Prompt 202: Arrogance
Flat on his back, frozen half in horror and half in shock, Neji closes his eyes and decides that he will not underestimate the dangers of being in Uzumaki Naruto's presence again. At least his fast reflexes had one Hinata Hyūga safely ensconced in his arms. He thought he knew well enough to anticipate or at least react to any event but he forgets that Naruto is full of accidental surprises. It's a wonder how the Hokage-to-be made it through his teenaged years with all limbs attached.
"WOAH! Sorry Neji! Almost spilled all this ramen all over you guys! You all right there Hinata? Sorry about that! The two of you popped up out of nowhere!" Naruto exclaims while balancing five full bowls of ramen in an acrobatic feat worthy of any circus monkey.
He can hear Hinata-sama giggling softly above him.
"I- I'm fine Naruto-kun. Neji-niisan caught me, though I should check if he's okay."
Familiarity has made her bolder throughout the years, but Naruto still induces a hint of stutter in Hinata-sama's speech patterns. Neji opens his eyes to glare at Naruto but is stopped short by the sight of Hinata-sama turning over to face him, legs and arms on either side, partially straddling him in the process. She leans forward, fluttering a hand over his face.
"Neji-niisan, are you hurt anywhere?" She asks, shifting closer to peer at his eyes.
His mouth is suddenly dry and he prays that she doesn't notice the increase in heart rate or the faint blush on his cheeks.
"Neji-nii?"
"I'm- I'm fine, Hinata-sama."
He realizes that in this position, her shirt gapes open and he can see the swell of her breasts over her bindings. He also realizes that if he can see it, so can anyone else passing by. In a surge of possessiveness, he decides that they've been on the ground for long enough, so he flips them over and stands, pulling her up along with him.
"We must go change Hinata-sama." He steers her away from the scene of the accident.
"Eh? But, you- I'm- we're not that dirty."
"As the Leader of the Hyūga, you must maintain an impeccable image."
"Ah- But-"
"Please." For my sanity.
"Oh. Alright."
Then she remembers, "Oh! But we just left- Good bye Naruto-kun!" She calls out over her shoulders.
"Bye Hinata! Bye Neji!" Came the reply.
"Hm."
Neji decides in hindsight that perhaps the resulting skinship with Hinata-sama is worth the trouble of encountering Naruto and that maybe he should arrange to go down the road by Ramen Ichiraku more often.
