AN: I'm back! I'm sorry for not updating in a looooong time but sixth form is really taking away my time :( !

I've received a wonderful, encouraging, lovely message from the lovely ladyAmazone.

Honestly, I don't know if I was going to finish this story. I had everything plotted and sorted in my head, but I needed the encouragement and I was lucky to get it!

anyhow, I dont want to talk much. Here is the chapter!

Enjoy!

Chapter Nine:

Each minute felt like it was an hour. Neji's patience was running thin, he wanted to know whats going to happen to Hinata.

As the minutes passed by, Hinata's thoughts were racing a mile a second. She thought about her future – like she had any – with Neji. She was finally finding true love and happiness but it has to be snatched away from her like everything else she once had in her life.

The council seated themselves after the Hyuuga head was seated beside the sixth Hokage. Hitomi, Hinata's grandmother, opened her mouth to speak the final judgement.

Neji's heart was racing, he can heart his heart beat in his ears, his inside knotting and twisting. He fisted his sweaty palms on his lap and closing his eyes, waiting to hear their final decision.

Hinata looked unfazed by what was she about to hear. She's been through much worse and a simple Hyuuga trial wont shake her.

Hanabi spoke before Hitomi can mutter a word. "This trial has been a very moving subject to the whole Hyuuga household. I want no arguments regarding our decision. Hitmoi, please, announce the decision."

Hitomi lifted her chin high, a cocky smirk plastered on her wrinkled face. She looked down at Hinata with a hateful, disgusted look.

"Our decision was based on what Hyuuga Hinata has told us. No other information was taken under consideration. The council and the clan Head have decided that Hyuuga Hinata will be placed in solitude prison until Orochimaru and Yakushi Kabuto are found, imprisoned and killed.

"Hyuuga Hinata was not found guilty, but this is just a precaution to insure her loyalty to her clan and Konohagakuri. Under the request of the Hokage, she will be integrated by ANBU to gain more information about the said criminals. Regarding her position as an ANBU captain, it will be reserved for her until matters are taken care of.

"She will not be sent to a normal prison. A special facility in the outskirts of the village has be set up for special circumstances such as this. No harm will be brought to Hyuuga Hinata as she will be well taken care of by one of the Hyuuga servants. She will be taken to her prison in two days. This is all the council has come with."

The room was silent for a few long minutes. Neji's eyes were wide open, his hand was clenching his shirt where his heart was.

He could feel the walls of the room closing on him, his breath stuck in his throat, his chest tightening. He fought the urge to go and rip all their heads off.

He can not understand how they can be so cruel. Hinata has been through enough already. She deserves to be happy, she deserves to have a loving home and a caring family. Something he was sure that he was the only one capable of providing.

Hinata was too calm ans silent, she was sitting straight with her palms resting on her lap. Her head was held high and her gaze was unfocused.

*It's just a phase, you'll be okay. It's fine. You can handle this.*

She fought back the stinging tears, threatening to fall. She wouldn't give them the satisfaction to seeing her crumble.

She was tired, tired of this all. She just wanted to sleep through the years that it will take them to capture Orochimaru and his assistant.

She was tired of hoping, yearning, dreaming and then having everything shatter before her eyes without her having the power to stop it.

*I'm so sick of this.. I'm so tired of this.. why can't I just have a Goddamn normal life?! Why? Why? WHY! Why does this always happen to me? Wouldn't it be better if I just died in one of those sick experiments? I wouldn't have to deal with this.. I guess it time to say my last goodbye..*

Hinata was taken to her room and was told that she was not allowed to speak to anyone before she was escorted to her new home – as she called it –

And remember..

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