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Hinata had to remember to breath as she walked down the hallways to meet her father in the center which usually held important clan meetings. She had requested an audience to discuss terms for bringing Hanabi with her to Suna. Hiashi wouldn't agree but Hinata knew that she had to try.

Had Gaara been here, she probably wouldn't have been able to leave his sight as he'd been watching over her since arriving. But she had to do this for several reasons.

Her younger sister's life was hanging by a thread as it was. She couldn't sit back and let Neji handle the problem alone. He already had other issues to attend too. And he was probably right, she was the only one that could save Hanabi from making a terrible mistake. Her sister had already agreed to come with her and Hinata was determined not to leave her behind.

They could've slipped out with her with them, but eventually the Hyuga would find and bring back their heir. Definitely not a good idea; it was better to at least attempt to negotiate with Hiashi about the matter before taking action. Hinata prayed that her father would listen to her just once. Hanabi needed help very badly.

Her gentle hand knocked softly on the door. "Enter" it was the sharp voice of her father on the other side. From the tone he didn't sound too pleased.

'Dear Kami give me strength'.

Quiet footsteps walked quickly across the floor, and the gentle Hyuga bowed before her father being mindful to keep a respectful distance.

Hiashi looked at his eldest daughter with stern eyes. He would rather be doing something else then talking with his former heir. Honestly why did he have to have a weakling for his flesh and blood.

"Konnichiwa Oto-sama".

She practically had to force herself to sound confident, she knew her father all too well. One wrong move and it could be the death of her.

Hiashi nodded sharply "Hinata...tell me what is on your mind, why have you requested to speak with me?"

His question was meant to sound curious, but his voice was anything but. Hinata swallowed hard reminding herself once again to breath before she spoke.

"I would like to ask you a favor Oto-sama".

"Hmm go on".

Hinata hesitated for few seconds she mentally scowled herself knowing that her father hated hesitation of any kind that showed weakness.

"I would like to bring Hanabi-sama back with my husband and I to Sunagakure". Her lavender eyes paid close attention as her father's face started to show the slightest signs of anger.

"Oh? Why is that?"

"I feel as though it would be good for her. She would learn many things about the rich history of fighting that Sunagakure has to offer and-".

"You question my teachings".

Hinata mentally cringed; Hiashi's face remained the same but his voice had become bitter. "No of course not I merely-" "Foolish thinking Hinata! Hanabi will learn only the best from my experience. A leader must be able to withstand anything. The Hyuga have always delivered only the best results for the village. Sunagakure would have nothing to offer a pure blood line such as that of the Hyuga".

The blue haired beauty felt hurt that her own father just insulted her home. Suna may not be Konoha but it was just as grand. Her husband had worked hard to make it a wonderful place as it was now and she wasn't about to let selfish pride get in the way.

"Oto-sama please do not-" "Do not what?! Watch your tongue Hinata, you are still in the presence of the clan leader". Hinata bit the inside of her cheek a new feeling had emerged inside of her, something that she had never felt before to her father. Hate.

For the first time in her life, she hated him. She hated how cruelly he treated her and her sister. She hated his old minded thinking and his ridiculous pride. But most of all she hated everything about him. Hiashi was never the father that she deserved.

She opened her mouth to speak but he cut her off "That little runt of yours will be taken into custody of the Hyuga as soon as it is born. This is what was to come all along, we needed a shinobi of exceptional talent to impregnate you for our legacy, I had planned to make it a superb shinobi for future success of the clan. We must preserve our bloodline and I do not care what get's in my way".

With that said, everything was starting to make sense as to why Hiashi was really pushing for her to be married off. All the reasons he married her to Gaara were nothing but pure greed and power. He simply wanted to expand the limitations of the Hyuga by adding more power through a different bloodline, what a selfish idea.

For the first time in her life, Hinata glared at her father with a fire burning in her eyes. He had just crossed the line. "No!" Hiashi raised an eyebrow in surprise "Huh?"

She stood up "I said no! I will not give up my baby. My child will belong to me and my husband alone! I will not allow you to decide the future of my baby before it is even born". Hiashi eyes narrowed sharply and he too stood up. "You selfish brat! Think of the sake of your clan-" "Shut up!" Hiashi was deeply surprised with his eldest daughter, never once had she spoken to him like that. He could almost pat her back in honor that for once she was standing up for herself.

"You shut up this instant!" Hinata's eyes burned a deep hated for the man in front of her.

"What's the matter with you Oto-sama! Do you even hear yourself think?! Such nonsense! What gives you that right to bran my child! Do you want my baby to suffer like I did? Why have you never showed any kind of affection for me?! What did I do to deserve this?! Is all because of mother?! She never would've wanted to see this she wanted-"

"ENOUGH". Hinata jumped a little freighted by her father's voice. His byakugan was present and his face was a bright shade of red. She had gotten him in a tender spot, and she knew this. But she was too scared to move.

Her heart jumped in fear as he raised his hand. "You wicked child! I shall make you pay!".

Hinata tried to tell her body to move but her father had her frozen in place. In a moment to fast before she could react his hand came down and pierced her abdomen causing her to fall back before hitting her head hard on the wood floor. Hiashi looked at his daughter for a moment mumbling something under his breath before exiting the room.

All she could see faintly were bright lights when she eventually awoke. It was giving her a bit of a headache. Hinata slowly regained consciousness; but she had no idea where she was. She heard a beeping sound and she felt someone holding her hand.

"Hinata?" That voice who was it, it sounded very familiar "Hinata it's me".

Finally everything started to come together "Gaara-dana?" She tilted her head a bit to see her worried husband looking at her with relief it his eyes.

"Gaara w-what happened, where a-are we?"

"Hush" he moved his upper body so that he was hovering over her. "We are in the hospital, you have a concussion". "O-oh" she didn't quite know what to say right as she opened her mouth to say something she winced a bit in pain.

"Steady now". He kissed her tenderly, truth to be told Gaara had been worried sick about her. He immediately rushed her to the hospital after finding her and after two days she had finally awoken to his great relief. He felt her kissing him back and for a moment the couple enjoyed the moment.

"What's happened to the baby?"

Gaara cupped her face "It's alright" he gave her a small smile "The baby is fine, our child was thankfully spared". Hinata let that sink in for a moment before her body relaxed; she had been terrified that for a moment her father had killed her unborn child. Careful not to disrupt her Gaara climbed into her bed really meant for one person and took her in his arms. Once she was peacefully snuggled into him he buried his face in her hair inhaling her scent.

He almost thought that he would lose another loved one in his life, but fate had been kind to him.

"Gaara?"

"Yes?"

"I'm frightened". He gingerly held her tighter "What did he do?"

Hinata chose her words carefully as she explained to her husband how she ended up in the hospital; as she spoke she could feel his body tensing with anger which would be expected. Gaara was already thinking up several ways to explain that he needed to leave Konoha. He couldn't stay here anymore, his wife was now in danger of her clan and he wouldn't let anything harm her or their child.

"W-what should we do?"

The red-head almost didn't hear her timid voice "We will leave tomorrow".

"Nani?"

"We are going back to Suna I've made up my mind".

Hinata tried to protest but Gaara wouldn't hear any of it. "I'll talk to Neji we will take Hanabi with us, one way or another".

His hand slid over her stomach that was now just starting to show the life growing inside her. "I won't lose my child I've already barely lost it once".

Hinata knew that her husband was probably right, but she thought that things were moving much too fast. They needed time to think things over and besides Hiashi wouldn't agree to the terms; his pride wouldn't allow it.

She was released later that afternoon from the hospital; her concussion hadn't been to serious but for her baby's sake as well as her own she was advised to take it easy.

That was the last thing on her mind right now. As she waited in her room, Gaara was speaking with Hiashi he had told her ahead of time that he would talk to him and with the attack that had happened he had every reason to lash out at her father.

"Nee-chan are you in here?"

Her head perked up when she heard her sister's voice.

"Come in Hanabi".

In an instant Hanabi wrapped her arms around Hinata with soft tears down her cheeks. "Thank the gods that your alright I was so scared that father had killed you".

Hinata hugged her back "Hanabi you are coming with me".

She nodded "Yes I know".

Gaara sat with his arms folded as Hiashi practically roared at him. To put it bluntly he had said that he wanted to return to Suna and he was taking his wife and sister-in-law with him one way or another.

Hiashi had been downright outraged when Gaara explained that to him, but he couldn't do anything about it. Gaara was the Kazekage after all and unless Konoha wanted to start a war with Suna, Hiashi had no choice but to keep his mouth shut and agree to let his youngest daughter go with him to Suna.

The tension in the room only got thicker when Gaara mentioned that he wasn't happy about Hiashi striking his pregnant wife. It was a miracle that his baby had been spared but that still didn't excuse the fact that Hiashi had still attacked his spouse putting her in serious danger.

It had taken a good three hours for Gaara to practically force Hiashi to allow Hanabi to come with him. But that still meant that the Hyuga needed an heir; Hanabi was most likely not going to come back to Konoha and with no heir to the clan; the Hyuga would meet their downfall. That of course wasn't Gaara's problem he could care less what happened to the clan all that mattered to him was his wife and future child.

He sighed a little as he walked back to his wife. That had been a difficult negotiation but he had done it. He had at least for now saved Hanabi from death.

He found his wife talking with her sister in her bedroom they stared at each other. Each not really knowing what to say before eventually Gaara broke the silence.

"Hanabi-san will be fine. I have managed to allow Hiashi to let her come with us".

The lavender-eyed woman smiled as a single tear flowed down her pale cheek. Finding the strength to stand up she walked over to her husband and rested her head against his shoulder taking a moment to breath, she finally had what she wanted for her younger sister even if it was only temporary.

Raising her head to stare at Gaara's handsome face she smiled even more kissing him sweetly to which he happily returned.

"Thank you".


I'm sorry for the wait, but sometimes I don't have time to update.

I'll have the next chapter up sometime in a few days, I want to work on some of my other stories as well so please be patient with me. Please review!