Okay personally I like this chapter! Hinata gets introduced and well… Naruto gets all… well I'm not going to tell you… but I like this chapter!

Admiration

Chapter Four Extension


Hinata walked into the enormous doors of the Etiao Clan's dining room; all eyes were on her. She hestitantly bowed, "G-good a-aftern-noon,"

"Ahh, you must be Hinata, please take a seat!" a man on the far left of the long table greeted happily,

Hinata felt stiff… compared to the Hyuuga Estate… it was… it was… big.

There was a fine white pine table that stretched across the whole room; there were only seven people on each side. There was a man at the end of the table and an empty at the other end; she decided to take a seat. The man that was across her stared in awe at her; this didn't go unnoticed by Hinata, hence she blushed.

Hinata fidgeted in the high dined chair, hearing whispers among the council. Since Hinata was a Jounin, she did happen to hear most of the whispers, "That's the Hyuuga heiress!"

"She's wearing a torn skirt! Is this supposed to impress us?" Two men exclaimed on the right side of Hinata and the left side of men wasn't any different.

She quietly sighed to herself, "Now, now, gentlemen," A lady ushered,

"What do you think of her Etiao-sama?" another lady asked,

"She's perfect and gorgeous," the man across from Hinata mumbled,

Again Hinata heard and blushed even harder, (Hold up… Is that even possible?)

"What is your status Miss Hyuuga!" demanded a man as he stood up,

The man across the table ushered him to sit down; the man did,

"I…I'm… a J-Jounin… S-sir!" Hinata hesitantly replied,

A lady shook her head, "Look what you did! You scared the poor dear! And I wonder why I married you!" a lady raged,

"Now, now, calm down, I assure you Miss Hyuuga, there is nothing to be afraid of… you should know… considering you said you are a Jounin… anyway… I am Etiao Kori, heir of the Etiao clan, and you are?" Kori (the man across the table from Hinata), asked,

A blush still stained Hinata's cheeks, "I am… Hyuuga Hinata, heiress of the Hyuuga clan,"

"This is my council Hinata-san, the council of the Etiao clan, they and your council, the Hyuuga's clan's council, have announced that we are betrothed," Kori smiled,

"About the wedding… Kori-san, does it have to be in three days? I…I don't think I'm quite ready…" Hinata said sadly,

"Of course, Hinata-san, whenever you're ready, I am. How about in 20 days?" Kori suggested,

"Etiao-sama, we have to talk this over with the other council," a lady said,

"I think it will be fine, Oba-chan. If Hinata-san isn't ready… give her time, I'm actually not sure if I'll go through with it… demo I wanted my pride to find love, but that doesn't mean all arranged marriages are bad? Right Hinata-san?"

Hinata meekly nodded,

"Etiao-sama, you're late," a man slammed his hand on the table,

Kori smirked, "I'm sorry Hinata-chan, it seems we have postponed our wedding; we have plenty of time to plan it. I have to go, thank you for coming," he bowed.

'You have twenty more days now… 'A voice echoed in her mind,

"If I'm going through with this, the sooner the better and I just gave myself more days to worry about it!" Hinata exclaimed,

Hinata looked at the sky and the sun was slowly setting. She went to the same place as in the morning, hoping the Hokage was there; but he wasn't. "He is a busy man," she reassured, "Why would he be wasting his time on me?"

"Argh! What the Fuck did I ever do?" somebody roared,

Hinata jerked back and saw the Hokage kicking the rocks and sliding down to the stream, "Oi," he smiled,

"Hinata-chan…"

"Naruto-kun? A-Are you okay?"

He plopped next to Hinata and held his legs into his arms; he was an adult but that didn't mean he couldn't be childish, "I'll get through eventually…"

Hinata smiled; it was now dark and she couldn't be happier. He was with her… Naruto was with her… that was all that mattered.

"W-What happened?" she asked, knowing that there was a long story, (if he told her) ahead.

"We got into a fight…" he mumbled softly, "A big fight…" She tried to confront him with a reassuring smile, but it soon faded, "I'm sorry…"

Naruto jerked his head up, his blue eyes directly looking in her eyes, "Don't be sorry Hinata-chan, you have nothing to do with this… Don't be sorry,"

Hinata's inner voice mocked, 'Is that an order Hokage-sama?'

"Sorry…"

"I said don't be sorry!" he harshly snapped back, "Naruto-kun… What am I supposed to say? I always feel sorry… for myself… I never have courage… I hid and coward… and for that… I am sorry," she tried to cheer him up, by making him feel sorry for her. Then he would say something encouraging, but,

"Shut up with the damn sorrys!"

Hinata felt bad for making the Hokage scream at her, "I'm sorry, Hokage-sama, I never knew I was burdening you, and for that, I am sorry,"

It pained her to get up and walk away, she slowly trudged her feet, moving forward, then,

"Wait! I d-don't want you to g-go! Just shut up with the damn sorrys! You shouldn't feel sorry for anything… if you don't mean it…"

She slowly sat next to him, "But I do mean it…"

"You always have courage Hinata-chan, you never hide or coward… You shine bright…" he mumbled softly,

'You're Hinata-chan,' he added in his mind,

Hinata smiled at his warm words and looked at the stars, "L-like a star?"

Naruto surprising grinned, "Like a star, the one that shines bright, the brightest star in the night sky,"

"I'm glad I cheered you up Hokage-sama, your grins always made my day,"

"I'm glad we cheered each other up, but… I can't hide it…" Naruto trailed off,

"Can you t-tell me?" Hinata asked,

At first Naruto nodded, then he shook his head, "Well… it started like this…"

Hinata smiled, 'Wow! He's telling you!' the voice giggled in her head,

"I was late… but I didn't mind… I had important issues with you, but that didn't go pass Sakura (It's bold and italic because he didn't add 'chan'). I told her I was sorry… but it was that little thing that ticked her off. She was having a bad day, and she wasn't going to tolerate with me being late. That's how it all started…-"Was it my fault?" Hinata asked concerned that she made Naruto get into a fight,

Naruto darkly chuckled, "No… You blame yourself for too much things Hinata-chan, give yourself a break…" he patted her on her head and ruffled her blue hair,

Hinata smiled, "I did my paperwork and all the regular Hokage things I do on average day. But as I glanced at my calendar it was circled in red, thus I knew why Sakura was angry…

And hence, the story began...


I like this chapter ) It's a bit choppy in my grammar... but if you don't like... DON'T READ! D I tried to get it as soon as possible... so it isn't my best grammar... Sorry, sorry, sorry! ( Anyway R&R if you want...

Next Chapter gets Sasuke invovled!

Stay tooned! (I'm such an idiot!) P

See you later! Aloi,