Desire is the fall of man, or so the story goes. In the morning sun he slithers like a snake with eyes that steal my breath away. Must you test me in so many ways?

Sakura was all ready to eat when Tenten slid the door open, and she let her as she herself sat down and followed suit.

There was no conversation beyond the usual questions of a routine check-up. Tenten enjoyed the company more than she would like to admit. It has been far too long since anyone was kind enough to even visit her. Her old teammate Lee and sensei Gai were currently in Suna training the academy students there in taijutsu.

She let out a heavy sigh then jumped, startled when a warm hand was placed on her shoulder. The look of concern coming from the pink hair medic made Tenten defensive. "Sorry Sakura-san it has just been a while since someone spent time with me." Sakura nodded her sympathy but didn't press the issue, one reason why Tenten liked the medic.

"The check-up will be done in your room then I suppose?" Tenten nodded her consent before both left to the bedroom for some privacy. In there Tenten untied her kimono and opened it just so the skin of her stomach was uncovered, and the check-up began.

"See you in a few months Tenten-san!" Sakura waved goodbye as she left through the route in the garden. Tenten returned the wave but not so vigorously or joyfully. As Sakura disappeared Tenten looked around the garden for her newest worker.

Now something must be made clear, Tenten unlike other women did not blush easily, for she found few things in life embarrassing and even less things to be embarrassed by. When she finally spotted the dark haired Kinmotsu her cheeks pinkened the first time in a long time.

He was working in the heat, shirtless, sweat dripping from his body sliding down to vanish in the waistband of his pants. Her body flushed with something she wouldn't put a name to. For a moment she entertained the notion of going over too him and– Until she reminded herself to be weary of this man, but for now she'd enjoy the view.

Shaking her head to rid her of those thoughts that only added to her flaming cheeks, she leaned back and drew a comparison in her head. Neji was pale almost ghostly like, his body wasn't well built and he had as many muscles as his slender frame could carry, which wasn't much.

His hair and body seemed to belong on someone else's, they contrasted immensely and she never liked that. The man before her, now he was in a category all his own. His tan skin rippled along the muscles that lined his torso and there were a few scars but she didn't mind.

His ebony hair was tied at the base of his neck and came as far down as his shoulders. Neji's hair made him seem feminine in a way, but not Kinmotsu even with his hair down no one could mistake him for a female, even if they were blind.

Too lost in thought and having to good of a time she hadn't noticed when he stopped turning the earth and looked at her. Oh but she noticed the smirk that crossed his lips, it was the smirk that said a man knew exactly what effect he had on you and your body.

She had an idea of what he was going to say before he even did so. What she didn't have an idea about is why his voice was huskier than usual and why the son-of-a-bitch sounded so smug. "Do you like what you see Tenten-san?"

In her female pride she turned her nose away from him and replied haughtily. "I don't know what your talking about, I don't see anything that I like." She didn't catch the seductive curve of his lips or the way his eyes roved over her form in a appreciative manner.

"Aw, so are you too convince me your cheeks have turned that color because of the heat?" She ground her teeth before flashing him one of his own smirks.

"Yes, the heat is awful today." With that said she turned on her heel and left, his deep laughter following her into the mansion.

Sometime later she found she was extremely bored and headed to Hinata's workroom to speak with her. Tenten made her way through the maze of the Hyuga residence. She sighed loudly when she finally reached the modest door that Hinata used as a workroom.

Knocking twice Tenten waited, it wasn't long before she heard the muffled female voice from the opposite side speak. "Come in." Tenten slid open the door, stepped inside before sliding it closed as well. The room was the color of cream probably closer to ivory but it was plain.

Nothing was decorated on the walls, nothing on the ground everything was clean, well everything except the huge desk at the back of the room. Hinata sat behind the desk shuffling through papers, sorting others and all in all stacking them into different piles.

Sighing loudly Hinata looked up from the pile of papers and smiled weakly. Before any words were exchanged Tenten was all ready helping Hinata to stand and pushing her out the door. "You go rest Hinata-sama I'll get everything in order here."

Tenten never seen the Heiress move so fast before, but Tenten found herself looking into the embarassed face of Hinata. "No, no that's all right Tenten-san I don't want to be a burden." At that comment a boisterous laughter filled the room as Tenten tried to control herself.

"Your not a burden Hinata-sama, believe me I am bored out of my mind and paperwork is sounding fantastic right about now." Hinata looked for reassurance and Tenten nudged her once again out the door.

"Well, if you say so Tenten-san." Hinata was back to that old habit where she looks down at the ground and twiddles her thumbs.

"You go rest up Hinata-sama everything is taken care of." Hinata nodded and turned to leave. "I have one question though Hinata-sama." The Heiress looked back, her opal eyes completely unaware of the oncoming interrogation.

"What do you know of this Kinmotsu? Where is he from? Is he trustworthy?" Hinata shook her head a smile creeping onto her lips.

"Tenten-san please do not worry. I have had a background check on him. He is trustworthy." Tenten didn't believe that, information could be faked.

"But how do you know?" She giggled lightly placing one hand on Tenten's shoulder.

"No worries, he better be trustworthy. The Hokage suggested him to me in the first place." Tenten allowed the information to sink in, Tsunade-hime was no fool. If this Kinmotsu passed her qualifications, then maybe...no he was hiding something. Tenten was also not a fool, and she would not trust anyone so easily. "Thank you Hinata-sama."

Hinata nodded her head before stepping out of the room and heading to who-knows-where. With a nod and a slight smile Tenten made her way to the desk to occupy her time until the night swallowed the sky.