Hinata's Exposure

Hinata’s mood went from completely happy to terribly sad when she walked into her kitchen. He father sitting at he corner of the table, Neji across from him. Although the lights were on she had this very strong dark feeling, she knew something bad was going to happen this morning.

“He-hello Father, Neji.” He bowed slightly at them and received glares from both Neji and her father. ‘Damn it, what happened now?’ She thought to herself. Neji noticed her concern but just turned the other cheek making it visible that somebody had hit Neji, just by the bruise on his neck. She activated her byakugan quickly and just as quickly concealed it, he had fought with her father and had paid the consequences.

Hinata didn’t say a word just nodded and sat down on the other side of the table where she was farthest from everybody. She was thinking as she put some cereal in her bowl and poured some milk in. ‘Did I see a bruise on the side of father’s head?’ She began to think to herself until her father interrupted her train of thought.

“So Hinata, you agreed yesterday that you were going to talk to me about anything really. So lets talk.” He still had a blank but aggressive look on his face, or at least to Hinata and Neji, he was incredibly intimidating.

“Um… well, where should I start?” She was praying that he would ask her about a boy that she might have “feelings” for. She snapped out of it again when she actually heard the feelings part that her father had said.

“Um… well…. See…” She turned a dark, dark crimson color and she was pushing her fingers together and apart over and over again. Her father rinkled his nose at her and he knew that she liked the Uzumaki boy.

“Its no use, she is far too modest to say anythi-“ Neji was stopped dead in his sentence when he was back handed to the face.

“Neji, listen when I ask Hinata a question she answers it, not you. And I thought you were supposed to protect her, but no you let her love, of all people in this village, you let her love that Uzumaki bastard. He is a demon, and I don’t understand why you wont understand that. I say it time after time again, but my word goes un-headed. Why is it that you mock me so? I do everything for you!” At the end of this he began to get violent and stood up, his teeth showing canines exposed.

“Stop! I liked it more before you were so angry papa!” Screeched Hanabi as she entered the room. It was 6:30 in the morning and Hanabi was feeling a bit cranky, only getting so much sleep between her duties and only to be awaken by screaming and yelling, as usual.

“Hanabi go back to your room, you shouldn’t be awake right now.” Hiashi said in a calm voice, or so he tried to be as calm as he could at that time.

“No, only if you promise not to hit onee-chan and Neji-san.” ((shes the only person who calls them –san and –chan)) Hanabi protested.

“Ok Hanabi I promise I wont get so angry anymore. Just please go back to bed, I don’t want you to see any arguing or fighting between people.” He countered, then he was ready to just pick her up and throw her in her room if he had to.

Hanabi gave a concerned look to her sister and Neji, both of them only gave a brief reassuring smile and Hanabi was on her way and back out of earshot.

“Father we can’t start everyday like this, and what should it matter that Neji is trying to protect me. Naruto has never once, and I mean once laid a finger on me. He is a kind hearted boy and is only out to help people.” Hinata said in a calm voice, trying to protect Neji.

“You don’t know do you? You just don’t know. Fine since neither of you knw about it I will tell you.” Hiashi took a deep breath and focused on calming down, and actually managed. “Okay, now. 12 years ago there was this Nine-Tailed demon called Kyuubi. He destroyed most of the buildings in Konoha and it took the Fourth to seal him away into an infant with its anbilical cord just cut. Now Naruto is that infant and the Fourth gave his life to put a demon inside Uzumaki Naruto. The fourth had a wife and a child, his wife died while giving birth while his child is still un-known. Some people who actually have sympathy on that demon boy say that it is him that Yondaime is father to, but I say otherwise. Now I forbid you from ever speaking to that demon again. And if I catch you gold help me I will”

“Stop. Naruto is not a demon, he wasn’t ever a demon and he never will be one. You get your stories because you may have seen it but when has naruto ever harmed the citizens of Konoha? When is it that you have ever seen Naruto kill somebody in front of your eyes?”

“That doesn’t matter, that demon has done the boy’s share.” Hinata just turned around to leave and didn’t bother turning back to face her father when he yelled at her.

She was shocked to see that her father had gotten up to knock her down and Neji preforemed 60 palm strike on hiashi and walked with Hinata in utter silence until the main gates.

“Hinata, I’m going to Tenten’s house. She and I have…”

“I know, I’ve known for a while, she told me.” A blush stoke across Neji’s face when Hinata mentioned it but it quickly faded.

“I am going to Naruto’s house, I guess its goodbye until later on in life huh Neji?” He mearly nodded and she gave him a hug. “I love you, take care.”

“You too Hinata.” He smiled for the first time in a while and so did Hinata.

Hinata was at Naruto’s apartment entrance and by now it was 10 AM. She knew he was awake, not because she stalked him but because she could hear him bustling about. Slowly she knocked on the door and the bustling stopped. About 5 seconds later the door opened and Naruto was standing tin the doorway with no shirt on, Hinata really liked it.

“Oi Hinata. Whats up?” Naruto said in his cheesey grin until he noticed that she was upset. “Oi, Hinata what’s wrong… here come in.” He pulled Hinata inside and closed the door behind her.