Love Is
Beautiful
The cherry blossom trees are clustered around a lake. Wind brushes through, and Tenten sits in the midst of falling petals, just relaxing. She savors these calm moments; being a shinobi, she is almost always busy. And if she can get away from Lee and Gai-sensei, well, that's even better.
A slender hand suddenly appears in her peripheral vision, holding a bento. Tenten looks up and feels a thrill, something warm that makes her tingly inside. Neji sits on the branch right above her, looking like a male dryad out of those Greek Mythology books she reads. "I brought you lunch," his baritone voice rumbles, "Thought you'd be hungry."
His hair falls in gentle waves around his perfect face, and Tenten whispers, "Beautiful..." before she can stop herself. He raises an eyebrow and jumps down. "Nothing!" Tenten practically shouts with a scandalized face, blushing like crazy. "I was, um, commenting on the flowers!"
Neji smirks and tosses her the bento, marveling at her quick reflexes when she catches it. "Oh, I don't know, I'm pretty sure you were saying I was beautiful," he says, just to see that cute expression on her face again.
"Is the great Neji Hyuga teasing someone?" Tenten mutters, turning away huffily. A moment later she scooches back and leans against him. "Although, you really are pretty, kind of like a girl," she comments as they start on their bento.
Lee and Gai watch on from the bushes, crying tears of joy, as the two start a food fight.