Neji and Ten-ten's Valentine's Day
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Warning: Neji is OOC and i think so is Tenten. Sorriz if you dun like OOC ness XP i tried my best... sniff
"Perfect!" Tenten exclaimed as she snipped off the extra bit of the ribbon. She had just finished wrapping up Neji's Gift. It was a white box with a baby blue coloured ribbon wrapped around it. She glanced up at the clock. 2:30pm. She had spent all morning looking for the perfect gift for Neji. She was supposed to meet Neji at 4 and that gave her just enough time to get ready.
'Hehe, I hope that he'll like it. I spent my whole savings on this!'
Ten-ten rubbed her eyes and yawned.
"Stupid Neji! I woke up early for nothing!" Tenten said with a hint of annoyance in her tone of voice as she thought back to this morning.
Flashback-This morning…
Tenten was humming loudly a cheerful tune. She was looking at herself in the mirror and was waiting for Neji to pick her up from her house so they could spend the day together.
'Hehe…I sure hope that he likes this dress… I can't believe that I'm going to spend Valentines Day with the Neji Hyuuga!' She thought to herself.
Tenten giggled and spun around in front of the mirror watching as her dress flew around her. Yes. A dress. She wore a dress for today. Usually she would wear jeans or pants for outings or anything she felt comfortable in. But for today, she wore a dress to hopefully impress her 'Valentine'. Taking one last look in the mirror, she walked down the stairs from her room. She was ready by 8.00am and sat in the living room waiting patiently. All was silent except for the ticking of the clock echoing through the empty house. She glanced up at the clock every so often. Minutes turned to hours. Her patience came to its limit one and a half hours later. She was about to explode and as if on cue, her phone rang. She stomped over to the phone and picked up the receiver angrily.
"HELLO!" She was practically yelling into the receiver as her eyes twitched in annoyance.
"Ten-ten?" It was Neji. Ten-ten was really annoyed that he had made her wait all this time. They were supposed to meet at 8:15 and now it was 9:45. And here he was, sounding all innocent and clueless to what was happening or has happened.
"WHERE the Hell are YOU!" She yelled back. And then instantly regretted it. She had let her temper get the better of her.
"…"
"I'm s-sorry Neji…I-I just lost my temper there…" Ten-ten replied after her outburst but in a softer tone this time.
"No, I should be sorry. I should've called you earlier. I didn't mean to make you wait all this time."
"It's okay. I'm sure that you have a good reason…"
"Well, No. I just have something else to do now. Can I meet you later? In the afternoon?"
"…"
"I'm sorry Ten-ten that couldn't spend the whole day with you. I'll meet you at about 4 okay?"
Ten-ten sighed.
"U-um…okay then…" She replied with a little hint of disappointment in her voice.
Neji had noticed the slight disappointment in her voice and his heart ached for making her feel this way. An idea popped into his head at to what he could do to make up for it.
"I'll see you later then. I promise." He said in a reassuring voice.
"Okay…Bye." Tenten slowly put down the receiver. Her heart was full of sorrow yet there was still that hint of annoyance. She dragged her feet across the floor and sat down at the kitchen table. She began to ponder in thoughts.
'He'd rather go do something else than spend the day with me.' She let out a heavy sigh. 'Well, its not like I should be expecting Neji to do something nice or sweet. He is a Hyuuga after all… he probably hates me for asking him to this in the first place…wait…if he hates me…then why did he agree?… could it possibly be that-… No…I'm just flattering myself…'
Then, the conversation on the phone earlier came back into her mind-
"I'm sorry Ten-ten that I couldn't spend the whole day with you."
'He's 'sorry'? That he couldn't spend the 'whole' day with me?… the Hyuuga Neji had apologized… for something so little…Does that mean that…OMG!' A big smile crept onto Ten-ten's face. She began to giggle and blush. 'Was he looking forward to spend Valentine's Day with me?…I suspect that he did…hehe…well, probably not as much as I was but still…'
Ten-ten sat there giggling to herself about the thought of Neji, who she had had a secret crush ever since she was put into his team, doing something sweet and nice and making her feel special.
'Wait, he said that he "promised" to meet to meet me later' She gasped. 'Does that mean that there is a surprise? OMG! He's got a surprise for me!' Tenten was jumping for joy when a thought hit her. 'Oh no…wait…I didn't get him a Valentine's Day Gift!' She hit herself on the forehead and mentally slapping herself for forgetting such an important thing. 'Kuso! What am I going to do? … Hang on…'
She looked up at the clock.
'It's only 10. I still have four hours…I know!' Tenten hit a fist into the palm of her other hand. 'I'll go find him a gift now. I'm sure that I'll find something in 4 hours…3 to be on the same side, I still need to wrap it up and get ready though. Okay! Let's Go!'
With that thought Ten-ten climbed up the stairs to her room and changed into something more casual. She then grabbed her handbag and put most of her money from her piggybank into it. Then dashing out of the door she went on her search to find the perfect Valentine's Day gift for Neji.
End Flashback
It was 2:45pm now. She took the present from her bed and walked down the stairs. She placed it on the dining room table, hopefully to prevent her forgetting to take it with her when she leaved. Climbing back up the stairs, she took out the dress she wore earlier and laid it out on her bed. Ten-ten went and took a shower. She came out all revitalized and fresh. Tenten put on her dress and walked over to the mirror. The dress was made from a light material and was lime green in colour. It was sleeveless and only had one strap over one shoulder. The dress finished off just below her knees and had pink lace along the rim. It was made from a satin-like material and was tight fitting around the waist to show off her hips.
"Perfect! Not too fancy and not too casual. I hope that this'll catch his attention." Tenten blew dry her hair and it was nice and wavy which finished off just above her shoulders and a bit down her back. Deciding to let her hair out instead on in buns, she put on some clear lip-gloss and added a little hint of blush to her cheeks. 'I wonder what the surprise would be…can't wait!' With that thought she brushed her hair a few more times and tucked a few strands behind her ear. Once she was satisfied with the way she looked, she went down stairs and sat at the dining room table once more patiently waiting.
BOING! BOING!
The clock rang- 4:00. Once the clock rang 4 times, as if on cue, DING DONG! The doorbell rang.
'Wow. He's very punctual' Tenten thought. She picked up the present and went over to the door. She opened the door ad there stood Neji, in his usual ninja attire. Ten-ten was a little disappointed that he didn't dress up or anything for this occasion, though she did not show it.
Neji was looking up at the peach coloured sky. The sun was setting. Looking from the sky and at the now open doorway, his eyes went wide at the sight. There stood Tenten in her beautiful green dress with her hair out and not in tight buns. He had never seen her like this before. Hair out instead of buns and in a dress instead of her usual shorts? You don't' see Ten-ten like this everyday, well, hardly ever.
'Is that…Tenten?… Wow…I've never seen her in a dress before…the dress suits her so well…and her hair…' He felt the urge to walk over and run his hand through her silky hair but managed to resist the temptation and keep his 'cool'.
'She looks…even more…beautiful than ever…and I came in my-' He looks down at himself. '- Ninja outfit? Oh well, its all part of my surprise…'
"Hi Neji!" Tenten cried cheerfully and at the same time smiling sweetly.
"…H-Hey Tenten…ready to go?" Neji asked.
"Yeah! Where are we going by the way?"
"Well…I'm sorry about this morning, so I've decided to make it up to you."
"Really? What are we going to do?" Tenten said cheerfully, trying to act 'shocked' by the surprise.
"I've decided to train with you to help improve your skills."
"…" Tenten's jaw hit the floor. This was how he was going to make up for not being with her for half a day? Anger and annoyance began to surge through the kunoichi.
"So, are you ready to go?" Neji asked in an innocent tone.
"…"
"Tenten?"
"NO! HOW CAN I TRAIN WITH YOU IN THIS!" Tenten yelled as she pointed to her green dress.
"…Ah…well…its good practice. So that you can get used to fighting in real life situations and be prepared to fight in whatever you're wearing."
"Grr!" Tenten said through clenched teeth as her face began to burn with anger.
Neji seemed to not mind this and acted as though nothing big was happening.
"Come on. Let's Go."
And without warning he grabbed her hand before she had a chance to protest, and began leading her away from her house.
Tenten just sighed heavily to try and calm herself from the anger an annoyance boiling inside her, and let him drag her away from the doorway. Then she remembered something.
"W-Wait!" Tenten removed her hand from his grasp and went back to lock the door. After that she noticed the white box in her hand and walked back over to the Neji standing at her gates watching her every move.
"O-Oh and…umm…this is f-for you…" Tenten held out the white box to Neji as her face began to change into a pinky red colour. He looked from the white box to Tenten's flushed face and smirked. He took the gift gratefully and held it in one hand.
"Thanks. I'll open it later. Let's go."
And with that he took hold of her hand once again and began leading her into the forest. Tenten blushed even more when Neji's Hand came in contact with hers. The two walked in silence towards the forest. Only the sound of the gentle wind, the rustling of leaves on the pavement and their footsteps could be heard in the silence between the two shinobis. The sun had set now and stars began to illuminate the dark blue and peach coloured sky.
'OMG! He's holding my hand! The Hyuuga Neji is holding my hand!… But why are we going to train? For Valentine's Day? … ME in a DRESS!' Tenten thought and her blush began to fade.
'Hopefully she'll like the surprise…Her hand feels so delicate in mine…I hope that she doesn't mind me taking her hand like this…' Neji thought as they walked through the forest.
It was all dark now, and they had just reached a clearing in the forest, which was Neji's Training area. Their hands broke apart and Neji looked over to Tenten. Their only source of light now was the full moon's beam lighting up the forest ground through the tall trees. The moonlight shone on Tenten's dress and made it a deep dark green colour, almost black, but it still looked great on her. Neji fell into a hypnotized trance at the sight of her but managed to break out of it before it got too deep.
"Okay, I'm going to blind-fold you and you will have to throw kunais at me as I move around. This will help you improve your hearing abilities and your co ordination okay?" Neji explained.
"Tenten just nodded and replied with a simple and emotionless "Fine." She was very disappointed about the way they were going to spend the rest of Valentine's Day, or evening.
Neji took out a blindfold and tied it around Tenten's eyes. Although now she could not see because of the blindfold, Neji was smirking as he tied the blindfold around her head and took in the sweet scent that came from her hair.
"Ready?" Neji asked once he was done and began walking away.
Tenten then realized that she had nothing to attack with.
"Wait! Where are my weapons?" She could not see anything and was trying to listen for Neji's voice but all she heard were footsteps now getting louder as he approached her.
He stopped right in front of her and smirked once again. Neji took one more step closer to her and leaned his head forward. They were really close now and Tenten could fell Neji's warm breath on the side of her neck. What she heard next was unexpected.
"Surprise." He whispered in her ear. Tenten's eyes widened in shock underneath the blindfold.
"S-Surprise? W-What Surprise?" Tenten asked still in shock.
"I've put together a Surprise for this evening." Neji replied, still in a whisper. " I wanted to make up for this morning…I didn't mean to upset you." He added and there was a slight hint of amusement in his tone of voice.
Tenten lifted up a hand to remove the blindfold but another pressed on top to stop her from doing so.
"No. Don't remove the blind-fold yet. I need to take you there first..."
"W-Where? W-Why?" Tenten stuttered.
"You'll see." Neji replied and still with a slight hint of amusement in his voice. His hand was till on top of Tenten's and he linked his fingers with hers.
"Follow me." He whispered as he began leading her to a different part of the forest.
Tenten just did as she was told, although inside she was jumping for joy that they weren't gonna train all evening and that Neji had planned a surprise for them. Tenten blushed furiously at the thought of what the surprise could be, or would be.
They walked for a while. Tenten could only listen to her surroundings as they progressed through the forest. Then she heard the sound of running water, much like a stream or river or even a lake. She got very confused at this and another thought of what the surprise could be with water kind of scared her.
Neji stopped walking and Tenten did so as well. She could hear his footsteps as he walked around and stood behind her. He untied the blindfold from behind. Once Tenten felt that the piece of material was removed, Tenten opened her eyes slowly and drew them wide at what she saw.
The area was lit beautifully by candles and in the middle was a picnic rug. There was a picnic basket full of food, plates, knives forks, and everything for a perfect dinner.
Tenten gasped, and blinked a few times to make sure that she wasn't seeing things and that this wasn't a dream.
"N-Neji?" Tenten whispered in shock.
Neji wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and pulled her close to his body into an embrace.
"Happy Valentine's Day Tenten." He whispered in her ear.
Tenten took a moment to let what was happening sink in and as she did, she placed her hands on top of his and turned her head slightly towards his and replied in a whisper back-
"Thank You Neji-kun." (A/N: Aww! X3)
Neji tightened his hold, but the loosened his arms around her and motioned for her to follow him to the rug. They ate in silence and only the sound of utensils being used and the rippling of water on the lake before them could be heard.
It was a beautiful evening. The moonlight glistened in the water and the stars twinkled in the sky like diamonds. Once they were done, they sat quietly beside each other and admired the view and each other's presence. Neji then remembered Tenten's gift and took it out of his pocket. Tenten blushed as she watched him untie the blue ribbon. He lifted the lid and revealed a glistening crystal in the shape of a heart. Engraved in the middle were the words "Aishiteru" in other words "I Love You". Neji was touched by this and the expression on his face seemed to soften a little. He carefully took out the crystal and held it up in the moonlight. The light reflected within the crystal and revealed the colours of the rainbow as he looked through it.
"I-It's Beautiful…A-Arigatou Tenten." Neji said in a soft voice as he carefully placed the crystal back into the box.
"H-Happy Valentine's Day…" Tenten replied.
"Oh! I have a gift for you too." Neji got up and walked over to a bag leaning against a nearby tree. Tenten just watched as he did so and blushed deeply.
"B-But…wasn't the dinner it? It was enough seriously…y-you didn't have to"
Neji pulled out a small red box with a little white ribbon tied around it. He walked back and took a seat next to Tenten and handed it to her. Tenten's cheeks were still red and seemed to have gotten redder when Neji gave her the small box. She took it gratefully with both hands and looked at it curiously. Very delicately she untied the ribbon and took off the lid. She gasped at what she saw. Neji smirked at the expression on her face. It was a necklace. It had a gold pendant in the shape of a heart and in the centre was a heart shaped diamond. It had little pink and white jewels encrusted around the diamond heart. Tenten looked at it in awe as she carefully took it out of the box, letting it hang on her fingers with the pendant resting on her palm.
"Omg! It's beautiful Neji! It must've cost a lot." Tenten spoke softly as she continued to gaze at the piece of jewelry.
"Its nothing compared to you…" He leaned in and whispered into her ear, which sent shivers down her spine.
Tenten held her breath in shock. She could hear her heart beating against her chest. She remained speechless and she could feel his breath on her neck. She did not move nor she could.
Neji took the necklace from her hand and as he did, his fingers brushed against hers. Tenten's heart skipped a beat at this. Neji undid the necklace and motioned for her to turn around. She did and carefully brushed her hair to one side as she did. Neji slipped the chain around her neck and clicked the ends together. Tenten turned back around and gazed at the pendant resting against her chest. She held it between her fingers and moved it making it glisten in the candlelight. She looked back up at Neji and gazed into his lilac eyes. Neji smiled one of his rare smiles at her, which made him look so damn SEXY. Tenten's eyes widened slightly as her face burned up even more. She felt like she could just melt onto the floor right that moment. She finally managed to find her voice and spoke.
"…A-Arigatou Neji…This is the best Valentines Day gift ever…"
"Well, I say, that this was the Best Valentine's Day ever." He replied in a soft tone. Tenten continued to gaze into his lilac eyes as he gazed back into her brown ones. Neji's eyes narrowed slightly, but in a good way. As if instinctively, Tenten began to lean in closer towards her Valentine. Neji did the same and as he did, Tenten felt her eyes go heavy as they began to droop. She could feel his warmth breath caressing her lips as he leaned in closer…and closer. Her eyes shut fully as their lips met. Time seemed to have stopped, as the two did not want the moment to end. Her lips fitted perfectly with his and vice versa. They were soft and sweet. Tenten lifted a hand and cupped his cheek as Neji lifted up his and played with her hair. That was their first kiss and the beginning of their relationship.
(Awwww! Hehe)
Hey! how was that for a one-shot? or a special additional Chapter? hehe
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