𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐀 𝐇𝐘𝐔𝐆𝐀 𝐓𝐖𝐈𝐍

The Worst Birthday Ever Pt. 2

Last time:

After about what felt like 5 hours of continuous pain (but would probably be 5 minutes), Hanara sank to her knees and panted. She felt like she was going to blackout any second now but she just had to see Neji's face, to see his reaction, to see if he knew her reason for going before him. When Hanara turned around and found Neji's face. It seemed as if he knew exactly why she went before him because he sent her a small smile. That was the last thing she saw before she blacked out.

Now:

Hanara woke up to find herself in her playroom with Neji beside her. Hinata and her mother were nowhere to be seen and there was no noise around her. 'Has the party finished already? And where are Hinata and Mother?'

"Neji, where are my mom and Hinata," she asked.

"Oh, you're awake. Your father instructed me to bring you to him once you woke up. Come with me," Neji said as he got up.

"You never answered my question," Hanara grumbled under her breath as she stood up, following Neji. Before she could get too far though, her knees buckled and she was back on the ground.

"You are still too weak. I shall go to your father and inform him that you are awake. You stay here," Neji ordered as he walked away.

Hanara just sat there thinking. Have I changed enough? Neji doesn't seem like a destiny obsessed bitch yet... maybe intervening his sealing was enough. I can't tell until his father is dead though and I don't want it to come to that. Maybe I should mess up Hinata's kidnapping so that Hia- sorry my father doesn't have to kill that ninja from the Cloud. I have to train though and-

"Hanara."

"Yes father," Hanara responded, startled from her thoughts. She looked up and realized that Neji and Hizashi were there as well. 'What could possibly require them to be here?' she wondered.

"From this day onward, you are no longer a part of the main family. I am no longer your father, you no longer have a mother, and Hinata is no longer your sister. Hizashi has graciously offered to take you into his home and if you accept, Neji will be something like an elder brother," Hiashi said with a blank look on his face, like he was trying to hide his emotions.

Hanara's eyes widened in shock before she quickly put an indifferent look on her face. She didn't expect this. She knew that Hiashi Hyuga could be a cruel man but to give away your own daughter just because she was born a few seconds after your first? That is beyond sick! Fine! Two can play at that game. She's going to show him just how little she cares for this sick family.

"Oh, I see. Well, I'd quite like to live with Hizashi-sama and Neji! It would be nice to have an elder brother. Can someone bring me to my old room so I can pack? The party is over is it not?"

Hiashi seemed unaffected by Hanara's response but Hanara knew better. There was a flash of shock in his eyes for a moment before he recovered. 'Ha! I'm probably taking it better than he thought I would. Or well, at least he thinks that I am.' Hanara internally snickered before realizing something. 'If I want to keep this act up, I can't go see Mother or Hinata out of my own will, they'll have to come to me and Fath- sorry Hiashi might not let them.' Hanara thought sadly.

"Yes, the party's over. I'll carry you to your room, okay?" Hizashi responded.

"Okay!" Hanara replied in a falsely cheery voice as Hizashi lifted her, "Bye Hiashi-sama!"

'Okay, maaaaybe the Hiashi-sama was a bit much but... ya know giving up your daughter is horrible!' Hanara thought to herself as she directed Hizashi to her

"You don't have to act you know." Hizashi commented as he set Hanara down on my bed, "I know exactly how you feel, it happened to me too."

"What do you mean I don't have to act? Who said I was acting," Hanara asked, attempting to defend herself.

"You're probably hurting inside and that's fine. You probably feel like your father is abandoning you and to be honest, that's exactly what's happening."

'He nailed it. That's exactly what I was feeling,' Hanara thought, 'Should I open up to him? He is going to be my new father figure. You know what? Screw it. Imma pour all of my frustration onto him. Besides, it isn't healthy to keep everything bottled up.' Hanara reasoned.

"It hurts." She said, finally.

"What hurts?" Hizashi asked gently.

"The fact that he's willing to throw away his daughter for the sake of the clan's traditions. Not that I don't like you or anything but, my father is giving me to someone who's practically a stranger. He wasn't the best dad, but he was mine and now he's saying that he's not! Sometimes I wish I wasn't a Hyuga."

"A lot of us branch members do too. You must remember though that we were born as a branch member for a reason, destiny has given us this fate for a reason and as much as we do not like it, we must accept it."

'So that's where Neji got his destiny complex from... maybe Hizashi dying was a good thing then. God, that was cruel of me to even think!'

"Enough of that," Hanara said smiling, "I have to pack my things!"

"I'll help you get around," Hizashi said, ruffling Hanara's hair.

One or two hours later, Hanara and Hizashi were finished packing. They took all her picture books, stuffed animals, clothing, stationery, toys, and bags. All but one, a small, purple, stuffed . Hanara had decided that if she were to run into Hinata, she would give Hinata the kitten. Purple was always Hinata's favourite colour and Hinata had been obsessed with the kitten anyway.

Hizashi put Hanara on his back and carried all of her bags as Hanara held the kitten. They walked down the stairs and, as luck would have it, ran into Hinata and Yuki.

"W- Why are you c- carrying so m-many t- things, Hana," Hinata asked.

"I'm leaving." she smiled, "Here, take the kitten."

Hizashi squatted so that Hanara could give Hinata the kitten.

"W- Why are you l- leaving?"

"Hiashi-sama said I must."

Hinata opened her mouth as if she were going to argue but Moth- sorry Yuki-sama whispered something in her ear and Hinata nodded and took the kitten.

"Goodbye Hanara," Yuki-sama said, hugging me as Hizashi-sama got up from the squat.

"B- Bye Hana."

Hanara smiled and waved as Neji joined his- no our father as we made our way to the door. Neji and Hizashi slipped on their shoes (all of Hanara's were in the bags), Hanara on Hizashi's shoulder's the entire time and left the house. Hanara couldn't help but take one last look at her home. She knew that she would see it again but it would never be her home again.

Then Hanara felt anger, pure anger, towards her old father. She couldn't believe that anyone could be so cruel. Hanara swore she would make him regret the day he decided to abandon her and she knew exactly how she was going to do it. She was going to surpass Hinata and Neji. After all, he was the one that was meant to take care of her in this life and he didn't. She was going to prove to him that he had made a huge mistake.