I actually wrote the last 2 chapters and this one in one night. Hehe. I just didn't add them.

Oh, and this it the last chapter, so ENJOY IT!!

Help from the Shadows

Everybody Deserves a Happy ending

A hand gripped her as she walked away from her home. She breathed the free air and let the wind blow her untied golden locks.

He held her arm as they walked down the street toward the Hyuuga mansion. He too let the wind blow his free hair. It was a soothing, peaceful sensation. He never wore it down; but today he did.

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Hinata slowly pulled her top over her shoulders. but she kept her mounds covered with her hands. Her father stood above her; eyes wandering over the bite marks. He gestured for her to remove her hands from the place she was hiding.

It was not that she felt dirty or exposed by him. After all he was her father and he was only trying to help. It was the fact that her mounds had so many scars painting them. She didn't want to reveal the awful things that man had done to them.

Gently he took her arm and started to pry it away. He saw a glimpse of what was underneath, and that's all he needed to see. He smiled at her and stood to leave; leaving a puzzled and now relaxed Hinata behind.

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"I wish I was Shikamaru" Kiba said as he sat with Shino. They were waiting for Kurenai to make an appearance. They wanted to see Hinata but didn't expect to see her anytime soon.

Shino sat quietly and watch as his comrade babbled on about how he wanted to be the one that killed Shu.

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"Neji" Hiashi said as he approached his nephew.

"Yes sir?" Neji replied as he looked up at him.

Tenten and Lee stood nearby and watched.

"I have decided to go against our Hyuuga traditions and keep Hinata a part of our clan"

"Yes uncle" He bowed

"that is all" Hiashi turned and left.

"so," a blond-haired boy's voice said "you didn't have to treat her the way you did ay?"

"oh, Naruto?! Sakura?!" Neji bowed to them "my apologies. I was just…" he sighed "I guess I could have acted a little more decent"

Naruto and sakura each grew smirks on there lips. "You should be apologizing to Hinata" Sakura exclaimed "not us"

"indeed, I will" he replied

"well… see ya" Naruto said as he and Sakura turned and left.

Neji stood for a moment before he turned to face his comrades. "Tell Gai-Sensei that I will be back latter" he turned and made his way towards his families' home. "I have some business to attend to"

Lee and Tenten looked at each other with awkward looks on their faces.

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Neji stood outside her door. Her peeked through it and watched as she sat in front of her mirror; her fingers ran over her scars she examined them. She was so stress-free now; so thankful that he didn't banish her to the streets. Before, she felt as though she would have died of a heart attack as her father looked over them.

Sighing in relief, she stood and put back on her top. She lay on her bed; contemplating every thing that had happened to her.

"Hinata" Neji said as he slid the door open and stood in the doorway.

"Oh," she sat up "yes cousin?"

"may I enter?" he asked

"of course" she replied

He sat down beside her on her bed.

"I would like to apologize for my actions the last time we met. I should not have treated you with such disrespect."

She smiled and wrapped her arms around him.

He smiled too as he hugged her back.

"It's ok" he said quietly as he tried to calm her down. Her silent tears fell from her checks and dampened his shoulder.

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Shikamaru sat on the hill with Ino by his side.

The clouds looked a little whiter today. There smooth, pasty frothiness glided across the sky. It was so quite. Only the calm breeze running through the soft, lush grass, and the rustle of leaves could be heard. He would have laid there for the rest of eternity if he could; but the world had other plans for him.

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Finished :) Sorry that it wasn't longer.