[open] April Catch All

[gentledheart]

Who: Hinata and Iruka, Neji, and Obito and anyone else.
When: April catch-all.
Where: Konohagakure.

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[heavenly_earth]

Neji's kept to himself since his argument with Tenten, kept a firm hold on his temper when he ventured out, and completed training and other assignments with as few words as possible. Meditated in utter silence and withdrew from conversation as soon as he caught an opening.

He wasn't really in the mood to entertain guests, but the Byakugan revealed his cousin outside his door and found he couldn't deny her. As it was, she was far less likely to pry too far and after a few moments spent hammering down the temper that threatened to flare to life for the reminder of his clan's less than flattering opinions, moved to answer the door.

"Hinata-sama," he dipped his head in greeting, voice and expression schooled to neutrality. He stood aside and gestured her in. "I hope you've been well."

[gentledheart]

The sheer fact that the smile on her face doesn't lose any of it's luster in the face of her cousins so carefully maintained neutrality, speaks to volumes to her determination to cheer him up. Stepping into the entry she slips her sandals off as she steps up into the main part of the apartment.

"Niisan," she murmurs brightly. She refuses to let his tight control to put a damper on her efforts. Just like she intends to put a stop to his wallowing in the dark emotions the snafu of a mission had brought him. "I have. What about you niisan?" She tilts her head waiting curious. Her tone cautious until she had a better idea of where he was emotionally. But it was clear at the same time that she was asking more than just how he was doing.

[heavenly_earth]

Neji pulls the door closed and moves off toward his kitchenette to start a kettle of tea. As good as he's gotten at lying, his cousin isn't here with food because he's fine. He shrugsd and leans back against the counter.

"Lee's awake." Which means he doesn't have his teammate's death on his hands, but the seething burn in Lee's eyes made it clear that nothing would be easy. "He's... very frustrated that he's not advancing as quickly as he'd like."

As quickly as me. But Hinata at least, doesn't know about ANBU- at least not for certain. Probably. It seemed that particular secret wasn't made to be kept without extreme reclusion from the outside world.

"He still has something to prove- to himself more than anyone else, I believe. It's nothing I can help him with."

[gentledheart]

She breathes a sigh of relief to hear that. At least Lee was going to heal, that surely must have been a weight that Neji was glad to know he wouldn't have to carry.

She can't help the small bubble of amusement though, "Aren't we all." Of course her and Lee's concept of advancing were two entirely different things, she was comfortable where she was. The assignments she received still challenging enough that her pursuit of jounin (if she ever really wanted to pursue it at all) was slow and steady instead of a rapid rise like it was for Sasuke and her cousin.

Coming around into the kitchen she places the basket with two small travel pots on the counter. "I made you curry." She offers popping the lid off the pot as steam rises from the liquid within the first container. The second contained the rice it would be served over. Hopefully, she'd made it bland enough to suit his tastes."You can tell me why you can't help Lee-kun while we eat, if you want to, or we can talk about whatever you want." Or eat in silence but that went without saying, if he didn't want to speak on it further or at all she'd follow his lead.