Thoughts Are Awoken
People and Their Duties
Chapter 1
People, they have their duties, and I have mine. What pastime would we have? Just sitting around doing absolutely nothing and wasting our lives? No, that's no good. I, Hyuuga Neji, am going to do my work, and be proud, sticking with what I do, and do it with no hesitation what-so-ever. Although, I am getting quite tired of carrying around this huge crate…
"Hey, watch where you're going kid!" A guy said walking past Neji and was the one that was about to run into Neji instead of Neji running into him.
I hate people like that. The kind of people that did something and yet blame others, they deserve nothing and yet get absolutely everything they want, that's just a disgrace.
Neji was walking along the sidewalk of the hustle and bustle in Konoha. Many people were running around from shop to shop getting what they need and what not. It's what made this place like a huge factory except outside. It was just what people had to learn to grow into, and that's exactly what the people who lived in Konoha did, but sometimes, it gets a little tiring. So what are you supposed to do? You walk a different way to your destination to get somewhere, and that's exactly what Neji did. He didn't want to walk into someone and drop the crate. Honestly, he had no clue what was in that crate and whether or not it had something worth value within it.
So what he did was sidle off of the sidewalk and into grass. It wasn't a lawn's grass, but it was the park's grass which was perfectly fine. "Neji! Thank you very much for carrying that crate while I had to go and do an errand,"
"It was no problem," Neji replied handing Lee the crate. "But I have one question,"
"Hmm? What is the question?" Lee asked setting the crate down softly.
"What's in the crate?"
Lee looked at him, then at the crate, and back at Neji again and smiled. "What is in the crate is glass, a lot of glass, and very important glasses of different kinds. They are to be sent to a merchant. You know, the merchant sells only artifacts that are rare, ancient even, and I got the honor of bringing this crate to it," Lee stood there looking proud, standing straight. "But you know, I trusted you to handle this crate for a while, and I thank you for it. You should be honored as well. By the way, if you are wondering, I do not know if this merchant is a boy or a girl."
"Does the merchant do anything else?" Neji asked listening intently.
"Well, I heard that the merchant is able to talk to the dead for people that need to do so," Lee replied.
"I see," Neji replied lowering his eyes.
Lee stood there for a second, but then picked up the crate. "Well, I should be off, thank you Neji-san!" Lee started walking away.
"Ah, Lee," Neji said stepping a little ahead.
Lee turned around and looked at Neji questioningly.
"Could I come with you, I just want to see where this merchant's shop is,"
"Of course Neji-san, it will take a while, but we are almost there,"
Neji nodded and they started walking again. They passed a few shops such as: More Than Your Average Grocer, Ramen on the Go, Era's Restaurant, Simple and Clean Dry-cleaning, and other such. Then they crossed a meadow complete with a creek and a perfect view of clouds. You could say that it was Shikamaru's cloud gazing spot. Then they had to step on a few rocks to get across a river to the other side. And then they were walking in an empty road. They both walked up to a rickety old place, nothing fancy. Neji knocked on the door, and an old woman answered it. "We have your glass!" Lee said happily.
"Ahh, thank you, you may come in if you would like, are you by any chance, a customer yourself?" The old woman said gesturing Lee in.
"I am not, are you Neji?" Lee asked looking back at Neji who was keeping quiet the whole time.
"You brought a friend? You come in as well,"
"No, I am not a customer," he turned to the old lady. "No thank you, I'll wait out here,"
"Very well, oh, sir, you may put that crate there,"
Lee nodded and set the crate down on a table. "We will be on our way now," Lee said walking out the door.
"Thank you very much,"
"It was my pleasure," And Lee and Neji walked away from the house and back the way they came. Neji looked back toward the house a distance away. It didn't seem like a regular old house, and that old lady didn't seem to be a normal old lady. Something was up, but he didn't know so yet.
well, only a brief beginning of this story, I know very well that it sucks, I'm very sorry! Please review, I won't feel bad if you criticize me, I understand, and I thank you anyways, and thank you if you do review, but really, all I want is for you to enjoy my story…so, sorry if it sucked out loud!