Disclaimer: I do own this storyline, but, sadly, I do not own any of the Naruto characters. The characters are pretty OOC in this fic, though, just so you know.
"Hanabi, much younger than you, has already greatly surpassed you're skill level. She will be given the title of heiress of the Hyuuga clan. You are of no further use to me. A black mark on the name Hyuuga is all you have become. You will leave in two days time, never to carry the honorable name with your filth again. No longer are you a daughter of mine."
Hinata woke with a start, eyes wide with the fresh memory of the nightmare. Her father's voice still echoed through her head, as if he had just been speaking. Pushing herself into a sitting position, she pushed the blanket off of her legs, and slowly got to her feet.
The silvery fabric of her nightgown pooled around her knees, flapping out behind her like a ghost of her shadow. When she was out in the dark hallway, she silently activated her Byakugan. Neji was asleep across from her room, as was Hanabi. Her father was farther down the hall. Hinata hesitated, and then took off toward the stairs after a few moments of watching her ex-family's steady breathing.
Soon, she was standing beside the gate of the Hyuuga mansion. Resting her hand on the rusty metal, she turned her head to take one last look at her home before--.
"No," she whispered sadly to herself, "this was never a home for me." A small smile ghosted across her face as she stared back at the prison in which she had suffered through most of her life. It loomed over her, dark and dangerous, like a monster reaching out to trap the world within its walls. "I'll never have to come back. I'll never have to step on this land again." With that said, she turned away, and pushed through the gates, the smile still on her face. "I'll never again have to see Konoha."
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Tenten smirked victoriously at her victims, twirling various kunai in her hands. After a moment of measuring her aim, she leapt into the air, closing her eyes and twirling many different ways as the weapons were released. The small clearing in the trees was filled for a brief period with the sound of the blades embedding themselves in the young kunoichi's targets. When she landed in a crouching position, her fist balancing her in the front, she opened her eyes, the smirk still in place. Not one kunai was out of place; each was planted firmly in the red center-circle of the many targets pinned to the trees lining the clearing.
Panting lightly, she wiped the sweat from her forehead and laughed lightly. A twig snapped behind her, and, in the blink of an eye, she reached down and grabbed a kunai that was strapped to one of her boots. When she turned around, however, she lowered the weapon, and smiled apologetically.
"Hey, Hinata. I didn't see you there," she laughed lightly, waving to the dark-haired youth. "What are you doing out here so early?" Her smile faltered when Hinata froze. Taking a step toward her, the brunette's look turned to one of worry when her friend backed away. "Are you alright?"
Hinata turned her head to face her, but her face was hidden in the shadow of the dark travel cloak she was wearing. "It was fun training with you yesterday." The younger kunoichi's voice was scratchy, as if forced to come out of her mouth. Turning her head to the sky, she spoke again. "I'm going to miss the sky. It's so beautiful here." The statement caught Tenten off guard, and by the time she regained her composure, the younger girl was gone.
Shaking her head, the elder girl smiled. "Same old Hinata. Strange as ever." Pushing the meeting out of her head, she went around the clearing to gather the strewn kunai to continue her training.
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Hinata sighed happily as the wind that blew down from the clouds tugged playfully at her hair, causing her cloak to billow out behind her. The heels of her feet were placed together, while her toes hung out in midair, right along the edge of the tall cliff by which she stood. For the first time in her eighteen years of life, she was going to be free.
From somewhere in the trees behind her, a bird called out happily. Hinata pushed the hood of the cloak off of her head, and stared down at the rocky earth spread out below her. A strange feeling of power washed through her mind; she finally had taken control of her own life. In one moment, there would be no more pain. No more dirty looks from Sasuke and his many fan girls. No more tormenting outbursts from Sakura or Ino. No more hatred from her so-called 'family'. And, most importantly, no more ignorance from the people of whom she cared the most.
Throwing her arms horizontally in the air, she tossed her head skyward with a loud laugh. It was her first true laugh since her mother had died. She spent one more minute on solid ground. Then, with one step forward, she fell into a weightless oblivion. "I'm free."
A/N: Wow…I'm sorry to leave this at a sort of cliffhanger, but I really can't think of what to write after this…so I want people to vote for what they want. The options are:
1) No one comes until after the 'accident' or
2) Someone comes and saves her. The choices for saviors are: Kiba, Naruto, or Sasuke. Or
3) This can just be a one-shot.
If you review, please vote for one and I could really use some advice on how to improve my writing, so any advice at all (flames or compliments, it doesn't matter) would be AWESOME!!! Oh…and it might take me a little while to update…I have a few volunteering jobs, and school's coming up, so…I might be a little busy. But anyways, review and I'll try to update as soon as I can. You guys ROCK!!!!
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