Chapter 2
~Well this is the second chapter to my story. A note before I start, when you see this "XXXX" it means it's a scene break. Oh, and if possible please leave a review. I would like to know how I'm doing so far. Constructive criticism is welcome (Please don't be mean :P) I think that's all I have for now. Happy reading! ~
"Neji?" I asked still in darkness. "Yes it is me." He replied "I need to talk to you." I stood up and walked over to hit the light switch. Once the living room filled with light I jumped. Neji was right in front of me inches from my face. "How can you see? The room was pitch black." I asked confused. "It's my Byakugan." He simply replied. "Huh?" I replied still confused. "You mean you don't know what you possess?" He looked at me a bit shocked. "Possess?" I said still wondering what heck he was talking about. "Follow me." said Neji, leading me through our living room and out to our backyard which was lit by the moonlight. "Why are we out here?" I asked curiously. "I'm going to show you the power of your eyes." Neji said. My eyes I thought to myself. "Did you ever wonder why your eyes are completely white?" Neji said walking to the middle of the yard. "It must be a coincidence." I replied in denial. "It's no coincidence." said Neji. He closed his eyes "Byakugan!" as soon as he said those words multiple veins surrounded the corners of his eyes. He opened his eyes "Right now I can see your Chakra flow through your body. That is how I know you possess the Byakugan." I stood there with my mouth open still shocked "I have Chakra? That can't be possible." Neji started pacing "The thing I can't figure out is how you obtained the eyes. It's been bothering me since I first saw you." He walked towards me. "The only people to have such power are from our Clan only. I know that you are not because of your hair color." Neji moved inches from my face and brushed my hair behind my ear. His touch made my heart skip a beat. "Not one person in my Clan has blonde hair. Maybe you inherited your eyes from your father." He looked at me expecting me to answer. "Well that's the problem. I don't know my father. He died before I was born." I said. I really don't like to talk about my father. It's kind of hard to when you don't know anything except his first name. "Whenever I ask my mother about him she just cries. I only know his first name." Neji looked at me intently. "My father's name was Hiromasa." I said observing Neji, hoping he would know who my father was. "The name doesn't sound familiar to me."
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Shortly after I told Neji my father's name he said he had to think and was going to bed. I didn't sleep at all that night. I just couldn't believe what Neji told me. There is no way I have the Byakugan, I would have surely known. Maybe he's mistaken. It has to be, my mom would have told me I was in a Clan. Right?
I stood up from the couch and stretched. I walked upstairs to my room to get me a change of clothes. "Tenten," I called as I knocked on my bedroom door "Are you awake?" The door suddenly opened and Tenten stood before me. "I'm awake," she said smiling "Its Lee you have to worry about not waking up on time." I giggled "I'm sorry I just have to get a change of clothes and I will be right out." "Oh don't be silly it's your room." Tenten said "Anyways Neji and I are going to head out to the backyard and train. We arrived here early for our mission thanks to Lee. He's always in a hurry to get to a mission." she joked. "Do you mind if I watch you and Neji train?" I asked. "Sure, I love an audience," she smiled. "Great, I will be out there in a minute. I'm just going to get changed." I said excited.
I changed as fast as possible and started making my way downstairs. As I passed the living room I heard some whispering that sounded like Neji, I couldn't make out the other person. I crept closer to the living room just enough to make out what they were saying. "You need to tell her who her father is." I heard Neji say "Kiku has power that most ninja in the leaf village could only dream of. She has the right to decide what she wants to do with it." I could hear my mom sobbing. "I know it's hard for you, but imagine how Kiku feels not knowing who her father and all the things he has done for the village. He was a hero. You can't shelter her power just because you don't want to see her have the same fate as Hirosama." My father, a hero? I thought to myself. I heard my mom utter something but I couldn't make out what she said. "Im opposed to my Clan as well. They are filled with selfish people, but I believe with Kikus help I can prove that we don't need a Clan to become great." I heard Neji reply. "I can train her to be a great ninja, but that means she will have to come back to the Leaf village with me." I heard someone walking down the stairs. Panicked I started to make my way to the backyard. "Morning Kiku, ready to see some intense training?" I looked to see Lee standing at the foot of the stairs. "Sure, but I think you should eat some breakfast first. Want me whip you up some more Ramen?" I asked smiling.
After serving breakfast we all headed outside excluding my mom. Neji grabbed my hand and pulled me back. "I need to talk to you again." His touch made my heart skip again. He led me upstairs to my bedroom. Once there he closed the door behind him. "I'm going to tell you about your father." My stomach dropped.