Chapter 3: You can't teach a Young girl New Tricks

When Neji walked into Tenten's apartment, left his sandals at the door, and stepped into her livingroom, he noticed her place was relatively clean. Tenten put her book and doggie treats down on a magazine table.

She stretched her arms out above her head and yawned loudly. "Welcome to Tenten's Doghouse! Make yourself at home." Tenten went down a hallway, leaving Neji time to look around her apartment.

There were paintings of dogs everywhere. Some paintings would be straightforward, the picture of the dog either sleeping on the floor or with in a tussel with another dog, or some would be a little cartoonish, dancing with a 9 foot tall bone or chasing a tiger up a tree.

Neji put his book bag down by the couch and sat down. He laid his head down and crossed his arms in front of his chest. He sighed inwardly as he thought about why he was there in the first place.

The little dog, Muhammad, came out of the kitchan, probably from eatting a snack, jumped up and laid on the couch cushion next to Neji. Unknowingly, Neji smiled a faint smile at the dog and began to scratch his lower back.

"You certainly know how to paint, Tenten." Neji called out, wondering where that girl had gone. He still was'nt done exmaining her thighs... Stop thinking that way, Neji! It's not like anything is going to happen, and besides you're too young.

A toilet flush snapped Neji out of his mental beating and a lighter Tenten stepped back into the livingroom with a whole new attire. She was wearing a blue sports bra with white and blue running shorts. Neji also noticed that she was wearing tiger-striped socks, but obiviously he had to look at all of her first before he got to her feet.

"Oh, um, yeah. I do a lot of painting and drawing in my freetime." Tenten walked into her kitchan and began to make the tea on the stove.

Neji picked up Muhammad and laid him in his lap. "You mean the time you're suppose to be doing homework?" He smirked at her back.

Tenten sighed and turned around to lean on the counter to face Neji. "Aww stop teasing me. You and I both know that I get good grades and do my homework. When 'Am not asleep in class of course." Tenten scratched behind her head and blushed a little.

Neji rolled his eyes at her and got up from the couch with Muhammad still in his hands. "Please, Tenten, you are so predictable. Before a class even begins," he walked into the kitchan and leaned on the counter next to her, "you're out like a light." He smirked at her.

Tenten glared at him for a second then raised an eyebrow. She giggled. "Um, Neji, if you had to go to the bathroom you could have just asked me." She laughed out loud this time.

Neji looked at her confusingly. What does she mean by...

Fianlly he felt water trickling down his legs and onto his exposed feet.

What the fuck...

Please, please, PLEASE don't tell me I just did that? Neji gently sat Muhammad on the floor, red faced as he stared at his wet shorts.

Tenten laughed some more and untill she realized the dilemma he was in. "Sorry about that, Neji," she began walking towards him, not even bothered about the smell, "Muhammad does'nt like vistors picking him up while he's sleeping."

Oh, thank The Great Goosh, Neji said to himself and let out a relieved sigh. Tenten walked towards him and took his hand in hers, which surprised him.

"Come on, I probably have one of my friend's shorts here from the last run we had." She began to drag him towards the hallway.

Neji only stiffened a little, not wanting to go in the back of her apartment to find anymore unexspected surprises, but followed her anyway.

As they walked through the hall, Neji also noticed paintings and drawings were hung up there as well. They finally reached a room at the end of the hall and Tenten closed the door behind them when they walked inside. Neji was about to object to her about why she closed the door, when they were the only two people in her apartment, when she walked over to a closet and started shuffling through the clothes.

"Alright, I found some that might be in your size but not your style." She turned around and smiled at him, throwing 3 pairs of shorts that all had some breed of dog on them onto the bed that was in the room.

Then she walked over to a tall dresser and opened a drawer. She pawed through the clothes and pulled out one pair of boxers with... kittens? Neji was obiviously momentarily shocked to see, for the first time, something that was'nt dog related.

Tenten was surprised, too, to see kittens in her apartment. "Sorry about those cat ones. I don't know who those belong to." She leaned against the wall and looked at Neji out the corner of her eye.

Neji walked over to the bed and picked out the least degrading shorts he could find: Great Danes.

Neji was about to zip down his shorts when he remembered Tenten was still in the room. He turned to her. "Um, do you mind?"

Tenten looked up at him, remembering he was there. "Oh, sorry. I forgot, you're one of those shy ones." She opened the door and walked out, closing it behind her.

Neji breathed a sigh of relief and took off his shorts. It wasn't untill he took off his underwear that he took a good look around the room.

There were paintings of dogs here too, unsurprisingly, but they were of wolf decent. Some would be full-fledged monstrosities, while others would be hybrids, half dog and half wolf. Neji guessed it was Tenten's room because her backpack was sitting in a chair by her bed, and a picture of her on the nightstand...

Neji walked up to the photo and picked it up. It had to be a recent picture because it looked brand new.

The sun had already gone down and it was dark outside the window which prevented Neji from getting a good look at the painting. So, he turned on the lamp on the nightstand.

He wished he hadn't.

It was an oil painting of Tenten by a great painter Neji had never heard of. She was laying on her back, hair flowing on her shlouders and back. Her arms folded across her chest and her right leg bent and the left leg straight out on the ground. Neji could see Muhammad laying on her stomach, looking serious and erect.

Oh, and did I mention Tenten was naked in the painting?

Heck, Neji had to admit, the girl was hot.

He turned a shade of red, that has never been documented in the human bloodstream, as he stared at Tenten in all her glory.

He dropped the photo on the nightstand and... he couldn't help himself on this part... became hard.

This. Just. Wasn't. His. Day.

He had to get out of there. Neji quickly put on the kitty panties and threw on the Great Danes, all the while trying to be careful and not touch his throbbing appendage. He gathered up his wet clothes and slammed the door shut behind him.

"Neji?"

He nearly blew his top then.

Tenten was in the room next to him putting some finishing touches on some of her new paintings.

What did you think she was doing, homework? As if.

Neji turned his head to see Tenten sitting at a worktable with a pencil in her hand. "Neji, you OK? I heard you drop something."

"Everything's fine," he said too hastily, "I just dropped something out of my pocket, 'Am OK really." He just wished all of himself was fine.

Tenten eyed him suspiciously and nodded her head. "Well, the tea is ready and there are bags underneath the cabinet."

Neji nodded his thanks and made his way safely to the kitchan. He reached under one of the cabinets and pulled a bag out, stuffing his clothes inside.

He tied the bag and sat it on the floor. Pouring himself a cup of tea, Muhammad came behind Neji and pulled on the hem of his shorts.

Neji sighed. "What do you want now?" He took a sip of the tea. The little dog cocked his head sideways and licked Neji's knee.

Neji shurgged off the dog's weird behavior and walked over to the couch. He sat down and druck the rest of the tea. He yawned, suddenly feeling sleepy. He got comfortable on the couch and let himself drift to dreamland.

All of a sudden, the image of Lord Hiashi, eyes blood shot with revenge, wielding eight swords in his eight octopus arms, ready to slice Neji into edible sized meat balls. Storm clouds raged above his head. The lightning and thunder only made him look even more like Medusa with the giant bee stingers that were shooting out of his head. Hiashi gave a deep, demon crackle. "Well, well. It looks like little Neji thought he could slip badgers into my private meeting, eh?" He raised one sword and brought it crashing down on Neji's right foot. It cut clean through the strawberry jelly filled bone. Neji let out a silent scream. Demon Hiashi laughed at his nephew's weakness and licked at the jelly. "Aww, what's wrong? Dog got your tongue!" The Demon gave a laugh that deepened everytime each tentacle came slicing off one of Neji's limbs. The Demon, now a giant a poodle, stopped cutting up Neji when nothing was left but a head and a torso. This time, the Demon gave a high pitched girly giggle. "Where's you Guardian Dog NOW, Neji-kun?" The bisexual dog reared back its head... and blasted Neji with cooties of all shapes, sizes and flavors. All he could do was lay there, helpless, as the raspberry shortcakes and Po-la-la-la Pollies consumed him...

"Neji!"

"WHAT!"

If it was the time of day Neji could wet himself, he would. His nightmare was so twisted and bizarre, that he was practically drooling on himself.

Tenten didn't mean to startle the Hyuuga. She just happen to walk into the room and see Neji sleeping restlessly on her couch.

Neji looked at Tenten and then up at her dog clock on a far wall.

12:09!

"Oh, crap. My uncle's going to murder me. Or worse, lecture." Neji began packing up his backpack slowly.

Tenten strecthed her arms. "That's OK Neji. I already called ahead and told your uncle you were over here."

Well, you might have well called Satan over for a tea party!

Neji knew it was too late to runaway to a another village and change his name, so he just got up and walked towads the door.

When Tenten opened the door for him, Muhammad came shooting out from his hiding place under the coffee table and ran out the door.

"Hey!" After all that Neji went through, he REALLY did not want to chase that annoying mutt again.

Tenten laid a hand on his shoulder. "It's OK. I forgot to walk him. See." Neji looked over to see the troublemaking hound watering a bush as they spoke.

Neji scoffed at the dog. "I thought he already went to the bathroom on me."

Tenten chuckled at his remake and punched him softly in the shoulder. "Whatever. Now, go on get outta here, you stranger."

Neji only walked a step when he remembered something. "By the way, you still didn't show me what you wanted me to see?"

Tenten leaned her head on the door. "It was a painting of me and Muhammad, but I have a feeling you already saw it." she smiled secretly at him.

Neji didn't blush, but only stepped closer to her. "And?" he knew she wanted something else.

Tenten only smiled. "Well, also I wanted for us to hang out more after we graduate. Since we're going to be on seperate teams and all. That OK with you?"

Neji nodded his head. This was his move.

Tenten nodded her head at him and began to close the door... when Neji put his hand up to stop it.

"What, no goodnight kiss?"

The door was only opened an inch, but Tenten heard the little comment he said. She smiled amusingly and opened the door wider.

"Oh, I see where this is going..."

Tenten walked out over the threshold and hugged Neji around his lower waist. Neji, taken aback by what she just did, unknowingly slid his arms around her lower waist also. Tenten leaned into him, her chest on his.

Neji only stiffened a little when she brought her face up to his and whispered in his ear, "You're cute...", she rubbed her forehead under his chin and brushed her lips across his, "but not that cute."

Tenten withdrew from him and stepped back into her apartment. Neji swifted from foot to foot.

Epic Fail.

"Oh, and Neji," Tenten turned towards him with a smug look, "you might wanna start, um-" she made a sexual hand gesture on the front of her shorts.

It only took Neji a few seconds about what she was talking about and he nodded his head.

"Because if you don't, you might be tempted to come here again." she closed the door slightly. "You might not be able to leave."

Neji sighed inwardly. It's always the same thing with her.

"And make sure you do it in the shower," she said between the crack in the door, "it feels better than doing it barehanded."

With one last smirk, Tenten closed the door.

"Goodnight." Neji said to no one in particular.

LHP: Alright, that was good!(gets up from director's chair and claps slowly)

Gwen:(tries to roll up a blunt) Yeah, sure kid you did great.

Neji:(stretches his arms above his head and yawns) LeakingHeartParadise-sensai, can me and Tenten go home now? We've been filming since nine.

LHP: Sure, you guys can go. We got all the film for the third chapter.

Gwen:(stops smoking to look at LHP) That reminds me... Why did it take you so long just to write a chapter? I mean, it didn't take you long to write AND finish "Gwen's Series" now did it?

LHP:(blushes slightly and scratches behind her head) Well... no not really. But-

Gwen: No buts, you know I don't like excuses or people who keep fans waiting.

LHP: If you just let me explain why-

Gwen: And you know I don't like people who have to explain their petty problems to everyone. You don't see me walking around telling people where I get my pot from.

Tenten: Actually Gwen-sensai, everybody on the set already knows that you get your drugs from Sasori-

Gwen:(quickly claps her hands over Tenten's mouth and nose and laughs nervously at LHP) But... I'm sure your explanation is worthy of hearing. So what happened, LHP-senpai?

LHP: Well, for starters I graduated on May twenty-seventh. I had the chapter ready the day after but... (LHP turns around and eyes a painting of Anna-Sophia Robb) something happened to my computer and the final draft got eased. And also, I kept going out of town with my family.

Gwen:(bows her head to think) You know, when you're not here, we all miss you.

LHP:(on the verge of tears of finally having somebody care about her) R-really?

Everybody: Not!

LHP: I hate you stupid jerks.

Everybody: And that's why we love you!

LHP:(takes out a notebook and pencil and starts writing the 4th chapter) Oh, and by the way. I saw Alegria without you guys on Sunday when they came to my town.

Everybody:(gasps)

LHP: And it was AWESOME!