Where is he Oki?

[Yuki]

It was early that morning - but not un-Godly so, when six or seven forceful knocks came on Oki's front door. Neji was standing on the steps, and a vein was throbbing on his forehead. He looked ready to kill someone - and doubtlessly, Oki could guess who that someone was...

[Oki]

Oki had still been soundly asleep when the knocking started. She shuffled to the door, wearing the shirts and tank top she had slept in, and rubbing her eyes. She stared at neji in surprise for a moment, confused. "Neji? What's going on?"

[Yuki]

"Where is he?" Neji demanded without the acompaniment of an explanation...

[Oki]

"Not here," Oki replied, not really knowing who 'he' was, only that he wasn't there. "Who are you looking for, Neji?"

[Yuki]

"You're venerial disease of a brother, cause I'm sure that's where I'll find Riki... Now where is he?" Neji demanded...

[Oki]

Oki bristled. She may have been angry with her brother, and he may have been a lot of things, but he didn't deserve that from Neji. Riki was a grown woman and capable of making her own decisions.

"I have no idea where Suoh is, Neji. And if Riki is with him I can't say I blame her; at least he doesn't treat like a child."

[Yuki]

Oki very nearly got backhanded on the spot, but Neji calmed himself enough to not act in such a mannor. "Riki... Missed her shift this morning at the hospital. There are only two reasons she would do that, Oki... Either she's sick in bed herself - and she's not, we checked, or your brother gave her something to make her miss it... Now, I'll ask you again... Where is he? If he's not here, then where do I find him?"

[Oki]

"Whoa, whoa! Just what exactly are you accusing Suoh of here, Neji?"

[Yuki]

"Oh, come on Oki!" Neji almost yelled at her. "You're brother's a little punk. God only knows what he does. Dope, heroin, mescalin, I don't know. But I wouldn't put any of it past him, and I wouldn't put it past him to convince Riki to give it a try either! Where can I find him, I have to get her away from him before he can do any MORE damage..."

[Oki]

"More damage?" Oki snapped. "And just what damage has he done exactly? Bolster her self-esteem? Yeah, heaven forbid she feels good about herself! My brother's a lot of things, Neji, but he'd never do anything to hurt her, and I've never seen him do anything more than drink. If she drank with him, it would have been by her own choice. Anything she does with him is her own choice, and it's no one else's business!"

[Yuki]

Neji stepped threateningly forward, he was enduring a lot from a little genin who hadn't even her forehead protector anymore.

"Wrong, genin. It is my business, and my family's business. And when she misses work, it also becomes the hospital's business, and the Hokage's business! We all have our own choices to make, but this village functions because as members of it, we remember that our choices effect others! When Riki learns that, maybe she will start making better choices and we won't make them for her! Until then, she is to have nothing to do with your brother! Is that understood?"

[Oki]

Oki didn't so much as flinch when Neji stepped forward. This was her apartment. She didn't shrink away from anyone here and he had hit a nerve.

"I have a name," she hissed.

[Yuki]

"Not one worth using if this is the measure of your understanding of your status in this village," Neji said, and turned away. He wasn't getting anywhere there. He would find Yuki, and then together they could find Riki and Suoh - Yuki hated the bastard too, and, he understood what speaking to someone above your own rank entailed - he would help...

[Oki]

"You over estimate yours, chunin," Oki spat after him.

[Yuki]

She was willing to cut her nose off to spite her face Neji soon realized. That was likely why she had been stripped of her rank. He walked off...