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Chapter 2- "Hinata's Heart"

Hinata had been waking up early on certain days so she could know the island better. She found resources and began bringing them to the cave as Naruto moved around a little, he was getting better but she knew things could go wrong again and watched Naruto carefully. She played with the fire as Naruto realized there was something wrong with her, she hadn't smiled in a few days.

"Hinata, what are you thinkin' about?" Naruto asked as she looked at him and suddenly looked away. "You seem sad, did somethin' happen to you?"

Hinata focused on the fire and it took her awhile to answer. "Um, I don't think I can...tell you...It's between Neji and me..."

Naruto moved a little, he always saw a tension between Neji and her. Naruto was guessing that Neji had done something to Hinata to cause her to act this way and she was in deep thought about it. She wanted to tell Naruto everything but she held back and was unsure how to put things into words, she looked over at Naruto and blushed. She got up and sat near Naruto as he watched everything, tears began to come out Hinata's eyes as Naruto knew there was something wrong.

"Hinata, you can tell me what happened..." Naruto put his arm around as she cried, he felt like crying too. "It'll make you feel better, I know you can tell me..."

Hinata looked at Naruto, she wanted to smile but couldn't. "I-I'll try, Naruto. Only because you...make me feel like I can tell you...It went like this"

Flashback

Hinata was in her room pressing flowers, the thing she liked to do the most. It was a quiet Saturday afternoon with no disruptions, she admired her work until she saw her father holding his bags and Hanabi holding hers. She knew something was going on and she stopped what she was doing right away and looked at her father.

"Hinata, Hanabi and I are going on vacation for about four weeks..." Hiashi began, Hinata looked at him. "Neji will be here and I expect the two of you to behave yourselves while I'm gone..." Hinata watched from the window as her father and her sister left, Neji was in his room and he stood in the doorway as Hinata finished pressing the rest of her flowers.

"You're father expects things to go right while he's gone..." Neji began as he watched Hinata. "As an Heiress, you know your place and as a Branch member I know mine..."

Hinata nodded as she began reading a book. "I know, Neji...I'll try to stay out your way and not bother you...That's how it...always goes."

"Good." Neji left the room and went downstairs as Hinata laid on her bed, Neji came back as soon as she got up. She wanted to ask him to train with him but she knew that he would refuse and she tried a lot of the time to get him to. "I know that look in your eye, you want help with training again, don't you? Hinata, I'm not going to help you...Why should I?"

"Because...You're the only one here..." Hinata replied, she locked eyes with Neji as she began have a little fear. "I just want your help, I'll try..." Neji cut her off.

"I can refuse if I want to, Hinata..." He closed his eyes. "It is ridiculous that you are asking a branch member for assistance and you are an heiress, don't ask why I think like that..."

Hinata stopped and decided not to argue but something escaped from her mouth that even shocked Neji. "Why are you so cold-hearted? You call me a failure, you curse my destiny, and you don't think you're struggling against yours...You have so much hatred..."

Neji eyes glared as he left, Hinata worried that she had said the wrong thing but Neji left the room and slammed the door. She had bad feeling that Neji was going to get angry and she decided to not come downstairs when she wanted to eat her lunch, she stayed in her room and looked out the window as she saw birds fly by.

She felt bad for saying what she did but she couldn't keep it in anymore and let it out without thinking.

Hinata came down when it was close to dinnertime and Neji noticed that she hadn't been down in awhile as she at the table with Neji facing her at the end of the table, he was still mad and Hinata ignored him and continued to eat as he sat there glaring at her. Hinata looked at him as he looked away and ate slowly, he looked at her and remained that way.

Neji broke the silence. "Hinata, you shouldn't have said those things to me...You know how I get, I don't know what you're trying to prove..."

"Leave me alone, Neji." Hinata replied quietly, she didn't want to argue. "I'm sorry I said what I said, it was an accident but I don't like how you say it..."

"Are you trying to stand up to me, Hinata?!?!" Neji asked, Hinata looked away knowing things were going to get worse. "I'm not finished with you! Look at me!"

Neji got up near Hinata and pushed her out of the chair, as she struggled to get back in her chair. She looked up at Neji who glared and a hit landed across her face as she fell to the floor weeping and screaming. Neji felt a kick near his leg as Hinata got up and ran to room and cried, Neji knew he was in trouble and sat at the dinner table the same way.

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It was the third week as Neji realized Hinata would slam the door when he came by or she would cry all over again. Neji knocked on the door as Hinata laid on her bed as she faced the wall, she didn't want to talk or respond to Neji and he had said other bad things about her and she wanted to run away and not come back. What did she do to deserve the things Neji did the past few weeks? She began packing her bags and sniffling at the same time.

"Hinata..." Neji began, he sounded sad. "I'm sorry I hit you and told you all those things, I didn't know you would take this seriously."

"Go away..." Hinata replied, she sniffled and got her bags. "I'm running away and maybe that's what needs to happen...I-I need to prove myself some other way..."

The door opened as Hinata shoved her way past Neji and she took her bags with her. She handed Neji a note and put another note in her father's room, Neji watched her as she went downstairs to leave the house. "Hinata, look I-I want to say..."

The door slammed as Hinata walked out, she didn't want to hear what Neji had to say and left the house. Neji knew that Hiashi was due in a week to come back and would be horrified that Hinata was not in the house, she left the note and he decided that it would speak for itself. He went to his room and laid in his bed and began worrying about Hinata.

End of P.O.V

Naruto eyes glowed brightly and he moved his head. "Neji shouldn't have done that to you, Hinata...He should have control of his anger and he probably is regrettin' it. It must be hard sometimes when you're quiet but being quiet is good..."

Hinata blushed a little and knew Naruto was complimenting her. She smiled then frowned. "I didn't do...anyting to him, Naruto...He just is filled with so much hatred..."

Naruto shifted. "Sometimes people have to learn things the hard way, I'm glad your okay though...If anythin' else happened I would have gone after him..."

Hinata stilled looked confused. "Then why would he hit me then and say all those things?" She looked over at Naruto who still saw the sadness as she began snifflling. "It wasn't very nice..."

"Oh, you'll move on..." Hinata looked at Naruto, she always liked that he had something encouraging to say. "It just scared you and you didn't expect it, I'm sure Neji feels bad...We all make mistakes, Neji probably didn't realize he was making a mistake..."

Hinata boiled tea as the fire began to die, she gave it to Naruto as he drank it. She felt concerned about him and he seemed to be doing fine. "Naruto, do you need...some more bandages?"

"Maybe, I'm not sure...You seem to be good at medical stuff..." Naruto laughed as Hinata smiled, Naruto seemed to always brigthen her day if she thought of him. "The demon is okay but it's still blinking orange for some odd reason, I can't tell why..."

"I guess...I-I worried too much..." Hinata replied as she smiled as she gave Naruto new bandages. "You look like you're getting better, Naruto...I'm glad."

Hinata took out her book as she began trying to flower press flowers again, Naruto came closer and watched her work. He flipped the previous pages and saw that Hinata had made good works of it and he liked the one with the roses and the tulips combined with lavander flowers, he gazed for a few minutes and flipped to the next one and was amazed by what he saw.

"That one is for my father and this one is for my sister..." Hinata pointed to the others as she went back to pressing them. She wanted to ask Naruto if he wanted her to make one but she was afraid to ask him. She began speaking. "Um, Naruto...would you like...me to make one for you?"

"Yeah, I want one!" he replied, he smiled and let Hinata finish her work. "I had no idea that you could press flowers, all this work is beautiful, Hinata."

Hinata looked up. "R-Really?, you think so?" She smiled and continued to work.

'She isn't like the other girls, I would like to get to know her...She's just so cute!" thought Naruto. 'I really want to see how she's going to put my flowers together.'

That's Chapter 2, Please R&R