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Take my Hand	By : SexyMomma Category: Naruto > Het - Male/Female Views: 1207 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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"Inner Sakura/Kyuubi"

"Thoughts"

"Regular Speech"��
Chapter 2
Hinata was up by dawn the next morning and dressed in some light training clothes. She didn�t know how warm it would get and she didn�t want to risk over heating before her meeting with Gaara. And after her meeting, she had to go to the academy and sit in on one of their classes to evaluate how well the shinobi were being taught.
She went up to the roof, not really wanting to get sand in her shoes and performed a taijutsu routine that allowed her free flowing movements well timed with Juuken techniques. Once she finished, the sun was already into the sky. She realized that there were no clocks around and wondered what time it was.
Shrugging her shoulders, she went back to her suite and cleaned off the sweat from her workout. Dressing in something that seemed professional enough, she tied her leaf forehead protector around her neck and went in search of a quick bite to eat.
Upon entering the dining hall, she saw Temari there, looking rather flustered. � Is something wrong Temari-san?� she said.
� Oh thank Kami I found you�Gaara said you may have lost track of time because there aren�t any clocks around here�It�s already a quarter till ten Hinata-sama�� Temari replied.
Hinata�s eyes widened and she practically tore for the Kazekage�s office. She made it there with what seemed to be five minutes to spare and knocked on the door.
� Enter�� came Gaara�s voice. He sounded particularly gruff at the moment and Hinata wondered if he was in a bad mood due to her near tardiness.
Stealing herself forward, Hinata entered the office and bowed respectfully to Gaara. � My apologies for my tardiness, Kazekage-sama�I decided to do a bit of training before our meeting this morning��
� It�s nothing, Hinata-san.� Gaara said. � Please take a seat and we will commence the discussions.�
Hinata nodded. � Have a bad meditation last night?�
Gaara shook his head. � No, my brother was being an absolute idiot�Sometimes I wonder if we really are related.� He replied. � I appreciate your concern however.�
Hinata nodded. Their eyes met for a brief moment and Hinata sighed. � I take it that both of us feel we should try to save the marriage idea as a last resort?�
Gaara nodded. � Shall I call in a scribe?�
� Not yet, we�ll go over a few basic ideas and work from there.�
Gaara nodded. This was the one part of his job that he really hated. Granted he did like Hinata, he just didn�t like talking too much. He would rather sit in silence for a while, but this called for constant conversation.
Hinata felt the same way. � I know you don�t like to talk that much, Gaara-sama, so I will try to keep the talk to a minimum.�
Gaara shook his head. � No, don�t. Besides, I don�t find talking with you to be annoying, unlike have of the little twits that would rather talk my ear off with how great they think I am��
Hinata smiled at his modesty, for he truly was an outstanding shinobi and a wonderful kazekage. She knew that before Gaara had become the kazekage, the trade with Sunagakure was at an all time low and Gaara had managed to turn the city to flourish once again. � First, an idea to help promote relations between the citizens of our villages. For instance, the Summer lantern festival is approaching in late June, about the time I�ll be returning. To help promote good will between the citizens, you and about twenty of the villagers, more than likely some from the high class clans, could attend the festival. The festival is to honor the hokages of past and to celebrate the good they�ve done for Konohagakure.�
� If I chose to attend, there would probably only be ten of us. There would be myself of course, Temari and Kankuro. Then there would be the Osari clan. They are the oldest and largest clan in Sunagakure and they would only bring who they needed too. That would be the head of the family, the matron, Kaeruji. Her eldest daughter Keisa, and her son, Ibi. There were rumors that she was pregnant, but things have been kind of quiet regarding her. Then there would be four from the branch house. Her sister, brother-in-law, and her twin nephews. They are the most upstanding shinobi clan Sunagakure has, and they are the only ones I would trust with something like this. What about a plan to get the merchants involved?�
� The lantern festival would be a great time for merchants from here to go and sell their products. And before you say a word, in order to get the shinobi on better terms, how about an exchange program?�
Gaara looked at Hinata, intrigued by the idea. � I�m not too sure that would fly over with the elders, but Jii-san may be open to the idea. It would be a good idea for some genin to switch places and actually see the differences in the ways of life between our villages. How long would the program be?�
� Six months should be long enough, and you could even treat it as a mission so that the genin can learn the skills they need for gathering information in a subtle way.�
Gaara nodded. � All three ideas hold merit. For instance, for the hokage to visit Sunagakure during our Fall festival and for me to attend the latern festival in a few months, would promote good will between the villages as the kages respect the other village. For the merchants to go back and forth, it would promote trade and bring in revenue to both our villages, and the exchange program would definitely promote better understand between our shinobis.�
Hinata nodded. � Now that we have the basic ideas down, what else will we need to seal this treaty?�
Gaara and Hinata both left the office about three hours later, as Hinata was running late for her appearance at the academy. Gaara went to his room and fell onto the bed, his head spinning. No matter how they had tried to come up with a better solution, it seemed that the last resort would have to be approached sooner than they thought. Gaara also realized that he had a harder time concentrating on Hinata on a friend basis and found himself looking at her as a potential mate.
Gaara sighed and heard a knock at his door. � Yes, Temari?�
Temari walked into her little brother�s room. She could feel he was slightly distressed about something, but she wasn�t sure what. � I just came to check on you and see how you are doing.�
Gaara sighed. � I�m starting to wonder if Naruto should have been given the job��
Temari rose an eyebrow. � Hinata-sama isn�t capable?�
Gaara shook his head. � It�s not that she isn�t capable, I can�t seem to get the idea out of my head that we may have to be married.�
� What�s so bad about that�You like her don�t you?�
Gaara sat up. � That�s just it though, how am I supposed to concentrate on these negotiations if I�m attracted to her?� he replied.
Temari had only been teasing when she had asked him her question. She was floored when he actually admitted he was starting to develop a romantic attachment to the Hyuuga heiress. � Wow�I wan�t expecting that.�
Gaara was floored as well when he replayed what he had actually said. The disappointment he felt last night, the feeling in his chest that he had noticed yesterday afternoon, his reaction to when he had held her in his arms.
He knew that he had been getting better with his social skills, but he was still hesitant about forming bonds. Sure there were his friendships he had, and his bonds with his siblings, but he hadn�t thought of the romantic attachments. It seemed his heart had decided for him.
Gaara laughed at his realization, and that in turn had shocked Temari. It had been awhile since she had heard Gaara�s real laugh. She smiled and hugged her little brother. � I�m happy for you, you know��
Gaara nodded. � I wonder if she feels the same�If not, I�ll just have to�� he paused, trying to find the right words. Woo her sounded too old, and to stake his claim sounded too possessive. � I�ll just have to show her how I can be�.�
Temari laughed. � You certainly are confusing sometimes Gaara.�
Gaara gave her a soft smile. � What of it?�
Hinata sat and watched as the children all performed the basic henge, bunshin, and kawarimi jutsu�s. She would rather be back at the estate talking things over with the handsome kazekage. Wait, I just thought of Gaara as handsome? Well, yes he is, and he�s�Wait a moment�Since when have I been attracted to him? Hinata thought, suddenly quite confused with herself and her train of thought.
A little girl ran up to her, with lily flowers for her irises instead of the usual round ones. � Hyuuga-san! Hyuuga-san! My mother told me that you would be here today�It is a pleasure to finally meet you!� said the little girl excitedly. She bowed respectfully and looked up at Hinata with adoration in her eyes.
Hinata couldn�t help but to smile. � And you are?� she asked, getting down to the child�s level.
� I am Kaeruko...Youngest child of the Osari clan. I am looking forward to seeing you around the village! Is there any chance, on behalf of my mother, that I could invite you to tea at the compound?�
Hinata couldn�t help but to smile. � It will have to wait until after the negotiations have finished, but I am more than certain that I would love to have tea with your mother and the rest of your family.� Hinata replied. � However, I do have to go, so I hope to see you again.�
Kaeruko smiled brightly and nodded. � You will, Hyuuga-san!� she said.
Hinata couldn�t help but be more than elated when the students were released and she made her way back to the tower.
While she walked she thought over everything that had happened in the past few years between them. Whenever her father had announced that Gaara would be over for tea, she had gotten excited. Had she already been attracted to him? She smiled. � So that�s why I�m not in love with Naruto anymore. Because I�ve moved on�� she whispered to herself. She was more than certain now if she did have to marry Gaara, she could fall in love with him.
While Hinata walked in silence back, a few men had begun to follow her. They stayed a little bit behind her, intent on robbing her and maybe having a little fun with the woman as well. When Hinata finally felt the chill of someone watching her, she activated her Byakugan and saw the three men following her. She smirked. They probably hadn�t realized that she was a kunoichi and she figured she would let them attempt to rob her. That was before she saw Kankuro walk up to her.
� Hyuuga-sama, I trust things went well at the academy?� he asked. He had been following her unnoticed and had seen the men behind her. He knew that look, and despite her strength, she probably would have been over powered by them.
� They did�The second year students have incredible chakra control��
Kankuro nodded. � So I�ve heard. Gaara was actually hoping you would be getting back soon. He was going to show you a few other places this evening, if that�s alright with you��
Hinata nodded and noticed the almost imperceptible change in her heart beat at the mention of her being alone with Gaara again tonight. � That will be great. I just need to get a bath to freshen up.�
Kankuro nodded. She had flushed a little when he had mentioned Gaara�s name and found himself to be intrigued by this. So, the shy little Hyuuga is attracted to Gaara, hm? Maybe I can get Temari and we can watch them on their little tour of the city. Kankuro thought. He smiled and escorted the young woman back. � If I may say something Hyuuga-sama.�
Hinata looked at the man, fairly curious at what he wanted to talk about. � Yes, Kankuro-san?� she replied.
� I feel that it may be prudent to have you escorted on your diplomatic trips into the city. I noticed a few men that were following you and I didn�t like the looks they were giving you�� Kankuro said calmly. � We wouldn�t want to ruin the peace talks we have going on because you were put into harm�s way carelessly.�
Hinata nodded and smiled. � Thank you, Kankuro-san. And please, call me Hinata. Hyuuga-sama is my father.�
Kankuro laughed and shook his head. � Sure thing, Hinata. I have a feeling we�re going to get along fairly well.�
Temari was sitting in the library when Kankuro came in and sat in front of her. � Temari, I have a question to ask ya.�
� If it�s to borrow money, or set you up on a date, the answer is no��
Kankuro sighed. � No, actually, it involves our darling little brother and the shy ambassador.�
Temari lifted her head, now intrigued. She wouldn�t say anything about Gaara having an attraction to the Hyuuga, but at the same time, she wanted to know what was going on. � Go on��
� I was talking with Hinata earlier and every time I mentioned Gaara, she had an unnoticeable blush on her face�At the same time, her heart beat sped up a bit. If you ask me, she�s attracted to him�.I was thinking that you and I could have a little fun, and you know, just hide in the shadows while Gaara shows her a few more places this evening.�
Temari was smiling by the time he finished. So, Hinata is also attracted to Gaara. This could prove to be interesting and we may get to see a side of Gaara we�ve never seen�she thought.
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