A Night On The Boardwalk

I suddenly want to update. :P

Anyways, I hope you like it!!

I MIGHT DECIDE TO MAKE THIS A CLIFFHANGER ENDING!! I DON'T KNOW AS YET, BUT MAYBE!!

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"Hmmm…"

"May I help you Miss??" one of the men working there asked.

I smiled. "Maybe!" I showed him the doctor prescription from Tsunade.

"Make sure that he takes this medicine." Tsunade said, handing a doctor's prescription.

"Why?? I mean, what's it for??" I asked, taking the piece of paper from her hand.

"It's needed to make sure that the drug got properly drained from his body. It's just to make sure that the substance will come out of his body."

"Ok. By the way," I said. "Do you have any idea as to who drugged Neji??"

Tsunade shook her head. "I told the investigation department. As soon as we get any information, we'll be sure to let you know, ok??"

"Ok."

He smiled. "Of course!!"

"Thanks."

I didn't really want to wait, so I just followed the dude.

He walked behind a counter, and then made the medication. Once he finished, he placed a cap onto the top.

"Here you go!" He said, smiling.

"Thanks!!" I replied.

"Make sure your boyfriend takes it twice a day."

…Why does everyone always think we're dating!!??

"Yeah, ok." I replied.

The horrid weather outside became worse. God, why is it always us that has the crappy weather!?

"Drive carefully!! I heard that some man and his wife got in a horrible accident on the road."

"Wow, I'd hate to be those suckers." I said, bluntly.

He laughed. "Yeah. I heard that they had some important meeting or something."

I smiled. "Yeah. Such a shame, though. Anyways, thanks!"

"No problem. Again, drive carefully!!"

"No worries there!! I don't know how to drive!!"

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"Open up, Neji!!"

Neji frowned, but none the less, opened his mouth to let the spoon be shoved into his mouth.

"You know, Tenten," Neji said after he swallowed his food. "I think that I am quite capable to eat on my own."

I shook my head. "No, I won't let you!"

Neji raised an eyebrow…and smirked. "And why is that??"

"Because! I'm going to make sure you get better before doing any physical activities!!"

Neji blinked twice. "It's just eating. Not some Olympic sporting event."

"Too bad!!" I said, picking up the fork once again, and bringing it to Neji's mouth.

He coughed twice, and then opened his mouth, allowing the food to enter his mouth.

"There." I showed him the empty bowl. "All done."

Neji grunted, then fell down onto his pillow.

I reached for the medicine from his night table.

"Here." I said, hanging him a pill.

He moaned, but took the medicine.

"Hey, Tenten??" Neji asked.

"Hmm??"

"Are you planning on staying here the whole day??"

"…Well, yeah."

"Aren't your parents coming for the dance??"

…Damn. I totally forgot about that.

"I'm sure they'll understand." I said, putting another blanket on him.

"Go."

I raised an eyebrow at him. "What? Why??"

He just shrugged. "You've been talking about it forever. It's be stupid not to go just because of me. It'll make me feel bad."

I smiled slyly. "I thought Hyugas never expressed emotion."

"Oh well." Neji plopped onto his pillow again. "Just go, ok?"

"But, I need to make sure that—"

Neji grabbed my hand. "Tenten, go."

I stared into his giant orbs. "Neji..."

"Please?"

I sighed. "If you really want me to…"

"Please do."

I stood out of my seat. "Fine. But you have to promise not to get out of bed!! And if you are, only to use the crapper, kay??"

"…That was a rather odd was to put it, but ok."

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"OMG!! UBER KAWAIINESS!!!" Sakura shrieked.

I frowned. Somehow, I highly regret agreeing to this whole thing. I've never been much of a…dresser upper.

I felt so violated, with Ino and Sakura touching me in the most random places.

…rape…

"Umm…guys??" Both of them stopped touching me (thankfully).

"Hmm??" Sakura asked.

Oh yeah, before you guys get the wrong impression, they were fixing my dress…because, well…this was only like, the second time I've tried on a dress…EVER. So, I was having some technical difficulties. I was standing in Sakura and Ino's room, by their mirror, with the girls fixing my dress on either sides.

"Is all of this…touching me really necessary??"

Ino snorted. "Not unless you want your big boobs to be spilling out."

I gaped. "INO!!" I pouted. "My boobs are not big!!"

Hinata started blushing. I shot her a look.

…Hinata's a perv…

"Tenten…I know this'll sound blunt, but," Sakura paused, before smiling slyly. "I want your boobies."

I glared at her. "Wow…"

Sakura kept on going. "I mean, with bajeebers like that, you could get any man you wanted."

"Like a certain long brown-haired hottie we all know and love." Ino said, wagering her eyebrows suggestively.

"You two would be perfect together." Sakura said.

I raised an eyebrow. "Oh? And how is that?"

"You're spunky, he's not. You're crazy, he's not. You're happy-go-lucky, he's not. You're pretty and…well, he's pretty too."

I chuckled a little at that last part. I looked at Ino. You could totally tell that she was in lala land.

"Why does everyone think we'd be such a good pair!!?? I mean, even the dude that worked at the pharmacy thought so, too." I asked, finally allowing them to touch me.

"Well, you two are so different. I mean, you're so energetic, and he's cold. It's almost like you guys make up for what the other one lacks. Like Ying Yang!! Anyways, it would just be so cute, seeing my little Tenny Teddy with the little marshmallow, Neji." Ino managed to say all in one breath.

"But no matter what, he's hot." Sakura said bluntly. "Right?"

Ino nodded, while Hinata shyly blushed.

"Admit it, Hinata. Neji's hot." Sakura said, nudging her a little.

I blinked twice. "…She's his cousin!!"

"So!?" Sakura said, putting her hands on her hips.

"Well, he is pretty…"

"Pretty what??" Ino and Sakura said, grinning wildly.

"Hot."

Sakura nodded her head agreeing, while I shook my head in shame.

"Have you no shame?" I said sarcastically.

Ino snorted playfully. "Have you no hormones? God, Neji's hot!!"

"Nothing's wrong with my hormones!!" I wailed.

Sakura smiled playfully. "We know. That's how you got your bajeebers all ripe and juicy!"

"Hey, I'm sorry, but are bajeebers a type of fruit?? I've never tried anything like that…" Hinata said, drifting off in her own thoughts.

Sakura, Ino, and I all just looked at each other. In a few seconds, we were on the floor, laughing.

Hinata blinked a few times. "Did I say something wrong??"

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"Hey, everybody!!! My name is Naruto Uzumaki!! Yeah, believe it!! Hehe, and I'm your host tonight!!" Naruto said, through the speakers.

The gym was packed. Totally.

I walked, (Or at least tried to) over to where I spotted Sakura with her dad, and everyone else in our group, minus Neji.

Good, he listened to me.

"Hi!!" I said.

"Hey, Tenny!!" Sakura said, with a cheery smile. "This is my dad."

"Hi." I extended my hand. He took it, and shook it.

…That sounds wrong…

"Nice to meet you." He said.

"Hi, everybody!!" Hinata called, as she dragged her father over to us.

"Hi!!"

"Dad, you already know Tenten."

Hiashi and I glared at each other.

"…"

"Hn."

"Meet my mommy!!" Ino said, running toward us, with her mom.

"Hi!!" I said, for probably the 40th time.

"Here's a song that we all know and love…" Naruto said through the mic, putting on Love Games by Lady Gaga.

Let's have some fun, this beat is sick. I want to take a ride on your disco stick. The lyrics blared through the speakers. Naruto then paused the music, and grabbed the mic, laughing at the same time.

"Sorry, dudes!! I thought that said disco dick!!" Naruto said between breaths.

Everyone started laughing…except Hiashi.

Seriously, I had to resist the urge to poke him. He looked constipated!!

"Why are you so obsessed with penises??" I heard Sasuke mumble.

"Seriously, is he gay?" Shikamaru said.

"Probably. With his own di-"

I cut Kiba off. "Hello?? Parents here!!"

Hinata started blushing. "Um…you already know Naruto…" She said to her dad.

"Oh, yes. That kid."

…Ok…

"So where are your parents??" Ino asked.

I shrugged. "They'll be here soon."

"Aha."

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They stood me up.

I can't believe it. I've been waiting for god knows how long, and they don't show up!?

That's complete bullshit.

I sighed, then collapsed against the wall, on my butt. There wasn't much to do, but wait, since everyone already left.

Maybe I should just go home. Who knows!? They might just be waiting at home for me!

I stood up, and walked to the gym's entrance. As I was going to open the door, I heard someone behind me.

I turned around, finding Guy-sensei smiling weakly at me.

"Is something wrong, Guy-sensei??" I asked.

He walked over to me, and placed his hand on my shoulder. "You have a phone call."

Probably my parents. I nodded, then followed him to his office.

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"Here." He handed me the phone, then sat down in one of his chairs. Guy also poured me a glass of water, which I gladly accepted. Still holding my glass, I held the phone up to my ear.

"Hello?" I asked.

"T-Tenten!!" A quivering voice asked on the other line.

"I-I'm so sorry!!" She said, sobbing.

…Mom?

"Mom?? It's ok!! What's wrong??"

"…Your father…"

"…What! What about him??"

"He's…dead."

My eyes widened. My class came crashing down to the floor.

But that wasn't the only thing that crashed.

My entire life came crashing along with it.

"…How?"

My mom swallowed. "We thought we'd surprise you and stop by early in the morning, but…" her voice trailed off in tears.

"What!"

"We got in an accident on the way." Mom's crying grew more desperate.

Oh. My. God.

Accident…?

"Drive carefully!! I heard that some man and his wife got in a horrible accident on the road."

"Wow, I'd hate to be those suckers." I said, bluntly.

He laughed. "Yeah. I heard that they had some important meeting or something."

Important meeting!!??

Me…?

Just listening to my mother cry was enough. I felt so helpless. I was unable to cry. I just looked down at the broken pieces of glass, which were scattering on the floor.

Why couldn't I cry!?

"I'm sorry, Mom." I quietly turned the phone off.

I took a deep breath, then walked out the door, saying nothing.

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This was all a dream. None of this could be real.

I caught the sight of the boardwalk I loved. Without even thinking, I ran as fast as I could and plunged into the icy cold water.

The coldness filled my entire body with a vibrant shiver.

Which I liked. Except today.

I hated it.

You wanna know why?

I was awake.

Fuck.

I clenched my fists, then stomped out of the water furiously.

I threw my hands up in the air. "You really love me, don't you!?" I hollered in the sky.

I laughed for no apparent reason. "This is all a joke, isn't it!? My whole life might as well be a joke!!"

"IT'S A DREAM, ISN'T IT!!!???"

"What is?"

I turned around. Neji stood there, wearing his usual attire, raising his eyebrow at me questioningly.

Great.

"You ok??" He asked, walking closer to me.

Just seeing him so clueless was enough to make me cry.

"Hey," Neji wrapped his arm around me. "What's wrong?"

I wailed, then embraced him in a hug, filled with so much emotions.

I rested my forehead in the crook of his neck, with my hands on his shoulders. He rested his head on mine, and his hands on my waist.

"My dad's gone." I whispered into his body.

We just stood there. I was crying, and he was soothing me.

He didn't say anything like 'It's okay', or 'I'm sorry'. He just let me cry.

That's what I liked the most.

He wasn't clueless, like I thought.

He was the complete opposite.

He knew exactly what I was going through.

Because this happened to him.

"Tenten…"

"No. I want to stay like this." I said, unaware of exactly what I was saying.

"Ok." Neji slowly moved his hand from his waist, to my hair and played with a few strands.

I know that I said before that rain calms me down.

But this time was different.

I think that it was Neji that calmed me down this time.

To think, the man that I hated would sometime be the cure.

It's almost like you guys make up for what the other one lacks. Ino's words echoed in my mind.

I guess she's right, in some way.

"Thank you."

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Yay!! I decided to give the ending to you guys, because I'm in a good mood!!

Haha, I'm watching 'So You Think You Can Dance Canada', because, you know, I'm a dancer, and I'm Canadian. :P And!! The season finale for 'The Amazing Race' is on next!! YAYZ!! So, yeah, I was happy!!

Ugh, sorry if the fluffy jazz was a bit…weird. Lol. Now, you guys are probably wondering why I made Tenny's father die. Well, I'm not that kind of author that makes up their plot as they type. I actually plan out my plot, chapter by chapter, then link up events together. That's why I made Neji get drugged, and her father die. Because they'll link together later on.

Oh, yeah. There's no diary entry, because…well, it didn't seem like a moment to add it.

Anywho, please review!!

OMG!! NIKO WON!!!!!

Sorry…:P

Seriously, review.