. L U C I F E R .
Naruto Fanfic by Sunshinegirl09
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters. Only storyline.
Tenten
Chapter 21: Max
You don't know me, you don't know me,
You don't know me, you don't know me,
So shut up boy, so shut up boy,
So shut up boy, shut up, shut up!
I laid in bed with my phone in my hands. I was watching the music video for Miss A's "Bad Girl, Good Girl". It was one of my favorites and made me feel more empowered as a woman when I listened to it.
You couldn't say a thing in front of me,
but you could talk badly about me behind my back.
I'm dumbfounded.
It reminded me of the stupid boys who always misjudge girls as bitches or hoes, hence the saying "Bros before hoes" that I hate.
Hello, Hello, Hello.
It seems like the first time, time, time you've seen a girl like me.
Why do you judge me?
Are you afraid of me, perhaps?
It made me feel relief when I was thought about how Neji wasn't even like that. He always spoke his mind and dug deep to find out what a person was like.
On the outside, I'm a Bad Girl.
On the inside, I'm a Good Girl.
You don't even know me well, you only look at me from the outside.
I find your gaze to be funny because you see me as a pitiful girl.
I did try to look bad-ass on the outside with my blaring headphones, messy hair, and makeup but I wasn't really a girl who thought that she was higher than others around her. I loved other people and liked to hang out with people. Being super bitchy is something beyond my comprehension.
When I dance, I'm a Bad Girl.
When I love, I'm a Good Girl.
When you watch me dance, you become mesmerized, but are you done after you watch?
I find your hypocrisy to be funny because you point at me.
I did actually know the dance to this song and watching the girls in the music video sway their hips did make me want to get up and do something but I was feeling that maybe I should do something more productive.
Just as I was about to do the dance to the next chorus, my cell rings.
"Hello?"
"Tenten?" It was Ino.
"Hey, how is it finally being out of the hospital?" I asked.
"Good." She responded.
Something was wrong.
"Is something bothering you?" I wondered.
"No."
I let out a short laugh. She's forgetting that I'm the better liar.
"I know you're lying." I informed her. "Don't forget that I'm the best."
"Well sorry." She snaps, but her retort didn't pack much punch.
"Seriously," I said, rolling off my bed and into the bathroom.
With the phone on speaker, I began to pull my hair up into one messy side bun.
"What's wrong?"
She paused, as if contemplating whether she should tell me or not.
"I can't help but get the feeling that I'm being watched." Ino confesses.
My eyebrows furrow as I try to put on my eyeliner but my fingers tremble at Ino's words that were uttered through the phone.
"How do you know?" I wondered.
"It's just a feeling." Ino replied. "It's probably nothing."
My eyes narrow again.
"Ino." I remind, "Between you an me, we're not in a situation where something like this is probably nothing."
I was being serious. If she thought she was being followed or watched she had to be careful. One slip up and she'd be killed.
After another silence I added, "Want me to sleep with you tonight?"
"No, Tenten, it's okay." Ino argued. "I don't want you to go out of your way."
I sighed.
"Okay, Ino but if you want me to come over, just say." I told her.
"Yep."
"Bye."
"Bye." She states, hanging up.
Finally the eyeliner is on and I realize that it's 6:00 PM and I'm not really going anywhere.
That is, until I get another call.
I expected it to be Ino but it was Naruto.
"Hey Tenten!" He bellowed into the phone.
"I'm no buying you ramen." I informed him.
"Nah." Naruto protested. "Sounds nice but Sakura and I have a bet and you need to go on a date with me."
I sighed.
"Are you paying?"
"You bet!" He remarks excitedly.
"Fine let's go." I agree, knowing it was free dinner and I needed food and a place to be.
I changed into a light blue, short skirt and an orange tank. After putting on lip gloss, I left with my purse.
With earphones in, listening to "Like the First" by T-ara, I strutted out of the dorms.
Naruto was waiting by the bus stop.
"Sorry." He apologized when I got there. "But Sakura said that I wouldn't be able to get a date with anyone. But then she told me I couldn't go with Hinata...something about too easy."
Way easy. Hinata would be jumping for joy to go on a date with Naruto.
"It's okay." I replied. "I'm hungry."
Naruto smiled and grabbed my arm when the bus came. The good thing about going with him versus Neji was that I knew he was going to be nice to me ... wait! Why did I just compare him to Neji? Like I care about going on a date with him.
Shaking off the feeling, I climb the steps after Naruto and take the seat next to him.
When the bus stopped, we walked through the buzzing Konoha night market. I loved walking around at night ... the market was always brilliantly lit up then.
Naruto stopped at Ichiraku's and forced me into a seat.
I raised an eyebrow.
"I thought we weren't getting ramen." I told Naruto.
"I just said that you weren't buying it." Naruto remarked with a smirk.
Then he started talking to the owner because they went way back. I watched and couldn't help but smile.
And then Naruto ordered me the jumbo bowl ...
oOoOo
"Ah ..." I mumbled. "I'm so full."
Naruto nods in agreement.
I was about to say something else but there was a buzz in my pocket.
"Geot eulon bad girl sog eulon good girl
Naleul jal aljido moshamyeonseo nae geotmoseubman bomyeonseo "
"Good Girl, Bad Girl" was playing.
I pulled out my cell and saw that it was Neji.
"Hey." I said, picking up the phone, giving my temporary date an apologetic look.
"Tenten." It came out as a growl. He's pissed as usual.
"Hmm?"
"Ino's gone."
My heart nearly stopped.
"What?" I demanded. "Where?"
"I don't fucking know!" Neji spat. "I thought you would! But Shikamaru just called me saying that Ino called him, panicking, but then the phone suddenly disconnected and we can't find her now. Her cell phone is lying in her room, smashed to pieces."
I gripped my phone with anguish.
"Well what are we gonna do?" I cried.
"Come to my dorm immediately."
Click.
"Naruto ... bad news." I told him grimly. "Ino's been kidnapped."
Naruto's eyes widened.
"Damn." He commented. "That's serious!"
"I know." I answered. "We've got to hurry to the bus."
Our walk turned into a sprint.
oOoOo
"Neji..." I panted, banging on his door.
Once he opens it, I walk in and collapse on his bed from exhaustion. I ran all the way here. It took me a half hour but that was because the bus wasn't scheduled to come for another forty-five minutes.
"We can't do it, Tenten." Neji said.
"Do what?" I asked.
"Overthrow him." Neji replied. "One man down is enough to throw the odds out of sorts.
My eyebrows knitted together.
"What do we do?" I questioned.
"Somehow we can try to get Ino back." Neji suggested. "But that would be the same as overthrowing the Devil. He'd take it as a threat and go all out on us. We need another person. Ino has an important spiritual power that was key to the plan."
"So why can't we get another man?" I inquired.
"Who?" Neji asked me, taking a seat by me on his bed. "Who the fuck would want to do anything this crazy and would be on our side?"
"How about ... " I ponder. "Max?"
"Not in fucking Hell."
I laughed at the ironic statement.
"Literally." Neji adds.
I sighed.
"I really think we should." I told him.
Neji sighed too, lying back on his bed.
"Max is too risky. He changes sides way too often." He remarked. "He goes to whoever is winning, smart and bastardish. And that side will most likely be the Devil's."
I started to think hard. Who else could we get? And how could we get Max on our side?
And then it hit me.
"Neji." I announce. "I know how to get Max."
Neji raised an eyebrow.
"How?"
I chuckled, happy that Neji missed something that I didn't.
"Who exactly was kidnapped?" I questioned.
"Ino..."
"And?" I continued.
Neji's eyes widened.
"Holy fuck, Tenten, for once you're genius!"
I nod smiling.
"Would you like me to call?"
Neji tossed me his phone and I bounce up and off of his bed, scrolling through his contacts until I find Max.
Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring.
"Hello?" A bored voice groaned.
"Max? This is Tenten." I said, hoping he knew who I was.
"The new chick?" Max guessed.
"Yeah." I confirmed.
"What the hell do you want?" He demands.
I look at Neji.
He nods.
"We need your help in overthrowing ... the ... l u c i f e r." I whispered.
"The what?" He mumbled.
"L U C I F E R!" I bellowed into the phone.
Neji rolls his eyes and smacks his forehead.
"Fucking impossible." Max remarked.
"I think you'll change your mind." I informed him, Neji and I exchanging smirks.
"Why the hell is that?" Max inquired.
I pressed the phone close to my mouth.
"Because he has Ino."
"WHAT?" Max's calm personality blew up.
"He kidnapped her." I elaborated.
"How the hell did he do that?" Max asked angrily.
"The real question is, are you in our out?" I told him.
"It's not like a care about her or-"
"Answer the question!" I yelled, growing impatient. "Are you in or are you out?"
There was a split second pause.
"I'm in."
A/N: Sorry sorry sorry sorry, if that was a very short chapter! Haha that sounded like it was to the tune of SuJu's "Sorry, sorry" But yeah anyway. You guys LIKE? =) I really do love writing this story cuz it's too fun XD But yeahhhhh as you see Tenten is starting to REALIZE something about her and Neji XDXDXD Thanks for reading a reviewwww!