Bad Influence

Camping trip

Neji sighed as he went through the isles at the great outdoors store. "So you and Madara, huh? Is it official or are you just trying him out?" Neji said and Hinata frowned at him. She was in the middle of this store, an hour and a half away from her home, and she was in baggy sweatpants and her gardening shirt. Neji hadn't given her time to change and now she looked horrifying. "No. Not yet. And I am most definitely not just trying him out. I don't know what exactly I feel for him... He gives me this rush of excitement when I see him because I know we are going to do something I've never been allowed to... but... I don't know." She said softly and Neji smiled.

"I think you're perfect for each other, in time... you will see what everyone else sees and hopefully you will decide what to do then. No one is rushing you to fall in love with him. No one is making you date him, no on eis even making you hang out with him. Just do what feels right, and you will know what to do when the time comes." He said and she smiled softly and nodded. "Alright... I do enjoy his company. He's a lot more fun than I ever thought he would be. Oh! Hey you may need that!" she said suddenly grabbing him by the sleeve and pointing at the item. "Hm? Why would I need that?" he asked and she sighed. "Do you want to end up like Naruto? He's doing his shopping alone." She said with a small smile and he shook his head. "It changes the color of the fire... that's why we need it." She said through pouted lips.

"Madara wouldn't buy it?" he asked and she pouted deeper. "No. He said that's not what he planned on capturing his interest while we were camping." She sighed and Neji laughed. "I think he's flirting with you." Neji said and she smiled softly. "I know." She whispered as she shoved her hands into her pockets and waddled away. Neji chuckled lightly and followed after her as she continued to point out random things he may want to get. He hadn't seen her this Happy in so long, he didn't want to ruin it. He didn't want anything to happen to destroy her sweet joyousness.

He glanced around and saw she was talking to Ino and Sakura with a bright smile on her face. "Hello ladies." He greeted and they smiled at him. "So, mr. Neji, getting ready for the big camping trip?" Ino asked and he nodded. "I already have everything the camping site says we should need. I've never actually been camping so this should be fun." She said and Neji nodded. "Neither have I, but it does seem like lots of fun. Hinata has been camping though. Auntie and uncle went camping with her once, they said they had to leave early because it had begun to flood the area they were trying to camp at." He said and Ino's face scrunched up. "I hope it doesn't rain too bad." She said and he shrugged.

"Madara checked the weather for the weekend and said its not supposed to rain." Hinata said and the two girls gave her sly smiles. "Sooo...." They chirped with sing song tones. "No, they aren't together yet." Neji said and they sighed. "Aw... why not? Your little escapades are cute!" Sakura said and Ino grinned at Hinata. "Sakura shouldn't you be focusing on getting your relationship with Sasuke under control? And Ino... yours and Naruto's?" Neji asked and Ino blushed. "Wait? Ino is with Naruto?" Hinata asked and the blonde nodded. "Things with Sai not go quite right?" she asked and Ino shook her head. "Well that is ok, you found a good one." Hinata said with a bright smile and Ino grinned at her.

"You really did too, you know." Ino laughed and Hinata smiled. "Hinata!" a familiar voice barked out and she spun to see both Kiba and a massive Akamaru running at her, Kiba's mother and older sister there as well. "Tsume-chan, Hana-chan." Hinata greeted and the two rugged women smiled at her. "Aren't you supposed to be getting a checkup today?" Tsume asked somewhat scoldingly and Hinata shook her head rapidly as Neji's narrowed eyes locked onto her. "You're using me!?" he quipped and Hinata shook her head. "No!" she stammered and Tsume laughed. "Liar!" Neji sighed and Hinata smiled at him cutely. "You wouldn't force me to go back into the doctor. Would you?" she asked cutely and he sighed.

"I suppose not..." he sighed and she grinned.

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Her grin was completely gone now, as she stared at the doctor before her. "Could you please follow the light with only your eyes?" the brunette asked and Hinata grumbled under her breath as she followed the light. Once the woman stopped her trailing light, she said she would be right back and walked out of the room. Hinata glared over at the Inuzuka sitting against the wall of the doctor's office. Kiba and his family were all extremely amused with this, seeing as it had been Tsume who had burst her bubble. "We are only worried for your well-being, brat. Don't think too much about it." Tsume said and Hinata sighed with a huff.