#regency mix of england and japan all meeting in konoha

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Where I fell in love - SasuHina Month Day 1

While I’m used to this happening in August, here we are for @sasuhinamonth and here’s hoping I can at least get to 5 days. The good thing is I can actually use my job’s computer to work, so fingers crossed. Anyway, enjoy.

Day 1 | Día 1

“Love at     first sight” | “Amor a primera vista”

“Waiting     for you” | “Esperándote” 

 “The Uchiha family, one of the richest families, all the way from Tokyo.”

“I hear their sons are single. Oh, to marry into a family like that.”

“My daughter will be dancing with them first.”

“Not if I can help it!”

Sasuke tried to not roll his eyes. Just because his mother didn’t attend the dance didn’t mean he was willing to tempt fate. His mother tended to know whenever he’d been rude to people. Probably why she practically ruled the house despite his father being the head of the family. He stood near the front of the room with his brother and Izumi, who was fidgeting.

“Stop moving,” he whispered.

“You try standing still with 20 layers of silk on you. I’m boiling.”

Their mother had insisted their cousin still dress in Heian fashion while switching the boys over to fit the rest of Konoha. Though from the looks of it, if they arrived in kimonos, no one would bat an eye. Regardless, he felt like he stuck out, which made the target he held even bigger. He watched many females and their female elders fight over who approached first until a different family all together came.

Their eyes made them stand out; white with the faintest hints of blue or purple. Except for one. Her eyes were a pale lavender, her long blue tinted hair and blue dress overlaid with floral lace.

“Welcome to Konoha. I am Hyuuga Hotaru, dowager of the Hyuuga family. Allow me to introduce my grandchildren. Neji,” the only male who’d followed, though clearly not interested if the slight glare on his face was anything to go by. One less person for Izumi to worry about. “Hanabi and her older sister and heiress to our family, Hinata.”

Hinata, with her small smile, different eyes and simple dress compared to her younger sister. She caught his attention more than anyone else in the room.

“Uchiha Itachi. Allow me to introduce my brother Sasuke and our cousin Izumi. It’s a pleasure to meet you all. Perhaps we’d be lucky later to meet your son, Lady Dowager?”

“He doesn’t come to dances. Hasn’t since we lost most of my family within years of each other, but we’d be very happy to invite you over for tea whenever you please.”

Oh, she was good. In a matter of a few sentences, she’d solidified a chance for their families to become close.

“We’d be very honoured. Perhaps I can help open the dance with your granddaughter, if that would please her?” Itachi asked, hand out to Hinata.

Her smile became slightly strained but she still nodded politely and let Itachi led her out. He noticed her sister looking at him and Sasuke decided it was as good a time as any to back out.

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He later found Hinata in the library. The house the dance was being held in wasn’t an opulent one, just enough space for the family and to invite the village members to dance. Most other rooms had been opened to allow mingling, but this small library was closed off, the music barely breeching the door. She was sitting on one of the ladders, reading by the moonlight. He couldn’t help but stare at her. 

“Hiding?” She jumped, face turning red when she saw who it was. “Relax, I won’t tell if you don’t.”

“I-I’d be grateful. Obaa-sama expects me to be mingling. A-all anyone wants to t-talk about is how it felt to dance with your brother.”

“I can guarantee he had just as worse a time as you. Not that dancing with you is bad.” he quickly said when he saw her face drop. “What I mean is, Itachi would have felt the same regardless of who he was dancing with, unless it was his intended.”

“Oh, I-I didn't realize he was a-already engaged.”

It was an unspoken fact back in Japan of the type of person Itachi was, but he wasn’t sure how they’d take it in Konoha just yet.

“Not exactly. Let’s just say he has someone who warms his bed and our parents have accepted it.”

“Oh.” her face started to pink again and she focused on her book. “What about you? W-why have you come to hide?”

“I don’t enjoy the politics of female figures trying to marry off their wards. They care about my family’s name more than me and it’s annoying dealing with them acting like they know who I am.”

“Unfortunate product, I'm afraid. Even as the eldest, I-I’m still dragged to meet many suitors based on what they can d-do for our family. N-not my idea of fun either.”

“How about this? Your grandmother already set up a chance for us to meet again. How about whenever we manage to get into parties we didn’t want to attend, we can meet in the library?”

Hinata smiled softly, holding the book in her hand closer. “I like that idea.”

Later when they were leaving, Itachi asked where he’d disappeared to after the first dance.

“I was talking to someone.”

“You? You’d rather hang out by yourself than willingly talk to someone. What was so different this time?”

“They…It was hard to keep my eyes off them.”

He knew his answer surprised his family. He wouldn’t call it love at first sight, but maybe when they were older, he’d talk about seeing her in the moonlight and wondered if he could fall in love then.