"You IDIOTS!"Natsuki yells in rage, smacking the three children in the head. Causing more damage to them.

Hikari, Boruto and Shikadai grab their heads in pain from her strike. While Kaito tired to tend to them."Natsuki, I can't heal them if you kept hitting them."He scolds her."Please stop."He pleads, while trying to heal Shikadai."You're only making it worse."She didn't listen and hits the three once more, with such force it knocks them out."I think you killed them."Kaito looks at the three knocked out. Shaking his head."Come on, let's get them somewhere so I can heal them."He scoops up Shikadai, while Natsuki throws Hikari and Boruto over her shoulders.

Looking to his adoptive sister, who was still angered. But was calmer."Better?"he asked.

"Yeah."She exhales."Come on. Let's go. Damn kids."Mumbling the last part.

It was quiet in the house, Natsuki peers into May's room. She had finally been able to sleep peacefully, since the funeral. Though no tears could be seen on her, didn't mean her soul and heart weren't still grieving. The last few weeks, Natsuki would often hear May crying sleeplessly in her sleep. Since the funeral. There was nothing she could really do for her, which made her feel guilty after all May had done for her. Often sitting outside her room, and wait for settle.

To add more, May being pregnant at the same time. Made her emotions more sporadic than ever. Having to deal with the changes going on with in her and dealing the lost of Neji. Though the war was won, May lost. Well, that's what Natsuki thought. Even if May didn't say or think. She felt that she did. She lost. The moment Natsuki saw May return, she was filled with happiness, joy and mostly relief. Doing something she hadn't done before, running and hugging May tightly. For dear life, welcoming her back. She cried again on May. Her joy. Though May embraced her back, Natsuki could feel something was different. Her hug was a mix between grief and hurt. While at the same time happy. She didn't understand at first, but eventually found out. When she noticed, Neji hadn't come back. He hadn't come back at all.

She was expecting him too, she was going to hug him. She missed him too. To find out she would be missing forever. She remember seeing his body, covered and brought back to the village. Her heart dropped. Blocking out Kaito's cries. Stun, she was just stun. It had to be a dream. Her feet had started to walk towards him, but May prevented her from doing. Holding onto her tightly. So she would not see. She did the same with Kaito. Holding them both tightly, letting them cry. And mourn together.

Their family was broken.

Broken.

Just like May's heart. Looking at her sleeping, Natsuki heart went out to her. It weep with sorrow deeper than the ocean. Feeling liquid coming from her eyes, she wipes it. Slowly she opens May's door. Being careful not to wake her or alarm anyone in the Hyuga manor. Crawling on all four over to the bed, her eyes stay on her sleeping foster mother. Making sure she hadn't woken.

Good, she hadn't. Closing nearer to the bed, she crawls over to May's semi-swollen belly. Slowly and carefully reaching out towards it, gently placing a hand upon it. Again making sure she hadn't woken May. Hand fully on, she could feel it. The life inside. It was strong and warm. The little one didn't know how blessed it would be once it was born. To a mother like May. To a world that would shower it with unconditional love.

She couldn't wait for it to be born. Gently resting her forehead.

"I promise to protect you. No matter what, I will."

Hikari slowly came to, her head felt a little bit of pain. Like someone hit it, rubbing the top, sitting up finding herself in room. On a bed and Onyx perched on the bedframe. Roosting. If he was here, that only meant one thing.

Natsuki and Kaito.

Her brother and sister. All of a sudden fear rushed over her like a wave, she being to panic and freak out. Feeling Natsuki's wrath to come. Quickly she recalls what happened. Just before she could deliver her strike to her cousins, something quick came and prevented her. With something quickly removing her cousins in a flash. Now thinking about it, there was only two people who she knew that worked in such sync and execution. Before she knew it, Hikari had found herself pinned down and restrained, then everything went black.

Crap. Was went through her head, that and where could her cousins could be. Which was quickly answered, she finds them knocked out right next to. Their heads wrapped, they must have too be struck in the head by Natsuki. A hit from was known to be deadly. Thank goodness it was a punch and nothing else. Touching her head, she flinches from the pain. Even so she didn't have time to just sit here, pain or not. She had to continue. At least her cousins would be alright, slipping off the bed. She grabs her things and changes. Going to the window she quietly as she could opens it, her eyes activated to make sure Onyx didn't wake up. He hadn't moved. Good for her, with her bag around her, she slips out.

Landing on the ground, she scoops her surroundings, it was just beginning to become night. Putting the hood of her cloak over she hurries away, when something trips her and she falls forward onto the ground.

"What the-?!"she said confused and astonished. Picking herself up, when a hand grabs her tightly from the back and jerks her up.

"And just where the hell do you think you're going?"Growled Natsuki. Her grip tightening.

Hikari didn't know what to say, her body froze. Which didn't sit well with Natsuki. And turns her around slowly, eyes glaring sharply at the young kounichi. Who kept her eyes adverted down. The look she had, mirrored her father's.

She had to remember this was Hikari, not Neji. Despite the fringe of pain."...Let me go."Hikari demands boldly.

"Excuse me?"

"I said, let me go."Hikari repeats herself. Trying to get out. But Natsuki's grip was tighter.

"Stop it. It won't work."she tells her."I'm not letting you go. BUT, I am taking you back to the village. You damn brat."She starts to drag her, while Hikari stubbornly refused. Trying to get out. But Natsuki kept her grip on her like iron.

"I said, let me go! Let me go now!"Hikari now become frustrated and upset. Trying to wriggle her way out."I can't go BACK! Grrr...Let me go Natsuki!"

Natsuki just ignored her struggle and yelling."You need to go back to the village."

"No!"Hikari now digging her heels into the ground, having enough she activates her eyes."I SAID NO!"Enraged she back kicks right at Natsuki, who narrowly blocks it.

The kick was a strong one, she had to admit and she could see why. Her foot was coated in metal, ignoring the pain. Natsuki takes her stance, glaring at the young Hyuga who clearly was ready to fight. But, there was something else in those. Left unspoken or better yet refused to be spoken. Scuffing to herself inside, this was completely stubborn. If not thickheaded. That air of arrogance she no doubt inherited from her father.

Quickly drawing a single kunai. Chuckling, to quickly get serious."Look at that fire in your eyes. Fine. You want to go."She steps to the side."I'll let you go. If. And I mean if, you can knock me down."

There wasn't time for this, was she testing her patience? Hesitant at first, Hikari looks at Natsuki. Who remained calm. There was a clear path, what she needed to keep going. It didn't matter, Hikari had a obligation to care out and she was going to. One way or another. Getting into her Gentle Fist stance, eyes still remained activated, she process quickly her moves. She just needed on strike on Natsuki, that was all. Still, she shouldn't her older sister likely. She was after ABNU.

Even so, she was Hyuga. Her father's daughter. His protege. His legacy. She had to uphold her clan's honor, as her father did. There. Using her speed, she goes into strike to find herself kneed hard in the gut by Natsuki. It happen so fast, before she could even blink. She was sure that, she had reacted first. Flipping herself in mid-air, setting herself up right, she goes back in to strike. Going at it mercilessly.

A couple of times Natsuki just blocked, pushed her back or dealt a blow. All with a smug smirk on her face. Which angered the young Hyuga. But she kept her cool. She had to remain herself, her true objective. She had to get through this obstacle. No matter how many times she was knocked back.

Jumping up with a spinning round house to the face, Natsuki blocks it with her kunai. With ease and grabs her by the ankle yanking her down. Nearly slamming her hard into the ground. It nearly knocked the wind out of the Hyuga. Pain shoot through her spine, but she bite it down. Feeling Natsuki's eyes looking down disappointed and unimpressed.

"...You're weak."she spits. Standing over her. "That's it? That's all you can give?"She puts her foot upon her chest, pushing her down into the ground. Hikari was trying her best to not show any pain."What's the matter? Huh?"

Nothing came from the Hyuga. Except a angered glare. Which Natsuki found disrespectful. She lunges out a hand around Hikari's throat and pulls her up from under her. Dangling her above the ground. Looking at the bruises from their split second fight. If she could actually call it that. Still Hikari refused to say anything, her eyes speaking for her.

"..."Natsuki didn't know what to say really. Whenever she did to him, it was always something smart mouthed. Or spiteful. Nothing like this. But, guess now is better than ever.

Standing before him, she gets down on one knee and kneels before him."I promise...no I swear on my life. I promise to protect your child for you. No matter what. I will be there for them, with anything they go through. I will be your strength."She shuts her eyes to prevent the tears from coming."I will protect the family. Your family. Till I die. I swear it."

A few tears fall, but she did her best to keep it together. If he saw her crying he might say something that would cause to deny it. He was jerk some times, like that. She missed it. She missed him. Despite her constant belittling and antagonizing words to him. She respected him. And admired him. But she could never tell him. Preferring to dislike him instead. Yeah.

Though right now, none of that mattered. Right now, she just wanted to hear his voice. That he accepted what she swore to do. In his absence. Her eyes filled with tears, even those she tired to hold back."I-I swear on my life. I will. Neji."

Looking at Hikari, remembering what she swore before Neji's grave. On his grave. Since day she has kept her word. And now she would still keep it. She knew Hikari was responsible for all this. She knew what the girl was trying to do. She understood. But hated it. She hated the carelessness way she was going about it. The lack of life she had for her very one. The way she driven. Driven by guilt. The same as her mother's, her eyes mirrored the guilt her mother. Their mother had years ago. When she went to sacrifice herself. The lack of life. Was the same that May had. That void look with a driven personal desire.

And because of that mindset, consequences followed. Major ones. Her mother had. That Hikari would have, if the girl did not stop and see it. Regret mixed with anger filled Natsuki's eyes. Hikari saw it, she saw it behind her violet and cold eyes. A deep regret from the past. One she would not allow to happen. She didn't know what it was about.

Feeling Natsuki's grip tighten more, her fist clenching tightly. It almost looked like her teeth turned into fangs, but it was just the way she clenched her teeth. Nothing but anger. Pure anger in her eyes, screamed at the Hyuga. That nearly frighten her. Before he knew it, Natsuki had her in a flash pinned to a tree.

In a voice filled with pain and frustration, a volume she had never heard her older sister use. There was a deep resolve in Natsuki's eyes. A resolve Hikari felt her sister would do.