Hinata was panting heavily now, her long-midnight blue hair tumbled over her shoulders. She gave a battle cry and ran at her opponent, Neji, he moved aside, also panting heavily, they continued for a while until Hinata collapsed to the ground, too tired to move. Neji also collapsed, grateful for a rest from training, Hinata-sama, no, more. He gasped between breaths, he was slowly recovering, as usual, and he was the first one and started collecting the weapons that were dotted around the place.
Finally Hinata recovered enough to walk; she retrieved her weapons from her cousin. She scanned the area and damage that they had done.
Um maybe we should train some where else Neji-nii-san. Hinata said softly, over the years her stuttering has disappeared unlike her twiddling habit when she got nervous, that had still stayed.
Yeh I think you re right Hinata-sama, Neji agreed. They started to head back to the Hyuuga compound in silence, it lasted for a while when they heard a familiar voice, Hay! Wait up you two! A blond boy came running towards them. Naruto-kun, Hinata whispered her face Redding as he came closer to her and her cousin.
Hay Naruto-san, Neji replied bored continuing to walk home so that Hinata had to jog to catch up again. So um...Naruto what you doing out here? Hinata asked
Oh. I was training and was on my way back home when I saw you two so I thought that we could walk back together Naruto said grinning stupidly Hinata could feel herself burning up which was noticed by Neji
Um Naruto we re meeting up wiv lord Hiashi and well he doesn t like you Naruto. Neji said not looking at Naruto, Hinata nodded in agreement then looked at Naruto s reaction, he merely nodded and grinned his trademark grin and waved them good bye and was gone. Thank you Neji-nii-san. Hinata whispered Neji merely nodded that he had heard and continued walking in silence.
---At the Hyuuga compound---
At home Hinata did her usual routine, have a shower, clean her ninja equipment then started 2 make dinner 4 her, her sister, her father and Neji. That night went quite well since most nights her father (Hiashi) would ask if she stayed out of everyone s way and was still pathetic as she always was, Neji always had great difficulty at staying quiet when his uncle said this but somehow he managed it, but tonight he was happy and said none of these things and the night was quit pleasant.
That night Hinata slept peacefully, she had no idea why her father was so happy but it was sure as hell a lot better than being shouted at or her father asking if she was still a failure. Neji has tried making her see that her father really loved her but no matter what Hinata could never believe it. Jest as Hinata was starting to relax she heard a noise outside her house, near the front of it. She felt panic rising but she forced herself too stay calm and take a few deep breaths, its proberly nothing Hinata jest a squirrel, yeh a squirrel that goes ouch and watch it Hinata quietly got up and put on some cloths from her wardrobe and made her way the front of the house all the while staying absolutely quiet as too not wake anyone up.