◊ (25: They Over Analyze Things) ◊
∆ (Hoshi Complex) ∆ - ¤ (Morning) ¤ - VP: Tenten
I awoke to the sound of someone banging rashly on Neji's door, Neji's door…. There en lies our problem. They can't find their daughter. So where do they go for someone to help find her… Neji. They did this for many reasons. 1, Neji has Byakugan. 2, Neji's my fiancé. 3, I would have told him where I'm going. 4, if he's gone, that's where I am. 5, it's the most logical place to go. 6, he's a ninja. 7, they're going berserk.
"Tenten you might want to appear back in your room," Neji said shaking my trying to wake me up but I'm faking so that's going to be hard. He sighed and picked me up.
"Neji put me down," He put his hand over my mouth.
"Sh, I'm taking you back to your room so you and I don't get in trouble. Who knows how your parents will see this, you're missing and they suspect something. Let's go." He grabbed me and jumped on the roof of the back of the complex to my room which wasn't really that far.
Neji handed me a pair of clothes to change into and ran back to him room. "I'll get you back for this one of these days Neji!" I yelled at random for he was probably already back talking to my parents about my whereabouts. I sighed and changed my clothes.
There was a loud banging on my door and I finished changing, walked to the door, and opened it. "Tenten, there you are, I was worried." My mom said hugging me.
"Can't I even sleep without someone worrying about me?" I asked sighing.
"Sorry but you didn't respond a few minutes ago and we thought someone had kidnapped you or something." I sighed but my hand on my head, waved my hand back and forth, and laughed.
"No way, that would never happen. As long as Neji's nearby I'm 100 safe." I said smiling. "Breakfast sounds good though." I said walking out of the room past them and walking over to Neji's room.
"You ready for breakfast?" I asked.
"Sure, do you know the plans for today, Tenten?" I shook my head.
"No, did my parents tell you something." He nodded.
"They plan to reintroduce you back to your people since they've never met you." He said.
"Great, it's like being introduced to your family except worst, they expect less or more of me?" He was confused. "You see your family only knows you'd pick the best kunoichi to be your wife so they had high standards, but my family either thinks that a girl who is from Konoha is some outcast or they think wow she must be the best of everyone. So either way this is horrible." I said slumping to the wall.
"Come on Tenten, they're your family. I'm sure they'll only expect of you what you expect of them."
"So if I don't expect much, then they won't expect much. So I just don't expect much." He sighed and shook his head.
"No Tenten, you have to lead them. You have to be like the Hokages of Konohagakure. You must be a good leader like you were in Sunagakure." I sighed and looked at the floor.
"Can't I just call Naruto and ask him if he wants the position? I'm sure he'll take over. He knows all this stuff and so does Hinata. I don't know how to run a country!" I yelled and sighed.
Neji knelt down to my level and held a hand to help me off the ground. "Tenten, you did fine with Sunagakure, you'll do fine here as well. And it's only a day or so that'll you'll be here and taking care of it by your self."
"What, even in Sunagakure I had Gaara, Tamari, and Kankuro who knew the country. I don't know anyone by my parents and you here and you're all leaving me." I said putting my head into my knees.
"You're over reacting again Tenten, it's not that much harder. It's a whole village of people like you. Do you remember how you tricked all those people on your way in, into not asking your full name? You know these people because they're like you. You can handle this, I promise."
"I guess so; you've never broken your promises before so I trust you."
"Good, now get off the floor and let's eat." I smiled as Neji helped me off the floor and we went to the smaller kitchen to eat.
"Hello Tenten, hello Neji, I would eat light for we are having a banquet in your honor."
"Really?" I asked.
"Do you really think that's necessary? I mean on top of the ceremony and all?" Neji asked.
"Ceremony?" I asked.
"Yes, there is a great ceremony and dinner tonight, before the stars come out so that the whole country will know the heir of Hoshi, Tenten." My mother said.
"I don't want to make a big deal of this, so I'm their heir. It's no big, at all Mom. Don't make such a fuss." Neji put a hand on my knee.
"Tenten, I have to agree. The importance of the heir symbolizes a peace and trust within their country. It's extremely important. I understand how you want to humble yourself but for the people's safety and to stop their concerns they must know that they will be in good hands." Neji said.
"Fine then, just don't over do it. I want it as humble as is possibly can be." My mom nodded.
"Are you sure that Tenten is able to call upon the star's energy to get me home? She's never tried it before, how does she know?"
"Then we'll have to see. Tenten, you are excelled in weapons, correct?" I nodded. "This is because weapons if perfected should be like stars numerous as infinity itself, everywhere you go, in the dark or in the light, they are there, some times visible, others not. This is the secret of our clan's many abilities." I nodded.
"What does that have to do with the ability to harness the star's energy?"
"Have you ever noticed how you are able to perform better at night?"
"Yeah but I figured it was because Neji's Byakugan is less disrupted by the radiation, I never thought it was because of me."
"That's true but also the stars work to regenerate and power the Hoshi, much like the sun does for the Hyuuga. The Hyuuga and Hoshi are complete opposites, which is why you like many pairs before it, work well together. Hyuuga full them on soul strength, radiating energy like their Jyuuken like the sun's rays. That is where in the very beginning their names originated. This is why you work as a time; you compliment each and are opposites of some extent as in ability but in nature, you are the same."
"It's logical really." Neji said.
"I never thought of it like that way. All those years ago I never thought about how our names played an importance in our background or we would be a lot stronger by now."
"Most don't discover it until later in their lives, so don't feel bad. That is why many times, a Hyuuga would marry a Hoshi, it's extremely common, so common, that you wouldn't believe this so."
"Really? Do you know any other examples?"
"My other sister, my major by only a year, not even. She was on the same team as Neji's father. Tenten is much more like her because I couldn't become a Kunoichi for I didn't find favor in sacrificing of lives. I realized that that was my biggest mistake so the only possession I kept of my other sister, was the kunai that she saved Hizashi with."
"Wait a minute that would make Neji and me cousins, right?"
"No, she wasn't my birth sister. Of course, not, I only have one sister. She was like a sister to me because she taught me a lesson about lives. The importance of all of them. She died shortly after Neji was born, they were on a walk around the Hyuuga Complex and he was attacked, she died using a safe guard technique that reverses the effects of the seal but she of course was born with a seal herself, Reversing it on herself, killed her."
"I knew I remembered that, that night, I remember it." I said.
"How could you, you were so young?" My mom asked. "Even I was not anywhere near there, I had left at that point."
"I had a dream about it once, it was fuzzy but I remember a woman who was carrying me, she was taking care of me because of you leaving, and then a Hyuuga attacked. He wanted to kill the strongest of the Hyuuga, as they did Neji. I knew I remembered that jutsu from somewhere."
"So you learned it from my mom?" Neji asked.
"Yeah, except since I was bound by no seal it did no effect by reversing it on me." I said.
"A discovery if one could be found, I lost my closest friend that night, and her husband 3 years later and I never got to say good-bye. I deserve a death sentence; it would free me of these debts."
"I don't think that you're going to be given a death sentence. Sasuke joined with an enemy nation and helped destroy the village and he's perfectly fine. You joined your oraginic nation and helped bring peace with all the other countries. I'm sure that if you could help arrange a peace treaty with all of them, then… you'd get of free as well." Neji said.
"That's right. I mean, you're still Hoshikage, you can make a huge difference." I said.
(A/N: I'd like to make note that this stuff makes itself up in my mind. It connects different events with people, positions and creates millions of outcomes and most of the time I have no clue where this story is going, if you were to ask me what is happening next, I most likely wouldn't know. I didn't expect any of this. It's as if my fingers type a dream of mine. Which is true most of the time, I dream up this stuff honestly.)
"I'd like to be excused to think some things through." I looked at Neji and pleaded with him to let me accompany him. He gave a nod but it seemed he wanted to be by himself but I remember his mom, I knew I did. I could help finish up these memories.
What is going through Neji's head right now? He's thinking about his parents. "Tenten, I don't want to hurt you."
"I don't want to hurt you either Neji, but what is this about. Actually, I don't want to know. I read this in a book of mine, a stupid book about a kunoichi and her husband. Then he says some line like 'we can't on like this, I don't want you to get her on my behalf'." Neji smiled and looked at me. "You can't leave me, you promised."
"I just don't want you hurt." Neji said.
"If this is about me… then stop thinking so much. When people think too much someone gets hurt, this time. It's going to be you. I don't want to hurt you but if it'll help you understand how much I need you, then, I'm going to."
"Tenten… you can't leave me either. I know I've never promised that I wouldn't leave you because I know that that's a promise I can't keep." He said.
"I'll do anything I can to not leave you but if the time comes and it's a choice, it's my eternal job and mission to. You are more important to me then I am to myself, Neji. You are the one who is going to help Hinata and Naruto make everyone free. You're the one who is going to run the Hyuuga and make such a huge difference. I'll try not to die my hardest too." I said.
I hugged him and he hugged me. "How sweet but I'm going to have to take her from you." A man said. "I'm Daze and I'm a warrior from the Grass Country sent by the Feudal Lord to capture you." Neji stepped in front of me.
"Never will I let you pass." Millions of Shinobi attacked and rushed into the garden we were in and Neji and I prepared ourselves. "Tenten, could you throw Kunai at me when I start my kaiten, I have an idea." I smiled; he was going to use his kaiten as I use mine. I think we are copying each other.
"Alright, go." I said. He started and I jumped up into the air and found the perfect angle. "I'm starting." I attacked and the man laughed.
"Attacking your protector not smart," the man stopped and laughed and he was stricken down, along with everyone. Then ninja from Hoshigakure came and took them away.
"Thanks for the help Tenten." I smiled and hugged him.
"You know what, if we work together. Neither of us will have to leave the other." I said.
"You're right as long as we work as one, there's nothing we can't do." I smiled and we kissed and then we stopped and we sat on a chair.
"So my mother was like a sister to your mom, and my mom and dad were like us, it's a very fitting life, isn't it?" I nodded and rested by head on his shoulder and he pulled me close to him.
"I'm glad that we're not related yet, because then I couldn't marry you. It was scary if we were cousins because then… I would be forever sad." I sat.
"I guess that I don't have to ask that for that moment I was as worried as you were."
"I was worried for sure, that would mess up everything. Your mom does remind me of me. I want to be like her because she lived for your father and you, and I want to live for you and… our child when we have one." It kind of scared me that my heart was beating faster, I just hope that Neji doesn't notice because then he'll find out something that he shouldn't, how scared I am.
"But we won't die like then for we will have eliminated the things that killed them, the seals and responsibility that we have toward parts of our family. We will be equals and we will not let each other sacrifice them selves for our own sakes."
"Neji, sometimes I think us over thinking things is a good thing because we better discover the truth of it all but sometimes it causes more troubles."
"Ignorance can not be seen as bliss because in the end, the truth is and will always be there. Hiding from it proves as no purpose but sometimes it's better to let others solve their own problems and be ignorant as no not cause trouble." Neji answered me.
"I know that ignorance is not bliss because during the time when you didn't have memories that you could remember you were weak and scared, and that is not bliss." I said.
"Yeah, I remember that." He said. "What now?" I looked at the sundial sitting in the middle of the garden. What a sundial was doing in a star running country I don't know but I'm sure it's for people to return to the nature of it all, fallowing stars by night and the sun by day. It was the good life. "It's lunch, so we have that ceremony to go to."
"Right," He said. He stood up and I followed him inside.
"Front door," My mom said. We followed my mom out the front door. We walked down to the middle of the city in a small park and there was a whole long podium and stage set up as well as many tables.
"Introducing my daughter and heir to the Hoshi family, Hoshi Hyuuga Tenten." I froze and latched myself onto Neji's arm. He gave me a reassuring smile and we walked forward. "And of course her fiancé, Hyuuga Neji."
There were so many people it was weird because usually I wasn't scared but people staring at me, did. It never bothers Neji. "Tenten, it's alright just smile and breath calmly." Knowing Neji was there I was able to relax a bit but I had a sense that the people who attacked us earlier were here but maybe I was thinking too hard again.
"Murderous intent, Byakugan," Neji murmured. Where they directed at me, or Neji, or someone else. I stuck my hand into the pouch of my pants and kunai came out of nowhere, like stars, it was the Twin Rising Dragons Attack.
"Neji, leave this to me." I said. I jumped into the sky.
"Reversal," I said. I bent my chakra into a half dome; it reflected the kunai and shuriken back at the attacker. They fell from the sky and became visible. I dropped to the ground and stood up strong. "Neji, now!" I called. He jumped over the tables and delivered a strong blow to the person in the chest. They flipped over and coughed up blood on the ground and I jumped next to Neji.
"Who are you, and what is your purpose for attacking us?" Neji asked.
"I am feudal lord from Grass Country. When I heard that the seat of Hoshikage was to be handed over to another Hoshi I came here to assassinate them, finding it was a mere girl I took it into my hands but I know this was my mistake."
"I am Tenten, a Jounin Level Kunoichi trained by Konohagakure. This is my fiancé Neji who is also a Jounin from Konohagakure and we are not to be messed with because you can stand for someone as young as Neji or I could take over." I answered him.
"You hear that, they are from Konohagakure. Why come here then, you could become Hokage there and help them out, why here?"
"Because, I was sent her to return my parents to Konohagakure as a mission and upon finding that that meant taking away the seat of Hoshikage I took it as my responsibility to keep this country in order. I am the heir to the Hoshi and as such it's my job to protect my people."
"You know nothing of our pain, our suffering and what we've been through. You may have been born Hoshi but did you know that we live under a seal, because you are high up you don't understand a branch member's feelings." I smiled.
"Don't I, care to explain Neji."
He nodded. "Tenten knows. Tenten has helped me, a Hyuuga Branch Member take heir position of the Hyuuga because she believes in no seals, equality and that no one should endure that pain. She knows the pain better than anyone."
"Hear that, I understand. I've been there, and been taught the lessons the hard way of the hatred between branch and main house. I know. I understand your pain. I'm sorry for abandoning you. However, because of my humble up bringing by myself, I will save all branch families as I promised to help Neji. I promise that I'll help from tomorrow when I take power, I promise to help you. Please, give me a chance."
"I think you should be given a chance. I mean we have nothing against you. I'm sure there are some clans that have something against head members because of where they born but we're not like that. Knowing what you have done for Neji by articles and books sent to us from Konohagakure, I know you'll lead us well." A boy said.
"Thank you," I said smiling.
Everyone agreed and Neji wrapped his arm around me. I bowed and so did he in gratitude of my acceptance. We sat down with everyone around the table and talked about everything. "Tenten-sama, may I ask how long have you and Neji-sama been engaged?"
"A year and 2 months now. It's the start of our third month now." I said smiling at Neji.
"That's an unusually long length of time to be engaged in any country isn't it? Unless it was arranged from birth it's usually less then a year, you're married on the second person's 16th birthday are you not in Konohagakure."
"Actually for a lot of ninja, they don't even get married to avoid leaving someone dear to them. For a lot of people though, they have to. Such as those in the Hyuuga Clan." I said.
"So Neji asked you to marry him?" My dad asked.
"No, Tsunade-sama our Hokage arranged for my marriage with Neji through Neji's uncle, Hiashi. Tsunade said my far aunt arranged it."
"I was in connection with Tsunade indirectly through my sister, your aunt and had her give directions for your marriage but I was going to go to the marriage myself as her. Though I didn't do, much for making sure the arrangements went well. I knew next to nothing about you. I told my sister to tell Tsunade to marry you into a high-ranking family who you got along very well with and that would be able to go along with your ambition. I didn't figure it would be the very same person. I had read you had done so many missions with in various countries. And I especially didn't make the connection between Neji and his parents with us."
"But even that did a lot, if not for that I would have got picked by anyone during the meeting with the city but I didn't because of the arranged marriage." I said happily.
"I don't really matter if you did or didn't help our marriage out because those around us had put it together long ago, unbeknownst to us." Neji said.
"Yeah really, Hinata knew before I even told her. It was weird."
"Told her what?"
I looked at the sky, and blushed. "That I thought I was in love with you."
"That's strange because I asked her if she though I was in love as well, and she said nothing. But yet again, I guess it's better for us to have figured it out for ourselves." Neji said.
"Yeah, it was one strange arranged marriage meeting though."
"I only faintly remember it still because I lost my memory." Everyone gasped.
"How did this happen?" My father asked him.
"A Hyuuga attacked him; it was a few months ago. They activated the seal." I said sadly looking at the floor.
"Tenten saved me, she used the reversal jutsu. It did get to a lot of my brain but because of her, it didn't seal my Byakugan or destroy my brain. It damaged my connection between pictures and events. I would remember a lot of names and faces but I couldn't make connections between the two. Tenten helped me remember it all again. I owe her everything."
I sighed. "You say that too much, you may have forgotten some of the times but many times before you've saved my life before. It's nothing much. You've saved my life a lot of times, two come to the front of my mind if I think back."
"Well the point is that's why I don't remember a lot of things, I remember images of places but I couldn't tell you where they are. Everything I did for the first few weeks were like a horrible match up game." He explained.
"Now it wasn't that bad, actually it was. When you woke up you had like no clue what was going on, I thought I messed up and you had lost your entire mind but then it turned out that you only lost about a third of that section of your brain. I was glad."
"Your father told me from the day that your mom and I met him that his brother was main branch and weaker then him and he should have been born first and that his son would suffer because of that. I hoped that wouldn't happen, but it turns out, it did. Sorry Neji," My mom said.
"If the seal is to protect their Byakugan, why not put the seal on everyone, because anyone could take it from them?" My dad asked.
"The seal also works as a tool to control the branch member; it's the absolute fear of death that the seal gives that makes us obey and lives for them." Neji said.
"That's why Neji is going to be head."
"I'm not sure what to do. Kaydin says that without the seal there is no way to protect the Byakugan and that will end the Hyuuga and our bloodline."
"Then we'll just have to find a different way one that doesn't hurt anyone." I said.
"Um, may I ask if you've been here before?" A girl asked.
"Yes Neji and I have been here before; actually it's really weird that we haven't seen anyone who was here before again."
"They all went to another village to be properly trained as ninja. They will be back in many years but we who came here in last years are members of the Hoshi Clan, unlike they who are not." I stood up.
"That makes no difference, Konoha and almost every village I've been to has millions of different families and clans. You will accept them and all should be trained as proper ninja. If I have to, I'll train them myself." I said.
"Isn't that a little rash Tenten, you are hardly one to take over training of ninja."
"So I'm allowed to be a kunoichi and a Jounin and I'm allowed to be a Kazekage and Hoshikage but I can't even train newbie trainees. What kind of person do you think I am Neji?" I asked pouting.
"One who needs to face the facts of her limits? You are very good at following, giving your opinion when needed and talented at leading. You can lead but you couldn't train anyone, you get easily distressed and have very little patience."
"So?" I asked.
"These are new trainees such they know nothing you tend to expect them to have more then average level beginning tactics."
"Fine, you can train the ninja here when you come back Neji. I put you in charge of that."
"Whatever," He said.
"You guys get along really well; it's like natural for you two."
"Tenten and I have worked together for almost 7 years as fellow ninja. We've only worked on a partnership level for about 3 or 4, if you count the missions while Lee was out." Neji said.
"Well you work very well, it's amazing."
"Thanks, we've trained together for countless hours one on one for all those years and we know each other like we know ourselves so it's not really hard to predict the others next move but sometimes we can." Neji nodded response.
"That's pretty amazing. I'm sure our country is in good hands." The boy said smiling.
"I'm sure as well, Tenten has handled diplomatic matters as Kazekage for a week or so and did a good job and got the people to accept them who they had once hated for his powers." Neji said. "I never doubted her for a moment."
"Thanks Neji but I had help, you, Gaara, Tamari, and Kankuro helped out a lot. I want to know what happened on that other mission."
"I only remember that there was something I wasn't to tell you about it." He said.
"What, you kept something from me and now you can't tell me. What if it was important?" I asked.
"Then I would have told you. I just remembered that Gaara and Tamari said for you own well I shouldn't tell you, so I didn't."
"Whatever, but Neji we both definitely over analyze everything." I said.
"That's true, in by doing so, we end up causing more trouble. Especially on missions with Naruto. I read over our missions with him, they never turn out well."
"We succeed and bring peace but we always end up going to far in, we all get knocked out and he takes over on his own. It's a pathetic excuse for a mission."
"Well we never messed up on a mission with him though, unlike Hinata and Kiba." Neji said.
"But things have changed well some things… Hinata is still all blushing and shy when it comes to Naruto and Kiba and he still argue but gladly, others have changed." I said smiling.
The Reasons Why… They Over Analyze Things.
basic event, should equal basic action Neji figures that if they are caught there will be such and such of consequences basic event, should equal a simple reply Parents knock on door, Tenten has millions of reasons why they're there. basic event, should equal agreement Tenten's introduction to her family, depressed Tenten 'they'll either expect less or more of me then I want them to' basic decision, should equal understanding Tenten has to become Hoshikage, she worries about how well she'll do basic story, should equal listening and enjoyment Neji's parents past, they worry if they're related, how they met, how he lost his memory basic thought, should equal thoughts as basic Neji doesn't want her hurt, Tenten threatens to hurt Neji if he says anything more basic attack, should equal protecting them normally invaders with murderous intent, they create a whole new strategy