he sun was almost set. their shadows got longer so fast. then, they arrived in front of a grave.
"Neji-niisan... Good evening-" said Hinata. "today I bring someone who want to meet you, too"
then, Toneri squated before it.
"Nice to meet you, Neji-san... I'm Ootsutsuki Toneri" said him.
"yesterday... he proposed me and I say yes. we're about to meet up with father. please give us your support, nii-san"
"...i wasn't a good man before I met her." said him so sudden. Hinata looked at him."i was trying to destroy this world... I was a worthless person."
"Toneri..."
"I'm glad I came here... to live with everyone is so exciting. She's the one who bring me earth to live on. that's why... I love her and intend to protect her forever"
Her face getting red. she'd been proposed, but it was the first time Toneri said that to her.
"...uh-"
"i have nothing more to say..." he smiled to her."I guess my feelings already reached you there-"
"...Nii-san, I met a wonderful person that I had never thought-Please give us courage" she bowed to the grave.
Then, they heard some footsteps behind them. it's Hinata's dad.
"...You're Ootsutsuki Toneri?" asked him.
"yes..." Toneri stood without hestitation.
"...Hinata, go home for now-" said her father.
"huh?" Hinata was surprised.
"Go home,"
"Bu-But, Dad-"
"I want to speak only with him-" Her dad looked so serious.
"...It's fine, just wait for me quietly" said Toneri.
"Allright... are you sure?"
"yeah, I'll surely come-"
"...then-see you-" Hinata walked away but sometimes she looked back and walked slowly. Toneri kept his smiled face till Hinata was lost from his sight.
"So, what are you aiming?" asked Hyuuga.
"...I see-You have no intention to let me marry your daughter"
"How could I give my daughter to the one who's going to destroy this world. to someone who not even a human being-
"...I won't deny that-" said him. "if you're going to refuse, I'll back down for today and I'll go to ask everyday""why do you want Hinata that much? byakugan eyes? or Hyuuga's wealth?"
"...oh, I see-" he looked like knew what going to happened. "But unfortunately the one I want to marry isn't Hyuuga. but Hinata herself" Said Toneri with full confident.
"...Hyuuga Neji-" Hinata's Dad approached the grave and looked on it."he was the best man in our clan... despite his status that only as son of the branch family, Hinata thought him as her own brother."
"yes-... i've heard it-" Toneri nodded.
"You're going to call him brother too, after all."
"...-yes? uh... do you mean-... like pupils or something?"
"no... literally-"
Toneri looked so surprised. but since he was too surprised, he freezed on his foot.
"...So it means-..." he tried his best to response.
"I've acknowledged your ability and you just convinced me with your answer recently"
"Th-... Thank you so much! I'll do my best!"
"The problem is... can you Convinced the other member of this clan?"
"I'll do everything to convinced them." said him.
"talking is easy. i want to see your will."
"yes, sir!"
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Hinata looked at both sides of road. there was no sign of Toneri or her father.
She couldn't just sit quietly waiting for news. he just worried they would do something bad.
"Hinata-sama, let's wait inside the house" said an old worker.
"...ah, allright-" Hinata was anxious about her dad and Toneri. but what made her worried was the family reaction when she said she's going to marry Toneri.
she slide the door to open it. there was about 10 person in the room, stopped talking when she entered the room, everyone looked at her. then, her aunt approached her.
"Hinata, are you sure that you're not into genjutsu or else?" asked her.
"i'm not Auntie-"
"but let me check it-" she insists.
"no-" before she got angry at her aunt, someone slide open the door.
it's her Dad, followed by Toneri.
"Ekino, back to your seat. Hinata, come here" said him.
Hinata was surprised that Toneri could persuade her dad so quickly.
She walked slowly to where they stood.
"Hinata..." Toneri reached his hand to Hinata's. She accepted it and went beside him.
"so, This guy give a proposal for Hinata... and I have accepted it-"
"wait a minute! then, if he married Hinata-sama he will be the successor of Hyuuga?" said a man on the corner room.
"Yes... and No-"
everyone got confused. including Toneri and Hinata.
"what do you mean?" finally one of them asked.
"yes he will marry Hinata... but He won't be succesor of Hyuuga"
"how could that possible?"
"I don't want Hyuuga name," said Toneri."I just want Hinata herself."
everyone became silent.
"so I see everyone here have no objection, right?" Hinata's father looked satisfied." then, we'll be busy perparing the wedding-"
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