hyugatenten: haha...aw...poor neji! got hunt down by hyugatenten! but but please! don't kill him yet! he has to act as the main character of this story! you are kill him after this chappie okay? and hope you'll like this ending!
Lil-Donkey: haha...you quoted out my favorite lines again! and yea...can't imagine Tenten doing that pose either! it will just look...not right! and whoops! sorry for ending there! but i felt like it! here's the last chappie! hope you like it!
kunoichi goddess: haha i know! poor timing! but oh wells! it's for the story! lolx...and here's the next chappie and also the last chapter! read it and enjoy it please...!
Appleiam: haha...cuz he saw that scene where Lee and Tenten were hugging each other...so he said that? haha...re-read it re-read it...haha xD...here's the final chapter! read it...enjoy it...and love it! lolx...
icekaia: thank you for your review and ahhH! thank you for your shaking too! you shook me back to the reality! now im gonna put them together in this chappie! lols...stop shaking me already! im dying! lolx...and and...hope you'll like this chappie!
ToMoYo129: haha...what is he gonna do next? read this chappie! and...yea...this story is gonna end...in this chappie! lols...but dun worry! it's a happy ending okay? haha...and aww thank you for your compliment... i will try to write another story...if i have enough ideas...any suggestion?
HikAri Aki: haha...thank you for being my reviewer too! anyways, sorry i can't help you to come up with a title...i suck at titles? but im looking forward to read the ShikaIno fiC! please show me soon...or else...holds a knife...
DaRkDrEaMzzz: yup! she is super cute too! lolx...anyways, here's the next and last chapter! hope you'll like it!
Lil Bre: phew! i was glad that you didn't kick me...got kicked immediately...aww! it hurts! lolx...BUT! after you read this chappie! you better cure meee...! haha...hope you'll like this last chappie! kick you back LOL...
FireDragonBL: yup! tenten is such a brave girl...even braver than Neji! muhaha...anyways...here's the next chappie! hope you'll like it! enjoy!
harukakanata: uh oh! i just wrote a cliche chappie! oh no! that's what the teachers are always telling me! lols...stop writing cliche at once! oh no! lolx...anyways! updated! hope you'll like this chappie...and let's pray it is not another cliche chapter! eek...
moonlightpath: glad you liked it! and...you are gonna like this chapter too? but i hope you'll like it! lolx...
TheGurlWithNoName: yup! never in my life I would thought that HE will get hurt! but strong dudes have little hearts too! aww! lolx...here's the next and final chappie! hope you'll like it! blahh...and come up with a name...hmm how about..."TheGurlWithAName"? XD...
Cheshire Cat in My Grave: thank you for your review! and...here's the last chappie! hope you'll like it... and well, i think your fic is good toO! but adding a bit detail and story into it will be better...yupyup!
Krissel Himura: haha... i love ice cream! but im feeling kinda sick noww...probably cuz i ate too much few days ago? silly me! anyways...it's okay! i wanted to kick him in the face too! he missed a good chance! anyways! yea...this is gonna be the last chappie! hope you'll like it...and the answer to your question: YES...i will be writing more NejiTen fic...only if i have inspiration...any suggestion?
A/N: hope you all will enjoy this chappie...it's mostly about Neji and Tenten...or maybe a tiny bit of Sakura and Sasuke...but not much though! haha...and! this is gonna be a happy ending...so don't have to bring a tissue box with you when reading this, all right? but...not sure if any of you will burst into happy tears though...cuz i will for sure! lolx...ENJOY!
Chapter 9: I found you
It has been weeks, almost months, that we have not seen each other. Why do you have to make excuses for not coming to the trainings and missions, Tenten? Where did you go? Why are you hiding from me? It's summer already; do you even have to make excuses for not going out to shop or to celebrate? Today, in Haruno Resident, Sakura holds a birthday party for Sasuke. Are you going to show up? Or are you just going to stay in the darkness all by yourself? Tenten, I miss you...
"Neji!" Sakura's face was inches apart from his as she suddenly called out his name; he was shocked and quickly increased the distant between them. Then, Sakura let out a relieved sigh, "Welcome back, Mr. Hyyuga. I called you for like a hundred times already!"
"Oh..." Neji blushed in embarrassment and forced out a smile, "my apology, I wasn't paying attention..."
"I noticed that!" Sakura crossed her arms and gave him an angry look, "Why are you thinking so deeply? There's no mission during summer holidays, is there?" she raised her thumb and forefinger under her chin and mumbled, "I don't think Gai will give missions for the youths..."
"He didn't..." He stood up with a grunt and shove his hands into his pocket, "I was just thinking about some...personal things."
"If you say so," Sakura smiled and offered him a glass of orange juice, "You want it? It can quench your thirst!
He took it from her hand and took a sip of it, "Thank you..."
Sakura looked over to the clock and smiled, "Let's eat the cake now!" she clapped her hands together and walked beside Sasuke, "What do you say, Sasuke-kun?" she flashed him the sweetest smile and wrapped her arms playfully around his neck. Of course, the boy did not answer; he just smiled back at her. Seeing this scene before his eyes, Neji felt that he was left out.
Everyone is with someone now...
He looked over to the partying people.
Naruto is with Hinata-sama; Sasuke is with Sakura; Shikamaru is with Ino. The adults are sitting together while the rest of the kids sit and play a game. What about me? I just sit here on the sofa, alone...
"Neji!" Sakura's voice echoed in his mind again. He knew what she was going to say next; he was daydreaming again, wasn't he?
"I am sorry..." Neji apologized again before joining the rest of the people for the birthday song.
Happy birthday to you,
happy birthday to you,
happy birthday to Sasuke,
happy birthday to you!"
"Blow the candle and make a wish, Sasuke-kun!" Sakura grinned at her boyfriend as he grabbed her hand.
"I don't have to, Sakura..." He raised their linked hands between them and smiled, "because my wish had already came true..."
"EWWW!" everyone yelled out loudly at Sasuke's statement, but yet, it was all so sweet.
The children and teachers then gathered around the table and started taking pictures with the birthday boy, "SMILE!"
A flash came from the camera before them.
"SMILE AGAIN!" a voice sounded; a familiar voice; a female voice.
"Hyuuga Neji, I challenge you!"
"sleep with me..."
"if it was another girl who dumped into you, will you pick her up?"
"Why? Am I that special to you?"
"Kiss me."
"Just one kiss, that's good enough."
It was Tenten's voice; he recognized it.
Neji looked over to the direction where the voice came from. No one. He continued with his searching; he pushed through the crowds and stared at every girl he passed by. (A/N: aren't there only three?) No one; he could not find the person he was looking for. He could not find Tenten.
"Good take!" the same voice sounded in his ears again; it wasn't his imagination; it was real.
The cameraman...or the camerawoman...
He turned around to meet with the camerawoman; he saw his angel once again, "Tenten..."
The cakes were distributed to the people as they all went back to do their own activities. Neji took this chance to walk near to the girl, "Tenten..."
She didn't answer, but sighed and bowed her head.
"Tenten..." Neji repeated again and searched for her reaction, "I..."
"Hello, Neji..." Tenten replied as she forced out a weak smile, "I didn't..."
He placed a finger on her lips to hush her, "Would you like to go out for a walk?"
Then, the girl just nodded her head as answering yes.
The two sat on a white bench, located by the house door. The two were quiet; the noises at the moment were only the yelling of the ninjas, the chirping of the birds, the blowing wind on a hot summer day. Feeling increasingly uncomfortable with the situation, Neji broke the silence.
"Tenten," he grabbed her attention by calling out her name, "I didn't expect you to show up in the party..."
"Today is Sasuke's birthday party," Tenten responded softly and balled her hands, "I have to attend a friend's birthday party."
"Yea..." he bowed his head as she also did the same, "How is your summer?" he managed to find a topic to keep their conservation going.
"Fine..." she raised her head to look at the clouds, "nothing really special happened."
"Oh..."
Another moment of silence; another interruption from Neji.
"Tenten, may I ask you something?" Neji picked up his courage to ask the question he hid in his mind, "Why did you want to kiss me?"
"I..." she blushed immediately and cleared her throat, "today is really hot..."
"Tenten..."
"This is the time when people like to stay indoor to prevent sunburn..." she stood up from her spot with her face boiling red, "I...would...Let's go back in the house now...I am sure they are starting to wonder where we are..."
Then, a firm grip placed around her wrist.
"Tenten...please answer that question," Neji looked at her seriously, which made her feel very embarrassed.
Why...why does he have to remind me of that? Doesn't he know I am trying hard not to remember it?
"Answer that question..." He turned her body around to face him and repeated, "please?"
Then, she started to shiver in his grip; she sobbed; a tear fell from her eye.
"Tenten..." he looked at her face and asked, "Are you-"
Neji was not able to finish his question; She interrupted his speech.
She hugged him.
"Tenten?"
She buried her face into his chest and her arms circled around his waist; Neji did not dare to hug her back; he was afraid.
She is Lee's...I can't touch her...or else I will be lost, once again.
"Tenten...are you all right?" he was losing his calm; his voice went all shaky and he was losing it...to her already.
"Neji..." she called for him in a whisper, "I like you..." she tightened her grip around him while Neji was shocked at her confession.
She likes me? I thought she is with...
"I had a small crush on you since the first day we were put into a group," she continued, "but...I didn't dare to make any obvious move because I was afraid..." she gulped nervously and spoke, "I was afraid that you would treat me like another fan girl of yours."
"Tenten..." He placed a hand onto her soft hair, "Of course you are not..."
"Please let me finish," she mumbled against his chest, "I don't know if I can finish it another time..."
"Go on..."
"I decided to train myself when that day...you told one of the fan girls that you would only pay attention to someone who is powerful..." another tear hit Neji's shirt; a warm, yet painful, drop of tear, "that's why...I challenged you to a battle months ago..."
"and I hurt you, Tenten..." he completed her sentence for her.
"I deserved it, Neji..." she shook her head slightly, "I deserved it...I shouldn't have over-estimated myself..."
"When you got hurt..." he interrupted her and gently pushed her away from the embrace, "I was scared...that you wouldn't make it..." he pushed her away even more, "I was scared...that you won't wake up..." he looked at her and continued, "I was scared...that I would lose you."
"Neji..."
"Shh...Let me continue..." he smiled at her softly and copied her, "I don't know if I can finish it another time..."
She giggled; the first giggle over the months; he succeeded in making her laugh once again.
"Whenever you are beside me, I feel warm..." he placed his hands onto her shoulders, "But I always feel tense up while you are near me..."
"Why?" she questioned him, "why would you feel that way if you only pay attention on strong girls?" she bowed her head to look at her own shoes, "Why would you pay attention to a girl who lost to you in a challenge?" she mumbled out her last comment about herself, "I am weak..."
"Of course you are not weak..." Neji lifted her face up with his fingers, "You are strong...even stronger than me..."
"But I lost, Neji...I lost to you..."
"But you won when it comes to love..." he confronted with her in his most gentle tone and he whipped the tears away from her eyes, "You are stronger than me when it comes to dealing with love."
"I..."
"I love you, Tenten..." he declared. (A/N: that's what we are hoping for, right?)
"I love you too, Neji..."
Neji stared into her eyes with a playful smile and asked politely, "may I kiss you?"
Tenten smiled at him and nodded her head shyly, "Just one though..."
He looked down at those beautiful eyes of hers and her pink lips. At the moment, he didn't care whom she belonged to; at this moment, she was his. He felt his eyes closed as he leaned down closer and closer to her until their lips finally met. The warmth and the sweetness; he felt both of them. He wrapped his arms around her waist as her arms around his neck. She parted her lips just to allow his tongue to play with hers. But, in almost a split second, she pushed him away.
"What the..." Neji bounced back two steps away from her and flashed her a confused look.
Tenten put her finger on her lips and stared at him, "it tastes like orange..."
He scratched his head and chuckles nervously, "Probably because I drank orange juice?"
A giggle; then, a question, "Can I taste it again?"
Before Neji could answer, a yell came from the house, "Neji, Tenten, your cakes are melting!"
With that, he lowered to her ears and whispered to her, "maybe next time..." he stood up straight again and smiled, "next time when we are alone."
He then shoved his hands into his pocket and walked towards the door.
Suddenly, Tenten grabbed him by the arm, which caused him to turn around to look at her, "What?"
"Neji..." she bit her lower lip to recall the kiss and smiled, "I will be waiting..."
A simple nod was his reply; then, he grabbed her tiny hand into his and together walked back into the house where was filled with laughter...
...and love.
THE END
A/N: This first fic of mine is officially coming to an end. Thank you for those who supported me throughout the whole thing! I wouldn't have the motivation to continue on without you guys! You guys are the best! Anyways, did anyone actually cry in the end? Haha...if you did! Im sorry! i didn't mean it! Thank you for reading this fiction and mind telling me which pair you guys like the best?