Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. : P
A/N: OMG, I am SO sorry for the super-super-super-long wait. Please refrain yourselves from murdering me until I'm finished with this story and I right my will XD. I had another looong writer's block. I'll try my hardest to update!!
"Welcome to Hyuuga Motel! Can I help you?" Tenten chirped to the new customer. He got easily drawn into her happy atmosphere, and blushed lightly as he said, "I made a reservation here. Check under the name, Takahashi Naoki."
"Hai!" Tenten gave him a broad smile, and skipped her way down to the other end of the counter where the computers were. Takahashi Naoki-san just dreamily stared after her, probably silently melting away in his mind. I stared too, but at him. When we finally met eyes, he flinched, gave a small shudder, and turned stone-stiff. Takahashi quickly snapped around to stare in front of him.
"Alright, here are your keys!" Tenten gave him his keys, motel receipt, all that, while Takahashi rigidly nodded, avoiding both her and my eyes. He scooped up the stuff and bowed down quickly, muttered a quick "Arigato-gozaimasu" and ran out the door in one quick move. Tenten didn't even have time to return the bow.
"Really, Neji, you're going to scare away the customers if you keep doing that." Tenten laughed while saying this. It was our lunch break, and we were outside, in that quiet meadow that started it all. We were eating a bento Tenten made for two.
"Hey, a boyfriend needs to be overprotective sometimes, right?" I remarked, before eating the little sausage squid from Tenten's chopsticks that was offered out to me.
"Don't say I didn't warn you when the CEO begins to blame you for decreasing profits!" She teased, and stuffed her mouth with rice.
It's been two years since Tenten started working here, and two years since we started going out. The entire staff, including the president of Hyuuga Hotels, Hyuuga Motels' predecessor, knows about our relationship. At times, it can be very annoying. After the little scare with Tayuya, she apologized sincerely, helped out at the motel a lot more, and even won some Staff of the Month awards. Then, she decided to try modeling. Now, Tayuya's an idol, and is quickly growing popularity among the kids and teenagers. She often books a cabin here, just to visit us. We're pretty good friends now.
"Gong gong gong" Tenten swung her head in the direction of the motel, and said, "There's the bell. We better go."
"Alright, can you help pick me up?" I held out a hand.
"Sure, tough guy" She rolled her eyes in a teasing way, and accepted my hand. As she pulled me up, apparently she pulled me up too hard, because with a soundly thud we were back on the tall grass again.
"Oof, wow you're heavy," Tenten poked me in the chest.
"All that 'heavy' is called muscles," I got up, brushed myself off, and helped Tenten up. She gave me a long, full kiss, before I said, "Let's go, before they think we're doing something inappropriate."
Tenten laughed at that, grabbed my hand and we ran back to the motel.
"Welcome to Hyuuga Motel, how may I help you?" Tenten went back to assisting customers, while I ran back and forth from the reservation desk to the file room behind it. The phone started ringing softly. I glanced at Tenten. She noticed the phone too, but was busy helping a family of four. She nodded at me to pick it up.
"Hello?" I said in a monotone voice.
"Neji-san? Good, it's you. Come to the back of motel. Bring Tenten too." With a click, the person on the other end hung up, leaving me with that slightly annoying beep. I sighed. It was no other then Tsunade-san, manager of the hotel. She requested that everybody call her Tsunade-sama, but we just call her Tsunade-san. Only the ones willing to commit suicide would call her Tsunade-chan.
"Tenten, Tsunade-san wants us."
"Got
it. Hey Rin, fill my spot."
"'Kay!" With that, we were
out the door, going to the secret entrance at the back. The entrance
was hardly used. Who would use it now?
"You're finally here. You guys are so slow." Tsunade-san tapped her nails on her clipboard, with an obviously annoyed look at our pace. A man in a silver suit, with a cigar in his mouth stood next to her. His purple hat stood out against the black suits of the bodyguards behind him, all stone silent with an expressionless face. Next to the cigar-smoking man stood a younger man, with a square jaw and hair that seemed to pile all on one side. His bangs covered his left eye, with the tips of his hair a dyed brown red. He was wearing much simpler and casual attire, consisting only of a white t-shirt with a green collar under a red jacket, with dark denim jeans to match. On his collar bone laid a necklace, and in the middle of the silver pendant was a scripted D. I cringed. After seeing the necklace, I immediately knew who it was.
"Dareh!" Tenten squealed, rushing towards him with arms open for a hug. Several of the bodyguards made a motion to stop her, but Dareh motioned that it was okay.
"Hey Ten, how's it been?" He swooped her up in a giant hug. Tenten threw her head back and laughed. She playfully swatted him. "I can't believe you still call me that!"
Dareh Takamura. Famous famous famous singer/actor. Everybody knew him. He had the largest fan club known, and if you insulted him in front of them, they will find you, and beat the living shit out of you. I've seen them do it. (Courtesy of Naruto the moron).
Apparently, everybody forgot that I was still in this little happy reunion scene. I cleared my throat, and Tenten thoughtfully remembered. Wriggling out of Dareh's grasp, she skipped back to my side, and clung on my arm.
"Dareh, this is my boyfriend, Neji. Neji, Dareh's one of my childhood friends." Tenten introduced us. Maybe it was just me, but I thought I saw Dareh frown at the word "boyfriend". Even if he did frown, all traces of it were gone, because immediately after, he nodded and smiled at me like I was his long-lost brother.
"Hey Neji, what's up?" No –kun at the end, no manners. He held up his hand, but I only replied, "Good." I didn't take up his handshake.
Awkwardly, Dareh put his hand down, and let it slide. Turning to Tsunade-san, he said "I really think I'm gonna like it here, Tsunade-chan!"
Holy shit. I can't believe he said that. Tenten and I just gaped at Dareh and Tsunade-san, waiting for her reaction.
She just coolly and smoothly said, "That is great Dareh. If you need anything, and I mean anything, just call for these two. They'll be attending to you." Tsuande-san caught my small groan. "Right?" she asked, her teeth grinding through her smile.
"Right," I coughed up. Tenten nudged me and gave me a disapproving frown. "Really, anything" I added with an afterthought. Her lips formed a smile again.
"Alright, the first thing you guys can do is escort Mr. Takamura to his cabin. And while he's here, he'll be under the code name 'Dino'. Do you understand?" Tenten and I nodded. "Okay then, Dareh. Enjoy your stay." Tsunade-san gave him a sickening sweet smile, and left.
"You heard her, Tenten, escort me to my cabin!" Dareh swung his hands in a general direction, while grabbing Tenten around the waist.
Giggling, she struggled against him. "Wrong way, you idiot! That way!" Tenten tore out of his grasp and began half running, half prancing in the other direction. Dareh ran after her, with his army of bodyguards, but not before giving me a glare, one that almost matched the famous Hyuuga glare. Damn bastard. I gritted my teeth and threw myself in a sprint, as if instead of racing to his cabin, we were racing after Tenten's heart.