Drabble Day 49: Bodyguard AU
Hinata fell to her knees, eyes screwed up in pain and sweat dripping down her face. Hiashi stood above her contemptuously. "At this rate I doubt you'd be able to protect the stable boy, let alone Prince Sasuke," he hissed. "Get up and do it again."
Her eyes were burning and her legs felt like jelly, but she got to her feet anyway. She needed to be skilled enough to spot threats, strong enough to dispose of them, good enough to stand proudly by Sasuke's side as his royal guard. Gritting her teeth, Hinata gathered her chakra and whispered, "Byakugan."
