A scenario where Neji admits his feelings to the reader? :D
Honestly, I can’t really excuse how long this ask took to reply to, but I still have the audacity to hope you enjoy this! Please forgive the long wait!
To say that Neji had been gearing up his confidence for this day would be an understatement. Over the past week he had gone through several different plans in his head on how he was going to confess to Y/N and though each way had their charms, he hated them all. “Come on, don’t overthink this,” he muttered to himself, hating the way that this was shaking his confidence. He could go into battle without hesitation, hell with excitement even, but when faced with Y/N and their possible reactions he felt anxiety threatening to crush him. Taking a deep breath, he shook away his doubts and continued his way down to the training field, knowing that’s where he would find Y/N and quite possibly his own demise.
Once he found Y/N training in a secluded area of the grounds, he stopped to watch them for a bit before ducking behind a tree to give himself time to steel his nerves. If things went well, he wouldn’t have to awkwardly watch them from a distance wishing he had the courage to say something, instead he could train with them or go on dates or just be within their shining presence. But if things when array…oh boy, that would be devastating. He wouldn’t be able to talk to them (less than he did already) and if they ridiculed him for this he didn’t know what he would do. Stop it. You’ll only work yourself up more than you already have.
“It’s so simple. Just go over to them and say it,” he said aloud to himself, coaxing himself to act. A small part of his mind ridiculed him not just for cowering, but acting just like Hinata in the face of Naruto, something he had always thought was a ridiculous tactic. You never got anything done when you let your emotions override you and yet, here he was. “Just walk over and say it. Easy. No need to be so nervous.”
“What are you so nervous about saying exactly?” A curious and giddy voice sounded from above him, causing him to jolt. He looked up and saw Y/N sitting on one of the trees lower branches, smiling as they watched him act like an idiot. He had no idea how long they had been there and he mentally scolded himself for not realizing it at all. “I bet that’s the first time anyone’s ever gotten the drop on you, huh Neji?” Y/N chuckled, clearly pleased with themselves, “But seriously, what are you so nervous about?” They asked again.
“Well, uh, I,” Neji sputtered out before stopping himself. It was now or never and he wasn’t going to be a sputtering fool in what could very well be his last unawkward moment with his crush. He took one more deep breath before beginning again. “I’m not nervous at all. I just came to simply say that I like you a lot and that, if you want, we should go out sometime,” he said calmly though on the inside all of his nerves were screaming. He wasn’t sure what to make of the expression that Y/N was making, but he hoped that it would lead to a favorable answer.
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