Title: My Prince Charming

Summery: Neji and Sakura have been going out in secret for a while now. And everything was going great until Tenten realized that she was in love with a taken man. What should she do now? And what is Hinata up to?

A/N: Woo! Finally, I have enough imagination to create a second chapter. xD Also, I would like to thank all those who reviewed my story so far. Your encouragement and support is deeply appreciated.

Oh! I forgot to mention this before, but I decided to have the characters be around 14-15 years of age, so yeah…

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto at all…

Subnote: Different Italics

Italics – Inner-most Thoughts

'Italics' - 'inner Sakura'


Chapter Two

Sakura's POV


I don't know how long Neji has been tickling me, but as soon as I started giggling, I sensed Tenten's chakra dissipating so quickly and abruptly that anyone would've thought that she was getting chased down by a bunch of hunter-nins.

Pushing Neji away slightly, I scanned the clearing for any sign of the older girl, but unfortunately, all I saw were some of her weapons scattered along the ground that she must've left behind.

"Hmph. I can't believe Tenten left her weapons here. Some shinobi she is, leaving her crap here and there for other people to clean up," Neji mumbled. It sometimes amazes me on how harsh and cruel he can be, especially to his own teammates.

"Neji, that's mean," I shot back, along with a small glare. For a quick second, I could tell that Neji was a little taken aback by my comment, but he quickly regained his composure and stared right back at me, with no emotions evident on his face, as if to show that he can put up a challenge too.

Alright, so it doesn't surprise me that much that he's normally a cold person. I mean, Sasuke was mostly the same way, but I didn't think anything of it back then. I admit that I was utterly obsessed and oh so "in love" to the point where anything he did, I would just follow along blindly.

Sasuke…

Man… what is wrong with me? My heart aches so much whenever I think of him. I always find myself daydreaming about these weird fantasies with him and I.

One in particular is set about this time of the year, when the dazzling sun wasn't being so darn hot and the light summer breeze played with the bubblegum-pink cherry blossom pedals. Then outta nowhere, Sasuke would pop up and ask me to go take a walk with him, which of course, in the real world, will never happen.

In my daydream, I would get so excited and agreed immediately to his request. When we reached the clearing where we first trained as Team 7 with Kaka-sensei and Naruto, he asked me to dump Neji for good and be his girlfriend instead. From there on, it gets all fuzzy—until later in the daydream; instead of Neji, who I usually always meet up with after training; it was Sasuke, who would always take me out on walks for ice cream and dango.

And I'll be lying if I said I didn't want this daydream to become true. In fact, at night, when I see a shooting star fly across the diamond-filled sky, I would wish with all my might that that daydream, in particular, would happen…

ARGH! What am I doing? I'm with Neji now! I can't be thinking about hooking up with some other guy when I'm already with someone. Sheesh! Some girlfriend I am. Breathe, Sakura, breathe…

'Damn straight! No more moping over that lame-ass Uchiha! Forget him! YEAH, YOU GO GIRL!'

Hmmm…

Now that I think about it, the thing that surprises me most about my daydream isn't the fact that Sasuke is so willing to be with me… it's the fact that Neji happily accepted the break-up and immediately found some other person to be with… and guess who that person was?

Yeah… I thought the same thing. I mean, who would've thought that it'd be that tomboy, who doesn't even care about boys and her own appearances? Neji and Tenten… Tenten and Neji…

Hate to say it, but I gotta admit—it's got a nice ring to it.

Snarling at the fact that they may just make a better couple, I hastily ran over to Neji's side, pulled him down to my height somewhat, and quickly captured his lips with my very own.

It took him awhile to respond, but he soon kissed me back with just as much intensity and passion.

Passion? Doubt that. More like… power of jealousy overcoming the power of reason and thought.

'So what? Show your man that you're a way better woman than that bitch he has as his sparring partner! HELL YEAH!'

As the kiss got more intense, I slowly crept my arms up his torso and around his neck, leaning myself against his body, as to show that I really do care for him and that he's all that I want and desire. Along my back, I could feel Neji's strong and coarse hands hold onto to my slim body as he pushed me up against a tree. Crawling his hands from my back, he now held both my hands against the bark of the tree just above my head, as he trailed kisses from my lips down to my neck.

WHOA! Since when was Neji this good of a kisser? Oh gosh… this is going way too fast.

'You know you love the feeling of being kissed, girl! Just pretend it's Sasuke doing this. Imagine what'll happen if this continues! OH HELL YEAH!'

Just as things were getting hot and heavy, Neji unexpectedly jumped several meters away, leaving me breathless and gasping for air at the side of the tree. Neji saw this and smirked, looking perfectly normal and breathing just fine.

How the hell did he breathe when his mouth was too... well... busy?

'It's called a nose... Must I explain its purposes too?'

"YOSH! TODAY IS THE DAY THAT I SHALL BEAT YOU, NEJI! I CHALLENGE YO--"

Just great; the one person who just had to disrupt something crucial between me and my boy toy...Did I just say 'boy toy'? Wow... what is up with me nowadays?

"SAKURA-SAN! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE ALONE WITH NEJI? AHH! YOU MUST'VE HAVE FINALLY REALIZED THAT MY LOVE FOR YOU IS TRUE AND HAVE COME TO BE WHISKED AWAY BY YOUR PRINCE CHARMING!"

Sweatdrop.

"Umm… no Lee. I was here to ask Neji where Tenten went. You see, I need her opinion about something," I quickly lied. From across the clearing, I could clearly see Neji's murderous face form a smirk, as if acknowledging the fact that I came up with a perfect lie within a mere two seconds.

"Well, I guess I'll be going now. Thanks Neji. Bye Lee!"

"FAREWELL MY BEAUTIFUL FLOWER! I SHALL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS TONIGHT!"

Laughing politely, I waved good-bye as I turned my back from the two boys, sensing a dangerous chakra forming from behind me. I just hope Neji won't put Lee in the hospital for too many days. Poor guy doesn't deserve this much bullying-- it's not his fault that he's unaware of my status.

Where off to next?

Thinking of something to do, I heaved out a small sigh, as my thoughts drifted back to that kiss. Wow… that kiss… was just something else. Where in the world did Neji learn how to kiss like that?

What if Neji is actually a closet pervert and he learned those techniques from hentai and 'Icha Icha Paradise' that he hid under his bed and closet?

Now that'll be scary. What'll be even scarier is if Neji had learned all these stuff from Hiashi. Shuddering at the thought, I walked by Ino's flower shop, which seemed to be full of costumers at the moment. Guess she'll be too busy to hang out right now. Letting out another sigh, I walked past her shop and quickly glanced over to Ichiraku and sure enough, Naruto was there, eating his heart out and stuffing his face with sodium-filled ramen that he claims to be the "best food in the whole wide world"!

Might as well go see Tenten and see what she's up to.

/Meanwhile…/


Lee's POV


YOSH! Today will be the day that I'll beat Neji! I'm even more confident of my glorious victory when Tenten agreed that today would be the day that I'll beat my longest rival. Although she did warn me that I should just sneak up on him to guarantee my win, I'm just too excited to stay quiet. Plus, it wouldn't be a fair fight.

"YOSH! LET'S FIGHT NEJ—"

BAM!

POW!

WHAM!

Ow… my… head…

I see... I see... squirrels...

Blackout.


Neji's POV


Dreaming of my girlfriend, are you? Hn. Think again, Lee.

Looking around for any sign of my beauty, I'm quite surprised to see that she left without me noticing. Damn. When did Sakura leave?

...Oh right... she must've left when I was too preoccupied on deciding how to torture that squirrel-obsessed freak and seeing which would pleasure me more.

Hn. I better get Lee to the hospital before Gai-sensei questions me.

In the words of Shikamaru... how troublesome...


Tenten's POV


Ahhh... I'm finally home at last! No more Neji to fuss about, no more Sakura to be jealous of, no more Neji to care after, no more couples to torture me, no more Neji to love. Yes, life is good.

Heh... you know, convincing yourself that you're truly happy and at ease is way harder than most people think. But I try; I mean... it's better to laugh and smile through life than to mope around and become emo, right? Right.

As I finished kicking off my shoes, I quietly sneaked through the empty apartment home and plopped myself onto the brown comforter couch that I've had for at least 8 years. Looking around, I finally noticed that pretty much everything that I owned is old. I can't really afford new stuff everyday, like normal teenagers, seeing that I live alone since I was at the age of 6, so I don't get that much money to spend. But it's all good. At least I didn't grow up being someone who's materialistic. --cough--

What am I suppose to do now? Man this is so boring. C'mon Tenten! Think! What do you usually do around this time?

Trying to answer my own question, I glanced over at my digital clock on my right and saw that it was only twelve in the afternoon. If Neji were still sane and single, I would still be out there in the clearing, training my butt off, so that he'll get the training that he needs for the perfection of his bloodline.

Neji...

Man... just thinking about him is like a kunai piercing through my very own heart. It gives me that much pain. Ugh, this totally sucks! Out of all the guys in the shinobi world, why did I have to fall for that one? Why couldn't it be Gaara of the Sand, or Shikamaru... or even Sasuke! Why the jerk who I've known for half my life?

DAMMIT!

Out of frustration, I punched a large hole through the nearest wall that was within my reach.

Oh man. What's the landlady gonna say when she sees this? ARGH... more labor work for me to do. What joy!

"Damn Tenten, you're losin' it. Cool it, girl. Just count to ten, count to ten..." I mediated softly as I took deep breaths to cool down from my sudden outburst.

Well... might as well go out to the stores to look for fixing equipment, since I got nothing else better to do.

Reluctantly, I forced myself up from the comfortable couch and lazily walked over to the front door, where I put on the same shoes that I've just kicked off just a few minutes ago.

Opening the door, I was surprised to see a slightly small, timid girl, who I recognized as Neji's younger cousin, Hinata, standing at my doorstep, looking as if she'd just seen a ghost.

"T-Tenten-san. Y-You s-startled me. I was j-just about to knock on the d-door," Hinata stuttered out.

It's a shame that she has no self-confidence in herself. Her voice is so cute, yet she hides it under all those... well... stutters.

"Oh, well, I'm sorry there, Hinata. Didn't mean to startle you. I'm just... not in a good mood lately," I replied, as I closed my door behind me, hoping that she didn't see the giant hole in my wall.

"I-I see..."

As I looked down at Hinata, I started to notice that her eyes started looking from one end to the other, making it seem like she really wanted to say something, but just didn't have the courage to do so; and her sudden body movements strongly supported my theory.

Hey! Neji ain't the only one that can read people's body language.

"What is it, Hinata?"

Startled by my sudden demand, Hinata blushed a deep scarlet before replying, "W-well... I don't kn-know how to say this b-but..."

"...But?..."

"B-but..."

"BUT?"

In normal circumstances, I usually have tons of patience and I wouldn't have force the question out of sweet little Hinata, but I really need to get going to fix my wall.

"...W-well... D-do you... D-do you like... Neji-nii-san?"

Out of all the questions to ask... why that one?

"W-well... d-do you?" Looking more confident now, Hinata looked at me straight in the eye, knowing that I will most likely tell her sooner or later, under the pressure of the Byakugan eyes.

"I... I..."


Unbeknownst to the both of them, someone was listening in to their conversation right now. And let's just say they're not too happy with what's going on.


A/N: Oooo... good cliffhanger no? x3

Hmmm... after rereading over this, I noticed I made the characters really different. Sowwie 'bout that. xD And I also apologize for the constant bad language. I just have to make it seem intense, so that you guys will stay interested. LoL.