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Naruto looked up at Hinata's window. It had taken all of his ninja skills to finally get passed all of the guards stationed everywhere, but now he wondered if this was truly the brightest idea. He glanced down at the lillies that he had picked out, and at the black box that held a sterling silver bracelet.

'Oh, man...What am I supposed to say to her? I'm sorry that I almost got Sakura pregnant, and then left you alone to deal with it.'

He shook his head. What was wrong with him?! He had had paradise right in front of him, and had just given it up. Now he thought he could just go and get it back. A noise from the side of the house roused his attention enough to remind him that there were still guards everywhere. He had to make a descion quickly. With one last long glance at her window he turned around and ran for the gate. He wouldn't trouble her. It was the least he could do after all that had happened.

'I'll give you the same chance at happiness that you gave me.'

Hinata sat on her bed. She wanted to cry, but she didn't have anymore tears to shed. Her hand went automatically to her cheek. It was still red and a little raw where Neji's strike had hit the hardest. She had known that Neji could be cruel, but this...this something far worse than simple cruelty. Her eyes started to moisten as the images played behind her eyes again. Lee beaten almost to death still coming to her rescue in the end. She buried her head into a pillow.

'Where are you Lee?'

There was a gentle knock on her door. She quickly wiped her eyes and sat up on the bed.

"Co..Come in."

Neji walked into the room with his head down. He looked like a beaten dog. She could see the sorrow and remorse that was clear on his face. He walked over to her and sat down on her bed. Hinata looked away from him unable to take that lost expression. He looked up at her, then put his hand on hers.

"Hinata...Hinata please look at me."

Hinata slowly turned her head towards him. He reached up and put his hand on the red spot that he had made. She flinched back involuntarily, and that made a little part of his heart die. He pulled back his hand and buried his face in his palms.

"Hinata. I..I'm sorry. It was ne...I was never supposed to go that far. It's just..just that I...I..."

He couldn't bring himself to say it. He couldn't confess to this lavender eyed beauty that he loved her. Instead he forced himself to finish lamely.

"I care for you. And after what that blond idiot did to you I...I just can't see you hurt like that again."

Hinata knew what he was really trying to say, and she really didn't know how to respond to it. She slowly wrapped her arms around Neji's neck. He pulled his head out of her palms and looked at her. She gave him a sad smile.

"Neji I...understand. I respect your strength and everything about you. You've protected me Neji, but..you have to understand. I know that Lee can do the same. I love him, Neji."

He was hurt by the comment, but could force himself to accept it, unlike with Naruto.

'She could do much worse than Lee.'

"Are you sure Hinata? Are you sure."

She nodded her head and grasped both of his hands into hers.

"Neji. I forgive you, but you have to let me see him. You have to let me go to him."

He looked away from her, and made a small movement with his head. Her hold on him tightened briefly and then, almost reluctantly she left to go be with Lee. Neji didn't look up to watch her go. He couldn't even move from his spot on her bed. It was what he would do for her. It was all he could do.

Lee just stared at the night sky above him. It was perfect, and it reminded him of her eyes. He should have still been inside of the hospital room, but he had gotten restless without being able to see Hinata. He had left the room and wandered quit a ways to reach his hidden spot. Pink cherry blossoms fell around him, but their beauty was lost without Hinata there to give each one meaning.

'How is it possible to fall in love so quickly? This is nothing like what I wanted with Sakura, if anything it's stronger. I have to be near her, but...'

It wouldn't be right. He wouldn't dare come between her and her family. He clenched his fist. He wanted to hit Neji again. He could understand that Neji was angry, but he shouldn't have hit Hinata.

'She should never be touched in such a manner. I will never allow such a thing to happen to her again! I will protect her.'

He was determined to keep her save. To make sure that she was allowed her happiness. And more than anything else he was determined to see her.

He stood up and made his way back. On the outskirts of the village he ran into someone he hadn't expected. He stopped in his tracks. The object of his shock turned and looked at him with the same wide eyed expression.

"Sakura?"

Hinata quickly made her way through the town. She had already checked for him at the hospital, only to find him gone. She had known that he wouldn't leave the infirmary just to go home, so she went to the only place he would go. Their place. She travaled quickly through the trees, but because she had been blindfolded when they had first arrived and had fallen asleep on the way back she was soon hopelessly lost. Desprate she tried back tracking, but in the end that only made it worse. She started to bite on her bottom lip anxiously.

"What am I going to do?"

She hopped forward to the next branch. With a sickening snap the branch she was standing on cracked under her weight.She fell from the tree tops and screamed. She closed her eyes and waited for the impact she would make on the ground. A pair of arms caught her in a strong embrace. She wrapped her arms around her saviors neck thinking that it was Lee. She slowly opened her lavender moons to meet the dazzling blue of her first love.

"Naruto?"

Alright people, I'm going to leave you all right there, but before I go I should tell you that the next chapter will be Sadmantic. Romantic with a lot of sad happenings, Sadmantic. Review and tell me how I'm doing. Pretty Pwease! .