There's another world inside of me that you may never see
There's secrets in this life that I can't hide
But somewhere in this darkness there's a light that I can't find
Or maybe it's too far away...
Or maybe I'm just blind.
************
"Hinata-sama."
Her head snapped up. "Neji-niisan.."
"Fight me."
"W-why?" Hinata asked, startled. She was afraid of fighting her cousin, ever since their last match. Truthfully, she didn't have as much chakra as she once had only because of the critical blow he had delivered to her heart.
"I want to fight you, Hinata-sama." Neji insisted, his voice cold.
Hinata was scared, he looked so angry, and he was so powerful. Even her father was impressed.
"Neji-niisan.. I don't want to.."
"Fight me." He was starting to get angry.
"N-no.." Hinata took a few steps back, but her hands were poised before her defensively.
Veins crawled accross the boy's fair skin and his white eyes grew more piercing.
Hinata's face too was then altered as her byakugan took effect. She had to stay on guard, as much as she didn't want to fight.
Neji threw himself towards her, all of his sorrows and rage focused upon this main branch member.
Hinata focused her chakra to her palms, she would have to block his attacks.
She found herself shocked by the sudden onslaught. This was by no means a simple, friendly training fight. He was fast, and Hinata was scared.
The adrenaline rush helped, but it wasn't a pleasant feeling. She moved quickly, blocking and dodging. She had improved a little, they both acknowledged. Hinata would have been happy with herself if she wasn't so busy worrying.
-Left, right. Another right! Left, right, left, left, ri- no! left!
The sound of their chakra-ridden palms colliding was deafening. Had they not been so deep in the woods, everyone would have heard. The fight would have been broken up.
Neji was aggrivated. She really had improved significantly. He couldn't land a hit.
But then, Hinata faltered, for whatever reason. Neji's palm contacted her right shoulder. She stumbled back, hitting against a tree, and he stumbled forward with her, all his momentum leaned into her.
They found themselves pressed tightly against eachother, Hinata's shoulder aching.
Neji's eyes widened, as did Hinata's.
"Neji-niisan, that hurt..."
Neji grunted and pushed off of the tree.
"You're weak." He growled, but he wasn't thinking that. He turned and ran. Hinata stared after, confused and in pain.
She grunted as she pulled herself off the tree, clutching her shoulder. She was lucky he had only hit her there. She was also happy to find he had missed direct contact with her tenketsu. She sighed in relief and began struggling homeward.
****
Neji walked down the long, lonely road, hands shoved in his pockets, which was uncharacteristic of him. He was staring at the ground, at his feet.
-What.. What the hell was that.?
He had been able to feel every curve of Hinata beneath the bulky sweater she always wore. That didn't bother him. What bothered him was.. he had paused to notice every curve, to remember it and know it... He had actually payed attention to such a thing.
-I... What... What the hell?
Neji found his thoughts distorted and unclear for the first time in awhile.
He clenched his fists.
****
Hinata was tending to her shoulder with some balm, sitting beneath the tree outside of the Academy. It was still dreary and gray. She heard voices and glanced over. Had she not been sitting right where she was, she could not have seen Sasuke and Naruto behind a corner of the academy.
They were bickering, as always. But there was something different.. She observed carefully.
"Damnit! You're always such an arrogant asshole! Stop being such a bitch to me!"
"You're just an idiot, you're not worth my time, dobe. Stop acting like you are."
Naruto punched him accross the face, but it was not hard, in fact, it was half-hearted.
"You said I was..." Were there tears in the blonde's eyes?
Hinata was surprised to see Sasuke's expression soften. She was even more surprised to see the dark-haired shinobi cup Naruto's chin in his fingers.
"I'm sorry, dobe... Shh.." His voice was so gentle, so unlike the Uchiha boy.
Hinata's eyes widened when she saw their lips meet. What on earth was going on??
-Maybe Neji's attack affected me more than I thought...
*************
Sorry for the short and positive randomness of this chapter.. I really HAD to include the SasuNaru T_T; forgive me, its my favorite pairing...
Ill write more! I promise!
There's secrets in this life that I can't hide
But somewhere in this darkness there's a light that I can't find
Or maybe it's too far away...
Or maybe I'm just blind.
************
"Hinata-sama."
Her head snapped up. "Neji-niisan.."
"Fight me."
"W-why?" Hinata asked, startled. She was afraid of fighting her cousin, ever since their last match. Truthfully, she didn't have as much chakra as she once had only because of the critical blow he had delivered to her heart.
"I want to fight you, Hinata-sama." Neji insisted, his voice cold.
Hinata was scared, he looked so angry, and he was so powerful. Even her father was impressed.
"Neji-niisan.. I don't want to.."
"Fight me." He was starting to get angry.
"N-no.." Hinata took a few steps back, but her hands were poised before her defensively.
Veins crawled accross the boy's fair skin and his white eyes grew more piercing.
Hinata's face too was then altered as her byakugan took effect. She had to stay on guard, as much as she didn't want to fight.
Neji threw himself towards her, all of his sorrows and rage focused upon this main branch member.
Hinata focused her chakra to her palms, she would have to block his attacks.
She found herself shocked by the sudden onslaught. This was by no means a simple, friendly training fight. He was fast, and Hinata was scared.
The adrenaline rush helped, but it wasn't a pleasant feeling. She moved quickly, blocking and dodging. She had improved a little, they both acknowledged. Hinata would have been happy with herself if she wasn't so busy worrying.
-Left, right. Another right! Left, right, left, left, ri- no! left!
The sound of their chakra-ridden palms colliding was deafening. Had they not been so deep in the woods, everyone would have heard. The fight would have been broken up.
Neji was aggrivated. She really had improved significantly. He couldn't land a hit.
But then, Hinata faltered, for whatever reason. Neji's palm contacted her right shoulder. She stumbled back, hitting against a tree, and he stumbled forward with her, all his momentum leaned into her.
They found themselves pressed tightly against eachother, Hinata's shoulder aching.
Neji's eyes widened, as did Hinata's.
"Neji-niisan, that hurt..."
Neji grunted and pushed off of the tree.
"You're weak." He growled, but he wasn't thinking that. He turned and ran. Hinata stared after, confused and in pain.
She grunted as she pulled herself off the tree, clutching her shoulder. She was lucky he had only hit her there. She was also happy to find he had missed direct contact with her tenketsu. She sighed in relief and began struggling homeward.
****
Neji walked down the long, lonely road, hands shoved in his pockets, which was uncharacteristic of him. He was staring at the ground, at his feet.
-What.. What the hell was that.?
He had been able to feel every curve of Hinata beneath the bulky sweater she always wore. That didn't bother him. What bothered him was.. he had paused to notice every curve, to remember it and know it... He had actually payed attention to such a thing.
-I... What... What the hell?
Neji found his thoughts distorted and unclear for the first time in awhile.
He clenched his fists.
****
Hinata was tending to her shoulder with some balm, sitting beneath the tree outside of the Academy. It was still dreary and gray. She heard voices and glanced over. Had she not been sitting right where she was, she could not have seen Sasuke and Naruto behind a corner of the academy.
They were bickering, as always. But there was something different.. She observed carefully.
"Damnit! You're always such an arrogant asshole! Stop being such a bitch to me!"
"You're just an idiot, you're not worth my time, dobe. Stop acting like you are."
Naruto punched him accross the face, but it was not hard, in fact, it was half-hearted.
"You said I was..." Were there tears in the blonde's eyes?
Hinata was surprised to see Sasuke's expression soften. She was even more surprised to see the dark-haired shinobi cup Naruto's chin in his fingers.
"I'm sorry, dobe... Shh.." His voice was so gentle, so unlike the Uchiha boy.
Hinata's eyes widened when she saw their lips meet. What on earth was going on??
-Maybe Neji's attack affected me more than I thought...
*************
Sorry for the short and positive randomness of this chapter.. I really HAD to include the SasuNaru T_T; forgive me, its my favorite pairing...
Ill write more! I promise!