Firerose1300, feel proud. Your request ended up into two drabbles. This is the one from your original prompt.
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He was proud. Of course he was. He was a Hyuuga for God's sake. Hyuuga's were allowed to be proud.
They also had to keep their pride.
Sitting in a pile of mud with a giant pig on his lap and a pink-haired medic laughing at him was not Hyuuga Neji's idea of keeping his pride.
However, he thought as he brushed mud of his face while glaring at the cheerful kunoichi, maybe it was worth it.
Just maybe.
