Hey guys! I had stuff to say but I forgot once again. Lol. Yeah I'm one of those people but anyways o wait I remember!! This chapter goes to all you NejiTen fans. I am one myself so I kind of enjoyed this chapter but maybe it could have been a little better. O and some of you might think that Neji is OOC in this but I don't think he is. Everyone views Neji as a heartless bastard but after that fight with Naruto, Neji actually talks and has feelings. I was re-watching an episode on cartoon network it was a filler with Ranmaru and the curry of life if any of you remember that episode. I saw it again and was like woah Neji actually has feelings and doesn't say Hn all the time and he smiles! I think it was episode 155 or something like that so yeah this story has the new Neji…the one who is on good terms with his uncle and well with everybody. Just wanted to explain that. Hope you guys enjoy this chapter!! Oh and thanks to everyone who reviewed!!
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Ichiraku's Angels
Chapter 10: A Night to Remember
A month passed since the try-outs making it mid-October. The friendships between the two bands have grown since then. Naruto and Hinata became close since they usually end up working together in student council much to both of their joy, although Hinata could do without the fainting. Although they won't admit it, Sasuke and Shikamaru like having Sakura and Ino cheering for them during the football games. Edo and Neji have gotten a lot closer to Kimiko and Tenten through soccer seeing as whenever they win a game Kimiko and Tenten always hug them which happens often. So far the school has had a winning streak for all the teams.
Tenten went home with Hinata after work but it was her last night staying there and the next day, Kimiko would have the guest room ready for Tenten to live in. Tenten would have loved to stay seeing as she ate breakfast and dinner with the Hyuuga prodigy but she didn't want to be a burden Hiashi any longer. She stayed for a month which is a few days too long, at least she thought so. Seeing as it was her last night she wanted to spend some time in her favorite place there which was the waterfall in the backyard that Tenten likes to call a pool.
"Ne Hinata. I need to relax so I'm going to swim in your pool. Wanna come with?" Tenten asked. She was wearing a two-piece bathing suit but it wasn't a bikini. The bottoms were brown shorts that went to mid-thigh showing off her nice creamy legs. The top is like tight spaghetti strap that covered her belly button but showed some cleavage and had white, brown, and blue stripes going across it.
"No thanks Tenten. I think I'm just going to take a shower then sleep. Enjoy your swim." Hinata smiled as she walked to her bathroom.
"Suit yourself." Tenten whispered. Tenten started walking down the hall with a dark green towel in her hand. She kept watching her feet as she walked and bumped into something rather muscular and looked up to see Neji. They both blushed: Tenten because she was embarrassed and Neji because of the ensemble Tenten was wearing. Neji's blush suddenly turned into a nosebleed as he scanned her whole body.
"Hn. Watch where you're going next time." Neji rudely said as he covered his nose to go to his room and find a tissue. He got angry that Tenten was actually able to give him a nosebleed but he hadn't meant to say that to her. Tenten didn't bother listening to Neji; she was just dazed at how muscular he felt. 'I bet he got a real nice body'Tenten thought while looking at the last spot he stood. She shook her head and began finding her way through the mansion to get to the backyard. She walked along the yellow brick road that led to a beautiful waterfall that was hidden in the forest but it wasn't deep into the forest. She placed her towel on a rock and walked into the pool. She felt relaxed now and closed her eyes.
"Mind if I join you?" a deep male voice asked. Tenten opened her eyes and she was completely awestruck. There stood Neji with just a pair of gray swim trunks on.
"u-uh….s-sure" Tenten stuttered as she stared at his incredibly toned eight pack, muscular chest and arms. Neji smirked as he walked in the pool swimming towards the middle. 'Come on Tenten now is the time….you finally got him alone…you can do this' Tenten thought giving herself a pep talk.
"Hey Neji…." Tenten started shyly. Neji looked at her and their eyes met for a good five seconds before Tenten turned her head so he wouldn't notice her blushing. "T-thanks for h-helping me b-before….y-you k-know with that d-drunk guy…….b-but I h-have a f-favor to ask" Tenten mentally slapped herself for stuttering like Hinata used to but this was really awkward for her. Neji swam closer to her to show that he was listening. "Can you forget any of that happened??" Tenten asked regaining her confidence. Tenten has been thinking about it and she likes Neji a lot. If they were ever going to have that kind of relationship…as perverted as this sounds…she wanted him to touch her without holding back. She didn't want Neji to think he couldn't touch her because she would have gotten scared again. She wanted him to do things he would have done if that incident never happened; well, that's if they got together. She was strong and got over it thinking about the bright side. As much as she hates being the damsel in distress, she was real happy that it was Neji who saved her and Neji who she spent that night with.
"Sure anything you want Tenten." Neji smiled sincerely. Tenten smiled back. Silence fell upon them as they began swimming around a bit. Tenten looked up at the moonlit sky but Neji couldn't help himself and stared at Tenten. The moon light radiated off her porcelain skin enhancing the beauty that she already held.
"Isn't it pretty Neji? I think it's the prettiest thing I have ever seen." Tenten said dreamily.
"Yeah you are." Neji whispered not knowing he had said it out loud. Tenten blushed and looked at him. Tenten knew now that Neji did have feelings for her so she went in for the kill.
"Hey Neji. If you had feelings for someone…how would you tell her?" Tenten curiously asked not noticing that they started to swim closer together.
"Well that was random. Who's the lucky guy that you want to confess to?" Neji asked with jealousy in his voice. Tenten caught it and smirked.
"Oh I don't know" Tenten whispered as she teasingly swam around him circles. "He's just a guy…well at least I hope he is." Tenten giggled. Neji grabbed her arms to stop her from swimming around him.
"Well then, I like this girl…" Neji started with his arms going around her slim waist and pulling her closer to him so her head landed on his bulky chest.
"And I'm holding her, wanting her to stay in my arms forever…and when I'm done talking I want to kiss her like there's no tomorrow and hope that once we pull away from the kiss…she'll say yes to the question that she already knows that I'm going to ask." Neji finished. Tenten looked up at him to look for the truth in his eyes but instead found the truth in his passionate kiss. Tenten snaked her arms upward from his well-toned chest to his neck as Neji tightened his grip around her waist with one hand and his other hand making its way downward. Tenten used one of her hands to bring his hand back up and she felt Neji smirk in the kiss. Neji licked the bottom of her lip wanting entrance inside her mouth. Tenten obeyed letting his tongue tackle hers and find its way inside her mouth. The kiss lasted for a few minutes with Tenten slowly pulling away needing some air but Neji still kept kissing her on her cheek, jaw line, and neck.
"So Tenten what do you say?" Neji asked in between his kisses against her neck.
"What do I say to what?" Tenten asked into his ear sending chills down his back. Neji stopped kissing and looked into her eyes.
"Will you be my girlfriend?" Neji asked seriously.
"Neji you look so cute when you're serious" Tenten giggled "and yes, of course I will be your girlfriend. I'm just mad it took you this long to ask!"
"Well does this make it better?" Neji asked seductively before he gave her a chaste kiss. This kiss only lasted five seconds because a butler interrupted it.
"Excuse me young master Neji." Tenten and Neji quickly pulled apart blushing. "I'm sorry to disturb you but Hiashi-sama wishes that you get inside along with Lady Tenten. It is getting late and you both have school tomorrow" The butler finished before making his way back to the house.
Tenten got out of the pool first grabbing her towel from the rock to wrap around her wet body. Neji watched her and smirked.
"Tenten I'm cold and I forgot my towel, let me share with you" Neji said innocently even thought he still held a smirk. Tenten playfully punched his arm. "You forgot on purpose didn't you?"
"Is that anyway to treat your hot new boyfriend?" Neji asked while rubbing the spot she punched.
"Aww I'm sorry should I kiss it and make it feel better" Tenten said grabbing onto his arm.
"Well my arm doesn't hurt as much as my lips do" Neji coolly said with an even bigger smirk. Tenten leaned in closer to him…1 inch left…3/4…"sorry but I believe Hiashi-sama wants us inside now." Tenten smirked.
"Aww I hate it when you play me on like that" Neji complained. Tenten just stuck her tongue out at him and he grabbed her waist from behind twirling her around in a circle before putting her back on her feet. (like the scene with Gabriella and Troy on the basketball court in High School Musical).
"Here get on my back." Neji instructed.
"Why is it going to make you horny?" Tenten asked as she raised a perfectly shaped eyebrow.
"No….well it might….but I was thinking I carry you inside, you hold onto me and the towel can be wrapped around the both of us." Neji coolly explained as if he already had that planned. Tenten did as she was told and hopped on his back enjoying every minute of it as he brought her to his room.
"Neji why'd you bring me here?" Tenten asked while looking around Neji's room for the first time. Neji's room had off-white walls with a queen sized bed against the west wall in the center of the room and a computer on the other side.
"What you don't want to hang out with your boyfriend?" Neji asked sardonically.
"Well my stuff is in Hinata's room and we've only been doing out for 15 minutes so I don't think it's a good idea if we sleep together yet….and its almost 10 o'clock and I need to take a shower for school tomorrow." Tenten explained. Neji then looked depressed.
"Tenten I thought it was your last night here. Could you at least spend it here with me?" Neji almost sounded like he was pleading. Tenten looked at him and smirked. "Alright Hyuuga but don't try anything funny with me."
Neji smiled and wrapped his arms around her waist, "I told you before. I won't do anything that you don't want me to do." That earned Neji a quick kiss before she left to Hinata's room to retrieve her stuff. She quietly opened the door not knowing if Hinata was still asleep or not.
"Tenten you can come in. I am awake." Hinata politely said. Tenten stepped in and turned on the lights revealing Hinata and a smaller Hanabi standing in the middle of the lavender room with smirks on their faces. Hanabi then started to giggle.
"So you're finally not single anymore" Hinata happily said. A shy "yeah" came as the response and they started jumping around hugging each other.
"Ah I'm so happy for you!" Hinata screamed.
"Didn't know my cousin had it in him." Hanabi smiled. Tenten started getting irritated now.
"How long were you watching us Hanabi?" Tenten almost growled. Hanabi chuckled nervously before running out the door to her room but not before saying, "I left when you guys started making-out… that was disgusting!" Tenten blushed and stayed not bothering to chase after her.
"So your sleeping in Neji-nii's room right?" Hinata said in a knowing tone. Again a shy "yeah" was the response.
"Well then what are you still doing here." Hinata said as she was pushing Tenten out while handing Tenten her bag.
"Thank you sooo much Hinata for everything." Tenten said while hugging the Hyuuga heiress.
"Anytime Tenten. That's what best friends are for." Hinata said returning the hug. After 10 seconds Tenten started walking back down the hall when Hinata shouted something.
"Oh and make sure you don't sleep with him with just that on." Hinata yelled. Tenten looked down and blushed she was still in her bathing suit that showed some cleavage. She was about to say something back to Hinata but Hinata already closed her door. Tenten shrugged and walked back to Neji's room that was down the hall.
"Bathroom's all yours, I just finished. By the way what took you so long?" Neji asked.
"Sorry I was talking to Hinata" Tenten then walked to Neji's bathroom and took a shower putting on pajamas after she was done. She wore dark blue pajama shorts and a black spaghetti strap tank top with a built-in-bra. She brushed her teeth and got out of the bathroom to find her boyfriend sleeping on his queen sized bed. She smiled at how cute and serene he looked. She turned out the lights before placing a tender kiss on Neji's lips and making herself comfortable on her side of the bed taking in Neji's scent in the blanket and on the pillow. Neji tossed in his sleep and turned around to face her side putting his arms around her waist and pulling her closer to him. Tenten giggled as she turned around and faced him giving him another tender kiss and then burying herself in his chest.
"Goodnight Tenten."
"Goodnight Neji." And they both slept with happy smiles on their faces.