Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto…you know how it goes…

Pairings: Neji/Tenten didn't get around to putting others in yet

Rated: M for later chappies

"Alright youthful students, time to pack up and go home for a weekend full of rest and relaxation. I'll see you all bright and early on Monday." Gai-sensei said enthusiastically.

"Yes! Gai-sensei! Bright and early!" Lee said as he saluted while Gai-sensei walked off into the sunset. "Is it time to go yet?" Lee asked and whirled around to see Tenten picking up her last kunai from the spar with Neji earlier.

"Yup! All ready to go." she smiled and brushed by Neji who followed them both down the hill.

They finally all reached Tenten's house just as the street lights were flickering on. She pulled a key out of her pocket and thrust it into the keyhole, slightly turning until she heard a click.

"Let's get this party started!" Lee yelled. Neji raised an eyebrow.

"There's three of us Lee, that's not considered a party." Neji smirked at his friend's remark.

"It can so be a party unless, um wait….Tenten? Do you have any sake in the house?" Lee asked. Tenten crossed her arms.

"Lee, you're not drinking. We all know how you are even after one sip." she said.

"Then what should we do for fun?" Lee asked and pouted at the fact that no sake was coming his way tonight.

"I don't know. My house isn't really..well..fun. We just agreed to come here because my parents wouldn't be home." she turned to Neji. "Neji, do you know what we could do?"

"No." he said. Tenten smirked.

"Wow Neji, that does sound like a grand old time….doing nothing." Neji just looked at her. For the first time their eyes met and she couldn't detect a trace of anger in them. Surely she thought he would get annoyed by her rude remark. A faint blush crossed her face. He continued to stare.

"We could always just gossip." Lee said as he took a seat on Tenten's comfy bed. Neji's stare went to Lee again.

"What did you say?" Neji asked with a disgusted tone.

"I said we could always just gossip." Lee repeated.

"Why Lee? Why would you want to go around spreading rumors like Ino and that obnoxious Sakura girl?" Neji said with a reprimanding tone.

"Hey, don't bring Sakura into this! I love her and someday I will tell her my feelings and if my luck is right she'll accept." Lee said as he stood up with a burning ambition in his eyes. Tenten just looked amused at them squabbling.

"There is no such thing as luck Lee. When you were born your fate was written out for you. It decides everything, what you will grow up to be, who you will marry. If Sakura doesn't like you now then she never will because that is fate. You were never fated to be with her." Neji said coldly. Lee looked at Neji as if a kunai just struck his heart.

"Oh, Lee. Are you okay?" Tenten asked as she went over and put a reassuring hand on his shoulder. Lee touched his hand to hers.

"I'm leaving." he said. "See you on Monday Tenten." Lee rushed down the stairs and out the door and Tenten tried to follow him. When Tenten returned from the kitchen and went up to her room, she saw Neji, his face in his hands, sitting on her bed. Her anger melted away when she saw him like that. Maybe something was troubling him.

"Neji?" she asked quietly and touched her hand to his back and took a seat next to him on the bed. He looked up at her face once again, saying nothing. "Is something wrong?"

"…." he started to speak. "I don't know why I have to be like that sometimes, I always feel bad after. I only drive people away." he said with no emotion but you could tell he was beating himself up inside. He stood up. "I better go apologize to Lee."

"Neji.." she stood up and hugged him. "No matter how strong you are, I'm glad you're strong enough to care about others." A/N: such a mom saying I know… He broke the hug, said nothing and went downstairs, leaving Tenten in her room as she heard the door slam in the kitchen.

TBC

Just a quick lil update. What do you think so far? Comments/Suggestions please! And thanks to all of you who did, you guys left such nice comments I'll probably update again later this weekend, got a lot of stuff to get done cause finals are just around the corner…and...I'm not prepared TT