A quick update motivated by the ever loving trolls.

Warning: Not for hardcore Naruto lovers. Tbh, how did you make it this far? It's not like it's going to get better…

"Don't tell me, Sasuke cancelled?"

Naruto shrugged. "He said something came up." He wasn't surprised Sasuke had bailed, he rarely saw him this whole trip. "But it's fine. I actually wanted to spend more time with Hinata than anyone else. You guys are my best friends but sometimes we just need time to ourselves, ya know?"

"Then why did you cheat?"

Naruto glared at Kiba. Of course he'd be brutally honest but he still didn't forget that Kiba once had a crush on his wife, almost as big as Hinata's love for him. "I… don't know," he replied. "But I'm not doing that again. I really love Hinata."

Kiba snorted and Shikamaru pulled Naruto back. "Chill out." He hated that this issue was going to keep coming up. Temari chewed him out the day before for not telling her, not accepting his reasoning that it wasn't their business. Now she refused to even acknowledge Naruto when they all got together.

"But you're still going to be my best man, right dickless?" Sai asked. "You did promise."

Naruto rubbed his neck. He had accepted the position knowing full well that Sakura would be the maid of honor, and at the time was excited to spend more time with her. He had used the upcoming nuptials as excuses to be at Sakura's late at night and Hinata accepted it easily. While they were supposed to plan bachelor and bachelorette parties, they were messing around.

But things had gone to hell. He didn't want to talk or see Sakura again. How would Hinata react to him being in such a close proximity to her? "Sai…"

The pale man frowned. "You promised Naruto. I talked to Ino and she's not kicking Sakura out but we decided to change things up. You don't have to walk with her or even interact with her at all. Just stand beside us. Like you said you would."

Naruto looked away, ashamed of his behavior. "If Hinata says I can, then I will."

"I guess you really are dickless," Sai mused. Kiba gaffed and even Choji sniggered.

"Hey, I'm trying to save my marriage assholes!" He threw an empty can at Kiba's head. "I'd rather be with her than you jerks anyways!"

Shikamaru pulled out a cigarette. "Can we just stop talking about this? You should just use this opportunity to relax and clear your head. Maybe you'll come up with a way to make it up to her."

Naruto nodded. He wondered what Hinata was up to and hoped she missed him just like he missed her. He couldn't wait to get her alone.

"Fuck!" Sasuke panted as Hinata bounced on his cock. Her breasts jiggled with every thrust and he sat up. The position allowed him to suck on her breasts and she screamed as he drove harder into her.

"Ah! God!"

Sasuke smirked. If he remembered correctly, Naruto's birthday was tomorrow. He'd probably get wasted. 'Maybe he'll screw some other bitch.' He chuckled as Hinata let out a moan. 'Fine by me, I'll keep you for myself.'

"I'm cumming!" Her walls tightened around him and Sasuke forced his tongue in her mouth, kissing her as she climaxed. He pulled his lips away and came. Breathing heavily, she rested her head on his shoulder. She was too tired to remove herself from him but he didn't mind. Sasuke gingerly kissed her neck.

"Don't…don't leave any marks," she softly said much to his amusement.

"Scared he might find out?"

Hinata groaned as she moved away and fell back on the bed. Sasuke's fingers trailed down her stomach but she grabbed his hand before he reached between her legs. "It's getting late." He raised an eyebrow. "The other girls want to go shopping before we all go to the beach."

He rolled his eyes. "Shopping? What's the fun in that when we can…" Sasuke started to rub her hips suggestively.

"Sasuke, I have things do to."

"Fine," he huffed and watched as she got dressed. He tried not to look to optimistic when she kissed his lips.

"See you later," she whispered.

x-x

"Naruto!" Ino shuffled her bags as she ran towards him. She had heard alarming news from Sai and wanted to fix it quickly. "Hold on!"

The blond looked behind her and frowned, "Where's Hinata?"

"The other girls are putting on their swim suits, I had to drop this all off," she explained. "What's this
I'm hearing about you not being Sai's best man anymore?! Are you going to leave us on our important day?"

"You don't have to put it like that," he muttered. "Is she going to be the maid of honor?"

"Yes but-"

"Then I'm not going to do it," he curtly interrupted.

She stomped her feet. "Damn it Naruto! Why should we be punished for your mistakes? You know he doesn't have anyone else!" They continued to argue, drawing a crowd. Sai happened to be walking by and sighed, turned the other way. He searched around for Hinata and pulled her aside before she would walk out of the lobby.

"May I have a minute?" he asked. Hinata nodded, although a bit apprehensive since the man and she never really talked before. "I know you and Naruto are having issues and wouldn't want to interfere. But as you know my wedding's coming up. I really don't care about the planning since I want Ino to be happy. The only thing that I want is for Naruto to be my best man. I have no one else."

"I'm sorry but I don't know why you're telling me this. I already knew, I was at the engagement dinner, remember?" she replied. "Did something change?"

Sai cleared his throat. "He's refused to go along with it since…Sakura's still the maid of honor."

Hinata nodded and shuffled uncomfortably. "I see. Well our situation shouldn't affect your wedding. I'll talk to Naruto and make sure he's there for you. He made a promise to be there."

For the first time since the trip started, Sai smiled at her. "Thank you and if it was up to me, I'd disinvite Sakura. We don't really get along you see."

"No, no. It's fine. The day is about you and Ino. Don't worry about anything else. But you'll understand if I don't go. I wish you two the best, though."

He tried to go for a hug but awkwardly turned it into a handshake. When he saw Ino, he told her what happened. "Really?!"

Although elated that they had managed to divert disaster, Ino felt horrible for Hinata. She had excused Sakura's behavior for so long, even when they went without talking for a few years over some childish rivalry over Sasuke. But even as her strongest defender, Ino wished Sakura could be less selfish. She rarely thought about the consequences of her actions.

x-x

Naruto was glad that Hinata had decided to use her cover up; her figure always drew unwanted attention. Thankfully she never responded to their ogling and he never felt insecure about their relationship. He tried to look more imposing to any approaching men which wasn't hard to do; only an idiot would try to approach any of the women in their group.

He thought back to when she took the initiative to pull him aside before they joined everyone else. She implored him to stay on as Sai's best man. "Don't continue to break your promises and hurt your friends. It doesn't bother me, not anymore. If anything, I'll be disappointed if you drop out."

Naruto smiled at her and nodded. "Okay. I'll do it, for you."

"Do it for them." She tried to walk away but he snaked an arm around her small waist, keeping her firmly beside him as the others approached. Naruto could tell she was still uncomfortable with his embrace but he didn't let go until everyone started setting up.

Currently, Hinata was lying on her stomach under the large umbrella with Naruto sitting beside her. He kept looking over at her, inching to touch her. 'I can't just grab her.' His hand bumped the bottle of sunblock and he grinned.

Hinata quickly turned around when she felt someone rubbing her back under her swim cover up. "I just wanted you to use some protection-" Sasuke snorted from nearby and she almost flung some sand his way. "Just lay back."

Naruto slowly but firmly pushed her back down. Hinata hated the feeling of his hands over her body and tried to pretend it was someone else. She bit her lip when he got to her lower back, massaging her skin tenderly.

Sasuke looked behind his dark sunglasses and abruptly got up. "I'm playing!" He stood beside Kiba who hollered after having just spiked the volleyball over the net. They played for a bit, until Sasuke found his opening.

"Alright, your turn," Kiba said as he handed him the ball.

He nodded and glared at Naruto who was testing the waters with Hinata's thighs. He served it over Choji and Sai's heads, landing directly near Hinata and Naruto. While he didn't manage to clock the blonde on his head like he hoped, the ball did collide with her drink. Both were splashed with her sweet beverage.

"Sasuke, you ass!" Naruto yelled while Hinata got up and took off her black cover.

"Just go in the water, you baby," Kiba laughed. Hinata glared at Sasuke, who pretended to looked stumped, but took Kiba's suggestion. Naruto eagerly followed and she tensed when he wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Hey, why don't we sneak off?" His fingers teased the outline of her bikini bottoms.

Trying to wiggle free, she shook her head. "I don't want to be rude to your friends. After all, I did invite them here to spend time with you." Suddenly Hinata felt something swimming by her legs. She shrieked and clung to him.

"What is it?"

"Something!" She wrapped her legs around his waist. "Get me out!"

Naruto looked around and saw a few children laughing nearby. One whipped a swim noodle and pointed in their direction, cackling at his prank. While he would have smacked him, right now he felt grateful to the boy. "Alright, just hold on tight."

She nodded and wrapped her arms around his neck, whimpering about sharks or eels. He took his time getting to shore and kept a firm grip on her ass even after she dropped down. "Thank you." Hinata looked upset and he took this moment to kiss her.

Although briefly stunned, she didn't allow him to open her mouth. Taking this small victory, Naruto grinned. "Nothing can hurt you while I'm around."

His mood clashed with Sasuke who looked beyond livid. He stormed off, ignoring his friends' jests about being a bad sport.

x-x

Hinata was determined to keep Naruto busy on the last day. While they slept, she could feel him scooting closer which caused her to create a makeshift pillow wall to keep him at bay. She hated that he looked at her like things were finally turning out how he hoped. This trip was supposed to be for him to have fun with his friends and leave her alone, not some futile attempt at rekindling something already dead.

Luckily Kiba pulled her away to finally put his plan in motion. While everyone else had split up into various activities, the two came together to go over the details one more time. Sasuke had claimed he was busy but Hinata could see he was peeved for some reason. However she was more concerned about making sure the proposal went without a hitch.

"Okay, so you'll sneak Tamaki out after we have Naruto's birthday dinner and keep her busy for a bit. I'll get everything ready and text when it's time to bring her around the pool area. The staff said that it's closed off at night and gave me permission to add some water lilies. They turned down the floating candles but I did get permission to use flickering candles instead. You'll ask her and when she says yes, I'll give the signal for the fireworks."

Kiba looked astonished and hugged her. "Thanks, Hinata. It's much better than what I planned."

"To be honest, the method doesn't matter. The love you share does," she replied. "But yeah, it's pretty awesome what we came up with." He laughed and hugged her tighter, picking her off her feet.

Naruto narrowed his eyes at them. He had seen their little looks and caught them frequently sneaking off together this whole trip. He stormed over and harshly pulled Hinata off of him. She stumbled back due to the force but he kept a painful grip on her forearm. "Naruto-!"

"Stay the fuck away from my wife!" he shouted. Kiba rolled his eyes but Naruto pushed him back even further. "I knew you still had feelings for her but she chose me! Hinata married me!"

Hinata winced as her arm painfully throbbed. "Naruto, let go."

He turned his eyes to her. "Did you like him giving you all those looks? Did you?!"

Infuriated, she tried to tug her arm free but Naruto pulled her close. "Let me go!"

Just as he was about to lean down and say something, he was violently pulled away. Incensed he looked up, expecting to see Kiba but Sasuke stared back at him. Naruto glanced towards Hinata who was being comforted by Kiba. "Stay away-!"

"Shut the fuck up!" Kiba shouted. Karui quickly ushered Hinata away while Choji grabbed a firm hold of Kiba who looked enraged. "Don't try to blame everyone else for your failed marriage! You have no one to blame but yourself, asshole! No one made you cheat on her!"

Sasuke harshly pulled Naruto away before security could be called on the whole group. He shoved Naruto against a wall. "What did you do to her?" his voice was cold and threatening.

"Nothing! I just pushed him off of her. The fucker was making moves all weekend long!" Naruto argued. "That chick he brought is just a fucking cover. Kiba is trying to take Hinata away from me!"

He chuckled humorlessly. "You're such an idiot. Kiba is going to ask her to marry him."

"Hinata?!"

"No, you moron! Tamaki. Hinata and I found out. She was helping him plan a romantic proposal or some shit like that," Sasuke replied. "He was going to do it sometime today."

Feeling weak, Naruto slumped down. "You're not lying?" Sasuke gave him a reproachful look. "Shit! I screwed up." Without another word he got up and hurried to their room. He tried to open the door but she had used the security latch to keep him out.

"Hinata!"

"Not now, Naruto," Karui said. "Just leave her alone right now."

"I just want to apologize, I didn't know. I'm sorry, Hinata. Please let me in!" he pleaded. He heard voices talking in low tones and an hour later the door finally opened. Karui stood in front of a stoic Hinata who had her bag in hand. "H-hinata?"

"The flowers should be delivered to your room in an hour. Keep them hydrated until it's time to set up." She hugged the dark skinned woman. "Thank you for doing this. It means a lot."

"No problem." Karui glared at Naruto who was still trying to process what this meant. "Have a safe trip back."

Hinata tried to walk past Naruto but as he went to grab her, he saw the bruise forming on her arm. Ashamed, he let them leave without saying anything. He slumped down on the bed and raked his scalp, feeling like an idiot for assuming things. This trip was supposed to revive their marriage but he made it worse.

Naruto just wanted things to go back to how they used to be. When he came across her birth control pills, he refused to believe it was for anything other than their intimacy. He knew she wasn't ready but maybe she was preparing just in case. The only thing he could laugh at right now was how Sasuke was wrong; Hinata was loyal, almost to a fault.

x-x

Naruto made it home a few hours after Hinata did. She didn't look surprised but quickly resumed making her dinner. All he cared about was that she was here, still within his reach.

"Can I hear it again?" Naruto asked after an agonizingly long silence. Hinata raised an eyebrow. "Remember when we were at the counseling session? He asked you if you still loved me and you said you did. Say it again, I need to hear you say it just once more."

"I said I wouldn't be there if I didn't," she corrected. "I can't see myself saying it again given the circumstances."

Naruto looked down, feeling his heartbreak. The aching pain throbbed in his chest as her words slowly sank in. "You… don't love me anymore?"

Hinata turned around, trying to focus on her food. She would not be made out to be the villain in this story. She might not be the victim anymore since they were both guilty of infidelity but she wasn't going to give him any hope that there was anything left to salvage from the destruction his affair caused. She thought that by keeping her distance, he'd slowly put things together. Once she was ready, she'd serve him the papers and he'd sign without reluctance. They'd part ways and wouldn't look back.

However his refusal to give up, something she once admired was blinding him from the truth. There was nothing to save.

"I love you, Hinata. I always did and always will."

She rolled her eyes, trying to quiet the voice that told her she should be more considerate. It was his birthday after all, but it was that kind of thinking that made her a push over for so many years. That same voice allowed her to look past his flaws and shortcomings, happy he even gave her a chance to be by his side. A stronger voice told her that she was done being duped into believing his lies any longer. Hinata was fooled once but never again.

"Don't you love me?"

Frustrated, she turned off the stove and wiped her hands. "That's the problem. That's always been the problem with us. I've loved you so much that I've forgotten to love myself. So just stop trying. It will never get better."

Naruto quickly moved to stop her from storming out, like she always did. This time he refused to let her walk away. He had given her time to think and calm down in the past and maybe that wasn't the best way to go about this. It seemed all it had done was create more distance between them.

He caged her between his arms and leaned down. "I did something shitty but I'm sorry. I know you're trying to push me away and I deserve it. But I will never leave you and I'll never let you go. I love you too much, Hinata."

Hinata felt unnerved, his body easily towered over her petite figure. She remembered how easily he could throw her around. "Move, Naruto."

"You promised you'd stay through bad times and good," he said. "You promised you'd always be there with me. By my side forever, remember?"

"Like you promised to be faithful?" She looked away. "We both said things and made promises we didn't keep. We made a mistake so the best thing to do is-"

"I won't do it," Naruto said in a low tone. "I won't give you a divorce. I'm not letting you go."

Frantically, he began to kiss her neck and she gasped when his hands gripped her hips. "You're mine." Naruto picked her up and pressed himself between her legs.

"Stop!" Hinata cried out. Genuine fear coursed throughout her body. "D-don't!"

"Just let me show you. How much-" He struggled to undo his zipper and she took that opening to push him off.

"I said no!" Slapping him, she glared as he staggered back. "Don't you ever put your hands on me again!"

"H-hinata. I'm-"

Hinata rushed to her room and locked the door. Her body shook and she hugged herself. As confident as she felt recently, all it took was Naruto to forcefully touch her for it to crumble down. She hated that she started to cry again, hated that he could still cause her so much pain when she tried to numb those feelings. But most of all, she hated being trapped.

Naruto pounded on her door while begging for forgiveness. He didn't know what came over him, but the moments he was in close proximity to his wife, the only thing in his mind was how he wanted to feel her again. Her kisses were the sweetest and her submissiveness fueled his sexual appetite. She was such a giver in their relationship. "I'm sorry, Hinata!" he shouted, banging on the door. He slid down and crouched over, upset that he had frightened her with his impulses.

x-x

The following morning came much too quickly for both of them. Hinata started to gather her luggage while Naruto sat outside. He could hear the sounds of things being opened and zipped up. 'She's not leaving me. She can't. I did so much to keep her.' Slowly, his denial started to give way to anger. 'I'm not letting her leave me!'

As he readied to knock down the door, he heard the soft click and his greatest fears were confirmed. Hinata looked at her feet. "I want a divorce."

"No."

She tugged her luggage behind her, trying to get past him. "It's over, Naruto."

"But things were getting better. We were getting back on track-"

Hinata felt like pulling her hair. "No we weren't. You thought that. I know, okay!" He looked confused. "I know you keep in touch with her. You lied to me when I asked but I heard your conversation. You still see her."

"No I haven't!" Naruto retorted. It had been a few weeks since he'd seen Sakura and her phone calls were becoming less frequent. Most of the time she was asking about Sasuke which pleased him.

"Did you knock her up?"

His eyes widened but he gulped. "No!"

"Are you going to lie to my face again? Really?" Hinata challenged.

Naruto dragged his hands down his face and groaned. "Fine! It's been a while since I've actually seen her but we didn't do anything. I swear. And about that…she got rid of it so we don't have to worry. She'll never be the mother to my children, you will. I lied this whole time but it was just because I wanted to protect you."

For a moment, Hinata felt sorry for him. "No, you lied to protect yourself. Everything you did was for you," Hinata replied. "You started this because you wanted something else I couldn't give you. Everything you did to keep me in the dark only proves how little you think of me. I gave you control over everything for so long but I'm taking it back. The constant lies just keep piling up and I'm done."

He was stunned, everything he tried to hide was now in the open; he knew he was losing her. "No, I refuse to give up!" She exhaled deeply; frustrated that he was still lingering to hope. "We're soul mates! You and I swore to love each other-"

"I cheated!" she screamed. "I cheated on you too and I don't regret it. That's how I know we're not meant to be. Not anymore!"

"W-what? You cheated on me?" Naruto grabbed the counter, stunned by the revelation. "No…you're lying. You wouldn't! You're just saying this so-"

"I did," Hinata replied. "Many times now. I didn't think I could ever do something like that but when you kept disrespecting me, I realized I shouldn't have respect for you. So I want a divorce."

Incensed he raised his hand, ready to strike her. Hinata flinched, raising her right arm to shield her from an oncoming blow. Naruto froze; she kept her eyes closed and he saw the aftermath of his violent outburst at the hotel. Quickly he brought his arm to his side and stood far from her. "Hinata, I don't know what-"

Realizing he wasn't blocking her exit, she tried to leave but he grabbed a hold of her luggage. "Don't leave. Okay. Okay… we're even then. I cheated and you…we're even. All we have to do is go to counseling and we'll be fine. This isn't the end," he rambled. "Everything is going to be fine because-"

"No," she whispered. "Everything we had is gone." Hinata tried to tug her luggage away but he roughly pulled it away from her hand.

"You're not leaving me like this. If you walk out… you can't take anything with you," he said lowly. "I paid for this. Everything here belongs to me." His eyes slowly met hers, daring her to make a move. "The clothes, the phone…"

'You' he mentally added.

"Okay."

His shoulders relaxed but she still headed towards the door, purse in hand "Where the fuck are you going?!"

Without looking back, she locked the door behind her and quickly made her way to the elevator. Naruto was halfway down the hall when the elevator door closed, much to her relief. The descent felt like an eternity and she quickly got outside, picking up the pace when she heard him call her name. Even with her heart racing and no idea of where to go next, she felt lighter than ever before.

x-x

Naruto sat quietly on his couch. He couldn't find her and decided to wait at home. He had anticipated that Hinata would come crawling back since she had nothing left and realized her mistake. He had it all thought out; she'd beg for forgiveness and he'd eventually relent, after making her his over and over again. She would stop working, where she probably met the son of a bitch, and stay home. They'd start their family and live happily ever after.

But it was already ten and she still hadn't come back yet. It was nerve wrecking as the minutes passed because there was really no one she could call to help her out. Even if everyone had made it back home by now, he had given them a heads up about what she confessed. If they valued his friendship, they wouldn't help her.

There was also the matter of her means of communication. He had her phone, clutching it as it continued to ring with every new call and message. Some numbers he knew, others he didn't. It slightly surprised him that even Sasuke was constantly calling Hinata, but maybe he thought he could somehow convince her to come back home. Naruto smiled at how helpful his best friend was being.

Curious to find out who had seduced his wife away, Naruto tried to get into her phone. But it proved to be impossible due to the frustrating passcode. He tried his birthday, her birthday, and their anniversary; nothing worked.

'What if she met with him?' The mere thought of another man holding her enraged him and he threw her phone at the wall when it received yet another unknown message. Only once the screen shattered did he think to jot down the numbers and call for himself. He grumbled when her phone failed to turn back on.

After checking in to a hotel for the night, Hinata called her sister. If there was one person she didn't want to worry, it was her. She could tell by her voice that she was upset Hinata was left with nothing but she assured her that wasn't the case. "I'm going to be okay. Things might've not gone as I planned but I can finally live for myself. Don't tell anyone where I am. If father asks just say I'm safe."

"But where will you live? I'm sure you can come back home," Hanabi worried. "Hinata, I'll tell dad I won't go to college if he doesn't help you out. We can live together!"

"I can't afford your lifestyle," Hinata softly laughed. "And you're going to college, missy. I think I can find an apartment, in the meantime I'll ask a friend for help. I don't think I want to show my face around the house for quite a while."

"Why?" she asked. "It's not like any of us liked him. Sure, dad won't be happy to hear you slept around behind his back but he never cared for your marriage anyways. Did you at least manage to find someone better?"

She scoffed. "Ugh, after this I don't see myself settling down any time soon." Hanabi giggled on the other side. "I'll let you go to bed, remember what I said okay? I'll call you when I find a place."

"Okay. Take care of yourself! Love you!"

"Love you more!"

Hinata leaned back against the pillows and stretched. She didn't want to see Naruto ever again, especially after his disturbing words and alarming actions. Hopefully he'll sign the papers without putting up a fight. She'd give him everything, except few of her personal belongings, if that sped up the process. After leaving a message on Kakashi's and Iruka's phone, she tried to get some rest. Tomorrow she'd start the process of picking up the pieces and start to live for herself.

Nope we're not done yet! Still plenty to resolve and more to reveal (especially regarding pinky) but at least Hinata's done with Naruto. Right? Jk, he never gives up. Believe it! But he should…

*"Hinata isn't happy with Naruto?! Oh, the horror!" Think of it like having a peanut allergy. You pick up a product that shows PEANUTS, read the label for ingredients which states PEANUTS, read reviews about said product that mention the PEANUT flavor. Then proceed to eat it and complain. Jfc.

Ol' anon thinks I hate Naruhina or Hinata in general. Guys, I like the ship (even though it's not happening here) and I adore her. So step off ya prude, I'd advise you to go outside and take a deep breath but only at night. We wouldn't want you to turn into stone after all.

But the rest of you, I like the little chats we have.