A/N: Well, here I am at my first day at work and I'm writing oneshots in between answering the phone. I love Neji x Tenten, so I just had to write this, it came to me as I was recieving a collect call from one of my dad's clients from the jail. Intesresting conception, ne?
Harder Than It Should Be
Tenten has always known that she would get him eventually. If she tried hard enough, worked a little bit harder at it, she would catch him. She supposed that attitude had been rubbed off on her by Lee or Gai-sensei, but it worked for her.
The first time she ever considered that she had made headway was when he let her touch his hair. There was a moon viewing festival in Konoha that night and she had dropped by his house to see if he was going. Apparently he was, because his door was open and he was cursing softly, trying to work a tangle out of that long black hair. Tenten enjoyed the sight of it spilling across the rich blue yukata he was wearing, and she longed to touch it.
"Tenten? Good timing, help me with this." Those were the words she longed to hear. Smiling, she took the comb from him and gathered his hair, running the ivory comb through his hair and working out all the knots, all the tangles it had acquired during the day's training. Neji quieted after that, leaving her silent in her work. She got a little nervous in the quiet and began humming a song her mother often sung, smiling and enjoying the moment.
"I like your hair down." Neji commented suddenly, turning to face her and reclaiming the comb from her hand. Tenten was speechless for a moment, head cocked slightly to the side, puzzled. Neji flashed something between an arrogant smirk and a genuine smile; she wasn't sure which, before standing and placing the comb on the nearby table.
"Well, are you coming or not?" Tenten regained her sense and nodded, standing up and letting her purple yukata settle around her and she walked quickly to catch up with her teammate, who was already out the door. Chasing after Hyuuga Neji was hard work, harder than it should be. He was a walking enigma, usually a slave to routine and tradition, but every now and then he broke and did something wonderfully spontaneous.
"Neji, I didn't finish with your hair!" She protested a little, catching up with him. Neji smirked a little and shrugged. No, trying to make the genius Hyuuga Neji fall in love was no easy task, it was definitely harder than it should be, but then again, Tenten had never once said she wasn't up for a challenge.