So this is the first story I've written in a while! I got busy a few years ago and took a hiatus from this site! If there are any old stories that y'all are interested in having me finish, just leave a comment or send me a message! I would be happy to start up on one of those again while also writing this one! I don't know how long it will be yet, but I'm thinking as least 20 chapters! I hope everybody enjoys the first chapter! More to come soon!
Tenten sighed again as the bus finally drove through the wooden gates of Konoha Camp for Troubled Teens. As if the fact that attending this camp for the entire summer wasn't bad enough, the drive had taken over 10 hours. Seclusion. Check.
She tugged lightly on the ribbons holding the two buns on top of her head in place before reaching down to grab her bag that was lying on the floor by her feet. Tenten glanced around the bus again, taking in the many faces of the kids she would be forced to spend the next two months with. This camp was known for helping straighten teens out, whether it be because they were outspoken or shy or lazy or any other long list of problems that parents had about their children.
Tenten's eyes roamed over the many faces, taking particular notice of the two blondes a couple of rows behind her. She had detected them early, as did the most of the bus, seeing as how neither of them could stop arguing and both were quite loud. One was a boy with bright blue eyes and a flash of blonde hair on his head that made her eyes water whenever the sun hit it. The other was a girl with blue eyes as well, only hers resembled the light blue color of the sky. She was clearly quite fashionable and many of the boys on the bus had already been eyeing her. But even those two, with all of their energy, had settled down, worn out from the bickering, as the bus bumped its way up the trail towards the camp.
None of the kids on the bus looked any more excited than Tenten as the cabins slowly came into view over the hill. There was one large building, front and center, which had the words "REC Center" written in big lettering over the door. Behind it, identical smaller buildings could be seen spaced fairly far apart and stretching all the way into the tree line. Across from the cabins were a few other buildings of varying heights and sizes, which she assumed, were where different activities and crafts would take place. She could even just make out a swimming pool before the Rec center blocked her view of the clearing.
"Troublesome…" Tenten turned to the boy she had shared a seat with for the last ten hours. His hair was spiky and pulled into a ponytail on top of his head. He had a bored expression on his face and his eyes were directed lazily out the window and up towards the sky. She smiled shyly at him, but he didn't seem to notice or care.
"Alright everybody. Off the bus." The very old, and very annoyed, looking driver stood at the front of the bus. He glared at each teenager as they filed off. However, as Tenten stood and waited her turn, she heard a quiet voice whisper thank you. The driver's face relaxed for a moment into a smile, before snapping back into his job of glaring at the next kid.
Tenten's eyes followed the polite girl who had spoken as she darted down the steps. She had medium length black hair that almost looked violet in the sun. The second Tenten stepped off the bus, she hurried over to stand next to the girl. This was a camp for troubled teens after all. Tenten figured it was safest if she befriended someone she knew was nice.
Smiling over at the girl, Tenten whispered, "Hi, I'm Tenten!"
She took the girl, who was about half a head shorter than her, by surprise as she jumped back, gasping out of shock. She smiled shyly though when she noticed Tenten smiling at her. "I'm Hinata. It is nice to meet you, Tenten."
Tenten was about to say something more in order to start up a conversation, but was interrupted when someone pushed her from behind. She stumbled forward a few steps before regaining her balance and turning around sharply, only to come face-to-face with a pair of very angry pale eyes. The boy looked just as startled as her at their closeness, but quickly recovered, straightening himself out and turning his back to her. "Watch where you're going Lee."
Tenten peered around him to get a look at Lee, and then she almost couldn't believe what she was looking at. Standing, or should I say kneeling, was a boy clad in a green jumpsuit and orange leg warmers. He had the most awful bowl haircut she had ever seen, which gleamed brightly in the sun, and a smile was stretched across his face that nearly blinded anyone who looked at it.
"Splendid flower! I promise that if you will give me your hand I shall protect you with all of the youth of a thousand suns! The power of youth glows brightly in you! YOSH!" Tenten sweat dropped, as did every other person within earshot. Lee was kneeling in the grass, both hands gripping onto a very embarrassed, very pink, girl. While she was pink in the face, what was really striking about the girl was her hair. It was extremely pink, and Tenten found herself wondering whether it was natural or not.
"Get off of me!" squealed the now very pissed off girl.
"I sincerely apologize if I have offended thee in some way! I could not contain myself when I looked upon your glimmering youth! If you would do me the sincerest pleasure of allowing me to carry you to your cabin, I would…."
Tenten quickly slid in, noticing the death gleam in the pink girl's eyes. "Lee! I think I dropped something over by the bus! Could you please help me look for it?" Tenten batted her eyes at him, knowing that boys could hardly ever resist a girl in trouble, especially when they used the puppy dog eyes.
"YOSH! I shall help thee, youthful stranger!" Lee took off sprinting back towards the bus as the pink haired girl gave a huge sigh of relief at having her hand back. Tenten temporarily made eye contact with her, and the girl mouthed a thanks before slipping towards the front of the campers near the blonde haired, blue-eyed girl from the bus.
Tenten turned around to go stand with Hinata again only to be blocked by the boy from earlier. He was smirking down at her and she was once again taken back by the intensity of his pale eyes. She waited a minute, waiting to see if he would say something, but instead he just stared back at her, looking almost amused though it was hard to read much from his expressionless face. A few tense moments passed, then he gracefully sidestepped, allowing her to pass by him.
As she walked back to Hinata, she finally noticed the heat in her cheeks and the reality of how ridiculous she must have looked hit her. "That's Neji. My cousin." Tenten glanced quickly at her new friend before looking over her shoulder at the boy.
"Neji, huh? Is he always that….intense?"
"As long as I've known him, yes. He is quite stoic. Honestly, him bumping into you a moment ago was the most emotion I've ever seen on his face, other than anger. Nothing surprises him normally." Tenten felt herself blushing again, dropping her gaze to the grass at her feet and letting her bangs cover her treacherous face.
Hinata giggled at her, then glanced to the front of the crowd of teens as a woman whose very essence screamed authority exited the Rec Center. "Hello campers! My name is Tsunade and I will be in charge of you runts for the next couple of months. Your parents sent all of you here to learn something and that is exactly what you are going to do. We have a number of camp counselors on staff and I expect all questions to be directed towards them. If you're lucky, you won't see me during your stay here. If you misbehave, well then, do so at your own risk. Now then, I'll let you all-"
"Grandma Tsunade! Hey! Grandma! Does the cafeteria have ramen!?" The blonde boy from the bus was waving frantically at Tsunade, completely unaware of the killing aura surrounding the woman as he called her grandma, not once, but twice. She stalked off without a second glance back.
"N-Naruto…" Tenten turned to Hinata, surprised to find the girl's face completely flushed and her eyes wide as saucers. Tenten followed her dazed look back to the boy who was still making a fuss to anybody that would listen to him about his ramen.
"Do you know him?"
Hinata's face went an even deeper shade of red as she attempted to cover her embarrassment. "Umm…well…yes…I-I suppose…it's just…well…he-he….." Her head ducked even further into her chest and Tenten looked on, worried for the poor girl.
"Its alright Hinata! You can tell me all about him later." Tenten smiled, playfully elbowing Hinata, which caused the girl to giggle.
A man with gravity defying silver hair came striding out of the building next. He was reading something out of a book, though Tenten couldn't quite make out what it was. He seemed surprised when he looked up from whatever he was reading to see all of the campers standing around. "Room assignments are posted there…" he pointed to the side of the building where a bunch of papers were tacked up, "And you each need to fill out an itinerary sheet so we can sort all of you into different activities. Turn them into the office in two hours, then meet in the cafeteria at 7am tomorrow morning to find out your schedules for the next month." He lazily finished his spiel then turned his attention back to his book. He glanced up a few seconds later to find a bunch of curious stares on him. "Umm…dismissed?"
And just like that there was a mad push for the room assignment board. Tenten kept a safe distance back, and was glad of it when she heard a bunch of yells and screams coming from the mass of teens all pushing their way to the front. The only people left standing there was Hinata, the boy she sat next to on the bus who seemed too lost in the clouds to care, a dark haired boy who looked like he was shrouded in a cloak of mystery (Tenten had to admit that it only added to his crazy attractiveness), and Neji, who had once again managed to catch her eye. This time she broke off the contact, looping her arm through Hinata's, and strolling casually toward the board. She could almost feel the intensity of his gaze on the back of her neck.
Well that's the end of the first chapter! I'll try to post the second one sometime tomorrow! I promise that there will be more to come as far as introducing characters, and I will change POV so that I can give an equal amount of attention to each relationship! If you have any questions or suggestions just leave a comment and I'll answer anything y'all want!