Disclaimer: I own a few old metro cards, a cat and some lose change. Unfortunately, I don't own this manga. : (

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Prologue:

She was seventeen- young and clumsy. There was no such thing as right or wrong in her world at this age. In short, Everything was proper and everything was improper. Strange it was that such a lady found herself working for the celebrated household of the Hyuuga. She had little status, little wisdom, and little luck; yet in a twist of events, she secured herself a job as a maid for the prestigious family.

All was well, she found herself falling into a deep bliss with the young master of the household. It became a so called affair. Perhaps, those forbidden meetings brought about joy. It would not matter, after all, no one would have the heart to know it.

They were coming for her now. The roaring thundering of the Gods came closer and crouched, hunched over, and fell defeated like the man he never was. He begged her not to leave him. God damn it all.

He was sorry and it was all he could ever be. He hadn't meant to hurt her-to bring about her tragedy, but he had done it. Too late to reverse the effect; too late to make amends to the unfortunate.

Weep and mourn, she would not return.

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Chapter 1:

Corsets, lace and feathers.

Why demand so much fancy attire from hired help? Tenten couldn't begin to understand it. The corset she wore was a ridiculous piece of clothing clearly meant for those a fan of pain and the lace dress was plainly itchy, scratchy and annoying. A flaming feather extended from her hair; according to the dressmaker it was a decorative piece of "art".

She did not look graceful. On the contrary, she looked like she was about to topple over into the earth.

The Hyuuga were such prissy people who found happiness in making those around them equally prissy. Their philosophy was downright torture.

Today, Tenten found herself browsing the markets of the town as the shopping companion of Miss Hinata Hyuuga.

Hinata had a terrible case of the extremely shy (borderline nervous wreck). Tenten didn't mind her, her meek personality made her much less of a prick than the other Hyuuga. Working for Hinata was simple: walk, talk, and provide an opinion. It was easy as bedding the town whore.

The two were causally strolling through the markets when a loud girlish voice came from behind them.

"Darling! Is that you Hinata?"

Enter Ino Yamanaka, Miss blond, blue-eyed and beautiful. Her movements were swift as Hinata was spun around like a spinner and given a tremendous hug. In doing so, poor Tenten was spun off to the side and out of view. Thus, a conversation began swiftly without her.

How very rude.

" I haven't seen you in ages! Dear goodness, Hinata! Where have you been all this time? I've missed you!"

"It hasn't been that long...there's been family business, Ino. We've all been very busy preparing the arrival of my cousin."

"Oh! Well that's no excuse for not meeting with your beloved friend! I assumed the worst things! That you moved and-and forgot to tell me! And are you talking about the handsome cousin, Sir Hyuuga? That one? Him? You must invite me over then. Show me his room if you will."

"I-I-Ino! You're married." Hinata became quickly flustered with the implied meaning of the conversation.

"Yes. I'm married not blind. I'm still allowed to enjoy a good view aren't I?"

Tenten inwardly scoffed. The woman sounded more like a prostitute than anything. The blond kept rambling about men and their looks, flustering Miss Hyuuga to a new level.

"Well Hinata? Has that dimwit Naruto courted you yet?"

"N-No, I don't think that it's proper to say something in such a public space."

"Don't be silly. Go on! Tell me! Where do you think your wedding will be if he courts you? Have you thought about children yet? Oh! Can I be the Godmother?"

Too many thoughts accompanied those questions and silence pierced the air for several moments. An uncomfortable atmosphere for anyone, save for Miss Yamanaka.

"I don't believe that Mr. Uzumaki has even asked my Lady on a proper date yet." Tenten decidedly answered for Hinata, who was currently clutching her scorching face while laying flat on the ground filled with embarrassment.

"Oh...I-Who are you?", There was a small flicker of a sparked in Ino's eyes as she noticed Tenten. The thoughts she had of Hinata's love life were quickly forgotten as she focused on her new prey.

"I'm a new servant for the Hyuuga Household. I haven't been there very long, only a mon-"

"You're very pretty." Clearly, Ino wasn't interested in Tenten's mini history re-enactment.

"Thank you?" What else could you say to a woman who just cut you off mid-sentence?

"You're very welcome," Ino smiled (However, it was a gesture Tenten thought of as evil), "But your clothes are just awful! They don't suit you at all! Your outfit is completely wrong! I'll be kind. I'll provide you with a new wardrobe just in time for Sir Hyuuga's arrival. I mean imagine the tragedy that could occur if I don't help you! He'll come home to find his eyes in pain because the household maid is dressed like a buffoon! I'll come find you on Saturday Sweetheart; I'll be bring my favourite dressmaker! Saturday at seven, don't forget it! I have to run along now. Pleasure meeting you Dear."

Speechless. Speechless was what Tenten was, barely a minute long conversation and Ino had been able to ignore everything she's said and set up their next meeting when they knew nothing about each other. To top it all off, Ino just managed to successfully insult her unintentionally. Truth be told, she was glad someone else also found the Hyuuga fashion sense so awful and terrible. But she'd have plenty of time to figure out her thoughts on Miss Yamanaka, for now, the task ahead of her was how to drag a fainted Hinata home.

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A/N: Shuckles, Ino was pretttyy funn to write. Seriously, her spontaneous attitude just makes me giggle. I tried to keep her...relatively Ino like I guess. xD
I know the prologue seems a little weird, but it'll make sense at the very end of the story (I promise lol).
& a word of advice to all my readers, trust no character in this story, none of the characters are PURELY good. & I'll leave you with that. ; )
Hope you had a nice time reading the story!
Hugs and Cupcakes and Butterbear : )