Crap, I really didn't know he'd find me so fast. And to think that he saw me shirtless, I really hate that guy. He's such a know-it-all and perfectionist. He thinks he's such a perfect, good-looking idol—

"Tenten!"

"Ah, Yes, Yuki-oneechan?"

"You've been looking mad since you got home. Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. There's just this guy—"

Before saying anything though, there they come, Mika and Tsubasa-oneechan.

"Guy? Don't tell me you're having problems with a guy?"
"Tenten! Do you have a boyfriend?"

Those two, always getting a quick head on the gossip and everything, makes me want to hurl at them. Boyfriend? Me? I don't have such a thing, and I don't want such a thing. Guys are okay, but dating them, making out and having sex are really out of the question. You could say I'm just not the kind of girl that can't live on without a guy. I raise my hands in front of the two, shaking my head.

"I don't have such a thing. There's just this guy who keeps on bullying me, making my life miserable."

It's the truth though. He is bullying me. Yuki-oneechan frowned, with the other two looking sad; guess they're that disappointed about me still not having a boyfriend. Okay, so what if Tsubasa-oneechan already had her first boyfriend when she was just an elementary student? And with Yuki-oneechan's brains and beauty, there are tons of guys who would die just to date her. The most number of boyfriends in this family is Mika-oneechan, always going for more. I think she already had 20 of them. With me, the only girl in this family, who is still a virgin and has never ever, had a boyfriend.

"You can tell Yuki-oneechan about it. What did he do?"

And there goes my explanation of how a jerk that President of our school is. I told her all about him, from lunch time up until the club thing and then the dressing room. Yuki-oneechan was still frowning though, it makes me so glad to know that there's one member of this family who's not immature and messy all the time. "Tenten, you should be more careful then." She says after I'm done explaining the whole thing. She doesn't even suggest that I switch schools. Figures, knowing Yuki-oneechan, she must want me to fight and not hide. She stands up before giving me a bright smile and pats my head. That's how caring and mature she is, alright.

So, now what am I supposed to do?

My Beautiful Target

Chapter 3; That bastard

After talking it out with Yuki-oneechan, I really need to straighten up and be ready. I decided to go pack my things. I really wanted to show the guy whose boss. Maybe I should bring a gun? Nah, our school prohibits it. I'll bring some scissors and a basketball then. That can be used as weapons, right? Oh what the hell am I thinking here? It took a while for me to pack everything I need, with my phone ringing here and there. I picked it up, with someone calling, an unfamiliar number too.

"Hello?" A man's voice.

"Who's this?"

"Tell me, Hime Tenten, how do you plan on running away and hiding forever?"

Oh Shit, it's the scumbag of a president, Neji! I knew it, even going as far as to research my name and cellphone number.

"I don't think we've met before. Who's this?" Well, the least I could do was try and act cutesy over the phone, right? And seriously, we really haven't met before all that meat dumping and shirt staining thing.

"I believe you know who this is."

"No, I don't. I have other things to do so could you hurry it up?"

"Why you little rascal, always playing around and acting like you don't know who this is?"

I hung up.

I really do have better things to do than just talk to the guy, especially if he's just going to mock me and everything. Okay, with all of this, I know I'm ready.

The Next Day;

"Tenten?"

Sakura calls out; she seems to have noticed me hiding beside the lockers.

"What?"

"Can you at least tell me why your bag is filled with things like scissors, rulers, staplers and other pointy objects?"

So, yeah, I had to drop the ball thing, considering that it's kind of troublesome to carry it with me. Yuki-oneechan has this stash of things since she was in high school. It's filled with things like pointed pencils and pens, a long stapler, big scissors that can cut things easily and lots of other sharp things. From what I've heard from Mika-oneechan, Yuki-oneechan uses these things for defense, or at least, to fend off any perverts and guys making moves on her.

"I need protection."

I whisper as I carefully walk back into the classroom. Sakura seemed to have followed me from behind, still looking confused. What bugged me is that I suddenly remembered, I remembered Sakura being the most outrageous and strongest girl here at our school. She's beaten up at least ten guys before, all of whom are from the boxing club. She's pretty, yes, but she doesn't like guys all that much. She's liked Sasuke and only Sasuke since middle school. I quickly stepped up to her, held her hands up high and begged for mercy.

"Sakura, please help me. I'm going to die young like this. You're strong, right?"

It made Sakura realize the whole situation too.

"Let me guess, it's all about that Student Council members whom you insulted yesterday at lunch?"

"Yes."

"I can't help you then; I have been in trouble already for punching Naruto in the face before. And to tell you the truth, it wasn't all that pretty. I got sent to detention for three whole weeks and now getting closer to Sasuke has been really hard now." She explains. I couldn't blame her, hurting a student council member or anyone from the special class will get you into really big trouble. Not to mention that your name and reputation might get ruined, everyone from the special class will hate you forever. Sucks to be in my school, right?

"I can help you get to them though. You should be a man and fight the president!" She says, giving me enough confidence in myself. "Thanks, Sakura."

Looks like I won't be able to get there though, as the Student Council have already entered our classroom. They must be searching for me.

"The student council is here!"

"What do they want?"

"They really are good-looking!"

The whispering spreads across the room. I can't believe this. I could hear Sasuke announce something but I was way too busy cowering in fear. Neji was also there, looking for me at the crowd. I was crouched down on the floor like a cat, making sure they couldn't spot me so easily. Just when things could go worse, I could hear my name from all the whispering.

"Tenten? What did she do now?"

"What do they want from her?"

"Obviously going to beat her up, just like the last kid who made his way, insulting the president."

"No way, that's so bad."

My legs were shaking, as did my hands. I could feel those whispering get into my head. Ever since I was young, I never got myself into this kind of mess. Sure, I am a troublemaker but getting beaten up by some good-looking perfectionist is really, uh, shameful? Just when I think things could go any worse, I could feel someone tug my sleeve. I didn't want to look and see Neji's face. I'd be really in trouble. To my surprise though, I see someone similar to Neji. It was Hinata, crouching and smiling at me. "Tenten, I think you'll need this." She says, handing a ball over to me. She smiles one more time before going back to her own classroom. A basketball ball, huh? I think I know what she meant with that.

Without knowing it as well, I could hear his voice. I could feel Sakura avert her gaze towards me, looking so worried. My heart was finally beating normally too, making me stand up with ease now. I guess my buns gave me away, with I could hear Neji say my name. Everything became a blur to me now. I was feeling so pumped up that I couldn't hear Neji call me again and again. I could hear the stomping too, Shino and Sasuke headed right towards me. So what else am I supposed to do? Of course I aimed at Neji, distancing myself and threw the ball right at his face before making a run for it. Sasuke and Shino had their eyes on the ball so they couldn't really catch me. I could hear everyone scream and gasp, with the ball landing right into the president's face.

"Neji! Are you alright?" Naruto called out, making his way towards Neji who hit the floor.

"The girl ran pretty fast too, we didn't even saw her go through the door." Shino said, walking towards the fallen president. "Did it hurt?" Neji held his head, cussing over and over. "Of course it hurt!" Everybody was whispering and murmuring about the whole scenario.

The whole thing surprised me as well though, as I kept running in the halls, avoiding anyone. I wished I could've stayed longer to see the idiot Neji's face when his pretty face hit the ball. That would have been hilarious no doubt. I made it all the way to the outside, the garden. It smelled of lilacs and daisies there, it made me want to take a nap or something. I sat still, thinking about the whole thing that just happened. Looks like I'm really in for it.

Meanwhile, Neji's been searching every room as he held his nose. Shikamaru was following from behind. "Neji? What's wrong with you nose?" To his surprise too, when the president let go it revealed a pretty bad nosebleed. Shikamaru went laughing hysterically. "What the hell? You look awful that it's so funny."

They searched and searched just to find Tenten, but with no luck. As the two of them stopped by an open window, Neji could smell the flowers from the garden, making his nose itch and hurt more. Neji looked out, holding his nose from the smell, seeing a girl by the three, who looked like she was taking a nap. As the president and all, Neji took no second thinking and went straight for her. He stopped as he saw her, there leaning against the tree under its shade. She was really sleeping. He could feel his eyes widen as he sees it was her, Hime Tenten. The same girl who dumped her lunch on him and stained his shirt, the same girl whom he saw shirtless and told him off; and he same girl who actually dared to throw a ball in his face. He couldn't believe it; did she always look this vulnerable? He thought. A lot came into his mind, made him confused and all of a sudden, made him felt awkward.

"Oy Neji! What's taking you so long?" He heard Shikamaru shout at him. He didn't even know what to do now. Should he take her with him? Should he take her to the Principal's office? Should he wake her up? Or should he kiss her? Okay, that last thought made him regret thinking about such a thing. He was Neji, cool and detached; he wouldn't do such a thing now, would he?

And time did pass by,

I opened my eyes carefully and stood straight. The last thing I knew I was in the school's garden. The smell of the flowers made me calm and drowsy so of course I fell asleep. So, now I'm at some place I haven't seen or been to before. It wasn't the infirmary nor did it look like a classroom. The furniture were so, extravagant. The style was so elegant and I could still smell flowers around. Am I really still at school? I looked around, hoping to find someone to talk to, but with no luck.

"What are you doing?" I turn to see a blond kid by the door with a plastic bag in his hands; he had his brow up while looking at me. "Well, where am I?" I ask, fidgeting. The blond kid was Naruto of course, who smiled as he handed a soda to me. "You're in the student council meeting room." He said as he sat down, drinking a can of soda.

"And why am I here?" I just had to ask, this was their meeting room. I couldn't believe it though; it didn't look like a meeting room to me, more like a dorm room. Naruto ended his long sip and looked at me, "Because Neji brought you here. I don't know the reason though; Neji's the type who doesn't bring anyone here." He answered again.

So, that bastard brought me here. Wait, brought? "What do you mean by brought?" I quickly turn around again. "Brought, as in, carried you all the way here, duh." He said. The hell, he carried me? Couldn't he just let some teacher do that or at least, wake up?

I sat, unable to think things through. The feeling of being afraid was gone now, even though I'm in there territory. I wasn't angry either, even if the bastard did carry me here. He must have some punishment for me. I didn't know what I was feeling.