Secret Smile

Eight Years Later
A 15 year old Hyuuga Neji leapt swiftly and accurately from one tree to the next, focusing his chakra to make the transition from one branch to the next even smoother. Kiba and Shikamaru, who he had grabbed at the last minute as silent company followed, close behind.
The mission was simple, go to the west gate, ‘the only one surrounded by trees, how troublesome’ was Shikamaru’s response, meet three sand ninja and escort them to the Hokage. Neji wasn’t to hopeful, last thing he has heard of the red head his father was trying to assassinate him using any means possible. However Neji had not forgotten his promise to Gaara.
*Flashback*
The next night was the last the family was spending there and Neji once again escaped to the climbing tower to wait for the Red headed boy, so he could say goodbye properly. Gaara though was already there.
“Gaara” Neji smiled again flinging his small arms around his friend. The sand remained still.
“I have to go, Uncle keeps checking up on me, but Gaara, if anyone hurts you in anyway or Kage forbid kills you. I’ll do worse than kill them.”
Gaara knew the white-eyed boy was different, but avenging his death when everyone else would celebrate… Why?
Neji hugged the red head one last time before leaping down the tower laughing as the sand raced down with him, ready to catch him if he fell. As he landed Neji stole a handful of Gaara's sand and placed it in a small vial he had with him, he would someday use it to find the green-eyed boy.
Gaara watched Neji descend, making his sand keep pace with the giggling boy, ready to catch him if he fell. When Neji had finally disappeared from Gaara's view, he used the only thing he knew of that could cut through sand to carve into his skin. The sand itself. By the time he had finished carving blood was trickling steadily down his face from the love kanji on his forehead.
He felt loved.
*End flashback*
Neji purposefully missed the next branch and dropped to the floor, on hearing Kiba and Shikamaru drop down behind him he stepped forward to meet two sand ninja, ‘the third must not have come’ he thought.
“Hyuuga Neji” he greeted them
“Temari”
“Kankurou”
Neji was about to suggest they make their way to see the Hokage when a presence drew his attention into the branches of an overhanging tree.
“Byakugan” He directed his gaze upwards, there was nothing there. Instead the presence has moved behind him, Neji spun round to face a wall of sand. His eyes returned too normal.
“Gaara?” he half breathed half questioned.
The sand fell away to reveal slightly longer but familiar red hair, a love kanji inscribed forehead. Eventually the wall crumbled away to reveal a much older Sabaku Gaara.
Neji smiled
“Gaara” the red-head’s name flowed from the darker haired boys lips as if they were made to speak it. ‘Still shorter than me’ Neji noted. Gaara smiled back as Neji who then turned and once again took to the trees in the same way as before so it looked like he was hardly touching the branches, half showing off.
Gaara came next to him, leaving Kankurou and Temari to follow, Kiba and Shikamaru at the back. When they reached the Hokage’s office Shikamaru and Kiba disappeared and Neji turned to the door knocking loudly before entering.
“Hyuuga Neji, Mission retrieve this lot, (he pointed over his shoulder) success.” He announced.
Behind him the distinct giggles of Sabaku Gaara were hurriedly covered up by a coughing fit.
Neji smirked and exited the room, closing the door behind him.
Half an hour later Neji was still waiting outside the Hokage’s office, bored as fuck.
“Byakugan” he muttered looking up and through the wall. All four looked as bored as him, Gaara was entertaining himself with his sand, Kankurou looked like he was holding a totally irrelevant conversation with one of his puppets, and Temari was cleaning her nails. Tsnade was leaning her head on her hand, muttering on to her desk, expecting the three infront of her to be paying attention. Neji turned his gaze outside and watched as Kiba was now fighting his vastly improved cousin, of course she wasn’t as strong as him, but she couldn’t have come further from the weak girl he fought in the chunnin exams.
Although Chunnin himself, Neji didn’t wear the traditional jacket, instead he just wore a variation of his Genin clothes.
Neji was brought back to the world of being stuck on a bench when the Hokage’s office door opened. No one came out. Neji got up and walked in.
Yet another half-hour later, The four re-emerged from the room finally free from the boredom that room gave off in waves.
Temari sighed, “honestly, did she have to make it that complicated, al she had to say was that me and Kankurou knew out way around here and for you to look after Gaara here.” When she finished she leapt up onto the rooftops and away, closely followed by Kankurou.
Neji was about to turn to Gaara when three people fell next to him, he spun around to face his sensei, Gai and team mates Tenten and Lee.

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another shot one dammit, oh well, you'll just have to try and not get bored with constantly moving onto the next chapter xD

*puts hamster from hamster ball thing into cage*

im going to Camden tomorrow ^_^ .. but with a teeny bopper ish person and her friends .. should be .. erm.. interesting xD

next chapter is partly written but not finished so your gonna have to wait :P

once again all comments welcome :)

byesesx .. well something like that