Um...hi everyone. This is my first naruto fanfic, so please go easy on me. Please review!

Fate Will Curse Us All

The Hyuuga clan...the most illustrious and ancient family in the village of Konoha. The dispute between the main and branch family has caused many problems. Too many. And at the very heart of this disagreement are two young shinobi: Hyuuga Neji and Hyuuga Hinata. Both unwilling to take the hit of getting along with each other. But alas, fate will curse us all.

As a bright morning arose in the village of Konoha, Neji woke up. As he stretched, he wondered what kind of exciting new mission would come today. He got dressed and went down to the house to have breakfast. As luck would have it, Hinata was at the table, too. "So, Hinata-san, what brings you to the branch house this morning?" Neji asked with a annoyed voice. Hinata wasn't supposed to be eating with the branch family. But then again, she wasn't eating. "Neji-kun...I'm waiting for Kiba and Shino." she answered with a slight shake in her voice, apparently afraid that Neji would beat her up. "So?" Neji replied with the same voice, "why not wait in the training courtyard? They know where that is." Hinata shook her head. "Hanabi has an early training schedule today. He's training quite fiercely in there. I wouldn't want my teammates to get hurt." She got up and went to the door. "If you don't want me here, I'll wait outside." She stepped outside and closed the door before Neji had a chance to say anything. 'Something's going to happen today' Neji thought. 'I can just feel it.'

"Oi, Hinata! What're you doing standing over there?" "Arf, arf!" Hinata smiled an ran over to Kiba and his dog, Akamaru. "Hanabi is training today." she said. "I didn't want you to get hurt." Kiba laughed. "You'll always be like that. Worrying about others. It'd be scary if that quality of yours disappeared! Mwa ha ha! I wonder what kind of training Kurenai-sensei is going to give us today. Or missions. Yeah, missions! I bet there will be missions." " Or maybe there will be mess-ups." said Shino. "Waaagh! Don't scare people like that, Shino!" Kiba yelled. Hinata smiled. It was good to have such a fun team.

"Huff, puff. Haaah. Pant, pant." went the whole team. This was in the middle of their training. "B-boy! W-what a-a tough tr-training we have t-today." said Kiba. Hinata frowned. "No, Kiba-kun, its just genjutsu. Here. Byakugan! Yes, yes. Just genjutsu." Hinata formed a seal. "Kai! (release)" Their surroundings went back to normal. Their sensei, Yuhi Kurenai, smiled. "Kiba, you need to work on your genjutsu skills. Suddenly, a jounin appeared. "Kurenai-sama, Godaime Hokage-sama wishes to see Inuzuka Kiba and Aburame Shino about a mission." Kiba whooped. "Yea! A mission!" Shino said nothing. Then...silence. Shino asked, "But wait, sensei. Isn't Hinata coming too? And what about you?" Kurenai frowned. "Yes, Kotetsu, what about Hinata and I?" Kotetsu looked down at his pad. "Hmmm, Kurenai...you're going on another mission. With Asuma and Kakashi. Hinata...missions...Gai, no, Naruto and Sakura, no, Genma, Raidou, no, Team 10, no, Lee and TenTen, no, ah! Here it is. This is for tomorrow, though. But, you have a mission tomorrow with Hyuuga Neji."

awkward silence Kurenai, Kiba, Akamaru, and Shino stared. Then Kiba had an outburst. "NEJI! ARE YOU CRAZY? HE'LL KILL HER! WHAT'S THE FIFTH THINKING? ARE THERE ANY MORE PEOPLE ON THAT MISSION?" Kotetsu looked taken aback. He frantically looked at his list again. "...um...um...no?" he said shakily. Kiba swooned. "Um, Kiba-kun?" said Hinata. "Huh?" he asked. "Uh, I think it'll be okay. Neji isn't bloodthirsty to kill me." "But he's cruel to you! We gotta do someth-!" At this point Kurenai silenced him. She sighed. "Kiba, this is for Hinata to deal with. We don't know everything about the Hyuuga. But she does and so does Neji. I'm sure it'll be fine. But we should get going. Hinata, lets call it a day. We'll train by ourselves today." All four of them, (including Kotetsu) leapt away. Now Hinata was all alone.

She heard a rustling sound in the trees. She took out a kunai. "Who's there?" she called, on guard. Neji walked into the clearing. He was looking angry. "Hinata, did you hear? We have a mission alone together." Hinata sighed. "Yes, I know." Neji gritted his teeth. "Hmph. I wonder why the Fifth wants a mission with only us Hyuugas. It makes me so mad!" He stomped off. Hinata wondered, 'Will I live to see the day after tomorrow? Or will I die on this mission with Neji?

Only time will tell.

To be continued...

Notes from the author:

This is my first chapter of this story. You might have guessed I love the Hyuuga a lot. But first chapters tend to have the most flaws. Tell me what you think! Don't be afraid. Tell me what you liked, disliked, or want me to change. The 2nd chapter will always be better!