Inner Demons

A/N: I really enjoyed writing this chapter and hope you will take pleasure in reading it. =D Don't want to hold you all back from
reading any longer.
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Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, any of it's characters, or ideas.
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On with the fic ;)
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Chapter four - Fairytale Orphan

'I suggest you trust me if you want to survive what is about to transpire here.'

Those words echoed in her head over and over again.

'I suggest you trust me if you want to survive...'

"Survive." she whispered.

Time ceased to move as father and daughter stared into each others eyes with regret. All was lost to that moment, even sound.
As they stared on, both held their breath, savoring their final seconds together and crystallizing it into memory.

Suddenly Hiashi disappeared from sight and all that remained of him was a brief echoing of his voice.

"I did love you."

Tears struggled to emerge themselves and threatened to flood her cheeks. Before they could fall however, she felt an
overwhelming surge of energy travel through her body. Moving herself quickly to the left of her bed, she narrowly missed a
strike from her father.

Again she stayed frozen in time as her bloodline limit thumped against her skull painfully. She just stared at her father, trying
desperately to burn more of his image into her mind. For all the bad he had done to her she still did not want to lose him completely.

"You are still too slow." he said.

He disappeared again and she flew from her bed and turned briskly so that her back faced her bedroom door. Her eyes stayed
perfectly still, but she was able to observe the entire space of her room before the wind came rushing at her face. Crouching
down she pushed her feet slightly forward and twisted on the wooden floor below her to maneuver out of the way of his next attack.

She was not yet ready to attack him, though with each strike he took she could feel the chakra seeping off his fingertips. It was
deadly poison that was more than content with ending her life. Shaking she watched him as his body moved around in nothing
more than a blur.

Bringing back his left hand he pushed forward quickly with the precision of a viper striking for her heart. As his hand drove
nearer to her chest she fell back in surprise, catching herself clumsily with her hands. Before she could even blink he rushed
down at her with his right hand and she fell down on her back, rolling out of the way of his next strike.

Springing up on her feet she was sent flying backwards when he appeared in front of her, striking her stomach. Her eyes bulged
as she sucked in all the oxygen she could. Slowly she stumbled backwards.

Falling down she turned on her side as a blazing fire ran rampant in her stomach and slowly tore open her intestines. Curling up
in a small ball she stared down as her hands that were tightly holding onto her body as blood flowed out of her mouth.

'suggest...trust me...survive...here.'

She could hear him talking to her in broken words and struggled to listen as she focused on the pain she felt.

'He hates...kill...end...trust me...alone...trust me.'

It was as if something was taking over her soul. Or had she simply always been this way? Was his voice her voice? Were these
thoughts nothing more than her own? The pain in her stomach now felt as if it were nothing compared to the searing pain she
now found in her eyes.

Shakily she brought her hands up towards her eyes until her fingernails touched them. For a moment she only stared at her
fingertips as a sad smile crept upon her face. Keeping her hands perfectly still she slammed her fingers forward quickly and
clawed from her eyes down the sides of her cheeks

'Everything's changing now.'

Rolling onto her back she dropped her hands to her sides and stared up at her father.

"You know, I did love you." "Once." It was like both their voices were intertwined now, his and hers. They were the same.

Regretful eyes stared back into blank ones.

It was her turn to perform the disappearing act now.

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'Could it really be possible? Can even I be happy?'

The thought played out over and over in Neji's head as he stared out over the Hyuuga's main house garden. To the outside
world he was still very cold and emotionless, inside however his heart was beating out of his chest at the very thought of
happiness. Inside he was so confused yet excited.

Inside he was just like everyone else.

For the first time in a long time he contemplated letting a smile cross his features. Before he could explore the thought further
however, a blood curdling scream emanated from the Hyuuga compound.

"Hinabi-Sama."

Without so much a second thought he turned from his post and ran towards the familiar voice. As he ran he had to fight his way
to his destination. All around him people were uncharacteristically shouting and panicking and the closer he got the louder the
commotion

Finally he came to a stop down the hallway from Hinata's room. Outside her door was Hinabi standing in the middle of a branch
house guard and a main house member. Studying them in confusion he slowly made his way over to the three, not daring to
active his Byakugan.

Holding his breath he came to a stop behind his younger cousin and gazed into the bedroom above her head. The room was a
complete mess and in the middle of it all was a body, bloody and bruised. His eyes widened as he took in the scene. In the
room were two Hyuuga's, one alive and one dead.
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Members of the Hyuuga clan were known for killing their opponents without external damage. But she had never really been part
of the family had she?

Real life has no happy ending. It's just a series of sad stories with happy moments. And in the end all those stories end the same,
in death.

As he stared at the blood drenched bodies he had to ask himself the same question he thought about all day. Was it possible,
could even he be happy? The answer was yes, it may have came for a brief moment, but it came non the less. After all, all good
things must come to an end.

*****End Chapter Four*****

A/N: I can't tell you all how much I enjoy writing this story. I'm glad you all continue to read and if you have any comments or
suggestions then please review and let me know. I actually was contemplating ending this story with this chapter, but this story,
like life, must go on.
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