Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Author's Note: Sorry for the late update. Ooh, all this NaruHina fluff. Don't worry though, the fluff is put on minimum. There's also the smallest hint of NejiTen in this chapter. There will be other pairings. A bit of SasuSaku is coming up. I don't know if I should stick Shikamaru with Ino or Temari. Eek, help! The canon/main pairings are starters. I might go crazy and mix things up like ChoHina, ShikaSaku etc. Muahahahaha! Not if you guys don't want to read it though, so review! For all of you that are getting bored, the intro, I think, is just one chapter longer. I've also brought my first try up at comedy in the first non-intro chappie. Enjoy!
"Hey Hinata-chan," greeted Tenten cheerfully, "You found yourself a boyfriend already?"
Hinata blushed twelve different shades of red before stuttering, "Y-y-you've g-g-got it all w-w-w-wrong T-T-Tenten-chan. This is N-Naruto-san. H-he's just h-h-helping m-me carry m-m-my s-s-stuff."
"Oh," Tenten blinked, "Well I thought you two looked really cute together."
Naruto and Hinata both had red tinted cheeks after Tenten's latest comment, but it was Naruto who broke the silence, "Uzumaki Naruto at your service! You must be Tenten."
"Nice to meet you Naruto-san," Tenten said.
"Nah," Naruto laughed, "It's just Naruto."
"Okay," Tenten replied joyously, "Let me show you to my room. Hinata, you can just leave your stuff in the middle of the room."
Tenten led Naruto and Hinata to her own dorm room. She fumbled a little with the door knob and finally pushed the door open. Naruto and Hinata stepped into the lavishly furnished room.
"HOLY SHIT," exclaimed Naruto, "This sure beats the crap out of those damn rooms we're staying in. Ne, Hinata-chan?"
He called me Hinata-chan thought Hinata while blushing.
"Eh, Hinata-chan, you okay," asked a rather concerned looking Naruto.
"Ano… I'm f-f-fine Naruto," Hinata blushed.
"Okay," Naruto's worries lifted a bit, "You looked a bit flushed."
Tenten observed the cute pair from the doorway. They looked so sweet together. Then a spark lit in Tenten's eyes. It's time to get Ino and Sakura to play a little game of Match Maker.
"C'mon," Tenten stepped in, "Let's drop your stuff right in the middle of my room and go see Ino and Sakura. I've got to go talk to them."
"Talk to Ino and Sakura," Hinata repeated incredulously, "Are you feeling all right Tenten-chan?"
"You didn't stutter Hinata," Naruto gaped.
Tenten sweat dropped. Leave it to Naruto to point out the obvious. But then again, he is pretty oblivious to most of the things around him.
"W-well," Hinata started stuttering again, hearing Naruto's voice, "I g-guess."
Hinata and Naruto dropped the bags they were carrying in the middle of the room and followed Tenten out to the hallway. Then they heard a loud, overly hype voice.
"THAT IS WHY YOU ARE MY MOST WORTHY RIVAL-"
"What the hell," voiced Naruto.
"Let's go check it out," Tenten said, turning around.
Neji continued to arrange his luggage while fully ignoring the ranting Lee. Truth to be told, Lee was getting on the Hyuuga's nerves. Neji was just too egotistic and arrogant to let it show.
"BUT WHY CAN'T I HAVE THIS YOUTHFUL ROOM," Lee screamed.
"You gave the other room to the Tenten girl and now I need a room," Neji replied flatly.
"BUT WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER ROOM," Lee continued.
"What about the other room," Neji deadpanned.
"OH YOU ARE SO COOL," Lee yelled, "THAT IS WHY YOU ARE MY MOST WORTHY RIVAL-"
His sentence was cut short because Neji was very pissed and decided to grab a hold on Lee's throat. Lee was squirming and gasping for air. Just then, the door popped opened. Tenten, Naruto and Hinata stood in the doorway, watching the scene.
"Oh my god," Tenten whispered.
"HOLY SHIT," yelled Naruto.
"Are y-y-you o-okay Neji-nii-san," Hinata inquired timidly.
Neji let go of Lee, making Lee drop into a heap on the ground, "I'm fine Hinata."
"Were you trying to KILL him," snapped Tenten, "You're a heartless bastard, you know."
"Hn."
"Hn," Tenten demanded angrily, "Is that all you can say after what has transpired? You can at least apologize."
"Tenten-chan," Hinata said timidly, "Please c-calm d-d-down. It is n-not our p-place to accuse Neji-nii-san l-like t-that."
"Hmph," huffed Tenten before storming out of the room.
"Dude," Naruto said to Neji, "That Tenten chick really hates you."
"You think," Neji retorted annoyed.
"Tenten-chan," Hinata called as she followed Tenten out the door.
"Oh hey Hinata," Tenten stopped to wait for Hinata to catch up, "Why do you always stick up for your cousin? He's really rude to you and everyone else, for that matter. And why do you call him nii-san? He's your cousin, not your brother."
"Neji-nii-san," Hinata explained, "Is really very nice once you get to know him. He's rude to me because of family feuds. The Hyuuga family had a tough history concerning the Main House and the Branch House. Though the houses have been joined as one now, people are still bitter. I can't tell you more. Gomen, Tenten-chan… I call Neji nii-san because he's the closest person I have to a brother. I guess I also do it because I want Neji to stop being so cold towards the rest of my family."
"Oh," Tenten replied in a monotone.
Tenten felt sorry for prying into Hinata's life like that. Hinata had every right to address Neji in an affectionate way. Hinata also had every right to refrain from telling her about the Hyuuga family. By how Hinata did not once stutter, Tenten guessed that this was a very serious matter.
"Why d-do you h-hate Neji-nii-san?"
Tenten was caught off guard by the question, but none-the-less gave an answer, "He's an arrogant prick who thinks he is better than everyone else. The only thing we have in common is that we both think Lee is weird. But everyone thinks Lee is weird so that really doesn't count for anything."
Hinata stifled a giggle, "Neji can b-be l-like that s-s-sometimes. He's k-known in m-my f-family as the Hyuuga prodigy. And yes, Lee-san is a t-tad on the d-deranged s-side."
Tenten laughed, "Hinata, you can be pretty funny. Anyways, let's stop talking about your egotistic cousin. What's there between you and the blond boy?"
"Naruto-kun and I-I are j-just friends," Hinata flushed, "He o-offered t-to help m-me carry m-my stuff a-after I a-a-accidentally bumped into h-him."
"Since when did you start calling him Naruto-kun," Tenten said incredulously, "Come on Hinata, spill it!"
"I-I," Hinata started, "Kind of like him!"
"Aw," Tenten teased gently, "I thought you two looked cute together."
"B-but," Hinata continued nervously, "I d-d-don't think h-he likes m-me."
"That's not true," Tenten stated in a matter-of-fact way, "He has to be a total bastard to not like you. Come on; let's go tell Sakura and Ino. They'll be thrilled!"
Tenten ran down the hallway leaving Hinata in her wake. Hinata sighed then followed Tenten down the hall. None of them noticed a blond boy gaping at Hinata from the bottom of the stairs.
Author's Note: Ah, my inadequate Japanese. -sobs- That whole thing gave me the biggest headache. The internet sources were no help. Agh, I need lessons and/or aspirin. What does aspirin do...hm? I'll just keep rambling on... Anyways, I am so evil, I left you with a cliffie. Hehehehe... But I think we all know who the blond is. Reviews please! And for everyone that reviewed, have a cookie.