Author's Note: Sorry!!! Hehehe... second Fic! Tenten centric with loads of OOCness. Demo, bear with it, will ya?

Disclaimer: Naaaaaaa... Kishimoto is obviously not EshtarWind. Hora! Hora!

Chapter 1

The rain was heavy, creating puddles every where around Konoha. Normally, people will spend their time inside their cozy, comfy home with a nice hot chocolate and a good TV channel—well, that's normally. But people who lived in the Hidden Village of Konoha weren't ordinary at all. Most of them were ninjas, shinobis… was it qualified normal? Well, normal or not, the 'usual' activity of curling on the sofa in rainy day did infected most of human being. MOST of them.

A young woman didn't qualify herself in the list of normal people. She was a kunoichi, a very skillful one—obviously, not an 'ordinary' type at all. And one thing: She wasn't curling on the sofa in rainy days. Instead, she was standing right in the middle of it—pretty much soaked because she didn't put on any jutsu or the usual umbrella to block the rain. She simply stood in the rain, gazing toward a big tombstone in the middle of a clearing.

"Tenten."

The woman smiled a little when she heard someone called for her. Only one person who could call her that way.

"Yeah?"

"Tsunade-sama has been waiting for you."

"I know. Relax, Neji."

The man behind her folded his arms. His crystal eyes examined the woman in front of him. She didn't seem to react even though she said she know Hokage-sama waiting for her. With his famous baritone and curt voice, Hyuuga Neji said, "Don't be so Kakashi-ish, Tenten. One late comer is enough."

"That one… I know too."

Neji closed his eyes. He slipped his hand into his Hyuuga robe's pocket. He took out a small pocket watch. His eyes softened when he saw the date.

"I see. Take your time. I'll tell Hokage-sama."

"Thank you, Neji."

The man turned on his heel, let out a simple and oh-so-Neji-ish answer, "Hn."

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When she arrived, Tsunade didn't say a thing. Neji surely has told her. He really was a man who will keep his words.

"Good morning, Tenten."

"Good morning, Hokage-sama," Tenten gave her a deep bow. "Is something the matter? It's unusual for you to send Neji to fetch me."

"Ah… It's only because he's here when I decide that you're just sooooo late already," said Tsunade lazily, yawned. "Your mission now… is… let's see… aha. S-Rank Mission, together with Shikamaru Nara, Uzumaki Naruto, aaaaand… Inuzuka Kiba. HA! All of them sleepovers!"

Tsunade groaned, scratched her head in exasperation. Tenten raised her eyebrow. Another misson with Shikamaru and Naruto… with the addition of KIBA!! Okay… it was quite interesting, if not irritating. Shikamaru's laziness was quite annoying to deal with… and Naruto's exuberance will counter it and make a huge clash. And Kiba… he's a troublemaker. No good combining him and Naruto. Tsunade made it worse by saying, "Your mission is to hunt a criminal group who called themselves Neutral Offender… whatever that means! They're quite some ninjas, and one of the leaders is an S-rank Criminal from Kiri named Izaki. He's dangerous. Plan your move carefully, that's why I add Shikamaru in your team. Deal with it. Actually I wanted to add Aburame Shino but unfortunately he's away on another mission. I replace it with Kiba. He and Naruto will give you quite a headache but they're the best attacker that I have now. Again, be patient."

Great! Kiba and Naruto's bad enough… good thing no Shino. Because adding Shino will only give me additional torture. Tenten grinned inwardly. She inhaled sharply and said, "You add me… to neutralize them."

"Precisely," Tsunade smirked a little. She clasped her hands together and gave Tenten a concerned look. "Well… you're the best that I have now, Tenten. I see that you're trained with this kind of situation… if we look at your former team."

Aha… Neji and Lee in a pack with additional Guy… I sure have it hard, ne? Tenten rolled her eyes and said, "Yep."

"So…" Tsunade took a deep breath. "Do your best. You're a good fighter and I guess I can trust you on medication too cause I've teach you that once. You can leave anytime before 10 A.M tomorrow morning. I'm expecting an excellent result."

Tenten grinned widely and said, "Leave it to us. Not to worry, Hokage-sama."

The young lady turned around, ready to leave. Tsunade suddenly coughed, made Tenten halted her movement.

"Yes, Hokage-sama?"

"Just one more thing… don't forget to change your wet clothes. You'll catch a cold."

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Tenten walked slowly down the hallway. When she finally reached the door, she found a man waiting for her. It was Neji, again.

"You're still here, eh?" asked Tenten. "No mission to do?"

"There is," said Neji shortly. Tenten grinned and asked, "Soo why are you here?"

"Waiting for you."

"Yeah… with mission in the offing? So unlike you."

"Ah," Neji caught behind his teammate who was now walking into the rain. He walked beside her, silent and solemn. Surprisingly, Tenten didn't say a word. It was very unlike the energetic and cheerful her. Neji put his hands inside his pocket and said, "Where are you going?"

Tenten smiled faintly.

"Does it matter to you? It's none of your business."

"Quit it. Just tell me."

"My home. Any question?"

Neji closed his mouth before he spilled his automatic answer. He thought for a while.

"Yes."

"Ok… what is it?"

Neji stopped in his track. Tenten stopped a few step in front of him and then turned back. Neji looked at her solemnly and asked, "Will you be here on Saturday?"

Tenten blinked. She raised her eyebrow and said, "Um… I don't know. Today is… Wednesday… and… I have an S-rank mission to hunt down a group of bothersome criminals… and… Ah, let's just see… shall we?"

"Will you try?"

"Ah… I will," said Tenten, a little puzzle. "But will you tell me why I should?"

"You'll know it later on," Neji walked pass her. Tenten groaned in annoyance. He was always like that, only giving what he wanted but he will always get everything that he wanted. Neji stopped when he realized the weapon mistress didn't follow him. "Let's go. I'll walk you home."

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"Thank you, Neji," said Tenten, took out a key from her pocket. Neji smirked and said, "Hn."

Tenten turned around to open her door when suddenly Neji caught her shoulder. The woman turned her head.

"Yeah?"

And he kissed her. Only a short kiss, but enough to make the woman smiled. Neji smirked again and said, "Don't forget to change."

"Sure," Tenten grinned widely. She already felt cold. "You too."

Neji swept a stray of hair from his girl's face and said softly, "Tomorrow you'll be ok again, right?"

"I will, don't worry," replied the weapon mistress. She sighed. "It's… just… today… There's… ah… I mean… I…"

"I get it," Neji smiled a little. He gave her a warm hug. "Just… don't forget I love you."

"Fool… of course I won't…"

"Be careful with your mission."

And the man gave her a kiss on the forehead for the last time before he turned around and walked to his Hyuuga compound. Tenten bit her bottom lip when she saw Neji opened the garden gate. She grinned and shouted, "Hey, Neji! Wanna have a tea? Or maybe hot chocolate?"

Neji halted his movement. He looked at his girl for a while; his colorless eyes examined her face. Finally the prodigy said, "Sure."

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The living room was comfy. It wasn't large or luxurious but at least it was homey. There was a soft smell of rose inside her house but whenever someone asked her whether she used any floral air freshener or not, she always said no. Neji smirked at the thought. He recognized the smell pretty well. It was Tenten's—no other woman had the same smell as she was. Neji's eyes fell to the kitchen, which was joined with the living room and the dining room. On the right, behind all the kitchen stuff, was a slide door to the lawn. And behind the living room was a hall leading to her bedroom, a guest room, and one more room that she never talked about. Her house was small, but heartwarming and the decoration fit both men and women—pretty much describing her personality.

"You better change too," said Tenten, walked out of her bedroom with new outfit and a large towel in his arms. She wrapped the Hyuuga genius with it, smiled when Neji quickly tighten it around him. He felt cold too after all. "I guess I give you trouble again, ne? Why don't you use umbrella, Neji?"

"Why don't you?" Neji smirked. "So… where's my chocolate?"

"I told you to change first," Tenten grinned. "I'll get you some clothes. And WEAR IT. I don't wanna hear you whimper about it and be the suspect of you getting sick."

Neji didn't say a word, only a smirk that formed on his face. Tenten went into the room beside the guest room. Neji followed her every movement and then closed his eyes when she disappeared from his sight. He waited… and waited… and waited… and finally realized she was taking too long. He sneezed a little. Damn… There goes the cold.

Neji walked to the room and stood at the door. And guess what he saw…

Tenten was crying. She stood in front of a drawer with her hands covered her face. Tears dripped down from her face to the floor, Neji's white eyes followed it until it dropped into the puddle of salty tears. The prodigy slowly stepped into the room, feeling concerned.

"Tenten…"

She jerked a little, quickly stopped her sob and dried her tears. She opened the drawer in front of her, tried her best not to look at those glittering white orbs of her boy.

"Ah, Neji! Sorry… I was… I was…" She mumbled incoherently, searching for clothes inside the drawer. Neji watched her silently, his white eyes filled with something unreadable. "You must be felt quite cold now… Silly me… Silly me… I shouldn't have… I guess I… I… I… ah… Here it is! Let's hope it fits you!"

Neji frowned at her choosing. He exhaled sharply and said, "Tenten… it's…"

"Na, na… no word!" His girl smiled widely. Neji closed his mouth when he saw the trace of tears on her cheeks. "Into the bathroom and wear it! NOW!!"

Author's Note: Sorry for the lack of fluff and humor and things that u usually like. Off to the Next chapter!!