"I'm staying here with you."

The only thing running through me, was panic. It was coursing through my veins, as if the actual feeling was somehow apart of me.

I released the hug he was giving me and looked at him in disbelief.

Why? Why Neji? What is the point of you staying here with me. It's bad enough that all my so called "friends" are on my case all the time, and now Neji is too. The only difference being, is that he knows everything. I don't have time for him watching me like some kind of child that needs babysitting. And I know that he is for sure going to be keeping an eye on me 24/7. I'm supposed to be on my own, I can't have Neji following me around all the time; everywhere I go.

I don't want to have to drag him into any of my problems. Believe me, I love Neji to death, but causing, or bringing upon any type of trouble on him, is the last thing that I want to do.

I was secretly hoping that he was just messing around, or just trying to say something to make me feel better, but when I didn't see his eyes falter not one bit, I knew he was serious. And one thing is for sure:

Neji is always serious.

His body stood still, with his arms to his side, holding his gaze as if he knew that I was checking to see any hint of lies he had hidden.

But none.

That is to be expected of Neji. Of course he isn't lying.

"B-but.. No. You can't stay."

"And why not?"

My mind was racing, searching for anything, any excuse at all.

'I can't let you drag yourself into my problems every time something goes wrong.'

"Be-Because... Does this not seem suspicious to you?"  I asked, not sure to what I was even saying. He stared at me puzzled, as he quirked an eyebrow.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, um.. What will f-father think if both his daughter and nephew went missing? I'm sure he had his suspension when I left, it has nearly been a month. But now his nephew is gone too. I know that father doesn't really care about me as much, but I'm still his daughter. Hanabi told me that he has been acting strangely, so I'm almost certain that he is somewhat worried. But now his nephew is gone also, so it won't be long until he comes searching for the both of us." I stated making all that up as I went along, but also making sure that my reasoning and explanation was enough for him to be persuaded.

I looked at his face will full confidence, almost certain that my statement would catch him off guard, or throw him off some kind of balance that he was standing for himself.

But, once again..

He did not falter.

My eyes widened. Did that not catch his attention at all? Did he already know that I was going to say that? Does he have some kind of plan B? Or, did he cover that already?

"Hinata, I told your father that I will be transferring to a new high school. I simply explained that my current school wasn't teaching me all that I needed to know, and that it had weak academic strength. When I had to force any information about you from Hanabi, she told me the current school you were going to. Since it was a decent enough school with about a 4.5 to 5 star rating, your father agreed on sending me here."

My mouth dropped. I went from shocked to 'are you fucking kidding me?' Father rarely lets me leave the house, let alone moving someplace else all because of a shitty school.

Because that totally shows how much he really loves me...

But the thing is, was how Neji said it like it was nothing. He said it so casually I almost wanted to punch him in the face.

"Weak academic growth.", "Poor school.".. blah blah BULLSHIT!

I gritted my teeth in anger. How can father treat Neji like he's some prince or god, when I, his daughter, is treated like trash. Sometimes, I envy Neji, but other times, it really made me sick to my stomach.

"Hinata. What is the real reason why you don't want me to stay?"

There goes Neji, seeing right through your lies like your made of glass. Why can't he just go home already? Why won't anybody leave me alone when it comes to my business?

But then again.. Why do I keep pushing them away?

I looked at Neji confusingly, as if he had the answer to what I was looking for. And then it hit me.

'That's right.'

I killed someone.

I can't just bring that up.

'But Neji knows that.'

"I... I don't know." I said shamefully knowing that I needed someone's help.

And that someone, is Neji.

He is the only person, aside from Hanabi, who knows everything; who knows the truth.

I finally realized that if I wanted to get out of this situation, then I'm going to need some type of help. I knew a long time ago that I wasn't able to handle this alone. I just thought that being alone, trapped up in a corner my whole life, would somehow solve all the answers to my problem. I thought that if I hid long enough, then my life would go back to normal.

But how?

How would hiding for the rest of my life seem "normal"?

How would that make me feel happy?

How, with the guilt tearing up my insides?

"I'm always here for you." Neji spoke, after my internal war. I looked at him teary eyed.

"I know you can't do this alone."

I swallowed the big lump in my throat, so I can force myself to speak.

"F-Fine." I said quietly.

After I said that he smiled, and hugged me once more, and I hugged back. When we separated, he took a glance around the apartment for the first time since we came here. Then he quirked an eyebrow at me.

"There's no furniture."

"I have a bed."

He looked at me a little wide eyed before giving me a confused look.

"Just.. one?"

"Noo. I have another one because I totally knew you were coming over." I stated sarcastically while I rolled my eyes at him.

Then he frowned before asking, "Is there even another room here?"

"Yeah there is. Oh, but don't worry, the floor is made out of nice carpet, so I'm sure you will sleep comfortably."

"Are you really expecting me to sleep on the floor!?"

"You could have slept outside, so you should be grateful here."

I could tell by the look on his face that he wasn't happy, I smirked.

"I will order a bed immediately." He picked up his phone and started tapping furiously on it.

"They don't come until the next day... soo yeah, have fun with that."  I walked away so I could take a shower.

He stopped what he was doing and looked at me.

"Are you serious!?"

I turned my head a little to my shoulder, so that my eyes was facing him as I spoke.

"Welp. Welcome to your new home roommate."