I know it's been awhile but I have been discouraged. Sadly my stories aren't getting the same amount of reviews as they use to. I would like it if people didn't just favor or follow, but for those people to also leave a review. Plus my ideas are a mess in my head, I'm thinking way too far ahead of the story, but not thinking of what happens in between haha. Well here's the next chapter!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the lovable Pit bulls I create in this story ^-^

Tuesday morning Neji and Hinata where eating breakfast in the hotel dining room. As they made small talk, Hiashi walks in and sits with his nephew and daughter.

"G-Good morning father."

"Morning uncle."

"Morning Hinata, Neji I have some news."

"What is it father?"

"The business meeting has been extended until the end of this month."

"Something happen uncle?"

"Nothing serious, the company we're doing business with here just wants more time to discuss all the issues."

Neji just nods his head and Hinata smiles. The three Hyuga's finish their breakfast, and then Hiashi leaves to relax before his next meeting. Hinata suggested going to Temari's house to see what the others were doing, but Neji declines.

"Why not Neji?"

"I just don't want to."

"Is this about what happened with Tenten?"

"No"

She sighs "Neji I've know you all my life, I know when you're lying."

"I think I liked it better when you were shyer."

She frowns slightly "Neji this won't go away unless you do something about it."

"Why bother she clearly likes that dog."

Hinata blinks "wow you really are jealous."

"I am not."

She giggles "yes you are and it's kinda cute."

"I'm leaving" Neji stands.

Hinata grabs his hand "no don't, I'm sorry."

He sighs and sits back down. Hinata squeezes his hand "you really like her don't you?"

He looks away "doesn't matter what I feel. She hates me and made that clear when we first met."

"You can't deny that was your fault."

"Why is it because I like to have fun I'm the bad guy?"

"Neji normal girls don't like it when you flirt with other women and them on the same day."

"She always got most of my attention."

"Admit it, in the beginning it was for all the wrong reason."

"She was interesting."

"After you got to know her, and you fell, hard."

He pulls his hand away so he could cross his arms. He looks away "I did not" but Hinata could see the faintest color of pink on his ears.

She smiles "sure you didn't."

"Again I liked it better when you didn't talk to me like this."

"If I couldn't talk to you like this then I wouldn't be able to help you with your problem with Tenten."

"She likes the dog better, there is no problem."

"You like her and she is the first woman to deny you."

Neji stays silent and Hinata continues "you can't blame her for not trusting your actions. You have a history of just getting girls in your room and then have nothing to do with them."

Neji sighs "what do you suggest I do?"

"Be your real self. The one that will only care for Tenten and no one else. Then maybe before we leave sometime next week, she will like your real self."

"And is she doesn't?"

"Then we leave but at least you will know you tried your hardest."

"I don't like that plan."

"Neji you're so use to women just wanting you. You never met someone like Tenten who actually doesn't want you. Most people learn this younger but not everyone is going to want you. You love some and then you lose some."

"What if I don't want to lose" he whispers "her."

Hinata stares at her cousin in shock. She never expected to hear her cousin say that. "W-Well then you better make sure you don't mess this up or you will lose her."

Neji nods with a look of determination. Hinata smiles and prays her cousin doesn't go back to his previous behavior.

At Temari's House

"I almost broke down and brought him here! You should've seen the look he gave me Mari! I was heartbroken!" Tenten was lying on the couch, he feet on Kankuro's lap. Gaara and Naruto where sitting on the other couch while Shikamaru had his back again the couch, Temari in between his legs.

"Ten are you crying?"

"Almost, my poor baby I left him and he just sat there watching me leave. I'm the worst owner ever!" Tenten covers her face with a cushion and everyone slightly smiles at her childish behavior.

"You had no choice. You bring Dash and Sugar will attack him to defend her pups."

Tenten removes the cushion sighing, "I know but the look Mari! The look killed me!"

Temari shakes her head "you'll live you big baby."

Tenten sticks out her tongue "bite me."

"No thank you."

Tenten smiles and turns to see Sugar chewing on a toy while the pups slept. She turns back to her family "so what do you guys wanna do today?"

Naruto shrugs "I don't know but I'm bored."

"I'm surprised the Huyga's haven't showed up yet" Kankuro says.

Tenten tenses slightly at the name but then relaxes "maybe they're busy?"

Temari turns her head slightly to look at Shikamaru "have you heard anything from them?" He shakes his head and places his chin on top of her shoulder. Temari looks back at Tenten "it's a Tuesday don't any of you guys have work?"

"Don't you?" Tenten asks

"Nope this is my vacation" Temari says with a grin. Shikamaru smirks and kisses her shoulder.

"Oh you horny teenagers get a room!" Tenten laughs

Temari laughs also as Shikamaru tightens his hold on her. All continue to chat until the afternoon rolls around. Kankuro, Gaara, and Naruto leave to work, leaving Temari, Shikamaru, and Tenten to do whatever. Shikamaru was lying down with his head on Temari's lap. She was running her fingers through his hair and Tenten thought it would be a good idea to teach Sugar some basic obedience. She was using hotdogs as a reward.

They hearing knocking and all three look at the door. Since Temari and Shikamaru weren't going to get up, Tenten answers the door. She is a little surprised to see Hinata and Neji.

"Um hey guys."

"Hi Tenten" Hinata smiles and Neji just nods.

Tenten steps aside letting them in, they sit on the couch. Sugar stands and walks over to them. She licks Neji's hand recognizing him and she sniffs Hinata. After her inspection of the new people she goes back to her pups.

"She looks better" Neji says as he watches Sugar licking her pups.

Tenten sits on the floor in front of the couch where Temari is sitting. "Ya we're working on getting fatter."

"Where are the others?" Hinata asks

"Work" Temari says still playing with Shikamaru's hair. For some reason they couldn't keep a conversation going, of only Naruto was there. There was still some tension between Neji and Tenten. In the end Tenten got fed up, stands up angrily "we need to talk."

"Fine" both go to the backyard. After Tenten shuts the door she glares at Neji "what is your problem?"

"Excuse me?"

"Yesterday, everything that happened yesterday. I chew you out then you help me save a momma dog and her pups. Then you just leave as if it wasn't a big deal. What the hell is up with that? "

"Like I said I caused you a lot of trouble."

"You didn't care about that before! You still flirted with me and you didn't do that yesterday! Why?"

"I told you I want to get to know you. You're very interesting, weird, and fun. Is it so hard to believe that I want to get to know you?"

"Yes it is you're a player!"

He sighs "just like Hinata said, she doesn't trust me."

"Well I'm being genuine; I don't want to sleep with you."

"Any why not? What's wrong with me? Not good enough to sleep with the all mighty Neji Hyuga?"

"I-wait what?" Neji was extremely confused

Tenten continues to glare at him before she sighs "you're so confusing you know that."

"Coming from a person who just asked why I wouldn't sleep with her."

She rolls her eyes "I wasn't serious Neji."

"Oh"

"You're not good with this kind of stuff."

"No"

"How can I trust you?"

"Well for one we still have that second date."

She narrows her eyes "you said that me seeing you at the airport would be the second date."

"Turns out the business meeting has been extended until the end of this month."

"Don't these things only last a couple of days?"

"Yes but I think my uncle just wants to stay in Suna longer to relax."

She crosses her arms "I still don't trust you."

"That's fine but I hope with the time I have left here, at least we can be friends."

Tenten stares at him in shock. "What's with this guy? I meet him and he wants to get in my pants and now he wants to be friends? Sounds like a plot to a bad movie….hate to admit I did kinda have fun with him when we were thrown together. Plus I still feel bad for being a bitch to him yesterday. I guess it wouldn't hurt to at least try being friends."

"Ok"

"Ok?"

"We can try hanging out and see if we can be friends."

Neji smiles very, very, very slightly "good." They stand there for a few moments in silence. "Um soooo?"

Neji continues to look at Tenten. "Um we should get back inside and make sure Temari hasn't corrupted Hinata."

Neji nods and follows Tenten back into the house. The rest of the week kinda flew by. The gang hung out whether it was to the movies, blowing, or just hanging out at Temari's house. During that time Neji and Tenten talked about each other. The trust wasn't completely there but Neji felt he was making progress. Tenten smiled and laughed with him and Neji found himself smiling as well. Sugar has gained some weight and Kiba called saying she was fine. Nothing came up in the blood work or skin test, same for the pups.

Sugar adjusted well in Temari's house and was always eager to see Tenten every day. It was clear that Sugar and Tenten bonded. Even though Tenten felt horrible leaving Dash in the apartment, it was for both Dash's and Sugar's own good. The pups were also putting on weight and began to move around more. It was Saturday Neji, Tenten, and Dash were at a little café. They were sitting outside in the shade, reminiscing. Tenten was telling the story of how she and Temari first met.

"Well it was middle school when we met but we didn't hang out until high school."

"The way you two act I would've guessed you knew her longer."

She smiles "I think we're twins separated at birth."

He chuckles "I doubt that, don't you have a different birthday?"

"For all we know they changed that so we wouldn't know."

He shakes his head "I'm sure that's what happened."

"Well she was my secret best friend."

"Secret?"

"Her dad didn't like me. I was in foster care and not exactly rich or middle class. He is an important politic figure; I think….I don't know what he does exactly. Point is we hung out in secret until one day he found us in her room. He was very pissed but Temari defended our friendship. She told her dad she wasn't going to stop hanging out with me because we were best friends. Temari's stubborn so her dad couldn't fight that. Somewhere along the road we befriended Naruto and with her brothers we were a crazy bunch of people. But you were guaranteed an awesome time" Tenten laughs a little.

"If her dad is important then why are they living own their own in um that house."

"They never liked the rich life that came with their dad. When they turned 18 they got jobs and claimed independence. Their dad isn't completely heartless, so he got them a decent house. They pay for everything."

"Interesting."

"You say that to practically everything I say" Tenten laughs a little.

"Everything you say is either interesting or weird."

She shrugs "I have an interesting life and I wouldn't change that for anything in the world." They decide to talk a walk to the dog park; Dash was in need of exercise. They continued to talk about random stuff until they reached the park. Tenten let Dash off the leash and let him run around and roll on the grass.

Tenten brought a ball and threw it Dash ran to get it, while Neji and Tenten sat on a bench. They sat in a comfortable silence as Tenten continued to throw the ball, a little further each time. Then Neji asks "how much do you like me?"

"What?"

Neji looks at her "how much do you like me? And not in the way you're thinking."

"Well you're a cool guy who can sometimes be a jerk. So much better than your player self, why?"

"You said once that if you liked me even the slightest you would tell me how you got Dash."

"I did didn't I?"

"I don't mean to push you but I was wondering if I could hear that story."

Tenten thinks for a minute, "sure let's go back to my place."

Neji eyes her suspiciously "is this another test?"

Tenten laughs "no there's something on my laptop that goes with the story."

"Alright." Tenten calls back Dash and the three of them get in Neji's car and drive to Tenten's apartment. When they get there Dash begins to chew on his toys, Neji and Tenten sit on the couch. Tenten's laptop sitting on her lap.

"Well it began sometime in December; I decided to take Temari out since she still was depressed about Shikamaru leaving. We went clubbing and both got a bit too tipsy. I had lost her and decided to get some air and to see if maybe she had gone out."

~Flashback~

Tenten stumbles out the club, the wind blew bringing cold air with it. Tenten wraps her arms around herself, trying to get some more warmth from her jacket. She walks around a little "hey Mari you out here?" Getting no response she yells louder "Mari! Hello!"

She was no walking in the parking lot but didn't see any trace of her crazy dirty blonde best friend. She leans against a nearby wall, closes her eyes, and sighs. "Not to self don't bring Temari drinking when her boyfriend has to go back home and she's home depressed as hell."

"Hey sweetie what are you doing here alone?"

Tenten opens her eyes and sees a man in front of her. She narrows her eyes "waiting for friends who will be here any minute."

The man smiles "really? Seems like that's a lie."

"Piss off I'm not in the mood to kick your ass" she turns to leave but the man grabs her arm and slams her back against the wall.

"I don't appreciate that kind of language" Tenten can feel and smell his nasty breath on her face.

"Asshole let me go!"

"What's wrong don't want to have some fun?" Tenten begins to panic her mind is in a frenzy "oh God this isn't happening. No this isn't happening. Oh my God!"

"Stop it! Let me go! Help-"

The man crashes his lips on her lips. Tenten tries to push him away but her grabs her hands and pins them to the wall. His uses one hand to keep hold of both of hers and uses the other to undo her jacket; his hand begins to roam her body. Tears fall down her face, "this is happening, I can't believe this is happening."

A growl is heard followed by angry barking and snarling. The man turns to look to the side "get out of here mutt! Go on get!"

The man was either too stupid or too drunk to be scared of a dog snarling and baring his teeth. Tenten takes that moment to yell "someone help!"

The man slaps her "shut up."

This causes the dog to snap and charge. He takes a bite of the man's arm and bites down hard. "Fucking hell! Let go!" The man tries desperately to get the dog off of him and falls to the floor in the process. The dog continues to bite him until the man gives him a hard kick and the dog let's go yelping. The man takes off but the dog gives chase.

Tenten slides down, hugs her legs, and continues to cry. She feels something lick her hand and she looks up to see the dog. With the dim light she couldn't tell what kind of dog but he was pretty big. She throws her arms around the dog and cries some more. The dog wiggles until he is able to lick her face as if to tell her "its ok now I chased the bad man away."

Tenten smiles a little and the dog snuggles closer to her, his tail wagging a mile a minute. Just then Tenten remembers she was looking for Temari. She takes out her phone and calls her.

"Mari! Where the hell are you? Look something happen-"

"Ten go home without me."

"What? Why?"

"It's nothing just go I'll see you tomorrow."

"Wait Temari-"but Temari hung up. Tenten looks at her phone then back to the dog. She gets up and walks to her car, with the dog right by her side. She opens the door and the dog jumps right in and sits in the passenger seat. Tenten gets in and just sits in the car. "What the hell am I going to do with this dog?"

"What happened after that?"

"Well I had met Kiba a few days ago, even though it was late, I called him. He met me at the hospital and did a checkup. I gave him the name Dash because that night he dashed in to save me. During the checkup Kiba noticed a lot of bite wounds and some scars. Turns out Dash was used in fighting, but with his very sweet temperament, he guessed he was used as a bait dog."

"Bait dog?"

"Dogs that are basically too nice to fight. So they get their dogs to practice on them." Tenten calls Dash over. She points to a spot on his head "you can still see the bite marks on him, but they've healed nicely."

"I didn't know a single thing about these dogs; I only knew them because they're in the news. Kiba gave me the basic info on the breed and then when I got home I did more research. True to the breed when I had Dash for a couple days he acted as if he never was used to fight. He acted like a puppy should, chewing on everything, making messes, and just being goofy. Kiba had guessed he was around 6 months when I found him. Now if Dash hears me scream he goes into protection mode. This big boy saved me that night." Tenten kisses Dash and he licks her.

"A little odd that he helped out a stranger."

"I know but he just knew I was in trouble and helped me. He didn't care that he didn't know me he just knew I was being hurt and wanted to stop that." Tenten turns on her laptop and opens a video. "This was in January a few weeks having Dash in our lives."

~Video~

Naruto was recording Dash growling at the door. Everyone was laughing except for Shikamaru who was standing outside. Temari opens the door and Dash starts barking at him. Shikamaru is frowning and Temari is still laughing. Temari looks at Dash "it's ok" she kisses Shikamaru on the cheek but then slaps him upside the head.

Dash just stares at Shikamaru until he walks away. Everyone minus Shikamaru laughs; Shikamaru enters the house and sits on the couch. Naruto moves the camera to Tenten and Temari laughing until a loud thud is heard. Everyone looks to see Dash on top of Shikamaru who is on the floor. Dash licks Shikamaru then gets off and walks off. Everyone laughs until they almost wet themselves.

"Wait what was Shikamaru doing there?"

"You didn't know? He came to visit Temari for two weeks. I thought he told you that story, you know the one where Dash didn't let him in the house."

"He did but I figured it was during his time in the summer."

Tenten shakes her head "nope it was in January, there relationship was still a little rocky but they managed to stick together. He visited her one more time in late March early April."

"I didn't know that."

"They're crazy about each other."

"Which reminds me what happened to Temari that night?"

"I'm not really sure; she didn't give me a lot of detail. She just said she also had some trouble with a guy." "That's a lie but I can't tell you what really happened."

"Well thank you for telling me."

She smiles "sure thing." Neji stay a little longer until Tenten kindly kicks him out. "Sorry but I have to work later."

"It's alright are we all still going sightseeing tomorrow?"

"As far as I know yup!"

He nods "alright I'll see you tomorrow."

They say goodbye and Tenten is smiling. She gets ready for work in a very good mood. "I like this Neji way better than the guy I first met."

Ending sucks but there you go. This is the longest I have written ever ^-^. So everyone please leave a review so I don't get discouraged from writing! Let me know what you think, questions, comments, concerns I want to hear it. Thanks everyone! :)