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Wedding Proposal
By: pin0ts

Three men, and a woman, all bruised and wounded, bowed to the Hokage. They just arrived from a mission wherein they were sent to the Land of Honey1 to retrieve the kidnapped heiress of a prominent family there. It was quite a demanding mission, but it was worth it nonetheless, for they are to be paid a handsome amount.

"I'm guessing, everything went well," Tsunade starts, nodding in praise, "no ninja lost."

The only woman in the group smiles, "Fortunately."

"Is that all you can say?" Kiba asked in a teasing tone, smirking, "Well, it's not like the heiress's cousin just proposed to you, because of your," He uncrossed his arms and made two quotation marks in the air, "beauty and skills."

This got the Fourth interested, she leans on the table, eyeing the woman in buns. "Oh really?"

The Uchiha scoffs and looks at a certain long haired man tauntingly, "You should've seen the face of the Hyuga."

Neji's glaring white orbs met his offender's mocking onyx ones, but besides that, he didn't say anything to defend himself. Breaking their heated eye battle, the Hyuga averted his eyes to Tsunade, only to be met by her amused hazel eyes. "What would've you done if she said yes?"

Four pairs of interested eyes stared at the man in question, and it caused him to inwardly sweat in pressure, but as usual, in the outside, he's still his cool and composed self. "She would never." He answers confidently, yet with respect.

The blonde lifts a delicate eyebrow, "But that doesn't answer my question."

Neji crosses his arms and shrugs, "I wouldn't let her."

"You think you could change her mind?" The Hokage continues her interrogation.

"Why couldn't I?" It was like only the two of them are in the room, no one made a sound, all too absorbed and wanting to hear how the Hyuga Prodigy would answer Tsunade's intense questions.

"Hmm, you seem to be very confident with yourself, Neji. How 'bout we ask Tenten here on what she thinks?" Her hazel orbs went to the only other female in the room. "Will he be able to change your mind?"

Tenten's brain went awry the moment those cunning eyes met hers. She didn't know what to say, and the fact that everyone else is also staring at her didn't help. Her heart is racing, and involuntarily, blood rushed to her cheeks. She opens her mouth, but no sound was emitted.

The thick, awkward silence was broken by a cough. An obviously forced cough, but it worked nonetheless, because everyone's attention was then averted to Neji. "I'm going." And true to his words, the Hyuga leaves, but not before sneaking a glance at Tenten.

When Neji left, it's like he brought all the tension out with him. Scared that it wouldn't last long, the brunette finds her voice, "Uhm, I, uh, think that I should be going too." Then she makes a quick exit.

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Land of Honey – a non-shinobi country that was mentioned in episode 194 of the anime, though nothing else is known about it

Author's Ramblings: Another drabble from me, and just like Struck An Artery, this is another part from my deleted story, Filial Piety. Anyway, I hope I didn't make Neji TOO confident. Hehe. I'm just hoping I didn't go overboard.

So, feel free to tell me what you think! Reviews are very much welcome.