Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, never will ok then…

Pairings: Neji/Tenten and maybe some others if I don't get too lazy

It had been a long day and Gai's team had just gotten back from a mission…a very tiring mission. Tenten was dragging behind while Neji and the others were still full of energy. She sighed, she was almost home and then she would go to her room and completely collapse on her comfy bed. The thought of it made her even more tired.

"Wow Tenten, you look totally beat, you gunna be okay to walk home by yourself?" Lee, her most enthusiastic teammate asked.

"I think I'm a big girl now, I'll be okay." she scoffed.

"Okay but just let me know if your decision changes." Lee stated and walked back up next to Gai-sensei.

Neji seemed to now be tagging behind Gai-sensei and Lee. Tenten didn't think the great Neji Hyuuga ever faltered especially in the face of his teammates. Feeling confident, Tenten picked up her step and walked next to him.

"Boo." she said and smiled.

"Hmph. Could we please be more mature than that Tenten?" he scoffed, never taking his stare off the road ahead of him. Tenten frowned then a idea popped into the kunoichi's head.

"I can be mature, just not around you. You make me want to act goofy like that." she knew that would get him irritated. He sighed.

"Look Tenten, it's far to late to be playing games."

"Who says I'm playing?" she asked innocently. Neji didn't answer but his annoyed expression was still plastered on his face.

Within the next five minutes they reached Konoha. They could see the lanterns glowing around the ramen stand that Naruto loved so much. Tenten smiled, when she thought of Naruto. It meant seeing all her friends again. She missed being with them, especially Hinata, Sakura and Ino. They would have their usual slumber parties and catch up. She couldn't wait to be able to do that again.

They all stood in the village square where they would split up to go home. Lee lived on the other side of town just a block away from Gai-sensei. They said their good-byes and goodnights to both Neji and Tenten and walked down the dark path with a streetlight every hundred feet or so. Neji turned to Tenten.

"Your apartment is down that way, correct?"

"Yea, I didn't know you lived down there." she stifled a yawn.

"I don't. Hyuuga Manor is on the other side of town with Lee." he said.

"Oh, then why didn't you go with them?" Tenten asked.

"I'd rather not listen to them ramble at this time of night." he crossed his arms and looked in the direction that his teammate just went. "Would you object to me walking you home?"

"No, umm no of course no…" she was cut off.

"Look, this isn't anything romantic. I just made it my responsibility to make sure you get home safe, after Lee offered and left." Tenten nodded and said nothing.

The walk home was nothing new between them. Neji didn't speak, he just stayed beside her like a bodyguard. When they reached her apartment Neji said goodnight and turned to leave.

"Neji…" Tenten quietly said. She felt kind of intimidated by his attitude.

"What is it?" he looked annoyed.

"Umm…thank you for walking me home, I appreciate it. You really watched out for me." she said opening her door and walking inside. She turned around before closing the door. "See you at training tomorrow."

"Goodnight." he said as always with a serious attitude and walked away.

TBC

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