Yo, guys. This is the second chapter of "Cyber Space Sweethearts". Once again, I apologize for the –barf- title.
Now, I've decided to try something new. I'm not sure if you guys have tried this but, this is my deal: I'm going to get a couple of chosen lines/verses from a couple of songs and fit them into this one chapter! If you don't get what I mean, just read the chapter and hopefully, you will. I've done this before but those stories are officially gone.
Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy! XD!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or the many song verses/lines I sneaked into this chappie. The titles, singers/bands of the songs I used will be listed at the Author's Note/Comments at the end of this chapter. Thank you!
NOTE: It's important to read the lyrics. Don't ignore or neglect them because if you don't read them, you could end up not understanding some of this story or might even misunderstand. Thank you.
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"Do you need help, Neji?" Lee offered, wanting to burst out laughing, "You look completely lost there."
Frustrated and insulted, Neji sharply turned to his teammate and growled, "Hey, just because I'm new to technology doesn't mean I'm stupid and can't possibly have any idea how to use it. Now… what do you call this thing connected to the computer again? A rat?"
"A mouse." Lee corrected, glancing over to Gai's emerald green computer mouse. Neji almost sweat dropped and muttered, "Rat… mouse… hamster… They're all hairy rodents, anyway…"
Gai's green Apple laptop sat snugly on Neji's lap as he comfortably positioned himself on the couch in the Hyuga Manor's living room. He was surfing the web for random love songs for his first scheme.
"Remind me again what you'll be doing to youthfully gain Tenten's love again, Neji." Lee said as he stood behind the couch, peeing at the laptop's screen as Neji Googled for three more songs to download.
Hesitantly, Neji sighed and grumbled, "Alright. Tenten invited me for dinner tonight and I guess I'm going to take my chances this early to be sure. Where the heck is Shino, by the way? Did you call him already?"
Nodding, Lee explained, "I did five minutes ago but he youthfully said that the streets is full of traffics at this time so he might be a little late."
Upon hearing that, Neji then book marked another page with a choice song then said, "Well, he has to arrive soon. He's the only one who knows how to use bugs, right? Gai-sensei said so."
"Yosh!" Lee exclaimed, "Shino's practically mastered both his parasitic insects and the kind of bugs that are electronic. Why do you need his help? You're not telling me anything!"
At this, Lee clenched his still bandaged fists and his eyes seemed to be flaming with the fire of youth, "Youths must share secrets!"
Neji threw an annoyed glare at him and grumbled, "I'll tell you when Shino arrives so I don't have to explain it twice. I just hope the two of you aren't slow on catching on with explanations."
With a quick salute, Lee once again yelped, "Yosh!"
After rolling his eyes, Neji continued his search for songs. He only needed one more and that'd be all. Over all, he'd saved about thirteen songs.
'I hope this was all worth it in the end.' Neji said in his head. He's sure that this won't go smoothly since nothing does and he's also assuming that he won't be successful in catching Tenten's eye with just this one try. Neji's a realistic man and he knows better than to hope more than act. Yes, he'd try many (and any) schemes and probably won't stop till he's got it right.
"Cousin Neji, good afternoon." A shy voice came from the kitchen pathway. Unsurprisingly, it was Hinata in a pink and cream kimono. Her long purple hair still had the bangs she has always had but the rest of her locks was let loose, swaying according to her movements.
Not bothering to turn around and look at her, Neji mumbled, "You said Tenten was single." It was all he wanted to tell her, even at this time.
With that, Hinata placed the tray of tea she carried from the kitchen onto the coffee table in front of the couch and said in sincere apology, "I apologize, Cousin Neji. I didn't know that Kankuro had already proposed to her. Ino told me that she was single and of course, I believed her since she was the gossip queen, right?" (A/C: I've got nothing against Ino. I like her.)
For the first time, Neji listened to Hinata's stuttering and he didn't snap back. Instead he nodded and muttered something about 'Ino being such a deaf eavesdropper' and 'How cheesy of Kankuro to give her a golden engagement ring'.
Of course, the trio merely sat in the Hyuga living room, silent. Hinata was busy drinking her share of the tea while Lee stared out the window, where the sun was slowly setting and squirrels were scampering at the nearby tree and Neji was busy saving his last song and waiting for Shino.
Ding dong.
"Well, it's about time…" Neji grumbled, putting Gai's laptop onto the coffee table then standing up to answer the door, assuming it was Shino.
Slightly irritated, Neji made his way to the front door and swung it open, finding Shino still in the hooded cloak and sunglasses. It was either this guy was allergic to the sun or he was simply shy or maybe he just hates everyone.
"Traffic, eh?" Neji muttered, letting the Aburame enter, "I don't think the leaf ninjas use cars even if we are beginning to modernize."
Shino glared behind his sunglasses and answered smoothly, "You don't know how tightly packed the streets are in Konoha. You don't know because you just arrived yesterday. How would you want to squeeze through the people and smell anyone else for the next ten blocks?"
Brushing the dumb remark off, Neji motioned Shino to go take a look at Gai's laptop, "Look, Shino, I heard you turned to a whacker…"
"Hacker, Neji. Hacker." Lee corrected once again, smiling at his oh-so-youthful intelligence.
Neji gave him a snarled look then grumbled, "Whatever. Anyway, Lee said hackers like you can 'bug' systems and even leave bugs anywhere?"
Nodding, Shino explained, "I'm an Aburame. Of course I can bug systems. What kind of systems are we talking about, chakra systems or computer systems?" He had called a few swarms of his insects to come out to be seen to impress his audience. Hinata slightly shivered and Lee wanted to shriek.
"Computer system, Shino. Don't be a show-off." Neji mumbled, pointing at Gai's laptop, "I have a plan and it's for personal reasons. Are you willing to help me? No, wait, you better be willing to help me."
Shino took back his insects, returning them into their nests and he asked, "What's in it for me, anyway? Either you pay me for it or blackmail into it. But I prefer the…" He held up his hand and rubbed his fingers, saying, "…cash kind of offer."
'Humph.' Neji thought furiously, 'Five years out of Konoha and this bug-freak turns into a mafia kind of guy.' Neji, of course, chose blackmail. "I've got cans of bug spray and you wouldn't want me to spray each bottle's contents into your house till their empty. But you can prevent this by helping me."
Slightly gulping, Shino sat onto a space on the couch then grabbed Gai's laptop, putting it onto his own lap, saying, "What do you want me to do? Hack into someone's system and contaminate his files with the 'I Hate You' virus? That's my specialty."
Shaking his head, Neji explained, "It's simple: I'm having dinner with Tenten tonight at her house. I downloaded thirteen songs and they're all in the folder labeled 'NxT' (ahem, no reason). I want you to take a few lines or verses from each song, put them into one of your (technological) bugs and wire them into Tenten's house. Also, program them to play automatically. Tenten will think it's just playing somewhere nearby that way, right?"
"I guess." Shino said, shrugging, "So, I think I'll just stick one of my bugs onto her ceiling and it'll play as you two have dinner. What's that for?"
Smirking, Neji said, "It's just to set the mood or something. I've got personal reasons."
'More like pig-headed reasons.' Shino said in his head as he thought Neji's so –car crash- to think he's so dreamy and smooth. Pathetic.
"How many minutes and seconds will each verse or line be? Do you have any preference of order or something?" Shino asked as he started speed typing as he began to program one of his bugs. Neji crossed his arms and muttered, "You're the slacker. You do what you can. Just make sure it's good."
"Hacker." Shino growled, correcting Neji, "Not slacker."
Shino went to work, saving the song lines into his bug's database and programming its timing so it'll be right. But even if Shino is working hard for this (in fear of getting his house fumigated with bug spray), he snickered quietly as he did a few things to get back a Neji for being such a… brat (?). No, he didn't touch the timing or the original program. He only touched the verses, just like what he was supposed to, right?…
"Done."
After finishing a cup of Hinata's tea, Neji turned to Shino and said, "What? You're done? Are you sure?" Indeed, he was surprised to see that Shino was done in just a few minutes.
Stretching his fingers, Shino calmed himself from all the speed typing and code cracking then explained, "The programs set. The timing's right. I picked the best verses in every song. All we gotta do now is wire this baby into her house and leave everything else to me."
Upon hearing this, Neji was satisfied, "Alright. Go put that bug into the right position in her house and make sure it only starts playing the song verses when we're already having dinner, okay?"
He was just answered by a nod (and a mischievous and deceiving grin behind Shino's cloak). Lee stood up and exclaimed, "Yosh! My teammate, Neji, of youth and love! I shall support you all the way!"
Neji just hoped that everything would be fine, if not perfect.
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"My food isn't spiked with poison, you know." Tenten joked as she picked up the drumstick she had on her plate, ready to take a bite out of it.
Neji lifted his head from his gape at the food on his plate, looking up to Tenten. He smiled and said, "I know, I know. I'm just… thinking of something. Sorry…"
"You think of too much, Neji." Tenten said before biting into her drumstick. She chewed first before she continued, "Try to relax now that you're away on vacation, away from business and work."
Feeling a little comfortable around her by now, Neji nodded and proceeded to eat his meal. As he chomped on the fried chicken he had in his mouth, he couldn't help notice Tenten's engagement ring, wrung around her finger as she held her chicken leg up to her mouth. He heaved a hushed sigh and asked, "Will Kankuro be joining us tonight?"
When she had heard that, she put her drumstick down and replied, "No, not tonight. He's busy with the Kazekage tonight because of politics and all. I'm not much of a political person so I'm not interested in hearing whatever he has to do right now. It'll just be the two of us tonight."
'Just the two of us…' Neji thought in his mind, almost dreaming, 'Why can't it stay that way?'
"I hope that's okay with you." Tenten said, "I'm sure you wanted to meet Kankuro tonight and get to know him since he's my fiancée. Maybe next week, you two will meet." Neji nipped his lip unnoticeably and nodded saying, "Sure, sure."
He wasn't quite relaxed at the moment. He kept on looking around, at the ceiling and at the walls. Actually, he was trying to check if Shino did plant the bug in here because no music was playing yet.
"Stop worrying." Tenten advised with a laugh, putting her hand over Neji's and squeezing it to ease his tension, "You look so anxious. I'm beginning to fret for you." Smiling, Neji then muttered as a reply, "Yeah, yeah. I'm just… uh, thinking."
Once again, she giggled. He watched her snicker, her charming beam again mesmerizing him. All he could do was look back at her and… well, just love everything about her. What else could he do?
"Don't mind how I look or how bare and dumb-looking my house is. I'm not bothering to fix my house coz I'll be moving to Suna anyway and as for how plain I look," Tenten said as she glanced at Neji with her chocolate irises, "Well, I've always looked this plain, right?"
For the third time tonight, Tenten chuckled, making her cheeks give off a pink shade from her laughter. Neji tried to laugh along, yet he found nothing funny about what she said. Ignoring her comment about her house and moving to Suna, Neji couldn't help think, 'So what if you're plain? So what if you haven't changed your hairstyle. You still look absolutely beautiful just the way you are.'
If Neji was right, it's like she looked her best tonight…
"Yes you're lovely, with your smile so warm
And your cheeks so soft,
There is nothing for me but to love you,
And the way you look tonight."
Neji's eyes grew with mild surprise. Only now did the stupid bug decide to speak up. Well, it was about time. And the song was perfectly timed. Shino's too good at this.
"Huh?" Tenten mumbled as the song's verse played in the room. She didn't know where it came from, but all she said was, "I'm sorry, the music must be from the neighbors. Sometimes they can't just keep it down. I hope you don't mind."
But Tenten knew very well that she didn't have any neighbors. She lived at the dead end of a street. But who could blame her? She herself didn't know where the sudden music came from.
"I think I know this song." Tenten tried to bring the topic up, "Do you?"
Neji knew very well the title of the song. Heck, he downloaded it, right? "I think it's called 'The Way You Look Tonight'." He simply smirked cheerily and added, "Hm, you know what? I like the way you look tonight."
Tenten swore she felt a quick warm blush sweep over her face. With the compliment, she just hastily said, "Thank you." Then, she grabbed her glass of water and drank some to make her flushed cheeks cool down.
It was official, the mood was set: This was definitely an awkward moment. (A/C: I'm squealing at this very moment.)
"So," Neji started a new conversation, "I was thinking, Tenten, that since I can't attend your wedding, the least I can do is help you prepare for it, right?" Tenten seemed interested and she motioned for Neji to go on talking.
"I've got access to half of my clan's fortune," he continued, "So, I can donate some money for the two of you both for your wedding, reception and your family's future. And of course, I'll be with you when you prepare the venue and…"
"The donation won't be necessary, Neji," Tenten interrupted his sentence, snapping him, "Gaara's willing to part a third of their family fortune to me and Kankuro so we won't need your money. But I'd really appreciate it if you did come with me for preparing and stuff. Would you?"
Neji sucked in the information (strangely, he was slow tonight) then answered, "Oh, yeah, definitely. Say, uh, what do you plan to take as your wedding song after the…" he swallowed hard and he dare not say it… but he did anyway, "…wedding rights?"
The same strange smile went to Tenten's face as she thought eagerly and said, "Well, maybe I'll get one that emphasizes how Kankuro will always be there for me till the end all our lives…"
"All my life, without a doubt I give you
All my life, now and forever till the
Day I die, you and I will share
All the things this changing world can offer
So I sing, I'd be happy just to
Stay this way, spend each day, with you."
Both Neji and Tenten stared at each other as the song played, disturbing Tenten in her words. Neji pretended to not know that it was the dumb bug Shino wired in her house that did that and joked (A/C: he joked? Neji doesn't joke, right? Oh, well.), "Heh, what about that? I think it's called 'All My Life'. It would probably suit you two."
He bit back, regretting saying that. He was supposed to be getting her back, not encouraging the PERFECT lovey-dovey wedding song. He wanted to slam his head on the table… but he didn't, of course.
She listened to more of the lyrics then concluded, "No, it doesn't sound right. Sure, I'd like a song that says that he'll be always with me but… this song doesn't really express my feelings."
'Yeah.' Neji thought, wishing he could tell Tenten, 'But it sure expresses mine. Damn it.'
If he didn't want Tenten finding out that he was behind the randomly playing music, he'd have to play stupid… which is so insulting for the proud Hyuga. "Those neighbors of yours sure have taste in music." Neji commented as he took another bite out of his drumstick.
She just smiled back and once again, no one spoke a word. Neji anxiously waited for the next song Shino programmed the bug to play. 'Oh, Kami, I hope it's not…' he thought, almost praying.
"And I will be here
When the laughter turns to cryin'
Through the winning, losing and trying
We'll be together
I will be here."
Tenten looked like she was thinking but Neji seemed to be utterly relieved, 'Good. It wasn't.' he thought. Then, Tenten just blurt out, "This is it!" Neji almost fell over from her yell, "This is the perfect song for my wedding! It says it all! I'll be here for him and he'll be here for me!"
She began to squeal, imagining fluffy love moments yet again. Neji wasn't quite happy with this. "Do you know this song, Neji?" she asked, "I sure hope you do!"
Meanly, Neji lied to her again, "I don't know this song. Go ask your neighbors, maybe." He wanted to compliment his statement with a chuckle, but it was almost impossible.
Disappointed, Tenten replied, "Oh. That's all right, I guess. Maybe Kankuro will find a better song to…"
Once again, the bug's timing was wrong. It started to play another one of the love songs programmed into it.
"No one told me, I was going to find you
Unexpected what you did to my heart
(both)When I lost hope, you were there to remind me
This is the start
I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storys through
In the end I wanna be standin'
At the beginning with you."
Her face brightened up, "Oh my gosh! I love this song! I know this song, too!" Tenten screamed with sheer delight. Soon, she found herself next to swooning from love-sickness, "It's called 'Wonderful Journey'. Do you know it? I bet you do! I think it's pretty popular. Do you think it'll be a good wedding song?"
Neji twitched from her constant shrieking then made a reply, "Huh? Oh, I guess so. It's… nice."
Giddy, Tenten finished the rest of her drumstick with a few bites then said, "I'll tell Kankuro later. I bet he'll flip." She snickered on her own as Neji's thoughts raced quickly in his head, 'Do I make a move now, hinting a little? Or would I rather not? Man, I'm a goner."
"You know what?" Tenten started, "I noticed something about you, Neji." His eyes slightly widened as she went on, "Ever since we were genin, all you wanted was to become a great shinobi and nothing else. Don't you think of your future? About a family? Having a wife or kids…? Do you?"
Something was gripping Neji's throat and it definitely wasn't his tie… because he didn't have a tie on. He cleared his throat and admitted to his best friend, "I have. I just don't tell anyone, I guess. I don't think of telling you… yeah. And… well, I do."
Plainly, all she did was look at him with much interest and ask more. All she wanted was to know more of the Neji Hyuga that she hasn't seen for years, "Really? Well, why didn't you tell me? I know you were a secretive kid back then but don't you trust Lee or me? Tell me now, okay? Now: how do you feel about those things now that you can actually pursue them now?"
She awaited his answer with much enthusiasm. But Neji almost sweated profusely, "Is this a college entrance exam?" he asked to get the subject away… far, far away and never let it get back.
"Don't change the topic, Neji, I know you." Tenten said, lightly patting his arm sweetly. She tried not to get too far and pinch his cheeks then said, encouraging him, "Can you tell me now? Please? I'm dying to know so I can somehow have a clue."
He didn't know why exactly she wanted to know… but what the heck?'
He opened his mouth to speak… but the music began to play and it was the right song…
"Remember when, we never needed each other
The best of friends like
Sister and Brother
We understood, we'd never be,
Alone."
Ignoring the sudden music, Tenten still looked at him, waiting for him to speak. Neji found himself just seated, gawking back at her as he listened to the song. It was exactly how he felt towards her.
"Those days are gone, and I want you so much
The night is long and I need your touch
Don't know what to say
I never meant to feel this way
Don't want to be
Alone tonight."
"I don't know this song," Tenten then spoke up, "But I don't know why you're so engrossed in it. You're listening to it instead of talking to me." Okay, so she noticed that.
A little sheepishly, Neji snickered and explained, "Uh, I like the song, that's all."
"Yeah?" Tenten said, "I think I do, too. It's because I see you and me in the words in the song. You know what I mean?" For a second there, Neji didn't want to believe her words but she went on, "The first verse says things like 'best friends' and 'sister and brother' and 'we'd never be alone'. It's so… us, Neji. I guess…"
She grinned joyfully at him and concluded her opinion saying, "I guess that's our song."
With that, Neji just wished that things were perfect for him. He just wished that things went right for the two of them. Kankuro would find some other kunoichi and he'd tell Tenten how much he loved her. Sure, she might reject him but that way, he could leave Konoha without regrets. He'd live with breathing right again. The heavy heart would lighten up…
But then, the romance was fading again. Tenten gleamed childishly at him then asked, "Do you have a girlfriend? Huh? Do you? I bet you do!"
It's like she just bombarded him with the most idiotic questions ever. He nudged and explained to her, "I don't. I don't prioritize things like that so much, honestly." She wanted to smack his head playfully but she just said, "I don't believe you! It's in your eyes, Neji. You're clearly in love!"
A blush criss-crossed over his cheeks and he tried to conceal it but then, she said, "Who are you in love with, Neji?"
Of course, he didn't plan on answering her but once again, a song played…
"You are my heart and my soul
My inspiration
Just like the old love song goes
You are one of the few things
worth remembering
And since it's all true
How could anyone mean more to me
Than you."
He was relieved to hear the song just barge in, "…You." Neji muttered unintentionally, but he knew that it was the real answer to her query. Tenten turned to him sharply and she stammered, "Wh-What?"
He sat up and quickly slipped by saying, "You… is the title of the song we're hearing. Yeah, it's titled 'You'." Realizing this, Tenten's face paused in mid-emotion then she changed hastily to a warm beam, "Oh, okay."
Neji felt like breathing three sighs of relief but he decided to resist that urge. She leaned back and said, "Well, it's fine if you don't tell me who the lucky girl is. Just answer whatever I ask so I can stop bugging you about her. Does she know that you love her?"
No words came from his mouth and once again, Shino's bug answered her question with another one of the songs saved in its data storage…
I've always been in love with you always with you
I guess you've always known it's true you know it's true
'Stupid songs…' Neji thought, 'Why did I even think of doing this scheme? It's making me fall even more for her, not her falling for me. Maybe it's because the songs say what I truly feel. Hm, come to think of it… Has she always known that I've loved her since we were genin? If she did…'
While he was preoccupied with his thoughts, Neji didn't notice Tenten leave the table, pop her head out of her window and yell at the next house, "Can you keep your radio's volume down? We can hear it from here!" She was really convinced that it was her neighbors.
When she was back, Tenten shot Neji with a few words from her, "I noticed that you're not that gloomy or sulky anymore. I bet the girl you like made you feel this way, huh? Let's say you're spending a few moments with her. What do you feel during those moments and what do you think of that moment?"
Either Tenten was turning out to be a psychologist or she was simply really curious of Neji's love life…
"Cause every moment,
we share together,
is even better,
than the moment before,
If every day was,
as good as today was,
then I can't wait until tomorrow comes,"
'Okay…' Neji thought, 'The bug is beginning to get to my nerves, even though it's just doing it's damn job. It was supposed to seem unintentionally playing and was supposed to seem like a coincidence but this way, Tenten might end up discovering that this is my doing.'
After hearing the verse that played, Tenten snickered and commented, "Well, that was such a concurrence. I mean, we were talking about you spending time with your… you know…" She gave off an embarrassed look so she stopped and muttered something Neji couldn't hear.
Neji managed to smile shamefacedly and suggested, "Let's not talk about… love… okay?"
Shaking her head, Tenten opposed, "But I want to know more! We've been so far apart for so long and I just wanted to catch up to your whereabouts. I mean, we're best friends, Neji. We're supposed to trust each other with these kind of things."
With that, Neji made a face that said he understood but deep inside, he just wanted to shut up. "Okay, forget the moments thing," Tenten continued, "Just tell me what's she like and where you two met."
No music came from the bug and Neji knew that this time, he couldn't slip through with the bug belching a song to answer for him. So, he mumbled something to begin with, "I didn't…"
"Someone like you,
found someone like me,
than suddenly,
nothing would ever be the same
my heart would take wing,
and I'd feel so alive,"
For once, Neji was relieved to have that stupid bug wired in. Its timing was programmed perfectly… too perfectly, even.
Somehow, Tenten just ignored the song and kept her gaze at Neji, trying to wait patiently for him to answer her question. Soon, he decided to make a reply by honestly answering, "We met in Konoha. She's really tough and she's a nice girl, I guess. No, I'm sure about that. Actually, at first I didn't like her and didn't want to get to know her so… she's the one who found me, I'll say that."
She was quite amused by his explanation and she said, "Aw, that sounds so cliché but it's just so adorable! It's like you two are meant to be! I bet you guys are together already."
He shrugged and tried to say it as if he wasn't really describing her and their relationship, "No. I don't think she likes me back coz… I'm not the only person in the world who loves her, I guess. And a lot of people get in the way. They don't understand how I feel for her and…"
"And if only they could feel it too
the happiness I feel with you
they'd know
love will find a way."
Right now, both of them neglected the verse that came up for Tenten was so in depth, listening to Neji while Neji was feeling his own words, "…she doesn't understand how I feel for her. That's my assumption. But maybe someday, she'll see. I hope that there will be a way."
When he had finished, he had noticed that Tenten was tearing up, "That is so beautiful, Neji. It's like you're living the life of a television drama. It's so… sad. I love it. You should write a story on it." She said, grasping his hand as if comforting him.
Wiping her small tears away with a shy smile, Tenten excused her being dramatic, "Okay, let's not talk about love anymore, please." She muttered. Neji didn't understand why she turned up this way but he was just relieved that she wanted to change the topic, "Back when we were genin, your dream was to become powerful, right? Now that you've reached that, what's your dream now?"
"Well, what about you tell me yours first?" Neji said, trying to hear more of her than more from her. Tenten's lip pouted as she explained to Neji what her new dream was, "I used to dream of becoming as great as Tsunade-sama, but I know I'll never achieve that. So, my new dream is simple:"
Her head tilted as she went on plainly, "I just want to get married, have a family, continue being an ANBU and maybe die in battle. That way, there's honor in my name." Neji almost wanted to space out. "I told you it's simple." Tenten concluded, "Now, your turn."
Nodding, Neji poked at his chicken then began, "Uh, my dream is…"
"To hold you in my arms
To promise you my love
To tell you from the heart
You're all I'm thinking of.
Reaching for the love that seems so far."
Shino's bug does it again, finishing Neji's sentence for him. Of course, even if Tenten heard the verse play, she didn't consider that it was Neji's answer and Neji knew that. He cleared his throat and continued, "My dream is to… just help my half of the clan and work on abolishing the system, too."
She arched a brow and thought, 'Neji used to make goals for himself but I'm glad he has a goal for the sake of others now.' Tenten smiled and acknowledged, "Wow, I'm so happy. I'm glad you're thinking of others before yourself nowadays." He just bowed his head unconsciously.
That must've been the last question out of her and since that's the case, she stood from her seat, took their empty plates and proceeded to the kitchen to dish out. While she was gone, Neji desperately looked for the bug in his seat, hoping to squish it before it plays that song. Knowing Shino, he could've downloaded the weird part of that song instead of the romantic one…
"Dessert time!" Tenten squealed, holding up two plates in one hand and a big cheesecake on the other. Neji knew Tenten had always made the best desserts and he was hoping this would be one of her masterpieces, "That looks great, Tenten." Neji complimented her without even tasting her creation.
She put the cake down at the center and placed a small plate on Neji's side of the table and another at hers. She sat herself down and said, "It's going to be good, I promise. I know you don't have much of a sweet tooth but I hope you'll love it!" Taking the knife, she cut a big slice for her friend, placing it onto his plate.
As the time went by, neither spoke a word aside from the occasional burps and "This is good" from Neji and a thank you from Tenten. The bug hasn't made a single noise since. After finishing his first slice, Neji got a hold of the knife to take another slice but Tenten stopped him, saying that she'd do it for him. Of course, they had a small tug-of-war for the knife…
And that was when their hands met again. The two froze in their state as they stared back at each other. Tenten smiled and snickered a little but Neji just tried hard to hide his blush.
Then, the bug made its move. It didn't sing. It said a few lines instead…
"I can see what's happening (what?!)
And they don't have a clue (who?!)
They'll fall in love and here's the bottom line
Our trio's down to two (oh.)
The sweet caress of twilight
There's magic everywhere
And with all this romantic atmosphere
Disaster's in the air!"
'I knew Shino downloaded that verse from the song 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight'. I'd appreciate it if he downloaded the first or second verse. Anything but Timon and Pumba's part.' When she heard this, all Tenten did was chuckle.
"So far," she said, "That was the funniest thing I've heard tonight out of my neighbor's radio."
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"I hope you had a great time, Neji." Tenten said as they both stood at her doorway. Chuckling, Neji said, "It was fine, actually. If only your neighbors didn't barge into our conversations…" He definitely emphasized the word 'barged', hoping the bug had ears and it would hear him.
She laughed and said, "I'll tell them to shut up next time, I'm sorry."
Both stood almost immobile on their places, staring at the ground until Neji muttered, "I'll see you tomorrow, then?"
"Definitely." Tenten exclaimed, almost shouting, "You'll get to see Kankuro by then. This is going to be awesome,"
But that idea didn't seem to be… great for Neji.
"Sha la la la la la la
Float along and
listen to the song
The song say "Kiss the girl!"
sha la la la la la la
let the music play
do what the music says
you gotta kiss the girl!"
The damn bug didn't know how to shut up. At least it was the thirteenth and last song.
"Bye…" Tenten waved at him and as he waved back with a beam, she caught one look at him before entering her house and closing the door. Only then did Neji find the bug attached to her door's side.
He rolled his eyes, plucked it from its base and grumbled, "Shino owed me big time…"
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I am so, so sorry that this was WAY TOO LONG! I promise it won't happen again! But I hope it was worth it, though. And by the way, the bug thing and the database, data storage, etc. are fictional so don't ask me how to wire a bug or something.
Thank you and please leave a review!
By the way, here are the songs I used:
All my life (V1 L1-6) by America (2nd)
I Will Be Here (Chorus1 Lines 6-9) by Steven Curtis Chapman (3rd)
You (Chorus Lines 5) by The Carpenters (6th)
The Way you Look Tonight (V2 L1-4) by Frank Sinatra (1st)
How Did I Fall in Love with You (V1-2) by The Backstreet Boys (5th)
Take A Bow (Chorus L1-2) by Madonna (7th)
Can You Feel The Love Tonight (Prologue) by Elton John (12th)
At the Beginning (V1 L5-8) from Anastasia (4th)
Kiss the Girl (V2) from Little Mermaid (13th)
Love Will Find A Way (Chorus 2) from The Lion King 2 (10th)
Someone Like You (Chorus) (9th)
Moments (Chorus) by Westlife (8th)
My Love (Bridge) by Westlife (11th)
