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Chapter 2:

"Your crazy, you know that right". Hinata sighed for the tenth time that morning as Hanabi brushed her indigo locks. She was meeting her suitor today and to say that she was nervous was a bit of an understatement, she was downright terrified. "Not now Hanabi-chan". Her younger sister frowned as she continued to brush Hinata's hair. She was not happy with this arrangement like Neji.

Her sister deserved far better. After all she was the only figure that had a positive influence in her life after the death of her mother and Hanabi was very protective of her older sister. "Why did you agree to this?" "W-we've been through this Hanabi". She scowled "So you just going to throw yourself to a guy that will treat you like a slave?! Nee-chan I thought you were better than this!" Hinata sighed again "You know that I can choose who I decide to marry and whatever I say is my final word".

Hanabi chewed her lower lip she was angry and was trying very hard not to lash out at her sister and Hinata knew this. "Hanabi-chan please calm down". She chewed her lip even harder and Hinata resisted the urge to bring her in for a hug.

"It's not going to be all that bad. I've received information on my suitor, he is the current Kazekage". Hinata was fully aware that Gaara was a famous figure to the Hidden Sand, but her memories of his were not exactly good ones. The first time she saw him he was still in his blood crazed days of killing everyone in sight. She knew that he was a changed man but it was hard to shake off that fear still within her. If the man was to be her future husband Hinata was expecting to see some changes in him to prove his worth.

"I don't like this one bit".

Hanabi grumbled as she started to put her sister's hair up. "Nee-chan I love you and so does Neji do you really want to leave us?" "I am not leaving you". "Sure sounds like you are". "But I'm n-not". Her sister was going for the old guilt trip and while Hinata did feel like she was abandoning her family in a way she refused to show it. She had worked so hard to get where she is now, her feelings would only bring her down now was not the time to get sentimental.

Another few minutes passed and the two sisters didn't say anything. "Nee-chan you'll come back right?" Hinata nodded "I will...I won't forget about you Hanabi-chan".

Gaara couldn't help but give a small sigh as he walked through the gates of Konoha. Three days of traveling and he had finally arrived. He didn't have time to take in the sights, he was here strictly for political matters. Meeting his future wife was a big deal indeed.

"Hey Gaara you sure you want to go through with this?"

"We've come this far now and we are not leaving until I've gained her".

The three siblings made their way through the village until they reached the Hokage's office. In Naruto's short time as Hokage he had done a wonderful job of helping the Leaf Village to prosper. The blond gave his signature grin as he saw a familiar red-head walk through his door.

"Gaara! What a surprise!" The Kazekage was caught a bit off guard as Naruto wrapped him in a bear hug. "Naruto it's nice to see you too". He awkwardly hugged him back ignoring the muffled laughter of his brother and sister. Naruto couldn't help it, if he was a friendly person.

"I trust that you've already read the message I sent about this matter". The blond nodded "Yeah I did, kinda unexpected if you ask me, had I known that you were looking for a wife I would've giving you a hand". The door opened at that moment to Shikamaru with a bored look on his face. "Alright Naruto whatdaya want me for? I was enjoying my time". "Oh stop whining our friends from the sand are here and it's your job to see to it that there comfortable". Shikamaru mumbled to himself about things being troublesome before his eyes landed on Temari.

They may not look like it, but they were actually very close as friends in their own way. All the times that the wind mistress had come to Konoha Shikamaru volunteered every time to be her guide, he would never admit it to anyone. But he was rather in love with Temari. He thought that she was pretty but Shikamaru was never a romantic and his feelings would always remain hidden.

"Well look who it is, have you come to babysit us crybaby".

He smirked "Maybe, but don't expect anything from me troublesome woman". Temari couldn't help but laugh, she felt exactly the same way about Shikamaru, but Temari was the kind of person that would rather die than have her true feelings be admitted.

"Hey you two this isn't this place to be flirting". Temari's eyes turned deadly as she looked over to her brother "Say that again, I dare you!"

"Naruto if you don't mind I would like to meet my potential bride". The blond nodded "Sure thing I'll take you there".

Gaara was not a very social person to begin with and he found talking with Naruto to be amusing and tiresome at the same time, he could go on for hours about nothing at all. And he wondered how he was still able to breathe in between sentences.

"Gaara I know that you want to marry Hianta but first you gotta know some stuff". The sudden change of topic made him blink in surprise but now he had his full attention.

"She's a really awesome girl, and she's very kind and considerate. She would never do anything to hurt others and she'll always put others first before she even thinks about herself". Gaara nodded at this new information, he'd have to be considerate of all these things if he was essentially going to marry her.

"She's one of my dear friends and I care very much about her". Naruto's tone was suddenly serious "If she does agree to marry you, please don't let anything happen to her. We all love her and none of us would be able to take it if something were to happen to her". Gaara nodded again "With that said I'm trusting you Gaara, please take care of Hinata-chan for me". The red-head looked at his closest friend with dead seriousness in his eyes. Naruto was very important to him and he would never do anything to break his friends trust.

"You have my word".

Upon arriving at the Hyuga compound they were greeted by the head of the clan. "Greetings Lord Kazekage I am Hyuga Hiashi the current leader of our clan and I welcome you to my home".

Gaara could see that Hiashi was acting very nice to better his changes of impressing him. This man really wanted him to pick his daughter. Gaara secretly smirked to himself, the things people will do for power.

"I am honored to be here".

"Please come inside, you will meet my daughter momentarily".

There wasn't much to say for decoration as he walked through the halls of the Hyuga compound, the walls where white and had little on them. The furniture was also very simple yet elegant, overall this place just screamed tradition something that Gaara wasn't too keen on. All this traditional value was something that he wasn't used to. A servant then lead him into a rather plain room. There were two cushions to sit on as well as a small table that held a sake set.

"Lady Hinata will be here in but a moment please make yourself comfortable". He nodded and watched as she left before he settled himself on one of the cushions. So this was it, he was finally going to meet his future bride. He briefly wondered if she would remember him but was pulled out of his thoughts when he heard the dainty footsteps of a woman.

His mouth would've dropped if he didn't have so much control. She was even more beautiful then he remembered. Her gorgeous indigo locks where in a bun with a few strands that hung loose. She was wearing a dark purple kimono with a gold obi it framed her body very well. Her pale skin was untouched and her lavender eyes were framed with long lashes. Her lips were painted a gentle shade of pink and overall she reminded him of a doll, a beautiful fragile doll.

Hinata was surprised when she walked in to see Gaara, he was taller now. About the same height at Naruto and he had grown into a very handsome man. His blood red locks were longer and framed his perfectly shaped face. His robes brought out his perfect flawless skin. Thick black rims covered his beautiful teal eyes. Hinata resisted the urge to fidget as she made her way over to him, since when had he become so handsome, it was impossible to take her eyes off him. For a long minute both of them stared at each other neither of them knowing what to say.

"I am very honored to meet you Hinata-san". Her cheeks turned pink as she bowed before him "It is a pleasure to meet you Kazekage Gaara". She mentally patted herself on the back for not stuttering.

"I have been looking forward to meeting you". She swallowed hard, his voice was like velvet. So soft and smooth and gentle.

"As you know as Kazekage I have many duties to fulfill and I have been asked by my elders to take a wife". Hinata nodded trying very hard not to play with her fingers. "I have had many requests but I denied them all", he looked into her eyes "Because I wanted you". The way he said that nearly made her faint "Oh...but why me?" "I remembered you from a few years ago. I watched you fight your cousin". Hinata flinched that was a sensitive topic for her, but it's wasn't one that she was afraid to talk about. "I had wanted to become stronger". She spoke, Gaara took notice very quickly that her voice was like a dove, it was so quiet but it sounded heavenly. One more feature that he liked about her.

As the minutes passed Hinata found herself growing more and more found of Gaara. He certainly was different from when she had first met him. She normally didn't speak much but he was just so easy to talk to. She found herself having a full blown conversation with him and not once did she stutter. This was amazing, perhaps maybe they could make this work after all. If she was going to be married to the Kazekage then that was fine with her.

There little talk was interrupted when a servant requested Hinata's presence for her father. She bowed to him "I must go now, but it was very nice to meet you Lord Gaara". He then smiled, and Hinata almost fainted once again. His smile brought out his face making him look even more handsome then he already was. "It was a pleasure Hinata-san". What he did next shocked her to no end. He gently took her hand and brought it to his mouth were he kissed her knuckles tenderly. "I hope to see you again Hinata-san".

When she left the room Hinata found herself leaning against the wall, her heart pounding in her ears. She was both thankful and disappointed at the same time. She had really wanted to stay but at the same time she knew that she had to leave before she embarrassed herself in front of him.

That had been far more intense then she had ever thought it would be. But now she needed to make a decision. Did she really want Gaara to be her future husband? Even if he was incredible handsome, she wanted to know him on a deeper level.

She wanted to feel safe with him. Could he make her happy? Would he be happy with her? So many question ran through her mind as she slid the doors open to see her father sitting in the center of the meeting room.

"Tell me daughter what do you think of him?"

Hinata thought for a moment, she would have to choose her words carefully to impress her father, honestly why did he expect so much out of her.

"He's very kind. And he knows many things, he is kind to me and I do like him very much". "Do you think that you will be happy with him?" Hinata nodded "Yes I believe I will" it was true, maybe she would. She didn't have anything to lose.

She opened her mouth to speak again when Hiashi cut her off. "It's settled then you will marry the Kazekage immediately". Hinata's eyes widened "Oto-sama I-" "That is my decision, this is a good thing for you, my daughter. You will make a fine wife for Lord Kazekage and I expect you to fulfill your duties as his wife". Hinata looked down at the floor trying to prevent tears. That had been Hiashi's way of saying. 'Don't screw this up, or I'll never forgive you'. "You are free to go daughter, the ceremony will happen tomorrow in the courtyard". She bowed "Thank you Oto-sama".

Upon exiting the room she came face to face with her sister. "Well?" Hinata couldn't stop the tear that flowed down her cheek "I am to marry the Kazekage tomorrow". Hanabi didn't say anything, she took her sister's hand and lead her to her room before she broke down. This time Hinata wrapped her arms tightly around her younger sister. She felt terrible that she had to go through this.

"It will be alright Hanabi-chan" I promise it will be".

Hanabi didn't respond she simply cried harder. "I hate our father". Hinata would never say it but she secretly agreed that at times she really didn't like their father at all.

The following day Hinata found herself standing in the Hyuga courtyard, next to Gaara with her entire clan watching. The ceremony itself was private and pretty short. There were no long speeches. The two of them stood alongside each other before a brief speech was given they then sighed the documents, exchanged rings and were pronounced husband and wife. It had all happened in a moment too fast for her to understand.

Gaara didn't really seem to understand it either. One minute he was settling in the room that he was going to be staying at, and then the next minute he heard that he was going to marry Hinata the next day in the Hyuga courtyard. Temari and Kankuro were both shocked when they heard the news. They tried to convince Gaara to reschedule but he had refused. He didn't want to wait, he knew that Hinata was to be his wife from the moment his eyes met hers. And while he didn't know everything about her, he figured that the rest could wait. Gaining her in his life was his top priority at the moment.

He still couldn't believe that Hinata Hyuga was now his wife. It may have happened to fast but he was at least glad that he finally had her. He would do his best to make her happy. He would pamper her and work hard to gain her trust, he hoped that she could eventually love him and he knew in time he would grow to love her.

"You seem so sad".

Hinata looked up at her husband with watery eyes "I am, but not at this I am very honored that I married you Gaara-sama but it's just that I will miss my family and friends I love all of them dearly and this is very unexpected". He nodded "Do not hide your feelings. I understand completely". He wiped her tear stained cheeks with the back of his hand "I know that this is a bit sudden but we will make this work". Hinata didn't know what to say so he continued "You are my wife now I promise to do my best in making you feel happy, we will make this work Hinata and all I ask that you give me the respect for my position and honor my role as your husband".

Hinata didn't understand why, but what he said had been very considerate of him. He seemed nice enough and he wasn't asking for much.

Her lavender eyes wandered to his lips. For a brief moment she wondered if they were as soft as they looked. She couldn't stop herself from leaning in to test her theory. Gaara was very surprised when his new wife pressed her lips against his. He was about to say something but the wonderful sensation of her sweet lips molding with his made him lose his senses. And he leaned into her kiss arms tightening around her waist, pressing her body against him.

Hinata felt herself be pressed against him and she loved the feeling of it. His body was warm and his arms were so strong. It wasn't long until her back hit the nearest wall and her hands moved through his beautiful hair. She was so caught up in the moment that it took a moment for reality to sink in. Her eyes widened at the realization, this was not like her at all. But she didn't know how or why she had ended up kissing Gaara.

Her kiss was so sudden and nothing made sense to either of them. Hinata's face turned crimson as she pushed away from him, leaving Gaara confused and disappointed that her soft lips were no longer on his.

"I'm...I'm sorry t-that was very d-disrespectful of me I-" he cut her off placing his index finger on her mouth to prevent her from saying more. For a long moment neither of them spoke.

"Thank you Hinata" her eyes widened "F-for what?" he leaned in again "For being my first kiss" he said softly before claiming her sweet lips again.

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