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KYAA! Fourth chapter done! Yay, and I really like this one too, (Neji/Tenten fave!). Hehe.

And for me, this chapter including the last one would have been really long...to me. But anyway, here's chapter four! And once again, I'm sorry I couldn't post this sooner, but really, wouldn't let me get on. But now it...is. So yay!

Alrighty then! Enjoy!

Honey If You Love Me

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"Neji?" Tenten asked again, her mind flashing red neon warning signs. This could be bad. Or good.

Depends on which way you would like to see it.

"He's finished," he said quietly, somewhat smugly.

"Yeah…" Tenten trailed off. She wrinkled her nose, confused. "So?"

Neji just smirked.

Ino glanced between the two, her smug getting a little…smugger. "Right," she said slowly, "so now it's Tenten's turn."

All heads whipped immediately towards Neji.

"He's finished," Neji repeated slowly, like they were too dumb to comprehend.

"But it's Tenten's turn," Kiba said timidly, "and she has to make Lee smile."

"But. He's. Finished," Neji gritted out, once again.

Tenten shook her head. "Neji, why are you so tense? It's just Lee, I'm sure I can make him smile fairly quickly."

Neji's dark look was aimed at Tenten. She raised an eyebrow in return.

"So," Tenten said, hoping to relieve the killing aura she felt in the air. "Let's begin."

"Yosh!" cried Lee, as he turned back to Tenten, "let's begin!" Lee turned as he felt a chilling glare being directed towards him.

"Neji?" Lee asked, somewhat nervously.

Eyes glinting, Neji clenched his fists. "Lee."

As Neji slowly started walking towards Lee, giving off an aura that screamed 'pissed', Lee wisely began backing up.

"Neji?" Lee asked, his voice a little higher.

"Lee." Neji stepped forward.

"Neji?" Lee counter-stepped.

"Lee."

Neji?"

"Tenten?" came a light, hopeful voice, somewhat confused.

All heads turned towards Tenten.

Tenten gave them an irritable look and pout in return, "Well, I didn't want to hear you guys say each other's names over and over again. Are we going to begin, or not?"

Lee looked nervous. Really nervous. Neji just glared at him, inwardly sending him mental images of things to come.

They were not pretty.

"I think I have some…things to do. You know, pushups to do, crunches to do, and many many laps to run." Lee's sentence faded as he began to do just that.

Neji watched him leave in satisfaction. Good, no bloodshed.

For now.

"So," Tenten trailed off once again, "does that mean I win?"

"Well, by default, I guess," Ino said contemplative.

Naruto looked on in disbelief. "Wait, we lost? Again?"

"Well, perhaps not," Ino replied, "Tenten didn't play."

"So what does that mean?" Tenten asked, pouting slightly. "Those three minutes were for nothing?"

Sasuke rolled his eyes. "It was just three minutes."

Tenten stared at him, wide-eyed. "Make that very long three minutes."

"I know!" Ino said cheerfully. A bit too cheerfully for Tenten.

"She can go with Kiba!"

Kiba choked. "No way! Did you see what Ne--"

"Fine, fine," Ino said abruptly, cutting him off, "be a wimp. How about Shino?"

Each head turned towards Shino. Or…where Shino used to be.

Tenten suddenly coughed at the faint dust-cloud in the air. Now where did that come from?

"Naruto?" Ino suggested again.

"Wait a minute," Naruto cried, eyes fervently jumping between Neji and Tenten, "I already went!"

"Oh, yeah," Ino muttered, "that's true. What about Sasuke?"

"No," Sasuke stoically replied, "we will never be able to make each other smile."

"You could try," she responded, hopeful.

"No."

"Fine," Ino muttered again, seemingly downcast.

"B-but what a-about N-Neji?" Hinata asked, not catching on to Ino's ploy.

"What about him?" A glare was aimed in her direction.

A dangerous one.

A scary one.

Ino smiled inwardly in triumph. "But Neji doesn't want to play."

Silence encompassed the area as each turned their head towards Neji in question. When he didn't answer or give any reaction, Ino faintly pouted.

"O-oh," Hinata said quietly after a moment, as if she hadn't thought of that.

Ino smiled mischievously, "Maybe I should drag Lee back. At least he was willing to try."

"No," Neji stated, eyes gleaming at the sound of Lee's name, "I'll go."

Ino could have squealed in delight, but managed to keep her voice calm. "Okay, I guess Neji will have to challenge Tenten after all! Round three, Neji versus Tenten!"

"Three?" Tenten asked, "I thought the one with Lee was the third challenge."

"That doesn't count," Ino said shrugging, "he forfeited by running away."

"Oh…" Tenten replied, trailing off. Darn, three minutes of humiliation and she didn't get anything out of it! Ino was going to pay. Yes, she was.

"Right," Ino said warily, stepping a little away from Tenten's dangerous aura, "Neji will make Tenten smile first. Alright Neji, make Tenten smile!"

Neji looked pensively at Tenten for a moment. "Honey, if you love me, please smile for me."

Tenten looked at Neji's stoic gaze in disbelief. "Right, you expect me to smile at you like that? At least Lee tried."

Watching as his eyebrow twitched slightly, Tenten smiled an inward smile. Perhaps he would actually try now.

"We will have," Neji started slowly, seemingly looking like it pained him to say this, "one less hour of practice tomorrow."

Sasuke choked on his spit, spluttering out a fit of coughs. "Are you kidding?" he choked out between coughs. Even he wasn't that bad.

Neji just glared in return.

Tenten widened her eyes mockingly, "Really, Neji? For me? One whole hour?"

Neji wisely decided not to answer that statement.

Really though, Neji thought broodingly, what could he say to make her smile? She didn't like shopping, so he couldn't entice her with money. She didn't like candy, flowers, or all of that sappy stuff that usual girls liked, so there went the whole money persuasion idea.

Complimenting her wouldn't work either. Tenten was sensible and realistic. She wouldn't believe him, anyway.

Damn.

"Too bad Tenten," Naruto stated, arm behind his head, his all knowing look on his face, "you're stuck with a guy who can't even make you smile. That sucks."

Neji gave Naruto a chilling glare and Tenten shrugged. "I don't need him to."

Sakura and Ino both gave a loud 'awww' after Tenten's statement. Neji rolled his eyes. Girls.

"Two minutes left, Neji," Ino said sweetly tilting her head in Tenten's direction.

She gave him an expectant look…as if she wanted him to do something. But what could he do? Anything he would try to do to make her smile would seem so…un Neji-ish.

So he did what only Neji Hyuuga could do. Neji Hyuuga was going to bribe Tenten.

And how, do you ask, could he do that? Easily, really. He knew her 'weakness'.

"Tenten," Neji said, his face completely serious, "I'll buy you a new weapon."

Tenten looked thoughtfully at him for but a moment. "Really?" Tenten asked, innocently, "just for a smile?"

"I…guess," Neji said slowly, "if that will make you happy."

"Sure," Tenten said, shrugging offhandedly. Giving a brief small smile, she asked happily, "so when are we going to get my new weapon?"

The two teams watched in disbelief and awe. That sure was easy.

Hah, Ino thought disbelief in her eyes, miss 'could-not-be-bought' was bribed.

Not materialistic my butt.

And a weapon? Couldn't she have waited until he offered to buy her a weapon, clothes, and a house? Goodness knows that boy could afford it. He was, after all, the Neji Hyuuga.

"So is it…Tenten's turn?" Sakura asked, still in awe at how easily Neji made Tenten smile.

Sasuke gave a faint 'hn' as he was exchanging looks with Neji. Neji was smirking, Sasuke was glaring.

Hyuuga prodigy, one. Uchiha prodigy, zero.

Blast it.

"Wow," Naruto stated after a pause, turning towards Sasuke, "Neji beat you."

Sasuke turned his glare towards Naruto. "So," he answered glowering at Naruto's obvious form.

"Amazing, isn't it," Kiba commented, looking pointedly at Naruto, "at how they're both considered the most coldest, stoic, unfriendly, individuals in our village, yet they both managed to make their girlfriends smile."

"Hey!" Sakura and Tenten objected, both blushing a tinge of pink.

Naruto, not one to be forgotten, protested too. "Not! Didn't you see Hinata smile for me after the game? I can so make my girlfriend smile."

Hinata turned a dark crimson red.

Laughter erupted from Sakura and Tenten as they momentarily forgot the 'offending' statement that Kiba had just said.

"You're so cute," Tenten offered as Naruto looked at them, confused.

"Wait a minute!" Ino nearly shouted, still not getting over the fact the Neji made Tenten smile in less than three minutes. Heck, make that she's appalled that Neji had even managed to make her smile at all! "That's it? You smiled because he said he would get you a weapon?" He should have at least asked her out first. Or something.

That was may more romantic than weapon shopping.

Once again, Tenten shrugged. "Neji never buys anyone stuff," she said simply, as if it was such an obvious answer.

Momentary silence surrounded the area. Oh…yeah. This was Neji Hyuuga they were talking about.

All was stunned at this seemingly new-found revelation. Neji Hyuuga was going to buy Tenten something.

Neji Hyuuga--buy.

Somehow, those two words didn't seem to mix.

Who knew, Ino thought, maybe buying weapons were more important than a date. She shrugged, maybe that was considered a date. Weapons and training.

What a weird couple.

"So anyway," Tenten trailed off, not knowing what to make of the surprised and stunned looks she was receiving. It was like…she was famous or something with the wide-eyed looks she was receiving.

"Yeah," Ino said after a moment, "right. Tenten, make Neji smile!"

Blinking coyly, Tenten pouted cutely. "Honey, if you love me, please smile!" And with this, she gave him a cheerful grin, hoping it would somehow rub off on him. It didn't work.

Boo.

"Please, Neji?" she asked again, "Won't you smile for me?"

Neji shook his head in reply, careful not to smirk. "No, Tenten."

"Please?"

Neji refused once again.

Tenten hummed softly, thinking idly of what to do.

She couldn't bribe him…or could she?

But with what could she entice him with?

"Neji, if you smile for me, I'll clean your weapons," Tenten suggested hopefully.

Sakura looked at Ino in question as she raised her eyebrow slightly. Clean…his weapons?

Ino shrugged back in reply. Once again, they were such a weird couple.

"You do that for me already," Neji stated.

Tenten sheepishly shrugged. "Oh, yeah. I guess I do."

"What?" Naruto yelled, "You clean his weapons? What for?"

Shrugging again, Tenten blushed. "I like weapons."

"Just the weapons?" Ino asked suggestively, giving her a sly glance.

It was certain, Tenten decided, Ino will die a slow and painful death. Oh yes, she will.

Pointedly looking away from the all knowing stare of the Hyuuga prodigy, Tenten gave Ino an intense glare. "Of

course I do," she retorted, giving her a suspicious look, "what else would I like?"

"Oh I don't know," Ino stated offhandedly, "they're shiny, they're pointy, and they belong to a certain prodigy?"

"Clever girl," Tenten muttered, "you rhymed."

"I know," Ino haughtily said, "and you only have two minutes and fifteen seconds left."

"Two minutes," Tenten repeated. She could make him smile in two minutes.

"And fif-well, no, ten seconds now," Ino reminded her.

Tenten didn't need those extra seconds, she thought confidently. She could make him smile in less than those two

minutes.

But how?

What did she have to offer him? And perhaps the better question, what would he want?

She had nothing to offer but…herself. Humm.

Tenten faced Neji, determination written clearly on her face. Walking slowly, almost leisurely, Tenten wondered whether her 'mission' would be successful. Because…if it didn't go so well…Tenten would feel awfully embarrassed.

Then Ino would just have to die.

Each watched with baited breath as Tenten stood in front of him, smiling innocently, leaning forward slowly. Steadily, she bent down to level her face with his. Gasps of breaths could be heard as she inched closer towards his outwardly stoic face. Even Shikamaru had turned his face from the clouds to watch the scene.

All eyes widened as she then whispered something in his ear. Softly, slowly, all the while looking seemingly innocent.

His eyes widened for a moment, then narrowed in contemplation. All watched as Neji nodded 'no' slowly. She whispered once again in his ear. As the last time, he had once again refused with the shaking of his head, 'no'. Determined, Tenten stubbornly tried once more.

"Three?" Naruto asked quietly, a bit puzzled. Each head turned towards him in confusion.

"Three what?" Kiba asked.

"I don't know, but she whispered the word, 'three'," Naruto offered, scratching his head musingly.

All nodded and began contemplating what that meant. Three.

Three what?

Sakura tilted her head, lost in thought . Three…weapons? No, Neji could easily buy his own.

Maybe…Hinata considered, three…favors for him? But what would Tenten do for Neji?

Ino smiled a mischievous smile. Three…kisses? Oh…maybe.

Then, as everyone watched in amazement, Neji's lips turned upward in a tentative smile.

"Alright!" Ino yelled happily, albeit confused, "Tenten made Neji smile."

"But…how?" Kiba asked in pure amazement.

Naruto shrugged. Now what could Tenten give Neji three of? Three…ramen bowls? Now he would definitely smile for that. How could anyone possibly refuse?

"Okay," Tenten said, a tinge of pink on her face, "since this round is over, Shikamaru and Ino are next!"

No one was paying attention to her.

"So what did you think it was?" Sakura asked Sasuke excitedly. Sasuke just shrugged in return thought he was just a little curious.

"Well I thought it was…" and with this, Ino trailed off, noticing Tenten's raised eyebrow.

"Maybe it was ramen?" Naruto said, grinning broadly. "It probably was, you know, cause no one can resist that."

"I-I thought it w-was a f-favor," Hinata suggested, getting in on the conversation.

Six curious pairs of eyes turned towards Shikamaru. He turned lazily as he noticed their questioning stares.

"Well?" Ino asked, "What did you think it was?"

"Why are you asking me?" Shikamaru drawled, rolling his eyes upward.

"Don't even act like you weren't paying attention, Shikamaru!" Ino yelled.

"Troublesome woman."

"Don't you 'troublesome woman' me!"

"…troublesome girl."

A loud screech was head as Ino proceeded to, if not kill, then seriously maim Shikamaru's lazy butt.

Tenten sighed, it wasn't anything…bad.

"So anyway," Ino muttered, momentarily turning away from Shikamaru, "what was it?"

Tenten gave a stifled laugh, "What was what?"

Narrowing her eyes, Ino gave Tenten a 'you-know-what-I-mean' look.

"What did you think it was?" Tenten asked, uncertain at what answer she would get. Goodness, maybe she didn't want to know.

"Well," Ino answered slyly, "I thought you were going to give him three kis--"

"Never mind!" Tenten suddenly yelled, cutting off Ino's sentence, "I don't want to know."

"So are you going to tell us?"

Tenten rolled her eyes and smiled faintly. "I guess…"

"Well, what did you whisper to him?" asked a curious Ino. Everyone crowded closer to hear.

"Oh," Tenten answered, shrugging casually, "I just told him that I'll practice with him for three more hours tomorrow."

All stared in disbelief…even Sasuke. Practice…for three more hours?

Well…that could somewhat be considered as a date…right?

"So," Naruto said slowly, "no ramen?"

Sakura and Ino exchanged looks of disbelief and pointedly looked at Hinata. Hinata blushed, while looking elsewhere. Shikamaru sighed and Neji quirked his eyebrow slightly. Tenten just shook her head, amazed at Naruto's… silliness, while Chouji resumed munching on his chips. Talking about food obviously made him hungry. Kiba smirked and Sasuke rolled his eyes in…wonder.

"If stupidity were a case, I'd sue you," Sasuke said after a moment of silence.

"Shut up, Sasuke!" Naruto yelled in defense.

Sasuke just smirked, apparently amused. Sasuke was such a sadist sometimes.

"So anyway," Ino said, quickly cutting in before the two, or mainly Naruto, would start something that ended in all running for their lives or ducking in cover, "Tenten got him to smile."

The girls nodded and the guys grumbled faintly.

"Which means," she continued, "that girls win!"

"What?" Naruto asked, "there isn't going to be another round? At least let the guys have another chance!"

"Well," Ino stated nervously, "three rounds is enough. Don't be such a sore loser Naruto."

"Now, now," Tenten said, smirking at Ino's antics, "I think Naruto is right. We should have a fourth round."

"Really?" Ino asked weakly, "I don't think that's necessary."

"Oh," Tenten said smugly, "I think it is. And I know just the couple who should challenge each other."

Ino shrugged as if she had no clue. "Oh really."

"Yes," Tenten said decisively, leaving no room for excuse, "You…and lazy prodigy Shikamaru."

"What a nice title," Ino spat, "how catchy."

"I know," Tenten said simply, "but really, round four, Shikamaru versus Ino!"

The girls clapped happily, and the guys shrugged. The 'third' round had ended in a draw…again. This last 'challenge' would decide whether if the girls were truly more persuasive than the guys.

Right…

Ino versus Shikamaru? We all know who would win.

Right?

VxS

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