Neji had been looking forward to this date night for some time now. Because of the village being in quarantine, they hadn't been allowed out except for missions, and he knew Tenten was starting to get stir-crazy. This would be their first night out on the town since restrictions had eased, and he knew Tenten would appreciate it.
He was in the bedroom, figuring out what he would wear for the evening, when Tenten walked in, her face downcast.
"What happened?" he asked, his stomach dropping at the look on her face.
"Tsunade just made an announcement on the news," she said, her voice sounding defeated. "There have been three new cases today from a team coming home from a mission. She is encouraging everyone to stay at home again, at least for the time being, until they know the team hasn't infected anyone else."
The disappointment was clear on her face, and Neji felt frustrated that this was happening again. But there was nothing either of them could do, and he was determined to enjoy his date night with Tenten, even if they couldn't go out as planned.
Neji walked over to his girlfriend and wrapped her in a hug. Tenten deflated against him, her head resting against his chest. "Sorry Neji," she mumbled. "I know you had this night planned for a while now."
"You do not need to apologise, Tenten," he replied. He trailed light fingers against her back, knowing that helped to soothe her. "We will do something here. It is still early; I will make dinner and we can watch a movie together."
Tenten leaned her head back, a happy smile lifting her face. "Can we watch 'The Anbu's Secret?'" she asked, excitement in her voice.
Neji made sure not to express his resignation at her choice in movie. He enjoyed action movies to a degree, but Tenten was crazy for them, and she had heard this particular movie had explosions galore. But he wasn't about to say no and see disappointment shimmer in her eyes again, so of course they would be watching that movie.
Her happiness was contagious, and he smiled back at her, unable to resist stealing a kiss. "Get it ready. I will make dinner."
"Thank you, Neji! I love you." She grinned and leaned up to peck his lips, before rushing out of the bedroom.
Neji couldn't help but smile softly as he watched her go. He pulled open the drawer next to his bed and eyed the ring within for a few moments, then closed the drawer again with a sigh. He had been expecting tonight to be the night, but he would have to wait until another day. He wanted everything to be perfect when he finally asked Tenten to be his wife, and he would accept nothing less.
That day couldn't come soon enough for Neji. He longed to see his ring on her hand, to have her share his name, for her to be his in every sense of the word. He couldn't wait to start that new chapter of their lives together, and he could only hope that it came soon.
I love fluff WAY too much. Can you tell? I try to write angst sometimes, since it's good to know how to write more than one genre, and I have recently started writing smut fiction, but my true passion is fluff. Neji and Tenten deserve the world, and I thoroughly love giving them that through my fictions.
In saying that, what do you, my readers, like reading most? Please let me know in the comments. I've been thinking of starting a storyboard with smut prompts, but I'm not sure how many would be into that.