Chapter Fourteen
Italics- thoughts
Bold- Flashback.
Flash back Neji POV
She didn't even think about who she was going to dare, she just said it. "Tenten, truth or dare?"
"dare."
"I dare you to give Neji a kiss, for ten seconds."
All: "WHAT?!"
Neji sat in silence, shocked. Tenten wasn't really going to kiss him was she? Especially in front of all of them… He looked over at her, she was sat behind him, cross legged on the bed, smiling.
"What's the forfeit?" asked Naruto. Yuki put her head on one side, grinned and said "to wear nothing for the whole day tomorrow" there were roars of laughter following this, most people seemed to fall over. However the laughter silenced as Neji felt a hand cup under his chin. What the? She's really going to kiss me? Should I let her?
Tenten calmly grasped his chin, and pulled his face upwards. Tenten calmly fastened her lips over his, and began to kiss him. His mind immediately went blank to the outside world. All that existed was him and Tenten, and that kiss. So absorbed was he, that he failed to notice the ten seconds pass, and cameras being pulled out of hiding places.
As the ten seconds came and went, the two were parted only when there was a flash of a camera. Neji tore himself away from Tenten and looked around at the grinning group. Yuki was holding up a camcorder and Ino was holding the Polaroid camera. As the picture came out, Neji threw himself straight at her, aiming to grab and destroy that piece of 'evidence', while Tenten aimed at the still recording camcorder.
Tsunade chuckled to her self as she watched the tape through. Things were going well in operation Neji plus Tenten on two week vacation equals love. She chuckled and turned to shizune with a wild smirk. "Have you had a look at this Shizune? I can't imagine how Yuki managed to get this out of there" Shizune despaired. "I imagined it involved pain of some form. Now are you going to bring them all home yet? We do have missions waiting, we need them all back here." Tsunade just waved her hand dismissively "I'll just send Kakashi, he's free at the moment, or Hiashi! He said he was ok to fill in for Neji while he was gone…."
Shizune was close to banging her head on the wall. "You can't send someone like Hiashi on a D grade mission. Can you honestly say that you can see Hiashi accepting a mission like catching cats?"
Tsunade grinned again "You never know until you ask…" At this Shizune truly did despair. "fine. Fine, do what you want, I give up! Woe betide you if you do decide to 'ask'." Shizune turned and walked off. Tsunade just chuckled and sat back and said out loud "now that she's gone, you can come out"
Gai stepped out from the cupboard, tears streaming down his face. "they are so young! Young love at its first blossom! Its just too …beautiful!" With this he threw his arms around Tsunade and cried into her shoulder. She sighed and pushed him away. "Gai, I have a mission for you. Your mission to travel out to iwa no kuni, and see that the alliance is put through properly, you will go as an ambassador. After you have completed the alliance, bring them all back. Is that understood?" Gai snapped back to his senses. "hai. I will depart immediately, and with all haste! They obviously need help with their current situation" Tsunade grinned again. "Just don't forget the reason you are going Gai, it's not just to see to Neji and Tenten- understood?"
"hai"
Neji sat back on the bed. He couldn't believe they had let Yuki and Ino get away, they had both ran down stairs to the awaiting messenger ninja, and once messenger ninja have mail there's no way of getting it off them. The tapes and photo's had been sent back to Konoha, and there was nothing he could do about it. That had been yesterday, and today he and Tenten had stayed out of the group's way.
They only had one day before they were due to return; and they were awaiting the ambassador at any moment. Neji seriously hoped that it was no one he knew, but for some reason he was worried. At that moment Tenten came out of the shower, half dressed and wearing a bath robe, she smiled at seeing him on the bed. "Have you calmed down yet?" Earlier she had had to remove her Penpen from his grip; he had been targeting his rage on the poor innocent penguin again. After that incident the group had been thrown out into the corridor, and told to bluntly get lost. Neji had slept since then, and was somewhat calmer, now he was just generally pissed off.
Tenten had decided it was probably best to leave Neji alone, after he had finished chasing Ino all over the hotel. Yuki and Ion had now retreated to the safety of their own rooms, but it wasn't going to stop them getting hurt at breakfast tomorrow, when they left.
Neji looked up upon hearing her speak. "hn"
"Why don't we go for a late night walk? It should be nice and claming" she asked hopefully. Neji wasn't in the mood. "no. I will stay here. You go" Oh great.. he's started talking like a psychopath again,… his Rage is still very high, better try not to annoy him. "ok then, how about we go in the spring? Or just you could?" She slowly walked over to him and sat down.
Neji was still fuming, but as always Tenten managed to cool him down. He gave a resigned sigh and got to his feet. "I'll meet you in the spring then." With that he stepped behind the changing screen. Tenten entered the bathroom, and changed. When she joined Neji in the spring he already seemed much calmer. She sat down next to him and snuggled up. It was quite late already, and she was feeling tired. He is so warm and comfortable were her last thoughts before falling into a deep sleep.
When she awoke the following morning, it took a moment to work out where she was. She was laid in bed, sharing one large towel with Neji. She was still dressed in her now dry bikini, and Neji was still in his penguin shorts. They were both snuggled up to each other if any one were to look upon us right now, it would be quite embarrassing she thought to herself. Then, as if on queue two figures dropped down in front of her; Gai and Lee had arrived.
Neji sat bolt upright; only to realize his mistake as the covers fell down to reveal his bare chest. Tenten was somewhat wiser, and stayed put; hugging her share of covers up to her chin.
"WHAT are you doing here?" The eyebrow was twitching, Neji was pissed. Gai however, didn't seem to hear the question. He and lee were staring teary eyed at Neji.
"We were to late!"
"Her poor sweet innocence has been taken!"
"Forgive me tenten, I as your sensei should have protected your purity better-"
At that point it clicked just exactly what the pair thought had been going on. Oh.. my .. god.. they think… no it's just not comprehendible.. how could they ever think that me and Neji .. Would do that?!
"GET OUT NOW" Tenten picked up Penpen and threw her with all her might at the pair. "OUT" "But we still haven't rescued you!"
"GET OUT NOW" Both shouted this, and for once Gai and rock-lee obeyed.
Tenten groaned out loud. "How could they turn up and think that. I swear.. I'll kill Tsunade for sending them out here. Why are they here anyway?"
Neji gripped the edge of the bed, his knuckles white. "I think that Gai is the representative from Konoha, he's done this kind of work before." Tenten sighed; this is not good. Oh how embarrassing? That situation could only have been made worse in one way, and that would have been if he had caught us kissing. No they think my 'purity' has been taken- which of course is nonsense. Where did they go any way?
Tenten dragged herself out of bed, and into the bathroom. Where she then washed and changed. Once they were presentable, she and Neji wandered downstairs, in search of the others. They were found in one of the large sitting rooms, talking and gossiping to each other eagerly.
Ohh.. Only one chapter left people! How am I going to end this?!
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