Tai: Well, it might be a while before I can update again, so this is a longer one than the other chapters...I think. Anyway, plot is roughly still the same, and I'm trying to keep tied in with where the other ones were going. I think it worked. In any case enjoy!

Disclaimer: Don't own it

Chapter 5: Confusion

Two Hyuuga's walked quietly to the Inuzuka compound, meeting up with a tanned male and one heavily clothed, only the tan male carrying a bag. The male of the Hyuuga duo was also carrying a bag, although it was much larger than the Inuzuka's. "Well, lead the way." Neji shrugged, holding in a growl. '

Good idea, the view from behind is great!'

'What is with you? Two hours ago you wanted to kill him, now you're wanting to stare at his ass.'

'I've been out of existence for the last 75 years, I have a lot of pent-up emotions. Just so happens that I'm still a girl and he's still the hottest thing I've seen so far. Can't wait to see him in leather.'

'The village will kill me before you manage to get him into anything of your design.'

'Not with how he was acting. Don't you remember when he pinned you? Started sniffing your neck...'

'What's that got to do with anything?' Neji quickly snapped out of his trance, just in time to stop next to his cousin as they arrived at a beautifully clear lake. A waterfall emptied into it from over some rocks, while around it was clear the area had been used for training.

'That weird guy isn't going swimming is he?'

'Shino? No, not likely. He's an Aburame, if you know of them.'

'Ah yes. They're all right, get rid of the fleas easily. And your cousin is likely to lay about in the sun for a while, leaving you and one very hansom tan male half naked in the water. I'm so going to enjoy this.'

'We're swimming to cool down and relax.'

'And while you do that, I'll focus of checking out the Inuzuka. Ooh he has a very nice body, can I lick the water off when he gets out?'

Sighing, Neji removed his shirt and usual black pants, having already changed into his swimming shorts back at the compound. Hinata, he assumed, had done the same to avoid any loss of comfortableness between the group. Kiba had already darted up the side of the waterfall, calling out to Neji to stop being so lazy before jumping off the top, landing in the water with a splash.

It took a moment, but soon enough the tan male resurfaced and his grin was still in place. Rolling his eyes, the older Hyuuga faked a yawn, looking dis-interested in the feat. "Come on then, you do better!" the Inuzuka challenged, his yellow eyes glaring at the Hyuuga. Shrugging, he easily climbed to the top of the waterfall and looked down, spotting the grinning Inuzuka clearly below.

'Take off your shorts and jump.'

'Because that will impress him.'

'Definitely. You're a big boy, everyone should be impressed with something that size.'

Ignoring the last comment, the Hyuuga stepped back from the edge, deciding that if he was going to jump he was going to make it a good one. Running towards the edge, he jumped and curled into a ball, landing with an enormous splash in the water. Easily surfacing, he found Hinata and Shino sighing, both partially damp after the splash, while Kiba was still treading water, laughing. "Nice! But I can do better."

Intent on proving his point, the Inuzuka swam to the edge of the lake, pulling himself up onto the shore with ease. "Bullshit!" Neji called after him, moving swiftly to the edge and following him up the cliff.

'Come on, it's practically in your hands already. Just reach up and give it a nice squeeze.'

'I don't know what's more concerning. The fact that I can listen to you and climb a cliff, or that I have no idea what it is you're thinking about me grabbing.'

'Either or, hell they're both in reach.'

'I need to be able to tune you out more.'

'Try tuning me out when I'm in control of your body.'

'You are not.'

'Not yet. I'm waiting for the opportune moment boy. And with this guy, it won't be far off. Careful now, don't fall off the cliff just yet, he's not watching to be able to save us.'

Audibly growling, Neji soon found Kiba looking down at him head cocked to one side once again. "Problem?" Snapping out of his mind, the Hyuuga let out a sigh. "Just need to pay more attention to what I'd doing, caught my foot on one of the rocks." 'He's so cute when he looks at you like that.' Accepting the hand up offered to him by the tanned male, the duo stood on the edge of the cliff, looking down into the water.

"Why don't we see who can go the deepest?" Kiba grinned, Neji almost choking at Ookami's reply. 'Sure. Take you shorts off and I'll go first.' A concerned look was directed his way from the other male, a clawed hand placed on his bare back as the Hyuuga began to cough. "You all right?" "Fine, guess I just swallowed a bit of water."

'I'd rather swallow something else. Probably tastes great too.'

'So, see who can dive deepest? I'm in." he grinned, finally managing to regain his usual composure. It was becoming increasingly more difficult to ignore the demon inside his body. Especially with the comments she was beginning to make. "Sweet, lets go. On three?" The Inuzuka grinned, obviously excited about the competition he was able to coax out of the Hyuuga. His team mates weren't into it at all, they preferred to just train or swim or do anything without the competitive streak in the tan male coming out.

As both counted down, there was no mistaking the excitement in Kiba's eyes, nor the slight worry in Neji's. Jumping simultaneously, the Hyuuga had a moment to question his inhabiting demon. 'What are you planning?'

'You'll see soon enough.'

Worry filled the paler boy for a moment, before adrenalin kicked in, hitting the water with a splash. The Inuzuka had landed at the same time, and both began swimming downwards, Neji slowly beginning to curve his own path towards the dog-nin. 'Oh no...'

'Oh yes Neji. Lets have a little fun with him.'

The swirling sensation soon took over, and his pace quickened. Neji watched helplessly from his own eyes as the Inuzuka turned, frowning as the Hyuuga placed a pale hand on his shoulder. 'Please don't.' The Hyuuga mentally begged, knowing already the demon was not likely to pay attention in the least.

Sure enough, Neji watched helplessly as his own arms wrapped around Kiba, and their lips pressed together softly. The tanned male seemed alarmed by the sudden movement, golden eyes wide as he looked at the Hyuuga. 'Dammit, can't keep control!'

Neji found his body heavy again, and as he attempted to pull away from the other male, he found a hand on the back of his head, pulling him in closer. Kiba had gotten over his own shock, and seemed to be enjoying the feeling of the Hyuuga pressed gently against him. Both males already needing air, the Inuzuka released the paler male and headed for the surface.

Unfortunately, the Hyuuga himself had fallen into surprise and struggled to regain any air he still had. His lungs desperate for air, he breathed in, inhaling a large amount of water as he did so. Attempting to struggle to the surface, he found his movements becoming weaker and his head lighter, Soon, he had no energy left to fight against the water, to fight for the surface where he could gain some air. He remained just floating, suspended in the water for a moment as he took in another lungful of water.

Vaguely he saw a shadow moving down towards him and a rough arm grabbed him, pulling him upwards with a jerk. He felt air around him but had no energy left to breathe it in, nor did he think his lungs could handle anything else in them. "Come on Neji, wake up!" Kiba's frantic voice sounded through his mind, although that seemed to be the last thing he would hear...

Kiba placed his head on the Hyuuga's chest, listening closely for any sign that the older nin was still alive. He heard a faint beating, and knew there wouldn't be much fight left in the boy. Opening his mouth, the Inuzuka quickly tried to revive the older male, only stopping when he finally jerked to a sitting position and coughed up a large amount of water. Helping him to stay upright, the Inuzuka thumped him on the back, making sure he'd cleared his lungs before relaxing.

The incident underneath the water seemed like nothing, forgotten from Kiba's mind and replaced by worry it seemed. Neither boy spoke, and it seemed both Hinata and Shino had heard the worried calls from Kiba, landing either side of the Jounin and Chuunin. Stunned silence greeted them, Neji shocked that something so pathetic had happened, while Kiba was probably shocked something like that could happen to a Jounin like the Hyuuga.

"Neji, what happened?" Hinata asked, dropping to her knees and placing a hand on his shoulder. "Hit my foot on something down too deep. Took in some water I guess..." The older Hyuuga lied, looking towards Kiba for some support on the façade. Both had small grazes on their feet, so it was believable enough on it's own. "I came up and waited. When he didn't come up I went back down and...well you can guess the rest."

"...maybe we should go back to the compound so you can rest Neji." the Hyuuga heiress suggested, worry filling her lilac eyes. "I'll be fine, Hinata." Still unsure, but knowing that the older male was more stubborn than he showed, she gave in. "Okay. We'll stay. But take it easy from now on, okay?"

'Bitch. Like hell I'll do what you tell me.'

'Shut up. You almost got me killed.'

Shino looked between the two males briefly, knowing there was something else going on that neither was talking about. He let it drop, however, leading Hinata back to the sunny area she'd been relaxing. He'd been sitting nearby, meditating in the sun.

Once he was certain that his team mates were out of sight and earshot, the Inuzuka looked back at the Hyuuga, curious. "What was that about anyway? Under the water you kissed me. Why?" "Why did you return it?" Neji shot back, pale lilac locking with golden yellow. Neither was going to back down, and with Neji still unable to fully move, Kiba easily pinned him. "Tell me why." he growled, leaning low over the other male. Both of them were still soaked, and dressed only in a pair of short each, the Hyuuga knew the demon would say something.

'He seems about ready to ravage you, think he's fun in bed?'

'Fuck off already. You've caused me enough problems.'

Concentrating on the male on top of him, Neji watched the other's eyes closely, waiting for a brief moment he could use to get out from under him. It never came...almost like the scenario earlier, only this time Akamaru wasn't there to distract him.

The grip on his hands tightened, almost painfully so, as the Inuzuka leant down close to the Hyuuga's neck, almost nuzzling him as he inhaled the scent. "Get off of me, Inuzuka." he snarled, barely managing to bring his knee into contact with the other male's shin. As if snapped from a trance, he leapt off of the Hyuuga, his eyes wide. "Shit." the tanned male stated, backing away from Neji.

Sitting up, the paler male looked at the younger, confused as to what was going on. Without another word Kiba took off into the words, Neji following him with his byakugan until he moved out of range, appearing to head for the Inuzuka compound. He seemed freaked out about something, whether it was his behaviour or what the Hyuuga himself had done, he didn't know. He did know the Inuzuka had been in a big enough rush to not grab his bag on the way.

'Well, we'll just have to go and return it now won't we?'

'Shut up.'

Kiba meanwhile was in a panic, desperate to reach home before he ran into anyone else. Something was...unusual about Neji today, he knew that much. He'd kissed him and then pinned him against the ground. And that scent...There was something so alluring about it...

Shaking his head, the Inuzuka kept on course, darting into the house and his room as fast as possible. Once there, he slid himself down against the wall, panting heavily. Tsume had heard his loud entrance and knocked cautiously on the door to check on her son. "Something wrong, Kiba?" she asked, leaning against the door. It didn't take her long to figure out what it was, and she let out a sigh, opening the door.

Still wet, Kiba was curled up against the wall, arms wrapped around his knees. The older Inuzuka pulled him gently against her, running a hand through his hair. "I was really hoping it wouldn't happen on your birthday, but it has and we'll just have to deal with it. Who was it?" she asked soothingly, trying to calm the distraught boy. She barely heard his reply, but frowned when she understood what he'd said. "Just stay here and relax, you don't need too worry about anything."

Wrapping a blanket around his shoulders, Tsume left the room to find Hana and find out how Akamaru was. The large canine was probably anxious to see his partner, and it would do her son good to have the dog by his side at this time. She also needed to talk to her daughter about what Kiba had just told her. 'It's not unusual for a male to pick up other male's scents when in heat, but from what he'd said, it had seemed like it was something more than just a normal scent...

Finally out of his daze, Neji walked over to Hinata and Shino, joining them in the sun. At their questioning looks, he gave a small shrug. "He went to check on Akamaru, they're not usually apart for long amounts of time." Realising that it was true the canine was apart from his partner very rarely, they accepted the explination, although Shino seemed a little suspicious of it. He also offered to take the Inuzuka's bag back to him on his way home, as the Aburame compound was much closer to the Inuzuka's than the Hyuuga's were.

Neji remained silent and focused on meditating for a while, ignoring the sounds around him in favour of relaxing. It didn't last long however, with Ookami deciding it was time for another chat.

'Why did you have to kick him off? I liked where he was going with things.'

'Well no one asked you.'

'Ooh, someone's in a snappy mood. Maybe you should have let the Inuzuka fuck you, would've relieved some of that pent-up frustration you have.'

'Once again, no one fucking asked you.'

'Fine. Throw your little temper tantrum. It's not going to change anything in any case, you're stuck with me whether you like it or not.'

'I'll stick with the not. You're making my life fucking difficult. He's my cousin's team mate and you kissed him and left me to drown!'

'He saved you, so what's the harm?'

'What's the harm? Hiashi had ANBU put on my tail after realising you were in my body. What the fuck do you think he'll do if he finds out you can take control of it too?'

'Throw me a birthday party.'

'Only if the cake was poisoned.'

'Oh cheer up. You're stuck with me so get used to it.'

'How's about I go throw myself on a knife instead? Leave me alone.'

Tai: Poor Neji. Review please!