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CHAPTER 2
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Hinata liked Sunday mornings. She got to spend it with her sister, who she rarely saw, as of late, because of her busy schedule. Lazy mornings, under the old willow tree in the yard, sipping her favorite lemon tea, catching up with each other.
Just as her name suggested, her sister was a firecracker. She loved to make mischief and then tell Hinata about it, like an accomplished soldier exhibiting their latest achievement. "I'm telling you nee-chan, the plan was fool proof and it would have worked had Kaeto not ratted us out. That idiot. Sensei made me clean the training grounds all by myself."
The breeze ruffled the limp branches of the willow tree, resembling an old man shaking on his bent back. Hinata smiled at her sister whose gullibility had yet to leave. How had it stayed intact for this long in a clan that squished it under its feet like an insect was something she had yet to be cognizant to. "Serves you right for planning a prank on your sensei."
"Speaking of sensei," Hinata stopped midway sipping her tea and turned to her sister, "I heard that he's leaving for a yearlong mission to Suna, as a member of Shikamaru sensei's delegation. Wonder what good he'll do them. He's practically useless."
"He's a very good diplomat, if you must know." The bluenette straightened her back.
"Then why's he babysitting kids here? I mean, not me cuz I'm not a kid but others."
Says the girl who treats her weapons like toys. Hinata thought smugly. "You'll have to ask hokage-sama for that."
"That reminds me." Hanabi spun so suddenly, she almost spilled her tea on Hinata's shirt. "Guess who I saw in the market place today?"
Hinata blinked. Please don't let it be Naruto-kun. "W-who?"
"Uchiha! It appeared he was grocery shopping. He asked the man at the vegetable stall, you know, the one in love with you-"
"He's not in love with me!"
"-for tomatoes and the poor guy was so scared, he might as well had peed his pants." Hinata cried a Hanabi! but the girl simply ignored her in favor of a few chortles, "I'm telling you nee-chan, it was so funny, I might as well had peed my pants." Seeing her sister's serious face, the brunette tried to collect herself and act sober only to be reduced to a laughing fit, spilling her tea everywhere, creating a sticky mess in its wake.
Hinata glared at her younger sibling holding her stomach and kicking her legs in air. "This isn't funny. Try putting yourself in U-Uchiha-san's place. How do you think he feels?"
"Well I'm not U-Uchiha-san, am I now? And besides, he had it coming. Did he really think everything will just go back to normal after what he did and come waltzing back to the village?"
"Stop it Hanabi." Hinata shifted to her big sister mode, as Hyuuga heiress would like to put it. "You or I or anyone in the village has no right to judge him. It could have been any of us in his place. I doubt we'd have acted any differently."
"Well I wouldn't have left the village, for one. There are plenty of strong people here to turn to if you need power. And if I-"
"That's enough Hanabi!" Hinata slammed her cup down. "We're not having this discussion. You're the future leader of this clan, act like one!"
Hanabi decided to shut her mouth. It wouldn't do her good to provoke her sister when she was like this.
Anothe gentle breeze whispered, attempting to soothe the agitated teenagers.
