🌸 I waited patiently for Sasuke's introduction. I have no clue why, but I was interested in him. I wanted to know more. Probably because I was curious of the my clan's rival, the Uchiha clan.

Yeah, that must be it. There is no other explanation. I nodded mentally.

"Name is Sasuke Uchiha. I love peace and I absolutely hate arguments as well as revenge.." He moved his gaze to me at the last word. "My dream for the future...is to stop all unnecessary wars."

I avoided his gaze and stared straight ahead. I felt attacked by his words, it affected me in a way I never wanted it to.

"That's quite a dream you have there." Kakashi smirked under his mask. "Alright, we will have training tomorrow. Reach the Team 7 training grounds at 5am sharp. Dismiss." With that, he was gone in a puff of smoke.

Great. He left us all alone.

🌻 "Eh... So.. Hinata-chan.." Naruto started and played with his thumbs, looking at the ground. "Would you like to.. Uh.. Hehehe... Hang out with me?"

I glanced at Sakura, then faced Naruto.

Perhaps I should leave both her and Sasuke to spend some quality time..

"Sure! Where to?" I beamed.

Naruto's face lit up with glee and fist pumped the air.

"BELIEVE IT! Let's go to Ichiraku's. They have the best ramen in the WORLD!" He almost exploded with joy when he claimed so.

I giggled at his action and followed him to Ichiraku's.

Although he's annoying, he can be quite an entertainment.

🌸 I glared so hard at her back when she left with Naruto. That, I did not mind. Naruto was out of my sight and I was happy, but she left me with this guy. All. Alone.

Hinata... An irk appeared on my forehead. Grr...

"What do you want to do now?" Sasuke asked.

"Anything that has nothing to do with you." I replied nonchalantly.

"Why do you hate me so much?"

"Shouldn't we be? You're an Uchiha and I'm a Hyuga. We are rivals." I emphasised on the last word.

"Remember when we were little kids and met each other in the woods? Why didn't you act like how you did now? Being rivals doesn't necessarily mean we have to hate each other. Rivals mean we simply need each other to improve. Won't you feel tired of all the hate you hold within you?"

With that, I snapped.

"I DON'T NEED YOUR LECTURE! YOU'RE NOT ME! YOU DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL! TRY LOSING YOUR ENTIRE CLAN! WATCH YOUR PARENTS DIE IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES! What's more, your beloved brother, Itachi, is involved with this massacre. He wiped out my clan clean. HE MURDERED MY PARENTS IN FRONT OF ME!"

Tears streamed down my face like a waterfall. I did not care if I showed my emotions anymore; especially to him.

With my last stable breath, I shakily said,"A prodigy of your clan murdered my entire clan." I turned back and leaped on the roofs, heading to my home. Leaving Sasuke flabbergasted.

It had been a very long time since I cried and mourn over my clan's death. The memories I pushed into the deep part of my mind came rushing back to me, tearing my mind apart.

I was skipping into the Hyuga compound happily while holding a bouquet of flowers and receiving unsatisfying looks from the Hyugas. The reason was simple, I am the odd one out. No lavender eyes and weird pink hair. Of course, I got used to it over the years. Although I still feel hurt inside, I kept my smile.

It would be a lie if I said I never once hated my clan and my family for treating me that way, but they were family. How could I hate them? It is just wrong. They raised me, fed me food, provided me with education and taught we me how to survive, how to fight. If there was one person to hate, it was myself for being born this way.

When I entered my mansion, I received a glare from my father. He throws that look to me all the time. Again, I was used to it. Then, I walked inside the kitchen to present the bouquet of flowers to my mother.

"Okaa-sama!" I chirped.

Her back was facing me and stopped abruptly after she heard me.

Something was wrong..

"Okaa-sama..?" I moved closer to her.

I could see tears rolling down her pale cheeks. It hurt me to see her that way. She was never upset like this.

"Okaa-sama??" I grabbed my mother's kimono and yanked it gently.

Her hand then made contact with my face. The force was so great that I flew across the kitchen and my back hit the wall. My cheeks were bruised and I burst out crying.

Shock was written all over my face. She was never like this. Never. She, out of everybody in my whole clan, was the only one who treated me nicely.

"You. YOU! If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be treated this way! YOU'RE NOT MY DAUGHTER!"

Upon hearing those heart stabbing words, I cried my way out of the Hyuga compound.

I cried..

And cried...

And ran..

And ran...

Until I came to a stop, I fell on my knees and poured everything out. Once I have collected myself, I slowly walked back to the Hyuga compound. It was late in the evening by that time. The sky was dark and the moonlight shone on the streets.

Once I stepped into the compound, it was unusually silent. The streets were cleared. Naturally, I became terrified.

"S-Sakura..."

The hoarse voice startled me and I broke into a run.

W-Who was that?!

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Dedicated to Magic_Sinner for your votes and your understanding of my possible inactivity!

Who is the person who called out her name? 😱😱

Good luck~!

~Joelle Au

Published: April 2015
Edited: 6 February 2017