Prologue

"Ne, Neji-kun." I yelled out. My eleven year old body ran as fast as it could towards my fiancée. His white eyes glistened lightly and his long brown hair that was held in a ponytail swayed in the wind.

"To slow Ayumi-chan. You've got to be quicker than that if you going to be my wife one day." I glared at the twelve year old. His Konoha head band sat on his forehead.

I ran quickly threw the underbrush of the forest lying in the outskirts of the Uchiha property and Nii-san and Sasuke-nii-san where keeping a close eye on us. Hinata-chan, Neji-kun's cousin, sat in the shade reading a book with my cousin, Shisui. When, I tripped over a small rock and my knee landing on a jagged rock in front of it. My cry rang threw the small clearing causing everyone to look at me.

"Imoutou-chan!" Nii-san cried out. The sixteen year old ran over and picked me up. Small round tears poured down my cheeks as I looked up at him.

"It's ok, I'm fine." I tried to put on a brave face, but it hurt like hell. A fake smile brushed to my lips causing Neji and Itachi to frown.

"No you're not; don't even try to say you are." Neji growled angrily. I looked away and down at my wound causing everyone but Hinata to scowl.

Neji picked my out of Itachi-nii-san's arms and had Shisui teleport us to the hospital. After an hour of healing my knee was all healed and I felt better but Neji was angry. I looked away from him as he walked me home.

"Neji-kun, I'm sorry. I know I should have been more careful and that I shouldn't have tried to play it off." I said sadly, but he still scowled at the empty space in front of him. "Neji-kun."

He finally looked at me and there was pain and hurt in the depths of his white eyes. "Don't every do that again. You have to be more careful. I hate hearing, seeing, or even knowing you in pain."

"Neji." I said softly, my heart started racing and my face became flushed.

"Ayumi, I…I." He looked away with a blush. I smiled.

"I know, I love you, too." His blush deepened causing me to blush. He turned to me and his lips slowly descended on mine. He pulled away when air became necessary.

"Goodnight, Neji." I smiled and walked inside.

"Goodnight, Ayumi." He said walking away. That's was when our love came to life.