Thanks so much to everyone who reviewed! They really mean a lot to me. Even though I'm on spring break right now (everyone else had it two weeks ago!), my teachers decided to load me with homework (I have two projects due when I get back to school), so the reviews really made my day. I have no idea at all how long the story's going to go on. I just hope the ending will be good.

This fic isn't as humorous as the previous one, but I hope you like it anyways!

Her Answer

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Tenten eyes widened in shock when she heard the words, "would you maybe like to go out," come out of Neji's mouth. What had brought on the sudden change of Neji's feelings towards her? She had never told him how she felt about him, but she had always been positive Neji knew. He was, after all, the Hyuuga genius. She had also been positive that he didn't feel the same way. I was just beginning to believe that he was incapable of feeling anything. Tenten saw the uncomfortable look on the Neji's face, another first, and not wanting to offend the Hyuuga genius, she quickly composed herself.

Neji continued, "As in, you know, a date with me?"

Tenten wondered what was going on. She had butterflies in her stomach. She really did want to say yes, but she had to know why he was asking her today of all days. What was so special about today. Suddenly she knew what today was. It was April Fools. She felt her eyes water. It really hurt her that Neji would ask her out as a joke, especially since she was sure he knew how she felt about him. She didn't think Neji was that mean. Maybe Neji is just really blind and he doesn't know how I feel after all. But that's impossible, even Lee and Gai could tell.

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Flashback

She went to Ichiraku Ramen, Naruto's favorite restaurant. Lee had called her just a while ago to meet her there. He had said that he had to talk to her about something urgent.

She spotted Lee and went over to him. "Hi Lee, what was so important that you couldn't tell it to me over the phone."

"Hi Tenten, sit down and have some ramen, my treat." She took the seat next to him. She didn't bother asking him the question again. She knew Lee would get to it eventually. After being on the same team with Neji and Lee for 4 years, the three of them had become best friends. Well, she and Lee considered the three of them best friend. If Neji considered it, he would never admit.

Lee had always been the irrational and emotional one that wouldn't give up no matter what. Even after 4 years together, he still challenged Neji to a fight every day, and lost every time. Neji was the quiet one, the serious one. He was always reserved but that was okay, because what he wanted them to know, he would often say with a few short words or with a nod of the head. Lee would often make up for Neji's quietness. Tenten was the one that kept them all together. She broke up the fights between them and was always rational. She was the one that Lee and Neji always came to talk to. They rarely needed anyone to talk to but if they did, Lee would come to either her or Gai, depending on the situation, and Neji always came to her. He had once told her that he had to be insane to go to either Gai or Lee if he had a problem.

She was interrupted from her thoughts by the waitress. "And what about you, what would you like?"

"Umm, I'll take today's special."

"Excellent choice, I'll be right back with your orders."

Tenten heard a squeal from a group of girls sitting near them. "Uchiha Sasuke is cute," one of them said, " but I like Hyuuga Neji better." Another round of squeals came from their group.

"Tenten, why are you scowling," asked Lee.

"I'm not," Tenten roughly replied.

Gently, Lee said, "Is it those girls over there talking about Neji?"

"No! Of course not, that's ridiculous! Why would they bug me? It's not like I like Neji." Tenten knew she sounded defensive, but she hoped Lee wouldn't notice.

"Tenten, don't bother denying it. Gai and I have known about your feelings for a while now. We just thought you might like someone to talk to."

"What! I don't get it. How did you know?"

"Tenten, it's pretty obvious by the way you act when you're around him." Another squeal came from the group of girls. "The way you reacted to those fangirls over there also kind of tipped me off."

Tenten quietly asked, "Do you think Neji knows?"

"I'm not sure. In my opinion, if he doesn't, he's about the blindest person on earth. He's a Hyuuga and Hyuugas are supposed to be able to see everything. I'd be surprised if he didn't know." When he saw Tenten's worried look, he added, "but don't worry too much. If Neji knows, he may not even care if you like him or not." Lee mentally slapped himself. That was definitely not the right thing to say. "I mean, he'd have to be pretty dumb not to like you. If I weren't so in love with Sakura-chan, you'd be my number one choice!"

Tenten had to laugh at that last one. "Lee, if you didn't like Sakura, you'd like someone else, like Ino. You've always gone for the dumb girly girls."

"Sakura-chan is not dumb. She is as brilliant as the sun. There's no one else like her. She's a flower among a field of weeds, the very energy that is life, my only clean pair of socks on a laundry day…"

Tenten grimaced. She hadn't come here to hear Lee ramble on and on about Sakura. She decided to veer the conversation back to Neji. There was something that she just had to know. "Lee, do you think I'm wasting my time liking Neji? Sometimes I think I am, but I can't exactly just make myself stop feeling the way I do. Do you think I have any chance with him at all?" She looked kind of hopeful.

Lee was silent for a while. Tenten had started to lose that hope when Lee replied, "I don't think Neji really cares about love right now, but I think you have a better chance than any other girl. He can't stand any girl except for you and his family. Sometimes I don't think he can even stand them."

Tenten laughed, "Thanks Lee."

"Just remember what Gai always tells me. Never give up and love always prevails!"

"I'll remember that Lee. Thanks for treating me to ramen by the way, otherwise my dinner would have been a poptart. I was thinking, when we're done, do you want to have some fun."

"What do you mean?"

Tenten smiled mischievously and performed some hand seals. Just as she was done, the table that the fangirls were sitting at burst into flames."

Lee smiled

Flashback ends

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She looked over at Lee and Gai and saw them giving her a thumbs up, which meant, go for it.

Tenten knew the easy thing to do would be just to say no. That way she would probably save herself a lot of embarrassment, but she wanted to see what Neji would do if she said yes. There was that glimmer of hope in her that maybe he did like her. I mean, even if it's an April Fools joke, the idea had to come from somewhere.

Tenten slowly opened her mouth and hesitantly said, "Okay."

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That's the end of this chapter. Sorry that almost nothing happened in this one besides a flashback. Hopefully the next chapter will be better. Could someone please tell me whether they think I should keep on going with the humor or if I should make it more serious? What do you think I'm better at writing?

I'll try to update as soon as possible, but no promises. Now that spring break is coming to an end, I may not have as much time. Once again thank you to everyone who took the time to write me a review. They're received with lots of love. : )