A/N: Hello, I decided to rewrite this story. I hope you enjoy. I promise the next chapter will be up pretty soon.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto! Wish I did though!
Chapter 1
"You are going to the academy and that is final, young lady!" Hinata's father shouted at her. Hinata started to feel tears streaming down her face. She didn't want to go back to the academy. She knew that if she did…she would get picked on even more. Her father looked down at her angrily. He couldn't believe his ears. Why wouldn't Hinata want to go back to the academy? He thought she wanted to become a ninja.
"F-Father, p-please d-don't make m-me go! I-I c-can't go b-back! Never a-again…please," Hinata responded with tears rolling down her cheeks. Hinata hadn't stopped crying after he told her she had to go back to the academy. She could feel herself getting sick from the stress. She didn't want to face Sakura or Ino. They both hate her for some reason. "D-Daddy, please…"
It hurt his heart to see his daughter this upset. He didn't like seeing her this way, but his rule still stood. Hinata was going back to the academy tomorrow. Hinata knocked the table over which shocked her father and ran out of the room. Hinata knew that her father would never understand her. She couldn't understand why she was still trying to please him. She wanted to make her own decisions for once.
Neji had been listening to the argument from the hallway. He saw what was happening to his cousin, but he didn't help stop it. He only saw what was going on in the hallways. He was normally too involved with Tenten to do so. He did care about Hinata, but didn't do anything because he didn't want to get ridiculed by everyone. He even watched as his own girlfriend joined in with Sakura and Ino. Of course Neji did get angry with Tenten, but he didn't know what to do. He watched Hinata crying in her bedroom. He suddenly started to feel guilty. He knew that he should start to stand up to Sakura and Ino, but they were the most popular girls in the school.
"Hinata, I think we should talk," Neji said while going into her bedroom. Hinata jumped when she heard his voice and then turned away from him. Hinata really didn't want to speak to Neji at that point. Neji could tell that she was upset with him. She had a right to be. Neji tried to pull her into a hug, but she refused to let him.
"D-Don't t-touch me…y-you d-don't h-help me. You are my c-cousin and you l-let them do w-whatever they w-want. What k-kind of c-cousin are you?" Hinata screamed at the top of her lungs. She shot him a look, but turned away a second later. That was the first time that she ever yelled at him. He looked over at her in shock.
"Hinata, I just came here to tell you…" he responded, but she didn't let him finish.
"Please just l-leave my room," she asked politely as she could. She pushed him out the door, locked it behind her, and laid down on her bed. Neji sighed from outside the door and walked away. He knew he wasn't going to get the chance to talk to her anytime soon.
Hinata curled into a ball after a little bit. She started to cry even more hysterically and couldn't stop. Her father didn't understand her. Her cousin didn't help her. What was she going to do? Sakura and Ino hated her guts for no reason. Hinata never felt pretty. She always thought she could lose some weight. Hinata was pretty, but no one ever told her she was.
Not even her crush, Naruto, talked to her. He was too in love with Sakura to even notice Hinata. She wished that she had that something that everyone liked. She knew that her personality needed work, but she was perfect the way she was.
Her father knocked on her door a couple of minutes later. He heard her crying and wanted to ask her if she was alright. He tried to open the door, but it was locked. She hadn't even answered his calls. She just continued to lay there crying. She just didn't want to live in the world where she was being bullied by others. Hinata didn't even know what she had done to piss those girls off. They used to be best friends when they were little. What happened to change that?
Academy was the next day and Hinata was really nervous. She didn't know what was going to happen. Hinata figured that she was going to be picked on. She knew she wouldn't be able to handle it. She knew that she would cry in front of everyone. That was what she hated…