(I don't own Naruto or Neji or Hinata…because if I did I wouldn't be sitting here at work writing this…I would have made it really happen. Wouldn't that have been cool!? And I wouldn't be Mexican and I wouldn't be poor…being poor sucks ass!! Oh well yeah so yeah I don't own anything!)
I had promised to always protect her. At a time I was more then willing to give my life for her like my father did for his brother, only I didn't know that he had done that at the time. That changed though as my heart filled to the brim with hate for the main house and I hated her. I swore to take back what they had taken from me. I looked down at her as the spoiled offspring of my uncle who had willing given up his own brother's life just so he could live.
I felt proud of myself when I had brought her to her knees and even prouder when I almost put her in her grave. She was weak and I had proved that a member of the Hyuga Branch Family was stronger then the direct Heir of the clan.
I was an asshole.
When Lord Hiashi came to me telling me the truth I turned my head away like a child. It wasn't until he gave me my father's scroll that I believed him. It was a painful wake up call. My father Hizashi Hyuga had made his own destiny because he wanted to protect his brother like I once wanted to protect my cousin. When Lord Hiashi left tears filled my eyes and I couldn't see straight. I had been an asshole to a girl who only wants the approval of her father…of her family. It took me a good hour to stop crying before I noticed the birds outside. I was going to make my own destiny like my father, I was going to go back and make a new promise. I was never going to lose to anyone ever again, but most importantly I was never going to hurt Lady Hinata again.
After Konaha was attacked and the dust was settling Lord Hyuga pulled me from the hospital wing where he had pushed me and his youngest daughter Hinabi, who cried the whole time. He dusted the dirt from her hair while he checked for any wounds with his Byakugan. He then turned to me cleaning my face free of dirt asking me if I was ok. All I could do was nod as he checked me for any injuries that weren't already there from my fight with Naruto. With one last pat of my cloths he told us to follow him and we did Hinabi holding her fathers hand, in fact if I had to say she was hanging off of him. It didn't bother him though as we walked through the stadium and we came to a small closet.
Lord Hyuga peeled the seal away from it and opened the door. There were only tree items in it everything else was thrown out in the hall. Kiba, his dog, and Lady Hinata were in there and they looked confortable but they were not awake. Hinabi sniffed and asked what was wrong with Hinata and all Lord Hiashi did was shake his head as he bent down and picked up his eldest daughter with ease. "Neji I'll need you to get the boy can you do that?" He asked me nodding
towards Kiba as Hinabi picked up his dog. I nodded and grabbed Kiba so one arm was over my shoulder so I could drag him. He wasn't as heavy as I thought he was going to be.
We walked all the way to the hospital with them the medics there quickly revived the two only Lady Hinata had to stay there because she was still coughing up blood. The sound of her coughing struck my heart like a thousand needles. Lord Hiashi was preparing to leave when I stopped him in the hall. I bowed my head, "Lord Hyuga I would like your permission to stay here" He raised an eyebrow to me, "is a member of your team here?" He asked me. I straightened up, "Yes sir but that is not why I ask. I ask because I want to make sure Lady Hinata gets better" I said looking down shame filling very bit of my body that wasn't already stuff packed with it.
As Lord Hiashi passed me in the hall he placed his hand on my shoulder, "your father would be proud with how far you have come on your own Neji" He removed his hand, "I expect you at the Main house for dinner, so not to late here" I turned and he was already turning the corner to leave with Hinabi. Turning I went back into Hinata's room expecting her to be a sleep but she was awake sitting on her bed so she could look out of the window. I cleared my throat and she turned her head so she could see who was at her door.
Her eyes widen when she saw me and I backed up a bit bowing my head like I had done to her father, "Lady Hinata" I said before looking back up. She turned so she could face me but her eyes never met mine and my heart sank.
There was a point in our lives where we played everyday out side while our fathers talked. In those happy moments there where even deeper moments. Like when we would tire ourselves out she would lay her head in my lap and fall asleep. She would also ask to play with my hair like she had done with her dolls. I didn't mind because her doll's hair always looked really cute. She was careful not to pull or tangle my hair.
However my fondest moment with Lady Hinata was the last time I saw her before my father died. She asked if she could see what was under the wrapping on my head. I was shy at first but she was so cute I couldn't say no. I removed them and showed her my Curse Mark. She reached out and touched it tracing the lines with her fingers.
"This is the mark?" She asked, "The Curse?" I nodded, "My father says they make us like this so that the main house can control us like cattle" She pulled her hand away tears filling her eyes. I thought I had said something wrong, "I'm sorry I upset you Lady Hinata" I tried to say but she shook her head the tears falling, "When I become the head of the Hyuga Clan, I'll remove the Curse Mark for the Branch Family. I'll rejoin our families." She ran her hand under eyes wiping way the tears I didn't know I was crying. "I promise Neji I will never use this against you." I nodded and wiped her face mirroring her moves, "And I promise to always protect you Lady Hinata."
I looked down cursing myself but then I looked up, "Lady Hinata you could have stopped me during our fight" I knew she knew the hand signs. Her eyes widened as though I had slapped her and I backed up again my back hitting the door. Her eyes softened though as she shook her head, "I promised I would never use that on you Neji" If she still remembered her promise then she still remembered mine. Again tears filled my eyes but I kept my eyes down, "Lady Hinata; forgive me" I choked trying not to give away my tears. "I-I-I'm sorry for hurting you" I wiped my eyes quickly but they filled just as fast and spilled over again. "I promised you I would protect you and I almost killed you"
I didn't here the bed creek or anything in fact if she hadn't touched me I would have never known she had gotten up. Her eyes were sad as she lifted my chin to look into her eyes, "Neji I forgave you the moment you got mad at me for telling you that you were the one hurting. I hit that nerve because I knew it was true. No one goes through what you've been through without getting hurt." She looked away and started coughing again; I patted her back directing her towards the bed. She went without arguing getting under the covers that I lifted and then tucked under her.
She looked away while she coughed and I found a chair to sit in and hold her free hand. It wasn't long till she looked at me her cheeks red. I ran my hand over them asking her if I could get her anything, she shook her head no. I sat there holding her hand rubbing little circles in it. "Can it ever be the way it was?" I heard her ask in her shy voice. I shrugged not wanting to look up, if she was crying I knew I would start again, "N-N-No your answer should have been No Neji" she used the hand I was holding to wipe her face my hand soaking in her tears. "We can never be as close as we were once" I looked up at her she hiccupped, "Because things like this tear families apart all the time. Look at The Uchiha brothers" I shook my head, "We are nothing like the Uchihas we are Hyugas the better family" I said standing.
How dare she compare us to those two!
She shook her head, "No Neji listen. A family feud tore their family apart with hatred. And you are right we are Hyugas the better clan." She looked at me, "We can ever be the same because the bound we form right now is so much stronger then the bound we had when we were children." She reached up and removed my headband and she traced the Curse Mark with her fingers, "I promise Neji" she said leaning forward kissing my forehead "I'll get rid of this burden you carry" She pulled away and wiped the tears away from my face.
How does she do that to me!?
I nodded as I mirrored her again cleaning her face, 'And I promise to protect you Lady Hinata. I also promise you that I will never hurt you again."
(I don't know if I should continue this story as a love story or not I guess I'll leave it up to you people leave a review if you want me to update this to a love story.)