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Welcome peoples, to my first EVER story.
Just to give you guys a heads up, this is her past, and her past is 115 years before Naruto's time otay? ^^
It's loooooonnggg and pretty important soooo... yup.
In this chapter, I don't own Neji and Sasuke, but I do own Mei Wai, Tora, her twin brother, and Ryuuji hehe
ENJOY. ^.~

-~~ Her past ~~-

Tora looked up at her mother and smiled from ear to ear.
Her mother smiled affectionately back at her.

This innocent little girl, who didn't know anything about life.

"Does this look good mommy?" The little five-year-old asked."Do you think daddy will like it?"
Her mother's smile grew wider. Her daughter had always been a daddy's girl.
"You look beautiful dear," she replied. "I think Daddy will like it very much."

This innocent little girl, who didn't know what the world can do to her.

Silence came to the child.
Her mother frowned. "Tora, what's wrong?" she asked in a motherly tone.
"Mommy... do you think... Zuko will like it?"
Her mother's worried face turned into a radiant smile.
"Why, of course dear. If that's what you're worried about then you'll have no problem."

This innocent little girl, who didn't know what love can make her do.

The child's face instantly brightened up.
"Mommy, when are we going?" she asked eagerly.
"In a few minutes dear, we have to wait for your brother."
"Okay."

This innocent little girl, who didn't know how much the world could change her.

"Ryuuji-kun!" the little girl called out to her best friend.
"Huh?" the young Hyuuga turned around, only to be met by a tackle.
"Ryuuji-kun, I missed you!" Tora said, squishing her face with Ryuuji's.
The boy blushed slightly.
"You know, I saw Zuko today!"
At the mention of his name, his smile faltered.

Who didn't know how much people could affect her.

"Oneee-chann!"
"Oumph," the older Kobayachi grunted as her younger sister threw herself at her.
"Onee-chan, I missed you too."
"Hey Tora," Mei Li cooed. "How was your trip to the other dimension?"
"It was awesome! We went on the year of the festival! All the fireworks were like, BOOOSSHHH, and guess what? The performers gave me this!" She showed her older sibling a small wooden carving of a doll.
Mei Wai chuckled, "Sounds like you had fun."
"Yeah! I had HEAPS of fun!"
The older sibling smiled at her favourite sibling affectionately, and she saw just how vulnerable she was to the world.
From then on, she vowed to herself that she would protect her and make her her happy. No matter what.

How much it could twist her.

Tora rubbed her eyes and yawned.
'How weird,' she thought. 'It's too quiet.'
The nine year-old sat up and stretched.
She had a long day the other day, and had still not gotten a chance to recover. She trained all day with her sensei, that it drained her out.
She had also noticed her older sister's behaviour. Her twin brother didn't notice it, but she had somehow gotten... more cold and distant.
Tora made her way down the stairs, and before she could even reach the bottom, she felt the warmth of her face zap out of her.

How much it could change her whole outlook on life.

Blood.
It was everywhere.
On the ceiling, on the walls.
And on the floor, was her family.
Her mother kneeling down to her older sister that she had once looked up to, her face covered in blood.
Mei Wai's once flawless face had been etched with blood.
She looked down at her own mother with disgust.
Just as her mother's lifeless body hit the floor, she felt the prescence of her younger sister.
Guilt washed over her as she looked at her pale face, but she dared not show it.
Someday, she will understand why.

How it could strip away her innocence.

Tora clutched her head, unable to believe what was happening.
Her sister came closer to her, and as much as she wanted to scream, nothing would come out.
Was this really her beautiful, kind, and caring sister?
"O..Onee-chan," she started. "Why..."
Tora felt her chin being lifted up, and she looked straight into the eyes of the sister she once loved.
Her eyes... were different.
It was then she realised that her older sibling had acquired their family's Kekkei Genkai, a dojutsu called 'Oshitsu no Me' meaning 'Royal eye'.
The younger girl trembled under her touch.
"Tora," her sister spoke in a harsh, almost a mocking tone. "You have so much to learn young one."
"Why... Onee-chan?" her sister tried again.

And how it could turn her..

"They were all too weak, Tora," Mei Wai said. "I've beaten the strongest clan of our day."
She smiled evilly down at her sister.
"And you know what?"
Her sister dared not to answer.
"It's time to move on."
Suddenly, Tora figured it out.
She knew why her sister had been drifting away.
Why she was barely at home.
She had been practicing a forbidden technique.
Time travelling.

...Into someone..

"There's only one more thing though," Mei Wai continued. "You and your brother are the only ones left... I could kill you now... But that'd be a waste."
Tora just sat there at the bottom of the stairs contemplating everything in her head.
"You are too weak. You wouldn't provide much of an entertainment."
Tora's eyes wandered around the room, taking everything in, no longer scared.
"So that's why, I'm going to take you with me."
In a corner, she saw her twin brother hiding under a table.
She paid no attetion to her sister.
Then suddenly...
Everything went black.

...Even she herself doesn't recognize.

3 years have passed since she found out that she had travelled exactly 115 years into the future, and ever since, she had not told anyone about her past.
That young, aloof , sweet and innocent girl has gone.
She had now morphed into a cold, distant person.
She wasn't shy, she was just cold.
She knew that Sasuke had taken somewhat of an interest of her.
But she didn't care.
She knew her sister was still out there.
She had to get stronger.

And sometimes, this not-so-innocent girl looks back...

Tora sits by herself again, in a forest, just... thinking.
About how things would've turned out if it weren't like this.
How her relationship with her sister would've been like if she didn't become so distant.
How... she could've seen her father and... and Zuko again.
How she and her best friend could've changed the world.
She smiled at the thought of her young Hyuuga friend, Ryuuji.
Just then, she saw a face appear in front of her, and for a second almost hugged the person.
For it looked exactly like her best friend.

...On how her life could've been like but...

"N-Neji?" Tora asked, stunned.
Neji smiled. "You know, I have never seen you smile like that before."
Tora just sat there, not knowing what to say.
"What were you thinking of?" he asked.
Tora hesitated, then said. "My childhood."

...It doesn't matter now.

"Ah! Neji don't! You're gonna leave a mark," Tora complained.
"That's the whole point," he smirked. "To let the whole world know you're mine."
Tora turned to him, and her face hardened. "Are you serious about this Neji?"

But she knows...

The fourteen year-old boy sighed.
She had become cold and distant, and she didnt' want to get attached to anyone because she was afraid.
Afraid that she might lose them in an instant.
And Neji had been the one that was able to dissolve that barrier and get through to her.
"How many times do I have to tell you Tora?"
"It's just that..." she buried her face in his clothes. "I don't want to lose you."
"And you won't," he held her face in his hands. "I promise."

...That one day...

"I'm telling you Tora, you are going to make a horrible mistake," Neji said, his voice raising.
"But Neji, you don't understand!" she yelled. "They will be the only ones that can help me through this!"
"Tora, I know a lot of things about you that you think I don't," Neji started."I know... that every night, you go out, just to get training from Itachi. Now, I didn't do anything because I thought you would realise what you were doing... But... you want to take it further by joining the Akatsuki?!"
Tora looked at him, suprised and hurt at the same time.
"Sasuke has already left," he continued. "And you want to follow the same course?"
She said nothing, tears brimming in her eyes."You just don't get it, do you?"
"Of course I know what you've been through Tora you told me and I-"
"SHUT UP NEJI! STOP ACTING LIKE YOU KNOW EVERYTHING BECAUSE YOU DON'T!"
Neji froze, not knowing what to do.
She had never been like this before to him.
"You don't know what it feels like to have your family die right in front of your eyes."
He just stood there, contemplating what would be best for this situation.
"You know what Tora," he started. "You can go ahead and do whatever you want."
Tora looked at him, a bit surprised.

... She would have to lose the person she loves, all over again.

"But if you decide to join them," Neji took a deep breath in. "I don't ever want to see your face again."
Tora was a bit shocked, but her face hardened. "Then so be it."
She walked out and slammed the door behind her.
Neji was shocked too, that she did that, but he was also shocked at what he said.
She left without a goodbye, and he didn't know what he was going to do now.

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