Another Night On The Boardwalk
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Last night as usual; I didn't get any sleep. Though this time, it wasn't caused by my nerves, my excitement or anything. No, I was just VERY uncomfortable. See, once all of the guests cleared out of my house and the house was somewhat clean again, Neji and I had a ginormous brawl over who was going to sleep on the couch/pull-out-bed thingy. I kept insisting that I would sleep on it because he was the guest and deserved to be treated like one, so he should get the bed. But HE kept on being stubborn, and fought back with an equal amount of...well, stubbornness! He kept on saying that because I was the hostess, I should get the bed because I was already providing a roof over his head which was enough. So yeah. Eventually, we both got kinda tired of our useless and childish battle, and determined the winner the quick and easy way; via rock, paper, scissors.
So when I finally decided to hit the hay and got into the covers, I remembered why I never liked sleeping on the damned thing. There was a ginormous and sharp spring that was poking my ass and lower back the entire time. I swear, I tried so many positions to get comfortable, but none of them worked. That stupid spring kept on finding its way to some body part of mine. So there I was, pissed off, and tired, at 5:00 in the morning. Neji's snoring kept ringing in my ears, which made me even MORE pissed off, because it was reminding me of the sleep I was NOT getting. Therefore, I picked up my blanket and pillow and plopped down on the floor.
I don't remember when I fell asleep, but I do know that I did...if that makes any sense. How I knew? Well, I got woken up, and in an...odd fashion. I don't know anything about how the situation came about, but all I knew, was that Neji somehow, was on top of me.
I screamed, as I put my head up. "What the hell happened!" I asked, as I tried to squirm out from under him. I failed miserably. "Why are you on top of me!"
"Sorry! I tripped over you. I didn't see you there." Neji replied, as he tried to get off of me. "What are you doing on the floor anyways?"
I moaned in relief as the weight was lifted off my back. I'm pretty sure that he had just crushed all of my internal organs...not to mention my external ones. Not calling him fat or anything, but Neji's almost 6 feet of pure muscle. That's a lot for a woman of my stature. I stood up, and shrugged. "I was uncomfortable. Thought the floor would be better, though I regret ever thinking that..."
Neji laughed. "Fair enough reason. So tonight, you can have the bed."
I groaned. I really did not feel like getting into this again, especially in the morning. "No! Neji! How many times do I have to keep telling you! You get the bed!"
"Now, now, Tenten my dear, you know I don't like the special treatment." Neji said in a teasing tone. He smirked, as he watched my facial expression change.
"Well, neither do I!" I replied. Normally I would've called him out on the 'dear' thing, but I decided to let it go. Too early to get mad over such pathetic things. Besides! It was MUCH better than the usual 'Tennie' or the worst; 'Tennie Teddy'.
"Exactly. Which is why I have come up with the best solution possible." Neji cocked his head to one side. "Care to hear it?"
I smirked. "Please enlighten me, oh wise one!" I put my hands on my hips as I waited for his 'best solution possible'.
"Alright!" He clapped his hands dramatically. "We'll share the bed!"
"...Um...what? You're proposing that you and I...sleep together...?" Though the thought of sleeping next to an insanely sexy man did tingle my senses, it was a bit weird to do so when we met again only a couple of days ago. And it would be completely awkward seeing as I'm currently engaged. "Don't you think that's a bit too...friendly...?" I could think of no other way of describing it.
"...Huh? No, why would I want to do that?" Neji frowned. "Wait...I didn't mean it like that..." He coughed. "What I mean is...that's not what I mean."
"...Sorry, you've completely lost me." I stated. We both started laughing. "Start from the beginning...?"
Neji smirked. "Well, if we did that, I'd have to fall on you again..."
"NO!" I exclaimed, causing him to laugh.
"Just kidding. Anyways, what I meant by sharing the bed, was alternating. You know, you use it one night, I'll use it-" Neji said until I cut him off.
"I know what alternating means, Genius. And, your supposition seems fair enough." I smiled. "Let's do it!"
Neji frowned. "Don't you think that's a bit too...friendly...?"
I gave him a playful whack. I knew he was mocking me of earlier, though I didn't really mind. If you're going to be friends with someone, you can't possibly get mad over such things. Friends. Nothing more. No big deal.
"So, do you have any plans for today?" I asked once I had finished the breakfast Neji prepared for the both of us.
"No, not really." Neji replied while placing his elbows on the table. "I might just look at the real-estate a bit more. Or go for a long walk or something. What about you?"
"Well, the girls all want to go shopping for the reunion." I rolled my eyes. "I don't really see the point of it though. I mean, why not just wear the same dress you wore on the actual prom? That's what I'll probably end up doing." I chuckled. "Can't really afford anything on a teacher's salary..."
Neji chuckled. "No, I agree. There's no point in buying a dress that you'll only wear once. Besides, that dress looked good on you."
I raised my eyebrows at his last remark. "Really? You didn't think it was too...much?"
"No. It suited you well. It brought out your eyes." Neji replied.
"Yeah? You remember?" I asked. Hearing that felt good. Like, really really good. I don't know why though.
He smiled softly. "Yeah."
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"...Well!" I exclaimed as I stood up abruptly. "I should get going now. They're probably all waiting at the gas station." The gas station is the exact middle between my house, Sakura/Ino's apartment, and Hinata/Naruto's house. Whenever we all us girls want to meet up, we all go there and wait for the driver of the day. Which was me. Yay.
"Yeah sure. Have fun." Neji said as I headed out the door.
"I'll try..." I called back. I then stepped out of the house, and sighed. Shopping...?
I'd rather read a book.
"So, you and Sasuke, huh?"
I sighed. I didn't really want to explain things to them, because I knew they would ask even more questions; questions that I wouldn't have the answer to. But, I guess they did deserve an explanation as to why all of a sudden, two friends who have absolutely nothing in common are getting married. I mean, I would be curious too, if two of my friends were getting married all of a sudden. But still, I was getting adjusted myself, and preferred reserving the questions until later. But, as usual, I decided to rebel against myself, and answered. "Yup."
"Wow. I never would've guessed that in a million years." Sakura (who had asked the previous question) replied. "But now that I actually think about it, it's not that hard to picture."
I breaked the car immediately, causing all three girls to gasp. "What! What do you mean!" How the hell can they picture me with Sasuke! I can't even picture that, and I'm the one getting married here! Isn't that like a complete contradiction of human nature or something?
Ino sighed. "Oh, come on, Tenten! It's so obvious!" She began cracking her knuckles, making Hinata and Sakura cringe. "Who else besides Sasuke is a cold-as-ice-yet-hot-as-fire-monotone-ass fuck?"
I shrugged. "Sai?"
"EWWWWW! NO WAY! SAI'S UGLY!" Ino screeched, making everyone laugh. We all knew Sai was the gayest shit ever during our high school career...well, besides Naruto. "Come on, Tenten! Are you really that dense!"
I drove a little further, until I reached the mall's parking lot. I turned, and quickly found a spot to park. Once the ignition was turned off completely, I turned around to look at Sakura and Ino. "Would one of you just please tell me what you're talking about! I feel completely out of the loop!"
"Um...they're talking about Neji, Tenten." Hinata said from beside me. "Ino was describing Neji."
I blinked twice. "WHAT!"
Sakura sighed. "They're practically the same person!"
"Wait, wait, wait, wait, WAIT. You're saying that...you can see me with Sasuke...because you see me with Neji!" I exclaimed. I stepped out of the car. "That's just...WRONG! Completely WRONG!" How could they think that! That's so...absurd!
Hinata and Sakura stepped out of the car. "Tenten, don't be mad..." The quieter of the two said.
"I'm not mad! I'm just...ugh!" I started heading for the entrance. "Do you guys all think that I'm so...obsessed with Neji...?"
Sakura shook her head. "No, just the cold-as-ice-yet-hot-as-fire-monotone-ass fuck kind of guys. It's your type."
"WHAT! No! That's not true!" I turned around to face them, and started walking backwards. "Why are we even talking about this!"
Ino finally stepped out of the car. "Oh, come on! You're over-reacting! It's not like it's a bad or anything!"
I threw my hands up in the air, and started flailing them: Naruto style. "It makes me sound so...blah!"
"You are blah!" Sakura and Ino exclaimed at the same time.
"You've kept the same hairstyle for almost 20 years now, Tenten." Hinata added, making the other girls nod. Great. Nice to know that that's how they all percieve me: boring.
"So!" I exclaimed. "It's easy!" Why is it that even during high school, my hairstyle always gets put into the argument somehow, someway? Ugh, they're just jealous. Not.
"You can't keep taking the easy way out for your entire life! I mean, you're getting married! You've gotta do things the hard way sometimes! No more laziness!" Ino replied. We all then stepped into the mall through the door.
"Huh?" I replied. I had absolutely no idea what the three of them were talking about. They all groaned from my reaction to Ino's speech. "Oh, what now!" I asked, as we made our way through the mall, passing various stores along the way.
"I knew you weren't going to understand! Which is why we're here to help!" Sakura said, grinning. I cocked my head to the side. What were they going to help me with? Understanding Ino? Cause let me tell you, that's impossible.
"We want to feminize you." Hinata said.
"You want to what me?" I asked. What the hell was 'feminize' supposed to mean? It sounded completely vulgar to my ears. "'Feminize'? Is that another word for rape or something?"
"NO!" Sakura exclaimed. "Tenten!" She grabbed me by the shoulders. "We want to turn you into a real girl before the wedding!"
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"Oh." I replied. I really REALLY should've stayed home today...
"Great! Let's go, girls!" Ino exclaimed as she pumped her fists in the air.
"Yeah!" Hinata and Sakura yelled, as they dragged me off somewhere.
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"Hey! WAIT! I never agreed to any of this!"
"Too bad!"
"What the fuck is this?" I asked, as I held up a dangly thing in front of Ino's face. "A headband or something?"
"That's a thong." Ino stated, as she browsed through the shop's inventory. "And a very cute one."
I screamed, as I threw the...thing god knows where. "Oh my! It's so tiny!" Heh, that's what she said...ugh! They're right! I really am like a guy! I even joke like one! Jeez, I'm such a failure.
Sakura picked up the headban-er...thong that got chucked by her feet. "Ooh! Cute! You should buy this, Tenten!"
I shook my head. "No way! I am NOT wearing that for...Sasuke!" I couldn't help but cringe at the thought of me wearing something so skimpy infront of him. After he'd see...that from me, I'd probably drive him to suicide. "We're not...sexually involved or anything!"
"Oh, but you will be!" Ino replied, as she walked closer to me. "Right after the two of you say 'I do', you'll get bonked away by Sasuke. You know how he desperately wants to get those Uchiha babies out!" She draped her arm across my shoulders. "So, you better get all of your bed-techniques perfected and ready!"
"What bed-techniques?" I asked. Did they take me for a whore or something? Did they see me as slutty as Karin? Uh, not this girl. I swear, the most revealing thing in my closet besides the under-garments was a pair of Bermuda shorts. "I don't have any bed-techniques..." I continued. Sakura and Ino rolled their eyes, while Hinata sighed.
"Um, you guys...? There's something you should know about Tenten..." Hinata said. She pulled the pinkette and the blonde closer to her, so she could whisper. "Tenten's...inexperienced..."
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"WHAAAAAAATTTTTT!"
Ugh. Thanks guys. Way to make me feel good about myself.
"You know?" Sakura said, after they had finished shitting their pants over the news. "That really explains a lot. I now understand why you're so clueless about these things!"
"Thank you!" I replied. Finally! SOMEONE understands!
"I don't understand!" Ino exclaimed. "I mean, aren't these things kinda a part of common sense? And I also don't understand why you haven't done things as yet!"
Oh, that is it.
"Well, sorry that I have some class!" I spat back. I don't mean to sound like a bitch or anything, but who exactly were THEY to tell me what's right and what's not? I've reserved myself for specific reasons; reasons that should not be any concern of theirs. "I'm done here!" I fished through my purse, and dug out a few bills. "Here. Call a cab." Before I knew it, I was running out of the store, until I made my way to the parking lot. Why was it that whenever I go shopping, something goes wrong? I've never had a fight with the girls like this. But, you know me. I never take shit from anyone. I sighed. The last thing I needed was this. I then opened the door to my car, and sat down behind the wheel. I closed my eyes, and didn't open them until someone started knocking on my window. I quickly opened my eyes, and looked to see who it was. It was Neji. I rolled down my window, and smiled. "Hi."
"Hey." Neji replied. "Um, I was just taking Big Bang for a walk, when I saw you sitting here. Thought you were sleeping."
I laughed. "No, not sleeping...just thinking." I didn't really want to talk to Neji about what had just happened. It would be sort of embarrassing...
"About what?" He asked. "Maybe I can help?"
I shrugged. "I dunno...it's a rather...weird subject...pretty embarrassing too..."
Neji rolled his eyes. "Oh, please, Tenten. Back in high school, you've braided my hair, named me 'Dollface', talked to me about practically everything, and to top it all off, you've seen my dick before! I think we've gotten past the stage of keeping things from each other."
I laughed. He did have a very wise point. "Fine. But for your ears only." I unlocked the doors. "Come have a seat."
He smirked, as he made his way beside me. I explained to him what the girls said about me being inexperienced, and why it bothered me. I also told him about the 'feminizing'. I pretty much told him everything except the bit about why they picture me with Sasuke. Even though Big Bang was barking for pretty much the whole time, he calmly closed his eyes, and listened...which I can appreciate. After I had finished, I waited for him to say something. He didn't, so I did.
"Am I boyish, Neji? Please answer honestly." I asked.
He opened his eyes. I waited for him to say something, but nothing came out until a few seconds later. "If by boyish you mean being down-to-earth, then you definitely are." He stared at me, while I looked at him with a bamboozled expression plastered on my face.
"Huh?" I questioned, as I cocked my head to one side.
He started laughing. "No! You're not!"
I smiled. "Thanks." That was all I needed to hear. "It means a lot."
Neji shrugged. "Just stating the facts. No need to thank me." We both stared at each other. "Sasuke's one lucky guy."
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At least that makes one of us.
There! An extra-long chapter! :) Hope you all enjoyed it! :) I'll be on vacation for about 3 weeks now, so I may not update until then. I'll try, but I don't want to make promises that I can't fulfill.
Hahaha, I have to say, I loved the part in the car, when Tenten suggested Sai as the cold-as-ice-yet-hot-as-fire-monotone-ass fuck. :P Made me crack up ;) I also loved writing Bitchy Tenten/Ino. Don't ask why :P I just think bitchy moments are sweet :)
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Next chapter will be the reunion, where we'll find out more about the past...;) Also! More perviness and NejiTen-ness :)
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