"has anyone seen my hair tie?" Tenten asked, she met her team at their usual meeting place, only one bun decorated her chocolate colored hair, the rest of her hair was down and reached down slightly past her shoulders. "Nope, sorry, tenten!" gai sensei announced."sorry, but you look absolutely lovely with your hair down!!" rock lee commented."thanks! um...neji? have you seen it?" tenten asked the hyuuga prodigy, who stood there with his arms crossed over his chest. "Maybe..." He teased, still keeping a straight face. "NEJI?? YOU TOOK MY HAIR TIE??" she blew up."I said maybe...Well, remember yesterday on that mission? I had to tie off the cloth that was covering the hole in the raft with something.." he smiled slightly.
"WHERE IS IT NOW????" she asked furiously, gai and lee stepped back, not wanting to be involved in the two's usual, daily quarreling."It is simply on a raft in the land of waves..." Neji said, unconcerned. this fired the (usual) bun haired kunoichi and her face went red with anger."HYUUGA NEJIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!" she screamed, and neji was quick to make a run for it. he laughed slightly as she chased after him angrily. "ARE YOU LAUGHING AT ME, HYUUGA NEJI? YOU THINK IT'S FUNNY THAT CAN ONLY WEAR ONE BUN IN MY HAIR? YOU THINK IT'S FUNNY THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO CONCENTRATE ON MY MISSION FOR THE REST OF THE DAY BECAUSE MY HAIR WILL BE IN MY FACE?????!!!???" "Yes! I do!" "GRRRRR!!" they ran around the leaf village, jumping over buildings and flying through trees.
Gai and lee winced, glad theyn were not neji right now, he'd have to be tired fom running after a whole 30 minutes! Neji was on his last breath."Okay, okay, i'm sorry..." neji stopped running and held his hand up to keep her from hitting him."I call times..." he finished as he tried to catch his breath. When he glanced back at her again, a smile played at the corners of his mouth. Tenten stood over him(He was sitting on the ground) glaring at him and clenching her fists."I have a way to make it up to you..." he stood up and hugged the kunoichi tightly, tenten was taken aback."Uh..um..." she mumbled."I'm sorry." "I'll forgive you in time..." she smiled at him, and he gave her one of his rare friendly smiles as well. "Would you like to use mine?" Neji didn't wait for an answer as he loosened and removed the white sring that usually held his hair together. He shook out his dark brown hair and tenten was hypnotized for a few seconds as his hair blew in the wind. He stood behind her and gently formed her hair into a bun, tying it off with the white lace.
She flushed slightly at the kind gesture."th-thanks,Neji..." she said after a while. "No problem." he replied. Gai and Lee were used to this, they quarrell then they apologize... its always the same. Together, they walked side by side back to the meeting spot where their team was waiting,(she chased him far away!) secretly holding hands and smiling.
It's these little friendly gestures that hint the love they have for eachother, both knew this...but neither would ever admit it.
END OF CHAPTER ONE!!! OWARI OF CHAPTER ICHI!