New story! Whoop dee do da day!

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Okay I just felt like trying to type that.

Anyways…

Title: The Demon Within (is that a movie or something cuz I know I've heard it before yeah I hate that its so cheesey)
Show/Manga: NarutoPairing/s: NejiTenSummery: NejiTen NejixTenten Tenten's got a serious problem, a very dangerous one. So when the problem shows, what will Neji do to help her? What about Lee and the others?

It should be…slightly…not funny…

Which isn't normal for me.

But I've found out recently that I'm okay at writing tragedy/angst stories.

I guess.

Sorta kinda.

Okay enjoy!

Oh by-the-way…I'm hoping this'll be a oneshot. If it is I'll eventually put it in the summery.

Eventually…

Also…this story will mix back and forth from Normal POV to Tenten's POV. And since I like to write in the first person so much, most of it will probably be in Tenten's POV.

xXx

The Demon Within

Chapter 1: The Demon is Born

Tenten.

She was a great kunoichi.

She was beautiful, at least to some boys, who ogled over her in awe to her grace and beauty, but respect at how she could easily kick any guy's ass.

Well…almost any guy.

Not Hyuuga Neji's.

She always tried, but could never beat him.

Ever.

And the one time she didn't want to, she did.

xXx

It was a dark afternoon, I was strolling down the streets of Konoha, my hometown, in search of either some friends or a resturaunt. I hummed a little tune as I searched around in hope of seeing someone, and then a resturaunt. Then I wouldn't have to pay.

"Tenten!"

I turned around to see my blonde friend from the sand running towards me. Four pigtails, bouncing up and down as she ran…just as interesting a hairstyle as I wore.

"Temari, how are you?" I smiled at my older friend.

"I'm fine, thanks." Temari huffed and puffed a little since she ran so fast to get over to me.

"When'd you come to Konoha?" I started walking along, with Temari walking right next to me.

"I just got here…" The sandy blonde looked around and spotted a familiar face. "Hey, look, some other shinobis!"

"Whoa!" I yelled as I was pulled to Ichiraku Ramen by Temari.

Sitting there was Nara Shikamaru, Haruno Sakura, Rock Lee, and…

Hyuuga Neji.

Of course, he had to be there.

Temari quickly shoved Sakura off her seat and sat next to Shikamaru. Sakura growled as she took the seat I was about to reach for, which left me with a seat near the end…

Next to Neji.

Dammit all.

I silently sat down and smiled at him. "Hey, Neji-kun!" I heard a giggle from somewhere and turned to see Sakura and Temari smiling very wide at me.

Then I turned back to Neji, who's eyes had windened and were staring straight at me like I was a ghost!

Then I realized.

I just called him Neji-kun! I'd never called Neji Neji-kun before! I blushed in emabarrassment.

"Wh-what?" I asked Neji, pretty sure of his answer.

"Hn."

Yeah, I'm good like that. His trademark response, with that I-Really-Don't-Fucking-Care expression that I could tell was lying at this point.

He cared that I had just addressed him so…formally.

I could see it in his eyes.

His soft, milky-colored eyes.

Those pools of white mixed with lavender made me want to hug him so much.

I think that's what I loved most about Neji.

His eyes.

"Uh…one shoyu ramen, please." I sat still, I could feel Neji trying hard not to stare at me.

He probably thought I was a freak.

But I don't care, someday I can tell him how much I like him…but for now…I'll leave it alone.

xXx

Everyone else left me alone with Neji, those basterds.

And our houses were in the same direction, even.

So I was forced to walk home with Neji.

It was silent, a very uncomfortable silence.

And it lasted for a couple of minutes.

"Mmm…Tenten?"

I turned quickly to find that Neji had stopped. "Y-yeah?"

"Is that your house?" He pointed behind him to a very large house, obviously not mine.

"Uh…no…" I rubbed a hand behind my neck. "Haven't you ever been to my house before?"

He stood there for a minute a thought.

So did I.

That's when I realized…Neji didn't even know where I lived.

"Y-you've never even seen my house, have you?" I laughed and he snorted.

"Why would I want to?" He replied with his nose stuck in the air.

That jerk.

That super hot jerk with beautiful eyes.

"Whatever, Neji…well…" I saw what actually was my house and stepped to the side. "That's my house." I motioned to the building.

"Hn."

I sighed and left, giving him a small pity-wave. I came up to the door when I saw a letter taped on it.

Tenten,

I needed to tell you about your solo mission soon. You need to be extremely careful around Kisho, the man you will probably be fighting sometime during the mission. I wish Tsunade-sama had assigned more than one person. Even though this man is very weak, his name does not lie. He knows his own mind, and he can also get into yours and mess with it. Not just a type jutsu, he can make them real. Your father killed himself after his encounter with this man…so I just want you to be careful.

Take Care,

Mom

"M-mission?" I said to myself. "When the hell did I get a mission!?"

I quickly ran to Tsunade-sama's office for an expanation.

xXx

"Well, Tenten, I told Gai to tell you…" My idol just sat in her chair, playing around with her hair as she talked to me. She sighed. "I'll remember not to ever trust him again…"

"So…when do I leave?"

"You should be all packed for this 2-day mission by 5 am tomorrow."

I looked at her with worried eyes. "M-my Mom left me a note…about some guy named 'Kisho' that she said I'll have to fight…"

"NO! Oh nonononononononononononononononononononooo!!!" Tsunade-sama waved her arms in front of her and sighed. "You shouldn't have to fight him, but if he somehow does find you…"

"Find me?!" I yelled louder than I meant. "He-he's looking for me?! Why?!"

"We-ell…it's kind of a family thing…" Tsunade's eyes looked around, trying to avoid contact with mine. "He (technically) killed your father, and grandmother, and your cousin…so…"

"What?!" I glared at her.

I glared.

At the hokage!!

"When'd this stuff happen?!"

"Well…in the past 30 years or so…" Tsunade finally lost and was forced to make eye contact with me. "Uh…well…you weren't alive for any of it…so now the guy apparently wants to (technically) kill you, too."

"Technically?"

"Well…he doesn't kill you…he…forces others to kill you with a special form of jutsu all his own…or he has you kill yourself." Tsunade answered, a little too calmly. "So…you shouldn't have to fight him, but if you do, keep as far away from him as possible."

"Well…that shouldn't be a problem, seeing as how I work with weapons…" I said stupidly. "Well…I'll be off, then."

"Good work, Tenten."

xXx

I hadn't expected anything.

I was too sure of myself.

I was too cocky, too confident.

So basically…it's all my fault.

I forgot! I forgot exactly what Tsunade-sama had told me to do!

Or in this case…

Not to do.

I was running low on weapons, surprisingly enough, and wasn't sure what to do next.

So I did the stupidest thing possible.

I summoned some up-close weapons.

So I ran towards him with my , and seeing him smirk, just ran even faster.

Once I got close enough to him, I lunged at him with the , only to have him dodge it and grab my face in his hand.

He had an extremely tight grip, I let go of my weapon and grabbed on to the fingers to try and pry it off.

All attempts failed.

He tightened his grip even more, but brought his other hand up around my neck. I coughed and choked, wishing air would come into my lungs, but felt nothing.

That's when it all went dark.

xXx

I woke up painfully in the middle of a battleground.

I had lost.

And my head hurt like crazy.

Whatever Tsunade-sama had warned me about, I had been too stupid to remember.

And I could've died on a simple mission like this!

I felt horrible, and as I staggered back into Konoha, I could hear people whispering about my cuts and bruises.

Oh, how I wanted to kill them.

xXx

I walked over towards Tsunade's again, hoping to have her heal some wounds.

I could never be that type of ninja.

Medicine isn't really what people would say I, "specialize" in.

Maybe Haruno Sakura could do those sorts of things, but me? Never.

xXx

"T-Tenten?!" Tsunade looked over at the girl in front of her. Her hair was half down and much shorter than usual, cuts and bruises slit through her shirt and skin. "What happened?!"

"H-he found me…" I didn't look into my idol's eyes. "That Kisho guy…"

"What?!" Tsunade got up from her chair and put a hand on either side of my chest to help hold me up. She looked at my face and probably noticed some special scars from when he stabbed his palm into it. "H-he touched your face?!"

"Erm…yeah…" I sighed and looked at her concerned face. I heard a loud gasp escape her lips. "Wh-what? Is there a problem?"

She bent down on her knees and grabbed my shoulders, looking me in the eyes. "Tenten…you-you don't know what danger you're in now…"

"Wh-what's gonna happen to me?"

"Well…Tenten…I don't really know how to say this…" Her eyes look more worried by the second. "He – you could say – inserted something…uh…someone into your mind…"

"Someone? Who!?"

"Well…it's not a person, really…it's more like…a…" She gulped. "…demon…"

My eyes widened in shock and fear. A demon…was inside my head? All because of my carelessness…

"Tenten…I can seal away the demon for now…"

"For now?" I looked at her.

She sighed. "Well…eventually, it'll come out, all we have to do is make sure you're in a safe place at the right time."

I could feel my head pounding harder by the second. I put a hand to my head and gripped tightly. "Ow…"

"Tenten…I don't know when it'll come out. With the seal, it shouldn't be for a long time…so I'll let you go out in public for a few days,"

"Days?! Not even a week to explain to my team what's happening?!"

"No! Tenten…you shouldn't tell anyone besides Gai, people won't understand entirely. They'll think you're like…well…like Naruto before he learned to control Kyuubi, or Sabaku no Gaara with Shukakau. But it's not like that…"

"No?! Those are both monsters living inside other's minds! How is this really any different?!"

"Okay…it's not that much different! Which is why only you, me, Gai, and Shizune should know about this demon inside of you!" Tsunade pointed a finger to my face. "You should not tell your best friend Lee, or your other friends Temari or Hinata, and not even your boyfriend Neji…"

"Not. My. Boyfriend." I blushed furiously. Even in my position, it's still embarassing to be called your crush's girlfriend.

"Alright…but even so…you cannot tell any of them."

"I…" I thought for a moment. "I…understand, Tsunade-sama…"

"Good. Now Shizune and I will find something to seal it, you just wait right here."

So I waited.

And she came back soon with Shizune, but Shizune didn't look too happy to see me.

"T-Tenten…" Shizune looked at me strangely. "Are y-you feeling oksy right n-now…?"

I shook my head yes.

"Th-that's good." She motioned to the door. "Come with me and we'll get you all s-sealed up…"

I followed the medic.

xXx

I stepped out of the room, and unconsciously checked my arm again. I had a, pretty large, seal over my arm. And as I looked at it, I wanted to cry.

It looked like a bird.

I thanked Tsunade-sama and Shizune for helping me and quickly left the building.

xXx

"TENTEN-SAN!" Lee screamed and jumped at me.

"H-hi…Lee…" I tried to smile, but failed miserably. I probably shouldn't have kept holding onto my arm, or Lee wouldn't have noticed the seal.

"YOSH! Tenten!" He looked at my hand, covering over a large black seal. "What's that on your arm?"

I turned away. "I-it's nothing…"

"Not true!" Lee pulled my hand away and gasped. "D-did you get this for…Neji-kun…?"

Yeah, it really looked like a bird.

What should I say, I can't say it's a seal or he'll ask more questions, and if he thinks I got it for Neji he'll tell the whole world that I like him.

Dammit all.

"Y-yeah…sure…"

"YOSH! THE FIRE OF LOVE BURNS WITH YOUR BLOSSOMING YOUTH TENTEN-SAN!!!" Lee started running and screaming about my "blossoming youth" for about another 10 minutes until…

Neji showed up.

Dammit all again.

"NEJI-KUN!!" Lee ran up to the Hyuuga as fast as he could.

Which is very, very fast.

"Lee…please don't…" I reached out a hand to stop him, but he was already standing right in front of Neji's face.

"TENTEN-SAN HAS FOUND THE PERSON SHE WANTS TO BLOSSOM HER YOUTH WITH (1) !!!!" Lee screamed, fists pumping in front of him.

"Blossom…her youth…with…?" Neji stared at Lee, then at me for an explanation. I just stood there, sighing and grabbing my arm.

"DO YOU KNOW WHO!??!" Lee screamed, again.

Neji sighed and played along. "No…who?"

"YOSH! YOU!" Lee pointed at Neji's face and smiled. Then he did a nice-guy pose.

"Me…" Neji looked at me again, but my eyes were buried into the interesting state of the earth below me.

The worms crawling around seemed so interesting at this point.

"Really now?" Neji smirked. "How do you figure this, Lee?"

"SHE HAS A BIRD ON HER ARM!!!"

"…" Neji stared at Lee. "What does a bird have to do with m…wait! On…her arm?"

"YOSH!" Lee stared up into the sky and went into a dramatic pose. "Tenten tattooed a black bird on her arm to show her love for you!"

"I'm sure." Neji said sarcastically. "Now I'll ask again, what does a bird have to do with me?"

"YO…you don't know?" Lee's smiled faded, but that frown of confusion was replaced by mocking laughter. "NEJI-KUN! FOR A GENIUS YOU'RE REALLY DENSE!! OH MY GOSH!!!"

I could see steam pouring from Neji's ears.

Lee straightened up, put his hitai ate on his forehead, and flattened his hair as much as he could to make it look longer. "I was once a caged bird…but now I am flying free in the open skies…"

Neji growled. "I. Do. Not. Talk. Like. That."

"Yeah you do!" Lee said, putting his hitai ate back as his waist. "And Tenten thinks so too, so she tattooed a bird on her arm!"

Neji sighed and walked up to me, removing my hand from my "tattooed" arm. "Lee…this isn't a tattoo…"

"It isn't?"

I started to sweat. Tsunade-sama said I couldn't tell anyone, including my teammates, what had happened. But she never thought over the fact that one of my teammates was a fucking genius!

"It's a…" Neji looked into my eyes. "…curse seal…"

"That's not true, Neji-kun!" Lee yelled back. "Why would Tenten need a curse seal that big on her arm!?"

"Why, indeed (2) …" Neji glared into my eyes.

"Uh…well…" I stuttered.

"YOSH! See Neji-kun! Tenten is stuttering because your faces are so close it's making her blush!" Lee moved his hands in front of our faces to show how close they were.

"Hn." Neji backed away and walked towards Lee. "Training, now."

"YOSH!"

I sighed. I should tell Tsunade-sama that Neji was suspecting something.

But what could she do?

I mean, she's the hokage, I realize that. But she can't erase Neji-kun's memory…AUGH! There I go again with the Neji-kun buissness! What's wrong with me?!

…

I gasped silently.

Maybe Lee's right…

Maybe I do love Neji.

XXx

End Chapter

A/N: ( 1 – I have no idea what Lee would say in that situation. Don't blame me.)

( 2 – Indeed…yes Neji would sooo say that. Okay, it was the only word I could think of that would work in that sentence so don't yell at me! Meh!)

Okay…not a oneshot.

But that's okay!

I'm good!

(starts crying to herself)

Okay I really wanted this to just be a really long oneshot but I'm too impatient for that!

Dammit!

Okay…well…

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The one that says, "Go" ?

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