Title: "To Late"

Author: tenten10

Chapter 1

(TenTen's point of view)

Knock Knock Knock

Hinabi answered the door. TenTen figured it was best to just be nice than to start something with Neji's younger cousin. For some reason Hinabi didn't like TenTen; maybe it was the fact that women in the Hyuga family weren't supposed to be konoichi's, they were supposed to be respectful housewives. TenTen wasn't trying to be anything like that so she wasn't the ideal girl she saw Neji with(not that she would ever admit that she cared about who he was with, something that a Hyuga would never do) but she just didnt want him with this girl who she thought would lower her families rank or value.

"Hey Hinabi can you call Neji down" TenTen said as cheerfully as she could considering how early it was and the nauseating feeling in her gut that said something bad was going to happen today.

"You want to be a konoichi right?" she asked TenTen, leaning agaianst the door, with a smirk on her face.

"Yeah, why are you asking now?"

"Cause I just wanted to no. I think your to weak of a konoichi to be dating Neji! Personally I think that Neji could do so much better"

"FIRST! of all you little b.."

Neji appeared out of no wear just as she was about to give Hinabi, that little brat, a piece of her mind.

"Common TenTen lets go before you get me into trouble" the Hyuga prodigy said dragging the steaming TenTen away from his house to the training ground.

They were the fisrt ones at the training ground.

"Wow I wonder were everyone is"

"Hn" Neji said his mind clearly out of it.

Seeing the troubled look in Neji's eyes she couldn't help but wonder what was going on in his head.

"Neji-Kun, what's wrong?" putting her arms around his neck. Looking into his eyes.

He put his hand around her waist while trying to look away from her big brown eyes.

"It's nothing" he said as he pressed his lips to hers. Kissing her passionately she couldn't help but look at him.

How did I get so lucky. She thought as Neji hugged an kissed her. "I have a boyfriend who was always there from me, from the days when I got put into the hospital after the Chinin exams because of Tamari, to when her parents died, to now. I'm so happy now that I found my Neji-Kun, I hope that I never lose him. I don't no what I would do if that was ever to happen.

"I know that you kissed me to get me to stop talking"

"No" he sayed calmly

"Yes"

"No" Neji sayed impaitently

"Fine Neji just ignore my question."

They looked into each others eyes.

"Don't worry about it I'll tell you later"

As they continued kissing TenTen could tell that his heart wasn't in it. His kisses felt different. And while TenTen was worrying about what was wrong with Neji Neji was contemplating on whether he should tell her right then and there but just as he was about to open his mouth...

"TENTEN-CHAN, NEJI-KUN I didn't know you were going to train so early today. Look at my two youthful flowers of youth." Lee said cheerfully. Happy to see his two teammates.

TenTen threw a kunai at his head.

"Go yell somewhere else Lee." said TenTen

Neji nodded Lee's way never taking his eyes off of TenTen.

Breaking there stare and looking at Lee TenTen said "Where's Guy-sama?"

"Oh he's sick so he won't be able to come today" Looking said as the sparkle from in his eye quickly disagreed. "Oh yeah he put you in charge TenTen.

"Huh?" Neji and TenTen said at the same time.

"Gai-sama said TenTen was in charge" Lee repeated really not understanding why they hadn't heard him the first time.

"Oh" Neji said.

"Oh OK fine then you and Neji start off with a battle."

While Neji and Lee started fighting TenTen started throwing kunai at different targets. Then she got a different idea.

She threw three of her weapons at Neji as he and Lee were fighting just to get for the hell of it.

Neji seeing them because he was so quick dodged all of them.

The battle was over anyway so it hadn't mattered much.

"You need to work a lot more on your aim TenTen." Neji said just waiting for her to explode

"Excuse me I'll have you know that I wasn't trying to hit you thank-you very much."

"You only say that because you missed. I've been noticing that you've been slacking off at practices lately" Neji said just waiting for her to explode.

"WHAT!!!! I BEEN WORKING JUST AS HARD AS YOU AND LEE HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT!??!!!!. TenTen yelled at him. She wasn't slacking she was training just as hard as they were. "Fine if you don't believe me then I challenge you to a match"

She knew very well that he could kill her but she didn't care she was totally pissed off right now.

"Begin" Lee said happy that he was able to do Gai-sama's job an start the match.

They bowed towards each other showing respect.

"Twin Rising Dragon" TenTen yelled and a dozens of weapons came out of her scroll.

Neji did eight trigrams palms heavenly spin blocking all of her weapons. By the time the battle was finished TenTen was bleeding heavily and Neji hadn't even broken much of a sweat. But she didn't care because she had managed to pin Neji's legs to a tree. Even though she was happy she knew that she only won because Neji's mind was somewhere else.

After a couple more exercises they all went home. TenTen had cleaned up and was walking Neji back to his house.

As they got to his door she kissed him.

"I'll talk to you tomorrow" sad because she had to go home to to prepare food for her grandmother.

And as she was about to walk away Neji grabbed her hand and hugged her close.

"I'm sorry, I'm..."

"The Hyugaa prodigy stuttering; now that's something you don't see everyday" teasing Neji.

"I''m getting married" his face was blank but inside Neji was worried and almost scared.

Immediately TenTen's defenses went up. The cheery smile on TenTen's face slowly disappeared. TenTen stay calm please. She urged herself. But she couldn't help it. She exploded with rage and disbelief.

"WHAT?!!?!?" she threw him off of her as a look of horror and disbelief took over her face.

"I'm sorry, Haishi-sama told me this morning, that I was to be married on my birthday. But at least I'm a little lucky because I actually no the girl

I'm getting married to" with a hint of a smile on his lips.

TenTen heard the happiness in his voice and it felt like someone had pulverized her heart with a bat. Again she tried to calm herself down and surprisingly this time it worked.

"So you want to get married?" she said as she tried to calm her muscles down. They were starting to hurt a bit from glaring at so hard.

"No"Neji said giving Tenten a bit of hope.

"Then is there anyway of getting out of it?" her face emotionless.

"Yes but there's no need plus we can always just sti-"

Haishi opened the door.

"Get inside Neji" cutting him off in mid-sentence clearly irritated by this girl on the front of his door having an argument with his nephew.

"Hai" a relieved Neji said stepping inside and bowing, as a sign of respect, towards his uncle.

Just at least tell me if you like her."

"Hn" shrugging his white mysterious eyes blank.

He hadn't said anything but his body language told her everything that she needed to know. The answer was yes but they both knew that he was to stubborn and proud to admit it. Plus it wasn't like a Hyugaa to admit any type, or have for a matter of a fact, any type of emotion. Hn was all she needed to here anyway.

"You're a bastard, Hyugaa" she said coldly as she turned around and started to walk home. Tears threatening to spill from her radiant dark brown eyes and clenched her fist.

"Damn I won't let him play with my emotions anymore."