I Belong Here

A/N: Okay, this is my new nejihina fic. I hope you enjoy it. Well, im not sure if it will be good but I can always try. "

Summary: Two people who had barely ever seen each other are betrothed in marriage. He had a big ego, she was shy and quiet. Can Neji Hyuuga, a boy with a talented eye, fall in love with Hinata Hyuuga, a girl whose eyesight was getting worse by the minute?

CHAPTER 1:

A BLIND HELLO

Hello. That was the first thing Hinata Hyuuga said to Neji. She bowed down and smiled. "You must be the great Neji Hyuuga. I've heard of you but I never saw you. It's a pleasure to meet you." Then she stuck her hand out.

Neji took it and shook it. The hands were cold but soft. She looked up at him and her face turned red. The sixteen year then turned around and went upstairs to her room.

"How do you like my daughter?" a voice said from behind. Neji turned around to see Hiashi, the head of the Hyuuga family. He bowed down but was stopped by him. "What are you, Neji Hyuuga, doing? I should be bowing to you. You've done many great things and are well known. I'm proud to finally be meeting you, my nephew. Ha, your father, my brother, was a great man."

Neji simply turned the other way. "How should you know anything about my father, Hiashi-sama?"

Hiashi could sense the tension. "Well, let's talk about something else then. I'm sorry to have mentioned your father by the way. Anyways, how do you think of my daughter, Hinata?"

"She's…" Neji did not know how to describe her. She wasn't a prize possession; no great looks, no strength, no nothing. Just like an average girl except for her white pearly eyes.

"Doesn't stand out does she?" Hiashi finished for him. "Yes, Hinata is always like that. She's quiet, not strong, and many other things. One thing she isn't is like her sister, Hanabi. Hanabi is quite the girl; very outgoing, outspoken, and very assertive. Except she at times is disobedient. You should meet her someday."

"Yes, I'll be sure to when I have the time."

"Well…" Hiashi sighed. "Sadly, Hinata didn't have those features and she is the firstborn so she must make an heir to the Hyuugas. That is why I asked you to come Neji. How would you like to marry her?"

Neji stood erect. "M-Marry her? Sir, I barely met her."

"But if you marry her, she could learn a few things from you and build character."

"Hiashi-sama, I wouldn't mind if I was a tutor, but a spouse? I don't know Hiashi."

"You must do this Neji. For the Hyuugas." Hiashi said sternly. "Besides, it will not be today or tomorrow. In a couple of years. I won't try to rush you too."
Neji bit his lip. "I…I must think about this matter." He then got up and headed to the door. "Hiashi, when I first met Hinata, something seemed weird about her. It was as if there was something weighing her down."

"Oh, well, it might be because of her eyes. Neji, my daughter Hinata is getting blind. From a young age, her eyes were defective and the doctors made the conclusion that they would not be getting better. In a couple of years, she will lose her eyesight. That is also why I want you to marry her; you know be her eyes."

Neji paused for a moment. Blind. A Hyuuga member that is blind. How odd…

As he got out of the house a girl about the age of 10 to 11 ran past Neji. "Father! Father! I'm hoooome!" she yelled, shoving Neji out of the way.

"Hanabi." Said a quiet voice. It was Hinata coming down stairs. "You shouldn't just shove people. That was…that was Neji Hyuuga."

Hanabi turned around to see Neji. "Oopsies. I'm sorry." she curtsied and then ran upstairs, this time pushing Hinata a bit. Hinata tripped and fell to the floor, falling on her ankle. She reached around for the wall, as her eyesight was getting blurry, and pushed herself up. She then leaned against the wall, making her way to the kitchen to cook dinner. Hiashi simply passed her as if this was a normal thing and went to Neji. "Remember to decide." That was when Neji finally realized and saw the cruel world Hinata had to endure in the family all by herself. Of course, that was how Neji had felt himself when he was a young child except he wasn't in the progress of becoming blind. Neji turned around to outside.

"In this family ,Neji, it was either you were helpful to the family or useless. If you were useless, you were cast away into the shadows and shunned. But you can help the family, Neji, and that is why must live."

A/N: Okay, this chapter may have been a bit awkward. My main intention for this chapter was to give you guys, the readers, to kinda have a view at how Neji and Hinata first meet and how Hinata is treated. Alright, please review after you are done and thanks again for taking your time to read this story:D