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Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
Previously:
{....... "Six against one" scoffed Neji his eyebrows narrowed in disgust. "Damn it, where is the Hokage or Anbu or even Jounins." He said angrily. Neji looked back at his mother. 'I cannot leave her by her self, damn it.' He then turned his attention back to the seen that was before him....}
Chapter 3:
The dark figure stood unmoving as the six assailants surrounded him. In a sudden flash, they attacked from all angles. The cloaked figure easily maneuvered around them. Jumping in the air and taking one out with an elbow to the face. Swinging around him, he took another out with his foot sending the enemy colliding with another. The two hit the ground with a sickening thud. Two still standing drew out katanas they had strapped to there back's. One stood back while the other charged head on swinging downward. The protector caught the blade in-between his hands with ease throwing the attacker off guard. He then knocked the blade into a nearby tree. Crouching down he then swept the stunned mans feet out from under him, then in one swift motion back flipped to an open area where he gracefully landed
The man with the scar watched all this hoping to find an opening or weakness to their prey. He nodded to the man left standing, with the katana to strike. The blade wielder did as he was directed and took off. While the blade user had the attention of the protector, the scared man snuck up behind him. The assailant watched as the bodyguard dodged all of the attacks his assailant was throwing at him. Then when the bodyguard saw an opening, he swiftly kicked the man sending him flying into a nearby tree.
'NOW' thought the scared man as he leaped forward and grabbed the figures lose sleeve. He spun him around trying to throw him off guard. The bodyguard in one swift motion released his arm from the sleeve, spun around releasing his other arm. Then just as his last arm released he grabbed a hold of the end of the cloak.
The scared man was in shock as he looked at his assailant. Cold blue eyes glared back at his dark ones. Long silky raven hair blew around in the wind accenting an oval face. He was in shock 'this body guard was'...just as his thoughts trailed off the young woman with force pulled the cloak sending the man flying forward slamming his nose into her open palm breaking it. He flew back and hit the ground hard.
"A woman?" Neji thought aloud. 'Who in the world?' he thought to himself. He gave his mother a quick glance, noting her shocked features before turning his attention back to the fight. 'Does mother know this woman?' Neji narrowed his eyes and took a closer look.
She stood about 5'6 and was slender yet tones as any good shinobi would be. She had long black hair that came past her waist that was loosely tied by a small white ribbon. She wore a simple black sleeveless top, with black shorts. She had a kunai holster that was attached to her left leg. Across her back was a katana in a sheath tied with a thin strap .She wore a leaf forehead protector across her forehead. Her blue eyes were passive, showing no sign of contempt or aggression but there was something off about them they seemed too cold and distant. Neji thought long and hard until realization hit him.
"It can't be," he whispered to no one in particular. His mother grabbed his arm forcing him to look down at her. She looked up at him her face was full of unanswered questions.
"Can it?" he asked her. He looked into his mothers eyes to find answers but to no avail found her as confused as him. They both turned back to the girl. Neji's hands balled up into fists. 'It's an allusion of some sort it just has to be'. He looked in the direction of Hyuga-sama and Hinata-sama. They both looked like they had seen a ghost, especially Hinata-sama she was not crying anymore but her face was deathly pale.
'If they believe it to be true then maybe...' Neji's thoughts trailed off as he noticed a smiling Taro. He ground his teeth in anger. 'Did he lie to us?' Neji snapped out of his trance as the woman spoke.
"Dead or alive?" she said quietly her voice void of all emotion. She grasped the handle of her katana but did not pull it out of the sheath. Her eyes were now transfixed on the six shinobies in front of her.
"Well let's see," said Taro with a sneer. "They tried yet again to take my precious daughter from me... and yet they failed again." Taro put a high emphasis on the last word.
Neji noticed the woman flinched as he spoke her face momentarily scrunched up but reverted to the emotionless veil she had on before.
'So she despised that rat bastered as well' Neji fought himself not to smirk at the thought. 'Now's not the time, must concentrate.' Immediately his attention was back in full force.
"The only option for two failures is death; wouldn't you agree ... Amaya- Chan?"
At the sound of her name Neji felt his mothers grasp on him tighten, and heard her take in a shaky breath. Neji's eyes widened in surprise but just as quickly fell back into an emotionless state.
"So it is true." His mother managed to whisper to him. Neji just could not believe it he wanted to but he just. He felt familiar emotions stirring up inside of him but he crammed them back down not feeling like dealing with them. He looked over to where Taro was. Hyuga-sama looked shocked but not as much a Hinata-sama, her eyes were wide with surprise. She was clutched her hands out in front of her making her knuckles go a sickly white color. The sound of sliding of metal caught Neji's attention. He quickly snapped his head back just in time to see the proclaimed Amaya slide her katana out of its sheath with her left hand. She then grabbing the empty sheath with her right hand crouching down into a defensive crouch with the sheath extended in front of her and her katana straight behind. She closed her eyes and took a long deep breath exhaling it just as slowly.
Her hand that held the sheath came up to her face her index and middle finger together. She muttered a few words then brought her hand with the sheath down in front of her. Swiftly her eyes snapped open the blue orbs were now replaced by onyx black, veins on the side of her head protruded. With a quick "Hai", she lunged at the shinobies with full force.
'I have to stop this' thought Neji. He glanced back at his mother then back at the charging shinobie. 'What to do! What to do!' His mind race with all possibilities. 'Damn them for being late, and damn the fact that most of them had missions.' Neji's face scrunched up in anger.
Just before she hit the first shinobi with the tip of her blade a puff of smoke intervened. She quickly changed her direction and crouched to the left just a little off from where Neji and his mother stood. Her stance was tense as she intensely stared into the smoke. When it cleared smiling silver haired shinobi stood in front of the enemy as well as a beautiful blond woman.
'A little late aren't they' Neji thought bitterly. He scoffed at there tardiness which drew the attention of Amaya. She quickly glanced over her shoulder and looked at him and his mother. Her deep endless black eyes sent chills up Neji's spine but he did not show it in the least. When she looked away and slowly stood up her eyes not moving from the people in front of her.
"HEY!" Came a very loud but distant voice. Every ones attention turned to a blond boy run towards them. Making them all tense.
"Only Naruto" Neji said as he relaxed slightly. Amaya glanced at him then back to the rapidly approaching loud blond.
Neji gave Amaya a sideways glance. She had tensed up even more at the sight of Naruto.
"Hey whats go...Whoa!" Naruto couldn't even finish his sentence and he stumbled on a rock sending him flying through the air and face first into the dirt. He quickly stat up and rubbed his head. He then looked up remembering all the people there. He gave them all a sheepish smile as he scratched the back of his head.
Neji shook his head in disgust. After there chunnin fight 3 years earlier Neji had started to respect Naruto more 'started' being the key word. Neji sighed and looked back at Naruto who was grinning like a mad man; a slight pink had spread across his cheeks. 'Sometimes I wonder how I put up with him.' Neji thought.
Neji's attention was quickly diverted to a movement to his right. One of the attackers had gotten past Hokage and Kakashi. Neji pushed his mother out of the way and moved back just barely dodging a kunai aimed at his side. The enemy jumped up with another kunai and with both hands swung down. Neji quickly swung his arm up blocking the attacker's wrists, the kunai mere inches from his face. Neji then saw another movement to his left. Another attacker was heading straight for his mother. He couldn't get to his mother in time. His eyes widened in horror and the enemy closes in on his frightened mother. He looked at the face of the man before him. He wore a wicked smile.
"We will at least take on life today." The man chuckled. Neji ground his teeth in anger he then swung up using strength he didn't know he had sending the attacker off guard, he then landed a side kick squarely in his stomach. Neji then bolted to his mother. The attacker was a great deal closer.
'Damn it, im not going to make it!' Neji screamed in his head as he manipulated chakara into his feet. 'Still not fast enough!' The enemy then abruptly stopped and through a kunai directly at his mothers heart.
In an instant a small spray of blood splattered all over the ground. Neji stopped his movement and stared wide eyed.
There stood his mother in shock, small droplets of blood on her face. In front of her stood Amaya falling with a kunai stuck in her left shoulder. Time slowed down for Neji as he watched her fall. While she was falling she twisted, yanking the kunai from her shoulder, she then used the momentum and threw it at the enemy landing between his eyes. She then hit the ground hard. Rolling to a stop at the feet of his frightened mother. The enemy also fell to the ground with a sickening thud, unmoving. Amaya got up onto one knee panting and griping her left shoulder with her right hand. Blood oozed from under her finger tips. She then shakily stood up her back to Neji's mother. Neji looked around and saw that the jounins had the other would be attackers under control. He hurried to his mother's side. She didn't even notice him approach, she stared wide eyes at the girl in front of them. Neji was about to ask if she needed medical attention when she turned, her side now to them. Her eyes were cast down to the ground and were covered by her hair which was hanging almost all out of the ribbon.
"Umm I..." Neji's mother tried to thank her but was cut off.
"Are you alright... Hyuga-sama?" Amaya asked quietly. She then lifted he head and looked at them. Her eyes were now back to the brilliant blue. Her face was full of worry but it quickly vanished and was replaced by the emotionless vile Neji knew all to well, all but her eyes. The piercing blue orbs flickered with suppressed worry and something else Neji couldn't put his finger on.
"The question is are you alright?" Neji asked calmly. Her eyes flickered towards him. She seemed to study him for a moment as if trying to recognize him. Then her eyes flickered with remembrance for only a second. She was about to say something when Naruto ran up to them.
"What the HELL is going on!" he yelled.
"I'll tell you later Naruto." Replied Neji. This of course did not sit well with Naruto and the two began to argue.
"I SAID I WANTED TO KNOW NOW YOU STUPID..." Naruto stopped short at yell his insult at Neji when he notices Amaya calmly staring at them.
"Hey" he pointed towards her "who are you?"
She raised a quizzical eyebrow at him just as she was swept up in a light embrace. Her face showed surprise as she looked at the woman lightly embracing her. Neji's mother pulled back from the hug making sure not to touch Amaya's wounded arm. Tears were in her eyes threatening to spill over. She stared at the confused girl.
"Im so glad your alright little one." his mother said smiling warmly at the girl. "You look just like your mother."
Amaya's eyes widened at the mention of her mother he muscles tense. Neji's mother then wrapped her arms around the girl again. Amaya felt her face heat up as she blushed from the woman's affections. When the woman pulled back again all Amaya could do was stare dumbly at her. A small smile came to Neji's lips as he looked on. Naruto stood off to the side oblivious of what was going on.
"Amaya-cha" came a cold voice behind them.Neji watched as Amaya's demure changed from relaxed to tense in seconds. Her face changed back into the emotionless mask she wore when up against her enemies. The all turned around to see a smug looking Taro behind them. With Hyuga-sama and his daughters behind him as well as his own daughter at his side. Amaya glared intently at him.
"Aya-cha?" came a soft questioning voice behind the bunch. Amaya's eyes widened at the sight of Hinata. Hinata smiled and rushed over to her giving her a hesitant hug.
"You really are alive." Hinata pulled back smiling, with her left hand she wiped tears that spilled down her cheeks. Amaya gave a small smile to Hinata. The clearing of a throat caught her attention. She looked back to Taro. Her smile turned into a thin line as she glared at him.
"You were late" He stated coldly. "Do you realize what could have happened to my daughter?" Taro's tongue picked up speed as he tore into her with every thing he had. Neji's temper rose with every word. Amaya seemed un phased but Neji knew better. Her eyes slowly narrowed into slits and her left hand that was hanging loosely to her side was now clenched into a fist. Her right hand clenched her left shoulder so tightly blood ran down her arm. Just as Taro went in for another verbal assault Neji butted in. He stepped in between Taro and Amaya his eyes showing no emotion. He looked up at Taro (that being Taro stood about a head taller then him) un intimidated by the looked the man gave him.
"I suggest you shut up" Neji said slowly and quietly. Taro looked taken back by it. "If it wasn't for her your daughter would be dead as well as yourself and my mother." Neji's voice got menacingly low. Amaya looked at Neji then to Taro then back to Neji.
'Why?' she thought. She felt a warm soft hand go over her right one. She looked over at Hinata who was eyeing her wound with concern. Hinata then looked up at her and smiled.
"Everything will be alright" she whispered. Amaya wished she could believe it but she new of the punishment she would be getting for this. Her right hand clenched her shoulder tighter as she thought about it.
"You should not do that it could get infected" came a very feminine voice behind her. Everyone's attention was now turned to the swift approaching Hokage. Her Dirty blond hair was tied back into two low pony tails. Her eyes stared intently at Amaya.
"Let me have a look" she asked. But just as she reached over to touch her shoulder Amaya took a shaky step back hitting a muscular chest. The person's hands rested lightly on her waist supporting her, she tensed. She looked up to see two silver eyes staring back at her. Neji gave her a light smile.
"Its alright she can heal you." His calm soothing voice seemed to relax Amaya a bit. She moved away from him bowing and giving him an apologize for bumping into him.
Neji just shook his head. "You're still the same, apologizing for stupid things." His smile widened. Amaya gave him a small smile of her own. It escaped everyone's attention except of course Neji's mother, she noticed they both had slight blushes on there cheeks. She smiled knowingly.
Amaya stepped over to the Hokage, who immediately looked at her arm. Amaya looked back over at Neji but was soon drawn into the clod eyes of Taro. She immediately averted her gaze. Neji turned back at Taro and glared. Taro turned around, grabing his daughter by her wrist. His parting words almost made Neji lose control.
"Boyo, I suggest you learn respect for your elders. Amaya, you're on duty tomorrow so heal fast." Taro ended with that he smiled cruelly before leaving. Neji fought not to go after him and tear out his heart.
'If he had one that is' he thought bitterly.
Emi-Chan So how was that? A little longer than I anticipated. I have a question does Neji"s mother have a name? If so what is because it's getting annoying writing "Neji's mother" all the time (probably annoying reading it too eh?) also how do you spell Hyuga-sama's name? If someone could tell me that would be great. ^_^
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
Previously:
{....... "Six against one" scoffed Neji his eyebrows narrowed in disgust. "Damn it, where is the Hokage or Anbu or even Jounins." He said angrily. Neji looked back at his mother. 'I cannot leave her by her self, damn it.' He then turned his attention back to the seen that was before him....}
Chapter 3:
The dark figure stood unmoving as the six assailants surrounded him. In a sudden flash, they attacked from all angles. The cloaked figure easily maneuvered around them. Jumping in the air and taking one out with an elbow to the face. Swinging around him, he took another out with his foot sending the enemy colliding with another. The two hit the ground with a sickening thud. Two still standing drew out katanas they had strapped to there back's. One stood back while the other charged head on swinging downward. The protector caught the blade in-between his hands with ease throwing the attacker off guard. He then knocked the blade into a nearby tree. Crouching down he then swept the stunned mans feet out from under him, then in one swift motion back flipped to an open area where he gracefully landed
The man with the scar watched all this hoping to find an opening or weakness to their prey. He nodded to the man left standing, with the katana to strike. The blade wielder did as he was directed and took off. While the blade user had the attention of the protector, the scared man snuck up behind him. The assailant watched as the bodyguard dodged all of the attacks his assailant was throwing at him. Then when the bodyguard saw an opening, he swiftly kicked the man sending him flying into a nearby tree.
'NOW' thought the scared man as he leaped forward and grabbed the figures lose sleeve. He spun him around trying to throw him off guard. The bodyguard in one swift motion released his arm from the sleeve, spun around releasing his other arm. Then just as his last arm released he grabbed a hold of the end of the cloak.
The scared man was in shock as he looked at his assailant. Cold blue eyes glared back at his dark ones. Long silky raven hair blew around in the wind accenting an oval face. He was in shock 'this body guard was'...just as his thoughts trailed off the young woman with force pulled the cloak sending the man flying forward slamming his nose into her open palm breaking it. He flew back and hit the ground hard.
"A woman?" Neji thought aloud. 'Who in the world?' he thought to himself. He gave his mother a quick glance, noting her shocked features before turning his attention back to the fight. 'Does mother know this woman?' Neji narrowed his eyes and took a closer look.
She stood about 5'6 and was slender yet tones as any good shinobi would be. She had long black hair that came past her waist that was loosely tied by a small white ribbon. She wore a simple black sleeveless top, with black shorts. She had a kunai holster that was attached to her left leg. Across her back was a katana in a sheath tied with a thin strap .She wore a leaf forehead protector across her forehead. Her blue eyes were passive, showing no sign of contempt or aggression but there was something off about them they seemed too cold and distant. Neji thought long and hard until realization hit him.
"It can't be," he whispered to no one in particular. His mother grabbed his arm forcing him to look down at her. She looked up at him her face was full of unanswered questions.
"Can it?" he asked her. He looked into his mothers eyes to find answers but to no avail found her as confused as him. They both turned back to the girl. Neji's hands balled up into fists. 'It's an allusion of some sort it just has to be'. He looked in the direction of Hyuga-sama and Hinata-sama. They both looked like they had seen a ghost, especially Hinata-sama she was not crying anymore but her face was deathly pale.
'If they believe it to be true then maybe...' Neji's thoughts trailed off as he noticed a smiling Taro. He ground his teeth in anger. 'Did he lie to us?' Neji snapped out of his trance as the woman spoke.
"Dead or alive?" she said quietly her voice void of all emotion. She grasped the handle of her katana but did not pull it out of the sheath. Her eyes were now transfixed on the six shinobies in front of her.
"Well let's see," said Taro with a sneer. "They tried yet again to take my precious daughter from me... and yet they failed again." Taro put a high emphasis on the last word.
Neji noticed the woman flinched as he spoke her face momentarily scrunched up but reverted to the emotionless veil she had on before.
'So she despised that rat bastered as well' Neji fought himself not to smirk at the thought. 'Now's not the time, must concentrate.' Immediately his attention was back in full force.
"The only option for two failures is death; wouldn't you agree ... Amaya- Chan?"
At the sound of her name Neji felt his mothers grasp on him tighten, and heard her take in a shaky breath. Neji's eyes widened in surprise but just as quickly fell back into an emotionless state.
"So it is true." His mother managed to whisper to him. Neji just could not believe it he wanted to but he just. He felt familiar emotions stirring up inside of him but he crammed them back down not feeling like dealing with them. He looked over to where Taro was. Hyuga-sama looked shocked but not as much a Hinata-sama, her eyes were wide with surprise. She was clutched her hands out in front of her making her knuckles go a sickly white color. The sound of sliding of metal caught Neji's attention. He quickly snapped his head back just in time to see the proclaimed Amaya slide her katana out of its sheath with her left hand. She then grabbing the empty sheath with her right hand crouching down into a defensive crouch with the sheath extended in front of her and her katana straight behind. She closed her eyes and took a long deep breath exhaling it just as slowly.
Her hand that held the sheath came up to her face her index and middle finger together. She muttered a few words then brought her hand with the sheath down in front of her. Swiftly her eyes snapped open the blue orbs were now replaced by onyx black, veins on the side of her head protruded. With a quick "Hai", she lunged at the shinobies with full force.
'I have to stop this' thought Neji. He glanced back at his mother then back at the charging shinobie. 'What to do! What to do!' His mind race with all possibilities. 'Damn them for being late, and damn the fact that most of them had missions.' Neji's face scrunched up in anger.
Just before she hit the first shinobi with the tip of her blade a puff of smoke intervened. She quickly changed her direction and crouched to the left just a little off from where Neji and his mother stood. Her stance was tense as she intensely stared into the smoke. When it cleared smiling silver haired shinobi stood in front of the enemy as well as a beautiful blond woman.
'A little late aren't they' Neji thought bitterly. He scoffed at there tardiness which drew the attention of Amaya. She quickly glanced over her shoulder and looked at him and his mother. Her deep endless black eyes sent chills up Neji's spine but he did not show it in the least. When she looked away and slowly stood up her eyes not moving from the people in front of her.
"HEY!" Came a very loud but distant voice. Every ones attention turned to a blond boy run towards them. Making them all tense.
"Only Naruto" Neji said as he relaxed slightly. Amaya glanced at him then back to the rapidly approaching loud blond.
Neji gave Amaya a sideways glance. She had tensed up even more at the sight of Naruto.
"Hey whats go...Whoa!" Naruto couldn't even finish his sentence and he stumbled on a rock sending him flying through the air and face first into the dirt. He quickly stat up and rubbed his head. He then looked up remembering all the people there. He gave them all a sheepish smile as he scratched the back of his head.
Neji shook his head in disgust. After there chunnin fight 3 years earlier Neji had started to respect Naruto more 'started' being the key word. Neji sighed and looked back at Naruto who was grinning like a mad man; a slight pink had spread across his cheeks. 'Sometimes I wonder how I put up with him.' Neji thought.
Neji's attention was quickly diverted to a movement to his right. One of the attackers had gotten past Hokage and Kakashi. Neji pushed his mother out of the way and moved back just barely dodging a kunai aimed at his side. The enemy jumped up with another kunai and with both hands swung down. Neji quickly swung his arm up blocking the attacker's wrists, the kunai mere inches from his face. Neji then saw another movement to his left. Another attacker was heading straight for his mother. He couldn't get to his mother in time. His eyes widened in horror and the enemy closes in on his frightened mother. He looked at the face of the man before him. He wore a wicked smile.
"We will at least take on life today." The man chuckled. Neji ground his teeth in anger he then swung up using strength he didn't know he had sending the attacker off guard, he then landed a side kick squarely in his stomach. Neji then bolted to his mother. The attacker was a great deal closer.
'Damn it, im not going to make it!' Neji screamed in his head as he manipulated chakara into his feet. 'Still not fast enough!' The enemy then abruptly stopped and through a kunai directly at his mothers heart.
In an instant a small spray of blood splattered all over the ground. Neji stopped his movement and stared wide eyed.
There stood his mother in shock, small droplets of blood on her face. In front of her stood Amaya falling with a kunai stuck in her left shoulder. Time slowed down for Neji as he watched her fall. While she was falling she twisted, yanking the kunai from her shoulder, she then used the momentum and threw it at the enemy landing between his eyes. She then hit the ground hard. Rolling to a stop at the feet of his frightened mother. The enemy also fell to the ground with a sickening thud, unmoving. Amaya got up onto one knee panting and griping her left shoulder with her right hand. Blood oozed from under her finger tips. She then shakily stood up her back to Neji's mother. Neji looked around and saw that the jounins had the other would be attackers under control. He hurried to his mother's side. She didn't even notice him approach, she stared wide eyes at the girl in front of them. Neji was about to ask if she needed medical attention when she turned, her side now to them. Her eyes were cast down to the ground and were covered by her hair which was hanging almost all out of the ribbon.
"Umm I..." Neji's mother tried to thank her but was cut off.
"Are you alright... Hyuga-sama?" Amaya asked quietly. She then lifted he head and looked at them. Her eyes were now back to the brilliant blue. Her face was full of worry but it quickly vanished and was replaced by the emotionless vile Neji knew all to well, all but her eyes. The piercing blue orbs flickered with suppressed worry and something else Neji couldn't put his finger on.
"The question is are you alright?" Neji asked calmly. Her eyes flickered towards him. She seemed to study him for a moment as if trying to recognize him. Then her eyes flickered with remembrance for only a second. She was about to say something when Naruto ran up to them.
"What the HELL is going on!" he yelled.
"I'll tell you later Naruto." Replied Neji. This of course did not sit well with Naruto and the two began to argue.
"I SAID I WANTED TO KNOW NOW YOU STUPID..." Naruto stopped short at yell his insult at Neji when he notices Amaya calmly staring at them.
"Hey" he pointed towards her "who are you?"
She raised a quizzical eyebrow at him just as she was swept up in a light embrace. Her face showed surprise as she looked at the woman lightly embracing her. Neji's mother pulled back from the hug making sure not to touch Amaya's wounded arm. Tears were in her eyes threatening to spill over. She stared at the confused girl.
"Im so glad your alright little one." his mother said smiling warmly at the girl. "You look just like your mother."
Amaya's eyes widened at the mention of her mother he muscles tense. Neji's mother then wrapped her arms around the girl again. Amaya felt her face heat up as she blushed from the woman's affections. When the woman pulled back again all Amaya could do was stare dumbly at her. A small smile came to Neji's lips as he looked on. Naruto stood off to the side oblivious of what was going on.
"Amaya-cha" came a cold voice behind them.Neji watched as Amaya's demure changed from relaxed to tense in seconds. Her face changed back into the emotionless mask she wore when up against her enemies. The all turned around to see a smug looking Taro behind them. With Hyuga-sama and his daughters behind him as well as his own daughter at his side. Amaya glared intently at him.
"Aya-cha?" came a soft questioning voice behind the bunch. Amaya's eyes widened at the sight of Hinata. Hinata smiled and rushed over to her giving her a hesitant hug.
"You really are alive." Hinata pulled back smiling, with her left hand she wiped tears that spilled down her cheeks. Amaya gave a small smile to Hinata. The clearing of a throat caught her attention. She looked back to Taro. Her smile turned into a thin line as she glared at him.
"You were late" He stated coldly. "Do you realize what could have happened to my daughter?" Taro's tongue picked up speed as he tore into her with every thing he had. Neji's temper rose with every word. Amaya seemed un phased but Neji knew better. Her eyes slowly narrowed into slits and her left hand that was hanging loosely to her side was now clenched into a fist. Her right hand clenched her left shoulder so tightly blood ran down her arm. Just as Taro went in for another verbal assault Neji butted in. He stepped in between Taro and Amaya his eyes showing no emotion. He looked up at Taro (that being Taro stood about a head taller then him) un intimidated by the looked the man gave him.
"I suggest you shut up" Neji said slowly and quietly. Taro looked taken back by it. "If it wasn't for her your daughter would be dead as well as yourself and my mother." Neji's voice got menacingly low. Amaya looked at Neji then to Taro then back to Neji.
'Why?' she thought. She felt a warm soft hand go over her right one. She looked over at Hinata who was eyeing her wound with concern. Hinata then looked up at her and smiled.
"Everything will be alright" she whispered. Amaya wished she could believe it but she new of the punishment she would be getting for this. Her right hand clenched her shoulder tighter as she thought about it.
"You should not do that it could get infected" came a very feminine voice behind her. Everyone's attention was now turned to the swift approaching Hokage. Her Dirty blond hair was tied back into two low pony tails. Her eyes stared intently at Amaya.
"Let me have a look" she asked. But just as she reached over to touch her shoulder Amaya took a shaky step back hitting a muscular chest. The person's hands rested lightly on her waist supporting her, she tensed. She looked up to see two silver eyes staring back at her. Neji gave her a light smile.
"Its alright she can heal you." His calm soothing voice seemed to relax Amaya a bit. She moved away from him bowing and giving him an apologize for bumping into him.
Neji just shook his head. "You're still the same, apologizing for stupid things." His smile widened. Amaya gave him a small smile of her own. It escaped everyone's attention except of course Neji's mother, she noticed they both had slight blushes on there cheeks. She smiled knowingly.
Amaya stepped over to the Hokage, who immediately looked at her arm. Amaya looked back over at Neji but was soon drawn into the clod eyes of Taro. She immediately averted her gaze. Neji turned back at Taro and glared. Taro turned around, grabing his daughter by her wrist. His parting words almost made Neji lose control.
"Boyo, I suggest you learn respect for your elders. Amaya, you're on duty tomorrow so heal fast." Taro ended with that he smiled cruelly before leaving. Neji fought not to go after him and tear out his heart.
'If he had one that is' he thought bitterly.
Emi-Chan So how was that? A little longer than I anticipated. I have a question does Neji"s mother have a name? If so what is because it's getting annoying writing "Neji's mother" all the time (probably annoying reading it too eh?) also how do you spell Hyuga-sama's name? If someone could tell me that would be great. ^_^