Folly Nights

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Princess TuTu

I'm so happy that I got a review cuz that means that I will continue with this story. Haha! So here is my first attempt at TuTu/Naru story. Hope you like it!

Act 1: The Duck and the Knight

'He's just so strong I'll never be able to catch up to him…' The small duckling thought staring at the dancing knights amongst the trees of the forest. She was nestled between two giant rocks and hidden by tall grass hoping that the beautiful knight would not notice that he was being watched.

He continued to dance, his moves graceful, strong and beautiful.

'His eyes are so lonely…I want to soothe his heart.'

The small ducklings white eyes watched on until the knight stopped his moves and turned his attention on her.

"Quack!" her voice sounded hiding behind midnight blue feathers of her tiny wings. She moved her wings a bit and stared at the prince.

"Dance with me…Princes TuTu." He said extending a graceful hand.

"Qua?" 'Me…he means me?'

He seemed to read her thoughts and nodded.

Stepping forward on her small orange webbed feel she shut her white eyes and extended a wing which became…

'A hand? I have a hand!' She thought as he took it in his and kissed it lightly.

"I don't know the steps…" She began but he silence her.

"The Pas De Deux is simple, let me teach it to you TuTu."

And so they began, her steps clumsy at first changed to moderate then to beautiful heart lifting steps. Her smiles widened and his eyes seemed less disconcerted and more life like yet he still retained a placid face.

"TuTu…"

She blushed.

"Yes?"

"Hinata."

"Oh Knight…"

"Hinata?"

"Tell me your name my precious Knight."

"Neji."

"Neji?...NEJI!" Hinata fell out of her bed with a loud thump. She lifted herself up, untangling from the sheets and rubbed the bump on her head.

"Well it seems that you are awake. Looks like you were disappointed about your precious knight." Neji said sitting on her bed with his arms crossed. He smirked.

"Uh…N-neji why are you in my room?" She said in her usual tone but thought: 'What a smug bastard!'

"To wake you. It's at least two in the afternoon."

"Oh…" She said looking down at her hands for lack of anything else to do. Her dream was just so strange. She was a small duckling and her knight, with a black mask covering his face sounded an awful lot like someone she knew but couldn't put her finger on. "T-thank you for waking me then."

He rolled his eyes.

"It's something that I have to do, among being your bodyguard I am also your babysitter apparently."

The words stung.

"Y-you uh…never mind." She began but stopped her words.

"What?"

Deciding to be a bit bolder she looked into his eyes and began.

"Y-you never used to mind w-waking me before Neji…y-you actually used to l-look forward to it."

His eyes hardened.

"Aunt Masami ordered me to do so and since I was a small child I gladly did as told. You should know better then to bring up any happy times between us Lady Hinata."

Her eyes narrowed in fury something she never felt often and before she could stop herself she spoke words she'd regret.

"So the Happy times never happened then Neji? You're just an idiot then! I cant believe my mother loved you so much enough to ADOPT you and BRING you to LIVE in the main house after uncles death! I've tried to do so much to make you like me!"

"Hinata!"

"I…" Her eyes looked to her left as he grabbed her arms tightly bringing her towards him.

"Shut up Hinata!"

"I…I HATE YOU!" She said looking directly into his eyes.

His eyes widened. Where had the shy girl he'd known all his life go? She never spoke this way to him. Before he could ponder anymore he felt her shove him away and run out of the room.

He turned half way to watch her go. Eyes saddened a bit.

"Hinata…"

-

She leaned against the wall of the bathroom shocked at her own words. Where had that strength come from?

The knight in her dream came into her mind and she smiled.

"I guess he was the reason huh?" She laughed then stopped. Hadn't Neji promised to be her knight once?

She stopped smiling then as she removed her pajamas and slid into the warm water. She sat there for a good while.

'Neji always said that he'd protect me…he actually told me one time that he'd marry me just to be with me always and of course being children we swore it…but after uncle…' Her eyes shut and she took a deep breath. 'Mother was the only one he was ever kind to after that, the only one that made him smile…it hit him hard when she left us too.'

She lifted her hand from the water and watched the water droplets roll down her hands.

'I miss that Neji…I miss my cousin, my protector, my KNIGHT!'

She held her crying face in her hands and let out a pitiful sound. Her agony, something she'd held in for a long while finally coming out. It was only a matter of time.

"Neji…"

If she had listened carefully she wound had noticed Neji standing outside the bathroom door, his face stern yet…

"I'm sorry…I'm so sorry."

Sera: Tis sad and OOC but she just blew up. She got tired of his crap. Oh thanks for the review cold-crescent-moon. I hope you like this!