Disclaimer-one of the writers on here said "I don't own Naruto because if I did Lee would not be ugly" after that I laughed really hard. For this fanfic I've decided that I agree. Crazy, even my disclaimer doesn't belong to me

Okay people this is my first fanfic so critique really hard, also its nejihina so I'm asking really nicely that you don't read it if you have a problem with that cute and sometimes sexy coupling.

It was finally spring which means it was finally time to see the site that he'd been waiting to see all year. Beneath his calm and demanding exterior Hyuuga Neji loved to see the sight that he could only see during the warmer months of the year. He heard the soft beautiful humming that he'd become familiar with over the years. He turned the corner; there she was more beautiful than ever Hyuuga Hinata, sitting in her field of freshly bloomed flowers. Certainly it was a site for the picture books. To Neji everything about her was beautiful from the way she walked, to the way she smiled, and now her new hobby singing. Of course he would never admit it. He always took this way because it was easier to get to his training grounds. It wasn't his fault that he heard the voice of the singing Hinata and saw her tending her flowers on the way to his training. Of course he had to do it surreptitiously he was a ninja! And anyone who thought he was doing it for different reasons were wrong.

On his way to his daily training he met up with his old teammates though he was ANBU and they were Jounin they still trained together for old time sake. He sparred with Lee mercilessly and that was just the way Lee liked it. An Hour later after lee was fully thrashed Tenten asked Neji would he train with her. After thinking it over for a few seconds he decided it was okay because it would boost up his already sky high skill level. Fighting Tenten was always good because it allowed him to block against weapons. After hundreds of kunai knives came toward him and he blocked them hundreds more different weapons came after him. He went through this long process many times. When TenTen got wise to the fact that he would not fall for it she tried a different approach. She got his attention away from her by using the replacement technique. After Neji hit the fake TenTen the wooden board appeared with a kunai attached to it, and attached to the kunai was an exploding tag. He quickly leapt away from the board only to turn around and see a variety of different sharp objects heading toward him. After getting passed all of them by zigzagging through them, hip length hair gracefully swinging behind him, he finally got to his target the 19 year old Tenten still sporting those infantile pig tails. He brought his hand to her face stopping just short of causing serious damage to let her know she had lost the battle. He thought to himself,

"TenTen and Lee defiantly deserve the title Jounin."

On the way home he went through the Garden only to hear something he probably wasn't supposed to hear.

"Hiashi -sama it is now time you choose the heir to the throne! If I may give my opinion, I do not think Hinata is worthy of the said title, I see her younger sister much more fit."

Hiashi replied, "Your opinion is not needed. Hinata has become exceptionally skillful she's been accepted as a Jounin. She has far surpassed the expectations of this clan."

Neji was surprised though his face did not show it. It was a rarity to hear Hinata being taken up for by anyone in her clan especially her father.

The other man replied, "What you have said it certainly true Hiashi- Sama, however Hinata is too soft to run this clan! She searches for equality and you know that is something that this clan can never have. We are divided into two branches one of which is to never become equal to the other."

"Are you telling me the history of the clan that I have run for well over 40 years?"

"No, Hiashi –sama as you know well, the decision is up to you. I just hope you take my advice into consideration."

The man bowed to the head of the household and walked away when Neji heard the man mumble under his breath,

"If you do not heed my advice Hiashi- sama I will have to take matters into my own hands."

Neji listened carefully to the words and tucked them away in to his mental "important" files.

He walked a little farther because the room to his door was passed the garden where he heard Hinata talking to Kiba.

"Hina-chan! Me and Shino were thinking of getting together, he has to go on mission soon, he said it should take about a month to complete."

"That sounds nice, can I go too?"

Giving her a noogie, "of course you can! Meet us at our old training grounds at around two" he said as he ran off waving.

Speaking of training, before she met Kiba, that was where she was headed checking her watch she seen that if she didn't hurry she would be behind schedule. On that note she ran, a few seconds later she barely missed Neji as she did her classic spin move to avoid the collision. She thought it only appropriate to stop and apologize.

"S-sorry n-Neji nii-san, I-I s-should h-have b-been watching where I-I was g-going."

The stutter irritated Neji it was not because he wasn't used to it; it was because he was the only person that had to hear it. She had stopped stuttering years ago but here she is at 19 still stuttering around her big cousin. He wanted to yell "look at me instead of the stupid ground!" but of course that wasn't him at all so he simply said

"It is okay Hinata- sama"

Then he bowed slightly to show respect and walked away. He turned to watch her run to the training ground her now shoulder length hair flowing gently behind her.

Hinata trained hard for years. She finally got to the Jounin level and her family, though still rude to her, did treat her a little better. They probably didn't show her the full respect she deserved because she really was still the same old super nice Hinata, just a lot stronger, and without the stutter, and worlds more confidence. She trained everyday and today was no different. She trained hard creating new moves. She didn't like that the Hyuuga's were restricted by close combat so she secretly created moves that would allow her to attack far off, along with perfecting the moves that the Hyuuga's held dear.

She took her stance in front of the wooden- man shaped fighting post. Her goal was to hit the main chakra points from afar. Using the move she created her chakra gathered in the palm of her hand. When she expelled the move five different chakra made arrows shot out of the palm of her hand and all but one hit their targets.

"Not good enough" she thought out loud and tried the move again.

After about 3 tries she finally got the chakra arrows to hit their intended places. After she perfected that move she moved on to the next new move that she hadn't perfect yet.

Looking at her watch she noted that it was near 12 o'clock and she decided it would be best to get home. She doubted anyone would be worried about her, but on the off chance someone did, she didn't want to inconvenience them. So she started toward her house. She always, and to till this day, dreaded this house. It was so cold, so desolate, so unwelcoming, so enslaving. Everyone when in this house seemed to be robbed of some part of their humanity. Whether it be their freedom like everyone of the branch house members. Or their self esteem like her, for the earlier parts of her life.

Not in a rush to get home she took the long way, when she stumbled onto a scene she would have rather not seen. There he was the boy she'd liked most of her life under the crescent moon confessing, almost begging the pink haired girl to answer to his feelings.

"Sakura, I know how much you like Sasuke. I know but I really need you…I have always loved you Sakura and I know if you just think about it a little… maybe you have a tiny bit of the same feelings for me?"

Now, Hinata had never been the type of person to wish mean things about people, and people called her millions of things but selfish was never one of them but she found herself wishing, just for a second, that Sakura turn Naruto down, she could be there to sooth him, and maybe just maybe, he could learn to love her just a quarter of the amount that he loved Sakura. All her wishing and hoping didn't pay off because right after her wish she heard,

"Naruto, The truth is I've liked you ever since Sasuke left. When you finally forced him back to the village I thought I still loved him but I found myself thinking about you more and more, until you were always on my mind."

Hinata tried to look away but it was as if something drew her eyes to the situation at hand. Then to her dismay she seen a very happy Naruto pulled an equally happy Sakura into his arms and kissed her with all the passion Hinata knew he had. That was enough; she was finally able to move from her spot she ran with all of her ninja speed back to the Hyuuga compound. Went into her room and cried into her pillow, she cried like she had never cried before.

Two days later a maid knocked on her door disinterest obvious in her voice.

"Hinata-sama your father sent me to tell you they were having a meeting and it's mandatory that you attend."

Hinata didn't say anything so the maid assumed that she heard what she had said. Down at the meeting hall the room was filled with all of the important head Main house people and Neji, who although was not in the head family, was treated as part of the Head family because of his brilliance. They were about to start the meeting when Neji spoke up,

"Excuse me Hiashi –Sama where is Hinata –Sama?"

He said in his Normally Stoic Voice. Hiashi looked around noticed for the first time that his daughter was not in attendance. He became instantly irritated.

"Neji, will you please go and retrieve my daughter", he said irritancy clear on his face.

Neji rose from his seat slowly and said "yes Hiashi sama."

He left to get Hinata Bowing respectfully out of the door.

Neji got to Hinata's door and he heard something that he had never heard before, He heard Hinata singing but not just singing, singing something sad. It hurt his heart. Every time he heard her sing it was something soft and happy and beautiful, but his time it was sad, depressing, heart wrenching, and beautiful. He just sat at the door and listened for a while. He knew what he was supposed to be doing and he would fulfill his duty just like he always had but this time he decided that it would be best to give her a minute to get herself together. He waited. After Hinata stopped singing the song that she had been singing Neji Knocked on her door.

Hinata heard the knock and tried her best to pull herself together. She knew by the Chakra signal that it was Neji; he already thought she was weak and him seeing her in this situation certainly would not change his opinion. When she was confident that he could not hear the tears in her voice she called out,

"Y-yes, n-Neji-nii-san?"

The stutter for once didn't bother him. He said in his normal voice,

"Hinata-sama your father is upset because you are not at the meeting."

Hinata was surprised

"M-meeting? W-what meeting?"

Neji asked,

"Did the maid not come up and inform you that there was a meeting?"

Hinata wasn't exactly sure…she hadn't been listening to anything for the past two days; she hadn't even stepped out of her room. She said truthfully

"I -I'm not sure…"

Neji said coolly

"Hinata -sama how can you not be sure?"

Hinata didn't know what to say, she couldn't exactly tell the cousin, who hated her all her life, that she was too busy crying about her love life to listen, not to mention take care of business. So she said,

"I-I haven't been feeling good n-Neji n-nii-san".

"Hinata- Sama may I come in?"

Hinata was surprised she didn't know what to say she had never had a boy in her room before and not only that she was still in her pajama's and as the future head of the family this certainly was not acceptable she said

"U-um Neji nii-san I-I'm n-not properly dressed for company and my room isn't clean"

Neji shook his head he knew the real reason she didn't want him to come in. It was obvious that she was still afraid of him. He couldn't exactly blame her though. Instead he said

"Hinata-sama I'm coming in I have to check and make sure you are okay"

He slid the sliding doors open not giving her a chance to object. He froze slightly he looked up and she was a wreck! Hair frizzy and all over her head, pajamas on, puffy red eyes, running nose, tear stains on her cheeks, Neji didn't know what to say But he collected himself and walked over to her and said a little more gently than normal

"Hinata-sama what happened?"

She looked down and fiddled with the bed sheets, but didn't say anything.

"Hinata-sama?"

He heard her stomach growl and her cheeks reddened brightly.

"S-sorry I h-haven't eaten in two days"

She said almost in a whisper. Neji eyebrow went up in question, but instead of asking her anything he stood up and said

"Hinata- sama I shall return in a moment."

Hinata looked up as Neji headed for the door.

Neji stopped by the meeting room and bowed at the door

"Hiashi –sama, Hinata –sama has an awfully high fever, which is the reason she was not able to attend the meeting"

"I see"

"I will go and look after her, please, continue with the meeting"

He went to the door and bowed on the way out. He stopped by the kitchen and got some food for Hinata then he went back to her room when he got back Hinata had at least attempted to clean herself up. She brushed her hair and washed her face, she still had on her pajamas and her eyes were still red and puffy, but she did the most she could in the little time that he gave her. When he walked in the room she was sitting at her desk reading a scroll.

"Hinata-sama I have some food for you, it is not healthy for you to go such a long time without eating."

Hinata looked he could see the appreciation in her eyes it made him slightly happy.

"Thank you so much Neji-nii-san!"

Neji looked at her; he was surprised though he didn't show it. He thought to himself

"No stutter…"

Hinata sat down and started eating she was she was eating really fast so she spilled something on her pajama shirt.

"S-sorry I didn't even realize how hungry I was"

She said with a forced smile. Neji just sat there and watched her, he didn't say much and Hinata noticed that for the first time she was comfortable in his presence.

"Neji-nii san you don't have to stay here if you don't want to, I've already been a big enough inconvenience for you"

She said looking down. Neji looked at her; she was so pretty even in the huge baggy pajamas that she wore.

"Hinata- Sama… what happened?"

Comfortableness gone.

"U-um w-well I-I w-was g-go…"

"Hinata- Sama, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to."

"…Thank you Nii san."

" Neji thought "But I wish you would want to."

All of a sudden tears started to roll down her eyes

"Hinata-sama…"

Neji said concerned before he, or she knew what she was doing she jumped into his chest and started crying, holding on to him for all the comfort she needed.

"Neji- nii san! I like him so much… I love him! But he doesn't even see me. I worked hard everyday to get the confidence that he said he liked, I trained hard so that I could get better but he still…"

She started to cry uncontrollably

"…But he still chose Sakura-san!"

Neji didn't know what to say all he could think to do was hold her as she cried, so he wrapped his arms around her and held her gently. She cried for about two hours and eventually fell asleep in Neji's arms. Neji lifted her up and put her back in the bed and left the room.

Author's notes: this is my first fanfic ever! I love the Neji Hinata Coupling I'm starting chapter 2 but you guys gotta let me know if you like it or not! Thank you so much for reading!

A/N part 2: Okay guys this chapter is still pretty much the same as the first time I posted it but I had same mistakes and I wanted to change the format so that it would be easier to read. I also added a few lines here and there so please read it and tell me what you think.