A NejiHina Fic: Tangled Pendants
They Were Brought Together, Only To Be Forced To Fight Each Other…
All Naruto Characters Belong To Masashi Kishimoto-sama!! Ch 1 When We Were Young - That Day I'll Never Forget…
Before Neji had been branded and his hatred grew for young Hinata, they shared much of their childhood together… Skip to after the Chuunin Exams and their bond was mended and started to grow once again. She became his light and he her lantern carrying her through all the darkness. Love, Happiness, Sadness and Laughs…
"Hinata-sama!! I'm going to find you!" about to activate Byakugan.
"Neji-nii-san! That's cheating!" emerging from her hiding spot.
"Gotcha." patting her on the head.
"? Y-you tricked me! No fair!" blushing ferociously.
"Hinata, Neji come here for a moment." Hiashi called, with his brother Hizashi at his side.
"Coming father!" they said in unison.
Each brother taking their child the other direction, out of each other's view, the two children waved at the other until they played again.
"Now close your eyes and hold out your hands." Hiashi told his daughter.
"A-alright father." she waited eagerly.
"Now Neji, what your about to receive you are never to take off got it?" he smirked
"Yes father understood." trying not to peek.
For Hinata, a white yang piece with a purple amethyst stone. For Neji, a black yin piece with a green emerald stone. To both children they were pretty trinkets given to them by their fathers, but their true purpose would soon be known. Finished talking to their fathers they went back outside to continue playing, gleaming pendants around their necks.
"Hinata-sama? That necklace…" he pointed and began.
"Hm? Oh yes! Father gave it to me isn't it pretty?" she smiled her warm smile, that never failed to make Neji smile.
"Ah. My father gave me one as well!" smiling he pulled it out of his shirt.
"Oh, yours is pretty too! They look like they fit together can I see it?"
"Well father told me never to take it off…"
"Please?" she added with a cute look.
"Um.. Okay but I can't take it off so just come here." he said blushing.
"Kay!" coming very close to him, she tenderly held both pieces together.
"They fit! Neji-nii-san we have puzzle piece pendants!!" she said a little too excited.
"Puzzle piece pendants?" he was actually confused.
"Yeah, mother told me about them. They are for people who are in love and sworn to each other or something." she said with a naïve look.
"In love… sworn to each other…" Neji contemplated those words.
"Ano… Neji-nii-san… Does that mean you'll be with me forever?"
"Be with Hinata-sama forever…" Neji was still in his own little world.
"Neji-nii-san?" she was very close to his face now.
"Hm? Ah-" he snapped out of it and flinched at Hinata being so close.
"Neji-nii-san?! Are you okay?" she was on top of him now, checking for injuries.
"Eh, I'm fine Hinata-sama. But I think we're stuck…" noticing the two pendants tangled in a fine knot.
"Oh no! We have to get help!" worried, frantic and about to go the other way, Neji said...
"Calm down, Hinata-sama…Here." he was untying to knot slowly.
(After a few but tiring minutes, Neji about had them unstuck.)
"There, we're free." he smiled at his accomplishment.
"Yay! Neji-nii-san is the best! My hero!" she hugged him.
"T-that's not necessary Hinata-sama! You're going to get us stuck again…" like he didn't like it… (Love!!)
"I still think you're my hero Neji-nii-san."
(After His Branding)
Neji became cold and distant towards Hinata. She couldn't figure out why he was being in her terms "such a meanie" regardless she continued her training with her father and the years rolled by.
(The Chuunin Exams)
Hinata:
After finding out the reason behind her cousins new persona Hinata, felt really bad about her lack of understanding and decided she would try to bring back her old Nii-san. And hopefully, patch up a few scars here and there. Something that only she could really accomplish, only she could get that close to him, his heart.
Neji:
Realizing what he had done to his beloved Hinata-sama. Neji felt remorse and yet was accomplished that he had shown up the much hated Main House. He then began to heal the bonds he had broken so fiercely at that time, from so long ago.
Thank You All!! I'm working on making this into art and posting it on DeviantART. And also making those pendants X3 I Liked this new story it's improved since my other one so yeah THANK YOU!!
P.S. I'm a little ashamed… The Yin and Yang pendants… I'm of Chinese descent and I wasn't sure which was white and black but I think they're right. If anyone has another opinion tell me please. Yin-Black, Yang-White?