Chapter 10 ~ Shadow of the Hyugas
AN: Aww.. this is the last chapter.. I'll miss this story. but not to worry! I've got a new fic, it's called Lost and Neji's in it!
Disclaimer: Since this is the last chapter, I'll actually write it. ~ I do not own Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto does, so don't sue.
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Suki had been cured and she sat on the hospital bed. Tomorrow, she would be able to leave the hospital and continue her training. Hinata had told her everything, but for some reason, Neji did not come to see her once after she woke up. She didn't know if she was the problem or if he himself had a problem.
"Suki?"
"Oh, hey Misaki. How's it going with you and Kakashi?"
"It's ok, I want you to help me with the wedding. Is that ok?" Misaki asked.
"OK? Of course it's ok! Even if you didn't ask me to, I would have to. You're my sister!" she said.
"Well, that's it. You have to rest," Misaki said, leaving Suki alone again. She propped her head on the pillow. It was so boring in the hospital. She wanted to go out and release all that energy that she had stored while she had been resting in the infirmary. Although the doctor had said that she would be able to leave tomorrow, maybe it wouldn't hurt if she left today. It was getting dark anyway, so no one would see her. She put on her ninja gear and climbed through a window. Flexing her muscles, she leaped from tree to tree. She headed for the lake that Neji had first told her about his secret crush for her. She sat by the lake and played around with the water. In the distance, she could see a figure that strangely looked a lot like Neji. She went to get a closer look and found that it was in fact him.
"Hey, what are you doing out here?" she asked.
"Nothing. I was bored. How about you? Shouldn't you be at the hospital," he said.
"Shhh.. don't tell anyone that you saw me here," she whispered. They walked along the lakeshore and right on the sand, were two lanterns. Suki picked them up and handed one to Neji.
"Hey, remember these?" she said.
"Yeah," he replied in a far away voice. "How'd you do that?"
"Do what?"
"How'd you go into my memories?"
"I don't know, it was like I was dreaming and I saw you. So I went to say hi, but you wouldn't answer me and I saw some of your memories. It looked really weird, like out of order. Then I heard Hinata say something like you lost your memory or something and I figured that I might be able to help you since I saw them," she said. "You never told me about you dad."
"You never asked," he said. Suddenly, she reached up and untied his forehead protector, revealing his bondage. She touched it and he backed away.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt you," she said. She continued to touch it. Neji closed his eyes in scorn. In embarrassment. "It's nothing to be embarrassed about. Special people get picked for special things. Like me," she said.
"But, this is nothing to be proud of. This is a scar that marks my weakness. This keeps me under control," he said, taking her hand from his head. She touched his cheek and a small tear slid down his eye. She wiped it away and leaned up, pressing her lips on his. He opened his eyes in shock and kissed her back.
"Sometimes, you must learn to not view everything as a bondage, as a curse. You must view it as a gift. Something that you are lucky to have," Suki said, tying his forehead protector back on his head. She unzipped her jacket and revealed a mark on her shoulder. It was a circle with two dots in the middle. "When my sister became a missing nin, my family was branded as traitors. They gave me this mark when I was very young and I was forced to show it to whoever I met. But I found acceptance in Konoha. A place where people don't care if I'm marked or not," she said.
"But you're different. I was born here. Everyone knows about it," he said.
"Even if they don't accept you. You've already found a place in someone," she said.
"Who?"
"Me."
They walked into the setting sun hand in hand. His shadow stretched out. The shadow of a true Hyuga. Hyuga Neji.
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"Did you see that?" Naruto asked. Hinata's eyes were wide open. She nodded. Someone had finally opened up Neji's heart. Someone had finally viewed him not as the misfortune of the Hyuga clan or the strongest Genin that everyone was afraid of, but as himself.
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AN: IT"S OVA!!!! That was so sweet! Neji, the cold, rock hard ninja has become a sweet, caring guy. Well, please review!!!!! And don't forget to check out my new fic Lost.
AN: Aww.. this is the last chapter.. I'll miss this story. but not to worry! I've got a new fic, it's called Lost and Neji's in it!
Disclaimer: Since this is the last chapter, I'll actually write it. ~ I do not own Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto does, so don't sue.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Suki had been cured and she sat on the hospital bed. Tomorrow, she would be able to leave the hospital and continue her training. Hinata had told her everything, but for some reason, Neji did not come to see her once after she woke up. She didn't know if she was the problem or if he himself had a problem.
"Suki?"
"Oh, hey Misaki. How's it going with you and Kakashi?"
"It's ok, I want you to help me with the wedding. Is that ok?" Misaki asked.
"OK? Of course it's ok! Even if you didn't ask me to, I would have to. You're my sister!" she said.
"Well, that's it. You have to rest," Misaki said, leaving Suki alone again. She propped her head on the pillow. It was so boring in the hospital. She wanted to go out and release all that energy that she had stored while she had been resting in the infirmary. Although the doctor had said that she would be able to leave tomorrow, maybe it wouldn't hurt if she left today. It was getting dark anyway, so no one would see her. She put on her ninja gear and climbed through a window. Flexing her muscles, she leaped from tree to tree. She headed for the lake that Neji had first told her about his secret crush for her. She sat by the lake and played around with the water. In the distance, she could see a figure that strangely looked a lot like Neji. She went to get a closer look and found that it was in fact him.
"Hey, what are you doing out here?" she asked.
"Nothing. I was bored. How about you? Shouldn't you be at the hospital," he said.
"Shhh.. don't tell anyone that you saw me here," she whispered. They walked along the lakeshore and right on the sand, were two lanterns. Suki picked them up and handed one to Neji.
"Hey, remember these?" she said.
"Yeah," he replied in a far away voice. "How'd you do that?"
"Do what?"
"How'd you go into my memories?"
"I don't know, it was like I was dreaming and I saw you. So I went to say hi, but you wouldn't answer me and I saw some of your memories. It looked really weird, like out of order. Then I heard Hinata say something like you lost your memory or something and I figured that I might be able to help you since I saw them," she said. "You never told me about you dad."
"You never asked," he said. Suddenly, she reached up and untied his forehead protector, revealing his bondage. She touched it and he backed away.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt you," she said. She continued to touch it. Neji closed his eyes in scorn. In embarrassment. "It's nothing to be embarrassed about. Special people get picked for special things. Like me," she said.
"But, this is nothing to be proud of. This is a scar that marks my weakness. This keeps me under control," he said, taking her hand from his head. She touched his cheek and a small tear slid down his eye. She wiped it away and leaned up, pressing her lips on his. He opened his eyes in shock and kissed her back.
"Sometimes, you must learn to not view everything as a bondage, as a curse. You must view it as a gift. Something that you are lucky to have," Suki said, tying his forehead protector back on his head. She unzipped her jacket and revealed a mark on her shoulder. It was a circle with two dots in the middle. "When my sister became a missing nin, my family was branded as traitors. They gave me this mark when I was very young and I was forced to show it to whoever I met. But I found acceptance in Konoha. A place where people don't care if I'm marked or not," she said.
"But you're different. I was born here. Everyone knows about it," he said.
"Even if they don't accept you. You've already found a place in someone," she said.
"Who?"
"Me."
They walked into the setting sun hand in hand. His shadow stretched out. The shadow of a true Hyuga. Hyuga Neji.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Did you see that?" Naruto asked. Hinata's eyes were wide open. She nodded. Someone had finally opened up Neji's heart. Someone had finally viewed him not as the misfortune of the Hyuga clan or the strongest Genin that everyone was afraid of, but as himself.
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AN: IT"S OVA!!!! That was so sweet! Neji, the cold, rock hard ninja has become a sweet, caring guy. Well, please review!!!!! And don't forget to check out my new fic Lost.