Chapter 10:

"Shikamaru, y'know where Neji is?" Temari asked.

"Why would I know? I don't keep tabs on him or anything." Shikamaru said.

"Hm..." Temari said fusturated.

Behind her, Shikamaru had noticed Hinata.

"You're coming?" He asked.

"Yes." She said.

"Whatever." Shikamaru said as Hinata quickly ran after Temari.

"Sai?" Tenten said.

"Can I talk to you in private?" He asked smiling. Some people like Kiba looked at her questioningly.

"Sure." Tenten mumbled and stood up. She quickly walked away with him.

"There he is!" Temari whispered. She looked back and was caught by suprise. "Hinata? You were here?"

"I needed to come." Hinata said.

"Okay, but you better not say anything if I beat up your cousin." Temari said.

'I'm sure glad I'm not Neji right now.' Shikamaru thought because he knew with Temari on your bad side, you could be sent straight to death.

"What do you want?" Tenten asked when she was finally alone with Sai.

"I was thinking about what Amagumo and Mikatsuki said." Sai said.

'Mikatsuki and Amagumo?' Tenten thought.

"And I don't really know what they're talking about."

'Where is this conversation going?'

"But I've decided on something."

'What?'

"We should break up."

"Hyuuga!" Temari shouted as she stomped out from the shadows. (ShadowsShikamaru! Didn't notice that XD)

Neji turned around suprised.

"...What?" He asked.

"You know exactly why I'm here." Temari said. Neji didn't reply. "I wanted to say, you better get your act together." Temari said.

This caught everybody by suprise. All of them thought that she was just going to walk up start cussing and hitting him.

"You make Tenten cry again, and I swear you will be the next one crying." Temari said. "I'm sure even if Tenten doesn't like you in that way, she's considerate enough to listen to you." Temari added. Neji didn't reply and Hinata held her breath.

"Look, all I'm saying is that if you aren't careful with your actions, you're going to loose someone real close to you." Temari said.

(Flashback)

Don't leave me! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to do such a thing!

Tears fell on the tatami floor one by one.

(End Flashback)

"...You're right." Neji finally said shaking the memories away from his mind.

'Neji-kun...' Hinata thought. She was pretty sure she knew what he was thinking about.

"What?" Tenten asked.

"Well, I was trying to find out about love you know? So I asked the girl who I was going to be 'Secret Santa' to, you. It happened to be you so I asked you out." Sai said. "But I didn't realize how much I was hurting people..." Sai stopped.

"I'm sorry." Sai said.

"...It's alright." Tenten said. "I think you should find someone who loves you though. Then I think you will learn what real love is." Tenten said.

Sai smiled, but this time it seemed to be a real smile that came from the bottom of his heart.

"Friends?" Tenten asked as she pulled out her hand.

"...Friends." Sai said heitantly taking the hand while making sure that he was doing the right thing.

When they were done, Tenten turned around.

"Sorry but I need to go!" Tenten said and clutched the necklace on her neck. Rubbing her fingers against the stone.

'Now I think I can do something.' Tenten thought.

"I'm going now." Neji said. He turned around and left.

Temari, Hinata, and Shikamaru watched him leave. Temari and Hinata prayed that everything would be alright.

"Neji!" Tenten ran over when she saw Neji, her cheeks a slight pink.

He looked up.

"...Tenten."

Tenten stopped in front of him and took off the necklace.

"I want you to have this back." Tenten said and handed it to him. "Take it please. You're a dear friend and I don't want to be in a bad relationship anymore." Tenten said.

Neji stared at the rock in his hand. He tightened his grip around it.

"...I'm sorry for saying such rude things to you. I wasn't thinking about how you felt." Neji said.

"...It's alright!" Tenten said.

"...So, where is Sai?" Neji asked.

"He broke up with me a while ago." Tenten said.

"He did?"

"Yup!"

The bell rang and they left for the next class together.

'Damn I wish I had eaten lunch.'

"No one asked anyone out, so they still are fools." Temari said looking on.

"Temari-chan please hurry! We're going to miss class!" Hinata said worried.

"Let's go Cupid." Shikamaru said.

"Cupid?" Temari asked blushing, her eyebrow slightly twitched also.

"You keep pairing everyone up like that." Shikamaru said. "But you still can't get your own boyfriend." Shikamaru added.

"Whatever! I don't need a boyfriend!" Temari said.

Little did she know, that an arrow was aimed right at her.

Short chappie but I'm satisfied with it.

Edited and all so I think it's good!

It's sorta short but whatever.

I think the next chapter will click so if you're impatient keep on reading!

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