Chapter 3

Neji, who had been looking at the scene beneath him from a tree decided things had gotten far enough.

For some unknown reason the whole scene had angered him more than he would even admit to himself. A strange feeling had crept up to the pit of his stomach and he suddenly had the strong desire to really hurt Naruto.

When he saw Naruto pinning Hinata to the ground he jumped down only a few feet away from the duo.


Naruto jumped up, ready to attack, but relaxed when he recognised Neji.

"Well well, the Hyuuga heir even lost to Naruto!" Neji said contemptuous.

"please, Neji-niisan, don't talk about Naruto-kun that way…" she said softly.

But Neji didn't even looked at her.

"Get up!" he ordered her. Hurriedly she did as she was told.

"Hey! You don't have to be so mean to her! What did she ever do to you!" Naruto yelled at Neji, quickly getting over the surprise of seeing Neji.

Although she was touched by the fact that Naruto had stood up for her, she knew it would only anger her cousin even more. And he sure wasn't one you would want to have as an enemy. Neji took a step closer to Naruto, but Naruto didn't backed of a bit.

"Ano sa.. Neji-niisan, why did you come looking for me?" she asked in an attempt to distract the boys from fighting.

"When your father couldn't find you he send me out to find you." Neji answered coldly.

Her eyes grew wide. She knew her father would blame it on Neji for leaving her alone and she felt guilty for getting him involved like this.

"Hey Hinata-chan, you want me to bring you home then?" Naruto asked cheerful, not at all affected by Neji's presence.

Naruto's innocent offer only induced those strange feelings Neji had felt earlier, and fuelled his anger even more.

"She's not going anywhere. But you will leave now!" he said with an almost deathly voice, which would have scared off anyone with some common sense of self-preservation. But not Naruto though; he just gave Neji a stubborn look.

"I won't leave without Hinata-chan!" Naruto declared determined.

Neji smiled slyly. This would give him the opportunity to actually fight Naruto, something he had felt the urge for ever since he saw him and his little cousin sparring.

"Oh, yes you will!" Neji replied, in the meantime activating his Byakugan.

She knew things were getting out of hand quickly now. Somehow Neji seemed determined to fight Naruto, and would not hold back in doing so.

"You can't just tell me when to leave whenever you feel like it! I'm not your dog you know!" Naruto complained loudly.

Just as Neji was about to lash out at Naruto she jumped in between.

"Please don't fight!" she begged, looking from Neji to Naruto.

"Stay out of this!" Neji warned. But for the second time in her life she didn't backed away and stayed right where she was.

She turned to Naruto.

"Eh.. Naruto-kun.. Maybe it is best if you leave now…." She almost whispered.

"I won't leave you alone with him…He will hurt you!" Naruto said.

He had seen the look of hate in Neji's eyes when he had looked at Hinata and that, combined with the still fresh memories of what Neji had done to her at the Chuunin Exams, had told him that Neji's anger was just as much directed at her than it was at him. And he would do anything to protect her from getting hurt again.

She was a little surprised at Naruto's protectiveness towards her since there weren't many people besides her team-mates who cared whether she would get hurt or not.

"Don't worry Naruto-kun…. He wouldn't hurt me. Really it's okay." She said.

Naruto doubted that and still seemed hesitant to leave her alone with Neji.

"But Hinata-chan, he almost killed you during the Chuunin Exams! What if that cursed seal thing won't stop him this time either!" Naruto asked worried.

She could feel Neji's anger grow at the mentioning of the cursed seal, and started to pull Naruto away from Neji.

"He won't hurt me.. really, it's okay. Just go home now, and I will see you tomorrow ne, Naruto-kun?" she asked almost pleadingly, something that almost made Neji feel sick to the stomach.

…The Hyuuga heir pleading to the likes of Naruto!...

Naruto glanced at Neji one more time but then decided that Hinata probably knew her cousin best.

"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow then!" he said, once again cheerful as usual.

"Thank you for helping me train tonight Naruto-kun!" she said thankful.

Naruto nodded and gave her a quick hug before he darted of in the direction of the village.

Shyly she turned to face Neji.

"I…I'm sorry you had to go out and find me Neji-niisan…" she said softly.

She didn't dare to look him in the eyes, afraid to see the hate in his eyes.

She could feel his Byakugan looking straight at her and could feel how his anger was directed at her.

"What makes you so sure the cursed seal will keep you safe from me?" Neji said threatening and stepped closer towards her.

Unconsciously she stepped back.

That only angered him more.

…Why does she let Naruto hug her, but backs away when I even come near her!... he thought bitter. But he had no clue as from where that thought had come.

..He liked to scare her, didn't he?... Yes, it gave him some sort of satisfaction.

"I..it's not the seal… I just know you won't hurt me" she said softly but convinced.

This confused him even more. He had never hid the fact that he hated her and would like to hurt her, he had even done so at the Chuunin Exams, yet she seemed really convinced that he wouldn't hurt her, and the Byakugan told him that she wasn't afraid of him either.

He told himself to let it go, to just ignore her like he used to do. But this time it was different. Ever since he had seen her with Naruto he had this strange feeling he couldn't place. He told himself it was because of her being that close to Naruto could stain the family's name, but he knew it was more than just that. The feelings he felt now were much deeper and stronger than family honor.

And where did the urgent need to touch her came from? He never had that before, why now! Was it just about wanting to hurt her? To punish her?

…Yes, that has to be it, maybe that will teach her!... he thought.

"The seal may stop me from hurting you physically, but that doesn't mean it would stop me from hurting you otherwise. Nor would it stop me from touching you…" he said sly.

He could see his words hit home as her eyes grew wider.

She couldn't believe her ears, did he really meant what he said? Did he really hate her that much?

His words had scared her though. He had never talked to her like that, but she could see it was more than just a threat, and she backed away another step.

"Neji-niisan…please don't…I'm sorry.." she stuttered.

"Why not? You let even Naruto touch you!" he said contemptuous. But by know her fear had started to turn him on.

He told himself that it was only because of the power he now held over her as he slowly stalked closer to her.

"t..that didn't mean anything…Naruto-kun…h..he's just nice to me.." she stuttered.

"So, that is what it takes? Just being nice to you and you will give them anything they want? Are you that cheap?" he said, words dripping with contempt.

He could see his words were hurting her. And that was all he wanted; to hurt her like he was hurting. To punish her like he was being punished. And her now obvious fear only turned him on even more, pushing him to go further.

She was too upset to say anything and just shook her head.

Why did he deliberately twisted her words? Did he really think she would be the person who thinks so lightly about those things? Or had he only said them to hurt her?

"Well if Naruto can have you, so can I ! And there isn't a seal in the world that could stop me!" he said.


Before she knew what happened she was slammed into a tree, knocking the air right out of her lungs. Her hands were pinned above her head. His body was pressed against her, capturing her slender body between his and the rough tree bark.

She struggled and tried to brake free of Neji's hold, but he was far more stronger than she was and she could hardly move an inch. Tears were falling down her cheeks of mere frustration. This was not what she'd always wanted. Not like this….

"Fight me Hinata! It's the only way to break free now.." he said malicious. He knew as well as she did that she would never be strong enough to break free, therefore she didn't even tried.

That was something Neji hadn't expected and it only made him want to punish her more.

"No…please Neji-niisan…stop.." she pleaded.

"Fight me Hinata, that's the only way to stop this!" he snarled.

Before she could say anything his lips crushed hers roughly and his free hand roamed the side of her body.

She could almost feel his hate pouring into her as he furiously kissed her. His tongue pressed against her lips demanding entrance. There was nothing gentle or tender in his administrations, only pure desire and anger. And she knew he was just punishing her.

But when she got over the original shock of what was happening a new felling started to overwhelm all of her senses, whipping away all her fear and rational thoughts. A feeling so strange and new to her that she didn't even recognised it.

She stopped struggling against him and submitted to him and this strange, yet somehow not unpleasant feeling that he had provoked deep inside her.

As from a far distance she could vaguely hear him telling her to fight him, only this time his voice had lost his maliciousness, but sounded almost pleadingly. But she couldn't seem to think straight any longer. Subconsciously she closed her eyes and clung to him, surrendering to him and this feeling that started to consume her.


He had only meant to scare her; to punish her for everything wrong in his life. But something inside of him had snapped the moment his body was pushed up tight against hers.

He kept telling himself that it was only to punish and scare her, but when his lips crushed hers he could no longer think straight. A growing need to taste even more of her, to feel her body even closer to his swept away all rational thoughts from his mind, and he pressed himself even closer to her body, his mouth demanding entrance to hers.

Vaguely he noticed that she had stopped struggling and even clung to him. Almost as if she was feeling the same urge he did. But thinking straight was becoming very hard to do at that point and it didn't entered his mind any further.

A small voice inside him told him that what he was doing was wrong. Really wrong. But he ignored it. For how could something that felt so good be wrong?

That was what got his mind started again.

Because when did he start to like this? And there was no denying the fact that he did. Every pore in his body seemed filled by her presence, her sweet smell….

…No..I'm only doing this to scare her..to punish her.. he told himself stern.

..Besides, it's her own fault; she should have fought harder, she should've broken free from my hold..

But why then had he gotten so turned on? Why did he suddenly wanted more from her? Wanted to claim her as his own? Why did he felt the strong desire to hold her close to him and never let her go?

These thoughts and the burning desire in him really started to confuse him. He broke off the kiss and stepped back. His eyes wide and filled with lust, just like hers.

"You..you should have fought me Hinata…" he said breathless.

But before she could say anything he had disappeared in a puff of smoke.


AN I really wanted to thank everyone who is reading my story!

Han : thanks for your ecouragements, and I hope this chapter lived up to your expectations as well

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Lun: thank's for your very nice review, and don't worry, it will keep building up!

chrystal-chan2: Don't worry, there sure will be a lot more of Neji!