The first time she was not sure what happened. She was walking down the hall and had seen Hanabi leave the room. Knowing her sister's habit of wrecking any room she was in Hinata decided to look in to see if she needed to clean up. What she saw, however, was unexpected. Neji curled up on his side clutching his head.

She didn't have to ask. She knew what had happened. She just walked in, knelt by his head and touched his shoulder. His arms came from around his head and wrapped around her waist. He buried his face in her stomach and she just held on tight.

The next time she caught Hanabi in the act. She walked into the dojo and saw Neji writhing on the ground with her sister standing over him. She pushed her sister and yelled at her to get away. Her sister just looked at her in disgust and walked out. Hinata knew he was in pain, but they were too public. She knew he would not want anyone to see him like this. So she dragged him up and half carried him to her room since it was the closest.

She attempted to lay him on the bed but he was heavy and dragged her down with him. She lay half under him, which was not that uncomfortable a position, so she wrapped her arms and one leg around him and they fell asleep.

Some time during the night she awoke to the feeling of someone running their hand through her hair. As she came to her senses she noticed they had changed positions and now she was the one half lying on him with his arms around her. She looked up into his eyes and asked "why." He just continued to stroke her hair.

She placed her fingers around his wrist to halt his movements and asked again, "why does she do this to you, tell me, I can help." He just smiles sadly at her and tells her "you cannot help; she wants to hurt something precious to me. This I will not allow and so she hurts me instead. It is ok; I will gladly suffer the pain for this protection." Hinata just stares at him for a moment and then closes her eyes and hugs him closer. Wondering what he could love so much to protect like this.

Weeks go by and she notices nothing. She hopes that everything is going ok. Then one day as she is returning home from training with her team, she hears her sister's voice shouting from down the hall. "I know you want her; I see how you look at her" Hinata wonders who she could be talking to. "Maybe I will take you from her" Then Hinata hears him. "No" He says is a loud firm voice and then she hears a body drop.

Hinata activates her Byakugan and starts running to the room at the end of the hall. She sees Neji on the ground clutching his head and Hanabi crouching down next to him, her hand starting to undo his pants. He finally pulls himself together enough to push her away, but she pulls herself up and activates his seal again. She crawls back to him and pulls him into her hand. Hinata enters just in time to hear Hanabi whisper into his ear "see I will make you want me."

Hinata pulls her sister away from him and punches her hard in the face. She knocks her clear out the window and is surprised that she can actually feel this much anger. She then turns to Neji on the ground. She knows she needs to get them out of there. Once Hanabi comes to she will be angry and want revenge. Hinata drops to her knees and tries to help Neji right his clothes so they can move, but he grabs her hand and forces her back to the floor. Leaning over her there is a look on his face that she has never seen before, something like a cross between anger, hatred and vulnerability.

She just stares at him, wide eyed as his lips come crashing down on hers crushing them in a demanding kiss. At first she is shocked, but then she realizes that for a powerful man like Neji, Hanabi's violation would be untenable. In this moment he needs to dominate, and so she lets him. He can feel her relax in his embrace and his movements change. His kiss softens. His hand gently pulls down the zipper of her jacket and slips under the hem of her shirt to rest on her stomach.

Hinata gasps at the sensation of his fingers on her flesh. He takes this moment to deepen the kiss, his tongue exploring her mouth. His hand slowly moves up her ribs to cup her breast. She arches into him and feels his fingers trying to pull down the top of her bindings. When this doesn't work he reaches around her to find the end and loosen it until he can slip her breasts free. He starts to knead her breast with his hand and she moans, her leg coming up to rub against his side.

He pulls her jacket off her arms and her shirt over her head. Then for a moment he just stares. Her breath catches at the look of total absorption on his face. Slowly he lowers his head to her breast. His tongue darts out to wrap around one nipple and then he takes it into his mouth gently sucking and biting. She mewls and clutches his head to her, her leg wrapping around his back and her pelvis tilting into him. She can feel him harden against her thigh. His hand slips down and carefully pushes her pants and underwear off.

He starts to kiss his way up her chest to her neck and finally her lips. As he kisses her again she feels the need to touch his skin. She works to undo his shirt and pushes it off his shoulders. She tentatively touched his chest, then more firmly when she heard his breath catch. His hand slips between her legs, her head tilts back and her thighs clench around him as she feels his finger slip into her moist heat.

She feels her body start to tighten as his finger starts to move within her, his thumb rubbing her clit. She knows she will not be able to take much more. Just when she feels she has had it the most overwhelming feeling engulfs her. It is pleasure of such intensity that she cannot even speak, just cling to him. All of a sudden pain enters her world. She opens her eyes to stare into Neji's above her. She can feel him inside her, he starts to kiss her again and slowly she relaxes.

He starts to pull out and pushes back into her. Eventually she starts to match his rhythm. He starts to move faster and drive deeper. He hits a spot in her that makes her moan. He continues and that angle, hitting that spot again and again, faster, harder until she cannot take it and screams his name, arching into him and digging her nails into his shoulder. She hears him gasp, feels warmth spread within her. Then they collapse into each other.

After a moment he pulls back, but not before whispering into her ear "thank you." She is not sure what to think as he starts to put on his shirt and fix his pants. She is afraid that he regrets it and thinks less of her, but he comes over and gently helps her to dress. Once they are done he touches her check and softly kisses her lips. He doesn't say anything but takes her hand and walks her to her room.

Once there she tries to get him to talk about what happened with Hanabi "You have to tell someone." "No" he says and you can tell that it is final. "Please" she pleads but he just shakes his head and slips from her room.

Over the next few weeks their lives go back to normal. She could almost believe that what happened was a dream if not for the way his eyes now soften when they look at her. She does her best to make sure that her sister is never alone with him and is relieved when she hears that he will be leaving on a long mission. The morning he is to leave she is walking to meet her team to train when he stops her. "Be careful" he says, "trust no one." She looks into his eyes and tells him "stay safe." He stares at her for a moment them turns and leaves. She watches him round the corner then continues on her way.