'Living today without a way
To understand the weight of the world
Faded and torn, old and forlorn
My weak and hoping heart'

Decisions were always being made for her. About her, regarding her.

She was talked about as if she weren't even standing right there.
How she needed to get her grades up if she were ever going to be useful to the company. Occasionally even compared to her cousin Neji, who was going into the Criminal Justice field.

It was infuriating. White hot anger would surge through her veins, cloud her vision with hot tears, make her head pound with the pressure.

That was when she turned to the knife. The knife made the tears cease, the anger fade, the pressure lift. Everything..., everything was right when she cut. She could breathe.

With each passing month of her father's clear disapproval, breathing became so difficult. Her once monthly habit became weekly, sometimes even occurring twice in one day. She hated the feeling he would bring her. Hated how worthless she felt. Hated how so few words could make her crumble.

She didn't lack strength, she lacked confidence. In herself, in what she did, in who she truly was and wants to be.

She was confident in Medical classes, when she was with Ino, when she thought of her ideal future.

She wanted to be with a girl she loved above all else, to be a doctor, to cure diseases, to aid the sick and dying.

She hated how decisions were always made for her.

- Tayuya -

Dressed in baggy light blue pants and a oversized long sleeved dark orange shirt, beanie in place, she made her way out to stroll the grounds.

Hinata had seemed bugged this morning. Wonder why. She doesn't talk much..., maybe I could take her to a movie or something, lighten the mood. Maybe even get her talking. I mean, I could even tell her about myself if that'd make it easier.

Her Hyuga facade isn't as strong as her cousin Neji's. She clearly wanted to cry this morning. She's much to beautiful for that though... I want to be the one to wipe her tears, to tell her everything will be all right, and all of that. I want her as my own. But..., there's no way she would even consider me, I mean Ino is drop dead gorgeous, nothing wrong about that. She wouldn't go for me, there's no way. Probably thinks Kiba likes me anyway, the way he's always hanging around.

She sighed.

Kiba was currently pursuing Naruto Uzumaki, resident loudmouth but very very talented artist.

She wanted Hinata, there was no question. But..., would such a beautiful girl even think of a grunge kid like herself?

- Hinata -

Still walking, headphones blaring music into her ears the song 'Glory' by Hollywood Undead playing now. She saw Tayuya walking, hands stuffed deep into her pockets, her eyes a clouded look to them, obviously deep in thought.

She even looked vaguely worried about something, the way her eyes were slightly downcast, a frown tugging at the corners of her lips, her thumbs poking out the sides of her pockets as she walked aimlessly.

A wave of raw emotion washed over her then.
She wanted nothing more than to hug her, to comfort her of whatever troubling thoughts made her look so... almost desolate.

In truth, Tayuya had the very image Hinata wanted, complete confidence, a sureness, and she was sexy as hell.
Sure, she knew she was thought to be beautiful by many, Ino had told her so, Sakura had years before, even Naruto had told her she was. She didn't think much of it though, they were her friends after all. But Tayuya..., she was sexy in every sense of the word, she would draw all eyes upon entering a room, speak with such calm clarity that you were afraid to correct her if she was wrong.

She was everything Hinata wanted and to be. She was truly perfect, in every sense of the word.

She wanted nothing more than to just sit and listen to her talk for hours, about anything, about everything.
She knew next to nothing about this strange redhead, yet why did she feel such a kinship? Such a longing to know her?

- Tayuya -

She kept walking the grounds for a while longer, trying to decide what movie to take Hinata to and if they should get lunch before or after.

She decided on Puss In Boots, just the thing to lighten the mood and they could go after the movie for lunch. With that decided, she went back to their room to wait for the purple haired girl.

When she opened the door she was slightly surprised to see the girl already laying on her bed.

"Wanna go see Puss In Boots?" the redhead asked with a grin.

"Uhm... S...sure," Hinata blushed, smiling slightly.

"Come on, we can take my truck," Tayuya nodded, walking over to her nightstand and grabbing her keys and wallet.

- After the movie -

"That movie was such a fucking tearjerker!" Tayuya grumbled.

"But... Puss was so sweet!" Hinata laughed.

"Yeahyeahyeah...," she grumbled, looking away, a smile starting to form.

"So noble...," Hinata sighed, longing entering her voice, her eyes downcast.

Without realizing what she was doing, Tayuya slid her arm around the shorter girl's shoulders, pulling her closer as they walked.

"Yeah, he was. Epic cat," she said softly.

A blushing bright pink Hinata managed to stutter, "Y...ye...yeah..."

"So, you hungry?"

"Kind of...," the other girl replied, very aware of Tayuya's arm, her hand drawing lightly on Hinata's arm.

"Sweet, how's Wendy's sound?"

"Th...that's fine with me," Hinata blushed.

"Great," Tayuya grinned, her arm falling back to her side as they finally got to the truck.

A still blushing Hinata climbed into the truck as Tayuya gunned the engine.

'Time will not heal
A dead boy's scars
Time will kill
'