Author's Note: Umm… This is the last chapter of the original fic. I'm going to revise the later chapters so that they won't seem rushed. I'm going to try my best, anyway. XD Hope you guys still like it…
Disclaimer: I love Naruto, but I don't own him. Actually, I like him without his orange suit.
Neji sighed. He was overseeing the preparations for Hinata's welcome home party. Although Hyuuga Hiashi consented, he wasn't giving a damn about the preparations, or even to the fact that his daughter was in the hospital in the first place.
"Move it a little more up," he said to the servant who was putting up the banner. More servants carrying bowls of food went past him. "Be careful," he warned. He looked outside. It was almost time for him to pick up Hinata.
"Finish putting up the banner, I'm going to pick Hinata-sama up now," he told the servant. She murmured something, and went down the chair to inspect the banner.
Neji went outside the main house. He stopped for a moment, letting the air blow all over him. He jumped on the first roof he saw and sped on until he came to the Konoha hospital. He went inside and nodded at the nurses.
He strode to Hinata's room. The empty baskets of fruit were gone, and so were the vases of flowers. The room was empty, except for the people in it. Hinata, Kurenai, Shiba, and Kino were playing cards, and Akamaru was curled up on the floor.
"Hinata-sama," Neji said.
"Oh, Neji-niisan," Hinata smiled at him. She was happy to be getting out of the hospital. "Just a moment." They finished their game, and Hinata went to Neji, her teacher and teammates following them.
Even if Hinata was all right, Neji didn't want to strain her, so he opted to just walk the streets of Konoha. He placed a hand on Hinata's shoulder. He checked behind him to see if Kurenai, Akamaru, Kiba, and Shino were within earshot then leaned in to whisper to Hinata. "Are you all right now, Hinata-sama?"
Hinata smiled ruefully. "A little bit, Neji-niisan. Whenever I get lonely, I think about what you said, and that helps… But not a lot," she hung her head. "I'm sorry, but sometimes I feel jealous of you and TenTen. She may well be a Hyuuga now." She smiled teasingly at Neji. "Isn't that right?"
Neji looked away, a blush forming in his cheeks. "Now, Hinata-sama…"
Hinata waved a hand. "What's there to be embarrassed about? It's not exactly a secret."
"Well… Wait, Hinata-sama, I'm inquiring about your health, and you manage to turn it around to tease me about Ten-chan," he ruffled her hair playfully.
Hinata grinned and swatted his hand away. "Neji-kun, if you don't want your ponytail to get out of place, you better stop it with my hair right now," she said in a mock warning voice.
Neji laughed, and placed his hand on her shoulder again. He looked at the sky, and quickened his pace. "We better hurry, Hinata-sama, or we might be late for your party."
"Come on," she said, and jumped on a roof. Kurenai and the others followed suit, and they leaped from rook to roof until they reached the Hyuuga estate. They went in through a side gate and knocked on the door.