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Chapter 7

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"So your telling me, that Hinata-san, my fiancée has run off with a dog-boy?" Sasuke snarled in disbelief. There was no way in hell Hinata-san had done that. Sasuke was her ticket to her father's heart. Would she throw all that away for some stupid fling with a dog-trainer's apprentice?

He watched in annoyance as the demon child dissolved in a fit of giggles at his predicament. The irritating little witch had taken great joy out of this situation, and when he had told her to shut up; she had childishly stuck her tongue out at him and claimed that this was the only good thing that had happen since he had interfered in their lives, *"Why should I? this is all your fault in the first place! My miserable sister has finally found requited love, and abandoned the Uchiha brat right before the wedding, tell me how this situation isn't funny!" she said with a mocking lithe to her tone, and a satisfied smirk etched onto her ivory face.*

Sensing his gaze upon her, Hanabi through him the smuggest of smirks, as though this was his comeuppance for kicking her out of the pre-nuptial conference he had with her father. He glared at her in response, imaging leaping over the couch to throttle those taunting laughs right out of her throat, but he quickly dismissed the violent urge as Neji was bond to protect her. He lowered his gaze; knowing there was no point in quarrelling with her, no matter how much fun their verbal spars were.

"So where is she now?" he asked, his voice sounding older then his mere 18 years.

"We don't know actually, they wouldn't say where they would be hiding out…probably the smartest thing to do under the circumstances." Neji replied dryly.

"Oh…and why is that?" Sasuke snapped icily.

"Because you gobshite…our oh-so-loving father would have beaten her-and dog boy- senseless! Why the hell do you think!" Hanabi interrupted; her voice dripping with sarcasm.

Sasuke grimaced at the reminder of what Hiashi had done. Unlike everyone else he wasn't surprised by Hiashi's actions, his research had informed him that Hiashi suffered from a mental instability caused by his incestuous gene. His spies had notified him that it would only be an amount of time before the psycho snapped. When he had first taken interest in the Hyuuga family, he had made sure that Hinata and Hanabi were clear of the defective gene, before proposing marriage. It had been a smart decision on his part, as he hadn't wanted his future children infected by potentially fatal gene (it could cause brain tumours from added stress, later on in life.).

"Yes…about what your father did…"

"What? We already know he's insane…if that's what your getting at!" Hanabi barked, sharply cutting him off.

"That wasn't what I was saying…"Sasuke sighed, he was getting sick of Hanabi's interruptions, "what I was trying to say was; that if your father ever touches Hinata-san like that again I will personally rip off his hands…tell him that! Hinata is my bride-to-be, I won't let any man abuse her so…even if that man is her father!" his voice had taken a chilling sinister edge that caused a shudder of fear to creep up Hanabi's spine. She didn't douth that he spoke the truth.

Neji cleared his throat, breaking the tension that had suffocated the room with its noxious fumes. "While that's a very noble statement…it might be hard to fulfil. Hiashi-sama already has his men trying to locate both Hinata-san, and the dog-boy, and you can bet the moment he finds her with that boy he'll punish her severely, and no amount of righteous words will change that!" he said, dousing both his cousin; who had be mesmerize by Sasuke's pretty speech, and Sasuke; with the unsettling reality that was this depressing situation Hinata had landed herself into.

Sasuke glowered at Neji, "Not if I get to her first he won't!" he heatedly declared.

"How exactly are you going to find her? We don't know were-…"

"Cut the crap Neji, we both know, that I know; that you know where she is! So just stop with the bullshit and spit it out!"

"…and what if I don't know?"

"Then Hiashi beats me to Hinata, and beats Hinata to a pulp!"

"How do you know she's not safe were she is now?"

"No where in Konoha is safe from that man! He'll eventually find her, and it would be your fault, because you could have prevented it from happening by simply telling me her location."

"Why should I trust you though…it's not like you even like Hinata-san that much!"

Sasuke stared harshly at Neji. "That is a mute point…she is my fiancée, and a human being! You think I'm really going to stand by and let her be battered by a mad man!"

Before Neji could reply Hanabi interrupted the quarrel with her own thoughts on the matter. "Yep…You let it happen in the past, why should it be any different now?" she said simply.

Sasuke blanched when he heard her mention his past deeds. How did Hanabi know of his misdeeds? Had she known all long…? These thoughts circled his brain like the planets orbiting the sun, he couldn't comprehend how a spoilt 16 year old had managed to uncover the past he had hidden so well. No one else knew what he had done during the years he had worked for the soulless sleazebag Orochimaru, and he sought it to remain that way. "What are you talking about?" he bluffed pathetically, hoping to throw her off.

"What do you mean, what am I taking about! Eh… your nasty little past of course! Kami I knew you were stupid, but I mean come on already! It's obvious!" she scoffed at him. Hanabi enjoyed his humiliation a great deal and she planned to drag it out a little longer.

Sasuke glared daggers at her, wishing her the most painful death he could imagine-which was pretty horrific (he after all worked for Orochimaru). Sasuke knew exactly what the demon child was up to. It was written all over her face. "That sadistic little bitch, she plans on drawing this mortifying ordeal out!" he thought bitterly.

Neji looked between the two, utterly bewildered; he hadn't a clue what they were referring too. "Um…back to Hinata? I'll tell you where she is as long as you promise not to say anything, and I mean anything to Hiashi-sama!" he demanded instantaneously, commanding Sasuke's full attention.

"I swear it on my fortune! Now where is she?"

"She's at dog-boys house…it's in the Native American reservation. You'd want to be vigilant though; his mother's the chief of the tribe-thing they got going on there! They'll alert her to any outsiders who enter their territory, and Kiba and Hinata will run for it!"

Sasuke scowled in vexation "If that dog boys so much as laid a hand on her I'll kill him! Hinata is mine and no one else's!" Sasuke stood as if to leave. He intended to have his men find Hinata as soon as possible. He gaze travelled to the doorway, and he froze. Neji and the demon child, sensing his anxiety, turned toward the door; their eyes bulged in there sockets.

Hiashi barred Sasuke's exit, his face resembling a storm cloud in his rage. "You plan to hide her form me do you? Well I'd like to see you try! This is my town Uchiha! I know every inch of this place! I have contacts in nearly every country on this continent, and even more abroad! No where is safe from me!" he stated smugly, before turning and striding out the door.

Sasuke cast a fleeting look at the two Hyuugas; they nodded and took off after Hiashi's retreating frame. He was going after Hinata, and if he got to her before they did…

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A small smile graced Hinata's face as the two walked hand in hand out of view of Kiba's house. They were following the well-worn track down to the river bed and planned to stay there for awhile, because it took Tsume at least a few hours to calm down for it to be safe enough for them to return home, so it would be about dinner time (19:00hrs) before they could safely enter the house without fear of a frying-pan attack. Hinata didn't mind though, Tsume was kind and she meant well, but she was intimidating as hell and extremely imposing so Hinata always felt a little uncomfortable around her. She sighed softly as she tried to recall her own mother, whose image fades with each passing day. It wasn't surprising really; Hinata had only been 3 when her mother died so her memories of her were blotchy at best. Hinata missed her though, or at least she regretted the empty void she had left behind. There had never been a strong female influence in her house, and maybe if there had been, none of this would have happened.

Kiba watched as hinata's eyes misted over, she had entered day-dream land. He smirked in amusement and gently squeezed her hand; bring her back to earth "hey. What's wrong? Ok stupid question… you're not still worried about what happened back there are you? Cause mam will cool down…eventually. She just pissed off is all! And technically we didn't really break The Rule! I mean, we didn't actually do it! We just… you know…did other stuff." He rambled on with a sheepish grin plastered to his slightly smug face.

Hinata rolled her eyes and shook her head dismissively "It's nothing. Forget about it." Kiba frowned but dropped the subject; Hinata would tell him when she was ready too. He gazed at the river bank, it wasn't the most romantic place he could have brought her, but it was probably the safest. He led her down to the mud baked bank, gently lifting her over the sludgy areas and plopping her down next to him with a smile. "So, how are you going to break the new to Sasuke?" he blurted out as she made herself comfy on a fallen log. She looked at him sharply; her normally dormant temper rising, but Kiba continued on blissfully unaware of Hinata's ire, "I mean don't get me wrong or nothin', it's just kinda weird goin' with you while your engaged to someone else, ya know?"

Hinata inhaled deeply to squash the aggravation she felt toward him; after all he did have a point. She just wished he hadn't brought it up. She had no clue as how she was going to address the issue of Sasuke, and Kiba bringing it up forced her to confront it. "I'm not really sure. It would be difficult getting the message to him without revealing our location to him or my father. Sasuke isn't the type of person to let this sort of situation lie, especially since he already had me in his grasp. I think he would take me running off with you -even in life/death circumstances- as a personal insult, he might come after us to demand an explanation-he is entitled to one-" Kiba's face darkened at the last part. Sasuke could try to come after them…but he'd have to go through the entire tribe. He was just a big a treat to Hinata as her father was, and there was no way in hell Kiba was giving Hinata up now that he finally had her.

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Tsume rifled through her kitchen cupboards searching for a frying-pan that was just scary enough, when her eldest child burst in through the door, panting like she had just run a marathon. "What the hell is wrong with you! Bursting through the door like that…you'd swear you where never taught manners!" Hana rolled her eyes and bent down to catch her breath

"I've just ran all the way from the clinic…Hiashi is on his way, with the rich Uchiha boy not far behind him! We have to get the kids outta here!" Hana panted; thoroughly exhausted from the 3mile run she just suffered in kitten-heel work-shoes.

"Yeah, I know…I was informed of they're arrival not 5minutes ago." Hana gawked at her mother before collapsing inelegantly to the floor. Tsume studied her impassively for a few moments and turned back to her hunt for the most intimidating cooking-equipment she could find.

"Why didn't you just ring?"

"…because that would have been the smart thing to do…"

"Surely it would have occurred to you that one of the villagers would have told me before you did?"

"…we have established that I didn't think so can me move on…"

"Yeah alright, you should arm yourself with a frying-pan or something, 'cause the marble-king isn't going to leave without a fight-or at least the threat of one-!"

"Then why don't we just use the shotgun, that would be a bit more intimidating don't ya think?"

"True, but for legal reason it can't look like we're actually threatening him, so the frying-pan will have to do…"

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heheheh -_-'

i...um...well *scratches head and grins sheepishly*So saying i haven't update in awhile would be an understatement!

I suffer from a very short attention span. i'm serious i have the attention span of a gnat;so i rarely finish anything i start...i'm actually quite proud i stuck with this so long because normally i'd just get bored a leave it.

well i'm really sorry for making you wait...

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