A/N: Sorry, shorter than the last. Also more dialogue than anything else...not sure if that's bad or not, but I just don't like doing that a lot.
Hinata kept running. The muscle in her legs straining to continue her fast movement. And she would have gotten further if she hadn't collided into someone she wasn't thrilled to see. Though she wasn't excited to see anyone at this moment.
"Hinata-chan!" The blond man was surprised to see her, but grinning none the less at her appearance.
Hinata stopped in her place. Looking around she realized she had gone all the way to the training grounds. She glanced to the blond, Naruto. He wasn't alone either. Sakura, Kakashi, Kiba and Shino were all with him. Her stomach tightened. She faked a smile as she gave a small wave to her friends. "Hi." She called back. Her gut twisted as the rest came closer to her and Naruto. Though she just wanted to start running again, she kept outward cool as she became surrounded by the small group.
"The teme didn't pick on you, did he?" Naruto asked. His brow furrowing with concern.
"Of course not! Sasuke even thanked Hinata for bringing him back." Sakura spoke, slapping Naruto's head lightly for the rude comment. Smiling a proudly though at the thought of the lie Hinata told her.
"Why just thank her? We all were there!" Kiba complained.
"Hinata is...special." Kakashi mysteriously stated.
Hinata grew tense. She looked at the uncovered eye of the white haired man. He knew, he must know. She wondered if Sasuke had told him. He did seem like a subsitute father figure for Sasuke. Kakashi had gotten closest to Sasuke also out of all the members of the old Team 7. Naruto and Sakura's inner chakra elements differing from Kakashi's. As well as Kakashi's sharrigan, the eye ability of the Uchiha clan.
"She was the one to actually subdue, little Sasuke." He added before anyone questioned his statement.
Hinata relaxed, but she still had a gut wrenching feeling at he knew.
"Hinata."
Her head turned to Shino who had been very quiet since her arrival, but that wasn't unlike Shino. She smiled at her teammate. She couldn't see his expression from the covering of his face and his sunglasses, sometimes it was infuriating. Now she just hope he would be changing the subject to something that didn't involve Sasuke. "Yes?"
"Is that a wedding ring?" His finger pointing to the gold band dangling off the chain around her neck.
Hinata could feel the blood drain from her body. The sickened feeling returning. She wanted to run, but now her feet were refusing to budge. She jerked away as Sakura's hand reached for the jewelery. Her own hand clasping around the object.
"Hinata, when did you get married?" Kiba asked confused.
"...Three days ago." Hinata muttered. She looked to the ground afraid of the concerned and confused faces of those who knew nothing.
She flinched again as Sakura's hands covered her own. Delicately she coaxed Hinata's hand open to look at the small band. "There's an inscription." Sakura said inspecting it carefully. Her eyes squinting slightly to read the small letter. "I might be in love...Sasuke"
Hinata bite her lip, closing her eyes she didn't want to see their faces. She could already imagine the pain in Sakura's face as the realization who come over her. Kiba and Naruto both with hung jaws with utter shock at the idea of either Hinata or Sasuke marrying...let alone marrying each other. Shino would be that annoying stoic that would drive Hinata crazy. Kakashi flashing that all knowing smile from under that mask...really just as annoying as Shino.
"Hinata...you married Sasuke?" Sakura's voice was soft and gentle only adding another knive to Hinata's guilt.
She gave a weak nod unable to find her voice. She waited almost hoping for a kick, slap, punch, anything that might ease her guilt. She wanted to be hurt to match the pain she already felt. She felt Sakura pull away...maybe to ready her the awaited hit.
"Sakura!" Hinata cracked her eyes open. Sakura wasn't there anymore...neither was Naruto. Both of them leaving, Naruto chasing after Sakura's form.
Hinata felt her legs give out from beneath her. She hit the ground landing on her knees. She could feel Kiba and Shino come to her side. Kiba's strong arms wrapping around her shoulders, Shino smoothing a hand through her hair. She finally felt sobs escape her throat as she broke down.
"Kiba, Shino leave. I wanna speak to Uchiha-chan." Kakashi said.
Kiba opened his mouth to argue, but stopped. He didn't know what to say to Kakashi...he didn't know what to say to her. Shino pulled away already. He gave a tug to Kiba's arm and both left the area.
Kakashi stepped to a nearby tree. He sat on the ground using the trunk of tree to lean against. "Hinata, why are you crying?" He asked lightly.
Hinata forced a lump down here throat. "I-I hurt Sakura...I never wanted to do that." She was shocked she could even form the words.
"Yet you did. You married Sasuke...surely for something other than duty to your clan." Kakashi spoke. His tone wasn't threatening or judgmental. Defiantly annoying...but right now it was very calming.
"I might be falling..." She could feel a small smile tugging at her lips as she knew those words were the same that were engraved on the similar band that hung around Sasuke's next.
"Sakura will be hurt, but she won't destroy your friendship. Give her time. As for Sasuke...I wish you luck." Kakashi said.
"How'd you know?" Hinata asked. She wiped away any lingering tears on her cheeks.
"Now whatever do you mean." He made a mock gasp, feigning innocence at her accusation.
"Now I know why Sasuke gets so annoyed with you." Hinata gave him a half-hearted glare with a smile on her lips. "How'd you know we were married?" She clarified.
"Sasuke...no he didn't tell me directly. But Sasuke really thinks he has the cold, bastard look down but when it comes to who he cares about...he's an open book. When we went to that meeting...he stole more glances at you than I could count." Kakashi explained. "Now I don't know what brought this marriage...but most people don't marry on 'might' being in love."
Hinata bit her lip turning her gaze down to the ring. She took a silent moment before standing. She brushed off grass and dirt that had clung to her clothes.
"Going somewhere?" Kakashi's visible brow raised at her movements.
"My husband is coming home...I should get ready for him right?" A smile playing at her lips before running off to what would be her new home, the Uchiha compound.
A/N: OK, R&R you all know the drill.