The New Gray

Rated: PG-13

Warnings: Swearing, light violence

Summary: Konoha High is led by two groups known as the Blacks and the Whites with individual leaders. When Tenten arrives, she's going to change school tradition... Nejiten, others listed when appeared

Disclaimer: As stated in the beginning, I still own… nothing.

Thanks to all the reviewers! And I must apologize immediately if the characters are OOC, but I sort of need to change them slightly for the story to make more sense.

Chapter 3-

Attending Konoha High was already a pain in the ass, and I've just started. I'm targeted for being independent and standing out in a stupid school tradition because no one else has got enough guts.

I'm an idiot for loosing the notes my teacher gave me. But I didn't know that accepting help from a boy who casually offered me his would cause a disruption in the school.

Everyone in the room stared at the white-eyed boy in shock as he kneeled down in front of Sasuke, who was feeling somewhere between confused and furious.

"What the hell are you doing, Hyuuga?" the black snarled, "Is this your idea of a joke?"

"I'm kneeling in front of you, if you can't see," Neji shot back coolly. Sasuke bristled at the fact he was being mocked. "Dammit, that's not what I meant!

Why would you do this much for some new girl?" The Uchiha pointed at Tenten, who was staring at the Hyuuga blankly. "You're a cold-hearted bastard who can knock a person senseless and sleep deeply at night.

What's so special about this gir-"

The members of the Blacks stared, wide eyed. Neji stood up instantly, and looked at Tenten in astonishment.

On her feet, the brunette was towering over the leader of the feared Blacks, who was cupping his nose to stop the bleeding where Tenten had just kicked him.

"Whoa, how'd you get free?" Naruto asked in amazement, leaning casually over the back of the couch, "I didn't even see you do it. That's way cool!"

The blond squeaked in fear as he dropped down onto the floor, four shuriken embedded in the wall behind.

"That's for dragging me down the hallways, you bastard!" Tenten screamed furiously, proceeding to pull out more weapons, and launched them at Naruto.

"Who the hell do you think you are?" Sasuke yelled at her, though his voice sounded a bit comical due to his bleeding nose. "You are so dead, dammit!"

"I don't care if you lead the gang of blacks or not," the new student shot back at him coldly, "You need an attitude adjustment, and god dammit, don't be so fucking proud! Leading a bunch of cowards isn't anything worth celebrating!"

Everyone's mouth fell down to the floor. Damn. This new girl had attitude.

"I think Uchiha caught your drift, Tenten," Shikamaru muttered, the rope that was previously bounding her in his hands. "Let's ditch."

Tenten cursed and stuck weapons back into their hiding places, before heading towards the exit. "Thanks for untying me, Shikamaru. I'll see you tomorrow. Oh, and don't bother calling me again Uchiha. I'll kick your ass."

All eyes turned to the other Gray, who merely followed the girl.

Giving a slight snort, Neji shoved his hands into his pocket, and grinned smugly at Sasuke. "You realize how utterly pathetic you look right now, Uchiha?" The mentioned snarled in fury at the white's departure, a black coming forward to help his leader.

"I'm fine, idiot, get away!" the black who was helping Sasuke fell back a few steps as the enraged leader death glared in the direction of the door.

"Find out who that new transfer student's history!"

"H-hai, Uchiha-san!"

"She's going to die for this humiliation," Sasuke whispered, no one picking up the words. "Tenten Shugotenshi, you never mess with the Uchiha clan."

-

"Stupid bastard! Who does he think he is! He acts so superior, and thinks so much of himself… ARGH! I can't stand it!"

Shikamaru watched in amusement as Tenten yelled out random insults about Sasuke. "Seriously, what does he have to do with me anyways!"

"Well, he did use you to get to Neji," Shikamaru pointed out. Tenten sighed, and rubbed her forehead exasperatedly.

"This is pissing me off, Shikamaru. Hyuuga-san's getting dragged into this too."

He looked at her, and shrugged. "You were in trouble, the brave glorified Hyuuga comes to your rescue. If you're the sappy type, convince yourself he's your knight in shining armor."

"That's the whole point! Hyuuga-san doesn't need to protect me. So why does he? Obviously, he's never kneeled down in front of the asshole before."

"Who knows," Shikamaru grumbled. "No one can figure out that guy. He's always been cold and distant. They say he's an emotionless monster."

Tenten snorted and grinned.

"You only say that because you've never seen past his exterior walls."

You only say that because you've never seen past his exterior walls…

Her eyes widened a fraction, and she stopped in her tracks. Shikamaru raised a brow. "What's wrong?" The brunette shook her head. "Oh, nothing."

You only say that because you've never seen past his exterior walls… I've said that before. Déjà vu…

-

The next day at school, the rumors spread faster than wildfire.

"Did you hear! Hyuuga submitted to Sasuke-sama yesterday!" "Kya! No way, that sorta thing is impossible, isn't it!"

"Does the new Gray have something to do with this?"

Shikamaru waved to Tenten when she entered the school. "Yo, Tenten!" She looked up at him, and smiled brightly, giving a return wave.

"Ohayou, Shikamaru!"

Tenten had her hair in a high ponytail, with a tight white blouse covered by black sweatshirt and faded blue jeans.

She smiled happily, and chatted away while Shikamaru would merely nod or occasionally reply.

I won't let them scare me!

-

"I hope you know what you're doing, Neji." The mentioned didn't reply, staring blankly out the window as Shino spoke. (A.N. yup, Shino talks now)

"Is this the new student's fault?" the vice president pushed on, curious. "Well?" "Keep your nose out of my business," was the polite response. The Aburame stiffened.

"Your submission has dealt a heavy blow to the Whites, Neji," Shino said icily. "You're giving them a false sense of security of superiority-"

"If you're here to mince words about my irresponsibility, I'm not interested, Aburame. Don't forget, I am still the leader of the Whites."

Shino bristled, though took this opportunity to depart, turning his back to the once trusted leader.

"Don't make a mistake that causes all of us to face consequences because of your stupidity, Neji."

The student council president didn't reply, nor move when the door shut behind Shino.

After making sure no one was coming into the room anytime soon, he walked over to the window, where a small pigeon was standing, a piece of rolled up paper tied around its leg. Neji reached out and untied the string, letting the paper unroll. The bird jumped inside the room.

The Hyuuga went back to his desk and straightened the paper creases, reading the message:

Why does the newbie matter a lot to you? Don't piss me off and answer, bastard. You'll only get her in deeper shit if you keep standing up for her.

Disgruntled, he scribbled a quick reply, and retied the paper back to the pigeon's leg, watching until if flew out of sight. Somewhere else in Konoha High, the bird landed and delivered its message.

Don't nose into my business.

The receiver smirked.

-

"Well, this is certainly a surprise. I wasn't expecting a call until at least a week. Already, Shino-kun?"

The vice president glared at the cell phone lightly, and the other person knew his expression even without seeing. "I want it done," he answered coolly. "The new Gray is a nuisance and dragging Neji down. I'm leaving her removal up to you."

A feminine sound of laughter erupted, and the female on the other side of the line twirled her long hair with a finger. "You seem rather anxious about this, Shino-kun. Can't handle a little girl?"

"Shut up. Get rid of the girl, and your assignment is done."

She line adjusted the phone on her shoulder, and reached forward to a nearby rose bush. "As you wish, Shino-kun. But for Neji-kun's sake only, I will succeed."

"I'll be expecting it."

Shino hung the phone up, and continued on his way.

Her hand pulled out a white thorny rose from the bush, an evil grin lit up upon her face.

"Tenten Shugotenshi.

Your time at Konoha has come to an end."

-

"Did you find out anything yesterday?" Shikamaru asked, as he and Tenten walked down the halls. "About Hyuuga, I mean."

Her ponytail swung back and forth as she shook her head in denial. "No. No pictures or anything. I've already called my old friends, and they've never heard of Hyuuga Neji before."

The brunette smiled disappointedly. "Though somehow, I don't think I would forget a friend no matter how much they've changed. Who's to say, though, I could be really wrong."

Shikamaru remained silent as he sorted out his own thoughts. "He must be mistaking then…"

"Why are the halls so crowded?" Tenten questioned, as she pushed through crowd. Shikamaru followed her, not bothering to shove more than necessary. "Test scores are up and all." "They were taken before I came here, right?" "Yeah."

Regardless, the brunette looked up at the scoreboard, and her books dropped when her arms hung limply besides her body.

"Shi-shi-shikamaru…" she whispered. "I think the computer fucked up or something."

"Why?" he asked, and tiptoed slightly to see over the other heads. "Oh. Yeah."

"YOU DIDN'T TELL ME YOU WERE THE SMARTEST IN THE FIRE COUNTRY!" Tenten shrieked at him, and he blocked his ears. "A PERFECT SCORE ON THE NATIONAL EXAMS! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU WERE A GENIUS?"

Shikamaru shrugged, not losing his 'I'm-a-lazy-ass' expression. "I didn't think it was that important. But you know, that's why I'm not getting pelted with paintballs in contrary to you."

The words 'genius' and 'Shikamaru' ran through the girl's head over and over again. "So that means the people who are special in some way aren't picked on." "Yeah, that's pretty much it," Shikamaru said, and he tugged on her arm slightly so the two could move towards their class.

"You're brave, but not entirely bright Tenten." "NARA SHIKAMARU!"

"Geez woman, just joking!" Shikamaru muttered, breaking into a light run as Tenten drew out some kunai. "Tenten, don't you dare throw those at me!"

As the duo continued with their bickering, a girl was peered at them from around the corner.

Purely by reflex, Tenten turned and launched a kunai that embedded itself into the wall. She frowned at the lack of a soul, while Shikamaru stopped running, and stood next to her. "What's wrong?" Tenten sighed, pocketing her weapons. "Never mind, I thought something was going to happe-"

SPLASH.

"Bastards!" A dripping wet Tenten screamed, the remains of the water balloon being crushed under her foot. "I'll kill you!"

Two blacks quickly ran from a pursuing dangerous female. After rounding many corners and scaling stairs, Tenten glared in dismay.

Damn it, they got away.

While Tenten literally stomped off, a shy face stuck around the corner. "It's really you, Tenten-san," she said softly.

-

"My god!" the brunette groaned, and dropping her backpack on the desk with a satisfying thunk. "When are these people going to grow up and get a life…"

Tenten reached into her desk to retrieve something, only to yank it back with a yelp. Her fingers had come in contact with something sharp.

The newly discovered genius (only in Tenten's case) whipped around and stared. "What's wrong?" "Nothing," came the mumble, and she cautiously reached a hand inside to pull out a-

A white rose?

"HEY!" Tenten yelled, and the whole class looked at her in either shock or boredom. "WHAT THE HELL! IS A FLOWER SUPPOSED TO SCARE ME!"

To her surprise, all the students immediately backed away from her, eyes wide. "I-it's the White Rose!" a boy in white whispered loudly, and murmurs of agreement backed up his statement.

"White Rose is starting already! How is that possible!" "The transfer student has only just arrived for a second day, too."

"Wait," Tenten said, obviously confused. "Who's White Rose? Why are you guys scared of a wimpy flower anyway?"

"White Rose is a nickname." The brunette stared at her friend, who continued on.

"Guy or girl, no one really knows. They're a type of bully and harasser, if that's what you want to say. All that's known is that no one has ever stayed in school after White Rose moves.

White Rose is also known as a Gray eliminator," Shikamaru said seriously. "You've got your next challenge, Tenten."

The girl's grip around the flower tightened, ignoring the blood that was beginning to drip.

"Fine then," she stated flatly. "Whoever White Rose is, I'll deal with them. I'm not dropping out of this school though, Shikamaru. I'll promise that."

He grinned, and propped his feet up on his desk lazily.

"Good. It wouldn't be fun any other way."

-

"White Rose has already acted?" Sasuke asked incredulously, and Naruto nodded in confirmation.

"Is this good or bad, Sasuke-teme? Don't you want to get rid of her?" The leader of the Blacks leaned back against his chair. "This is the first time Hyuuga's ever faltered and shown a weakness," Sasuke said, "If the Gray leaves, then he'll be near indestructible again…"

"That would make sense though," Naruto said, rubbing his chin thoughtfully. "They say White Rose is a White. Guess they want to cover up Hyuuga's weakness."

"Then whoever White Rose is, stop him." The blond glared. "Sasuke-teme! You don't even know who he is, even if it's a he or not!" "Shut up, dobe!"

"Asshole," Naruto cursed, but left nonetheless to do the bidding.

A.N. So, please tell me if you like the chapter or not. I'm rather anxious as to know what others think, so it would please me greatly if you informed me about how the story is so far.

Thanks, and merry Christmas!