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Here's chapter 9:

Summary: She was just about to drift off when a familiar voice from under her curtains."Going to sleep already?And without me?"Hinata jumped up and sat in her bed,eyes voice revealed itself as none other than came closer and closer...

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"Here Comes the Final Act"

Today was totally exhausting. Hinata thought to herself as she thought of her early wake-up, to her concert, to this chaotic evening, although looking at her clock it was actually last night. She still couldn't get that look Mikoto kept giving her out of her mind as she showed her the room she would be staying in. It looked something like she was dreaming, yet in a more evil way. She collapsed on her bed with a sigh and hung her legs off the bed as she let her eyelids close and her mind relax for the first time that day. She was just about to drift off when a familiar voice from under her curtains. "Going to sleep already, and without me?" The voice said teasingly as if from her window. Hinata jumped up and sat in her bed, eyes wide.

"There's no point in joking around you know." She said regaining her composure. Even in the total dark, with only the moonlight shining in fragments through her window, she swore she could feel him smirk. "Well that's because I'm not joking." He stepped out into the light and showed himself as none other than Sasuke. Hinata rolled her eyes at his getup. He had unbuttoned the top buttons and took of his jacket, revealing his white shirt un-tucked and free from his pants. He leaned one arm on her bedpost and Hinata was shocked at how close he was to her in such a short time. "What I'm about to do might shock you though." He said, his tone deepening in a way that sent chills down Hinata's spine. "A-as if it hasn't already." She replied, cursing herself for her trembling voice.

She was frozen, her legs dangling off a bed too high for her as she sat, Sasuke coming closer and closer, almost gliding across the floor.

Suddenly, he was closer than ever, right in front of her, with his hands on either side of her, stopping her from and movement, or escape for that matter. "How did you find my room?" She asked, in an attempt to breathe, he was so close that every breath was filled with his smell. "Getting away from your cousin was the hardest part." He said leaning in, not really answering her question. Now he was only millimeters apart, and gently, almost unfelt, he pushed her down, in what seemed like an eternity, her head made contact with the mattress and he was closer and closer until he was almost lying on the bed. He still had his arms next to her, like walls, and she was too well, intoxicated by all of it to do anything but keep her eye burning intently on Sasuke's , who's eyes apparently looked like they were burning their own red with passion. "I'm going to do something for you tonight." He whispered huskily into her ear. He let his breath linger there and Hinata could feel its warmth even after he returned to stare at her. "You're not doing anything to me tonight." She breathed more than said.

Sasuke smirked as he gave her a flicker of a kiss, fading fast as it came. "No, I'm afraid it won't lead to that, although if you want I can always change my schedule." He gently tangled his hands in her hair. Hinata was scared, but not into insanity. "That won't be necessary," She said, raising her head enough to kiss him, a surprise for our lover boy. He gave a smile of satisfaction as he tasted her on his lips after she laid her head back on the bed. "Then let me tell you why I came." Sasuke kept leaning in until Hinata thought he actually just wanted to fulfill her first idea for reason of his being here. But when their faces were close enough for her to taste his breath, his hair kind of hanging over his face as he looked her in the eyes, as if seeing her for the first time, more sincerely than ever he said: "Most guys would get down on one knee," He smirked in her face. "But I prefer leveling the playing field." Hinata couldn't help but smile at what was coming. "You are the most beautiful girl I've ever met." He whispered to her. "You make me laugh and smile as if we were still children, and I—" His voice started to tremble and got a whole lot huskier. "I-I need you." She almost didn't hear those words, and tears threatened to fall as she heard them and registered what he was saying.

"What I'm trying to say is Hinata, I don't just want to be here for you now, when you think all I want is well, you know." He turned red and Hinata put one of her hands on his back, and another in his hair. "I want to be with you always and I this is happening too fast then I'll slow down," He said rambling, Hinata let him. "But I want you always to know that I, I love you, I live for the days we spend laughing and crying, for the time we have together, I live for you. " With those words Hinata knew her fate was sealed, and wherever it would take her, she knew this wonderful man who was once that wonderful boy would be with her. Hinata was about to speak, but Sasuke interrupted her. "And that's why," His voice broke and Hinata drew him closer. "And that's why I'm asking you this," He breathed in. "Hyuuga Hinata, this may not be the way you imagined it, but I have to ask you this: Hinata will you marry me, spend the rest of your life with me?" Hinata's face was a mirror of her shock, even if she'd expected this. Sasuke took it as a decline and his face fell. "I know I'm not worth it, I even made it seem like I was going to rape you in your room you must think I'm some kind of creep (go figure) and—" He was about to ramble, but Hinata silenced him with a deep, soft kiss. "Yes."

Sasuke looked like he forgot why he was there for a moment but suddenly remembered. "You say "yes"?" Hinata nodded and sat up, forcing Sasuke down to sit beside her. She looked him in the eyes as her part wasn't over yet. "Sasuke, I have to tell you something as well." Sasuke was immediately alert and tried to dispel any thoughts of taking her there and then. Hinata began. "Sasuke, for a long time now I have to say you've been all I thought about, and I couldn't think of a day without you, I want you to be with me good and bad times, and no matter how much I seem to be unable to express this sometimes, you know I love you every part of you, every ounce of my being is feeling this, I have no regrets for the relationship Naruto and I never had, that was different, I love you and nothing can change that, I knew since that day you first saw me ten years ago. The day after my mother died, you somehow showed me there was still somewhere to go, a life I was too stubborn to live." Sasuke felt his heart go out to her, but then he realized his heart was already hers, he was hers.

Sasuke gently pushed her back down on the bed for more kisses, he didn't go any further, because Hinata didn't ask for that, he didn't either (Nani deska?!!!) and both knew that they needed the light, the light that they found in each other. After what felt like forever for those not actually in the make-out session Hinata got up and smoothed her hair, Sasuke ran his fingers through his and she held him in an embrace and kissed him in one so passionate that her feelings were said and everything she felt was felt in him. "I look forward to our wedding." She said softly. Sasuke thought his heart would burst with so much love that he held her close until he was sure she got the message.

"Please get some sleep, Sasuke." She said, as he insisted on watching her sleep. Sasuke finally agreed after some talk and left her in the early hours of the morning. That day Hinata only got three hours of sleep, and she was sure Sasuke got even less, but the news was worth it.

"Ohayo, Hinata-san," Neji greeted in his Neji way.

"Ohayo, Nii-sama, Tenten-chan," Hinata said politely and meaning every word of it. Her father came down and shortly after her cousin and his girlfriend left and after a few minutes the Uchiha family came down for breakfast. Gaara was already outside sketching in the garden after spending the unholy hours of the day playing his trumpet then his flute, very well I might add. They didn't call him Kazekage for nothing.

"Mina-san I have an announcement." Hiashi said rather hesitantly. "I've thought it over for a long time now but the decision is made." Hinata finished breakfast with her cousin, but took a sip of a glass of orange juice anyway. Mikoto smiled at her in a way that could only be described as creepy. (Runs in the family)

"From today on," Hiashi continued, Mikoto's smile got wider and the Uchiha brothers were immune to their surroundings. "My Hinata will be engaged to Uchiha Itachi." Hinata almost spat out her juice, the only thing stopping her was the years of being drilled manners into her.

Sadly the Uchiha boys were not so disciplined. Sasuke gagged at whatever was in his mouth and our lucky man Itachi spat out his drink.

"Oji-san, you can't be serious!??" Sasori burst into the room as the rest of the Akatsuki fell flat as they were all leaning on the door, eavesdropping. "Nii-chan," Hinata said standing up as Sasuke did likewise. Before anyone could say another word both teens dragged their sempai out by his elbows, he didn't even get a chance to turn around. This led to the effect of a bewildered Sasori facing the group as Hinata and Sasuke plowed on facing in the other direction to the rest of the Akatsuki who had an equally lost look on their faces.

"What was that about?" Pein demanded as they shut the door of Sasori's room behind them. "Well Pein-san," Hinata explained in as few words as possible what her father had just told her, not hard, considering the fact that it was just eight words. Eight words that might seal her fate forever, forever, unless she did something, the one thing that she'd been afraid of doing since her mother died.

"That's something." Kisame thought aloud. "I always considered Itachi asexual, possibly a secret sex addict, but in all the years I've known him, he's never really been husband material to me." Konan regarded him thoughtfully. "But still even the coldest heart can be moved by the right girl." She said, referring to Sasuke. "No, this is something that's been planned for some time now." Zetsu interjected. "No offense, but your father takes an awfully long time to decide things." Hinata agreed. "I don't know how he decided on anything after Kaa-san died." There was a silence as the whole group recalled the loss. "So what was the motive? Was it for the money?" Kazuku piped up. Everyone had to roll their eyes and Sasuke spoke for the first time since he got there. "It was my mother." He said quietly, instantly turning all the attention to him.

"Will we all please regain our sanity here?" Pein said authorative in every way, making Konan come closer. "He's right. You're turning this into some kind of soap opera." Sasori sighed and collapsed on his bed, where Deidara and Tobi were resting from lack of sleep and a hangover. Both jumped and Deidara flung curses at his sempai while Tobi covered his ears.

"Was it really her?" Pein asked quietly while the insanity continued and everyone else got involved as the two got physical (Not like that!) and Deidara threatened to blow up Sasori's room. "I bet fifty bucks that he does!" Kazuku shouted. The rest just joined in while Hinata, Sasuke and Pein huddled in one corner.

"My mother did it for herself, and for the pride of our family." He spat out the last part. "Itachi," He said disgustedly. "But I don't agree to it." Hinata said, because it was well, obvious. "So what do we do now?" They asked him. Pein felt a migraine coming on. Noises and shouting, was it just him or were the two kids talking louder every time? Stop talking! Where are those echoes coming from? His head felt like it was going to burst. And then:

He basically exploded.

"Are you two getting married or something?!"

When he noticed there was no reply he looked at them and saw blushes redder than Hidan's blood all over his newly cleaned WHITE couch after he had a ritual. "Well that settles it then, we will do everything in our power to help." At the sound of that the rest of the Akatsuki stopped messing around to offer smiles of approval. "Thank Kami my Hina-chan found someone; I thought we might have had to offer Sasori-chan to you!" Konan said hugging her tightly as Sasori exclaimed: "You were WHAT?!!!" Deidara laughed his head off s Zetsu and Kisame dragged a scarred Tobi to safety.

At the prospect of what they were about to do Hinata turned pale. "But you can't do that, my father isn't how he used to be, a blow like this might end him!" Everyone stopped rejoicing and looked at her like she was insane. Konan broke the silence. "Hime-chan," She looked at Hinata and knew it was the right time to tell her. "We all know what you mean," She said hugging her. "Your father loved your mother very much, he still does, and it broke his heart to lose her." She made Hinata face her and Hinata tried to interrupt. "That's why I can't disobey him, I'm the last thing he has left of her and—" The look on Konan's face silenced her. "Hinata, he will always have her in his heart, in his memory, in seeing you smile," Hinata blurted out. "And that's why-" But Konan cut her off. "And that's why it would break his heart even more to see you unhappy." Hinata's eyes widened as realization struck. But Konan continued on relentlessly.

"How do you think he would feel knowing that he sent his daughter to be at the mercy of an uncaring husband who's probably a womanizer? It would kill him- asking that never happens- and what would happen to you? You'd be worse off than him." Hinata was ready to give in, but the last thing Konan said made her sure that she would fight for the love she had with Sasuke. "Wouldn't your father be happier knowing that you found someone worth everything you'd fight, sacrifice, and live for, someone who you know will do the same, on good times and bad, rather than with someone who you'd be miserable with for the rest of your life?" Hinata looked at Konan with new strength in her eyes. "Are you still going through with that man; for the sake of a happiness that won't exist after all, for you and your father?" Hinata looked at the person who'd been like her older sister for all her life and realized she'd had it wrong all along. Loving your parents doesn't mean blindly following everything they do, it means you help them with their decisions and understand precisely why, because parents wouldn't have it any other way, but love you too much to point it out. "No, Konan-chan I don't." Konan smiled and gave Hinata one last squeeze before sending her in a twirl over to Sasuke who took her in his arms. They were about to kiss when Sasori interrupted them. "Not in my room please!" Everyone laughed as Sasuke and Hinata went into the garden to plan how they were going to deal with this situation, face Hinata's father and most likely the wrath of Sasuke's mother.

Sasuke sighed as he fell into seat in his room, while accidentally still holding Hinata's hand. "Sasuke!" Hinata started to laugh as Sasuke tickled her like a madman, suddenly a piano's melody could be heard from the piano room. Naruto's piano room, no one has played there since, well you know… Except for Sasuke, and the Hyuugas have always avoided the topic. So they ended up with a grand piano that was hardly ever used for musical purposes, only for memories. Hinata had so many plans for that piano since Sasuke told her they were getting married, so who was playing this relic as if all the memories were nothing?

Both of them ran as fast as they could to the piano room and opened the door and to their surprise found Hiashi and Mikoto there, listening to Itachi play. Mikoto looked overjoyed to see her son play in front of her friend, even if she did that all the time. Hiashi looked plain uncomfortable as Hinata gave him a questioning look and Sasuke walked over to his brother and mother- very angrily.

As Sasuke got involved in a conversation he did not want to be in with his mother, Hinata listened to the music for the first time understanding it. What she found out: Itachi's music was very different from Sasuke's.

While Sasuke's was light and airy, the kind that made her smile, Itachi's was dark and pensive, she felt her heart sink and beat wildly at the same time. He played with a wild passion that was sharp in contrast to Sasuke's carefree style. He plays so, powerfully, like he knows he rules the world or something. She thought to herself as Itachi's song ended. Mikoto pushed Sasuke away as he was about to speak to her and dragged Itachi with a forceful tug as he was about to walk away, ignoring his audience. She let go when he was in front of Hinata and he ended up bumping into her, knocking the wind out of her. Sasuke wriggled free from his mother's grasp like a child being chastised in a toy store and ran to her aid. Itachi turned to face her and extended his hand out to help her up. Sasuke glared at him as Hinata took his hand, about to deliver payback. As she took it, she squeezed it, hard. Most people would have shouted and let go by now, but Itachi smirked and crushed her hand in return. She put a brave front on, getting up, dusting herself off, and then politely thanking him after he apologized with equal politeness. Sasuke then left with her as they went to prepare their speech for the final act before the end.

"Are you ready?" Sasuke said letting go of Hinata's hand, which was aching badly from Itachi's grip.

"No time would be better."

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