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Chapter 4

Time flies quickly when you are in school, whether or not you really do pay attention. The weather that day was a bit hazy, there was no bright sun smiling at the ground; only pallid clouds and an azure sky was painted deeply overhead. At Konoha Academy, another normal day pushed through like a breeze.

One week and a half had passed since Neji came to the school yet, he has not gotten any information on Uchiha Itachi.

He finally approached Tsunade about the topic the day before and was fuming right after he found out the results. She told him that she would keep him up to date with what she had about Itachi but for now, she said, a person sent by herself was sent out in order to look for information about him. In other words, she had nothing about him. That woman was just using me, as Neji would put it.

The following days after his talk with her, his mood had become so cold and silent that it had affected Tenten so just yesterday, she approached him about it…which resulted in an argument between the two.

Yesterday…

'He has been acting so strange and not to mention mean…not that he isn't like that everyday but…' her thoughts were kept in her head, flowing endlessly upon deciding what to do. 'Okay, I'll do it after classes.'

And so she went to his table after classes, when almost everyone had left the classroom. He sat at his desk silently, staring at the birds that flew freely outside the window. She sighed at the sight of him. He's been like that since the day he spoke to Tsunade. She was not so clear of the details because she wasn't there with them but she was sure something went wrong.

"Hey Neji! I haven't seen you all day." His gaze neither shifted nor reacted to her sudden comment. Instead, he just continued his silent disposition. Tenten fought the urge to roll her eyes and soon found herself standing right in front of his desk with her palms resting on her hips.

"Am I standing in front of a ghost? What's up with you? These past few days you've been acting weird." There was a hint of worry in her voice but at the same time, slight anger.

"There's no need for you to be so angry at me." Calmly, he answered, not even moving to face her eye to eye. Her eyebrows knitted together as reaction to a jolt of anger inside her. To get his attention, she decided to slap both her hands firmly on his desk, creating a loud sound. Unfortunately, her attempt was to no avail.

"But I…I was worried for you…so for once can you stop acting like such an ass!" From her glare at him, she focused her eyes on his wooden desk instead.

His chin was still lightly resting on his palm but at least he took time to look at her now with his full attention. Her sudden statement had surprised him although he did not show it. When she realized that she had finally caught his attention, her muscles relaxed from its tense form. He gave her a questioning look with a raised brow to which she replied with just a simple stare and an awkward silence. Neither of them broke the silence and simply stared at each other straight in the eyes.

"Tsunade thought she could fool me. That old woman is such a treacherous person. I hate her so much right now I can almost…" He paused to think of what to say but decided for the former due to what he saw in Tenten. She lowered her head to cover her eyes with a shadow; even though she did, it was obvious to him that she was angry.

"Don't talk about her that way Neji. She isn't a bad person. Thanks to her you're here and I'm here those other vampires as well." was her calm reply. His mouth gaped open a little, showing just how surprised he was at her defending declaration though his face remained apathetic as usual.

He shook his head in order for him to regain his mind to focus.

"Well we seem to think differently. Besides, I don't understand why you're so worried about me. I don't recall telling you to be. Now stop bothering me." Inside, her heart hurt for a tiny fraction of a second. Through a process, her glare turned into a frown which resulted to Neji glaring at her though it was not so apparent.

With an angry huff, Tenten turned around to her desk and walked right towards it, not minding what the Hyuuga was thinking or doing at the moment. In one swipe, she gathered all her books and her bag swiftly. She did not spare another glance at Neji as she marched right out of the classroom.

"I feel so…ugh…" Tenten said to nobody in particular, irritably groaning at her own actions.

End of Flashback

Teenagers fled outside the building and to the school's campus the second they heard the dismissal bell ring and when they heard their teachers tell them they were dismissed. The only period of the day wherein almost everyone in the student body loved, had come at last! Like they would almost every day, some students met up with their friends and some, with their teachers. It was a good day to picnic, as those would say.

Exiting her respective school building was Tenten, who had not forgiven her friend for what he said the day before. It had been approximately one day since she last spoke to him. The thoughts of it were depressing and she only wished that he would apologize soon enough because she was ready to forgive him. Among all the people she knew, Neji was probably one of the closest she had which only meant that she didn't really converse a lot with others but it didn't really matter to her. There was only one other person who was even closer to her.

Until now though, she was still mad at him, and Neji refused to speak.

She stopped to look at the vast, blue sky as a warm, afternoon breeze flew past her, swaying the loose strands of her hair. She inhaled the air in a relaxed manner before she began walking again. Deciding on taking some fresh air before turning in to her dorm room, Tenten took an accustomed path to the forest in hopes of getting some peace for herself. This familiar place her legs brought her to was where she would go to on her free time.

Just as she was about to jump on to a tree branch, she heard squeals and screams of many girls that could compare much to a thousand microphones for a hundred girls, in Tenten's opinion. Thinking twice, she chose to check out what was going on and went deeper into the forest only to find out that there was a mob of girls grouped in a circle…almost as if they were attacking an innocent villager.

Nobody told her who it was that they were mobbing on but she already knew. Unbeknown to her, a small smirk had already appeared on her lips as she was apparently enjoying this. The poor boy needed some saving from his fan girls; unfortunately, he was far away from anybody else could see or hear them so there was only her to save him.

"Hey Uchiha-san! Tsunade-sama wants to see you!" She waved her hand high up in the air, in hopes of him being able to see her. The few seconds that followed, an intense atmosphere broke in.

Glares from the other girls shot towards the innocent brunette like burning daggers. Under the uncomfortable stares, a sweat drop profusely formed on her forehead. Take note: Never interfere with any fan girls, ESPECIALLY fan girls of really hot men. She fidgeted awkwardly on her current position.

From where he stood, Sasuke looked towards his caller and got surprised at who it was. He smiled a diminutive one, a smile that could go unnoticed. His fan girls were too busy glaring to notice that very rare event, unlucky for them.

"It's that Tenten girl!" A girl screamed at her in quite an offensive way. A small twitch formed on her forehead.

"We won't let you get to Sasuke-kun this time!" Another twitch popped on her forehead. One more…just one more and I'll kill these witches…, she thought bitterly.

But before she could achieve that small dream, the 'witches' stopped their insults as a man's voice stepped in.

"Sure. Sorry but I have to go to Tsunade-sama's office now." He walked past his faithful fan girls with apathy and ignored their gaped mouths and annoying squeals.

"Great. He is under her spell again." One of the girls said to the girl beside her in a hushed voice, though she hoped that Sasuke did not hear it.

He stopped upon hearing that statement and for a few seconds he was silent. Slowly, he turned his head to face the mob of girls accompanied by a much darker atmosphere than they let out. This one had real killing intent. The girls all shivered and felt the hair on their napes stand.

"Who said that?" His voice sounded so harsh and had hints of anger in them that the girl who said it shrank lower in order for him not to see her.

Tenten stared at him with fright written all over her face. Her hazel brown eyes widened in fear and something else…

It's just like before…he's…Memories of her past began to come back to her mind like a plague and she wanted nothing more than to get rid of it all.

An instant, sooner than she could say his name to stop him, he turned around and grabbed her hand as he passed her, dragging Tenten along with him. She was confused at his sudden actions but the least thing she wanted to happen was occurring. Looking over her shoulder, she could see that his fan girls were just as confused and scared as she was.

She shot her eyes back at the Uchiha, observing his eyes more carefully. They were red…with black swirls spinning around in it.

The Sharingan…

He dragged her farther into the forest, far away from the other girls, just as she was about to shake his grasp of her to protest. She pulled back her hand in all the strength she could muster. Thankfully for her, he had let go and turned to face her. She frowned at him placed her hands on her hips, like she did to Neji the day ago.

"Uchiha-san…I have to go." He shook his head at her. It was evident in her eyes that he scared her awhile ago.

Without warning, he hugged tightly but carefully from behind, wrapping his arms around her stomach and resting his head on her straightened back. She gasped at this yet found no plan to move from her position. They stayed like this for awhile as a blush began to create on her cheeks.

"Sas---!" He cut her sentence.

"Gomen…I'm sorry for awhile ago. I didn't mean to do it." She could feel her heart beating loudly, as if it wanted to just take a leap out. She remained silent.

"I must've scared you…" He whispered low, barely hearable to her. "I could hear your heart…" When he said this, she felt that her heart did not want to stop even if she wished for it to. It was a feeling that swelled in her that caused her heart to be like this.

If he was in the mood to kill awhile ago, this time he was completely opposite to that. A calm serene version of him emerged, showing evidently that even he had his own feelings to keep. Unbeknownst to either of them, they found comfort and security in each other's presence, whether it be physical or not. Their 'moment' seemed to last like an eternity for her as she felt time slowing down. She even counted how many times her heart beat and it already seemed so innumerable.

"Uchiha-san, I---." His arms tightened around her, distracting her to continue. Some part of his heart had a sudden pain hearing this and though it was slight, it did not go unnoticed.

"Stop calling me that. It's been annoying me ever since you called me that." Alas, he loosened his arms around her and gradually dropped them to his sides.

She froze on her position as he just stared at her back, since she faced the other direction. Chirping sounds coming from the birds that flew above them cut the eerie silence. She made sure to relax and gain a normal pulse before she could reply to Sasuke. An exhale escaped her lips, resembling much to a sigh. Turning around, she noticed that Sasuke did not stand where he was awhile ago and instead, rested flat on his back, on the soft grass right below a tall tree that provided shade for him.

He had his hands right behind his head, intertwined by his fingers. His right leg was extended while his left leg was slightly folded with his knee up. She didn't notice awhile ago that his school uniform's jacket was unbuttoned and he had loosened his tie as well. His polo wasn't fully tucked in anymore like it was suppose to be and instead, some sides were messily tucked out.

"So, what were you doing there? I mean a vampire like you normally shouldn't be easily mobbed by a group of people, and girls no less." She made her way towards him in the most poised manner she could muster.

It, though, was to no avail and resulted to her to accidentally get her foot caught by her other foot. Immediately as if by instinct, her eyes shut tightly as she braced herself for an impact. For one tiny millisecond, she had a thought in her mind that said Sasuke was going to catch her but quickly thinking at the same time that if he did, she would hit him. No saving came…only the soiled ground and a hard impact. Her nose ached so much---it felt like it was burning; she even felt her nose scratch against the solid earth roughly.

Her arms pushed the ground, bringing her whole body up along with it. She tried to get into a comfortable position and sat at a kneeling position but opened it so that her two legs would rest on the ground on its sides. That was her idea of a comfortable position.

"Baka…you're as careless as ever." Tenten her him scoff but she paid no heed to him and continued to succumb the pain. Until now, her eyes were still shut tight because of the pain in her nose and because she DID NOT want Sasuke to see her in that position. Even with her eyes closed and although Sasuke did not show it, he was laughing and enjoying this.

Tenten's hands covered her nose (Lightly, as to make sure it did not touch the throbbing wound she could feel) in fear of something horrid-looking. As this injury burned immensely she felt Sasuke's presence nearing her and all she could do was take in the events that were soon to follow.

"Come on…let me see that…" His voice…it sounded so caring and sweet in her opinion that she just couldn't let down the offer…but her consciousness took over and she rejected the offer with a quick shake of her head. He smirked at her childish antics, stretching his arm towards her face in the process.

Carefully and gently, he removed both of her hands off her face, lifting her chin in the process. He observed this scratch carefully before catching her brown watery eyes. She's crying? He thought…in an almost laughing manner. Although he did not ask, he knew perfectly well that she was crying due to the fact that she was in such a vulnerable status…in front of him. Her wound was red and blood formed around the open skin. It was small compared to the gash she received from Kin last week.

Staring at the blood, Sasuke unconsciously leaned in closer…in a very slow pace. Sasuke, with his face now an inch apart from hers, planned to reach in to hold her cheek and lick the blood when suddenly an impact was imposed on him. His cheek began to hurt but only in very slightly. He was caught into a trance by the blood, which Tenten literally slapped the consciousness into him again.

Her eyes were widened when she realized what she had done and she only stared at the figure of Sasuke who froze on his spot as well, facing his right. It was the direction where she had slapped him. Unlike like the brunette, his face was like the usual stoic emotion he almost always held. After a second, he smiled at her: this time, at least one person got to catch it this time. Not only did he smile but also it was quite different from the one awhile ago; this one seemed more sincere and thoughtful. The rare sight before her completely surprised Tenten but she decided to enjoy every minute of it.

"I must've lost control there for a second…I guess I deserved---" He stopped at mid-sentence to notice Tenten's pretty smile. Seeing it, his smile got a tad bit bigger as well. He raised his finger to point at her face mockingly, which she noticed and blushed at.

"I haven't seen you smile in awhile." She said, shaking off the blush on her face. He smirked.

"I haven't seen you smile in awhile either." Tenten's face faltered when she heard this but immediately smiled back at him. Sasuke's smug look disappeared into a face of seriousness.

"You've been bothered by something, aren't you?" He walked back to the spot he sat on awhile ago.

"How did you---?" She watched his retreating figure with her eyes while her mouth hung open in surprise. Sasuke only shrugged for as his reply.

"I just noticed." His destination was reached at last, and as he lay down comfortably on the grass, Tenten walked towards him. They were both silent; she sat beside him but still remained quiet until a few minutes passed. She hugged her legs from underneath her knees, causing her skirt to be revealing though she did not mind it since she knew nobody else was there and she was very, well aware that Sasuke was no pervert. Besides that, she was facing away from him anyway so he couldn't see it.

"You've never changed, have you? You're still egoistic, mean, self-centered, know-it-all, and…"

"Egoistic is the same thing as self-centered." He said calmly, not opening a single eye or moving a bit. The brunette fought the urge to roll her eyes again.

"There you go again…" Completely forgetting to finish her statement, she exhaled deeply. "He is just SO annoying…not to mention cold, a jerk, a cruel tyrant who thinks he's in charge and he is so…insensitive." Visibly, the young girl was referring to the companion she was so angry at awhile ago. Sasuke knew who she was talking about. Neither he nor she noticed a frown form on his face.

"It's almost as if you're comparing him to me." With that short sentence, she knew without warning, the anger in his voice. Man, he really hasn't changed. He was never good at concealing his anger. Inwardly, she assumed. "Don't tell me you're…"

Finally, he shifted his body position to face away from her in order to hide the frown that deepened. Noticing this, she decided not rub it in his face, knowing fully how badly jealous affects this vampire. Her lips came to a sincere of a smile like his awhile ago. I always found it so adorable when he's angry… The thought that just went into her mind was so sudden to her and she mentally cursed herself for thinking such a thing. Unfortunately for the girl, jealousy was not the only thing in his thoughts. His thoughts more of solely revolved around that new kid Tenten was referring to.

"Don't tell you're proud of being mean, egoistic, and etcetera." She wanted to laugh but she fought it back in, instead forming a giggle which Sasuke heard fully. Being annoyed by this, he sat up and faced the girl beside him, a scowl showing on his face.

"If you really are angry at that Hyuuga, just say 'sorry' then." He retorted yet she seemed unaffected by his anger.

"Yeah, but it completely ruins the whole point of me being angry. I was angry at him because I wanted HIM to say sorry, not me."

"Then just tell him how angry you are. If that doesn't work, he'd like it if you stopped bothering him." He leaned carefully on the thick tree that stood behind him. Tenten pondered on what Sasuke said and nodded unhurriedly, as if taking in the information each time she nods.

"I guess you're right. After all, it isn't my business, is it?" She stood up, stretched her back and spread her arms, then faced Sasuke. Her hands clasped behind her back as she bent down slightly, still keeping a straight back.

"Thanks. You know, you really never changed." A cheery grin was set on her face; one that Sasuke couldn't tear his eyes away from. After that being said, she stood up straight and went back to the building to search for Neji, leaving him to sit alone in the silence.

Does that mean you still love me? He smirked at his own thoughts, looking at the color-transforming sky.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Since it was almost night time, she rushed to find Neji in all the places she figured he'd be in. Beginning at the boy's dorm, where he was not found in, she went to the classroom, then searched the library. The last place she checked on, and expected him to be in was Tsunade's office. Her actual plan was to ask Tsunade where Neji was but she caught the Hyuuga exiting that very room. She jumped back, literally, in surprise and pointed an accusing finger at him.

"There you are! I have been looking all over for you!" She exclaimed most loudly. The boy who was pointed at just frowned at the girl's annoyingly loud voice.

"What?"

"Did you…just come out of Tsunade-sama's room?" How obvious can his action be? He just came from that room. He gave her a look that said inaudibly how airheaded she was…with intent to mock her.

"I thought you were mad at me." She blinked her eyes twice. "Well, I thought about it and…well…it isn't my problem. You were right! I shouldn't barge in on other people's business. So, I came here to say…Sor…so…SOR…" She tried to force out the simple, five-letter word out of her mouth but found that it was hard to.

"I'm Sorr---"

"Gomen." It was a short and straight reply from Neji that startled the girl a lot. Never had she expected him to say that!

"Wha---I…" She was at a great loss for words because her thoughts were all jumbled up. Deep inside, she was enjoying this moment; she knew how much this made the Hyuuga embarrassed. In fact, she could notice a tinge of red apparent on his face which he poorly tried to hide. So instead of saying anything as a reply, she smirked.

"I'm not going to say anything further from that." From that smug smirk, she smiled at him earnestly.

"Sure. Let's go eat dinner now!" She punched the invisible air above her in excitement which earned her a smirk from Neji. Together, the two made their way to the cafeteria wherein most of the students would probably be in for the dinner. Although Neji didn't admit it, he actually missed hanging out with the energetic teenager.

"By the way Neji, what were you doing inside the office?" He still faced the path in front of him as he replied.

"It's nothing." Tenten, learning from her past mistake, just shrugged it off.

AN: Please click that little 'go' button right below. :) Thanks! You might find Sasuke OOC here, right? Well, he isn't really always like this…hopefully. If you don't like the way Sasuke acts, tell me so I can do something about it otherwise…dundundunn….kidding. :P And if you noticed, I kinda tried to not make it cliche at the part where she fell. Honestly, tell me if you guys were really thinking that Sasuke would catch her? I was supposed to make him though. :))

Now that I think about it, this fic might be one of a kind, super rare, vampire fics of the pairing. Well, I'm obliged to be the authoress:D Okay, you guys must be bombarded with tons of questions and stuff now. Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Trust me the next chapter is REALLY going to be interesting. Just to make sure you won't get confused in the next chapter, take note of what I typed about Sasuke when they were talking about Neji during the TenSasu moment. It's important. Thanks.