Part 21

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Hinata ran through all the hallway between tears. She couldn't believe that Neji was jealous and that he did think of her more than a cousin.

She locked herself inside a room. She needed to be alone and process everything that happened.

"Why I must go through this..?" she said between sobs.

"Hinata..?" asked a voice that made her jump up in surprise.

She gasped. "G-Gaara!! What are you doing here?"

"You're in my room" he said while trying his best nog to blush.

"Aah!! I'm so sorry..." she said while blushing hard and turning away to leave.

"Wait! Hinata.." he said while holding her arm. "Why are you crying?"

Hinata looked at the Kazekage, asking herself if she really wanted to tell him what happened with Neji.

"Hinata" he lifted her chin up so his eyes could meet hers. "You know you can tell me everything, right?"

"H-Hai..Gaara-kun.." she said while getting lost in his esmerald eyes.

"Then what is it? Why are you crying?"

"G-Gaara..I.." then she lost it. Her eyes got teary while she suddenly hugged him and cried on his shoulder.

Gaara was quite shocked but then he sighed as he hugged her back, "There..there.." he said. He hated to see her that way. She was his princess and he'll do anything to see her happy. 

"Hinata...tell me" he added without breaking the hug. "Who made you cry?"

"Gaara-kun...it's just...I was walking and I bumped into Neji-nii san, and..."

She started to cry again but Gaara comforted her again. Then she told him everything.

By the end of it Gaara was angry no, furious...He was clenching his fist so hard that it almost got blood out of it. "How dare he..."

"Gaara-kun, please.." Hinata said. "He and Hanabi are the only family I have left"

Gaara looked at Hinata for a while before sighing. He was super mad that her own cousing was jealous and desired her as a woman. He knew incest was allowed in some traditional clans to mantain the royal heritage, but the mere thought of Hinata and Neji was getting him over the edge.

But he sighed, "Hinata, you do know that...that I want you right?"

Hinata blinked, "Want me?"

"Let me rephrase it." Gaara sighed, "What Neji said is somehow the truth because I...because I love you.."

Gaara looked at Hinata's reaction. She stared at him wide eyed, without saying a word.

"H-Hinata?" he said a bit nervous.

"Gaara..." she said. "You..you really love me?" she asked while Gaara nodded.

"Yes, since the first time I met you...But I'll wait for you in case you feel uncormfortable right now" he said while scratching his head. Hinata looked at him in awe and leaned closer to him.

"Gaara...you don't have to keep waiting for me" she said while caresing his face. "I'm right here"

Gaara suddenly gave her a passionate kiss, caughting the Hyuga by surprise. Both of them were lost in the kiss and forgot about the world.It was only due to the need of air that both of them broke the kiss.

"Hinata, you have no idea of how happy I am right now" Gaara said between breaths.

"Gaara-kun, it's too late.." she replied while glancing at the window. "I-I should go to bed now.."

"Stay" he said while grabbing her waist and pulling her close to him.

"B-But..." she said. "But what they'll think of us? We aren't married..."

Gaara sighed, "You're right. But at least you could just help me sleep here."

"You have sleeping problems?"

"I never sleep" he said while looking at the Hyuga with puppy eyes. "Please.."

Hinata blushed hard before giving in and going to bed with him. As he got into bed he pushed the Byakugan princess close to him and caressed her  soft hair.

"Goodnight my princess" he said.

"Goodnight Gaara-kun" she replied.

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At the Uchiha Empire, screams were heard in every hallway of the main castle.

Kankuro was already in his cell looking for a way to get out of there but his injuried didn't let him move.

"Argh!" he cursed. "Dammit!"

Then he flinched as he censed a very strange chakra. "Who's there!?!"

"Shhhh!!! Shut up! Or he will hear you.." Karin said while entering his cell. "I came to heal you.."

"How should I know?! You work for the Uchihas!!"

"Dude no need to remind me of my lifestyle" she said while giving him her arm. "Bite me"

Kankuro looked at her shocked. "What?!"

"Bite me!"

"Look punky girl, I don't care how in need you are but-"

Karin rolled her eyes, "You wanna get healed or not baka!"

Kankuro looked at her before sighing and biting his arm. After a while he was almost healed.

"That's all for now, eat this" she said while giving him some food.

"Why are you helping me?" Kankuro asked.

"Because I promised her" she replied.

"Who?"

"The sister of the Hyuga princess you helped escape"

"I don't get it. Why would you do that for us?"

"She just died a while ago from the same injuries you have" Karin lowered her head. "She made me help you and tell lady Hinata that she loved her..."

Kankuro stood in shock, "That's-" Then he heard screams and moans all over the place. "What was that?!"

Karin got up. "My time's up. I'll see you later"

"Wait!! Why are you leaving me?!?"

"I'll go back to help him" she said.

"Help who?!"

"Naruto nii-san"

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