Even established shinobi couples of the same rank and team couldn't always be sent out on all of the same missions. Two of differing ranks and teams couldn't always be together even when they had the hokage thoughtful enough to shuffle things around.

Thus there were many days when Neji was out of the village and she remained in Konoha (far, far less often was it that she left on her own: jounin were in much higher demand, and ones like Neji were especially so). Sometimes, on the lonely days, she'd spend her after hours with the hokage.

Some days they would talk or study (she was fairly certain Tsunade would teach her things about being hokage simply because it felt right to as her teacher, even though she'd never become hokage herself) Sometimes they'd simply sit in each other's company and…sometimes there were days like this.

Some days sitting near the lady hokage would instead transform into sitting atop the hokage, or simply her lap. Without Neji she wasn't often the most active participant, but even when she wasn't, the lady Hokage's hands were sure, gentle, and far better at things than her own probably ever would be.

She tried to pay attention and learn, sometimes to mimic her teacher on nights she participated, but often her focus quickly slipped when fingers curved and dipped, and nerves even she as a medinin didn't expect lit up. It was always such a heady rush, it never felt like it lasted long…but by the time the lady hokage would be finished with her, she was always left worn, gasping for air, and on the edge of sleep.

She rather liked when she could stay and sleep in the lady hokage's company as well.