Chapter Eleven

Italics- Thoughts

Bold- Flashback

Sakura, Ino and Naruto just stood there shrieking, whilst Hinata hid behind the door, her cheeks rosy red.

Naruto had uncontrollable laughter and was now rolling around on the floor, Sakura was screaming something unidentifiable and Ino was just shrieking with pure glee at the situation they had just walked in on. Next to him, Tenten was rigid. She had moved off his lap, and now faced the three ninja with a blank expression. Neji felt his anger rising, he was about to leap out the spring, and give them all a beating of a life time, when he remembered the penguin shorts. If they see them, I can basically wave goodbye to Hyuuga pride ,I'll never hear the end of it if Naruto see them. And so, he didn't move.

Meanwhile Tenten was snapping out of her shocked daze. She blinked up at the three; they were beginning to get a hold of themselves. Next to her, she could feel Neji's anger growing at a steady pace, but he wasn't moving, just giving them the death glare. If they didn't move soon, they would have to answer to his wrath, which wasn't going to be pretty.

She sighed, and lifted herself out, grabbed a towel and calmly waked past the giggling trio. As she entered the room, she noticed the figure, which was still hovering by the door.

"Hinata, you may as well come in, they already have." Hinata stumbled forward and began to stammer her apologies.

"I-I'm s-sorry, I should h-have tried harder to stop them"

"Its ok Hinata, I know what those three can be like." She walked past the shy girl, and into the bathroom, and got dressed. When she emerged they were sat on the bed, and Neji was still fuming away in the spring.

"So, why are you all here then?" Tenten put her hands on her hips, and glared around at her friends.

Ino grinned and stood up. "Tsunade sent us to check up on you! We are your back up team! By the looks of things we're a bit too late though" At this more giggling erupted. Then of course, Neji chose his moment to get out the pool. As he walked past there were more squeals of delight from two particular Kunoichi, and a "Hyuuga is wearing penguin shorts HAHAHA-ump" the 'ump part was the sound Naruto made as a fist landed squarely on his head. After hitting Naruto, Neji picked up his clothes and went into the bathroom to change.

"Aww no fun" teased Ino. "When do we get to see the happy couple making out again? That was totally romantic!"

Tenten opened her moth the give some form of harsh reply but instead Sakura beat her to it.

"I bet they have been at this all week, and this isn't really a mission at all!"

Naruto, who had been unnaturally quite for a couple of minutes, now jumped to his feet, and rushed to the door. As he reached it, he turned around, and said something that made Tenten jump up, and Neji throw the door of the bathroom open, and chase after him.

The pair chased Naruto around half of iwa no kuni.

Ino just giggled as she watched, and turned to the other two. "Its amazing how one sentence can affect some people."

Sakura giggled.

"W-What did he say?" Asked Hinata, who had been hovering near bye.

"He said he was going to write some mail"

"I-Is that all?"

"Yes," continued Sakura, "but then he said something about wedding plans, so I guess he pissed them off"

As she finished speaking, they returned, with a Naruto, who was now sporting several large bruises to his face.

"Awww, bless they're embarrassed about their love!" This time it was Ino's turn to run for her life, although it was only Tenten chasing this time.

Naruto grinned, and nudged Hinata in the ribs. "Do you think they make a great couple? Who ever would have thought! Neji and Tenten, getting it together!" Neji's glare intensified and Naruto feel silent once more.

Once Tenten returned, there were questions that needed answering, so they headed back up to the hotel room.

Tenten took a deep breath, not wanting to spark up more laughter, she asked about Konoha.

"So what's the news from Konoha?"

Sakura giggled, and Tenten despaired. "Oh.. Nothing much, just you know boring things.. nothing like what's been going on here!"

Tenten sighed, and through gritted teeth replied "No-thing-is-going-on-here" Roars of laughter followed.

Neji sat back on the bed. Irritated that Tsunade would send such idiots on such an important mission. "look, do you know the situation? With the ninja technique?" he asked through gritted teeth.

He was relieved to see them all nod with a smile. Hinata now spoke. "we are staying at a hostel down the road, and that we a-are to follow you, and not be seen together other than today"

Neji nodded, finally some sense and conversation not about the 'relationship'. Have a feeling we are going to be the talk of Konoha when we get back.

It was now night fall, and thankfully the 'backup group' from Konoha had finally had enough teasing. Tenten flopped on the bed with a sigh. They had just had a whole day of teasing and comments from her so-called-friends. Now she was collapsed on the bed and smiling.

Neji hovered by the window, his thoughts obviously distracting him.

"Don't be so worried about what people will say when we get back to Konoha" Tenten hoped her words soothed his anxieties a little, but apparently they didn't/ Neji turned and looked at her, then walked over to sit next to her.

"We are going to be the talk of Konoha; I bet right now they are writing letters to tell everyone- and what about lee and Gai-sensai?" Tenten smiled and sat back. It was clear that Neji was, for once more worried than her. But what he said was true, lee and Gai were going to have a field day when they got back. I can imagine it now, us turning up to training every day, but being given talks on 'young love' instead. As embarrassing as that situation was going to be, it was still amusing. She chuckled and lay back on the bed.

"At least I don't have to make up excuses to hug your hair now Neji" This sentence suddenly reminded her of something important: Penpen.

"Oh my god! Neji! We left Penpen at the fair!" She jumped to her feet and ran to the door. Neji followed, nearly jogging to keep up with her.

"Slow down Tenten let me have a chance to put my shoes on!" Tenten turned around and grinned upon seeing Neji had been running barefoot for the past three streets. It was frustratingly slow to watch him slowly unravel his shoe laces, and slowly put them to his feet. Unable to restrain herself any longer, she lurched forward, pushing him to the ground. She then grabbed his shoes and hurriedly put them on for him. Neji took this in good humor; however his attitude soon changed when a certain group spotted them and started coming over.

Moments later Naruto bounded over, and bent over to look at Neji in the eye. "Is he hurt?"

Tenten chuckled, "no he is not hurt, I'm just putting his shoes on" She then grasped Neji's hand and pulled him to his feet, and set off again, not letting go of his hand. Sakura ran along side of her. "So now you're going out and everything, do you think Lee-san will be jealous?"

Tenten slowed her pace as they arrived at the fair. She came to a stop at the ticket booth.

"I left my penguin on the tunnel of love ride; please can you tell me if it has been found?"

The man at the ticket booth just smiled and opened the gates for them, allowing them in to collect that all important penguin. Tenten rushed past with all urgency, and they soon found themselves at the ride. The ride owner immediately came hurrying out- holding Penpen out at arms length. "Here- I believe this is yours, you left it here the other day!" Tenten happily picked up her precious Penpen penguin and held him against her chest, squeezing tightly"

Neji looked behind the man, stood there was Yuki, who was twiddling her thumbs. He stepped forward; she had a lot of explaining to do.

He stepped forward, with his arms crossed, wearing a scowl.

"You were the one who locked us in the ride?" Yuki flinched, which just about proved her guilty.

Tenten, who was still hugging her precious penguin now angrily, gestured at the ride. "Why did you do something like that? I thought we were your friends?!"

" If I hadn't, you would have never have go together! So just be thankful!"

Tenten's rage escalated to a whole new height.

"THANKFUL? We were together WAY before you came along! So don't you go and take say that! There was no need to lock us in there over night, and besides you made me leave poor little Penpen at the fair!" and so the ranting continued. While that continued in the background, Naruto had picked up on what had been said.

He turned to Neji with a wide smirk on his face "Together before eh?" Neji's glare also intensified, but Naruto, either out of ignorance or stupidity, continued his tormenting. "So does that mean that this started at that sleepover everyone is talking about?"

Pandemonium broke out. Ino and Sakura were killing Naruto, Tenten was still yelling in the background, Hinata was the voice of reason at the side, who was being ignored. And Neji was stood in the middle in a dazed state.


Oh.. how I love writing.. But this is getting very long o.O Honestly, when I first started writing this, I never thought it would be so long!

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