My Cinderella Story

Summary: A Neji X Tenten fan fiction. Tenten, a normal villager who seeks to be one of the greatest ninja of all time…and a young maiden who works at a fruit stand in a smelly marketplace. Neji is a well respected boy who belongs to the Hyuuga clan. What happens if the two meet? Love at first sight…or hell at first sight?

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Tenten POV

"Tenten!! C'mon over here! I gotta go to the bathroom," Tara said, "Handle the stand for me first alright? Alright, thanks!"

Then, Tara ran off. I knew she isn't going to the bathroom. She always slacks off. All the time. We work for this monster beast, Yuuki Miiri. She makes us run the fruit stand and if we don't earn enough, we will face the consequence. And that consequence is death. I ended up in this hell after my mother died when I was six. My father abandoned me and died two years later. Yuuki found me and made me work for her. I think she found me when I was thirteen so I've been in this dang place for four years.

The people rushed to me and blabbed about what they wanted.

"Gimme two kilos of fresh apples…I want two pineapples STAT…Ma'am, this is only two kilos. I asked for three…Where the hell are my oranges?...I need my bananas!!"

It drives me mad but I don't want to die. The only way I can content myself is by sneaking out of bed and training for three hours. Sure I only get to sleep for five hours but it'll pay off. I just want to kill Yuuki but I don't think I have enough courage. I'll just run off someday.

After 2 hours of fruity boringness, Tara came back.

"Tara! What did you do in that bathroom?" I was so mad.

"Well, I fixed my hair. Then, I picked up 3 bucks and bought myself two pairs of cute bunny earrings. I still have 1 buck left," she said this all so fast, "Here…have it."

I got the dollar and decided I needed a dummy. I just need to find a place to hide it. The small chest in the attic nobody checks is filled with my weapons and a few scrolls. I have no space left. I guess I have no choice but to squeeze it in the chest.

The weapon store called Weapon Mart (I think the name is sooo cheesy) is just a street away. If I could just sneak in there and buy the dummy…

"Tara, can you watch over the stand first?" I asked her, "I'm just going to grab something."

"That's not a smart move, kiddo," Tara's nineteen so she calls me that, "Yuuki the Living Beast is coming. It's 5. She'll be here in a few minutes."

I guess Tara is right. She may be a slacker but I guess she's my best friend. The only friend I ever had was taken away from me. Tara and I may have been together for at least three and a half years but she doesn't know about my past and I don't know hers. I think it's time I do.

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Well, this is my first chapter of my third fic. I'm not a big fan of this chapter but I guess it'll do. Review?