A nine year old girl was walking to her father's office. Once she had arrived she knocked on the door. "Come in!" yelled a man's voice. The girl shyly opened the door.
"O-Otou-san, I made you food." she said smiling as she held up the food. "I know you work a lot so I decided to make you food." she said setting the food on his desk.
Behind the door was the girl's cousin listening to their conversation. He had encourage his cousin to make him food thinking his uncle would like it. "Hinata, we have a cheif for a reason." the girl's father said coldly as he continued to focus on the work in front of him.
"I know otou-san but I worked really hard trying to make this for you." Hinata said trying to convice her father to eat the food she had worked hours on. "Please, otou-san just try it." she begged.
Hinata kept begging for her father to taste the food she made for him. Her cousin just stood by the door listening to his cousin begging her father. His stomach started to get sicken. "Hinata-hime, spent the afternoon trying to make that food. You could as least take a bite, Hiashi." he growled.
Soon Hiashi had enough of Hinata's begging as he stood up and flip the plate with the food on it. Hinata stared at her father shocked and afraid. "I've had enough, Hinata! We have cheifs for a reason! Instead of wasting your time making food, why don't you spend your time training!" he yelled.
Tears started rolling down Hinata's cheeks while her cousin was about to walk in yelling. "B-But otou-san... I m-made it myself. I thought that sin-" she was cut off.
"I want you out of my office! Now!" Hiashi yelled.
Then Hinata quickly picked up the food she made and ran out of her father's office, crying. When she opened the door, she bumped into her cousin. Hinata fell to the ground and looked up to see her cousin. "Neji-niisan." she called him.
"You spend all afternoon making him food." Neji growled. "I'll make him pay for what he has done." he said then was about to walk in until Hinata hugged his arm trying to stop him.
"Don't, Neji-niisan. If you do, he'll kick you out." Hinata begged with tears rolling down her cheek.
"But Hinata-sama, he's been treating you like this ever since your mom and Hanabi was murdered." Neji said gently but looked at the door with hate and anger.
When Hinata was four years old her mom and her younger sister, Hanabi went on a business trip without Hinata, since she was very ill that day. Hiashi was kind to her at the time, he didn't want to leave his daughter alone sick even though they had maids there to watch over her. A day after Hinata's mom and sister went on the buisness trip, Hiashi got a message saying that his wife and youngest daughter had been assassinated on the way back. Since then, Hiashi had been blaming Hinata, saying that if she hadn't been so easily sick he would have been there to save his wife and daughter. He would always ignore her and train her to death. Neji, was always there for her when her father wasn't.
So when Neji mentioned about Hinata's mom and sister's death, she hugged his arm tighter. "I-I know but... I-I'm sure he's just frustrated." she said trying to make up an excuse.
"Hinata-sama, it's been five years... Stop trying to make up excuses for your father." Neji said as he finally calmed down.
"Just... Please, don't bother." Hinata begged.
Neji sighed giving up and turned towards his crying cousin who was hugging his arm tightly. "Alright, but next time your father doesn't appreciate what you do. Then I will say something." Neji said calmly.
Hinata wipped her tear. "Hai." she replied.
Then a young boy came walking towards them. "Hinata-hime." he called her.
"Choji-kun, I told you not to call me that. You're my friend." Hinata said.
"Gomennasai, but as long as you're the princess and I'm the chief's son Then I have to call you that." Choji said smiling. Hinata pouted giving up. "So, what did your father think about your food?" he asks.
"H-He..." Hinata started but paused. Neji saw sadness in her eyes. "He... Thought it was good." she lied smiling. Neji knew she was lying with the fake smile, she had always worn that smile. she was really good at it. It made it look like she was actually smiling, tricking people but Neji knew better. Even though he would get tricked by it as well.
Choji smiled. "That's good." he said.
"Hai, but he said that I should be using my time for training from now on." Hinata said with the fake smile still on her face.
"Well, at least he tasted it." Choji said smiling, Hinata nodded. "I should be going." he said then began to walk away. "Good-night, Hinata-hime. Neji-san." he said smiling.
"Good-night, Choji-kun." Hinata replied.
"Night, Choji." Neji said after. Then Choji was gone. "Why did you lie?" Neji asked Hinata.
"Choji-kun, suggested that I make otou-san food... He and his father helped me." Hinata replied looking at the ground.
It was silent. "It's getting late, Hinata-hime. I suggest you go to sleep." Neji said smiling. Hinata smiled back as she nodded. "Shall, I walk you to your room?" he asks.
"I'm not helpless, Neji-niisan." Hinata said pouting a little.
Neji chuckled. "I know, but I'm your bodyguard. It's my job to make sure you're safe." he reminded Hinata who pouted even more. "Come on, I'll walk you to your room." he said smiling as he began walking to Hinata's room with her following behind.
After Neji walked Hinata to her room, he left to his room leaving Hinata alone.
Then Hinata changed from her kimono into regular pants and t-shirt. She then went to her dresser with her backpack and started packing her shirts, pants, shorts, bra, underwears and anything else she could fit in her backpack, except for her kimonos. Hinata put on her shoes and went by her jewelry box pulling out enough money to last her a year. she put a piece of paper on her bed along with the kimono she worn earlier. Soon Hinata went by the window, she looked back at her room. "Gomennasai, Neji-niisan, Choji-kun and everyone, but I can't live like this." she whispered before jumping off the two story building landing on her feet unharmed.
Before Hinata began her journey, she went to visit her mother and Hanabi's grave. She stood in front of them with her backpack. "Hi, kaa-san, Hanabi. I'll be leaving. Gomennasai, if you disagree but I don't want to live like this." Hinata said looking at the graves in front of her. "I hope you can understand." she said. "Sayonara... Kaa-san. Hanabi." and with that she left the palace, Neji, her maids that she consider friends and she left from her father.
The next morning, Neji knocked on Hinata's door. "Hinata-hime, it's time for your early training." he said as he waited for a few minutes. No response. He knocked again but a little louder. "Hinata-hime." Then he became worried and went in. Once he walked in, he didn't see Hinata anywhere but saw a piece of paper and a kimono she had worn yestarday lying on top of the bed. Neji walked to Hinata's bed picked up the paper and read it. Soon Neji's eyes widen as he ran to Hiashi's office. "Hiashi-sama!" he yelled as he bursted through Hiashi's office.
"What is it, Neji!" Hiashi yelled.
"Read this." Neji said as he gave Hiashi the paper he found lying on Hinata's bed.
Hiashi put on his reading glasses and began to read the paper. After he finished reading it, Neji notice he didn't look shocked, upset or anything. "So, she left." Hiashi said like he didn't care.
"Hai." Neji replied. "Shall, I go look for her? She could've gone far."
"Leave her." Hiashi said as he crushed the paper and threw it in the garbage.
Then Neji felt his blood boil. "Hiashi-sama, you seriously can't sit here and let Hinata-hime, run away." Neji growled.
"Leave her, she was a waste of my time anyways." Hiashi said coldly as he began to write something on the papers in front of him.
"Hiashi-sama! She's your daughter! You seriously can't leave her out there!" Neji yelled having enough of Hiashi.
"She was nothing but a waste of space and a burden. Leave her be." Hiashi said coldly as he glared at Neji. "Now, leave my office." he commanded.
At first, Neji hesitated but left Hiashi's office. Once he closed the door behind him, Neji looked up and saw all the maids, the chief and Choji looking at him shocked. "Neji... Did Hinata-hime seriously run away?" Choji asks.
Neji looked away. "Hai, its true." he answered. "And Hiashi isn't doing anything about it." he added.
"I hope Hinata-hime is okay." said one of the maids looking worried.
"I think she's going to be fine now." Choji said with a small smile. Neji and everyone looked at him like he was crazy. "Think about it. Hiashi-sama was nothing but a huge jerk to her. He hasn't been paying attention to her and now that she's run away. Who knows maybe she'll have a better life now." Choji explained.
Soon everyone understood what Choji was saying then they agreed with him, smiling. "Be safe, Hinata-hime." Neji whispered and everyone nodded.