"Hikari. Hikari, sweetheart. It's time to wake up. You're breakfast will get cold if you over sleep."
A sweet familiar voice whispers. With a gentle touch upon her cheek awoke the Hyuga. Yawning with a small stretch, rubbing her eyes and blinking a few times to get them to focus. While slowly rising from her bed, swinging her legs over the side. Letting them hang there for a little bit. With another stretch she arises and plants her feet on the bare floor. Half awake, half on auto. Walks out of the room, though not before making her bed. Entering the hall, the smells of breakfast awaken her senses more and her too.
A warm and hunger smile stole itself across her face. It was morning, smelling breakfast. Taking a few whiffs she could identify some of the food. Eggs, sunnyside up. With pepper and salt. Honey biscuits, with blueberry jam, freshly made. Something smelling like cooked meat. She wasn't sure what it was, but it smelled good. Letting her stomach lead the way to the table, arrives.
And greeted by a warm hello from no other than her mother. May."Good morning, Hikari."The comes over and kiss her temple. Dressed in a white blouse long sleeve dress, with floral patterns design and a red apron on. In red house slippers. Her long hair braided. And warm smile on to greet her."Did you sleep well?"She asks her daughter leading her to the table to sit. Then goes to get a pitcher of juice from the fridge along with three cups.
Taking her sit, quickly looking at the spread of food before her. Just as her mother comes back with the cups and places them at each table sitting."Yeah. I did."
"That's good."May smiles."I was worried a bit, about your head."
"My head?"
"Yes, your head. You and your father trained really hard last night, he struck you hard and you hit your head."She tells her daughter."You don't remember?! Oh dear."She became worried. Dropping everything and cups Hikari's face in her hands. Her yellow-golden eyes searching her daughter for any discomfort or pain."I was afraid of this. You hit your head too hard. You're still suffering a minor concussion. As I thought, you still have a bruise."Finding one from feeling the back of her head."I told your father not to over do it with you. I'll fix."
Hikari was about to say something, when she felt a warm feeling upon the back of her head. It was from her mother, she was healing her. She could feel it. The pain was slowly slipping away. Seeing the worry look on her mother's face as she concentrates on tending to her. It felt nice. Though she never liked seeing her mother like this, Hikari just looks. Feeling her daughter's eyes on her, May looks. Still worried.
"How does that feel? Does it feel better?"She asked in such a tender and loving voice. Hikari opens her mouth, to close it. Biting her trembling lip."Hikari? Sweetheart, what's wrong?"When Hikari suddenly clings to her, surprising her. Confused a bit. This was quite unlike her daughter to be suddenly spontaneous. Nearly tripping back, did cause a few plates to be knocked to the floor. And shatter.
Her daughter clung to her tightly. Face buried and everything. Though confused, like any mother who sees their child like did only one thing. Hugs her back. Soothingly stroking hair.
"Mom...I...I..."Hikari stutters."I thought you might have..."
"You thought I might have what?"May ask with a slight amused smirk. Before Hikari could answer, someone comes rushing in.
Their eyes activated."Is everyone okay?"Seeing there was no danger, deactivate their eyes and find their wife and child hugging. And shattered dishes on the floor.
"Oh, good morning."May greets them. Noticing their eyes on the dishes and the slightly annoyed look on. Wanting to know what happened."...Well...We're going to need some new dishes."She tries to make light of it the situation. Smiling.
"So I see."Folding their arms. Turning their eyes upon their daughter. While beginning to pick up the shattered pieces."Is she alright? What's wrong?"
May herself still wasn't sure."I'm not sure. But, it I quite enjoy it. Hikari, sweetheart. Your father is here."She calls to her daughter."You should say good morning."
Lifting her head and looks past her mother gasp out of shock. She couldn't believe it who was standing before her. This had to be some sort of joke. Some sort of dream. Tall and strong stature. Firm built. Fair skin and long dark brown hair. Shirtless, wearing nothing but tan pants, barefooted. featureless eyes like herself but, white with lavender tint. A stern and serious looking face, but kind eyes. Behind his serious look. He stood taller than her mother; his wife. Broad and sturdy shoulders.
And upon the center of his forehead, the seal. The Branch Family's seal.
There was no denying it. In her eyes. It was him. The one her heart has longed to see. To be with her. Has missed so terribly.
Neji Hyuga.
Her father. Here he was, right before her eyes. Cleaning up the messy she had made, with her mother helping. She watched her parents interact. She watched her father dismiss her mother from touching the rest. But, listen with tentative ears and loving smile as she spoke. Warmth in his eyes, whenever his wife spoke.
Her father, was here. Her father was here?! She just realized. Wait? What? How could that...confused she runs out the room. Ignoring her mother who shouted after her.
She knew something wasn't right. Bursting into her room, she looks around. This...this wasn't her room. It was nice, very nice. But it wasn't her room, at least she was sure. Her eyes look all over the place, landing on a picture upon her desk. It was a family picture. One she didn't remember taking. Picking it up, it was of all three of them. Together. When she was only four. At a festival. Her mother and father behind her. Her mother with a happy smile, the same as herself. Neji, with just a simple smile.
Was this even right? Dropping the picture she runs out and down the hall. Glancing at the pictures upon the wall that hung. Of her family and herself. It was like a timeline. Coming into the living room, she looks around. This decor, it wasn't the...what was going on? It seem wrong, but felt right. Spotting another picture, it was of herself and another man. Her grandfather, her father's father. The two of them at picnic. She had to be only eight in here. She clung to him.
Finding another picture, it was a beach one. This one with her whole family. Including her family and Boruto's. All of them together. A group one. Guessing the age, seven it seem. Seeing the age of Himawari. Everyone was happy and smile. The wives standing next to their husbands and each other. With the children in front. She had an arm around Boruto lovingly. Himawari was being held by her mother. There was more, many more pictures.
Just what was going on?
"Hikari! Hikari!"
Hearing her mother down the hall and her parents running footsteps closing in. Spotting an open window, jumps out and tumbles out. Finding herself...she didn't care. Picking herself and runs away.
"Hikari! Hikari!"Her mother yells out the window at her. Watching her daughter running away, May watched confused and worried. Trying not to panic."Neji!?"Looking to her husband nearly scared. Pleading him to do something, while hoping he could explain.
But, he didn't know what was going on with his daughter. Seeing his wife like this and his daughter, takes action. Jumps out the window to follow. Though not before telling his wife to call for him."Call Naruto. And let him know. I'll get her. Don't worry."Then chases after his daughter.