Parallel rose: My first Naruto fiction, I've made it completely AU. If you like this fiction I might write the other Nejiten fiction which I have the whole plot planned out of.
And because am to addicted to angst and drama I think am turning rather sadistic so I've tried to add humor into it.
You shall also find out why I called this story The tale of a violin.
So prepare for my hideous humor and Naruto-AU-ness!
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When one saw Neji, they would see a high, calm, graceful and perhaps stoic handsome figure.
One when knew Neji they would notice that rubbing his temples would become self conscious habit. And how slowly he was gaining respect for the being that had destroyed his eldest cousins shy behavior.
Her boyfriend, Uzumaki Naruto.
Note that he was slowly gaining respect for her cousin's partner, for back in the days of high school and teenage years Naruto tested every fibre of his patience. But even so, it was for the better. Even if Hanabi was slowly being warped by his little mini me Kohanamaru and how much his uncle mentioned that he would not look after the little purple haired devils that would soon be his grandchildren.
Both him and Hiashi dealt with the fact that this is the man that Hinata loved and from past experiences they knew that Naruto loved her too.
It was proved back in the late days of high school. Hinata only being at the naive age of fifteen was blessed by puberty, she had a beautiful body as the a lot of boys said. In fact she had grown some admires, but her heart was too attached to Naruto so she gave them no time.
But others didn't take it the nice way.
Neji remembered when he saw poor Hinata being cornered by a gang of boys, the anger he felt was unmeasurable, it felt as the the glare he gave them caused his face to become so tense that veins were visible on his face.
The look Naruto gave them put his glare to shame. Naruto saw nothing Neji ever saw before. He was wild, almost like a bestial demon had possessed him in his blind fit of rage.
So it was safe to say that even now that everytime the couple came to his house and that Naruto would accidentally break an expensive ordainment in his house.
(Hinata would beg him) Not to kill him.
And even if the expensive vase was shattered, Neji would shake the matter off and clean it up later.
"Sorry Neji, I guess I should add that to the list" Naruto uttered after the silence of the vase dropping on the floor. He sheepishly rubbed the back of his head and Hinata poked her fingers together in wait of her like an older brother like cousin reaction.
Over the (many) years of Naruto little incidents they had made a list of everything that Naruto had to repay for destroying.
It was... a long list put it that way.
But Neji who had no high desire of money had no reason to want to outdo the Queen of England in money. So despite the fact Naruto was oblivious to it, he choose not to take notice of the list.
After a few a moment the pieces of the once whole vase was cleaned of the wooden laminated floor , it was amusing to watch Naruto and Hinata flirt. Hinata still showing her shy self a bit made him thankful they were not like the common young couple, sucking at each other's faces each passing second.
As he sat on the comfy chair near then, they stopped there flirting and Naruto gave him a grin. "So Neji?" The blond asked, the dark brunette placed his cup of tea and show he was listening. "Are you coming to Sakura's birthday bash" He blond asked.
"I see why not" Neji answered as he picked up his cup, believing that is all that Naruto had to say. And truthfully he had no reason not to, being both family and worker of the Hyuuga empire he could just ask Hiashi to take the day off, it was a Friday anyway.
And believe it or not the Hyuuga did consider the Haruno to be a friend.
He took a another sip out of his herbal tea, which had been his life safer after many little spats with her and Ino.
The rain still poured and idle chit chat commenced in the living room between the three, Naruto told and reminded them of stories in there childhood. Neji even let himself go and smiled to himself at the homely atmosphere in the one room.
But soon the rain stopped and time began to pass. Hinata reminded Naruto that it was late and ushered him out of the door. "Well Hinata and I should be going home now, it's kinda getting late" Naruto said, as he rubbed the back of his head. Hinata waved and and offered him a farewell politely as they exited out of his home.
But when they felt he couldn't help but feel as something was now gone from inside.
Perhaps Hyuuga Neji was (he would never admit it) lonely in this large house of his... Okay maybe mansion if you think of it. Four bedrooms, two bathrooms one in his room and a separate one for visitors such as Kiba, and many of Naruto's other friends that come to his house for a special occasion.
He would never get any sleep if Kiba or any of Naruto's other loud friends near where he slept for he would lose sanity drastically.
He had no butlers, maids or cleaners, he was too prideful to have people do things for him. So when visitors let he had no one to even consult with when they left. He wasn't paranoid with such things a monsters of the night or robbers.
(Any man that threated to rob Hyuuga Neji's house was a fool)
He had studied fighting with a friend of his uncles Maito Gai (How his uncle was friends with someone with such low sanity was beyond him) From his and many other people's opinion he was quite a good fighter, perhaps able to even disarm a member armed with a gun if necessary.
How ever Hyuuga Neji also was what seemed to be a human ice cube, consulting with well known friends was acceptable but emotions such as love and lust were unnecessary.
This was also unnecessary, he would ignore this feeling. Loneliness was only for the weak that needed other people to lean on and as I mentioned before...
Hyuuga Neji was too prideful to let people do things for him.
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It was a normal morning and Neji like any other normal being was out shopping for food supplies. No matter how "unmanly" it seemed that he would be in the kitchen with an apron on chopping, mixing, and cooking food, instead of placing a microwave meal and wasting his life away from it.
Neji Hyuuga would always go shopping everyday his fridge ran out, in fact that was the day would have a hundred percent of finding him. Right in the Tesco's supermarket where after he would he add more petrol to his car in the gas station next to it.
In fact four of his current friends knew that, for right as he enough he had just enough of the long queues, two arguing costumers, and the fact that two of the items weren't checking out and he had to go though the agonizing treatment of finding the prizes.
Everyone currently in Tescos now knew that the pasta he brought was £2. 50 and low fat chocolate (Neji choose to spoil himself) was £1.00.
Stupid, loud speakers.
Anyway, Sasuke, Sakura, Hinata and her beloved boyfriend were walking over to him. And the fact that both Sasuke and Naruto weren't growling at each other was like Ino and Sakura not fighting with each other.
In other word, it was the sign of the apocalypse.
Something very bad was going to happen...
Naruto came dashing to Neji, as the same speed as Rock Lee on coke and jumped on his soon-be-brother/cousin. "Neji, we have a gift for you!" he called...
Hes Hinata's boyfriend, you not kill him. Hes Hinata's boyfriend, you not kill him! Neji thought bitterly. But then the males Hyuuga's attention came to what the blond had said. "My birthday was several months ago" he spoke dryly.
The grin on the blonds face faltered.
"Come on Neji, loosen up" the Blond called, as he jumped off the Hyuuga's back and patted him roughly on the back. "Anyway, like I said we got you a gift" Naruto repeated, Neji looked up to notice that during his and Naruto's exchange his friends had manged to reach him and that Hinata was holding a box of some sort.
"Kiba was called us when I came to Hinata's house yesterday and look" After Naruto's last words he pointed to the box that Hinata was holding. Which Neji now noticed was a pet cage, but as Hinata opened it nothing came out.
He was now irritated.
"Hes being shy again" Naruto muttered darkly, he bent down to the cages level and called for the little dog out, but the hound didn't seem to want to come out. "Ur-m Naruto?" Hinata's gentle voice called. Naruto moved his head from the inside of the cage and turned to Hinata.
"Shall I try" she asked, Naruto grinned "Sure Hinata" Naruto answered, the blond moved from the cage and let the Hyuuga girl to do what she did. Hinata knelt by the cage and patted her legs and in a gentle voice for the dog to come out.
Well... puppy.
A small Doberman, slowly walked of the cage, whining slightly as it walked. Sakura cooed and bent down to pet it gently. "They figured that you were lonely at that big house, so they though a dog would keep you company" Sasuke's monotoned voice said from behind him.
Neji grunted in acknowledgment.
Great a dog, which meant Dog food and that meant he'd have to go to Tescos... again.
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Parallel: I know this chapter is short, I just hope that I didn't make anyone OOC.
So send your reviews, and please only constructive criticism. Thank you.