Hello Hello! Well, here's a story idea I just couldn't get out of my mind after reading numerous Neji/Tenten stories!

I don't own Naruto, or anything else that is copyrighted you see in this story. Onward!

The morning air was crisp as Team Gai trained in a clearing near the edge of the woods. Lee was punching holes into a boulder that was twice his height up, and three times his height in depth. Tenten practiced with her bo-staff, and Neji sat quietly under a tree, meditating.

Lee paused a moment to wipe the sweat off his brow and exhaled deeply.

"What a wonderful day to spar, don't you think, Tenten-chan, Neji?"

"Hn," was Neji's response.

"Hya!" Tenten had hit an imaginary foe in the stomach with the end of her staff, "Eh, I guess it's okay, I mean, it's not really special or anything, Lee-kun."

"Special? Are you kidding me! What better way to boost our youthfulness for the upcoming dance than by training!"

"Dance?" Tenten questioned as she put away her staff.

"Silly! It's almost January! And that means the New Year is coming up! Gai told me there's going to be a big celebration—everyone in Konoha is invited! Better yet, we have to go as couples, which means this is my chance to woo the lovely flower of Konoha, Sakura-chan, and ask her to accompany me to the dance!" Lee stood in a determined pose, fist in air and eyes burning.

"Oh, well then, have fun, Lee." Tenten replied uninterested as she examined her other weapons for sharpness.

"Eh? You mean, you aren't going, Tenten-chan?" Lee asked with a puzzled expression.

"Nope." She replied simply.

"Is it because it's couples only? I'm sure Kiba-san, Shino-san or even Chouji-san would gladly—"

"Ew! No, it's not like that, Lee. Even if it was, I'm not interested in guys anyway." She threw a shuriken at the tree across from her.

Lee looked at her trying to comprehend what she had said. Who on earth wouldn't be excited about this?

"Not interested…? Tenten-chan…you…" he came up and cup his hand near her ear, although he spoke in his normal tone, "…like girls?"

Neji, who had been eavesdropping, stifled a laugh. Lee backed up as Tenten exploded.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY!" She had thrown a kunai a centimeter from Lee's left ear.

"Uhh-uh, you got it all wrong, Tenten-chan! Please don't make a fuss about it—you don't have to be embarrassed—your secret is safe with me!" He did his good guy pose while his teeth pinged.

Tenten sharpened a butcher knife which she had summoned as Lee posed and pinged, and sparkled, and made all possible noises you could make from having shiny teeth. However, before she could maul the poor boy, Neji cut in.

"Save your breath Lee, even if she was straight (Tenten's head snapped towards Neji), she couldn't get a date if her life depended on it." He stated simply, not opening his eyes. Tenten scoffed, obviously offended.

"Oh, can it, boy-prodigy!"

"Bite me." He said as he finally glared at her.

"You should talk! I think all of that Herbal Essence has seeped into your brain. I mean, your hair is so girly, you could pass as your own date!" Tenten sneered. Neji stood up now, his face showing just a hint of red.

"And exactly who would find a meatball head like you even slightly attractive?" Tenten started twitching.

"Someone who has more sense than to fall for a pouty, drag-wannabe like you!"

Lee stood helplessly as the two started shouting obscenities and disappeared behind a cloud of dust as they pummeled each other. 'This wasn't going where I had expected. Oh, why can't things turn out like they do in those wonderful Neji/Tenten fan fictions online that Gai-sensei showed me? Tenten would blush as Neji confessed his love and pulled her into a long embrace, finally leaning down to…' Lee's thoughts continued to trail off into La-la land. He was so deep in thought he hadn't noticed Gai walk up behind him and watch Neji and Tenten choke each other, turn blue, faint, regain consciousness and fight again.

"What is the meaning of this new and unpredictable taijutsu Neji and Tenten are using?" Gai asked, not really concerned, but curious, nonetheless.

"Oh, Gai-sensei. Well, I tried to tell Neji-kun and Tenten-chan about the New Year's party coming up, in hopes that they might get together and fall in love…" Lee's eyes sparkled as he clapped his hands together and sighed dreamily. Gai nodded,

"Hmm yes, what a wonderful idea!"

"…but," Lee slumped, "it didn't turn out as I had intended." Neji's growls and Tenten's shrieks continued in the background.

"I see…Do you know what this means, my student?" Gai asked dramatically.

"Gai-sensei? You have an idea to get them together?" Lee perked up.

"Precisely! It's only a long and drawn out, overly-complicated scheme that may take about twelve chapters to write about, only to have the success in the last chapter! We'll need scissors, tape, glue, a chicken, the Spice Girls, curry…" Gai listed off what seemed like a random list of items as Lee started scribbling them down furiously on his note pad, nodding and saying "Mmhmm," and "Yes" every now and then.

"Alright! Gai-sensei!"

"Lee!"

"Gai-sensei!"

"Lee!"

But instead of the usual sunset, splash and hug, they were interrupted by Neji and Tenten's shouting.

"Yeah! Well, I wouldn't go out with you if you were the last male on Earth!"

"That's fine by me! As if you of all girls could seduce me!"

"Why don't you put your money where your mouth is!"

"Is that supposed to be a challenge!"

"I bet I can give you a nosebleed before you can say the word 'fantasy'!"

"Yeah right! I bet I can make you swoon over me before you know what hit you!"

Before they knew it, Tenten and Neji shouted the words that would seal their fate for the next two weeks.

"YOU'RE ON!"

Gai and Lee stood still, shocked at what they had just heard. Lee glanced at the notepad he had moments ago written furiously in, in hopes of a crazy scheme to get the two lovebirds together. He threw it over his shoulder.

"Didn't see that coming…"