The darkness of the room is over whelming "Lee? I-is that you?" I can't believe I'm calling for him "Lee? Are you there?" I hate to think of myself as weak or helpless but in a situation like this I'm not all that concerned about stuff like that, just my safety, I lift my hand to eye level "Lee if you can hear me I'm sorry" my voice is riddled with fear, I sound so vulnerable "I can't see my own hand and its right in front of me, LEE!" I move myself so I'm propped up against what I think is a rock *that's it, he's not coming I should have seen this coming*
*FLASHBACK*
(Tenten's POV)
"Hello Tenten, I see you have been training" a tall boy of sixteen stands before me, a jet black bowl hair-cut and those big bushy eyebrows *he really needs to wax those* a lime green jumpsuit and overly determined eyes "yes Lee I have been training, sorry if I seem a little rude but I really want to go have a nice hot bath" I turn to walk away when I feel a hand on my shoulder "I'm sure you do Tenten but there is just one problem" I look at him like a mother looks at her child kicking and screaming over a broken toy for the millionth time, to make matters worse it's one of the toys the child has at least six of, I contemplate whether or not I want to hear the problem but before I have time to make my decision I'm being dragged up to the nearest roof-top "were we followed?" Lee whispers to me "oh yes, we were followed up to the roof for no apparent reason by loads of ninja at least a hundred maybe even two hundred, USE YOUR BRAIN LEE!" if I hadn't yelled at the end he may have mistaken my sarcasm for the truth Lee has always been like that "ok ok I get it you are un-happy with my hastiness but it is a necessary precaution" he looks around then leans in a little too close for my liking "it's Neji" he says "ok that's it I'm going home" I say then jump off the roof and head for home.
*END FLASHBACK*
At first I thought Lee was crazy, something wrong with Neji? That was just stupid Neji was perfect, strong and fast, agile and smart, not to mention extremely good looking, so of course when Lee first said it I didn't believe it but then...*stop it Tenten just because a boy requests that you take another boy who can protect you on a mission* I couldn't believe my ears when Neji said that I wasn't to go on my mission until I had found a 'boy' who could 'protect' me and was willing to join me.
*FLASHBACK*
I'm in my nice hot bath relaxing when suddenly "TENTEN!" I hear Neji's voice calling for me though I choose to ignore it "TENTEN ARE YOU UP THERE?" *what does he care he never comes to my house not without Lee anyway and if he's here I defiantly don't want to go out there*.
"TENTEN! I KNOW YOUR UP THERE" *if you know I'm up here why did you just ask?* "TENTEN!, LEE ISNT HERE WITH ME!" I sit bolt up-right "he isn't" I mumble to myself "THAT'S IT TENTEN IM COMING UP" he yells "he... isn't with-WHAT!" I yell suddenly realizing that he's on his way up "NEJI WAIT!" I yell but it's defiantly too late, my house is small with only three rooms, my bedroom, the lounge room and the bathroom. I can hear his footsteps just outside the bathroom door, he's in my bedroom "Tenten?" I jump out of the bath and rush for my towel *where is it?* "Tenten are you in here?" I hear him opening my cupboard to see if I'm in there *as if I'd be in there Neji c'mon use your head*then it hits me *out there, I LEFT MY TOWEL OUT THERE!* "Tenten? Hey, Tenten?" *knock knock, knock* *uh-oh he's at the door* "uh- N-Neji now isn't uh th-the best time" I can't believe it, me stuttering that never happens *calm down Tenten you're a ninja he's a ninja you have both been in worse situations and he will hear your whatever this is and suspect something... or something* "Tenten are you okay? You don't sound too good" the door knob twists "NEJI IM FINE JUST DONT OPEN THE DOOR!" I yell at the top of my lungs but it's too late.
*slap* I'm hit in the face by something soft and fuzzy "I won't look though I may have seen a little bit of your stomach but I promise I shut my eyes right away" *my towel? He knew? How sweet, I think, WAIT HE SAW! But it was only your stomach Tenten like he's never seen that before YEAH BUT HE WASNT LIKE SEVENTEEN THEN! But he looked away, HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT HE ISNT LIEING! Because Neji is a man of his word OH SO NOW YOU'RE UGLY! I don't uh...wait a second...* I open my eyes to see Neji, seventeen years old and already a very successful ninja and always a very serious one *he isn't in his normal standard Hyuga clan training uniform, why not?* "is it on?" the sudden noise startles me then I remember I'm standing in front of a seventeen year old boy completely naked, even though I trust Neji that isn't a very good thing, I rap the towel around myself "yeah it's on" I say, I watch as he slowly lowers his head then opens his eyes "you don't have to look at the ground Neji" I say *what are you saying Tenten do you want him looking at you?* "okay but remember you said that" he says, he sounds a little different, off guard maybe "okay I will" I walk over to him and press my finger against his chest "so Neji what are you doing here?" I'm feeling like my fiery old self again "huh?" he jumps back but I follow him this time pushing my whole hand onto his chest "you know for a guy from the Hyuga clan you are very rude showing up to a woman's house un-announced walking in un-invited waltzing into her bathroom ordering her around *tut, tut, tut* not very good now is it" as I finish my sentence I push him onto my bed "now for your punishment" I smile at him hoping he is like most seventeen year old guys and is misinterpreting the situation "oh really?" he says standing up" until then I had never know how much taller than me he was "well I'm sorry but I think you've got it all wrong you see I wasn't un-announced Lee tried to tell you I was coming but you didn't listen I wasn't un-invited because you have told me many times to come visit whenever I want just as long as Lee keeps in line I didn't just waltz in I brought you your towel with my eyes shut and I knocked first so I don't think I need a punishment but if that's what you believe suitable by all means go ahead" he smile at me and sits back on the bed then shuts his eyes while I get dressed "what do you want?" I ask once I'm done "oh I have to tell you something about your next mission" he says suddenly becoming serious "oh okay then well go ahead tell me" I sit down next to him, he looks around the room and then to me "do you have a lounge room I don't want to be invading your privacy" *cause you haven't already done that now have you?* "yeah follow me it's just through here.
*END FLASHBACK*
That's it I don't like it here, Neji said that because of his clan's big party he wasn't able to come with me so he had Lee go with me instead but me and Lee got separated in the storm and now I'm trapped in a room where I can't see a thing and it's all Neji's fault if I hadn't taken Lee he wouldn't have pissed me off we wouldn't have gone the wrong way and I wouldn't be here "LEE! WHERE ARE YOU!" *forget where Lee is Tenten what about where YOU are?* tears are pouring from my eyes "NEEEEJJJIII!" I scream *sob, sob* "where are you?" I whisper