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"You will be going on a mission alone with Hinata, Neji. So, don't screw up or Hiashi and I will have your head!" Tsunade screams at Neji. "Now, GO GET YOUR THINGS PACKED! YOU LEAVE IN LESS THAN AN HOUR!"

By the force of Tsunade's scream, Neji was pushed back a few feet. Immediately, out of fear, the four ninja exit the Hokage's office without a sound.

"Ah…sweet, sweet silence…now I can catch up on some much needed sleep!" Tsunade says as she drifts off into dreamland.

"TSUNADE-SAMA!" Shizune screams, waking up Tsunade. "You have a lot of paper work to do! You can't be sleeping at a time like this!"

Tsunade moans and lets her head fall to her desk. 'Why can't I get just ONE minute of sleep? How did that fool Jiraiya EVER convince me to be Hokage!' Tsunade thinks, but then she remembers what happened when Jiraiya and Naruto found her in Tanzaku Town. 'Oh yeah…that's how…'

Once outside, Neji and Hinata say goodbye to Tenten and Lee as they go pack for their mission.

On the way to the Hyuuga estate, Hinata noticed something, "N-Neji-nii-san. Ts-Tsunade-san never said when the mission was until she told us to leave…h-how did Tenten-san and Lee-san know that they couldn't go?"

Neji stops dead in his tracks. Hinata stops a second after and turns to look at him, "Neji-nii-san? What's wrong?"

'They set me up! Tsunade must have told Tenten and Lee about this mission beforehand and told them to make believable arrangements so that they couldn't go! They tricked me so that I would be stuck with Hinata-sama for the ENTIRE mission. Not to mention…we'll be ALONE!' Neji realizes. He suddenly notices that Hinata was looking at him concerned. Her troubled face only made her cuteness more apparent, Neji couldn't help but blush.

Neji turns him head to the side and quietly says, "Nothing is wrong, Hinata-sama. I just…think I trained a little too much today, that is all. There is no need for you to be worrying about my health. Also, that was a very…" Neji pauses, 'I've got to be nice…even though that realization was so obvious! I didn't notice, but I can't insult her and act like I did…what did Tenten say I had to do? I need to follow my heart? Well, I want to praise her…think! What is the way to say this while giving her praise…I got it!' Neji continues, "…good observation, Hinata-sama. I didn't even notice!" 'Well, it's making me look bad…but at least Hinata-sama will be happy…' Neji thinks quietly, slightly sad.

A light blush begins to make its way onto Hinata's face. "Oh…w-well…th-thank you, N-Neji-nii-san," Hinata says sheepishly, turning her face away from him. 'I've never be praised like that before…no one's usually brave enough to admit their own faults…I NEVER thought Neji-kun would be the first person to do that…that's really sweet of him,' Hinata thinks, causing her blush to deepen and a smile to appear on her face.

After a few minutes of silence, Neji finally says, "We need to get moving…if we don't hurry, the Hokage will yell at us for being late and it will ruin our clan's reputation."

Hinata nods and they start walking again, heading for the Hyuuga compounds.

Neji packs only the essentials, as usual. He walks out of his room and heads to the main house. He stops outside Hinata's double-door entrance to her massive suite. 'I wonder if Hinata-sama wants to go on this mission…Tsunade never gave her the option.' Neji continues to ponder this and doesn't notice Hiashi come around a corner to see Neji standing suspiciously in front of Hinata's bedroom door with a mysterious bag.

"Neji! What are you doing?" Hiashi asks, expecting an immediate answer. When he doesn't receive one, he goes into action, just like he learned at his "Over-Protective Fathers Suspicious of Their Nephew and Daughter Having an Affair" class. Hiashi walks up to Neji and immediately turns him around and pushes him not-so gently up against the wall, resulting in a loud 'thud'.

A startled Neji stares up at his uncle, unsure why Hiashi was acting this way. "Did you really think I would actually let you hurt my little Hinata like that, you pervert!" Hiashi says threateningly.

At that moment, Neji realizes Hiashi's reason for his actions. 'Wait! Does Hiashi know about my feelings for Hinata!'

Inside Hinata's room, about ten minutes earlier, Hinata packs the things that she would need for about a month, not knowing when they will be returning to Konoha. She lifts up her bag and guesses that it could be a little lighter. She sets it back down and empties it out a bit. She lifts it back up again and assumes that it is a respectable weight. 'Perfect, I'm all packed…I wonder if Neji-kun is…' Hinata thinks quietly, resting her backpack on her bed. Hinata remembers the first time she ever fought her cousin, "…Neji-kun…" she whispers to herself.

Suddenly, a loud thud is heard from outside her door. Hinata turns to the door, startled. She walks slowly to the door just in time to hear her father say, "Did you really think I would actually let you hurt my little Hinata like that, you pervert!"

'Father? What's going on? Who's he talking to?' Hinata thinks as she activates her Byakugan. She looks to her left to see her father pushing Neji against the wall. 'Neji-kun! Wait! Does Neji-kun LIKE me!'

Note: Oh no! Neji shouldn't say anything that might reveal his feelings for Hinata…or assume that Hiashi already knows.

Also! Hinata calls Neji "Neji-kun" in her thoughts…should I make Hinata accidentally say it out loud! Review to tell me!