Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or the song "Need You Now", which is by Lady Antebellum.
Summary: Natsumi Uzumaki and Neji Hyuuga had been going out for awhile now, but then the Hyuuga clan elders forced the two apart. After seeing how upset his nephew was without his girlfriend, Hirashi Hyuuga decided to do something about it.
A/N: Yet another song fic by me. Hope you all enjoy it.
Need You Now
Uzumaki Natsumi sat on the floor of her apartment. All around her were pictures of her friends, but one picture stood out among the rest. She picked up the picture and studied it, a small smile playing at the corner of her mouth. Softly she began to sing, unaware of her friends' presence in the room.
Yammaka Ino and Haruno Sakura kept quiet as Natsumi sang her heartbreaking song.
"Picture perfect memories
Scattered all around the floor
Reaching for the phone,
Cuz I can't fight it anymore
And I wonder if I ever cross your mind
For me it happens all the time
It's a quarter after one
I'm all alone and I need you now
Said I wouldn't call
But I've lost all control and I need you now
And I don't know how I can do without
I just need you now
Across the village, at the Hyuuga compound, Hyuuga Hinata sat at her cousins' side. He was taking the separation hard.
Hyuuga Neji leaned back against his bed and sighed. Unknowingly he picked up the song where Natsumi left off. His soft voice drifted in his room as Hinata listened to the heartfelt song.
"Another shot of whiskey,
Can't stop looking at the door
Wishing you'd come sweeping in,
The way you did before
And I wonder if I ever cross your mind
For me it happens all the time"
Hyuuga Hirashi paused outside his nephew's door as the song drifted to him. He could hear the unshed tears in that voice as Neji continued to sing.
"It's a quarter after one
And I'm a little drunk and I need you now
Said I wouldn't call
But I've lost all control and I need you now
And I don't know how I can do without
I just need you now
Oh whoa"
Both voices unknowingly blended together as they finished the song.
"Yes I'd rather hurt than feel nothing at all
(Natsumi) It's a quarter after one
I'm all alone and I need you now
(Neji) And I Said I wouldn't call
But I'm a little drunk and I need you now
(Both) And I don't know how I can do without
I just need you now
(Both) I just need you now
(Natsumi) Oh, baby, I need you now"
Hirashi Hyuuga was a proud man, but he wasn't afraid to admit that maybe he was wrong. Wrong about Natsumi and wrong about Neji's feelings for the Uzumaki girl. His daughter's soft voice drifted to him as she tried to comfort her heartbroken cousin.
Hirashi smiled as he headed out of the compound. He needed to fix this, and he knew just how he was going to do it.
A few minutes later Hirashi arrived at the Uzumaki's apartment. He could hear her inside talking to her friends. He knocked on the door and a red-eyed Natsumi answered it.
Her red rimmed eyes widened as she saw who was at her door. She quickly regained her composure and bowed to the Hyuuga clan leader and said softly, "Hello Hirashi-sama, what can I do for you?"
Hirashi studied the young woman in front of him and he could see what had drawn his nephew to her. He answered her question. He took a breath and said, "I came to tell you that I was wrong to come between you and Neji. I can see how much he loves you and how upset he is without you around. Can you forgive an old man's protective attitude?"
Natsumi flashed him a brilliant smile and nodded and together they headed back to the compound where a very happy Neji wrapped an equally happy Natsumi in his embrace.
Hirashi smiled and headed back towards the main house, leaving the two lovers alone. Mission accomplished.
Owari
A/N: another one done. I know Hirashi is a little OCC, but he has to have a heart, especially when seeing someone in his family so upset. Besides it only proves that he's human, just like the rest of us. Read and review. Ja Ne.