I so not own Naruto, 10 Things I Hate About You, Say Anything or The Devil Wears Prada

No Plasticy Table Tops were harmed in the making of this Fan Fiction

Just for clarification, all of the main characters (save the sensei's and Akatasuki) are all in Junior year. The Akatasuki are maybe 3 or 4 years older then them, and the sensei's are in their 30's to 60's.

Enjoy!

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"Why can't things work out in real life like in '10 Things I Hate About You' or 'Say Anything'," Temari asked with a sigh as she put some more popcorn in her mouth. She, Sakura, Hinata and Ino were in Ino's spacious bedroom, wearing old sweats and continually shoveling popcorn into their mouths

"Was that the doorbell?" Ino asked, pausing 'The Devil Wears Prada' during its beginning credits, before she tromped downstairs. They heard her greet Tenten, and they a thump and an exclamation, followed by the sound of people climbing up the stairs. Then the door opened and Ino and Tenten walked in, the latter looking almost on the verge of tears. She came in, and the first thing she did was glomp onto her other friends.

"T-Tenten! A-are you a-alright?" Hinata asked as Tenten virtually collapsed on her, Sakura and Temari. Ino walked over and hugged Tenten on the back.

"Neji is such a jackass!" Tenten yelled.

"What did he do?!" Sakura exclaimed as she hugged her panda haired friend.

"He is so overprotective, and then, he just texted me. He said we might need some time apart!!" Tenten shrieked.

"Why did he say that?" Temari asked.

"Um… I kind of yelled at him and then blew him off when we met for coffee," Tenten said, biting her lower lip. Ino stifled a giggle with a sound resembling her choking and a snort at the same time. Tenten glared at Ino with slightly red eyes.

"Oh Tenten," Temari said. "I'm so sorry," she said, hugging her around the waist.

"It was a stupid thing to do…" Tenten said. "Why did I do it?!" she yelled, the realization of it all really hitting her. "I waited for him to notice me for two years, and I just blew it!!"

"I c-can talk t-to N-Neji-sempai for y-you if you w-want…" Hinata mumbled. "He r-really does… l-love you Tenten," she said.

"Obviously I c-changed his mind," Tenten said, struggling not to start crying.

"Ok, this calls for chocolate," Temari said. "Where is your stash Ino?"

"I'll go grab it," Ino said, jumping up.

She came back shortly carrying several boxes of chocolates, a few candy bars, and even the blocks of cooking chocolate they had in her house. Tenten grabbed a box and tore the lid off. She grabbed one of the caramels and ate it, a miserable look on her face as she did.

They put the movie on and they spent almost three hours working through the chocolate and regularly pausing the movie for Tenten and Temari to lament about their troubles. By the time 2 o'clock came around (with many gleeful comments about Ino's parents being out for the night) they had eaten 3/4ths of the chocolate and were all sleeping in various places around Ino's room.

They woke up 5 hours later. There were various swearwords passed around as they got up, trying to work the cricks out of their backs. "That… was a mistake," Temari said.

"It was as fun as hell though," Sakura said.

"To bad we didn't do any of our homework," Ino commented.

"Shit…"

At school that day…

Tenten was waiting for Hinata to dig her stuff out of her locker so they could go to English. She was checking the hallways for Neji. "Hurry up," she hissed. "Neji might show up."

"I-I'm coming, Tenten," Hinata said, grabbing her bag and starting to walk with Tenten down the hallway.

"Hey Hinata, can I ask you about this one homework problem?" Naruto asked, coming up.

Hinata knew what he meant. Whenever they wanted to meet each other in school they used that approach. "A-alright N-Naruto-kun," she said. "Tenten, I'll s-see you in E-English."

"Ok," Tenten said, checking the halls for Neji before she snuck off. She didn't notice Naruto and Hinata starting to make out before they even got to the janitors closet. She didn't notice much as she snuck through the halls, feeling like a spy. She peeked around the corner and saw the door to the classroom at the other end of the hall. 'I can't believe I'm doing this… first I was almost sobbing when he dumped me, now I'm avoiding him like he's the goddamn plague…' she thought as she started down the hall. 'I am so pathetic…'

She got there as a few other people were trickling in and slipped inside. She slumped over to her seat and sat down, sinking down in it as she did. She sat next to Kin, which of course made Tenten's life hell during class. Kin was already there and she smiled sweetly at Tenten when Tenten sat down. 'What's with her?' Tenten thought with a touch of annoyance.

"Hello Tenten," Kin said, still smiling sweetly. Tenten blinked.

"Um… hi…" she said as she dug her books out of her bag.

"So where's Neji today, I thought you guys were like that," Kin said, holding up two crossed fingers.

Tenten's face fell from a suspicious look to one that edged on miserable. "Um, I don't know, he's probably around here somewhere…" she muttered.

She didn't notice Kin grinning as she turned away. She was staring at her book trying to think about English. 'At least I have practice this evening… that's good,' Tenten thought, thinking affectionately about her soccer practice.

Hinata came in looking a little disorganized a few seconds before class started. Tenten raised her eyebrow at her friend, who was trying to fix her hair and straighten her sweater as she walked in. 'What the heck?' she mouthed at her. Hinata shook her head and looked at Shizune.

Tenten did too, thinking of everything but school.

Lunch that day…

Tenten had gotten some annoyed texts from Temari after she had complained to her by text messages, and taking Temari's advice, decided to act like Neji dumping her was not worthy of her attention. She walked into the cafeteria and past Neji without giving him any acknowledgement, all the while freaking out inside. She grabbed a devil dog and a yogurt before walking over to her friends.

"You look better," Sakura said, raising her head from where she was resting it.

Tenten made a face. "It was Temari's idea," she whispered. "I really don't feel better at all…"

"Well, we've got gym right after this," Ino said, patting her on the arm. "That should cheer you up."

"Ino! You pig-headed moron!" Sakura exclaimed.

"What?! Oh… yeah, you're paired with Neji," Ino said, making an apologetic face.

Tenten banged her head into the table. "Thanks a lot Ino," she said sarcastically, her voice muffled.

"D-don't worry to m-much," Hinata said, hugging Tenten with one arm.

Tenten sighed and shoved her food towards the others. "Feel free to eat all you want," she said.

Sakura and Hinata grabbed some, but Ino shook her head. "Remember, I'm not doing dairy or grains until the party. My dietician said it might be good for a whole detox thing."

"Yeah, well Sakura, Hinata, eat away. I am so not hungry."

She crossed her arms and chanced one glance towards Neji.

"Goddammit!"

Gym That Day…

Tenten was wearing the tank top and shorts as she walked into the gym. It was a little chilly which made Ino pull on a t-shirt, but Tenten didn't care. If anything being cold would make her forget about the fact that she was trying to flip over her ex. "Ex… ugh," Tenten said.

"Today is going to be the last day of our self-defense classes," Gai announced. "So today we will be just going over everything you've learned."

Tenten sighed in relief. Today was the last day she'd be paired with Neji. 'Joy to the world!' she thought gleefully as she walked over to the mat. Ino was already there, giggling about it being the last self-defense class.

Neji walked over, his face neutral as it almost always was. He barely even acknowledged Tenten. She clenched her fists and turned around as Gai instructed them to work on defenses for attacks from the back. She felt Neji's arm circle her neck and she grabbed his arm, twisting herself to try and flip him over her. Once again it failed. She felt like it was a metaphor for her life. Twisting and pushing against things that wouldn't change. Neji was the prime example of this.

She gritted her teeth and tried again. She felt him move slightly, but then she felt him start to twist too, turning her own strength against her. She moved her feet too quickly and stumbled back, hitting her head on the mat when she fell. She groaned and stared up. 'It's like I drew the 'Card of Fucked Up Month,' she thought. Neji offered her his hand but she swatted it away. She regretted it as she got up and realized how childish it might have come across as.

She saw Kin across the gym and Kin smiled at her again. She blinked and turned away. What was with her? First she acted like the queen of bitches towards Tenten, and now she was acting like they were friends or something. She grimaced and turned with her back towards Neji again. She felt him press up against her again and she realized she had been blushing. 'How long have I been blushing?!' Tenten thought, horrified as she tried to flip Neji again.

She got distracted and he started to flip her, when she acted on instincts and turned around in the headlock, pivoting on one foot. 'Fuck,' she thought as they both started to go down. She landed on him, but quickly rolled off. He made a face as he got up, probably from the sudden addition of 140 pounds or so. She found herself blushing again.

'This day could not end sooner…'