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Kakashi had already gotten up and left the room, but Sasuke refused to be the one to lose the silent glaring match he seemed to be having with his wife. However, Naruto and Sakura had plans of their own and grabbed an arm of his each to pull him after Kakashi.

They had just stepped outside when Sakura hissed, “How could you say something like that to Hinata?” 

Naruto’s face screwed up in annoyance. “Yeah Sasuke, you should’ve just stayed quiet if you only had nasty things to say. If Hinata hadn’t agreed to this you’d still be in prison.”  

Scowling at his feet, Sasuke refused to answer them. He allowed them to pull him along and didn’t realize that they had been heading towards the gates of the Hyuga compound until they were under the shadows of its walls. Confused, he looked around for Kakashi and found him already outside the gates. Was their residence to be somewhere outside the compound? 

But… won’t it be easier to keep me in line if I’m in here with them?

“Where are we going?” He asked out loud.

“Didn’t I say I was taking you home?” Kakashi replied without taking his eyes off his book.

Sasuke gritted his teeth. “Where is home?” 

“Your house? In the Uchiha district?” Kakashi looked up at him with a puzzled expression. “Where did you think we were going?”

Sasuke took a deep breath in an attempt to control his growing irritation. It seemed like everyone knew exactly what was going on except him. He was about to respond when Kakashi got distracted by something behind them. 

“Ah! Here comes the bride, let’s keep going.” 

Kakashi turned around to continue leading them but stopped when a figure pushed themselves in his way. It was Hanabi, looking as disgruntled as ever.

“Where are we going?”

Kakashi raised his only visible eyebrow. “Wow, do you kids not know anything about what’s going on?”

The kids in question looked back at him with matching indignant expressions before yelling together, “No!”

Hinata, Hanabi, and Neji walked a few steps behind the others as they headed towards Sasuke’s house. Although Hinata was initially disappointed that Hiashi had instructed them to go after the others without him, she was now relieved that he wouldn’t be joining them on the long walk to the outskirts of the village. Not that her sister and cousin were great company; Hanabi remained sulking the entire way while Neji remained cold and aloof. The group ahead didn’t seem to be having any luck with conversation either. 

Eventually, Sakura slowed down her pace until she was walking by Hinata’s side. “Hinata, I hope you know that if you ever feel like you need a break… or need to blow off some steam… you’re welcome to come over to my place. Or even Ino’s or Tenten’s.”

Neji glanced over at Sakura. “I don’t think Lord Hiashi will be pleased if he hears Hinata is sleeping over at her friend’s houses instead of with her husband.”

Hanabi gagged.

“I didn’t mean sleeping over, I meant hanging out for a bit…” Sakura looked at Hinata with wide eyes and backtracked, “Unless if you want to sleepover then we can totally sleepover! I’m not scared of your dad!”

Hinata managed a shaky smile. “Thank you Sakura.”

Sakura and Neji continued to bicker, eliciting a few giggles from Hinata. Before she knew it, they were standing in front of Sasuke’s home. 

Kakashi clapped his hands together. “Well, this is where we say goodbye to the bride and groom.” And with that, Kakashi disappeared with a poof.

Sakura stuck her tongue out at the cloud of smoke he had left behind. “Ugh, I don’t understand how he can be taking this so lightly.”

Neji sneered. “They are the hokage’s orders. What can he do?”

Hanabi scoffed. “I’m sure he could’ve done a lot of things if he wanted to,” she muttered under her breath. 

“And I’m sure a lot of those things would’ve ended with me still in prison.”

Everyone’s heads turned towards Sasuke. His chin was raised high as he glowered at them from his front door. Hanabi shifted uncomfortably. He opened the door and slammed it shut behind him, leaving the rest of them staring after him.

Hinata shut the front door quietly behind her. The sun had begun to set, leaving the inside of the house cast in shadows. It had taken her almost an hour to convince everyone that she would be fine and that they could head back to their own homes. Hopefully, Sasuke had already retired to his room and she could explore her new home freely. Maybe she’d be able to find some blankets and settle down on a sofa for the night… there was no way she was sleeping in the same room, let alone the same bed, as Sasuke Uchiha.

As she tiptoed forward, the small entrance hall opened up into a spacious sitting area. She took note of the kitchen and the sliding doors leading to the backyard. A staircase to the side led her to the second floor where she found a closet full of clean sheets and blankets. 

“The Hokage must have had the house cleaned and set up beforehand.”

Hinata spun around to see Sasuke leaning on a door frame. 

“This is my old room. You can sleep here.” He nodded at a room further down the hall. “I’ll be sleeping there.” He then made his way over to the aforementioned room and shut the door behind him.

Hinata’s heart was still thumping from the initial scare of hearing him behind her. She couldn’t believe she hadn’t heard him approaching. 

At least she hadn’t screamed... 

Sighing in defeat, she resigned herself to never being seen as a kunoichi worthy of respect in his eyes and entered Sasuke’s room. The first thing she noticed were the suitcases and boxes shoved into a corner of the room. On closer inspection she realized they were everything she had packed in preparation for the move. 

She immediately pulled out a warm pair of pajamas and changed out of her wedding outfit. While unpacking and organizing the rest of her things, the events of the day caught up to her leaving her drained and unable to continue. It didn’t help that the room had grown chilly as night fell and the bed looked so inviting. Settling herself under the covers, Hinata hoped for a relatively uneventful morning with Sasuke. Maybe she would even be able to visit one of her friends…