A/N: Well, I guess six reviews is all I'm going to get…so here's the next chapter! :D I really like this story so far, and I hope you like it too. I'm just warning you, though, I've got a few OCs coming up in this chapter (Naruto OCs? Gasp!) and they're a bit crazy, so be warned!

On with the show!

Hinata lifted her hand and studied the ring on it. A smile made her way onto her pretty face as she remembered last night. Last night, she had gotten engaged to the best man in the world.

In your face, Father! She thought childishly, giggling. I control my life, not you!

After the 'proposal', Kiba had walked her home. No words had passed between them-not that they had needed any-until they had reached the huge Hyuuga mansion and Kiba had told her he loved her. She had immediately gone to bed afterwards.

She touched the ring to her lips, giddy with excitement. Kiba. Kiba. She was getting married to Kiba. Honestly, she couldn't imagine getting married to anyone else-not even Naruto, who had captured her heart during their childhood.

A sharp rap on her door interrupted her thought stream. "Come in!" she called.

The door slowly opened and her cousin Neji entered the room. His long black hair was loose, considering he had just gotten out of bed, and he had his usual expressionless face on. Neji was uncommonly good at keeping his emotions hidden. The pale green tattoo across his forehead was exposed, although it was usually covered with bandages. Hinata thought he looked more human when he didn't have the bandages on. He strode over to her and lifted her hand by the finger that carried the ring. Neji didn't usually speak, but when he did, he didn't mince around.

"So the mutt-face finally proposed?" he asked coolly. Hinata made a face at her cousin as she pulled her hand away from him. She often thought of him as the older brother she'd never had, and he certainly filled the part.

"He's n-not a m-mutt-face," she stammered. "J-Just because he raises d-dogs doesn't give you the right to d-discriminate against him."

"Hn," Neji muttered.

Hinata's face softened and she sat up in bed. "It won't be like with N-Naruto, Neji. K-Kiba-kun really c-cares about me. You kn-know he wouldn't d-do anything to h-hurt me."

"Hn,"

"Y-You could at least be a good cousin and a-act like you're happy for me!" Hinata teased, throwing a pillow at him. Although Neji had quick reflexes, he must've still been half-asleep, because the pillow smacked him in the face. He threw it back at his cousin, an easy grin spreading across his face. Even Neji couldn't always be stoic and emotionless.

Hinata made a face at him and grabbed her cell phone off her dresser. She started flipping through the contacts.

"Who are you calling?" Neji asked, treating himself to one of his cousin's hairties and pulling his hair back in a lose ponytail.

"Tenten," Hinata said. "I-I hope she hasn't changed her cell phone n-number…"

Neji fell silent. Tenten was a sore subject for him-he had been close friends with the girl for nearly ten years. But they had gotten into a huge argument over something-only they knew exactly what-and shortly after, she had moved. Only Hinata knew that Neji had actually harbored a well-hidden crush for the girl.

Hinata looked up at him. "Sh-She was my best friend, Neji! You can't expect me to get e-engaged and not t-tell her!" she finally found Tenten's number and pressed Talk. She made a shooing motion at Neji with her hand as she waited for the girl-woman, by now-to pick up.

Neji turned and left, closing his cousin's door behind him with a sharp snap.

Finally, finally, there was a click. "Hello?" an unfamiliar female voice said.

"Uhm, h-hello," Hinata stammered. "M-May I speak to Tenten Kunai, p-please?"

"Tala Inkuyuza!" was heard in the background. "Give me that!"

Inkuyuza? Hinata wondered. That's Kiba's last name!

"Hello?" the new female voice said breathlessly. "Sorry about that. This is Tenten Kunai speaking." Just hearing her voice made an image burst into Hinata's mind-a young girl with cinnamon-colored hair swirled up into two neat buns at the top of her head, with dark brown eyes that had streaks of black and gray, laughing and teasing, with a smiling Neji sitting beside her.

"Uhm…h-hello, T-Tenten," Hinata said awkwardly, wondering if Tenten would recognize her voice.

There was a slight pause, before the woman on the other end burst out laughing. "And here I was hoping for a blast from the past! Hi Hinata!"

Hinata sighed in relief. "I-I thought you wouldn't recognize me," she confessed, giggling a bit.

"You're my best friend! Of course I recognize you!" Tenten laughed. "Oh, man, I missed you guys! How's everything back in Konoha?"

"Good," Hinata said, twisting her ring. "Sasuke came back,"

"Bastard shouldn't even come near Konoha…"

"Oi! That's my brother you're talking about!"

"Well, it's true!"

Hinata laughed. Clearly Tenten had some guests over who could hear their conversation. "I never knew Sasuke had a sister." She commented.

"Hello!" the feminine voice said. "My name's Reika Uchiha, and yes, Sasuke is my little brother."

"Screw off, Reika! This is my conversation!"

"Hey, person-on-the-other-end, how's my idiot of a half-brother doing? His name's Kiba."

"Kiba?" Hinata asked. So many relatives she hadn't known about! "He's fine. A-Actually, he's going to get married soon."

There were a few squeals on the other end.

"Shut the hell up, Aleina! You're making my fucking ears bleed!"

"Language, Vega, language!"

"Don't you dare tell me what to do, Nedra-!"

"ALL OF YOU SHUT UP!" another familiar voice suddenly shouted.

Everyone on the other end fell silent.

"Thank you for that, Dysis," Tenten said, sighing. Hinata could barely contain her giggles. "Now, we are going to introduce ourselves in a nice, orderly fashion. Dysis, you get to go first."

"Why's she going first?" someone whined.

"Because I said so, dammit!"

"Hello," a cool voice suddenly interrupted. "My name is Dysis Hyuuga."

"Dysis?" Hinata cried.

"Hinata!" Dysis' voice suddenly held a smile in it. "I haven't heard from you since we were kids!"

Hinata laughed. "Oh, those were good days!"

"Shut up, all of you! She's my damn cousin, happy?" Dysis yelled at the hushed voices in the background.

"Me next! Me next!"

"Just for that, you're going last."

"What?"

"Hello," an unfamiliar voice said. "Sorry to cut through, but I wanted to introduce myself before I have to leave."

"I-I don't mind," Hinata assured the new woman.

"My name is Vega Haruno. My twin sister Nedra was the one shrieking 'Me next!' and now she's stormed off in a huff, so I have to go make the peace."

"P-Pardon my asking, b-but are you and your s-sister by any chance related to Sakura Haruno?"

Vega's voice held a smile in it as well. "Sakura is our half-cousin. Don't ask, it's complicated. I have to go calm Nedra down now. She's such a diva." Hinata pictured the young woman rolling her eyes. "It was nice meeting you."

"Y-You too."

"Hi!" a cheerful voice said. "I'm Aleina Nara!"

"L-Let me guess-you're Shikamaru's c-cousin?"

"Aunt, actually."

"Wh-what?"

"I'm his father's adopted younger sister."

"Does he kn-know you?"

"Yep! But seriously, do you know how weird it is when you're the same age as your nephew? It's really weird!"

"I-I'm sure I could guess…" Hinata said awkwardly.

"Okay, my turn." Another new voice came on. "Hi, I'm Tala Inkuyuza, and Kiba is my half-brother. Are you Hinata Hyuuga? He never stops talking about you!"

Hinata blushed as a bark echoed through the phone.

"Oh, and Ague says hi as well," Tala said, sounding amused. "Ague is my dog."

"I-Is she the same breed as Akamaru?" Hinata asked.

"Yep!" Tala said proudly. "They haven't met since they were pups, though."

"I-If you're all r-related to my friends," Hinata stammered, a question suddenly shooting through her mind. "H-How come I've never heard of you?"

"Sasuke doesn't like talking about me," Reika's voice stated. "Mention my name to him and see how he reacts. I'd bet he goes pale, eyes widen, then he gets this really guilty look on his face and then he stammers that he doesn't know a Reika Uchiha."

"Sakura moved from where Nedra and I live to Konoha." Vega's voice added.

"Kiba's mom hates me," Tala said cheerfully.

"I hardly ever get to see Shika, anyway; I might as well not exist," Aleina called.

"The Hyuuga family is wide-spread. You know that, Hinata."

"Alright, my turn, my turn!" Tenten yelled. "So what's up, Hinata?"

The young woman took a deep breath. "I-I'm kind of getting married…" she said bashfully.

There was silence on the other end. "A-Are you serious?" Tenten stammered.

Hinata nodded. "Y-Yeah…" she said, blushing. "Kiba-kun proposed to me last night."

"Whoa, whoa! You're dating Kiba?"

Hinata could've smacked herself. "I probably should've c-called you earlier."

"No, no, it's fine! It's my fault for looking like I didn't want to stay in touch, anyway." was Tenten's immediate response.

There was a silence on both ends.

"But seriously, did I hear you right?" Tenten laughed. "You're getting married? To Kiba?"

"H-Hai," Hinata blushed.

"That's great!" Tenten cried, laughing. "Congratulations!"

"What?" Tala's voice echoed through the phone. "My irresponsible half-brother has finally matured enough to propose to someone?"

"W-Well, actually, h-he didn't propose to m-me," Hinata stammered, her blush growing harder. "H-He offered me his jacket and th-the box was digging into m-my side."

"Typical Kiba," Tala sighed as the other women burst out laughing.

"You'll come, w-won't you?" Hinata asked on a sudden impulse.

"You want me at your wedding?" Tenten asked doubtfully.

"I-I want all of you to c-come!" Hinata declared. "I'm sure Kiba-kun won't mind."

There were slight noises on the other end, whispers and shuffling. "We'll be there," Tenten said after about five minutes of this. "When is it?"

"A-Actually…" Hinata bit her lip. "I-I meant for you to be b-bridesmaids…"

"Eleven bridesmaids?" Tenten chuckled over the elated shouts from the other women. "This must be one freakin' big wedding, Hinata."

"I-I'm sure Kiba-kun won't mind," Hinata giggled, all of last night's joy suddenly coming back in a rush. "I mean, h-he's probably going to h-have everyone b-be his best men…"

Tenten burst out laughing. "Oh, Hinata, you sound so in love right now!"

Hinata smiled and blushed again. "I-I guess I do," she mumbled. "I am, though." She could imagine her bun-haired friend smiling and shaking her head. "H-How are things over by y-you?"

"Pretty good, actually. I miss Konoha a lot, but at least the government's off my back over here." She pictured Tenten rolling her eyes at this statement. "I've actually learned a lot of new stuff."

"Like…?"

"For one, I can ride horses now."

"R-Really?"

"Yeah! And I know how to shoot a gun!" Tenten sounded immensely pleased with this.

"Wh-what, the kn-knife throwing w-wasn't enough?" Hinata teased.

"Oh, hell no," Tenten joked. "You know I'm not satisfied until I've mastered every offensive weapon out there."

Hinata laughed. Tenten had a rather unhealthy obsession with weapons, so much, in fact, that she had been nicknamed 'Konoha's Weapons Mistress.'

"Wh-when can you come to K-Konoha?" Hinata asked. "P-Please come soon!"

Tenten laughed. "I think…" she paused, obviously thinking something over. "If next weekend isn't too short notice, we should be ready to go."

"No! Let's go tomorrow!" a new voice shouted.

"SHUT UP, NEDRA!" five voices shouted in unison.

Tenten sighed. "Honestly…" she muttered.

Hinata looked at the calendar on her pale blue wall. Next weekend… "D-Do you think you could come Saturday?"

"Definitely!" Tenten said, sounding very excited.

"I-I'll see you then!" Hinata said, smiling.

"Call me tomorrow," Tenten instructed. "I've got a lot of catching up to do."

"Yeah…" Hinata said wistfully, suddenly wishing her best friend had been in Konoha for the past six years. "S-Six years' worth of information to catch up on…"

There was a comfortable silence on both ends, then finally Tenten spoke.

"Hey, you'll never guess who I saw yesterday!"

"Who?"

"Your jerk of a cousin."

Hinata paused. "How did that go?"

She pictured her friend shrugging. "Oh, the usual. He saw me, I saw him, we spat at each other a bit, and then continued on our merry ways."

Hinata shook her head. "Wh-what did you guys argue about that made you so mad at each other?"

"That, my blue-haired friend, is classified. All I'm going to say is that your cousin is the biggest jerk on the planet."

Hinata sighed. "Tenten, he's ch-changed, really!"

"Prove it."

"…"

"See, even you can't. And you can find the good qualities in everyone!"

"…"

"Hinata, no offence, but I really don't care what you say. In my mind, Neji will still be the arrogant playboy he was when I knew him."

"You two used to be b-best f-friends…" Hinata whispered sadly.

"I know, Hinata, and believe me, I would give anything to have that Neji back." Tenten's voice was soft, soothing, and sad. "But you and I both know perfectly well that he's not gonna come back."

"He r-really misses you."

"…"

"I-I've heard him when he thinks no one is around…he talks t-to h-himself. He always says the same thing."

"…"

"'Gods, I was an idiot.'"

"Oh, look at that," Tenten's voice was rather cold. "I've got to get going. Call me tomorrow, alright?"

"Alright," Hinata said, feeling that she had pushed her old friend too far.

"'Bye, Hinata. Thanks for calling. And congratulations."

"Thanks. 'Bye, Tenten."

Hinata gently closed her phone and lay back on her bed, contemplating what she had just said. 'He really misses you.'

"W-Well, he does-idiot." Hinata fumed, grabbing her pillow and hitting the wall separating their rooms.

"Cut it out, Hinata!" Neji's angry voice yelled back. A thump told her that he'd thrown something in her direction.

She knew he wouldn't be able to see, but she stuck her tongue out at the wall. And it felt so good that she did it again.

A/N: Oh, I just love introducing my OCs in an AU environment. It's so much easier to do it this way, because I can express their…ah…unique personalities without worrying about whether I'm contradicting the plotline or something. And considering I'm not done watching Naruto (thank the gods for Netflix!), it's a win-win situation—I can introduce my OCs, and you get a nice, funny chapter to read! ^_^ Because, of course, it just wouldn't be Naruto without the cursing XD

Please, review my story? Think of the children! *puppy-dog eyes*