To Choose
Chapter 2: An Amusing Conversation and a Bet
A/N: Uh.. here's chapter 2. Please R & R. Please no flames! Thanks for the reviews:)
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Chapter 2: An Amusing Conversation and a Bet
As soon as Tenten disappeared up the stairs to her second floor bedroom, her parents began to talk. At first they quietly murmured then as soon as they were sure that she was upstairs and taking a shower at which she could not hear them, they began one of the most amusing conversations ever.
"So, Hyuuga Neji, huh?" her dad spoke.
"Yes, I do believe that's who she was speaking of" her mom stated.
"So, who is this Hyuuga Neji?"
"Um, her teammate, sparring partner, and friend. They've only been on the same team since she graduated from the Ninja Academy" her mother replied in a sarcastic tone.
"Yeah, Yeah right him, I thought she was talking about someone else."
"Oh, really?"
"Yeah, I got worried for a minute that it was some guy that she just met, or worse...likes."
A weak smile appeared on her mother's face. "Who said she doesn't like him?"
"I thought that was pretty obvious. Her and Hyuuga are just friends, teammates, sparring partners, blah blah blah... I don't see them liking each other."
"Oh, really?"
Her father sat in thought for a moment and then suddenly answered "yes, yeah, I'm sure of that!... Why?"
"hm!" a smirk appeared on her mother's Tenten like face. "Well, in my expertise opinion, I think that Tenten may have a slight crush on Neji."
"huh! What expertise?"
However, his comment was ignored. She merely spoke on. "And I think that Neji may also like her back"
"Then how come-" he was cut off.
"Why doesn't he ask her out? Hm, that is a mystery."
"Yeah, maybe-" he was cut off again, only to find that his sentence was to be completed by his fellow medical ninja wife, who unlike him, and similar to Tenten has a love for weapons and has excellent aim.
"Perhaps he's confused, doesn't understand what's going on, maybe he's nervous. He might be afraid to be rejected."
"Uh, yeah, sure" he stated, refusing to be cut off this time "maybe he's confused because he, the usually emotionless Hyuuga Neji actually has these feelings, feelings of liking someone, and possibly falling in love" he said with sarcasm dripping from his voice.
His wife however, decided to ignore the sarcasm and take what he said seriously. "One, he's not that emotionless."
"I know" he was ignored yet again.
"Two, he really might be shocked with the fact that he may be falling in love, after all the rule of the ninja is to never show emotions no matter the circumstances"
"But-"
"Yes, you're right, there are exceptions"
"Hey, how'd you know what I was going to say, I didn't even fin-"
"Because I know what you're going to say."
"How-"
"Anyways, the emotionless rule applies to certain situations only such as missions. He must be contemplating whether he can show his emotions, and when."
"Okay then Mrs. Expert, maybe he does like her, even possibly love her. Which I doubt!"
"Whatever!"
"How do you know that Tenten likes him?"
"Because I know Tenten."
"I know her too!"
"Sure"
"So how do you know exactly that they both like each other? What proof do you have?"
"I don't need proof"
"And why is that?"
"Two words...Mother Instinct."
With Tenten.
Tenten stepped out of the shower and changed into her ninja clothes. Then she finished drying her hair with a towel and walked out of the bathroom and into her room. She took the towel out of her hair and reached for her brush. She brushed out the knots in her long mid-back brown hair and then put her brush down. She walked over to her window and sat next to it, she drew the curtains open while closing her eyes and felt the warm morning sun shine on her face like she did every morning. Afterward, she opened her eyes to take a quick look at the town when something caught her brown eyes. She looked down to spot someone standing in front of her front door about to ring the doorbell.
"Neji!"
Meanwhile, downstairs the conversation continued...
"Mother Instinct, huh!"
"Yep"
"Uh...sure" he blurted sarcastically.
"Oh, you don't believe me? Then let's make a bet."
"I'm listening."
A mischievous expression crept onto both of their faces.
Chapter 2 End.
Chapter 3 Preview
A Bet is Made and Dumplings are Bought:
"Okay, so what are you proposing?" Tenten's father slowly spoke.
"Well I bet that...
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"Neji!" she screamed. She quickly grabbed two hair ties and her kunnoichi headband off of her desk and ran out of her room.
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The silent smirk fest was finally broken when they heard the doorbell ring.
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Tenten pulled the door shut and grabbed Neji's hand to lead him away from her front porch.
A/N: Well, that's chapter 2. Also that is the preview for chapter 3. I hope that chapter 2 was better than the first one. So, what'd you think? Please review and please no flames! Also, to sum up chapter 3, there's going to be a bet being made, dumplings are going to be bought, and there's going to be a silent glare argument. And also, Thanks to all the people who added my story to their alert list, as well as the people who added me to their author alert list. Finally, last but not least...Thank You Reviewers! (I know, I already said that above...but I just felt like saying it again.) :)
-Wise Angel 192 0:)