The Key to One's Soul
By: SuperHyuga Yoshi-chan
Chapter 6: Busting out and crashing a date? Woo-hoo!
Little Neji had now been in his cage for what he guessed was about 30 minutes. To be completely honest, he was surprised; considering that Neji's dates didn't last this long. They only lasted around 15 minutes. Not unless Hiashi was there, of course.
"Then again," Little Neji sighed. "That dense freeloader they're trying to pass for a damsel or whatever probably has my Daddy Neji pinned down as I speak!" Little Neji gasped. "I have to get outta here!"
Little Neji tried his best to get out of the cage, but only succeeded in swinging it off the kunai it was hanging on.
*CRASH!* The cage flew straight off the kunai and smashed into some rusted needles.
"Ow! Ow! Ow!" Little Neji cried as his feet continued to be pricked by the needles. They were rusty; but strong enough to poke through the bottom of his cage.
"Gee. I wonder if this is what Daddy Neji means when he says he's in a cage. 'Cept that maybe he means it \emotionally…" Little Neji gasped in surprise. The Sanin's words hit him in the head like a ton of bricks.
"OF COURSE!" Little Neji squealed. "When Daddy Neji says he's in a cage, he means it emotionally!" Little Neji smacked himself in the head. "How did I not catch that before?"
"Hello? W-who's there?" A small, soft voice stammered.
"Yeah! Don't even try hurting Little Hina-chan, because if you do, I'll hurt you!" A louder voice sounded.
"I don't think Little Neji is here, you guys. Maybe we should just check in the-"
"Wait!" Little Neji shrieked. "Don't leave! I'm still here!"
"Little Neji?!" Whoever was out there apparently heard him.
"Good thing they did too." The clear-eyed Chibi thought. This closet's starting to get a little bit stuffy."
"Don't worry, Little Neji! We'll get you out of there!" A girl's voice sounded in panic.
"Wait? Teddy-chan, is that you?" Little Neji asked.
"Yeah! Now just hold on!"
Several thuds hit the door. Turns out they were Chibi-sized kunais and shurriken. Little Neji was kicking at the bars of the cage. He didn't want his friends to see the torture that he endured just for the sake of the Hyuga Clan. He was able to find a huge gap between two bars. The Chibi squeezed through the bars in time, just as soon as the door came falling down.
{Little Neji's P.O.V}
Sure enough, Teddy-Bear-Tenten was at the other side of the door. Little Naruto and Little Hinata were also there as well.
"What are you guys doing here?" I asked them. I had no idea that Teddy-chan was coming over to play today.
"Oh, well Little Naruto and I came over to play with Little Hinata. One of the maids freaked out and started throwing grits at us though, so we had to make a break for it." Teddy-chan seemed to sweat drop at the incident.
Little Naruto looked down in shame.
"Hey, don't feel bad Little Naruto-kun. It's not your fault that people judge by your looks according to something that happened 18 freakin' YEARS AGO!!!" Little Hinata screamed.
Everyone in the room gave her a 'W.T.F' look. Heck, i'm pretty sure that some of the Hyugas might have sensed it.
"Okay...let's just agree with Little Hinata before she loses it." I said.
"We all agree!"
"Great!" I smiled.
"Little Neji, what were you doing in that closet?" Little Hinata asked.
"Um..." I was at a loss for words.
"Who knows? From the looks of things, he must of been looking for some Chibi kunais." Teddy-chan smiled.
"Yeah! That was it! I was looking for some needles, but all I could find was those rusty ones. After that, I got stuck in some flypaper." I lied.
"Anyway, that's not important. The point is, Hiashi oji-sama is trying to set my Daddy Neji up with some..."
"Floozy?" Little Naruto quirked.
"Yeah!" I exclaimed. "None of those girls are close to being good enough for my Daddy Neji, but all they care about is the money." I rolled my eyes.
"Well, there's only one thing left to do." Teddy-chan smiled.
"What's that?" Little Hinata asked.
"We have to..." She leaned in and smirked, her Teddy-like ears twitching with anticipation. "Crash their date!"
"*Gasp!* That...that sits with me very well." Little Hinata grinned.
"Yeah. I like it...I like it." Little Naruto wagged his fox-like tail.
"Well so do I." I nodded my head. Then I thought of something. "What about the Hyuga Heads?"
"What about them? They're just a bunch of old fools who lead this clan in more darkness than Little Sauske's closet." Little Naruto made a *tsk!* noise. "You're not afraid of them, are you?"
"They can be Notorious sometimes; but anything for my Daddy Neji!" I stuck my hand out.
My friends stuck in their hands over mine.
"3...2...1...LET'S DO THIS!"
{In the Hyuga Gardens: Neji's P.O.V}
Here I am, sitting somewhere in the Hyuga Gardens: not wanting to be here by the way, in an overly pollinated area, and with a girl that's not even as bright as a light bulb. I can't believe Hiashi is making me do this. He might say that this is for the good of the clan, but I don't believe it. Out of all of the beaux he's picked out for me, they've either been filthy rich or of some high status in this clan.
"It's always been for their personal gain." I accidently spoke out loud.
"Hee! Hee! Hee! What did you say, Neji-kun?" The floozy they were trying to pass of for a girl purred at me.
Turn out, here name was Akemi. She was okay looking, but the makeup kind of ruined that effect.
"Hey, I know," Akemi scotched closer to me. "Let's cuddle."
"N-NO!" I exclaimed. It came out a lot louder than I intended it to.
"Why can't we, Neji-kun? Don't you like it when pretty girls touch you?" Akemi asked me.
"Who're you trying to fool? You're no image of beauty!" I thought.
"Well that depends on if they're really a girl; and from the looks of things, you ain't a girl!" A voice shouted from behind the bushes.
"Huh? Who was that?" I thought.
Well, I guess Akemi was as dumb as she looked because she looked at me like I said it.
"*Gasp!* Neji-kun!" She shrieked.
"Gosh, you're just as dumb as you look!" Another voice rang out.
"Yeah! That, and you smell funny." A third voice rang out.
"Neji-kun...I HATE YOU!" Akemi ran away crying.
"Akemi...wait! That's not me!" I tried to call her back, but by the time I called out to her. She was so far away though, that she couldn't hear me.
"Alright, guys! The coast is clear!" A Chibi's voice sounded. Four little Chibis slid down a bamboo stalk and leaped off.
"Little Neji? What are you doing here?" I asked him. I looked to the side, only to notice Little Hinata, Little Naruto, and Teddy-Bear-Tenten beaming with pride.
"What are they doing here?" Now I was really confused. I rubbed my fingers through my hair.
"Oh, we're here for a playdate with Little Hinata. Your maids are crazy, by the way." Teddy-chan mentioned.
"Naruto." [Yeah, and she's not just being random. Take it from me.] Little Naruto shuddered.
"Yeah. Anyway, aren't you glad we got rid of your date?" Little Neji smirked.
"Couldn't have you done that in a nicer way? I mean, I'd hate for Hiashi to find out about that. It won't go down well." I sighed.
"Don't worry Daddy Neji. After all, what's the worst they can do?" Little Neji ran up to me and threw his arms around my legs.
"A lot." I thought to myself. I decided not to worry my Chibi about it, though. So I said, "You're right. What is the worst they could do?
{Later in the Hyuga Clan}
"So Akemi, how was your date with the Neji Hyuga?" The Hokagè of the Rolling Stone asked his daughter.
"IT WAS HORRIBLE! He didn't even listen to me, he was a total jerk, and he didn't even contribute to the conversation! I mean, what kind of man doesn't like a woman in Gauchos?" Akemi sobbed.
"So, how did it go?" Hiashi floated in smiling. He knew for sure that this was going to go down well.
"I'm sorry Hiashi; but that nephew of yours obviously has some attitude problems. As for that business plan we just proposed over a while ago? Well, you can scratch that, Mister!"
"W-what? B-but, I don't understand. What could've gone wrong?" Hiashi's face turned starched white.
"Apperantly your nephew has been a jerk to my little girl. My daughter is a princess; and she deserves a man who will treat her like one! So goodbye!" The Hokagè then turned on his heels and stormed out with Akemi right beside him.
"Well, like father, like daughter." Hiashi rolled his eyes. "Oh, well. I guess I better get Little Neji out of his 'cage' before his Chibi owner gets all worked up again." Hiashi walked onto his office and opened the closet door. However, he found that the cage wasn't hanging on the kunai he had tossed it on. It was badly damaged, and there were several sharp but rusted needles sticking through the bottom of the cage.
What scared him the most wasn't the fact that the cage was in bad shape. It was the fact that there was no Chibi inside. Hiashi then noticed something peciluar about the cage: there was the gap in between two of the rusted bars.
"That little rascal...I'll put that wise guy in his place." Hiashi scowled. "As a matter of fact, I should put him in his place right now. If I find out that he was the one who ruined the Hyuga clan's chances, he'll really get it! That can wait, though." Hiashi smiled rather grimly. "I need to gather evidence first."
{ Little Neji's bedtime}
"Alright, Little Neji. Time for bed." Neji turned off the t.v. and picked his Chibi up.
"Daddy Neji *Yawn!* I don't wanna go to bed!" Little Neji whined.
"Well you need to if you want to have enough energy to play with your freinds at Chibi Camp." Neji placed his Chibi down on his feet. He then took Little Neji's regular shirt off and put on his night one.
"Okay. I'll go to bed-"
"Good."
"-but only if you read me a bedtime story!" Little Neji exclaimed.
Neji smiled at his Chibi's eagerness and excitement. "Okay. One bedtime story, and that's it!"
"Yay! Yay! Yay!" Little Neji cheered. The pale-eyed Chibi ran to his room in pure joy, tinkling laughter sounding a little while later.
"Such a sweet Chibi." Neji chuckled. "He's so cute, it's hard to imagine him being a part of this cruel clan."