Hi there peoples. I sooo tired, and I have no idea why. Thanks to everyone who reviewed. Those reviews really just brighten up my day. Especially today. Maybe it's cause I have no life? Anyways, hope you like this chapter. I know it took me a while to get it up. Sorry.
Stresses
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(a/n: It's two months after the previous chapter)
What should I get Tenten for her birthday on Sunday? (another A/N: Neji and Lee are around 17 years old, and Tenten will be turning 17) Neji was walking along the main streets of Konoha, where all the shops were. Maybe I should ask some of her new friends to help me out. The new friends that Neji was talking about were Haruno Sakura, Yamanaka Ino, and Hyuuga Hinata, none other than his cousin. A few days after Neji and Tenten had started going, Tenten and them had quickly become friends.
Just then, he spotted the Yamanaka flower shop and went in.
"Hi Neji," greeted Ino from behind the counter. "What are you doing here? You don't seem like a person who enjoys looking at flowers."
"I…I," God Neji, it can't be this hard to ask for help, suck it up. "I need some help," Neji said in a hurry
Ino's eyes widened, "What? You need some help?"
"Yes," Neji said with gritted teeth.
"The great Hyuuga Neji needs my help." She had obviously not seen the death glare that Neji had sent her way. "What could you need my help for?"
"I don't know what to get Tenten for her birthday." Neji admitted. It wasn't easy for someone as proud as him to ask for help
"Oh…I see. Well don't worry," Ino said cheerfully. "I'll make sure you give her a wonderful gift. I'll get off my shift early and I'll go shopping with you."
"Uh…actually, all I need is some advice. I don't want…err…I mean, need you to go shopping with me."
"Oh," said Ino disappointedly. "Well then, first things first. How much money can you spend?"
"Money's not an issue. I am a Hyuuga as you so politely pointed out before."
"Oh yeah." Ino grinned sheepishly. "That's right. Well then, I suggest you get her some… jewelry. That's the perfect gift for every girl!"
"Normally that would be okay, but have you ever seen Tenten wear jewelry?"
Ino thought about it and said, "You have a point there. But I'm sure she'd wear it if it was a gift from you." Ino's eyes suddenly shone. "I have a great idea, why don't you give her a locket. Even if she doesn't like jewelry, I'm positive she would love that. What girl wouldn't love having something around her neck that said she belonged to someone."
"Someone like Tenten."
"Oh." Ino was slightly disappointed that her idea had failed. "Well, you could always get her some flowers and a card. Maybe Tenten will like some weapons." Ino seemed to grimace at that thought.
"Tenten's not really a flowery type of girl. They'd probably be dead within two days, either from lack of water, or from falling victim to one of her many kunais."
"I guess. Well, then that leaves you a card. I really can't think of anything else to get her. Sorry I wasn't much help, Neji."
"That's alright."
Ino rolled her eyes. Most people would have lied and said that I was helping. Only he would say that's alright. "Bye Neji," she said as she saw him leave her store.
Neji waved bye in reply.
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Neji was walking around the market place, still wondering what he should get her. He passed by several jewelry stores and several flower shops. Should I get her jewelry anyways? Neji sighed. He had never known how hard it would be to go shopping for a girl.
He decided to take a look in one of the jewelry stores, just to see if there was possibly anything that Tenten may like. He walked passed rows of jewelry and there wasn't one that Tenten would like at all. There were silver ones, gold ones, ones with tons of jewels, ones with inscriptions, ones wi a lightbulb went off and Neji hurried to a blacksmiths store.
He went to the blacksmith that the Hyuugas got all their weaponry from and ordered a gift for Tenten. He had had to pay a pretty hefty price for it's completion of Sunday but he thought it was well worth it. On his way back to the Hyuuga compound, he passed by a Konoha version of Hallmarks and went in. Maybe I should get Tenten a card. But…I'm not very good with writing…oh well, just because I buy one doesn't mean I have to write in it. With that decided he bought a card and went home to his bedroom.
He sat down at his desk and stared at the empty card. What should he write? After sitting there for twenty-two minutes, and still drawing a blank, he decided that he would need some help. He decided to call Lee.
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Not even a minute after Lee had arrived, Neji started developing a headache, and he hadn't even told Lee what he needed his help for yet.
"Neji, my eternal rival and my best friend, has invited me into his house!" On and on he ranted at the incredibility of it all.
"Lee, will you please shut up and listen to what I have to say?"
Lee had a look of disbelief on his face. "Did you just say please!"
"Lee," Neji sighed, "just shut up."
Lee shut up.
"On Sunday, it's Tenten's birthday, and I bought her a birthday card but I have no idea what to write. And since you're much better at…what's the right word…serenading…
no…oh well, you know what I mean…I need you to help me." God I hate saying those words.
Once again, Lee had a look of disbelief on his face. "Did you just say you need my help?"
Neji sighed for what seemed like the hundredth time that day. He had already begun regretting asking Lee to come over and they hadn't even gotten started yet. This is gonna be a really long day.
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End of chapter six.
Again, sorry it took so long to update. I've been super busy with school. God, does school suck or what?
Anyways, I think that the next chapter will be the last for this story. After this story…well, I have no idea what I'm going to do. It may take me a while to start writing a whole new one.
Oh, by the way, I left out what Tenten's gift would be on purpose. Can anyone guess what it will be?
