turned to look back at us. Tokiko ran over, screaming.
"What did you do?" She yelled, reaching for Ryuuske,who stood a goot two feet above the water. Why was she acting like she was going to drown? Ryuuske slapped her hand away as he got out of the pool.
"Mom, I'm fine. Jeez." He scoffed, shoulder checking Sasuke, who pulled him back.
"I'm not fucking kidding. Stay away from her." Sasuke bit out under his breath, making sure that no one but the three of us heard him. Ryuuske snorted.
"I don't think so…" He spoke, walking away. Sasuke looked down at me.
"Kind of an ass isn't he?" He asked. I nodded and gave a slight smile.
"That's how you were when we first met." I added, now smirking. Sasuke raised an eyebrow.
"Oh really?" He asked as we began to follow behind everyone else.
"Yep. You may have been a little bit worse, actually." I commented, taking hold of Sasukes empty hand with a smile. He smiled back and kissed the back of my hand.
" Yeah well, you don't have to worry about that anymore." He added, stopping us in our tracks and looking down at me.
"Well, sometimes you ca-" Sasuke smirked and leaned down as he kissed me, every so slowly slipping his hands onto my hips. When he pulled away, he placed his forehead on mine. "You're going to have to stop interrupting me like that." I pouted. Sasuke gave a soft chuckle.
" Or what?" He asked, taking my hand again. I looked up at him and poke him in the side.
"I don't know yet. But I'll let you know when I figure it out." I answered, lightly chewing on my lower lip, trying to think.
"Stupid…" He laughed as we caught up with the group.
Alrighty guys,that's all for this chapter. I hope you enjoyed it. Sorry that it took me so long to write and yet it's so short. I'll do better next time.
Until next time!
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