'Father, tomorrow at 9 I've a meeting with my team, so I won't be here.'

'That's only an extra reason to go to sleep soon. And don't forget about your emotional training.'

'Yes father.'

I had decided; From tomorrow on I would become a true successor. That meant no more whining and dissipations. Just the strong and reserved Hyuuga Hanabi.

7. Meeting up with the team

'Hanabi-chan! Hello!' Moegi shouted. I guess that was a warm welcome. As soon as I reached my teammates I nodded to acknowledge to them. To my surprise Konohamaru did not react. He held his head high and didn't look at me.

'He's mad at you' Moegi said as she poked my side.

I guess I was supposed to ask WHY, but somehow I liked this. At least he would not bother me with his useless chitchats.

'What do I see now? The two of you are having a love-quarrel?' Ebisu-sensei interfered. So he had arrived…

'She's NOT my lover! I can't even stand to LOOK at her!' For this once he was being wise and accepted the truth. I was not his lover and I would never be. I wondered why this sudden change. Was it still about my father who lied about me being ill, while I only got 'detention'? Or did Naruto told him about the seal-affair?

'Okay guys, before we move a feet, I want this matter to be solved. Let dr. Ebisu solve this matter!' He laughed. Ebisu-sensei sure was weird.

'Now children, tell dr. Ebisu, what's on your mind?'

I shrugged. 'Nothing'

We all watched Konohamaru now.

'S…s…she LIED to me! She said she was ill, but she was not! Naruto-niisan told me! She just wanted to stay at home!'

I raised an eyebrow. So it was about me being 'ill', but he skipped the detention part. But it was not that I cared. It would probably hurt his feelings if I admitted. And may be that was needed to fetch him off.

'Hanabi-chan! You must not lie!'

I shrugged. 'I just wanted to stay away from him.'

Ebisu-sensei came closer to me. 'Hanabi-chan follow me please, I need to speak to you in private.' He whispered.

I turned my head away from Konohamaru and followed my teacher.

As soon as we could no longer be heard by others he spoke to me.

'Hanabi-chan, I know that you're the new successor of your clan, that's why you were not able of coming, right?'

I nodded. Well actually, not really… I was not able to come because my sister left and father wanted to keep me inside. As soon as I became the official heiress I was free again. But I didn't feel to explain it to sensei.

'Well, you don't have to tell them about your new career. Just say sorry to Konohamaru okay?'

'Why would I?' I couldn't really think of a reason why I should, it was not my fault he was acting childish!

'It will make his day.' Yeah his day, not mine.

'Ebisu-sensei! I don't like him!' Oh right, I promised my father to remain calm and reserved at any time. I must never show my emotions.

'I know that, but that is not what I meant. You hurt his feelings'

Yeah right, I hurt his feelings, because my father told him I was ill! Now that was a strange logic. But I guessed I had no choice. I could better get over with it fast.

I turned around and made my way back to Konohamaru and Moegi.

'I'm sorry…'

'…ry!'

Wait a minute? Did he say it at the same time? At least Konohamaru was laughing very hard and Moegi was saying how sweet it sounded. I rolled my eyes. I couldn't have that!

'Listen Konohamaru-kun, I don't know why I apologized to you in the first place, but Ebisu-sensei told me to. The fact that we said it at the same time was just coincidence.' 'Aw how cute, you blush!' Moegi said.

Did I really blush?

'Can we go talk about something else now! I came her for training or a mission or whatever not to discuss about or with Konohamaru!' I wanted to change subject as soon as possible.

'You're right Hanabi, after our mission you might have time for a lovey-dovey with each other.'

I bald my fist. Stay calm and reserved at anytime, calm and reserved, calm and reserved…

'Konohamaru and Hanabi, are sitting in a tree, K-I-S…'

'Enough! You know guys, I've had enough of this!' I turned around and ran away.

'Hanabi-chan! Please wait! We'll stop teasing you and start with our mission, okay?' Ebisu-sensei shouted.

I stopped, turned around and gave them a mad look

'Are you sure about stopping?'

'Um, at least we will try…' Okay with him trying I guessed it would take an hour, at maximum.

'Okay, before we we're leaving I want to make a few things clear. Due to family-problems I'm a bit pissed off, I do not have and will never get a crush on Konohamaru-kun and last of all, I'm getting a headache of you guys, so be quiet! Understand!' If glares could kill, I guessed I had killed them all.

At least they nodded and stopped talking.

'…scary…period…' Konohamaru whispered. He shouldn't have said that. And although I had to stay calm and reserved at any time, I just had to punch him in his stomach and so I did.

Konohamaru fell down and crawled on the ground.

'You witch!' He murmured.

After a few minutes he stood up and faced me.

'I..I hate you!'

Good, at least that problem was solved.

'Now, now guys! During this mission I don't want you to fight over stupid things. We are a team and have to work together. So I hope you will stop acting childish.' Ebisu-sensei lectured. Like HE was the one that acted mature.

'Ebisu-sensei?'

'What is it, Moegi-chan?'

'C..can we visit Udon-kun first?'

Everyone felt silent. Udon was their first teammate. He died during the enemy attack, while he tried to protect Moegi. It was me who filled his place in this team.

'Yeah, let's visit him…'

'Let's go now.'

I figured I should stay here. I never really knew him. I sat down on a trunk.

'I'll wait right here for you…'

'No, Hanabi-chan! You're going with us! You're part of the team!'

'But I never really knew him'

'Then it is time for you to get introduced to him.'

Was this really necessary? I guessed I had no choice. I stood up and followed my team.

'I'm sorry okay?' What? I looked to my side and saw Konohamaru walking next to me. He looked really sad. 'I just don't want us to fight over stupid things, but it just happens, because every time I'm around you, I feel nervous and I just can't help it!'

Was he trying to confess to me? Don't let it be true.

'Hanabi-chan, I..' No! I didn't want him to be jilted, not at this moment!

'I'm sorry, I uhmm, Moegi-chan, wait!' I said as I walked to my female teammate. I'm sorry Konohamaru-kun, I'm so sorry…

Nobody said a word in front of the monument. We were just watching. Moegi's eyes were filled with tears. The bouquet of flowers she bought on our way here at Yamanaka's flower shop rested on the monument. Somehow I felt out of my place here. I had no one to mourn for. My mother died when I was very young, but that was because she was suffering from an illness. I didn't really knew my uncle. And I lost Hinata too, but not because she died. I wondered if she would show up again. She said she didn't blame me, but I wondered if Naruto would ever let her visit me.

Moegi was sitting on her knees now, with her head bend down. Konohamaru was sitting next to her, he was obviously trying to comfort her. Ebisu-sensei was standing next to me observing my two teammates. I couldn't really tell if he was crying. His shades were hiding his face.

'Hanabi-chan, those three… They were a special threesome.'

I nodded. I could believe that.

Moegi wiped her tears away and came to me. She pulled my arm and placed me in front of the monument.

'Udon-kun, this is Hanabi-chan. She's our new teammate for a long time already, but we never introduced her to you. She can't replace you, but I'm glad she's on our team now.'

'Yeah, on the first sight she might seem a bit distant, but once you know her, she can be very kind…' Konohamaru added.

'Udon-kun, I'm sure you would like her too!' Ebisu-sensei said.

'Uhmm, thanks everyone' I said to them. They watched me now. Was I supposed to talk to Udon? If that was the case I could better get over with it fast. 'Udon-san… I've never really now you, but I'm glad I paid you a visit…'

'I'm sure he is glad too!' Moegi said trying to comfort me a little.

'Well, Udon-kun, we have to leave you now. We're still proud Konoha shinobi after all and I'm sure the village needs our help.' Ebisu-sensei said. I sighed. Finally we could leave this place. I felt like I didn't belong here.

'Bye Udon-kun!' Moegi said while she waved to the monument.

'Bye buddy!' Konohamaru almost shouted.

I just turned around. I had nothing to say to Udon or any other. I just wanted to leave this place.

Author's note: As I stated in a former chapter, Hanabi is already a chuunin, but so are her teammates. I placed her in a team with Konohamaru and Moegi, because I didn't want to come up with any made-up characters, since I already kind of made up Hanabi myself.

I also got a review were I would like to response to:

"Neji and Hanabi, that's sick, they are cousin for god's sake and not even once removed seeing as Neji's father was the twin brother of Hanabi's father."

I'm aware of the fact they are cousins, but I don't think "sick" is the right word to describe this pairing. I came up with this pairing when I saw a lot of NejiHinata on forums and fanfiction. When I first saw this pairing, I was like, righhttt… But when I thought more deeply about this, I accepted it. In a lot of cultures it's quite normal, or may be better said acceptable that cousins marry each other. In Japan, but also in some European countries (I don't know how this is in the USA). In the country where I'm from, the Netherlands, it happens too…

And back to the series of Naruto, I think that especially in old-fashioned clans like the Hyuuga inside marriage happens. And I know their father's are twin brothers, what kind of makes them half-siblings, but it's only fiction.

And isn't the NejiHinata situation the same? I'm not the first person around that hooks Neji up with one of his cousins…

I really think that in the real story, Kishimoto will either let him die for the sake of the mainhouse (I've written an oneshot about this) or he will let him end up with Hanabi. And you my have your own opinion about that, but this is mine…

"I won't even comment on the fact you had the seal put onto Hinata especially since I'm pretty much convinced Naruto would react by killing a few Hyugas and not by simply yelling a lot."

True. Knowing Naruto he would do that. But who tells you this whole situation is over with his yelling? Naruto's first reaction was to make sure Hinata was fine. He might do some nasty things afterwards. But I haven't reached that part yet...