Dark clouds rolled throughout the skies while underneath them, two ninja battled on, unaware of the sudden weather occurance. A clap

of thunder later, and the heavens opened, drenching everything in sight with ice cold tears. In a normal battle, the two would have

fought to the death, but they had become tired due to hours of constant sparring, and decided to take a break.

It was Tenten who suggested they get out of the rain by going to a café not too far from the training grounds. Sopping wet and

exhausted, the Hyuga was in no mood to refuse, so he willingly allowed himself to be dragged into the small coffee shop which was,

surprisingly, uncrowded. The interior was cozy with the comforting smell of coffees and teas being brewed. They picked a

small table near the back, and ordered two herbal teas. When they arrived, the two sat in silence for a moment or so, sipping their

drinks, watching the steam from the liquid rise in spirals and curls, dissipating into the air. Before long, Tenten grew uncomfortable with

the silence, and began to speak. Neji listened intently on what was said, and only replied with a "Hn," or a nod or shake of the head.

A few minutes into the conversation, Tenten noticed that he was concentrating rather hard on his tea, rather than have his eyes cast on

her- which was normally the polite thing to do when someone was trying to make a conversation, but Neji was always different like that;

always listening. She began to think that he was annoyed with her for starting such a cumbersome conversation, and said:

"If I'm talking to much, just let me know, okay?" Neji took his eyes off his drink, giving her a puzzled look, and nodded. Tenten

continued to talk, ignoring that nagging feeling in the pit of her stomach. Suddenly, she saw Neji move forward with an acute speed, and

felt his lips lock onto hers. A split second later, he was back in his seat, a smirk on his face. Tenten was awed, to say the least.

"What… what was that for?" she said, still in shock. Neji's smirk deepened as he replied:

"You were talking too much."


A/N: i thought instead of creating a whole new story, i'd make a set of little NeijxTenten ficlets- i hope u all liked this one!!

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