Hello and welcome to my in-between story (for now.) I needed a break from RR and I decided to tackle another story line I'd been thinking of: Neji and Tenten! Note: There are no Japanese phrases in my stories because that kind of annoys me, nor does it make any sense (to me, anyway.) So that means no Sensei, Naruto nii chan, Konahamaru-kun, etc. Let me know what you think of the first chapter via PM or review!

-BB

Weird Questions

"Neji! Please spar with me!" Neji was yanked from his happy place when he heard Lee's voice in his ear. Neji cut his eyes to the left and glared at his teammate. He really despised that Tenten had lead Lee to his meditation spot indirectly.

"Did we not discuss you never coming back here? Go and spar with Naruto."

"Naruto was called to the Hokage's Tower before we could begin." Neji sighed and stood.

"Very well. Let's head to the training grounds."

"Yes!" Lee stood and ran full speed to their destination. Neji began to walk at his normal graceful pace. He was grateful for his teammates, but now that Guy could no longer spar with Lee, there was nowhere for his extra energy to go. He and Tenten really needed to figure that out. Naruto had been a great substitute the past two years, but now that he was married, things had changed. He was also beginning his Kage training. Kakashi and Tsunade were beginning to teach him how to maintain diplomatic relationships, so his free time had been cut by about sixty percent. Neji also had a sneaking suspicion that is cousin was pregnant. He smiled inwardly at that. Against all odds, Hinata had ended up with the love of her life.

Neji's mood plummeted as he thought about the odds of him being with his. A meeting with his Uncle and the Sixth Hokage this morning was why he was meditating in the first place. He'd been named the next Head of the Hyuga Clan. When Hinata and Hinabi were talking about challenging their father on old clan rules, he didn't think anything would come of it, let alone this. His heart slowed as he saw any chance of him being with her diminish. He couldn't marry her and be head of the Clan. Kakashi had sadly confirmed that when he asked.

"I'm sorry, Neji. That was one of the rules the Hyuga elders wouldn't budge on."

"What if I declined the position?" His uncle looked at him in shock. Apparently, he had no idea how his nephew felt about that girl on his team. Kakashi laughed uncomfortably.

"Well, the next in line is technically Hinata, but since she's married Naruto, she's no longer eligible. So, it would be Hinabi."

"Then I suggest that you have this conversation with her."

"Neji," his uncle said sternly.

"Does this girl know of your feelings for her? Would you abandon your clan for her?" Neji stood from the table and walked towards the door.

"I had already decided to pursue this." Neji turned back to his uncle when he scoffed.

"Lady Hinata is married now. There is no longer a need for me. It is time for me to live my life." Neji bowed and left the room. As he reached the training grounds, he saw Lee speaking to a zoned-out Tenten. How long did it take him to get here, he wondered. Tenten felt Neji's chakra and immediately sighed in relief. She glanced at him quickly, noting that he seemed to be thinking. Neji noticeably thinking was never a good thing, especially after meeting with his Uncle. Hinata had forewarned her about Neji being in a "mood". Lee turned in his other teammates direction and attacked. Neji was slightly caught off guard and barely blocked the kick. Lee was so shocked that he didn't follow up, and Neji was able to block off his main chakra point. Lee winced and went down to one knee.

"Lee!" Tenten ran over to the pair. Lee smiled.

"Tenten, thank you for your concern. I am just fine. Neji's delayed reaction caused me to have one as well." Neji was staring at Lee distractedly, and Tenten decided to get to the bottom of it.

"Lee. Guy said that he'd love to see you for dinner tonight. Why don't you head over to his apartment?" Lee immediately stood in tears.

"Of course! I will go at our teachers request." Lee then took off in the direction of Guy's apartment. Tenten shook her head in wake of the trail Lee left. She slowly turned back to Neji. "Okay. Neji what's up with you? Hinata sai..." Tenten's sentence trailed off when she noticed that Neji was staring at her intently. Neji was always one to stare, but this seemed...different. "Neji... what's up?"

"Have dinner with me." Tenten's eyes almost bugged out of her head. Neji never spent time with her without the rest of their team intentionally.

"Okay, seriously. What the hell is going on? Apparently, you've been acting odd all day. Is this about that meeting you had earlier? With Lord Hiashi and Kakashi?" Neji was surprised that Tenten knew about the meeting. Then he thought back and realized that she'd mentioned Hinata. He smirked as he thought about why Hinata had told her. That confused Tenten even more, and she took a step away from him. He caught her hand as she attempted to step further back. If he kept this up, Tenten was going to kick his ass on general principle! She blushed and glared at him. "Neji! You're freaking me out! What is going on?! He laced their fingers together and stared at them silently.

"Tenten… have dinner with me."