I battled with myself for several days, debating on which one-shot I wanted to post first to start off this collection (since I already have like 9 different ones pre-written) and in the end, this one won. So... Enjoy. (And as a side note, know that these are all AU but some are actually set as them being Ninja and others, regular people. Just depends.)

Part of the List

By: Jaylonni Love

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

He saw her, the woman he had loved for so long, standing in front of him with a ring on her finger, letting him know that she was engaged to soon be married to a man she loved.

It hurt him but he knew that it was no point in letting her know that. They had ended their relationship years earlier when she left to return to China for school. She had offered for him to come with her but he refused, saying that it was best for him to stay there.

It wasn't until after she was gone that he realized the mistake he had made by refusing her offer. They had lost contact, both becoming extremely busy. And now here they were, standing face to face once more eight years later. One happy, the other… he didn't know how he felt anymore.

He had thought that he had buried his feelings, the love he had for her when he didn't hear from her for over five years. But now, seeing her again and hearing about her engagement, the feelings he thought he had left behind had resurfaced and hit him harder than a wrecking ball.

"It was good seeing you again Neji," her soft voice spoke, breaking through his reverie. "Maybe sometime soon we can get together and catch up. Perhaps over coffee or something?"

Neji nodded, trying to keep his face from portraying how he really felt, "That's a wonderful idea, TenTen." His voice cracked slightly as the words left his lips.

The bun wearing woman smiled brightly. How he missed that smile, "Good!" He felt her arms wrap around him, embracing him in one of the hugs he had received so many times before she left before she let go, pulling something out of her pocket. It was a notepad and a pen. She scribbled something down before handing it to him, "Give me a call and we'll set something up, yeah?"

Neji nodded, taking the piece of paper from her before she turned and walked away, sending a small wave and smile over her shoulder as she left the music store.

When she was no longer in his sight, he glanced down at the piece of paper. He couldn't help the small smile that broke out across his lips as he stared at her bubbly handwriting,same old TenTen.

Stuffing the piece of paper in his pocket, he too turned to leave, forgetting the reason he had come to the music store in the first place.

Walking through the chilly air of the evening, his mind went back to the woman he had run into not long ago.

She still wears her buns, he mused. Like when we were younger.

Her lingering scent on his coat reached his nose, she hasn't changed perfumes either.

"I wonder…" he quietly spoke, "What else is the same about her."

Song: Part of the List

Album: Year of the Gentleman

Artist: Ne-Yo

The length of these vary. They can be long, extremely long. Or they can be very short, much like this one or even shorter. There will also be continuations of certain one-shots. You never know what you could get from me. Also, I do take requests. So if you have a specific song in mind, leave me the title, album, and the artist. I'll take a listen and see what I can do for ya.