Waking up.

He was always an early riser. The sun wouldn't have been even beginning to rise in the sky, and Neji was already awake. The Hyuga's routine started as such; he would wake up, use the bathroom, change into his early morning work out clothes and jog. He'd jog about the block silently. In comparison, his teammate Rock Lee and sensei Maito Gai have a tendency to pounce around the village at three in the morning, shouting to the world their proclamation of youth. That's one reason he refused to go early morning jogging with him. Another reason was because he wanted to have some alone time to himself before starting the day. Since becoming a Jonnin, Neji hasn't had much time to himself. He would always be sent on missions without his team, he'd be cell leader for whatever mission he was sent on with other Jonnin. But that was at the beginning. It's been two years since he had become a Jonnin, and he will be accepted into the ANBU Black ops with in the end of this year... With his girlfriend, who had become a Jonnin exactly one year after he had.

Speaking of his girlfriend; she was fast asleep in his room.

Tenten was never much of a morning person, as discovered by the male members of Team Gai shortly after being assembled for the first time. On missions, she would be the first to fall asleep so she would be less grumpy when they were woken up to move. However, on days where they weren't away on missions and were training, she would always be last to the field. Neji took the time to meditate while the other two green beasts ran laps around Konoha, doing their own training; which left Tenten and Neji to themselves. Because of this trait, Neji had to learn to deal with almost being shanked whenever he shook her awake. But it was actually Lee who showed him how to wake her gently, avoiding a punch or a knee to the stomach. At this Neji was a bit jealous that the brunette was more sweeter to the bowl cut beast than he, but he simply brushed off the thought, once mastering the art of waking her "gently". When the Hyuga and the weapons mistress had begun to go out, he changed his tactics to something more playful. Tenten would wake to his arms caressing her leg or the soft breathing she felt on the back of her neck. The Hyuga prodigy felt a sense of achievement when he had discovered a sensitive spot on her neck, just below her earlobe. Tenten had shot up instantly when his nose accidentally brushed against it.

Walking across to the bathroom, Neji smiled to himself, having peeked back into his bed to where Tenten had been snuggled under the covers. Hyuga quickly showered and combed out his hair. Wrapping a towel around his waist, he walked back into the room. He sat on the edge of the bed and reached under the covers, his fingers grazing against her foot. Tenten's face went from relaxed to confused. Neji have an amused grunt and grabbed her ankle. The brunette twisted her self around, causing Neji to let go of her ankle. The Hyuga moved up on the bed and hovered over her. He knew this would surely bother her. Tenten hates being stared at. The feeling of her boyfriend's eyes on her became irritating. At first she tried to ignore him, but the feeling was causing her neck to tingle and she could clearly picture the smirk on his face. Well at least it was better than kissing her soft spot.

Resist

Resist

Resi- Dammit...

Groaning she covered Neji's eyes with her hands and cracked her eyes open.

"Alright, alright! I'm up!"

Neji grabbed her wrists and hoisted her up. He lightly pecked her nose, watching as she scrunched up her face. It took Tenten a minute to process that she was now awake. The Hyuga was still holding her wrists when she snapped her head to the side, flipping her loose curly hair out of her face. He loved how she looked in the morning. Her hair was wild and the curls bounces everywhere as she moved about, adjusting that sports bra and those boxer shorts she slept in. Blinking once, she let out a small yawn, smacking her lips together. Neji continued to look at her lovingly as she tried to fight going back to sleep. Once he thought that she was a bit more awake, he lightly pressed his lips against hers, pulling her into an amorous hug.

"You should wake me up like this more often." She whispered once they broke the kiss.

"If I did, it wouldn't have the same effect every time." The prodigy replied.

Shrugging, Tenten's hands when to his towel. "Fine, I guess your right. But this towel is gonna have to go." She purred.

A smirk came to Neji's face. He never said waking up with her was a bad thing.