Disclaimer: All characters appearing in this fic are Masashi Kishimoto's except for some random passers-by.
Summary: Neji has this hobby he does not want anybody to find out. Unfortunately for him, Shikamaru comes into the picture. ShikaNeji
A/N: So, this story is mostly about how Neji thinks way too much about something he should've just let pass, and how that turns out to be his doom (in a good way in the end, mind you). The chapters will be short, and hopefully I will update at least twice a week.
Neji smiles.
Yes, the famous, expressionless, stoical and emotionless Hyuuga Neji of the Hyuuga branch clan is smiling. Very wide and bright smile, indeed.
"Oi, Shinju", comes a voice of some random male sitting right next to the smiling Neji.
"Yes, Inaho-kun", breaths out the smiling Neji seductively. He moves his gaze to look at the boy with his pitch black eyes –
Wait, wait! Something is really wrong here! Since when has Hyuuga Neji smiled? Or talked seductively to some random guy? Since when have Neji's eyes been black?
But there Hyuuga Neji is, sitting on some bench with that random guy next to him. But he does not look like himself at all. In fact, he is just like some female, with pretty face and… breasts?
"Bye then, Shinju!" comes the random guy's voice again. He walks slowly away, once turning around to steal a quick glance at Neji, then he is gone.
Now, let's explain a little. Neji has this hobby. Sometimes, when he is deeply depressed, or just feels like it, he transforms himself into a girl. As a girl Neji has more feminine face and black eyes. And while a girl he uses the name Shinju, pearl, and smiles a lot.
That is Hyuuga Neji's hobby. And right now, rising from that bench, he is Shinju. But to point out that Neji and Shinju are the same – though Neji would claim to have nothing in common with Shinju -, we will still be referring as 'he' and 'Neji'.
So now Neji is walking, his hips swaying a little, towards the woods. He is calm already, so he is going to transform back to himself. And as soon as the trees cover him mostly, he grabs a hold of his dress' hem and starts running.
But then happens the most unfortunate thing. For in that forest there are only two persons. And everyone knows that if there is only one tree in a clearing, you are going to run into it.
Therefore, Neji bumps into that other person. And to add more misfortune, as Neji raises his head from the ground and turns his gaze to look at the one who offers him a helping hand, he realizes it is Nara Shikamaru. His genius friend who is way too smart for his own good.
Neji's mouth hangs open in disbelief as Shikamaru helps him up.
"Sorry, I should have watched where I was going…" Shikamaru says, a very small blush on his cheeks.
"O-oh, that's okay, I wasn't watching where I was going, either", Neji stutters and turns around, a much bigger blush on his cheeks that Shikamaru has. "I'm sorry." And then Neji is on his way again, his cheeks burning, running quickly away from the genius. 'Oh god, oh od, oh god, he couldn't have realized it's me, could he? I knew I should have been more careful. I should've watched out. How come I always become so clumsy when I'm Shinju...'
Finally Neji stops running and stops, looking around for any intruders. He really does not want another incident to happen as bumping into Shikamaru was bad enough. Because really, everybody knows he is a genius. There is a possibility that he had already started thinking about the familiar face of that girl. It would be quite unbeliavable, but that is what Shikamaru is. Unbeliavably intelligent. Even more of a genius than Neji himself, though he hates to admit it.
With a puff, the image of Shinju is gone, and there stands Neji with a slightly annoyed look on his face.
But the point in this all is that if Shikamaru were to see him now, soon after the time he met Shinju, he would realize how much they look alike and make his own conclusions. So Neji has to be out of his sight for a few days, without it looking suspicious. That could be easily arranged, right? Damn it, he is a ninja after all. It couldn't be hard avoiding his friend for a few days.
Right?
'Man that was one pretty girl', Nara Shikamaru thinks offhandly and no longer even remembers the incident anymore.