[ Biting on his bottom lip, Neji stares at the door to the new counselor's office and promptly raps his knuckles on it. Normally he's more the type to soldier through his issues in a calm, stoic manner, but he really does need to talk to a trusted source about his current... predicament... ]
[ Neji opens the door and sticks his head in, looking around the office first before entering completely. Seems normal enough. He shuts the door behind himself and sits down in one of the comfy chairs in front of the desk. ]
...Doctor. What on earth exactly are you trying to accomplish with those crayons?
I was merely entertaining myself with them to while away the time~ [ He looks up at Neji here and brings a palm down on the crayons, flattening the whole 'house'. ] And how may I help you? c:
I... normally do not talk about my problems, Doctor. But I am afraid that I have a pressing issue that I really have to get off my chest. This is not one I can simply brush off my shoulder.
... Hmm. [ Countenance is back to normal, Neji. No need to freak out in case you were planning on it <3 ] So, Neji, do you not like your cousin Hinata?
It's difficult to say... [ cheeks flush a little ]
Hinata and I... we have always had an uncommon relationship. For you see, when she was born, I was enlisted by her father to protect and watch over her when he could not... which was nearly all the time. So I do not believe it is farfetched for me to say that I know almost everything about her.
Almost.
If I were to marry her, I would be able to continue to do my duties and care for her. If she were to marry another, then her partner would be required to care for and protect her, and I am just not sure I trust anyone else but myself to look after her properly. She is a special woman who needs to be treated as such. I don't want anyone to take advantage of her kindness or good nature.
And... she's really beautiful...
So it is not like marrying her or having relations with her would be difficult for me...
...Even though I have no qualms in entering the state of matrimony with her, I do not want to force her into this. At all.
Therefore, I want to find out if she is genuinely, one hundred percent willing to marry me as well. And of her own accord. Not to please me, her father, but only herself.
...And I am not sure how to go about doing that in the slightest without intimidating her unintentionally.
Intimidating her? [ He leans back in his seat, hitting the end of a pen lightly on his temple, thinking. He was wondering what sort of girl Hinata really was. ]
Has she shown any interest in another person since news of her betrothal to you?
We did not always have the best of relations when we were younger. Sometimes I would purposely make her feel bad or do things to upset her because I was... displeased with my lot in life, you could say.
I don't do such things anymore. And she is a saint for having put up with those antics for so long.
As for showing interest... I would not know. I've only just arrived.
She has a choice, despite this being an arranged marriage. There is always a choice. And if she wants happiness with... someone other than me, who am I to stand in the way of that?
...
[ looks off to the side and smoothes his hair back behind his ear before making eye contact with the good Doctor again ]
[ Biting on his bottom lip, Neji stares at the door to the new counselor's office and promptly raps his knuckles on it. Normally he's more the type to soldier through his issues in a calm, stoic manner, but he really does need to talk to a trusted source about his current... predicament... ]
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Door's open.
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...Doctor. What on earth exactly are you trying to accomplish with those crayons?
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[ scratches his cheekbone nervously ]
I have been betrothed to my cousin, Hinata.
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It's difficult to say... [ cheeks flush a little ]
Hinata and I... we have always had an uncommon relationship. For you see, when she was born, I was enlisted by her father to protect and watch over her when he could not... which was nearly all the time. So I do not believe it is farfetched for me to say that I know almost everything about her.
Almost.
If I were to marry her, I would be able to continue to do my duties and care for her. If she were to marry another, then her partner would be required to care for and protect her, and I am just not sure I trust anyone else but myself to look after her properly. She is a special woman who needs to be treated as such. I don't want anyone to take advantage of her kindness or good nature.
And... she's really beautiful...
So it is not like marrying her or having relations with her would be difficult for me...
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Therefore, I want to find out if she is genuinely, one hundred percent willing to marry me as well. And of her own accord. Not to please me, her father, but only herself.
...And I am not sure how to go about doing that in the slightest without intimidating her unintentionally.
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Has she shown any interest in another person since news of her betrothal to you?
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I don't do such things anymore. And she is a saint for having put up with those antics for so long.
As for showing interest... I would not know. I've only just arrived.
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Hmm. What would you do if you found out she does show an interest in another person besides yourself~?
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She has a choice, despite this being an arranged marriage. There is always a choice. And if she wants happiness with... someone other than me, who am I to stand in the way of that?
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[ looks off to the side and smoothes his hair back behind his ear before making eye contact with the good Doctor again ]
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