I should have told you that they're fifteen in this fan fic…. Maybe I should have posted that in the first chapter….

Summery: Neji's been pushing Tenten's limits lately... Is this a Hyuuga's idea of a date? If it is, no one told Tenten about it...

Key:

Emphasizing

Thinking

"Talking"

Narrating

"Neji?"

" What?"

" I'm wrinkling like a prune. How are we suppose to get out?"

"…."

Dinner

Tenten was wearing a simple yet elegant kimono that had beautiful soft pink swirls on the white fabric. She kept her hair down, being too lazy to put it up again.

She twirled, only to be entangled in the thread.

"Stupid."

Neji looked at his teammate. This was the first time he has seen her in a feminine piece of clothing. She looked like a girl, with her hair down and all. He decided that he liked this Tenten, even if it was a little strange.

(Knock, knock)

Tenten had spun herself out of the thread.

"What?" Neji coldly asked.

A maid slid the paper door open.

"Hiashi-sama requires your presence."

Neji nodded.

"When?"

"Right now, for dinner, Neji-san."

Neji sighed.

"Okay."

The maid bowed and shut the door. Neji turned to Tenten.

"Let's go."

"Oh! What are we having for dinner? I'm starving!"

Neji looked at Tenten.

"You're suppose to pose as my girlfriend. You will have good table manners. You will not speak unless spoken to. Clear?"

"What?" Tenten was flabbergasted. "Hyuuga Neji! What makes you think that you can control me?"

"Just remember that. When you see Hiashi-sama you'll understand."

"Hmmm?" Tenten was confused. She didn't understand what was going on. I guess I'll have to figure it out myself then…

Neji lead Tenten to the main house accommodations to the dining room.

"Okay, remember your favour you owe me."

"Hyuuga Neji, not until you say sorry."

"I don't say sorry."

"Too bad."

He opened the door. In the room were Hiashi, Hinata, Hanabi, and the three girls from before, sitting on tatami mats.

Hinata caught Tenten's eyes and smiled. Tenten smiled back.

"Hiashi-sama, you called?" Neji said courtly.

"Yes. Sit. We'll talk over dinner."

Hiashi looked at Tenten.

"Who are you?"

"Err…" Tenten froze. He looked like someone who demanded respect. Tenten took a breath.

"My name's Tenten, Hiashi-sama. I'm Neji's teammate." Damn… her voice sounded too powerful, too challenging. Not something you want to sound like to the head of the Hyuuga clan.

Hiashi's brow knitted, his eyes narrowed.

"Why are you here?"

His voice sent a chill down her spine.

"Our sensei tied us together for a mission so right now I'm kinda suck with him. Heheh…"

She showed everyone her right pinkie.

"And we can't cut the string because of some weird jutsu he put on it… so this is going to keep up until tomorrow morning… sorry for my unexpected presence…."

All the girls gawked at her. She sounded so casual, so confident.

Tenten didn't get why Hiashi intimidated them so easily.

But then again, when you spend as much time with Neji as she does, you grow immune to the icy cold glares.

Miso soup was served.

"It –" Tenten was going to start eating but she remembered what Neji said.

You will have good table manners.

"Right." She whispered that was barely audible.

Hiashi picked up his chopsticks.

"Itadakimasu."

And everyone began eating. Or sipping soup, since only miso was served.

When sushi was put in front of them, it was hell.

First, there was sashimi. Tenten did not like sashimi.

Then, there were those girls.

"Neji-kun! Say 'ahhh'" the brunette said as she tried to feed Neji.

"Neji-kun, you like tomago better, right?" asked the blonde as she too tried to feed Neji an egg sushi.

"Neji-kun! You want some sashimi? It's gooooood!" piped the redhead.

If there's something Tenten cannot stand, it's girls who have no dignity.

And Tenten's definition of girls with dignity was those who didn't throw themselves on men.

This was annoying Tenten.

Hyuuga household or not, she was going to do something about it.

Her left hand went for a kunai.

NO! Not until he apologize! I must have self-control! Neji will apologize! I'll eat another B.C. roll to calm down.

Tenten guided her chopsticks to the B.C. roll, picked it up and…

FLING!

FWAAP!

Some one tugged hard on the cursed thread, which jerked on Tenten's hand, which flung her chopsticks and sushi, which went flying.

"AHHH! MY SUSHI! I WAS GOING TO EAT THAT!" Tenten screamed.

"AHHHHHH! MY HAIR! MY PERFECT GOLDEN LOCKS!"

The blonde jumped up, only to trip on the thread.

"OOOP!"

"ACK!" Went Tenten and Neji as they lounged forward from the tug.

"NEJI-KUN! ARE YOU OKAY?" shouted the brunette and red.

"Fine." Was Neji's short answer. What did I do to deserve this? Neji was annoyed. But he didn't show it. He picked himself up and sat back down.

"excuse me…" the blonde sniffed as she ran out of the room.

In the brunette's head…

Hahaha! Now that she's gone I have a better chance with Neji!

In the red's head…

She deserved that, trying to steal my precious Neji-kun from me. His teammate's no problem… Now if I can get rid of her… Ha! How hard is it to get rid of a brunette anyway? This is a cinch!

"Oi! Neji-kun! Open up!"

"Neji-kun! You want my kappa roll?"

That's it! No amount of dignity is worth this kind of torture! Neji was furious. But he couldn't do anything with Hiashi watching him…

"Sorry."

"What, Neji-kun?"

"Neji-kun? Did you say something?"

Tenten smiled. Okay Neji… that's a start.

The red and brunette looked at each other confused. Why did Neji apologize?

And the conclusion was….

Keep feeding Neji sushi!

"Neji-kun! Have some sushi!"

"No, Neji-kun, mine's much better!"

"is not!"

"is too!"

"is not!"

"is too!"

"well if yours is better than… than… I'M BETTER THAN YOU IN BED!"

THUNK!

Tenten had pinned the redhead to the wall.

"UGH! YOU WRETCH!"

THUNK!

The brunette was pinned to the wall.

"so that's who did it…" Hiashi was amused. He remembered when he found the three guests stuck on the wall. And for the honest truth, he himself had a little trouble taking the kunais out…

Neji smirked. This was Tenten. In a kimono. At the Hyuuga compound. Eating dinner. Still armed with kunais.

"Errrm… okay…" Hanabi was confused.

"Oh wow, T-Tenten-san…" Hinata wished she could be so confident.

"Here, Neji. I don't eat sashimi." Tenten said as she sat back down. Then she gave her plate of raw fish to Neji.

Hiashi looked at Tenten with interest.

"So, your on my nephew's team." Hiashi waited for confirmation.

"Yes." Tenten said with a mouth full of tempura. Neji glared. Tenten put down her food.

I need to get better table manors, I guess. Tenten thought as she looked longingly at the piece of fried veggie.

Hiashi continued his questioning.

"Are you two going to sleep together than?"

"Errr…"

"…"

This made Tenten and Neji blush. That came out really, really wrong.

Neji managed a nod.

"Okay." Hiashi said. I wonder if Neji would attempt anything…

They finished off dinner and off to bed.

And the two girls who were pinned to the wall had fainted when Neji agreed that he was going to sleep with a girl.

"Oh, wait." Hiashi said before Tenten exited the dining room.

"I assume these are yours."

He drew out three kunais.

"Oh! Thank you!" Tenten said gleefully as she collected her weapons, including the two that pinned down the red and brunette.

They bade each other good night and Neji and Tenten headed back to the branch wing of the manor.

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