Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto

Pairings: Main NejiTen, some SasuSaku

Summary:

Legend:

'Thinking'

"Talking"

Emphasizing


Chapter 9: A surprise guest

Tenten uncomfortably shifted on her bed still thinking about what happened yesterday.

'I was so stupid, I made myself look so stupid in front of Natsumi making myself look like an idiot now she'll think that she already won!'

Tenten sighed and rubbed her temples as she sat up, 11:00. She still had to get ready for her and Yoshiro's friendly date.

In about 20 minutes she was ready

'Please don't let me see Natsumi today, I don't know if I could control myself if I see her!'

Tenten ran out of the door and ran down the stairs before coming to a halt, facing a very familiar person.

"Hey Neji, I have to go now, I don't want to be late" Tenten said quickly and brushed past him but not before noticing a glint in his eyes but quickly shrugged it off, it wasn't a serious matter anyways.

"See 'ya later!" Tenten shouted before completely going out the house.


"Yoshiro! I'm sorry if I'm a bit late!" Tenten shouted panting heavily, not noticing a girl beside Yoshiro.

"It's alright Tenten" Yoshiro said with a smile "Oh and this is somebody from out of town she was asking some directions"

Tenten looked up and finally noticed her 'Wait a minute…' Her eyes widened as she recognized her.

"Y-You're…You're…."

The girl smirked "So you finally noticed"

"T-Temari! What are you doing here?" Tenten asked barely a whisper.

The blonde smirked "Haven't you heard the news?"

Tenten blinked "What news?"

"I hate to cut in you guys but you two know each other?" Yoshiro asked

Temari nodded "Sort of"

"So what news?" Tenten asked.

"The competition it moved" Temari said.

Tenten's eyes widened "NO WAY! And after I've trained so hard!"

"Wait! So she's the one you're suppose to battle?" Yoshiro asked.

"Yeah…"

"You know you guys I'll let the two of you talk for a while alright, I'll just get us something to eat" Yoshiro said as she left the two girls.

"But what are you doing here?" Tenten asked.

"Just wanted to know something" Temari said.

"Which is?"

"If the news I heard was true, that you really are engaged" Temari said with a smirk.

Tenten's jaw dropped "Hold it! That news reached up to your village!"

"News travel fast Tenten especially if it's about my rival and that's not all" Temari said.

"What else" Tenten asked.

"I ran to this girl a while ago she had auburn hair and lilac eyes…" Temari said.

'Auburn hair and lilac eyes…don't tell me!'

"She asked me if I was new I didn't even respond yet when she suddenly ranted bad stuff about you…I'm not even sure if she knows that I sorta know you and if she even knows me, she must be one of those desperate, annoying, popular, trying hard girls" Temari said shaking her head.

"Wait. Rewind. She ranted bad stuff about me to someone she doesn't know…okay she must be desperate to ruin my reputation that badly" Tenten said with fake pity.

"What's up with her anyway?" Temari asked but was cut off when Yoshiro returned,

"Girls, do you think you can talk inside the café instead?" Yoshiro asked.

"Oh! Sorry 'bout that Yoshiro! Sure we can! Coming Temari? We have a lot to talk about" Tenten asked.

Temari smirked "Sure"

"Damn! She's really doing everything to ruin me!" Tenten said, annoyed by the fact that she's moving faster than she thought.

"I'm thinking this isn't the right time for us to talk Tenten, can I just meet you some other time?" Yoshiro asked.

"I'm really sorry Yoshiro it's just that Natsumi!" Tenten explained.

Yoshiro smiled "Don't worry I know it's important, I'll see you at school"

Tenten smiled "Thanks"

Yoshiro nodded and left.

"What's up with you and him?" Temari asked.

"We're just friends okay" Tenten snapped.

"Hey I never said you guys were an item" Temari defended.

"Sorry I didn't mean to snap it's just that I'm starting to get annoyed by Natsumi and her words" Tenten said.

"Tenten! Hi!" Two familiar voices greeted.

Tenten looked up to see Ino and Sakura going towards them.

Tenten smiled "Hey guys, this is Temari"

"Oh! Temari? As in the one you're suppose to battle?" Ino asked.

"Yeah we just happened to bump into each other" Temari said.

"I'm Sakura" Sakura said with a smile

"I'm Ino" Ino said with a wave.

The two girls sat beside them

"What were you guys talking about?" Ino asked.

"Natsumi and all the terrible things she said about me" Tenten grumbled.

"Huh?" Sakura asked.

Tenten sighed and told them the whole story Temari said to her.

"No way…"

"I never expected her to take it so personally" Ino said.

"Neither did I" Tenten muttered.

"I mean it's like Neji is like a possession that's hers" Sakura said.

"She's stooped so low this time…" Ino said.

"Who's Neji anyway?" Temari asked.

"I thought you knew Tenten was engaged, he's Tenten's fiancé" Sakura said bluntly.

"I've been hearing his name a lot from this Natsumi girl" Temari said.

"Well that's easy, she's a crazy love sick fan girl" Tenten replied.

"An obsessed one as well" Ino added.

"You guys really hate her" Temari noted.

"You think?" Sakura said sarcastically.

Tenten groaned loudly as she saw a familiar flash of auburn hair enter the café. 'God must really hate me…' Tenten thought as she saw her lilac eyes spot them and with a mischievous smirk walked towards them, 'Why must life suck so…' Tenten thought grudgingly as she mouthed a sign to Sakura and Ino.

In response, the two girls looked to their right and immediately looked back 'Oh no…'

"Tenten, what a surprise to see you here" Natsumi said faking a sweet voice before her eyes darted to Temari.

"You're the new girl right, I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Natsumi Inoue and if you don't mind me asking what are you doing around these losers" Natsumi asked throwing a look of disgust to Tenten and the others.

Temari smirked 'So this is the true Natsumi Inoue they've been saying…' "So sorry to disappoint you but these losers are my friends…so get lost"

Natsumi looked slightly offended then glared at Tenten "How dare you corrupt her mind like that! Are you that desperate to find new friends?"

Tenten looked at Natsumi with a cold, hard stare "Your mind mustn't be working right, I don't corrupt people's mind like you"

Natsumi flipped her hair and raised her perfectly shaped brow at Tenten, "Are you accusing me of being corrupted? I'm perfectly innocent"

Tenten rolled her eyes "Yeah sure whatever"

Natsumi smirked "I heard you broke off another date with Yoshiro, I pity him for liking someone like you"

Tenten's eyes darkened as she stood up "Maybe you'd like to talk more outside Inoue-san"

Natsumi's eyes flickered for a moment before smirking "Whatever you say" She said and followed Tenten outside.

Temari's eyes followed the two before looking at the two girls in front of her "I'm guessing she's going to do something"

Ino shrugged "We're not sure, she may or may not"

"She's really unpredictable" Sakura added with a reassuring smile.

"But she's really, strong and determined, she's just pre judged by others because of the way she acts and dresses" Ino said.

Temari glanced at the window beside them and smirked 'She's a great rival…'


Tenten looked at Natsumi with a glare "How serious are you? Or are you just being desperate?"

Natsumi's smile turned into a smirk "You still don't get it do you? How cliché of you, Remember, when you cross over my territory you're life will be a living hell" Natsumi spat out with much venom as she can.

"Territory? Or do you mean Hyuuga?" Tenten asked with narrowed eyes, 'She treats Hyuuga like a possession or something, I mean him a territory? That doesn't make sense' Tenten thought.

"You can say that, Neji-kun doesn't look good with you, I mean you two as a couple just doesn't mix, I mean you don't even like him" Natsumi said.

"Well you won't know that for sure, maybe I will gradually, there's nothing you can do about it anyways" Tenten said.

"Yes I can and I will!" Natsumi pointed out.

Tenten shook her head, if only they knew...

Tenten was so engrossed with her thoughts that she didn't sense a pair of eyes following her every move.

"You're an idiot you know that" Tenten said coldly.

"I don't see why I am" Natsumi said, crossing her arms across her chest.

"There's more to life than chasing boys around you know, and you can't have everything you wish for, there's just some things in life that you just can't have no matter how much you want it…" Tenten said sternly her eyes darkening.

"That might be what you think but just to clear some things out, I'm not like you, I get everything I want" Natsumi said flipping her long auburn hair.

"You're just being conceited and selfish" Tenten said her head bowed down 'Seriously…some things really can't be possessed…even just a bit of affection from your dad…'

"I'll give you an advice, get used to it. I may be selfish but that's how I get what I want and I don't want it to change" Natsumi said haughtily "Neji-kun and I were destined to be together, it's our destiny, got it?" Natsumi snapped her lilac eyes full of impatience.

Tenten raise her head and looked at Natsumi "I may not be an expert on this, but I'll give you an advice as well, I for one believes that destiny…can be change" Tenten gave a small smile before passing her and going back to the café, a satisfied expression on her face.

Natsumi silently fumed at what Tenten whispered to her before she walked out "And guess what…you two aren't destined to be together as you say it" Ugh! The nerve! 'Oh my god Tenten! This is so not the end! You'll see!' Natsumi thought angrily before storming off


"You look happy" Sakura commented pointing at her smile.

Tenten's smile grew bigger and sat down "I won that one by a long shot"

Ino giggled "Yeah I saw her storm off just a few seconds ago, and did she seem mad"

Tenten's eyes fell "You know I really felt weird a while ago, like someone was watching me…but we were in a deserted place"

"Looks like somebody's spying on you" Temari commented.

Tenten shivered at that thought "Hell no!"

"Possible" Temari said.

"Whatever" Tenten said.

"What did you say to Natsumi anyway?" Sakura asked.

"We just had a long hard talk about destiny" Tenten said with a grin.

"Destiny?" Ino asked a confused look on her face.

"Uh huh, well you guys I better get going now I told Neji I'll be back by 4:00 and it's already 5" Tenten said.

"Bye then, see you at school" Sakura waved so did Ino.

"Hey Tenten, I'd like to meet this Neji someday" Temari said with a smirk.

Tenten grinned "Sure but I won't promise that you'll like him he's a pain in the neck!"

Temari grinned "No problem, see 'ya"

"Yeah see 'ya" Tenten said with a smile before going out.


Tenten sighed in relief when she saw that Neji was no where in sight. If he finds out that she technically didn't have a date with Yoshiro and that she just hung out with the girls, she's dead. But…he really doesn't have the right to do that, I mean she does have her freedom right? And plus it's her life; he has absolutely no right to stop me from what I want to do…hopefully.

Tenten smiled as she dashed up the stairs but quickly ceased as she spotted familiar white eyes glaring at her, she sighed. 'And I was this close…'

Tenten nervously made a small smile "Hey Neji"

Tenten sighed when he didn't response as she made her way to her room "um…I'll see you later"

"Tenten"

Tenten groaned, and she thought she can get away with this one. She looked back and was faced with Neji's back "Yeah?"

"You're having training tomorrow at morning 'till midnight"

Tenten's jaw nearly dropped, that's it! This is weird…he's not intimidating me by kinda questioning glares this time. Is he sick or something?

"Um…is everything alright? Tenten asked questioningly.

Neji looked back at her then immediately returned his gaze in front before walking away.

"Alright..." Tenten said uncertainly as she yet again made her way to her room, today has been a weird today.

But if she did look at him properly, she just might have seen the almost invisible smile on the young Hyuuga's lips.

Tenten suddenly blinked in realization, Neji! He didn't question her in anything so that must mean that…!

Tenten looked back at Neji's back in disbelief, she had to ask him later!

'C'mon Tenten there's absolutely no way that he followed you! He's Hyuuga Neji! The emotionless, stoic, egotistical, arrogant jerk that you know! There's no way that he would follow someone like me!' Tenten assured herself over and over as she entered her room and leaned on the door, a confused expression on her face.

Tenten lowered her head and smiled as she saw the piece of silver hanging around her neck, she gently held the tiny silver kunai 'It might be hard to believe but…Hyuuga is really unpredictable we still have to wait and see...'


Great. Why did they have to choose this day of all the days!

'Nice timing mom' Tenten thought dryly as she read the letter placed on the kitchen table.

Tenten

We'll be out late because of some…business matters, don't wait for us! Have fun!

Love,

Mom

'What an ironically short letter' Tenten thought as she sighed.

So now she's alone with Neji for the whole night. How fun.

She needs a plan ASAP, she can't go through this night alone especially with some uncertain thoughts!

'Maybe Temari will meet him sooner as planned' Tenten thought as she called Sakura

"Hey Sakura"

"Oh Tenten, what's up?"

"I need help. Now"

"How come?"

"Mental torture! I'm alone with nobody but Hyuuga and at least 2 maids! Help!"

"Um…How?"

"I need you and Ino to come here! I can't do this!"

"Um…sure I guess"

"And do you know Temari's number?"

"Yeah she told it to us a while ago"

"Great, tell her to come as well, looks like she's gonna meet Hyuuga earlier than I thought"

"Oh! We'll be right there as soon as possible!"

"Great! Thanks! I owe you guys big time!"

"No problem!"

'kay thanks again! Bye!"

"Bye!"

Tenten grinned 'She was saved!'

"What are you doing here?"

Tenten let out a small groan, and just when she thought she was saved!

"Hi Neji, Sakura, Ino and Temari are coming over just so you know" Tenten informed.

"Temari?"

"I know, she's my opponent and all but guess what? The competition's moved so that means I don't have to train 'till morning to midnight! And I met Temari a while ago, we're friends" Tenten said with a grin.

"Hn"

"So it's alright that we don't train the whole day?" Tenten asked hopefully looking at Neji with pleading eyes.

Neji glanced down at her, eyes void of any emotions "No"

Tenten's eyes darkened and glared at him "Kill joy"

"We don't need to take breaks if you want to win" Neji said coldly.

Tenten rolled her eyes "Fine as much as I know that your training hurts like hell"

"Hn"

Tenten sighed "I don't get you how come sometimes you say your line 'Hn' and sometimes you say a whole sentence, I just don't get it" Tenten mumbled to herself then her eyes lit up as he looked at Neji.

"Hey! I heard a rumor going around school! Is it true that you and Sasuke are becoming rivals?" Tenten asked eagerly.

Neji scoffed and looked away "Yeah, so what?"

"Really? How come? Is it because you two are in the same rank or is it because he's better than you coz I heard that he beat you at basketball" Tenten said with a mischievous grin.

Neji glared at her "He just got lucky"

"Don't be so full of yourself Neji, so what he's better than you?" Tenten said provoking the Hyuuga even more.

"He's not better than me"

"You're just denying it Neji, just accept the fact that there's someone better than you" Tenten said with a smirk.

"I have no time to talk to you about nonsense" Neji said coldly.

"Look who's annoyed now…" Tenten teased.

"Hn"

Tenten smirked, so she annoyed him…cool.

Tenten smiled brightly as she heard the doorbell ring "That's them I guess" Tenten said as she rushed towards to the front door.

"Hey guys!" Tenten greeted the three as she let them inside.

"Glad you can make it Temari" Tenten said.

Temari smirked "I won't miss the chance to meet your fiancé, who you described as a pain in the neck"

Tenten laughed

"So where is he?" Ino asked.

"Yeah where is he" Sakura said.

Tenten shrugged "The kitchen I think you wanna go?"

The three grinned "Of course"

Tenten smirked "Let's go" she led the way to the kitchen and saw him standing there in a daze.

"Hey Neji!" Ino greeted cheerfully causing the Hyuuga genius to glance at her.

"Hey!" Sakura waved.

"Neji! This is Temari, Temari that's Neji" Tenten introduced.

Temari smirked "Hey"

"Hn"

"Told you he was cold as ice" Tenten said to Temari.

Neji's left eye twitched annoyingly.

"So you're Hyuuga Neji, I've heard a lot about you" Temari said.

Neji glanced at Temari impassively "Hn" 'Really?'

Tenten sighed "I don't think you should start that"

"Yeah, mostly from this Natsumi, quite popular with the females aren't you" Temari said with a smirk.

Neji grunted, irritated. 'Sometimes it's annoying having girls craze over you…'

"Tenten is right you are a pain in the neck" Temari said bluntly.

Neji's left eye twitched again, twice.

Tenten grinned "Told 'ya so!"

"Hey Neji I heard Sasuke-kun beat you at basketball" Sakura said.

"I asked him about that a while ago and he was really annoyed about it" Tenten said with a smirk.

Neji scowled "I wasn't"

"So I finally hear him talk" Temari commented.

"You really have to get under his skin just to make words come out of him" Tenten commented.

"Don't worry about it Neji! Sasuke's really the best at basketball in school! So no need to be annoyed" Ino said with a grin.

"We're just gonna go to our room alright" Tenten said as she motioned the three to follow her with a mischievous grin.

Neji groaned, how come he feels like this night is gonna be as annoying as hell?

TBC


a/n: Hey guys! Sorry if I wasn't able to update for over a month! I had a major writer's block so I wasn't able to think of any good ideas, hope you understand. So as a sorry gift I made this chapter a bit longer! Hope it's okay! My exams are up next week! Wish me luck! Hope you liked this chapter! Please read and review!

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