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Summary- Childhood friends Neji and Tenten helped each other grow in many ways. However, once they reached 7th grade they became rivals. They challenged each other at every sport known to man. What happens when a contest and a couple of harmless bets come their way? Will their friendship be re-formed or change into something much more?? (NejiXtenten)
Author's Note- New story with NejiXtenten! Just thought I'd try a new couple ) I have good news and bad news.. good news is that I'm making a new story and sumbitting it tomorrow! ) Bad news, I have AP Exam to study for so from 4/3/07 onwards till 5/10/07 I won't update any stories I'll be too busy studying I'm sorry! i'll make it up to you guys I promise!
She combed her long brown hair as she looked at herself in the mirror. Her hair, was something she only grew in the summer and then cut it off the day before school started, even if it made her look "pretty" as her mother said.
She couldn't care less about how she looked, she had been a sporty girl ever since she was born.
She would spend her afternoons playing soccer with the boys instead of having tea parties. Her hazel eyes met the purple/orange sky. She was amazed by its beauty. "I saw my first sunset with you Hyuuga." She smirked.
As memories of the past came rushing back to her. Flashback- "Mama, I'm going to play soccer with Neji, okay?" Young tenten said. "Don't go to far honey! Be back by 7!" Her mother retorted. "Hai!" She quickly said while tying her shoelaces.
Outside there was a small boy with silver eyes and long black hair with a soccer ball at hand. "Hey, Tenten ready to play?" He asked. The tomboy replied, "You know it." As they kicked the ball back and forth. The hot sun was beating down on them with the two sweating like crazy.
Neji panted, "I still don't get how you do that trick." He caught his breath and drank some water. Tenten merely grinned, "Don't tell me you're jealous?" Neji smugly said, "Nope, not a bit Tenten." She turned around to see the beautiful sunset. "Oh my god, look the sun is setting! Looks so pretty ne, Neji-kun?" Neji shrugged, "You'd be prettier than the sunset if you grew your hair out."
Tenten sarcastically said, "Was that a compliment or insult?" He said dryly, "Both." Tenten stood up and yelled, "I don't want to grow my hair out because it just gets in my way, especially in playing sports!" Neji said, "You should wear pigtails Tenten. You'd be pretty cute."
She turned red and fumbled for words, "A-Ano..I think it's time for dinner! See you tomorrow Neji-kun! Saynora!" As she ran off into the distant she waved bye. She smiled because she believed nothing, not even the sunset, was as beautiful as their friendship.
Present- Yes, their friendship was the most beautiful she knew sadly it fell apart when they reached 7th grade. She didn't remember much of the details but the fact Neji was slowly turning more cocky, arrogant and smug bothered her. Also telling everyone that he could easily beat her at any sport and claiming that while they were together they did... "it"
When those rumors came about Tenten was so furious she told him she hated him forever and wouldn't be friends with him anymore. So that's how their friendship slowly ended...
Tomorrow was the first day of 11th grade in Konoha Academy, a private school. She liked the school for the most part, besides the degrading uniforms they had to wear. A short skirt and a shirt that had a shield with the two main colors of the Konoha Academy.
Lately Uchiha Sasuke has been hitting on her and ever since they reached high school he suddenly liked her. That boy had 99 of the female's affection and Tenten was part of that 1 that despised him. She had many reasons to hate him. Well first off, he stole her first kiss at Sakura's Sweet 16 last year.
He had cornered her and the words he said that night still haunt her, "I can't wait till you're mine, I'll make you feel things that you never ever felt before with that Hyuuga." He had constantly tried to court her.
Neji had never tried to stop him since he was currently dating Sakura Haruno, one of her great friends. She knew though that Sakura was only using Neji to make Sasuke jealous. Sakura liked Sasuke but, he loved her who cared less about him... Next morning she got up and wore her school uniform and heard a car honk.
She grabbed her backpack and saw Sakura in her car... "Ohayo, Tenten! Ready to go?" She called. Tenten grinned but her grin slowly faded when she realized who was in the front seat with her. Neji Hyuuga... "Hey Sakura!" She answered back. Tenten said in a monotone, "Hey, Hyuuga." Neji annoyed asked, "Why is Tenten here?" Sakura said, "For the hundredth time she's my friend.
"So, how are you?" Sakura asked while driving. Tenten cursed, "Damn, this guy keeps texting me." In a bored tone Neji said, "You mean Sasuke? You know you're lucky a guy of his status even talks to you." Irritated Tenten said, "What if I don't want to be lucky? He is such an asshole!"
Sakura said, "Hey guys, what did I say about fighting!" Neji and Tenten ignored each other. The handsome raven-haired teen Uchiha Sasuke had a couple buttons undone on his shirt with his sexy smile that made girls swoon.
As the pink car approached he grinned. Tenten said, "I've had enough dealing with you Hyuuga! I'll go to school a different way!" Sasuke smiled, "Hey, Tenten want to ride with me instead?" With his suggestive looks she simply shook her head, "No thanks, Uchiha!" Sasuke said, "We're in 11th grade, Tenten, can't we start going out?"
Tenten smirked, "Sure, in the next million years!" She stalked off immediately. Temari said, "So, the Uchiha is still hitting on you?" Tenten gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, when will he just give up!?" "Why don't you just accept his offer so he will leave you alone?"
Temari asked casually. Tenten shocked said, "Why on earth would I do that?!" As they got closer to their homeroom Temari reminded, "Because this year we have junior prom, don't you want a date? Who cares if it's Sasuke, at least it's someone that everyone wants." "Not to burst you bubble or anything but, he's not someone I want." She kindly pointed out.
As they entered their homeroom they saw Shikamaru, Ino, Naruto, Hinata, Sakura, Sasuke, and a lot more kids. As the homeroom teacher handed out the schedules Sasuke was giving her lustful looks. She looked at her schedule- Period 1- gym, Period 2- Physics, Period 3- Math, Period 4- US History, Period 5- English Honors, Period 6- Spanish 4 Honors, Period 7-Lunch, Period 8- Computer, Period 9- Studyhall. She moaned. She didn't want to take all those Honors classes but, her mother insisted on it.
A smile came across her lips, there was no way Uchiha could be in all those hard classes. Shikamaru, a smart lazy kid who was dating Ino asked, "So Tenten, you taking all those hard classes huh?" She sighed, "Yea, you Shikamaru?" Shikamaru said, "I'm taking Physics Honors, US History Honors, and that's about it. Too many hard classes would be troublesome."
Tenten smiled, "You could so take them." Sakura came over where Tenten was sitting and whispered, "Tenten, I think I should break up with Neji. When should I break it to him?" Tenten answered immediately, "As soon as possible because he keeps annoying me, saying how you guys are so "close"." Sakura chuckled, "Neji and I haven't even reached third based unlike you and Neji."
Tenten said, "Don't even go there! You know that was a lie!" Sakura continued to tease her, "What does his body look like? I already know he's a fantastic kisser." "Sakura, leave me out of your affairs, especially with Neji Hyuuga!" She shut the door and silently thought of the day he tried to apologize to her in 9th grade.
Flashback- "Tenten! Tenten! Tenten, Please wait!" said a worn-out Hyuuga. She stood frozen without turning her back. Her long brown hair came to her waist it was summer. Neji just happened to meet her and chased her down. Tenten merely said, "What do you want?" Neji said, "Listen, Tenten, I want to be friends with you again. I miss you." She had her back still turned on him and whispered, "We can't...I can't trust you again Neji." She turned around to show her sad face.
As tears glided down her face her hazel eyes softened, "You were my first best friend and betrayed me. I can't..." Neji, held her in his arms and said, "Sorry, Tenten. I didn't mean for this to happen. As the sun began to set her athletic frame was shaky. "At least let me do something to show you how sorry I am." As her hazel eyes opened his lips were so close to her. His breath ghosting her neck.
As she slowly moved away she just hugged him and said, "Neji, how could you..."
Present She sighed that was a scary experience for her. Her hazel eyes scanned to meet Neji's briefly. She turned red and muttered something that had a curse.
Neji's POV
Although she never knew with her hair down she looked like the prettiest girl in the world. Although they never shared the kiss he wished they did that day. Tenten grumbled, "Who does he think he is staring at me?"
I came over as she silently cursed Shit, Shit! I said, "So, Tenten, you going to give in to Uchiha yet?" Tenten smirked, "Why, you jealous? Don't you have Sakura?" Neji said, "Yea, but I know it's going to end soon since she's got the hots for Uchiha."
"H-How did you know?" She stuttered. "I knew the whole time, but then again we used each other for a mutual benefit. She keeps away the fan-girls and she is trying to make Uchiha jealous, which isn't working because he has his eyes on you."
Disgusted she started to walk away, "Who needs Uchiha? Want to play basketball tomorrow? I'll beat you for sure!" He smirked, "Cocky girl, how about we make this interesting?" Tenten said, "Keep talking." He continued, "If I win the basketball game you go out with Uchiha so he can see how stupid you are, and Sakura can finally get her wish."
Tenten said, "And if I win?" He said, "What do you want?" Tenten looked towards the window, "How about you go out with Karin." She knew that he didn't like Karin, she was like the #1 fan girl of Neji & Uchiha Sasuke. Tenten said, "So, is it a deal or not?" He said, "You are so on."
As Tenten headed towards the gym to hear, "Tenten! Wait up!" She turned around to meet Karin speak of the devil. A girl with shoulder length black hair and wore glasses usually but, since the time she entered high school she changed to contacts to hopefully catch Neji's or Sasuke's eye.
Tenten said, "Karin, right?" Karin beamed, "Yea, so you're playing against Neji?" Tenten smiled, "Yea, just to show him that I'm better than him." Karin asked, "You practically were best friends with the guy why can't you guys be friends again?"
Sakura, who had just arrived sitting next to them on the bleachers in the gym. "Don't go there Karin. She doesn't like talking about it." "It's not that! Talking about that guy just infuriates me!"
Karin asked, "So, are you going with Uchiha Sasuke to prom?" Tenten said, "well.." Sakura smiled. Sasuke held her and said, "You bet we are."
Karin's eyes turned into hearts, "Uchiha Sasuke!!" Sasuke said, "Tenten, come on come to prom with me?" Tenten said, "Why should I?" Sasuke smirked, "Because there are no other options, most other guys already have a date so why not?"
Tenten said, "Once our basketball game is over I'll give you an answer." Sasuke smiled, "Aw, Tenten is finally giving into me."
He held her hand and kissed it. She sighed, "Uchiha, you never give up do you?"
Preview for the next chapter-
She was sweating harder than ever she silently thought when did he get this good?
Her hazel eyes locked onto his movements. I won't lose! Especially to him!
Sasuke smirked, "This is getting interesting."
Karin said, "What are you talking about Tenten looks so tired! She's going to lose at this rate!"
Sakura gazed at the raven-haired teen and thought you want tenten to lose don't you?
"Why is everyone here?" Lazy shikamaru asked.
"Shikamaruuu, we're late look there are no good seats!" She whined.
"You lose, time to do what you said you would."
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