Neji went tense, then relaxed slightly as it became clear it was the younger of the two. A valiant effort, on his part, to pretend that she hadn't been crying herself.

"Hopefully there won't be a next time, Sasuke-kun," he answered in a quiet murmur, letting his hand rest there a moment longer before he pushed himself to his feet. "Now, take a few minutes, then would you kindly go see if your mother has any errands to be run? I'll accompany you, if you like."

But first things first, he had to go find the once-again-female Sasuke. One more pat to the blanket-covered boy, and he was off, hoping she'd stayed in the kitchen instead of disappearing entirely. Byakugan was useful for things like that.