Tenten was not going to seal any more weapons into her scrolls today. Nor was she going to train, or even study her jutsu.
Today was a holiday, and Tenten thought she had earned it. So today she would do nothing, particularly not be peacemaker between her two confrontational team mates. Today, they would just have to keep the peace without her.
She used chakra to climb up a tree (it's not training if you only do it once) and lay down luxuriously on a branch with a popsicle she had bought ten minutes ago in Konoha square.
Going to do nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing nothing nothing at all.
And as such, she had just started licking her popsicle when she heard sounds of argument down below.
"Neji, I challenge you to a battle! A battle using no weapons except these popsicles! A themed battle to go with this summer holiday!"
"Lee…" Neji sighed. They too had bought popsicles a few minutes ago (they were on sale). But, "Couldn't we just eat them?"
"Aha! An excellent idea! We will see who can eat them first! A battle of speed, which is, coincidentally, an important part of becoming a truly great ninja!"
"No really, Lee. As in, just eat them. The contest is pointless anyways because fate dictates that no one can ever beat me in eating popsicles. Not when I have the flavor cherry. It has been my favorite flavor for years, and I am confident in my ability OF EATING IT! So back off, novice. The ways of eating cherry popsicles will never be yours because FATE DICTATES OTHERWISE!"
Tenten thoughtfully licked her popsicle. But this wasn't cherry. This was…
"I accept your challenge. On your mark, get set, go!"
But after about ten seconds, Tenten heard a croak. "This…(spit spit) isn't cherry (cough cough). This is strawberry. Yuck!"
"No Neji, you're gagging! I will help you!" Loud sounds of Lee hitting Neji on the back ensued, even more coughing, and eventually, "Are you all right?"
"That was awful."
"Perhaps you need medical care."
"After choking on a popsicle? Don't be stupid. Only you would think of that. Alas, you will always be an idiot…Why am I fated to be this person's team mate…"
"I am not an idiot! I challenge you to a game of Scrabble!"
"Why…Oh I wish Tenten was here. She could help me escape this…"
Tenten was halfway through her popsicle and had stopped listening to the voices. Because today was a holiday. And Tenten was going to do nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing nothing nothing at all.
AN: And so it begins. I wrote a lot of stories about this team for random prompts a while back, mostly about Tenten but some about others. There are, I repeat, a lot of them, so I'll be updating fairly regularly. Please review!