͏ ͏ ㅤ ͜＊⠀⠀𝓖𝙰𝚁𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝑜𝒻 𝓔𝙳𝐄𝐍 ݁ 𝒈꯭𖦹𝗅𝖽𝖾n.⠀ ⌢꒷ 𝒈𝓐𝐳𝙴 ׅ⎖ ͏

Six in the morning. The air is cool, sun barely risen. For now, Konoha was still quiet. Neji was using it as an opportunity to take a walk.

Neji nodded his head lightly, silent for a brief while. She was the only other person in the village he's heard have the same thoughts that he has. The same feelings. ❝. . . More often than you might think.❞

His eyes stayed focused the birds, standing silently. ❝They have the freedom of the entire sky. The ability to fly wherever they decide they wish to.❞ It wasn't a direct answer to Kiba's question, but it was the best he was going to get.

|| should be active on Mirai..

❝Great thing to have in common.❞ He replied a bit sarcastically, before remaining quiet for a moment as he continued to study the blonde beside him. ❝I'm sorry to hear that.❞

❝Tenten?❞ Neji immediately turned his head to focus his eyes on his teammate. Walking over, he quickly looked her up and down to make sure she was alright. ❝I enjoy waking up early, while it's quiet. How did your mission go?❞

❝Good morning, Lady Hinata.❞

❝It took me a long time to accept my father's death as well. I held a grudge against my clan for years because of it.❞ Looking back to the sky again now. ❝Do you have others in your family?❞

❝Us being family is precisely why you have that title. You know this.❞ A small smile was given as he spoke, shaking his head.

Everyday, he's grateful that he was stopped in his match against Hinata back in the exams. And regrets how far he was about to go.

ㅤ 𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒚.ᐣ 𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚.ᐣ ㅤ