Disillusioned
By: Faraway Dawn & Kigen
Disclaimer: We don't own anything. But we are putting Kishimoto's characters to great use!
Chapter 10
"Helllloooo gorgeous." An arm wrapped around Neji's waist. "Still playing house with the harpy I see." He smirked, nuzzling at Neji's neck.
"Shinobu-san, I was lying. I am not flattered by your attentions to me." It was only a short time after the festival that Neji noticed Nobaru would not be leaving him be.
"You also said you weren't interested. Does that mean you were lying about that too?"
Neji twitched. "I am not interested. Please remove yourself from my person." He gripped Tenten's hand harder than he meant to. Tenten winced slightly.
Neji's grip was a hell of a lot stronger than before. She supposed any time he clenched his fists during times of annoyance this was what it would have felt like. "He's married!" Tenten nearly yelled in frustration. "To me! That's not going to change." Nobaru, it would seem, was going to be a bigger pest than she had imagined.
"A mistake that can be fixed, I assure you." He purred, licking Neji's neck. The boy tensed under his touch. "After all, I'm sure I can make him scream much louder then you do."
Neji sputtered, jerking away from the pervert and Tenten shook slightly. She held back her annoyance and anger, but forcibly moved Nobaru further away from Neji. Her eyes took on a slightly darker appearance. "I've been incredibly patient up until this point..." She said quietly, her tone almost murderous. It had been nearly a month and a half of constant surveillance, and from a pervert of all people! "...but my patience is wearing thin. You'll keep your hands off my husband. Understand?"
"Oh? What's the little housewife going to do about it?" He goaded, shoving her back lightly. While they hadn't done anything yet, he was still convinced that they were undercover Konoha nin. If he got wife to spill in the middle of a crowded street, Nobaru smirked, he'd get dibs on interrogating Tsubasa.
"Keep your hands off my wife Shinobu." Neji growled, holding Tenten back from attacking the ninja. She was furious, and Neji could feel it. Her body was tense, like a cat preparing to strike a mortal blow to it's prey. He held her back a bit more securely, she was after all, much stronger than she appeared to be.
"I'll take the issue to the Raikage under terms of harassment." She said quietly. Harassment was a serious offense in all villages, sexual harassment was especially not tolerated, unless of course, it was in a closed and carefully supervised interrogation. Since they were merely under investigation, Nobaru was crossing the lines. "It's common knowledge that sexual harassment is a serious offense, my husband taught me well about village law and order."
"Fine, fine. No more touching." The red haired jounin smirked. The Raikage was more lenient than the Hokage. As long as he didn't make threats or touch, he would get off with a slap on the wrist. "Nothing wrong with being friendly though, neh Amaya-chan?"
Tenten narrowed her eyes. There could be something wrong with being friendly, it just depended on how loosely the term was being used. "Depends entirely on how friendly you decide to be." She said turning back to Neji. Her anger was reaching an boiling point. Weeks of being watched, no outlet for stress, having to speak entirely in code unless they were in the bathroom...it was all grating on her nerves.
"Shinobu-san. Leave us, both of us, alone. I won't tolerate your harassment of me or my wife any longer. Goodbye, Shinobu-san." Neji led Tenten away, almost dragging her to keep from attacking. "Relax…" He whispered quietly to her.
"I'm trying." She muttered under her breath. She took several deep breaths to calm herself.
"Don't let him get to you. He's only pushing us so hard because we're under his supervision." Well, only Tenten was from what he could tell, but it wasn't as though Nobaru wasn't watching him as well.
Tenten stopped walking. Why were they investigating her? She was easily a better actor than Neji. She spent her time getting to know the women of the village, she even let a few drag her around shopping. "Why still though? We're no threat to anyone, I mean, unless they saw my cooking and think I'm planning to take out a village with toxic burnt food."
"They're considering having me become an instructor. That would involve making me a cloud nin. Of course they're going to be extra cautious of us, both of us, dear."
"I know..." She sighed in defeat. "It's just so frustrating." Tenten wanted to begin their actual work on the mission, she wanted to start searching, but nothing could be done about it until they had won over some greater level of trust with the village.
"Just bear with it a bit longer. We're not going to do anything, and soon they'll loosen up once they realize that." It'd be months, maybe a year until the village stopped watching them, but at least they wouldn't be so blatant for much longer.
Tenten gave Neji a weary look. She was homesick. She missed the freedom of home, she missed being able to stay out late at night with him, she missed training, she missed her family, she missed her friends, and she missed her privacy.
"You're homesick, aren't you?" He didn't need to see it in Tenten's eyes, even though seeing it made it painfully obvious. He'd noticed over the past few weeks that she had grown more and more depressed.
"A bit." She lied. She admitted to herself, that for one of the first times in her life, she really wanted to cry. She knew he wasn't homesick though. Being away from the clan that controlled most aspects of his life was more freedom than he could have prayed for.
Neji sighed and hugged her. "I know you miss Konoha Amaya, but bare with it. Remember why we left Konoha and came here. Remember what we promised our friends. We came to start our new life." She had to think of the mission.
Tenten didn't move in his arms. Normally, she'd be content with the hug, it would have made her feel better, but she was thinking about the mission. The stakes were high, they were the only ones who had the rank and bond to pull off a mission like theirs, if they failed, the very place she missed and the people she loved in it, would be likely dragged into a war. She slowly wrapped her arms around him, his warmth and familiar scent a comfort. Neji was all she had of home. "I…I know."
"So just relax, and make the best of it." He told her while his hand lightly stroked her hair. She must really be reaching her breaking point if she's clinging to me like this. He could feel every ounce of stress in her body, merely by the way she held him.
"Sorry..." She managed to whisper without her voice breaking. She was on the verge of tears. None of her other missions had been this stressful. At least she had been able to return home and vent her stress through training. She couldn't just go vent here though. She shut her eyes. Neji's relying so much on me for this mission, I need to be stronger. "...I'll try to be stronger...don't worry. I'll be fine." She tried to sound reassuring.
"Come on love, let's go home. You need to relax." He rubbed her back as he led her back to their home.
Tenten nodded slowly and breathed deeply on the short return home. She needed stress relief, and knew perfectly well that it would likely be a few months until she got it.
"Come on Amaya." He opened the door and gently led her inside. "Take a hot bath. You'll feel better."
Tenten nodded again. Maybe he'd be nice and help her make one of her favorite 'comfort foods' later. It was about the only thing she could cook, but she would still need his help with it.
"When you're done, I'll make dinner." He held her again for a short time.
"Could you...help me make something?" Her mom usually made the soup filled dumplings when she was sick and she always felt better after having some. She wasn't sick, but she felt like hell. Neji would probably be able to make them easily. "It's nothing spicy I promise."
"Sure. Go take your bath and we'll start when you get out." He brushed a piece of hair out of her face. "You'll be fine love."
"Yeah. I won't be too long..." He was right, she'd be fine. Maybe.
"Go on. I'll wait for you." He had plans in the making to alleviate the stress both of them were coming under.
Tenten got a pair of clothes to change into and went into the bathroom. She ran a hot bath and once the water filled the tub she slid in slowly. She didn't lock the door because she knew she didn't have to, but she kept her eyes on it. Her thoughts were a jumbled haze. She missed home, missed training, missed staying out late, she really missed talking freely...and she noticed all of her thoughts tied to one very specific person. Neji. She was really missing training with him. She slid a bit lower under the water's surface. She was even starting to wish she hadn't woken him up the morning they left as her hand involuntarily moved to her shoulder.
Neji was in the kitchen, cooking tea and noodles. He knew that Tenten was missing them, and even if he hated them, they would make her feel better.
The smell would fill the house in minutes. Even though Neji wasn't fond of the intensely searing heat the food produced, it didn't smell all that bad. It smelled warm, it even reminded him of Konoha a little, he smirked slightly, or at least the look on Tenten's face while she ate that food. It was always amusing how she could eat food that made tears form in her eyes with a smile.
Tenten smiled slightly at the smell coming from the kitchen. He was making those noodles she loved. Neji really was sweet sometimes, she admitted. She wondered how long until Neji was able to get in closer to the village. If they instated him as a cloud nin, he'd have access to more information. He'd be able to get closer without raising as much suspicion, hell, they might even get some privacy.
"That didn't take long." Neji sat a cup of tea at the table, along with the noodles when she exited the bathroom in her heavy robe. "What did you want me to help you with?"
"It's a kind of dumpling, my mother made them when I got sick when I was little, you've had them." She smiled slightly. He burned his mouth the first time he had them. She and her mom had found it hilarious that someone who could see through things wouldn't have noticed the dumplings were full of a steaming hot liquid. "Those soup filled dumplings. I always mess up after filling the dumpling, when I go to seal it, I always rip it..." The dumplings were nearly paper thin, they required extreme care in sealing before they were steamed.
"Sure. What's the recipe?" He stood, getting out the things he knew he'd need. The dumplings were going to be the hardest part to make. He could recall how Tenten's mother had made the dumpling extremely thin, and how long it took as she sealed each one carefully. For one with such careful and accurate hands, Tenten lacked the patience to seal the dumplings without ripping them.
"I'll make the soup filling itself, that's not a big deal...I'm just too hasty when I try to seal things. You're more careful than I am." She told him all the ingredients she'd need for the paste-like stock that would cook down into a soup as it steamed. She gave him the recipe to make the dumplings also. It was a simple recipe, it just required a good amount of manual dexterity in making the dough just thin enough, but not too thin.
Neji painstakingly made the dumplings, filled them with the pasty liquid Tenten made, and closed them. He gave the fragile things to Tenten, and went about making rice as well.
Tenten carefully packed the dumplings together to be steamed. She glanced over at Neji while he made the rice, or more specifically, she glanced at his hands. She returned her attention to the dumplings to hide the faint blush that stained her cheeks when she recalled how those hands felt holding her. It was hard to fathom at times that someone with such seemingly gentle hands, could use them as lethal weapons.
The hands landed on Tenten's shoulders after Neji finished with the rice. "So we just let them steam until they're done?"
She nodded. She relaxed slightly at his touch. She was mentally debating whether Neji could give a good massage, which turned into various thoughts about his hands, which led to thoughts about things other than his hands...Oh god I'm having all sorts of crazy fantasies about him and he's right here. What the hell is wrong with me!? "Yeah." She said after a few minutes. "They'll only be a short while." She wanted him to just roughly turn her around and push her up against... Gods I'm turning into my mother!!!
"Your face is red." Neji noted as he started to prepare a less spicy meal for himself. "Are you sure you can stand such spicy food?"
"Absolutely." She said laughing off her embarrassment. Neji seemed pretty sure no one was watching them, if he felt fit to comment that her face was red. "It's good for you, you should try it sometime."
"No thanks. I'm quite content with my current taste buds." He set to work slicing vegetables for stir-fry.
"It's not as spicy as that one dish that your friend back home loved." She quickly devoured the noodles he had made for her and smiled as she recalled that horrible curry. She was no stranger to spicy food, but even she was horrified by the power of that curry. Neji had probably taken it the worst, having been so stunned that she had to give him his own water to wash it down with.
"That disgusting curry?" He frowned. "Worse than giving that guy sake. Though I swear it was mixed with some."
Tenten drank her tea with a cheerful grin. She missed Lee a bit too. Even though she and Neji had rarely spent a great deal of time with him, Lee was always fun to go out with. "He's got an iron gut I'll give him that."
"An iron gut and the endurance of my teacher." He snorted, finishing his stir-fry and taking a seat at the table.
"Do you miss the random challenges to spar?" She leaned on the table and watched him. Every day without fail, Lee would challenge Neji to spar with him. Although Lee had a speed and taijutsu advantage Neji didn't have, Neji never allowed Lee the chance to use either his speed, or his skills. She and Neji rarely fought with strictly taijutsu. That was what Lee was for.
"Yes and no. While I miss the sparing. I don't miss the constant challenges to... everything." Everything was a challenge to Lee, whether it be training, eating, or even cleaning.
"I'm sure you don't really miss the time we spent together." She referred to the training she greatly missed. "You're stuck with me now."
"Better you than him." Neji answered eating his stir fry.
She smirked. "Yeah I bet you're much happier married to me than you would be to him."
Neji stopped, mid bite. He put the fork down with a shudder. "Thank you for that horrifying image." He muttered.
"Come on, better mental picture than you and Nobaru isn't it?"
"...." Neji pushed the food away from him. "I'm finished eating."
Tenten was trying not to laugh. This was much better payback for that day he tortured her about the burnt curtains. "Ok ok! Sorry, just think of me instead and eat then."
"Even that will not purge the thoughts inside my head..."
"Think of what happened in the bathroom...that should eliminate a lot of thoughts." She took the opportunity to swipe a bit of his stir-fry.
"Which time?" Neji's face turned slightly red, remembering her fake orgasm.
Tenten's smirk grew increasingly wicked and she hid it while she sipped her tea. "The last time, when you had me writhing against the wall screaming." She was amused that she had made him blush that night in the bathroom, she was more amused now that it still had the intended effect on him.
The blush darkened a bit, before he cleared his throat and distracted himself with his food once more. "Hmm, and you didn't stop, not until your throat was raw. I suppose I did treat you a bit too roughly that night. I guess I'll have to make up for it tonight, won't I?"
She turned red in response. Rough? Neji? Night?
"Your face is red, isn't it Amaya?" Again he sat with his superior smirk. "Eager aren't we dear?" There was a slight change in his voice and the way he spoke. They were being watched again
"It might be red." She caught the change in his words and tone. "How could it not be? I like it when you're rough..." She eyed his hands again before sipping the last of her tea. "And you're so very evil with your hands..."
"Not as evil as your tongue." He smirked. "But then again, you can't use your tongue if I have you tied down, now can you love?"
Damn Neji...
"Depends entirely on where you are while I'm tied down." HA! Take that.Behind his bandages, Neji quirked a brow. Tenten was extremely bold, which he had always known, but rarely seen until they were forced to act. Her statements would have turned half the faces of their friends red. "I'll just have to gag you then, won't I? Or maybe you'll just be too exhausted by the time I'm done with you to use your tongue." His eyes, hidden behind the bandages, mirrored his superior smirk upon hearing her choke and cough lightly behind her hand.
"You wouldn't..." She eyed him for a minute before looking away. His act was entirely too appealing and it was ruining her panties again. She calculated he ruined an average of two pair a day. That had to be some kind of record.
"I've done it before. What makes you think I won't do it again?" He asked, as he ate.
"Tsubasa if you keep talking like that I'll demand you start putting your mouth to better use and get started." She got up to check on those dumplings to distract herself.
"I could say the same to you. Even I will admit that your tongue is more talented than my own."
Tenten shivered slightly as she checked the dumplings. Neji's tongue? Her mind was going to overload at this rate from the sheer quantity of impure thoughts bouncing around. "So you do like it then..."
"What do I like exactly? You'll need to be more specific."
Tenten bit her lip. She wasn't sure if she could really say it out loud.
"Amaya? What's wrong? Cat got your tongue?" He chuckled. "Or are we too busy entertaining dirty thoughts."
She was honest when she laughed quietly and glanced over her shoulder at him. "Both."
"Eat your dumplings and maybe I'll see if we can make those thoughts a reality."
"They aren't done yet..." She said looking back at the dumplings. Dammit Neji don't do this to me... "They need a little bit longer." She put the lid back over them to let them finish steaming and walked over to him. She had a feeling she'd regret what she was about to do later. She turned his seat around so he faced her, proceeded to climb into his lap, and wrapped her arms around his neck, her fingers brushed lightly against the back of his neck. "In the mean time, perhaps we should occupy your mouth with something..."
"Oh? Begging for kisses already?" He wrapped his arms around her waist, and kissed her neck softly.
She shifted closer to him and titled her head to the side, granting him better access to her neck. "I don't quite think you know what it does to me when you talk like that." She forcibly held back the moan aching to slip through her lips. Neji was cruel when he kissed. Perhaps, she admitted to herself, he was a lot better at it than he had let on in their training. "Or maybe you do know, and just enjoy the torture it puts me through."
"Mm... it is enjoyable, knowing that a few words and memories can get you so wet." Neji answered, oblivious to how on target he was.
"You have no idea how cruel you are." Tenten muttered. He had no idea how badly she wished he wasn't acting and she was grateful, that he had no idea that she was not acting.
"Mm. I have an idea." He let his hand wander her back, as he nibbled her collar bone. "But if we start, won't your soup burn?
"P-Probably, and it'll be your fault something burned for a change."
"Well, we can't have that, now can we?" He stood, setting her on her feet. "Better check on them."
"You just know I'd never let you live it down if you were the reason something burned..." She turned away from him slowly and checked on the dumplings. They were done, perfectly. She rolled her eyes. Neji must've had some odd food timer implanted in his brain at birth, because he always seemed to know when things were done. She grabbed two small towels and removed the dumplings from the steam. And for some stupid reason I still want him to come over here, pin me to something and... She fanned away the steam with her hands and willed away her blush. He was driving her utterly insane.
"What's taking so long. Aren't they done yet?" He asked, wondering about her silence. "Or are you still stuck on mental images."
"They're done." She said quietly. Was she still stuck on mental images, gods how could she not be? Did Neji seriously not realize how attractive he was? Did he not realize that she trusted him like no other? Did he not realize that he, her best friend since youth, had been the one on her mind when she 'faked' a not so fake orgasm to keep their cover? Men are so troublesome... Shikamaru probably had a point about women too.
"Neh, you're quiet Amaya. Are you okay? Or is the blood not in your head anymore?"
She turned around to face him with a smile. "I'm fine Tsubasa." She reflected on how hard it was to say the name Tsubasa instead of Neji this time.
"If you're sure." He wasn't convinced, but wrote it off as homesickness. "Sit down and eat dear. Talk a bit."
Tenten put a few of the dumplings in a bowl and brought them over. She moved her chair closer to his so she sat to the side of him, rather than across from him. "Don't tell me you honestly miss me talking your ear off." She picked up one of the dumplings carefully with her chopsticks and bit into it before slowly drinking the soup inside. She may not have been able to cook, but she did make excellent stock for the dumplings to be filled with. "You should try one." The soup turned out sweet and flavorful, a taste Neji preferred over her usual favorites.
"No thanks. I have no desire to singe off my taste buds."
"It's not spicy." She finished her dumpling and smiled. "The only reason you burned your mouth on one before, is because you didn't know what was inside."
"If you're lying. I'm tying you up and not getting you off." He frowned, reaching for the spoon.
"So if I'm not lying you really will get me off?" She smirked.
"More times then you can count, and I'm sure you can count quite high."
"I'll hold you to that."
"I'm sure you will." He bit into one of the dumplings carefully and sipped the broth inside it, pausing. "Not as horrible as I thought it'd be." Far from it in fact, it was almost like that soup her mother had made one time that he enjoyed. Fortunately, Tenten had learned how to make something very similar.
She smirked. "Remember, I'm holding you to it, more times than I can count."
"Lucky for me after the first one, you loose your ability to count properly."
"I could always just leave some deep scratches on your back as a tally."
"Mm... but you'd still lose count. I don't know if you'd be able to handle starting over again."
"You're talking an awful lot now...don't tell me you're thinking about backing down now..." She ate another dumpling with a cheerful smile.
"Never." He smirked, hand on her shoulder, leaning closer to kiss the corner of her mouth.
"Then stop toying with me and get to it." She turned her head so her lips moved against his as she spoke.
He pulled away. "I told you to finish your dinner first, didn't I?"
"I think you're just stalling..." She mumbled, slightly disappointed when he moved away.
"Waiting makes it even sweeter when you do cum, doesn't it Amaya?"
She picked up another dumpling quickly. "Says the man with no control when I use my mouth..."
"You're not going to be in control tonight, so it doesn't matter."
She glanced toward the door. She'd know that chakra a mile away. Nobaru was outside. "I'm usually not in control." She said softly sucking the soup from the tiny hole she made in the dumpling. "I'm just good at making you lose control of yourself."
"Mmm. Maybe tomorrow, if you've recovered, you can take your turn in making me lose control."
Tenten finished off her dumplings. The rest were covered, and would remain hot in the container she had placed them in. "Maybe..." She smiled. "I wonder if anyone in this village has caught on..." She was sure Neji would get nervous at what she had just said. Perhaps he would be concerned she would slip.
"Caught on to what love?" He licked her neck, praying she knew they were being watched.
"You and me." She wanted to see him get nervous. Payback for messing up a perfectly good pair of panties. Payback for all the torture he'd put her through, mental, physical, and emotional.
"What about us dear?" He held her close, encouraging her to speak softly as he nibbled her ear.
She laughed warmly. Yeah, he was nervous enough, no more messing with him. "How badly we want a child."
"I don't know." He sighed, though it was from relief and not sadness. "Maybe they think we're simply sexual deviants, rather than trying to conceive."
"That's why I'm wondering if anyone has noticed." She smiled. "We knew there might be some difficulties though..."
"Yeah. The doctor said it'd be hard for you." He stroked her cheek. Behind the bandages his eyes focused on the outside of the house. Nobaru was there for sure, and possibly another shinobi, there was additional chakra he did not recognize.
Tenten gave the door an annoyed look and leaned against Neji's hand. "The difficulty will be worth it in the long run." She ignored all the thoughts in her mind about being a mother. That was one of those dreams she had given up on.
"Well, the more times we try, the better our chances, right?"
She nodded. "Would you want a son or a daughter?" She asked out of curiosity. "Or both?" She smiled. Neji would probably be a wonderful father when he got the chance.
"Mmm... maybe a boy to start off, a girl next." He lifted her and carried her to the bedroom.
Tenten blinked slightly. The bedroom...their acting was going to be stepped up a few degrees. She looked at him nervously. Just how far was he going to take it??
"We're being watched." Neji whispered in her ear as he nibbled it. "And they aren't leaving. We have to pretend." He murmured, opening her shirt.
She bit her lip. "How much?" She whispered back.
"We're going to have to act like we're..." He trailed off, pulling the blanket over them.
Tenten stared at him. She muttered very quietly, "Acting only gets you so far."
"I know, just relax, and fake another orgasm. Hopefully they'll leave soon." He told her quietly.
"You'll have to do some acting yourself." She whispered harshly.
"I can do that." He said sighing. "I'm sorry if this gets awkward."
"Likewise..." She said quietly.
Faking a low moan, Neji pretended to grind into her, his head pressed against her throat.
Tenten gently rubbed his back and shoulders. She could feel the tension in him, and he needed to relax if this was going to be believable. At some point, she managed to remove his shirt entirely. She whimpered in response to him and allowed her body to arch gently into his. She hoped he'd be able to forgive how realistic her act was going to be.
"I love you Amaya." He murmured, kissing her lips, arching into her, going slow and understandably, though embarrassingly, starting to get hard.
Tenten was almost afraid of how he'd respond to her this time. She moaned softly against his lips and gripped his shoulders. "T-Tsubasa..." She closed her eyes and wondered if he was doing his best to not look at her also.
Neji gasped, his eyes closed tight. "Amaya." He repeated harshly, lifting her legs around his waist. Her acting was up to par, and he admitted to himself that it was time for him to step up the act.
Tenten moaned loudly, she wanted him to say her name the way her cover name had been spoken. Her body arched against his and her grip on him tightened. She swore her cry shook the walls of the room, but it left her feeling empty. Her breathing was coming in shallow pants, her body was shaking, and if she didn't know any better, she could swear there were almost tears in her eyes. There was nothing pleasurable about wanting him so badly, and having to act out the very deed she wanted to commit with him.
"Relax Amaya." He whispered, noting with regret, that she was close to tears. He knew it was horrible for her, but he wished it wasn't that bad. "I'll give you what you want. Just relax love." He held her, it was the least he could do.
Tenten pulled Neji closer. Her heart was pounding, and he probably had no idea why, much to her great relief. He'd probably think she was tense with the situation, not aroused by it. She tried to take deep breaths to calm herself, but her lungs refused to cooperate.
"If you don't relax Amaya, you'll pass out again." He murmured, stroking her hair soothingly as he mimicked slow thrusts.
Tenten bit back a moan as her body continued to respond uncontrollably to him. She almost growled in frustration at the moist heat between her legs, and gods was she glad that she had her chest bound under that bra.
Watching her, Neji found himself impressed with Tenten's acting skills. If he didn't know any better, he would think she was really aroused. Unfortunately for him, he was a male, and had Tenten writhing underneath him. His manhood was beginning to betray him.
Tenten gently tugged Neji's hair. "Kiss me." She managed to whisper to him. While she knew that would do her little good in the long run, it would alleviate some of her current frustration.
Without another word, Neji leaned down, intent on giving her a slow, soft, comforting kiss; and pretending he wasn't nearly poking her in the thigh.
Tenten moaned against Neji's lips and deepened the kiss. She turned his gentle kiss, rough and passionate, and she noted, with relief, that she felt a bit better after doing so. Neji held her tight, but refused to let her dominate the kiss. Uncommon to him, relief seemed to flood him when he kissed her and part of him greatly enjoyed her response.
I am enjoying this far too much…
Tenten relaxed immediately. Neji had relaxed very suddenly, which helped her calm down. The way he was holding her, the way he responded to the kiss, the way his body felt so close to hers...gods if their peep didn't buzz off, she worried, that they might cross a few lines that friends ought not to cross.
"Amaya... I..." Neji breathed heavily, before suddenly pulling away. "He's gone now." He sighed with relief. That was too close.
Tenten mentally groaned. She was ashamed to admit, she was enjoying herself. She slowly pushed herself into a sitting position. "Y-You ok?"
"Yeah I'm fine. What about you? You were about to cry."
Tenten blushed and looked away. He was watching her a bit then... "It was nothing. I'm fine."
"Are you sure?" He asked pushing aside her now messy hair. Unbearable guilt was welling inside him for putting her through that.
She nodded and felt a smile tug at her lips when his fingers brushed against her cheek at the motion. "What were...you about to say though?"
"I was going to say I love you." He said nonchalantly.
She laughed to herself. "And to think I thought you needed lessons."
"I told you I didn't." He blushed, turning his head to the side.
"I should have taken your word for it." She conceded lying down slowly. She felt horrible wanting him to kiss her again. She glanced at him and rolled her eyes. She should have felt worse that she wanted him on her again.
Neji pat her on the shoulder, before standing up and heading for the bathroom. Thank god she hadn't noticed his hard-on yet.
Tenten sighed in frustration when he walked down the hall. What the hell was he doing in the bathroom anyway? She buried her face into the pillow. It wasn't like he'd gotten aroused or anything, whereas she was stuck with an uncomfortable wet heat between her legs, and probably another pair of ruined panties.
Neji stood in the bathroom, glaring at his erection like it had personally wronged him, and it had. Wrapping a hand around himself, he bit the inside of his cheek. Why the hell did his penis suddenly decide it hated him?
Tenten made sure that bathroom door was shut before sliding a hand down her body. It didn't feel a thing like his, but that didn't mean she couldn't use her imagination for a few minutes. However, Neji finished quickly, she heard him shutting off the sink and heard the light creak of the door. Neji was unwittingly about to catch her in the act. Tenten drew her hand quickly away when the door opened and let it fall casually across her stomach. Damn him damn him damn him! He couldn't have taken just a few more minutes?
Neji yawned, laying down under the covers. He was tired. "Goodnight Tenten." He opened his arms, knowing that Tenten was still cold on nights that were chilly.
Tenten looked at his open arms. No...he really had no idea what she had just gone through, no idea at all. However, as usual she would not turn down the offer to be near him. She moved into his arms and wrapped her arms around him. "Neji?"
"Yeah Tenten?" He spoke softly, in case they were still being watched.
She blushed slightly and shifted her body closer to his. She kept her voice low, so only he would hear her. "...You're a really good actor."
"Sorry that I made you uncomfortable."
"Don't apologize." She didn't want him apologizing. "It...wasn't that bad."
"What do you mean?"
She turned red. She walked into that. "I mean...it wasn't...that bad...it wasn't all that...uncomfortable." She said slowly. She wanted to say that if they were really married, she'd have bitched at him if he stopped because the people watching left.
"You liked it?" Neji blinked owlishly at that.
She shook her head quickly. "I'm not saying that." She did though. "I mean...I trust you."
"Oh." Neji was relieved. The whole thing was incredibly awkward. "I'm glad, that you trust me." His relief showed in his small smile.
"You handled it...a lot better than most guys would have." Most men would have crossed the lines. Tch, lines I want him to cross. How ironic.
"It was... odd..." He admitted.
"Which part?" She glanced at him.
"Rubbing against you like a dog in heat. I feel like Kiba." He blanched.
Tenten found herself laughing against his chest. His statement was so blatant.
"It wasn't that funny." He frowned, pulling the blankets over them more.
"It's the way you said it." She smiled shutting her eyes. Tenten wanted to ask him why it was that he relaxed so much when they kissed, why it felt like he enjoyed it, and even wanted it. She decided against asking him though. It would be a loaded question, and he'd see through it in a heartbeat.
Neji just closed his eyes, "Go to sleep Tenten." He sighed, and was soon asleep.
She waited until he was in deep sleep to shift slightly and brush her lips across his. He didn't wake and he'd probably never know. That little kiss brought an incredible amount of relief. "Goodnight...Neji." She whispered settling back into his arms and shutting her eyes.
AN: Well there you go! Aha, Kigen and I had a lot of fun writing this chapter. She currently has writer's block so it might be another two weeks before I throw up the next chapter. Hopefully this will be one of those chapters you all like reading a few times hehe. No lie, you know you all love her as Nobaru and Neji~
Till next chapter! ENJOY!