moonlightpath: yea...it's hard to predict which pair i will end this fic with...cuz i was thinking about writing a one shot only...but it's now like...6 chapters already! lolx...anyways, i dun think i will make Lee and Neji lose their friendship...they are both good guys...rite? enjoy this chapter!
Moonsnow Neko: yup! i feel bad for him too and i am trying to give him a happy ending too! any suggestion?
hyuugatenten: I really dunno who she is going to choose at last! I can't control who they love right? hyuugatenten flashing me a whatever look...updated again! hope you'll like this chappie!
Lil-Donkey: i dun mind delay but but i want the last chappie to be good good and memorable! and...nods head filling up spaces are so hard! lolx...i hate filling up spaces too! but...readers like to reader less spaces story though! urg!
Apple: well...i think she was happy? but was just scared that neji would be mad at her...blah! thank you for your review! and here's the next chapter! hope you'll like it!
hokage: yup! it's really heart breaking...I experienced that myself too...but it's a secret! lolx...anyways! neji is going to be the one who is heartbroken in this chappie! enjoy!
FireDragonBL: whao! hanghover yay! well...im not sure how he viewed Tenten..cuz I didn't watch the cartoon...that much! lols...i just know that he, sometimes, cares about Tenten alot...that's alL! haha xD...
IHearVoices: yea! he creeps me out too...but, appearance is not important..right? and and...eek! hope that my chappies realli weren't all bad and stuffs! are they? lolx...reality show..hmm, now i come and think of it...IT DOES! lolx...
harukakanata: thank you for your review! and here's the next chappie! hope you'll like it too!
kunoichi goddess: yup! i feel bad for him too and...i am not quite sure who she is going to end up with either...maybe naruto? EWWW! lolx...thank you for your review and here's the next chappie!
Appleiam: haha...really? Does Lee and Tenten really look that bad with each other? hmm...anyways! hope you'll like this chapter!
Krissel Himura: complicated! i hate complicated stuffs! they make me dizzy! and and yup! let's hope i can end this up with tenten and neji too! but i hope Lee will get a happy ending at last too...any idea? thank you for your review and hope you like this chappie!
Chapter 6: Owch! It hurts!
Guess I am right all along; Lee does like Tenten. But it is none of my business right? I don't care who he likes or who she likes. We are just teammates. Well, Lee is a good guy. I am sure he will take care of Tenten and make her the happiest woman on earth. Wait a minute, why should I care? I don't care if she is going to be the happiest or the saddest. She is just another girl. What she does or she will be does not affect me at all. She is Tenten and I am Hyuuga Neji. We don't have any connection with each other. I don't have to interfere her personal or love life. Besides, I don't want to care. All I want to do is to train, to gain myself power, to be the stronger ninja in Konoha. Whatever happens to her is not important...
"Lee!" Tenten's voice stormed into his head as he turned and stared at the running girl from the window of the tree house, "Lee!"
Neji held the edge of the window with jealousy and he bit his lower lip as to stop himself from bursting out his anger in front of his sensei.
What is this feeling? Why am I so angry and why do I feel...NO! I don't feel that way! Maybe I am just too tired from the training, that's all. My parents always told me that when one is exhausted, weird feelings would come out and distract one's mind. I am sure I am just too tired...I am tired...I am JUST tired!
Neji turned away from forest to his sensei, "Can we call it a day?" he asked his sensei in his usual tone, "I don't feel well..."
Gai was shocked to hear the words; Neji was never tired and he never offered any rest, "Sure, Neji..."
Neji grabbed his training bag onto his back and walked pass his teacher without saying another word. He couldn't find himself saying out anything at the moment; all he could feel was the aching of his heart.
Gai weakly smiled after the departure of Neji and sighed, "This is youth..." he stared at the blue sky and the floating clouds, "I know exactly how it feels..."
"Lee!" Tenten called out as she ran after her teammate, "Lee! Wait up!"
Instead of stopping, Lee just kept on running and running while tears were rolling down his cheeks uncontrollably.
"Lee!" Tenten called out again, "Lee, please let me-"
She was tripped by a rock, which caused her to fall onto the rocky ground, "Ow..."
The green shirt boy stopped running and turned around. Tenten was sitting on the ground, massaging her twisted ankle. The sight of Tenten sitting and suffering from the pain was unbearable; therefore, he decided to run to where she is sitting.
"Tenten, are you okay?"
"Lee..." She smiled at him and tried to stand up with the support of the tree, "I think I am fine..."
"Don't move, Tenten!" He pushed her gently down onto the ground again and stood up, "I...I will go and get some help!"
But, Tenten stopped him by grabbing the sleeve of his shirt, "Don't go, Lee. Let me finish first..."
He knelt down in front of her, "Tenten, if you-" He tried to protest against his injured teammate, but was hushed by her action.
"This must have hurt, didn't it?" Tenten placed her hand onto his cheek where she had hit him. A red mark was still visible on the side of his face, "it looks...horrible..."
Lee withdrawn from her touch and bowed his head, "it feels horrible, too..."
"I am so sorry, Lee..." tears were forming in the corner of her beautiful eyes, "I am so sorry..."
"Nah...I am sorry!" Lee waved a hand between them as to dismiss her apology, "I am sorry that I...said that..."
"Lee, I shouldn't have slapped you this hard," she looked at him and bit her lips, "I am so sorry..."
"Tenten, I shouldn't have concluded the whole story before you had the chance to explain," a faint pink colour appeared on his cheeks as he scratched the back of his head uncomfortably, "I am sorry..."
"Neji and I were really just sleeping," Tenten held her hands into fists, "you know, it was really cold last night..." she recalled back to the incident and blushed slightly, "I am so sorry, Lee..."
"Well, I didn't hear you guys out," a weak smile was hanging on his face, "I am sorry that I misunderstood you..."
"Lee, I am sorry that I made you misunderstood us..."
"Tenten, if we continue with his sorry and sorry," he smiled and held her arm to pull her up, "we'll be staying here forever, okay?"
She smiled and nodded, "you are right," she wiped the tears away from her eyes and giggled, "I don't want to stay in this forest forever," she looked at her feet and sighed, "but I am still sorry, Lee."
"Tenten," Lee looked at her seriously and crossed his arms, "if you keep saying this, I will leave her here and let the wolves to eat you."
"Right..." she leaned onto the tree beside her and winced at her twisted ankle, "It really hurts..."
Lee knelt down in front her, with his back towards her, and said, "Climb on..."
"But...I am really heavy, Lee," Tenten joked as she wrapped her arms around his neck, "I might break your bone..."
With a shift movement, Lee stood up from the spot with Tenten on his back, "then you will have to take care of me forever, Tenten!"
"No way," she giggled and looked at the side of his face. At least, he is smiling right now...
Then, their whole journey was silent. The only noise was the chirping of the birds. The sight of the tree house soon appeared before them.
"We are almost there, Tenten." He smiled and looked over his shoulder, "Then, you-"
He did not continued with what he wanted to say when he noticed the girl on his back was sleeping.
"I am sorry..." she mumbled and turned her head to the other side, "sorry..."
So this is how she looks like when she is asleep...
It is much cuter than I expected...
Tenten...I wish I can carry you like this...forever...
Turning the doorknob of the main entrance of the Hyuuga mansion, Neji pushed the door opened forcefully, making a huge BANG that shook the furniture. He threw his training bag onto the table as he fell lazily onto the couch.
"What happened, Neji-niisan?" Hinata walked out from her bedroom and asked her cousin with concern, "are you okay?"
"Yes, I am..." Neji closed his eyes and sighed, "Mind your own business."
"Neji-niisan," she took one step backward and gulped, "call me whenever you need help then..."
Hearing that his cousin presence was disappearing, he reopened his colourless eyes.
What is going on with me?
He raised his hand to massage his temple and sighed, "What is this feeling..."
Maybe she will know...But...
"Hinata-sama," he said quietly.
"What is it?" She opened her bedroom door and looked at Neji, "did you call me?"
"Yes," he sat up and turned to look at her, "Can we have a talk?" he gently hit the seat beside him and waved his cousin over.
She nodded her head and walked near him, "would you like to have a drink, Neji-niisan?"
"I..."
"A coffee can make you feel better," Hinata smiled at him and headed towards to kitchen. He had no intention of stop her; maybe a coffee would make him feel better; at least it might help him to get that thought away.
"What is bothering you, Neji-niisan?" Hinata asked in a gentle tone as she grabbed two coffee mugs from the cupboard, "was it about the mission?"
"Well...sort of," he bowed his head forward. He could hear the pouring of hot water into the two cups and the dumping of the coffee powder.
She took out two spoons from the drawer and put them into the mugs, "tell me about it."
"I don't know, Hinata-sama," he sighed and closed his eyes, "I really don't know what is bothering me..."
She offered the cup, filled with warm liquid, to her cousin and sat down beside him, "describe it..."
He held the cup in his cold hands and chuckled coldly, "It hurts..." he pointed his finger to where his heart was located, "it really hurts when..."
"Someone you like is going after someone else," she helped him to finish his sentence. Then she took a sip of the coffee and smiled, "Isn't it what you want to say after that, Neji-niisan?"
"No...I...well..." He could not find a complete sentence to express out his thought; he was confused, "I don't know..."
"Are you jealous?" Hinata asked him so suddenly that made him lost grip of the cup.
"SHOOT!" he stood up from the spot and looked at the spilled coffee, "I am sorry! I will clean it up!"
Before he could get away from the topic, Hinata held his arm.
"Look, Hinata-sama," he turned to face her and apologized, "I am sorry...I will clean it up..."
"Neji-niisan," She took up and smiled at him, "Do you like someone?"
The doorbell suddenly rang, giving Neji an excuse to not answer the question, "I will get that!" he placed his hand onto the cold doorknob and looked through the hole on the door.
SHOOT!
It was her; it was Tenten.
"Say that I am not here!" Neji left a quick demand to Hinata and quickly ran into his room and slammed the door shut.
Seeing that Neji was nowhere in sight, Hinata opened the door for her humble guest.
"Hello, Hinata..." Tenten smiled at the girl before her, "Is...Neji home?"
"No..." she smiled nervously and replied, "he is...not...here..."
"Oh..." a disappointed response escaped from her mouth as she looked down onto the floor.
"Oh my gosh!" Hinata gasped and stared at Tenten, "What happened to your body?"
"Oh...I just injured myself from training, that's all..." Tenten flashed the girl a smile, "don't worry...It is no biggy!"
"You better go home and rest now, Tenten-san," Hinata looked at the girl and smiled, "I will tell Neji that you dropped by."
"Thanks!" Tenten waved Hinata goodbye and disappeared from the door.
Neji's bedroom door slowly pushed opened and Neji was peeking through the small gap, "is she gone, Hinata-sama?"
"Yes, Neji-niisan..."
He let out a relief sigh and walked back to the living room. He then sat back onto the couch again, the spilled coffee forgotten.
"Neji-niisan?"
"What is it?" Neji looked over to his cousin and asked.
"I want to change the question I was asking you earlier," Hinata smiled at him slyly and took another sip of her coffee.
Neji closed his eyes and waited for her question.
"Do you like Tenten?"
End of Chapter 6
A/N: whoops...this chapter is not that much entertaining...im sorry! but it's kinda like a transition alright? dun flame please! anyways...how should i end this story with? NejiTen or TenLee? but i kind of want to make all three of them happy...how how?