She walked out of the bedroom, and wandered over to the jewelry box for the anklet Ino had bought her for her birthday a while back. She pulled the glittering silver out, sat on the bed and placed it on her ankle.

"Better not be any strippers there..." Naruto muttered as she clasped the chain, glumly buttoning his bright orange shirt.

Her sweet, handsome, husband-to-be was so easily roused to jealousy, she'd even go so far as to say he held a possessive streak.

He never accused her of being unfaithful, in fact, he expressed the opposite, voicing his unwavering trust in her. It was simply a hardwiring of himself. He hated the idea of other men, or even women, feeling the way he felt about her. Imagining a nameless, faceless person being with her the way only he was privileged to. Without a doubt it was one of the quickest ways to irritate him, and sometimes, piss him off. His temper had mellowed as their relationship carried on, but certain sensitive topics and actions brought it swiftly to a boiling point, often leading to heightened, single minded affection and focus from the man she loved once he'd calmed down. He was always keen to take solace between her thighs following an encounter, saying it pulled him out of his bad mood faster.

It didn't bother her, in fact, she understood his jealousy, she felt it herself, and though she tried not to show it, her lover knew when it happened. Naruto had his own groupies and the occasional bold woman that didn't care about his 'taken' status. She'd sidle closer to his body, snuggle tightly beneath his arm as he firmly and at times, rudely rebuffed the women. In the beginning, he'd been awkward and careful with his words, trying to protect these women's feeling. In a short span of time, that courtesy had all but disappeared.

According to the famous, well loved Jinchuuriki, there were a number of reasons for this.

First and foremost, he wanted to protect her feelings. Seeing how uncomfortable and upset she was as quietly watching his exchanges with them, he'd resolved to making these encounters short but crystal clear for all parties involved.

He wasn't interested, period and it pissed him off that, not only had they upset his Princess, but that they had the gall to approach him with her at his side, disrespecting her in the process. One thing he was very well known for, even among their friends, no one hurt his Princess and got away scot-free.

Second, they just flat out irritated him. When they spent time together, the last thing he wanted was to be pestered by nonsense. While he didn't mind spending a lot of time in their apartment, cuddling, fucking and over all enjoying themselves, he still loved to take her on dates or just a leisurely stroll around their hometown, and wanted to do so without someone coming and bursting their lovey dovey bubble. There were times where fans came seeking autographs, and the blonde was often gracious enough to sign whatever memorabilia they held out to him, but the confessions and propositions, it was a hard no. They ruined the romantic atmosphere for both of them and her lover was having none of it.

Lastly, everyone knew how he felt about her, they knew that Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata Hyuuga were in a long term, happy, committed relationship. Worldwide people knew, there was absolutely no reason for anyone in Konoha to approach him or her asking for a date, sex or marriage. So if his response was curt, flippant or cold, he could hardly be blamed for it.

Their relationship wasn't secret, in fact, it was front page news.

"I feel like I should be saying that to you. Bachelor parties have a certain...reputation for that sort of thing."

Even though Ino and Kiba tended to be a little...inhibited at social gatherings, she didn't think they'd pull that sort of stunt.

Well...she assumed so for at least one of the duo.

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