The Sun Shining Through - Chapter 3
Disclaimer:I DO NOT OWN NARUTO! If I did…*the author sighs dramatically* let's just say, it would be VERY different…Enjoy
"Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it." - Nicholas Sparks
It was the day after they saw the Hokage that two ninja could be found jumping from roof-top to roof-top, as if they running from something, but on an unknown signal the two just stopped.
"Ha! I beat you Hime." Said a grinning Naruto, the blond haired orange ninja of the Hidden Leaf Village, turning to his girlfriend who was panting from the short but exhausting exercise.
"Y-You know it not very fair when you have greater stamina than me Ouji." Hinata, the 'Princess' of Konoha, said while her breathing came under control.
"Pah, we're ninja."
"True."
The two looked at each other and burst out laughing. Minutes passed as the two tried to get themselves under control but they kept setting each other off as they looked at each other.
Naruto was the first to recover from the giggle fest, "Come on Hina-hime, I want to tell Iruka-sensei before lunch."
"So you can get him to pay for your ramen?"
"Exactly."
Hinata just sighed in an exasperated, but fond, manner at her boyfriends antics. She was pulled from her thoughts when Naruto stopped.
"Here it is."
Hinata gazed at the quaint two-story house that was painted a pale blue with a bed of roses and sunflowers cosmetically planted around the house, making it look really homey, "It suits him."
"Eh? Really?" Naruto said as he tilted his head gazed at the house, "If you say so Hina-hime, now come on!"
"Hai Naru-ouji."
Naruto paused, "Hina, why do you call me that?" When he saw the dejected look come across his princess' face he quickly explained his question, "Don't get me wrong Hime, I love the nickname, I'm just wondering about the reasoning behind it."
"W-well, why do you call me princess?"
Adopting a confusion expression he answered the question although she avoided his, "I call you 'hime' because that's what I see when I look at you, a beautiful, regal, gentle woman that has the patience of a saint, a kind and warm smile for everyone and a heart of gold."
Hinata blushed as she smiled at his response, "Naruto, I call you 'ouji' because that is what you are to me, a handsome, strong-willed prince of a man that has the charisma and aura of a leader behind that sunny, fox-like smile and that kind heart that makes me fall in love with you all over again."
Naruto stared at the woman in front of him for a still moment before leaping towards her and giving her a kiss of a lifetime. After Hinata regained use of her mental functions Naruto spoke to her, "I love you Hinata, with all my heart, body and soul."
"And I love you, Naruto, with all my heart, body and soul."
The duo gazed at each other before separating from each other in order to do what they originally were here for - to tell Iruka-sensei about their relationship. When two landed on the front doorstep Naruto nodded at Hinata, when she nodded back he took a deep breath before he knocked, several tense minutes ticked by while they waited for Iruka to answer the door.
Opening the door, Iruka showed his surprise at the unexpected, but welcome, guests.
"Hey Iruka-sensei!"
Iruka smiled at the man-boy that he considered to be his little brother, "Hello Naruto and hello Hinata, how are you?"
"I'm fine Sensei, yourself?"
"Good."
There was a short silence before Naruto broke it, "Ne, sensei can we come in? We've got something important to tell you."
Grinning, Iruka replied, "Sure Naruto."
Entering the quaint home, both teenagers followed their Academy Sensei to the living room and sat when asked.
"Do you two want any tea before we talk?" Asked Iruka, getting a yes from both of his guests, Iruka entered his kitchen to make some.
Looking around and seeing the tall bookcase that was 3/4 full, the desk filled with papers to be marked, pictures and drawings stuck on the walls and the comfortable furniture helped Hinata relax as she and her boyfriend waited for the tea. Entering the living room with a full teapot and three teacups to drink from and placing them on a small table, Iruka sat down in one of the chairs across from his ex-students and waited patiently for the teenagers to start.
"Well, you see Iruka-sensei we wanted to tell you something important..." Naruto began but stopped as he tried to find the words. Raising an eyebrow, Iruka gestured for Naruto to continue which he did so after taking a deep breath, "Hinata and I are now dating."
Breaking out in a large and happy smile Iruka exclaimed, "That's great Naruto, I'm really happy for you two but why are you telling me this?"
Naruto blushed at the question but it was Hinata who spoke up, "W-well Sensei, we decided to only tell certain people, I told my Father and my cousin Neji and Naruto wanted to tell Tsunade-sama, you and Kakashi-sensei."
Warmed by the thought that Naruto wanted to tell him about his relationship, Iruka replied warmly "I'm glad, and I'm really am happy for you two."
Naruto smiled one of his real smiles in response, "Arigato Sensei."
"So, when are you telling Kakashi-sensei about this?"
Iruka couldn't figure out how that question would cause such an amused expression to appear on Naruto's face, "What's so funny?"
Chuckling Naruto just pointed upwards in response.
Getting his students meaning and getting a tick mark because of it, Iruka grabbed a kunai and threw it towards the area Naruto was pointing at, "Kakashi! Get down here!"
As requested, the elite jōnin dropped down from the ceiling twirling the kunai Iruka had just thrown around his finger. Rising from his seat, Iruka stalked over to his frustrating man and grabbed his kunai and pointed towards one of the seats as he went to get another teacup. "Sit. Stay."
Chuckling, Kakashi did as asked and gracefully plopped on the seat Iruka just vacated. Naruto raised an eyebrow, "So...how long have you two been dating?"
Kakashi looked at his student with one of his unnerving stares and when Naruto didn't even twitch at the look he said, "Just after you left on your training trip with Jiraiya-sama."
Excepting the answer, Hinata picked up where her boyfriend left off, "You hurt him and we'll hunt you down, kill you and make sure no one will be able find your body."
Nodding at the valid threat, Kakashi replied with his own, "You break his heart Hinata and you'll find out why an Academy chūnin can keep up with one the elites of this Village." He then grinned a wolfish smile that could be seen right through his mask, "And Sakura and I will help him."
Acknowledging the threat, Hinata's heart warmed at the loyalty that her Ouji had from his precious people. Iruka walked back into the room right then with another cup in his hand and with several biscuits on a plate. Seeing the relaxed postures between the three ninja, Iruka gathered that he had missed something, placing the plate and cup on the table with the tea Iruka then felt his lover take his hips in hand and then pull him backwards until he sat on Kakashi's lap. Blushing, Iruka let him.
"So, Iruka" Said man glanced up a his ex-students slightly scary smile as he continued, "Just know that if you hurt Kakashi-sensei, Sakura and I will hunt you down, kill you slowly and then make sure on-one will be able to find your remains."
Iruka smiled one of his own scary smiles, "Fair enough. Hurt Hinata and the entire Hyuuga clan will hunt you down until the end of your days."
Nodding, Naruto gave his teachers his signature smiles, took Hinata's hand in his, bowed and said, "Thanks Sensei." Naruto then returned the hug he got from Iruka, saluted Kakashi and then took his leave.
Iruka watched from his window as his adopted little brother and probably his soon to be little sister-in-law vanished down the road. Feeling arms hug him from behind, he leaned back into the strong chest and said, "Well, those two will be married before 5 years are over."
Feeling the deep chuckle of his lover resonate in his own chest, Iruka tilted his head back until he met Kakashi's revealed face, "Definitely...with a little one on the way soon after." Smiling, Iruka kissed his lover before stepping out of the muscled arms and made his way towards the bedroom, gesturing for Kakashi to follow.
He did so, eagerly.
Several Years Later:
Naruto took a deep breath and let it out while adjusting the kimono that he had on. Turning slightly to his right, Naruto called out to someone who was just outside the door.
"OI, Sasuke-teme!" said Teme poked his head through the opened door.
"What Dobe?"
"Do I have this thing on right?" Sighing, Sasuke moved to enter the room to look his best-friend over. Naruto was currently dressed in a traditional black wedding kimono and he kept adjusting it.
(A/N: I'm not going to go into detail of what the kimonos look like, look up the images up if you really want to know).
"You look fine Naruto," Moving over, Sasuke slapped Naruto's hands away from the kimono and did the adjusting himself. Letting Sasuke adjust the kimono Naruto meanwhile looked his best friend over, he was wearing a dark blue formal kimono and he could see that Sasuke had slightly gelled his hair to keep it in place. Probably the result of Asuka, Sasuke's fiancé, getting to him and demanding that he put the stuff in. Naruto grinned at the mental of image of Sasuke submitting to his fiancé so easily, but to be fair Asuka was scary - she was a special Jōnin that specialised with weapons and poisons, so she wasn't one to cross.
Naruto thought that it was ironic that Sasuke, who had always been one to take charge and be the leader was completely whipped by a woman who was couple of years his junior and who was usually quite gentle and submissive…he hadn't missed the irony on himself either.
Sasuke had finally finished with adjusting the kimono and turned to grab something from a nearby desk which made Naruto see that his kimono had the Uchiha fan embroidered on the back. Seeing Sasuke turn back with a comb in hand, Naruto tried to make a quick getaway, however he was foiled by Sasuke who grabbed the back of his kimono.
Not wanting to rip the delicate fabric, Naruto sighed and submitted to his fate of his hair being combed through. Although he won't be completely tame.
"Dobe! Stop moving!" grunted Sasuke, who was trying to deal with a struggling Naruto – who DID NOT WANT a comb through his hair. Putting one last stroke of the comb through Naruto's hair, the Uchiha threw the comb back onto the desk.
"Dobe, I'm finished with the comb, you can stop struggling now." Sweat-dropping at the antics of his best friend, Sasuke turned to the only mirror in the room so he could adjust his own kimono. Reaching to move his hair, Sasuke stopped himself before he could touch it and just grimaced. Seeing a grinning Naruto in the mirror, Sasuke just rolled his eyes, "You know very well who put this stuff in my hair, so stop grinning Naruto!" chuckling, Naruto just shrugged his shoulders before asking a question.
"How's Asuka been Sasuke?"
To those who knew him very well, like Naruto, they would be able to see the small smile that was present on Sasuke's face. "She's been doing very well, although I've noticed that she's been a little tired lately, she's also been getting sick a lot."
Raising an eyebrow Naruto just said, "Well, Asuka's just probably overworking herself with planning both mine and your wedding."
There was a slight pause, "Maybe, but…she just seems different lately." Still smiling slightly, Sasuke turned to face Naruto, finished with tweaking with his kimono. Seeing the wistful look on his best friends face, Naruto's eyes softened at the look.
"…She really makes you happy, doesn't she Sasuke." Snapping to look at Naruto, Sasuke could see that he meant it and that he was serious but he also knew what Naruto was referring to. After Sasuke had returned to Konoha, he was immediately jailed and then tried for his crimes – it was only after Naruto had fought and negotiated for him did he avoid a death sentence.
Sasuke then went on to prove that he was loyal to Konoha by doing anything they asked of him and that's how he met Asuka, they had literally run into each other while in the forest near Konoha's West Gate, Asuka had been training while Sasuke was doing routine exercises (no jutsu until he proved he wouldn't abuse it). Knocking Asuka down, Sasuke had apologized (which he never did) and helped the girl up. Apologising also, Asuka introduced herself but had to leave before she could ask for Sasuke's name in return. They kept meeting like that and for 2 weeks, with Sasuke managing to avoid telling Asuka his name.
When she finally confronted Sasuke about his name, he told her that he wanted her to know him and not what he's known by.
Understanding his reasons, Asuka let the matter drop and started to call him Kuro-sa* instead until a month had gone by and she again asked to know his name.
Finally telling her, Sasuke was relieved when she accepted him for being a former criminal and still wanted to see him, 2 months passed by before Sasuke asked to date her and now two and a half years later they are now a happy married-to-be couple. Like Naruto and Hinata, the couple had decided to keep their relationship secret until Sasuke was a fully trusted ninja in Konoha again.
Sasuke had told Naruto about the relationship after the two had been dating for a month, in return, Naruto told Sasuke about his and Hinata's relationship. Asuka and Hinata had become the best friends as a result and the two were now often seen talking to each other around the village.
"When's the ceremony again?" asked Naruto, pulling Sasuke out of his reminiscing.
"A couple of weeks after you and Hinata come back from your honeymoon. Asuka said and I quote 'I will not have my wedding WITHOUT my best friend!'" imitated Sasuke when he was interrupted by Garra who decided to poke his head through the open door.
"You're going to be late unless you hurry Naruto." Was all the Kazekage got out before being almost run over by the frantic ninja, sweat-dropping at the antics of their best friend, Garra and Sasuke just followed the running ninja, sighing in unison.
With the Girls:
In the bride's room, you could see a young women pacing back and forth within the room, the twisting and squeezing her hands was the only indication that she was nervous. The young woman had long brown hair that was twisted into a complicated braided bun with a few shorter hair strands framing her face, and the woman's make-up really brought out the beauty in her – the combination of light pinks, purples and blues highlighted her eyes and made them pop, the pink blush on her cheeks helped frame her face and the red lipstick on her lips gave the illusion that they were fuller. The woman was dressed in a formal kimono with an Uchiha fan embroidered on the back but the colour was a combination of light purple and blue.
The Maid of Honour was stunning, but she was nothing compared to the bride.
"Asuka-chan, with all your pacing, you would think that you're the one getting married today," said a playfully amused voice. Turning, Asuka put her hands on her hips and pouted at the woman in front of her.
"'Ta-chan, don't tease me, you know why I'm wearing a hole in the floor…and why aren't you worried about the wedding anyway?" 'Ta-chan' turned out to be Hinata, fully decked out in a beautiful white wedding kimono that had faint purple flowers embroidered into the dress. Her long indigo hair was put up into a tall messy bun with her bangs framing her face and her make-up, she had black mascara and eyeliner that made her eyes stand out with light pink and white eye-shadow that further accentuated her eyes, then the faint amount of pink blush brought out her cheeks with a light pink shiny lip-gloss that highlighted her lips.
Said lips that were now pulled into a grin, eerily similar to her soon-to-be husbands', "Because I'm marrying the man I love. Don't distract me, so…are you pregnant?" the question made Asuka smile, and inwardly started to jump up and down in joy but Hinata could see that she held a bit a fear in her eyes.
"I'm 6 weeks along." Hinata could see the joy that was shining on Asuka's face but Hinata was also very confused as to why her best friend looked so scared. She had a theory but she had to ask to prove it.
"Asuka-chan, what's wrong?" Taking a deep breath, Asuka started talking.
"'Ta-chan, I-I'm scared. What if he doesn't want the baby, what if it's too soon in our relationship, having a baby is a big responsibility and what if I'm a horrible mother a-and-" Hinata cut the girl off before she could start to get hysterical, it couldn't be good for the baby.
"Whoa, whoa Asuka-chan, I need you to calm down and breathe." Following Hinata's advice, Asuka started to take some deep breaths, once Hinata could visibly see that Asuka had calmed down did she hug the girl and start to talk.
"Asuka, you're being silly. For one, Sasuke loves you and he looks happier with you more than I've ever seen him, my Naruto says the same thing. Two, you've been together for almost 2 years now and you're getting married in a couple of weeks so you'd have to start thinking about having a baby soon. Finally I know for a fact that Sasuke would love to be a father and you would be a perfect mother to the child, I've seen you interact around children whenever we were around the park or other places with children."
"B-but 'Ta-chan, what if-"
"No. Asuka-chan do not think like that," said Hinata firmly, putting a stop to the would-be hysterical rant, "I know that you and Sasuke will fight, especially with the added stress of parent-hood, but that's a part of a healthy relationship. Stop worrying; Sasuke will love the fact that he'll be a father." Finally seeing the relaxed look on her best friends face, Hinata allowed herself to smile at Asuka.
"R-really?" Asuka said it in a small voice and Hinata immediately replied, "Really."
Finished with conversation, the two women looked to the door that opened slightly where they saw Tenten poke her head through, "Hey Hinata, hey Asuka…It's time."
Beaming Hinata moved over to Tenten with Asuka following just behind her reaching Tenten, Hinata couldn't help the sad look that passed over her face. Tenten had been the most devastated out of all of them from Neji's death and it came as a shock that when Tenten revealed they were planning to come public with their relationship after the War.
"I really wish he was here with us Tenten." The statement was met with a small smile from Tenten and Hinata was glad that she was making headway with her grief. Moving past Tenten, Hinata started to breathe deeply so she could alleviate the sudden fluttering in her stomach.
(A/N: I'm not going to describe the wedding, I have no idea how a traditional Japanese wedding is supposed to go.)
The whole wedding ceremony was a quiet one, beautiful and absolutely stunning but still quiet. The Newlyweds had only invited Tsunade, Hiashi, Hanabi, Kurenai, Iruka, Kakashi, Sasuke, Asuka, Tenten and Garra for the ceremony, Tsunade was presiding over the wedding, Hiashi was (of course) giving away the bride, Hanabi and Kurenai were there as Hinata's family, Iruka and Kakashi were there as Naruto's family, Asuka and Tenten were her bridesmaids and Sasuke and Garra were Naruto's groomsmen.
The two knew that they were going to get hell about it from their other friends and team-mates but at the moment they were too happy to care. Waving to their friends and family from the boat that they were currently on, Hinata and Naruto watched as the small group that was present for their wedding grew smaller and smaller as the boat pulled out of port.
Smiling, Hinata turned to her husband, "So Ouji, are you going to tell me where we're going for our Honeymoon?"
Smiling one of his real smiles at his new wife, Naruto replied, "There is a stunning summer house that's owned by the King of Moon Country and because I know both him and his son personally from an old mission of mine, and we get to stay there for our entire Honeymoon."
Smirking at the sly suggestion that her new husband implied, Hinata pulled him closer by his kimono practically purring, "I'm looking forward to it, Na. Ru. To-kun~"
Lowering his face, Naruto brought his lips close to hers, "I love you Hinata Uzumaki, with all my heart, body and soul." He breathed and Hinata was transfixed by her husband's handsome face close to her own.
At the jolt at realising her new last name, Hinata replied, "And, I love you too, Naruto Uzumaki, with all my heart, body and soul."
It just seemed so poetic when they finally brought their lips together for a loving kiss that their figures became outlined by the brilliant colours of sun, setting behind them…
THE END
A/N: Well...I lied about there being no updates to the story huh?
Anyhow, before people try to kill me for killing off Neji (author dodges the thrown sharp and pointy objects) – I was trying to keep to the actual plotline of the Manga. Trust me, when I read the manga chapter where Masashi had killed off Neji, I ended up ranting to my amused little brother about it. Anyways I digress…I hope that you enjoyed this fiction, please review, comment or whatever you do at the end of reading a fan fiction.
Terms: Kuro-sa means Black or Blackness
