Another chapter in a day! Welcome to chapter O, I hope you enjoy it!

Neji and Tenten spent the rest of the day cuddling on the sofa bed, watching dramas and criticizing the actors while cracking jokes. This was nice. Nicer than nice in fact. There was one thing left to do however and that was to apologize to Lee. The poor guy was caught up in their crossfire and was abandoned just like that. They needed to reconcile properly.

Lee was surprised albeit happy the next day when they offered their sincere apologies. He forgave them as easily as he smiled and they all went on a play date like the old times.

Neji woke up feeling lighter than usual but he guessed it was because of the previous events. The guilt he felt had been lifted and he and Tenten were together now. He was happier than a school girl who found out that her crush liked her back.

His eyes were closed as he walked to the bathroom with muscle memory only for them to fly open impact with the wall. Neji hissed in pain and glared at the offending object but that was not enough to damper his soaring spirit this morning. He walked picked up his electric toothbrush and put some Sensodyne on it. Funny. He base been using Colgate for the past few months.

Neji was puzzled at why Tenten would suddenly change her toothpaste from Colgate to Sensodyne which was the brand he used. Realization lit Neji's features as like a lamp and he looked at the mirror in front of him. "Sweet nature." He cursed in his own pg way and touched his face. His face!

Neji had to drop what he was holding to inspect himself properly and be sure he was not dreaming. It wasn't a dream! Long dark hair, lavender pupil-less eyes, abs and– he checked his pants– it was down there too! His smile broadened when he heard his phone ringing. He could not be bothered by the fact that Tenten had changed it to the opening theme of Spongebob Squarepants as he recognized the caller ID.

"NEJI! I can't believe it!" Tenten's happy shout made him wince a little but his smile didn't weaver. It was so good to hear her sweet, sweet voice again. "I don't have a dick anymore!!!"

Neji chuckled at that. "No you don't." It was his own voice! "This is so wonderful."

"Hell yes! Hao,hao!" Tenten started slipping up in Chinese but Neji didn't mind. "How did this happen?" His jumpy girlfriend suddenly asked.

"I..." Neji had zero idea how they switched back. Was it because of their love for each other like in cliché movies or because they finally worked out their misunderstanding? Or was it because they had reconciled with the people they offended albeit unknowingly in the past or because of all these options?

Neither of them cared because they had switched back and that was all that mattered. This time they remembered to practice their roles (again) which were now reversed so nothing was out of the ordinary except...

"It's unnerving the way you two are chummy with each other outside the script." Sai's sarcastic and monotonous voice almost ruined the magical moment between them, almost.

"I was thinking the same thing!" Ino quipped in agreement to her eccentric boyfriend's words. "Not only that, you two have been seriously weird, you and Tenten both."

They were presently in the changing room where Ino was helping them with their costumes. Sai had noticed the way Neji and Tenten cast not so inconspicuous doting glances at each other. And besides their eyes had too much stars to be an act plus he had caught them exchanging sizes once. Were they in a relationship or was he the one misreading things as usual?

"How weird have we been?" Neji asked as he buttoned the shirt Ino had selected for his character.

The new actor was supposed to arrive today but he was not here yet. Neji wondered who it was but while they waited for him, Gai suggested they acted out a scene that involved a trialogue between Cole (Sai), Anita (Tenten) and Lance (Neji).

"For one you just referred to yourself and Tenten as 'we'." Sai pointed out dryly.

"Yeah! Plus these past months you have been uncharacteristically boisterous and hotheaded. Now you have somehow reverted back to your calm egotistical self." Ino added.

"He's smiling though." Sai snided.

"Are you and Tenten dating? You two have been awfully closer these past months." Ino asked curiously.

"Not to mention the bedroom eyes they seemed to give each other." Sai would forever remain the little shit he was but...

"Yes Ino, we are dating." Neji answered them nevertheless. He was mentally prepared for the scream that he knew would come and he was right. He and Tenten's relationship wasn't secret but it wasn't open either. It was more of a admit upon asking relationship.

"Congratulations you two. I guess the series of shouts you two would give each other from now on would be in the bedroom." Sai said with his stretched out awkward grin. He still could not smile without scaring somebody's child away, it seemed.

"Isn't that right?" Ino had unfortunately imbibed her some of her boyfriend's nature. Neji rolled his eyes at their continuous teasing and he could only pity Tenten when they turned on her.

A little ways into their trialogue a man appeared at the site whom the trio assumed was the additional character in their drama. The trialogue went well and the scene ended.

"Good job youthful actors and actress!" Gai yelled into the megaphone and they bowed as per custom to appreciate the workers. "Oh! You are here, Sabaku-san." The bowl cut man noticed the redhead that walked into the film set and called the actors over.

"Hello Gai-san." The man greeted. Neji knew this man, in fact almost everybody knew him. He was Sabaku no Gaara, a popular rising actor and performer from Suna.

"Welcome, we were just waiting for you." Gai gave him a good natured slap on the back and proceeded to get ready for the next act and scene of the drama.

Cast and characters

-Hyuga Neji as Lancelot Fredrikstad - main lead (male)

-Tenten as Anita Baker - main lead (female)

-Sai as Cole Takashi - an upperclassman

- Sabaku no Gaara as Grant Asher - a transfer student who develops a love interest with Anita.

Now that Neji was reading the script again, he decided that he didn't like Grant's role as his rival for Anita's love. Why on earth did Naruto make those two so chummy with each other?! There were too many kissing scenes between those two! Why on earth does Grant get to be Anita's boyfriend in the drama before Lance mans up and confesses to her?!

Damn Naruto and his stupid love for drama.

Now Neji knew he should not be jealous over petty things like this but he could not help the emotions. He clicked his tongue in distaste. There was nothing he could do after all. It was just acting, it's not like Gaara would catch feelings for Tenten during acting.

Or could he?

Gaara is officially in and his role in the story is something you are probably guessing right now.

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Till the next time we meet again everyone!

-Star.