Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. I really, really wish I do though….
Summary: Someone's parents are overly protective; they had been having trouble leaving their own only daughter living by herself. Since they were to leave abroad to work and need organize their companies, they need their daughter to have someone with her…so…!
Keys: "Life" –word spoken, 'Life' –thoughts, 'Life' –Inner-Selves
Type of Story: AU-ish
Pairings-
Main Pairing: Neji x Tenten
Some: Sasuke x Sakura, Shikamaru x Ino, Naruto x Hinata
Warnings:
OOC-ness….
L I F E…
Chapter Two: Meeting? Bet? Deal?
The next morning, Tenten woke up. She stood up and went to the bathroom, took a shower, and changed her clothes. In Konoha High, you don't need to wear uniforms unless you want to. So she wore a white T-shirt with five thin black vertical stripes on the left side and black jean boot-cut pants. She put her hair up in a bun on the back of her head using black hair ties.
She went down stairs as soon as she got ready. Her eyes softened as she remembered that her parents left for their business to China and other countries. She sighed as she settled on the large dining table all alone by herself.
"Good morning, Young Mistress." bowed all the servants.
Tenten bowed back, "Good morning…."
She actually got used by being alone already, but right now, she felt different. Since her parents stayed for a whole year with her, she felt like she wanted to be with them. However, she knows that it isn't possible and she is old enough to handle everything for herself.
She sighed, 'And the worst part is…I'm not going to be by myself in a peaceful way, but…. Never mind….'
As soon as she ate her breakfast, she brushed her teeth and walked out of the estate. She requested to walk whenever it comes to school. She arrived at Konoha High after about 30 minutes. To be précised, there's actually a shortcut and if she ran, it'll be faster.
She walked into the corridors and spotted Sakura and Ino, and…with a new girl?
Sakura saw her and waved, "Tenten-chan!"
Ino squealed and waved, "Ten-chan!"
Tenten walked over to them, "Yo! Morning'…."
She looked over at the new girl; she has navy blue shining short hair with whitish-lavender eyes? That was weird but she recognized it was normal. The girl looks really kind and innocent…pft.
The girl bowed to her shyly, "A-Ano…good mo-morning…."
With stuttering problems?
Tenten bowed back.
Sakura and Ino giggled, "Meet Hinata! She's new here!"
"Hyu-Hyuuga…Hi-Hinata...de-desu…nice to meet you…." the new girl known as Hinata said.
Tenten smiled, "Shiranui Tenten, nice to meet you too."
"You know, her extremely hot cousin is also new here!" Ino practically squealed.
Tenten and Hinata sweat dropped.
"Yeah! He's like…so cute! Hinata's so lucky that she'll be with him!" Sakura said, "But I still vote over Sasuke-kun!"
"What?" Tenten asked bewildered.
"Whatever…anyway! Hinata's cousin here, is extremely hot! Oh my gosh! If you ever saw him, you'll probably drool over him! But I still have my Shika-kun!" Ino said.
"Ino…am I the type to drool over guys?" Tenten asked sarcastically.
"Uhm…he-he no!" Ino replied.
Hinata smiled, "Sakura-chan and Ino-chan told me about you Tenten-san…. My cousin is actually the same age as yours…."
Tenten looked at Hinata, "You can call me Tenten or what ever just no –san into it okay? And I don't really care if your cousin is in the same age as mine…."
Hinata just nodded and continued to smile.
"Let's go in our classroom for awhile! Hinata-chan's cousin and the other guys are also inside!" offered Sakura and Ino.
Tenten and Hinata nodded and they followed Sakura and Ino inside their classroom. It's actually Hinata, Sakura, and Ino's classroom because they're younger than Tenten.
"Sasuke-kun! Guys!" Sakura greeted.
"Shikamaru!" Ino hollered.
"Yo! Sakura-chan! Ino! Hinata-chan!" Naruto yelled.
The other guys waved and some nodded.
Ino, Tenten, Sakura, and Hinata approached the guys.
Naruto blinked at Tenten, "Who are you!"
"I think we just met yesterday…." Tenten said in a matter-of-fact tone.
Naruto stared at her, "OH YEAH! I REMEMBER!"
"Don't shout in my ears, aho…." Tenten said annoyingly.
"OKAY!" Naruto yelled again.
BONK!
Sakura hit Naruto on the head, "SHE JUST TOLD YOU NOT TO YELL!"
Naruto rubbed his head, "Sorry, Sakura-chan!"
Lee happily took Sakura's hand firmly, "Sakura-chan! My beautiful Cherry Blossom! You look very lovely today! I shall take you somewhere new!"
Sakura slap Lee's face, "Sorry, not interested…."
Lee cried silently.
Ino laughed, "You know, he won't give up until you answer yes!"
"Shut up Ino-pig!"
"Forehead-girl!"
"Ino-pig!"
And a fight started again.
Tenten shook her head, "Well, I'm off! I hope you get them organize!" she said in a sing-song voice.
Hinata blinked, "A-Ano!"
Everyone stared off at Tenten's back as she walked away, while they listened to Ino and Sakura's argument.
"FAT-PIG!"
"MUTANT-FOREHEAD!"
Suddenly, Hinata's cousin stood up and walked off to the door without saying anything. The others stared at his back as they realized that he's going to class. Hinata tried to break Ino and Sakura's fight but she ended up being ignored and Naruto also tried along with Lee, Chouji, and Kiba but the two girls just hit them. And in the end, Shikamaru was the one who stopped Ino and Sakura was stopped by Sasuke. (Shikamaru and Ino are going out and Sasuke and Sakura are just…childhood friends. More about them will be discovered in later chapters!).
In Tenten's class…
Tenten sat down on her seat and waited for the teacher to come.
The door opened and it revealed the teacher, "Good morning class! I'm Yuuhi Kurenai!"
"Good morning!" said the students but Tenten only mumbled.
"Guess what? We have a new student." Kurenai said.
The students seemed to be all excited except for Tenten.
"Come in…." said Kurenai.
A guy with long hair and pale lavender-whitish eyes came in and as all the girls saw him, they squealed in a very high-pitched voice and the girl near Tenten instantly broke her eardrum.
Tenten glared at the girl and mumbled, "Stupid Fan-Girl…."
Kurenai silenced them, "SILENCE!"
The girls shut up in a swift movement but still drooling over the new student.
"Introduce yourself…." said Kurenai.
"Hn…Hyuuga Neji." the freshmen said emotionlessly.
Some of the girls in the room fainted but some continued to stare seductively.
"Okay…so…who should you sit with?" asked Kurenai scanning the room with narrowed eyes.
Tenten stared out of the window calmly and sighed annoyingly because of the whispering girls and wasn't aware when Kurenai landed her gaze on her.
"Ah! Miss Shiranui! Please stand up!" said Kurenai while smiling.
Tenten was wondering why she was ordered to stand up but she obeyed.
"Now, Neji, I want you to sit beside her." Kurenai said to Neji while pointing to Tenten.
Neji looked at Tenten and narrowed his eyes, 'She seems familiar….'
Tenten blinked and unconsciously asked, "What?"
The Fan-Girl near Tenten pouted and whined, "Why does she get him!"
Another Fan-Girl spoke, "Yeah! Why her! Why not me!"
Another said, "Why not me!"
Another said, "No! Why not me!"
Another said, "Why did you choose Miss Shiranui, Kurenai-sensei!"
Another agreed, "Yeah! Besides she seems to not care anyway!"
Another agreed, "Yeah! That is SO UNFAIR!"
Another agreed, "I agree!"
Kurenai sighed, "Girls! Settle down at once!"
The girls sat down quietly.
Tenten turned to Kurenai, "Kurenai-sensei…."
"Yes?"
"If that's what they think…it's fine for me. And they're right; I don't really care about it." Tenten said while smiling.
Neji looked at her.
Kurenai sighed, "Okay but…are you sure?"
"Kurenai-sensei, I've got my words and I'm sure about it." Tenten said sighing annoyingly.
Kurenai nodded, "Alright…but I think Neji still has the right to choose."
The Fan-girls smiled sweetly at Tenten as she sat down and she can only stare with disgust.
Kurenai turned to Neji, "So? I guess you have to choose."
Neji smirked, "I still choose her…."
He referred to Tenten and Kurenai understood, "Tenten?"
Tenten's head shot up, "Yes, Kurenai-sensei?"
"I think you have a lot of work to do after school…. I want you to tour Neji around the school since he'll be beside you. Oh and be nice to him!" Kurenai said.
Tenten choked, "What!"
The Fan-Girls all glared at her and she returned it with a nervous laugh.
"Kurenai-sensei…I don't think that's a good idea…." Tenten said.
"I think it is…." Neji's voice said s he sat beside Tenten.
Tenten arched a brow at him, "I…okay…."
Neji smirked at her, 'She was the one who bumped into me…. Heh…seems like we're in the same class. Interesting….'
Tenten sighed and looked at him, "You know…don't try your stupid charm onto me…. It won't work."
"Hn…." Neji said.
'Oh great! God must really, really, really loves me! I'm stuck with an Arrogant-egotistical-conceited-freaky-jerky-bastard!' Tenten thought, 'Wait! If he's new and a Hyuuga…in the same age as mine…. That means…he's Hinata-chan's cousin!'
She snorted, "Like I care…."
Neji raised a brow at her, "Hn?"
She glared, "Nothing."
And the rest of the day went on.
At Lunch…
Tenten headed out of the classroom and went straight at the cafeteria. She saw her friends on their usual spot and headed to them but she was oblivious of the fact that someone was behind her.
"Hi guys!" she greeted them.
"Hi Tenten-chan!" greeted the girls.
"Yo, Tenten!" greeted Naruto, Kiba, and Chouji.
"Yo…." said Sasuke, Shikamaru, Kankurou, Gaara, and Shino.
Suddenly, the girls giggled.
"What?" asked Tenten weirdly.
"Tenten-chan! You were classmates weren't you?" asked Sakura.
"What are you talking about?" asked Tenten.
Ino and Hinata pointed behind her.
Tenten turned around only to be met by Neji, "What the heck?"
Neji smirked, "Hn…."
He sat down beside the others.
Tenten rolled her eyes, "Bastard for all I care…."
Sakura and Ino laughed, "Aren't you gonna eat!"
"Yeah! We'll share our food!" Temari said teasingly.
Tenten glared at them, "No thank you…."
Hinata smiled, "Come sit with us then…."
Tenten nodded, "Hmm…."
Sakura laughed and turned to Sasuke, "Sasuke-kun? Do you want some of my food?"
Sasuke looked at Sakura and nodded, "Aaa…."
"Here!" Sakura said and ate with Sasuke.
"Oh…. How sweet!" Ino said.
Temari and Tenten snorted.
Hinata smiled, "That's true…."
Ino smiled and turned to Shikamaru, "Shika-kun? Can I have some?"
Shikamaru smirked at her and gave her a peck on the lips, "Sure thing…."
Ino blushed and ate with Shikamaru.
Hinata blushed also seeing the scene.
Temari gulped loudly, "Oh gawd…I wanna puke!"
Tenten laughed, "Nice call!"
Naruto grinned, "Hey! Hey! You guys? Wanna have a bet? A deal!"
The guys all looked at him.
"Sorry, no girls allowed!" Naruto said.
"Idiot…who'd care…?" Tenten and Sakura spat bluntly.
Naruto grinned widely, "Shikamaru and Sasuke! If you two don't wanna join you don't have to! But come and listen!"
The guys sighed annoyingly and gathered near Naruto and the girls stay out of the way.
"So? What's the deal? Dobe…." asked Sasuke.
Naruto snickered, "How about…a bet? Or like a deal…. Be quite Fuzzy-Eyebrows…."
"Okay…." said Lee.
"Hn…." replied the heartthrobs.
"Hmm…all we have to do is……." Naruto explained.
He continued to tell what's the bet; on and on until the guys understand. After about 10 minutes, he finished and the guys were all interested on the game Naruto is going to let them play.
"Got it?" Naruto asked.
Sasuke, Neji, Gaara, and Shino smirked, "Sure…."
"Okay!" Lee said quietly.
"Oh, and you should choose different ones!" Naruto said.
"Okay!" said Lee and Chouji.
"Nice one Naruto!" said Kiba.
Naruto just grinned madly, "We start tomorrow!"
The separated and noticed that some of the girls dozed off; Temari, Ino, and Sakura. And Tenten and Hinata were talking.
"Hey girls!" said Kiba.
Tenten stood up and smiled, "You done?"
Naruto nodded.
Hinata smiled, "I guess we should head for our next class…."
Tenten nodded and started to walk off, "Wake them up! I'm off."
Neji, Gaara, Naruto, Hinata, Kiba, Chouji, Shino, and Lee followed.
After all the classes, Tenten packed her things and went to her locker.
"A-Ano…Tenten-san?" said a voice.
Tenten turned around, "Hinata?"
Hinata smiled and walked over to her, "Uhmm…may I ta-talk to you?"
Tenten smiled, "Of course…."
They sat on the bench in the middle of the lockers.
Tenten spoke, "What did you want to talk about?"
Hinata smiled, "Uhmm…I just wanted to tell you that…uhmm…that I'm really glad you'll know more about Neji-niisan…."
Tenten blinked confusingly, "What? I don't get it…."
Hinata giggled, "Well uhmm…I just congratulate you and I guess…you'll see soon!"
She stood up, "That is all, Tenten-san…."
Tenten smiled, "Okay Hinata…. I'll see you tomorrow!"
Hinata nodded and walked off.
Tenten arranged her lockers and she didn't notice that someone was behind her until she turned around and dropped her notebook.
She picked it up quickly and spoke, "What're you doing here?"
The person was Neji, "Can't I just get onto my locker?"
Tenten narrowed her eyes and noticed that his locker was beside hers. She sighed and packed her things.
Neji smirked, "Aren't forgetting something?"
Tenten looked at him and smiled dryly, "Oh?"
"Yes…. You have to tour me around…." Neji said.
Tenten slapped her forehead, "Ugh…right…."
Neji went in front of her, "Well?"
Tenten nodded, "Follow me…."
So Neji followed Tenten as she showed him the Gym, the Science Lab, the Faculty room, the clinic and everything else in the whole school.
They stopped in front of the gate.
Tenten spoke, "Well? I guess we're done! Goodbye!" she started walking off.
Neji grabbed her wrist, "Wait…."
"What?" asked Tenten while getting off his grasp.
"You do know that you were the one who bumped into me…yesterday?" asked Neji.
Tenten smiled slightly, "You were the person?"
Neji nodded.
Tenten smiled, "I see…."
Neji stared at her, "What's your full name?"
Tenten looked at Neji, "Why ask?"
Neji shrugged, "Just tell me…."
"Shiranui…Tenten." Tenten said.
Neji was surprised but he didn't show it, "Aa……."
Tenten smiled, "I'll see you tomorrow."
And with that, she walked off.
Neji stared at her back, 'She's…the one….'
Tenten arrived at the estate and walked straight to her room, 'I wonder why he asked about my full name….'
She changed her clothes and went down stairs to eat dinner. After that, she brushed her teeth and went straight to her computer. She turned it on and searched about things and mostly about her school and education.
Then, something hit her, 'A Hyuuga…Hyuuga Neji…. Oh my gosh…from what I've known…the one staying with me is a…Hyuuga? Or not? Never mind…maybe I just mistook it….'
Author's Note: Well what do you think? I updated! I hope you like it! By the way, yes, Hinata knows about the engagement and she knows who'll be with whom! About the deal or bet, it will be revealed in the next chapters. Tell me what you think okay? I'm sorry if I have mistakes, but be nice!
Translations:
Aho: Baka, Stupid, Idiot
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