My Little Pandora Box
Story 2
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Title: Words are worthless, Acts are priceless
Pairing: Nejiten
Summary: She wanted him to talk but we don't always have what we want in life.
Rated: K+
Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto.
Genre: Humor/Romance
Warning: 'Prodigy-Bastard'ness
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Words are worthless, Acts are priceless.
x.o.x
Monday
After their habitual training session, team Gai began to head back home. Like everyday Tenten would do a little part of her walk with Neji.
Always the samething, always the same silence. The one that Tenten totally hate.
'I'm sooo tired of that damn silence… Why Neji isn't a little more talkative darn it! Oh yeah, because he is a cold hearted bastard but come on even Sasuke talk more! I don't see the drama about talking a little… I need to make him talk!!' Tenten tough.
'Hey Neji!' she called him.
'Hn?'
'What do you despise?'
He raised an eyebrow like to tell her 'what with this sudden question?'
'Come on! Just answer!' she pleaded.
At this same time they heard somebody yell: 'SAKURA-CHAN! LET ME TREAT YOU TO RAMEN!' and after that they heard someone else scream: 'NOO! I SHALL YOUTHFULLY DATE YOU IN FIRST!'
Then a bowl cut haired boy ran past them trying to get ride of a blond haired guy.
After that sooo interesting scene Tenten turned to Neji expecting an answer.
But he only gave her the 'You-just-saw-what-I-despise' look.
x.o.x
Tuesday
Today Tenten was going to do extra training in the Hyuuga compound with Neji. He couldn't stand doing it at their training because of the looks of Gai-sensei and Lee would give them like they were thinking that he and Tenten were having something else that training.
When they reached Neji's place Tenten remembered her little resolution of 'making Neji talk'.
She took a little time to tough about a good question and when she finally came up with one, they were near Neji's bedroom.
'Neji?'
'Hn?'
'What's your favorite color?' she asked.
He opened the door of his room, they entered and then… everything was white or in shades of white.
She sighed knowing she once again failed, this was so obvious! His favorite color is white! This situation was totally ridiculous.
x.o.x
Wednesday
This little mission became a little game between her and Neji. Neji being the genius he was soon understand her motivations and decided to fight back her questions. Every question she will ask him will be answered by his so well mastered 'hn', one of the so many look he learned or one of his smirk that Tenten greatly despised.
But Being the Weapons Mistress she is, she didn't gave up that easily.
So during their little walk she tried again. Stubborn isn't she? That's why we love her.
'Neji? What annoys you greatly?'
She already knew what: head family, loud mouthed people, Uchiha, weak people and everything that was too 'bright full' or 'youthfull'. But this will force him to answer. It was impossible to respond to this question with a look, a smirk or a 'hn'. And he has to answer by anyway! It was in the unwritten rules of their battle. He had to talk!
'Victory is mine!' she tough excitedly.
One or two minutes passed when screams echoed trough the street.
'NEJI! I LOVE YOU!'
Or...
'NEJI NO! I LOVE YOU MORE!'
Or even…
'NO! CHOOSE ME NEJI-KUN DO YOU WANT TO GO ON A DATE WITH ME?'
And some crazy girl even yelled:
'NEJI-KUN! MARRY ME! WE WILL HAVE A LOT OF CHILDREN TOGETHER AND BE HAPPY LIKE IN A FAIRY TALE!'
Tche! Neji? Fairy Tale? That just doesn't make sense to me.
'Ohhhh no!' Tenten said to herself. 'Fan girls… I forgot them in my list…'
She didn't have to turn to see his smirk that said 'Did I have to say something else?'
Tenten was red in frustration but regained her composure quickly.
Like she would give him the satisfaction to smirk even more.
'Tomorrow will be another day so another chance!' she encouraged herself.
x.o.x
Thursday
Neji and Tenten were sitting in the ramen shop for their dinner break. She had tough al the night for a question htat he couldn't escape.
'Neji? Why don't you like sweet things like candy and chocolate?' she inquired.
She perfectly knew why! How could she ever forget something like this? It's not everyday that the Hyuuga Prodigy make a fool of himself because of a sugar rush!
Nervousness began to show in his normally emotionless lilac eyes when Hinata entered in the shop accompanied with Kiba. The doggy boy was laughing really hard. He has a boxer on his hair like a hat and was wearing nothing on but a short pink skirt.
Tenten choked her food, Neji looked away trying to keep it cool and some customers even get away.
'A-ano… H-he has a-a sugar r-rush…' the shy girl explained at the two pair of eyes staring at her, one more glaring that staring…
'Oh no! No! No! NO!!!!' she tough angrily.
Neji gave her a smugly smirk and the look meaning 'That's why.' He was totally mocking her and her bad luck!
'NO!' she screamed in her head. 'THIS IS SOO UNFAIR!'
Fate definitively hated her!
'Okay! Tomorrow is my last chance! After that I will admit that you won!' she hissed at him getting before leaving.
x.o.x
Friday
She tough of the perfect question to ask him, something that can't be shown or interpreted.
'Neji what do you love among all things?'
It was of course training for getting stronger but how can he show this? And the only one who can maybe say something like that was Sasuke and he was on amission so nobody, NOBODY could interpret it for him.
He stopped and looked in her warm brown eyes.
'Yes! I soo won!' she sang in her head.
Little did she know that he had an idea?
He smirked.
…
Oh. No.
…
Taking her by surprise he suddenly took her wrist and pulled her closer. His smirk grew wider when he saw her puzzled face and her little blush.
He headed closer to her smelling and coconut shampoo. He enlaced her waist with his other free arm. Their lips were so close and he approached a little more and then finally kissed her softly but with evident love. He released her wrist and brought his hand to her neck slightly pressing her on him.
Tenten was totally confused but just she just enjoyed the lovely moment.
When they broke apart she saw him smirks that smirk, THE smirk, that one she oh so knew, the smirk that say: 'I won'.
So it was her, he didn't say it but he showed that what he loved among all the things in his life was her.
They arrived to the crossway when their paths separated.
'Hey, Neji,' She faced him. 'I love you too.'
With that she turned around, a big smile on her lips. She didn't expect him to say something. She knew now that for him words were worthless but act priceless.
Didn't they say that acts are better proofs than words?
Anyway, for the first time in her life, and surely the last one, she was quite happy to loose…
x.o.x
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