Limit

She watches him everyday.

After she leaves, he still trains.

He has no limit, he pushes forward.

She's seen him collapse from exhaustion, but he still gets up.

So what if he's perfected every move? So what if he's the genius of the Hyuuga clan? He doesn't see that. He struggles to improve. He has no limit.

She thinks he's perfect, no more room for improvement. He thinks differently.

He doesn't care about his health. She does. She's seen him train for days, even weeks without sleep. She brings him food, but he hardly touches it.

She sits in a tree, watching her idol. She wonders if she tries hard enough. Sure she trains, but not as much as him.

She knows about his past. His tragic past. She knows what it's like to lost your parents at a young age.

She wishes she can heal the wounds in his heart. But she knows she can't. No one can.

She's amazed at how long he trains. He's her idol, for many reasons. One, is because he's incredibly strong. Two, he doesn't give up. He has no limit. She has a limit. Once she gets tired, she quits. In their spars, when she gets tired, he dismisses her, and he keeps training. She's amazed that he has no limit.

She offers to spar with him longer. He refuses.

She accidentally pokes herself with the kunai she had in her hand when she sees him collapse. She wants to go help him, make him feel better, comfort him when he's down. But she doesn't. She knows he'll just push her away.

He pants and gets up again, and gets in his Hyuuga stance. Her eyes soften as she realizes how hard he works, and how little she works.

Sure, she worked a long time to get her perfect aim. But just because she has perfect aim, doesn't mean she's perfect. She knows he's determined to be perfect. She just wishes she could help him.

She knows he works hard to surpass everyone. Especially Uzumaki. He doesn't want the title of Hokage. He wants to be the best.

He doesn't want to be second best. He wants to be first.

She doesn't wish for much. She already has it all, idols, friends, she's strong… but her one and only wish is to melt the icy barrier around his heart. She knows that under all that rudeness is a kind and gentle soul.

She knows it's not possible. She just wonders why she wants to.

She wonders why she wonders.

She had to stab herself from keeping herself from going down when he collapsed again.

She looked down at her palm, now with bright red blood. She knows it hurts. She wonders if this is the pain he feels everyday.

She wonders what kind of pain he feels.

When she watches him, she wonders why he trains so hard.

He's already on of the best. Then she wonders why she watches him.

He arrogant, cocky, cold, cruel, rude…

Then it hits her.

She loves him.

Why would she love him with all those bad points?

Simple. Because he's Neji.