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I wish I did hahaha.

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A Little Brown Journal

Chapter 1

Hinata Hyuga sat gracefully down on a bench. The day was perfect for her. There was a strong wind blowing furiously and grey clouds were shielding the hot sun from touching her pale skin. It was the kind of weather that came right before a storm. Hinata cherished it.

She had a small smile on her face as she pulled a small, brown book out of her bag. It was a journal she had received from her mother before her death. The cover had a soft, fabric-like feel to it. She opened it and ran her fingers over its pages. Each page had a small lily in black and white on the bottom right corner.

Hinata pulled out her black pen and began to write in it. The wind blew leaves off of trees around her. It was almost fall, but the days were still long and hot. She hoped that the weather would cool more into the fall temperatures soon. She always felt excruciatingly hot in her jackets.

September 14th

Mom,

The weather today is beautiful. I wish you were here to see it. The leaves on changing color and the days are starting to get shorter. I believe that father misses you, even though he won't show it. I miss you. Hinabi is doing exceptional. The elders of the clan think that she is precisely what the clan needs; a good clan head. She will do great—I can tell. Her techniques in fighting are far superior to mine when I was her age. Better than mine are now. I was thinking of stopping my life as a ninja. Maybe I could pick up a trade? I can't cook well, but I sue decently. Or maybe I could do some manual labor? I was never good at that sort of thing, though. I better head out soon. It's starting to drizzle. I don't want to get this journal wet so I am going to say good bye for now.

I love you always,

Your Daughter.

Hinata put the journal back into her bag along with her pen and looked up to the sky as the cool rain drops fell on her face. She wished she did not have to go back to the compound. She wished she was not the clan head's daughter and the rightful heir. No use complaining, Hinata thought to herself as she stood herself up and grabbed her bag. Many people had it worse than her, so she had absolutely no right to complain.

Sasuke Uchiha sighed as his "friend" kept talking and talking. He never stops talking! Sasuke put his hands in his pockets as he subdued the urge to strangle Naruto. He walked down the sidewalk wondering why he was walking with his friend in the first place when he noticed a girl wither eyes closed, he face toward the sky.

The girl looked out of place in the park. People in the park were all gathering up there stuff and their children to leave. A couple near by were trying their best to open an umbrella but failing miserably. The man was getting infuriated and started yelling at the woman. Then the woman yelled back at the man and they started arguing. All of it over a stupid umbrella. Stupid people.

He brought his gaze back to the odd girl. The girl wasn't pretty, but she wasn't ugly—not that Sasuke cared in the slightest bit. It was just something he thought about without really thinking about. She sighed contently and a smile formed on her face. Sasuke looked up to the sky. What was so darn special?

He mentally sighed, noticing he didn't really give a damn. He brought his thoughts to more important thinks, such as training. That was something he needed to do. Showering would probably also be good.

"Hinata!" Naruto called randomly and went off to speak with some random friend. Sasuke didn't care and kept walking. "Sasuke, you idiot, come say hi!" Sasuke snorted rudely before going over to his friend. "This is Hinata."

The girl pressed her two index fingers together as she leaned her head down so her bangs were covering her eyes. "H-h-hello. It is nice t-to meet y-you."

Sasuke, uninterested and annoyed said, "I'm leaving, idiot—with or without you." Then he stalked off in the direction he was headed before. His hands were back into his pockets.

"Oh don't worry about him, Hinata. He's like that with everybody," Naruto said apologetically. He rubbed his head nervously before saying, "I have to go. Bye!" Sasuke was utterly annoyed when Naruto ran up to walk on the side of Sasuke.

"Fight me?" Sasuke said turning and getting into a fighting stance. Naruto grinned pompously.

"You're the one that suggested it. So don't yell at me when you get your ass whooped!" Naruto said before aiming to his Sasuke.

Hinata felt terrible now. Why did that guy have to be such a jerk? She said hello to him and he didn't even respond! She sighed before standing up and getting ready to leave. She stopped when she heard Naruto yell and turned toward him. He and the man that didn't say hello to her were attacking each other. Naruto!

Hinata was running toward them before she could think clearly. She dropped her bag in midstride and stood directly between the two men. Why did she choose now to be brave? She wondered.

"Hinata!" Naruto yelled as he stopped another hit he had aimed at Sasuke. She stood there unflinching.

"I um, I t-thought you s-shouldn't fight in the m-m-middle of a p-p-par—"

"Stop your damn stuttering. It's F***ing annoying," the man said with annoyed eyes. Hinata shivered in her spot. The man was glaring daggers at her.

"Park," Hinata finished. Sasuke rolled his eyes and increased his glare.

"Move out of the way. Or risk your wellbeing," Sasuke said dangerously.

"Sasuke, stop it," Naruto said trying to defend Hinata. "We can fight at the training grounds." With that, Naruto pulled a fuming Sasuke away from the park.