Cheerleader - Omi


Neji stared at her as she flew into the air, scrolls out ready to go. Whenever he felt down about life and the cage he was placed in by destiny, all he ever needed was to look to her and he would feel free. As free as she looked flying so high up in the sky. There was just something about her that made his heart soar, ever since that first time she stood up and defended him.

Well, if he was being honest it was not so much defended him, more like went off on him when he started one of his rants about fate and destiny. She had firmly disagreed with him, even though he did not want to hear it, it was almost soothing to know that there was at least one person in his corner rooting for him.

After the first chunin exams and his release from his prior darkness, he worked harder than ever to ensure that he would never lose again. Tenten was the one constant by his side, encouraging him in every way, cheering him on, helping him perfect his techniques and defending the one place he could not see.

As time wore on, her voice was the only voice he needed to hear, just a single word from her could give him the strength to overcome the hardest obstacles. Which brought him to this day, to the point in his life that where she had become his Queen, his everything. So he just stood there in awe as she soared above him, entranced by her movements.

"NEJI!"

Her voice rang out around him which broke him from his reverie, and drew his attention to wave of kunai that was about to descend upon him. In the last possible moment, he completed his kaiten successfully deflected her weapons.

When the spinning subsided she landed softly in front of him and looked at him with eyes full of concern. "Are you okay? You've been really spacey all day."

He stared blankly at her as he suppressed the blood threatening to tint his cheeks. Yes, he had been spacey today, but that was mostly due to her. Due to the fact that it had been a few days since he had the luxury to train with her, but mainly because earlier that day when he was making his way through the village to go meet her he had run into a group of fangirls.

Normally he would not pay any mind to the fangirls, they always kept their distance, usually because Tenten was by his side. Evidently, seeing that Tenten had been away for the past couple of days due to a mission, they had decided that it was now or never to catch his attention. What they did not know was that Tenten had been on her way back, and he had been on his way to go and meet up with her.

Regardless, he would have wanted nothing to do with any of them anyway. Sure they were pretty, he was a very healthy teenaged boy, and he would be lying if he said that he did not find some of them tempting, but they were simply not what he wanted nor needed. He had everything he could ever want in a woman in Tenten. So naturally it was simple for him to reject them all and send them all on their way, because he had already found himself a cheerleader, and she was always right there when he needed her.

It was almost too easy for her to read him, and without waiting for his response she already knew what was on his mind. In a swift motion she closed the distance between them and wrapped her arms around his neck. "I missed you too." She purred in his ear, sending shivers down his spine.

He could not help the smile the broke out across his face before he quickly planted his lips upon hers. He loved that she always openly displayed her love and affection. That with her there are no masks and cages, things he have come to know all too well. With her he could finally be himself, uninhibited and free.

When they finally broke apart she smiled knowingly at him and asked, "So how many fangirls were there?"

"Too many." He replied, pulling her into another kiss. "Have I ever mentioned you're the only girl for me?"