Las Vegas

Kate: Alright, alright, I must make it up to all of you for that last chapter being so short…could I even really call that a chapter??? Anyways, I would first off like to give my thanks to all of the following people…

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Kate: Now on with the story!!!! Oh, and I don't own Naruto…

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Chapter 4: Confessions

The room was silent as the eight adults gathered together in silence. No one wanted to be the first to tell what had happened during their night of festivities. Sadly, someone had to speak…and of course, the loud mouth went first.

"I guess there's no easy way to say this…HINATA AND I ARE MARRIED!!!" The blonde's voice could be heard clearly throughout the hotel, but, for the first time, no one told him to shut up. "You too?"

Everyone turned to look at Ino as she raised her left hand which Tenten followed by doing the same. Naruto's face dropped in astonishment at the sight before him. "Tenten and Neji? Ino and Shikamaru?"

"Hn, it seems like a little family reunion. Shikamaru's sister Tenten, marries Hinata's cousin Neji while Hinata marries the Dobe, whose sister marries Shikamaru. You're all related and I think the funniest part about it is that Shikamaru is now the Dobe's brother-in-law."

The newest statement caused everyone to turn to Sasuke with weird looks. It was Naruto who was the first to proclaim the obvious. "What are you talking about? Ino's not my sister, Sakura is."

A look of horror washed over Sasuke's face as he realized what this meant… HE was the Dobe's brother-in-law. He continued to look fro Sakura to Naruto but couldn't catch the resemblance in the least while Ino matched him in loudness and physical characteristics. It just wasn't possible for someone with green eyes and PINK hair to be related to someone with blue eyes and BLONDE hair. Naruto noticed the freak out that Sasuke was having as did everyone else…which caused them to come to an equal conclusion.

"Sakura…you're not…he isn't…it can't be…no…there's just no way!"

"Naruto, Sasuke and I are married…as of last night."

A silence filled the air once again while only the small moans of despair leaked from Naruto's lips. Then…with a new found energy that everyone was just waiting for, Naruto leaped after Sasuke who was still in shock himself. "How dare you marry my little sister!"

The two fell to the floor in a big heap as Neji finally woke up from his own comatose state with an epiphany of his own. "Naruto…you married my little innocent cousin…" Hearing the deadly intent in Neji's voice, Naruto slowly turned around to face an enraged Neji. "But I love her…this Teme just married my sister for her body!"

"How would you know Dobe?! I don't remember seeing you there?!"

Naruto stopped with his struggle to get a good hit on Sasuke when he felt himself be removed by an unstoppable force…his sister. Naruto immediately ran to hide behind Hinata at the thought that it was he that she was after but was surprised when she turned on her new 'husband'.

"What exactly do you mean by that last statement Uchiha? Do you remember last night? Enough so that you could've stopped this drunken mess?"

"Hn."

Sasuke knew that he remembered bits and pieces of what had happened, but not enough that he could've been able to stop it. So, Sasuke remained sitting in the corner with Sakura tapping her foot right in front of him as all of their friends watched. "Is that a yes?" Her tone sounded irritated and he guessed that she probably was since her tapping pace increased. "No, I only remember parts."

Once again Naruto chose an inopportune moment to speak as he charged forward with newfound anger. "So you and my sister got married while you were drunk?!" He turned to his sister with the same disapproving tone and wagged a finger at her. "Just wait until mom hears about this."

In an instant Sakura had Naruto finger in her hands and was squeezing it extremely hard. "Ow, ow, ow…Sakura!"

"Don't you dare wave that finger at me! You may be my older brother by a year, but I am a grown adult and I make my own decisions, no matter how stupid they are!"

"Ok, ok, just let my finger go!!!"

Sakura let go of his finger and then turned back to Sasuke. The room seemed to shrink as her rage engulfed everything. Her jade eyes shimmered with a wicked glint as her smile seemed completely cold and unfeeling. "I want an annulment." Now it was Sasuke's turn to take a stand as stood up in protest. "No."

"What?! I don't think that you're in a position to argue with me on this!"

"I'm an Uchiha and Uchiha's stick by their decisions. Whether I was drunk or not, I said I do and I won't go back on my word. I'll make this marriage work."

"It takes more than one person to make a marriage work."

A look of thoughtfulness shown in the Uchiha's eyes as his hands cupped the pinkette's face. His voice lowered to a light velvet as he whispered to her in his sweetest voice, "I know, and that's why I'm going to win you over. Eventually, I'll make you love me and then…everything will be perfect."

"Sasuke, this isn't some fairytale. There is no happily ever after. This is real life and in real life, I'm a doctor, with real patients, with real problems, that take up a lot of real time. I don't have time for marriage. So let's just go get the annulment papers, sign them, and move on with our lives. I'm sure there are plenty of other women who would just kill to be your wife, but sorry, I'm not one of them."

"I won't sign the papers because I will make this marriage work and I will get you to fall in love with me."

"Gah! You stubborn jerk!" She immediately turned on her heal and flounced off towards her own respective hotel room. Everyone else began to reason with the argument that had just been held. Naruto and Hinata left the room so that they could go explore the city more and leave the 'happy' couples to think. "I agree with Sakura. Marriage is a lot of work and I barely know you Neji. Things won't work out between us. You're a world-class business man and I run a dojo. We're two completely different people."

"Well, I am a Hyuuga, and like the Uchiha, I don't go back on my word. Let's attempt this. Like they say, opposites attract." Tenten looked up into his pearly eyes and began to get lost in them. She felt his warmth encompass her in a gentle and loving embrace. He had the most appealing scent, almost as if he smelt of autumn. "Alright, we'll give it a go."

A smile found its way onto Neji's face as he placed a delicate kiss on Tenten's forehead. Sasuke scowled at their intimacy, 'Why can't we be like that?' "So, Ino, are you going to oppose our marriage as well?"

"No silly! Why would I do a thing like that?! I've always learned to deal with my problems and you might just be the biggest one of them all!" Shikamaru sighed in resignation as his only chance to get out of his marriage escaped him. His mother had taught him well. "What a drag…"

"You can say that again…" came the monotone voice of the raven haired adult that was sulking in the red fabriced chair.

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Kate: Okay, so it wasn't as long as I hoped it would be and personally…I thought it kind of sucked…but my opinion doesn't matter. I kind of wrote this when I wasn't in a writing mood. My friend and I are discussing prom. It's in May…I know it may seem early to be talking about these things, but, it's not. So, R&R. Love ya alls!!!