Tinted Passion
Chapter One: The Dream and Mission
Disclaimer: I don't own the show neither it's great awesomeness that overwhelms me. If I had owned the show in the first place I wouldn't be here would I? Yesss… exactly.
Summary: Tenten dreams of a dream of falling in love with the only Neji Hyuga. This makes her wonder if she genuinely does but stubbornly denies it. Then, unexpectantly Neji, Lee, and Tenten are assigned for a sudden mission which reveals the truth of Tenten's hidden love. Find out!
Pairing: Tenten/Neji (Pops popper. "Woot! Woot!)
Profile: Let's say that everyone is about four years older. (Around sixteen years old).
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Tenten's Dream
"Wow Neji! You're such a slow runner aren't you!" Tenten yelled from across a boundless field of flowers. He was like a half of a regular football field away from her.
"I'm just starting to warm up!" Neji smirked. They were playing a game of cat and mouse. Tenten the mouse, Neji the cat. The field they ran on was colored in many different pastel colors. Light blue, pale pale, and off-whites. The flowers were absolutely gorgeous, ranging from daffodils, daisies, pansies, and much more. There was surprisingly, no trees in sight but the field revealed it most breath-taking view, the misty mountains that sat before the two teens.
As Tenten continued to run with bits of laughter bursting between her breaths, she turned back to check how far Neji was from her when suddenly his face appeared right behind her! She gasped at the site of his appearance and that smirk that never left his face. It made her wonder, how the hell did he catch up? Then she continued to run up a hill.
"NEJI!" Unexpectantly, Tenten trips (don't ask how) and reaches out to grab something but the only thing to grab for was Neji.
"AH!" They both rapidly tumbled down the hill when they finally reached to a slow stop. Neji, lying on the ground while Tenten sitting on top, faces only breaths away from each other.
Tenten blushes as she stared wildly at Neji's beautiful and mysterious lavendar eyes. It made her quiver just a bit. Neji returned looking back at her mocha colored orbs. The moment was endless…
Neji smiled warmly at her priceless expression. "Tenten," he softly said.
"Yes Neji?"
"Tenten… I love you." His hand reached for Tenten's cheek and his other hand rested upon her waist. Tenten closed her eyes and gradually lowers her lips to his…
End of Tenten's Awesome Dream
It was a morning in Konoha and gaps of light slips into Tenten's blinds. The light dispersed over Tenten's eye level. She was still sleeping and savoring her make believe moments with the famous Hyuga, Neji. She clutched her pillow that rested right beside her even tighter and then slowly moved her right hand up close to and top of the pillows.
"Neji… I love you too…" she continues to caress her pillow. "You're hair is so soft."
At last, she wakes up hearing a loud banging on her room door. She jerked and forced herself to sit up straight. Tenten stared at her room door with red eyes due to opening them too quickly and a fuzzy head, with her hair tied in a ponytail, flowing everywhere. Then she turned her attention to her pillow whom who she thought was Neji.
She sighed. "Ugh. That was just a dream. I'm such a dork." Her eyes looked in a random direction and gazed at it. "How come this is always happending to me? I always dream of him! I hate him and anyways, he'll never like me because I'm just his team mate." A disappointment somewhat filled her mind but she immediately got off her bed and ran to get to the door. Her mother appeared as Tenten openned the door.
"Mom?"
"Tenten, a visitor has been waiting for you for awhile now."
"What? A visitor? Who is it?"
"I think it is your sparring partner."
"Sparring partner…" Tenten thought for a short moment. "NEJI! Mom! Why didn't you wake me up!" Tenten said angerily. The tone of her voice grew.
"Tenten dear, I did call you and I talked to your friend so that you'll have enough time to get ready but you didn't come down. That's when I went upstairs to wake you up."
"Damn… I was too absorbed into my dream that I couldn't even hear my mom calling me. I'm a bigger dork now!" Tenten thought. "And how long has my sparring partner been waiting for me?"
Tenten's mom sighed. "For about an hour now."
"AN HOUR!"
"Yes."
"MOM!"
"What?"
"ARGH!" Tenten slightly pushed her mom aside and hurried downstairs to met Neji who was sitting on her couch. He turned to look at her who was staring at him.
"You're finally awake Tenten," Neji responded lifting an eyebrow. He was shocked by the way she looked.
"Yes I know and I'm sorry… and stop giving me that look. I'm not stupid."
"Okay."
There was an odd silence accompaning the two.
"UGH! I completely humilated myself in front of Neji! How can I forget that I just woke up with bed hair?" Tenten yelled in her mind.
"Well," Neji started off, "we're assigned a mission, so I suggest you pay attention and snap out of that sleeping state of mind."
Tenten only glared.
Neji continued. "We are going to go a place called the Fire Village. There, we are to meet a prince who we have to escort safely back here, Konoha. According to Tsunadi, he is a very important person but she didn't mention why though."
"Okay so when do we start?"
"As soon as you're done sleeping."
"Ugh! Will you just shut-up!" Tenten snapped. "Hey where's Lee?"
Neji sighed. "He's awake already."
"Okay I get it. I'll go pack up already." Tenten started to head back up stairs to her room.
"Do it quickly."
"Okay."
Finally Tenten arrived outside, with her backpack and her hair fixed into two separate buns. In addition, she also brought her scrolls including this really big one and soon reunites with Neji and Lee.
"Tenten!" Lee exclaimed. "You're awake!"
"Yeah. She woke up as if she just came out of tornado," Neji teased.
"SHUT-UP!" Tenten barked.
"So Neji, how are we going to get there?" Lee asked.
"We're going to use a stagecoach."
"Well then. Let's go!"
The three headed to a stagecoach that was waiting for them. Two horses was buckled with some brown straps that attached them to the stagecoach. A man dressed in black with a ANBU mask sat in front of the stagecoach cart. Obviously, he was the driver of the transporter but the idea of the man being a ANBU ninja caused suspicion among the three.
"Hello," the ninja greeted. His voice seemed tired.
"Hi!" Lee exclaimed.
"Are you our driver?" Neji asked.
"Yes," the ninja croaked. "Why don't you kids get on and we can start our departure."
They all got on and the door closed on them. They all looked at each other and the journey to the Fire Village begins…
Tenten stared out the open window beside her. She sat next to Neji and Lee sat on the other seat in front of them. The wind pressed against her face and wonder stuffed her mind and thoughts. The view outside was pretty and not to mention, the ride was bumpy. The stagecoach swiftly passes by many trees. She stopped gazing outside and turned to Lee and Neji, both looking outside at the same window. She smiled at their blank expressions, but then faced her most of her attention to Neji.
To believe she has been with him (and don't forget Lee) with almost all her life. He has definitely has matured over the years and even now, he is wearing a different set of clothes. He wore the tradional Hyuga robes colored off-white kimono and a black slash was wrapped around his waist. His hair has also even changed in length being even longer than before.
Neji's eyes side glances Tenten in a quick motion and then following with his face. Tenten sharply turns her face back to the window and pretended that she has been looking out the window already.
Neji smirked. "Tenten."
Tenten pretended that she didn't hear him. Lee stopped looking outside and decided to watch the action between his two comrades.
"She ignoring me?" Neji thought. "Tenten," he repeated.
"Huh? Yes?" Tenten asked.
"Were you just looking at me?"
Tenten jerked a little. "What? I don't know what you're talking about?" She nervously said.
"I'm sure you do."
"Well sorry to disappoint you but I don't okay?"
Neji glared and Lee continued to watch. He sipped some hot chocolate that he brought with him and enjoyed the ongoing quarrel.
"Admit it Tenten."
"Argh… fine!" she confessed.
Neji smirked. "And why did you?"
A wave of wrath and rage exploded. "Why can't he just leave me alone?" Tenten thought but an evil idea popped up in her mind all of a sudden. "Well maybe beacause I remembered the time when we first met at the Academy."
Neji didn't respond.
"And the time I remembered that I've mistaken you as a GIRL!"
Neji twitched. "W-what?"
"Yes, that's right Neji. You heard me! When we first met I thought you were a girl!"
Lee continued to watch and popped some popcorn into his mouth. "This is good." He thought.
Tenten evilly smiled to the fact that her comment really ripped Neji apart durning the rest of the ride. They also didn't talk durning the rest of the day. Even when the driver had to stop to give some breaks to the horses, they didn't even look at each other.
Night Falls
It was at last night time and they haven't reached their destination yet. Tomorrow was when they were to reach the Fire Village but for now, they are to rest. The stagecoach stopped and they all got off to set up camp and eat food that they all packed in their backpacks.
Tenten approached her fellow companions. "I'm going to go take a bath. I'll be back soon."
"Okay," Lee replied. Neji didn't seem to care.
"And I'll get the firewood," the ANBU ninja suggested.
"Okay," Lee replied. Neji glanced at the ANBU ninja that slowly faded from his view. He felt an apprehension crawl near him.
Tenten walked away and headed for a nearby river in the forest they were in. It was pretty dark and a purplish, blackish layout painted the sky. White stars sprinkled the sky and the moon shined godly under the solemn mood. The trees began to rustle and the sounds of her footsteps were heard as she stepped on fallen leaves. She knew she was getting closer by the moment because the sounds of the rushing water grew.
At long last, she reached the river's boundaries. The river's currently was actually quite fast. If she'd come too close to the core of the river's running's, she'll be swept away in a flash. She began to undress herself and untied her hair. Her long mocha hair flowed to the middle of her lower back.
The water was unusually warm but it soothed her weary body.
"Ah…" she moaned. The unusual heated water refreshed her body.
A dark figure approached Tenten. Her back on turned on him. Suddenly the figure's hand slithered onto Tenten's mouth and in a fluent motion, he injects a shot into her back. She grunted and slowly, she grew dizzy and weak. The purple fluid that filled up the shot was slowly vanishing and swimming into Tenten's body system. She turned to her enemy but her view was so blurry, she couldn't tell what was the person behind her, except that he was wearing black…
Meanwhile with Lee and Neji.
Neji sat down beside Lee and gazed at the stars above them. Lee looked at him, thinking that he knows what's on his mind.
"Neji. I know what you're thinking."
He kept looking at the stars. "You do…"
"Yeah. You're worried about Tenten right?" A smile spreaded across his innocent face.
Neji started to twitch. "Clearly, you don't know Lee."
"Yeah I do! You kept asking why Tenten was looking at you."
"So what."
"So. I think she likes you!" Lee exclaimed.
"She likes me?" Neji thought. The idea was quite annoying and seemingly impossible but then the idea of her brought up in his mind.
"Byakugan!"
His vision rushed in colors of black and white to where Tenten has left, but he only sees a river. He turned his eyes to the left. Nothing. Middle. Still nothing. To the right. Something! Tenten was rapidly flowing to the direction of where a waterfall was beginning. She'll drown to her death!
"WHAT?" Neji says loudly. He cursed in his mind. Why isn't Tenten not noticing a waterfall ahead of her!
"Lee! I'll be back."
"Okay."
Neji leaves leaving Lee all by himself. Then a a voice was heard.
"Hello." A man dressed in an ANBU mask appeared. He had long hair that was colored purple with dark blue streaks. He carelessly popped out of a dark blue berry bush and faced Lee. Four other men was dressed the same way and dropped down from nearby evergreen trees. They surrounded Lee.
"Hey! Who are you?" Lee demanded. He instantly stood up and positioned himself into his fighting stance.
The man with the crazy purple and blue hair only smiled. "You shouldn't be worrying about that right now. Right now you should be worrying about your life."
Back to Neji.
He sprinted towards Tenten just enough time to call out for her before she falls over the waterfall.
"Tenten!" He called. "TENTEN!"
She didn't respond.
"Tenten! Tenten!" Neji called. He had a puzzled look but she continued to flow.
"Why isn't she responding!" Neji mumbled.
He stopped his running to think for a moment when he instantly openned his eyes and swiftly side stepped to the left. A man in an ANBU mask tried to inject something into Neji's back! He looked like the guy who was their stagecoach driver!
"What?" Neji thought.
Suddenly the ANBU ninja throws shurikens towards Neji, but Neji quickly blocks it. Then the fight turned into a hand in hand combat. This was a definate advantage for Neji.
"Juuken!" He quickly dodges a punch in the face and pushes both palms into the ninja's stomach. He successfully defeats his opponent and gives his attention back to Tenten who is just about to fall over the waterfall!
"Tenten!" There is no other choice. He focuses some of his chakra to run faster and dives into the rushing river. The hot water made him worry even more. There is someone behind this. At a length where he can finally reach Tenten, he stretches his hand towards her arm and pulls her close to him. He embraces her naked body and makes sure he is the one falling first because in a few more seconds, they'll fall into the line of death or life.
Yes! I'm finally done with the first chapter. Yes I know it was lame and maybe I do have to fix some stuff, but first I want to know what you think!
- Did you like it? Should I make another chapter?
- Will Tenten and Neji survive the fall?
- What about Lee?
Please no flames or I'll fire flames back right at cha TENFOLD! (Wow... I sound like Kirby and don't think this is some kind of threat). Criticisms are alright as long as they're not too harsh or you'll make me cry in the corner with my Neji plushie and my puffs tissue box. Okay I'll stop yappin, please review though. :D