This is my first attempt at a highschool romacne story with all that drama and all that good stuff, so if it's weird it's probably 50 percent chance because the writer is weird and 50 percent chance because the writer has never written something like this.
Ok well this is told in Tenten's perspective and goes on how she was pricked by the thorn of a rose. So enjoy!
It was just another normal day of school for me. Woke up, got dressed, ate breakfast, and the headed off to school. It was an 'A' day, so I knew I was going to like today's classes.
Ok let me explain how my school works, we have block scheduling, consisting of 'A' days and 'B' days, and on each day we have four classes, each about an hour and a half long. Yeah, weird, I know. But the advantage is that I have an extra day to do homework.
Well my day was going great I had class with one of my best friends, Sakura, and as for the rest of the day it went pretty much uneventful, but still good. That is till later that evening.
Later that evening I got a call from Sakura. I had been eagerly awaiting this call, you see Sakura knows of my crush on Neji and she promised me that she would try to get Neji to go with me to the upcoming dance. And earlier today she told me she had to tell me something and that she'd call me, so as you can see I'm very eager for this call.
"Hey! How have you been?" I answered the phone.
"Hey, I'm good." Sakura said uneasy. Her uneasiness sent one million and one thoughts threw my head, most of them centering around the lines of 'oh my god, no. she told him about my crush and he said no.'
"Um, Tenten? I have to three way someone so they can tell you something. Is that ok with you?" Sakura continued, I felt relieved, for some reason I thought that she was only worried about getting me mad for three-waying someone, it's not like that extra dime or whatever it was mattered.
"Oh! Sure go on! I don't mind at all, it won't really matter." I replied.
"Um, ok. I'll be right back." Sakura said as she dialed the number and then connected them all together.
"Hello?" another voice said that I knew only so well, it was Neji. My heart pounded could this be it! Is he going to ask me out!? I was so unaware of what to say, I was so full of hope, I was so foolish.
"Hi!" I said, "Sakura said you had something to say to me?"
"Oh, yeah. I guess I'm supposed to tell you that I'm going to the dance with Sakura?" Neji said those words and my heart stopped all together, I could have sworn that I had died, or at least gone through a torture that was beyond humane.
"O-oh. Um ok. Well um con-congratulations I guess." I managed to get out barely. I couldn't believe it, didn't want to believe it, I just wanted it all to end right there, someone to yell that it was all a joke, but no one did.
"Tenten let me explain..." Sakura said sensing my shock.
"No, don't. I have to go." I said hanging up before anyone could say anything else. I just stood there for a few moments before realization dawned on me, and then I just wanted to fall down and cry, and cry I did, I cried every tear that could have possibly been in my body plus more.
How could she do that to me? How could Sakura, my best friend, do that to me? I didn't understand how someone can could do that to someone else. It wasn't right! It's just plain evil. It was a fatal wound that I was unsure that I'd ever be able to heal from.
After a while I got up and stopped crying telling myself that crying was only a sign of weakness and that it wouldn't help me at all. I had to show that I was strong, to show Sakura that she couldn't affect me, to show Neji that I didn't care about it and to hide my feelings from him, and to make sure that no one knew of my crush so that I wouldn't have to feel anymore embarrassment for my stupidity.
I then took a shower and prepared for the next day. Tomorrow I would not cry or show that I was hurting inside because no one needed to know about my pain. No tomorrow I should only wear a smile.
The next day I decided that I needed to avoid Sakura at all costs, which wouldn't be too hard since she wasn't in any of my classes today and we weren't in the same homeroom.
As I walked to my locker when I heard my name, I turned over to see Temari at her locker taking out a few books and shutting it.
"Hey." I said as I walked over to her.
"What's wrong?" Temari asked full of concern.
"Nothing. Why do you ask?" I said putting on a smile, but she could see clearly threw my smile.
"Don't lie to me, I know something's wrong. Now come on and tell me." She said as we began to walk to my locker which was close to hers.
"Well, um, sigh You know how Sakura was going to get Neji to go to the dance with me?" I said in a whisper so only she could hear.
"Oh, no!" Temari said in a almost pained whisper like she knew exactly what was coming next. Temari also knew of my crush on Neji and was also friends with Sakura.
"Well, um, yeah so Sakura called me last night and also had Neji on the line and, um, he told me that he was going to the dance with Sakura. So...yeah." I said with a smile filled with sadness that was laughing at the irony of it all.
"Oh my god! I'm so sorry!" Temari said while giving me a hug, trying to comfort me. While most people thought of Temari as being hyper and crazy or how ever you wish to put it, I knew her better than that. I knew that she could be very caring about her friends and siblings, and it was very hard to fool her when you weren't feeling good, especially if you happen to have known her as long as I have.
"I can't believe that she did that! I feared that something like this would happen. I'm sorry. You know I'm here right?"
"Yeah, thanks. But don't worry about it, I'll be fine." I said trying to pull on a smile.
"No you won't, you don't have to be tough all of the time, cry if you feel like crying, laugh when you feel like laughing, throw a tantrum when you upset. But don't lie to me." Temari whispered low enough that I almost didn't catch it as she walked to her homeroom for announcements.
The rest of the day seemed to just get worst from there. Classes were horrible and it seemed that the world was out to get me. All I could see every time I turned around was two people who loved each other. Oh how I envied them all!
I also spent the rest of the day playing dodge 'ems. I was constantly on the look out for both Sakura and Neji. It wasn't to hard until third period, where Neji was in my class, but luckily I sat across the room, far enough away from him for me.
Finally fourth period came around and I was able to get away from Neji, I bolted out of the classroom and to my next class which was art.
Art is my favorite class, it is the whole reason that I liked B days, it is my escape from the world. My teacher is Sasori, he's pretty cool, but the best teacher is Deidara, the ceramics teacher next door. He often comes over to chat with Sasori but that usually ended up in a sqabble about what art was.
Today happened to be one of those lucky days where Deidara came over just before our class got there and the argument had already began so it was a free period to do what every we wanted as long as it was art related. I went to my seat and got a piece of paper along with a box of charcoal pencils and began to draw.
At first I didn't know what to draw then I decided to start drawing how I felt in the form of various objects laying around the room.
I finished the picture when there wasn't really anything else I could think of to squeeze into the small space left.
"Wow! T-tenten that's amazing!" I heard a small voice say behind me. I turned around to see Hinata, she was my friend and also neji's cousin but they didn't get along so well so I didn't have to worry much.
"Oh, thanks." I replied to her comment. Then I took a good long look at what I had drew for the first time. The paper was filled with numerous varieties of plants, all of which could be found around the room, and in the center of the paper there was a rose. The rose stood out the most because it was so beautiful, so full of life it was the light in the darkness, it was so soft and genteel looking but there was one thing different about this rose it had thorns, not just any old thorns either these thorns were sharper than any thorn that was ever found, these thorns also looked deadly, like they held a poison inside of them. The rose also looked like it was the only healthy plant there, like it was taking up all the light and leaving the other plants to wilt and wither away.
"T-tenten are you...are you all right? You seem out of it." Hinata asked me. I looked at her and could see that she was worried, I didn't like to worry my friends, it hurt me more.
"Oh yeah, I'm just fine! Just having one of those days. You know." I said throwing on a smile.
"Um, ok. But if something is bothering you, you can tell me." Hinata said as the announcements came on telling various clubs and activities which ones were one and which ones were canceled.
"Thanks but I have go now. See you later." I said rolling up my picture since it was sorta large.
I was hoping to just be able to leave and go home but nope, Sasori cam in and say that my picture rolled up and asked to see it, I had no choice but to show it to him and wait for his advice which could take a while since Sasori was a man of few words. And then to make maters worse, Deidara came in and saw Sasori looking at my picture so he decided to take a look, at least if he voiced is idea it was quickly said.
"Wow!! This is wonderful! It looks like the rose is so beautiful yet so sinister! Like it's suffocating all the other plants." Deidara exclaimed upon studying the picture.
"But look at this Tiger Lily in the corner. It might be the darkest colored but it is also strong even though it appears to have lost a petal or two." Sasori added, secretly shocking me since that was probably the fastest response I've ever gotten from him on a piece of art. I liked to think that he liked to over analyze things, especially art.
"Um, I don't want to seem rude, but do you think I could go now? I just want to get home." I spoke up after a little bit.
"Oh, yes, sorry about that. Tenten, how about I frame this for you? It seems to mean a lot, and I don't mean to you but about you and it looks like it was drawn with your heart not you mind, so it's even better." Sasori offered me. I don't think that he's ever offered anyone something like this. I face must have shown my confusion because he went on to say "I only offer to frame anything that I find is beyond the grade and is true art."
"And since this is an explosion of emotions it's true are!" Deidara popped in.
"No art is not an explosion, are is..." Sasori began to say but I cut him off.
"Um, ok I'd like it if you framed it, but I have to go now." I said putting on a smile so I could get out of there faster and go home.
After a quick stop at my locker I was on my way home. Once I was home I just laid on my bed wondering what I should do. I just didn't feel like doing anything, just laying there. After a bit the phone rang and when I say the caller-ID I saw that it was Hyuuga. Immediately my heart began to pound and I could swear my breathing picked up, I was so scared, so embarrassed, so hopeful.
I went and picked up the phone and asked " Hello?"
ok well there's chapter one I don't feel like writing any more right now.
Oh and also I'd like to say that this is for my friend, she doesn't have an account but her story helped to inspire my story because she went through something similar but only the first part the rest of this I have to make up on my own so REVIEW!!!! please!