AN: This is my first story involving neji and hinata that I have ever tried so please give some positive reviews! This is my version of how the fight between hinata and neji could have happened.

Disclaimer: I do not own naruto.

It was the day of the chunin exams and also the day I, Neji Hyuga, would fight my cousin, Hinata Hyuga to prove that the main branch is not better than the "side branch." I will defeat her easily because she is a weak entity that fears almost everything. I won't have any trouble at all against her. It is almost time for the match to begin and almost time to show the main branch who is truly superior. After all, it is my destiny.

I stepped into the ring. Hinata didn't show. I looked up at the onlookers who were going to watch our fight. I looked at her teammates but she wasn't with them and they were freaking out. Then on the other side of the ring, entered Hinata, followed by her younger sister Hanabi Hyuga and their father, whom i despise the most, Hiashi Hyuga. He is the one who has caused me to suffer on this "side branch." Hinata cautiously stepped into the center of the ring , a few feet away from me, and looked more scared than she had ever been. I glared at Hiashi who just stood there and smiled. I thought he was crazy for thinking Hinata could win against me because he knows she is weak too.

Hayate, the referee, started the match and we both activated our bloodline ability, the Byakugan which allows us to see in a 360° degree radius except for one blind spot. It also allows us to see an opponent's chakra points within their body. I charged at her and began my Gentle Fist Taijutsu assault on her. Surprisingly, she was able to defend against most of my strikes. I didn't think much of it and continued. I tried to strike at her lower abdomen but somehow she blocked and parried my strike which opened up my defenses which she took advantage of and began her own assault. I was shocked at her great defense and couldn't defend myself from her attacks and took a small beating but to others it appeared as though we were dancing. Defending and attacking with no strike making contact with its target. This dance soon stopped when I pinpointed a strike on her chest and then knocked her away from me. She got back up and I charged at her again but she drew a line in the dirt with her foot and too late I realized, that she uttered the word, "Rotation."

She spun around and a giant force field protected her from me as I ran face first into it and was knocked into the wall on the other side of the arena. I got up dazed and in pain from the sudden blow wondering how Hinata had come to possess the strength to perform the Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation without fail against me. I got up and looked at her, I scoped her up and down and saw that she had a look of actual confidence in her eyes and that she looked tougher, not her usual shy coward look.

She charged at me which surprised me as well but I defended and she got through my defenses and landed a few more hits and then stunned me by hitting a chakra point. She then yelled" 8 Trigrams 2 Palms!," and then started my signature attack on me. "4 Palms, 8 Palms, 16 Palms, 32 Palms, 8 Trigrams 64 Palms!" All 64 strikes landed without fail and I was in shock and pain from being attacked by my own technique. Hinata stepped back and waited for me to get to my feet. I stood up on wobbly legs and could barely move due to having most of my chakra points shut off. She charged at me again and I tried to defend and at this point the only thing going through my mind was "What the Fuck?!?! I'm supposed to win! It is my destiny!" I was at her mercy. I was defenseless and barely could even move my arms. But finally, I gathered the strength to strike back one final time and to my surprise she didn't see it coming and it landed square across her cheek. The blow shattered her and I caught a glimpse of her eyes before she hit the ground. They were so pale and innocent... I gathered the rest of my strength to unleash a finishing attack to finish the fight then and there but I looked back at her eyes. They had the look of true fear in them and I felt as though I could not deliver the finishing blow to her. Not when she was so innocent and was so scared.

"Hinata, tell me how you were able to perform Rotation and 64 Palms." "I-I…….I just wanted………to be as s-strong as you N-neji…………I practiced every d-day…………" I stepped away from her, shaken by what she had said. Then, I did the only thing I cold think of to do, I went over to Hayate and told him I forfeit the match. I gave up the win to her because she had proven that she deserved to win. After that I went back to Hinata and helped her get to the hospital to treat her injuries. She asked me about mine and I told her I would be fine. We spent the rest of the day together and to me, it felt like the happiest day of my life. I didn't care about what branch I was on as long as I could remain with her.

We went to Ichiraku's Ramen Shack and I bought us ramen. Then we went and browsed around in the ninja tool shop and bought some new kunai and shuriken that were sharper than what we had. We went out of the village and into a meadow after that and we lied there together under the sun and slept. I hoped that day would never end. I realized before I dozed off that I was in love with my cousin whom I had despised a few hours ago. Then I drifted to sleep.

AN: So what did you think? Was it all right? Please let me know in your reviews!!!