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Ten-Ten had really improved, Neji noted. She just wasn't good enough to beat him. Ten-Ten reached for another scroll only to find Neji standing behind her. In fact, Neji was pushing his body up against Ten-Ten's so he could wrap his arm around her waist and pin her arms to her side. One of his kunai knives was up to Ten-Ten's neck.
"Neji, are you okay?" Ten-Ten asked, sounding concerned
Neji instantly released her
"Fine." He replied in his usual stoic voice, only there was something else in it
"Are you sure you don't need to go home? You never get warn out before me." Ten-Ten pressed
"What are you talking about?" Lee asked
"It's nothing." Neji told him a little too quickly
"Well, when Neji was holding me he was sweating and breathing like this." Ten-Ten immitated the slow, deliberate breaths Neji had been taking
Gai burst out laughing and Neji turned his head so no one would see him blush.
"T-Ten-Ten, that w-wasn't 'I'm worn out' b-breathing. It was, 'I'm th-thinking dirty things' breathing!" Gai told Ten-Ten through tears of laughter
Now it was Ten-Ten's turn to blush furiously. Neji seriously wanted to kick Gai's arse.
"Now, now Neji. There's no need to feel embarrassed about your growing fire of youth, Ten-Ten is quite the looker after all." Gai nudged Neji and tossed him a few winks.
Scratch that, Neji was going to kick Gai's arse.
"Just make sure you don't activate your Byakugan on her." Lee told him sternly.
Ten-Ten looked like she was going to do an impression of Hinata fainting. Neji was going to beat up Lee, too.
"We're wasting time." Neji said and turned around "Ten-Ten, please stand right there."
Ten-Ten stood behind Neji who kept directing her until she was right in his blind spot. As if today wasn't bad enough for the young Hyuuga something had gone wrong with his Byakugan. Stupid Lee for making him think about it.
"If Ten-Ten finds out I just saw everything she'll never talk to me again! Wait, if she's not talking to me then we'll easily avoid this. Of course she does look-No, Ten-Ten is my friend, but after this things are going to be awkward between us, anyway. What am I so worried for? I don't think of Ten-Ten like that, it's all a bunch of random flukes. Yeah, that's it. I'm going through puberty or something. Okay, I just need to find an excuse to avoid her until it's over. I know! I'll trick Kiba into biting me, then pretend he has rabies. I'll have Sakura claim that my condition won't allow me to have visitors,"
"Um, N-Neji, " Ten-Ten's voice interrupted his brilliant plans. "You're speaking out loud."
Neji froze and turned tomatoe red before regaining his composure.
"This stays between us." Neji told all of them firmly
Out of fear that Neji would hunt down any one who told they all agreed.