A/N - This chapter is for Hildielover (hope I spelled that right), whose review reminded me about this story. Enjoy :)

So Monday had done nothing to reveal anything to Neji about his missing memory block. When Tuesday came he decided against his mother's orders to head to class. He dealt with a nagging Hinata the whole time, who agreed with their mom and threatened to tell on him. She finally relented when he offered to buy her cookies after school. Hinata had a huge sweet tooth. Hatake Academy wasn't far so he walked with his sister. Since Neji was older they weren't in the same classes. So with a glare at the few guys who dared look at her and a roll of the eyes from Hinata they went their separate ways.

"NEJI!" He heard Naruto scream down the hall. He sighed as he walked up. He couldn't stand the younger boys bright and cheery personality in the morning even though they were good friends. "I didn't expect to see you today? How do you feel?"

"Alright I guess" Neji shrugged "The missing memory part is bugging me though"

"Don't worry about it. I'm sure nothing bad happened" The sound of the first bell rang through the hall "Gotta go, see ya at lunch" With one last grin he ran to his room. Neji hurried to his own class. Once there he grabbed a seat next to TenTen. She glanced up from her manga.

"Shouldn't you be resting?"

"You sound like my mother"

"More like a worried friend but hey if you think you're ok…" She went back to reading.

"Is that another yaoi?"

"Yep. Wanna read after me?"

"No thanks" Recently his friend had been on a yaoi kick after reading one by accident. She had even gotten Naruto into them. He did well with his first class until he realized the second, World History, was with Sasuke. A frown appeared on his face and remained until the bell rang.

"What's up with you?" TenTen asked, managing to read and walk at the same time when they left the room.

"Uchiha is in our next class"

"So is Lee" She said referring to her brother "What's the big deal? You know since both are pretty smart they had to take some classes with us older students"

"I know…" He dropped it, not that his friend was really paying attention anyway. When they made it to their room he dropped in a seat next to Lee who was having a fierce discussion with a classmate. TenTen went to the back so she could read without being bothered. Neji glanced over to Sasuke who was sitting a couple of seats away at the end of the row. A girl sitting in front of him was leaning over his desk toying with the buttons to his uniform shirt. She boldly unbuttoned one. Sasuke simply yawned then suddenly turned his attention to Neji who blushed. Sasuke smirked as he quickly turned away. Neji put a hand to his forehead to make sure he wasn't sick. What other reason could there be for blushing like an idiot in front of the boy he couldn't stand?

"My friend, are you feeling ok? Your face is red" Lee said. Neji silently cursed him for choosing that time to become interested in him.

"Yeah I'm fine" Before Lee could question him further Mr. Yakushi cleared his throat and pushed his glasses up, signaling class was beginning. Neji tried his best to take notes. He could feel Sasuke's gaze on him. For some reason it made him feel nervous which was very un-Neji like. He rarely felt nervous, especially around the Uchiha boy. His mind kept going back to his missing memory. Maybe something had happened between the two. But what exactly? The lesson ended more quickly than he would've liked. Lee got right back into his discussion while Neji gathered his things. A hand on his desk got his attention. He looked up to see Sasuke standing with one hand on his desk and the other in his pocket.

"Neji" The older boy frowned.

"Don't talk like we're friends Uchiha"

"You still don't remember anything?" Sasuke leaned closer and lowered his voice "This goes beyond just friendship"

"What are you talking about?" Neji felt heat rising in his cheeks.

"You may not remember but I think your body does by how much you're blushing" Neji almost died right there "This is going to be fun" He gave one last smirk.

"Stop harassing him Uchiha. He doesn't feel well" Lee said coming to his friend's rescue. He helped Neji up who was left speechless.

In fact Neji didn't have much to say at all up until lunch. At their table TenTen prodded him with a chopstick. "What the hell is wrong with you? You've been weird since history". She had to say it a little louder since the lunchroom seemed to echo everything, which made it noisy. On top of that the trio were actually pretty popular. Many of their friends sat with them at lunch making it hard to have a private conversation but Neji was going to try anyway.

"I-I think something happened between Uchiha and I" He related to her what happened back in class.

"Is that what he was doing?" Lee asked joining the conversation "I was watching him the whole time. I stopped him when I saw how uncomfortable he was making you"

"That's such bull shit. He's fucking with you Neji" TenTen crossed her arms "You two hate each other. Why would you do ANYTHING what so ever with him? And you couldn't have been drunk because Sakura and a couple of other people I talked to said you weren't"

"You went asking about the party?"

"How could we not when our best friend comes back with memory loss" Lee looked offended "In fact father suggested we investigate. He said it was a good idea"

"Of course he would" TenTen mumbled.

"Neji we need to find out"

"What if he's not joking?" Neji asked, worry showing on his usual calm face

"We'll kick his ass duh" TenTen smiled.

When school ended for the day Neji only wanted to go home. His friends tried to get him to go skateboarding like he usually did but he couldn't be persuaded. Lee and TenTen walked with him. As soon as they stepped through the door Hanabi had her arms wrapped around her brothers waist.

"Neji you're finally back. Now you can teach me those kicks"

"Not now Hanabi, he doesn't feel good" Lee told her. Her smile disappeared

"Who did it? Who upset you? I'll kill them!" Hanabi clenched a fist. Lee and his sister cringed. Despite her child like charms, she was just as violent as Neji and protective of her family. In fact she was the one who encouraged Hinata to shoot her ex.

"Don't worry we're taking care of it" TenTen grabbed Neji's hand. The trio raced down the hall to his room before Hanabi could add anything else. Once the door was shut the siblings let out a breath. Neji plopped on his bed, head on his pillow and eyes on the ceiling.

"This is bothering you way more than we thought my friend" Lee pulled up the desk chair while TenTen took a seat on the floor. He pulled out a notebook from his book bag. "You want me to go over what we've discovered so far?" Neji mumbled a reply which Lee took as a yes.

"Well it seems you're only missing an hour. I talked to Itachi. He said the two of you talked around 10:30pm. TenTen talked to a couple of other party goers. You were seen around 10:50 watching the Street Fighter tournament. You weren't seen again until 12:15 when Naruto spotted you leaving. He said you seemed confused and upset but he never got a chance to talk to you since his father called and wanted him home"

"I was 'confused and upset'? About what?"

"You had no interaction with anyone until Hinata spotted you walking up to the door so no one knows"

"This doesn't make any sense. Why can't I remember?" Neji snapped sitting up. TenTen took a seat on the edge of his bed. She placed a hand on his back. Neji loved being in control and always knew what to do no matter what yet here he was with no control over the situation because he didn't know what happened. Worse it seemed Sasuke might know and was toying with him.

"Lets just ask him straight up" TenTen piped up "We've talked to Itachi. He didn't know anything so lets confront his smug ass brother tomorrow" Her brother nodded in agreement.

"Yes lets" Neji agreed.

"Dinner" Gaara announced standing in the doorway. He was a childhood friend of Neji and Hinata and also her bodyguard. Being a yakuza boss was dangerous. Hinata headed one of the oldest families in Japan. Not that their friends knew any of this. TenTen and Lee simply thought Mr. and Mrs. Hyuga had taken him in. Gaara saw Neji's appearance.

"Your hair's a mess, fix it" He closed the door just as Neji's book bag hit it.

At dinner that night Neji felt half way back to his old self. He interrogated HInata about any guys who might've bothered her. He raced Hanabi to see who could finish their pasta the fastest. He talked with Gaara and Lee about a Tekken tournament coming up. He listened to his mother complain about her wishing Neji would get a girlfriend and to his father tell her to stop embarrassing him. Afterwards he and Lee took Hanabi to the dojo to practice. When his friends left that evening he felt much better.

Wednesday morning on the walk to school he felt confident. Fifteen minutes later Neji and Hinata arrived. She immediately ran off to talk to Kiba who didn't try to hug her when he saw Neji watching. TenTen waved to him.

"Are you ready?" She asked when he made it to her.

"Of course. Where's Lee?"

"Over there" She gestured to a group of boys doing flips off of a tree. In fact Neji moved to head over when TenTen grabbed his collar.

"Nope you stay with me"

"But…"

"No Neji" She let go and placed a hand on her hip. He knew better than to argue with her. "And besides there's our guy now". He followed her eyes. Sasuke and Naruto had just arrived. The blond said something to him then punched him playfully in the arm. When he saw Lee with the other boys he ran to them. Sasuke stopped where he was, trying to fix his shirt.

"Come on" TenTen stomped over with Neji right behind her. "Uchiha I have some questions for you". He looked up, let out a sigh and put his hands in his pockets. He seemed annoyed. Neji took notice that he had feathers in his hair.

"What? I'm busy" He didn't even look at Neji.

"You know what happened to Neji that night so tell us"

"No" Sasuke said.

"You jerk! You're the only one who can help him and you won't? I bet you're lying to him. You're always doing shit to him"

"Am I now?"

"Yes Uchiha you are" Neji stated. Sasuke finally looked at him.

"Just like that time you told him you had something important forl him. When he went to your locker he got dumped with ice water. Or that time you goaded him into a fight in class. And lets not forget when you spread a rumor around school that he was taking applications for a wife. There's so much more I could name" She fumed. It was true. Neji reflected. Since Sasuke started at the Academy he didn't seem like the type to be a practical joker but he was always doing something to mess with Neji. He never did it to anyone else. Sasuke looked at TenTen.

"If that's all then I'm leaving"

"Wait" Neji grabbed his arm without thinking. He pulled the feathers out his hair. Sasuke's gaze intensified as he took out each one. "Sorry it was bothering me" Neji stepped away trying not to blush. For once the younger boy didn't smirk. He simply threw his bag over a shoulder and walked away.

"That was weird" TenTen said when he was gone "You sure you're feeling ok?"

"Yeah"

"Hey guys!" Naruto came in between them, putting an around their shoulders.

"Naruto why did Sasuke have feathers in his hair?" Neji asked.

"Oh Itachi woke him up with a pillow fight this morning. That dude is really weird" The bell rang "See ya at lunch!" He grinned running away.

"Don't worry Neji we'll figure this out and why do I get the feeling Naruto knows more than he lets on" TenTen wondered adjusting skirt before walking inside. Neji had the same feeling.

"Neji-san" Someone called. Ino stood a few feet away clutching her books. He never really talked to her but heard she was a rival with Sakura, a friend of Hinata's. "Sorry I overheard your conversation with Sasuke"

"It wasn't much of one" He began walking she fell in step next to him.

"I wasn't at the party but from I heard about his behavior to you it sounds familiar"

"What do you mean?"

"When I was in grade school this boy I knew would pick on me all the time. He put worms in my hair, teased me and even drew horrible pictures of me. At the end of the school year he confessed that he liked me and only did those things because he didn't know how to tell me"

"Your point?" They stopped in the hall since her class was closer.

"You don't get it? Sasuke is only doing all those things to you because he likes you. He probably doesn't know how to tell you"

"But…that's impossible. He's with all these girls and even dated my sister. This has been going on since I met him which is about three years ago"

"And? Maybe he dates these girls because he wishes instead it was you. What if at the party he finally confessed yet you don't recall a single thing. All I'm saying is think about it" Ino waved before hurrying off to class leaving a stunned Neji standing there.