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Chapter 16

Sakura shoveled the last bit of light fluffy pancakes into her mouth. Placing her fork down, she licked the syrup off of her fingers and sighed happily. Ino did the same, having made her own pancakes. "Mmmm that's good," she stretched her small body out as far as she could go and then curled up in on herself. "So…who's cleaning up?"

Shikamaru ambled into the kitchen, following the smell of the pancakes. "I smell food." Sakura smirked. "Yes, you did smell food. Now the food is gone. If you want some more, make it yourself."

The phone rang and Sakura hopped off her chair to go get it, passing by Shikamaru who let out a "Troublesome" as he went to the cupboard and grabbed the pancake mix.

Sakura picked up the phone, saying "Hello, Sakura residence," "S-Sakura?" Sakura wrinkled her large forehead. "Hinata is that you?"

"No it's…Tenten," the voice on the other side of the line. "Tenten? What's wrong?" Tenten was the last girl to ever call Sakura with her voice on the edge of crying. "I-It's…Hiashi. He's going to refuse the match I just know it…He," her voice broke and a sob made it's way up her throat. "He just yelled at Neji, 'do you have any idea what you've done?'…Sakura, I…"

"Where are you?" "The Hyuuga compound." "That's all the way across town…." Sakura muttered trying to pick the best route. "Okay. Tenten, stay where you are I'll be there as soon as I can." "Thanks Sakura"

Sakura hung up the phone and turned to Ino and Shikamaru. "Hiashi's setting up to refuse the match. I've got to go be with Tenten. If Sasuke calls or comes back, you can tell him where I went. Shikamaru watch after Ino." Ino scowled. "Why does he have to watch me?" Sakura sighed. "Because you're in the body of a six year old. It's for appearance sake."

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Sasuke was (finally) leaving Kayko's house. "I told…my friend…" he pointedly ignored Kayko's wink and smirk. "I'd meet her at her house." A lie, but he knew that Sakura would be at her house-she had nowhere else to go. "Are you sure you're going to be okay Kyo-Chan? Living with no one else?" "Yes Kayko-San, I'm sure," he paused and trained his eyes on the ground. He was about to do something he rarely did… "Thank you, Kayko-San. For giving me a meal yesterday, letting me sleep over last night and breakfast this morning."

Kayko smiled. "For someone who lives alone, you have exceptional manners. And you're welcome Kyo-Chan. Any time you need a family to come home to, just come over here." Kayko held her arms out and Sasuke got one last hug from the woman with eyes like Sakura's. "Good bye Kyo-Chan."

As Sasuke walked away from Kayko's house, he thought 'As soon as I turn back I'm going to come here and tell her the truth. And make her promise not to tell…'

He rounded the corner, heading towards Sakura's house, but unfortunately he bumped into another women, this one with blonde hair, a white undershirt with a broad black band just under the breasts and a green overcoat and a little green mark on her forehead…

Wait. A little green mark on her forehead….

OH CRAP!!

"Sasuke…. why are you a child…" her voice trailed off, a fire lighting in her eyes.

Sakura didn't want Tsunade to find out…right?

Too late.

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Neji and Hinata were frozen, only Hiashi's livid breathing could be heard. "Wh-What do you mean Hiashi-Sama?" stammered Neji, sounding like his cousin. "Oh come now, did you expect me not to be mad?" thundered the clan leader, leaping to his feet, his robe swirling around his body.

"You are a branch clan member and you cannot do anything-especially something of this importance-without my authority! In the eyes of me and all the Hyuuga's you're not…"

Neji didn't want to take this anymore. He knew what Hiashi's next words were going to be and he didn't want Tenten to hear that. For once-he was going to stand up to his clan leader. For his wife.

"Not in your eyes, Hiashi-Sama, but in the eyes of every other person in Konoha…I'm married. I wouldn't have acted so quickly if it hadn't been urgent." Neji got up and stared hard at Hiashi.

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Sakura rounded the corner of the main building of the Hyuuga complex as quietly but as quickly as she could. She could see Tenten crouching outside the main door, her hair still down, reaching halfway down her back. "Tenten," whispered Sakura, trying to catch the attention of the weapon's mistress. Tenten heard her and spun around. Tears were clearly threatening to spill-some had traced their way down her cheek already. Tenten grabbed her friend into a tight embrace.

"Sakura…he's standing up to Hiashi…I don't know what's going to happen." Sakura nodded, reassuringly rubbing the young girl's back.

From inside the hall the pink haired girl could hear the head Hyuuga's incredulous voice. "Who are you to speak to me that way Neji?"

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"And why is it so important? Is this girl pregnant or something?" Neji's eyes widened. A white-hot rage boiled up in his gut as he processed Hiashi's insinuation. "What did you say…?" Hiashi gave him a sharp look so he added on a "Hiashi-Sama."

"I asked if this girl was pregnant," said Hiashi in an even voice. "I will not respond to that insinuation," hissed Neji. "If you are calling my wife a whore…I respect her virtue more than I respect my name as a Hyuuga! The marriage has yet to be consummated." Fire flashed in his white eyes. "She is not pregnant."

Hiashi's eyes were still stony as he turned his back on his nephew. "Still, the union isn't valid. It wasn't preformed by a high up head branch member. I hereby want this union dissolv-"

"Outo-Sama you're wrong." Hiashi turned, startled, to his daughter. "What do you mean Hinata?"

"The marriage was preformed by a high up head branch member-I preformed the ceremony m-myself…" Hinata lost her nerve as her father's eyes narrowed. "Did you daughter?" Hinata nodded. "And what was this mystery girl's reaction upon learning she was to become a Hyuuga."

"She was very grateful, and proud to accept our family name. In her own words she took the oath of allegiance and honor that all who aren't H-H-Hyuuga and marry in must take. And you are, again, wrong father. In my eyes…they are married."

Hiashi sighed. His long whitening hair swirled around his face as he paced, trying to make his decsion.

"What is this woman's name?" Neji inwardly sagged with relief.

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Tenten's eyes lit up with unabashed hope as she heard Hiashi's words. "She is my teammate, Tenten, the weapon's mistress." The girls could hear relief in Neji's voice. Obviously, this meant that Hiashi was now going to judge in their favor.

"Please bring her in." Neji's footsteps were heard walking down the hall. He stuck his head out the door and said "Tenten, come in, meet Hiashi…. Sakura what are you doing here?" "I called her, I was starting to panic. Thanks Sakura," she added, turning to the child-like girl.

"No problem. Go on in now Tenten."

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"Hiashi-Sama may I present my wife Hyuuga Tenten." Tenten knelt before Hiashi, flinching under his sharp glare at hearing her name attached to Hyuuga. "Hiashi-Sama," she murmured.

"Are you willing to accept the honor that goes along with being a Hyuuga? Are you willing to die for that name?" Tenten glued her eyes to the ground. "Yes I am. I am proud to be a Hyuuga."

"Hm," Hiashi stood and walked over to where Tenten knelt, put a finger under her chin and raised her face so she could see him. She faced him with what she hoped was a proud look in her eye. But not too proud.

"Very well." Hiashi turned his back on the girl and her husband.

"This marriage is valid. It has been preformed by a high clan member, she willfully accepts the burden of being a Hyuuga, and she is everything I hoped for in your wife Neji."

A brilliant smile ripped across Tenten's face and a satisfied grin on Neji's. Hiashi dismissed them saying "We'll organize a proper ceremony for later this week."

After the two newlyweds were gone, Hiashi turned to speak to his daughter. "Hinata. You behaved like a true Hyuuga leader, acting in that fashion. I'm proud of you." Hinata blushed and ducked her head. "T-Thank you Outo-Sama."

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