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CHAPTER 10- DAY OFF..
Neji and Hinata reached the Hyuuga mansion. They walked inside and Neji walked Hinata back to her house. When they reached her house, they saw Hanabi was standing at the verandah. " How come the two of you go out separately and came back together? I though you said you're going out with Sakura. And you, Neji with Lee," she attacked them the minute they reached the front door. " We met at the same restaurant, so we sat at the same table and came back together," Hinata answered patiently. She knew Hanabi was pissed though she didn't know why. Hanabi snorted, " As if I would believe that.."
Neji was about to say something when Hinata touched his arm. Neji looked at her, Hinata was shaking her head. He calmed down and backed off. Hanabi saw the incident. ' How could she cool him just like that? Neji is a very hot-tempered person..' " Thanks for walking me back. Neji," Hinata said to Neji. " It's not a far walk. Thanks for the night," Neji replied and started walking to leave. Hinata watched him as he leave. At one point, he turned around. Hinata waved and he waved back before going back to his house. After he disappered from her view, Hinata went inside with a glowing face and passed by Hanabi who was still standing at the door. Her face was red. When Hinata already entered her room, she said to herself, " You just wait and see…. You won't be smiling after this.."
Hiashi, Hinata's father was watching them from his bedroom's window. He smiled when he saw Neji and Hinata. But his smile faded when he saw Hanabi. He knew that Hanabi liked Neji. He also knew that Hanabi expected herself to become the heir over her sister but the council had decided. Hiashi wasn't worried about Hinata and Neji. He knew that they would get along well though they had a rough past but he can't keep his eyes off Hanabi. Knowing her second daughter so well, he knew she would do anything to get what she wants. Anything….
Hinata entered her room and jumped on her bed. She laid there and remembered the time they spent at the restaurant, the way back and how he had walked her back. " Is this the things fiancée should do," Hinata asked herself and fall asleep with a smile.
Hinata woke up late that morning. Today was Sunday and she managed to get a day off since the hospital wasn't busy. She took a bath and wore her casual cloth. She tied her long hair and headed to her garden. She decided to catch up with her garden since she didn't have enough time to do it lately.
She started by getting rid of the weeds around her plant. After that she started putting fertilizer. She was so absorbed in her work she didn't someone was coming behind her. " I thought I found you here…," the voice broke the silence. Hinata was surprised. She looked around to find Neji was standing behind her with a small smle. " Neji? Why are you here?." Hinata opened her gardening glove and walked towards Neji. " I went to your house. They said you were out so I thought you might be here since it's your day off." Hinata smiled. " Do you want to come inside the hut? I can make you some tea," Hinata offered. " Maybe later, your father summoned me. He wants to discuss something about the wedding." Hinata looked down and whispered, " The wedding….." Neji noticed it.
" Is there's something wrong Hinata," Neji asked and touched her shoulder. Hinata looked up and blushed. " No, everything's fine. Only that… I'm quite nervous about the wedding.." Neji laughed. Hinata made an annoyed face, " You shouldn't laugh like that to me!." Neji stopped and apologized. " Everyone is nervous about the wedding. I think your father and the council is more nervous than the bride and bridegroom." Hinata laughed to what Neji had said. They talked for a while before Neji left. He promised that he would come back for tea when the discussion had ended. Hinata was about to continue to her gardening when she heard footsteps from behind.
" Is there something you forgot to tell me, Neji?." She turned around to face not Neji but Hanabi. " Oh, Hanabi. Sorry. I thought it was Neji." Hanabi smiled sweetly. She saw what happened. How they laughed and talked happily to each other. ' How dare you. You just wait and see…'
" Hinata, since it's your day off, can you spar with me?" Hinata was surprised. " Spar? With you? Now," she asked uncertainly. Hanabi smiled and replied sweetly, " We never get to spar together cause you're too busy. Can we? Can we? Please?..." Hinata couldn't turned down Hanabi's offer. She agreed.
When they were about to leave, Hinata saw Neji coming back. " I forgot to tell you that we have dinner with you father tonight." Hinata nodded. " Where are you going," Neji asked when he saw Hanabi was with Hinata. " Me and Hanabi are going to spar together." Neji nodded slowly, feeling quite weird. " Be careful…." Neji said that and left.
Hanabi almost blow up when she saw Neji talking to her sister, again. And the way he said 'be careful' to her. ' He never said that to me, he never cared about me…' Hanabi clenched her fist to stop herself from crying. ' Don't worry. He will… he will.. after she had gone….'