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A wonderful smell woke me from a nice slumber. I opened my eyes to semi-darkness and I could immediately tell it was early in the night. My team and I had arrived early in the morning after a long three-day mission, that had left no room for sleep, had been finished. After addressing the Hokage and taking a well-needed bath everyone went to sleep. I went to sleep as well and after a few short hours I awoke. Safe to say that what I did later had me very tired and I went right to sleep again.

I was ridiculously comfortable and like I mentioned before the soft feminine scent I perceived was deliciously enticing. I was completely naked and so was Tenten. She was tight against me and her hair was in pretty waves all around us. I carefully, so as not to wake her, stroked her cheek softy, enjoying how velvety her skin was. I studied her face and noticed with a smirk how long her eyelashes were, so pretty. I slowly stroked her bottom lip before leaning in and replacing my thumb with my own pair. Tenten shifted and I feared I woke her up so I went stiff. She sighed into my mouth and I smiled and leaned my head back as she got more comfortable against me.

Her legs felt perfect against mine and it always surprised me how small she actually was despite her tough exterior. She was always so lovely when she slept I sometimes stayed up for hours just watching her. It was truly the only time when Tenten looked vulnerable and I simply loved it. It also helped how I was the only one who had seen her in this state and that she let me see her in this state. I inhaled and a shiver of pleasure flew through me and I stifled a groan as I tried not to think about how very naked we both were.

I passed a hand through her hair, playing with the locks in amusement and thinking about how exactly I was going to fall back to sleep. This was something else I loved about Tenten. She had so much trust in me she remained asleep while I mimed and petted her when, if someone else went even ten feet from her, she would have woken up and attacked. This thought made me smile and I met our lips again.

This time she shifted and a sleepy chocolate colored eye met my own before she brought one of her hands up and placed it against her chin and consequently, my own.

I gave a pout. "I'm sorry for waking you," I whispered as I taped her cheek with my index finger.

She closed her eyes before snuggling closer by burying her head in my chest. "Go back to sleep," she murmured.

I let out a humored sound because it wasn't a request but a command. I decided to challenge her. "I can't…"

She stayed in the same position before I heard her speak. "…that sucks."

This earned a real laugh this time and I ended up taking her in a hug against me. I internally growled at how nice her bare chest felt against mine as she let out what just had to be a defeated sigh. I stroked her hair again and she lifted her head to look me in the eyes. We held each other's gaze for a moment before she brought one of her hands up and softly stroked my cheek. Her fingers were warm against my skin and I closed my eyes while she did almost exactly what I had done to her while she slept.

"Neji," she whined, "sleep."

She must have been really tired. "I'll try if you give me something in return."

I could almost feel her frown. "What."

"One kiss and then I won't accidentally wake you up again."

I felt her let out a resigned breath before she shifted and her face appeared inches away from mine. I smiled possessively at her as she tilted her head and leaned down. The kiss was soft and slow and so very sweet it left me begging for more.

As I opened my eyes again, Tenten virtually collapsed against me and I shifted a few times before I found a more comfortable position to try and go back to sleep. It surprised me how quickly I saw darkness.

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I apologize if it was too short, I tried. *shrug*

If you are reading the manga and do not want to be spoiled please skip the italicized text, thanks.

SPOILER

Since Neji died I suppose all of my one-shots are now considered AU and that really pissed me off so much that I stopped writing NejiTens due to it. I did not like chapter 614 nor Tenten's reaction to Neji's death a chapter or two later. It seemed rushed and underplayed. I do not accept it as head-cannon because Neji and Tenten should be together forever. That is all.

SPOILER END

Anyhow, thanks for reading. I haven't been uploading anything recently due to Uni and work, but I always come back here once in a while. Thanks to everyone that reviewed. The lemon was pretty popular, maybe I'll do another one soon, who knows?

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