A/N- Just a little drabble I thought of while bored in school. Enjoy!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Naruto. Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. I am in no way making any money off this fic, nor do I plan to.
It was official. Hyuuga history had been made. For the first time ever a branch member had been appointed heir to the Hyuuga clan, while the previous heir was made into a branch member.
'Of course, this isn't a suprise. I knew I would never be head of Hyuuga and that Neji was the most qualified Hyuuga in generations for the position, but why did he have to change so much after being named heir?' Hinata thought as she packed her room, getting ready to move to the Branch House. She thought back to the past couple of months.
Neji and her had mended thier relationship and were closer than ever. They were on speaking terms and Neji was willingly helping her train. To Hinata, it was perfect. She had finally got her Nii-san back- the same Nii-san who would comfort her when the village children made fun of her eyes and the same one who cheered her up when she was feeling down because of her father's harsh words.
But that all changed two days ago. That was when Neji and Hinata received the knews that they were to switch positions in the clan- Hinata was to be a branch member and Neji the heir to the clan. They had sent Hinata away immediately after delivering the knews, but had held Neji back- she assumed it was to inform him of his new duties. Hinata had bowed politely and quietly left. Neji's face had remained stoic through it all.
Later that day, when Hinata had went to offer her congradulations, Neji had pushed past her, saying he had no time for a lowly branch servant such as herself and that it was Neji-sama to her. Hinata's heart broke in two after hearing those words. Where had her Nii-san gone? The one she had been training with right before they were called into the Hyuuga counsel meeting room?
Hinata had ran back to her room and broke down crying. She hadn't cried after being named a branch member- she felt closer to the branch family anyway- she hadn't even cried when she saw her father's delighted smile after naming Neji heir, but she couldn't take losing Neji-Nii-san. She cried harder than she ever remembered crying before. It hurt so much to lose one of the last two family members who had still considered her more than a burden (the other being Hanabi).
The next day, when her father performed the sealing ceremony on Hinata, making her an official branch member, Neji had sat and watched without a hint of pity on his face. He remained the perfect image of Hyuuga- stoic and uncaring. This didn't hurt Hinata as much as Neji's words had, but she still felt completely alone. Most branch members have someone to comfort them after their sealing ceremony; Hinata had no one.
Standing in her old room, now completely bare, except for the furniture required in every room of the Hyuuga compound- Dresser, mattress, and nightstand- Hinata came to a saddening conclusion. Neji-Nii-san is gone and Neji-sama is here to stay; She will never know the brother she had once known again. Thinking it over, Hinata realized how true it was and that she had known it from her first encounter with the new Neji and had only been avoiding it. With a finality she hadn't known she possessed, Hinata said:
"Neji-Nii-san is gone and Neji-sama is here to stay."
A/N- Well, I hope you liked it! It was wrote in about twenty minutes, so it's probably not my best work, but the plot bunnies were attacking me and wouldn't go away! Please review! =D
P.S. I'm gonna add another chapter in Neji's P.O.V. to explain his behavior.
