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The loud, obnoxious ringing of a phone shook Tenten out of blissful sleep. And she was having such a nice dream about Neji…she was blushing just thinking about it. (A/N nothing dirty, just fluffy romance between them) Picking up the phone, she said groggily, "'Lo?"
"HI TENTEN!!!" Sakura shrieked through the phone. Tenten held the phone several inches from her ear, and could still hear her perfectly. However, now Tenten had to shout to be heard, something she was not capable of before 9:00. But her clock said 10:15.
"OH CRAP!!! I'm late for school!!!!" Tenten screamed. Holding the cordless phone to her head while tearing through her closet for clothes, she told Sakura, "Why are you calling me during class? You'll get in deep trouble!"
"School is cancelled." Sakura's cheerful voice caused Tenten to pause from her mad dash for clean clothing.
"Seriously? What happened? It's not snowing or anything," Tenten demanded for an explanation.
"Well, here's what happened," Sakura began.
Earlier that morning…
"Are you sure this is a good idea," Naruto asked anxiously. He looked down the hallways of Konoha High, ensuring that no one was there.
"Of course this is a good idea. And stop looking around the school. It's 4 in the morning. No one is around," Sasuke snapped. Shikamaru snored rudely, slumped against the wall. The three boys were currently crammed in the creepy basement of the school looking for the wire that powered the school.
"Jackpot." Sasuke pulled out a pair of wire cutters. Holding the red wire in his hands, he snipped it. At once, the dim lighting in the basement went out. As well as the air conditioning. This was crucial to the school since it was currently over 100 degrees outside. There was no way school could be held. And this happened to be part of their plans. Then they smashed a pipe so that the main hallways were flooded.
At 8:00, when they knew for sure that school had been shut down, they called Neji. It's a good thing that Neji was a morning person, because who wants to be woken up at 8 when they don't have to?
"What do you want?" Neji asked coldly. Although, Neji is a morning person, he's still his normal, old self. Besides, he was a little embarrassed. Hinata had heard Neji mutter in his sleep one word. Which happened to be Tenten. (Awwww.)
"We've sabotaged the school so there isn't class today. So instead, we are all going to the amusement park with our dates. Meet you there at noon ok? Bye!" Sasuke said quickly, then hanging up so that Neji couldn't argue. "Day two of the plan is in motion." Sasuke grinned evilly. But he was the only one who was awake. Shikamaru was still snoring away and Naruto had passed out because he hadn't had his hit of Ichiraku ramen yet.
Sasuke sighed. "Am I the only one who cares about this plan?"
Back to Tenten and Sakura
"Really? There's no power? Do they know what happened?" Tenten asked. She was lounging on her bed comfortably in her pajamas. Since there was no school, Tenten could relax all day. She wouldn't have to change at all!
"Not yet. But since we have no school, Sasuke, Shikamaru, Naruto, and Neji asked if we wanted to go to the amusement park with them. By we, I also mean that Ino and Hinata are coming. We're meeting them at noon ok? See you then. Ja ne!" Sakura hung up.
Looking at the clock, Tenten saw that it was already 11:00. "CRAP! I still have to get dressed!" Tenten exclaimed, jumping off the bed and tearing through the closet once more.
At the amusement park…
Neji looked at Tenten and smiled in his mind. "Wow," he thought. "She looks great!" She was wearing a light pink, Chinese style top and a pair of jeans with rips in them, showing Neji her lovely skin…Neji blushed lightly.
"Hi Neji!" Tenten smiled happily at him. She really liked him. But she didn't know if she liked as a friend…or more. She would see how the rest of the week would go before the dance. And if she loved him by then, she would tell him at the dance. It was perfect.
"How about we go into the funhouse?" Naruto suggested. Hinata gave a little squeak of terror. Ino shuddered in fright. Sakura looked, well, she looked as if she had seen a ghost.
Noting Hinata, Ino, and Sakura's reactions to Naruto's idea, Sasuke and Shikamaru rejected the suggestions. Even Naruto sighed in defeat and said dejectedly, "Fine, we won't go in."
"I'll go!" Tenten jumped up and down, waving her hand as if in school. Everyone looked at her in shock. The funhouse house was rumored to be the scariest in all of Konoha. There were also rumors that people had come out and gone insane from seeing what was inside.
"Ok, if you wanna risk your life, you weirdo," Sasuke said nonchalantly. All the girls, as well as Neji glared at him sharply.
"I'll go with you. You know, if anything happens," Neji muttered uncomfortably. All alone with Tenten? His palms began to sweat.
"Ok, let's go!" Tenten grabbed Neji's arm and dragged him towards the door of the funhouse.
"Perfect," Sasuke thought.
"AUGHHHH!" Tenten screamed, as a decapitated body moaned, "Where's my head?" She held onto Neji for dear life. Neji didn't seem to care, but secretly, he was loving the fact that she was touching him. They moved deeper into the darkness…
At the same time, the other boys had ditched the girls at the carousel, with the lame excuse that they all had to go to the bathroom. They raced back to the funhouse and entered, going past the scary things as the sprinted past. This was all a part of their plan. Naruto, Sasuke, and Shikamaru had gone through this funhouse numerous times, so they knew where everything was. And there was one room where the doors could be locked, leaving the people trapped inside. They were waiting for a certain couple to enter that room…
In THAT room…
Tenten cautiously peeked inside the room. Nothing seemed to be wrong. The setting was simple, a table and several chairs. It looked as though the room had come straight out of an edition of Martha Stewart Living.
"This room seems to be okay," Neji commented, still holding hands with Tenten. They both stepped inside and peered at the strange change of setting. In the other rooms, the scenery was usually a graveyard or woods. This was a sudden contrast.
The door slammed shut behind them. They whirled around in shock. Then they heard the door lock with a small click!
"What the hell is going on?" Neji growled as he jiggled the doorknob. The room suddenly went dark. Tenten clung to him harder.
Suddenly, a masked man holding a woman captive, sprung up. "I'll kill her," the man snarled, holding a kunai up to the woman's throat. He viciously slashed her neck, causing fake blood to splatter everywhere.
Tenten fell to her knees screaming. "NOOOOO!"
"Tenten? What's wrong? It's just a machine. It's all part of the funhouse," Neji consoled her. He looked at her anxiously. She looked so scared. Her face was pale and there were tears in her eyes.
"Th-this was h-how my p-parents died," Tenten whispered. She closed her eyes and told Neji the story.
Flashback"Hi Mom!" Tenten hugged her mother around the waist. She was eight years old. Her father smiled at her broadly. They were the symbol of the perfect family. Until the door burst open, with three masked men holding kunais in the doorway.
Tenten's father charged at them, hoping to save his wife and daughter, but was stabbed immediately. He died first.
"Go hide in the closet," Tenten's mother said frantically, pushing her into the dimly lit room.
Through a crack in the door, Tenten saw her mother try to fight off the men. While occupied with two of the men, the third snuck up behind her and slashed her throat. They stole all their valuables and left, not knowing that they had just left a little girl without her parents.
Tenten came out of the closet. "Mom…Dad?" she whispered, before passing out.
End flashback"That's what happened," Tenten whimpered tearfully. Her tears came down in rivers as she tried to hastily to wipe them away.
"So that's why she said that she was fine by herself. She's been alone for six years," Neji thought. He wanted to stop her tears, he couldn't stand seeing her like this. But he couldn't do anything. All he could do was hold her as if he would never let go.
This chapter was so long, I think my hand has started to cramp up. I hope you liked it! I sort of used your idea lilchibihina but they ended up having a little heart-to-heart. Review to see the next chapter! (I still want suggestions! I'm pretty desperate!) I promise that the next chapter will be more romantic!