Hi again! Glad you liked the last chapter. This story is going a little slower then I expected. To those who might be wondering when Sasuke is going to make his "big" move, well he is going to make it in Chapter 15. I repeat Chapter 15! I also would like to thank Ettelonie for giving me this idea for the chapter, and Firenze Starfire for suggesting some too! Thank you so much! Also I know that Gaara and Neji have somehow "disappeared" in this fic. I'm slowly bringing back Neji but I don't think I can do that to Gaara. He will appear in the last two chapters though—Sorry Gaara fans! Oh and this chapter will also have a little bit of Sasu/Saku fluff. Really sorry, I can't help myself…I really need to have self control! Oh and earlier on in chapter one I accidentally said that Neji was Hinata's brother well he is being changed back to her cousin in this one.

Ettelonie First, thank you! About you hating Ino in my story and not wanting her to pair up with Shikamaru um…there's these chapter I'm planning to write about how Ino is slowly turning good and all. So after you read those chapters in the future, then can you tell me what you think? If you still don't want to pair them up, I'll take that into consideration. But thanks again!

Kumii-cHan Good luck on your finals! I know how you feel, and I studied my butt out for the finals. Hope you get a good mark!

Ligice76 A hobo in this story is like a street punk at night that looks for trouble. There's other meaning to a hobo though. Thanks for the review!

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Chapter 12-Fields of Love

Sakura walked into the classroom, feeling happy today. (No duh! She just got kissed by Sasuke!) She noticed that Tenten was happy too.

"Hey Tenten-chan, what's up?" She asked. Tenten smiled a big smile to her, "Sakura-chan! Do you know what day is today?"

Inner Sakura: Hell yeah! It's the day that Sasuke kissed me!

"Um, your birthday?" she guessed.

"Strike one!" Tenten called out.

"Your mother's birthday?"

"Strike two!"

"Your father's birthday?"

"Strike three. God Sakura-chan, I'll just tell you." Tenten gave up.

"Wait, wait! I know! Your boyfriend's birthday!"

"SAKURA! You know I don't have a boyfriend, anyways…Today is the day when….SOCCER SEASON STARTS!" Tenten exclaimed happily with stars and soccer balls in her eyes. "Finally, after long years of hardship and patience it had finally started!"

Inner Sakura: Long years of hardship and patience……over exaggerating much?

"That's great!" Sakura said enthusiastically trying to sound as excited as Tenten. "I know you're not a soccer fan but can you come with me after school to the try out?" Tenten asked. "Sure! Why would I not? After all you joined volleyball with me. Although please don't ask me to kick a soccer ball, I suck like literally."

Tenten chuckled, "I won't. That's too bad, because soccer is the greatest sport ever!" The bell rang and they returned to their seats even though they knew Kakashi won't be here in the next ten minutes. Sasuke came in the classroom shortly after, fan girls immediately crowded around him.

"Sasuke-kun are you hurt?"

"What happened to your arm?"

"I'll take care of you!"

"What's that around your neck?"

"Bug off." He muttered and pushed them away with his uninjured arm. He then sad down beside Sakura with a bored face. "Sasuke are you joining the soccer team?" she asked. "I dunno, you?" he asked back with a shrug. "No…hey what's that around your neck?" she asked peering closer.

He was wearing a gold chain around his neck but a part of it was under his shirt. "This?" He said casually taking the chain out of his shirt, a little silver key was dangling from it. "It's my house key!" she exclaimed. "Yeah, well I didn't want to lost it." He said with another shrug. Sakura felt a smile tugging her lips, she looked over to Tenten who still had stars and soccer balls in her eyes. Guess she really was a soccer fan.


"Did you hear that there's only a mixed soccer team this year?" Hinata asked. "Yeah." Tenten nodded her head and sat down with her friends with gym strip on, in the field. It was after school and there is still 30 minutes before the try out starts.

"Hey Tenten-chan! Look who's here!" Katie hissed, nudging her. They all looked over, "Isn't that Neji, Sasuke's rival or something?" Sakura recalled. "Yeah, but you're also forgetting something that is very, very important Sakura-chan. He also is Tenten-chan's future boyfriend, and husband." Katie said loudly. "KATIE!" Tenten shouted angrily and pushed her, blushing madly.

"I would really like to help you, but Neji hardly listens to me either." Hinata said truthfully. "I'll help you score him." Sakura offered. "Really? But how can you? You don't even know him." Tenten said obviously confused. "Hehe, I don't but I know a person who does." Sakura said slyly. "I don't want to drag this to other people Sakura-chan. Thanks anyway you guys, I'm not even sure if he even know I exist or not." Tenten said sadly.

"Okay then, but let me ask you this: Does my cousin who doesn't know you exist in this world, stare at you when you are not looking?" Hinata asked. They all looked at Neji at the corner of their eye, and sure enough he was looking over at them.

Tenten blushed again, "Okay so I know he knows I exist but I still don't know if he likes me or not."

"What are you guys talking about?" Sasuke asked as he and Naruto approached them. They were both in gym strips too. "Nothing." They said quickly. "You guys are trying out too?" Tenten asked. They nodded.

"But we're only trying out for fun. If we make it on the team, which we will, then we're going to quit. Although besides for fun Sasuke-bastard is also trying out because Neji dared him to." Naruto explained.

"Speaking of Neji…." Sakura trailed off as she received glares from Tenten. It is not cool to ask boys for help. "Oh come on Tenten-chan. They can help you!" Katie whispered.

"What are you guys talking about?" Naruto demanded. "Please Tenten-chan?" Hinata gave her the puppy eyes. "Fine." Tenten blushed and looked away.

"Yes!" The girls cheered. "Tenten-chan likes Neji….yeah Sasuke, your rival. Don't look at us like that. Anyways, Tenten-chan isn't sure if Neji feels the same way about her." Katie explained in a low voice. "So you want us to bring it up to him somehow and ask him." Sasuke finished for her quickly catching on the situation here. They all nodded eagerly except for Tenten who only nodded a little.

"Well, I can't possibly do it. I don't know Neji that well as Sasuke-bastard." Naruto stepped back. "Dobe…" Sasuke cursed him, leaving him to do the dirty work. "Please Sasuke?" Sakura begged giving him the puppy eyes. Sasuke almost surrendered to those eyes, "No." he stated.

"Tenten-chan on the outside may look like she doesn't care if you ask or not, but deep down she's begging too!" Katie begged with Sakura. "Shut up!" Tenten said angrily, blushing from embarrassment, her friends were right about her sort of wanting Sasuke to ask Neji if he has any crush. But how could they do this to her? Right now she just wants to strangle them to death.

"Don't worry Tenten-chan, leave this to me! I'll make him, please excuse us for a sec." Sakura said suddenly ignoring Tenten's expression and pulled Sasuke by the arm to around a corner where nobody could see them.


"Sakura, no! He'll think I'm crazy or something. Plus he'll think something is up and be suspicious." Sasuke said stubbornly. "C'mon, Sasuke please?" She begged even more. He shook his head, and crossed his arms leaning against the wall.

"Fine, you leave me with no choice. Time for plan B. By the way this is only from an enemy/friend to an enemy/friend. It has absolutely NO meaning to it." Sakura grabbed him bye the shirt and pulled him down until his lips met hers.

She broke away after a few minutes and saw him half dazed and half shocked. She smirked, "Don't forget Ino is still your fiancé."

Damn, I forgot about stupid Ino. Sasuke swore, a little disappointed.

"Okay, he's going to do it!" Sakura called out cheerfully, pulling him away from the corner. Sasuke sighed heavily and went over to Neji. After all it was a kiss….a kiss from Haruno Sakura. How could he reject?

"How did you do it?" They asked curiously. "It's a secret!" She replied back mysteriously than ever and sat down beside them.


"Hyuga!" Sasuke called out. "Hey Uchiha." Neji greeted calmly, "So ready to get your ass kicked?"

"Not a chance white eyes."

"Heh, we'll see." Neji smirked, and crossed his arms. "So, interested in any girls?" Sasuke asked coolly. Neji's eye narrowed, "Since when are you interested in girls Uchiha besides flirting your ass off with that Haruno girl." "Since never. I'm not a play boy you know. I'm only interested in Sakura, so what about you? Any one that caught you attention yet?" he asked again.

"No. Don't make me lose my face in shame of making you my rival Uchiha." he answered back.

"No? Not even a certain brown haired girl that you keep staring at? And don't flatter yourself, because the one that is going to lose his face is me."

"Uchiha, what are you getting at?" Neji demanded angrily with a hint of red on his cheek. "I'll do you a favor, but the rest is up to you. Her name is Tenten. Bye, see ya later loser." Then Sasuke coolly walked off.

"Tenten…" Neji whispered as the name permanently printed itself in his mind. Thanks Uchiha…


"So?" They asked eager for information and gossip. Tenten also had this eager expression that she failed to control. "Don't worry, you have a chance." He said simply to her. "Go Sasuke!" Sakura yelled giving him a hug.

"Thanks Sasuke." Tenten said quietly.

"Okay everybody! My name is Anko, and I am going to be your coach for the year. I expect 110 from all those who expect to be on the team. First off I would like to number you 1 and 2. 1s go to the left side of the field. 2s go to the right. There will be absolutely no talking!" Anko ordered, and began numbering them.

Sasuke was numbered 1 while Neji, Tenten, and Naruto were all numbered 2. I'm on the same team as Neji! Yay! Tenten thought happily to herself.

"Okay now that you are in place, decide who gets what positions and get ready to play!" Anko then commanded. Girls on Sasuke's team swooned over him.

"We're going to win!"

"Yeah! We have Sasuke-kun!"

He groaned and tried pushing them away. He was made centre and so was Neji. Tenten was forced to be goalie, while Naruto was defense. "Made a move yet?" Sasuke snickered, obviously talking about him and Tenten. "Mind your own business." Neji snapped.

Anko blew the whistle and Neji got the soccer ball, but then Sasuke managed to steal the ball away from him. "Hey bastard!" Naruto got in front of him, Sasuke fainted a kick and got past him. Sakura, Katie, and Hinata were cheering for the three of them.

Sasuke dodged the upcoming defense players and continued heading towards the net. Tenten got ready, she felt calm and collected ready to take on Sasuke. Her mind was off of Neji for the moment. Sasuke whammed the ball with his leg as Neji tried to block him. Oh no, is she going to get it? Everybody thought, after all it was Sasuke's ball.

Tenten relied on her reflexes and blocked the ball much to everyone's surprise, the boys cheered but the fan girls just booed. It didn't matter to Tenten though.. She blocked Uchiha's ball, not bad, and she's not afraid of being laughed at... Neji thought, observing her. "Go Tenten!" Sakura shouted.

Inner Sakura: Sasuke is good in soccer. What the heck? He's good in every sport. Wow, Tenten must be really good to block his shot. Neji surely would notice her by now.

Neji got the ball and darted across the field. Tenten silently cheered him on. Sasuke ran after him, but Neji kicked the ball as he reached up to him. The ball went into the net and Anko blew the whistle. "Point!"

"Kicked your ass." Neji snickered. "Whatever." Sasuke muttered and went to the centre, he was not about to lose to him. Anko blew the whistle again, this time Sasuke got the ball. Since it's a mixed team there's bound to be girls, and those girls are bound to be apart of Sasuke's fan girls so they just stood there like a bunch of stupid poles not making an effort to stop him. Instead they were admiring him!

Sasuke smirked and advanced on, his teammates blocked the defense for him. This time he swore he is going to make a goal, and kicked it to the place where Tenten is most likely not to expect; the bottom left hand corner. His predictions was right and the ball took her by surprise and went into the net. Everybody cheered especially the fan girls.

Tenten scowled but kept a determined face. She doesn't look like one of Uchiha's useless fan girls. Strong and determined. Interesting…

"Kicked your ass." Sasuke smirked, quoting from him, while interrupting Neji's thoughts. "Whatever." He muttered also quoting back.

The game went on for about an hour. The teams were kind of even. Naruto, Tenten, and Neji were strong players all on the same team while Sasuke is the only strong player in his. But majority of the people on Neji's team were fan girls who doe nothing but gossip, so in the end the game resolved in a tie.

"Nice play everyone although it was a little bit more towards the verbal side. But all in all you guys showed your talent and it was a good play." Anko congratulated, "Result will be posted up tomorrow."

"I'll tell her that we're not joining." Naruto offered and ran off with Hinata. "Hey!" Sakura greeted and waved Katie goodbye. "Uchiha not bad. But I still kicked your ass in the end." Said Neji, as Sakura chatted with Tenten. "Right back at you Hyuuga." Sasuke grinned. "Sasuke come on, let's go!" Sakura tugged him, by the shirt. "Bye Tenten! See you tomorrow! Bye Neji!" She called and they were out of sight leaving the two behind.

"Um…nice playing with you today. You're pretty good at soccer." Tenten commented trying to think of something to say. "You're not a bad goalie, blocking Uchiha's shots." Neji said, a little nervous but also calm in a weird way. This was the first time he had ever commented a girl.

"Thanks! I'll talk to you later then." She said shyly and started towards the girl's change room. "Hey…. Tenten right? Want to drink something after this?" Neji said suddenly. "S-Sure. Meet you here in 5 minutes." Tenten stammered, and blushed deep red. Her heart burst with happiness. She quickly went to change and phoned her mom with her cell.

"Mom, I'm going home a little late today cuz I'm going on a little date with Neji. You know the boy I told you about. Wish me luck! Thanks, bye!" Tenten put her cell in her bag and went to their meeting spot, she and her mom were quite close. As she came out she saw that Neji was already there waiting. "Hey." Neji signaled her to follow him.

They ended up arriving to his silver corvette. "Nice car." She stated. "Thanks, hop in." He invited, and she did. He drove to seven eleven, and they talked about soccer. "When did you start playing?" he asked as they went in and got a can of pop each. "Since I was 4." She replied, "You know, to tell you the truth I was kind of bummed out when they made me goalie."

"Not your thing huh? Same here, I prefer offence. I'll pay for yours." He offered and paid the cashier. "Thanks." She blushed.

It's so easy talking to her. Compared to other girls, Neji somehow felt more relaxed and open just talking to her. He liked how she is always so easy-going and calm not like other mushy, gushy, girls. They sat together by the sidewalk looking at strangers bustling about, outside of seven eleven.

"It's a nice day, don't you think?" Tenten said out loud, drinking her coke. "Yeah, um…Tenten…"

"Yeah?" She looked at him right in the eye, as he did to her. She was lost in his creamy white eyes. Their gaze bored into each others. "Uh…" Neji felt himself turning red for the first time, what was this feeling?

"I…uh…I know this is kind of sudden but d—" "Hey Tenten-chan! Hey Neji!" a female voice interrupted them. "Hey Hyuuga." A cool male voice said after. They both blushed and quickly stood up from where they are and looked behind, it was Sasuke and Sakura.

"Sakura-chan, Sasuke! What are you two doing here?" Tenten asked bewilderedly. "Well, we're here because Sasuke-jerk over here accidentally or rather on purposely dropped my last box of triple vanilla/fudge ice cream on the floor, upside down. And I cannot live without my ice cream so we're here to get some, all thanks to this jerk. You know I could've and would've been watching TV right now but nooooo he had to drop my box of ice cream. Now that you know why we're here what are you guys doing here?" Sakura asked even though she already knew the answer.

"I-We….uh…" Tenten stammered, silently cursing her in her mind. Neji looked away. "Anyways, just teasing you guys. Tenten-chan can you come in with me for a sec? Sasuke stay out." She commanded and pulled her friend inside the convenience store.


"So, were you on a date? Anything happen? Who, what, when, where, why, how?" Sakura asked excitedly, getting 2 boxes of ice cream. Tenten sweat dropped. "We were just on a little date, nothing much. He just asked me to get a drink with him after you guys left. I am like so happy right now! He was going to ask me something but you guys suddenly appeared." She replied.

"I'm sorry! But you go girl! Tell me everything that happens later okay?" Sakura paid the cashier and continued talking to her. "Okay I will, but you know I have to thank you guys too." She said shyly. "You're welcome." Sakura said happily and hugged her.


"So, made any moves yet?" Sasuke asked casually stuffing his hands inside his pockets. "I was going to but you and Haruno just popped up of nowhere and interrupted us." Neji said angrily. "Whatever. Sakura insisted on buying her ice cream." Sasuke muttered.

"Yeah, if you hadn't on purposely drop it you guys wouldn't have to come here in the first place." He snapped. "Anyways, when are you going to ask her out?" Neji asked curiously. Sasuke smirked, "Soon. Don't worry, very soon."

"Sasuke, lets go!" Sakura called out. "Bye Hyuga." Sasuke said sarcastically and followed Sakura to his motorcycle.


"Hey." Tenten greeted as she finished waving goodbye to her friend. "Hey. It's getting late, I'll drive you home." Neji offered, Tenten nodded and they went back to his car. "Where do you live?" (AN: Okay I'm not good at making an address so let's just pretend Tenten told him. ;D)

They arrived to her house shortly, after series of twists and turns. But Neji memorized it all. "Well, I better get going then. Thank you Neji-kun, even though it was short I still had fun." Said Tenten, and she meant it sincerely.

"Tenten, about earlier…I just wanted to ask if your free tomorrow and maybe you would like to go to the movies or something, so…care to go with me?" Neji said that rather coolly but he was sweating his butt out on the inside. "I-I would love to." Tenten stuttered, blushing in 4 shades of red.

"Then we'll go after school then." Neji decided. "O-Okay." Before Tenten knew it, Neji pulled her into a kiss. She slowly returned it but after a few minutes they broke away gasping for breath. Wow, he's a really good kisser…

"Um….Bye see you tomorrow!" Tenten got out of the car, although part of her doesn't want to. "See yah." Neji waved and drove off.

He's so cool! And he asked me to go on a real date with him! OH YEAH! Does that mean we're officially couples?...

Fields of Love…Field and Soccer get it? Yeah, yeah I know corny. Well I have no comment for this chapter if you like it yay! If you don't then I'm sorry that I disappointed you. I know there's not that much fluff for Tenten and Neji in this chapter. Really sorry. Heh, I think there's more Sasu/Saku fluff in here then them. Again really sorry.