White Lace
Author's Note: Thanks for all the reviews. Sorry this chapter is so late. But I got caught up with some of my other stories. That and I had major writer's block for the battle scene. Sorry if it sucks. Hopefully the fluff and humor makes up for th battle scene.
New Stories: For those of you that are interested That's My Boy is now up and on chapter 22. Sasuke and Hinata's son shows up from the future. Warning That's My Boy has LOTS of limes and lemons in later chapters. So if that's not your thing, you might want to skip it.
The Mission is also up. Slyer/Seductive Hinata. She joins the Sound on a mission to bring Sasuke back to the Leaf Village. If you prefer a completely innocent Hinata, that might not be your thing. As always, I only write happy endings.
Chapter 13
"Those are poisonous!" Sasuke says referring to the weapons the puppet master was using.
"DAMMIT! You're right." Naruto says jumping back to evade them.
They had to find a way to take out Sasori quickly. Gaara's life was on the line. The Sand would be thrown into chaos without its Kazekage. Gaara was so young. He hadn't picked a successor yet. If the Leaf's ally was seen as weak, that would damage them as well.
"Naruto, Sixty Second Hurricane." Itachi says.
"Got it!" The blonde says and he forms dozens of clones.
"Lover's Quarrel." Sasuke says to Shisui, though he never got to use the attack.
Naruto clones run around Sasori at a break neck speed, kicking up dust in their wake. It was designed to overwhelm an enemy and stun them for one minute. Hence the name Sixty Second Hurricane.
Unfortunately, it didn't work fast enough. Hinata shoves Sakura out of the way of one of the poisonous tails. Sasuke's eyes widen in horror and he throws his body at Hinata, taking the strike in his back.
"SASUKE!" Naruto cries out.
"Naruto, we need to focus on." Itachi warns him and activates his Sharingan, if he could trap the puppet master in his ream then the fight would be over.
Hinata's Byakugan activates immediately. They had to finish this fast or at least give Sakura an opening long enough to treat Sasuke.
"Looks like playtime is over." Kisame says appearing out of nowhere.
"I feel like some shark fin soup." Itachi says, his Sharingan trained on the blue skinned man.
"You're pretty feisty." Kisame says and charges at him.
Gaara's body fell lifeless in the cave. They had removed the One Tail's. The remaining Akatsuki members could sense the battle outside. They had to deal with the Leaf ninjas. If they didn't, they'd take the demon from them.
"You guys are really fucking annoying." Hidan states and flies at Sakura.
Hinata glowers at him and slams her hands into his chest, to block him. She wasn't going to let this freak near Sakura and Sasuke.
"End this quickly!" Shisui says as he lunges at a woman who had just appeared, Konan.
Kakuzu joins the fray and Naruto goes up against him. Sasuke tries to warn them six orange haired people had just shown up. But his head was spinning and his words were slurred from the poison.
Hinata saw a man in an orange mask coming at them. She stands by Sakura and Sasuke protectively, ready to launch an attack. She heard an amused chuckle.
"Truly adorable." Obito says, grabbing the Hyuga girl and Sasuke.
The pink haired medic tried to stop him, but he was just too fast. Sasuke was after all family. Besides, the way he had tried to protect the Hyuga reminded him of how he used to do the same for Rin.
Obito takes out a vial. He always made sure to have antidotes to any poison his "teammates" might have. As predicted, Hinata quickly gets between him and Sasuke.
"It's the antidote. We want the tailed beasts. That doesn't mean that I wish to watch a family member die, if it is not necessary." He states.
"Family member?" Hinata asks and eyes him warily.
"H-inata, get away from him." Sasuke coughs.
"Young love. So sweet. Take your woman and get out of here." Obito says and administers the antidote to Sasuke.
The battle raged below. Jutsus, fists, and weapons were flying. Once Sasuke had been given the antidote, she goes flying at Obito.
"And you're so dead!" Hinata lunges at the larger man and grapples with him.
Sasuke manages to throw a kunai into Obito's chest, piercing his left lung. That gave Hinata all the opening she needed. She moves in and drains his chakra, sucking him dry.
"God, I love you." Sasuke says as he passes out and the antidote begins to work its way through his system.
"Sasuke!" She says and rushes back to his side, cradling him in her lap.
The battle continued. Hinata could hear shouts of agony. She couldn't tell if they were from their people or the Akatsuki. They had to move quickly if they wanted to save Gaara. But she couldn't just leave Sasuke like this on the battlefield!
"SHADOW CLONE JUTSU!" She hears Naruto cry out.
"Naruto, send one of your clones to get help. These guys aren't amateurs." Shisui calls out to him.
Naruto nods and sends a clone off. He looked around desperately. Where was Sasuke? He then saw Sasuke laying, unconscious. Hinata was cradling him. Dammit!
"WINGS OF FURY!" Temari calls out and uses her giant fan to create vicious winds in an attempt to knock over some of the Akatsuki members.
"So that fan isn't just for decoration?" Shisui says.
"Decoration?! I'm a ninja! I wouldn't carry anything that wasn't useful. It'd just slow me down." Temari replies.
"You're even more beautiful when you are angry." He says tosses several explosive tags at the Akatsuki.
"Those eyes of yours sure are something." Kisame says to Itachi.
"Thank you. They are going to be the last thing you see, before you die." The elder Uchiha brother informs him and sucks him into his world inside his eyes.
"TAKE THIS!" Sakura yells, slamming her fist into Hidan's face.
The Sand reinforcements soon arrive. Temari darts off try find Gaara. She grabs his lifeless body and carries him to the Sand Villagers.
"I am old. Our generation caused much pain by carrying on the grudges of the past ones. Perhaps your generation will do better." An elderly Sand woman says, as she sacrifices her life to revive the Kazekage.
"Wh-ere am I?" Gaara asks a few minutes later in confusion.
"On the battlefield." Sakura answers.
Blood. There was so much blood. Shisui could hear the sounds of kunais, swords, and jutsu colliding. Thankfully, the Sand Ninja had joined the fray. They now had the numbers on their side.
"RASENGAN." Naruto growls out and charges at one of the Akatsuki members, driving it through their chest.
"Let's get him to the medical tent." One of the Sand Ninjas says, darting besides Hinata and Sasuke.
"Thank you." She says and flits off with him.
The battle raged on for hours. Eventually the Leaf and Sand Villagers were victorious. Sasuke smiles as he lays in the medical tent. He enjoyed Hinata fussing over him. Mostly he enjoyed her leaning over to fluff his pillows. That gave him a nice view of HER pillows.
He smiles and runs his fingers through her hair. Hinata had fallen asleep next to him. He was laying on a blanket in the medical tent. They were ninjas. Death could claim them at any time and he decided he didn't want that to happen before he made her his wife.
He gets practically smothered by family members who were visiting him. Finally, it was just him and Kenji. He smiles, figuring his grandfather was the best person to ask.
"When I'm better, do you want to help me go pick out a ring?" He asks.
"I'd love to! We can all make a day of it." He says cheerfully.
"ALL? It's just you and me." Sasuke says.
"Oh Itachi is going to propose to Kurenai as well. He wants me to help him pick out a ring." He says.
"Ah. Yeah. I guess in that case we can make a day of it." Sasuke agrees.
"Good. It's always nice to spend some time with my grandsons!" He says with a smile.
A few days later, Kenji sneaks Itachi and Sasuke out. It was just like the old days when he had to go on intelligence gathering missions! It was very important not to get caught!
"Where are you three going?" Mitszu asks.
"Oh out." He says cheerfully.
"Out?" She asks skeptically and looks at the three Uchiha men with suspicion.
"Grandfather wanted to go try out that new steak house." Sasuke offers.
"Uh huh and that's why you are slinking around?" She asks.
"Oh there's Aoda! Looks like he got some of your famous pie this time." Itachi says and casts a Genjutsu to make her see exactly that.
"YOU DAMN SNAKE! I'M GOING TO TURN YOU INTO A NEW PAIR OF BOOTS!" She snarls and chases off after the illusion.
"That was quite clever, Itachi." Kenji praises.
"Thank you. It's really the only way to deal with her…issues. Genjutsu is quite a useful tool in any ninja's arsenal." Itachi muses and looks at Sasuke.
"Hey! What was that look for? I can do Genjutsus. I just…didn't specialize in it." Sasuke huffs.
"Foolish little brother, you never know when it might come in handy." Itachi says and pokes his forehead.
"Alright. Alright. Let's go get the rings before she figures out it was a trick." Kenji says and they head to the jewelry shop.
"Oh hello, Kenji. How have you been?" The owner asks.
"Oh well. Most days, I don't need to use my cane too much. Thought I'd bring the boys down to look at some of your wares." He says cheerfully.
"Of course. Is there anything in particular they were interested in or are they just browsing?" The owner asks.
The owner of the shop used to be a ninja. He had been on Kenji's team. But he'd gotten hurt badly on a mission when they were Chunin. So he had retired and opened up a jewelry shop. The finest in all the Leaf Village in Kenji's opinion. He'd bought more than a few things here for Aiya over the years.
"Just browsing." Kenji says and he slides a bag filled with money to him with a note on top. Wedding rings. I'd appreciate it if you would keep this a secret until they propose.
"Ah well it is always an honor to have your family as customers! Let me know if you need anything." He says and quickly hides the pouch, ripping up the note.
"Do you even know what size she wears?" Itachi muses to Sasuke.
"Of course I do." Sasuke scoffs as he looks at all the ring options.
There were so many. It seemed every kind of gem and cut was available. Sapphires, rubies, emeralds, diamonds, and many types of stones that Sasuke couldn't recognize were all laid out for him to see. There were heart, princess, trillion, oval, and what seemed to be dozens of different kinds of cuts displayed. Sasuke didn't know much about jewelry, but he knew this was an impressive variety. How was he ever going to choose?
"I like this one." Itachi selects a silver band with a large ruby in a Princess cut in the center.
"Ah that is a nice one. A princess cut for your princess?" Kenji teases.
"Precisely, grandfather." Itachi replies.
"I like this one." Sasuke says, choosing a golden band with three white diamonds shaped into one medium sized heart and two smaller ones.
"It is quite pretty. Good choices. I'm sure they will adore them." Kenji nods.
"Thanks." Sasuke says.
"Now have you thought about how you are going to propose?" Their grandfather inquires.
"…" Both Uchiha brothers were speechless, neither had really thought that far ahead.
"Oh boy. I'm dealing with a couple of amateurs. Now here is what you do." He says and leans in conspiratorial manner.
Meanwhile back in the Uchiha District, Mikoto blinks. Her sister was screaming and chasing thin air. Over and over she ranting about snake skinned boots. She must have finally cracked. It was so sad. Well she'd get her sister the help she needed. Maybe it was time for a straight jacket after all.
"Oh she's not crazy." Aiya assures her daughter-in-law.
"She's screaming at thin air." The Uchiha Matriarch protests.
"She's under a Genjutsu of some kind. It seems it must involve Aoda. Hmm so that can only mean Itachi did it. Sasuke isn't proficient enough in Genjutsu to pull off something that complex." She muses.
"Why do you think that Itachi would do that though? It seems cruel." She murmurs.
"Maybe he was trying to distract her from something." Hinata offers.
"I'm inclined to agree. But I wonder what he was trying to distract her from." Aiya ponders.
"My love, I'm going to deal with your crazy sister. If this keeps up, someone will get hurt." Fugaku sighs and cautiously approaches Mitszu.
He quickly dispels the jutsu. She looks around in confusion. Where did that damn snake slither off to?
"You were under a Genjutsu. Aoda was never there." He explains.
"HOW DARE THEY TRICK ME LIKE THAT?!" She roars.
"Do not scream like a banshee. I have no desire to go deaf from your shrieking." He growls at her and rubs his ears.
"I do not scream like a banshee!" She protests.
"Yes, you do. Do not speak to me in such a fashion! I am the Head of this Clan and can punish you for insubordination!" He warns her.
Mitszu eeps and goes quiet. Mikoto smiles. Fugaku had a very commanding presence. That was why he was such a good Clan Head and lover. Finally, now that her sister had quieted down, maybe they could all have some peace and quiet.
Meanwhile, Naruto was saying good bye to Gaara. The red head had just gotten the medical clear that he could travel the three day journey back to the Sand. It was tough for him to say good bye to his friend, even if it was just temporary.
"You pulled through." Naruto says.
"Thanks to you, your friends, and my village…yes. I've never had so many people come to my defense before." He muses.
"Well you deserve it. I mean after everything you've been through." Naruto says.
"You are a very good friend. Speaking of friends, I believe I noticed that Hinata did not leave the Uchiha's side?" He inquires.
Gaara always called Sasuke the Uchiha. It didn't matter that there were hundreds of Uchihas. Sasuke was The Uchiha and that was that.
"Yeah. I didn't see it coming either. But I guess he's had a thing for her for years." Naruto says.
"Well they say opposites attract." Gaara ventures.
"Yeah. I guess so. Take it easy. Don't push yourself." He says.
"I will. Thank you, you my friend." Gaara says as he heads off with his siblings.
"Guess I should probably go see what the bastard is up to." Naruto mutters and heads to the Uchiha District.
As he was walking inside, he noticed that Sasuke, Kenji, and Itachi were just heading back as well. Hmm what were they up to? He couldn't help but wonder. So he followed them. Were those jewelry boxes? Wait they were going to propose?!
Later that night, Sasuke takes Hinata out on a moonlit picnic. He figured a traditional romantic approach would be best. He smiles as he pours them both a glass of fine wine and admires the view of her underneath the moonlight.
"I'm so glad you are okay. I was so worried, when I saw you get hit." She says.
"I'd never leave you that easily." He promises and kisses her.
Hinata smiles and kisses back. She had grown more used to his touch. She could enjoy his kisses without blushing now, as long as they weren't in public. Though she blushed when he did anything that was more bold than that. Sasuke didn't seem to mind though. If anything he seemed to think of that as a good sign. He was getting a reaction out of her.
"Good. I don't want you to leave me." She says.
"I won't leave you. Not by choice anyway. That's what I wanted to talk to you about actually." He says.
"What is it?" Hinata asks.
"I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I love you. Will you marry me?" He asks and shows her the jewelry box, with the ring inside.
"Sasuke, it's beautiful." She gasps.
"It suits you then. This is usually the part where you say yes or no." He says.
"Yes!" She says and tackles him, kissing him, and Sasuke happily kisses his new fiancee back.
Itachi had chosen to take a more hands-on approach to his proposal. After he and Kurenai finished making love, he slides the ring on her finger. She blinks and looks down.
"Itachi, it's stunning." She says in amazement.
"Then it suits you. I want you to be my wife. I'd like for you, me, and Mirai to be a family. Possibly we will give her a half brother or sister later on." He adds.
"I'd like that as well." She says with a smile and kisses him.
"Good." Itachi says and kisses back rather passionately.
The next day, Sasuke invites Hiashi over. He was very thankful suddenly that Itachi had also proposed. That took some of the spotlight off him.
He wasn't entirely sure how Hiashi would react. At least Itachi didn't have to deal with a potentially angry future father-in-law. Lucky bastard. Still he wouldn't trade Hinata for the world. If that meant dealing with Hiashi, so be it.
"Attention. I have something that I would like to say." Sasuke says as the family was gathered all around one huge table. (Really it was amazing how many seats could fit around it!)
Everyone looks at Sasuke expectantly. Hinata squeezes his hand as a show of support and smiles at him. He smiles back. Sasuke could do this. They were going to find out eventually anyway, right?
"What is it?" Fugaku asks.
"Last night, I asked Hinata to marry me. She accepted." He says.
"WHAT?! Are you out of your mind?! You are way too young!" Hiashi roars.
"You go sit over there by the banshee and be quiet. This is a happy ocassion." Fugaku states.
"DID YOU JUST CALL ME A BANSHEE AGAIN?!" Mitszu screeches.
"…No need to ask which woman you are calling a banshee." Hiashi mutters and wishes he'd brought earplugs.
"HOW DARE YOU?!" She says and chases him outside.
"A toast to my grandson and his future wife." Kenji says happily and raises his glass.
"Thank you grandfather." Sasuke says.
"The children will be so adorable!" Aiya cries out happily.
"I also have an announcement." Itachi says.
Everyone looks at Itachi. He rubs the back of his head sheepishly. Now he wondered where his brother found the courage to tell them. Oh well, nothing ever worth having came easily. And Kurenai was definitely worth having.
"Kurenai and I are also getting married." He states.
"Sweet! A double wedding!" Shisui says.
"A double wedding? Hmm well that would be quite the challenge." Mikoto mutters.
"Oh boy. Welcome to the family, Hinata and Kurenai. I likely won't see you for a few hours after dinner. Aiya and my wife have been plotting for this day for quite sometime." He says knowledgably.
Kurenai and Hinata eep, suddenly aware that they might get drug off at any moment. Fugaku chuckles. He sorta pitied them really. Well he was sure that Mitszu would keep Hiashi busy.
"Don't worry dears. We'll start the planning after dinner." Aiya says.
He was not going to deal with the man's nagging. When an Uchiha found the one, that was it. Age was irrelevant. Unless they were Kizu's age. He'd put his foot down if a nine year old wanted to get married, of course.
"Do you think my father will be okay?" Hinata whispers to Sasuke.
"I imagine so. I doubt she really wants to start a Clan War. His ears will probably be bleeding by the end of it. If you are really worried though, I can go check on him." He offers.
"Maybe a bit longer. If he knows he'll have to deal with your crazy aunt, he might be more reclutant to try to stop us from getting married." She says.
"That's rather evil of you. I have to say, I find this new side of your personality, rather sexy." He says with a smirk.
"And I always find you sexy." She replies and Sasuke kisses her forehead.
He loved this woman. God, did he love this woman. And she was going to be his wife. Though he imagined he was probably should invest in earplugs. A double wedding, oh that was going to be utter chaos. Sasuke was sure the Honeymoon would make whatever craziness he endured before hand, totally worth it though. Yeah, he definitely couldn't wait for the Honeymoon.