The dust cleared slowly revealing the tall, lean silhouette of my attacker.
"Sasuke.
His traitorous name barely escaped my lips before I was pinned unceremoniously to the ground. He held my arms tightly above my head with enough force to leave bruises. I looked him in the face, caught off guard by the purely psychotic look in his eyes. Despite this, he still looked hauntingly beautiful. His obsidian eyes, framed by long raven colored bangs seemed to stare into my very being, making me feel naked and extremely vulnerable under his gaze.
"S-Sasuke- kun." I stuttered nervously. My old speech impediment returning as soon as I began to feel uncomfortable and stiff with shock.
"Hinata." he stated. His voice was deep and smooth, like liquefied velvet. "A little too far from home, aren't we?"
The sheer amount of hatred that cross his depth-less eyes, made my voice catch in my throat. With his other hand, he reached for his katana. The deathly sound of the cold blade being unsheathed, sent terror raging through my veins.
With a yelp, I squirmed helplessly against his iron grip. Tears forced their way out of the corners of my eyes.
"You will die by my hand!" he spat venomously. "The death of the Hyuuga heiress will be yet another act of revenge against those damned bastards!"
As I felt the blade of the katana touch my neck, something inside of me snapped. No one would truly grieve my death, would they? I had no husband, no children, and I had brought large amounts of dishonor to my clan. In fact, there is no reason for me to live. No one depended on my existence. I met Sasuke's harsh gaze.
"Kill me!" I screamed at him. All the anger and pain from these past few years conveying themselves in my voice. "Go ahead and do it!"
A thin line of scarlet seeped from under the blade from where it was tightly pressed to my throat. Sasuke stared into my eyes, his gaze was even colder before, as if that were possible. My heart pounded so hard, I thought my chest would explode. I honestly hoped it would. Anything would be better than to die by the blood covered hands of the Uchiha.
"Pathetic." he stated finally. His expression relaxed into one that looked almost bored. "You aren't even worth killing."
For some unknown reason, the fact that he didn't see me as anything worth killing, stung more than anything. He unpinned me, leaving my battered body lying on the debris covered ground.
"How dare he call me pathetic?!" the thoughts rushed through my hazy mind. "He doesn't know me! He doesn't understand my pain.."
For what seemed to be the hundredth time today, tears squeezed themselves out of the corners of my eyes, blurring my vision of Sasuke. Through the tears I could still see plain as day, his expression change into one of almost pity.
This made a sickening feeling run rapidly through my being. The last thing I needed at this moment was pity.
Sasuke sheathed his sword and turned his broad back on me and began to walk away. He walked with so much untamed pride, I secretly yearned to stand next to him. In hopes that I could somehow absorb some of that pride for myself.
He disappeared down the path, but not before his cool voice drifted on the cherry blossom scented breeze.
"Gain control."
The next morning, I opened my eyes to warm bright rays of sunlight covering my face and the faint thudding of someone knocking on my front door.
"One second!" I barely squeaked as I quickly left the inviting warmth of my pillow covered bed.
I quickly threw on my chalk-white silk robe and hustled out of my bedroom to the door. When I jerked the door open, the man standing on the other side instantly sent a wave of unease through my body.
"Good morning Neji-Kun" I greeted him politely. My gaze shifted toward the dustless wood floor. Neji never visited me without warning like this, so his message must be urgent.
"Good morning Hinata-Chan." he replied briskly. He looked almost uncomfortable as he avoided my gaze. "Hiashi-San wishes to see you in the main house immediately."
I tried to swallow the lump that seemed to have lodged itself in my throat. "D-Do you have a-any idea why he would want to s-see me?"
"I have yet to hear this from him directly, but some say he has arranged for you to be married." Neji responded. A look of sadness crossing his usually stern face.
I'm SUPER sorry that this chapter was so short! I'll make up for it with the next one (: