Sasuke wasn't a dumb man. At the firm age of twenty one he had completed a task so unachievable that the gods themselves pitied him, Sasuke Uchiha had killed his brother. Of course the Raven Hair felt no remorse for what he had done but that was when he was selfish, ignorant, reckless, young and above all...stupid. He had strived to defeat a man who he once held so dear, the same man who would train him, nurture him and love him. Sasuke would watch his parents being murdered. His brother betray the same village he grew up in and many years later, he would watch his only brother die with an innocent smile on his face

That was before he knew the truth.

The truth? The truth his brother fought so hard to protect. The truth hidden beneath the lies of Konoha. The truth that began before he, and his dearest brother were born.

The curse of hatred. It drove The Uchiha to their own destruction. It took countless lives affected some, and broke two in half.

Those two were the Uchiha brothers...

He had deserted his village, betrayed his friends, left to train with that vile borderline pedophilic snake obsessed maniac, to kill his brother, only to find out that Itachi had laid down his life for him. How ironic. The once world known Shinobi felt bored and lifeless. His day consisted of : Waking up, Training, Eating, Reading Scrolls he stole from Orochimaru's hideout, Eating again, Training, Bathing and finally ... Going to sleep. He was sick of his lifestyle. But if he chose to change it, where would he go? He doubted Konoha would welcome him back with open arms and After all... He was a rouge nin. Leaving for a new village meant certain death. Or at least being tortured for information and then being killed. It was too risky.

Sasuke sat alone in the middle of the woods, the birds chirping (he found that too irritating to fathom) the tropical smell, the blue sky, and the many strong and heavy trees that blocked his vision from reaching too far.

There was no other way to describe it. Sasuke Uchiha was bored. He needed something to occupy him . He he needed to complete his second life goal. Although he would need a woman for that.

He laid his back onto an oak tree letting his slim Katana rest upon his knee.

Becoming way too bored with the idea of lazing around all day doing nothing, the sole Uchiha survivor thought about his academy days, the raven hair remembered the Hyuuga girl. He had no idea why, but her innocent eyes had plagued him lately... her shy stutter always showing up in his dreams...her soft voice tempted his core and his coal black eyes lusted for her pure lilac ones. He had read documents... Describing forbidden love at the wretched Sannin's hideout and dismissed it as stupid and time wasting

So why was it that he felt drawn to her?

He scoffed at the idiocy of his own thoughts. He had a million girls who would kill to be with him, and yet he took the liberty of going after a girl who lusted after someone else. He had met her on clan meetings. She was the Heiress in love with the dobe. She could barely hurt a fly , she was guarded head to toe by guards and she was so pure he felt only looking her way would taint her.

That idea sparked his interest.

Oh yes...

What if he could be the one to taint her?

Mmm...

He crossed his arms over his chest.

He didn't have anything better to do...

A smirk found it's way to the pale face of the Uchiha as he lazily got up, letting his Katana slide onto the dirty grass, he made his way over to his tent, and scanned his temporary home for a black bag.

Bingo

He took out a pen and notebook from his bag, appreciating the Uchiha fan symbol on it's side, he opened a new fresh page, opening the pen lid with his mouth he sat down as he neatly wrote

'Get the Hyuuga heiress to fall in love with me'

"How hard can it be." he muttered to himself, tapping the back of the pen on his proud chin

The raven haired Uchiha had set a goal for himself, a goal he would complete no matter what obstacle stood in his path, be it the dobe or his pesky status as a 'missing nin' he scoffed.

Little did he know how far it would take him.

The Hyuuga heiress stared out the window, gazing at the clan walls that blocked a large percentage of the outside world. How she longed to frolock in the grass , feel the wind in her hair. Hell, she would even go train with her brutal father if it meant leaving her godforsaken room. Her head rested on her arm As she peeked out the balcony, her expression was lifeless. she had a few clan meetings scheduled for the day and she had no liking to the Hyuuga clan elders. The way they pushed her down, the way they treated her and the branch members. It disgusted her to no end. But of course she would never say anything about it. She kept her thought to herself. The idea of speaking her mind was not an opportunity, and she had the pleasure of visiting those impossible realities in her dreams. Only in her dreams.

She felt a presence at the other side of the door. Causing her to swiftly face the unknown subject and stand silently with her hands behind her back and her head slightly facing down, Waiting for the presence to speak.

"Hinata-Sama your presence is requested at Hiashi-Sama's study room, please be there shortly, he says that it's urgent."a small feminine voice from behind her door requested, Hinata sighed deeply, the branch members were treated like slaves, they weren't allowed to leave by their own will, it was prohibited that they look the main family in the eye, they cooked , cleaned and worst of all, they had the curse seal. The only excuse was Neji who was treated like a main branch.

She nodded her head ever so slightly, "H-hai , arigato f-for telling me, you-you are dismissed " she felt the presence leave as footsteps echoed quietly through the hallway.

Hinata put on some reasonable clothes, she was not going to stand in front of her father with a flowy, short, light lilac nightgown that Ino had gotten her for her birthday. Not to mention that she wasn't wearing anything underneath...

In a few split seconds she decided on her usual Shinobi attire, her loose purple sweatshirt, Capri pants and her kunai pouch. No matter how urgent. She wouldn't be caught dead in such...proacative bold and sexy clothing.

Feeling satisfied with her modest choice of clothes, she gave herself a curt nod in the mirror before turning to the door and quietly turning the brass knob just enough to let herself through, running down the hallway she gave Kami a silent thank you that none of the elders were there, she was sick of their neverending questions ;

"When are you getting married?"

"Do you intend on getting any stronger Hinata?"

"Will you stop stuttering already?"

The very thought of it sent chills down her spine. Once she reached the hallway that lead to her fathers study,she heard more than one voice, the thought of an elder frightend her whole existence , Hanabi seemed like a better option , although deep down, she hoped it would be her cousin, she missed him, for he was always out on missions and when he wasn't , he was attending clan meetings or had 'important things to attend to'. It saddend her to no end that he no longer had any time for them.

"Hiashi-Sama! You cannot simply place this much of a heavy burden upon her shoulders! She's merely eighteen!"

Hinata let out a small gasp, it was Neji!

Her face fell when she realised he sounded urgent... It was about her, did she do something wrong?

"Neji this is none of your business, do not forget that I am the clan head, and do not misinterperat my kindness towards you, you are still a branch member, and are expected to behave as such. Hinata will do as I command. For she is heiress. And if she refuses the burden will be placed upon Hanabi."

"Hiashi, this is too much to ask of a girl of her age..."

"I request that you leave my study room, Neji." Hiashi responded, irritability obviously present in his voice, his patience was waining.

"Hiashi please let me reason with you!" Neji sounded urgent, Hinata covered her mouth, as if to conceal another gasp that threatened to escape her soft lips. she took a few steps back from the door

"I refuse! Leave my study at once or I shall use the curse seal!" Her father bellowed

"Hiashi-Sama..."

"Leave!" Her father Howled

Hinata quickly hid herself behind the stair banister, her father would have her head if he knew she was eavesdropping.

Neji left the room, slowly closing the door behind him as he slid down the frame, sitting on the floor as his head was low and his arms hugged his knees, She had never seen her cousin so vulnerable in her life, he wasn't crying, but he seemed troubled and defeated, she inched closer to him, hoping not to disturb him and slowly wrapped her arms around him. He didn't seem to mind, as he pulled her closer by her waist, it was as if he was holding her for the last time. She lifted him up to his knees, so that they were both standing while in each other's warm embrace. It was rare for her stoic cousin to accept any form of affection, and it was even rarer for him to initiate it.

Their silence was comfortable but Hinata was curious to what he was so hysterical about, it was extremely rare for him to let his emotions slip.

Letting her shyness go, she decided to intervene

"N-neji-Niisama"

He gave no return, he only held her tighter

"Wh-what's g-going on?"

Neji lifted his head from her shoulder and faced her, his eyes held... Sympathy? His mouth was uneven and his body was tense.

"I'm sorry, Hinata-Sama" he muttered, leaving her embrace. She stood there, dumbfounded to what he had said... It only made her dread her father even more (if that was even possible.) he silently climbed the stairs to his bedchamber leaving his cousin frightened to no end for what was coming her way.

As if on que, the door to her fathers study flung open, revealing a very impatient Hiashi, who was accompanied by his ever-loyal frown.

"Oh Kami..." Hinata whispered nervously as her self esteem seemed to diminish into thin air.

I know it seems like a NejiHina fic but I promise it's not, just let the story unravel

who knows? Maybe I will add a one sided NejiHina... It's up to you, tell me what you think!

That's it for this chapter, reviews make me update faster, constructive criticism is appreciated too!

-CinnamonBunsRule