Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto...if I did Tenten would have a last name and she would be with Neji
Waiting For You:
"Why were you with Uchiha?"
"Huh? You know he has a name..."
"Hn...don't play stupid...I SAW you with my own two eyes...why...were...you...with...
UCHIHA?!" Neji spat out.
Tenten ignored her angry teammate. Two members of Team Gai, to be more specific
Neji Hyuuga and Tenten, were sparring at their training grounds. The two of them would
be the first ones on their team to show up. They always trained together, while Lee and
Gai trained together.
"Soshoryu!"
"Kaiten!"
Once again, Neji successfully blocked all of Tenten's weapons with his Heavenly
Spin...not that Tenten was trying to hurt him. Oh no...Tenten needed to practice her
Rising Twin Dragons while Neji needed to hone his Heavenly Spin. As Tenten landed on
the ground, she panted heavily.
"Why were you with him dammit?!"
"Why do you care?!It's none of your business anyways!" Tenten growled angrily, her
amber eyes glaring at him. Neji just glared right back, and he eventually won their
glaring contest. Tenten sighed.
"What's the matter Neji-kun?" she asked gently.
"Nothing...except Uchiha..." Tenten now glared at him again.
"WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM NEJI?!WHY DO YOU HATE SASUKE SO
MUCH?!" she cried out angrily. She gripped his wrist tightly and spun him around to
face her. He struggled and jerked his hand away.
"Hn...you...were...going...out...with...HIM...of all people," he seethed out.
Tenten starred at him disbelievingly.
"So?It's normal for a girl to go out with a guy...is it not?" she questioned coolly.
"That's not what I meant...you don't understand, do you?" Tenten rose an eyebrow.
"What is it then?"
Neji's pale lavender eyes met her chocolate brown ones.
"You said you would wait for me...forever if you had to...I think I might love you..."
Flashback
A thirteen-year-old girl with brown hair put up into two buns with amber eyes tapped
on a certain Hyuuga prodigy. It was none other than Tenten and Neji.
"Ohayo Neji-kun," she said grinning at him. He nodded at her curtly and began to
walk away.
"What do you want?" Neji said in monotone when he saw her following him.
"W-W-well..uhh..umm.." Tenten stuttered. Neji glanced at her, amused. It wasn't
everyday that Tenten stuttered.
"Well? Go on..." he said smirking as he stared deep into her eyes. That caused her to
turn red as a tomato.
"N-neji...I think I l-love you..." she trailed off as she saw his eyes widen. Never did she
see Neji so surprised.
"Hn...shinobis are not suppose to show emotions...in case you forget," he glanced at
her sharply.
"I know...but-" Neji cut her off.
"But nothing. Love is a weakness. You are only thirteen and you're too young to even
know what love is. It's probably a pointless crush. It isn't worth your time. I can never
love you back," he said harshly. Tenten smiled sadly. She knew he would never return
her feelings, but she thought he should know.
"Hai...but Neji-kun...I'll wait for you forever if I have to," she said turning away, "and
I will!" He watched her retreat to her house.
End Flashback
Tenten's eyes widened. "So you still remember..." she said smiling a bit. Then her
smile turned upside down to a frown as her eyes hardened. "So you expect me to still
wait for you?!" she demanded.
"Hn...YOU'RE the one who said you will," he scoffed.
"And YOU'RE the one who said I was only thirteen...that I was too young to know
what love is!" she cried back angrily. Before she knew it, tears streamed down her face.
She collapsed and started sobbing.
No...stop yourself...shinobi aren't suppose to show emotions, she scolded herself.
STOP DAMMIT!
But she couldn't, no matter how hard she tried. A pair of strong arms encircled her and
pull her into a tight hug.
Neji's hugging me, she realized. He probably pities me and thinks I'm weak, she
thought bitterly. She put her hands on his shoulders and shoved him off.
"I don't need your pity," she said coldly, "The past is the past." Then she smiled sadly
and said, "Perhaps I was young...weak...foolish to have thought I loved you..." then her
eyes grew dull and cold, "but not anymore. I'm not that weakling anymore." Tenten
turned to walk away, but someone grabbed her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. She
spun around to see Neji's expressionless face. Then his face softened the tiniest bit.
"Perhaps I was wrong. I was young too. I grew up almost my whole life without
knowing what love was. But I think I know now," Neji said. He pulled her into his arms
and embraced her again. Tenten could've sworn she saw the corners of his mouth twitch
slightly into a tiny smile. She couldn't help but return the hug.
I still love him...no matter how much I deny it, she realized.
After the hug ended, Tenten grinned at Neji.
"Oh yeah...I wasn't on a date with Sasuke. He was just asking me tips on using
weapons from yours truly," Tenten said winking. Then she dashed across the training
grounds. Normally, Neji would get pissed if he was lied to or tricked. But he made an
exception this time. He ran after her and tackled her to the ground. He collapsed next to
her and smiled slightly. She grinned back.
Who could've thought it would turn out like this, Neji and Tenten both thought.
What do you all think? My first attempt at a one-shot. Please R&R.
-SteelBlossom