Title: Broken Twig
Author: New Dragon Rider
Idea is credited to Mistress Nika
Time...the most elusive creature in existence. The ultimate prize, one which no one can claim more of, from the lowliest peasant to the highest King. Our allotted time rests solely in fate's hands. Time seems to drag on as though each passing second were a thousand winter nights, then flash by like a flash of summer lightening.
Of my childhood, I only care to remember very little. Of my teens, I only wish to recall little more. Looking back, I believe that my life did not truly begin until my 21st birthday. Every detail of that day is forever etched into my infallible memory. I close my eyes, and I am back at the Hyuga compound, dawn just beginning to break.
It was warm for so early in July, but I began my usual routine with no less vigor than I normally did. I went through my exercises quickly, eager to have the day begin. I do not believe I would have been so anxious had I known just how drastically my life was about to change.
A/N: This is just the prologue to a much longer story, I assure you. I have Neji's whole story mapped out, now I just need a chance to write it!
The story name, 'Broken Twig'. Can anyone guess its significance?