Title: Mere Seconds
Author: Solitude Whispers
Pairing: Hyuuga Neji and Tenten
Rating: Teen for cursing and suggestive themes
Summary: Neji always thought of her as a mere seconds kind of woman.

dis-claim'er, n. a denial or renunciation, as of a claim or title: a statement made to save one's own ass.

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Hyuuga Neji sat in the gardens of the Hyuuga compound, staring into the pond at the goldfish swimming along their merry way; but he wasn't paying attention to the fish. All his thoughts were occupied on his partner and cell mate, Tenten.

He was pure bred from the Hyuuga clan and found out that, in his life, there were many things he could do within a certain time frame, but his lovely cell mate, Tenten, out ranked him on that accomplishment. Neji always thought of her as a mere seconds kind of woman.

Like how Tenten could summon more than one hundred weapons in less than five seconds.

He grimaced. Being on the end of those weapons could also be deadly. He should know.

He chuckled. Tenten could go from happy to angry to confused and back to happy in a little more than ten seconds.

He always enjoyed watching her facial expressions change with her mood.

He loved the fact that Tenten could change his mood from annoyed to normal in less than fifteen seconds.

He smirked. Tenten was capable of going from "I will not give into you, Neji!" to "Oh God, please, take me now Neji!" in less than twenty seconds.

His mind went into lala land at the mere thought of how long it took Tenten to undo her hair, rip of both of their clothes, and tackle them onto the bed.

The record so far: thirty seconds.

And he loved the fact that, in less than forty-five seconds, she was ready to go again after an hour or two of making love.

"Oi, Neji!"

He was pulled out of his sexual fantasies by the voice of the one plaguing his thoughts. He turned his head and saw her beautiful smile as she walked over to him, dressed casually in a pink summer dress with white slip-ons.

Tenten might be able to accomplish many things in under a minute, but he could do it too.

"Whatcha doin', Neji?"

The ebony haired shinobi stood as she neared him. He took her into his arms and bent down, pushing his lips to hers in a slow, passionate kiss.

One point five seconds was all it took him to take his lovely partner into his arms and kiss her.

Neji pulled back and placed a gentle kiss onto her forehead, "I love you."

Two seconds to declare his undying love.

"I love you too," Tenten smiled and looked up into his eyes, "but what are you doing?"

He shrugged, "Being sexy, I suppose."

Three seconds to be corny.

"Okay, Romeo," she playfully smacked his arm, "come back inside so we can decide our plans. Hiashi said he'd only watch the kids for an hour."

"Yes ma'am."

As they walked back to the compound hand-in-hand, Neji realized that some of their greatest, and not so greatest, accomplishments could be performed in under a minute, but it really didn't matter.

It took them five years to admit their feelings.

Now, ten years later, here they stand married with two beautiful children and a lifetime of love left.

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OWARI

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AN: Appetite for destruction: Boredom, NejixTenten, and randomization. Really, did it make any sense?