A/N: Hello all one more chap to go! But Im updating them both today. Lol Hope you enjoy and we get to meet some guy we all know and love in this chap!
Read and review please ;)
The next morning Tenten woke up as the sun was shining through her windows. She glanced over at the clock next to her bed and it read 8:47am. 'Wow I'm surprised Lee hasn't woken me up yet!' thought Tenten as she sat up in bed. She then looked around her new room. 'Good so it wasn't t dream.' she thought.
She then got out of bed and got dressed for the day, brushed her hair and put it into two buns, and made her bed. She then opened the door to her room slowly tying to be quiet but gave up after she herd a crash in the kitchen like someone had dropped a pan.
"Opps, looks like we will have to make a new batch of eggs Lee" said Gai from the kitchen.
"Yes but this batch will be even better!" shouted Lee.
'Wow this must be a thick door if I didn't here those two loud mouths before now.' Tenten thought as she walked out to meet Lee and Gai.
"Good morning you two." said Tenten as she walked into the living room/kitchen.
"Good morning Tenten!" shouted Lee from his current spot on a bar stool next to the island that was used to separate the two rooms.
Good morning Tenten! Did you sleep well?" asked Gai as he shot up from behind the counter top.
Tenten slightly jumped because she had not expected him to just come out of no where like that. "Thank you and I slept great now that you mention it. Do you need any help?" asked Tenten as she saw the mess Gai and Lee had made in the Kitchen.
"Well as you can see I'm not much of a cook." said Gai as he slightly blushed from embarrassment at looking at the mess he had made with the simple task of eggs.
"Well here, let me take over for you then." said Tenten with a smile as she walked into the kitchen. "Lady Ayumi taught me how to cook a long time ago and I'm not that bad at it." she stated as she started to crack some eggs into a bowl.
"Yes Gai! Tenten is an amazing cook!" shouted Lee.
"Thanks Lee, but I'm not that good." Tenten said with a soft laugh.
"Well you seem to be doing a lot better than I was! Your not even getting shells into the bowl!" said Gai with wonder causing Tenten to laugh.
"Its not that hard once you get the hang of it you two." she said smiling back at them. "Here's an idea, how about I cook the rest of breakfast and you two clean up your mess." she said.
"That sounds splendid Tenten my dear! We will get started right away. If you need anything else just check the fridge I bought a bunch of stuff!" stated Gai and he filled up the sink to start dishes as Lee walked over to help.
"Ok, thanks Gai." said Tenten.
Once Tenten finished mixing up the eggs she looked in the refrigerator and found some bacon and decided she would make that as well. Once she had finished cooking everything they all sat down at the island to eat.
"This is splendid Tenten!" expressed Gai and he practically inhaled his eggs.
"Its just eggs and bacon, it's not that hard to do." Said Tenten slightly blushing I mean they're just eggs right.
"Well because you worked so hard on breakfast I will do the dishes for you Tenten!" said Lee in-between bites.
"And I will accompany you Lee in your mission of completing the dishes!" said Gai giving Lee a thumbs up.
'Is it going to be like this every morning?' thought Tenten as she ate her breakfast.
"Well now is as good of time as any to talk to you two about school." said Gai as he finished his breakfast abnormally fast. Tenten had barely started to eat.
"I am aware you two have been going to Garwood schools but I was wondering if you two would be willing to transfer to Konoha. It is only a few blocks away from here and I work in the high school as a gym teacher so it would be no problem getting you in at such late notice seeing as classes start up again in a few short weeks. So what do you two say?" asked Gai.
"Umm Gai, isn't Konoha a private school? Wouldn't it cost a lot to get into?" asked Tenten.
"Oh my dear Tenten, it is indeed a private school district but because I work there you two will get in at a discount. Not only is it an excellent school it has wonderful learning opportunities and extra curricular. I went there myself as a boy." explained Gai.
"Well I am most interested in this school! It sounds wonderful Gai!" shouted Lee as he almost knocked his glass of orange juice over with his sudden outburst.
"Yes Gai I don't have a problem with it either we don't have anyone we are close to at Garwood so I wouldn't mind a fresh start if your sure you wouldn't mind." said Tenten.
"MIND! Hahaha! Tenten dear, I am once again overjoyed to hear your interest! And we can go to enroll you both later today!" shouted Gai with pure excitement written over his face.
'A new school too. Well looks like I am getting a new chance at life.' thought Tenten.
"Come to think of it there is a girl that lives up a few floors who goes to Konoha as well she is even the same age as the both of you if I remember correctly. Lets see, what was her name….Ah yes, I believe it is Midori. Sweet girl, I belive she would be more than happy to show you two around school."
"Realy Gai! That would be quite helpful!" shouted Lee only more excited than he was moments ago.
"Yes Gai that would be a great help if she wouldn't mind." said Tenten. 'Well if the girl can put up will Gai she can't be all that bad.' Tenten thought to herself as she finished up the last of her breakfast. 'I hope I'm right! It would be great to have a friend other than Lee, and someone to talk about, well, 'girl stuff' with!'
It had been a week and a half since Tenten and Lee had moved in with Gai and it was going great so far for Tenten. So ok, the two guys she lives with are a little weird and high strung but she was already used to such behavior. Both Tenten and Lee had been introduced to Gai's family and they were very kind. His father Ryota Mori was had a very strong will and if he had an opinion you were sure to hear it while Gai's mother Shizu Mori was more reserved and aware of others feelings. As Gai had predicted Shizu and Tenten had become close and had spent several days out together while Gai, Lee, and Gai's brother Tato went out to do whatever it is boys do when they hang out together.
It was now a Sunday and school was to start the next day. With school on the brain Tenten decided to ask Gai to meet the girl Midori from the building. Of course Gai and Lee thought it was a splendid idea and they all decided to go talk to Midori. They all walked into the elevator and Gai pushed the button for the sixth floor. When they arrived they went to the door on the left with the number ten on it and Gai knocked on the door. Suddenly a girl that appeared to be around Tenten's age opened the door.
She had brilliantly bright green eyes and light brown hair pulled pack into a high pony tail. She also had three freckles in a row along her jaw line on the right side of her face. She was wearing a green tank top with a pair of blue jeans and had a kind smile on her face. 'Well she looks like a kind person anyways.' thought Tenten.
"Hello Gai! Nice to see you again! What brings you here today?" Midori asked with the same bright smile playing on her lips.
"Hello Midori! It is nice to see you again as well. Well I was hoping to introduce you to these two here." said Gai gesturing to Lee and Tenten.
"Oh is that all? It's nice to meet you both! My name is Midori Kinjo! What are your names?" Midori asked with a friendly smile as she reached her hand out to shake Tenten's hand.
"Uh, hello my name is Tenten. It's nice to meet you as well." said Tenten as she shook Midori's hand.
"Nice to meet you Tenten!" said Midori as she reached her hand to Lee, "And what's your name?" she asked him.
Lee instantly took her hand and stared to shake it with a winning smile on his face, "My name is Rock Lee but please call me Lee! It is a pleasure to meet you Midori!"
'Aww Lee so likes her!' thought Tenten as she smiled
"It is nice to meet you too Lee! It is nice to meet the both of you! If you ever need anything feel free to ask me ok." said Midori with a slight blush as Lee released her hand.
"Well you see Midori that is another reason I came. I was hoping you could walk with these two to school tomorrow and show them around a bit. It is there first day at Konoha you see." Gai said.
"Oh that is no problem at all Gai, I would love to! I will meet you in the lobby tomorrow morning two hours before school so I can give you both a proper tour before class starts! Is that ok with both of you?" asked Midori.
"That sounds great Midori-chan!" said Lee causing Midori to blush at what Lee had called her.
'Yep our little Lee defiantly has a crush alright!' thought Tenten.
"Yes that would be very helpful! Thank you very much" replied Tenten.
"Thank you for you kindness Midori. I appreciate your help!" said Gai giving Midori his 'good guy' pose while his smile went 'ping'.
'How does he even do that?' Tenten thought as she smiled glad to meet a new person and she just knew the two would be friends.
"WAKE UP TENTEN! WE HAVE TO GET READY FOR SCHOOL!" yelled Lee as he burst into Tenten's room screaming at the top of his lungs. Tenten just rolled over to face the wall.
"Lee my alarm hasn't even gone off yet, what time is it and why are you in here?" asked an irritated Tenten. 'The sun isn't even up yet, why on earth is Lee bugging me so early?'
"Why it is 4:15 Tenten! Time to get out of bed and start your youthful day! We are to meet Midori-chan in the lobby at 6 o'clock!" shouted Lee. 'First dose he even have an inside voice! And 4:15 as in the AM!'
"Lee! What did you wake me this early for? I set my alarm for like, well, a half an hour from now!" ranted Tenten as she pulled her covers over her face.
"Now Tenten are these last few minutes of sleep really important? Why not just get up now so you are not rushed? This way you have time for breakfast as well." said Lee with a 'matter of fact' tone of voice.
"Yes Lee, I do find those last few minutes of sleep important and let me guess you would like me to help you with breakfast as well?" Tenten asked sitting up in her bed seeing Lee already in his new school uniform. 'Dang how long has he been up!'
"Well," said Lee scratching the back of his head in a nervous manner, "Gai has no cooking skills so it seems so I would like you to help me cook this morning I cant make it all alone. Please help me Tenten!" asked Lee with a puppy dog face as he got down on his knees. 'Ugg, how can I say no to that? Well its not like I would be able to get back to sleep anyways.' thought Tenten in defeat.
Tenten sighed and said "Alright Lee,I will help with breakfast again this morning."
With that said Lee started to jump for joy. 'I should just take over cooking forever in this place, I always end up doing it anyways!'
"But…."said Tenten waiting for Lee to calm down.
"But I am going to take a shower and get ready first if you don't mind. Why don't you just go out and watch TV or talk to Gai or something until I get out there okay." said Tenten.
"Yoush! I will see you when you are ready then!" said Lee back to his over loud self as he ran out of Tenten's room closing the door behind him.
Tenten just collapsed back onto her bed. 'Well it looks like I will have to get up early and just deal. I really need to teach those two how to cook properly.' thought Tenten as she got up, shut her alarm off, and went to get ready for the day.
After Tenten got ready she took a moment to look at herself in the mirror. Her hair was up in its usual twin buns and she was dressed in her new school uniform. It consisted of a black tank top with a white shirt over it and a green skirt that Tenten felt was too short but she would just have to watch how she sits from now on. And she had on her new brown shoes and just plane white socks. 'Well this is as good as its going to get.' she thought as she turned around and headed to the living room.
When she arrived in the room she found Lee sitting on the couch watching the news and she could clearly tell he was bored out of his mind. This was the first time Tenten had stopped to look at the boy's uniform. It had a white color shirt and a green tie and black pants with black shoes to match. Before Tenten could observe further Lee realized she was there and jumped up off the couch and yelled, "Tenten your ready!"
"Yes Lee I am. Are you ready to help me with breakfast? Hey wait, where's Gai?" asked Tenten when she noticed said man was nowhere to be found.
"Oh he had to leave early this morning to get everything prepared for today or something. He wanted to wish you a good luck today but you were in the shower when he had to leave so he told me to apologize for leaving without saying goodbye." explained Lee
"Oh I see, well that is okay, it's not like I will never see him again." said Tenten as she started to laugh lightly "Well lets make some breakfast shall we? I'm starving!" expressed Tenten.
"YES! Let us cook!" shouted Lee as he thrust his fist in the air for emphasis as he shot Tenten a large smile. Tenten simply smiled back and head into the kitchen to make breakfast for the two of them.
Tenten and Lee then started the same jobs in the kitchen that they had become use to, Tenten did the cooking and Lee would wash the dishes as she dirtied them. Tenten had decided to make some ham and cheese omelet's for the two of them and was quite pleased how they turned out. They both sat down and ate them as Lee rambled on about how great the day was going to be. Tenten just smiled and nodded to show she was still listening. She was more nervous than excited unlike Lee but decided to keep it to herself so she wouldn't have to listen to Lee try and reassure her. After they had both finished eating they finished the rest of the dishes together and looked at the clock. It was 5:52am.
"Well Lee it looks like we should probably get our things and go to meet Midori so were are not late." said Tenten turning to Lee who was putting the last plate back in the cupboard.
"That sounds like a good idea Tenten." said Lee as he turned to go to his room to retrieve his bag as Tenten did the same. They both met at the door.
"Are you ready Tenten?" asked Lee turning to Tenten from the door.
"Yes I am as ready as I will ever be Lee. Do you have the key to get back in here or do you want me to get mine?" she asked.
"I have mine for today so let us go and meet the youthful Midori shall we?" Lee said very excited as he opened the door and walked out. Tenten switched the light off and locked the door and took off after Lee.
When they got down to the lobby Midori was already there waiting for them as she looked out the window.
"MIDORI-CHAN!" shouted Lee the second the he spotted her which was a total of like three seconds after the elevator door opened.
Midori turned around and blushed as she replied, "Lee, Tenten, good morning, and you're right on time! Shall we head on out then?" she asked
"Good morning to you as well Midori and sure, let's get going." Tenten said with a bright smile.
"Okay you two just follow me then." She said with a wink.
On the walk to school Midori talked about some of the extra curricular and clubs the school had in which everyone would sign up for in the upcoming weeks but none of them caught Tenten's interest but Lee had been very interested in the martial arts club and even more so after Midori said Gai was one of the heads of the club. Midori herself was a member of the track team.
"Come on Tenten you would love it on the track team! We always have a lot of fun!" explained Midori.
"Yea I would like to be in a club or a team but sorry, I'm not much of a runner myself." Tenten told her.
"I see. Well that is alright, but you just simply have to join something! It's always fun and you get to meet new people! I just love it!" said Midori as they turned a corner and bumped into a boy with the same school uniform on as Lee. He was shorter than Lee, he may be younger. He had spiky blond hair and eyes as blue as the sky and he had a dopy smile on his face.
"Oh, good morning Naruto, what's up?" asked Midori.
"Good morning Midori! I'm just walking to Ichiraku for some breakfast." the boy named Naruto said resting his hands behind his head. 'How is that comfortable?' thought Tenten
"Naruto do you ever eat anything other than ramen? And does Jiraiya know your having that for breakfast?" asked Midori.
"Um, well no, but please don't tell him Midori! He thinks I need to eat 'healthy' or something but Ichiraku is just so good I want to start my day off right! Believe it!" he said as he thrust his fist in the air.
"Don't worry Naruto, I won't mention it but he does have a point. You cant live off Raman you know." Midori told him.
"Yea, I know but hey, I can get away with it for a little while!" said Naruto with his dopy grin plastered on his face once again. "Oh and Midori who are those guys behind you?" asked Naruto pointing behind Midori to Lee and Tenten as if just noticing them.
"Opps, where are my manors? Naruto this is Tenten and Lee they're new around here and I am just showing around before class." stated Midori.
"Nice to meet you both, my name is Naruto Uzumaki! Believe it!" said Naruto
"Nice to meet you Naruto! Will you be in our class along with Midori?" asked Lee.
"Nope sorry, I'm in the class below Midori and you guys but we all sit together at lunch. You should join us today! And um, did you know your eye brows are like SUPER THICK!" shouted Naruto as he laughed nervously not knowing how Lee would react to his comment.
"NARUTO! That's not a nice thing to say!" scolded Midori while Tenten just giggled.
"Don't worry about it guys Lee doesn't care, he is who he is, right Lee?" asked Tenten as she looked at Lee smiling.
"Right you are Tenten! No worries Midori-chan I don't care what others think of me! As Tenten pointed out I am who I am and it is un-youthful to try and change for others if I am happy!" shouted Lee striking a 'good guy' pose while giving everyone a thumbs up while his smile went *ping*. 'Okay he has been hanging out with Gai WAY too much!' thought Tenten as she sweat dropped and smiled.
"What positive thinking Lee!" shouted Midori.
"Yea your kinda cool in your own way there bushy brow!" said Naruto.
"Thank you Naruto!" said Lee brushing off his new nic-name Naruto had given him.
"Well sorry to break this up and all but, if I am going to have time to show these two around and show them their classrooms we better get going. See you at lunch Naruto and I hope Jiraiya doesn't catch you at Ichiraku!" said Midori smiling and slightly giggling.
"No worries Midori! There is no way that pervy old man will catch me today he had to go into work early so I'm so going to get away with it!" said Naruto as he passed them and continued to walk down the street. "See you all at lunch today!" he hollered from behind them.
"Well he seems nice." said Tenten starting to walk again behind Midori.
"Yes he is, I have a very good group of friends at school. Most of them are in the class below us, but I just know you will both will like them too!" said Midori to them.
'Wow this is great I have never sat at a lunch table with a bunch of people at school. It was always just Lee and me. I can't wait to meet everyone! And if they're as nice as Midori and Naruto I am sure I will make a lot of new friends!' thought Tenten as she started to feel much better about Konoha Middle School.
After they arrived at the school Midori showed Lee and Tenten all around the school and to their lockers and classrooms. Tenten was shocked to hear that the teachers at this school preferred to be called my there first names. 'First names, how weird is that! This school is definitely going to take some getting use to!'
After the tour of the school they picked up there schedules from the office; which did not take long because it was still early and very few students were roaming the halls. They then walked to the huge lunch room to compare schedules. Tenten was thrilled to see she had a few classes with Lee and or Midori. Knowing this Tenten just felt like a weight had been lifted off her shoulders. She had homeroom, Language Arts, Science, and Gym with Lee and she had Math and Gym with Midori. Not to mention she had lunch with both of them and the Naruto boy they had met earlier that morning. For the next fifteen minutes they just sat and talked and Tenten felt much closer to Midori and she liked the feeling of having a girl friend her own age!
Soon it was time to go to homeroom so Lee and Tenten said goodbye to Midori and they left for their homeroom. When they got there the room was surprisingly full. There were only a handful of seats left open. While looking for two seats next to each other Tenten felt someone grab here hand and pulled her back behind Lee. She turned around quickly to see a boy with light purple chin length hair and glowing green eyes staring at her.
"Hey are you new around here or something? I don't think I have seen you around, and trust me, I would remember a beauty like you." said the boy as he moved slightly closer to Tenten.
Tenten intently stepped back and ripped her hand free from the boy's grip and said, "Yes I am, and who the hell do you think you are?" demanded Tenten.
"You're a feisty one aren't you? The name is Kai Aoki, and what might your name be beautiful?" he asked taking another step forward as Tenten took one back.
Before Tenten could get a word in Lee stepped in front of her and angry was just putting his mood lightly, he was down right pissed. Trying to calm him down Tenten put her hand on his shoulder and said, "Lee calm down, I'm fine, alright." Trying her best to calm him down he turned around and she shot him a smile and she saw his face intently calm down and he turned his attention back to Kai.
"You are done here, turn around and walk away." Lee said with a surprisingly calm voice.
"What's the matter man, I was just playin-" started Kai
"I know what you were doing and go try it somewhere else." said Lee turning around and pulling Tenten along with him.
"Thanks Lee, but I could have handled it myself." said Tenten slightly laughing as Lee pulled her along.
"I know you could have Tenten but I couldn't help myself, will you forgive me?" asked Lee turning around and letting go of Tenten's hand.
"Duh! It's not that big of deal Lee just forget about it. Now let's try and find a place to sit." said Tenten turning and looking around the room. The tables in the room had three chairs at each of them and there were plenty of spots open just none next to each other. Then in the back of the room Tenten spotted two seats open but then she noticed the other boy at the table. He had long dark brown hair and that was all Tenten could see from the distance and he was just sitting there and looking out the window being anti-social and no one was bothering him. 'Lucky guy' thought Tenten. But before she could put more thought into it Lee interrupted her thoughts.
"Look Tenten there is a place to sit over there! Let's go!" said Lee once again pulling Tenten, but now in the direction of the boy. For some reason she felt like there was a barrier around him that no one dare to bother but Lee being the knuckle head he is did not sense it at all and continued pulling Tenten in his direction. Lee just plopped down in the seat next to the boy and Tenten sat next to Lee in silence.
Almost immediately the boy turned to look at them as if he was surprised someone sat next to him. "Great he is starring at us! Okay scratch that, he is glaring at us. This is worse than sitting alone.' thought Tenten looking strait up to the front of the room trying to avoid eye contact with the boy. 'As long as Lee doesn't do anything stupid we should be fine.'
"Hello my name is Rock Lee, I see that you were sitting here alone I hope you don't mind us sitting here. May I ask why you were sitting alone?"
Tenten mentally smacked herself 'Crap why did I even think he could be quiet just this once?' Tenten thought as she looked at the boy. Now that she was closer she could see his hair was longer than it looked from the front of the room, it went midway down his back and he had it tied back in a lose ponytail. The boy's eyes were a very pale shade of purple and he had no pupils but Tenten brushed off that fact because she was getting a death glare from the boy.
'Dang I hope Lee just lets it go and leaves this guy alone!'
"Excuse me I don't mean to pry or anything I was just curious is all." said Lee.
Tenten mentally smacked herself, no wait she actually smacked herself this time, 'Oh Kami why! Sometimes I wonder if he has a brain in that thick head of his!'
When Tenten looked up the boy's glare had lessened and he was somewhat smiling, okay so not smiling he was more like smirking. Then he turned to Lee and his intense glare was back.
"I enjoy my privacy." said the boy to Lee almost spelling it out that his wanted to be left alone, to bad Lee never picks up on those subtle hints.
"Ah I see there is nothing wrong with that my good man. May I ask for your name?" asked Lee.
Tenten merely sunk down in her seat and looked at the ceiling. 'Dang Lee, are you really this oblivious to everything?'
"Hnn" was all the boy said as he looked back out the window.
"Excuse me could I learn your name?" said Lee.
That was it, Tenten couldn't help herself and blurted out, "Lee stop bothering the guy and leave him alone already." This caused both Lee and the boy to look at her, both a bit surprised.
"But Tenten I just wanted to learn his name." said and confused Lee.
"I know Lee, but he doesn't need to give it to you if he doesn't want too, so leave him alone." replied Tenten slightly embarrassed and slightly irritated on how dense Lee could be all at the same time. But surprisingly the boy just smirked at her again before he turned his attention back to the window.
That made Tenten feel a little better, that is before she got a look at Lee's face. It had pain and confusion written all over it.
"Sorry Lee, but you just need to learn when to leave people alone and not pry okay." said Tenten giving Lee a friendly smile.
Thankfully Lee's spirits were lifted back to his normal state as he shot Tenten a smile and a thumbs up as he announced, "Yes Tenten! I will continue to work on that!"
Tenten just sweat dropped and smiled. 'Well at least I don't have to worry about him staying mad at me, that's for sure' she thought.
Soon a man walked into the room in witch Tenten assumed was the teacher. He looked young so it must have been one of his first few years of teaching. He had brown hair in a high ponytail and because his hair was somewhat short it was spiked in the back and somewhat spiked up. He had a friendly smile but what drew Tenten's attention was the horizontal scar he had running across the center of his face.
"Hello students, welcome to another year at Konoha Middle School. I will be your homeroom teacher for the year. My name is Iruka and I teach History so I will also be seeing you all sometime during the day today. I would like to meet you all one-on-one today in the time we have together so we will start in the front and work our way back and hopefully we will get through all of you before homeroom is over in thirty minutes. You can talk amongst yourselves if you can keep the noise to a tolerable level." said Iruka Sensei.
For the next half and hour Tetnen listed to Lee ramble on and on about random things she didn't have interest in. As Tenten had guessed Iruka had only gone through and talked to about half the class by the time the bell rang.
"I am sorry I did not get to meet you all today and we will pick this up again tomorrow. Have a great first day everyone!" Iruka said with a warming smile.
Tenten stood up thankful for class to be done to get away from Lee's voice for a while. She said goodbye and headed off to her next class. Math, which she had with Midori.
A/N: please review!