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"Mr. And Mrs. Green and white, huh?" Hinata looked idly at the flyers covering her locker. Spinning the lock, she opened the door to grab her lunchbox (she disliked bringing a brown paper bag like her friends. She wanted to help the planet), and Honors Geometry book, stuffed them both into her black messenger bag, and scurried off to find Ten-Ten.

Scanning the halls for her brown haired friend, she mused to her self of the whole purpose of the Green and White competition.

Homecoming.

At Konoha high, homecoming was serious business. The entire week was stuffed full with spirit days and opportunities for some of the (richer) students to flaunt their money, all for the sake of school spirit. Today was Wednesday, a.k.a., "Dress Up Like the School Mascot" day. Which happened to be a ninja.

…. Hinata didn't get it, either.

She had shrugged at the idea, and decided to wear her Judo black belt, along with her training pants and a shirt with the school logo. Granted, she got a lot of stares, but she felt better when she discovered that a few other students wore full on black ninja clothes, mask and all.

Waving at Ten-Ten, who was talking happily with Hinata's cousin, Neji, she felt a poke to her side. Spinning around, she came face to face with Kiba Inuzuka.

"Kiba-kun!"

"Well, hey there, Miss Ninja," Kiba grinned at her attire.

"Humph! I don't see you showing any school spirit!"

"I wore pajamas yesterday, unlike a certain someone…"

"I told you, the top was a P.J. top!" Hinata huffed, and then remembered the flyers. "Are you gonna try for Mr. Green and White?"

"I'll try. Green isn't really my color, you know? They should have made the school colors red and white, or whatever. Then I could flaunt my school sprit everyday! Ha!" He poked the tattoos on his cheeks.

"Heh, well, you have another day to find something green! What's tomorrow, anyway?"

"Uh… sweatshirt day, I think."

"What a weird sprit day."

"Hinata!" Ten-Ten called, "We're gonna miss the bus! Hurry up!!"

"Bye, Kiba-kun! See you tomorrow!" Hinata waved at her friend, and then ran after Ten-Ten and her cousin.

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Hinata dropped her bag at the foot of her bed, then sluggishly made her way to the computer. While waiting for it to start up, she decided to scavenge the kitchen for a quick snack. She had opened a cupboard, and taken out a small bag of chips, when her cousin walked in.

"Hello, Hinata," Neji greeted.

"Hi, Neji-nii-san!" She cheerfully answered. Then, slyly edging into a topic, she said, "How's Ten-Ten?"

He gave her a confused look "Were you not just with her?"

"I mean…" Hinata fished for a way to get her cousin to spill on his feelings, or even just hint at it. "What do you think of her?" Bad Hinata. Bad. That was awful.

Another weird look. "She's… okay, I guess. She's a good friend." Not even a slight blush to work with. Dang.

"Do you have a date to the homecoming dance?" She took a different approach.

"….No."

"THEN YOU SHOULD ASK TEN-TEN!!"

Neji, startled by the outburst, formed a surprised stance, and replied, "Why?"

"B-because…"

"…Because why?"

"I-I don't think she'd mind…if, you know, you asked her."

Neji opened his mouth to retort, when he actually realized when she had said. A million thoughts rushed into his head (most of them involving Ten-Ten in a dress), and he stood there, frozen.

"…Nii-san?" Hinata waved a hand in front of his face, and, when he didn't move, shrugged, then went back up-stairs with her chips.

Neji stayed there a long time, until his cousin Hanabi came into the kitchen with a determined look on her face. She moved about the kitchen, mumbling something about cookies and some boy named Konohamaru.

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The next day on the bus, Hinata plopped down next to Ten-Ten, who was nodding off. The white-eyed girl settled in as Neji took the seat behind them, with a distant look in his eyes. Grinning, Hinata tapped Ten-Ten on the shoulder. The bun-haired girl awoke with a jolt.

"WHAT?" She asked irately.

"Just making sure you're alive," Hinata said sweetly.

"Well, I am. Happy?"

"Yep" Hinata grinned, and waited to be dropped off at school.

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