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Legend:
'Thinking'
"Talking"
Emphasizing
Chapter 3- Confusion and the dreaded word shopping
Tenten sighed audibly; she had just been cured from Neji's 64 HANDS OF HAKKE and was currently lying down on her new but comfy bed.
'He didn't have to be so mean about it' Tenten thought bitterly.
FLASHBACK
"HAKKESHOU: 64 HANDS OF HAKKE!"
Tenten didn't have enough time to dodge it, who would anyways?
Tenten landed hard on the ground pain overpowering her.
True, most likely she would have fainted but during the past 5 years, she trained even harder than they were still genins. Tenten did improve a lot to be more specific but still she can't counter or dodge Hyuuga Neji's oh-so powerful attacks. And by improving she had better resistance so she was still conscious when she was hit.
"You didn't have to be so hard you know!" Tenten said slightly wincing.
Neji just looked at her emotionlessly.
Tenten almost shuddered at the way he was looking at her, his cold white eyes intently gazing at her.
"You're still pathetic" Neji spoke coldly.
Tenten gazed at him, confusion written all over her face.
"What?" Tenten asked
"I just sparred with you just to see if you did improve and from what I just saw you didn't"
And with that Neji left her there on the ground
END OF FLASHBACK
'What's wrong with him' Tenten thought.
'When we were genins he never insulted me, but now?' Tenten thought confusedly.
Tenten then heard a soft knock on her door
"Come in" Tenten said her voice barely audible.
"Tenten-chan?" A soft voice called.
"Oh, Hi Hinata" Tenten greeted with a small smile
"I heard what Neji-nii-san did to you" Hinata said making her way towards Tenten.
"Is that so?" Tenten said bitterly
"Does it still hurt?" Hinata asked.
"The injury? No it doesn't, but the words he told me still does" Tenten said softly.
"What did he say?" Hinata asked
"That I was pathetic, actually I usually don't care about those kind of insults but when Neji said it, it was…different, like he despised me or something, I don't really know" Tenten confessed.
Hinata stayed silent. 'Neji-nii-san usually doesn't insult others so directly especially not to Tenten' Hinata thought 'unless…' Hinata found herself smiling and Tenten looked at her curiously.
"Hinata?" Tenten called.
Hinata snapped out of her trance
"Don't worry Neji-nii-san just had a lot in his mind" Hinata said giving Tenten a reassuring smile.
"I hope so" Tenten mumbled.
"Neji" Hiashi said sternly.
Neji looked at his uncle questionably
"What is it?" Neji asked.
"2 days from now we will have a formal party here in the Hyuuga Manor with other people from wind, lightning and earth country also with some of our relatives" Hiashi said.
"What does that have to do with me?"
"You're going to be there" Hiashi said
"Why?"
"Neji, you have to be there because you are now the president of our company it would be a disgrace if you wouldn't show up" Hiashi said.
"Fine" Neji replied
"And Neji, your secretary has to be there also" Hiashi spoke
Tenten sighed, Hinata just left and now she was alone….or so she thought
"Tenten" A very familiar voice called.
"Come in" Tenten replied turning to the other side of the bed so she wouldn't be able to face him…yet.
"Tenten"
"Yeah?" Tenten said still not facing him.
"I have something to tell you"
Tenten now turned to face him she was expecting him to apologize but I guess she was wrong, Hyuuga Neji never apologizes.
"You have to come with me to our formal party 2 days from now"
"Is that it?" Tenten asked turning slightly annoyed already.
"Yeah, and you have to wear formal outfits" Neji stated.
Tenten's eyes widened "But I don't have any!"
"Hinata will take you shopping" Neji said coldly
"Can't I just wear normal clothing?" Tenten pleaded.
"No" He stated very coldly.
Tenten sighed "Fine, tomorrow I'll go with Hinata to go….shopping" Tenten said rather dreadfully.
THE NEXT DAY...
"Tenten-can, are you ready to go?" Hinata asked.
Tenten groaned, it's the day she goes shopping with Hinata and she didn't want to go!
"Yeah, I'm ready" Tenten said.
Hinata nodded
AT THE MALL...
"This is hopeless" Tenten said, they already went to about 10 stores but every store was not…Tenten's type.
"Tenten, Hinata?"
Hinata looked towards the person who called them and happiness flooded her face.
"Sakura-chan, I'm so glad to see you" Hinata exclaimed
"What are you two doing here?" Sakura asked.
"I need to find Tenten a dress that would suit her for a formal party, we've been here for like 2 hours already and she still won't try any" Hinata said.
Sakura grinned "Is that all, you should have called me"
"Tenten, prepare to get glamorous" Sakura said.
"Why don't we try that store" Sakura said pointing to a store full of dresses that were too daring for Tenten even though it was a least bit daring.
"I am not going there" Tenten said stubbornly.
"Let's go!" Sakura said dragging the whining Tenten towards the store.
"Can I help you?" A lady asked inside the store.
"No thanks, we can handle it" Hinata said.
"Tenten, this is perfect for you!" Sakura said showing her a dress.
Tenten shook her head furiously.
"I don't think that would be right for the occasion, we need something more elegant" Hinata said.
"Um…okay, how about this then?" Sakura asked showing Hinata another dress.
Hinata smiled "That's perfect"
Sakura grinned "c'mon Tenten we found the perfect dress, it's time for you to try it on" Sakura said.
"No way!" Tenten said stubbornly.
"Don't you want to look nice?" Sakura asked.
"No" Tenten said.
"That's it" Sakura said and dragged Tenten to the fitting room.
After 30 whole minutes of struggling...
"You look great!" Sakura exclaimed stepping out of the fitting room.
"I am not getting out of here!" Tenten shouted.
"Do I have to drag you out again" Sakura asked.
"No…" Tenten said before hesitantly stepped out.
Hinata gasped. "Tenten you look stunning" Hinata said.
"Thanks, I guess…." Tenten muttered looking down at her dress, it was a halter top dress that reached up to her ankle, it had a deep plunging neck-line and it was shirring in front. The dress was simple but elegant.
"We'll buy it!" Sakura exclaimed placing a wad of money in the counter.
"Tenten-chan, you can change to your normal clothes already" Hinata said.
Tenten nodded and stepped inside the fitting room again.
"The next thing we need to get now is jewelry that'll fit the dress" Sakura said.
Tenten looked at them grudgingly this is going to be a very long day.
TBC
A/N: Well? How was it? Hope it was okay…anyways please read & review! Thanks!