Author's Note: Hey guys! I'm back and I know its been a friggin while (please don't shoot me). But I finally have an update. I did kind of promise you guys that I would finish this story, so this is me keeping my promise. I hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, but I am sad that it's coming to an end :'(.

Naruto

It's been three months. Three months since the announcement of Sakura's engagement. Today was the day. She's getting married to none other than Hinata's father. What made it worse is that she invited Hinata herself.

"Hey, stand still, would you?" I watched Hinata focus on tying my tie. "Anxious much?" She smirked.

"Aren't you? I mean it's your dad and Sakura and everything." I was surprised by how well she was taking this though.

It's been three months since Hinata had her breakdown. I don't think she remembers, but if she does she's doing a hell of a good job at hiding it. She woke up the next morning like nothing happened

Hinata only continued smirking, "Why, the queen asked me herself. Who am I to deny her very own marriage?"

For someone who hates Sakura, she really is doing everything to make her happy She wore a lavender dress with thin straps that seemed very simple, but very reserved. Which Sakura picked out. Her hair was curled, Sakura's suggestion of course, and who was I to complain? She looked like she just came out of a dream. Hinata caught me staring, and I caught myself blushing.

"Is there something on my face?" She quickly lifted her arm to wipe whatever seemed to keep me staring. I quickly stopped her, "No, no. It's nothing. You're just beautiful."

This time she blushed, and I leaned in quickly, and gave her a kiss, catching her off guard. I smirked when she blushed even though we've been dating for three months.

In that time, I'd practically moved in with Hinata. The actions just seemed unspoken. I learned her lifestyle. The days where she got up early just to visit her mom. The afternoons she spent looking after Kurenai's kid. How she had started to eat lunch with Hanabi everyday. Even if she never told me why they stopped talking before then, I didn't want to pry, because things were going well. Sakura's offer seemed pointless to me. I was happy.

I am happy.

Hinata

"Hinata! Hold up!" I clenched my fists the second I heard her voice. What could she possibly want?

"Sakura." I tried not to spit it in her face. She was rushing over to me, and stopped right in front of me. She took a quick breath before giving me a smile. I wonder how long she's been practicing that one.

"Would you like to get some coffee with me? We have to talk." She was probably on a lunch break, and I had no intention to spend time with her. But my instinct kicked in before my mind could, and I ended up returning an even faker smile, and nodding yes.

When we got there, I sat in near silence as she spoke.

"Hinata, this is good for us. Bonding like this, it'll help us grow closer. I want us to be close, so, if you don't mind, would you please come to my wedding?" There it was. She truly is a bitch.

"I would love to, it's good to see my Father finally happy, again." I played out my fake answer, and I wondered if she could see right through it, because it takes a bitch to know a bitch.

"Perfect! I know you don't dress up as much, so I picked out the perfect dress for you. I had someone deliver it to your house, I just think it suits you so much. Oh, and please do something different with your hair. You have such beautiful, long hair. Maybe you should try curling it?" She gave me another smile and I could see her open her mouth again to continue before she was interrupted.

"Hinata!" Sakura and I both looked up from our table. Naruto had showed up out of no where. Seemingly, until I realized he was waiting at Ichiraku's for me. He leaned down to give me a quick kiss before sitting down. The look on Sakura's face was near priceless. He looked over at Sakura, "What's going on?"

Her face quickly recovered, and her face returned to that smile, "Just talking about wedding plans." She emphasized the word wedding. She raised an eyebrow as she locked eyes with him. He was the first to break the hold, "Really? Didn't know you and Hinata were so close." He looked at me trying to search for a 'Save me' look in my eyes. I just smiled back and answered, "Well, Sakura wanted to invite me to her wedding, and I just can't refuse."

"Then maybe you'll do me the honor of being your date." He smirked, and I could feel the blood rushing to my cheeks.

Sakura cleared her throat before commenting, "As your future mother, I'm glad to see you happy, but should you be dating without your father's approval?" She stared at Naruto the entire time.

I smiled, "I think if my father wanted me to put him into consideration about my life, he shouldn't have kicked me out in the first place."

"Are you ready?" Naruto asked.

I looked up at him, "Ready as I'll ever be."

Sakura had really outdone herself for this thing. The theme was 'Spring Waltz' whatever that was supposed to mean. I saw it as an excuse to stick sakura blossoms into ever decoration possible. I wasn't in any essential part of the wedding, so I planned to sit in the very back. Maybe so I can sneak in the back to the puke. If only this stupid thing didn't take place outside. Yep, it played along with the stupid spring theme. Chairs were set out everywhere facing the front, which was a low-leveled platform, so the Best Maids and Men could stand. The reception was to take place in a giant tent that had a golden hue to it.

I wasn't by the amount of people that she had invited. It seemed as if she had invited the entire village. And I knew reporters were going to be here to capture the entire event. "Hinata! You look perfect!" I heard a girl squealing, had to be Ino. I turned, and she engulfed me in a hug. She had just started talking to me again out of nowhere about a month ago. Along with most everyone else, probably something Naruto said to them.

I don't hate Ino. Mostly because I have nothing to hate her for. Why not? Because she's Sakura's best friend? Until the moment Ino stabs me in the back, I refuse to hate someone who is nothing but good to me. So trust me when I say, if Sakura had just let me be, I may have been okay with her. But it's hard to be okay with someone who has taken so much away from me. Naruto was one thing. I may have cried, and wished death upon them, but if she had just stayed away. If she hadn't rubbed it in my face. I have hope that I would've moved on. But she didn't. From one person to another. She had grabbed the people I needed in my life. As if laughing in my face, as if telling me to watch how easy it is for her.

"Thanks, Ino." I smiled.

"Do you like it? I picked it out, and everything. I knew it would look really well on you." She giggled. Well that certainly did make me hate the dress a little less. I couldn't help but blush. Ugh, old habits really do die hard. "I would stick around, but I gotta run. I'm the Maid of Honor!" She gave me a chaste kiss on the cheek before running off again.

"There you are." I turned around to see Kiba all dressed in a tux for the occasion. "And as stunning as ever."

"Thanks, Ino picked it out. You look quite handsome yourself." I coulda sworn I caught a blush, but he laughed it off.

"Thanks, Ino picked it out too. Told me I couldn't show up looking like I usually do." I laughed at his comment. "I, uh, I didn't actually think you'd show up, Hinata. To be honest with you, this is a bit much isn't it?"

"I'm fine. I'm happy for my father." I manage to muster out. He sighed, and his expression got even more serious. "I know you, Hinata. I know you're not okay with this. I know you think your mother should have been enough to make him happy, and what she left behind, he should have cherished. Hinata, please don't lie to me, and tell me you're okay with this."

I hesitated. He was right. He is one of my best friends, of course he knows what I really think. To think I had even tried to throw his friendship away. But thank god he forgave me. But I had to swallow it, for the sake of today.

"I don't know what you're talking about, Kiba. What makes my father happy, makes me happy." I smiled. I gently placed my arms around him and gave him a hug. Whispering in his ear something only meant for the both of us. He smiled, and when I let go he kissed my forehead in reassurance. "We should probably sit down, looks like its about to begin." I nodded, and we went our separate ways.

I headed towards a seat in the back, and I my eyes locked with Naruto's, who had already saved me a seat in the back. He smiled at me, and I made my way over to him.

The wedding was dragging on and on. I hadn't remembered how long these boring ceremonies were. Father used to make me attend them all the time, and I only remembered getting bored and cramped up from sitting in the same spot for hours. Even Neji got bored of them. He would never tell me that of course. He told me important matters like these should be treated with the utmost respect. But I'd always catch him with an irritated look, even if for a split second.

But Naruto had felt the same pain. Maybe even worse because he's never had to sit through anything boring. If anything go at a little too boring for him he'd bounce. But he'd always find a way to distract himself. He was holding my hand, and occasionally played with my fingers. I'd sit straight, and pretend I didn't notice. But I was really trying to suppress my blush, and curse myself the second I felt my cheeks get hot. And I could feel his smirk whenever he caught a glimpse of it.

I had zoned out the entire time, until the vows. I wanted to hear what my father had to say.

"I vow to love you with my whole heart. To cherish you, and to treasure you. To you who has given me nothing but happiness, I only wish to give you the same thing in return. Know now that there were those before you, but there will never be any after you. You are the one I want to spend the rest of my life with."

I felt a pain in my chest when I heard those words. Those were the vows he used for her. I remember Mom had put it in their wedding album. I had read those words to myself a million times, and they had given me hope. I felt my fist clenching, and I felt Naruto's hand tense up. I could tell he wanted me to say something, or do something. Something to show him I was going to be okay. But I couldn't lie, especially when Sakura's smile felt a lot like a smirk. She knew exactly what I knew, and she was dying to see the expression on my face.

"I vow to love you with every part of me. You have treated me so well, and I could never repay you. So my love is my gratitude. I vow to take care of you. Your enemies are my enemies, and I will fight by your side even through death. So believe me when I say that I love you, because no one has ever made me as happy as you. Know that when I say I want you, there will never be another. I'll be by your side, even when you're so old that you barely remember to eat."

The people had laughed at the last comment, but I didn't react. I saw Sakura give off another 'smile', but her words hadn't meant anything to me. Then I felt Naruto let go of my hand. It wasn't me this time. It was Naruto.

And in that moment I knew,

Naruto still loved her.

Naruto

"Naruto?" A sleepy Sakura had whispered under me. The morning had just crept through, and she had been drawing circles on my bare chest.

"Yeah?" I answered through my closed eyelids. "Do you ever think we'd get married?"

I chuckled, "Sakura, it's only been a couple of months. What's the rush?" I could almost feel her pout before she pinched me.

"Hey! You saying you don't wanna marry me?" I opened my eyes when she said that. Mostly out of pain. I chuckled again, "Are you kidding me? That's a dream come true." She buried her face in my chest, and I felt the smile on her face.

"We'd have the best wedding. I just know it. We'd have it outside of course. That way we can invite countless people to come and see, and we won't have to worry about it being crowded. Our reception would have all our favorite foods, and we could even cater from Ichiraku's."

"Ramen at a wedding? That'd probably be a first."

"So? It's our wedding. We can have anything we want. I want to be with you, Naruto. I want to be with you forever. I want to love you with every part of me. You've treated me so well, and I can never repay you. So my love is my gratitude. I want to take care of you. Your enemies are my enemies, and I want to fight by your side even through death. So believe me when I say that I love you, because no one has ever made me as happy as you. Know that when I say I want you, there will never be another. I'll be by your side, even when you're so old that you barely remember to eat."

I hesitated for a second before tilting her chin upwards, and placing my lips on hers. It felt like the right thing to do. She's my dream come true.

"Naruto. Naruto, the wedding's over everyone's heading over to the reception." I saw Hinata stand up, and I followed suit. I know what Sakura's doing. She's trying to resurface feelings. She's trying to tell me her offer still stands.

But dear Sakura, those feelings have left me a long time ago.

"Ramen at a wedding? That's a little weird isn't it?" Hinata sat next to me, and questioned the bowl of ramen sitting in front of her. We had the honor of sitting closest to the newly weds. They sat facing everyone, and everyone sat at their own tables facing them. Sakura had our seats reserved, and I happened to have the best view of Sakura.

"Yeah," Was all I managed to say. Everyone was taking their seats.

"My father doesn't even like ramen all that much." A part of me knew what Sakura's intentions were.

Hiashi finally stood and spoke, "Thank you for coming out today. I'd like to thank the beautiful Sakura Hyuga for marrying me today. I couldn't have done it without you."

I heard people laughing at his joke, but my eyes were locked on Sakura, who gave him a comforting smile. She glanced over at me, and our eyes locked for a split second, but her eyes had moved on. Some nameless Hyuga who played Best Man stood and gave a toast, then Ino.

"To my best friend, who I never imagined would actually marry before me. To a life filled with happiness, because that's what you deserve." I could almost hear Hinata's scoff over the applause. Then she did something I wasn't expecting. She stood, and stared directly at them.

"I, also, have a toast to offer, Father." She nearly spat it at him. I heard him say, "Go on." After a few seconds of hesitation.

"To my father. How did you ever score someone barely older than me? Was it money, power, or was it love. Love you never gave your own daughter, but to a woman who may as well be your daughter."

I could feel the smirk on her face, and the horror in Sakura's. I had reached for her hand to tell her to stop, but she kept going. Everyone was whispering.

"And to Sakura. What did it take for you but a diamond ring to decide he was the one. Someone who could give you money and power. All it took was one slip up, and as long as its a son, you get to have everything. So kudos to you Sakura, for thinking you could ever fill my mother's shoes. Try not to slip and fall as they may be a little too big for you."

"Someone stop her right now!" Hiashi shouted. I was already standing, but I saw Sakura raise her hand to tell Hiashi to back down. She stood herself and spoke, "..My daughter is obviously drunk. Please remove her from this area. I do not intend to deal with this intoxicated, entitled little girl who thinks she can stand before me on my wedding day, and tell me how I feel. She is too immature to let her father be happy again, for the sake of a woman who would have wanted him to move on. Age is not a sign of maturity. You have demonstrated that fully well today as you cry here like a child who has lost their toy."

Sakura had long started to walk over to and confront Hinata. She stood right in front of her, and placed a hand on her cheek as she spoke.

"Hina, I am your new mother. I will walk into your home, but I would never wear another woman's shoes. I will wear stronger, sturdier shoes. Ones that will not soil at the first sign of trash."

Hinata slapped Sakura's hand away. Scoffing before adding, "You'll never be anything more to me than a —"

Before Hinata could finish Sakura had slapped her right across the face.

"And as your new mother, I will not allow you to disrespect your father's intentions. I only mean to care for you, Hina. Like your mother couldn't ."

"That's enough." The words finally reached my mouth. In all my life, I had never been at a loss for words. "We'll leave."

Sakura turned to me, and she put on her best smile, "Naruto, you're welcome to stay. We did invite you, so you could celebrate this momentous occasion. Don't let my daughter ruin it."

"No, I think I'll go." I told her. I took Hinata's hand in mine, and looked back at her,

"Oh, and Sakura? Stop calling her your daughter. We both know you're a little too young to play mom. Save it for your future son. You know, the one that landed you in this wedding in the first place."

She looked me dead in the eyes, and I returned it with a wink before getting the hell outta there.

Author's Note: I know, I know. There are a lot of confusing things, but I'm still trying to straighten out the wrinkles. So please be patient, and hopefully this wasn't too disappointing after making you guys wait for so long. Hopefully next time won't be.

So until next time!

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