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I, however, am very very unwell. I think I've developed allergies. Which suck, by the way. XD I can't breathe and my nose is all stuffed up and leaky. I'm very upset because I'm going to my first anime convention tomorrow!

Woot. I'm excited, but espically not about the allergies. Oh, Kami-Con will be amazing. I'll give you all details when I update next. :D

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'Kay guys. You knew it was coming. I've raised the rating for this fic to Mature. This chapter's pretty risque, so I just thought I'd go ahead and change the rating. *sigh*

Disclaimer: Code Geass is starting to weird me out. All of the characters are either insane or a little not all there. And they all cackle and have strange "war" faces. *rolls eyes* Okay. I'm done. I don't own this.


Hostage.

When TenTen opened the door to her home early on Thursday morning, she was miffed.

She had not been sleeping well since January and it had still not resolved.

It was mid-February.

In the least, she was annoyed.

Neji stood before her, mist clinging around him.

Dawn had just broken, though the sun had not yet risen.

Darkness was shrouding the city, drooping in the trees and hanging still in the sky.

TenTen murderously stared at her teammate.

"What. Do. You. Want," she demanded tiredly.

"Get some clothes and come with me," was his short reply.

TenTen glared at him.

"No," she responded. "I'm shutting the door and going back to bed."

Neji rolled his eyes and maneuvered his foot in the crook of the door.

TenTen glared at him angrily.

"I hope you know that I hate you," she muttered, turning away to gather some of her things.

Neji smirked.

-

TenTen returned several moments later, looking even more disgruntled, if that was possible.

"This better be good," TenTen warned.

Neji smiled and took half of her load when she shoved it towards him.

"It will be. I promise."

Neji led her through the city and eventually outside of Konoha's gate.

"Where exactly are we going?" she asked, curious.

Neji did not answer.

"Neji?"

"Don't worry. You'll find out soon enough," assured Neji hesitantly.

TenTen studied him, a little disappointed.

-

Finally, after hours of walking and running they stopped in a clearing.

Neji busied himself with rummaging through his small rucksack as TenTen sat down on the ground, leaning back against a tree.

"I'm so tired," she mumbled incoherently.

She closed her eyes for a moment.

She heard Neji shuffle around a bit longer and eventually come closer.

TenTen thought nothing of it until she felt hands swiftly moving about around her head.

Her eyes snapped open.

"Neji, what are you—?!"

Cloth tightened around her eyes, no longer allowing her to see.

Her first instinct was to fight, but she did not want to harm her friend.

"What are you doing?!" she hissed, hoping that Neji wasn't going to finally kill her after all those years.

Neji did not answer immediately.

He finished tightening her blindfold and shifted again, probably sitting back from her.

"Sorry for the cloak-and-dagger business," he uttered, sounding exasperated, "but I couldn't think of any other way."

"Why did you blindfold me? Are you going to torture me or something?"

TenTen imagined Neji rolling his eyes.

"Actually," Neji declared triumphantly, "I'm taking you as my hostage."

TenTen's forehead wrinkled.

"Excuse me?" she said, clearly offended.

"You are, as of this moment, my hostage. You are not allowed to ask me where we're going, why you're going, or when we're going to get there. Understand?"

Behind her blind fold, TenTen rolled her eyes.

"Fine. But I'm very displeased about this."

"Yeah, yeah."

Neji grasped her elbow and pulled her up, steadying her.

"You're not going to let me fall, right? Or trip?"

Neji smiled.

"Of course not."

-

Neji kept true to his word, not allowing TenTen to stumble or fall, keeping a firm grip on her wrist.

However, Neji soon found a disquieted TenTen meant that she could be fairly annoying also.

She had taken to asking him certain questions, inflecting his previous forbidden inquiries.

It was rather cruel, really, the way she was so stealthy.

"Am I going to be surprised?" she inquired for the fifth time.

It's so unfair, Neji thought, dumbfounded. She's spaced out the same questions in an allotted interval in hopes that I'll answer one.

"Maybe," he ultimately replied.

TenTen pouted.

Neji was grateful that they were almost there.

-

Eventually, Neji stopped TenTen and hastily moved her to a specific spot, checking and rechecking that she could not see.

"Just take the blindfold off already!" she snapped anxiously.

Neji grimaced but heeded her, slowly undoing the knot at the back of her head.

The white handkerchief slipped from TenTen's face, allowing her to see.

"Neji. . ." she whispered breathlessly.

Neji moved to view her face, intending to decipher her expression.

He did not understand it however.

She looked happy, but . . . upset. Indescribable.

"You don't like it," stated Neji, growing extremely unhappy.

TenTen, startled, glanced quickly at Neji.

"No! I—I love it. . ." she proclaimed swiftly, seeing the hurt in his eyes. "I—I'm speechless."

Neji released a small smile, feeling slightly better, and turned to look with her.

They had arrived at a hot springs resort settled in luscious vegetation.

Various flowers lined the short walk to the reception office, and behind that there were gorgeous overhanging trees that sheltered low, flat buildings.

TenTen bit her lip, trying to contain her excitement.

"I've been working on it since September," Neji revealed quietly, not a little smug.

"We have reservations?!" exclaimed TenTen, eyes wide.

Neji took her hand and led her into the resort.

-

Neji had done good.

He had reserved them not only reservations for their own personal hot spring, but for an overnight room as well.

TenTen was extremely delighted.

Eagerly, she exchanged her clothes for a robe and padded out on her bare feet to the hot spring.

Neji was already there, looking at the nearby flowers and trees.

Neji looked to her when TenTen came in and grinned, devilish.

"Turn," she instructed, raising her eyebrows.

Neji grudgingly turned around, resting his arms on the rim of the hot spring.

"I don't know why you keep up with this," he said to her. "I've seen you naked twice already."

"On accident!" TenTen quickly amended.

Neji sighed and rested his head on his crossed arms.

TenTen shrugged out of her robe and went down into the warm water, moving her robe to the edge once she was safely covered by the water.

Thankfully, the water was not necessarily entirely clear, so they would not be able to view each other so easily.

TenTen fingered the smooth rim of the small pool before fluidly moving towards Neji.

She slowly reached out and ran her hand across his shoulder.

His skin was even and tan.

Neji's head raised slightly as he felt her touch, peering at her over his shoulder.

TenTen retracted her hand.

"I'm sorry—!" she began.

Neji took her by surprise when he grasped her hand and brought it back to his shoulder, placing it there.

His eyes were unreadable as Neji settled back against the hot spring wall, watching TenTen carefully to see what she would do.

TenTen pursed her lips, a little put off that she was being placed on the spot.

"TenTen?" Neji murmured a moment after their extended silence.

Once he was sure he had gained her attention, he continued, "I wouldn't have brought you here if I didn't want you to come."

Neji moved his hand to her waist under the water, pulling her closer.

After she was within reach, Neji kissed her tenderly, his hand resting lightly on her neck.

TenTen relaxed some, entranced by the feel of his mouth and the way he moved towards her, inviting.

Everything was warm, light breezes wafting through the air.

Steam from the hot spring mixed with the air as it rose up from the rim, disappearing altogether.

Neji and TenTen moved lower into the water, too enthralled to try and dry off.

As a chill rode across TenTen's back, she shivered and broke the kiss they were sharing.

"You're not getting tired of me already?" Neji inquired softly, joking lightly.

"Of course not."

Neji studied TenTen's face, ultimately moving her back some so he could stand.

"Come on," he said. "I have a better place in mind."

TenTen bit her lip before she nodded, smiling.

"Alright."

-

"Well, that was fun," TenTen laughed, giggling unnaturally.

Neji cracked a grin.

"Yes, it was."

TenTen smiled up at him, letting her hand finally rest on her unclothed stomach.

"I can't believe this," she said lowly. "I've never had a boyfriend. . ."

Neji gazed down at her, grimacing.

"Boyfriend?" his look of distaste was not wasted on TenTen and she quickly jumped to defend herself.

"I didn't mean you're my boyfriend, I just—!"

Neji cut off her words with his hand, silencing her instantly.

"I don't like the word boyfriend," he proceeded, as if she had never interrupted. "I prefer fiancé much better."

TenTen's large brown eyes went huger at the meaning of his words.

"You mean. . .?"

Neji only nodded a bit before kissing her again, more intense this time round.

TenTen smirked under his lips.

She would be his hostage any day.


It's a cheesy ending, but I think I did much better this time around.

:D

Yay.

Mk, well, I'll talk to you all in a few days.

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