Ok, so, don't kill me please! -hides behind pillow- So, i know its been like a month since i last updated, but! i have a long lsit of reasons why id dint, and yes i take full responsibility for them all! first of all, on august 11 i got sick for 5 days and couldnt write or it woulda been all "wow she's taking 5 different medicines". then we bought a house, so i had to help clean, and move and clean some more. that took a long time, and half wya through that process my computer got packed. PLUS my school stated on august 9th...and i have 4 honors classes...so i was swamped. but, i did feel horrible...so, heres the 8th freakin chapter...finally...plz forgive grammar, i hurried. :)

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto

Chapter 8

Hinata's face held more shock than Tenten's. Was her father honestly that cruel? Stillness filled the room as Haishi allowed the girl to absorb what he had ordered.

"Do you understand?" he asked, his voice cold in the ears of Tenten.

"NO!" Tenten regained her voice, anger bubbling inside of her, "I will not! Neji is my best friend and I care about him! I will not abandon him because you tell me to!"

"You will, unless you can prove that you not a disruption to Neji and his training. I saw the way he looked at you when you came in, and because of that, he lost. I'm doing this for his own good," Hiashi raised his voice a little, not much though. Tenten's face held a tinge of pink.

"What do you mean disruption? I have helped Neji train for six years! This is absurd!" she stood up and stormed out of the room, apparently very angry that he thought he had the right to treat her like that.

XXXXXXXXXX with the girls and Neji XXXXXXXXXX

"This is taking a while, were gonna have to go soon," Ino said, "Kana has an appointment…for 9:00 a.m. with her future lover."

"What did you just say?" Kana squeaked, face turning red.

"Shino's picking you up at 9:00 a.m.," Ino repeated.

"No, you called him my future lover!" the older girl said.

"Well, you said it yourself you liked him, and I think he likes you too. He doesn't open up to many people," Sakura added.

"Doesn't mean he's gonna-," she never finished.

"I'll go find Tenten so you all can leave together," Neji interrupted the extremely girly conversation. The girls nodded their heads. Neji exited the garden off to find the energetic girl.

"Does Neji like her?" Hanabi asked reminding the group she was present.

"Were not sure, but possibly," Sakura responded.

"I like her, she has a personality that Neji needs to be around," Hanabi concluded.

Neji walked along the hallway his uncle, cousin and teammate were last seen. He neared a room where Haishi had many of his meetings and heard indistinct yelling. The door slammed open and Tenten walked out of the room, past Neji.

"Tenten," He called, stopping the girl in her tracks.

"Yes, Neji- Sama?" she asked her voice full of rage.

"What's wrong?" he questioned, noting the shake in her voice, "And don't add the honorific."

"Ask your uncle," she ordered, walking down the hallway once more.

"I'm asking you," his voice was stern, stopping her in her tracks once more.

"I'm forbidden to see you," she answered walking off, not responding when he spoke. She walked to the garden, face devoid of the anger that filled her. "Are you guys ready?"

"Yea," the three girls hopped down from the rocks they had once again positioned themselves on.

"Bye Hanabi," Tenten said walking away with the others.

Neji stood awestruck in the hall for about twenty seconds before anger overflowed inside of him.

'Haishi- Sama said what?' he walked to the room the fiery kunoichi had walked out of, but stopped when he heard Hinata speaking to her father.

"W-Why d-did y-you say t-that? T-Tenten i-is one of t-the only p-people N-Neji t-trusts," she stuttered, keeping her eyes downcast.

"Neji already set his goals, and he should trust his family. Not-." Neji had interrupted him before he could finish.

"You told Tenten she couldn't see me? Do you find it necessary to control my every move? You do not decide after six years of training with her almost everyday that I cannot see her! I will see her and I will spar with her. Hinata will continue to see her as well!" he yelled.

"You dare to defy me?" Haishi's voice held surprise.

"Yes. Tenten is…"

"Are you sure you want that distraction?" Haishi asked once more.

"She is the farthest thing from a distraction," the man countered.

"So you don't feel for her in any other way than as a sparring partner?"

"I-…" He did not know how to answer that.

"Alright, then I suppose I was out of line. However, you will stay on task. You are the prodigy; do not make a fool of this clan!" Haishi warned.

"Hn," Neji stormed out of the room.

"Hinata," Hiashi addressed his daughter.

"Y-yes?" She mumbled.

"Does Neji feel for this girl?"

"I-I d-do not k-know."

"Does she feel for him?" Hinata knew that both teens held some kind of emotion more than friendship towards each other, but she was not going to tell her father that for fear of ruining something.

"A-again, I d-do n-not know."

"You may leave," he informed her. The timid girl stood up and quietly left the room, leaving Hiashi to his thoughts.

'This is very interesting,' he thought.

XXXXXXXXXX with Ino, Sakura, Kana and Tenten XXXXXXXXXX

They walked home under the bright stars, silent for the most part. That is until Kana spoke.

"What did Hinata's father want?" the young woman asked.

"Nothing much, just to talk," she tried to remain emotionless, but her anger was intense inside her.

"Oh, ok." The conversation was resolved with Tenten's stoic reply. Once reaching the house, they went their separate ways, Tenten heading straight for her bedroom.

"Guys, show Kana where she can sleep," the brunette instructed before shutting her door.

"What's wrong with her?" Sakura asked as they seated themselves at the kitchen table.

"You don't really think it was nothing do you?" Ino asked.

"No, she never acts like this," the pink haired girl answered.

"She likes Neji, ne?" Kana asked.

"Since they were like fourteen," Ino answered.

"Then it probably has something to do with him," the older of the three concluded. They shook their heads in agreement. "So, where am I sleeping?"

"Well, actually, believe it or not, we have another room," Sakura answered.

"Hinata was going to move in with us as well, but her father wouldn't allow it. So, you're welcome to stay in there until you leave," Ino finished, "How long are you staying anyway?"

"I have no clue. I've already fallen in love with this town! I don't know if I want to!" the black and purpled hair woman laughed.

"Is it the town, or the people?" Sakura asked with a wink.

"Wha-," wow, people never get to finish in this chapter! Someone was knocking on the door.

"I'll get it!" Ino walked calmly to the door. She opened it to find none other than the normally stoic Hyuga prodigy, who looked rather angry.

"Where's Tenten?" he asked once the door was open fully.

"In her room, why?" the blonde asked.

"Where is it?" he asked, ignoring her question. Ino got the message not to ask any more questions.

"Up the stairs and to you right." The man didn't wait for an invitation to enter; he walked through the door way and to the said room. Ino walked back into the kitchen to a very curious Sakura and Kana; they had heard his voice.

"What is he here for?" Kana whispered.

"He asked for Tenten!" Ino tried to suppress a squeal.

"Come on!" Sakura whispered, exiting the kitchen and walking up the stairs quietly. The other two followed. They went into Ino's room, which was next to Tenten's and placed their ears up against the wall.

"Tenten," Neji said. He got no response, "Answer me."

"Am I allowed to?" her voice was laced with venom.

"You're allowed to do whatever you want! You don't listen to Hyuga rules!" he raised his voice; he had not realized she was this upset.

"You do! Doesn't this mean your breaking one?" her voice grew louder as well. She released a frustrated sigh when he did not answer immediately, "I'm just a disruption to your training aren't I?"

"No," was his simple reply, "You help me train."

"Right," she said, looking away. He walked over to her, and pulled her chin so she was looking at him.

"Haishi had no right to order you like a servant. You -," Neji stopped. He heard very faint squeals of delight from the wall. He leaned close to her ear, "You have very nosy roommates," withdrawing, some what reluctantly, from her he said louder, "We will train tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. and you will prove you aren't a disruption. Haishi will come." Tenten nodded, face a notable shade of red. Neji exited the room and left the house leaving a very confused Tenten and three curious young women. They rushed in her room.

"Tenten! What did Haishi say to you?" Ino questioned. The question snapped the girl back to reality. She stood up, trying to seem unfazed by the situation.

"He told me I wasn't allowed to see Neji," She answered, walking around her room, thinking hard about training tomorrow.

"Well, that's not fair!" Kana yelled.

"Yea," the eighteen year old agreed, "Well, it's resolved. So goodnight," she tried to close the matter, but to no avail.

"So that's why he came here?" Sakura asked.

"Yea. Now I have to train at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow, so…leave!" she tried once more, but still in vain.

"Did he kiss you?" Ino asked.

"What! No!"

"Well, what were you doing when we couldn't hear anything?" Sakura asked.

"He whispered something to me about you all being nosy! Now seriously, don't you all have to get up early too?" the bun haired kunoichi asked.

"Oh yeah! Shino will be here at 9:00 a.m. to take me to the Hokage," Kana remembered.

"Well, then we better get to bed!" Tenten urged, still a little dazed by her visit.

"Goodnight!" the girls finally complied and left the young woman to get ready for bed.

She changed into a pair of baggy sleep pants and a tank top, set her alarm for 7:30 a.m. and slipped into her own bed.

"BEEP BEEP BEEP!" Tenten slammed her hand down on her alarm clock.

"Ugh, I hate mornings," Tenten mumbled to herself. She flipped the covers off her and made her way to the bathroom down the hall to take a shower. She turned the water on cold to wake her up. Stepping in she began to comprehend the importance of what she was going to do today.

'I'm proving myself to the Hyuga clan leader! This is so… uh!' she thought, while washing her hair. She finished her shower and pulled her robe on heading quietly to her room to get dressed; everyone was still asleep. She dressed in her usual black cargo pants and pink Chinese style shirt. She grabbed her weapons and scrolls and headed off to the training grounds she and Neji trained at so often.

When she arrived, he was already there, along with Haishi, Hanabi and Hinata. Hinata offered her a smile, though it didn't help much. Neji walked over to her.

"You must win. Focus all your anger for Haishi towards me," Neji instructed her. She nodded her head in understanding.

"Are you ready?" Haishi asked her.

"Yes," she answered, her voice full of confidence.

The two moved to the center of the clearing, took their positions and began. Neji slid into his gentle fist stance and Tenten pulled two kunai from her pouch and ran at Neji. They began what looked like an elegant dance, although she did not need instruction for this one.

She thrust her right hand at Neji's right side; he glided to his left, smacking the kunai out of her hand. She jumped back and opened a scroll, pulling out a katana she charged at him again. Neji dug in his pouch for his kunai; each time she swung at him, he blocked it with his kunai.

Fire burned in the kunoichi's eyes as she poured her anger into each blow, barely giving Neji time to block. She got fed up with the ritual like attacks and retreated into the trees. She caught her breath and pulled out her favorite scrolls. She flipped out of the trees above Neji and sent a melee of weapons upon the man she admired, each one laced in her anger.

The white eyed boy had activated his Byakugan once she recoiled to the trees. He watched her every move, every expression; he saw the frustration cross her face, and the hurt that she threw with her melee. He instigated his kaiten, a blue shield surrounding him.

The spinning screen propelled off her weapons. Tenten dodged the projectiles that shot back at her, sending more each time one came her way. She dropped to the ground as Neji stopped his shield. She threw one last senbon, leaving a thin slice on the man's arm.

They ran at each other once again, Neji brandishing only his hazardous hands, Tenten deciding to strike with her three sectioned staff. They met in the center of the field, their bodies gliding to the silent song of their emotions.

Neji jabbed her stomach, knocking the wind out of the young woman. She landed on the ground hard. She glanced over at Haishi to find the 'I told you so' look adorned on his face.

'You're wrong,' she thought to herself, pushing up from the ground and regaining her stance.

She swung her staff at Neji, her determination renewed with that one glance. He grabbed the end of the staff when it came near his chest and pulled on it hard; sending the young woman towards him. She ran into his chest, she kicked his knees out from under him. He did the same.

"This could take some time," Neji said to her as they stood up, regaining their breath.

They started another attack.

XXXXXXXXXX with Shino XXXXXXXXXX

"Shino, wake up, its 8:30 a.m.," the voice of his father's, Shibi, was waking him up.

"Ok," the half-awake man answered, sitting up. Shibi exited the room. Shino stood, walked to the bathroom, took a shower, got dressed and went to the kitchen for some food. Shibi was sitting at the table.

"Do you want to train today?" he asked his son.

"I can't, I have to do something at nine," the boy answered. His father only raised his eyebrows, which meant, 'what might that be?', "I have to take a Kana of Yukigakure to see Tsunade-Sama."

"Why you?" the man asked his son.

"I do not know," Shino answered, sitting down with something to eat.

"Where are your glasses?"

"Kana took them," he answered, not looking his father in the eye.

"Interesting. You better get going."

Shino looked at the clock, 8:50 it read.

"Bye," he called, standing up.

"Bring her by," Shibi instructed his son.

"What?"

"After you meet with the Hokage, come here later today."

"Ok." The young man nodded his head and exited the house. He walked quickly to Tenten's and knocked on the door.

Kana opened the door; she was wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt and jeans, her pale face standing out.

"Good morning Shino!" she said happily, stepping out the door.

"…"

"Well, let's go!" She said, once again cheerfully. Shino nodded his head and walked off in the direction to the Hokage's tower.

The town was beginning to move about, a large number of people noticing the bug boy with a pretty, foreign girl. Whispering ensued.

"Shino, why do all these people look like they've seen a ghost?" the purple-eyed girl asked.

"I do not know. Do you have my sunglasses?" he asked.

"Yup! Here," she pulled them out and placed them on his face.

"…" the onlookers were shocked!

They reached the Hokage's and went to Tsunade's office, knocking quietly.

"Come in!" She yelled. Shino opened the door, allowing Kana to enter first.

"Shino and you are?" she acknowledged them.

"Kana, of Yukigakure," the happy girl answered with a smile.

"Yes, so I hear you want to talk about an alliance between Konoha and Yukigakure," Tsunade began, pointing to two chairs, indicating they sit down.

"Yes," the girl replied.

"Tell me, why?"

"Konoha is better known and larger than Yukigakure, and I believe it would strengthen both towns."

"What do you think Shino?" Tsunade asked the man.

"I agree with Kana, the village had much advancement we do not, but it is smaller," he answered, causing Kana to send a brilliant smile to him.

"Well, I'll have to talk it over with some people and I'll get back to you, don't leave until I do," Tsunade turned to kana as she finished.

"Hai Hokage- Sama, thank you, it means a lot to our village," Kana replied, just before Shizune walked in hurriedly.

"Tsunade- Sama, I'm sorry to interrupt but," Tsunade cut her off.

"If you two would excuse me, apparently something has gone askew," she said to Kana and Shino. They nodded their heads and stood up, exiting the room.

"Tsunade- Sama…" She was once again cut off.

"Shh, look," The door was left ajar and you could see Kana and Shino walking off, Kana extremely happy and Shino, well Shino. You could also see when Kana hugged him. "Ok, go ahead."

"Thank you Shino!" Kana said as she hugged him.

"For what?" the boy asked.

"You agreed with me and now my village will grow!" she smiled.

"… your welcome?" She hugged him again.

XXXXXXXXXX with Neji and Tenten XXXXXXXXXX

"Keep going Tenten!" Neji whispered as they fought closely. It was already 10:00 a.m..

"Are you even tired?" the kunoichi asked ash she slid a kunai across his chest, ripping the white fabric, but grazing no skin.

"Hn," he knocked the kunai out of her hand, she jumped back away from him to catch her breath. They exchanged a nod and went at it again.

'I'm sick of this, its going to end.' She thought to her self as she pulled out two kunai. Neji pulled two out as well. They charged at each other through the weapon littered field, kunai meeting before flesh.

Tenten knocked the kunai out of Neji's hands he then activated his bloodline limit. Their movements slowed down and they stopped. Tenten

had one kunai pointing at his throat and one at one of his arms. Neji's hand hovered close to Tenten's neck, his other hand at Tenten's arm that was pointing to his other arm.

Before they could break apart Haishi's voice filled the area.

"Ok, that is enough, I believe you. Tenten you will join us for dinner as an apology from me," he then left, Hinata and Hanabi following him after giving Tenten a smile of congratulations.

The two stood in the same place, bodies still intertwined dangerously.

"I did it?" the bun haired girl asked, out of breath, hands still raised.

"Hn," Neji responded, eyes trailing the woman in front of him. She was not filled with complete rage, although she appeared exhausted.

"Neji, thank you," she said lowering her hands slowly, he did the same, but they did not move from each other. "You always…" he leaned in unconsciously, drawn to the woman in front of him, but caught himself and took a step back before she noticed.

"You have to attend a Hyuga dinner tonight. I would suggest speaking with Hinata about what to wear; you are supposed to wear a kimono." He lamely changed the subject.

"Right," she too stepped back, "What time?"

"Dinner is normally at 7:00 p.m.," he answered, picking up the few weapons that belonged to him from the field. Tenten followed suit, once finished she asked where she could find Hinata; he said the Hyuga compound.

"I'll take you," he said, walking from the field, Tenten following behind.

Ending sucks...too tired to care right now, srry...plz review! ;)