Author Note: So I was daydreaming in class and this came to mind. There's not really much for me to say about it, I figured I should post it since this paring doesn't get much support. So there you go all you fans. Reviews will be much appreciated. Oh this is set after Sai, Naruto, and Sakura tries to save Sasuke and he almost kills Naruto. Basically after Sai realized he was a human and wanted to form bonds with people

Disclaimer: Good thing I do not own Naruto

A whisper of air escapes past the Hyuga's tense lips in a sigh. This is the third time this week that this has happened to the pale eyed prodigy. Faint voices in the distance only serve to irritate him further because he knows any of the seemingly innocent village folk could be his culprit. His pupil-less eyes follow the happy Konoha villagers filled with energy from the afternoon bustle. Many of them rush to make dinner plans, some head toward gambling and evening fun facilities, while some simply trudge home after an exhausting mission or training. They sky above him is a brilliant orange and the warm air smothers his ivory skin. An occasional breeze brings some relief and sets long strands of mahogany hair free to tickle the teen's stoic face.

Most days Neji would enjoy such a nice peaceful evening. It is not often that he gets to relax and enjoy the trivial pursuits of everyday normal life. Yes, normally, he would be damn near giddy at the fact that Lady Tsunade had not issued him a mission in well over a week. The brute strength training with Lee and tactical strategizing that had to be used when sparring with Ten-Ten has been what most people would describe as fun for the Hyuga-nin. Finishing off the day with a delicious meal and light sparring lesson with his cousin was always ideal. But lately his mood has gone south due to the possibility that he might have a…stalker.

Yes a stalker. For the past three days someone has taken it upon themselves to plague Neji with drawings…of his self. It happened first two days ago when he was on his way home. Attached to the door to the Hyuga Estate was a portrait of his self. Naturally he had been completely taken aback by the intricate charcoal sketch of his face. His whole body had frozen in alarm and he had only been able to stare on for a good two minutes. He had been thoroughly creeped out by the extensive detailing in the drawing. The creep even managed to capture exactly which parts of his silky hair are tied up and what parts frame his square face. Once out of his shocked induce trance he had torn it down and chalked the situation up to a disturbing attempt at a prank. However over the course of two days many more drawings appeared everywhere; near his home, where he trains, and even where he might have gone out to eat with his teammates after a long day. Each "work of art" getting bolder in location and each different but still always an image of his own stone face. Sometimes they would be made from paint, ink, charcoal, stencil, and even pastel.

Currently, the tall teen is hardly shocked and is angrier with his self more than anything else. How could someone of his superior skill not pick up on something as foolish as a would be tormenter? He can only assume that the tyrant is actually a skilled ninja.

"N-Neji-san?"

Said ninja's head jerks up in alarm at the sudden presence of someone else near him. His reflexive muscles relax when he realizes that it is only his cousin. When he speaks he tries to hide all anger at being snuck up on. "Good evening Miss Hinata-sama." He bends at the waist in a normal habitual bow to the first-class Hyuga before him.

Hinata also offers the sign of respect even though she truly does not have to. "Konbanwa Neji-san," He waits patiently as the timid girl gathers her thoughts together to avoid stuttering in front of the intimidating man he knows he can be. "Naruto wanted me to relay a message to you." His eye brow rises expectedly when his cousin blushes furiously at the memory of interacting with the blonde of her affections. "H-He wants you to meet h-him at Ichiraku's for dinner."

His thin fine eyebrows dips down into an unintentional scowl as he ponders what on earth the loud mouth blonde would want with him. He can't recall doing anything for him lately so…

"The rest of team seven will also be there." Hinata offers once she spots her cousin's puzzled expression. "And the rest of your team also. I think N-Naruto-kun and Lee-san were betting with a fight for who can ask out Sakura-chan for a d-date. It ended somehow in a draw but Sakura-chan said she wouldn't go with them anyway and Lee suggested that it should be a group outing between the two teams. Lee-san and Ten-Ten-chan both agreed and are on their way there now."

Another sigh slides pass his lips at the thought of his comrade's silly antics. Why must he get dragged into such foolishness? Still he cannot deny the smile that wants to grace his lips at the thought of his friends and the more than silly scenario. At his lack of response Hinata tries again nervously.

"Umm, Neji-san I think you should go, it'll be fun."

"Tsk."

"We should enjoy such peaceful times while we can, right?"

His mouth opens to scold her on being so vulnerable to what may happen in such peaceful times but he falters at her beautifully innocent smile. "…Yes, Arigatou Hinata-sama I think I will go. See you later." His head tilts down in a slight nod before he steps past the Hyuga heiress. As his feet make the familiar journey towards the ramen stand he curses his self for agreeing to something so superfluous. He should be focused on capturing his stalker. Honestly who could it be? The person has obviously been watching him because of the ridiculous details in the pictures. So the culprit is most probably right under his nose! What purpose could they have other than to thoroughly annoy the young jonin? His thoughts are abruptly cut off when he senses a vaguely familiar chakra signature near him. He nearly jumps out of his skin when his eyes shift to the right to find Sai a mere three inches from being shoulder to shoulder with him.

His ebon eyes slowly meet his near translucent gaze as if he was waiting for the Hyuga to take notice of his presence. "Konbanwa Neji-san, nice day isn't it?" His eyes narrow into a scrutinizing squint as the extremely pale teen hits him with one of his infamous fake smiles.

"What do you want?"

"Hn? Oh, I don't want anything I am just on my way to meet Naruto and the others at Ichiraku's." Unease settles within Neji when he remembers that the unbearably awkward root ninja is serving as Sasuke's replacement on team seven. He says nothing as a response and is completely content with being absolutely silent for the remainder of the walk when Sai suddenly blurts out a question.

"Neji-san would you describe your hair as dark brown or black?"

"…"

"…"

"Excuse me?"

"Your hair," He repeats slower as if the jonin was slow in the head. "Dark brown or black?" Neji only glances at him from his peripheral vision before speeding up his pace. Of course Sai only matches his stride and waits for his answer curiously. Neji, having no intention of humoring the root member with a response, settles for turning his attention to the darkening sky above them. Just when he had made up his mind to ignore the pale teen at his side Sai surprises him by suddenly moving closer. The teen's shoulder bumps into the Hyuga's broad chest and before he can react, a chilling shiver rocks his body as Sai's cold lips tickle his ear with every word, "Brown. Or. Black. Neji-san." The last word comes out as a whisper and Sai looks surprised when he suddenly finds his self falling and landing on his ass. He looks up at Neji, not understanding why he would push him.

"What the hell is wrong with you?!"

"Huh? Nothing, is there something the matter with you?"

"No! Obviously you have no sense what so ever, what makes you think it's okay to invade someone's personal space like that?" He's absolutely livid and he knows that his face must be red from embarrassment from causing a scene in front of so many people. He blinks when the raven haired boy pulls out a notebook and stencil and starts scribbling furiously all the while muttering to his self. "People…don't…like…their, personal….space…invaded."

Unbelievable. Neji decides to drop the matter and instead escape while he still can. He disappears within the crowd and makes the rest of the way to the ramen shop quickly. When he nears the shop, Naruto is the first to greet him.

"OIY, OVER HERE NEJI! FINALLY I'M STARVING!"

"Naruto…shut UP!" The pink haired Kunoichi wraps her arm around the Blonde's neck in a vice grip after the idiot damn near busted her ear drums. "What is WRONG with you?!"

"LET US ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY IN THE FULL SPIRIT OF YOUTH!"

Ten-Ten glares at her own loudmouth teammate before smiling at her now frowning friend. "Hurry Neji, we've been waiting." Neji resists the urge to run away from the loud bunch and takes a seat on the other side of Ten-Ten; leaving the other seat near the wall empty. After five minutes with the energetic group he feels a persisting headache coming on. But he can't deny that he does not enjoy the others' company, he only wished they were quiet or at least had an inside voice.

"Annoying aren't they?" His head nearly snaps off his shoulders when a flat voice resonates in his ear. On his left, sure enough, Sai is sitting and already putting in his order for ramen. Why the hell couldn't he notice him?

"Sai you're late!"

"Sorry Naruto…I got inspired…"

"Hmm?" After a huge gulp of noodles he cocks his head to the side. "Drawing again huh?"

"Hai."

"When are you going to let us see your latest work?" Sakura asks her teammate curiously. "For the past few days you've been drawing practically non-stop."

"I don't know…"

"Come on, at least give us a hint as to what you're drawing!" She persists.

"Yeah, now I'm kind of curious." Ten-Ten smiles at the blank root member encouragingly.

"Well…they're all portraits of someone I can't get off my mind." Ten-Ten and Sakura blush at this bold statement and Naruto only chokes stupidly. Lee blinks, pretty surprised, but continues to slurp up his meal. Neji, who had barely been keeping up with the meaningless conversation, arches an eyebrow but keeps his eyes on his steaming soup.

"Who?!" Naruto chokes out after regaining the ability to breathe again.

"…"

"Come on Sai! You can't be quiet after something like that!" Sakura leans closer to his pale blank face but his obsidian eyes only stare deep into her green ones. To anyone walking by it may seem intimate.

"Don't tell me it is my one and only love Sakura-chan!?" Lee jumps up suddenly and pulls "his" love away from the incredulous root member. The girl nearly suffocates from his bear hug around her head.

"Hardly, why in the world would Sakura-san preoccupy my mind? That's a living nightmare." While Lee and Naruto try desperately to hold the seemingly manly girl back, Ten-Ten seizes her opportunity.

"Do you like this person?"

"…I…don't know how to answer that. Define like?" The root ninja has no idea what she could mean by that. Years of oppressed emotions has rendered him nearly emotionless and definitely socially awkward.

"Like do you have a crush silly?"

"What is a crush?" The weapons master represses the urge to sigh in desperation and instead decides to try to explain to the socially retarted ninja before her.

"Are you constantly thinking about this person?"

"Definitely." His response is quick and blunt.

"Do you feel uneasy around this person?"

"I'm rarely around this person but yes when I am, I am very uneasy."

"Does your heart beat faster and does your chest feel tighter?"

"Yes…" At this point the other three had quieted down and are now listening intently. Neji is still eating but he can't help but to listen on in mild interest.

"Do you want this person to pay you attention? Recognize you? Acknowledge you? Do you wish to be with this person all the time? And do you wonder what the other is doing all the time?" Ten-Ten finishes up all in one breathe before staring at the teen's onyx eyes with big brown expecting ones.

" . .Yes." Sai makes sure to answer each question accordingly.

"Yep you definitely have a crush my friend."

"Who is it?!" Naruto shouts impatiently.

"Don't tell me it's Ino-pig." Sakura frowns at the aspect of any boy thinking the blonde airheaded girl was prettier than herself. Especially a boy that reminds her so much of Sasuke.

"It's…"

"Yes?" They all urge on in excitement. (All but Neji of course who closes his eyes and blows on his hot ramen noodles.)

"I suppose my crush would be…"

"YES?!"

"Hyuga Neji."

"Gaaghck!" Said man chokes on the smoldering soup and nearly falls back in to the ground in horror. "Ugh! Ack! W-What?!" The other's eyes have grown to comical proportions and they are all speechless as Sai stares at Neji with indifference.

"That is why I have been drawing so many pictures of you Neji-san."

"Holy…" The Genius can't even finish his sentence.

"I have tons more in my apartment."

"Mother…"

"And now I know why I have been so obsessed with drawing you…apparently I have a crush on you."

"Of Hell!"

Author's note: Well let me know what you thought. Oh and anyone who is following Do you have someone to protect (Inucest fic), I will have the final chapter up by this week. Please review and thanks for reading :)