A/N: [Written for Livejournal's Naruto_contest.] So I'm easing my way slowly into the Naruto fandom with drabbles. I did this for the Naruto_contest on Livejournal, but I lost out to the onslaught of Kakashi/Sakura drabbles (which aren't my picnic, but some of them were really amazing). Still, I think I did a decent job with this. ... And fed my Hinata obsession. ._.;;
Character(s): Hinata
Prompt: Need
Warning(s): Mild angst.
Word count: 205
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Need and Desire
The reasons as to why Hinata fought so hard to better herself wasn't for others. Not exactly anyway.
She did it so her father could look at her and actually see her, not through her. She did it so her sister could put aside her cockiness and respect her. She did it so Neji could stop being mad at her for something her father did. She did it so Naruto would notice her with a large goofy smile and maybe return her long time feelings.
She did it so she could look at her own reflection without loathing what she saw.
Hinata sought to better herself to accomplish all these things and so much more. Whenever she found her body too bruised and too drained to move anymore, she made sure to push that extra bit harder. Even if it meant her own death in doing so - she moved forward. Need propelled her when everything else was gone. Desire kept her breathing through it all.
In the beginning, when she had nothing, need and desire were all she had.
And in the end, when everything fell through, for better or for worst, need and desire would always be there pushing her until they couldn't anymore.
-End-
