I don't own Naruto, if so Nejiten would be canon.
English isn't my mother language, so forgive me for the mistakes.
CHAPTER 1
Tenten and Neji just completed a mision, and were on their way back to Konoha. They would be jumping from tree to tree at least for three days until they reach home, so Tenten thought about trying to hold a conversation with the Hyuuga to kill time.
"You know, the new Hokage sent us to many missions togheter" She tried to catch his attention.
"Well, now that the war is over, there are not as many missions as before. Moreover, Naruto is the new Hokage, and Shikamaru is busy helping him. Sasuke is traveling, and the rest are also sent to missions, but of other kind that ours." Neji explained in the most logical way posible.
"I tought it was because they realised that we are the best duo, and our cooperative fight style is the best, and we just complement each other in a way any other team do. But your explanation is also okey." She sighed in disappointment.
"Anyone can see it, I tought I didn't need to say that, because is obvius. We are the best assassins, we never fail, and that's thanks to your habilities. You are stealthy and deadly, and your hability with weapons is extraordinary. I'm afraid my skills are not the best suited for this kind of missions, but when we do it together I feel confident, becuase our combination is perfect. I make up our cover and plan, then you collect the information and together we accomplish our mission."
"Did the great Neji Hyuuga just admired me? Yeah, you are as good as planning things as Shikamaru, and you are so strong that I can always count on you to cover my back."
"It's not a secret that I think that you are the best kunoichi that I know." He smirked as he noticed that Tenten just stopped astonished.
"Do you really think so? Like, really? Or you just say that to be kind to me"
"You know that I'm not the kind of person that lies about this things". He stopped in a branch in front of her. "I've been training with you everyday for more than seven years, I know how good you have become. Look at you, look what you've accomplished. Soon you will be known everywhere, and they will fear you."
"Hahaha, yeah, of course."
Neji shiged "I'm serious Tenten."
"Sorry, and thank you. It's just rare that you say such things."
"Why you said that?" He asked as he marched on.
"Well, I hardly saw you being so open about what you think about someone. Or just being open with someone".
"It's not someone, it's you." He said it as it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Yeah, you are right, it's me."
They continued in silence, but Neji couldn't stop thinking about their previous conversation. You…you were the first person who wanted to know me, to be with me. The first person I opened myself to. You are my teammate, with all that it entails. He was so distracted that he didn't notice that she stopped.
"Neji ... look" Tenten pointed to her right. In the distance you could see the sea. "Can we?"
"We must return to Konoha and deliver the report of the mission"
"But I've never been at the sea..." Tenten pouted. "Please..."
Neji sighed and closed his eyes, "Okay, but only because we should set our camp, it's getting dark..." Before he ended the phrase Tenten was running toward the beach. He smiled to himself, he loved that his mate was so enthusiastic with everything.
When Neji reached the beach he saw a path of footprints and clothes lying on the sand, and Tenten into the sea. He could not help but noticing his companion body, wearing only a sports bra and black shorts. The body she had achieved with a lot of training. Undoubtedly, Tenten was the one with the most worked body among the rest of the girls of Konoha.
"Neji, come" shouted Tenten from the water.
"Uh...no."
"As you wish" Tenten released her hair, she plunged into the water, and when she reached the bottom she jumped. Neji, after seeing his teammate moving gracefully in the water, sat under the shade of a tree, with the intention of meditate. Neji, control yourself, she is your partner…gosh, she's beautiful. Concentrate. Do not think about it. .think.
He was so focused meditating that he didn't realize that she had taken a bucket of one of her scrolls, filled it with water and was approaching him with a sly smile.
"TENTEN!" He shouted after feeling the cold water moving through his body.
"You should take your clothes off and let them in the sun…" she couldn't stop laughing "...and go into the water meanwhile"
"Why did you do that ?!" he shouted angrily. Sometimes she is so childis ...God. Neji took off the top of his outfit and put it on a branch to dry. Then he glared at Tenten, who was still laughing in the beach. Now you will see.
Neji ran to catch her, but she dodged, and so on until he finally grabbed her waist and carried her on his shoulder. Then he throw her to the sea.
"Neji, damn, that hurts," he said with a laugh. "You'll see what's good." Tenten began to splash Neji, while he was trying to inmerse her into the water. Without realizing it, Neji began to laugh as he never had before. Tenten stopped short when she heared his laugh.
"Uh...Tenten, what happens?" Asked surprised at the look she had.
"Neji, you, your laugh ..." She smiled shyly, and he could not help but blush, especially when she looked him and gave him a big smile "I love it!"
He smiled tenderly when he realised that the few times that he has laughed, it was with her, that he was happier if she was there.
"How lucky I am that I can hear you laughing, not a lot of people can." She said smiling, standing in the water, with the wind moving her wet hair and the last rays of sun reflecting in the curves of her body.
"It's not luck, it's effort. You are the only one that fought so hard to see me happy."
"Neji…" she approached carefully, and when she was close to him, she hugged him"…thank you".
Neji started, especially when he felt her wet, cold skin touching his torso. Then he wrapped her waist with his arms. He felt her breath in his neck, and her breast against his chest. Fearing that she would noticed what was happening under his pants, he tried to leave, but she tightened her grip and looked him into his eyes. They were so close that their noses were touching. And slowly and without realising it, their lips met, and Tenten started to kiss him tenderly. He was shocked, he didn't expected that. She, seeing that he didn't return her kiss, turned away from him and covered her mouth with her hands.
"Sorry…I didn't want to…" She couldn't keep talking, Neji wrapped her waist firmly and kissed her fiercely. Soon she fought back, and tried to dominate the kiss. They started a battle about who kissed, and who was kissed. Tenten won when she introduced her tonge in his mouth, showing him who ruled. Neji put his hands in her hair and wrapped her body even more tightly. They keep increasing the passion of their kiss, until they ran out of air. They looked in each other's eyes, breathing heavily. They realised then that it was dark and, in fact, they were cold and wet.
After dressing, Tenten took her surviving scroll and prepared the tent and some traps while Neji cooked dinner. They ate in silence, flushed for what they have done.
"Do you want me to take the first watch?" Neji asked.
"I put a lot of traps, so we don't need to do it. If someone comes, I will know it."
"Ah, okey, so…well, I'm going to bed now." He said approaching the tent.
"I'll be there in a minut." She checked every trap, and then she entered in the tent too.
She lay down beside him, back against back, and covered them with a blanket.
"Neji…"
"Yes?
"Goodnight"
"Goodnight"