Prince Neji

Chapter Twelve: Friends

Recap

I couldn't forget about you, even when your mother placed a mind block on me. I still could remember you," He recalled to her.

"King Hiashi, you knew me but didn't help me at all, when Neji took me as his bride."Sakura said calmly to him while inside of her was in rage.

Hiashi was going to answer her, but when he heard the door open up, he looks behind him to see his nephew with a soldier carrying him up to the bed, and he walks over to him and looks over the wound.

"Place the prince down gently from his wounded side." Tsunade ordered as she looks over the wound, she was still weak from doing the mind block on Sakura.

Sakura looks on at her childhood friend, Neji the prince and her to be husband. Feeling water coming down, she places her hand on her check to feel tears. Sakura looks over at Tsunade to see her breathing hard still from the time that she unlock her memories.

Sakura also knew how to heal from her mother before the mind blocking memories; she needed to heal Neji before she gives him his memories back. With resolve she looks up at the king as she holds his eyes. He nodded his head at her that he knew that she could heal his nephew from this wounded on his side.

Sakura walked over to Neji wounded body, she smiled at him when he looks at her, with some hand seals, Tsunade gasps while she looks on at this, she was near the medical supplies to heal him the normal to turn to see Sakura doing some hand seals that only medic healers knew. Sakura hands turn a little green, as Neji eyes widen with surprised and he watches her walk closer to his wounded side, as she started to heal the wound while the rest of the room was in shocked besides the king.

After she was done with the wounded she made the seals that Tsunade did when she unlock her memories. She placed her hand on Neji's forehead, shocking him more, but he said nothing to her yet. With drawing from the mind block within his mind, Sakura stopped and waited for him to remember her.

Neji felt different from before, he was healed. His hands went to his head, clutching it tightly as he as flash's of the past.

Neji Memory one- 6 and 7 age

Neji was walking outside on a nice sunny day, as he looks over the scene's of the glass, trees and with hearing the birds clipping in happiness, he was looking forward for his first sword practice with his new teacher. Until he heard some other castle children yelling at an other. As he went to see what is going on, he was a young girl with pink hair that was being picking on by the others.

Somewhere throwing rocks or sticks at her, while others hit her and the others were calling her names.

He jumped in and grabbed her around the waist keeping her to his body while he said" Go away monsters" As the other children called his name and were starting to run away from them. He looks down as he was pink hair.

"You Okay?" Neji asked the pink hair girl crying on his chest. The girl look up at him, Neji almost gasp at the green eyes. He heard her say "I think so" When she tried to pull away from him, he tightens his arm around her. Keeping her to his chest, while he started to walk to the palace, with her in his arms.

Neji's Memory two 10 and 11 age

Neji was watching his best friend, Sakura while she was brushing his horse named Rider. She was petting him gently while using the comb for his mane.

"Neji-kun you can stop now," He headed her say then giggle. He smiled at her, as he walks towards her more.

"Hi Sakura, how are you? You do know what you are doing, is that of servants" He said to her.

"Yes I do but I really like Rider, so I'm going to brush him. You got a problem with that Neji-kun?" she asked as she turns her head to face him.

Once again, he almost gasps at her beauty, she was so beautiful with her long pink hair in a high ponytail, with a nice light green dress on.

"No I don't Sakura," Neji replied back as he smiled at her.

"Neji...."

He knew that she wanted to ask something when she had taken off the Kun to his name, he just smiled at her" Yes Sakura," he said.

"Could you .... teach me ...how to... ride a horse?" She asked looking at but me.

'Yes I can, Sakura." He said as he walks over to the side getting the items to place on his horse. Then he walked back over to his horse, as he place on the items on Rider.

"That's a good boy." Neji said. When he was done to took the reins in his hands, while he grab Sakura's hand gently and lead her outside to the small area where you can practice on the horse.

"Okay Sakura," Neji said. "Place your foot on the shoe holder and tried to push yourself up and then swing your right leg over on the other side."

Sakura did want Neji said, but was not pushing herself up much as to her dress. "Mmh Neji-kun could you please help me?" Sakura asked.

Neji just smiled at her and was going to help her, when a loud sound came from behind them, scaring the horsed into a gallop with Sakura screaming a bit loudly scaring the horse even more.

"Sakura!" He yelled as he race after the horse.

Neji could see that Sakura grip was failing and he push himself to run faster, he saw her hands grip off and fall on the ground.

"Sakura!" he howled out as he stops at her body, as she was holding her arm, and trying not to cry.

"Neji-kun...sniff....sniff... Arm hurts so much," she cried out and she fainted from the pain that her arm was emending.

Neji held her closer to his body while picking her up and running to her mother the castle healer's Sakanna.

Neji looked at Sakura after he held his head; he smiled at her before his head explosive with more pain.

Neji's memory three 11 and 12 Before the Ball

"Prince Neji, the king wants to see you and lady Sakura" a guard said at the prince and lady Sakura who was beside him.

"Thank you Ryu," Neji replied to him, as he held out his hand to Sakura.

After she took his hand, they started to walk towards the castle from where they were, within a few moments, Neji nodded his head to the doormen to open the door for them.

Walking in the castle, they walked down the halls seeing the servants clean the areas for dirt and many more things.

The doors were opened to them where they got into the throne room, they walked up to the King, Neji bowed while Sakura curtsied to him.

"Neji, Lady Sakura I like to inform you that there is a ball coming up. Sakura you are going to play your music for the guests at the being. Neji you are going to escort her to the ball, and dance with all the young females." King Hiashi ordered them.

"Yes Uncle," Neji replied at him.

'My king, what song should I play?" Sakura asked.

"Whatever you want to my dear, the ball will be in a month's time, Also some guests will be arriving soon too."Hiashi said.

"Yes king Hiashi," Sakura replied as she bows to him and looks at Neji.

"Sakura go and play some songs to practice," Neji requested her to do. As they both walked out of the throne room, while Neji went outside to practice his fighting stance and Sakura went up the stairs to play her harp, and piano.

.....................Neji.......................

While Neji practice his stances he wonder what songs Sakura would play at the ball, he knew Sakura songs and music almost by heart. He voice was great but she didn't think so, she was scared to perform with it, and he never pushed her to.

Neji thoughts went to some guests" the royal family of sand, water, sound, wind would becoming an d lots of your nobles and lords." "I wonder if Sasuke will come"

As he practice his form after the other, as the day was coming to a end, Neji walks in the castle and went right to Sakura flipping through some papers with a frustrated look over her face.

"Sakura, what are you looking for?" Neji asked.

Sakura looked up at Neji and tried to smile, " You father should have gave me more time........

Neji knew that she was scared about performing with lots of royalty families in the room. Strolling over to her, He placed his hands over hers.

"Sakura calm down," Neji softy said to her.

Sakura took a long breath, and release it and started to calm down, while she truly smiled at Neji as she look at four songs, she got up and went to the harp and started to play the music with Neji smiling at her.

Neji looked back up to Sakura and smiled once again. "You play ever beautiful on the harp," As he grabbed his head in pain again.

Memory – Continued Neji 12 and Sakura 11 , At the ball

Neji was walking into Sakura chambers, when Sakura came out wearing a smile on her face. "You ready?" As he looks over her dress, it was very beautiful, it was long at the bottom, with elbows sleeves that was a very light green that went with her eyes and hair.

"You bet I'm, "Sakura vowed with confident as she said it.

Within moments, Neji and Sakura were at the doors to the ballroom, as the guards opened the doors, and they heard the person said their names on the other side.

Walking in, Neji lead Sakura to the harp and Piano were in the room, after helping Sakura sat down, he lifts her hand up as he brings it to his mouth, Neji kisses it.

Making Sakura blush, as she placed her hands on the harp, and started to play. Making all the quests smiled at her, including the young prince of sound, Sasuke.

Neji thought:"Was that when he started to be obsession with Sakura? Or was it after? Why couldn't Sasuke remember Sakura?" As he felted more pain in his head.

MEMORY FOUR – Neji 14 and Sakura 13

Neji was practicing his swordsmanship skills, to the trainer, while Sakura was playing on her harp.

'Neji you may go," The trainer said to him.

Nodding his head at him, Neji placing his sword back into its holder and walks to the castle. He walked in the doors, as the guard open it up for him, walking to the bath chambers. He takes a bath, as his servant washed him, and helped get him dress into his pants, and shirt.

While he was walking towards Sakura's music room, he heard nothing that was very new to him, he always heard her play the harp at this time, what was on this time. Picking up his pace to her room, he heard Sakura scream a but before it was cut off, racing to the doors.

He sees Sasuke the youngest prince of sound, kissing her and touching her, he noticed that Sakura was trying to get away from him. Taking out his sword he started to talk.

"Let her go now Sasuke," a voice ordered from the doors.

Neji saw Sasuke look his way, as he looked at Sakura to notice that she pulled his sword away from him. Seeing Sasuke let her, go, his stance relax a bit but not too much, hearing her say this brought a smirk to his face.

"Step away from me now," Sakura said pointing Sasuke's sword at Sasuke.

Neji saw her slowly and inch move away from Sasuke, and got closer to him, she drop the sword and raced over to his side and she hide behind him, holding onto his clothes at the back.

"Leave Prince Sasuke now and be warned never come near Sakura again," Neji hissed aloud to him.

"You might have saved her now Hyuuga, but I will have her," Sasuke vowed to him as he got his sword and walk to the doors, leaving Sakura and Neji each a look, of looks of lust and looks of murder.

Neji looks up at Sakura again, and grabbed her around her middle pulling her closer to him, hugging her, he brings her down and kisses her with passion.

"Sakura," He breathless said after the kiss.

"Neji," Sakura whispered as she sat on his lap, and hugs him. 'I miss you"

"Same with me, I miss you too," Neji replied as he places his arms around her, and presses his lips on her forehead.

A/N – I hope you enjoyed reading this chapter. Ch 13 should be done soon and up in no time at all. Bye