Edit 4/9: Chapter 8 was being a butt. Therefore, this also had to be reposted. Sorry.
Title: To Be or Not To Be
Rating: T (Rating may go up further)
Summary: She just went to his house to see why he hadn't come to training. She hadn't planned on being told she was getting married! And to Neji Hyuga, no less. Ya see? Weird things happen when Neji skips training!
By: Shikamaru Nara's Fangirl
Authoress Note: WHOO! Two chapters in one day! Oh, yeah. I am so awesome. Actually, the only reason was because I really wanted to write the gym and pool scenes, y'know, to get them out of the way and I rather like how this chapter came out. And, yes, there will be OOCness. The fluffier it gets, the more out of character everyone will get. I love it.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Damn.
Tenten's Room
June 14th
1:15 PM
'I. Hate. Him.' Tenten thought as the Hyuga clothing designer, Daiki, walked around her. He took out measuring tape and wrapped it around her waist. "Hm…you're fat." Tenten was pulled out of her thoughts of how Daiki was going to die when he spoke. 'He did not just say…'
"Excuse me?"
"I said, 'you're fat'. Too fat. You'll never fit into any of the dresses I make." Daiki took the measuring tape away from her waist and Tenten crossed her arms and glared at Daiki. "Then make the dress you make bigger."
"I don't make my dresses larger for anyone other than the Main Branch."
"Oh, boo friggin' hoo. Too bad I have to go to the stupid dinner."
"Well, maybe I could make the dress bigger… if you make it worth my while."
Silence.
"What? You're not married yet. And I'm sure Neji-san wouldn't mind."
"You're going to die in your sleep, y'know that, right?"
"Okay, fine. But I suppose you have an idea of how to get yourself down to a size two in two days?"
"Two?"
"Two." Tenten slumped. 'A size two? In two days? I can't do that. I'm not extra skinny like Ino.'
"Worrying? I suggest you go to the Hyuga's gym."
"The Hyuga's have a gym? Shit, first they have a golf course, then a horse stable and now a gym? They have their community!" Daiki smirked and gathered his things. "I will be back the afternoon of the sixteenth. Hopefully, you'll have lost your fat by then."
Hyuga Gym
2:30 PM
'Finally! I found it!' she smiled to herself and stepped, barefoot, onto the polished wooden floors. 'Weights so big that look like they could kill you… treadmills… evil stuff that I won't be able to tolerate… if it weren't for Neji.' She took a deep breath and stepped onto the treadmill. Keep in mind that, because of all her ninja training, Tenten had never actually been on a treadmill; therefore, she had no clue as to how to start the machine.
"You just start running," a male voice said from the doorway, nearly giving Tenten a heart attack. "It'll turn itself on."
"God, Neji. Wear a bell!" The Hyuga prodigy smirked. "What are you doing here, anyway? Usually the girls use the field out back to train. They can't lift the weights."
"Kami save the woman who attempts to. But I'm not here to lift weights. I'm here to work out. I… want to lose a few pounds for the Hyuga dinner-thingy."
"Aa." Tenten watched Neji walk to a door leading into… 'Note to self: Go exploring one day. Don't forget food, water, and map and go get a cell phone in case of emergency.' She began to walk on the treadmill. Once she had convinced herself that the machine would not hurt her, she began running.
Hearing the sound of running footsteps, Neji turned around. "Oh, and by the way,"
Whoosh! Crash! "Ow…"
"Hyuga treadmills are fast." Tenten peeled herself off the wall the evil treadmill spat her out against. "Thanks for the tip, Neji." Neji smirked, gave the weapons mistress a small wave and went into the unknown room.
After about an hour of Tenten attempting to keep up with the treadmill, she got bored and crept over to the door where Neji had entered and disappeared. It was a hallway. 'I shouldn't be going in here. I don't know what it is.' She thought. 'Neji could be naked in here.' There was a moment of silence in which Tenten let the thought of Neji naked at the end of the hallway sit in her mind. And then, without a second thought… she burst through the door. 'Dark, dark, dark hallway.' It wasn't that Tenten was afraid of the dark or anything; she's a ninja. And a ninja who was afraid of the dark was a damn idiot. It was just… she couldn't see. In fact, if it wasn't for the fact that she had crashed into it, Tenten never would've known there was a second door. "Ow. I'm going to feel this in the morning…" Tenten muttered as she turned the doorknob and entered the room. She was momentarily blinded by the sudden light that filled the room. It was a… pool. 'Wow… they have an indoor pool, too?! Is there anything they don't have?!'
"Tenten? What are you doing in here?" Her eyes locked upon Neji, whom was shirtless and dripping wet. Tenten's brain stopped and when it finally started to work again, the only thing that went through her mind was, 'Neji… shirtless… abs… abs… abs…'
"Tenten? Tenten!"
"Huh? Um, what?"
"I asked, what you were doing here."
"Oh, I'm here because… because um… because…" Her brain had yet to properly function. 'why am I here?' She cleared her throat nervously. "Because you want to swim?"
"I do? Oh, oh, Oh! Right, right, right. Yeah, yeah, that's it." Tenten nodded her head. "Swimming, yup. I am here to swim. That's why I'm here. I love swimming." Neji rose an eyebrow, as if skeptical. "There are spare suits in the locker room." He motioned his head toward the locker rooms. Slowly, Tenten made her way over there. 'They have their own locker room? Is there anything they don't have?' Hurrying into the locker room, Tenten smacked her head against the nearest wall and her thoughts came back fully. 'I am an idiot. An idiot. I see Neji shirtless one time, and I turn into one of his squealing, girly fangirls. Never mind the fact that I told him I could swim. I am not a water ninja. I can't swim. So basically, I'm going to drown.' She sighed.
The Pool
3:00 PM
Tenten sighed heavily as she stepped out of the locker room, a large towel covering her body. Her eyes spotted Neji floating on his back, occasionally kicking his legs or moving his arms to stay afloat. "Neji?" Tenten got his attention and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. Her hair was out of the usual buns as she knew that the water would've made them come out eventually anyway. The prodigy smiled an actual smile. "Hn." But his vocabulary could use a little work. "You coming in?" Tenten looked at the water, and dipped her toe in. "its a little cold."
"You'll get used to it." Tenten inhaled deeply, then exhaled, then unwrapped the towel, and tossed it behind her. She stood there briefly in her black one-piece swimsuit, before she slowly eased herself into the water; making sure to keep close to the side. "Tenten."
"Yah!" she let out a startled cry as Neji suddenly appeared in front of her. "You can't swim, can you." It was a statement, not a question. "What, of course I can."
"Then move away from the edge."
"No."
"You can't swim."
"Can, too!"
"Then let go." Tenten hesitated. "Don't tell me, you only did this because you saw my chest. I remember you saying to your friends you had a thing for abs."
"That's not it! I did this because I thought that I would spontaneously gain the ability to swim." She paused. "I didn't." Neji smirked and grabbed her hand. She looked up at him. He began to slowly pull her from the pool's edge; she let him without protest. After all, she had to trust her fiancé, right? "Can you float?"
"Sure. After I drown."
"Alright, Tenten. I'm going to teach you to swim. Then you can go back to your unrealistic goal of becoming a size two." Tenten's eyes widened. "How did you know about that?"
"I know Daiki. He's always trying to convince girls to be unrealistically thin. Ignore him. Go shopping with Hinata-sama and buy a dress that'll fit you and not a twig." Tenten blushed. "And besides," Neji continued. "I like you like this." Deeper blush.
w00t! Two chapters in one day! Go me!
