Ok boys and girls, this one was requested by my beloved Taichou! Here ya go, T-t-t-TAICHOU! (ung?)
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Neji Hyuga, the king of stoicism, sat in his room, alone. Sometimes just being alone in the dark was enough to relieve the massive headache that was Rock Lee. Neji truly did love his team but…. Well, ok. He loved TenTen. But she didn't know it. Not yet at least. It seemed like the only time Neji could get close to her was on missions or during training. Neither of those situations did him any good because he was either trying to protect her or kick her ass. He decided not to try and show his feelings for her during either of those. Also, Rock Lee and Gai Sensei were there. They were always there, with their stupid puke-green jumpsuits. Gross.
Neji sighed and massaged his throbbing temples. He swore to himself that if he ever got over this headache without dying he would try to be a little less stoic all the time and show more emotion to those he cared about.
"Hyuga?" TenTen's voice cracked his precious silence and a ray of light shone on his face as she quietly opened his door. Although his head felt like exploding, a part of him didn't mind that she had found him.
"Oh, sorry. Were you sleeping?" She asked quietly, starting to back out of the room.
"No!" Oops, too urgent. "Uh, no. You can come in."
"Hiding from Rock Lee and Gai Sensei again?" She said with a cute smirk and a samll giggle.
"Yes, of course. Care to join me?"
"Sure thing!" She laughed as she closed the door behind her and sealed herself into a world of darkness. "Oh, it's darker than I thought. How can you see anything?"
"Byakugan," he answered with a small smile on his lips.
"Shit!" TenTen tripped on an unseen object and fell forward. Before she could hit the ground, strong hand scooped her up and placed her on a soft surface.
"There we go, I wont let you fall." Neji placed her on his bed and sat down next to her.
"Oh, You caught me, thanks Hyuga."
"Would it hurt to call me Neji?"
"Would it hurt to quit holding me so tight?" She said with a small wince on her face. He saw her face and realized he was still holding her.
Wait…. he saw her. She couldn't see him…. Now was the perfect opportunity to show her how he felt.
"Hyuga? C'mon, what are you doing?"
"Hold still,ok?" She slightly wriggled in his strong arms but was otherwise still.
He moved his head close enough to hers so that their forehead protectors were touching. He reached behind TenTen and untied her protector and took it off. He took off his protector as well. Then, he pressed his warm face gently to hers. She didn't resist but let out a small gasp.
She responded to his touch by nuzzling her face into the crook of his neck. Judging by her body heat, he could tell she was blushing. He wrapped his arms around her and gently whispered to her.
"Is this what you want?" He didn't want to pressure her, he cared too much for her to do that. She let out a breathy "yes."
After she gave him permission, there was no going back. He lifted her chin and gently brushed his lips against hers, still testing the water. She hesitantly brushed back and leaned against his strong chest. Her own chest was hammering as her heart was going crazy.
"Neji-kuuuuuunnn! TenTen-kuuuunnnn!" They could hear Rock Lee all the way down the hall.
"Damn." Neji cursed under his breath.
"'Neji-kun' haha!" TenTen tried not to laugh as Neji kept cursing Lee's uncanny ability to ruin every perfect moment ever. "Don't worry, we can continue this later." She said with a small wink.
"Damnit, you're cute." He stole another kiss before Rock Lee burst through the door and began to give his usual spiel about youth and fighting and teamwork and friendship and all that jolly bull.