Unexpected Cyber Soulmate
Disclaimer:No, I do not own Naruto! Although I wish so. It belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. I love the characters and the show more than I love myself. Please don't sue me, I'll return them after I'm finished.
Summary: Hyuuga Neji- prodigy ninja + captain of the basketball team. Yes, he is capable than what we think! Well, everything changed when he met his cyber soulmate. When fate dropped in, will loveblossom? (Neji x 'adorable Cheery Blossom') Rated M for future chapters.
A/N: Why I wrote this?
Well actually I'm just finished watching Slam Dunk. It inspired me and suddenly this idea just popped into my mind. I want to try it out for myself. Ya, Neji's the captain of the basketball team, can you imagine that he's slamming?
A sort of the plots based on the movie "A Cinderella Story". If you love the movie; eventually you will love this piece. But it's not originally based, yet it's quite different.
I'm sorry, if it's boring.
... Chapter 1 ... My Cyber Soulmate
Today was so bored, Sakura have to write a new essay on genjutsu. She stayed in the library looking for books doing some research. She was good in genjutsu and probably the best in the class. Most likely she can get a very good passing grade without books, but she would like to do for some extra credit. She kneeled down to reach the books at the bottom shelf, it was completely stuck in the shelf. She summoned her full strength to pull out the book.
"HEY, WATCH-OUT!" someone yelled behind Sakura.
She heard someone called out and she looked up. She saw a few cumbersome books tumbling off from the shelf and almost hit her head, she put her hands up over her head tried to block the books from failing directly on her head.
Abruptly, nothing dropped off from the shelf after a few seconds.
At the very moment someone reached out and managed to grab the books before it's dropped. The glittering green eyes turned around and took a closer look at the man, trying to identify the person.
The man wore in his traditional Hyuuga robes with his hair down. (A/N: after timeskip, new appearance of Neji) His hair was smooth, looked to be silken. It was Hyuuga Neji, the Konoha hottest boy, whom just won the "Hottest Bachelor of the year" award last month, he got the highest votes and the second was Sasuke. She remembered the magazine clearly stated that he won the title not only because he was the prodigy shinobi or the captain of the basketball team, yet because of his silky long hair, white eyes and milky white, perfect complexions that probably look attractive.
But to Neji, the award was disgusting.
After the Chuunin exam, he has changed a lot, He was 'quite' cheerful, kinder and compassionate now, but was still a very serious person.
"Hey, can you please be gentle to the books? The shelf's almost collapsed!"
"Erm… I'm sorry…. I should know how to control my strength..…" she said in a humble tone, smiling soft and blushed slightly.
After the timeskip, Sakura had greatly enhanced her strength from her intense training under the fifth Hokage. Her superhuman strength can easily split the ground apart. Sometime she might lose controlled of her strength.
She got up and helped Neji to put back the books in their original place. Sakura was still watching him, not believing him for a second.
"Neji-san, I wasn't expecting you.… thanks!" she said sincerely.
"Welcome."
"Oh yeah, congratulations!"
"Sorry?" her words seemed caught his attention as he questioned gently and looked at her.
"You've won the "Hottest Bachelor of the year" award last month, right?" she looked at him and showed him the magazine that held in her hand. "Look! The latest Konoha Times issue number 579, you appeared on the cover, see?" she pointed the cover at him, "It was you, you don't have this copy?"
Finally he remembered, "Ahh… that's suck! Sorry, I'm not concern about that!" his brow furrowed along his handsome face.
"But undoubtedly, you're good, you deserve it, Neji-san! And-" she cut off in mid sentence by the sight of 'Neji was in the library'. She looked at him, disbelieving. "…..Ehh, what the hell are you doing here?" A question just added to her 'need-to-find-out-list'. This was a library, it was too strange to see him around.
"Well, It's a public library, it's not yours anyway, so why I can't be here?" he questioned her back.
"Yeah. Anyway I just don't get it… why Neji-san will hang out in the library. You should be training or meditating right?" she asked as she peered into his eyes.
He frowned, a crease forming again between his brows. Sakura had dredged up all the memories that Neji would like to forget and caused him to remember what had happened in this morning.
- Flash back -
It was a hot and humid afternoon, maybe it was the reason his genjutsu sensei was not in the good mood. Neji thought.
"Hyuuga Neji!" his genjutsu sensei snapped at him, "What the hell are you doing?"
"I know you're very good in taijutsu, but your genjutsu is disappointing me and your genjutsu essay writing is EVEN W O R S T! I don't want to fail you!" she said and added again, "You can't take the jounin exam next week without passing! I will start giving you extra homework from now."
"Huh? Mo-More homework?" Neji opened his eyes widely as he turned his gaze at his sensei, but he was calmer and quieter later.
That's not he hate writing, he got too much distraction that he can't focus on his writing homework. The stress to master his taijutsu combined with the pressure his basketball coach put on him as a captain had all finally gotten to him. But he never made it as excuses.
"Take back your work, redo it and put it on my table by tomorrow morning!" his sensei demanded as she throwing the paper on the floor.
Neji stood up and walk down the lecture hall. He squatted down to grab back his paper on the floor and slowly walked back to his seat. He sat down folded his arms over his chest and pouted. White eyes stared at his paper with agitation and annoyance. He was planning to drop this subject…
There was a moment of silence, when the sensei spoke. Her words hit Neji like a bullet. Everyone in the lecture hall gasped and stared at him while Shikamaru and Kiba were chuckling.
"You two, do you think it's funny?" her hand was pointing at both of them. "The basketball team's players all scored worst! SHIKAMARU- KIBA- LEE-TAKE BACK YOUR PAPER, REDO! Put it on my table by tomorrow morning! It this clear?"
They nodded their head in agreement.
"Aa… this is s-so troublesome… Redo again…" he stopped chuckling and smile bitterly at Kiba.
"Oh… I hate the sensei!" Kiba wailed.
"Hyuuga Neji!" it seemed that his sensei wasn't finished with him as he called out his name again. He looked up to face his sensei.
"I've already nominated you to enter the jounin exam. So please make sure you get yourself AT LEAST A PASS! I've set a very high expectations on you, so please don't disappointed me!" his sensei remarked sharply.
"Hai." He nodded. "How the hell, can I pass the subject…?" he mumbled, just loud enough for Tentento hear his words.
"Ano…. Neji, do you need my help?" Tenten bit her lip in concentration, "although my genjutsu's not very good, but I'll try my best to help you..…"
It was weird to see Neji so confused and lost. He never scolded by sensei so harshly like this.
"I'll be ok, Tenten. Thanks anyway." Neji said while offered a forced smile at her. His hand was still grabbing his grade 'E' paper.
Naruto turned his head at the back at Neji whom sat just behind him. "Neji! Maybe you should ask Sakura-san for tips, she's a genius in genjutsu. Look!" He showed him his paper and grinned, "I get a 'D', although it was still bad but at least passed! Thanks to her!"
"Sakura-san-" Lee wailed for help. She was sitting next to Naruto.
Neji signed again alongside his friends, but he was not going to ask the kunoichi. His pride would never allow him to do so or maybe he'll get someone else for help…..
- End Flash back -
Neji was getting a little bit impatient.
He took a deep breath and answered in one shot, "Ya, this place are hell for me, but why am I doing this? It's clear, you're in the class after all. If I still not coming out with something good, I'm gonna fail my writing subjects! Is that clear?" he said sharply which as usual and walked away with his arms crammed full of notes and other assorted books. (A/N: Wow! Neji reads!)
"SO that was why… It was too unexpected that Hyuuga Neji- reads! I'm sure he hates writing a lot!" she thought to herself.
It was a boring day, everything seemed to be completely normal. After taking a shower, Sakura sat down and switched on her computer in her room and open the chatting messenger, hoped that her cyber soulmate would be online.
She has an anonymous cyber soulmate- 'Fallen-Knight'. A guy whom she met over the internet a year ago in the high school chat room, he typed things like "the loneliest person in the world", a guy who simply just wants to be happy. She clicked on his name of and clicked to view his profile. It appeared on-screen.
Name: Fallen-knight
Age: 17
Rank: Chuunin
Address: -unknown-
Sex: Male
Favourite: Training, sport
H/P: - unknown -
Email: -unknown-
This was his profile, a lot of information was unknown. Sometime she wanted to know more about him, but that was not impossible. He seldom talked about himself.
About an hour later, she looked up at the computer screen and heard a familiar beeping sound.
-Fallen-Knight just came online -
She got the attention that her cyber-pal just appeared to be online, even though it was already midnight.
-12:20am-
Ms Ordinary: Hi there. (She greeted him as usual.)
Fallen-Knight: Not yet sleep? (He replied after a few second)
Ms Ordinary: Ya. So how are you sweetie?
(They call each other sweetie as they were very close cyber-pal)
Fallen-Knight: Yeah, not bad.
Fallen-Knight: Its nice having you to chat with, you know? (he added)
Ms Ordinary: Oh really? (she smiled)
Ms Ordinary: Thanks! I don't know what I'm going to do without you.
Fallen-Knight: How was your genjutsu essay? (He asked anxiously)
Fallen-Knight: Wow! Its suck and I can't even write! I nearly fail in the last time, now even worst, I failed. I just don't see why sensei assigned us writing essay, it's pretty ridiculous right?
Ms Ordinary: lol
Ms Ordinary: Well, I'm very good in it do you need my help?
Fallen-Knight: Couldn't be better. Actually I'm not asking other people for help. It's kind of shame for me.
Fallen-Knight: Anyway, Thanks!
Fallen-Knight: Well, let me forward my original copy to you. Check your email!
A few minutes later, Sakura opened the file from her email.
Ms Ordinary: Wow!... It's long.
Ms Ordinary: BUT messy, too many points were redundant and boring. And yeah irrelevant in research!
Ms Ordinary: The style of your writing was ramble!
Fallen-Knight: …..
Sakura had given him comments, harshly.
Soon, Sakura patiently explained some stuff that he hadn't quiet understand or can't catch during the class. She also taught him how to write a proper essay, gave him a lot of tips and hints to score. Their relationship drew closer as they always sharing and solving homework problems together.
An hour later…
Ms Ordinary: Ok, Do you get what I mean?
Fallen-Knight: Yeah, I think I got it. Thanks a lot. I'm sure I'm not going to fail this time.
Ms Ordinary: You're welcome!
Fallen-Knight: I wonder if I'll ever be able to write so well. I'm sure I can get at least a 'B' this time.
Ms Ordinary: Don't fluff your tail so proudly, it was just the beginning!
Fallen-Knight: lol
Ms Ordinary: Well as repay, how about telling me something about you? I'm interested to hear about your life.
(She asked for her curiosity of her 'yearly relationship' cyber-pal)
Fallen-Knight: Anything you want to know?
Ms Ordinary: Anything! Anything special about you!
Fallen-Knight: Hm… Nothing special actually! (he laughed slightly)
Ms Ordinary: Don't try to avoid my question! Or I'm gonna apply genjutsu on you!
Fallen-Knight: lol
Ms Ordinary: Hey, may I ask you a question?
Fallen-Knight: Shoot.
Ms Ordinary: Do you have a girlfriend?
Fallen-Knight: Huh?
Fallen-Knight: Not at this moment. (he paused and continued typing)
Fallen-Knight: I doubt you're interested in me?
Ms Ordinary: Maybe!
Fallen-Knight: Well, I can give you a chance. (he smiled wryly)
Ms Ordinary: Hn. Thick-skinned huh?
Fallen-Knight: No, I'm always proud of myself.
Ms Ordinary: lol
Ms Ordinary: All right then. I think I'll go now.
Fallen-Knight: Aww… It's still early.
Ms Ordinary: I'm sorry. Shall we chat again tomorrow?
Ms Ordinary: I'm too tired today. Night.
Fallen-Knight: Ok, have sweet dreams.
Fallen-Knight: :-*
Ms Ordinary: What's that? (actually she knew it, just wanted to make sure)
Fallen-Knight: A kiss, from me.
(This was the first time she received a kiss sign from him and she felt sweet.)
Ms Ordinary: :-*
Fallen-Knight: Bye.
Ms Ordinary: Bye!
Sakura signed out and closed her computer.
They had some interesting conversations that night.
She had known him over year, and had become cyber soulmate as they were able to share their feelings with each other. She always felt pleased and relaxed to chat with him. Somehow she might think that this was the best way to release her tension as he always made her smile, even when she's in the worst mood. He always made her felt better. She figured out one of the many reasons she loved to chat with him.
Apparently, she found her boring life sparkling wonderfully after she met him.
Author note:
Neji reading Neji laughing and Neji flirting Neji online!
Well, what do you think? Hope it wasn't too boring!
I'm making them have a little relationship going on, not so fast, their love growing slowly… yeah…
It's written without beta so excuse me for the mistakes. If you want to help healing my grammars you may msn or email me and we can discuss about it. Or if you find something in here which is irrelevant or you don't like please let me know and I'll be happy to correct it.
Oh, and one last thing, review! Good or bad, I would love to hear it.
Ja!