AN: Thanks for your reviews you guys. It really made me happy. By the way, in case I forgot to say, this is inspired by the manga 'Vampire Knights' but it is not based on it so maybe you might see some similarities but I did not intend it to be that way. Now, if you are curious as to why there are vampires in the school, you have to keep reading on.

I promise. In this chapter, one of these two's mysteries will be revealed. Will it be Neji's or Tenten's? ;)

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto and I do not make profit out of writing fanfics, but I want to:D

CHAPTER 3

For Tenten, she loved Wednesday unlike her fellow classmates who groaned just by finding out it was that day because it was during every Wednesday that they had that subject with that strange teacher and his twin son student. Physical Education.

The reason most of them would hate that class was because they always had to do hard, and tiring work which some students couldn't even catch up with. Now, his pet student, or how some of the students would like to call him, thought differently. Everyone could understand why---the two of them were exactly alike…almost.

Although they did have the same stamina and determination…GREAT determination to do things, sometimes it gets to the students that it was too much, but either way, it was funny. Tenten enjoyed this subject the most because number one, she didn't have to do math or any thinking with books, and number two, she was most skilled in those aspects of physicality. That day was going to be a good day of exercise and activity.

It was early in the morning and Neji found himself not being able to rid himself of the events yesterday but in a way, he was sort of thankful that Physical Education was their first subject for the day. When he met his teacher, it all changed.

The man had a peculiarly shiny, bowl-cut hair and thick eyebrows, just like the boy from yesterday. In fact, they would look alike if it weren't for the difference of clothes. He wore a green spandex while that boy Lee wore the regular PE uniform.

"Alright my dear students, today we shall have a running competition!" He said, almost enthusiastically. The students just let out sounds of dislike and stubbornness, unlike Lee who had eyes burning fire in them and a face of…eagerness.

"You there!" His finger pointed to Neji on the boy's side of the gym. Neji just looked at him apathetically. "You must be a new student. You have to call me Gai-sensei, okay?" It sounded to Neji as if Gai was treating him like a child. After having said his small speech, he gave a thumbs-up and a grin with blinding white teeth to him. Slowly but hesitantly, he nodded back at his teacher accompanied by an apathetic look.

"Okay, so we shall begin now. Let's go outside, where there is good fresh air and a beautiful sun to help us with our youthful vigor! There, we will time you in the jogging path and see how fast you can do a lap around the one mile of our jogging path."Another grumble was heard from the students to which Gai had ignored cheerfully.

They did it in two groups. First the guys and then the girls. If they had an audience and other coaches, it would look more like a marathon race that they were preparing for. Neji finished one lap in six minutes time, which was really quick. Everyone just gaped at awe towards him when they found out his timing. He hardly broke a sweat but due to the scorching sun it happened.

At the final second of his last lap, Tenten clearly spotted a smirk on his lips, which she frowned at. As if on cue, the girls screamed wildly, some were blushing, some acting a bit violently and seizing the necks of their classmates…choking them. Her frown could only deepen, if possible. Show off…were two words that appeared in her head. Regrettably, she did not notice that she herself contained a small, red tint on her cheeks.

Lee was almost as fast as Neji, if only for that very last twenty seconds he spent. On the girl's side, the girl with the fastest timing was Kin, and next to her was Tenten.

Their times weren't far apart. Their differences were almost like Neji's and Lee's. It was natural for Tenten to be at least first or second. Sometimes she beat Kin by a second, or Kin beat her by a minute. Either way, nobody else from the girl's side could compare to their speed.

"So my beloved students! It is time for the race…something we have all been waiting for! As usual, we get the six quickest students to fill in the jogging path and race two laps. Whoever finishes first wins, of course. And oh! My dear Lee is in the top six! Everyone lets all share our joy together!" Thus, he began to weep but not in sorrow. His students could not help but stare at him with dotted eyes. They could have sworn that they heard a bug buzz over the silence.

At last, he regained his composure and continued his dialogue.

"So we have Hyuuga Neji, Rock Lee, Kin Tsuchi, Tenten-san, Rumia Sakauchi, and Haitsu Himashi. Get to your positions!" (AN: Extra OCs. Pay no heed to them.:))) Gai said loudly, to make sure they all heard him. The six followed his commands and positioned themselves at each white line drawn across the entire path.

The girls screamed and the guys shouted, all cheering for who they wanted to win. A lot of girls screamed for Neji, which surprised Tenten and earned them a sweat drop from her. She gazed to her side, at Neji only to see that he was apathetic about it. She sighed softly and smirked as a brilliant thought came to her. She never knew much about him, did she? She approached him and made a deal as quick as she could before the race began.

"Hey, Neji!" He looked at his caller and showed that his attention was on her. "Let's make a deal. You know, I haven't gotten to know much about you so I decided to force it out of you. If I get in as one of the top three, you have to tell me about you and answer any question I ask you truthfully." He stayed silent for awhile. If she made the deal too easy, it would not be fair, and if she made it to hard for her like trying to beat Lee or Neji, as their time was much shorter compared to hers, then it would not be fair either.

"But if you don't, you answer any question I ask you which includes certain people." He proclaimed calmly. Certain people?, she thought but hurriedly erased it from her head. But I can't tell him yet…

A pleased smirk displayed on her face.

"Sure, but I reckon that will happen." She turned on her heel to go to her position as it was his turn to have a small smug look. She was sure that she wasn't going to lose.

Silence erupted within the class when they all saw that Gai was about to start the race…with a gun, which he got out of nowhere. Some students gasped in horror and some sweat dropped. Only God know what Gai could do with a gun.

"Does he even know how to use it?" One of the girls asked her seatmate.

"Is it even allowed?" Tenten whispered under her breath as she glared at it aimlessly.

"Maybe he wants to kill us for being so lazy." Upon hearing this, the class shushed a second and began smiling at Gai, cheering on Lee and else things. As Gai was about to shoot at the air, he had heard their cheering for the student he was so proud of. Instantly, tears swelled once again in his eyes and a background of a sunset with ocean water hitting against rocks came into view.

More sweat drops came on the students. Man, just at the peak of the beginning of the race and he does that. Neji shook his head in disapproval with what Gai was doing and returned his attention to the path. Lee so faithfully joined in Gai's dramatic exposure to his students.

"Oh Lee! They have finally recognized your talents!" He cried to his younger twin.

"Gai-sensei!"

"Lee!"

"Gai-sensei!" his student cried and then they crushed each other into a tight hug with the oceans' banging on the rocks in unison with their actions, to add effect.

This lasted for quite some time but fortunately, Tenten was there to break up the drama.

"You guys, back to the race please." Going back to her place and so did Lee, Gai pointed the gun into the high sky and began counting.

"Three! Twooo!...One!..." Silence.

It lasted for three more seconds. Tenten kept fidgeting her footing and tried to position herself to a more comfortable pose.

"BANG!" the gun shouted, echoing throughout the serene academy. The six competitors had their legs move swiftly into motion, as fast as they could.

Tenten could feel her heart thumping each time her foot touched the ground. She couldn't hear the screams of her classmates, or the sound of the other competitors breathing. Only hers and her heart beat. She focused intently on the red jogging path that lay beneath her, and the far away distance of the mile she had to run. The wind whipped at her face, brushing her hair strands away from her face. Blurred images and mixed colors was all she could see, and her ears only pick up the sound of wind swiftly passing through her ears. Her hands clenched…tightening her fists as the intensity of the race brought her to excitement.

Taking a quick glance at her opponents, she hurriedly took note that she was at fourth place; however she still had two laps to catch up. She swiftly picked up her speed and tried her best to catch up to Kin who was a few meters in front of her. Immediately, the wind pressure on her face increased as well, her loose hair strands dancing in the air. Her jaw was firm due to her tightly clenched teeth. It took her a long time to notice, because before she realized it, she was going on her second round already. She still placed fourth, with the fifth placer and sixth placer way behind her.

Kin was now within an arm's reach of Tenten's—but yet so far for her. Pain was slowly killing her muscles which mostly accumulated on her slender thighs. Lee and Neji were too impossibly distant for Tenten to reach. They were even so close to the finish line, with Neji the obvious winner.

I can't…lose. I just can't tell him right now. With these thoughts in her head, she felt a full pack of adrenaline surge through her legs, thus making her speed up.

Finally, Kin was juxtaposed to her and from the corner of her eye she could see how shocked she was. Both sped up, and nearly towards the finish line, they were still side by side. She could sense that Neji was fully observing her and her race. It only took her four huge leaps for her to be ahead of Kin. This made Tenten really happy, but she had no time to waste.

On the very last second of her race, a big smirk plastered on her face as she eyed Neji, who seemed to be surprise but later on smirked. Thus, she won the bet, leaving her to be third place and leaving Kin to glare at Tenten the whole time. The girl with long black hair approached her competitor.

"You obviously cheated." Tenten lifted her brow at her.

"How exactly? Besides, why would you care so much? It's just a race. I've beaten you far more plenty times then you beat me anyway." She smiled at her mockingly to which Kin replied with creased brows and wrinkled her nose at her.

"Well, you just embarrassed me!" She admitted truthfully.

"And I care why? By the way, you can't prove I cheated." Her face had 'triumph' written all over it so Kin just huffed and stomped her foot snobbishly then stalked off. Tenten smirked then turned to Neji, who had his arms folded confidently on his chest. She still kept her indigenous smirk.

"So…I win?"

"Only ten questions." He grunted. Hopefully, it will be complete sentences this time… she thought humorously.

"Fine. I'll save them for later." She gave him a quick wave—which he replied with a nod, then walked away towards the girl's locker room.

Inside, they all cheered her on as 'the girl who brought women to victory.' Tenten let out a shy giggle and blushed at them as she went towards her locker.

"That was awesome Tenten." One of them complimented. Sure, this wasn't the first time it happened but the girls never get tired of their compliments.

"Yeah, and that new guy, Hyuuga Neji…he's so cool." A girl said, blushing as she took of her PE shirt. All the other girls just agreed in unison while Tenten shook her head.

"I bet he's rich too!" Another one exclaimed as she put on her school uniform. The girls then began talking about him, and arguing about him as well, which made Tenten want to barf.

When they were all gone, and just when she closed her locker door, Kin appeared in front of her from out of nowhere. Tenten gasped sharply in shock but quickly regained her poise, frowning at the black her woman in front of her.

"What now?"

"Just because you are in charge of keeping this place safe doesn't mean I won't hurt you." The brunette's brows still kept furrowed with eyes that squinted slightly to emphasize a glare.

"Kin, don't be mad just because I beat you." She stepped forward, closing the small gap between her and Tenten. By a few centimeters, Tenten was taller, but it wasn't very obvious especially from a view afar.

Suddenly, Kin silenced as she stood stiff on her feet. No sooner, she fell to her knees and gripping her head tightly. Tenten automatically sensed that there was something wrong and approached the student on the floor, placing her hand lightly on her back for assurance.

"Are you okay? I can take you to Tsunade…" she paused when Kin remained stiff once again, giving no clue to move an inch. Shifting closer to her, Tenten noticed that Kin's fangs had grown only slightly longer than usual but longer nonetheless.

"A level two?" Before she could jump to avoid it, Kin had swiftly swung her arm on Tenten's face, leaving a bleeding scratch on her cheek, with her sharp nails. She hastily wiped it with her forehand.

"BLOOD…" The black eyes of Kin, which had slightly differed in shape as well, widened at the sight of the crimson liquid that slid down her cheek. Once Kin lunged at her, Tenten found at to her displeasure, that she did not have her weapons with her as she had forgotten them in her room that morning since she was almost late for classes. Thinking as fast as she could, she decided it was best to block the attack.

Her eyes clasped tightly in fear of what might happen next. Although she expected a strike and immediate pain on her arms, nothing came. Gradually opening her eyes, she gasped and saw the long brown hair of somebody familiar. Boy, was she glad to see him.

In the next few SECONDS, Kin was unconscious on the ground, her eyes closed and her fangs had gotten back to normal, just like the one from the day before. Her savior gazed at the vampire then at Tenten before sighing.

"Hopeless…" Once again, the Hyuuga Neji was being arrogant that it could only cause the brunette student to twitch her vein.

"What was that? It surprised me…and…you know…" Ugh…How embarrassing…she thought as she looked away from his gaze and covered her mouth with her hand.

"Anyway, what happened?" It was already a second case, and it had only been two days since he came to the academy. She shrugged.

"She just lost control. I didn't do anything…or at least I think so. Maybe she got very angry at me." That last statement was more of like a good thing for her. Her insides laughed.

"Anyway, we should take her to Tsuande-san for further information." She stopped her thoughts, looking at Neji and nodded in agreement.

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Later on

"This woman turned level one as well?" The two nodded in unison as a reply. The blonde woman sighed. She sat at her wooden desk, in the same lazy-looking manner, and tapped the table with her painted nails. Seeing a band aid on Tenten's cheek, she shifted her eyes to Neji.

"What happened to her cheek?" His head perked up upon realizing that she was referring to him...but why him? He wasn't responsible for it.

"She said it was just an accident or something. I don't really know and I don't really care about it. After all…" He faced Tenten as he stood right beside her and bent, to come in face level with her. "…it doesn't hurt right?" He did not even bother suppressing a smirk as she winced when he poked her wound lightly. She sent death glares at him that seemed to scare the flies as well.

Tsunade sighed at the two, changing the topic.

"That other one you sent me two days ago…it appears he turned into a level two because he has been eating some pills which I have yet to identify. It contained a few drugs that can cause a vampire to go berserk for a few minutes…but I still wonder…" she said in a serious tone. …Who did it?...

Tenten looked at her with a confused look then aimed her pupils at Neji from the corner of her eyes. He was apathetic as usual, with the same cold eyes that happens to always cause her to sigh which she did.

"Did this girl turn level two too?" she asked. The elder woman shook her head.

"No. Kin was just in level one. She must've snapped due to some reason…or maybe she was really in need of fresh blood already. In any case, I'll see to it that these problems get fixed. I need to make sure that the blood I give them to drink isn't too much or too little. You two are dismissed for now." She waved her hands at them, signaling them to leave and so they both bowed respectfully and turned to leave.

Once in the hallway, Tenten made her thinking face with her index finger tapped on her chin and her eyes looking upward as if towards a certain object. For the first few seconds, they walked in silence but soon afterwards, she remembered something important, which made her look at Neji with an odd look.

He did not even look at her to know what she was thinking. He exhaled heavily, adding up to the many other sighs created during that day. She still kept a smug look on her face as she inched nearer to him while they walked.

"Neji! Question number one!" How blunt…not even planning to inform me about it huh? He thought.

"I thought about this for long…why did you leave the Hyuugas, your family?" Hearing this made Neji unconsciously clench his fist and glare at her but not out of hatred of her.

"They were not my family. I left because they did not even want me into that so-called family any longer." He said so hastily and he was almost shouting. Tenten gasped at his reply.

They banished him? How cold…now I see where he gets that...Quickly shaking of the short humorous thought, she turned to him with a straight face, no longer smiling or smug.

"Why did they banish you? Was it something you did?" Luckily, he had calmed down a bit.

"I committed a crime. I'm sure you know that Hyuugas are famous for being the best vampire hunters…" he paused, stopping to look at the matted ground of the hallway. "To them, letting your target live is a crime. If you do that, then the other innocent civilians killed by that creature would be your own fault." Shock was sketched all over her face.

"What?! But…that's not fair!" She made her voice louder almost like a shout. Neji just remained in his still position.

"But I let her live…it's my fault. Hiashi-sama even told me that after I let her live, she went off to kill more people. They were still not able to track her down." His voice was opposing to Tenten's, lowering its volume at each word.

"But Neji! You tried your best, didn't you?" Her voice mixed with anger and concern. What she had said surprised him, and as he looked up from his endless stare, he saw that all those emotions in her hazel eyes when she smiled softly at him.

"You shouldn't worry about anything Neji! I don't think you should blame yourself for such a crime you did not do on purpose!" She said with all the confidence in herself.

"I can't believe you trust me so easily…" He said, almost mockingly as he lowered his eyes, darkening it in that motion. Shadow covered his eyes as he lowered his head. Tenten grumbled under her breath.

"Y-you were l-lying?" She mumbled uneasily. She found it very embarrassing. Neji could almost laugh at her…almost…if it weren't for the fact that he had his reputation and pride to live up to as Hyuuga Neji.

"You are too gullible." He began walking again, and once they were outside, they heard the bell ring, which meant that they skipped one entire class, and it also meant that it was recess time.

"I'm not done with you. Fine. For the sake of being kind…I'll ask you one last question. Why are you in this academy? Tsunade-sama never told me." Darn that evil, old lady for being so mean to me…She inwardly said.

Before he answered her, he looked around to see if there was anybody looking. "To be forgiven by my clan, I must search for the illustrious vampire, Itachi, and kill him. Tsunade-sama told me she has information of him but she will only give it to me if I did her bidding and stayed here." And silently, he made a mental note to ask her about the information. He had forgotten about it, due to the events that occurred.

She stared at him quietly then screamed at him. "What? The Uchiha Itachi?!" She asked with question marks and exclamation points popping out everywhere. Neji just raised his well defined brow at her questioningly.

"You know anything about him?"

"Well, he is after all Sasuke's brother and not to mention, he is the first vampire known to have killed his entire clan! He sounds scary, if you ask me. And don't bother asking Sasuke because he wouldn't know anything about him. He never even told me things about him." Hearing this, he became curious once again with what the two's relationship really was.

"Are you close to Sasuke?" He asked inquisitively.

"That's not fair." She wagged her right index finger. "I won the bet. Maybe I'll answer that when you win." She grinned at him brightly and laughed as they walked under the sun. The students began flooding the area outside where they were walking.

And that night, Neji had forgotten once again to ask Tsunade for the details on Itachi.

AN: R&R please!!! I actually missed my deadline. TT oh well. I was out in the beach yesterday anyway so I didn't have the time to update. Sorry if it wasn't much.

I hope you guys like it. Actually, there is more to Neji's story but it will be revealed in probably chapter five so just stick with what you have now. Just to make sure you aren't confused, Tenten never met Itachi and the real reason why Kin is as fast as Tenten is because she is a vampire. I guess I could make the two probably hate each other or something.

In the next chapter, Sasuke and Tenten will have bonding time! Yay, at last! If you have more questions or suggestions, tell me!