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They could do the wedding and reception within a few weeks. The village still had limited resources, and they were not about to drain them for the sake of this. They decided it was a good thing, because it would give the elders more time to hang themselves.
Neji found a branch member that he could trust to start listening more carefully to the rumors passing around. Hinata discreetly began talking to the maids and women who had always treated her kindly. She found a few that seemed to have turned cold and it disappointed her. Her father was right, though. From what she could tell, there were still many who were loyal to her.
It only took a few, however. And those few could cause no small amount of damage to the strength of the clan, if she allowed it. She wasn't going to.
Neji and Hinata met up with Lee and Tenten that evening to discuss strategy and find an excuse to be together. It was still odd to all of them to be apart so much, but they would cope. They had to. They still hadn't come up with a solution on how to be together more.
"It's going to be hard to sleep." Hinata said quietly to Tenten. "We've slept next to each other for most of the last two weeks�" She stared hard into her tea, watching the steam swirl though it.
Tenten nodded. "I know. We're lucky that we have Lee and Neji, but still. I think our bed is going to feel too big." She chuckled. "I have a feeling we'll just have to do anything we can to wear ourselves out."
Hinata laughed and that drew Neji and Lee's attention. "What's so funny, Koishii?" He kissed her ear and pulled her closer to him on the bench of the tea house.
She smirked up at him. "Tenten and I were discussing what we can do to not notice so much how big our beds will feel tonight."
Neji raised an eyebrow and glanced from one woman to the other. "Oh? And what did you come up with?"
"Yes, please tell us Hinata-san!" Lee announced eagerly to the whole tea house. Tenten slapped a hand over his mouth.
Hinata blushed. "We just thought maybe we'll�you know�" she blushed.
"Have to make sure that we're really tired." Tenten finished for her.
Lee swallowed hard and Neji suddenly found his tea very interesting. "That's probably�" he paused. "A�good idea."
Lee nodded. "Yes. I agree with Neji-san. I believe that would be a good idea." He smiled at Tenten who blushed at him.
P>Neji rolled his eyes. "Okay, okay." He sighed and chuckled.
It was another hour before they left the tea house and hugged each other. Hinata whispered into Lee's ear, "if you insist on using an honorific, I think 'chan' is more than sufficient. Though, considering how we've been together, it's not necessary." She gave him the barest hint of a kiss on his cheek and stepped back.
Lee's eyes widened and he blushed. "H�hai, Hinata�chan." Tenten looked between them and smiled.
"Night, Hina. See you tomorrow." They waved and made their way back to their homes.
It didn't take as much for Hinata as she thought it would to fall asleep. As it turned out, getting to sleep wasn't the problem. She woke up much later that night and unfortunately, that's when the size of the bed made itself obvious. She snuggled into Neji as close as she could get and he tightened his arms around her.
Before long, they were tangled together, lips, hands, tongues touching and tasting everything they could. They made love again and again, and finally, much later, they both managed to fall into a deep enough sleep.
* * *
The next morning, they showered and Hinata headed over to her closet to dress for the day. She pulled her normal ninja pants out and pulled them on. They'd been getting tighter over the last week or so, but she'd managed to close them. This morning, however, they refused.
She pulled them off and glared at them. Tossing them over her shoulder, she pulled out a different pair of pants, only to have the same thing happen. Another pair, and she still couldn't close them.
A few moments later, Neji emerged from the bathroom. He stopped dead when he saw his wife. He took in the whole scene and just stared for a moment.
Hinata was sitting in the middle of a pile of clothes. She was still naked, and she was crying. He went over and knelt next to her.
"Koishii?" He queried quietly.
"I�" sniffle "can't" sob "find any-" hiccup "thing to�" sniffle sob "WEAR!!!" She finished by turning to him and sobbing into his shirt.
Neji just sat, holding his wife, dumbfounded. He stared around at the pile of his wife's clothing. Most of it, of course, was ninja clothing. She'd spent most of her life working on her training and advancing that, he was sure, she hadn't bothered to buy much other clothing.
"Uh�.Hinata�but there's a whole pile of clothes here�"
"BUT I CAN'T WEAR ANY OF IT!!!" She started sobbing harder into his shoulder.
"Um�" Neji had no idea what to do. "Why not?"
That was the wrong thing to say. She looked up at him with tears pouring out of her red eyes. "Be�.be�.cause I'M FAT!!!!" She jumped up and ran into the bathroom, slamming the door behind her.
Neji sat on the floor a minute, one eyebrow twitching as he tried to figure out what had happened.
Giving up, he went to the door and hailed a maid passing by.
* * *
A short time later, there was a knock on the door. Neji opened it and ushered Tenten and Lee in. "She's in the bathroom."
Tenten gave him a puzzled look, but went over and knocked softly. "Hina?" She heard the lock click quietly and the door opened to let her in. Hinata shut it quickly and locked it immediately.
"What's wrong?" She wrapped her arms around the sobbing Hinata.
She hiccoughed and sniffled, trying to get herself under control. "I'm fat."
Tenten looked at her and understanding dawned. "Oh!" She hugged her tighter for a moment, then smiled. "You're not fat, the babies are just getting big enough that you need room to accommodate them! You're showing, koi."
Hinata looked down at her protruding stomach, then looked up at Tenten. She sniffled again. "I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me. But�what am I going to do? I don't even have anything I can wear to go get some more."
Tenten smiled. "Wait right here." She kissed her gently and headed out of the bathroom. She walked over to Neji. "Give me your pants."
Neji stared at Tenten a moment. He looked down and then back up. "What?"
Tenten rolled her eyes and sighed with exaggerated patience. "I said, give me your pants. And not the ones you're wearing."
He blinked a couple of times, but went over to the closet and pulled a pair out. "What's going on? What's wrong with her?"
Tenten sighed and put in a bid for patience. Lee was sitting at the low table, wisely staying out of it. "She's showing. And she's not fitting into her clothes anymore."
The confusion cleared immediately. "OH. But�why is she crying?"
Tenten smiled. "Her emotions have started to really fly out of whack. And she's afraid you're going to think she's fat because she doesn't fit her clothes anymore." When Neji would have interrupted her, she held up one hand. "No, it's not rational. Her hormones are playing havoc on her right now. All you can do is remind her how beautiful she is." She paused. "And be patient."
Neji nodded. "Okay." He turned back to Lee as Tenten went back into the bathroom. "I guess you get a bit of warning now. Might be a good idea for them to go shopping now, huh?"
Lee nodded. "I am very glad you are the one to go through this first. I am not sure I would have any idea what to do."
Neji smiled. "I didn't either, in case you forgot. I had to send for you guys, remember?"
Lee snickered and Neji threw a half-hearted swipe at him.
A few minutes later, Hinata came out of the bathroom. Neji's pants fit well enough, except for being long. "We're going shopping." Tenten announced.
Neji jumped up and went over to Hinata. He dropped down on his knees in front of her, pulled his pants below her belly and kissed it. Tenten went over to sit next to Lee to give them a moment alone. "Koishii, do you remember when I proposed?" He pulled her over to the bed and sat with her in his arms.
Hinata looked up at him and blushed. "Of course I do. I'd found that, um, thing in your pocket."
"Do you remember saying that I would love to have a child with you?" She nodded. "When I told you that, do you know what picture was in my mind?"
She shook her head. "No." She sniffled quietly.
"I was picturing you when you were much bigger, toward the end of your pregnancy." Her eyes widened and he nodded. "And�" he blushed a little. "And, well, it turned me on."
She stared at him, not speaking for a full minute. "Really?" she breathed.
He nodded. She looked back down at her belly and ran her hands over it. "So�you don't think I'm�fat?"
He shook his head vehemently. "No. Not in a million years. You are beautiful. I didn't think you could ever be more beautiful, but seeing you big with my child - in this case, children, you are."
He pulled her back against him and he placed his hands on her belly. "I love you. I am in awe of what you must be going through to bring these lives into the world. I could never think of you as 'fat' because of this."
Hinata sighed and turned to kiss him. "Thank you."
"Now, that said, I don't have enough pants for both of us to wear them all the time. Besides, I think mine are a little long for you." He leaned forward to peer at the thick cuff at her ankle.
She giggled. "Yes, they are. Are�we okay for this?"
"Of course we are. And if not, good grief, you are the leader of the clan. I think it would be more than fitting for the leader of the clan to spend some of the money to help bring the future clan leader into the world."
She giggled and kissed him again. "I'm a very lucky woman, Neji."
* * *
The three weeks passed quickly. Hinata's belly grew even more over that short time, but when she looked at it now, she only felt excited. She couldn't wait to hold the babies.
They spent those three weeks getting caught up on clan business and making plans. There were a million things to do, what felt like a hundred meetings to attend and Hinata fell into bed each night, thoroughly exhausted. It was both a blessing and a curse. She could avoid missing Tenten and Lee, but she wasn't happy about being so tired. She'd heard somewhere that her second trimester was supposed to involve energy. Ha.
As the day grew closer, Hinata got more nervous. She worried for her babies, Tenten's baby, her friends, Neji, and the clan members. There were so many people that could get caught in the crossfire. It angered her that these power-hungry people would go so far as to bring complete ruin to the clan that they so wanted to run.
Lying in bed, the night before the ceremony and reception, she snuggled into Neji's arms. "It'll be alright, Koishii. We've made careful plans. We know what we're doing and we have back up." He tightened his arms around her and kissed the top of her head.
She sighed. "I know. I can't help but worry. So much could go wrong."
"Well, worry a little bit, if you must, but try to put it aside, and concentrate simply on what we will need to do. That might help."
She nodded. "You're right."
It was a long time later, they finally fell asleep.
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