Neji's Vacation: Hot Man

Author's notes: So Neji goes on vacation. He also gets drunk and brings a man back to his hotel room...

Rated M for sexy times between male characters, swearing, drinking, and gore.

I don't own the characters but I'm taking liberties with them and their universe.

Neji adjusted his pack as he strode towards the inn Sakura had recommended. Saturday morning Sakura had spoken to Tsunade-sama about putting Plan Neji Takes a Vacation into action and he was sent off Sunday morning after he had packed and explained what was going on to his team. All three wished him good luck while trying to not look excited they would be training with Sakura, Guy-sensei, and Tenten all week.

Neji had taken off at a brisk pace and decided to keep the pace so he could spend as much time as possible lounging. It was now Sunday evening and Neji landed on a path leading into the lands of Hot Water. He had no issue finding the inn Sakura had mentioned.

The inn was located in a small village of five thousand people riding the border of Konoha and Hot Waters. Despite the size of the village all the buildings were up to date, the streets were well maintained, and the people looked well off. The inn itself was made of wood, one story, but took up sprawling acres full of gardens and baths in the back.

Neji was impressed at the size of the place. The gardens were in immaculate condition and there was a three-tier fountain off to one side. Neji noticed a few people sitting on the benches in the garden, talking and knew they were tourists or visitors. The village might be five thousand large but the main income for those people was tourism.

There was a hotel or inn on every block. Restaurants and food stands filled the main streets along with stands to buy trinkets and other souvenirs. Taverns and bars made up other areas and there was always someone around to ask if you wanted to take a tour of some kind of ancient runes near the village.

The population of tourists at any given time easily outnumbered the people who lived here year round by three or four times. Neji put this out of his head as he opened the screen to enter the lobby of the inn.

Honey hard wood floors, screened hallways, lush green plants, and low comfortable looking seats dominated. The front desk was made of oak and a smiling dark haired woman sat behind it wearing a white kimono. Neji approached, ignoring the glances from the few people wandering around.

"Hello and welcome to Azure Waters Inn and Spa, what can I help you with?"

"Hello, my name is Hyuuga Neji. I have a reservation," Neji answered.

She nodded. Tsunade-sama herself had sent the bird and the money to pay for one week. He would miss a night with Sakura but she said they could do it the Sunday or Monday he returned. Neji found he did not mind.

"Ah yes, Senju Tsunade sent us the message Saturday. You got here quickly," the woman said.

Neji inclined his head in agreement and she gave him a smile. She hit a bell on her desk and Neji heard footsteps. A man a bit taller than Neji with thick dark hair and green eyes came into the front from the hallway to the left. He wore a simple white tunic shirt over fitted black pants, showing off a honed body.

"Roku will show you to your room, number 110, and give you a tour of our inn," the woman said.

Neji accepted the key she offered him and nodded in thanks. He followed Roku into the left hallway and noticed once they were past the main lobby the walls became solid and the doors were more modern style with doorknobs and locks.

The walls themselves were white with scenery paints of relaxing waterfalls, forests, and mountains. They turned left and Neji continued to follow Roku, glancing at all the paintings as they moved. They had to step aside for an older couple walking towards them and Roku nodded to the couple.

"Here we are," Roku said.

Neji saw the room number 110 painted in gold on the door to his right. He nodded to Roku before unlocking the door and stepping inside. The room opened to a short but wide hallway, painted tan. To the left was a bathroom with white walls, honey hardwood floors to match the rest of the building, a white bathtub, vanity, and toilet and a wall sized mirror above the vanity. The right was home to a picture of a lake surrounded by trees.

The hallway opened up to a spacious room with the same hardwood floors and a massive king sized bed with light blue covers. The area rug was a pale blue as were the walls while the bed frame, two night tables, and television stand were all dark oak. The television itself was large, a newer model with a slender screen. There was a closet against the joining wall of the bathroom and room and low table with comfortable looking pillows surrounding it in one corner.

The night tables were home to lamps and an alarm clock. In the middle of the table was a black book which Neji assumed as a menu listing for room service. Neji placed his bag on the chest at the foot of the bed and turned to Roku. He smiled at him and Neji saw the other man had a dimple on the right side.

"Would you like to rest before a tour?" Roku asked.

Neji shook his head in the negative and locked his door when Roku led him out. Roku led him down the hallway to the left and they took a right while Roku began talking about the hot springs themselves. They strode into an immense open space with low tables complete with pillows. A bar ran along one side where Neji saw a menu for drinks and snacks.

At the back of the room were three doors, one marked women, one marked men, and one mixed baths. The right wall was sliding glass leading into the immense back gardens with what looked like a squat waterfall.

"In each bathing house are inner baths where you can shower complete with lockers to store your things, toilets, and plenty of towels. The back wall is sliding glass leading to our outdoor hot springs where there is a smaller bar located for your convenience. To the right in the main room are the indoor hot springs."

Neji inclined his head to let Roku know he had heard. The man gave him another smile and took Neji to the sliding glass doors where the gardens were located.

"Directly across from us, through the gardens or if you go right from your rooms instead of left, is our main restaurant where you do have to be fully dressed and dry to enter. If you find the restaurant too full there is a secondary sushi bar if you take the right hallway in the lobby and follow it straight down. Would you like me to show you both?"

Neji shook his head. He would not get lost in the place. The Hyuuga estates were around the same size but Azure Waters had a much simpler layout. Roku looked a bit disappointed with Neji's answer but put the big smile back on his face after a moment, eyes flicking to Neji's hitai-ate on his left thigh.

"I will be your personal room assistant and guide if you need anything from fresh towels to a full body massage."

Neji smirked inwardly. Roku probably enjoyed giving out full body messages.

"All you have to do is pull the cord in your room by either your bed or in your bathroom and I will be there the moment I can be. This works any time day or night and I will personally inform you the day before if one of my coworkers will be taking over your room and for how long."

Neji inclined his head and saw Roku's belt was made up of small little boxes with room numbers and lights. The string likely set off a particular frequency which flicked on the corresponding room light on Roku's belt.

Roku led Neji back to his room and bowed when Neji thanked him. Neji closed the door gently in Roku's face before looking around his room a second time. He found the cord by vanity in his bathroom and to the right side of his bed. Neji looked out his closed window to see it looked into the gardens. The window was waist high to above his head and took up most of the wall. Neji pulled the curtains closed seeing there were two sets: one semi-sheer white cotton and the other hardwood. He tugged the cotton ones across and saw they blurred out the gardens perfectly. Anyone looking into his room would see nothing but the sunlight could still filter in.

Neji stripped down to nothing and folded his traveling clothing neatly to rest on his nightstand. He unpacked his bag, putting his clothing in the wardrobe and his toiletries neatly on the vanity. Hair supplies went into the cubby in the bathtub as well as body soap.

Neji showered leisurely before drying off and dressing in loose black jogging pants and a loose shirt with no sleeves. He had packed another traveling outfit as well as some fancier shirts and pants for eating at the restaurant. Looser clothing would be worn in the day when lounging. He had also packed books as well as a journal with pens (Sakura's suggestion) and a few bits of regular shinobi gear.

There had never been a mission he had packed so much for. Neji smirked at his thoughts before pulling on an older pair of sandals that did not go up to his mid-calf. He made sure he had his room key and wallet before striding out of his room. The walk to the lobby then straight down the other hallway to the sushi bar was simple.

The sushi bar had a few stray people and Neji was able to take a seat at the bar itself. There were three cooks: two middle aged men and a middle aged woman. It was the woman who approached him and Neji ordered maki rolls: dragon, tiger, mango, and tuna. The woman nodded and prepared the rolls right in front of him. She gave him water with his order and Neji thanked her.

The rolls were wonderful, not as good as Tora and her mother's but good all the same. Neji ate quietly, sipping his water as he ate. Music played from hidden speakers, instrumental and soothing. Neji all ready felt his shoulders were less tense and he did not feel as alert. He did not mind. This was what a vacation was about.

He ordered miso soup next with herring soba. Both were delicious and he savored each dish. The ramen he ordered was not bad at all and the beef fried rice was excellent. When Neji went to pay the woman shook her head.

"Our owner Miss. Rei told us you do not have to pay. Everything is being taken care of by Hokage-sama," she told him.

Neji did not know what to think for a moment but nodded. The woman did hum as she looked him over with a little smile on her face.

"How do you know I am the one being taken care of by the Hokage?" Neji asked for fun.

The woman giggled softly.

"We were given a description: white eyes with no pupil, long pretty dark hair, average in height but well toned, slender, pale skin, wearing all black, with a seal on his forehead, Freedom on the left wrist and two birds on the right. Your Hokage is right in saying you are exceptionally handsome as well," the woman said.

Neji smirked and felt a bit of heat in his cheeks. Exceptionally handsome, he rather liked that description. Neji thanked her and left a hefty tip in her jar. She bowed to him and Neji smiled as he strode out of the sushi bar. He had brought a lot of ryo, figuring the price for food would be inflated and now did not have to use it. This would be a relaxing vacation indeed.

Neji woke up well after the sun had risen, 9:38AM according to the alarm clock on his night side table. He yawned immensely as he stretched his arms over his head and simply stared at the white ceiling. The scent of flowers was strong on the breeze coming through his partially open window. He had spent the rest of the evening wandering the Azure Waters Inn and Spa ending with a leisurely walk through the gardens.

The gardens were immense, beautiful, and Neji had enjoyed guessing the flowers and their meaning. He had brought Ino's book along (his now he supposed) but did not want to take it out to the gardens yet. He might in the afternoon. Neji yawned again, rubbing his eyes and decided a soak in the hot springs was in order once he got a quick bite to eat.

Neji made sure his curtains were still closed before getting out of bed and heading to his bathroom to brush his hair, his teeth, and wash his face. He applied his various moisturizers with a smirk about Sakura and Tenten's comments Friday night then tugged the provided thick white robe on.

The robe had no sleeves and went down past his knees. Neji slipped into the provided slippers, tugged his hair out of the robe and made sure he had a towel, his brush, and his room keys. He had seen many people walking around in the same sort of robe yesterday so assumed it was perfectly fine. Neji stepped out of his room and began the walk down the hallway, left this time and began the walk to the hot springs.

There were a few people in the main room before the springs, all in the same robes snacking and sipping on a light breakfast. Neji ordered green tea, cooked eggs, some miso soup, and white rice. He took a seat at a table after being told his order would be brought to him. The tea came first in a mug he could cup comfortably in both hands on a tray with sugar, honey, cream, milk, a little napkin, and a spoon. Neji did not bother with any condiments and sipped his tea plain.

The food came quickly and Neji thanked the server before giving thanks for the meal and eating at a measured pace. When he was finished he ordered more tea and enjoyed the light chatter of the people around him. No one approached him and Neji let out a breath of joy. He finished the second cup of tea and strode into the room marked "men only."

The room was immense, white marble floor with golden swirls, bathrooms to the left with showers, lockers lined up in the middle, and a door to the right leading to the indoor springs. The back wall opened to the outdoor springs so Neji grabbed a small towel and stored his things in a locker. He rinsed quickly before wrapping the small towel around his waist and stepping outside.

The day was cool, not unpleasantly so and Neji smiled at the bright sun above his head. The spring itself was cut out of gray and white rock that sparkled under the light in some places. A fence had been put up around the immense pool and Neji noticed the pool was actually two massive pools joined by a sort of river in between. The farthest rock wall inclined upwards and had a trickle of a water fall coming down.

Around the entire area was an eight foot tall wooden fence. Plants were situated around the fence a foot deep to sway people from peeking into the mixed baths or outside by leaning against the fence. To the left, in front of the wall where the mixed gender baths were, was the bar where a single man stood dressed in the same uniform as Roku dressed in.

There were a few middle aged men sitting in one area of the spring, talking lightly. Some younger and older men were spread throughout either chatting or enjoying the spring alone. Out of habit Neji glanced over everyone before starting to move.

A few had glanced up at his entrance and a pair of older men kept gaping at him. Neji ignored the older men and strode over the smooth rocks. He stopped half way around the first pool before pulling his hair into a loose bun at the top of his head and used his towel to keep it in place.

Neji stepped into the hot springs and sat gracefully. The water lapped around his body a little above his navel but Neji felt another step down if he wanted to sink in to nipple height. He decided to stay where he was for now and stretched his arms over the rim of the rocks, half-closing his eyes and letting out a long breath.

The water was pleasantly hot and Neji felt his entire body relax. He kept his head tilted slightly back in case his bun did come undone. Neji closed his eyes completely and listened to the waterfall, the light conversation, and the sound of the same instrumental music playing from some hidden speakers.

It did not take long for Neji to hear the disturbance of water and feel the ripples against his waist alerting him to someone coming towards him. Neji opened his eyes a crack and saw it was the two older men who had kept gawking at him the entire time. They walked over the rocks smoothly towards him and within moments stood a yard away. Neji blinked and cocked an eyebrow.

"May I help you?" Neji questioned.

The older men gave him a slight bow and the one with the brown eyes spoke. The other man had green eyes but both had wispy white hair that hung above their shoulders with pale, slightly wrinkled skin.

"You are from Konoha, correct?"

Neji inclined his head in agreement. The men exchanged a look. The brown eyed man continued speaking.

"You are a branch member of the Hyuuga clan?"

Again Neji agreed. Again the men gazed at each other for a moment before looking back to Neji. Neji frowned.

"Are you here on business?"

Neji shook his head gently and the two men smiled. Neji had no idea why this made a difference. His frown deepened when the two men shifted to sit beside him and he was forced to move his arms and submerge them.

"I am Kado," the brown eyed one said. "And that is Toju. We are retired shinobi from this land and we worry whenever we see foreign Nin. Old habits."

Now it made sense. The fact the two had made it to their age as shinobi was rare. Neji looked a little closer at both men and saw the familiar signs of shinobi life on their bodies. Faint scars from kunai, senbon, and shuriken marred the men's chests and arms. Kado, on Neji's right, had a tattoo on his left bicep in a symbol Neji recognized as the special Nin for the Hot Water country, the ANBU of the village.

Toju had taken a nasty weapon to his right shoulder and the arm had been broken at some point. Even so the two had walked with the grace of a much younger shinobi. Their charka was still strong and in good working order. Neji felt a little better knowing there were other shinobi staying at the Inn but did not know why.

"When did you retire?" Neji questioned.

Kado smiled gently.

"Twenty years ago for me. I was fifty-five. Toju clung on for another five years before finally giving up fifteen years ago," Kado said.

"I wanted to train a final genin team, you see," Toju said.

Neji inclined his head in understanding. Gods, to make it to fifty-five and sixty as a shinobi, jonin, was a miracle. The two were powerful and even at seventy-five would have some of that old strength in them.

"I started training a genin team, my first, three months ago," Neji remarked.

The two smiled, light coming to their eyes from memories. Kado and Toju turned a bit to face him better and Neji found he did not mind.

"You cannot be that old though, twenty at most," Kado said.

Neji smiled.

"Next month I will be twenty, on the third," Neji said.

The two chuckled. Toju hummed and shook his head a moment later.

"Hyuuga, jonin, and not twenty yet, you must be Neji," Toju said.

Neji inclined his head in the positive. Kado hummed and a little smile came to his face.

"Toju and I saw that Uzumaki kid beat you. You have done a lot of growing up since then, hm?"

Toju whacked his friend around Neji's back and Neji held back a smirk as Toju said Kado should not insult a new friend like that. Kado waved his hands in mock apology to Toju who snorted. Neji chuckled.

"It is fine, Toju, really," Neji said.

Toju huffed. Kado grinned.

"See? If you cannot mock yourself then your life is boring," Kado said.

Neji nodded in agreement. Toju raised his eyebrows then shook his head, a small smile coming to his face.

"What are your genin like?" Toju asked.

Neji smiled before launching into the description of his genin team. The two retired jonin listed in rapt attention, encouraging Neji to talk about his student's fighting style and Neji's training methods. They gave him advice on how to deal with a student with a lot of energy. After half an hour Neji sat with them at the bar to cool off before re-joining them back in the hot springs. They kept up the friendly chat and banter through the change room and into the little eating area where they sat with Neji at a larger table.

"How long are you two here?" Neji questioned.

"As long as we want," Kado replied. "You?"

"Until Saturday evening," Neji said. "I have to be back in Konoha before Sunday night as I owe the friend who helped get me here in the first place."

Kado and Toju nodded in understanding.

"Been a while since you had a vacation?" Toju asked.

Neji had to think about when he had a vacation. He nodded and admitted this was likely his first. The two chuckled at him.

"Your girlfriend must hate that," Kado said.

Neji almost choked on his tea but managed to get it down. Toju groaned, smacked Kado on the arm then apologized to Neji. The heat had come to Neji's cheeks but he nodded to Toju in thanks.

"What, no girlfriend? A good looking shinobi like you? We're going to have to give you some tips my boy," Kado said.

"Ah, no, that's quite all right," Neji said, turning redder.

Kado laughed at him as Toju groaned, covered his eyes with a hand and shook his head. Neji hid his blush behind his tea cup as Kado grinned.

"When I was your age I had my pick of all the pretty kunoichi. I didn't settle down until I met my wife at twenty-two. We got married three years later," Kado let out a breath and shook his head, smiling sadly.

Toju patted the other man's back and Neji placed his tea cup down, frowning slightly and waiting.

"Had two kids, both who grew up to be great shinobi then died on missions while the missus and I were in our forties. War broke out, I'm sure you know which one, and she was killed during. But that's shinobi life," Kado said.

Neji hated to incline his head but he did. Kado chuckled and sipped his tea. Toju smiled softly.

"But look at me bringing you down on your first vacation. Tell me, is there someone you're interested in?" Kado asked.

Neji frowned and swirled his tea in his cup. Kado rubbed the back of his head and Toju swatted him when they saw the expression on Neji's face.

"Sorry, sorry," Kado said.

Neji chuckled.

"It is fine. The reason I'm on vacation is because of my rather, problematic, love life as odd as that sounds," Neji said.

Kado smiled and shook his head, leaning one elbow on the table to gesture with one hand as he leaned forward. Toju rolled his eyes.

"Not odd at all, so what's the problem?" Kado questioned.

Neji sipped his tea and thought about the easiest way to explain. He did not even know if these two would be all right with Neji wanting to be with a man. Most shinobi did not care as there was no point in being picky but older people tended to frown upon it.

"I was in a friend with benefits relationship with a good friend and developed stronger feelings when she decided to start dating someone else without letting me know, just up and ignoring me. We had been exceptionally good friends for years, one of those friendships where you can talk to the person with the smallest gestures or eye movements. She was one of the ones who started bringing me out of my shell and introduced me to my other friends.

"The issue is the person she decided to date is the sibling of the other person who happens to be interested in me. It's, complicated," Neji said.

Kano and Toju nodded and Kado grinned.

"You do mean he, correct?" Kado asked.

Neji started at him for a moment, lips parted slightly and the man chuckled. Toju snorted and crossed his arms over his chest, shaking his head.

"Er, yes," Neji said with heat coming to his cheeks.

"It's fine. So your best male friend decided to date a mutual friend without asking if you liked him. Then the mutual friend's brother revealed he has a crush on you and both happened around the same time so you're still getting over the loss of your good friend, the rejection of the good friend, and dealing with not wanting to hurt the brother?" Kado enquired.

Neji thought about it a moment then nodded. Kado smiled in victory and Toju shook his head at his friend. Kado stuck his tongue out at Toju who rolled his eyes.

"Ah, love is complicated. Good idea to get away from everyone for a while. I'm guessing the friend has no feelings beyond friendship?" Kado asked.

Neji inclined his head in agreement and finished his tea. Kado tsked.

"His loss," Kado said.

Neji chuckled. Toju nodded in agreement. The waiter came around and Kado order sake for the table. Neji did not bother to decline. Hell it was past noon and he was on vacation. He did want to ask one question though.

"How did you know I prefer men?" Neji questioned.

Kado snickered and Toju smirked. Neji felt the heat coming to his cheeks again but managed to push it down. Kado was the one who answered as he had been doing for a while. Toju did not like to talk much. Neji had no qualms about this.

"You might be a Hyuuga but you take extra good care of yourself, now, normally that doesn't mean anything but I saw the way you lingered on some of the younger men. You also hesitated half a second before saying the female pronoun every time," Kado replied.

Neji hummed and allowed a little smirk to come to his face. The sake was delivered and Kado poured three shots, giving Neji one and the other to Toju before taking the last. Neji thanked Kado and the man waved him off with a smile. He raised his glass, the smile in place.

"To love and all its complications," Kado said.

Neji snickered but toasted Kado and a grinning Toju. The sake was sweet, still burned a bit on the way down but Neji did not mind. He needed this.

Neji tried not to laugh too hard as he was completely unsure of the volume of his voice right now. He decided it didn't really matter since the music around him would cover up him being too loud. Kado and Toju had stayed with him all afternoon and they had alternated between sake, tea, and water. They ate dinner in the snack bar in front of the hot springs, went for a soak until 8PM then Kado suggested they go to a bar together.

It meant getting dressed (for the first time all day) but Neji had no qualms. He tugged on his leather pants with the slits and a mesh shirt with no sleeves that sat slightly above his navel ring. He kept the gloves and arm wraps off but did wear his higher sandals. Kado had whistled in approval upon meeting him in the lobby wearing black trousers and a blue button down shirt with the top two buttons undone. Toju wore the same sort of outfit but had his buttons done up to the collar and wore a green shirt.

They had arrived at the bar by 8:30. That had been three hours ago. Kado kept ordering booze for all three of them, mostly sake but whiskey and shochu made appearances. The shochu was strong, burned like HELL going down but after a third shot of it following two of whiskey and one of sake, Neji stopped noticing the burning sensation.

Currently, Kado was dancing with a woman easily fifty-five years younger than him, pulling off moves no seventy-five year old should be able to do. Toju shook his head at his friend but had a smile on his face. Neji sipped his sake and knew his face was hot from the booze. He had passed tipsy on the last shot but would still remember the night. A few more drinks and that would be shot to the wind.

"I wonder if she realizes he's old enough to be her grandfather," Toju said in his ear.

"Judging by the way she laughing: nope," Neji returned.

The toasted to this with a laugh as the song changed to something slower. Neji snickered as Kado wrapped the younger girl in his arms and began weaving to the music. She giggled and rested her head on his shoulder.

Neji almost fell off his stool when someone tapped his shoulder. He turned, slid a bit, and looked into the eyes of a hot man with amber eyes and blond hair. The man was taller than him with tanned skin and a toned body wrapped in dark blue pants and a tight white shirt.

"Wow, you're even more beautiful up close," the man said.

Neji smiled and resisted the urge to laugh. He slid on the stool again but this time deliberately.

"Why thank you," Neji said.

"Want to dance?" hot man asked.

Neji nodded, finished his drink with a swallow, and left a laughing Toju behind. Hot Man took Neji's hand and guided him to the dance floor, wrapping him in muscled arms a moment later. Neji giggled and rested his head in the crook of Hot Man's neck. Hot Man's hands wrapped low on Neji's waist, one low enough to rest on the start of the swell of Neji's ass. Neji put his hands in the same general area and felt Hot Man chuckle.

Hot Man smelled of musk with a hint of woody cologne and an underlying of booze. Hot Man's body had no visible scaring and Neji had a feeling Hot Man was not a shinobi. He had a good amount of chakra but Neji could tell it would be well below genin level and had never been manipulated into jutsu. Hot Man wasn't concealing any chakra either.

"So what's your name?" Hot Man questioned. "Or do you want to stay anonymous?"

Neji looked into Hot Man's amber eyes and smiled.

"Let's keep this anonymous for now," Neji said.

Hot Man nodded and rubbed Neji's lower back. Neji grinned and put his head back in Hot Man's neck. The slow song ended and went into something quicker but Hot Man did not pull away and they swayed a little faster. Neji had no issue with this. Hot Man had nice back muscles and good hands.

"Vacation?" Hot Man asked.

Neji nodded. Hot Man chuckled. Neji felt it though his entire body and hummed in happiness. Oh this was nice.

"Me too. I'm from the Land of Earth and here for a month with friends," Hot Man said.

Neji shifted so he could look at Hot Man and Hot Man smiled. His teeth were perfect: bright white and straight. Neji got a bit enthralled then mentally shook himself.

"Land of Fire and here until Saturday night," Neji said.

Hot Man raised an eyebrow and nodded.

"Wow, not far then. I've never been."

Neji did not doubt it. Few people travelled from their countries unless it was for vacation like Hot Man and his friends.

"What's it like?"

Neji blinked then grinned.

"Lots of insanely tall trees but that's fine because in the summer it can sometimes get really warm. We do get snow for a month, cooler weather for about four in total. We have hot springs too but not nearly as nice as the ones here. Lots of water and tons of people."

Hot Man nodded. He began describing the Earth Country (as if Neji didn't know) and Neji listened. Hot Man obviously did not know the traits of the major shinobi clans but Neji did not mind. The song changed again but Neji kept swaying with Hot Man.

"Where are you staying?" Hot Man asked.

"Azure Waters, you?"

Hot Man whistled and shook his head, obviously impressed.

"Wow, that's like the most expensive place here. I'm at Pleasant Spa," Hot Man said.

Neji had no idea where that was and did not care. Hot Man had begun moving one hand lightly up and down Neji's spine and Neji could feel Hot Man's interest as well as Hot Man could feel Neji's. A twinge of guilt made Neji falter in his words but the alcohol took over. Besides, he wasn't with Kankuro, not officially.

"Want to see what it looks like?" Neji questioned.

Hot Man grinned and nodded. Neji led Hot Man back to where Toju sat alone. Toju grinned as Neji leaned over.

"I'm going back to my room," Neji said.

Toju winked. Neji felt heat spreading over his face but didn't mind it for once.

"Have fun," Toju said.

"You too," Neji returned.

He waved to Kado who gave him a fist pump and a whistle. Neji found this hilarious and almost fell over because he was laughing too hard. Hot Man steadied him and they walked into the cool night. Neji leaned against Hot Man for support, wrapping an arm around the man's waist as they headed towards Neji's inn.

Neji guided Hot Man into the inn, past the lobby with another pretty girl (she gave him a smile) and into the proper hallway. It took Neji a moment to get his room key out of his pants and he dropped them. Hot Man laughed at him but picked up the keys, opening Neji's door for him. Neji slipped into his room after Hot Man and Hot Man shut and locked the door.

Neji fell into his bed and started laughing without even knowing why. Hot Man lay down beside him and Neji inclined his head to the handsome blond. Hot Man shifted so he was on his side but Neji stayed on his back while Hot Man took up a hunk of Neji's hair and began playing with it.

Neji found this hilarious and started chuckling again. For some reason everyone loved his hair. Kankuro liked to bury his face in it and inhale with a cute little smile on his face...

"You're totally plastered, aren't you?" Hot Man asked.

Neji was brought back to Hot Man's amber eyes and smiled. Ha, plastered. He would never be so foolish as to get drunk and bring a man to a hotel where no one knew him personally. A little voice at the back of his head told him that was exactly what he had done but Neji ignored it and the one asking about what Kankuro would think.

"I'm not plastered at all. I can still remember my name, where I live, and all the names and birthdays of my friends," Neji replied.

Hot Man laughed at him then leaned in and placed his lips over Neji's. Neji hummed into the kiss. The heat wasn't there. The kiss was nice but the heat and instant hardness that came from kissing Kankuro did not come. Neji found he was getting bored after a few moments and opened his eyes. Hot Man seemed into it. Neji closed his eyes as Hot Man began moving his hands, rubbing Neji's sides and tweaking a nipple through the mesh.

The heat still didn't make an appearance. Neji's heart didn't speed up and his breath didn't start catching. His organ remained half-interested. He didn't want to rub against Hot Man or trap Hot Man's hips against his nor did he feel so inclined as to run his hands over Hot Man's body. Letting Hot Man inside him in any way was not appealing either.

His brain kept thinking of Kankuro and how hurt the puppet master would look if he knew Neji had sex with someone else. Damn it Neji had just given Kankuro heather. Son of a bitch.

"I can't," Neji said.

Hot Man blinked at him, mouth dropping in wonder and eyes wide. Neji mentally kicked himself but some small part of him was cheering.

"Huh?"

Hot Man looked completely confused and shocked. Now Neji started feeling like the biggest jerk in history. At least he had experience with being a jerk pre-Naruto.

"I, I'm sorry but I can't," Neji said.

Hot Man frowned but did not sit back. He ran a hand through his hair.

"You seemed into it a minute ago and you're the one who suggested we come back to your place," Hot Man said.

He did not look happy. Neji wouldn't be either if the situations were reversed. Neji sighed.

"I know, I know, I feel like an ass and I'm sorry. And I was into it. Then I started thinking and things got all messed up and I'm sorry," Neji said.

Hot Man stared. He huffed and instead of getting off of Neji, rolled on top. Neji raised an eyebrow and almost started laughing. He kept it down. The thought of a civilian being able to hurt a shinobi was funny. The glass in the eye, no, that had been a surprise and Neji had hesitated. He was not surprised here and Hot Man was more than within range.

"What do you mean started thinking?" Hot Man asked.

Neji frowned. The man sounded angry. Neji didn't blame him though. It still stung a bit.

"I'm kind of sort of seeing someone, we're not official in any sense of the word, still very much friend with benefits, but it still feels wrong," Neji said.

Hot Man chuckled but didn't sound mirthful. Neji said nothing and waited as Hot Man ran a hand through his hair again. The grip Hot Man had on Neji's shoulder would have hurt if Neji was not a shinobi.

"I can't believe this," Hot Man said. "This always fucking happens. I try to get with a hot guy and all of a sudden he realizes he has feelings for some other guy. Well not this time. I'm not being nice this time."

Neji was about to ask what Hot Man meant but was stopped by a battering kiss. Neji got his hands under Hot Man's chest but found quickly he could not push Hot Man off without losing a chunk of hair or skin. Neji did not panic. He wasn't a jonin without reason. He pulled his lips out of Hot Man's and arranged his hands over the two tenketsu points along Hot Man's spine which would temporarily paralyze Hot Man.

"I'm a shinobi," Neji said before Hot Man could kiss him.

Hot Man paused then blinked. He looked cutely confused and Neji almost grinned. He kept it back. Hot Man shook his head and frowned.

"What?"

Hot Man waited as Neji let out a little breath to stop from laughing. The booze made everything freaking hilarious.

"I'm a shinobi from Konoha from a predominate clan known as the Hyuuga. Right now I've got both my hands centered on these things called tenketsu points and if I put my chakra into them then I'll paralyze you temporarily. Don't make me do that, you're a nice, gorgeous, sexy guy, and I really don't want to feel like more of an ass than I all ready do," Neji said.

Hot Man gaped then started laughing. Neji activated Byakugan and Hot Man jumped off him with a yelp. Hot Man's eyes had gone wide and his shoulders sagged in shock. Neji sat up and let out a breath. Hot Man watched as Neji reached into his dresser drawer and pulled out his hitai-ate. He showed it to Hot Man and Hot Man gulped.

"Holy shit," Hot Man said.

"Yep," Neji returned and de-activated the Byakugan.

Hot Man let out a long breath, ran a hand through his hair then started laughing again. Neji shifted over a bit when Hot Man sat on the bed again. Hot Man shook his head then smiled at Neji.

"So, that tattoo on your forehead?" Hot Man asked.

"Lets people know I'm a branch member of the Hyuuga clan," Neji answered.

"Right. I'm guessing the white eyes are part of the Hyuuga?"

"Yes,"

"And, is that a, woah, that, whatever it was went right through you,"

Hot Man pushed some of Neji's hair to the side to better look at the spiral-scar on Neji's upper left chest and back. Neji smirked and shook his head, moving his hair right off his back and pulling off the mesh shirt. He turned his back to Hot Man who gasped.

"Woah, how did?"

"I was thirteen and a genin, the lowest rank of shinobi. I had to fight an S-Rank jonin, basically the highest you can be besides a Kage. He was able to mold his chakra and spit in into a hard, bark like substance resembling the shape of arrows and kunai and well,"

"Holy shit,"

Neji shivered as Hot Man ran a hand over Neji's scarred back. Hot Man lingered on the spiral shaped scars and Neji felt he wasn't so drunk any more. It was almost a pity. At least he had learned how he really felt about Kankuro.

"You obviously won," Hot Man said.

"Mm, but almost died in the process," Neji said.

Hot Man hummed and Neji turned to face him. Hot Man studied Neji's chest, finding the matching spiral scars and gently touching them as well. Hot Man shook his head.

"I'm so glad I was never able to mold more chakra and had no skills in the academy," Hot Man said.

Neji smirked and let a little chuckle escape.

"I didn't have a choice being part of a shinobi clan and all," Neji said.

"Ouch,"

"Mm,"

"What would you do if you didn't have to be a shinobi?"

Hot Man smiled as Neji blinked a few times in wonder. He had never thought about it. His entire life had revolved around being a shinobi since he had understood words and could walk without falling over.

"I don't know," Neji said.

Hot Man gave him a little smile, almost pitying but Neji did not mind. Hot Man hugged him then held him by the shoulders. Neji grinned softly.

"Well, it's been fun but I am hoping to get laid tonight," Hot Man said.

Neji chuckled and nodded. Hot Man kissed him on the cheek and got to his feet. Neji pulled on his shirt and walked Hot Man to the main lobby, waving as Hot Man left. Neji turned and flushed as the woman at the front desk raised an eyebrow at him but said nothing. Neji got back into his room, locked his door, and stripped. He shut off the overhead light and sunk into the covers. Neji smiled as he thought of Kankuro and fell into a welcome slumber.

Reviews welcome, next chapter of Neji's vacation coming soon.