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Steeling Him Away

Chapter Seven: The Scene


Tenten didn't have much time to think about what Neji had said because Chichi was already shrieking he little heart away. Her tantrum had woken up the whole neighbourhood; wax was building up in Tenten's ear very rapidly. No one could take it any more. Chichi was just rambling on and on about Tenten being a traitor and how sisters were suppose to support each other and all sorts of crap like that. 'Well we only sisters when it suits her' thought Tenten. As children Chichi and Tenten were complete strangers to one another, they were just two separate beings who lived under the same roof but that changed when Tenten when to live with her Nan. What changed when Tenten went to live with her Nan was that they were still strangers but now they were strangers living in different houses in different countries. Strange how Neji had brought them together, even if it was for a short time. Tenten did like Neji but she also wanted to have a chance to repair her relationship with her sister.

Neji was giving one of his trademark intense glares and this one was directed at Tenten, he was trying to read her emotions but couldn't understand what was going through her mind. Why was she just looking at the ground? Why was she so silent? Why couldn't she just say she loved him back? Didn't she know how hard it was for Hyuuga Neji to say something like that in front of a hall way full of people?

Lee was gobbed smacked, never had he known Neji to be so open about his feelings. Lee blamed himself for Neji and Tenten no being together. If it weren't for him would Neji and Tenten be together?

It was like a sheet of glass had been placed in between her and everyone else. She tried to look up but everything was blurry, she tried to hear what her sister was saying but the sounds were becoming fainter and fainter. Everything was blacking out; her vision was failing her, the next thing she knew she was resting on the sofa with a certain Hyuuga pouring ice cold water over her face. Tenten spluttered as she lifted herself up. She was surrounded by many faces, her mother was looking at her with concern, her sister was in tears making this all about her as always, Tenten expected nothing more from her, Lee was looking at Tenten with sadness filled in his eyes and Hyuuga he was looking at her with coldness, but behind this cold exterior, Tenten could detect some concern in his eyes, or she thought she could. Tenten offered Hyuuga her best forced smile, in return he turned his back claming he was going to get her a drink. Tenten heard some fast tapping at the front door, she was about to get up when Lee lightly shoved her back on the sofa.

"Stay there I'll get it." Lee got the door leaving Tenten and she sister alone together, Tenten's mum went out claiming she had shopping to do. Tenten was about break the awkward silence when she heard Lee. "AH Sakura-chan, what is wrong did Sasuke hurt you, if he did I shall banish him to hell but using my new technique."

"No Lee its worse than that it-"

"Oh my, what has Sasuke done now?"

"It's not Sasuke, it worse. Hokage has asked me and Sasuke to organise a dance for her birthday and we don't know what to do."

"Ah never fear you have come to the right person."

"Actually I was hoping to speak to Tenten." Tenten walked through the door timidly. A dance O.o had her idol Tsunade-sama gone mad? What ever happened to the good old fashion 'cut the cake and have a sleep over' style birthday?

"What d-do yo-u want from me?" Tenten was starting to stutter like Hinata. Aside from makeup the next this that scared the bejeezes out of Tenten was dancing.

"I need a venue for the dance and you have a really big garden we were thinking of going a big open air dance party, with lots of lights etc, I know you don't like dances, you don't have to come but Tsunade-sama will be sad."

"Hn whatever, ok."

"Thanks so much Tenten." Sakura rushed up to hug Tenten. She left and Tenten went to sit back on the sofa. Neji came in minutes later and Chichi left to give them some 'space'. The silence was rather awkward; no one knew what to say to each other.


Back in Chichi's room, Chichi was flicking through the latest Cosmo Girl, special Konoha edition. Lee knocked on the door and walked in. "Did I say you could come in?" asked Chichi.

"No but I think that the way you are behaving is very unreasonable, don't you think Neji and Tenten deserve to embrace their youths and live a happy life?"

"No what I believe is that Tenten had stolen away the only guy I ever loved, and she's being damn right selfish by keeping him to herself."

"You heard what Neji said, he like Tenten, not you. Besides how can you know that you love Neji and please don't tell me that he makes you go weak at the knees because that's just stupid? You're using him as an other way to make your sister's life hell."

"Not true."

"Come on let's just stop this childish behaviour and play a game of monopoly."

"Y-ou like monopoly?"

"I love it almost as much as I love Gai-sensei."

"What product do you use in you're hair?" asked Chichi who was starting to warm up to Lee.

"It's a secret but if you go out with me I might tell you."

"Sure go where?" Oh she'll do anything to find out what he uses.

"Go, go to the dance with me, Chichi will you have my babies?"

"Shut up you stupid baka." She said as she knocked him out. "Sheesh, just as she was beginning to like him he has to go and muck it up."

"What you like me?" asked Lee who was twitching on the ground.

"Huh, in you're dreams." She said as cracked her knuckles.


Down stairs, was still silent, Tenten had turned on the TV and occasionally Tenten would glance at each other. At one point their eyes locked together, their gazes wouldn't and couldn't shift they were interrupted with another knock at the door. It was Sakura again; the dance was in two days wasn't it? So why was she here now? As it turns out Sakura is an 'organised' person.

"Oh hello Tenten darling." She said as she bustled in with her crew of twenty odd people. They all wondered off in to the garden taking measurements and sprinkling 'miracle growth' in some of Tenten's plants. A pool boy came through with some nets to pull out Tenten's fish.

"Hey that's my dinner." cried Tenten; she had been growing her prize fishes for until they were fat enough to eat.

Neji raised an eyebrow, "You...breed fish for food in a swim pool?"

"Well what else do you do with them, look at them, play with them? I don't think so."

The pool boy was completely oblivious to Tenten's wailing (getit?) and carried on sharking around for the fish. Sakura was instructing various people around, telling them to pull out weed etc. No one could understand why on earth the pink haired woman was so determined to get the garden ready two days before the event. Sasuke had taken his rightful spot at the top of a cherry blossom tree in the garden; he was too lazy to do any work.


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