Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to me not
Rating: T+
Genre: romance
Paring: nejixten
Sweet vinaigrette
Surprise
He hadn't expected that kiss,
just like he hadn't expected her to run away.
He'd been left speechless standing in their regular training ground.
Lee had found him still standing there the next day.
Neglect
She was avoiding him, he was convinced.
He hadn't seen her for the last three days
and she hadn't shown up for training either.
It didn't bother him.
… at least that's what he told himself;
Lee thought otherwise.
Catch
It had been pure chance when he stumbled upon her in forest clearing.
She had made a run for it,
but he had reached out and gotten a hold of her arm.
It had been five days since her attack,
but he wouldn't demand an explanation.
He didn't want one.
He only had the urge to keep her close.
Run
She had been caught light a deer in the headlights
and she could do nothing to escape from his grip.
.. running was no longer an option.
She bit her lip.
It was finally time to face him.
Asphyxiation
His eyes were fixed on her with intensity
It made her feel like her oxygen was never enough
"Neji…" she pleaded.
She wished he would stop looking at her that way
or she feared she would suffocate…
then, kissed her.
Knowing
He didn't know why he had kissed her
He only knew he liked the softness of her lips
and the sensation of feeling weightless…
But the moment she kissed back,
It turned into an enigmatic which both couldn't explain
It was as if their bodies were falling through endless space
It was a pleasant contradiction …
they were a contradiction,
a contradiction that made sense;
like sweet vinegar
Destiny
it occurred to him that these feeling were part of his destiny
he was encouraged to indulge himself further.
He deepened the kiss, caressed her face,
sought her warmth, held her possessively.
He just couldn't get enough.
He simply wanted her.
Limit
She was at her limit.
Her head was spinning and her body was weak: like jello.
His touches were hot; his kissed steamy.
He craved her with great vigor
and she could hardly contain her emotion.
"I love you, I love you" she chanted in shortened gasps.
He chanted her name in response.
Escape
His exploring became more daring
Her skin under his touch was velvet:
Hot
She touched him with equal curiosity.
It was an intimate, spell binding act
and neither of them could escape
Sex
The air was filled with a mixture of pants, grunts moans and kisses,
the occasional plea to go faster, deeper.
There was the chanting of names,
friction of wet skin against wet skin.
the sudden arch of a back fallowed by a grunt of satisfaction
Radiance
She was beautiful, he discovered as he watched her sleeping face;
Even as her bangs stuck to her sweaty forehead
and her hair famed her face with messy wavy locks.
He was convinced no woman could ever look more radiant than she did.
But more than beautiful, she was special;
Had been and always would be
Love
Neji realized he could not name the foreign emotion
that had invaded his being since the day Tenten had kissed him.
It was an emotion he had once known
but had long forgotten.
He was sure, though, he was close to a rediscovery.
It wouldn't be till later, though, that Lee would say these words to him:
"Neji, you love Tenten"