Snow Princess- Chapter 2

I stepped back from Neji and looked around the room, my eyes staying on each person for only a few seconds, Anzu smirked at me. "That's a record!" She exclaimed and I blushed. "You guys kissed for like, one, two, three…"

"You didn't really keep count…" I countered. She shrugged and then smiled. "Don't! Do. Anything." I commanded. She walked up to Neji and smiled.

"I love you." She said. "Because, this thing here is your problem now! I'm finally free!" She said pushing me to Neji. "Go have fun, as long as she doesn't get pregnant you guys are fine." Anzu said causing me to blush again.

"Anzu! We won't do anything and anyway… I haven't said 'hi' to my other friends." I said and walked up to Temari. "Hi."

"Tenten, I can't believe you are actually back!" Temari exclaimed hugging me. I smiled and pulled away moving to the next person, Shikamaru. He ruffled my hair and I was passed from person to person and I eventually stopped in front of Hiashi.

"My lovely Tenten. Neji-san has talked about you so much, I feel as if I have known you since the day you were born… I'm glad that I can finally meet the beautiful maiden who is Tenten." He said bowing to me, I bowed back and shot Neji a look, a look that said, 'Wow.' After Hiashi was Lee.

"My youthful teammate! You are back! You have bloomed into the most wonderful of flowers, look at you! Tenten, don't leave us again, you are staying right?" Lee cried hugging on to my waist. My eyes suddenly met Anzu's and she frowned. Lee looked at me big eyed and crocodile tears spilling over.

"Lee, no, Tenten, Lady Tenten, she has to go home… In two days, well one and a half. I'm so sorry. Maybe it was better if you didn't come here… Tenten, I'm sorry this is emotionally hard, for all of you." Anzu said head down, she was sad.

"No, I'd rather see her then never see her again. She deserves to have the time of her life here!" Neji said and smiled a small smile, I guessed that he was thinking and then it came over me, I would be taken from him again. My head snapped up and I threw myself in Neji's arms.

"I don't want to loss you! I- Neji, marry me, take me away from the Snow." Several people looked away, giving us our privacy. He took my hand and escorted me to another section of the Hyuuga clan. I watched him with wide eyes and when he stopped he sat and pulled me with him.

"Tenten-" He started. I nodded in encouragement and he faltered, unable to finish. I laid my hand on his knee and he smiled sadly. "Tenten, they have forced me to marry someone, I don't know who, they are shipping them in from another village and I have told them that I didn't want to be with any girl other than you… Hiashi understands but it is in the hands of the elders now. Nobody ever expected you to come back…" I nodded and stood up.

"Neji… They shouldn't have to force you…" I started but stopped, I didn't want to fight, this was supposed to be happy. "Neji, how many days do we have together- how many days can I still call you mine?" I asked and he looked up at me and uttered the worst number ever,

"Seven."

I decided that I hated that number. The number seven was now taboo around me. It was the worst because it was the amount of days I had until I lost Neji, I wouldn't be here fighting for it. "Neji, I don't want you to be anyone else's. I want you to be mine."

"Tenten, I know…" He whispered and a wind whipped around us sending shivers down our spines. I faced him and then bent down. "I'll always love you. Always in forever."

"Neji… Where did everything go wrong?" I asked tears threatening to come, the prickling at my eyes annoyed me, I hadn't cried in a while. I sat there and thought about that fateful day.

Flashback

I faced the south as he countered my move. I don't know why but the direction of the north felt safer to me and the south felt dangerous, I turned and countered now facing north. Neji smirked and moved in, probably ready to end the fight, he didn't end it though. A girl my age with wild red curly locks, soft hazel eyes, and a pale skin tone, but strong looking will stopped him. I looked up towards the North and I felt safe, at home.

The girl introduced herself as Anzu, she was beautiful in everyway and she had called together everyone, including the teachers. They stood in the training field and watched Anzu pace in front of us, she finally began her speech about there being a princess in the crowd, the snow princess. I watched every girls' face light up with excitement, mine stayed neutral. Neji searched for my hand and gripped it. I didn't know what was going on.

Ino stood up perfectly straight and tall, enough to put any princess to shame, but Anzu passed her not giving her a second glance. Hinata stood there holding her arms to her chest. Anzu shook her head as she passed her and then she passed Matsuri and looked interested for a mere second, Matsuri however gripped onto Gaara's arm. Next Anzu passed Sakura, she tsked the girl in front of her. Sakura sighed and then hung her head in shame. Temari rolled her eyes and probably would've tripped Anzu if it weren't for Shikamaru stopping her.

She stopped at me and then grabbed my chin and tilted my head up then down. "What's your name, soldier?" She asked, she sounded like a military leader. I stayed perfectly straight and I replied, "Tenten, sir."

She smiled at me and nodded to Tsunade. What? Was I the one who she wanted, I was the princess? "Tenten, she is one of Konoha's finest ninja and Anzu we have kept her as safe as possible, assigning her a team with Neji Hyuuga and Rock Lee." Tsunade reported Anzu nodded then looked at our intertwined hands.

"Are you sure that was for the best?" Anzu asked looking back at our faces. "Don't tell me she's in-love with the Hyuuga…" She said. I looked at the floor, she figured it out fast. Was it that obvious? "Tenten, do you?"

"Neji Hyuuga, he is my teammate, my partner, my best friend- he is always there for me and yes, Anzu, I do love this man, I love him with every inch of my fragile heart. I do not understand what is going on, but I do understand one thing… Neji is going to be gone- out of my life… Isn't he?" I explained then asked, I was still surprisingly strong.

"Yes, I am so sorry. But this is the easiest way to explain it. Your parents sent you to live here during the war and now they want you to return home and study so you can take the throne when they die. I knew this wouldn't be easy." She shook her head in memory of something. "I'll give you time to say goodbye. I'll be at the gate."

Anzu walked away whispering something to Tsunade. All the teachers left except for Gai-sensei, nobody else would miss her from the teacher category. All the girls, except for Hinata, Matsuri, and Temari walked away and most of the boys too.

Surprisingly Sasuke stayed, he hugged me and told me to stay safe. Temari and Shikamaru both touched my shoulder and said they would miss me. Naruto and Hinata hugged me and Naruto even shed a tear. Hinata smiled sadly and walked away. Kiba grabbed me in a bear hug and kissed my cheek. Lee cried and blubbered on and on about how he would miss me. Gai-sensei hugged me and told me to pay respects to my father's father. Matsuri and Gaara stood there awkwardly. Matsuri finally hugged me, breaking down with small sobs and Gaara just wished me the best of luck. Every one left, leaving Neji and Tenten alone.

"Tenten, I love you so much. I never truly believed that I would be losing you, promise me that you will come back and see me, promise me that you'll always love me. Promise me the world and more." Neji said staring deep into Tenten's sad chocolate eyes. "Ten, I love you with all my heart and soul, if there was something on this Earth that would keep us together I'd risk my life for it."

"Neji, I promise all that and more." I said and moved towards him. "Promise me that you will always be mine, no matter what- even if you fall in love again, you are still mine." I asked for the most ridiculous thing, his happiness. I shouldn't have been selfish.

"I promise." With that our lips touched and our hearts sped. When we pulled back, we lost everything.

End Flashback

"We went wrong when we fell in-love." He answered and with that our lips touched and time slowed. The fired surrounded us once again.