It was finally time to leave the ramen house, and even if
it was one day, it really took a lot out of us. I think
it took the most out of Neji because he wouldn't wake up
until we dumped cold water on him. The image of having
water dripping off of him reminded me to all our other
missions. I don't have any siblings, so I didn't know
what it was like walking into someone when they were
taking a shower. Or, atleast, I didn't know what it was
like walking into a /sibling/. Many times, I walked in on
Neji and Lee and they were almost completely naked. They
did the same to me. Nowadays, it was no big deal anymore
because we did it a lot. Of course, not to Gai. That was
definitely a very very good thing.
After my wonderful sleep, we had to pack up our things and hike back to the Fire Country. Somehow, the hike up seemed a lot less tiring.
"Are we there yet?" Lee asked Gai.
"No."
"How about now?"
"No!"
"Now!"
"Lee, go take 100 more laps. . ."
"Hai"
I giggled, watching as they argued and then Lee took 100 laps around all of us while we walked. We eventually stopped for water, but when we had to get back on the trail, I was still so tired. I glanced at Neji and Lee. They were both /still/ competing. Both didn't look tired at all, but I knew they really were. They couldn't hide anything from me. Being the only girl on the team, they knew they couldn't. Even then, though, I was still more tired than me. My breathing became harder.
And then I was on Neji's back.
Neji was /carrying/ me.
"What are you /doing/?" I asked him.
"What does it look like."
"Like you're carrying me."
"Exactly."
"Let me down, I can walk."
"You're tired."
"Neji, stop flirting with Miss Tenten." Gai said. Neji glared at Gai.
"I am not."
"You are."
I clutched onto Neji scared, because he was spinning me around. I shrieked.
"Neji, stop it!" Lee called. Neji smirked at them and stopped. Pounding on his head, I said,
"Neji! That wasn't funny!" He didn't answer like always.
Eventually, I knew I'd fall asleep on his back. I didn't want to, because I would never hear the end of it from Gai and Lee, but Neji was soft. For a cold person, he was very warm. . .how was he this warm? I smiled onto his back and it felt like I was melting on him.
/How/ was I having these feelings? When did I start thinking about Neji like this?
"Let Tenten down now, Neji." I felt myself being put back down on the ground again and my thoughts stopped. I wanted to be on him again. . .I don't know why. . .
"Arigatou, Neji." I smiled at him. He huffed.
Even if he didn't show it, it was obvious that's how he says 'your welcome.' I knew Neji better than anyone would've thought.
"We're here!" Lee shouted happily. Gai smiled and said, "See, that wasn't hard."
"Gai-Sensei! You made us hike forever to get to a ramen house!" I yelled at him.
"I'm sure you had fun." Gai winked knowingly. I felt my face heat up and I turned away.
"I'm going home now."
"All of you can go home now." Gai said to us. We all took off in different directions.
~
I combed out the tangles in my now wet hair and stared into the mirror. I've grown a lot since the first time we were assigned into our teams. Had Neji noticed? I've never. . .had these feelings before. I hated the way I looked. There were a bunch of girls prettier than me. If I was prettier, maybe Neji would notice me. I sighed in the mirror.
No.
I can't have these feelings.
I want to be strong! I can't show these emotions to anyone. I looked down, then back up at my mirror.
"You need to be prettier." I said to myself. I felt stupid, but no one was looking so it was ok.
Or I thought no one was looking.
"Do you always talk to yourself?" someone called.
"Neji!" I backed away surprised.
He chuckled. I breathed, relieved that it wasn't someone else and sat down on my bed. "I'm the only one who'll listen to me." I laughed. It sounded better in my head than when I said it out loud.
"Whatever."
I smirked at him and I was about to walk over to my bathroom to grab a towel, when he replied back,
"If it matters, I think you're perfect the way you are."
"Ne- "
By the time I turned back to reply, he was gone. Fuming, I muttered, "He's always leaving like that. . ." But I smiled. Neji thinks I'm perfect. I don't want to fight these feelings anymore.
~
Woo. . .I wrote a lot today. . .
~
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After my wonderful sleep, we had to pack up our things and hike back to the Fire Country. Somehow, the hike up seemed a lot less tiring.
"Are we there yet?" Lee asked Gai.
"No."
"How about now?"
"No!"
"Now!"
"Lee, go take 100 more laps. . ."
"Hai"
I giggled, watching as they argued and then Lee took 100 laps around all of us while we walked. We eventually stopped for water, but when we had to get back on the trail, I was still so tired. I glanced at Neji and Lee. They were both /still/ competing. Both didn't look tired at all, but I knew they really were. They couldn't hide anything from me. Being the only girl on the team, they knew they couldn't. Even then, though, I was still more tired than me. My breathing became harder.
And then I was on Neji's back.
Neji was /carrying/ me.
"What are you /doing/?" I asked him.
"What does it look like."
"Like you're carrying me."
"Exactly."
"Let me down, I can walk."
"You're tired."
"Neji, stop flirting with Miss Tenten." Gai said. Neji glared at Gai.
"I am not."
"You are."
I clutched onto Neji scared, because he was spinning me around. I shrieked.
"Neji, stop it!" Lee called. Neji smirked at them and stopped. Pounding on his head, I said,
"Neji! That wasn't funny!" He didn't answer like always.
Eventually, I knew I'd fall asleep on his back. I didn't want to, because I would never hear the end of it from Gai and Lee, but Neji was soft. For a cold person, he was very warm. . .how was he this warm? I smiled onto his back and it felt like I was melting on him.
/How/ was I having these feelings? When did I start thinking about Neji like this?
"Let Tenten down now, Neji." I felt myself being put back down on the ground again and my thoughts stopped. I wanted to be on him again. . .I don't know why. . .
"Arigatou, Neji." I smiled at him. He huffed.
Even if he didn't show it, it was obvious that's how he says 'your welcome.' I knew Neji better than anyone would've thought.
"We're here!" Lee shouted happily. Gai smiled and said, "See, that wasn't hard."
"Gai-Sensei! You made us hike forever to get to a ramen house!" I yelled at him.
"I'm sure you had fun." Gai winked knowingly. I felt my face heat up and I turned away.
"I'm going home now."
"All of you can go home now." Gai said to us. We all took off in different directions.
~
I combed out the tangles in my now wet hair and stared into the mirror. I've grown a lot since the first time we were assigned into our teams. Had Neji noticed? I've never. . .had these feelings before. I hated the way I looked. There were a bunch of girls prettier than me. If I was prettier, maybe Neji would notice me. I sighed in the mirror.
No.
I can't have these feelings.
I want to be strong! I can't show these emotions to anyone. I looked down, then back up at my mirror.
"You need to be prettier." I said to myself. I felt stupid, but no one was looking so it was ok.
Or I thought no one was looking.
"Do you always talk to yourself?" someone called.
"Neji!" I backed away surprised.
He chuckled. I breathed, relieved that it wasn't someone else and sat down on my bed. "I'm the only one who'll listen to me." I laughed. It sounded better in my head than when I said it out loud.
"Whatever."
I smirked at him and I was about to walk over to my bathroom to grab a towel, when he replied back,
"If it matters, I think you're perfect the way you are."
"Ne- "
By the time I turned back to reply, he was gone. Fuming, I muttered, "He's always leaving like that. . ." But I smiled. Neji thinks I'm perfect. I don't want to fight these feelings anymore.
~
Woo. . .I wrote a lot today. . .
~
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LilSasamiGrl: ::Smacks Yoh:: You're despicable. Anyways, woot! Yeah, NejiTen rules!
Cj: Yup, NejiTen is just so cute. . .
Cookie6: I'm writing more. ^_^
Matrixheavyarms: Wow, I got aw as a review! Cool! Sugoi. . .someone likes my writing! XDXD
Beckaholic: Yeah. . .keeping Neji in character isn't easy. @_@ I probably messed up on this chappie too. . .oh well. XD I'm obsessed with SasuNaru. . .but I haven't written much about them. . .