"How...h-how..." She couldn't ask that, could she? "How did you know that Naruto-chan was who you wanted?"

"I find myself confused and angry and discouraged and... but when I am with him? It's soft and warm, but also sad."

"Sometimes, it feels as if I am physically in pain."

She slid her eyes closed, a little horrified by how much she was revealing.

"But I don't know if I'm ready to let that go, Neji-nii-san."