Disclaimer: Naruto isn't mine nor are the characters.

A Paper to Sign

Two days had passed and she had visited Sasuke. Since then, her father had stayed at the Uchiha property until late to arrange the wedding, whether to cancel it or not. By the time he came back home, she was fast asleep from all the tears she had shed. He knew what Hinata had been doing and only shook his head pitifully as walked to his room.

Most of the time, she locked herself in her room while her father was away. She'd write down her thoughts and questions into a notebook. She felt as if Naruto was right there looking at them, confused. She missed his dumb and clumsy ways. His clumsiness wasn't embarrassing (if it was done in public) but it seemed to be a part of her. No matter how embarrassing his mistakes were, she would only giggle in enjoyment. It had always brought tears to her eyes just to think of him. When it became too hard, she rocked herself to sleep, thinking Naruto was there with his warm arms around her.

The other times, she walked around Konoha with Tenten or Ino, hoping to keep her spirits up. She had wished Sakura was with her every now and then. She told them her problems, her thought and her goals. They were always happy to help a girl in need.

The days were getting warmer as the sun shone for a longer period of time. Hinata started to wear skirts and three quarter pants along with a short sleeved shirt. She usually wore flowing summer dresses at home, most of them were blue or white.

It was extremely rare for her to brush her hair and make up possible hair styles. It was an interesting experience for her. Tenten and Ino would help out to pass the time. They imagined what it would be like to have short hair instead of long. Sometimes they went from short to bald. It was great to be with friends in the spring time.

It was only the night of the second day of her father's absence. She was already thinking up thing to do for the next day to keep her occupied.

From nine, she would wake up or stay in bed till ten if she felt like it. After that, breakfast came. It wasn't long before she had finished. Till midday, she would stay inside her room and write in her notebook. From 12 to 1 in the afternoon, she would take a walk, most likely with Tenten since Ino had to help out at the flower shop. Tenten was her best friend after all. She would then train with Neji to improve her skills for another hour. Ino would then give her fashion tips and help her with her style after her shift. That usually took hours since Ino talked a lot. The rest of the day, she would do some random thing, talk to her younger sister, go to the meetings or read a book.

That afternoon, she read a book she had bought when she was with Ino. It was about how to control demons. The red cover stood for blood and had pictures of demons fighting against each other. The only reason she had it was to hopefully control the Kyubi's power along with Naruto. However, it wasn't all true. It was a made up story by a man who had died only recently.

It was that afternoon when Hiashi returned home early. He seemed exhausted when she first saw him. She gently placed her book on the couch she was sitting on and cautiously walked to him. She was frightened of the answer she would get.

"Father, what happened?" she asked.

"The marriage shall continue. It will begin in three days time, starting from tomorrow."

"W-why?"

"We agreed on a marriage. Sasuke is a suitable person for you. As I said before, you could even learn from him. It will be best for both clans."

She was stunned but it was all she could get. Her own father did something she didn't agree with. A big lump was trapped in her throat. She was speechless. She couldn't say anything to protect herself and her relationship with Naruto.

Hinata made the decision to go back to her room, lock herself up and cry till she could cry no more. She locked the door to her room and slid to the floor with her back against the door. She only cried and prayed for Naruto to return as soon as possible.

Tenten had heard this and quickly rushed to Hiashi before she lost sight of him.

"Hiashi-sama, can't you stop the wedding? At this rate, Hinata may kill herself like before."

"I will place guards to prevent that from happening. I don't care who she marries, as long as it isn't a demon."

Tenten stormed off, outraged. After she cooled herself down, she would head off to see the Hokage and ask if she could do anything.

Hiashi stood by, not caring of what she would do. She was powerless against his decisions. He noticed the opened book Hinata was reading. He walked towards it and picked it up. The book was different from the ones in the library.

"How to tame a beast," he whispered.

He flipped through the book, finding it a bit interesting. The pages passed by, one by one until he stopped.

The chapter was about how to control the power of a Bijuu. He knew his daughter did not know a thing about Bijuus. A paragraph was about Jinchuurikis and how they are usually treated. He found it quite disturbing and threw it away.

"Why is my daughter reading such filth?" he asked, losing complete interest in it.

Everything was packed. The two Konoha shinobi were ready to leave Suna and head back home. Naruto felt happy to go back home and see Hinata again. Things would soon go back to normal.

Normal, no questions that must be answered, but a life with Hinata. That was normal. He couldn't wait. He would continue to train to become Hokage and see her smile again.

Her quiet voice was like a song to him. Her long (yeah, her hair has grown in that four years) silky hair was pleasant to touch. Her eyes were like violets. Everything of her was special.

But, he wouldn't get the answers he had wished for. The purpose was to find them. It was a waste of time. It shouldn't matter though; at least he was with her. Has he been selfish to look for these answers while Hinata needed him?

They were at the exit of Suna. The Suna siblings were there to see them off. Kakashi read his book as he waited for Naruto to say his goodbyes. He did so and they left. Kakashi's book was in his pocket, waiting to be read again.

No word was spoken. Kakashi had found it odd. Every other time they went on a mission with Naruto, he would go on about Hinata. Most of the time he jumped around like a lunatic. He wasn't doing any of them. It was unusual and worrying for his sensei.

"Naruto is anything wrong?" he asked.

The blonde male didn't reply.

"Naruto?"

"What?" was Naruto's reply.

"Is anything the matter?"

"Nothing."

They continued their journey without another word said.

Tenten jumped in by the office window. She found Tsunade sleeping on her paperwork. Shizune must've been out to collect some files or out on a mission. She realised how long it had been since she was given a mission.

She wasn't there for a mission though but for a request.

"Tsunade-sama!" she screamed.

The loud scream made the Hokage jump from her sleep. She looked around to see who was there. No-one was in her sight since Tenten stood behind her.

"Here," Tenten said, clueing her in.

She finally found Tenten and swung her chair to face her.

"What do you want?" she asked.

"I'm wondering if you could cancel a wedding for me."

"A wedding? You woke me up for a wedding?"

"Yes, a wedding. Hinata-sama is forced to marry Sasuke in three days time. She had fallen into a great depression and I don't like the look of the situation. You are Hokage and you could do almost anything."

"I can't do much but answer this first before I think up of anything. Was there any agreement to this?"

"There was an agreement that Sasuke and Hinata-sama shall marry when she was first born. I don't know anything else," Tenten answered.

"An agreement eh? To cancel a wedding after an agreement, both head of family or care takers must sign a paper to cancel it. I don't think Sasuke's father would do that."

"Where is the paper?" she demanded.

Tsunade handed the paper to her. Tenten snatched it out of her hand and left without a word of thanks. The Hokage watched her leave and fell asleep once again.

She finally had a mission to do. It wasn't a mission given by Tsunade but her own mission of choice. She must get Hiashi and Sasuke's father to sign the paper she had in her hand. Simple, yes? No. The head of the Uchiha clan isn't the one to will do anything anyone tells him to do. She was going to need a lot of brains for it.

The Hyuga property was the place she visited first. Getting Hiashi to sign the paper wasn't easy. She had to convince him that forcing Hinata into a wedding wasn't the best choice. It was better to make Hinata find another love. Hiashi agreed to this idea since it would make Hinata happier. Then she left for the Uchiha property. The place gave her the creeps as memories came back. She took a deep breath before knocking on the gates.

Uchiha Itachi answered.

"Yes? Hey, it's you, the one who escaped with blonde boy and Hinata! What do you want?"

"Hey weasel," she started. Calling him weasel made him upset. Tenten enjoyed it and continued on with what she wanted. "I came here to see your father."

"Why?"

"None of your business!" she said.

She felt happy and proud to make Itachi terribly upset. She squeezed in between him and the gate and pushed her way into the hell house.

Itachi growled. He wished to kill her but it was his father's orders not to kill anyone who comes by. He showed the pest to his father's room. It was more spacious than Sasuke's room. The design wasn't red. It was cream-white and had the Uchiha symbol painted on each wall. Next to the symbols were scrolls. They were written in a way Tenten couldn't read. Each of them had the seal of the two clans below the text. There was only one she could read. It was an agreement for the marriage of Hinata and Sasuke. She ignored them and walked to the head of the clan.

"Uchiha-sama, I have come to ask for you to sign this paper to cancel the upcoming marriage with Sasuke and Hinata," she said. She talked as if she confronted the king.

There was silence for a while before he answered.

"Who are you?" he asked.

"I am Tenten."

"Tenten, hmm, I've heard you ran away with Hinata and Naruto," he said calmly. Not a slight of anger was heard in his voice.

"Yes, no matter though. Will you sign this?"

"I'm sorry but the marriage will continue. Hiashi had agreed to this marriage so it shall be."

The new Hyuga member didn't give up. She tempted him with deals that seemed more important than the marriage. Every time, he declined the offer. When he was sick of it, he asked for guards to send her away. He had secretly told Itachi she was the pest he had described.

No-one was to know of the conversation and no-one knew that an old friend was listening to the conversation. The one who helped Hinata escaped along with Tenten and Naruto. Sasuke's mother began to think of a plan to cancel the marriage. The only way was to forge his signature.

Chapter 11 is finished and I am glad! Sorry for the long wait (again). We just moved house and the internet connection got cut off. By the time this is posted, of course, the modem will be delivered. I'll put up chapter 12 shortly after this chapter. Please review!