Ok, just a little warning to ya'll, I was in one of my caffeine deprived, sarcastic, screw-the-world moods when I wrote this...I still think it turned out good:D Please review!

Neji walked north, in the direction that the man in the bar had gestured toward. After an hour of chakra induced running, Neji came upon a cliff. "Byakugan!" He hissed, examining the cliff. He was sure that the cave must be protected by some kind of barrier to keep out curious onlookers, and as soon as his Byakugan came into focus, he learned that he was right. About 100 meters to his right was the entrance to the cave, which had been bewitched by a complex Genjutsu.

He approached the cave cautiously, examining it with his alert Byakugan, to find that he could detect no presence of chakra. It seemed too easy. He walked through the fake wall, to find himself in the dark dampness of a cave. It seemed to be just like the cave he and Hinata had been in the night before. He lit up a flare, to give him some light to see by, and walked into the depth of the cave.

The ceiling seemed to get lower with every step he took. The flare hissed indignantly, as he flipped the top back onto it, extinguishing the light. Suddenly, the ceiling gapped upward into a dome like room. Before him was none other than, hedges. "Damn this damn place, and their damn hedges." Neji said crossly, staring at the 10 foot tall bushes.

His Byakugan couldn't penetrate the shrubbery, so he'd just have to wing it. Funny, he seemed to be doing a lot of that lately. He positioned himself at the entrance of the maze of hedges, and glanced into the ominous looking strip of green leaves. Neji pulled out a Kunai knife, and sliced the edge of the bush. Of course, seconds later, it had regrown itself. They couldn't just make this easy for him, could they? Why was it was always him that had to deal with the evil bushes, bewitched caves, drunken poker games, horny sound ninja girls in his sleeping bag, demented teenagers, bent on avenging their dead clan, and a creepy man with an obsession with snakes? Oh yeah, it was a real party.

Neji pulled out a ball of string from his bag, and tied it to a rock right outside the entrance of the maze. He took a deep breath, and entered the maze. Was it just him, or was it darker when you're surrounded by ominous, evil looking, bushes? Huh, probably just him then.

He came to a fork. Right or left. Then it hit him. How could he have been so stupid as to miss it before? Go right. That's what the sound ninja had told him! He took the right fork out of blind faith. Next he came to three forks. Right, center, or left. He went right again, the string trailing along after him, in case he got lost.

Neji came to multiple forks over the next 20 minutes or so, but he always took the

Right one. So far he hadn't come to a dead end, so he figured he must be getting somewhere. Finally, after getting very sick of the color green, he came to the exit of the maze. He had never been so happy to see the darkness of a cave in his life. And probably never will be again.

He cut the string that had been trailing after him, and tied it to another rock. Hey, he'd have to get back somehow, right? And started down the tunnel before him. 10 minutes, and every cuss word that he could think of, later, Neji found that the cave opened up into another dome-like room. Of course it did. Like he expected anything less.

"Neji-kun! How nice of you to finally join us! I was beginning to think that maybe you had gotten lost."

"Well, Sasuke-chan next time you invite a guest, it would be best to give him a map." Neji replied, slipping into one of his screw-the-world moods.

"Well, I though you were more motivated." The black haired man shrugged.

"Alright, enough small talk, where's Hinata?"

"Well, you see, this might present a slight problem."

Neji growled, wishing that he could wrap his hands around Sasuke's neck, and wring him dry. But of course, this feeling did not reach to his face; he kept the impassive mask covering his true features from view. "And that problem would be?" Neji said evenly.

"Well, I'm not done with her yet."

Neji had had just about enough of his mind games. "Where is she?"

"Oh, don't worry yourself Neji-kun, she's safe. Mostly." Sasuke didn't need much prompting to continue. "You see, I have asked her to do me a little favor, and she has most graciously accepted. Such a sweet girl, that Hinata. She will make most prominent heirs."

"She is the heir. Of the Hyuga clan."

"Oh, yes, yes." Sasuke said, waving it off. "But you see, I need someone to help me continue the Uchiha clan. I just couldn't think of whom. Then it struck me. Hinata Hyuga! Think of it Neji, her Byakugan mixed with my Sharingan will produce the most powerful clan in Konoha! It's brilliant!"

Neji really did not think it was brilliant. Far from it really, he was absolutely horrified. But, his face remained deadpan. "May I see her?"

"Fine, whatever. Maybe seeing you will stop her obnoxious crying. Really, how am I supposed to produce an heir if she won't stop crying? It's getting rather annoying, really."

Neji's left eye twitched as he imagined every way possible to kill the Uchiha when this was all over. But for now, he'd just have to play the game to keep Hinata safe. Sasuke led him from the room into another off to the side. After walking through the fake wall, the cave opened up again, but into a much smaller room. Hinata was tied to the wall, and she appeared to be unconscious. He could see the red tear stains tainting her flawless cheeks.

"I'll leave you two alone." Sasuke said as he bowed out of the room. Neji thought it was kind of weird that he would leave them alone, but right now his attention was focused on Hinata.

He pulled out a kunai knife and cut the chakra infused ropes holding her to the wall, and she fell limply into his arms. He laid her down on the floor of the dank cave, and evaluated the damage she had inflicted.

"Neji…" She whispered breathlessly. "Keep me warm, Neji. Keep me warm."

Neji pulled off his vest, and tucked it around her torso. "I will Hinata. Always. Now, Hinata, do you remember the password we made before the mission?" He wanted to make sure this wasn't another sound ninja, tricking him.

"Caged bird." She murmured, and slipped back out of consciousness.

"That's right." He said, his heart aching for her. He ran his hand through her soft raven hair. "Caged bird."

"I'M HEREEEEEE!" A voice rung out through the cave, interrupting Neji's train of thoughts.

HA! 10 bucks says you can't guess who just arrived at the cave! -dances around giddily- Oh, well, I dont have 10 bucks...how about a cookie though:D Come on, I dare you to guess! REVIEW! Right now. Do it. Now. Why are you still here? You're supose to be reviewing!