Should I tell him?
No, it'll make things awkward.
BUT IT'S ANNOYING KEEPING SECRETS.
Thoughts of this nature plagued Naruto's mind as he and his friend/mission partner sat down and ate a bowl of ramen. They'd just returned to the village after a 3 day mission. It'd been dangerous, but they'd made it back alive.
But once the adrenaline and hyper vigilance of their mission wore off, all Naruto could think of was what his steady girlfriend Hinata had told him...
"Hay, Neji..." Naruto began, becoming nervous.
"What is it, Naruto?"
Naruto gulped the last of his ramen and attempted to figure out how to broach the subject. He was DYING to know...
"What do you think of Toku?"
From the corner of his eye, he thought he saw a flicker of emotion in those freaky looking eyes.
"What kind of question is that?" The Hyuga boy asked back.
"Just answer it. It's not like it's gonna kill ya." Naruto muttered, quickly growing impatient.
"Well, she's a formidable shinobi, and your girlfriend's sister."
Naruto wasn't at all surprised by Neji's barely acceptable answer. It was just like him to beat around the bush.
"Well I think she's pretty great!" Naruto smiled, honestly loving most of his girlfriend's family.
"Hm, you're right. " Neji stated, growing quiet.
Is he staring off into space like one of those love sick jerks on tv?
"Neji? Hello? Earth to Neji." Naruto spoke, wiping his hand in front of the ninja's face.
"Hm, sorry, I must have gotten distracted." Neji apologized.
"That's a likely story, Neji! I bet you were thinking about Toku!" The blonde teased.
Neji, uncharacteristically blushed and looked away. "N-No I wasn't."
Naruto balked. "You were, weren't you!"
Within moments, Neji spilled the beans. He couldn't bear this secret alone anymore. He really liked the female ninja.
Naruto grinned like he'd found gold. Neji liked Toku but was too shy to say anything, and Toku liked Neji but was afraid he didn't like her.
Now he knew how they both felt.
"Ya know, Neji, if I were you, I'd take my chances. Ask her out! You never know what might happen." Naruto poked his friend in the ribs, goading him.
"You really think so? I mean, what if she likes someone else."
Naruto couldn't help himself.
"YOU IDIOT SHE DOESN'T LIKE ANYONE ELSE BECAUSE SHE LIKES YOU! ONLY YOU!" He blurted out, frustrated.
If Naruto hadn't expended himself while yelling at his friend, he would have laughed.
Neji's eyes were wide with shock, his face was about 10 shades red, and he couldn't even come up with a response.
After a few minutes all the Hyuga boy could ask was, "Really?"
Naruto nodded happily before leaving.
"ASK HER OUT!"
And Neji did just that. A week later, Toku and Neji shared their first date by the lake. They had a late night picnic while watching a meteor shower. They also shared their first kiss, which to this day, they claim was blessed by the shower of stars that they witnessed.
A/N My friend Haleigh had me write this up so yeah :) Hope you enjoyed!
