Snow Princess

I was finished, with everything. I wanted to go back to Konoha. The Land of Snow has grown boring. My mother and father understood this, although they wouldn't help. I craved the friendships that had to be ended so suddenly. I hated my parents, Queen Kagome and King Leo. Of course, that meant that I was a princess. Although I hated it, to death, I only wanted to be back at my training grounds with Gai-sensei and Lee challenging each other and Neji mediating, Neji.

That's what I really wanted, Neji. My Neji, my best friend, my teammate, my lover. I wanted Neji. Anzu came down the steps interrupting my thoughts, "Lady Tenten, I would like to inform you that you should be going to see your parents, they have important news." She said, red hair bouncing. I nodded and dismissed her. I began walking through the maze of a house/snow castle. I stepped into the room that my parents were sitting, of so now they decide to act like a normal family and have me talk to them without them sitting on thrones.

"Mother, father, do you bear important news for my ears to hear?" I asked, mentally slapping myself for how ridiculous I sounded. Lady Kagome nodded and sat on the chaise. Leo stood there in his incredibly tall stature. I felt kind of out of place, I mean, Kagome was beautiful and Leo, he was handsome and I was nothing when I first came here, everything about me was repulsing. Or so I was told. I had had a makeover and now I was supposedly beautiful.

"Yes, my darling baby girl, you and Anzu are going to take a three day trip down to the Leaf, after three days however you must be home or we will send shinobi to bring you back, with force." Leo said. I nodded, inside I was doing my happy dance, I would get to see everyone and everything again, Lee, Sakura, Gai, Hinata, Hanabi, Kiba, Ino, Neji…

"Thank you, Father, Mother, may I be excused so I may pack up my things?" I asked and I was given a nod signaling that I may. I rushed up the stairs to my room. Anzu stood there with a smirk, "You finally got to them! Thank you so much Anzu!" I yelled flinging my arms around her. She shrugged and grabbed one of my bags and then one of hers. "You'll get to meet all of my friends!"

"This will be very exciting!" Anzu said packing clothes into hers and while I packed mine. "I can't wait, if it's anything like you said it was, then this will be the best trip ever!" Anzu exclaimed zipping her bag and flopping on my bed. I shoved my hygienic things in and then grabbed the other essentials. "You almost ready? I think I'm more excited than you are…" She called while I was checking my reflection.

I was so pale, of course, I was beautiful though. My ruby red lips, pale skin, and deep brown eyes, with hair to match-they were perfect. I was worrying that Neji wouldn't like what he saw. I mean, he liked plain Tenten, tanned and toned Tenten. Not Lady Tenten. "Let's go." I whispered and Anzu heard apparently because she was rushing downstairs and her bag was missing. I followed her and then stopped outside my parent's room. "Bye Mother, Father." I whispered and got a polite 'Bye sweetie, come back soon.'

Anzu called a carriage and soon we were on our way, poor Anzu didn't like walking for miles and couldn't tolerate the heat of the Leaf Village. We sat facing each other in a carriage that only the best money could buy. Finally Anzu spoke up, "Tell me about Lee."

"Lee, he's hilarious. He is always up to something, he's clueless about girls except when it comes to Sakura, he's always competing with Neji. He takes after his idol, Gai-sensei, in more ways than one. He likes Sakura, but I also thinks that he likes a nurse in the hospital, I don't know her well, because I left but Lee knows her." I answered and laughed.

"Lee, sounds like he's a lot of fun. What about Sakura?" She asked putting her hand on her chin, knowing that I was going to get into a deep conversation and she actually wanted to listen, because her expression was amused.

"Sakura, she's a medic, she's in-love with Sasuke Uchiha. She is a bully towards Naruto, and she is sweet towards Lee. You know , like multiple personalities? She constantly fights with Ino, Ino is another girl who loves Sasuke, but when I left she was dating Kiba. Ino always knows every piece of gossip and she spreads it. She loves shopping and she always has the best advice, she can be moody and mean at times though. Now, Sasuke, he is the hottie of the town, everything he does is monitored since the 'accident' with Orochimaru, although he has a good heart. He is very monotone and boring at times and he hardly reveals his feelings, he was very close to me, nonetheless.

"Naruto, he is a knucklehead. He is constantly pulling pranks, although, he is very strong and sweet at times. Mostly he is a jerk, not caring about other people. He has a demon inside of him, but he can control it's power. Kiba, he always has his dog, Akamaru. He is sweet and annoying, but unlike the others, more so sweet. He cracks stupid jokes and he always teases Naruto and Hinata about their relationship. Hinata-she's Neji's cousin, she is also Naruto's girlfriend. She was kind of like his stalker and believe it or not, she even kept a picture of him in her pocket but all of us did that. She is shy, although adapting and getting better at the whole thing of talking to other people.

"Shino is their other teammate, he has bugs in his body and he is really creepy. He is quiet and mysterious, although very intelligent. Shikamaru, he is the smartest person in the village. He is a genius-his I.Q. is over 200. That is amazing, right? He is dating Temari. Temari was my best friend and she always had my back. She moved to the Leaf Village so she could be closer to Shikamaru, although she has to do many missions in the Sand Village. Choji is Shikamaru's best friend, he is always eating. Never talk about his weight, we all know he weighs a lot… Never call him fat. Sai just moved in and I think he likes to paint, I mean, he moved in before I left." I finished smiling in triumph. It had taken two hours to explain all of that and tell her some stories. She laughed at all the right parts and always smiled and listen intently.

"Sounds fun… What about Neji, you haven't mentioned him in detail?" Anzu asked and I frowned, contemplating deeply, what to tell her.

"Neji, is my everything. I love him more than anything in this universe. He always held me in high regards, even though I was a girl, it didn't matter to him. I believed in what I believed in and I always tried my hardest. He thought I was something that most men would never have. I was his everything too, Anzu. My parents ripped me away from that. Neji is stoic to most, he is quiet. He believes in destiny, very deeply. He isn't very emotional and he hates spicy food. He has the prettiest eyes, since you never seen a Hyuuga I will give you this one-in-a-lifetime-chance to see Neji's beautiful eyes. Neji also has the prettiest hair, it's long, like all Hyuuga's wear it… But somehow prettier." I told her than got into detail about missions we were on, how he always was there for me. She loved the romance, devoured it-it was something that she hadn't found yet and still she wanted it knowing the cost. The minutes after that went past incredibly slowly. Somehow or other, I fell asleep.

"Tenten, we are outside the gate, I have informed the guard that he needs to rally every one up at the Hyuuga Compound and I paid him extra, so he didn't tell them it was because you were back. He just came back and said 'Mission Accomplished.' Tenten wake up, you're going to see Lee, Temari, and Neji." My eyes snapped open and I sluggishly got out of the carriage. Anzu fixed my hair and we grabbed our bags and shoved them at the guard and Anzu handed him even more money to go put them in a hotel, the finest.

"Anzu, I'm scared." I whispered the Hyuuga Compound coming into view. She rushed ahead and I cringed back. "Anzu, please, what if they hate me?" I asked worriedly. She turned around and laughed the sound of murmuring voices coming closer. I almost froze but I kept walking.

"Knock, knock." Anzu said opening the front door to the Hyuuga Compound. I followed her in, everybody was there staring at us, the new arrival. "The name's Anzu, and this is-" She turned to look at me. I was surprised that it wasn't her voice that uttered my name, but Neji's. I would recognize that voice anywhere, he moved through the crowd towards me standing in the front now. I felt a strange exhilaration shot through me as I rushed towards him.

"Neji!" I yelled and put my arms around him. The tears began to fall and I surprised at how tight he held me. His arms were so reassuring and safe. I held him as tight as he held me and then, all of a sudden, his lips were on me and there was fire. I was on fire, we were on fire. The intensity of the kiss felt like gasoline on a open flame. I gasped and then enjoyed what I had. The fire encircled us and then spread every inch of me that touched him was on fire, every part of him that touched me was on fire. When he moved his hand from my upper back to my lower back the fire traveled that path. It was overbearing, yet perfect. When we broke off gasping for air, everyone burst into applause, happy for my arrival, happy for Neji's happiness, happy for reunited love.

This story isn't even half done! Kay? Read and review if you want more! Okay? You else review or you don't, I'd rather you do. Oh please. This is one of the princess stories I'm writing-there is going to be 'Sand Princess' and 'Leaf Princess' Okay? But don't expect anything except mine and Natsumi's challenges and this and This is How Love Starts.

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