This is my little oneshot for Prompt 4. Crackish, and slightly ooc. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own any Naruto characters

A study into the behaviour and habits of a Hyuuga male.

“If you wait too long for the perfect moment, the perfect moment will pass you by”

The Hyuuga male is a rare species of shinobi of which little study into their behaviour has been conducted. They are characterised from other species of shinobi by their long luxurious mane which they use to attract females, white eyes and battle style.

The buzz in the classroom increased when Neji walked into the Ninja Academy for the first time.

“Hey look at his eyes, he’s a Hyuuga,” whispered a blonde girl excitedly to her friend.

“You don’t see them around too often,” a red haired girl sighed.

Tenten studied the boy who had just entered the room doubtfully. She didn’t think there was anything that great about a boy who looked like a girl from the back because of his long hair.

Hyuuga males are solitary creatures and mate for life.

Tenten had not been particularly fussed with the Genin team she had been placed in. Gai sensei seemed capable enough as a ninja and she was sure there was plenty she could learn from him and she had the top rookie on her team. She would be able to regularly test her strength against him and hopefully, progress quickly in her skills. Lee could only use taijutsu but he was nice so she didn’t mind as long as he could contribute equally to the team. However, as days of training went on, she slowly realised that both she and Neji were the only sane members on her team.

One day Neji propositioned her.

“Tenten, will you be my training partner? I think our fighting styles will suit each other and I don’t think I can stop myself from killing those idiots if I train with them every day.”

She could only agree. There was no viable option otherwise.

Hyuuga males often attract potential female mates by battling other males in a display of strength and dominance. Other behaviours have included preening.

After the disastrous first chuunin exam they entered, Team Gai had worked harder than ever before and were well on their way to having flawless teamwork. However, there was a little battle for dominance between the two male members of the team and Tenten had often found herself rolling her eyes on the sideline as Neji systematically beat Lee up time and time again before wading into the foray herself and pulling them apart.

During the Chuunin finals, Neji toyed with his opponent for a few minutes before victory. Tenten rolled her eyes, he was such a show-off sometimes, he had already figured out how to beat the other genin from Suna. Some of the female genin from other villages had been sighing over his looks and abilities, but mostly his looks. Tenten had been tempted to turn them into pincushions but decided that it was likely she would not be promoted if she did that.

When Neji finally defeated his opponent, he glanced up at her and smirked as if asking her what she thought about his performance. She rolled her eyes again in response and his smirk faltered slightly. He smoothed his hair down self-consciously and left the battle arena.

As all members of Team Gai passed the Chuunin exam, Gai sensei had treated them to a victory dinner and presented each of them with a brand new green spandex suit. Tenten had tried not to look too horrified and Neji’s expression had been stony. In fact it remained like that for the rest of the meal and Tenten wondered why he was sulking when he should have been celebrating.

Maybe it was because Neji had only just discovered that his opponent had managed to cut off a few chunks of his hair during the fight.

Hyuuga males are tremendously territorial when it comes to their female mate, being extremely aggressive towards intruding males.

“No Lee, you can’t train with Tenten today,” snapped Neji peevishly.

“But Neji, I need to be able to train myself against her youthful weapon attacks as well!” Lee wailed.

“You’re fast enough to dodge them Lee,” growled Neji.

“But Neji-”

“No she’s training with me today and that’s the end of the matter,” he replied curtly.

“You are so unyouthful!” Lee’s round eyes began to fill up with tears.

Tenten arrived at her team’s training ground and could hear Neji and Lee having an argument but was unable to make out what it was about. She couldn’t believe that they had already started arguing this early in the morning. They argued over the smallest things as well and she always had to break it up. She rolled her eyes when they finally came into her line of vision. Lee was weeping and Neji was sulking.

“What’s happening guys?” she asked cautiously, not wanting to have to take sides if they asked.

“Neji won’t let me train with you!” Lee howled piteously.

Tenten blinked. Ok either Neji just wanted to aggravate Lee, was way more insecure and possessive than she realised or had some other twisted reason for denying Lee his request. “Neji, why isn’t Lee allowed to train with me?” she asked him slowly.

The Hyuuga prodigy’s jaw clenched and he stared at the ground sullenly.

“Do you have a problem with sharing or something?” she added dryly.

“No,” he replied defensively. “I-” his eyes shifted quickly to her face then back to the ground. He opened his mouth to say something but decided against it and the moment passed. “I just like training with you,” he finally said embarrassedly.

Tenten nearly tripped over her own feet in surprise. “Look Neji, we train together almost everyday, I think it’s good for both of us to train with other people once in a while to improve our skill and techniques.” He still looked rather miserable. “How about I train with Lee today and I’ll train with you for the rest of the week,” she offered.

Neji nodded, his eyes looked distantly into the forest. He looked like he wanted to tell her something but Tenten figured that it would be better not to press him now.

He sure had been acting rather odd lately.