The Double Whammy Blackmail
"Is Neji ready yet?" Naruto cried impatiently, "I can't wait anymore!"
"Naruto, you do want a good show, don't you?" Sakura asked, frustrated. She wouldn't admit it, but she was also getting antsy.
"How long has it been?" Tenten moaned.
"A minute and fifty-two seconds." Gaara replied.
"THAT LONG?"
"Neji, wake up! It's already been two minutes!" Neji woke up inches from Lee's face and yelped in alarm. He jumped back, completely confused. He rubbed the back of his head, which was starting to throb and get really itchy. Did I faint again? Why…? And then he remembered why his head was so irritated.
"Lee…"
"Yes Neji?"
"I can't do this."
"What? Of course you can! We were practicing all day at my house—"
"No! I'm not going on the stage tonight!" Neji took a few steps back toward the window in case he had to make an escape.
"But this is a great opportunity to share our youth to the village!" Lee pleaded.
"LEE IS RIGHT!!" The two jumped in alarm at the voice. They were further surprised to see…
"GUY-SENSEI? What are you doing here? Where did you come from?" Neji questioned, as Lee hugged his sensei.
"I snuck in through that window." Guy pointed to the window Neji was planning to use as an escape route. "When I heard from my rival, Kakashi, that you two were going to sing together, I had to see it for myself!"
"But Guy-sensei—"
"No buts, Neji! Your performance is now considered a mission, and if you fail, I will…" Guy hesitated, not sure which punishment would apply to Neji, "…read your diary out loud to your fellow teammates!"
"That's bluff! Y-You can't possibly know where I've hidden it!" Neji crossed his arms; a little shocked at the lengths his teacher was going to. Seems like I was stuck with the craziest sensei too… but I knew that a long time ago.
"Tenten and I know where it is!"
Figures.
"Yeah! When we first became a team, Tenten and I went to your house and Hanabi was carrying it around. She told us where to put it back."
"Hanabi, that menace!" Neji hissed.
"Where is it?" Guy inquired.
"Behind the painting of the turtle."
Neji almost died of exasperation. FOR THE LOVE OF EXPENSIVE HAIR PRODUCTS! This cannot be happening!
"Okay Neji, you heard your partner! Now, get on that stage and try your very hardest! I will be the most prominent in the crowd!" With that, Guy sped out of the room, wishing them luck.
Neji looked at Lee's eager face and sighed. "Let's get this over with…" Lee's face glowed, and then he dragged his lethargic equal towards their buzzing peers.
As you can probably guess from the shortening chapters, my story is almost finished. Thanks for sticking with me readers! The next chapter will probably be the last!