He was going to school.
But not just any school.
The Konoha Academy for Girls. That's right. Girls.
His Uncle Hiashi had informed a week ago that he would be going with Hinata to protect her. And he had a week to put together a good disguise. Neji was going to a girl's school disguised as a girl. Humiliating.
Now Neji was looking in the mirror at himself. In his mind, he looked ridiculous. He'd untied his hair, put on some makeup, and now he was wearing a skirt. That was definitely something he never thought he'd have to do, and he found it uncomfortable. The worst part was, of course, when his elder cousin, Hideaki, had come home with a package for him, marked Inflate-a-Boob. Made even more embarassing, because it actually had his name on it. His Uncle had been nice enough to use Neji's name instead of his own.
Name.
That's right, he wouldn't even have his own name anymore. His new name was Hana. It sounded like a shortened version of Hanabi to him. Apparently, he had be named an 'H' name, but it couldn't be one that someone else had. Stupid Hyuuga elders.
Luckily ( or unluckily) the school had a uniform, so he wouldn't have to figure out outfits or anything. Unfortunately the uniform was a skirt and blouse. And ( as mentioned before) a skirt was definitely not comfortable.
Hiashi knocked at the door. " Let's see, Neji."
Neji quickly walked over and opened the door. He felt very uncomfortable as his Uncle looked him up and down. Finally, Hiashi nodded.
" That will do."
Neji resisted the urge to scramble back into his room, and bowed slowly and walked back into his room in a dignified manner. He wasn't going to give Hiashi any more amusement than necessary. He probably should have walked faster.
" Neji. Stop."
Neji stopped and turned around.
" Your walk is all wrong. Go get pointers from HMai-Li."
Anything but that. Anything but that. HMai-Li was most unlike any Hyuuga ever. She was only Hyuuga who would actually roll around on the floor laughing at him. It just had to be her. Neji bowed obediently and left.
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HMai-li was of course surprised when Neji came into her kitchen. The young cook was even more surprised when Neji told her why he was there. Then she rolled on the floor laughing at Neji and his outfit. Then at what he had to learn from her. When she finally stopped laughing, she tried to teach Neji how to walk like a girl.
" Come on Neji, stop being so stiff! Just sway your hips back and forth while you walk. No Neji, no, not like that, just a little, that's better Neji, yes that's better...Oh come on Neji! Do you want guys thinking you're flirting with them?! Just a little..."
And so it went.
By the time Neji got out of HMai-Li's kitchen, he had figured out how to look at least slightly like a girl when he was alking, but he vowed to himself that he would continue to walk as he had always walked.
That night after washing off the makeup and changing into normal guy clothes, he went to bed, and had terrible nightmares of the next day, when he would go to school.