I Wanna Be A Supermodel
Summary: Tenten is an ordinary girl who was thrown into the crazy world of showbiz. Can she survive? Pairings are: NaruHina SasuSaku InoShikaTema and eventual NejiTen. Read & Review pls!
CHIBIKAKASHI: Finally! A story!
SARAFU-CHAN: Hehe, sorry. I was too bent up on world domination to think about writing a story anymore…
CHIBIKAKASHI: You're gonna be an Evil-Lord-But-Actually-A-First-Year-Highschool-Student-With-a-Lot-Of-Crazy-Ideas-And-Constantly-Obsessing-On-Naruto-And-Anime-In-General-Authoress™?
SARAFU-CHAN: You make it sound like it's a crime! (insert irresistible pout here)
CHIBIKAKASHI: Come on, I didn't mean that. Oh don't cry. (sounds of FAKE crying can be heard but of course, CHIBIKAKASHI doesn't know anything about that) Okay, okay. I'll buy you an ice cream!
SARAFU-CHAN: You think I'm that gullible to just stop sulking over an ice cream?
CHIBIKAKASHI: Um… Yeah?
SARAFU-CHAN: Okay! Cookies And Cream for me! BTW, I do not own Naruto. Kishimoto-sensei does. (pulls CHIBIKAKASHI) Let's gooooo!
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Tenten's eyes fixed upon the billboard ad in the street.
Her eyes immediately trailed off to the girl's luxurious pink tresses, to her green eyes and the sexy smile she wore. She looked at her beautiful silk dress that hugged her body and complimented her figure.
So beautiful…
"Tenten…"
"I wish I can be like that. To be like Haruno Sakura…" mused Tenten, with a faraway look on her face.
"Hey! Tenten!"
"AAAAGHHH!"
And with that Tenten finally managed to snap out of her trance. She glared at the offending person with much dislike and arranged the vegetables laid down in front of her.
"Sorry, Tenten." Said Lee, her bestfriend with a penchant for wearing the outdated style of the former action star Gai. He grinned sheepishly before helping Tenten. "You know, nowadays I always find you spacing out…"
Tenten knew of her friend's honesty and appreciated his bluntness. She and Lee had been bestfriends since forever. She was his neighbor and though they were poor, they would find themselves taking pride on the fact that their friendship had stood strong for the past fifteen years. He would always run to her whenever he gets teased or whenever the constant thugs on the streets would bully him. Sometimes she would wander whether she had become Lee's big sister or something but when Lee talks to her, she would oftentimes find herself enjoying his company.
Which is why, she knows that her friend is telling her his HONEST opinion.
"It's just that… I am so tired of living like this!" She sat down on the chair and cupped her chin. "It's not fair. We have been working all our lives and yet it's like something's missing in our life! And whenever I see her…" She looked up at the billboard with Haruno Sakura dressed up as a goddess in it. "I feel as if we are the ones lacking something."
"I know what you mean." Lee sighed. "Sakura-chan is so beautiful. So pretty. Maybe you should buy more makeup so you can look like her. Even a little bit."
"Idiot!" Tenten exclaimed, shaking her head in disbelief. "It's not like that!"
"Oh, you mean the money part? It isn't our fault that we're not filthy rich. Tenten, do not let that sadness overcome you! Someday, mark my words… Someday you shall be crowned the Market Queen and when you do, people would buy these vegetables from you faster than you can say "J. Lo." Success will find it way to you, Tenten. Believe me! I would never lie to you!" Cheerfully said Lee, raising his fist in the air and making the passersby look at him with a strange look on their faces.
"You. Are. Unbelievable," Tenten said though she was feeling a lot better.
If she didn't know better, she was wallowing in self-pity just a while ago. She inwardly sighed. She promised herself that she would never let misery take over her again. Ever since her parents died, she was adopted by her aunt who, besides being super poor, is also very prone to getting colds and coughs. Tenten immediately made a living out of selling vegetables in the nearby market but then blowing it off for their food and for her aunt's medicines. Constantly working all day and then selling sampaguita flowers at night by the church exhausted most of her energy by the end of the day but she didn't care. If it was the only way to survive the harshness of living this so-called life, she would gladly do it until she died.
But Tenten would suddenly think of how her situation would have been different if she was born in a different family. In a different life. She would have had the chance to be taken care of, to be sheltered and to be happy. She would never continually panic that her budget is too low or not enough.
Better not think about it…
"Oh man!" Tenten said as she glanced at her watch. It's already five. Sorry Lee, got to go. The others would be waiting for me."
Lee smiled and gave a thumbs-up. "Don't worry! It'll all be okay! I'll sell all these vegetables for you! THE POWER OF YOUTH IS WITHIN ME!" Tenten laughed. Somehow, her friend still hadn't given up on worshiping that Maito Gai.
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Hyuuga Neji frowned.
As he watched her talking with the important executives in the other companies, he couldn't help but feel that she was taking away what is supposed to be his.
Unfair.
For as long as he can remember, it had always been Hyuuga Hinata that's in the spotlight. It is simply not right on his part, considering that he's a young genius who had been sent to Oxfords exclusively to study. He's formidable in his own right and he had a lot of bright ideas that he found unaccredited by the other Hyuuga executives.
It isn't his fault that he was born in the branch house. No, the Hyuuga Clan must uphold its prestige. It should be Hiashi and not Hizashi that should take over the company because he's older. This is for the sake of our company. Neji shouldn't meddle with these affairs because he has no right. Let our dear Hinata solve this, she can handle it.
But Neji knew that his shy and withdrawn cousin cannot accomplish the tasks given to her. She is far too weak and in Neji's eyes, it is only he who deserves to run the Hyuuga Corporation.
Only him.
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Tenten sat on the staircase entrance of the church, her throat getting sore from screaming "Sampaguita! Sampaguita!" over and over again. Her nightly dilemma aside, she pushed the bangs covering her face and said, for one last time, "Sampaguita!"
And then she saw him. Tenten instantly recognized the figure that approached her. His onyx eyes and raven hair…
None other than…
Uchiha Sasuke.
"How much each?"
"Eh?" Said Tenten distractedly, still unable to believe that the matinee idol of today is ACTUALLY talking to her. Maybe she's just dreaming. Pinch yourself, girl! It must be because of her weariness and the fact that she had been overworking herself everyday.
"I'm waiting…" Sasuke said, tapping his foot impatiently and a scowl appearing on his face.
"Er, only a nickel, Sir." Answered Tenten, trying to get her voice even.
"Here," Sasuke said indifferently, handing a dollar instead. Tenten looked at it, confused and proceeded to give Sasuke the change. "No, take it. It's yours." With that, he turned to go.
Tenten then remembered something. She quickly snatched the notebook lying around on her side and caught up with Sasuke who is already entering the church. "Uhm, Uchiha-san, could you please sign this? You see my bestfri-"
"I don't have any time for such rubbish." Sasuke told Tenten. "Leave me lone. You're annoying me."
Tenten froze. Silently standing there, she just thought of how Uchiha Sasuke rejected her. She's annoying him! Well, he's more annoying than anyone Tenten met! If having your face plastered in different magazines and advertisements and being a huge overnight celebrity means being that arrogant, she'll rather go to hell! Shaking her head, she decided to call it a night and returned back to her house.
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SARAFU-CHAN: Waaaghh! What'll happen to Tenten?
CHIBIKAKASHI: Beats me, you're the authoress here.
SARAFU-CHAN: I am? O.o;
CHIBIKAKASHI: Are you sure you did not eat the whole gallon of ice cream alone?
SARAFU-CHAN: Oh, I'm not supposed to finish that all by myself?
CHIBIKAKASHI: Never mind.
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P-R-E-V-I-E-W ON THE NEXT CHAPTER:
"Sasuke-kun, I came back for you!" Cried Ino, running up to Sasuke and hugging him tightly.
"What the-?" Sakura said as she leaned on the glass window. Dammit! Ino-pig is back! How could this be? I thought she already migrated to the States!
CUT!
"I'm Hyuuga Hinata. Thanks for helping me get my cellphone back." The girl bowed as a sign of courtesy. "How can I ever repay you?"
Tenten scratched the back of her head. "Nah, it's alright. After all, I just happened to be at the right time at the right place when the incident happened. No worries there." Then something struck Tenten's mind. "Wait, Hyuuga? Are you by any chance related to the people running the Hyuuga Corporation?"
"Actually, she's one of the executives there…"
CUT!
"Tenten! Good news!" Cried Lee, jumping up in the air.
"I have good news for you too!" Tenten exclaimed, her eyes shining brightly.
"I'm gonna be part of Sakura's next commercial" They both said at the same time. Both looked at each other after, their expressions a marriage of glee and surprise.