Siren's Call

Author's Note: Thanks for all the reviews. Well the results are in. I guess people like their crackfics. So we are keeping this one as it is. It will remain a short crackfic. I hope you all enjoy this chapter.

Chapter Nine

Dinner turned out to be a rather intense affair. Hanabi was delighted about her sister having a "boyfriend" and kept asking what Sasuke called romance questions. Neji was more discreet, but obviously was trying to find out if his cousin was still an innocent or not. Hiashi seemed to be almost testing him on all manner of things.

Clan knowledge, politics, geography, economics, combat strategy, etiquette, and many other topics were brought up. Quite honestly, it was worse than the Academy Exam. Sasuke took it in stride by his standards though. Hiashi didn't directly state his goal, but it was strongly implied. "I'm making sure you are good enough for my daughter."

"Well thank you for coming. I should probably start on the dishes." Sasuke says, gets up, and heads towards the kitchen.

"I'll assist you. It's the least I can do, considering you hosted us to such a lovely meal." Hiashi says and follows him.

Hinata tries to get up, but Neji stops her. It was obvious that Hiashi wasn't really interested in helping with the dishes. He wanted a chance to talk to Sasuke alone.

"Hinata, it's best just to let them have a few moments in private. If we hear the sounds of the Gentle Fist and Chidori being used, we can step in." Neji says.

Hinata nods uncertainly. She didn't really think that last line was particularly comforting. The bluenette was honestly nervous about having her father and Sasuke be in the same room alone together.

Sasuke begins filling the sink. He was many things, but an idiot was not one of them. Hiashi obviously wanted to have "The Talk." The one that all fathers who gave a damn about their daughters, gave their lovers.

The last Uchiha expected it to go something like this, "If you hurt my daughter, I will lock up all the chakra points on your dick and you will never be able to have children. Please do keep that in mind as you continue to court her."

"You and Hinata seem to be getting rather…serious towards each other. I must admit that I never would have foreseen this match." Hiashi muses.

"We are serious about each other. I didn't either. It just happened." Sasuke says.

He wasn't going to tell Hiashi that it happened because Hinata looked sinfully good in a bikini and he had been heavily intoxicated. Practically ravishing his daughter in front of the other Rookies while drunk, probably wasn't going to win him any points with the Hyuga Patriarch.

"Yes, I see that. Well as far as I can tell, you've treated her well. She hasn't raised any concerns to me. I suspect that you understand if you hurt my daughter, I will hurt you far worse. I don't care how powerful you are. A father's love for his daughter should never be underestimated. If you wish to become a father one day, you won't hurt her. There are ways of rendering you sterile." Hiashi warns him.

"I understand completely." Sasuke says and feels rather proud at himself for not gulping.

He knew that Hiashi Hyuga was not a man to make idle threats. It was more likely than not, that he could actually keep that promise. Sasuke might be one of the most fearsome ninjas on the planet, but there are certain places that no man wants to be hit.

"Good. Well despite your history, you do seem well versed on the subjects that are necessary to be with our Clan's Heiress." He says.

"You wanted to make sure that I can lead a Clan. Itachi was supposed to be take over for father one day. He was the eldest, but I may have overheard his lessons with father." Sasuke admits.

Hiashi raises an eyebrow. He tries to picture a younger Sasuke spying on Clan Lessons. It was a rather comical image that was difficult to wrap his mind around.

"You mean you spied on them. Well I suppose it is a good thing that you showed such interest. You do realize that if you wed her, she would become your Clan's Matriarch. Her sister would become our new heir. We couldn't allow you to become the next Hyuga Patriarch. You already have your own Clan. I assume that you would want her to take you last name and that just wouldn't work. She is our heiress." He states.

Sasuke blinks. In his own roundabout way, the last Uchiha thought that Hiashi had given his blessing. This might be easier than he thought. He decides to summon up all of his courage and just ask.

"I realize that. That is why I wanted to speak with you before I proposed to her. She is your Clan's Heiress, but you have a second daughter. Hanabi can take her place. If she accepts, I would prefer she take my last name. I view it as only fair. There are hundreds of Hyugas. If she were to become my wife, there would only be two Uchihas to begin with." Sasuke replies.

Hiashi nods. He had expected an argument like that. He was damn proud of his Clan and their name, but Sasuke was right about the numbers. It wouldn't really be fair to expect the boy to give up his last name. Besides the District, it was his last real tie to his family.

"Fair enough." He says.

"I am planning on proposing to her shortly." Sasuke continues, not sure how far he should really press his luck. (Hiashi had been surprisingly receptive so far.)

"I assumed as much. That is why I wanted to speak to you. Remember what I said. I meant it. If you hurt her in any way, you will never be able to father any children. I can do it. Don't think for a single moment that I would hesitate." The older ninja reminds him.

Sasuke nods. He mentally winces as he pictures Hiashi doing exactly that. He knew that the man was completely serious. It only took one shot and his Clan would never be revived.

"Got it." Sasuke says and Hiashi nods approvingly.

The next day, Sasuke goes out shopping. Hiashi had given him his blessing. So he needed to get a ring. Sasuke still wasn't sure exactly how he was going to propose, but he wasn't going to let a minor detail like that stop him from purchasing said ring.

"Sasuke, you are looking rather determined today." He hears an amused voice call out to him.

"Kakashi, don't be annoying." Sasuke says simply.

It was Kakashi though. He was one of the few people brave (and foolish) enough to go out of his way to taunt the last Uchiha. Sometimes Sasuke wondered how he had survived this long, when he clearly had no self-preservation instincts.

"Awe that's no fun. Now where are you off to? I'm afraid that my days have become rather boring since Naruto became Hokage. So why not bond with one of my three favorite students?" He asks.

"Kakashi, you have only ever had three students…" Sasuke says.

"All the more reason to bond with you. It's quality, not quantity, Sasuke." He says cheerfully.

Sasuke just shakes his head. There was no way that he was going to let Kakashi go with him. The silver haired ninja would never let him live it down, if he knew Sasuke was going shopping for a wedding ring.

"The only way that I would even consider it, is if you put that damn book down. I'm not going to have reading soft core erotica, while I'm buying a wedding ring." Sasuke snaps at him.

"A wedding ring?! Well it seems things are more serious with you and Hinata than I thought. I knew that you two were still dating, but not that you were so far along in your relationship. Have you…spoken to Hiashi about your desire to propose to her?" Kakashi asks cautiously.

The former Hokage could just picture that. Sasuke and Hiashi were both very proud men. They would clash horribly, when the last Uchiha made his intentions clear. If he had asked Hiashi for his blessing, Kakashi was surprised the village was still in one piece.

"Yes, I told him. He threatened to make it impossible for me to have children, if I hurt Hinata. I expected that though really. He gave his blessing. Well as much as Hiashi is capable of doing such a thing." Sasuke says.

"Ah I see. Well that's good. I'll go with you. I highly doubt you know much, if anything about jewelry. I'll even put my book away, while you select the ring. Oh and Sasuke? It's NOT soft erotica." Kakashi says.

Sasuke rolls his eyes. Well he supposed the CopyCat Ninja did have a point. Sasuke didn't really know anything about jewelry. So the older ninja might be able to help. The last Uchiha wasn't going to back down though. That was soft erotica.

"Alright. You can come, but don't be annoying. Oh and for the record, yes it is. Trust me. It is TAME compared to the things that I saw in the Sound Village." The dark haired man informs his former teacher and heads off towards the jewelry store.

"Oh yes, well I imagine almost everything is tame compared to the depths of depravity that likely went on in Orochimaru's village. Still it is not tame by most people's standards." The silver haired man protests.

Sasuke shrugs. He strides over to the wedding ring section. Flowers were one thing, rings were completely different. Everyone knew what those rings were for and he was beginning to feel more than a little self-conscious.

"These are all very nice. You can't go wrong with one of these." Kakashi muses and Sasuke nods.

He was right. They were all lovely. Though Sasuke didn't really know anything about jewelry, even he could admire their beauty.

"This one." He says simply and grabs one of the rings.

It had a silver band. In the center was a large heart shaped diamond framed by two round smaller sapphires. Engraved on the inside was, I will always love you.

"That's unexpectedly romantic of you. I'm sure she will love it. Hmm I would probably get her a size 7 ring." The silver haired man suggests.

"There are different ring sizes?" Sasuke asks in an utterly baffled tone.

"Of course there are different ring sizes. Some people have bigger or smaller fingers than others." The former Hokage points out logically and Sasuke nods his head after considering this.

He walks over and pays for the ring. Sasuke tries not to smirk. The poor clerk was obviously utterly terrified of him. His hands were shaking as he rang up the purchase.

"Thank you." Sasuke says simply as he walks off with Kakashi.

"Have you thought about how you are going to propose to your little Hyuga Princess?" His former sensei inquires.

"Not really. I mean I don't want to be an idiot. I don't want to just blurt it out like Naruto would. But I don't know anything other than that. Maybe something to do with water though. I mean that is how we first got together." Sasuke muses.

"Yes, good plan. Ha. You could propose in the shower!" Kakashi suggests and his former student whacks him upside the head.

Sasuke twitches. Kakashi could really be such a pervert sometimes. He wondered how the man ever became a Jonin, let alone Hokage. His mind was filled with such filth. It was a wonder he could ever focus enough to complete his missions.

"You are such a pervert." Sasuke grumbles.

"This from the man who just randomly grabbed the woman and kissed her senseless while she was wearing a bikini?" Kakashi counters and that shuts Sasuke up.

Sasuke couldn't really defend himself. He had just been really intoxicated and Hinata had looked fucking amazing in that swimsuit. How had he not noticed her before? Her and those glorious curves?

Oh right. Revenge. That had been his only driving force for much of his life. Sasuke simply hadn't had time to admire beautiful women for any length of time. Naruto didn't have that excuse though. He was such a dumbass.

"That was one time. You are a pervert everyday. There's a big difference." Sasuke protests.

"Uh huh. Well I still think the shower idea could be fun. It would certainly be memorable." Kakashi continues.

"Oh yes, it would definitely be memorable. Not in the way that I want it to be, but it would be memorable." Sasuke growls at him and heads off to go plan how to conduct a PROPER proposal!

A few days later, Sasuke surprised Hinata by taking her to the Academy after hours. She didn't know why he suddenly wanted to go there, but she went along with it. Sasuke could be rather impulsive. He just expressed it in a different way than his more boisterous teammate.

She gasps when she walked inside and saw that it was lit only by candle light. There was a picnic blanket on the floor, complete with a basket. She could scent all kinds of food and saw a rather expensive looking bottle of champagne. Rose petals were thrown about everywhere.

"Sasuke, it's beautiful." She says in astonishment.

"Good. It suits you then." He replies, sits down, and pulls her into his lap.

He smiles and rests his head on top of hers. Her scent always soothed him. It had a calming effect on him and it always felt nice to hold her.

She was always so soft. Sasuke was still getting used to touches that weren't intended to cause pain or death. So it was a new experience to just hold someone because you wanted to be close to them and not because you were trying to strangle them.

"Why did you want to go to the Academy?" Hinata asks a few minutes later.

She was snuggled closely into his arms. Sasuke was pouring them each a glass of champagne. It was all very romantic. Though his choice of venue struck her as a bit odd.

"It is where we first met. Granted I wasn't paying much attention to you back then, but still. I thought it was symbolic." Sasuke replies.

"Symbolic of what?" Hinata inquires.

"Well finding each other." Her almost lover informs her and kisses her chastely on the lips before sliding something onto her neck.

Hinata returns the kiss. Then she looks down. It was a simple leather chain, but there was something on it. She gasps when she sees the beautiful ring.

"Sasuke?" The bluenette asks in confusion.

"I should have noticed you earlier, but now that I have I don't want to make the same mistake again. I want to be with you for the rest of my life. I want you to be my wife. I already talked to your father. He did give his blessing." Sasuke says.

Alright that might have been stretching it slightly. Still by Hiashi standards, it was a blessing. Threatening to prevent him from ever having kids was a lot nicer than actually doing it.

"YES!" Hinata cries out happily as she tackle hugs Sasuke onto the picnic blanket.

Sasuke smirks. Well if he had known that proposing would result in such a lovely view, he would have done it even sooner. He smiles up at Hinata and kisses her.

Hinata returns the kiss. This time was far from chaste. She finds herself moaning into it, when Sasuke deepened the kiss and began seducing her with his tongue.

Never one to let an opportunity pass him by, he glides his hands over her slender back and over the firm curve of her beautifully shaped backside. The last Uchiha constantly marveled at how much her curves enticed him. He had seen beautiful women before out on his travels, but none could match her.

"We should go home. It wouldn't be right to do more here." She mumbles and blushes.

"I don't know. Suddenly, I find myself a lot more interested in those desks. I wonder how strong they are." Sasuke muses out loud.

"Why are you wondering about the strength of the desks?" Hinata asks in confusion.

Sasuke tries not to laugh. Somehow he manages, but it was a close call. His kitten really was so innocent. The last Uchiha had a lot to teach his future wife, it seemed.

"Because I'd like bend you over one and make love to you that way." Sasuke says and his now ruby red eyes shinned in the dim light with a wicked promise of pleasure.

Hinata blushes deeply. She couldn't believe that Sasuke had just said he wanted to have sex in a classroom. Students used those desks! It wouldn't be proper and very unhygienic and God that felt good.

She squirms when she felt Sasuke caress her breasts and ass. He wasn't kidding about the purring thing. She sighs softly in contentment.

"Mmm w-e really shouldn't do that. I mean the children use those desks." She mumbles.

"Good point. We could use Iruka's desk instead." Sasuke says with a smirk.

"SASUKE!" Hinata squeaks utterly scandalized.

Sasuke smirks. It was fun to tease his kitten. Though he supposes that if he kept at it, she might be too flustered to celebrate their engagement. So the last Uchiha nudges her off of him and then scoops her up bridal style.

"Alright. You're right. Our first time should probably be back at our home or on our Honeymoon. I have to admit that the classroom idea is kinda hot though." He muses.

Hinata blushes even more. She buries her face into the crook of his neck to try to hide it. She couldn't believe he would suggest such things. Well she could and she couldn't.

Sasuke may have been a slow starter when it came to expressing an interest in the opposite sex, but he was certainly making up for lost time. Her fiancé seems to crave touch, she notes. Maybe he had just deprived himself o it for too long.

"Yes, it should be. I can't believe that you would suggest doing that in a classroom." She mumbles.

"I think you protest too much. You like the idea." Sasuke says as teleports them back to the Uchiha District.

"Maybe a little." The bluenette confesses and Sasuke smirks.

He leans down and steals a kiss. Sasuke would never get tired of kissing her. She always tasted so sweet. Vaguely, he was a little worried about if he'd be able to control himself at the wedding when it came time to kiss the bride.

Hinata smiles and returns the kiss. She did enjoy being carried off by him. It was a rather comfortable way of getting around.

"Do you want a small or a large wedding?" Sasuke asks and lays her down gently on the bed.

The Hyuga Heiress pauses. Hmm that was a good question. A small wedding might be better because it would be easier to plan and more intimate. On the other hand, you only got married once. Why not go all out? It might also make it easier for Sasuke to reintegrate into the village as well.

"Do you have a preference? I think it might be better to have a large wedding. Most of my family is going to want to attend and it could really help you to seem less…threatening to the rest of the village." She muses.

Sasuke considers it. Honestly, he was more interested in the Honeymoon than the actual wedding. Other than Team Seven and Taka, he really didn't have anyone that he wanted to invite. Still Hinata's family was massive. They almost had to have a large wedding by default.

"A large wedding might be better. You do have a really big family and it would be a nice way to start a new chapter in our Clans' histories." Her fiancé replies.

Hinata nods in agreement. It was going to take awhile to plan such an enormous wedding. That meant her sister was likely going to be driving her bonkers during the engagement period.

"Mhm. I am a little worried though." She admits.

"What are you worried about?" Sasuke asks in concern, noting the slightly terrified look on his kitten's face.

"Hanabi. She's going to go overboard." Hinata tells him.

Sasuke raises an eyebrow. She was worried her baby sister was going to get a little too enthusiastic during their wedding planning? Hinata couldn't possibly be serious.

"I'm sure it will work out fine. How bad can it be?" Her almost lover inquires.

"You don't know Hanabi. She throws herself wholeheartedly into endeavors like this. That and my Clan hasn't had a major wedding in the Main House in awhile. So they are likely going to go all out. We likely won't get a moment's peace until our Honeymoon." Hinata warns him.

Sasuke personally thought Hinata was overreacting. Honestly, it couldn't be that bad, could it? He frowns as he considers his future wife's words.

"Well I'm sure that somehow we can survive your meddling relatives. They'll just have to meddle enough to make up for the fact that mine can't be there." He states.

"I'm really sorry. I should have…I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bring up bad memories." She mumbles.

"It's fine, Hinata. We'll just make our own memories. Happier ones. I love you. Don't worry about it. If they get really out of line, I can always summon Aoda." He says with a smirk.

Hinata giggles. It was hard to imagine that giant snake anywhere near her Clan. They wouldn't take too kindly to seeing a massive serpent the size of a two story building. Now that would certainly be entertaining.

"He wouldn't hurt them, would he?" She asks.

"Hinata, he might be a snake Summon, but he acts like an overgrown golden retriever. He's very friendly and obedient. Of course they don't know that. That's what makes it fun." The last Uchiha says with a smirk and Hinata laughs.

Who knew that Sasuke had a sense of humor? Well it was slightly sadistic humor, but still. It counted in her mind. She was just happy to see him so relaxed for a change. His transformation from only a few months ago to now, was utterly astonishing.

"That's true. I love you, Sasuke." She whispers.

"I love you too. We'll survive this engagement somehow and then we can enjoy our Honeymoon. You'll see." Sasuke tells her and Hinata nods in agreement.