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Naruto and its characters belong to Kishimoto
! I wrote this while eating Chocolate...And listening to Good Charlotte and Breaking Benjamin
"I've liked you for Years"
Chapter I
"Hey, Tenten," Neji called from across the clearing. He looked the same as ever, none the worse for wear despite the four years of Shinobi life under his belt.
The brown haired Kunoichi turned to face her teammate. "Hey."
The trees around them towered over the two teenagers.
"What's up?" Tenten asked, sensing the "un-Neji-like" aura around her companion as he drew nearer. After knowing each other for so long, hiding things from the other was nigh on impossible.
Neji shrugged, and then said, "I wanted to ask your opinion on something..."
"Advice?"
Neji nodded, "yeah,"
Tenten blinked, "this is unusual, you usually keep everything to yourself," she winked at him.
Neji scowled and turned away, annoyed. Tenten sat down, and patted the ground next to her, motioning for him to do the same. She grinned, "Go ahead and shoot, I'm listening."
The Hyuga boy sighed, plopping himself (rather ungracefully) down in the dirt beside her. "Well..."
"Spit it out, Tori."
"Fine." He paused for a moment, twitching his toes. He then continued, "There's this girl, who I've liked for years, okay?"
"Oh...okay" Tenten's voice was quiet.
"But I've been too...scared to tell her. However, I just found out that she likes me back. I want to ask her out."
"And you don't kn-know how?" She gulped.
"Precisely."
"Wh... why ask me? I've never been asked out," Tenten snapped, spitting out the bitter words. Neji looked startled by her tone. "Sorry," she muttered, rubbing her eyes, partly for show, "I just have a bad head ache." She was lying through her teeth, but what did it matter?
"'Kay..." Neji gave her another funny look, "but how do girls want to be asked out?"
"I don't know your girl."
"Well," Neji began, voice pensive, thoughtful, "she's strong, and doesn't let anyone tell her what to do. She's violent when angry, yet incredibly gentle and kind," he said quietly. "And she's beautiful, breathtakingly beautiful..."
"She...she sounds...Really special..."
"She is," Neji agreed, "so I want to do it right, asking her out, I mean..."
The two sat in silence for a moment, the Tenten shook her head slowly, as if in resignation.
"Just tell her the truth...Don't try to be anyone but you. Just be normal...don't try to be romantic, cuz frankly, I cannot see you as the romantic type."
Neji snorted, "Me neither." He stood up, dusting off his pants and skirt. "Thanks, I don't know what I'd do without you..." He offered her his hand, but she refused it, turning her head away from him. She did not catch the hurt look that flashed across his pale, lavender eyes.
"I hope she says yes," she murmured, still not meeting his gaze, afraid that by moving her head in even the slightest would send the tears spilling over, drizzling down her face.
"So do I."
She waited until she was one hundred and ten percent sure that he was gone, before she stood up. Tenten gulped air, biting back tears. It's my own fault... I should have asked him when I had a chance... She began the short walk back to her apartment; it took her longer than usual.
ネジ
