Chapter Two: Kibō
They've given up hope, Hiashi mused as he sat in his office. They've given up on finding the missing Hyuga Hinata. They pretended she was never born. And with his wife pregnant, the clan was curious to meet the new Hyuga heiress.
No one saw Hinata get abducted. All they saw was an empty bed, a broken window, and a heavily injured Branch member.
"All I saw was a silhouette. I tried to stop them. Demo, they attacked me." It was confirmed by the witness who lied in a hospital bed, recuperating from serious injuries.
They were after the Byakugan, I theorize. The Sandaime hypothesized. A meeting with the Clan Head and the Elders was organized, but no one found the Hyuga heiress. After a long five months of searching, they were forced to order the case closed.
After a year and not one clue of the Hyuga turned up, the Clan felt uneasy. Someone was after the Byakugan, and a three year old, skinny child would surely succumb to whatever the abductor threw at her. Either that, or they stole her eyes and killed her.
Both theories frightened the Clan. But finally, when Hiashi announced his wife was pregnant, hope glittered in the Clan.
This unborn baby will replace Hinata-Sama, they'd think, perhaps a boy?
When the Clan's doctor confirmed it was a girl, they still had hope. The baby would grow to be strong, and replace the (presumably) late Hinata, and lead the Clan after Hiashi's death or retirement. This child-the new heiress-will birth more heirs. The child would be strong enough to resist a kidnapping.
The Clan somehow blamed Hinata for the kidnapping. She should've fought, the Elders of the Clan declared, she should've at least scream. We could've prevent this.
The worst, however, was that the abductor was still out there. Still there, perhaps plotting to kidnap another Hyuga, or even an Uchiha. There were even theories of an Uchiha kidnapping Hinata, and the evidence was solid.
Who else could do it? They have envied our Byakugan for centuries! They would've trapped poor Hinata-same in a genjutsu. It's no wonder she made no ruckus! Distrust between the Uchihas and Hyugas grew even more. If they even saw one another across the street, they would glower at each other.
February. It's been two years and two months since Hinata was kidnapped. As Hiashi finished reading an important scroll, his mind was elsewhere. There was something stirring inside of the Clan head. Something the other members of the clan gave up on, and buried it in another unborn child.
Hope.
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Author's Note: well! Three chapters in one day? I'm only doing this because it's Sunday & I love Hinata. ^_^ Anyways, if you've noticed, the chapter names and title is in Japanese. "Tsuyoi " means strong, and Kibō means hope. Also, don't worry. I don't dwell too much on a kiddie Hinata. Three more chapters (February, March & half of April) and there'll be a time skip. Please review!