Lee

I am a little jealous of Neji.

He always has been first in everything, hasn't he? And he's always beaten me, although I do try my hardest – Neji is still the Hyuuga genius, after all.

Still – I am happy for him. He has been so miserable for so long, it is about time for something good to happen to him.

And goodness does not come in any real form so much as it does in Hinata. She is kind and gentle, and meek and humble. She is everything that Neji is not, and she is not just good, but good for him.

I remember the first time I realized how much there was between them. We had been training, and it was near sunset, when Hinata shuffled into the training grounds, politely smiling and bowing to me since Neji had his back to her, and she wasn't one to announce her presence.

I smiled back. "Good evening, Hinata-san!"

And then training was over. Just like that, he was walking away. Neji doesn't normally stop training until his chakra is almost completely gone, but now after only ten hours, he was heading home with this timid girl – after hurriedly bowing goodbye to me – accompanying him.

I knew then. After so many years of obsession with his hatred of her – and her family – Hyuuga Neji had fallen in love.