Disclaimer: Naruto is belonged to Kishimoto Masashi-sama.

Rate: R (may contains yaoi/yuri relationship, review me if you interested in reading them but I will make this story logically)

Genre: Romance/Drama

Pairing: Neji x Hinata (other pairings…. please vote by reviewing this fiction…onegai shimasu! YAOI/YURI/HET)

Season

Chapter Three Forbidding Passion

"How do you feel Neiji?" The doctor was scribbling something on a paper while he asked him questions.

"Never better, really, I feel great. So, will you give me the permission to leave this place? Hold me in a little longer and I will suffer brain damage. I'm going to be mad." He sighed, but the doctor was grinning.

"I thought that you're not going to tag along with such order as these. From experiences with hot-blooded youth, you're very obedient."

"I have no choice, she wouldn't be happy. It's too much for me to bear to see she's hurt, by me." The old man's brow drew close together.

"She? Who is 'She'?"

Suddenly the shuji slid open; a shy-looking girl enters the room.

"Err… ano…sensei, domo? Neiji nii-san wa daijobu desuka?"

"Hinata Sama…" though he wanted to say something more, in recent times, he seems to be incapable to talk to her freely. He can't tell her what's in his mind, cant look in her eyes like he used to before. He often stammers and talking nonsense without consciousness. Hinata did not seem to realize though, and he was grateful she does not. The doctor regards him quite a while, and then his gaze avert back to Hinata. He nodded; understand the recent circumstance that has occurred in front of him.

"Oh, yes, I see that's 'She'."

"What?" both of them suddenly aware of the weird statement the doctor just made.

"Yes… yes… he's alright, I'm done with him. And you are free to go anywhere you want now, young man. So, the future of madness that you have foreseen is not going to take place. He has cured; please tell that to your father Miss Hinata. Mind to have a walk with him, he is aching for the outside world. I have to go now; there are others who require my service right now." After that long speech, he takes his leave

"What's wrong with him?" he did not take his eyes off from the doctor, Hinata giggled and shook her head,

"Shira nai," Neiji smiled. It is not due to the fact that the doctor bizarre manner made him laugh but more to the fact that Hinata's concern for him. After the doctor was out of sight, he turns his interest and fixed his eyes towards her, without Hinata perceived that he was watching.

It's a humid day; everything seems dull and grey, colourless and disheartening. He didn't even give any respond to his friends when they tried to surprise him this morning. Although they really deserve some admiration for that sorts of surprise…attack. It's just that he wasn't in the right mood. He had other things that he needs to ponder about. It's something that had been bothering him for the last few days, something that even him couldn't understand and couldn't find the right solutions in disentangling it." What's wrong with you? You are acting like a zombie." Tenten started to grumble.

"Nan demo nai.1" Tenten rolled her eyes, loathing his answer.

"He's helpless. There's nothing we could do. I think that poison had ultimately damage his brain function. Let's go Lee, leave him alone." Lee shot her with a 'no' look.

"Sore wa dekimasen2, Neiji wa…" Tenten cut in before he could finish his line. She's too familiar with it.

" Yes, yes, I know, he's our nakamada3. Demo4 Lee, look at this," she grasp Neiji at the sides of his face and turns it to Lee's direction so that Lee could have a better look at Neiji's face.

"This is incurable!" Neiji pushed her hand away.

"There is nothing wrong with me, now would you be so kind as to spare some time for me to enjoys peace for myself." He said unenthusiastically .

" How about sparring with me, It has been quite a while." Lee suggested.

" No, thank you. The snow makes us harder to move. Besides, a week will amend nothing. Sparring with you would only brought eternal boredom." He said it bluntly but those words had a huge impact upon Lee. Lee became speechless.

" This is absurd! He really gave me the ominous feeling like he had been possessed by demons." Tenten just couldn't stop being tetchied with Neiji's current behaviour.

"Do shimasu, Gai sensei? He has been acting reeeaaally weird. I want the old Neiji back." Lee said.

"Though he's as wordy as usual." He murmured to himself.

"Could he probably being angry with us because of that… you know… the incident…back at the Rock nation."

"Don't talk rubbish Tenten, and please don't reminds me of that. It's something that all of us should endures right now. Better to forget it once and for all. Now, lets assume it's about something else."

" If it's not because of that, what is it? We can't stand it if he persist in ignoring us like this?" Lee said

" That's it! I know why. It's because he blamed us for not saving him. With that we have hurt his pride, getting injured on a C rank mission…I understand if he could not accept the truth."

" Like I said before, stop talking nonsense. Don't make any conclusion yet, just don't .

"Lee…. Tenten, we have a new mission."

They were heading back to the Hyugas residence after taking a long stroll. It seems like he had fully recovered. Neiji was walking in front of her, and then she suddenly realised, while she was watching Neiji's back, he seems so well blended with the snow. Neiji stopped and wait for Hinata to catch up with him. When he was standing there, in front of her, stretching his hands to her, he look so pure, he's eyes look so sincere, he look better in snow she thought, maybe due to the colour of his eyes. He looks like some kind of Yuki no Kami Sama. She reached his hand and together, side-by-side, they walk back home.

Hinata was soothing herself by sitting and looking thorough her garden. Snow had covered most of the place; nonetheless, the prospect was still ever beautiful. Hinata was wearing a kimono in which makes she appeared regal and as fair as goddess. Along with her, there is Neiji. The branch family had been destinated to sacrificing themselves for the welfare of the main families. Neiji's father; Hizashi and Hinata's father Hiyashi was identical twin. However Hinata father had been chosen to live in the main family while Hizashi grew up in the branch families. The branch families have to bear a mark on their forehead. The proof of a bounded future that can't be changed. The mark was something that only the main family could master, in which they called as the Juinjutsu. It was actually a killing charm the main had invented to make the branch easier to tolerate with. Yes, this is a cruel, sordid world especially for the Hyuga's. But in this case that had occurred to these two youth generations of Hyuga's it was a little bit different. Never had there such a bond between the branch and the main like they do. From a distance, Neiji and Hinata seem impossible to be separated from one to another.

" I was wandering, how is Naruto now? I've heard no words a bout him. Whither have he vanished to?" she said wistfully.

"I have no Idea," he answered painfully. He had suddenly come to realise that Hinata's heart had always belonged to Naruto. Somehow, the thought of it brought bitter sensation. They seem to devastating his soul. He had always realised…while Hinata wistfully watched Naruto, Neiji wistfully watched Hinata. He knew very well how Hinata felt about Naruto. Her infatuation was in every look she gave him, every movement she made towards him. Though he tried to denied it, he indeed miserably jealous.

Yet, Neiji also knew that Naruto did not love her as she loved him. That gave hi at least a little hope, and he clung to that hope, thinking as time pass by, she will turn her affection to him. He will wait. Hinata can take all the time she wants. And he will always wait for her, protecting her and worship her with all his heart.

"Neiji nii-san, can you stand besides me for a moment." his face distorted. Regarding her for a while trying to figure out what games would, she plays on him.

"Fine, what are you going to do now?" he crossed his arm over his chest. Waiting for her to expose what she had in mind.

"So I thought, no doubt about it, you've grown taller." She tried to stand on her toe to be equally tall with Neiji and tried to reach his head. However, it brought to no avail, instead, she trip over because she went off balanced. Thankfully there is Neiji, he caught her swiftly in time, drew her close to him terrified that she would fall. It's all happen so fast, and when they finally realize what had occurred, their face went scarlet. However, for some reason, they did not let go, well, as for Hinata; she was too -flabbergasted –too –retiring to even move a finger. She was so numb that she could not even do that natural every time-feeling-anxious habit of her. And Neiji; well, this is just too good to be true. A lifetime opportunity. There is a voice that keep ringing at the back of his head, urging him to do something more than just 'that'. The temptation was great, but he managed to impede himself from committing the ruthless sin. Their gaze locked for that brief moment until a manservant came by. They let go in an instant. Though that man shows no emotion but there is some perturbed, feelings filled the air.

"Hiyashi Sama wished to see you, Hinata Sama,"

Neiji sighed restlessly. Again and again. That man, he was regarding him with something, unambiguously, unquestionably a look of displeasure. Are they going to be in a big trouble? This is bad, really bad.

"Psstzzzzt… Tenten how is the situation there? Psssttzsttz…" Her undercover work gadget that she wears around her head fell to the ground with a soft thud.

"Kami-sama…Neiji wa…"

"Tenten what happen? You did not respond back, so we came to your aid. We thought you are having a tight spot." They were gathering under a tree where Tenten was supposed to inspect Neiji's recent dilemma. Of which they predict to be the source of all his abnormal behaviours.

"What have you seen Tenten?" Gai sensei tried to talk the matter with her with compassion. Tenten seems different. She seems distraught.

"He's in love with somebody he shouldn't have. My God, poor Neiji."

"In love? He's capable of that?" Lee said blankly.

"With who, who could it be? Somebody he should not have? Love is for all, there is no boundary for love, and there are no limits in loving. Who could it be? An affair that would only brought despair?"

Gai sensei looks in through Tenten's eyes, demanding an answer.

"I… I cannot say. I cannot even bear to speak her name. Poor Neiji, poor Neiji."

uh sorry, I told u b4, Edy is a snail! I'll recheck this later. i know there's a lot of grammar erors N 4 that GOMEN!

I'll rewrite this later. It'll be years 4 u guys 2 wait 4 Edy