Reasons 1 Chapter 5, a naruto fanfic

By : Kikitare

Disclaimer : (5) If I really owned Naruto, would I be making fanfiction about my own show?

Dedicated : RedHotPhoenix, Tsucaten, all my reviewers and readers and many more :D

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Reason (1) : Chapter (5)

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Neji studied Tenten's peaceful, sleeping face. Turning his eyes back to the sight set in front of him, Neji continued running, even though the weight of the 'heaviest bag on earth' and the sleeping Tenten in his arms were dragging him down. "At least she doesn't snore in her sleep," Neji sighed thoughtfully.

Neji passed dark alleys, trashcans, mailbox by mailbox, and houses after houses swiftly. The moment he reached silvery, pristine steps, he halted his running. The sudden cut in inertia caused him to lurch forward a bit.

He had reached the Hyuuga household. "Home sweet home," Neji whispered sarcastically as he took out his house key. He quickly opened the door, entered with Tenten still sleeping in his arms. He turned around to close the door and lock it.

The glowing, shiny exterior of the Hyuuga mansion was an incredible sight for anyone. Anyone but for Neji… The Hyuuga mansion was anything but an incredible sight for him. The reason? To simply put it, it held torturous memories of his father's tragic death.

Neji sighed sadly. His father's death was a memory that was always unshackled from deep within his heart whenever he came to the Hyuuga mansion. It was a pain that could never heal. Neji snorted in disgust. Why was he still thinking about this? He still had Tenten in his arms and if he stayed around any longer, one of the night guards on patrol might catch him.

Without dawdling, he stealthily crept up the stairs without making even the slightest 'creak.' It was dark, but Neji walked though the hallways 40 paces then turned left and entered his room.

Neji leaned against the door behind him and gazed at his room. It was simple, a room with no wallpapers, a desk, a chair, a lamplight, two comfort chairs, a sofa, drawers, two closets, a bathroom, a rubbish can and a bed with white sheets and two black pillow cases.

Hm.

Neji groaned in displeasure. Neji was in a dilemma. The only way to solve his unpleasant dilemma was to place Tenten on the sofa, or the ground (which he preferred better), or he place her on his bed. (Which was a no-no. But, seeing the fact that he was an honorable Hyuuga who was raised to be an absolute gentleman…)

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Morning

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Tenten felt a warm feeling brush on her cheeks. She smiled, liking that feeling. Tenten slowly opened her eyes, and then closed them again. It was the sun, signaling the start of a new day. She stretched and yawned. She was really tired. To be honest, she felt like that young female character that was the princess in the story 'the Princess and the Pea.' She felt like she had slept on a spiky wheel of torture! "It's morning, get up Tenten," Tenten said, still stretching while sitting up.

She looked around her surroundings. White. All she could see was white. Tenten's eyes grew wide, "FUCK! I'M NOT IN SOLLITARY CONFINEMENT AM I?!" She gasped in horror, tugged on her hair in nervousness and stood up within the blink of an eye. Looking around once more, and saw Neji. He was sleeping comfortably in his white, soft, cushiony bed.

Neji got to sleep in the luxurious bed while she had to sleep on the floor?! Tenten was practically screaming right now. Honestly, how unfair was that? Tenten's eye twitched in anger.

"Damnit you, Neji. F'in bastard," Tenten cursed softly. She breathed in, and then slowly breathed out. Was she going to handle this situation calmly, or was she going to handle this situation like a man? Standing up straight, she hovered over Neji's face like a hawk watching its prey. She would wait until he got up. After all, he did spare her in their spar yesterday.

While waiting for Neji to wake up:

-After 5 minutes since hovering over Neji's face: Neji moves his face to the right to snuggle his pillow. Tenten moves from her position to face Neji again.

-After 10 minutes since facing Neji: It seems as if Neji is in a nightmare. He takes a nearby pillow and slaps Tenten with it. Tenten falls down and gets ready to punch him. She refrains from the action and takes a seat next to Neji's bed.

-After Tenten gets fed up with waiting for Neji to wake up: She jumps on him. Goal has been achieved: Neji wakes up.

Neji's eyes opened wide. "Who? What the fuck!" Neji said, trying to capture the intruder with his blanket. Tenten punched through the blankets and hit Neji square in the nose. He flinched and howled back in pain. His defenses were low, meaning that his grip on the blanket was not as strong. Tenten grabbed the blanket and tried to pull it away. Neji, who had recovered from shock, tightened his grip in the blanket again. Tenten tugged while Neji tugged. Tenten jumped off of the bed while still holding a portion of the blanket, hoping that Neji would fall off. Her plan worked, and down came Neji, shirt, pants and all.

Neji scrambled to get up, only to see a towering, smirking Tenten who was looking down at him. "Tenten! What the hell is wrong with you?! I thought you were a fucking thief!" Neji yelled, his face was flushed.

Tenten brought herself down to his level, squatting. Tenten smiled sweetly and grinned. "Well, Mr. Hyuuga. First of all," Tenten reached out with both hands and gripped his shirt collar, "I find you sleeping on your comfy bed while I'm left sleeping on the cold, hard ground!"

Neji found it hard to concentrate on her words. Everything was so…blurry. The world was going around in circles. His breathing accelerated. It was like…It was like… He didn't know how to describe it. "Tenten…" Neji barely managed to say, "you have…" Neji brought both of his hands and placed them on the sides of Tenten's face. "You have…" Neji's eyes started to close slowly, "…the worst morning breath I have ever smelt in my entire li-"

Tenten's left eye twitched. Her grip on Neji's shirt collar began to tighten. "Neji…You…YOU BASTARD!" Tenten screamed. She banged her head against Neji's and knocked him out. She breathed out heavily. "Me? Bad breath? Well, Mr. Neji Hyuuga, yours isn't as awesomesmelling either."

Tenten looked around, feeling victorious after knocking Neji out. 'Now all I have to do is find out where I am and bust this joint,' Tenten thought. There were two doors. One of them just had to be her way out of this place. The other…well, maybe it was a trap. Maybe both doors lead to a trap that would forever end the life of her! Well, she'd just have to take her chances. Tenten turned the knob of the door that was closest to the bed. The door creaked with a screeching sound.

Tenten flipped on the lights and saw her reflection. It was a bathroom. "Nope, this isn't the door to the exit," Tenten remarked as she exited the room. "Must be the other door," Tenten said cheerfully while skipping.

Tenten placed her hand on the door's knob handle. She turned it, and quickly opened the door. She squeezed her eyes closed, awaiting a bomb to explode or something. But nothing happened. Reluctantly, Tenten opened her eyes. She walked out of the door and closed it behind her. Tenten looked to her right, and to her left. It was an endless hallway.

"Strange, I wonder where I am. The hallways seem to be never-ending," Tenten remarked. "Aw shit! I'm so lost!" Tenten whinned. Coming to a conclusion that she'd never get anywhere by just complaining, she headed to her left.

She came across a long, spiral staircase that probably led to the ground floor. Guessing that this was her only way out, she ran down the spiral staircase.

Looking around, all Tenten could see were different doors that lead to different rooms. 'Damn, this is a huge place!' Tenten thought, amazed. 'Now, doors that lead to exits normally are huge and have really nice designs. That's what I'm going to look for,' Tenten thought.

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Back to Neji

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Neji groaned. "Damn that girl," Neji moaned in agony, "Now thanks to that girl my head hurts like hell." 'Come to think of it… I never thought of how she'd react to my decision of placing her on the ground… If only I had thought about her reaction… I wouldn't have had this aching headache right now,' Neji thought. He smirked, "Heh, she's cute when she's angry. Speaking of Tenten, where is that girl?"

Neji sat up and looked around his room. Tenten was nowhere in sight. Had she gone somewhere? Could she be in the bathroom? Neji ran to his bathroom to check if she was in there. She wasn't.

'Damnit! Knowing Tenten, she's probably lost. What if Hiashi-sama spots her? I'm going to be in so much trouble,' Neji thought, groaning in despair. After quickly changing his clothes into a less casual attire (The Hyuuga robes) he ran out the door in search of Tenten.

Neji stopped in his tracks. 'Wait, what am I getting all worried about? I'm a genius ninja! All I have to do is sense her chakra to find her,' Neji thought, snorting at his ignorance. He waited a second, and immediately ran down the spiral stairs. 'Crap, she's by Hiashi-sama's door! I have to hurry before he finds her!' Neji thought.

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Back to Tenten

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Tenten passed doors, threaded through different hallways, but still couldn't find the exit. That was when Tenten came across a sliding door. "Yes, Hiashi-sama," called a young girls voice. Tenten's eyes widened.

'Civilization! Other people! Maybe they can help me exit this place,' Tenten thought brightly. Without thinking, Tenten barged through the sliding door and grinned widely. "Hey, I'm lost. Can you guys help me get out of here?" Tenten asked politely.

A tall man with long, black hair turned around to face her. Tenten's eyes widened. 'He looks just like Neji. Long, black hair, serious, white eyes. The only difference is that this guy looks much older,' Tenten thought. The man held a serious look, "who are you? What business do you have here?"

Tenten shot him a confused look, "I'm a guest here? The business you are talking about. Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not a businesswoman. I am a shinobi. However, I would like it if you would-" Tenten's reply was cut short by a slamming noise.

"Hiashi-sama!" Neji said, getting on his knees, bowing. Tenten turned around.

"Neji? How'd you find me?" Tenten asked. Neji just glared at her, giving her hints saying to bow this instant. But, being the oblivious one, Tenten replied, "What? Do you have a problem with your eye, Neji?" Honestly, you'd think someone twitching as much as Neji was, was having a seizure or something.

Hiashi, on the other hand found her obliviousness amusing. He chuckled, "So, what is your name?" Neji sat up, and replied, "Neji, Hiashi-sama." Hiashi looked at Neji with a blank expression. Awkward silence followed soon after Hiashi's reply. Looking at Hiashi, Tenten pointed to herself, asking whether or not he was talking to her. Hiashi nodded slowly.

Tenten grinned and looked at Neji with a victorious smile. Turning back to Hiashi she said, "The name is Tenten, Hiashi-san."

Neji's eyes opened. Neji looked at Hiashi, and then stared at Tenten. She had just called Hiashi-sama a regular person, something he could never do in a million years. How could she be so ignorant?! Hiashi was someone to be totally respected!

Before Hiashi could reply to Tenten's statement, Neji interrupted, "Forgive her, Hiashi-sama. She does not know what she has done."

Hiashi glared at Neji. He backed down. "Neji, I am disappointed. Here I thought you had already learned to never interrupt adults when they are speaking." Neji's mind ran blank. 'Adults?' So Hiashi-sama didn't see him as an adult? But how could that be? He and Tenten were the same age. On top of that, Tenten had just discarded the fact that Hiashi was to be called '-sama,' not '-san.'

"As I was saying, you're name is Tenten?" Hiashi asked. Tenten nodded. "Well, I would like to ask a question. It may be personal to you, but it is an answer that I must know," Hiashi breathed out, "What is your relationship with my nephew, Neji?"

Neji coughed out of surprise and Tenten's eyes widened. "Relationship?" Tenten thought. Then she remembered. Number 1: Sex slave, Number 2: Sparring partner, Number 3: Girlfriend. Out of the three options, she wanted to say option number on the most.

Looking at Neji's reaction towards Hiashi, she could tell that he really respected him. However, if she picked option number one, Neji would most definitely murder her during a spar and say it was an accident. She couldn't risk her life, so she picked option number two. "Spa-" Tenten was cut off.

"Girlfriend," Neji said.

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I know, you all were expecting Tenten to get a new wardrobe. Keep in mind that this is only part one to that specific chapter title. Please review:D

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