Chapter 5 Cancellations

Hinata arrived back at the wedding site practically floating she was so happy. Unfortunately she was fearful of the mess she was going to cause, but she was now the clan head and only she has the last decision of whether or not she gets married. She calmed herself and decided to make her presence known when she was greeted quickly.

"Oh thank God Hinata. A few more minutes and Neji would have sent out a couple teams of Anbu to bring you back."

"I was just fine Tenten, besides if that guy managed to 'show up' Neji easily, then I'm not sure we would want to risk our Anbu on him, but he wont be a threat to us." Hinata finished when an uncharacteristically nervous Neji approached.

"Hinata-sama, you're here, we can continue the wedding now." Declared Neji, then he noticed the sheer happiness across her face as he stared in disbelief. "Hinata-sama, you… you're smiling and happy."

"Yes Neji-nii-san, I am so very happy. I have a lot to think of now from what he told me so… um… the wedding is canceled."

"What?! What did that guy say to you to cause you to cancel it? What about the clan?"

"Neji, some things are more important than the clan," sternly stated Hinata leaving no room for questioning on that subject.

"So did you find out who he was, I mean something was really off about him."

"No, not really." She lied. "He did seem very nice, and I might be able to persuade him to join our ranks if I ever see him again he could even be a candidate for Hokage someday soon."

"Very well Hinata-sama, should I announce the cancellation?"

"No, Neji-nii-san, I'll do it." Hinata left the small group and proceeded to the front where Hanori was waiting for her and turned to the crowd.

"I want to thank you all for coming, but unfortunately it was all for nothing. I have decided to cancel the marriage indefinitely." The crowd was in an uproar over this but soon calmed when they saw they were angering the heiress. No one has angered her within the past 8 years without feeling the full force of her wrath, even her father once felt her intensity after saying something bad about her Naruto-kun; how do you think she became clan head instead of Hanabi? "I know it is a little inconvenient, but that is my choice… Hanori-san, you are not obligated anymore therefore I ask that you return as you were. I'll be in the Hyuuga Cabin for the remainder of the day in deep meditation over the events of the day."

Hanori was pissed that he wasn't going to be an esteemed member of the leading family, but didn't dare say anything seeing the 'I dare you' look emanating from her and decided if he wanted to live he should do what she said. 'I will make you pay one way or another you wench.' He thought before leaving the area. The wedding started to disperse and Hinata disappeared, without anyone seeing her departure, to the cabin.

The small cabin was definitely too small to live in for too long (although bigger than Naruto's old apartment). There was small sitting room when you walk in that led to a small kitchen on one side, and a large bedroom with an adjoining, larger than normal, bath. At the front of the sitting room, a small fireplace was located making the room feel cozy and a bit rustic. Naruto just finished taking a shower and managed to find some clean pants in one of the closets, but nothing else that could fit comfortably could be found so he was still shirtless. He looked around the building a bit until Hinata showed up.

"Um… are you here, Naruto-kun?" she called out not wanting to stumble into something overly embarrassing.

"I'll be right there Hinata-chan" Declared the blonde as he walked into the sitting room, still shirtless, as Hinata stared in awe and with a deep blush. "Um… You're staring Hinata-chan… you like what you see?" he asked playfully.

"Yes I do, very much so…" she gasps as she covers her mouth showing she wasn't intending to say those things out loud.

"It's ok Hinata-chan, I think your body is amazing too", Naruto starts to laugh seeing her blushing face have conflicting feeling of wanting to look at him, and also look away. "Hinata-chan, I don't mind you looking, but I really think you should change out of that wedding dress."

"Oh, I completely forgot about that. I'll go shower and change quick… you… want to watch?" now it was Hinata's turn to laugh as the long haired blonde did the blushing and fell backwards onto the couch. (note: Hinata has forced out mostly all of her old habits after becoming the clan head, so this would be normal for her now since she's not holding anything back for him)

"N-No, I'm going to have to pass. I don't think my mind can handle seeing more of you without exploding, but I'll take you up on that offer at a later date." He said grinning, and then he decided to pose a question. "When did you get so bold Hinata-chan, you were so shy?"

"I would guess it was about the same time you got speechless." With her blushing, they both started to giggle, it then turned to full out laughter; how people can change so much, but also stay the same is confusing, but her blushing still proves some of that statement is true. They finished their laughing spell with Hinata leaving to shower and change while Naruto rested on the couch.

After showering, Hinata realized that she didn't bring any undergarments to the cabin yet, and it was too late to do anything about it. Deciding that she should try to make up for lost time with her love, she opted to openly wear a tight T-shirt she found without hiding the fact that she wasn't wearing a bra. 'It's now or never… time to knock his socks off…' thought Hinata, the fact that she should be moving slower since they did just meet again after 10 years bothered her (the meeting with him being executed doesn't count), but realizing the time and excitement she lost over the years without him, she can ignore that feeling.

She swayed her way back into the sitting room making sure to take her time letting Naruto take in all of her. Naruto was shocked and was left speechless once again. He never imagined in a million years that the one he longed for all these years could turn out like that. Her pale eyes glistened in the light bringing wonderful contrast to her damp midnight blue hair that danced across her shoulders, with some locks resting on her larger than average bosom which was covered by incredibly thin light blue fabric leaving not much to the imagination. Her hair continued to flow halfway down her back leading his eyes to her firm, well formed backside. Her half length pants were equally as tight as her shirt and easily advertised the fact that she was either wearing no under garments or was wearing something barely recognizable as such. Taking a seat she smiled and blushed as she stared happily at the blonde's amazed expression.

"You like what you se Naruto-kun?" She couldn't resist throwing that back at him as she giggled a bit at his reaction

"Uh…. I… Um…"

"I'll take that as a yes?"

"Uh huh" he dumbly agreed snapping himself out of his daze "Hey Hinata-chan don't do that to me, I'm a nutcase remember. You could do serious damage to my mental health looking like that."

"I don't know Naruto-kun; you seemed to take it quite well in my opinion." Noticing his heavy eyes she felt worried for his health. "You look tired, do you want to rest?"

"I suppose so" he replied while yawning "I did travel for 8 years, not even stopping to sleep on purpose, sometimes I'd just pass out."

"Why did you do that to yourself Naruto-kun? You should take better care of yourself."

"If it wasn't for you being here, I probably wouldn't have come back at all. I did it just to see you again, even if you forgot about me, but I'd take that chance."

"You really are and idiot huh?" she asked with light amusement

"What?" he blurted out.

"I couldn't have ever forgotten you, I love you too much." She answered

"Thank you, it means a lot to hear that from someone… That would make you the first to put it into words that you care." He grabbed her, sliding her closer to him on the couch "I love you Hinata-chan I know I haven't gotten to talk to you in person since you kissed me, but I felt my affection grow those two years and you image kept me from loosing my mind completely." He stared at her a while before he felt sleep grab at him, hard and almost kept talking while he slept. Hinata looked at his sleeping form with watery eyes "Thank you Naruto-kun, I wanted to hear those words for so long, and I didn't want to hear it like I had to before" she whispered to him before realizing her own exhaustion and snuggling into his side she rested her head on his bare chest before giving into sleep with a contented sigh.

….Later