Neji marvelled at his cousin, she didnt think she was improving? Everyone else saw it, why couldnt she? Neji silently watched his cousin, from the trees. She didnt know he did this. He came to watch her every night since he stumbled on to her midnight training sessions. He was always amazed by her tranformation.
She was been standing on the small pond, practicing her water control. She went through a gentle fist form, almost like tai chi. Her movements were slow and deleberet. Each motions delivered with a perfection he didnt know could be reached. She started slow in the form, throwing up small droplets of water,which simply hung in the air. As she continued, she sped up, her movements became faster, then faster yet, until her arms an legs were a blur to even his eyes. Ever movement through up more water until she was surrounded in a see-through wall of water.
When she completed the nightly dance, she slowly let the water fall to its original place and breathing heavily she sat, for a rest. Atleast thats what he thought, until he realized she was meditating. The second this realization came to him a kunai flew at his head, which he instinctively caught. In doing so he revealed his position, 'shit' was all Neji had time to think before Hinata tackled him from the foliage and they landed in the water.
"Ne-neji?" Hinata shocked face was only inches from his, and he realized she was straddling him. He looked up, blushing slightly and replied,
"Yes, Hinata-sama." Hinata's face turned from shocked to a steadily deeping red. "I-I-i'm so sorry, Neji-nii- san! I didnt know it was you! I thought someone was stalking me!" Neji twitched slightly at the thought of him stalking Hinata. Then he realized she was still sitting on his stomach. He gently placed his hands on her hips, and lifted them off so he could breathe better. Hinata looked down at the touch, and gasped, apolagizing rapidly as she slide off him.
"Hinata-sama, I'm your protector. I dont stalk you. I guard you, its been my job since I was four years old." Hinata looked down, and fiddled with her soaking wet shirt, avoiding eye-contact. "Oh, ok" she said crestfallen. He looked up at her, both still sitting in the shallows of the pond, and realized this was her only time alone. Her only time to be free, and he just incroached on that time.
'She's in the same cage as me after all.' He thought of his own late night training session away from the Hyuuga compound. His only time not with someone, to be alone, to think. It had to be worse for Hinata, she was always surrounded by guards, maids, tutors, etc. She would never even have a brief break from prison. It moved with her. She probably thought he was going to take this away from her.
"Hinata, i wont interupt your training like this. On the other hand, it's not safe for you to be out here alone, not when it's this late." Neji watched as Hinata's expressive face crumbled. " That's why I shall guard you at these times." Hinata looked up at him, this means she could continue her secret training! The only person who would know would be Neji, and he would'nt tell a soul. Hinata, overcome with excitement, tackled him for a second time, hugging him fiercely. "Thank you! Thank you so much Neji-nii-san!"
Neji had never seen her so happy, and as he looked down on her smiling face, he couldnt help but chuckle slightly. He liked seeing her happy, and wanted to more frequently.