Weakness

Author: LonelyWriter

Summary: "N no, Neji-san, we m m mustn't!" "Shh, it's okay. Just take it off, and I'll follow."

Disclaimer: We all know Neji isn't that perfect.

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"N no, Neji-san, we m m mustn't!"

"Shh, it's okay. Just take it off, and I'll follow."

Earlier that day…

"Come on," Hinata groaned as she pulled Neji away from the weapons store window. "We did not come out looking for weapons!"

He gave her a defeated look after one last longing glance at the newest shuriken models. "You could break a man's heart."

She scowled at him before gripping his hand more firmly and pulling him into the drug store. "We both know that you have enough shuriken to supply a small army for a month!"

"What if I needed to supply two small armies?"

Her eyebrow twitched. Rather than responding she turned and walked down the aisle, searching for cat shampoo. If it hadn't been for a certain someone who hadn't read the instructions on how to properly give a cat a bath there would still be plenty of shampoo. But no. Someone had to pour it into the tub like it was bubble bath because that made so much sense. Sometimes she wondered about her cousin and how he had managed to survive this long. Maybe it was Gai and Lee's influence that caused him to think without using his brain sometimes.

She sighed. It was a good thing she had come in when she had or else her beloved cats would probably all be dead from too much soap. She had blistered his ear for what he had done and then dragged him to the drug store so she could get more shampoo to give them a proper bath. She turned the corner and went down the next aisle all the while plotting her revenge. Her father and Hanabi couldn't be around cats but if she had to she would hide them in her room.

Finally she spotted the cat shampoo and quickly studied the various bottles and settled on two; one for actual baths and one to use without water. Surely her cousin could follow the instructions that clearly stated that it was to be rubbed onto dry fur. She would leave that one with him and take the other one with her so no more of these accidents happened.

She made her way to the front of the store and made her purchases. She was almost to the door when she realized that Neji wasn't around and when she turned to look for him. He was standing next to a display of class c weapons with a perplexed look on his face.

"Neji," she hissed. He turned and walked over to her shaking his head. "Those things would not stand up to any real combat," he muttered as she pulled him out of the store.

"That is because this is a civilian drug store," she sighed. "Those are probably props."

"Wait. Konoha has civilian stores?" The disbelief in his voice was real enough and she groaned in frustration.

"Yes, genius," she sighed.

"Hey, I would like to point out that I never come to this side of town. I've never had to."

Hinata resisted the urge to slap her forehead. "This is an off day for you, isn't it?"

"I blame that movie you made me watch," he stuck out his tongue. "I lost all my brain cells."

She decided that his comment did not merit a response and besides, she had just noticed that he was carrying a bag as well. "What is that?" she pointed at the bag.

"Oh, this?" he held up the bag with an evil grin. "Something special for later."

Hinata felt a blush creeping over her face. Lately he had been suggesting that they take their relationship farther than a stolen kiss now and then. She suddenly didn't want to know what was in the bag.

"When we get home you will let me give the cats a bath. You will watch me do it so you know for future reference," she hissed at him.

"Okay, the more hands the better with those annoying little bugs. They aren't fond of water you know."

She rolled her eyes again and marched past the sentries stationed outside the Hyūga gates without saying hello like normal. She didn't care if they reported back to her father that something was wrong between her and Neji. Let the supposed Hyūga Genius get in trouble for once.

She marched straight to his house and didn't even greet his mother before she went into the bathroom and started filling the tub again. She quickly went into Neji's room and gathered Kyo and Hinagiku's kittens into her arms. She would let Neji get the adult cats.

She scurried into the bathroom and shut the door, dropping the three kittens into the water. They all let out pathetic meows but were trapped by her. She quickly lathered them with the shampoo and rinsed them off, all without major problems. She was shaking her head at Neji's problems as she dried them off. She never had any problems dealing with the cats. Apart from Hinagiku biting her once when she gave her a bath every other time had gone off without any problems.

She waited until the kittens were dry before she gathered them back up and carried them into Neji's room. She scowled at the occupant of the bed. "Carry Hinagiku into the bathroom. There is still water."

He raised an eyebrow before sighing and doing her bidding. She scooped up Kyo and followed him, closing the door with a resounding click.

"Put her in the water and don't let her escape," she instructed. "Get her wet and then place a small amount of shampoo into your palm and lather her up." She watched him carry out her instructions and nodded and he performed them perfectly. "Now rinse her off and then use the towel to dry her. While he did what she instructed she moved to give Kyo, the one that resisted the most to baths, his. She managed to carry out her mission and used the towel to dry the boy cat as well.

When she had deemed the two cats dry enough to be returned to his room she signaled to him to open the door as she caught them both. She set them on Neji's bed as soon as she entered the room and was going to sit down and play with them to cheer them up when she was tugged out of the room and down the hallway into the closet.

"Neji?" she asked in a confused voice.

"Shh," he pressed his finger to her lips as he listened for his mother. "I got you something," he grinned a minute later as he held up his bag from earlier.

"Neji," she blushed. "We can't."

"Says who?" His grin was easy and she almost allowed herself to cave. Almost.

"My father, the elders, the clan, Konoha in general," she tried hard not to let her voice wobble as he reached into the bag and drew out… She closed her eyes, not wanted to know. Why was she so scared? He was her boyfriend. They were in a committed relationship. Why should she be afraid?

She opened her eyes and focused on his hand, only to see something even more offensive than the things she had thought he had.

"N no, Neji-san, we m m mustn't!" Hinata wished she hadn't stuttered in her shock. The subdued acoustics of the cramped storage room only made her protests sound even less convincing.

"Shh, it's okay," Neji assured her, his voice as smooth as velvet. Hinata felt the feelings she'd suppressed for so long starting to surface despite her desperately trying to fight them.

"But we're both Hyūga, and what if someone finds out?" she asked softly as he pressed something into her palm.

"They won't. Come now, you know you want this as much as I do"

"But…"

"No buts." He silenced her by placing his finger over her lips. "Just take it off, and I'll follow."

His command made Hinata swallow hard. What she and her cousin were about to do was wrong, and the mere thought of how her father would react if he found out made her weak with fear.

Still...

She looked into Neji's eyes, and the desire she saw there reflected her own. Finally, she gave in.

Her trembling fingers removed the wrapping from the chocolate bar, revealing smooth, dark squares of a divine scent. A soft crack told her Neji was one step ahead, and with no further hesitation, she followed his example. Soon the heavenly sweetness enveloped her tongue.

By doing this they were breaking the secret Hyūga diet, especially designed to purify chakra. It meant months of rigorous self restraint thrown out the window. And it was all worth it.

"Neji-san, I love chocolate!" she gasped. She hadn't had the treat since she was little and her caretaker had given it to her to quiet her.

Only, Neji didn't answer her. He was already lost in the bliss.