This is the first in a collection of 100-word drabbles I'm attempting to write for Kaorien's Challenge over at the Hyugacest LJ community. This entry is #93 – Twisted Sort of Love. Be warned, what follows is definitely not my usual type of Neji/Hinata story. But don't be scared away! The rest will (hopefully, depending on the drabble muse) turn out quite differently.
Title: A Love Story
Author: Sintari
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
Neji no longer worries that she'll leave him. He even brings her flowers every day.
He knows her Inuzuka teammate waited for her, alone at night in the shadow of the compound's wall.
"It's nothing," she had assured him on the day of their wedding. "That's all behind me now, ni- Neji." But that very same day, over the rim of his ceremonial cup, he saw her glance over his shoulder, then away.
Their marriage had had a shaky start, yes. But Neji no longer worries that she'll leave him.
After all, who could be more faithful than a ghost?