First of all, I would like to thank the people who mind to read this story or have just stumbled upon it. :)

Bits: Fever is a collection of oneshots that portray my dreams, fantasies and dominating desires. Which may be all evil. (but not all of the situations here are included in my, well, wants and all) I would also be making illustrations for the 'shots. :)

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

FEVER (W.T.F.) by AliceRex
chapter one—just because

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Of course, Tenten knew that thinking nonsense would only waste her time, but wasting her time was the only beneficial thing to do, in most cases of her life, to be put clearly.

Tenten would sometimes wonder, during the few minutes of roaming inside her mind before shutting her eyes and going to sleep, what would happen to the world if the distant and cold yet beautiful Neji would have been someone different?

She knew Neji wouldn't be Neji if he was a different person. But clearly to her, this would probably result in her laughing her head off by the minute.

So…what would be Neji like if he was another person? Someone totally different, not even reaching halfway to Neji's wavelength.

Like Lee, perhaps.

Now, that would be interesting. Neji, running around and shouting about the magical wonders of discovering the youth within the naive souls of humankind, smiling and waving his arms around like a lunatic; that image made her snicker.

…Although it was funny, Neji being Lee is also partly terrible. The outcome of Neji wearing clad, GREEN spandex would either totally ruin the whole world, set war in Heaven or make Hell freeze. Just registering the vision into her mind made her puke…out of insanity.

But again…it would be good, for a change. Life would be undoubtedly entertaining with that. Without the spandex, of course.

"Tenten—"

"I didn't do anything!"

"I wasn't going to sa—"

"Okay, okay I admit, I stole two bags of assorted lollipop from—"

"…say what?"

"…Crap…"

To her, Neji couldn't only be a source of entertainment. He was a magical creature.

Like a pony. With long, sleek dark hair.

"You did what, Tenten?"

She cringed. "I stole two bags of lollipop from your bag which was supposed to be Hinata and Hanabi's but I couldn't resist it since, well, we don't have any edible food now?"

Neji narrowed his eyes. "Are you saying it's my fault?" His lips formed a critical straight line. "I only take care of the expenses here, so don't blame me,"

"You could've at least, you know," Tenten almost pouted, but bit her lip in reluctance. "Manage the groceries? Fill the stock?"

"You could've just told me that you really couldn't control yourself from sweets, you know?" Neji sat on the couch and opened the first page of a book. "It would've been easier to deal with."

Tenten found it irritating to ignore his last comment, but the new factor in which she noticed was slightly on loose and could be tempting to a child.

Neji's long, unkempt hair that still seemed deliciously shiny and silky caught her focus. Oh how much did she wanted to touch every dark strand of it, she didn't know. That should be mine, she thought, as it was too feminine and gracious for it to belong to a male.

No problem, she concluded. That made him look…tempting. For a girl in her adolescence.

She giggled suddenly.

…there could've been a better reaction…right?

Tenten felt his burning gaze on her. Oh, crap, why did she feel like running away? "Did you just giggle?" Oh, now he's asking, she muttered mentally, cursing herself. Tenten couldn't answer while Neji's precise glare fixed on her. She felt like being burned to crisps and blown into the wind while he did that.

Clearly, she loved it but again disliked it, with justification.

"Tenten."

Start of the fight.

"Yes?"

"You giggled?"

"Yes, why?"

The best way to rival a question is to answerasking it.

"…Why'd you giggle?"

"Why do you care?"

"It's disturbing. And it's the first time I heard you giggle, so probably, it's awkward." He spat the words out blatantly, his gaze shifting from Tenten to the book he held.

Tenten sighed a bit, realizing and expecting that Neji wouldn't question more.

And yet again, she had a wrong guess.

"Why did you giggle?"

"Why do you keep on asking?"

"I want to know, obviously."

"It's classified information, so stop asking."

His brows furrowed, his jaw dropped a bit. "Exactly, how can the reason behind giggling be considered as classified information?" Tenten leaned back against the chair and sighed.

"Just because." She muttered for him to hear, lamely.

He raised an eyebrow. "Just because?"

"Meaning, I don't know either."

Silence engulfed Tenten's hearing. It was long before Tenten noticed the faint grin that formed on Neji's lips. "When did you realize?"

"Uh, just fifty seconds ago."

And Tenten did believe that Neji was incredible. In so many ways, he affected her every thought, word, and action. And he seemed so unprepared. She believed that in so many wonders.

So did he, too. And Tenten would never expect that.

So much for the first chapter. Oh well. Review please? :) You can make a Pairquest (pairing-request)by reviewing. Thanks for reading.
 ~alice