Don't Cry Out Loud by Rachel Ann Go -- Tentencentric; NejiTen hints
Don't cry out loud
Just keep it inside
Learn how to hide your feelings
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Never show emotion. You are a ninja. Ninja don't show emotion. That is weakness.
That's the first thing they teach you at the Academy. I think it is bullshit.
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Emotion is for weaklings.
Psh, yeah, right. Neji has shown anger. Does that mean he's weak? How many times have I seen irritation in Sasuke's face? And Naruto! He's always open with his emotions, is he not? And what is he now? Rokudaime!
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Love? A laugh. Love is for naїve people. You are in love someone, you say? Go ahead, live in naivety.
So what if I love? Love makes the world go round, doesn't it? If there was no love in this world, then why do I – we – exist? If your parents didn't love each other at some point in their lives, would you be here?
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You should not cheer. You'll look like an idiot. Have some shame.
Why shouldn't I be happy? Something good has happened in my life for once, something I actually like, appreciate. Of course I will celebrate! Happiness is a good thing, is it not?
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What are those? Tears? Some ninja you are.
So what if I cry? I feel, don't I? Deal with it! At least I can prove I am human, not some mindless killing machine. At least I have proof that I have a mind of my very own, and that I don't kill for no apparent reason. I might be a ninja, but I am not unnecessarily ruthless.
...An ambush does not count, however.
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You can hit a target bulls-eye one hundred out of a hundred times? Psh, what's so special about that?
What is so special about my ability? You can't do it. And, you do not train with prodigies. You don't get to develop a friendship with them; a pact; a bond. Oh, and you don't get to go out with one. Why? Because all you can do is squeal his name. Oh, Neji-kun, Sasuke-kun, marry me! What do you take them for, idiots?! They are called prodigies for a reason, hello, ever think of that?!
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If you hate every rule there is about being a ninja, then why did you become one? That is so hypocritical.
I do it because I love my village. I don't do it to try and hope to be near my 'future husband', or whatchamacallits, I'm here, a kunoichi, because I want to protect my village. Plus, I love just plain being one. And hell, I'm pretty damn good at it.
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xXo0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0oXx A/N: Okay, this was actually for Tenten's birthday, but since this was originally a songfic anyway, I decided to just put it in here. Rachel Ann Go, by the way, just like Nina in Chapter 2, is a Filipina singer. You can find the song in my imeem account. Ciao!