A/N: I love season themed stories. The first scene is autumn, the second is winter, the third is spring, and the fourth is summer. They aren't really related, they're more like drabbles.

Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

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Neji slowly inhales. His hands are resting on his knees and his eyes are closed. Right now, his world consists of nothing but the sounds and smells of the training grounds. It is autumn and the foliage has turned into a brilliant array of reds and oranges. Leaves litter the forest floor. It is his favorite season. He senses Tenten's approach, her chakra a bright spark in his field of perception. He catches a whiff of her shampoo as she comes closer and cracks open an eye just as she enters the clearing. Exhale.

She is holding something. It is somewhat diamond shaped, bright cherry red, with a reel of string attached to its end. A new weapon? It doesn't seem very effective. Maybe it's a new kind of paper bomb.

"Let's go kite flying!" Tenten exclaims, dropping the thing in the grass and clapping her hands together, looking positively gleeful at the prospect. It all clicks for him now. The thing is a stupid toy that some of the children in the Academy used to play with. Neji raises an eyebrow.

"Excuse me?"

"Kite flying."

"Absolutely not." Tenten pouts and places her hands on her hips.

"Why?"

"Because it's a complete waste of time." Cue the eye roll. Tenten huffs and glares at the Hyuuga.

"But it's fun! Have you like not had a childhood or something?"

Neji glares mutely.

"Oh my God! You poor deprived boy! We have to go right now!"

An hour later, Neji is gazing up in wonderment at the red kite. Tenten stands at his side and flashes him a grin when he looks at her.

"Told you so."


Cold, so freaking cold: the only words on Tenten's mind as she hurriedly follows Neji through the dense, snow-laden forest. She grasps her cloak, drawing it tighter around herself, teeth chattering as a gust of icy wind blows against her face. She tries to concentrate on the noise of their crunching feet as they step over fallen branches and pine needles, but it is to no avail. "We'll be there soon," Neji speaks quietly, glancing at her over his shoulder as he deactivates his Byakugan. His partner manages a small nod, wiping her dripping nose on the back of her hand and drawing her shirt up to her chin. They have been sent on a two-day mission in the Land of Snow, and finally, after a week of travel, they are approaching their destination: the small village of Seppen located on a treacherous mountainside.

Sure enough, the entire village lies at stretch before them as they climb a ridge. Neji pauses, giving the town a quick scan. Tenten impatiently shifts her weight from one foot to another. "Be alert. Some of the men look like trouble." Tenten nods, slipping a kunai out of her weapons pouch. The smooth steel feels like ice against her fingertips and she shivers. Her muscles are aching from being so tensed up, her head is pounding from lack of sleep, and the change in altitude is just wonderful for her breathing.

Neji's lilac eyes come to rest on her once more and he twists his lips into what she takes as a disapproving frown. He opens his mouth as if to say something, but then thinks better of it and turns away. "Let's go."

The mission, it turns out, is much easier than expected. The "rogue shinobi" were actually no more than a ragtag group of soldiers whose skills matched those of a second year Academy student. Their reputation was purely based on their gangly appearances. Tenten isn't complaining, however, because they are being paid a decent amount for all their troubles. After they have disposed of the threat, they head towards the local inn. Not a second after Neji is finished unlocking the door to their room, Tenten ducks under his arm and dives onto the bed, curling up under the warm woolen covers. Neji's eyes flash in amusement.

He is soon to follow her lead, but he takes care to neatly fold his clothes before joining her. Tenten molds her body against his and when they awake in the morning, their limbs are tangled together and Neji's head has ended up on her pillow. Tenten remains still, watching the Hyuuga breathe. Sunlight's fingers have tangled themselves in his hair, making it appear a shade lighter than his usual black coffee brown. She stretches contently and rolls onto her back to stare up at the ceiling.

Neji awakes only a few minutes after she and successfully herds her out of bed. "What's the rush?" she whines, still groggy from sleep.

"We're going shopping," he explains calmly, momentarily activating his Byakugan to scan the area. When he's finished, he turns to look at her.

"Shopping? You? Me? Shopping?"

"You can't wear that pathetic excuse for a cloak on missions like these. It hampers your performance. We're going to buy you a proper coat."

Tenten looks incredulous, but Neji is completely serious. Sighing, she grabs her toiletries and closes the bathroom door.

An hour later after the two have finished breakfast, she lets Neji lead her to a clothing store. He makes her put on a jacket then stand outside for five minutes, then judges her state when she comes back in. Tenten can't breathe out of her nose by the time they're finished. "I think this is the one," the Hyuuga tells her, inspecting the fit.

"Good. Can we go home now?"

"No, we need to buy you a hat and gloves."

"No hat. Just gloves." Neji gives her a reprimanding glance, but when he sees the beginnings of a stubborn glare in her features, he agrees.

They are finished shopping by the afternoon and Tenten grudgingly admits that yes, Neji had been right and yes, she was much better off with her new coat. As they trudge back through the same damn snowy forest towards home, she can't help but smile at his concern. Neji can be sweet when he wants to be.

She also can't help laughing as she catches Neji shiver.


"How the hell do you do that?" Tenten asks frustration mounting as she accidentally kills another flower. She squints through her sweat at the Hyuuga squatting beside her and watches as he pulls a flower with dirt and all from the plastic container and plants it in the ground.

"Do what?" he grunts, wiping his forehead. It is way too hot today.

"Plant the plant!" she exclaims exasperatedly. Neji smirks at her.

"You can kill someone in under ten seconds yet you can't do gardening work?"

"Killing someone is a lot easier!"

Neji rolls his eyes at this statement, but can't help secretly agree.

"Then I'll depot the flowers and you plant them," he says, rising so as to stretch his legs. She twists her lips into a frown. They both are jonin. She doesn't understand why Tsunade didn't assign this "mission" to a genin team.

"Fine," she huffs and stands as well, rubbing her sore neck. She had slept funny the previous night. Neji watches her and after a moment, reaches out to massage her shoulders. Tenten stills and relaxes underneath his fingertips.

Suddenly this mission doesn't seem so bad. That is until Neji stops and turns his back to her. Her eyes widen then narrow into slits when she realizes that he wants her to return the favor. She resists the urge to kick him where it hurts.

"Asshole," she mutters underneath her breath.


"Tenten, where is your shirt?"

The female cracks open an eye to gaze up at her teammate. She is sprawled out on the dying the grass of the training grounds, too bogged down by the summer heat to train. "I'm wearing it," she replies.

"That is not a shirt."

Tenten's brows furrow in confusion and she sits up to inspect her attire. She is wearing a pink crop top and black shorts. Finding everything in order she asks, "What are you talking about?"

"Half of your stomach is exposed. How can you possibly call that a shirt?"

Tenten huffs. "Neji it's not my fault you are completely clueless when it comes to female fashion. This is a shirt."

Neji glares at her. "I don't like it."

"Excuse me?"

" I don't like your 'shirt'."

"Well I don't like yours either."

"I'm not wearing one."

Silence. How could she miss that? She tries her best to fight the burning sensation in her ears. Neji is smirking triumphantly. He tosses her his shirt. "Put that on. Then we can train."

"Why? You don't like what you see?" It is Neji's turn to blush. Tenten laughs and pulls him down onto the grass. Neji gives her a stern glare, but does not resist when she curls up against his side.

He is more than willing to get used to this.

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A/N: Yeah I'm not exactly sure where their relationship stands in these snippets. I'll leave that up to you to decide.

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