Neji's POV
There are times when you don't need a specific and exact reason for anything that we like... or worse... that we love. I don't understand why I should feel for her. She's nothing special right? Or is she?...
It was a cold winter morning when Gai, Lee Ten-Ten and I met in a vast forest. We were supposed to have a mission. Lee and Gai wore the same outfit while Ten-Ten wore a knitted sweater but the same pants. But I never thought that with her brown hair down, she would look... fascinating. It's true though, it was my first time to see her without that hairdo she usually has. It was also the first time she caught my attention.
"Sorry to say, but you don't have a mission today." Gai said.
"WHAT?!!! NO MISSION, SENSEI?! BUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TODAY?!" That pathetic Lee asked.
"I want you to have fun."
"Excuse me?" Ten-Ten protested, "Fun? What do you mean by fun? We're supposed to train instead of having missions! Not... fun..."
"Well, you've been training a lot these days. But it's winter, we rarely have missions every winter. But we've been training non-stop for... let me see... twenty-one days in a row? You need at least some free time, my students."
"Whatever." I bellowed.
But I can hear Ten-Ten say beneath her breath, "This is not good."
We already finished becoming chuunins. Including Ten-Ten and Lee. They became chuunins a year after I finished my chuunin exams. I didn't care about Lee but in the team, Ten-Ten's probably the only person I seem to know more. Because she's a female, her desire is to become stronger, stronger than Lee... Stronger than me. She couldn't hide those things from me, with my Byakugan, I can see her mind. But I think she knows that I know a lot about her.
Gai took the three of us to a frozen lake.
"I'll be right back before sunset. Enjoy!!!" Gai said.
"Wow! A crystallized lake! How cool is that?!" Lee exclaimed.
Ten-Ten just sighed and sat under a tree.
"How am I supposed to have fun? Do I even know how to in this type of weather?" Ten-Ten muttered, "But if I stay here, Lee would ask me to have a snowfight with him. Which is... a bad idea."
Ten-Ten stood up and started walking around. I guess she's bored. Or she IS bored. But I noticed, every winter, that's her mood. A little bit moody topped with the stillness of winter.
Lee began gliding on the frozen lake with no blades, just with his snow shoes. I took the opposite path that Ten-Ten took.
Ten-Ten's POV
Why am I walking? Every winter, I feel so alone. Every night in every winter, I wanted someone to hug me and keep me warm. But who would do that? I live alone.
I sat under a tree and sighed. Brought my legs to my chest and leaned my head on my knees. I grabbed a shuriken and flung it to a tree.
Winter is so lifeless... So lonely... So cold, too.
I touched my hair and noticed that it has passed my shoulders. I never noticed that it grew longer.
I heard footsteps and rustling of bushes. I stood up and grabbed a kunai and became alert. The footsteps were drawing nearer.
"WHO'S THERE?!!!" I shouted.
There are times when you don't need a specific and exact reason for anything that we like... or worse... that we love. I don't understand why I should feel for her. She's nothing special right? Or is she?...
It was a cold winter morning when Gai, Lee Ten-Ten and I met in a vast forest. We were supposed to have a mission. Lee and Gai wore the same outfit while Ten-Ten wore a knitted sweater but the same pants. But I never thought that with her brown hair down, she would look... fascinating. It's true though, it was my first time to see her without that hairdo she usually has. It was also the first time she caught my attention.
"Sorry to say, but you don't have a mission today." Gai said.
"WHAT?!!! NO MISSION, SENSEI?! BUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TODAY?!" That pathetic Lee asked.
"I want you to have fun."
"Excuse me?" Ten-Ten protested, "Fun? What do you mean by fun? We're supposed to train instead of having missions! Not... fun..."
"Well, you've been training a lot these days. But it's winter, we rarely have missions every winter. But we've been training non-stop for... let me see... twenty-one days in a row? You need at least some free time, my students."
"Whatever." I bellowed.
But I can hear Ten-Ten say beneath her breath, "This is not good."
We already finished becoming chuunins. Including Ten-Ten and Lee. They became chuunins a year after I finished my chuunin exams. I didn't care about Lee but in the team, Ten-Ten's probably the only person I seem to know more. Because she's a female, her desire is to become stronger, stronger than Lee... Stronger than me. She couldn't hide those things from me, with my Byakugan, I can see her mind. But I think she knows that I know a lot about her.
Gai took the three of us to a frozen lake.
"I'll be right back before sunset. Enjoy!!!" Gai said.
"Wow! A crystallized lake! How cool is that?!" Lee exclaimed.
Ten-Ten just sighed and sat under a tree.
"How am I supposed to have fun? Do I even know how to in this type of weather?" Ten-Ten muttered, "But if I stay here, Lee would ask me to have a snowfight with him. Which is... a bad idea."
Ten-Ten stood up and started walking around. I guess she's bored. Or she IS bored. But I noticed, every winter, that's her mood. A little bit moody topped with the stillness of winter.
Lee began gliding on the frozen lake with no blades, just with his snow shoes. I took the opposite path that Ten-Ten took.
Ten-Ten's POV
Why am I walking? Every winter, I feel so alone. Every night in every winter, I wanted someone to hug me and keep me warm. But who would do that? I live alone.
I sat under a tree and sighed. Brought my legs to my chest and leaned my head on my knees. I grabbed a shuriken and flung it to a tree.
Winter is so lifeless... So lonely... So cold, too.
I touched my hair and noticed that it has passed my shoulders. I never noticed that it grew longer.
I heard footsteps and rustling of bushes. I stood up and grabbed a kunai and became alert. The footsteps were drawing nearer.
"WHO'S THERE?!!!" I shouted.