The Agreement

The Agreement

Chapter 3: Wedding Plans

"Is that even legally possible?" Hinata breathed, as Sasuke told her about the plan he had formed after Naruto's suggestion the previous night. Sasuke smirked, rather pleased with himself. Once he had begun making the preparations for everything earlier that morning, Sasuke had come over to the Hyuuga compound to discuss his new plan with Hinata.

"I've already arranged everything," Sasuke said rather smugly.

“But,” Hinata paused, “But won’t that be an awful thing to do to Sakura and Naruto without their knowledge?” Hinata asked worriedly. Sasuke looked at Hinata.

“Do you honestly think that they will be happy for very long?” Sasuke asked quietly. This was something else that he had always wondered about, something that he had always worried about.

Naruto loved Sakura, but Sasuke was still never sure how much Sakura loved Naruto. He knew that people could change; he knew that from his own unfortunate first hand experience, but somehow, for some reason, he wasn’t sure how much he believed that his teammates would be happy forever.

“N-no,” Hinata stuttered out, ashamed.

“See? Then if things start going wrong between them, then we,” Sasuke said, closing his eyes, knowing what he was proposing could put them in an awkward position, “could also be tied together with them. If the four of us are legally married to one another, then perhaps it will be better for everyone in the long run,” Sasuke said.

“Sasuke-kun, why didn’t you talk to Sakura-chan about all three of you marrying each other?” Hinata asked quietly.

“It never occurred to me. It wasn’t even until last night when Naruto was talking about having our weddings at the same time and said ‘you, me, Sakura, and Hinata should all get married together,’ that the idea came to me. Don’t worry,” Sasuke said, to Hinata, “I wouldn’t have been able to stand being married to just Sakura and Naruto. With just the three of us it would have been horrible. I believe that Sakura still likes me, and it would have been me chasing Naruto, Naruto chasing Sakura, and Sakura chasing me; just one big unhappy love triangle. Besides,” Sasuke said, practically shuddering, “I can’t stand the thought of having to touch Sakura.”

Hinata giggled and then covered her mouth, as embarrassed that she had laughed at Sasuke’s repulsion to Sakura.

“Also, you’re forgetting that Sakura still can’t have children,” Sasuke said, putting his hands together, and lightly resting his chin on them.

"I had forgotten,” Hinata said, blushing. “Still, I don’t understand how it is possible for all four of us to be married. Aren’t there rules against polygamy? You can only marry one person at a time, right?” Hinata asked.

“Actually, there are laws promoting polygyny and then later polyandry in the beginning years of Konoha,” Sasuke said.

“Polyandry and polygyny? You mean polygamy, right? And what is polyandry and polygyny?” Hinata asked, confused.

“Polyandry and polygyny are forms of polygamy. Polyandry is when a woman marries multiple husbands. It appears that in the original Konoha laws, polygyny (where men marry multiple wives) was instigated to get more women pregnant faster to help populate Konoha and produce more shinobi. Not long after that law was created, it was permissible for women to marry multiple shinobi males since it was expected that more men would die than women during the very first great shinobi war. The government wanted to keep the population up, so several men married one woman, trying to get and keep her pregnant as fast and as many times as possible. Polygamy in general was to keep the Konoha population, especially the shinobi population, as high as possible,” Sasuke explained.

“I never knew that,” Hinata said thoughtfully.

“If I’m not mistaken, these laws inadvertently allow for the same-sex marriage laws in Konoha. I didn’t realize they even existed, but there are several same-sex married couples currently residing in Konoha.”

“Wow, and I suppose when the wars ended, they didn’t think they would need the laws again but just never bothered to-" Hinata was cut off as Sakura came running into the Hyuuga dining room.

"I just heard!" Sakura squealed as she came towards Hinata. "Naruto told me about your engagement. Congratulations, Hinata-chan, Sasuke-kun," Sakura said as she embraced Hinata. Sasuke raised an eyebrow, noting that while Sakura seemed enthusiastic in her congratulations, her smile seemed forced as though she were not happy about something. Sasuke had a good idea it was because she was jealous. That thought did not sit well with Sasuke, and it gave him further fuel to the fire against Sakura in order to try and get Naruto away from her. "You and I have a lot of planning to do for our wedding," Sakura said excitedly, then realized that she had clearly interrupted something. She blushed. "Sorry, what were you saying Hinata?" Sakura asked, oblivious to the tick going off in Sasuke's eye. Sasuke wondered why the hell the Hyuugas had let her in, but then remembered that she was probably a friend of Hinata’s.

"N-nothing," Hinata said, blushing, looking down. Sasuke looked from Hinata to Sakura, knowing the inner struggle Hinata was probably going through. Hinata would basically be stealing Naruto's children away from Sakura – not that she could have any of her own anyway – and Hinata was clearly feeling bad. It was a testament to Hinata’s true and obviously strong desires to want to be with Naruto that she would go against her normally good-natured self and conspire with Sasuke when there was a possibility of hurting another. Which is the exact reason Hinata was the apt choice; she would do anything to make Naruto happy. She was smart enough to see that Sasuke would make Naruto the happiest in the long run.

"Why don't you two begin discussing some ideas now that we're having a double wedding. Perhaps picking a date would be a good start?" Sasuke suggested.

"Won't you and Naruto want to be involved with that too?" Hinata asked. Sasuke gave a small snort.

"No, and I doubt Naruto does either," Sasuke turned to leave, and then realized how awkward that must seem in leaving is new fiancé. He turned back around. Sasuke grabbed Hinata's hand and placed a gentle kiss on her fingers, then waved goodbye to both of the girls, Hinata smiling at him gratefully. He knew a peck on the lips or even the cheek would have been uncomfortable for her, but she obviously realized the need to keep up the farce. Sakura’s eyes seemed to darken at the contact, and Sasuke’s belief that she still held feelings for him increased.

Sasuke suppressed a sigh as he exited the front door. However, as soon as he left the house, he felt eyes boring into the back of his head.

"Yes?" Sasuke asked, nonplussed, not even bothering to turn around as the one that was obviously staring at him came into view.

"What is your sudden interest in Hinata?" Neji asked, appearing from seemingly nowhere. He approached the younger man as Sasuke merely raised an eyebrow. Sasuke hadn’t counted on Hinata’s cousin questioning his intentions, and he cursed his oversight. Of course Neji would want to know what Sasuke was up to. He was marrying the future head of the Hyuuga clan after all.

"I would have assumed, being from the Hyuuga clan, that you would understand the duties to maintain good social status with other clans," Sasuke said.

"Your clan consists of you, and you alone. I don't know if you can really consider that a clan," Neji said coldly. Sasuke glared. "My apologies. That was a bit harsh," Neji amended, though he clearly didn’t sound genuinely sorry, but he said it before Sasuke could begin ranting at him.

"Not overly happy to have me gaining the position that you so desperately wanted?" Sasuke asked blatantly. Neji shrugged.

"The way I see it, as soon as Naruto becomes Hokage, he'll figure something out. After all, he did promise," Neji said nonchalantly.

"What are you talking about? What promise?" Sasuke asked confused.

"Ahhh, that's right. You were late to the Chuunin match between Naruto and me during the Chuunin exams all those years ago. He made a promise to help change the Hyuuga clan’s rules when he became Hokage. And as we all know, Naruto doesn't go back on his word. So don't get too cocky, thinking that you will be joint head of the Hyuuga family with Hinata."

"I was under the impression that you had worked things out with Hinata, and had a resemblance of friendship," Sasuke said, bemused.

"I do. It’s you I don’t like. I especially don't like the idea of you being Hinata’s husband. I had hoped someone else might have asked Hinata for her hand in marriage," Neji said whimsically.

"Let me guess, you wanted Naruto to pick Hinata over Sakura too?" Sasuke sighed. It seemed that everyone wanted the blond. His ego was taking an ever so slight beating at realizing that Naruto seemed the more popular choice than he himself was. He wondered when Naruto had become the more popular choice than him, but considering that he wanted Naruto too, he supposed that he couldn't blame them. In fact, it sort of made him feel good to know that there were others that recognized Naruto’s greatness.

"Yes. Who else wanted Naruto to marry Hinata instead of you?" Neji asked.

"Hiashi," Sasuke said unabashed. Neji looked somewhat surprised.

"Interesting," Neji murmured. The two men stood in the ground between the Hyuuga head house and the walls that separated them from the rest of Konoha, silently sorting through their thoughts.

"Will you oppose me?" Sasuke asked, his voice low and threatening.

"Perhaps," Neji taunted, "I haven't decided yet. Clearly Hiashi has given his approval, and it seems that Hinata actually wants to marry you."

"Then what's the problem?" Sasuke demanded.

"I can't figure out why you want to marry her. I understand clan ties, but there's clearly something more going on here. When I find out what it is, and if it is not to my liking, then consider yourself pre-warned." With that, Neji turned and left. Sasuke stood staring at Neji's back, wondering what Neji was pre-warning him about, but had a good idea that whatever it was, he wouldn't like it.

As Sasuke walked through the gates, he was surprised to see Naruto waiting for him. First Neji, and now Naruto. Sasuke bemusedly wondered if someone else would be waiting for him at home.

"Yosh!" Naruto said excitedly. "I knew that if you were here, that when the girls started talking about all those plans that you would probably head for the hills," Naruto draped his arm over Sasuke's shoulder. "I'm sure they won't really need any of our help, and I'll bet Sakura has everything planned out in her mind – though you might want to make sure Hinata gets what she wants too," Naruto added thoughtfully, putting his finger on his lip. "Sakura can be a bit scary when she doesn't get her way, and Hinata can be kind of timid." Sasuke couldn't help but smile. Naruto had obviously been at the bad end of Sakura's horrible temper enough times to know how she could affect others.

"Oi, oi! Teme! Stop spacing out!" Naruto demanded, waving his hand frantically in front of his friend's face. "You're acting very odd," Naruto suddenly became very serious. "You know, Sasuke, you shouldn't marry Hinata if you don't want to. In the long run, it will just make the both of you unhappy."

"I'm not having second thoughts about marrying Hinata. I've thought about this for some time, and I believe that by marrying Hinata it will bring me the most happiness I can attain." 'Since I clearly can't attain true happiness because I can’t be with you at the moment – but I will eventually,' Sasuke added to himself.

"Well, if you're sure, then there's only one thing left to do..." Naruto grinned wickedly, and Sasuke knew he wouldn't like the next words out of Naruto's mouth.

"And what's that?" Sasuke asked warily.

"Sex toy shopping!" Nope, Sasuke didn't like that one bit.

"Pervert. Honestly, sex toy shopping?" Sasuke questioned, slightly bemused. "Who does that?"

"We’re going to!" Naruto exclaimed happily. Sasuke shook his head, deciding it wouldn’t be worth the effort to convince Naruto otherwise.

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Sasuke looked around the shop distastefully. There were all sorts of kinky things that would be indecent enough without Naruto pointing and giggling at them. Honestly. He loved Naruto desperately, but some things were a bit much. If anyone else had said something about sex toy shopping he might have been surprised, but with Kakashi as their joint sensei, and then Jiraiya’s influence on Naruto’s life, Sasuke had always known Naruto would be perversely tainted.

"Can I help you two gentlemen?" A salesclerk asked.

"Just browsing! We're getting married," Naruto said, and as soon as the words left his mouth, the salesman smiled knowingly, and Sasuke smirked. Clearly Naruto didn't realize what his words implied in their current situation. Naruto was a pervert, but he seemed painfully oblivious to certain social norms and how what he said could be taken another way.

"Right this way! I know just the thing for you two," the salesclerk said excitedly as he led them into a backroom. "Here we have a very interesting product indeed." He held up what looked to be a double-sided dildo. "It's the latest thing. Instead of 69ing, you can 96! With this, you face back to back as both of you place this in the rectum entrance and, by grasping each other's ankles, or headboards, chains, or whatever makes your little soldiers happy, just press down." The salesclerk was smiling away, and Sasuke was holding back from trying not to laugh. He had been watching Naruto's face as the look of comprehension that this man thought that he and Naruto were getting married to each other dawned on Naruto's face. Naruto looked completely and utterly mortified, his eyes wide and his mouth hanging open.

"WHAT?!?! We're both getting married at the same time to women, not each other!" Naruto said hysterically before marching off. The salesman looked shocked. Sasuke let out a low chuckle of laughter as soon as Naruto had left.

"I-I thought – you two just sort of seemed to go well together," the salesman tried, apologetically.

"Don't worry about it," Sasuke reassured the man as he left, seeing Naruto's fuming self outside the shop through the murky glass window. Sasuke stepped outside.

"Didn't that man know who he was talking to? You're clearly an Uchiha, and everyone knows you've got to repopulate your clan! You and me, getting married, as if!" Naruto continued to rant as they walked away from the store, Sasuke raising an eyebrow at Naruto. Was it just his imagination, or did Naruto not seem to care that the man had mistaken Naruto for being gay, but more upset about Sasuke and his need to "repopulate his clan" as Naruto put it? Sasuke shook his head, knowing he was reading into things, but couldn't help but smile nonetheless. The smile vanished from his face though. Who was he kidding? Naruto had been head over heels for Sakura for ages, and Naruto was clearly happy that he was marrying her.

Yes, Naruto had gone far and beyond most people would have in order to get him back from Sound, but that did not mean that Naruto loved him the same way. At least, not yet. Sasuke’s frown deepened, hoping to get things sooner so he would be able to stop thinking “not yet” and move onto the part where Naruto was his. Naruto looked at Sasuke's face and saw the frown. However, Naruto misread the reason behind Sasuke’s frown.

"Come on. Let's find something to do to keep our minds off of that stupid mistake that guy made."

Sasuke nodded once, meanwhile pondering over the words the man had said, “you two just sort of seemed to go well together.” If a complete stranger could see that, why couldn’t Naruto?


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After deciding to spar to pass the time, the two returned back to the Hyuuga complex. Naruto waved enthusiastically as they passed Neji on their way in. Neji returned the wave to Naruto while giving Sasuke a meaningful look. Sasuke wondered if Neji always haunted the front door to see who was going in and out and wondered why he wasn’t spending his time better training to become stronger.

Sakura and Hinata were still in the dining room, several lunch dishes lying forgotten by the two females. There was a calendar in front of the women, along with a long list of names, and another list with random ideas.

"Hello Sasuke-kun, Naruto-kun," Hinata greeted, smiling up at them. Sakura looked up from the list she was working on, grinning at the two of them.

"Hinata-chan's had a lot of good ideas," Sakura said enthusiastically, and Hinata smiled shyly.

"This is a lot more fun than I had imagined," Hinata said happily. Sasuke was inwardly relieved; he really didn't need Hinata to get cold feet due to problems with Sakura.

"I didn't realize there were so many Hyuuga traditions that are involved when a Hyuuga heir or heiress gets married. You sure you want Naruto and I to participate in them? We don't want to intrude on your clan’s rituals, do we Naruto?" Sakura said, looking at her fiancé.

"Of course we don't," Naruto said kindly to Hinata, before turning to look at Sasuke. "Ne, Sasuke, do the Uchiha have any marriage rituals?" Naruto asked curiously. Sasuke gave a small shrug.

"A few, but considering that I will be the new head, I’m thinking about starting some new traditions myself," Sasuke said, allowing a small smile to grace his lips. He shared a knowing look with Hinata, having revealed his ideas to her earlier.

"So that's what the look was for!" Naruto said triumphantly.

"Huh? What look?" Sakura asked confused.

"Yesterday, Sasuke-bastard, I mean, Sasuke," Naruto corrected, looking sheepishly at Hinata as he realized he probably shouldn’t insult her future husband – at least, in front of her, "got this evil grin on his face like he was up to something. It had to do with new traditions, doesn't it?"

"And like I told you yesterday, it'll be a surprise." Sasuke smirked. Naruto sighed.

"Are you sure you want to marry him, Hinata?" Naruto asked. "He can be a bit of a jerk sometimes." However, with that comment, Sakura smacked Naruto over the head, and Hinata merely giggled. Sasuke sighed as Sakura and Hinata began discussing plans again.

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"I can't wait for this planning stuff to be over," Sasuke muttered to Naruto, after they had spent another two hours watching the girl's discuss wedding plans. They had thought about going outside to train some more, but just as they had, it had started to downpour. Sasuke had been for going out in the rain anyway, and after convincing Naruto that training in the rain would be good for real practice, it began to thunder and lightening. Rain was one thing – lightening another. While Sasuke found it would be fun to see if he could manipulate lightening bolts, using that against Naruto in a mock battle wouldn’t be such a good idea.

“It was clear just five minutes ago, I know it was,” Naruto had grumped. So, he and Sasuke sat in the back of the room, half-listening to what the girls were talking about. Another half hour passed with Sasuke and Naruto sulking.

"I told the both of you that you can leave if you don't want to be involved. Sitting there griping and grumbling about everything is not being very productive. Besides, it’s stopped raining and lightening finally so you don’t have to stay here, idiot," Sakura gritted out the last word to Naruto.

"Are you sure you want to marry her, Naruto?" Sasuke said, half mockingly of what Naruto had said earlier, and of course, half hopeful.

"Of course!" Naruto replied right away.

"Well then take your future wife's advice and let's go," Sasuke grumbled, fed up with sitting through the two of the girl's talking about tablecloth colors, comparing a periwinkle and lavender color. Was there a difference? Did it really matter? Honestly! And where the heck had they gotten those color samples they were looking at from in the first place?

Naruto got up and gave Sakura a deep kiss, and like before, Sasuke gave Hinata a quick kiss on the back of her hand, trying hard not to gag at seeing Naruto kiss Sakura. The two of them walked out of the Hyuuga compound, grateful to be away from the female planners.

"Don't worry Sasuke! After all this planning if over, you'll be married before you know it, and we’ll both finally be getting laid!" Naruto said, trying to be encouraging as he draped and arm around Sasuke's shoulder.

"What, aren't you and Sakura...?" Sasuke trailed off, his stomach clenching at the thought. It was something he tried hard not to think about, and the image of his two teammates' bodies pressed so intimately together sprang unwanted to his mind.

"Not yet," Naruto admitted begrudgingly, and a small part of Sasuke was glad to hear that Naruto’s virginity was still intact, though he knew that would change come their wedding day. He was both looking forward and dreading that day, and he wasn't sure if he wanted it to come sooner rather than later. Still, a part of him was honestly surprised. Naruto didn’t seem like the kind that would want to wait to have sex before marriage; in fact, he was positive that the blond was the exact opposite, and that would mean that he had to wait for Sakura’s permission. Yet Sakura didn’t strike him as the type to wait either, and they’d even been dating for several years, so it wasn’t like they hadn’t been going out for a while. For some reason, something about the situation rubbed him the wrong way, as if he were missing something about their relationship.

“Come on, let’s go and train. We could use some training in muddy terrain,” Sasuke said. Naruto nodded and followed.


Next Chapter: Outfits and Ideas


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