(Naruto's POV)

He had a smirk on his face, and I was determined to make it disappear.

"You are not going to lay a finger on Hinata!"

I charged at him, letting my anger get the best of me. He dodged my first punch, and easily knocked me down. I stood up quickly, preparing for him to attack again, but he just stood there. He broke the silence after a short moment.

"When I get up these stairs, I am going to kill that worthless piece of shit!" he laughed, and then turned and walked towards the stairs.

I stared for a moment. I could feel the rage building up inside of me. I knew I had to do something. I clenched my fists.

"Hey!" I screamed. He stopped walking, but didn't look back at me. "Nobody talks about Hinata like that!"

I charged towards him again, only this time I decided to use some sense. I threw a punch intended for his face, but he easily dodged it once again. He sent me flying, causing me to slam into the wall. I stood up as he walked over to me.

"You will never beat me", he whispered, pulling out a kunai. He laughed quietly.

He thrust it into my stomach, grabbing my shoulder as I slid down the wall, leaving a messy maroon trail. I looked at the kunai, wide-eyed, and then back at Neji. He shoved it in my stomach even further, causing me to be pinned to the wall. I cried out in pain.

"You're pathetic, just like Hinata", he said coldly, and then smirked as he turned around.

I looked at him for a moment, then formed an idea as I looked at my stomach. It was painful, but it was all I had left. It had to work.

I pulled the kunai out of my stomach and stood up, clutching my wound. Just before he turned back to face me, I threw it towards him as hard as I could. He widened his eyes as it came towards him, just before piercing him through the neck. He grabbed his neck as he slowly fell to the ground, staring at me. He collapsed on the floor, creating a small puddle of blood under him.

(Hinata's POV)

I stared at the scene before me. Naruto-kun was crying in the corner, facing the wall. I didn't think he notcied me yet. I could tell just by looking that Naruto-kun had killed Neji.

"N-Naruto... K-k-kun", I whispered, just loud enough for him to hear me. He turned around quickly, startled by me.

"Hinata-chan!" he yelled. He looked frightened, shaking violently. I looked down, and noticed that he was bleeding immensely.

"Hinata-chan, I-I'm... S-so s-sorry!" he screamed as tears fell down his face.

I ran over to him and comforted him. I hugged him tight, but he didn't bother to hug back.

"Naruto-kun, thank you", I whispered.

He looked at me right in the eyes, shocked. He looked at Neji's body, then back at me, keeping the same shocked expression on his face.

"You m-mean, you're not m-mad?" he said, bewildered.

I shook my head, smilng.

"I am so glad that Neji is finally gone", I whispered, "he was the one who was causing me such... pain". I cringed as the memories flooded my head. There were no good ones.

I walked over to Neji's body. His shirt had turned to maroon, though it was originally white.

I stared at it for a long period time, breaking the silence after a moment. Tears were beginning to form.

"I... I... I hate you!" I screamed, letting the tears fall from my eyes. I screamed it over and over until my anger had finally gone down.

"I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!"

I fell to the ground, trembling as I cried, on my hands and knees.

"I-I hate you. I h-hate y-you..."

Naruto-kun walked over to me and put his hand on my shoulder, getting on one knee and whispering in my ear, "He's gone. He'll never hurt you again."

I smiled and turned my vision torwards him.

"Naruto-kun, thank you for saving me", I whispered, still crying softly.

...

Naruto-kun didn't go to the hospital that afternoon. He knew that if he did, everyone would become suspicous and question him on how it happened, so, he stayed home and simply laid down on his couch, after bandaging the wound.

That night, I found myself once again laying in Naruto-kun's bed. I couldn't sleep, though Naruto-kun was already passed out on his couch.

I decided that I would talk to Naruto-kun in the morning about leaving for the institution. I knew I would never harm myself again. I now regretted every second of it.

With Neji gone, I no longer had anyone causing me pain...

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