Naruto: Black on This Side, White on the Other

Hinata was sure that some bonds were ill-fated. Once, after falling for Naruto instead, the tormenting dream stopped for a while. In its place came sunlight, streaming down in great golden swathes. Beside the light, beautiful cherry blossoms shimmered faintly. She was in the warmth of spring, and happiness seemed just within reach... But she was the only one happy. Brother Neji was still lost in his nightmare, wandering... So the dream drifted back, bit by bit. Neji always looked sad in it.

She smiled bitterly... Could she really deny that she liked the eldest son of the branch family?

What occupies the mind by day appears in dreams by night.

She opened the door to let in the chilly breeze. The moonlight was bleak tonight, and she had somehow slept through most of the day. A shadow slipped into the garden. She couldn't make out who it was, but a thief had broken into the Hyuga home. How brazen!

Hinata quietly got dressed. When the intruder had taken a couple of steps, she sprang out and assumed the Gentle Fist stance. In a low voice, she demanded, "Who goes there? How dare you sneak into the Hyuga home!" Before he could answer, she struck out with both fists. He caught her hands and, with the motion, circled his fingers around her slender wrists. "M-Miss Hinata, it's me," he said softly.

The clouds parted, and a shaft of moonlight spilled down. Hinata looked closely at the person before her. It was Neji, the one who had haunted her thoughts and dreams.

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