I'll say this for the last time. I do not own Naruto.

Chapter 2

Reunion

9 years had passed, Neji had forgotten all about Akina. He was too engrossed with his training, his will to become stronger and his hate for the main house members of the Hyugas. He still kept the lily. Almost wherever he goes, he brings it with him, not sure why. But always when he had it with him, he felt lighter and stronger. As if he was lifted from his heavy burden. He never fell in love with anyone else because he feels like he loves someone already but he can't remember who. As for Akina, she had never forgotten Neji. During these nine years, she was chosen, at the age of 6, to have the powers, bloodlimits and the bloodline limit of the family. Its name is Kurome, their family name. She was the strongest and most skilled shinobi alive. She learned all the techniques and figured out a way to counter them.

She usually wears a gown but when she fights, she wears all white except her shoes. They were black. She has a sleeveless top and baggy pants. She also wears a long jacket that has a cape effect and black outlines. She was an anbu leader and took class S missions. As her skills grew, so did her beauty. Everyday, she grew more and more beautiful. She was now elegant, calm and graceful as if she was a princess. In the midst of all this, all she could think about is Neji. She kept her promises: to wait for him and to never love anyone else. For 9 years, they have never made contact, not even a single glance. But that will change in one night. It's after the Chunin exams and Tsunade was now Hokage... Neji was sitting on his windowsill, watching the full moon tonight. In his hands was the lily. He spent the day as he usually does: with coldness mystery.

Suddenly, strong wind blew and a howl was heard from the forest near his house. The wind did not bother him. He just let it flow, making his hair fly to one side. Another howl was heard. 'Something doesn't feel right,' he thought as he grip on the lily grew tighter but in a gentle way. He activated his Byakugan and looked to the direction of the forest. He sees a white wold coming. His eyes and mouth widen a bit. 'He looks familiar,' he thought. The wolf stopped in front of the wall that surrounds the Hyuga house and jumps over it. Neji's room happened to be at that side of the wall. The wolf landed on the grassy field opposite Neji's room. He looks up at him and barked real loudly. Neji understood him. He wanted him to go down. He jumped down from the window and landed in front of the wolf, still holding the lily.

"Who are you?" Neji asks. "Do you not remember me, Neji-sama?" the wolf "says". He was speaking through his eyes. Neji was surprise he could understand him. He shakes his head. "If you want answers, follow me," the wolf continues and starts running off. He had no choice but to follow him. He followed the wolf inside the forest. He thought that this path looked familiar. "Kuroyuki!" an angelic voice was heard. "Kuroyuki! Where are you?" The wolf starts to run even faster. He stops when he sees young Akina with Shiroyuki, who had beauty unsurpassable. Neji follows him there and was surprised to see her. "Kuroyuki! There you are!" she says. Kuroyuki ran to her and she hugged him. Seeing Akina, Neji surpressed the memory. "A-Akina-chan?" Neji stutters, stepping closer to her. She looked up and noticed him. She was surprised. "Neji-kun?"

She stood up and he ran and hugged her real tight. She hugged him back and tears were flowing down from her eyes. "Neji-kun, I missed you so much," Akina says as she hugged him tighter and burying her head in his chest. "Gomen nasai, Akina-chan. I forgot about you. I can't believe myself," he says while crying. He breaks and there were some tears flowing down Akina's cheeks. He wipes them away. "Don't cry. It doesn't match your face," he softly says, caressing her cheek gently. She smiled at him and nodded. "You have grown more beautiful, Akina-chan." "You have grown handsome, too." He cupped her cheeks. He wanted to kiss her but he wasn't sure she still felt the same way as he still does. "I kept my promises," she says. "Promises?" "I promised to wait for you and to never fall in love with anyone else."

He smiles and closes his eyes slightly and leans in. Understanding what he was doing, she closed her eyes and their lips meet into a passionate kiss. Kuroyuki howled softly. Neji put his arms around Akina's waist and brought her closer and while she put her arms around his neck, making the kiss deeper. They both soon break to breath. "I have something to return to you," he says and pulls out the lily. She smiled and her eyes sparkled, happy to see it again. He puts it on her hair. "Here," she says as she unties a necklace. She gave him back the primrose necklace. He smiled when he saw it. "Oca-san..." he whispers. Shiroyuki growled and Kuroyuki barked, wanting attention. "Shiroyuki...Kuroyuki..." Neji says, hugging them. Akina smiled. She then noticed how late it was. "Gomen nasai, Neji-kun. We need to go now," she says sadly.

"I understand," he says with a hint of sadness and stood up. Kuroyuki went up to Akina and says, "I don't want to leave him." Akina answers in the same way. "I understand. You can go with him that is if he allows it." Kuroyuki walked up to him and asks, "Neji-sama, do you mind if I stayed with you?" "Why?" Neji asks. "I don't want to leave you." "Of course. Hiyashi-sama doesn't care about what I bring to the house." "Then I'll leave now," Akina says. "Ayasumi nasai, Neji-kun. Come, Shiroyuki." "Hai, Akina-sama." They started to walk away until Neji grabbed her wrist. "Wait." She spun around. "Will I...see you again?" She smiled at him. "Of course." "How can I be so sure?" "Suspicious as always. Don't worry, Neji-kun." She pecked him lightly on the lips.

He smiles and says, "Ayasumi nasai, Akina-chan." She smiles and leaves with Shiroyuki, disappearing in the forest. "Will she be alright?" Neji asks. "Hai. She is a strong shinobi and besides Shiroyuki's with her," Kuroyuki answers as they walked to the Hyuga house. "She is lucky. She has a home and parents to return to." Kuroyuki didn't answer. "Neji-sama, if only you knew what Akina-sama had to go through. Her amazing powers cost her the lives of her parents..." Neji didn't know what had happened to Akina when they were apart. The sadness she had to go through...the payment of being the best...

Thank you for reading! Please wait for the next chapter for a while since I have to concentrate on my tests. So I will update this and Freeing a Caged Bird on Thursday night.