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Author's Note: Back with an update! First of all I would like to thank all of those who reviewed and followed! Let's aim for more reviews and such, yeah? :) I will be having exams soon, so I hope this update will suffice for the time being. Please enjoy!

Tenten winced as she set down the bitter coffee that scalded her tongue. Setting down the mug, she stared at the empty wooden seats and tables in front of her. It was already half past eleven, and the last customer had already left a few minutes ago. Sighing, she slumped a little on the seat she sat on in front of the counter. Honestly, she loved the free coffee her job provided, but she made a mental note to request for at least a small television soon. After all, sitting for eight hours staring at the windows and waiting for customers did not entertain her that much.

She snapped out of her thoughts when the door opened. Quickly she stood up and braced herself for the customer, smiling neatly as she scurried to the front of the cashier.

"Welcome to Starbucks, how may I help you?"

"It seems like you haven't changed your weird hairstyle." was the stern reply.

Tenten's smile instantly faltered when she looked up, brown eyes locking with lavender ones.

"Oh, it's you Neji." she deadpanned, letting out a soft sigh. "How may I help you?"

"That's not the right way to treat a customer right, hmm?"

"Well you didn't answer my question, that's why." she shot back, frowning when he started to smirk.

"I'll get a tall Mocha frap then." he answered.

"That'll be $4.00 please."

Neji handed her four one-dollar bills and she placed them on the cashier. Reaching for a tall cup and her sharpie, she was about to write her name when:

"Don't forget, it's a j, alright?"

She looked up to see his face, a mocking smile placed upon his lips. Tenten wanted to smack him right there and then.

"Yes, sir." she mumbled incoherently, flustered as she began scribbling his name down.

Making his order, she sighed and tried to regain composure, apparently beginning a mantra.

Breathe in and out, Tenten. You will be nice to him. You will be nice to him.

She then glanced at him, eyes widening when she saw him set up his laptop at a table nearby.

Oh, this is going to be a long night.

Tuesday

Pisces: Be nice to people today. You'll never know what good they may do to you.

"Tall mocha frap for Neji!"

The said man looked up from his laptop; eyebrows knitted with concentration. He stood up (graceful as always!) and made his way to the counter. Tenten shot him a look before handing over the drink to him.

"What?"

"My hair isn't weird. And by the way, I got it; your name has a j in it, alright?" Tenten said; lower lip slowly jutted out.

Neji opened his mouth to make a snide remark but shut it when he realized the hint of sincerity and desperation in her voice.

So instead he smirked as he met her eyes. "Fine, I'm sorry."

At this Tenten's eyes widened once again, a blush threatening to creep up her cheeks. "W-What did you just say?"

"I said I'm sorry. I never knew I would hurt your feelings as such." he apologized again.

"O-Oh, it's okay." Tenten mumbled as Neji walked over to his table and continued typing on his laptop.

There was an awkward silence as Tenten watched Neji work silently, eyebrows scrunching occasionally as he sipped his frap. Contemplating on what just happened, she realized that maybe Neji was a nice guy (despite his cocky attitude), and maybe she was just a little too straightforward. They only met a day before, after all, and maybe if she knew him more he would be nicer. Besides, her horoscope did say to be nice to people (actually, she has been nice to people all day, but one last person wouldn't hurt, right?).

There was a tug in her gut that pushed her to start a conversation with said man. Considering the thought, she sighed as she finished the lukewarm coffee in her mug, letting its bitter taste warm her throat. Gathering her guts, apparently, she looked at Neji and gave him a cheeky smile.

"What are you doing there?"She asked, leaning on the counter and smiling as Neji looked up and scowled.

"What are you doing?"

"Doing my job, of course." she replied, cheekily. Neji eyed her incredulously for a second before smirking. "A barista, after all, may socialize with her customers, am I right?"

"Well I think I do need some company." he said, motioning for the seat across him. Leaving the counter (because seriously, no one else was coming to buy some Starbucks, let's face it) she took the plush seat across him, still smiling. Neji silently began working on his laptop once again.

"So, Neji, what do you do for a living?" she asked at an attempt to begin another conversation.

"I work as a personal banker for the Hyuugas." he answered, not bothering to look up from his work.

"Oh, is that the really rich clan who runs a chain of companies?"

"Yes."

"But how did you get to get to work for them?" Tenten then asked, not in an insulting way, but with curiosity.

Then Neji looked up from his laptop, smirking once again as his eyes met hers. "I am related to them, after all."

"Oh, that explains the lavender eyes!" she perked up, smiling at the new information about this man in front of her.

Neji raised a brow at her and nodded slowly. Sure, she had a loud and straightforward personality but it was warm and full of mirth and curiosity unlike the others with loud personalities. It was like he wanted to bask in the warmth of her personality. He wanted to get to know her better.

So he decided that he would try, at least try, to continue the conversation.

"What do you do when you don't work?" he asked simply, resuming to the work on his laptop.

Tenten took the time to think before answering. "I help my friend run the local pound, and then sometimes I train with my friend in taekwondo. Sometimes I help my other friend collect bugs for his bug collection. On days when I don't do anything, I visit the local antique shop to look for weapons."

Neji mused at this. "You do a lot, huh?"

"Yeah," Tenten laughed. "They're tiring and all, yeah, but at least I get to socialize."

"That's nice." he murmured, taking a sip from his frap. "I don't have the time to do any of those."

"Why? I'm sure you have at least a day to relax, perhaps?" she surmised.

Neji shook his head slowly. "I devote all of my time to work. No time for socializing or leisure."

"I see." she frowned, looking at windows where snow fell at a slow pace. "Well this is socializing, isn't it?"

"Yes." he answered. "But it is not a proper conversation because I am working."

"But I don't mind." she replied, making him look up, a brow rose. "I mean, I don't mind if we converse like this."

She turned to him and gave him a light smile. Neji's lips then tugged into what seemed to be a smile. For the third time today, Tenten's eyes widened with surprise, a small tint of red on her pale cheeks.

"I wouldn't mind, either."

Neji then resumed to his work as Tenten started a one-sided conversation, talking about the dogs at the pound, musing on how amazing at taekwondo her friend was. It was just one random topic after the other. He would just nod, comment on the things to be commented on, and sip on his frap occasionally as he continued type on his laptop.

"So, when's your birthday?" Tenten then suddenly asked.

"The third of July." he replied.

"So you're a Cancer, huh…"

Neji raised a brow. "Excuse me?"

Tenten giggled, much like a schoolgirl in front of her childhood crush. "It's nothing. Just some compatibility things, that's all."

"You believe in those kinds of things, huh?"

Tenten nodded, making Neji smirk. "I'm of Chinese descent, that's why I believe in horoscopes and such."

"That's explains your weird hair." Neji added, making Tenten furrow her eyebrows. "I thought we were done with that."

He chuckled lightly. "Yes, we were. Forgive me for that."

Then there was a comfortable silence as she watched him work. After a few more minutes he closed his laptop and sighed with relief.

"Finally finished." he sighed with content as he glanced at his watch. Tenten frowned.

"So you're leaving already?"

"Yeah." he replied, finished what was left of his already-melted mocha frap.

"But I'll see you tomorrow, right?" she asked with a hint of hope in her voice.

This question made Neji, for the second time, smile. "Of course,"

She did a slight wave as he was almost out the door, but he stopped mid-track and turned to her.

"I never got your name."

"It's Tenten." she replied quickly.

"Tenten, huh?" he mused, the name foreign in his tongue. "I'll see you tomorrow."

And with that he was already out the door, leaving a flustered and blushing Tenten in his wake. As soon as he was out of her vision, she smiled to herself, a feeling of warmth in her chest.

Maybe this what her horoscope was talking about.

Author's Note (2): Ah, I don't really know what to say about this chapter. But I hope you all liked it!

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