Cliche Power.

Red

She flipped a few pomegranate seeds into her mouth and chewed on them impatiently.

"You're such a sloppy eater," he chided and reached over to wipe the juice from her chin and lips with his napkin.

"Aren't you a most considerate gentleman, Neji?" Tenten remarked dryly, annoyed with his gesture. She began rearranging the chopsticks in her elaborate hairstyle attempting to make it more comfortable, then exasperated she let them be. "Why can't we take him now?" She was fed up with waiting, with being in this stuck-up, red-laced restaurant, with sitting still in her stiff burgundy dress all the while pretending her teammate was now her 'lover'.

Neji shot a glance at the well-dressed man a few tables away; he was still making nonsensical chitchat with his company, nothing yet on the awaited deal. "Because my little thickheaded angel, we need to catch him in the act first. Did we not go over this a million times already?"

"We whack him first then make him talk." She tugged at her new earrings fondly – decorated shuriken and senbon. "That would be faster. Otherwise we could be here the whole night." Tenten paused as a waiter served their drinks. "Not that that matters to you. You probably have nothing else to do anyway… "

She trailed off at the look on his face. He was frowning, aware of something she wasn't. Neji suddenly leaned over the table and kissed her, lightly, sweetly. His hands cupped her chin softly as he pulled her up, into him. Tenten's eyes widened in surprise, she clasped the tablecloth for support as the kiss lasted. Then he was gone, leaving her gasping empty air.

"Why -" she breathed, face deeply flushed, "Why did you…"

He had inclined back into his chair with a smirk on his face, "Now that they're not looking anymore… You were getting pretty loud, Tenten."

She narrowed her eyes – that jerk. She was tempted to slap him, but opted for sitting down as gracefully as she could after a moment's consideration. Thankful for, but put off by her subdued response Neji reached over and took her hand. She wouldn't look at him. "You know what I meant." His gaze was unwavering and she blushed.

those red red lips