Sorry for the crappy chapter the other day. I'll /try/ and make up for it with this one :/ (Listening to music while I do it. Perhaps it'll help? xDD) I tried writing this yesterday, but I started with Sasuke and Sakura and was like….omfg…this is so…boring… (god, I hate writing about them ) So I've decided I will avoid writing direct scenes about them as much as possible. Ugh.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

Tenten wasn't particularly looking forward to the next day of school. She had developed a new hate of the male gender and knew that until this bet was over, Sakura wouldn't be at her side nearly as much as she needed her to be. Ugh. Guys ruined everything.

She woke up forty five minutes before school started, followed her morning routine, then made her way to school. It was Friday. If it weren't for that fact, Tenten decided, she would totally ditch school that day. Five minutes after arriving, she regretted that choice. Ditching would've been much better.

Sakura had rushed up to Tenten the moment she stepped foot on school grounds. By the amount of enthusiasm she held, it was obvious something terrible was going to happen. And it did.

"Oh my god Tenten! Guess what happened?" she gushed, then without waiting for a 'what' that wasn't going to come, went on, "Sasuke and I are throwing a party!! Well, mostly me. But we were talking last night about Sasuka and needing to do something big for our first photo and I remembered that Halloween is coming up in a week. Sasuke has like no furniture in his apartment so there's plenty of room. I figured everyone could bring their cereal boxes and they could socialize while we dance. We can wear costumes and everything!"

As Tenten stood and tried to absorb the incoherent mush of words , she made a connection. Party meant new clothes. New clothes meant shopping. Shopping meant death.

"Okay, well, I don't have that project. I guess I don't have to go then! Too bad. I'm just going to go to class now. Bye!" She laughed nervously and tried to run off. Sakura grabbed her by her collar and pulled her back. She fell on her butt.

"Why is everyone doing that lately?!" Tenten growled, "There's no way I can wear a bathing suit in the next two weeks. I've got bruises all over my freakin butt!"

"Tenten," Sakura said sternly, "you're going. Don't make me force you. And we're going costume shopping together. Tomorrow"

"Tomorrow?" She remembered her promise to Neji. "Sakura, tomorrow isn't a good day. I've got to…er…babysit Neji's demon cousin"

"So? Bring her along. I'll pick you up at nine" Sakura didn't give Tenten an option. For a moment she wondered why she had ever picked such a forceful person for her best friend. They both walked away in opposite directions to go to their first period class.

Putting aside the news from that morning, Friday went smoothly. Tenten spent that evening at the video store trying to find some comedies to calm her nerves about the next day. Reno 911 The Movie, in her opinion, sucked crap. She stopped it halfway and tossed the case across her room (a/n: it really wasn't as good as I thought it'd be D8). She fell down laughing at Anchorman (a/n: best frickin movie ever), and ended her night with Epic Movie. When she fell asleep, her mood was definitely better.

Tenten's alarm clock went off at four. She was supposed to get Hanabi at six, but wanted to look somewhat decent for both her shopping trip and for Neji (assuming he wouldn't have left for the mission yet). An hour was spent attacking her closet. She wanted to wear something that wasn't normally her. At the end of the hour, she was extremely satisfied with her choice. It was a rather flattering black and white striped tank which showed her cherry-decorated lace bra straps, low cut faded jeans, black converse, a black and white beaded necklace, black hoop earrings with two diamond studs on her cartilage (on each ear) and a plain diamond belly button ring (which was visible thanks to her jeans). Quite frankly, she looked hot. Even Tenten didn't recognize herself. She usually didn't wear things that showed off so much skin, but she hadn't realized until twenty minutes earlier that she really did like the ogling. You might even go as far to say that she missed it. Of course, she would never admit that to anyone. It was such a different feeling to see guys like her like that.

"I may not like being a girl, but that doesn't mean I don't know how to be one," she told herself, twisting in front of the dresser mirror.

Tenten walked into her bathroom and glanced at her untouched right drawer. Makeup. Was it worth it? Was Neji worth it? Oh god. Yes he was. If Neji would look at her like those guys did that one day, her life would be complete. Then, she concluded, she could die. The day that Hyuuga Neji ogled Tenten. Not like that would happen. But still.

She lifted the small makeup bag her aunt had given her once (which she had thanked her for profusely, then promptly shoved inside said drawer) and unzipped it. There was a small assortments of eye shadows, a few shades of blush, some light colors of pressed powder, red and pink lip glosses and a small black eyeliner pencil. Tenten crawled onto the counter, her face a few inches from the mirror, and slowly applied a thin neat line of eyeliner on her bottom lid. She proceeded to brush a smoky grey eye shadow on her top lid, and carefully curled her eyelashes upwards with mascara. Taking her small bottle of foundation she used on those pimply days, she spread an even coat of the liquid across her entire face, making sure to rub in vigorously around the jaw line. The powder was applied to her forehead to keep it from shining (which wasn't too much of a problem due to her bangs). Lastly, she chose a very light pink gloss to give her lips some shine (she was too afraid of blush after the Sakura incident). (a/n: Both the outfit and the makeup pretty much describes what I do to myself xD Minus the belly and cartilage piercings ;P)

Tenten stood back. The only thing left was her hair. Though she did like the attention she got when her hair was down, she wanted to be able to make it to Neji's house in one piece. In the end, her hair lay down her back in a very long, very neat French braid.

Glancing at the clock she was surprised to find she had ten minutes to make it to Neji's house. It was odd seeing how long she could spend on doing girly things. It definitely wasn't going to become a part of her daily routine, but on these sort of occasions, she didn't mind. Tenten grabbed her small grey pack and swung it over her shoulder. It crossed her middle like a seatbelt and rested at her hip. She kept her cell phone, feminine items, some spare change and a stash of watermelon gum in it (she wasn't a compact or makeup carrying type). She made sure to lock the apartment door and headed downstairs and out to the sidewalk.

As Tenten predicted, she received quite a lot of attention on the streets. It was partly amusing to find that some of the admirers were people she saw at school that normally never gave her a second glance. She just stared ahead smugly and strolled slowly to the Hyuuga compound, swinging her hips slightly. Now this was way better than any comedy movie. In a way she could see how people like Lindsay Lohan got a kick out of guys falling before her feet. Of course, she wasn't that far yet, but she could settle for mouths slightly agape and butt stares.

When the she arrived at the Hyuuga compound, she was amazed at the sheer size of the place. It overwhelmed her every time she passed by it. Tenten could totally see how Neji had climbed up the social ladder. It wasn't just his looks that helped him out. Her fist slowly reached up to the door and knocked hesitantly. She reached in her bag to glance at her cell phone. It was six o' one. Surely they weren't that punctual.

The door swung open, and Tenten smiled. The smile fell though as she came face-to-face with Neji's cousin, Hinata.

"Hey Hinata. Is Neji here?" she asked, moving her head to the right to catch a peek inside the home. Hinata shook her head.

"You-you j-just missed h-him. Can I p-possibly help y-you Tenten-chan?" Tenten cursed inwardly. She had really wanted Neji to see her girly-fied.

"Well, I'm supposed to pick up Hanabi for the day" Hinata nodded again and scurried away, leaving the door slightly ajar. Tenten tapped her foot and looked around outside to pass the time.

Hinata appeared at the door not long after, a four foot tall girl with a rather sour look on her face at her side. She looked a lot like the Neji rather than her sister, Hinata. Her hair was long and brown, her eyes white. (a/n: Duh ;P) She wore a grey V-neck tank with fishnet underneath (no doubt adopted from her sister) and short black capris. She would've been quite pretty, Tenten decided, if she was smiling.

"Hi Hanabi," Tenten greeted sweetly, waving. Hanabi glared at her. "You're coming with me today. Actually, we're going shopping here in a couple of hours with my best friend. Won't that be fun?" Then the little girl did something totally unexpected. She raised her middle finger at Tenten. It was brief but couldn't be missed. Tenten nearly fell backwards from shock. Hinata covered her face in embarrassment. (a/n: lmao! I can /totally/ see this happening! XD)

"I-I'm s-so sorry!" Hinata cried. "I th-think she p-picked it u-up fr-from her older cou-cousins!"

"It's okay," Tenten laughed nervously, holding one arm behind her head. "I do that, too, even though I shouldn't" She thought for a moment. If she was seven and already flipping people off, there's no way she would go anywhere willingly. A bribe must be made.

"Hanabi, if you follow me to my house, I'll let you play some of my mature rated violence video games" Tenten bargained, not bothering to lay on the syrupy voice.

"Xbox or Playstation?" Came the reply. Her voice was much girlier than Tenten expected.

"Xbox of course. Playstation sucks"

"….fine" Hanabi grumbled, stepping out of the doorway. Tenten and Hinata let out a sigh of relief simultaneously.

"Oh, by the way. Are you coming to Sakura's party, Hinata?" The blue haired girl lowered her head and blushed.

"I-I don't th-think I was in-invited," she stuttered quietly.

"Well now you are! It's next Friday night. Wear a costume since it's Halloween themed"

"Arigatou, Tenten-chan"

Tenten just smiled and turned to leave, Hanabi trudging slowly behind.

Hmm. No humor, no fluff. Sorry for the relatively boring chapter. The next one (or two) will be far more interesting as Tenten, Sakura, and Hanabi go shopping. And then who knows what'll come after that? ; It'll be good. Promise. Review:DD