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Fools of Fate

By:Christina/ Aikiko-Ashra

Chapter Six

Tenten stared at herself in the mirror, unconsciously lifting her hand up to touch her lips. She could still remember the night before when his warm lips pressed against hers. It wasn't a french kiss or anything, it was just skin against skin, lips against lips. But just thinking about it made her heart beat faster. Of course, it must've have been an accident though, who knows with it having been so dark and everything. She traced the lining of her lips, wishing that there could have been more to the meaning, but, considering that it was the Hyuuga Neji, it was probably nothing more than an accident. She sighed, he hadn't finished helping her with the electricity. After the "accident" he had gotten up, said sorry, and left. An electricity man (or whatever you call them) had arrived at her house early this morning to fix her electricity, saying that the Hyuuga household had already paid for the expenses. She hoped that what happened wouldn't change their relationship, after it all it wasn't like they hadn't kissed before. The last time though, was a positive hundred percent accident. So nothing would change because this one was an accident too, or it was... Psh... She cursed at herself for trying to form such an idea. Neji was different, he would never do something like that on purpose. She sighed again because of the truth to her words. Sometimes, she really considered giving up on the Hyuuga prodigy, but of course, every time she tried to, there would be something about him that would let him claim her heart again. Ever since she met him, her heart was no longer her own, and she knew it never would be again.

She could hear the loud clamoring that shook outside of her neighborhood, everybody was standing in front of their homes, awaiting the arrival of the Mizukage. She had to catch up with Lee and Gai Sensei soon since they had agreed to watch the parade of people together. Neji would not be there, he would be with the rest of the Hyuuga clan, in front of the Hyuuga compound, one of the few places that the Mizukage would stop by to greet for a moment or two. She sighed. Maybe she could wash the memory of the night before out of her head before she saw him again. She didn't want it to seem like it had affected her or anything. She walked out of her house, entering the road amongst the throng of people that stood there. She raced down the streets. It should be a good thirty minutes before the Mizukage was due to arrive, but people had been standing outside of their home for a close half an hour already. She knew that the peace treaty was really important, and that people were thrilled about the alliance, but standing outside of your house for an hour just to wait was insane. She quickly reached the spot that Gai and Lee had promised to wait at, they were already there, involved in what seemed like a highly enthusiastic conversation.

"Yo! Tenten!" hollered Gai. She walked up next to them, noting the excited and pleased look on their face.

"We have just came up with the most brilliant plan Tenten!" shouted Lee.

"Yes?" she asked, a quizzical brow raised.

"Well, we have decided that since Neji cannot enjoy the day with us, then will we come and enjoy the day with him!" exclaimed Lee, his hair bobbing up and down in accomplishment.

Gai and Lee stared at her expectantly, their eyes wide, expecting to hear absolute praise.

Tenten cringed at the suggestion. Hadn't she just decided that since she wouldn't see the Hyuuga prodigy today she would try to cool off her memory from the night before? How was she going to do that with him so close to her. "We're not seriously going to be jumping into the middle of the Hyuuga clan are we?" she asked. The Hyuuga's would immediately be able to detect if someone was standing among them that was not of their blood. They stood in a complete formation, whether intentional or not, and could tell if somebody stood out of place.

"You'll see," laughed Gai and Lee, their eyes glinting mischievously.

Tenten sighed. Thankfully, they were not standing amidst the sea of Hyuugas, who were all wearing grayish black kimonos, instead they were standing across the street from them.

"Neji! Neji! See we have come for you! Our friendly bond will never break!" hollered Lee to Neji across the street. A vein on the side of Neji's face shook. A lot of the Hyuugas and neighbors had turned their head to look at Neji and Lee, wondering what the boy in the green spandex suit was shouting about. Neji turned his head away from Lee, only to see Tenten. Their eyes locked.

Tenten stared at him observantly, examining the build of his face and body. She remembered the many times her hands ran across his skin, dressing his wounds. He no longer had the boyish look to him. His face had lost all of the baby fat that used to cling to his cheek; it was longer now, older, more handsome. He was lean, and had grown a lot taller. He used to only be a bit taller than her, but now he towered over her; her head only reaching his shoulders. She sighed, breaking their gaze. She removed imaginary hands from the body that stood across from her, not realizing that he still stared at her intently.

He looked at her, surprised. She wore her usual pink Chinese shirt and black capris, but she wasn't wearing her hair in the usual panda buns. Instead she wore it in a sleek, loose ponytail that hung more to her right. Her hair was so long it nearly touched her waist. He suddenly had an urge to run his fingers through her hair. She had matured over the years, taller and considerably a lot more beautiful. She even had a group of boys that used to chase after her, until she nearly butchered them to pieces of course. She looked pretty with her hair down like that. No, beautiful. Suddenly, the occurrences of the night before ran back through his head again. He hoped that she wouldn't treat him differently because of it, that by tomorrow they would spar together again like nothing had happened.

It wasn't until then that he noticed the loud cheers that replaced the gossip, and the sound of the gong clanging down the street. Lee had finally stopped shouting his declaration of friendship to Neji and Gai, and had started to cheer with everybody else. The Mizukage was marching down the street, with about fifteen to twenty men walking close behind him. He wore the usual Kage's suit, a deep (A/N: whatever color it is. I wanted to use blue, but of course the Kazekage's that color, so I don't know. Please tell me if you do) in color.

The Mizukage approached the front of the Hyuuga compound, smiling as he greeted Hiashi. Tenten looked at Neji, noticing that his face had dipped down into a complete frown. After some quick words with Hiashi, the man had turned to talk to Neji. Tenten looked on curiously, and so was Lee, Gai, Hiashi and the rest of the neighborhood. Neji's lips had dropped into an even deeper frown if possible. She wondered what had suddenly made him upset, and she didn't have to wait long. The Mizukage had turned around to face her, Lee, and Gai, and walked over to them. Tenten let in a sharp gasp, a quick gust of air stinging the back of her throat. Lee and Gai were shocked too. Their eyes widened and their jaws, quite literally, fell to the ground. The Mizukage chuckled kindly as he looked at them, the wind brushing against the bangs of his brown hair.

"YO -YOSHIRO!" Lee, Gai, and Tenten bellowed aloud together, in utter surprise. Everybody turned to look at them, wondering why the Mizukage had bothered to stop next to a bunch of ordinary people.

Yoshiro smiled at them, Rei standing by his side. "Hey, been all night since I've last seen you guys," he laughed, hoping to relieve the shocked look on their faces, but it didn't.

"Y-you're the Mizukage! But you said you weren't!" cried Gai, his hand flew to his face. He deflated like a balloon, looking like he was about to faint.

The Mizukage chuckled nervously. "I think we need to find a better time to straighten things out," he suggested.

Lee's mouth was still glued to the floor, his eyes opened wide in disbelief. Tenten's mouth was gaping open too. Too speechless to say anything she merely nodded.

"Wow! Is that you Tenten? You look beautiful with your hair down like that. I almost couldn't recognize you. Here's a kiss for the beautifully shocked lady before I go on again. They always say kisses break the evil spell," he joked, referring to her frozen state. He leaned in and gave her a quick peck on the cheek, causing everybody around to gasp. Neji's eye started to twitch uncontrollably as he viewed the sight. Yoshiro smiled at her and walked away, continuing his journey through the village. Everybody was silent as the Mizukage marched away with his men, but as soon as he was out of earshot, loud gossip filled the streets.

"Oh my god Tenten!" cried Lee, staring at her in horror.

"Did the Mizukage just—" started Gai.

"—kiss you?" finished Lee.

Tenten was speechless. Her hands unconsciously drawing up to her cheek. She pressed her fingers against the warm part of her face that the Mizukage had kissed. Suddenly, realization of what had actually occurred dawned upon her. The heat rose to her face, turning her into a beet red piece of tomato. Had the Mizukage really just kiss her? In front of half of the village? She nearly fainted at the thought.

Neji stared at her, hoping that she realized the Mizukage was only being friendly. Or at least, he better had been. Neji didn't know why but he began to send murderous glares towards Yoshiro. Hinata and Hanabi looked at him, noticing the direction of his evil stares.

OMG! This chapter sucked so bad. I'm sorry! I really hope you guys got to visualize how Neji and Tenten really look though, because I don't want you guys to have to be stuck with image of 12 year olds! Please tell me you don't anymore! Tears! Yeah, this chapter, and the rest of the chapters pretty much sucked! But please R&R anyways. Tell me lies that it's actually good, so that I can comfort my tormented soul. (Supposed to look like I'm cryin

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