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Chapter 10: Neji would always be there for her, shielding her from the rain and cold.
Dedication: Under a Rain Cloud, thank you for the reviews!
A/N: It's freezing… *sniff.* This is a bit shorter than the rest… :D Hope you still like it! Thanks to all who reviewed!
COLD
The weapons mistress ran her hands through her cold freezing arms trying to keep it even just a bit warm. A cloud of water droplets formed before her as she sighed. She had been so engrossed at the book she found in the library that she didn't even notice it darken and rain outside. Of course, she couldn't help it if her mind itched to read about weapons but she should have been sensitive enough to bring a jacket. Now she was stuck in front of the closed library, her prized book in her hands, freezing to death.
Her teeth chattered against each other as she leaned against the cold wall. The librarian would have let her stayed in but unfortunately, for Tenten, she needed to go fetch her kid from the academy. She slung her bag off her shoulders and hugged it, hoping for heat.
She stared absently at the dark before her; the usual busy and full streets were now empty and wet. No matter how hard she imagined it, she just couldn't run through it, the winds and rain were too strong. It's not that she was scared, but her parents would KILL her if she arrived home drenching wet. And besides, she didn't want to miss training with her team, particularly HIM. Though she never would admit it out loud, Tenten had unintentionally fallen for her stoic teammate.
She couldn't help herself, ever since they were kids from the academy, she already had feelings for him, but thinking that she would soon grow out of it, she chose to ignore it. But she was wrong. As the years passed, she fell farther more.
Tenten ran her hands through her damp hair as she saw a couple holding each other under an umbrella passed. They were teasing each other, making the umbrella sway back and forth, resulting to them getting wet. "How sweet." She muttered, rolling her eyes. Instead of them giggling under it, they might as well hand her the umbrella. At least it would have gone to good use.
The couple passed and Tenten found herself alone again. The wind gushed strongly and it bit through her bare skin. She shivered slightly and sat down on her feet. She might as well rest her legs. Resting her head on her hand, she closed her eyes slowly, but opened them quickly as a warm heavy object dropped on her shoulders and wrapped themselves around her. A jacket.
She looked up, surprised to see white orbs staring back at her.
"Neji?" She asked, astonished.
"Hn." He answered, smirking. "What do you think you're doing?"
"I…" She stood up quickly, ready to defend herself. "I…"
"Went out without a jacket and left your umbrella at home." He continued for her.
Tenten smiled sheepishly. She really did need to take those memory pills.
"We better go." He said opening his umbrella.
"Go where?" Tenten asked, confused.
"Where else?" He said. "Unless you want to sit there for the whole night."
"Oh." Tenten said, standing up and stepping beside him as they made their way home. "How'd you know it was me sitting there?" She asked.
"You kept talking about wanting to read a book the whole week, and since you're standing in front of the library, it's not hard to figure out." He said, shrugging.
Tenten lifted the book up proudly. "It's a great book!" She justified.
He smiled.
Tenten rubbed her cold hands together. And it was only then that she remembered she was wearing his jacket.
"Oh, Neji… you're jacket." She said, fumbling to remove it.
"Don't." His baritone voice said, stopping her. "It's cold… You better wear it." He asked, turning away.
Tenten smiled at the pink tinge that had made its way to his cheeks. "Thank you." She said, pulling the jacket tighter. Next time, there would be no need to worry. Neji would always be there, shielding her from the rain and cold
END
A/N: Another crappy one… and SHORT! I just can't come up with good ideas these days… *sigh* review anyway please!