Admittedly, Tenten was impressed. The museum had spared no expense on the grand opening of its newest collection, but then, it wasn't known as the jewel of the fire kingdom for nothing. The building practically glowed, like something from Dorothy's emerald city under the recessed lighting and spotlights, a breath taking sight for any civilian who didn't spend most of their time searching the old runes for priceless artifacts.
Compared to underground cathedral in waterfall, which was light by an enchanting combination of thousands of precious gems imbedded into the walls, and jutsu, an skill few alive were able to use, let alone master, the castle, as the museum was knows as, was simply mediocre. Tenten retracted amazement.
Uninterested in its passengers ill mood, the hover limo pulled to a stop at the bottom of the sweeping stairs leading to the main entrance, and a man in a uniform designed to resemble an old world fashion was opening her door for her.
Momentarily, the treasure hunter played with the idea of pretending she was at the wrong place, but realized her dress gave her away. So, with no other choice, the slender female found herself stepping out of the safety of the secluded vehicle, and into the shark tank- er, crowd of high born, who were oh so charming she was sure.
Several heads turned at the sight of the burnet, glittering diamond encrusted heals sinking into the plush red carpet that made her teal Asian style dress stand out even more. But there was only one head she wanted, and she found it easily after entering the building; in fact, it seems that said head had been looking for her al well, seeing as it was easily made its way toward her when she spotted it.
Unwilling to walk further then necessary in heals she could find a much better use for, say, bashing an arrogant males head in, Tenten contented herself with standing to the side and waiting for her partner to reach her.
Hyuuga Neji, born into one of the most elite clans of the fire kingdom; However, being the descendent of a second son, it was unlikely he would inherit as head of the clan. No one had been surprised when the young man had declared his intention to become a treasure hunter.
While most young men were content to commission into the military and become carrier officers to further them self in society; it wasn't uncommon for males to satisfy their need for adventure by becoming treasure hunters.
They were the ones to trek into the ruins of the old world to such for old scrolls with long forgotten jutsu written within, items infused with chakra that can be used with sometimes devastating affect, or even simple run of the mill piles of gold and precious works of art that any dealer would kill for. It was a dangerous job, and most found themselves killed or driven insane within their first year, but a skilled hunter could find themselves with fame and fortune enough to be well worth the risk.
"The dress fits nicely."
Tenten glared, much to Neji's secret amusement. He'd realized when they first got the invitation that his partner of 5 years would try and find some way to duck out of the event, and had taken the liberty of purchasing an appropriate outfit for the occasion.
"Laugh it up Hyuuga, ill remember this next time you need a quick escape from your fangirls."
Neji was undaunted. Tenten hated them as much as he did, and all threats would be forgotten as soon as annoyance set in. it was one of the benefits of having a female partner, he'd decided early on, she was very good at driving the will to live into the otherwise rabid mob.
Something in her hair caught his attention, causing the stoic male to frown disapprovingly.
"Do I want to know why you're armed, at a political function?"
At least one of the dazzling pins adorning her elegantly made up hair could was designed to be used as a makeshift sinbon, albeit, a deceptively beautiful one.
Tenten smiled sweetly, and opened the teal and gold fan, the curve catching the light just so he could see the sharp edge to her tessen.
Neji's reply, because he did have one, went unvoiced, largely due to the sudden arrival of the third part of the team.
"Tenten, you shine brighter tonight then all the stars and the ruins of rain combined!"
Rock Lee, like Tenten, came from the slums of Konoha, in fact, the two had been close throughout their childhood, and had helped each other learn the basics of treasure hunting. It had only been natural that the two were recruited by ANBU, one of the top hunting agencies in the world.
Tenten couldn't help but grin. Lee, tactless as he could often seem, always had a way of putting her in a slightly less foul mood, and this time was no different. So what if her feet hurt and the dress made her feel far more exposed then the weapons expert would like; lee was right, she looked damn fine! And, should anyone decide to attempt to find out just venerable she was, they find themselves on the sharp end of her tessen.
Neji relaxed, a bit. Tenten covered in concealed weapons was one thing. Tenten pissed off, covered in concealed weapons and out for blood, was far more challenging to keep under the radar in a room full of the rich, famous, and all their body guards. Lee could be overly… enthusiastic, at times, but the young man had a way of keeping the female member of unit 10 in check.
The sound of Tenten's laughter brought Neji abruptly out of his thoughts just in time to catch sight of someone walking toward them.
Tenten noticed Neji bowing respectfully and turned to see who all the commotion was about. Honestly, Neji only bowed that low for his uncle, the head of his clan, or… well, that was about it.
Understandably, Tenten was a bit surprised to see the ginger haired male, dressed in a stormy blue/grey version of what most of the males present wore: a tightly fitted almost Asian styled tunic, over matching leggings, with a slightly darker trim and sash. The only real variation in the design seemed to be color.
Lee eyed the man from his position next to her, head cocked slightly to the side as Neji straightened.
"Nagato-sama, may I introduce my teammates, Tenten, and lee; this is Nagato Pain, the head of the museum, our employer."
Mr. Nagato nodded, slightly before turning to Neji, the official spokesperson of the team.
"Hyuuga-san, thank you for coming; The job I have is… delicate, in nature and one the museum would prefer to keep out of the public eye for the time being."
Neji nodded, he knew without looking that Tenten's amber eyes were gleaming and lee was practically bouncing on the balls of his feet with excitement. In a hunters world, discretion was code for dangerous. Unit 10 could hardly wait.