Chapter 9

A week later, after the lawsuit, which they had won, Neji, Kurenai, Asuma, Sasuke and Itachi walked out of the courtroom, and it's building. It had been tough, but they made it. Neji felt really happy now. He was never going to see Kabuto anymore and Sasuke and him could be together. Everything would be fine from now on.

"Well! That all went great! We won! We should celebrate." Kurenai said and smiled happily. She hugged Neji tightly, almost squashing him.

Neji hugged back, smiling.

"No need for you to kill me now." Neji said, laughing a bit.

" I'm glad we made it." Asuma said, nodding.

"Sorry. I'm just happy." Kurenai said and then let Neji go. Sasuke smiled at Neji. He was glad they had gotten out of there without Kabuto being set free. Neji was safe now and things would be ok.

Neji smiled too and then hugged Sasuke. He was so glad with him.

Sasuke hugged back. "I'm so happy it's over." He softly said.

"Me too." Neji said, smiling.

Suddenly, they heard a cough behind them and when Sasuke turned around, a big, white haired (and really long haired) man stood behind them. He looked a little...weird, the way he was looking at Neji. The rest turned around too now.

"Yes?" Asuma asked, with an eyebrow pulled up. What did that dude want?

"Hello!" The man said and put his hand out to Neji. "I am Jiraiya. I'm from the modelling agency Prior and I am looking for good-looking people and you are definitely one of them." The man said.

Neji frowned, a bit surprised. Was this real? He shook the man's hand, a bit distrusting.

"Hyuuga Neji." He said.

"Oh! Now I see why you looked so familiar! Hiashi Hyuuga was a model of ours once too, he must be a relative!" Jiraiya said and shook Neji's hand hard, almost breaking Neji's arm off.

"Do you have a card?" Kurenai asked. She didn't just trust anyone with Neji.

Neji looked at the man in shock. What? Was Hiashi a model too once? Holy shit..

"Yeah, show us your card." Asuma said. "How do we know that you don't want something really different?"

"Oh what do you see me for!" Jiraiya said and handed Neji his card. Kurenai pulled it away and looked at it. "It looks real..." She said after some investigation. Sasuke stared at the man. Was he being serious?

"Yes of course it is! Now Neji it was right? Why don't you come to the agency tomorrow, the address is on the card and we will talk about what you can mean for our agency." Jiraiya said.

"Wait." Neji said, to stop the man from talking so much. "You want me to become a model?"

"Of course I do! Look at you, you are perfect! Perfect I tell you!" The man yelled. "You would be perfect for our agency. Come by tomorrow, it would be 'the' job for you."

"And in 'what' way exactly am I perfect for your agency?" Neji asked. "What kind of modelling agency are you?" He wanted to know more about this before he said yes. It would be great if everything was alright. He always wanted to become a model.

"Well you are gorgeous, boy. I'm sure you could do perfect catalogue pictures or do runway shows. You're exactly what we need, the girls will buy everything you will be making commercials for." Jiraiya said. Kurenai nodded.

"Neji 'would' make a great model." She said and smiled.

"Not a lot of girls love long hair you know." Neji said. Wait, did that man just said that he was gorgeous? "Gorgeous?" He knew he looked very stupid now. Asuma even started laughing at him.

"Yes gorgeous! And they do, trust me, they do. Especially with that face of yours with it. Just come to the agency and you will get more information. After that I will give you two weeks to think about it and maybe try some shoots." Jiraiya said.

"We could go with you Neji." Kurenai said.

"Should I do it?" Neji asked Kurenai, and Sasuke.

"You could try." Sasuke said, unsure.

"Well I think it would be ok to try yes and then as long as we can go with you, to keep an eye on you you know." Kurenai said and then smiled at Neji.

Neji nodded and then looked at the man, Jiraiya, again.

"Alright, how late?" Neji asked.

"Marvellous! Come to me at eleven." Jiraiya said and gave Neji another one of this cards. "There it is." He said and pointed on the address.

Neji nodded, looking at it.

" Alright, I will." Neji said.

"Great! Then I will see you tomorrow! Good day!" Jiraiya said and then stormed off. Kurenai laughed softly.

"He seems OK." She said.

" ...He's strange." Neji said, with one eyebrow pulled up.

"If he can get you a job as a model that's great now isn't it?" Kurenai said and smiled at Neji. Sasuke looked at Neji uncomfortable. Modelling would be...great for Neji, but it would way less time for him...way less.

Neji nodded at her, smiling.

"You don't seem so happy about it." He said as he saw Sasuke's face.

"No, no I am. I was just thinking that maybe I wanna go with you too tomorrow. Just in case." Sasuke said and smiled at Neji. There was no way in hell he was gonna mess this up for Neji by becoming selfish.

Neji smiled at him. "I'd love to." Neji said. "Thanks."

"Good." Sasuke said and smiled. He'll be selfish later.

"Let's get home and celebrate with a big meal!" Kurenai said and already started walking to the car happily.

Neji smiled. " Yeah, let's go." He said. Only good times would come now.

The next day, Neji, Kurenai and Sasuke were sitting in the waiting room of the modelling agency. They had been waiting for ten minutes now.

"They take a bit long." Neji said, looking at Kurenai and Sasuke.

"I'm sure he'll be here soon." Kurenai said and smiled at Neji. Sasuke just sat there, waiting. After a while more, the door opened and Jiraiya stepped out.

"Neji! How lovely, you came! Please, do come in." He told the three of them and led them into the room.

Neji smiled as he stood and followed Jiraiya inside, feeling a bit nervous. Would it be something? He took Sasuke's hand now and smiled at him.

Sasuke smiled back and held Neji's hand tightly, making sure Neji would feel ok. They sat down on three chairs, standing in front of a desk. Jiraiya sat behind it and gave a brief glance at Neji and Sasuke's intertwined hands.

"Now, these are some magazines we provide models for and pictures. This is a list of what you can expect and what it will pay, how you will work and what times. You can read that now." Jiraiya said and gave Neji what he needed.
Neji nodded and took the papers, releasing Sasuke's hand so he could look at the papers.

"It looks good." Neji said, as he read a bit. "It pays a lot."

"It does looks trustworthy. You can see the Prior sign on the pictures. And it's a really big, impressive building." Kurenai said. Sasuke nodded.

"Yeah, it does look good." He said.

Neji smiled.

"But I have no experience at all." Neji said. "And don't I need more muscles?"

"We will be able to see how you work if you run some tests with us today, making pictures and seeing how you walk. And we'll see for the muscles too, but I don't think that is necessary." Jiraiya said.

"Alright." Neji said. Would Sasuke and Kurenai be allowed to stay?

"Do you have any questions or should we just try to shoot some pictures?" Jiraiya asked. Sasuke looked at Neji.

"If I have them, I'll ask them." Neji said, smiling.

" ..I do have one though." Neji said. " Do you mind that I'm gay?" He guessed he should just say it out loud.

"Of course not. Nobody knows that and gay guys usually work the best." Jiraiya said. "Now, shall we do the pictures? You two are welcome to join us of course." He told Kurenai and Sasuke. Sasuke nodded.

"Thank you." Kurenai said.

Neji nodded.

"Where do we take them?" Neji asked.

"In the building. I will take you there." Jiraiya said and stood up. They walked through the building and entered a big room with lots of camera's and a big, white screen in the back. "Well, here we are." Jiraiya said.

Neji nodded, while he looked around. "Do I need to change my clothes, or..?" Neji asked, a bit unsure. He didn't knew how this worked at all.

"Well we first take some pictures of your face. After that, we can do some clothes changing." Jiraiya said.

" Alright." Neji said, and from that moment, they started making pictures. Of Neji.

"Great! That was awesome Neji!" Jiraiya cheered as the last picture had been taken. "That was a rap! Really well done." Jiraiya walked towards Neji and shook his hand.

Neji smiled. "Was that good?" He asked.

"Yes, very good! You are perfectly fit for our agency, just like I thought! It would be great if you could sign for about two weeks and go to go sees and get booked!" Jiraiya said. Sasuke smiled. Neji's life was going so great now and he deserved it.

" I'd like that." Neji said with a smile.

"Great! Here are the papers! You only have to sign there. It's a small contract, you can read it." Jiraiya said and handed the paper over to Neji.

Neji nodded. "Thanks." He said. "Is it alright if I read this at home and come by once I agreed to it?"

"Of course! You can fax it too and I can call you for a go-see." Jiraiya said.

Neji smiled. "I'll probably see you soon then." Neji said.

Jiraiya smiled back. "I hope so. You know that way out right? I've got more clients." He said.

Neji nodded. "Alright, goodbye." He said and then walked out, followed by Kurenai and Sasuke.

"This is great Neji! If the contract is good, you can have a great job!" Kurenai cheered. Sasuke simply smiled as they walked outside.

Neji nodded, smiling too.

"Yeah indeed." Neji smiled gladly.

Sasuke started walking next to Neji and grabbed his hand. Kurenai just walked beside them. "We should head home, read it and then immediately fax it to him." She said.

"Yeah we should." Neji said, and then smiled at Sasuke, giving him a quick kiss on the cheek, while he held Sasuke's hand.

"I'm happy things are working out." Sasuke said and smiled at Neji. He couldn't help but be happy now, since Neji was.

"Me too." Neji said, smiling. "Hey Kurenai, should I cook tonight?" He asked. He wanted to do something for Kurenai.

"If you want to, I'd love it." Kurenai said and smiled at Neji.

"Hey Kurenai, can you drive me home? I can't stay over tonight, I made plans with Kiba." Sasuke said. Kurenai nodded.

"I will." Neji said. "Is something wrong, Kurenai?"

"Not at all, I'm just so happy for you." Kurenai said and smiled broadly at Neji.

"Alright." Neji said, smiling.

Half an hour later, when they had brought Sasuke home, Kurenai and Neji drove home silently.

"Neji.." Kurenai finally started, breaking the silence. "When will you be moving back into your house?" She asked, not really sounding too happy.

" ...I.." Neji started, but then frowned. Shit.. that was true.. he wasn't in danger anymore...

"Because I figured you would want to go home soon..right?" Kurenai asked upset.

"...Well... not really..." Neji softly admitted.

"...You don't? Why not?" Kurenai asked surprised.

"..Well, I'm alone at my house and it's so nice at your place." Neji said, smiling a bit. He really felt happy with her and Asuma.

"Well you see...I have been thinking about keeping you with us..as our own.." Kurenai said softly, unsure of how Neji would react.

"..What?" Neji asked.

"..I talked to Asuma...about adopting you." Kurenai said, keeping her eyes on the road.

Neji looked at her, happily surprised. "...Really?" Neji asked.

"Yes. I've become so attached to you I wouldn't know how to deal with it if you weren't there. I almost see you as my own child already. But you have to want it too." Kurenai answered.

Neji smiled. "I'd love it if you could adopt me." He said. "...Can't you stop the car so I can hug you?"

Kurenai smiled and stopped the car immediately. "You really want it?" She asked and looked at Neji.

Neji nodded and then hugged Kurenai, holding her close and smiling broadly.

"I'm so glad I met you.." He said. He was so happy. Could it get better?

"I am very, very happy I met you too..Oh this is so great!" Kurenai squealed as she hugged Neji tightly.

"You already feel like a mother to me, Kurenai." Neji said. And it was true.

"Thank you! That's the best thing you can say to me. You already feel like a son too." Kurenai said and smiled at Neji. She was so happy.

Neji smiled back. "I'm glad." He said. "You are so good to me. Asuma too, of course." He laughed a bit after that.

Kurenai laughed with him. "Yes. Asuma told me he would love to adopt you because you have 'attitude'." Kurenai said and grinned.

"Oh?" Neji asked, smirking. "And is that positive?"

"Yes that's positive." Kurenai laughed. She then started the car again. "Let's go home Neji." She said and smiled.

Neji smiled. Home. Finally.