Neji's POV
"WHO'S THERE?!!!" a voice of a woman asked.
I came out from the bushes and a kunai went flying my direction.
"Oh. I'm so sorry. I thought it was an intruder or something like that. I'm really sorry, Neji." Ten-Ten said. I was able to get a grip of the flying kunai's handle and I tossed it back to her.
She catched it and placed it back inside her kunai pack.
"It's okay." I told her, "It's just your superstition."
"So what brings you here?" she asked me as she sat under a tree. I sat at the opposite side of that tree she's been sitting under and I replied, "Do you think I want to catch a stupid, all-for-nothing snowfight with that thick-eyebrowed moron?"
"Ah, so we had the same thing on our minds then. What a coincidence eh?"
"Whatever."
"Neji... Don't you think winter is too lonely?"
"And what makes you think that? Heck, I don't care. I just want to shut that moron's mouth."
"Nothing. I mean, I don't even know why I always become moody every winter."
"You're acting strange."
"Huh? Wha... What do you mean I'm acting strange?"
"You can't hide anything from me. With my Byakugan, I can see through you. But I don't want to use that to you now."
"I know that for a long time now, Neji. Just what do you mean by I'm acting strange?"
"Last time, when you were doing missions and training, you are more focused on your goal than your emotions. But now, you're focusing more on your personal matters than your goal to be strong."
"Oh wait. Now that makes sense."
And she can be pretty stupid at times. I just hate it when I'm with a stupid person.
"But," Ten-Ten replied, "you were the first one to see through my shell. I've been hiding my emotions since then. Everytime I get home, that's the only time I can break my emotions free. I even throw tantrums."
"Because you don't want to be defined 'weak'."
She turned her head to me and smiled.
"Exactly." She murmured, "Like what in an average team, there's the strong one, a medium and the girl – and the girl is the weak."
"I am not saying that you are completely hopeless."
"..."
"I'm just telling you that not all girls are weak. Maybe, just maybe, you ARE stronger than Lee."
"You're not saying that Lee's the girl in the team, right?"
"If you're trying to make me laugh, it's no use."
"Oh sorry Neji..." I can feel she bent her head down and hugged herself a while, "I just want... to... get rid of this feelings."
"WHO'S THERE?!!!" a voice of a woman asked.
I came out from the bushes and a kunai went flying my direction.
"Oh. I'm so sorry. I thought it was an intruder or something like that. I'm really sorry, Neji." Ten-Ten said. I was able to get a grip of the flying kunai's handle and I tossed it back to her.
She catched it and placed it back inside her kunai pack.
"It's okay." I told her, "It's just your superstition."
"So what brings you here?" she asked me as she sat under a tree. I sat at the opposite side of that tree she's been sitting under and I replied, "Do you think I want to catch a stupid, all-for-nothing snowfight with that thick-eyebrowed moron?"
"Ah, so we had the same thing on our minds then. What a coincidence eh?"
"Whatever."
"Neji... Don't you think winter is too lonely?"
"And what makes you think that? Heck, I don't care. I just want to shut that moron's mouth."
"Nothing. I mean, I don't even know why I always become moody every winter."
"You're acting strange."
"Huh? Wha... What do you mean I'm acting strange?"
"You can't hide anything from me. With my Byakugan, I can see through you. But I don't want to use that to you now."
"I know that for a long time now, Neji. Just what do you mean by I'm acting strange?"
"Last time, when you were doing missions and training, you are more focused on your goal than your emotions. But now, you're focusing more on your personal matters than your goal to be strong."
"Oh wait. Now that makes sense."
And she can be pretty stupid at times. I just hate it when I'm with a stupid person.
"But," Ten-Ten replied, "you were the first one to see through my shell. I've been hiding my emotions since then. Everytime I get home, that's the only time I can break my emotions free. I even throw tantrums."
"Because you don't want to be defined 'weak'."
She turned her head to me and smiled.
"Exactly." She murmured, "Like what in an average team, there's the strong one, a medium and the girl – and the girl is the weak."
"I am not saying that you are completely hopeless."
"..."
"I'm just telling you that not all girls are weak. Maybe, just maybe, you ARE stronger than Lee."
"You're not saying that Lee's the girl in the team, right?"
"If you're trying to make me laugh, it's no use."
"Oh sorry Neji..." I can feel she bent her head down and hugged herself a while, "I just want... to... get rid of this feelings."