PART 2
He woke up to the familiar smell of breakfast. He got out into the kitchen, and saw Hinata with her hair tied up. "Are you hungry? Eat up, and we'll go train."
Training was part of their daily routine. Although Hinata had lost her water element, and summoning jutsu, she still mastered fire and lightning. They taught each other different jutsu, like Chidori, or the Judgement, and even Hell's Cloak.
"Katon: Devil's Rain" Sasuke was surprised. The sky began to rain fire, and he did everything he could to dodge each fireball. When it was over, Sasuke saw Hinata drop to her knees in exhaustion.
He rushed to her side, and said sternly, "You know that powerful jutsus will make you ill! It doesn't matter if you have the white snake's healing ability."
She smiled weakly at him and replied, "Well, all I can do is get stronger."
"Still trying to prove yourself?" he said with a smirk.
She nodded, and looked at the rain clouds that were gathering. "Don't we all?"
Suddenly there was a crack of thunder, and it began to pour heavily. Sasuke carried Hinata back home. As he walked, he could feel her breath on his neck, sending shivers down his spine.
The two of them sensed unfamiliar presences, and took a different path, instead of going home. Suddenly, 2 shuriken flew out and landed before Sasuke's feet.
"Sasuke." Hinata whispered seriously. He nodded and let her down. He knew she could fight even if she was a little tired. After all, she had been an Akatsuki member.
6 men appeared before them, wearing black kimonos, and red masks. One of them, the leader, raised a hand and pointed a thin white finger at Sasuke and Hinata.
They all rushed at them, but Sasuke and Hinata were fast. Hinata attaked 3 of them, and they dropped dead the moment she slammed her palm to their chests, a beam of chakra emitting from her hands.
2 other men rushed at Sasuke but fell dead when he twirled his blade in the air.
The last one, the leader, stared in horror. He raised a hand, and a pillar of earth tried to slam into Sasuke. But Hinata had appeared, and destroyed it with Chidori. Sasuke thought, This guy can move earth freely without using handsigns.
The man was about to move again, when he felt a cold metal katana press against the front of his neck. Sasuke finished him with a sweep of his sword.
But all the bodies seemed to disintegrate, turning to sand. Hinata and Sasuke stood there confused.
"I wonder why they were after us…" Hinata said aloud.
"I don't know. Maybe they wanted to dispose of the last Uchiha and Hyuuga." Sasuke replied. "Anyways, let's go home."
They soon forgot about the fight, as if it had never happened. They arrived back home, which was the Uchiha compound. The Hyuuga compound was burned down, (by Hinata) and Hinata didn't want to live in a place of bad memories anyway.
Sasuke plopped onto their bed, but Hinata shoved him off and cried, "Take a shower!"
Sasuke smirked and leaned down to kiss her. She ducked playfully, but then came back up to let him kiss her.
While Sasuke showered, Hinata got working on lunch. Her hands were chopping green onions when there was a knock on the door.
She called for the visitor to come in, and Naruto and Sakura came in. The couple always visited Hinata and Sasuke, since they had gotten to be really good friends.
"Hey, Hinata, mind if we have lunch with you guys?" Naruto implored.
"I mind." said a quiet cold voice behind Naruto, causing him to jump.
Sasuke stood behind Naruto with wet hair, and black eyes.
Hinata grabbed a bathroom towel, and threw it at Sasuke.
"Dry your hair. You never do! Ano, why don't we have lunch with them? It's been a while since we've eaten together." Hinata asked shyly.
Sasuke grunted in approval reluctantly. Sakura then walked into the kitchen to help Hinata cook.
"Why do you hate having us over, Sasuke-teme!" Naruto said punching Sasuke lightly on the shoulder.
"Because you're loud and obnoxious, and you give me a headache even from 200 miles away." Sasuke replied annoyed.
"Hey! You-" He couldn't finish because lunch was ready. Sakura and Hinata laid out the dishes on the table, and everyone took a seat.
While they ate, Sakura kept talking about the wedding. Hinata listened politely and quietly, but Sasuke could tell that she was a little irritated.
"Oh my god, I'm so excited!"
"Mm-hmm."
"The wedding's tomorrow!"
"Mm-hmm."
"Everybody's coming!"
"Mm-hmm."
"And I love my dress!"
"Mm-hmm."
"But do you think I look fat in it?"
"Mm-hm- I mean of course not!" Hinata said, recovering just in time.
Sasuke held back a quiet laugh, and luckily Naruto butt in talking about his training.
"Mn, I wish Ero-sennin was still around. I really miss him, and I owe him a lot for teaching me the summoning jutsu, Rasengan, and a whole lot of other stuff." he said sadly.
Everyone was quiet for a while. Jiraiya had been killed by the leader of the Akatsuki, the organization Itachi and Hinata had been in. For a while, Naruto had hated Hinata, since she was once a comrade of Jiraiya's murderer.
But later he got friendlier with Hinata, and they soon became good friends, especially when she married Sasuke.
"Oh, Hinata! This Sunday is Neji's death day right? Do you want to come with everyone to visit his grave?" Sakura said, a little too brightly.
Hinata's eyes seemed to darken. She said firmly, "No, I'd like to go alone. I'm sorry."
Sakura was a bit taken back and stammered, "I-It's a-alright."
Sasuke grew worried. Every year when Neji's death day neared, Hinata always grew more depressed and gloomy. It saddened him to see her in pain.
Naruto broke the tension by crying out, "But hey! Neji would be happy for you, Hinata! You've grown stronger than an ANBU captain, and maybe as strong as a Sannin! You and Sasuke!!"
Hinata looked at him surprised, and said humbly, "Naruto-kun, you're also probably as strong as a Sannin. Jiraiya-san trained you well."
Naruto rubbed the back of his head, and blushed at the compliment.
Sakura laughed and said, "Yeah, we've all grown strong in our own way. Thanks for lunch, but we've got to go now. Ja ne."
They left leaving Hinata and Sasuke in silence. Sasuke strided over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder.
Hinata looked back at him, her eyes dripped with sadness. "N-Neji-nii…" she stammered.
He pulled her into a tight hug and soothed, "It's okay Hinata. It's ok. Naruto was right. Neji would have been proud of you."
She silenced her sobbing forcefully and said gratefully, "Thank you Sasuke. For being there for me, for everything. Could you please come with me to Neji's grave on Sunday?"
He smiled kindly and kissed her. "Of course. Stop trying to carry all of the burden."
Her smile disappeared and she replied solemnly, "But I'm your wife, I shouldn't bother you."
"You've got it wrong. We're husband and wife, so we should face problems together." She smiled, tears of happiness rolled down her cheeks. He held her tightly, and whispered in her ear, "It's alright. Cry, and I'll catch your tears."
"I wish I could see Neji-nii again. Just once." Hinata whispered back.
Sasuke nodded. He'd be there for her, just like she had for him. Their love would always be strong and simple.