Title:
Things that could have happened had Hizashi been the older son
Author:
Runespoor
Rating:
T
Summary:
series of unrelated drabbles/ficlets. points at title
Pairings: will vary according from a ficlet to the next.
Notes: just so you know, this was born out of my getting infuriated whenever it starts being said that Hinata would be happier in the Branch House. Rather than risking incoherence before my screen every time I came across the idea, I thought I'd play with it. :p
1. meeting one's team
The new team was sitting before their sensei, who'd been listening, each in their turn, to what they'd said, and what they hadn't. The Inuzuka boy was going to be a pain, and Kurenai was very glad that she hadn't been the one in charge of ninja-breaking him, but she was convinced that the only actual problem she'd have with him would be not to reduce him in her mind as 'just another loudmouth'. The Aburame would be interesting, depending on his opinion on teamwork, and friendship, and professionalism; so far Kurenai could only congratulate herself that she wasn't freaked out by bugs.
That left the little Hyuuga girl. The Hyuuga, Kurenai corrected herself. The girl hadn't even spoken yet; Kurenai should know better than to mindlessly typecast people without thinking.
She motioned toward the girl that she could introduce herself – the last one to speak. Hinata nodded, the movement letting Kurenai catch a glimpse of the hitai-ate behind the genin's fringe.
Her voice was quiet, almost dreamy, when she first spoke.
"I like… training when the sun is just rising. I don't like carrying the tea tray," her lips twisted into something of a grimace. Then she suddenly hardened. "My goal is to prove no-one is born to be a slave."
Kurenai regarded her student for a moment, taking in her defiance and the tilt to her chin – peripherally noting the boys' frown, Kiba's broadcasting of his puzzlement and Shino's acknowledgment of the perplexity.
"That's a worthy goal," she commented.