AN: Ok! A NejiTen story! FYI these chapters will be relatively short, and if there are mistakes in my grammar and such, let me know. Tenten will be slightly moody, cause that's the way I write her, but for the most part, she should be fine. Let me know if it's worth continuing!

Tenten stretched rather lazily as she and Neji made their way through the busy streets of Konoha. They had been singled out of the team, and were headed to the Hokage's office on a summons. On the way up the stairs, Tenten waved at Shikamaru, who looked away and suppressed a snicker.

Curious as to why, Tenten didn't get the chance to ask Shikamaru what was so funny as Neji hurried her along. The kunoichi huffed a sigh. That might have been fine when they were kids, but she was twenty-two now.

Neji turned to look at her as if hearing her thoughts. "You ok? You looked miffed?" He asked.

"Nothing. I just would have liked to have talked to Shikamaru, that's all." She said, striding past him to the Hokages office.

He flinched. That was Tenten's equivalent to a pummeling from Sakura. He must have been really ticking her off for her to respond that way. Still, he hurried after her to the Hokage's office.

Naruto looked up at them as the walked in, a big grin on his face, and the two of them couldn't help but smile in his company.

"Hey! How are things going guys?"

"Just fine. How are you Naruto?" Tenten smiled calmly.

He pouted. "Busy. Very busy. But, ah well. So are you guys ready for another mission?" Neji nodded curtly. "Good! Cause I have a good one for you guys!"

He hefted a scroll at them, and Neji caught it easily, waiting until Naruto finished speaking to open it. "Some local lord wants guards for his kids. He wants someone skilled in a physical type of battle that will result in less blood than a kunai to the neck, so sending a Hyuuga seemed the most logical. And which Hyuuga is better than the genius Hyuuga prodigy?" Neji grinned and gave a small bow, accepting the flattery.

Naruto turned to look at Tenten now. "His wife, however, wants a 'female ninja,' a kunoichi who has some experience with children and won't scare her children to death while she thrashes the enemy. As you can guess, Sakura and her punch of death was immediately out, Ino's torture and interrogation techniques aren't qualified to protect anyone, Hinata is away on another mission and is still too soft spoken to keep Neji in check-" Neji frowned and started to turn red. "-Anko is downright scary, and Kurenai is still on leave to spend time with her kid." He grinned. "Not to mention that you just work the best with Neji anyways."

She smiled. "Well, we have been teammates for years."

"Great!" Naruto examined Neji for a moment. "Is there a problem Neji?" He asked curiously.

Neji was quiet for a moment. "I hate kids." He muttered.

Tenten and Naruto stared for a moment before she huffed a sigh and placed her head in her hands. She could already see this mission going well….