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Promises (Neji)

"He promised to protect her until the day he died"

When he learnt the truth from his uncle about the brave self-sacrifice his father had made so that others could live he was forced to re-evaluate his ideas on the clan and his weak cousin. He no longer saw her as a poor choice for clan heir, but a child too far out of her depths. He would teach her to swim, to fly above the expectations that bound her, and he would watch over her as best he could. He managed to keep the promise he made to himself; he promised to protect her until the day he died.

Exactly 100 words. Thanks to EraticMind for this one. More prompts are very welcome (please use the form Theme, Character, "Prompt" e.g. Promises, Neji, "He promised to protect her until the day he died"). No OCs or anime-filler characters, please, but any other character, however obscure, is welcome.

Tsari