The Shadows of a Father and His Son

Alright, If you guys were confused (a couple of people were) the NejixHizashi paring is a father-son paring, nothing more (look to my profile). Well, here's chapter 2. Hiashi meets Hizashi for the first time in 9 years. How will he react? Only one way to find out (warning, you may have a laughing fit at the meeting.) Btw, the story is more than just General/Action/Adventure, there's humor and romance too. I just can't put all that in.

(Still doing things the hard way)--------------------------------------------------------------------

Chapter 2

Then, at midnight, Tenten woke up on Neji's chest wrapped up in his arms. She looked at him and smiled, wrapping her arms around him, then she fell back to sleep. Neji opened one eye and looked back at Tenten, pulling up the blanket around her, falling into slumber as well.

Over at the Hyuga compound, only one person was awake, Hiashi Hyuga. He too, had been thinking about what happened between him and Neji the day before. 'I should have told him sooner, I let him suffer for far too long'. He was pacing (walking back and forth in the same pattern for those who don't know) in his room as he thought. He stooped at the word "suffer". "To allow someone to suffer" he put his forefingers to his head as if trying to get rid of a headache. 'It wasn't just Neji who has been suffering', Hiashi thought about Hinata and how he treated her. 'I treated her very badly. I should make things right between me and her too.' As Hiashi thought this, he stepped out of his room and walked to Hinata's room.

As soon as he got there, he turned on his Byakugan and looked in her room to make sure she was asleep. When he saw that she was, he turned off his Byakugan and walked into her room slowly so that he wouldn't wake her up. He walked up to Hinata's bed and sat down next to her, petting her head all the while thinking about how he treated his and his brother's children. 'Im so sorry my children. I wish I had been a better parent to you. I know I don't appear it, but I love you three very much. I promise to show it more often.' After he thought this, Hiashi bent over and kissed Hinata on the cheek, pulling up the blankets so that only her nose, eyes, and the top of her head was visible (ever see a show where when you see people sleeping, you can't see their mouths? That always makes them seem so peaceful, and then some idiot comes along and scares the living crap of out them, disrupting their slumber).

He slowly backed out of her room and closed the door. He was just about to go back to his room when he felt a presence outside. 'Someone is here, but for what purpose?' Hiashi wondered as he turned on his Byakugan and went to the front of the compound. When he got there, He found a huge dragon standing in front of him. Before Hiashi could do anything, the dragon headbutt him in the gut to disable him (as Hizashi did 9 years ago to get Hiashi to accept his choice to die). "Now, now, you wouldn't attack your own brother would you Hiashi-sama?" said the dragon towering over Hiashi's paralyzed body. "Attack my…what?" "I'm back brother, and I don't plan on leaving again." Hiashi Looked up as the dragon reared on its hind legs and turned into its human form. There was a moment of silence where time itself seemed to stop as both brothers looked into each others eyes as if trying to comprehend the situation (that's deep nods head in self agreement)

After what seemed like hours (though it was only 10 minutes), Hizashi stepped toward his brother and helped him up. When Hiashi was up, Hizashi tried to let go of him only to have Hiashi pull him into an embrace. He then did something he thought he couldn't do, Hiashi cried. He buried his face in his brother's shoulder and started crying. Hiashi's sobs could have been heard throughout the whole compound had everyone not been asleep (remember, it's the middle of the night!) Hizashi held Hiashi closely and began comforting him. "There, there brother. It's ok, it's ok." They stayed like that for about 15 minutes (in case you haven't noticed, I like numbers, I hardly ever write them as words, unless a math test or something requires it) until Hiashi stopped crying. When he felt his tears were gone, Hiashi lifted his head and stared into his brother's eyes. "I missed you so much Hizashi, but how are you…" "Hiashi, I'll explain everything inside, it's freezing out here." "Yes, of course, of course. Let's go into my room just, in case someone wakes up" With that, Hiashi reluctantly let go of his brother and they both walked into the compound.

They walked to Hiashi's room, locked the door behind them, and sat cross-legged on Hiashi's bed facing each other. "Alright Hizashi start talking. How are you here, why are you here, what the hell is going on?" "Easy big brother, easy. In order, I am able to be here thanks to a chakra-powered stone buried deep in my chest, I am here because missing my family is worse than death, and we are being reunited after 9 years." "I missed you so much Hizashi. I thought I would never see you again." "I thought so too, until I learned the jutsu that powers the elixir stone. It took a while, but I finally managed to do it. Now I am here and I don't plan on leaving again." "So, you can stay forever?" "Yes, but there are rules I have to abide by in order to stay."

As he explained the conditions (a/n see chapter 1, paragraph 2) to Hiashi, Hizashi stood up and started walking around. When he finished, he stopped moving and looked at Hiashi. Hiashi stared back and looked at his brother understandingly. "Well, would you like to sleep in your old room Hizashi?" "Yes, but I can't." "Why?" "Because I don't want to reveal myself to the family right away. I need a room to fit a big dragon so that I can sleep in my dragon form. I will reveal myself in due time." "Alright, the training room should do you fine, I will bring some blankets so that you don't have to use your wings." "Thank you"

The two of them walked to the training room as Hizashi turned into his dragon form. Hiashi looked at him puzzled. "Is something wrong Hiashi-sama?" "1, please, no –sama, you are no longer bound to the Hyuga's branch house. And 2, how can you transform and not break the walls? You are a very big dragon." "True, but I am also a dead dragon and I can control my mortality. I am not breaking the walls because I am passing through them like a ghost. I learned how to do that a long time ago." "Oh, I see." They continued walking until they reached the training room.

They had a small conversation as Hiashi placed the blankets on Hizashi. When Hizashi was comfortable, Hiashi gave him one more hug and with a "goodbye my brother, it is good to have you home", he left before hearing his brothers goodbye and returned to his room. When he got there, He stripped down (to his underwear for all you weirdos that might think otherwise) and he lay in his bed. 'The family is coming together again. Everything is going to get better. Life as a Hyuga will soon be enjoyable again.' With that thought, the 39-year-old Hyuga leader (Thank you Wikipedia!) closed his eyes and went to sleep, dreaming about the days before his brother died.

T.B.C. again

Yeah, I know, Hiashi is totally OOC in this chapter, but for some odd reason, I like making smart or normal people look bad (just ask Silent Scribe, right Angela?), and at least someone in the family knows Hizashi's secret. Chapter 3 is so damn funny (at least to me). Hinata and Hanabi, it's your turn!