Hey guys, sorry the last chapter was kind of bad, but I wanted to split that chapter and this chapter. Hopefully this one's better. The next chapter will be up very soon.
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Summary: After some encouragement from friends, the chaos begins!
Chapter 5: Neji Being Nice
"Neji, what exactly are we doing?" Neji was leading Hinata to the entrance of the village. Just ten minutes ago, he said he would help her with her little love problem. They had left from the Hyuuga house to Tenten's house. He spoke with her briefly and then she nodded and ran out the door. He must have asked her to find Naruto and Kiba. She thought to herself.
He kept walking while he answered her question. "I told Tenten to find Uzamaki and Inuzuka and tell them to meet us at the entrance. Then, I'm going to have a talk with them." Hinata stared at him. She still couldn't believe he was going to help her, and she was very grateful, but she was worried about his tone when he said 'I'm going to have a talk with them'. I really hope a fight doesn't break out. She thought miserably.
They were at the entrance now. The only person there was Genma, and he was asleep on the desk that was right beside the gate. Neji leaned against the door and closed his eyes. Hinata stood next to him, feeling more anxious than ever. She twiddled with her fingers and bit her lip. I'm so nervous! How are they going to react? Will they be angry? I hope they agree. I think it's a pretty good idea. But what if it does work out? What then? Ooooh and what about father?! He's not going to like this if he finds out that I actually considered this. Plus he wants me to marry, not date. Oh nooo!
Neji opened his eyes and watched as Hinata was becoming a nervous wreck. It was amusing at first, but after a while he was worried she was going to pull her fingers off. He reached over and grabbed her hands. "Hinata, please calm down. Just let me handle it alright?" Hinata paused and nodded her head slowly. He let her go, and looked up the streets. "Here comes one of them."
Hinata looked up, and sure enough, she saw Kiba ridding Akamaru heading towards them. "And here comes the other one." said Neji. Hinata looked around, but couldn't seem to find the blonde anywhere. "Where?" "Right here Hinata!" All of a sudden she felt an arm around her waist and an arm across her shoulders, squeezing her lightly. She turned and saw Naruto's smiling face. "N-n-naruto?" "Hey! Hands off loser!" Yelled Kiba. Naruto looked at Kiba with a bored expression. He tightened his hold on her. "Whatcha gonna do about it?" Both Akamaru and Kiba growled and looked as if they were going to pounce. Hinata looked back and forth. "N-no! Don't fight! Please don-"
Wham! Whack!
Naruto and Kiba fell to the ground, both holding there heads and groaning. Neji had just slammed his fist over the top of there heads and he looked very annoyed. "I didn't call you two here so you could act like children. Idiots."
Naruto looked up at Neji still rubbing his head. "Neji? Where did you come from?" A vein throbbed on Neji's forehead. "I've been here the whole time." He said through gritted teeth. Both boys stood up and looked at the two Hyuuga's. It was silent for a while, but Neji broke the silence. "I think we all know what this is about so I'll just cut to the chase." He glared at the two in front of them. They flinched. "Hinata wants to go on a date with each of you. She believes that this will help her sort her feelings out and make it better for her to choose who she would rather be with. And if you don't like it then tough luck." Hinata's eyes widened. She couldn't believe how easy he made it sound. She knew she never would have been able to say it so quickly and bluntly like Neji did. She suddenly felt very grateful that he was as mean as he was. Glancing at the other two, she saw that both of their mouths were hanging slightly open. Hinata bit her lip. Were they angry? Upset? "I-I thought it was a p-pretty descent idea." She mumbled.
"Hinata." said Kiba. "You really don't know who you like more?" "I like both of you. I just don't know if…if I l-love you." She stared at her feet. She felt ashamed. How could she not know who she loves? It shouldn't be that hard, right? Neji placed a hand on her shoulder. "It's nothing for you to be ashamed of Hinata. Trust me when I say that love isn't easy for some people. This is no different." Hinata simply nodded. Neji glared at the boys again. "Now, as you both should know, Hinata's father will not agree with this. But that can be dealt with later. For now Inuzuka will be the first to take Hinata on a date."
Naruto stomped his foot. "Hey! Why does Kiba get her first?" Neji gave him a sidewise look. "Because Uzamaki, Hinata needs to know what a real family feels like. Not to be rude but you only have yourself. Maybe Hinata doesn't want that. Ever think about that?" Naruto's face was pained. "Neji!" accused Hinata. Even Kiba thought that was going a little too far. "Neji, that was low. Real low."
"…No, he's right." said Naruto quietly. They all looked at him. His face still looked pained. "It's true and it's something that can't be over looked." "Naruto." whispered Hinata. Now she felt really bad. She wanted to tell him it didn't matter. It didn't matter to her before, why should it now? Right?
Naruto looked up. All trace of his pain was gone. He grinned and turned to Kiba and pointed his finger at him. "Fine! Kiba can go first. But I'll make sure my date is way better than Kiba's. Family or not!" Kiba was shocked for a moment, but then regained himself. "Ha! Just go ahead and try!"
Hinata couldn't help but giggle at the sight. Seeing them playfully fight like this was rather amusing, even though the subject of the fighting wasn't as amusing to her. Neji spoke up, "Well now that that's taken care of," he looked down at Hinata. "Hinata, I would like for you to head back to our training place. I will meet up with you there." "Oh, um, alright." She turned to the two fighting boys and waved a goodbye. They stopped when they saw that she was leaving. "Wait Hina-" Neji stepped in front of them before they could call her back. "I would like to have a quick word with the two of you when she's out of earshot." They watched her leave and waited till she turned a corner. Before Neji could speak, Kiba spoke, "Look Neji I know what you're going to say. One, you don't approve of us but because Hinata likes us you'll let it go. And two, as her protector if we ever hurt her or make her cry you'll make us wish we were never born." Neji stared at them both for a moment. Then he chuckled. "You're right about the first one, but not the second." "Huh?" they both said. And for the third time that day, Neji glared at them. "You're right that I don't approve, but you're wrong if you think I'm doing this just as her protector. I'm doing this as her protector, friend, and cousin. So, if you do hurt her or make her cry, not only will I torture you till you go insane, but I'll also make sure that the entire Hyuuga clan is against you. In other words, your chances of survival in the Leaf Village will be slim."
Naruto's, Kiba's, and Akamaru's mouths dropped to the floor. They weren't exactly surprised about the threat. They knew that if Neji said anything, it usually came true. But that was just it. Neji said it! When had he gotten so protective. Naruto and Kiba looked at each other, and they were thinking the same thing. Tenten must have reeeeeeally put him through some tough 'be kind to others' training to be able to get this kind of reaction out of him. Naruto laughed nervously and said, "Being together with Tenten has changed you Neji. What's she doing to you?" Neji's face darkened. "If you must know, she's trying to teach me to be nice to other people. I never imagined it would be so hard." Kiba sweat dropped. "Threatening people isn't very nice Neji." "I'm being nice to Hinata, not you." "I-I see."
I know it's a very short and stupid chapter but my little sis told me I should cut this chapter and the next chapter in half. So the next chapter will be up very soon. Please review! Thank you!