AN: This story has gone quite a ways in the past few days. Being the perfectionist i am I'm not sure how I feel about it though. Ah well. It's alright. I've seen worse ;) So i will warn you right now that the ending to this chapter is really rough.

Chapter 17

"What do you mean he's delivering a message?! He was scheduled to be interrogated!" Tsunade screamed.

Kakashi put a hand to his face then walked over to her, noticing the blood on her hand. "Why are you cut?" He asked, wiping some of the blood away to reveal the thin cut on her thumb.

"I made sure that when that shinobi took the message back to Hoshigakure that they would know it was me that sent it. They shouldn't bother us anymore. I told them that I had a fiancé and a new home and that I might visit someday but that my new life was too important for me to just pick up and leave. I assured them that I was happy and definitely not captured." Nikiya smiled at them while she healed the cut on her thumb. "Apparently they received some letter that said I was captured and wanted to go back to Hoshigakure but I assured the shinobi that that was not true."

"He was sympathetic and believed her every word or I would not have allowed for him to go free." Ryo slipped out of the curtains and floated next to Nikiya while he spoke. "I am not sure, however, as to if this will work. That man back in Hoshigakure really wants the leadership of the village."

"Then we will just keep an eye out for anything else strange. I think Pein will be more of an issue now though." Kakashi said, leaning against the wall reading Icha Icha Paradise.

"You won't have to worry about any of the Akatsuki any time soon. Mother is leading them on a merry chase way up north. She's thinking that if she can find Father again that maybe he'll get mad enough to kill them just for being near his mountain. She will come back immediately should you call though, Nikki. I would suggest just sending me for some of my siblings if you just need a bit of help." Ryo shrugged and rested along her shoulders again, looking as if he was falling asleep.

"Well, I think we have some wedding planning to do then. Who knows? Maybe if you're married that bastard in Hoshi will leave us alone!" Tsunade clapped and took a sip of sake. She looked around a bit and handed the bottle to Nikiya, winking as she did. Nikiya smirked and took a drink of it, reveling in the wonderful quality of sake that Tsunade had picked this time.

It was the night before the wedding. Everything had been rather peaceful for the past week. They had seen a couple remaining shinobi from Hoshigakure but they had caused no trouble, having either spoken with Nikiya herself after she pinned them to the ground or a wall with a simple binding jutsu or spoken with their fellow shinobi that carried her letter. Nikiya sat at a bar with Tsunade, Tenten, and Temari who had traveled from Suna just to see her again along with her brothers. Gaara had been rather shocked when Nikiya had practically tackled him, drunk from the sake that Tsunade had given her. She had been giving her a bottle of sake every other day since she had let that Hoshi shinobi go.

Gaara had simply hugged her back, listened to her drunk babble and helped her back to Kakashi's place before going to Tsunade's office to arrange where he was living for the duration of his stay.

Nikiya was giggling at the bar, completely blasted as Tsunade continued to order her some variety of drinks. The bartender had cut her off ages before but Tsunade kept slipping her more.

"I think we ought to get her back to Tenten's. Temari said, a light blush showing that she was slightly drunk though not as much as Tsunade or Nikiya. She had to carry Nikiya to Tenten's while Tenten just laughed and leaned on her other side.

"I want my Kashi!" Nikiya suddenly yelled.

"You'll see him tomorrow, sweetie." Temari replied, trying to unlock the door to Tenten's apartment.

"I want him now though…" Nikiya whined.

"Let's get some sleep so you can have a decent wedding tomorrow." Temari continued to knock down Nikiya's every effort to get them to take her to Kakashi, who was having a party of his own with Asuma, Gai, and Jiraiya. She got them inside and onto their separate beds before falling into a deep sleep.

Nikiya woke up the next morning feeling groggy and having a slight headache. She looked around, realizing she was in Tenten's house, and got up to go make breakfast. She knew that they would all want some French toast as it always made all three of them feel better after hangovers. She always had the smallest hangover so she was the one making breakfast.

About halfway through making breakfast, Temari came in and took over, muttering something about it being her wedding day and she shouldn't be doing anything. So she waited on the couch, half asleep, until Tenten came in with two plates of the wonderful food and Temari came in with another for herself and some homemade syrup.

The day went by quickly and easily. Nikiya was nervous, but only because she didn't want things to change between her and Kakashi. Tenten helped her into her wedding dress while Temari worked on her hair.

"You may now kiss the bride." Tsunade spoke the last words of the ceremony between Nikiya and Kakashi, now both Hatake. Kakashi wore a simple black tux and a black hat, tilted just right to cover his sharingan. He was wearing no mask that day, much to everyone's surprise. Nikiya looked beautiful in her flowing wedding dress and she looked even more beautiful with the light blush on her cheeks after Kakashi drew her into a loving kiss.

"I love you." Nikiya whispered, her lips a breath away from his.

"I love you." Kakashi whispered back, pulling her into another kiss.

There was a small party which Kakashi went and got his mask for, not wanting more attention than was already being given. When it was over, when Kakashi decided it was over, Kakashi picked Nikiya up and carried her home. She wrapped her arms around his neck gently and rested her head on his chest. When home, they helped each other out of their wedding clothes and climbed into bed, exhausted from their busy day. They clung to each other as if it was their last day together.

AN: See, What'd I say? Really rough. I don't care for it but the scene that i think would be there isn't a type of scene that i'm talented at writing nor is it something that would fit in this rating ;D so just make a scene of your own or something idk. Probably only like three or four more chapters. It really depends on how writing them goes.