A/N: I know it's not valentines yet, but I just felt like writing a small Nejiten drabblish fic on it. Confessions go awry and fluff follows. ^^ Even though I personally am not big on the holiday I wish you all a happy valentines 'cause I love you all. In a not-so-stalker-style-creepy-way. I love you because you all supply me with my daily fanfiction dosage!
Anyway, I'll just let you read now!
"Here."
Neji was severely winded as he grasped the square box shoved painfully in his chest from his scowling and bright red teammate.
"Tenten? What's this?"
"Look at it and find out you damn idiotic genius."
Neji tore his eyes away from her flushed face and down at the small square package he now held in his hands. A gold coloured box a dark brown ribbon tied around one corner and a small tag made of flimsy paper tapped to the side.
Carefully, Neji turned the tag over with his long, slender finger and wryly observed the message scrawled messily it Tenten's rushed hand writing.
For, Neji. Happy valentines. Eat something sweet and stop being so bitter.
Neji could not help the small smile that pulled at his lips as he looked up at the blushing girl in front of him.
Tenten's arms were crossed over her chest and she was deliberately avoiding Neji's eyes, seeming to grow redder by the second. A moment passed in silence and she risked a peek at him. The blush creeped down the back of her neck and suddenly she was back to staring at her sandal clad feet.
"I know you hate valentines, and I know you're getting sick of receiving presents after the all out brawl amongst your fan girls…" Tenten unfolded her arms and scuffed the sole of her shoe along the dirt. "But I wanted to get you something anyway." She finished quickly.
Neji wasn't sure what to say. He had a feeling thank you, might have been a good start but when he opened his mouth the chosen words were not the ones that came out.
"I like you."
Silence.
Now it was Neji's turn to feel the heat creeping up the back of his neck and Tenten's turn to fall into stunned silence.
"As far as confessions go, Hyuuga Neji, that one was severely lacking."
"What did you want me to do? Get down on one knee?"
"Giving me a valentines present may have been a nice idea." Tenten was a vivid and brilliant pink despite her scolding and she couldn't keep a faint measure of happiness seeping into her tone.
Neji smirked. "How silly of me." He murmured. "And, in agreement, I had actually figured on doing something more romantic for a confession but it just sort of slipped out."
The pair fell into silence again.
"Tenten?"
"Y-Yes?"
"I am sort of waiting for a response."
Tenten blinked and her scarlet face seemed to radiate heat. Squeezing her eyes shut she turned her face to her feet and muttered something so low and fast Neji couldn't hear it.
"Tenten?"
"I SAID I LIKE YOU TO YOU IDIOT!" Tenten shouted one hand over her mouth and her eyes averted looking like she was incredibly embarrassed. Neji could not restrain a chuckle.
"What's so funny!"
"It's just that I figured out your present."
Tenten was caught off guard and she blinked suspiciously up at him. "What is it?"
Without waiting for a further response Neji bent down and pressed his lips firmly against hers, straightening up again only a second later.
"Happy valentines Tenten."