[He didn't mind the tears. Couldn't mind them. They were to be expected-- if anything, they and Hinata's embrace were the only normal things existing in this place. It was emotion, it was sincerity, it was the overwhelming-- what?
--shock.] Hinata-sama. [Quick, sharp, high. Her warning as he tenses, has to fight to convince himself that straightening up and moving to pry himself from her was the correct thing to do because suddenly distance was a necessity for him. He had to breathe. Cool his head.
Sorry for-- ? For... him? If the ground opened up from under his feet and swallowed him it'd be a relief.] You shouldn't apologize. [There was more to say, more words catching in his throat. But if he babbled, he'd say something wrong. He'd already scolded. Neji couldn't do it. Sorry for-- no, he didn't want to think it. Didn't think he'd ever have to.] It was my decision to make, Hinata-sama. [Fact. Not defensive, but in the neighborhood. Send help, the Hyuga boy was lost.]
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--shock.] Hinata-sama. [Quick, sharp, high. Her warning as he tenses, has to fight to convince himself that straightening up and moving to pry himself from her was the correct thing to do because suddenly distance was a necessity for him. He had to breathe. Cool his head.
Sorry for-- ? For... him? If the ground opened up from under his feet and swallowed him it'd be a relief.] You shouldn't apologize. [There was more to say, more words catching in his throat. But if he babbled, he'd say something wrong. He'd already scolded. Neji couldn't do it. Sorry for-- no, he didn't want to think it. Didn't think he'd ever have to.] It was my decision to make, Hinata-sama. [Fact. Not defensive, but in the neighborhood. Send help, the Hyuga boy was lost.]