Yeah, I know this took forever.
This writers block for this story has really got me down.
Hopefully I'm out of it...
I added a little twist in the story, so watch out!
Thanks to all you awesome reviewers. :D

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.


Everything You Want and More

Chapter 4

By: turtlechick

"Are you serious?" I whined into the phone as I tried to carry all the dry-cleaning I was forced to pick up. Things were a rush today, because for some reason, Tsunade wasn't in the best mood. Us being her assistants, were thrown on the streets and told not to come back until all of her personal things were taken care of. I guess I could call myself lucky though, Sakura was stuck back at the office, having to deal with Tsunade herself.

"Yeah, I can't make it. The traffic on the other side of town is horrible. I'll probably be late anyway." Temari said on the other end of the phone.

"Ok, I'll get it." Now, along with the tons of dry cleaning in my hands, I had to go pick up a sample cake that Tsunade had ordered for a party that she was supposed to be throwing. That job would most likely be put on the three of us, if her mood didn't improve.

I checked my watch, and if I didn't hurry, I was going to be in big trouble when I got back to the office. The bakery was a good five minutes from where I was now, so if I hurried, got the cake, I just might make it.

As I weaved in and out of the traffic of people on the street, I took the time to actually look at the people as they passed me. A lot of them were business men, in too big of a rush to even try to hail a cab. There were a few mother and child pairs, but I wasn't sure if the "mother" figure, was in fact a mother and not a nanny. No one knew in this town anymore. I was sort of disappointed in the people here. They all came from good backgrounds, and yet they took so much for granted, like children. Most people just wanted to gain more power, and along with that, more money.

When I ended up at the bakery, I was exhausted. For only one woman, Tsunade sure had a lot of clothes that needed to be dry cleaned. I heaved them all on the counter, completely out of breath.

It didn't look like the high class bakery that it actually was. The walls were made out of deep red bricks, that tied in with the rest of the theme. The black tile floors were swept and the old wooden tables cleared off. No one was there, probably because the only people that could afford to eat these sweets, wouldn't ever do it in public.

"I need to pick up a cake, under the name, Tsunade." I huffed, not even giving the person at the counter a smile. In fact, I didn't even look at them.

"Rough day?" The person at the counter asked, as they punched away on the register, calculating how much this was going to cost my boss.

"You have no idea. My boss is on a rampage today. I'm just thankful I'm here, and not back at the office." I finally looked up and was slightly surprised at what I saw. I knew that the person I had been talking to was a boy, but I didn't expect him to be so cute.

He let out a chuckle. "Sounds like fun. I'll go get that for you." He came back with the cake sample and set it on the counter. He had short dark brown hair and almond colored eyes. Every time he smiled, his cheeks grew into the most adorable dimples. "That'll be eighty-six dollars."

"Eighty six? Wow, the lengths she'll go to for a good cake." I handed him the office credit card without another thought, to the price.

"And just think, this is just the sample cake." He said, with another small laugh.

"Oh, yeah." This time I laughed.

"I'm Hajime." As the receipt made it's way out of the register, he stuck his hand out for me to shake, and happily I returned the gesture.

"Tenten." I said with a smile.

He brought the cake around to the front of the counter. He was dress very casually, in a pair of jeans with a T-shirt; the bakery's logo on the front, all under a dark green apron. Before he made it to me, he tripped. He would have dropped the cake, if it hadn't have been for him sliding right into a nearby chair.

"Nice save." I said, taking the cake from his hands. "I'm guessing that happens often?"

He got up and brushed himself off. "More than it should." He replied, looking embarrassed.

"Well, I've got to go, before I get myself into trouble." I said, almost not wanting to leave.

"Maybe I'll see you around?" He said, helping me with the door.

"Well, I'm sure I'll get stuck with picking up the actual cake." This was just the eighty-six dollar sample after all.

"Alright, see you then." He smiled again.

I started down the street, but quickly realized that with the dry cleaning, and the cake… I was going to need a cab. If I didn't get one, I was either going to end up late, or with Tsunade's cake all over the pavement.

I struggled, desperately trying to make a cabbie stop for me. I couldn't even whistle with my hands so full. I was such a mess. I kept having to blow my hair out of my face, so I could atleast see the cabs as they whizzed passed me. It was beginning to become more of a hassle. If I didn't get one soon, it wouldn't be worth it.

Finally, after all my struggles a cab pulled up to the curb and I hopped in. I gave him directions and leaned back, it was the first time I had been able to breathe all day. We came to a stop light, but even after it had turned green, we barely moved. It seemed that the traffic from the other side of town, had finally reached us.

As I stared out of the window, I saw a familiar face on the sidewalk, it was Neji. He was dressed nicely, just like always. He didn't seem to happy though, he was talking sternly into his phone, with an angry expression etched on his face. I watched as he checked his watch. Was he late for something too? It didn't seem like we were going anywhere anytime soon.

I quickly rolled down the window and stuck my head out. "Hey Neji! Need a ride?"

He looked surprised to see me at first, with my head hanging out of the window of one of the many yellow cabs in the city. He looked once more at his watch, and then his phone. Then with a quick rub of temples he made his way in the street to my cab. He opened the door and slid in.

"Running errands, I assume?" He motioned towards the clothes and large cake box that took up most of the room in the backseat.

"Yeah, today has been kind of crazy."

"Hmm." He laid his head back on the seat, it looked like he was having a pretty stressful day as well.

"So what about you Neji? You don't seem like you're in the best spirits either. Anything happen?" I asked quietly, hoping I hadn't crossed any lines.

"It's just that my uncle set me up with my first solo case. I want to do a good job, but nothing seems to be going right. I was supposed to be on my way to my clients house, for a meeting. But the car that was supposed to pick me up, got stuck in this traffic."

"Oh… well Neji, I haven't seen you in action, but I'm sure you're a great lawyer. And any person would be lucky to have you represent them. It isn't your fault that you're a little late, I'm sure they'll understand."

"Hn." He rubbed his eyes, he obviously hadn't gotten a lot of sleep the past couple of days.

We sat in silence for the rest of the ride, until the cab came to a halt in front of my office.

"Well, I guess I'll see you on Thursday Neji." I got out of the cab and gathered all of the clothes and cake box in my arms. I struggled closing the door of the cab, but finally got it.

"Tenten, give me that box." I turned around to see Neji, out of the cab and on the sidewalk next to me.

"Neji, you don't have to do this. It's fine really, I can get these." I protested his help, after I learned how stressed he had been.

Before I could get away, he grabbed the cake box from on top the pile of clothes and started for the door. We made our way to the elevator, and piled in, waiting for the contraption to start on its way up.

"Thank you, Neji." I said, finally. I really should be thankful that he had helped me.

"You're welcome, Tenten." He said as the elevator door opened. We both stepped out and were immediately hounded by both Temari and Sakura.

"Tenten! Where have you been?!" Sakura shrieked, she was in worst shape than I was, I could tell from her obviously tangled hair and untidy clothes.

"Tsunade has been asking for that cake for ages!" Temari said, taking the dry cleaning from my arms.

"Neji?" Sakura had finally noticed him. "What are you doing here?"

He looked at me for the answer. "Uh, we shared a cab, and then he helped me bring this stuff up here." I said to Sakura, who was suspicious of the whole ordeal, but quickly pushed it aside and her mind went back to our bickering boss.

Sakura then took the cake from Neji and quickly rushed it back to Tsunade. Neji and I were alone once again. I heard the elevator door click open once again.

"Tenten?" I turned around to see Neji, his hand stopped the door from closing. "Thank you, I needed to hear that today."

I couldn't help but smile, it felt good making Neji feel good about himself. He seemed so much happier. He stepped through the doors and they shut, leaving me alone in the front office. Taking a much needed break, I sat down at my desk and slumped down in my chair. I guess today, wasn't all that bad, despite the mounds of clothes and the cake mishap. For one thing I got to see Neji again and I even met, Hajime.

Then it hit me; two boys. Uh-oh.


Yes indeed, Neji has got himself some competition.
Don't worry Nejiten fans, Hajime is only temporary. ;)
I added him for some flavor, and to make this story a little bit longer.
I was running out of ideas...
I hope you guys liked it!

In Other News: Another story is on it's way. During summer I should have time for both, so hopefully I can get them done!
The next one will be jam packed with action, just like I like, and hopefully you will to.
;)

Please review and even if you don't, check out some of my other stories. XD

turtlechick...out.