Hellooooo. May I start by apologizing for being a lazy ass writer and not posting a new chapter in like 5 months. Thank you to everyone whose been commenting. This chapter is mainly about Hinata seeing as I kind of abandoned her last chapter. (oops i was getting to into the nejiten) so I hope you enjoy! it is kind of short but i promise a long chapter soon to come.
Hinata's pov
The slowly night slowly swallowed the sky and all I could do was sit here. That's all I ever did. Sit, wait, don't speak; I heard these commands all too often. My mother said that I had to be an obedient daughter to be an obedient wife. Useless. Her words never taught me anything. She was able to train me, but she couldn't train my mind. I craved wild things. Was that why I was here? Was that why I was living among the Natives? To be honest, being here is the greatest joy i've ever felt my entire life. I feel alive. Before I was simply an empty shell that obeyed commands, but now the commands have purpose. Hide, survive, be strong; those are the commands that Tenten uses.
Tenten. Where is she? Reality was slowly rushing back to me. I was alone in the middle of a forest. It's storming. My friend could be dead and I'm sitting here. Useless. Even if I felt courageous and wild, even if i tried to be a hero; it would all go to waste because i'm simply a useless person. All I did for Tenten was get in her way, and now she could be dead.
But I figure, useless weight should carry itself. It was the dead of night and I couldn't see my hand in front of my face in the pouring rain. I began to walk slowly, stumbling through the brush. I'm sure I was all cut up, and I was pretty sure I already hurt my ankle. I don't even know where I'm going. If i'm lucky I might get eaten by a wolf instead of bleeding to death. I wouldn't want to cause Tenten the trouble of burying my useless body. Oh God, how did I get here? There's no hope for me why am I even trying? Tenten what do I do? Naruto? Mother? Father? Why is no one here?!
"I don't want to die!" I screamed at the top of my lungs.
Then do something about it. Tenten. Her words echoed through my head and they wouldn't leave. Only one other person had spoken to me that way, and he was long gone. Tenten didn't leave me and I cant know is she has unless I look for her. I need something. Something I can find in the dark. Tenten had to hide too. I'm sure the Indians found her in time. Where would they hide her? It's no use! I can't think with the rushing sounds of the rain pounding in my head!
Wait. Rain doesn't rush. Rain falls. Rivers rush. The river! All I have to find is the river and then I can find my way back to the tribe. Just keep walking. You have to try. Or Tenten's death will be in vain. You have to live so you can tell everyone who she was. Tell everyone, or your useless.
Tenten's pov
It's been raining for hours now. I can't help but feel guilt. I'm sitting in a cave being protected; meanwhile, Hinata could be dead. Some friend I am, huh. Worthless; that's what the women told me that day. I couldn't learn proper manners. I couldn't sew and I couldn't cook. I was defiant to any man who wasn't my father. When all the other girls walked out of the classroom with their pretty dresses, I sat there on the ground in what was left of mine. I just sat and heard my lecture of how I was worthless. Proper ladies do not hunt. Proper ladies do not dump water on their dates. She said that proper ladies were priceless, but I was worthless. That old woman would probably have a heart attack if she saw me now. Laying in a cave in the dead of night in the arms of an Indian boy. Where that lady now? She always seemed to show up when I looked like shit. I would be surprised if she jumped through that waterfall and entered the cave with a Native American just to tell me that I was worthless. That sounds like my life; being at the wrong place at the wrong time. But if that was true, then why did it feel so right to be here with Neji? He was asleep but he was still hugging me so tightly to him, as if he's afraid I'd run away. I wish I could just tell him that I wasn't going anywhere, but I couldn't promise that. I got away from the men today, but what if they came back? What if they grew even more violent each time? I couldn't put him in danger like that.
Oh God, what am I saying? This isn't like me. I was a levelheaded person before I met him.
But now…I just don't know anymore.
