[closed; Sept 2/3/4]

[not_thedragon]

Who: Sasuke and the Hyuugas (not in fact a terrible band), also Kakashi
When: Sept 2, 3, and 4
Where: Various places in Konoha
What: There's a good chance that the reason Sasuke hasn't much questioned his own clan is because his bff's clan is so much more messed up.

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[gentledheart]

The smile she gives him is grateful as Sasuke ducks down. She has to think about that a moment, search out a response actually. She isn't entirely sure of what help to ask him for yet. Or even what they could use. Really though, all Hinata wanted to do was hug him and she doesn't bother stopping herself from doing just that; giving him a tight squeeze as she hugs him.

"I'll let you know when we figure out specifics." She steps back. "An excuse not to get married is all I can think of right now."

[not_thedragon]

He nods -- that makes sense, given how sudden the announcement seems to have been -- and then gives a small oof when her arms tighten around him. He hugs back quickly, though, more accustomed to hugs from this teammate than any other, even Obito's touchy-feely self.

"We could elope," he offers after a moment, hoping it's an amusing enough thought to lighten her mood, though he's also not entirely opposed. He's not needed to breed heirs like Itachi is, after all. "Then get divorced."

[gentledheart]

As he'd hoped, Hinata laughs at his suggestion. It's a quick short lived burst that dies just as quickly as it comes, but she looks happier as she takes a few careful steps back to break the hug she initiated. All the same she shakes her head at the idea.

"Sasuke that would make matters more complicated and probably have the council demanding I never work with you again let alone spend time with you." They were nothing if not determined to limit her exposure to Uchiha in more recent years. "I appreciate the offer though."

[not_thedragon]

Sasuke's mouth quirks at Hinata's laugh, even if it would have been the easiest solution to the problem at hand. It probably would have created more issues than it solved, really; Sasuke is aware that there is a vague but not unlikely chance that he'll be assigned a wife in the future, and ruining that chance could jeopardize clan relations.

But he's not as critical to a clan as a firstborn, and he's not romantically inclined towards someone else as Hinata is. Naruto is the one who should elope with her, he thinks a little darkly.

"Well, the offer stands if things get too sticky," he says, warmth still in his expression. "We'll think of something else in the meantime."

[gentledheart]

She nods, filing his offer away in her mind though she hopes she'll never need to take him up on it before the year is out. They were best friends, but she really didn't want to marry Sasuke. The mere idea of it was sort of laughable as much as it was sweet.

"I know. We just have to look and research options. There has to be some kind of precedent for me to appeal with."

[not_thedragon]

"Genetically, yes," he says immediately. It's already strange to him that the Hyuuga are willing to breed their genes so closely; he's well aware that the Uchiha elders have some kind of complex system in place to determine who is and isn't too close in bloodline without diluting the possibility of a usable Sharingan. He can't imagine the Hyuuga don't, even if their doujutsu is more consistently activated.

"... but I'll have to pull a lot of strings to get access to Hyuuga-specific records," he realises with a grimace. "Both of you fathers are completely on board with this?"

[gentledheart]

She waves a hand at the comment. The simple fact was the genetic relationship between her and Neji probably didn't concern them all too much. They were so consumed with producing a strong jyuuken user from Hiashi's line that she could easily believe the clan elders had toyed with the idea of arranging a marriage between Neji and herself for years.

"I'm not sure...It isn't something even they're likely to have been given much say in." And there's such a sense of defeat to the way she says that. The elders didn't listen unless it suited them, and it didn't right now. She sighs, "Besides my father would never say he opposed their decree...not to me or where I could hear."

[not_thedragon]

This was why, Sasuke thought privately, the Hyuuga didn't produce geniuses more often than once a generation or so. Close inbreeding and this bizarre insistence on total control of the clan -- not that other clans didn't have their own dictates, but seriously.

"If you can't rely on your fathers, then we'll have to convince them some other way," he says, grimly. "I'll look into medical records for now, while we think of anything else. Even if it doesn't work, you can at least upset them with pictures."

[gentledheart]

"Thank you." She smiles at him. She can't adequately put into words how grateful she is that he's willing to call in his favors to help her. As close as they are well, she wouldn't have expected it or even asked him to do such a thing.

"If they're going to make part of my life less than desirable, I should be able to upset them with pictures."

[not_thedragon]

He lifts a hand in a careless gesture, brushing off the thanks: it's hardly any more than he would have done had someone he wasn't as close to asked for help. For Hinata, it's a foregone conclusion.

The thought of upsetting the Hyuuga elders makes his lip curl, at least. "I'll find the worst records on file."

But a second later, he glances at her with a frown. The day he'd been slammed with filing the disordered gynecological records of the hospital had not been a great one for his appetite. "But don't upset yourself with them, either, alright?"

[gentledheart]

"I'll try not to," she murmurs with a nod. Naturally that means she's going to avoid looking at them as a general rule and if she's very very lucky she'll only have to see them when they pictures are presented to the elders as a reason not to go through with the wedding.

"Just promise me that when you're picking the pictures out you'll keep in mind that they aren't being shown out of a dislike for the elders themselves just their decision. I don't want to shock them too badly."

[not_thedragon]

He has to resist the urge to sigh, because of course, Hinata is the eldest and slated for politics -- he knows this. There's still a part of him that wishes they could simply stick one to the elders, but he chalks it up to having grown up with Naruto and sets the voice aside.

"I'll remember," he promises, though he's already mentally sorting through where he'll need to start in the hospital's dusty archives. For now, though, he looks at Hinata more closely. "We'll figure something out. Don't stress yourself needlessly over it in the meantime."

He offers her his arm, inclining his head towards the exit of the small park: a clear invitation to take it and head out into the eyes of the village. "For now, show them you're not afraid."

[gentledheart]

She smiles. Leave it to Sasuke to tell her not to stress about something that was so big and nasty as far as she could see. It was the most unwanted thing between her and Neji, but for the time being they had to deal with it.

"Alright, I'll try not to." She says with a sigh and takes the offered arm.

For now she'd take small forms of rebellion. And walking the streets arm in arm with him was one that she could and would do without much worry. For once the fact that it might stir the gossip mill didn't fill her with dread but excitement. Let them talk and speculate until the news broke to the village at large. At least it would give the elders a little something to potentially worry about for a little while. "With you at my side how could I be afraid?"