Kankuro woke up next to Hinata, bundled up to his side, still asleep. He found her to be prettiest when she was resting, she was vunerable, and he would have to protect her if anything was to happen. It was his responsibility, yet, he didn't mind.
It had been a week or so sense they'd first kissed, Kankuro wasn't one to show emotions, but somehow he'd really felt conent with Hinata, maybe even like a real husband and wife. Love wan't in his vocabulary, but she suited him, and even as the stubborn pig he was, he could admit that.
He desided to let her sleep, she looked far to peacefull to wake up. Kankuro, on the other hand didn't have the luxery of such, he had to see his brother today, the month he was givin to deside if he'd stay was up, and he had his mind fully and surely made up.
Kankuro of Suna would stay, fully by choice, married to Hyuuga Hinata. And he couldn't wait to tell Gaara.
"Wher... Where are you going, Kankuro?" Her voice stuttered not because of nervousness or embarresment, but because she was still overtaken by sleep.
"I have to see Gaara today, I won't be long, when I get home we can train." Hinata hated training with the unfirmiliar nin, so Kankuro dismissed her 'complaining' by allowing her to train with him.
"Why?" she furrowed her eyebrows at him.
"No reason whatsoever." Kankuro was in a good mood today, which suprised Hinata greatly. "It doesn't matter, anyways, so go back to bed."
"Well, if you say so, be carefull."
He laughed lightly at her warning and tryed his best to gentally shut the bedroom door. He had to admit, he was a little excited, he wanted to see the look on, both, Temari and Gaara's face when he told them he'd stay. He wanted to show them he wasn't as heartless as they thought, he wanted to laugh in there faces. Maybe they would even be proud of him, he took his duty as a sand konouchi and stuck with it. Maybe... Maybe they would be proud he didn't give up.
"Your so cute without your Kabuki makeup on, you know that?"
"Hey, Temari."
Kankuro didn't even have to turn around to know his sister was the one wrapping her arms around his shoilders.
"Hey Kanky, Gaara's waiting."
Kankuro wanted nothing more then to scream in his sisters face that he wanted to stay with Hinata, but he was not that kind of man, so he shut his mouth and contained himself.
"Kankuro, I have some good new for you."
Temari walked over to stand next to Gaara. Temari had a huge smile smeared across her lips, while Gaara the only hint Gaara was excited was through his tone of voice.
He eyeed them down, wondering what they where up to.
"And what's that?"
they shared amused expressions, almost like they where excited to tell him.
"We've worked it all out, Kank." Temari smiled.
"And you wouln't have to live with Hinat anymore." Gaara's baratone voice inflicted on Temari's
"We've found anyother Shinobi."
"So you can move back in with Temari."
They switched off speach.
"WHAT!?!" Kankuro screached, completely pissed.
They where apparently waiting a happy reaction because when he screamed they looked surprised.
"Who... How...?"
It surprised him more then anyone, Kankuro was sad.
"Well..." Temari, ALMOST timidly spoke. "We stayed up late working on it, and... Gaara will take your place. You can come back home now, live with me, it won't be your responsibility anymore, kankuro."
"She will be married to me now, I know you where unhappy, so we thought we'd fix it."
"No!!" Kankuro screamed, disbelief clearly in his voice. "But I don't want you too... I want... I want to stay with her."
The two completely ignored him, Gaara went normally back to sifting through papers and Temari was suddenly latched onto his arm.
"We'll go get you packed and retrieve Hinata to tell her the news."
"SHUT UP!" he wailed, shrugging his sister off of his arm. "No. She's not going to be married to Gaara and I'm not moving out I'm staying with her!"
"Kankuro!" Gaara stood from his chair, palms slammed to the desk. "We went through all this trouble to help you and this is how you repay us? Disgracefull."
He quickly turned to his sister. "Temari, bring me Lady Hinata."
He then shifted a death glace towards his brother "Kankuro, get your things."
"But--"
"NO! Get them!"
Kankuro hung his head, he didn't know what emotion to feel. He hated the whole idea of haveing her in the beginning, a wife he couldn't choose? It was wrong, but he had learned... And he gotten to know her, now, now he hated the idea of loosing her.
Kankuro set down on the bed, next to a still sleeping Hinata. Temari had agreed to atleast let him tell her.
"Hinata, wake up."
"Mmmm?"
"Wake up, I have to talk to you."
"Yes, kankuro."
She sat up, rubbing her eyes.
"Hinata, I can't be with you anymore."
"Wha... What?"
"I'm leaveing and I'm not coming back, I made arrangments with my brother, you will be married to him now."
"But... I don't want..."
"I don't care what you want! I'm leaveing, okay, Hinata, and I'm not coming back!"
Teared brimmed her eyes. It was all a lie, every, single word, but he had to. If she knew they had made him leave she would have been angry, maybe even hated Gaara, meaning she would have been unhappy in the marraige, and Kankuro, Kankuro though she had had enough unhappy marraiges for one lifetime. So atleast this would give her a chance at being happy with his brother.
Kankuro got up and turned his back to her, shamefully walking to the door.
"NO!" Hinata cryed, flinging her arm out in his direction. "Please! Don't go!!"
but it was to late, Kankuro was gone.
"Come on, Temari, lets go." He barely could speak, he had to be tough and strong, put on the biggest, most convincing front, so he couldn't show ANY real emotions.
"Hey, don't worry, I'm sure you'll find a nice girl oneday, and marry her."
But I HAD a nice girl and I was MARRIED to her!
"Yes, I'm sure."
Hinata's head was swormed, she was so clueless at to what had just happened. She didn't want to hear it! She wanted to close her eyes stop crying and go back to bed, sleep with her husband, as she normally did.
Why couldn't she?
The Kazekage entered her bedroom soon after, sitting attentivly on the side of the bed.
"You where informed you will be my new wife, correct?"
She sucked up any threatning tears.
"Yes, y-yes I was."
"Very good. I will assighn top shinobi for you to train with during the day while I'm working. At night ill reside here."
"Oh, okay..."
Hinata couldn't show it but she was devistated, the man she thought was happy living with her was apparently not. She felt blindsided, betrayed and hurt. Maybe Kankuro was not the man she thought he was. Maybe he hadn't changed.
