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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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A/N: Well, here's the next chapter. I'm not gonna bore all of you with a long winded authors note. :D Off into the wild white and black print that checkers our screens!

Chapter 6
Hinata was at Ino�s shop two weeks later, tracking down flowers for her wedding. She still had another visit to make and time was running short. I still need to have my kimono made! Arrrgghhh! she thought.
Ino came out and saw Hinata browsing through the flowers. � Hinata, is everything alright?�
Hinata looked up and smiled at the kunoichi coming toward her. � Everything is fine Ino�I�m just having trouble finding the best flower arrangements.�
Flower arrangements? Why would Hinata be looking for flower arrangements�NO! NO WAY! Ino thought excitedly. � Hinata�is there going to be a wedding?� she said.
Hinata sighed, she was going to tell everyone, but with trying to get the wedding set up in less than a month was trying at best. � Yes there is, Ino. Gaara and I have been�.�
If Ino could look anything but scandalous, it would be the dumbfounded look that was adorning her visage and making her look like a deer caught in the lamplights. � When? How? HUH?!� she said. She took a deep breath and pulled Hinata into her home. � Exactly how long have you and Gaara been together? Is that why you were so happy to go to Sunagakure?�
Hinata laughed despite the situation. � No�It�s an arranged marriage to help the peace treaty slide through without a hitch. After we marry, both nations will forever be allied. The only problem is the wedding is in less than a week, as we�re going to be married next Thursday.� Hinata replied. � I was going to tell all of you sooner, but it�s been difficult.�
Ino nodded. � Not a problem. Tell me the main and accent colors and I will have the flowers ready. What else has to be done?�
Hinata sighed. � Thankfully, all that�s left is to have my mother�s wedding kimono altered. I just need to go by the seamstress after collecting the kimono from home.�
Ino nodded. � I want you and Gaara to spread the news�Where is that ferret of a kazekage anyways?� Ino replied.
Ferret? Oh, the rings�Ferrets have them too�Hinata thought. She giggled. � He should be�.� She began.
Gaara rubbed his temples. He was going to have to down a couple shots of sake after this. The council had not taken this engagement lying down, but after Hiashi had told them that he had already completed the orchid ritual, they caved and let it lye. � Thank Kami this is over�� he said.
He and Tsunade had spent the past two days in her office with a scribe, making sure that the treaty was binding for good. With Sunagakure receiving the kekke genkai of the Hyuuga, there were bounderies that had to be set, and set they were. Finally the two had finished the final copy and signed it, Gaara stood and stretched. He wore a soft smile on his face as he thought about his upcoming ceremony with Hinata. If only his parents could be here to see this, he would be happy. Kankuro had arrived earlier that week after leaving Jii-san in charge and had grilled Gaara about his arranged marriage between him and a certain Hyuuga, but Gaara was happy none the less that he was there.
� Tsunade�You may want to announce the upcoming ceremony soon. It�s only a few days away.�
Tsunade smiled at him. She could see that he was indeed happy with this decision and felt her heart soften for the young kazekage. � I�m happy for you, you know?�
Gaara was stunned at her confession and looked slightly bewildered at her. � What do you mean?�
Tsunade held a bottle of sake up and poured two drinks. � I know of your past and that you used to be a jinchuuriki. I mean almost all of your past. You and Naruto were the same�But now both of you are accepted. It took too long for the villagers here to accept him�But now they have��
Gaara nodded and swigged back to proffered sake. � Thank you�If you�ll excuse me, I do need to tell Naruto the news�Knowing him, half the village will know before the evening is over.�
Tsunade nodded. � Yeah, he�ll be able to spread the news alright�� she laughed. � Not that he�s a gossip, but because he�s loud.�
Gaara nodded. � I thank you for all your time, Tsunade. I�ll see you at the ceremony.�
Hinata was walking back towards the seamstress from the compound after picking up her mother�s old kimono and bumped into a certain pink haired kunoichi. � Oh, hello Sakura-san��
Sakura smiled as she looked at Hinata. Hinata, though busy, had been glowing these past few weeks and the orchid in her hair had risen many questions. It had been there for nearly three weeks now and was starting to look like it was wilting. � Hello Hinata. How are you?�
� Busy, but I�m doing great�.I�m actually headed towards the seamstress� to have this kimono fitted to me.� Hinata replied.
Sakura took a good look at the kimono and recognized it as a wedding kimono. � Hinata, why are you carrying your mother�s kimono? I thought your father said you couldn�t even touch it until you got married.�
� He did�and I am��
Sakura feigned a look of slight shock molding into pleasant surprise. What inner Sakura was doing was a different story.
� Married?! Married to whom?! When did she start dating a guy and even then, when did he propose and why hasn�t she said anything!� Inner Sakura raged.
Sakura sighed. � When did this happen, your engagement I mean?�
Hinata smiled and motioned for Sakura to walk with her. � Actually, I�m getting married to Sabaku no Gaara. It�s an arranged marriage that we agreed on to help make sure that the peace treaty will be around for a very, very long time. I believe Gaara said the stipulation for keeping the peace was that after our marriage, a person with the Hyuuga blood would have to be in Sunagakure. Not that I mind. Father is talking about sending Neji and some of the other Hyuuga branch members out to Sunagakure to help solidify the clan out there.
� But the thing you�re probably most curious about is this orchid in my hair.�
Sakura nodded. � How�d you guess?�
Hinata smiled. � I just know you I guess. How much do you know of the Hyuuga clan�s marriage rituals?�
Sakura was stopped in her tracks at this question. � To be honest I thought they were all arranged�Yet again, aren�t you and Hanabi the first female generation in the past three.�
Hinata nodded. � It is customary to tradition for the men to have arranged marriages. However, the females do have a bit more freedom. We get to date, and we can even choose our suitor. However, we cannot have sex before our wedding night. Gaara asked my father if he could partake in the Orchid Key. It is a very old tradition that the father of any Hyuuga female can ask a suitor to do. The suitor will have to go into a designated section of the Nara�s forest land with the head of the family standing sentinel, and search for an orchid. According to Gaara, when he said something; he still hasn�t told me yet, but it had enough meaning that the orchid bloomed right at his feet.
� The orchid being found by the suitor means a few things. One, that the suitor is indeed worthy of the Hyuuga woman. Two, that deep down, even if he doesn�t know it, he loves her deeply. And three, it means that the father won�t have to worry about his daughter anymore, because she will be taken care of body, mind, and soul. It is rumored that the orchid is the key in finding your soul mate.� Hinata finished.
Sakura was blown away by the meaning of the Orchid Key ritual. It was incredibly romantic and made her heart just a bit sore. She would never get to know the feeling Hinata did when Gaara walked through the door holding that orchid.
� What do the men have to do before they find the orchid?� she asked. They were just walking into the shop and Hinata paused they�re conversation. As she was placed onto a stool, Hinata waved her over and Sakura sat down in the nearby chair.
� They have to walk in absolute silence to the forest until they are inside, they are only allowed to take a single kunai and their canteen. They also have to remove their shirt�� Hinata replied. She blushed heavily as she recalled how Gaara had looked when he had come before her entire family with the orchid in hand. � And it doesn�t matter when they find the orchid, after they exit the forest, the sentinel will send word to the head of the Hyuuga family, and they will have both the orchid presented, and the engagement announced.�
Sakura sighed. � Just the sound of it makes me feel jealous�I�ll never get the chance to experience it.�
Hinata smiled. � If you want, once I�m done here, we can go for tea and I�ll give you every detail that I know��
Sakura�s eyes brightened. � I would enjoy that�Tell you what�I�ll gather up the other girls and we�ll come pick you up at the compound for your bachelorette party.�
Hinata blushed. � Are you sure that�s wise?�
Sakura smiled mischeviously. � Of course, you said yourself that the ceremony won�t be for another couple days. Better to get drunk now than the night before your wedding.�
Hinata saw the logic in this and nodded. � Ok, but the guys have to do the same for Gaara tomorrow night.� She replied. So that way I�ll be able to sleep off this hangover without Gaara seeing me like a wreck. She thought.
Gaara walked under the curtain of Ichiraku�s ramen stand and saw the leaf�s very own number one hyperactive, knuckle headed ninja. � Naruto��
Naruto smiled when he heard Gaara�s voice. � Gaara�Sit down. I was hoping to see you before you left.�
Gaara smiled and sat next to the blonde. � I have some news for you, Naruto. All I have to say before hand is that I�m sorry it came to you so late��
Naruto looked curiously at the red head beside him. � What�s up Gaara?�
� I�m getting married��
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Gaara sighed and moved to get up before he saw the look on Naruto�s face. He was so excited that he was shaking.
� THAT�S GREAT! So, who is the lucky girl?!�
Gaara sighed. Hinata and Naruto were good friends and Naruto considered the girl to be the sister he never had. � Hyuuga Hinata�Now before you say a word, it is an arranged marriage, but there was a mutual attraction before any of this began.�
Naruto smiled at Gaara and patted his back. � That�s great Gaara, just take care of her.� He replied. They left the stand after paying and it didn�t take them long until most of the guys from the rookie nine were gathered. Naruto had sent Gaara to get sake and he looked at the men before him. � Gents�We have a bachelor party to set up��
Chouji, who was eating an apple, stopped and looked at the blonde chuunin funny. Shino�s expression was emotionless as usual, Kiba wore one of mild curiosity, and Shikamaru just smiled. He knew what was coming.
� Why, you finally tying down the ball and chain with Sakura?� Kiba asked with a smirk.
� Nope, Gaara�s getting married to Hinata�Now before you and Akamaru go off on a rampage, it was a mutual agreement between them and it�s to help solidify the peace treaty. If they marry, that means that our two nations will be forever united.� Naruto replied. � Now, tomorrow night�We�re having the bachelor party for Gaara. The wedding is in less than four days.�
The guys all nodded and smiled as Gaara came in. He only had to take one look at them to know that Naruto had told them the news. � Thank you, and don�t worry..She�ll be very well off with me.�

Hinata giggled uncontrollably as Sakura and Ten-ten both told highly embarrassing stories of the men in their lives. Temari was seated right next to Hinata, and was laughing as well with the merriment. The girls so far had thrown a fabulous bachelorette party for Hinata and she was having a lot of fun. All the details for the wedding were set, now all they needed was for the shebang to actually happen. Ten-Ten snuck of to the door after hearing a light knock and smiled from ear to ear.
� Ladies make way!� Ten-ten proclaimed. � Here comes a love machine!�
Without warning, the lights dimmed and �Love Machine� could be heard playing in the back round. Smoke curled from the center of the room and the girls began cheering. Without warning, Sai appeared from the smoke, clad in black tight leather chaps, a large belt buckle and a hard hat and working boots. His hips bucked suggestively and Hinata blushed crimson at the thought of Gaara looking like that. She waved him off playfully as his thong clad butt shook in her face and she had a wicked idea for a second. Must be the sake affecting me like this�she thought.
Ino was watching as Hinata�s arm moved and laughed as Sai shot forward a few feet, his hands going to his butt. He had a fan looking tail from the dollar bills Hinata had put there, but she had snapped his thong when she was done.
All the girls couldn�t help but to laugh and stopped as soon as Sai had ripped off his chaps. He was wearing a good natured smile on his face and Ino felt herself blushing again at the thought of him telling her she was beautiful. She was roused from her daydreaming due to a wiggling set of hips and a certain member that were gyrating in time to the music right in front of her face. Blushing deep crimson, She gave Sai some money and he smiled at her sensually.
Ten-ten heard another knock on the door and ran to get it. She nearly laughed when she saw who was at the door. � Good evening, Tsunade-sama and Shizune-san, would you like to come inside?�
Tsunade and Shizune nodded and walked in. Ten-ten smiled, it looked like Tsunade had started a little early on the sake, but they had told the two of Hinata�s party earlier. Ten-ten was shocked from her thoughts when she heard a couple of hoots and hollars and rushed back to the living room. Her face slipt into a grin as she arrived just in time to see Sai finish his routine and Ten-ten nearly went head first into the couch as she tried to get closer as Sai tore off his thong. Hinata's eyes went wide and she ducked her head into her hands. The girls laughed and Sai walked around the room, collecting final tips from the lady's leaving his hardhat in front of his member, and exited out of the room to go get dressed in the back.
Hinata was laughing as Tsunade told stories from her days of being Hinata's age and they all saw Tsunade sigh. " Part of me wonders..."
Hinata stopped laughing as did Sakura. " Tsunade-shishou, I told you that you two should just get over it and go out for dinner or something..."
Tsunade sighed. " It may be too late for that, Sakura...Our relationship was a lot like yours and Naruto's teenage years, he'd say something stupid, and I would hit him..." Tsunade confessed.
Hinata leaned in. " There's always a chance...Besides, Jiraiya-sama will more than likely forgive you...He and Naruto are very much a like and they both have very big and loyal hearts." she said.
Tsunade nodded. " You may be right...There's only one problem..."
All the girls perked up, waiting to listen to the woman's sage words. " We wouldn't be able to have an heir...We're both too old for that."
And with that, all the girls turned away at the thought of the old sannin being naked with their hokage and paled. Hinata even felt a little sick to her stomach.

Two days later:
Naruto walked into the Yamanako flower shop and smiled at Ino as she greeted him. " Hey Ino..."
Ino was shocked at Naruto's appearance. He was clad in a nice shirt, nice slacks, a light jacket, and slightly polished shoes. His hair even looked a little tame. All in all, for all his twenty years, he looked very hansome and like a grown man for once. " What's the occasion?"
" I'm taking Sakura-chan out for lunch, and then I'm going to pop the question. With Gaara and Hinata getting married in two days, and with Gaara's party tonight, I felt that it was time, you know?"
Ino smiled. Naruto had loved Sakura for a very long time. " Here...This is a bushel of the same flowers for Hinata's wedding...We'll add in..." Ino said, rushing from behind the counter and over to some flowers. "..some of these and one of these...There..." She inspected the bushel and nodded as she found it to her liking. " And don't worry about a price...You're going to propose to my best friend..." Ino sighed and then smiled again at Naruto. " So, come on, let me see it!"
Naruto was shocked for a second and then realized that she wanted to see the ring he had picked out for Sakura. He smiled and pulled it from his pocket and opened the box.
Ino's eyes went wide as she took in the sight. It was a white gold princess cut ring with a pink diamond set in with two sapphires on either side. Ino smiled. There was no way that Sakura would say no to Naruto this afternoon. Now if only she had any luck. Granted, Sai wasn't as emotionally closed off as he used to be, but Ino had a feeling that he just wasn't interested. She sighed. " Have a good afternoon, Naruto...Good luck." She said, a smile on her face despite her lonliness.
" If you want, I can see if Sai will come over for a little while before the party tonight..." Naruto offered. It was no big secret that Ino's crush had shifted from Sasuke to Sai in a heart beat. At least Sai paid attention to her were Sasuke had been an utter jerk. Naruto smiled, for Sai had asked if he could help him out on getting a chance to spend time with the kunoichi before him anyway.
Unbeknowenced to Ino, Sai's attention had been on the blond almost the entire time he was performing at Hinata's party. He had taken a liking to the blond kunoichi after a while and was interested in getting to know her better.
Ino blushed and nodded. " May as well...It would be nice to have someone to speak with." Ino replied.
Naruto smiled and waved goodbye to the blushing blond. " Hey, be sure to keep your ears open!" he called to her.
Ino laughed and went back to work.

A/N: And another one bites the dust. I also have some bad news...Until I take my certification exam, Chapters will be coming in very scarcely. The pharmacy tech certification exam is a five test exam that I have to pass with an 80 or higher, well in my book. Besides, the grading is done on a curve so the highest passing grade is the highest someone can score...I have to do a lot of studying between now and then, so ahead of time, I am very, very sorry.
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