Neji held up the torch to light his way through the tunnel, all the while grumbling about... well, everything.
He had a nice life before hand. Sure, he wasn't a ninja to a village, so he didn't get a steady pay so he was theif, but he was good at it and it challenged him. Sure, he viewed his family as a big mess of politics that he didn't want get involed in and was a traitor to them, but he liked being away from them and even with all the fame those big clans like his family could give him, he was determined to make his own name. Sure, he was on the run from the Leaf for stealing their precious necklace that truely belonged to the missing daughter of Tsunade, one of the sannin, but really, he would have more use of it then some girl that had been missing since she was a week old! As far as anyone knew, she could be dead right now! They lived in a dangours world, and he had no idea why they still had hope that she would be alive... But, still, he liked his life.
Until he hid in that stupid tower, and was stupid enough to get knocked out by a frying pan and now he was traveling with a weapon nut to get that stupid necklace back. That necklace better sell at a good price or else this would not be worth it.
"So..." And now she's talking. He glanced behind him to hear what she has to say. They had just gotten out of that tavern and the girl, Tenten, had somehow convinced a room full of B to A (And maybe one or two S) rank missing-nins to let them go so she could follow her dream. How she had done that, he didn't know. She was looking around the tunnel in boredom, her long blond hair trailing behind her and her stupid frying pan in her hand. "Do I get to know about your backstory, Fate?"
"No." He answered simply. "But I want to know yours. Obviously, I know not to ask about the hair..."
"Nope!" She said, smiling cheekily.
"Or the mother..."
"No!"
"And, frankly, I don't want to know about the weapons that come out of no where..."
"My secret!"
"But, I have to ask..." He paused, wondering if this was rude before shrugging and deciding he didn't care. "If you wanted to go see the lanterns so badly, why didn't you go before now?"
He watched he from the corner of his eye to see how she would react. She drew back rather quick in response to the question, and he could tell he had hit a nerve just by the way she was bitting her lip. He waited patiently for her to answer, if she even would, but as she started to open her mouth, he grabbed her hand and started dragging her faster down the tunnel.
"Woah! Fate!" She said, startled. "What happening?!"
"Ninjas. They found us!" Was all he said and soon they were outside, back in the sunlight...
And on the edge of a deadend. There was no way to go, as only the strongest legs could jump across the gap in construction of the dam and Neji wasn't trained for that and Tenten certianly wasn't. He was about to grab Tenten and start running down the cliff, when the Ninjas caught up woth them. Neji scowled and thought about running anyway, but decided that would put their backs ungaurded. So he just got into stance and stood defiently infront of Tenten.
"Who are they?" Tenten asked in an hushed tone.
"They don't like me." Neji said, though he could give her a clearer answer, as he reconized Kakashi Hatake, Might Gai, and Anko (He could never remember her last name) in the mist of Leaf Nins. He decided that telling her their names would only freak her out. He winced slightly and scowled deeper when Rock Lee, of all people, came bareling out of the tunnel. He had thought he had gotten rid of that pesky idiot back when he had hid inside Tenten's tower, but no, here he was. God, he was worse then a dog!
"Who's that?" She asked a bit louder.
"He doesn't like me either."
Crash! Glancing over his shoulder quickly, he felt like faceplaming at the sight of Hiden and Kakuzu bursting out of a tunnel across the gap. He had thought he lost them after he double crossed them and took the necklace. In hindsight, that probably wasn't a good idea, but hindsight is 20-20 after all.
"Who are they?!" She asked in a very loud voice.
"Look, just assume everybody here doesn't like me!" He yelled. They next few minutes were a blur, like any big battle. He started fighting the jonin but then Lee ran to him and they started fighting and at some point, Tenten used her hair to get away to the otherside of the gap and then swung some back for him. Kicking Lee in the stomach to get some time, and thankful the jonin had backed away to give Lee his fighting time like any good ninja so Neji had time to swing across the gap and meet up with Tenten.
Then they heard a pounding.
Looking back, they saw Lee was kicking one of the beams to the dam, and was about to make it break open. Thinking quickly, Neji picked Tenten up and ran to the closest opening, with water right behind them. They managed to get in, but not before the water picked up a big rock and shut the opening behind them. To make matters worse. the cave was still filling with water and they were at another dead end.
They were stuck.
It took until they water was up to their chests for Neji to accept that fact, though, and looked for a way out, going even as far as clawing the side of the cave. All he got out of his efforts was a rather bad cut on his hand.
Tenten took a dep breath and was about to dive in to look when Neji caught her arm and pulled her back up. He shook his head sadly. "I looked everywhere. There's nothing down there." Tenten just looked at him before putting her head in her hands.
"This... this is my fault!" She said, looking about to cry and leaving Neji lost on what to do. How do you calm down a crying girl about to die? "I shoul;d have just listened to mom! If I never left my tower-! I'm sorry Fate!"
That name! That stupid stupid name that he choose for himself to distence himself from his clan! He didn't want to be called that name right now! "Neji Hyugu."
"W-what?" She asked, looking up.
"My real name." He said, resting his head on the wall. Even his bloodline limit wasn't going to help them now. "Someone should know."
"..." She was silent before laughing humorlessly. "I have magic hair that glows when I sing."
What?
She paused and smiled, clearly oblivous to his confusion. "I have magic hair that glows when I sing!" She took a deep breath and started singing as fast as she could before the water overtook their heads. "Flower gleam and glow! Let your power shine-!"
That was all she could get out before the water overtook them, but it was enough. It was only dark for a moment before her hair let up and Neji used all his willpower to not suck in water by gasping. Tenten looked as if she would be squealing if she had air and they soon found a wayout, causing all of the water to flood out and for them to have air.
Now, again, since he could talk.
"What the hell was that?!"
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He smiled a small smile as he watched mother and daughter reunite. Tsunade looked happier then she had in years, and Tenten was taking her new black hair-shorter then she was used to but still long for most girls- in stride. Leaf was heppy to have their princess back, enough to let him come back. He could get used to it again, he supposed. Anything to be with Tenten.
Even being so close to his clan. Though, turns out, Hinata- the one family member he was sure wasn't greedy and power-dictated- was now the clan head. You could miss alot when you were a missing-nin, huh?
Lee wouldn't get off his back now, though. Since he had so much fun fighting before, the green-clad ninja was more then happy to make him his "Eternal Rival" now that the Hyugu boy was a Leaf Nin again. He didn't know what that meant, but judging how Kakashi Hatake was looking at him afterwords, it wasn't good.
But still...
Tsunade looked at Tenten in confusion before pointing to him. Tenten nodded and Tsunade smiled at him, becking him over.
Yes, he could like his life this way.
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Yes, so this is because I'm bored. Give me an disney movie- prefeably princess thoughyou can try with something else.(It just depends how well i know the movie.)- and/or a couple/scene and I'll write it. Have fun and review please!