Disclaimer : Naruto © Kishimoto
Genre : Humor/Fluff
Pairings : KibaHina
Word Count : 1008
CHRISTMAS WITH THE HYUGAS
"Wasn't there something you wanted to say?"
"Huh?" Kiba shook from his stupor, looking straight into the colorless eyes that stared back at him. He was sitting perfectly straight, near the center of a long oak banquet table that seemed to stretch out forever.
The young man had never seen anything quite like it.
Just an hour earlier, he'd been amazed by the festive transformation of the usually somber and plain Hyuga Compound. Kiba had never expected, from everything he knew and had learned of the stoic clan, that they would be so into the holiday spirit. But sure enough, as he entered the looming gates of the compound, he was shocked to see all the decorations lining the walls, and even the gardens, as he made his way toward the banquet hall, where the entire clan would be celebrating Christmas together.
This was the first year that he and Hinata had been a couple at Christmas, and so she had invited him to the annual dinner as her date. They had also planned to tell Hiashi about their new relationship, much as they had done the previous day at Kiba's house. Last night, the fang-faced boy couldn't understand why his girlfriend had been so nervous about it. But as he stepped into the festively decorated hall, and almost all eyes in the room turned to him and watched as he walked over to the main table where the head of the clan, his daughters, the elders, and his nephew and bun-haired girlfriend all sat together, Kiba was beginning to understand.
"Kiba-kun?" Hinata poked his side, bringing him back to the conversation he'd been having with her father.
As much as he tried to kid himself, putting up a brave front and claiming not to be intimidated, the truth was, Hiashi was a hard man to read. For the longest time Kiba respected him only because he was Hinata's father. In truth, much like before with Neji, the Inuzuka boy had previously had feelings of animosity for all those in the Hyuga clan because of how badly they had mistreated Hinata. Over the years, he'd been able to slowly let it go, loving them because Hinata loved them. Inuzuka's were loyal that way. Still, he'd never quite gotten over his mixed feelings for Hiashi. On the one hand, he had to be respectful for Hinata's sake, but on the other, he felt protective of her from the man who had hurt her the most of any others.
"ah, sorry," he replied, slightly shaking his head clear of those unwanted thoughts. Sitting up straighter, Kiba nodded yes to the older man's question. He did have something to say.
"Well, what is it?" Hiashi demanded, in a calm but completely in control voice. It was obviously the voice of one who commanded an entire clan, and clearly expected not to have to repeat himself. But for some reason he was patiently waiting for Kiba to continue. The Inuzuka could only imagine it was because the older man treated all his guests in that matter. It seemed like the kind of proper manners that a Hyuga would have.
From besides her father, Hinata nervously played with her fingers, waiting for Kiba to continue. She had offered to be the one who would tell her father about their relationship, since Kiba had been the one to tell his mother the previous night, although Hinata had attempted to say it herself. Kiba had immediately rejected the idea, however, saying that it was his duty, no his right, to get to tell her father how he felt for her and that he wanted to have his blessing for them to date. In part, however, it was mostly because he just wanted to be able to say it directly. They'd been worried so much that the elders might not approve, though they had immediately accepted Tenten whom Hinata and Neji had also worried they might not approve of because she lacked a family name. In the end, that hadn't been the case at all, and it had made Kiba feel a little better about their situation. Until of course he remembered that Neji, though an esteemed prodigy in the clan, was still just a branch member, whereas Hinata was not only main house, she was the future clan leader. That added just a little more pressure. But still, Kiba didn't want their relationship to be a secret. He wanted to be able to proudly yell it from the rooftops that he cared deeply for the Hyuga girl and would do every and anything possible for her.
"I LOVE YOUR DAUGHTER!" the boy suddenly shouted, seemingly out of nowhere jumping to his feet, as all the Hyuga clansmen turned to looked at the fang-faced boy.
No one said anything. But all eyes where on the blushing heiress and her stone-faced father who simply stared at the feral-eyed shinobi who quickly took his seat again. On the other side of the Hyuga Head, the giggling coming from the young teen girl sitting next to her father was the only sound that could be heard. Besides Hanabi, Neji had an odd expression on his face that seemed a strange mixture of irritation, pride, and amusement. And besides the prodigy, his bun-haired girlfriend just seemed elated, though her hazel eyes seemed to mirror the same nervousness that Kiba felt in his heart, which only seemed to grow stronger and stronger the longer Hiashi took to reply to the young man's statement.
Finally, after what felt like an endless wait, Hiashi cleared his throat, indicating to all that they should return to their meals and conversations and ignore the now blushing couple still waiting for his reply. He then turned back to his own meal, and without so much as batting an eye, the Hyuga clan leader picked up his glass of red wine and brought it up to his mouth, pressing it up to his lip and then calmly said, "I know."
A/N : Hiashi's so bada** lol