When Nightingales Weep Chapter 1: Her Past, a naruto fanfic

Exclaimer: I do not own Naruto. I repeat…I do not own Naruto. That is all.

When Nightingales Weep: By: Re-L-sama

By The Way 'blah blah'means thoughts

'blah blah' means Kyuubi is speaking

She sighed, staring out her window watching at the snow falling to the white ground. 'It's been six years, and I still cannot seem to stop thinking about that place' she stood and made her way out of her home and into the cold abyss.

Hinata was now 18 and lived in the Lightening country alone. She made shelter in the dense forests around the border to keep from any unnecessary contact with others. Hinata was first 14 when she was forced to this cold hell. The year Naruto left to go on his training journey, was the year that would change her life forever.

Flashback

THUMP…

CRASH…

"Hinata-sama, are you okay?" Neji ran to help Hinata stand as he stopped his Hakkesho Kaiten.

"NO! I am fine Neji. But thank you." Getting up off the training ground in the Hyuuga mansion. She walked to the porch and sat, gulping in some much needed air.

"Hinata… That was disgraceful. I fail to see how you are going to become strong enough to lead the clan. We may as well marry you off the Takeshii heir as we had planned. Utterly disappointing." Hyuuga Hiashi stated, staring down at Hinata's bowing figure.

Neji couldn't help but gawk at how cruel he treated Hinata. Sure he had brought her confidences down at times but never had he been as cruel as today.

"Hinata, the council has been concerned about how your abilities have been progressing, but it seems you are still as weak as you were three years ago. Pitiful…" Hinata didn't get a chance to reply for he had already walked out of the training grounds.

"Hinata-sama, you know he didn't mean it." Neji tried to console her but couldn't help but find it a bit difficult to do,

"No. He is right. I am weak, I can't even land one hit on you…or Hanabi. You know Neji-niisan, I have this feeling that I will not be residing here anymore…" She started fidgeting with her fingers

"Hinata-sama-…"

"Neji-niisan, you don't need to call me Hinata-sama anymore." She turned and made her way to meet Tsunade for her next mission briefing.

Neji watched as she walked away 'Hinata-sama…little do you know how strong you really are.'

With Tsunade.

KNOCK…

"Damn it Shizune! Where the hell did you put all my SAKE!" screaming as she opened the door, Tsunade had expected it to be Shizune with more paperwork but instead found a wide eyed Hyuuga heiress.

"Oh. Hehe, sorry Hinata I thought you were someone else." She walked back to her desk and interlocked her fingers and waited for Hinata to ask what she wanted.

"Um, yes, uh I came by to get the information for my next mission." She asked eager to get on her fathers semi-good side.

"…" Tsunade stared at Hinata for a few moments trying to find an easy way to explain her team had already left.

"Hinata, your team already left with Shikamaru's team. Besides that your father requested that I not let you on anymore missions for the time being. Hinata, are you having any problems at home?" There had been word from some of the villagers that they often heard shouts coming from the Hyuuga Mansion.

Hinata nodded her head trying to make Tsunade believe all was well at home. Tsunade, seeing the falsity in her eyes, reluctantly accepted her answer

"Yes, well, thank you Tsunade. Good bye." Hinata turned and left the Hokage building to be alone

'Poor girl'

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Hinata was running blindly through town trying her best to find a place to be alone. 'Am I so weak that my own team left me behind?' That question was spinning in her mind. Betrayal and sadness was all she seemed to feel lately, from family and from friends.

Her eyesight was so blurred with tears that she didn't see the tree root bulging from the ground till it was to late. She couldn't find the will to get back up from her fall. For hours she laid there in the same position with blank eyes, she didn't want to feel anything anymore, she wanted to be free, free from family, free form friends...free from emotions.

It wasn't till she saw the sun setting that she got up to go to her "home"

"Where were you?" her father questioned with a stone cold Façade. "You missed dinner, so you will not eat."

She stared up at her father with emotionless eyes, "I was not hungry to begin with."

"You insolent wench! You dare speak to me in such a manner?! Day by day I deal with your failures, the same failures that taint the Hyuuga name! The council and I have decided that the best form of action is to put you in the branch family. You will be branded with the Hyuuga cursed seal tomorrow morning. Be prepared." He turned and was off to his bed chambers.

Hinata just stared after her father not believing he would do that her.

"Nee-chan?" Hanabi had heard all the commotion outside that see woke from her rest.

"Oh, Hanabi-chan, sorry to have woken you, just go back to bed." She gently urged her younger sister to bed.

"I heard what you and father were talking about, nee-chan I don't want to be heiress, I don't want you to be branded with the caged bird seal. Please, I want you to stay with me!" She clenched her sister's kimono sleeves in both of her small fists.

'Gomen…Hanabi-chan'

An: Okay, so how was it? I know it was probably really confusing, but what can I say, Its my first fan fiction. So tell me how it is, good, bad, whatever. By the way Hiashi is evil, Neji is good, Naruto is on his little journey thing, Hanabi is a little angel. So…yeah. So submit your reviews. PEACE!!!