White Eyes [ E D I T I N G ]

6 - l i v i n g m e m o r i e s

[Edited: 10/24/17]

7 years ago, Konohagakure no Sato
Hyūga Residence

Neji was crest-fallen.

He had just been diagnosed with the disease that was only affecting their clan mates. Neji sat at a stone bench, which was beneath an old holly tree which was growing in a their household for many, many years. Hiashi-sama wasn't pleased about hearing the news since it would be wasteful for him to let Neji pass onto the Underworld in such a young age. He possesses great power and intelligence and had been great pride of his clan. He was a prodigy. He was the best among all the best, but his life was different. He was put in Branch.

Sometimes, he wishes that he was born in the Main family. He would be praised and feared. He will not protect someone else's child or anything, he will just get all the attention.

He clenched his fist. After all they have done to his father, the only family he has, he couldn't forgive them. He wanted to get rid of the Main family for abusing their service. They do not know, they do not know, how much pain, hatred and anger the prodigy felt. He wanted to kill just all of them since he already had enough power, but he couldn't.

Neji-nee-san, he could picture her saying, pasting a sweet, innocent smile on her face.

He doesn't admit it but her smile always make his heart melt. And he wanted to protect that smile, forever. If you hear him saying,"I despise the heiress," he is lying. He could still remember training with her and exclaiming snow is falling happily. Hinata also admitted that she hated taijutsu training but he encouraged her to not hate it.

He doesn't really know if she cares for him as well, the heiress was too naïve and trusting. There are some times that some rogue ninja capture her but the Branch immediately gets her back again.

He just wanted her to smile, and stay the same, old Hyūga Hinata.

Then a small figure approached him, it was her. Her bangs framed her cute, roundish face and her Byakugan was big and innocent.

"Neji-nee-san!" she greeted him with a hug,"Can we play?"

Neji out on an unfriendly face,"No."

He stood up, he almost sat down again when his head hurt. He covered his mouth as he coughed, then vomited. It was this red liquid that made living things live. It was blood.

"Onii-san!" Hinata screamed,"Are you alright?"

He wanted to keep it a secret. Only Tenten, Hiashi and the medics who checked on him knew.

Neji shook her off and ran as fast as he could while Hinata desperately called for him. Even if he hated to admit it, but he was crying. He rushed to the closest faucet and washed his mouth and hands and he accidentally wet his face and the foundation he applied was off. He was sickly pale, and he hated it. He hated worrying people. Worrying Hinata.

He wept silently. He was depressed. He just wanted to see everyone to smile 'til the end, but he couldn't. He knew he was dying. There wasn't much information about the symptoms of the disease but he found his emotions weird. Sometimes he smiles then suddenly gets angry at everything. He really wanted to hug Hinata too, but he pushed her away instead. He would often have chills at night. Neji's shoulders shook as he started blubbering.