To Be Or Not To Be Chapter 4, a naruto fanfic

Title: To Be or Not To Be

Rating: K+ (for now… rating may go up)

Summary: She just went to his house to see why he hadn't come to training. She hadn't planned on being told she was getting married! And to Neji Hyuga, no less. Ya see? Weird things happen when Neji skips training!

Title: To Be or Not To Be

Rating: K+ (for now… rating may go up)

By: Shikamaru Nara's Fangirl

Authoress Note: Oh yeah. It's official, I'm addicted to writing this… don't get used to all the updates though. They will be few and far between once school starts again. But… I only have 9 more weeks until summer! Yeah! Thank god! …Now all that's left is surviving those nine weeks… without snapping and killing some girl who deserves to be strangled and dangled over the fiery pits of…! Hehehe. But that's not important right now, is it? Oh! Lately, I've been really into "Fruits Basket"! Y'know the manga/anime. Though, I do prefer the manga to the anime… the anime is just confusing… I love Kyo! (Says Shikamaru Nara's Fangirl in the "Naruto" section…) But don't worry, if you are a "Fruits Basket" fan, I don't plan on writing over there. I'd prolly make 'em all demented, knowing me…

Oh! The rating for this story will be going up. As you might've noticed, there are a few swear words. And more will be coming later, so alas, bid adieu to the "K+" rating! Also For the upcoming dinner scene… yes, I know that in Japan they use chopsticks. I'm not an imbecile. However, it was more convenient for them to use actual silverware. Deal with it. Let me just say that I don't like this chapter very much. Especially the beginning. It sucks, I know, don't remind me. And, yes, I know this chapter isn't that funny but the funny will be spread throughout the story, so don't worry.

PS: Hate this chapter. I really hate how Sakura and Ino came out… I'll have to revise them later…

Disclaimer: And now a poem. Ahem:

Roses are red, violets are blue. This chapter sucks. Oh poo. (Oh, and I don't own Naruto.)

Tenten's Room in the Hyuga Compound

June 12th

12:38 PM

Tenten yawned. Being sick sure did make you tired. Slowly, Tenten rolled off of her right side, facing the wall, to her left side. Slowly, she opened her brown eyes and… found she was staring into blueness. The blueness blinked. Tenten shrieked. "Woman…!"

"It's about time you woke up!" Sixteen-year-old, Ino Yamanaka exclaimed. "Do you know how long we've been waiting? Sakura is boring!"

"Hey! You used to love hearing all about Sasuke-kun!" Sakura said from the other side of the room. The blonde waved her best friend's comment off. "More importantly, imagine our surprise when we come to get Hinata for a day of pampering and she says she has to stay here and help take care of you."

"At first, we thought that you and Neji had a fling going on." Sakura said as she tucked a loose strand of pink hair behind her ear. "Then we remembered something."

"It's Neji. So why are you here?" Two scenarios went through Tenten's brain.

One: She could tell them. But that would result in "Ohmahgawd!" and "I can't believe it!" And knowing Sakura and Ino, they would squeal and cheer and squeal some more until Tenten's ears began to bleed.

Two: She could not tell them. But they already knew that she was mysteriously at the Hyuga compound. Then they would snoop until they found out. Then when they did… well… read scenario one. 'Well… this situation calls for a swear word. Damn it.'

"Um… well, here's the thing I came here, originally because I wanted to find out why Neji had skipped morning training because Neji never skips training. And I'm here now because I passed out. And Neji brought me here." That was all true. It doesn't matter if she left out a few gaps… like why Neji skipped training or why she passed out. "Huh. That… makes sense, I guess." Ino nodded. "Wait. Why did Neji skip training? And why did you pass out?" Curse you, Sakura! Stop using your brain! Tenten sighed heavily. "Neji skipped training because… well, I don't really know that part. All I know is that when I got there, Neji chose me and I passed out after he chose me..."

'Damn horse.'

"He…chose you. For what?"

"I'm engaged." The two girls' eyes widened. "To Neji?" Ino cried. "No, to Hinata, of course to Neji!" Sakura and Ino looked at each other. "Wow."

"Who woulda thunk it?"

"This is…amazing!" and cue the girly squeals. "Oh my god, Tenten! You have to let us help plan your wedding! When is it?"

"Four weeks." This caused the two girls to pause. "Four… that's not nearly enough time! You need to push it back." Sakura said.

"I can't. I think its Hyuga tradition or something that they get married on their birthday. Neji's is in four weeks."

Ino blinked. "Neji has a birthday?"

"Of course he does!" Sakura snapped. "Everyone has a birthday!"

"Shut up! I thought he had more like a… "Day of creation" thing. Y'know, like… when someone decided to go to a robot factory and build him."

Silence.

Tenten burst out laughing. "That would explain a lot!"

7:28 PM

"And sit up straight; no slouching, father doesn't like that. And address your elders as 'sir' or 'Madame' or 'sama'. You only speak if you're spoken to. Let's see what else?" Hinata looked up at the ceiling as she recollected more rules. 'Rules? For dinner?' Tenten smirked. "What, do I haveta wait for Hiashi-sama to take a bite of something before I can start eating?"

"Yeah, that's one, too! How'd you know?" Tenten rolled her eyes and smoothed down the red dress she was forced (by threat of no more weapons by Neji) to wear. "I hate dresses. I hate make up, too." Tenten looked at her make up-covered face in the vanity mirror. "I think Ino-chan and Sakura-chan gave you some good tips." Hinata said. These "tips" that the two… evil… preppy… evil… evil… evil girls gave her included tying Tenten to a chair and forcing her to hold still while the other paints her face with horrid make up. "I feel naked." Tenten said as she grabbed the straps of her dress and tried to pull it up. 'Stupid dress. Stay up!'

"Tenten-chan, it is supposed to be that way."

"What's the point of dressing up for dinner? We havin' dinner with Tsunade? We better be havin' dinner with Tsunade. If not, I'm stripping."

"Ten-"

Knock. "I'm coming in." Neji. "No, nii-san, not-" Too late. Neji already came in. luckily; Tenten hadn't begun taking the dress off yet. Slightly, (so slight, if she hadn't have known Neji since she was twelve, she would've missed it) the prodigy's eyes widened before he was able to regain his composure. "Hn. You're wearing that?"

"What's wrong with it? I mean, besides the obvious. Maybe a jacket…"

"Take it off." Slowly, Tenten turned. 'Pervert!' Neji, automatically knowing where her thoughts went, said, "I didn't mean that in that way. I'm not going to ravish you. I just want you to wear something else."

"Hm. You don't like it?"

"No."

"Well in that case… I love this dress and I'm wearin' it!"

"Damn woman." Neji muttered after Tenten had left the room. "I heard that!"

8:30 PM

"One… two… three… four… four. Four forks. Who in their right mind uses four forks in one sitting? Hyugas aren't human." Tenten said, looking down at the silverware in front of her. "Tenten, shush." Came Neji's voice from beside her. "Would you ever use four forks? And don't even get me started on the spoons! There are, like, six! And I have three drinks. Water, juice and I think it's wine. First off, that's illegal. Secondly, does your family want me to be peeing every sixty seconds? And furthermore—mmph!" Tenten was suddenly silenced as Neji shoved a breadstick in her mouth. He slowly looked at his uncle who was looking at the pair with his eyebrow raised. "Tenten just loves bread, Hiashi-sama."

'He did not…!' Tenten chewed the breadstick and swallowed as she reached for her water. "I'm going to get you." She muttered before sipping. "So… Tenten, was it?" A Hyuga elder asked as he looked at her. Tenten nodded. "Yes, sir."

"I heard that your planning on marrying Neji."

"Well, I-I guess I am."

"You guess?"

"Um--"

"Where are your parents, girl?" Parents… "I… that is to say... I mean--"

"How would your parents feel about you getting--"

"She has no parents. Isn't that right, Tenten? She's an orphan." How blunt, Neji. "Yeah. That about sums it up."

"No parents. Wow, you and Neji have something in common!"

'Little brat.' Tenten gasped as she felt someone's hand on her knee. Looking up, she saw Neji, smiling a small, but reassuring, smile. Then the hand disappeared and Neji turned toward his food like nothing had ever happened.

Yeah… this isn't one of the funnier chapters, but alas, 'tis a necessity. (Anyone else think that my frequent updates are totally outta character for me?)