A/N: I've decided to add another pairing in this story, but the couple would stay in the story for a long time. For those who don't like the pairing that I added, just bare with me. LOL. Thanks for the people who reviewed once again and thanks for the readers also. Now….for Chappie Six!
-[Guests from Suna-
"Where are the two?" Hinata paced around as she searched for Neji and Tenten. She better find them soon before Hiashi scorns her. "Father needs to see Neji nii-san now….urgh!" She added in an annoying way as Kiba ordered Akamaru to check for Tenten's smell.
The dog walked slowly as it sniffed on the concrete, unexpectly, Akamaru gave a loud bark.
"What is it?" Kiba asked and he leaned closer to his companion, "Did you track her?" Akamaru ruffed once again. "Good Akamaru, now lead us to Tenten."
The heiress quickly followed Kiba and his dog closely, with Naruto still stumbling behind. Soon, the four reached the hills.
"Are you sure, they're here?" The stubborn Naruto inquired, as he glanced around. "I don't see anyone."
"Yes, it's here. Be patient." The Inuzuka knocked him on the head again while Hinata continued to go after Akamaru. The dog swayed its head to the left and to the right, still attempting to find the girl. He walked over next to a nearby tree and stopped in front of a trail.
Running to him, Kiba asked, "Are you telling us to follow the path?" Akamaru nodded its furry head and barked sharply. The others smiled.
"Thanks Akamaru-kun." The heiress picked up the ends of her long dress and rushed through, going along the trail. Naruto gave a light chuckle and followed her.
The gentle gust of wind blew across Tenten's resting body, leaning against the Hyuga, and Neji had his head tilting over to the girl's beside him. They were both asleep soundly and calmly, but were interrupted when Hinata shook them in a hurried way.
"Wake up! Wake up!" She had to repeat a few times until Neji and Tenten finally opened their eyes. Soon, Hinata's bodyguards caught up with her.
"Huh? What happened?" The brown haired girl managed to say, as she saw Neji staring at her in surprise. It took Tenten a few seconds until she recalled what occurred last night, at last. After the whole 'moment', they were observing stars, until the two fell asleep together. "Oh my gosh, I can't believe I was sleeping near Neji!"
In an instant, she returned Neji's stare and she pulled away. This time, Tenten was definitely doomed. Hiashi would never forgive her now. Hinata and the others stared at them in mere silence.
"Sooo…." Naruto began, breaking the silence, "Shouldn't we be going now?" Neji snapped out of it and nodded as he helped Tenten stand up.
"Father needs to discuss something with you, Neji nii-san." Hinata said once again, "Let's go!" As fast as they could, Neji and Tenten ran towards the Hyuga compound, with the others following behind.
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It was awfully quiet in the complex, quieter than usual. Neji could hear Hiashi talking to someone in the guest room, than a girl's voice said something, and vice versa. He couldn't recognize the girl's voice from anyone.
"They're waiting for you, in there." Hinata pointed towards where the voices came from and Neji nodded his head slightly. Grabbing Tenten along, the Hyuga walked into the room after he had knocked.
"There you are," Hiashi responded when the two entered and he poured himself some more tea, "Sit here, Neji." The clan leader motioned Neji to take a seat opposite of the unfamiliar girl's. Tenten could only stand beside him uncomfortably. She looked at the girl and her bodyguard with curiosity when the girl greeted Neji.
"This is Matsuri and her bodyguard, Gaara," Hiashi bobbed his head to the guests and Neji gave a hesitating smile. The girl wore a very decent looking pink robe with a white ribbon tied around her waist line. She was a brunette with chocolate coloured eyes. Matsuri looked very kindhearted, yet her expression tells Neji that she didn't want to be here. Her bodyguard was the complete opposite. He wore a plain black outfit and nothing else. Gaara had auburn spiky hair and his eyes were pale without any emotions. Why are they here? He thought to himself.
"Matsuri is from Suna," Hiashi began in a normal tone, "Her parents and I had a….lets say, a conversation yesterday." He paused and Neji noticed that his eyes were sparkling with delight, as if nothing in the world would bother him from now on.
"We were thinking if you two would have an arranged marriage. Isn't that great?"
To Tenten, the world was now to an end. An arranged marriage? She wanted to scream, but she couldn't. Neji had the same feelings. His mind went completely blank for a moment and then snapped back to reality. Matsuri looked disappointed and she suddenly clutched onto her guard's sleeve. Gaara glanced at her. Maybe she doesn't want this to happen either, Neji realized.
"Arranged marriage?" Neji managed to say it calmly, but the tension in him was gradually growing. "But…"
"But nothing, Neji. This is my orders and no one in the family would dare rebel." Hiashi hollered and stood up, "Now, I'll leave you two to talk. Tenten, Gaara, can you two please exit for a few moments?" The red head nodded and so did Tenten. He turned to take a last glance at his mistress and walked outside. As Tenten was about to leave, Neji slipped something into the palm of her hand. She held it tightly and left with uncertainty.
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Gaara crossed his arms and closed those cold eyes of his, and leaned against the door. Tenten just stood beside him, fidgeting at times. She didn't know what to say, but she wanted to stop the quietness, as it was making her more nervous. Then she remembered the 'thing' that Neji gave her. Tenten took it out and looked at it. It was a piece of paper with writings in it. Slowly, she read the note and repeated doing so several times. It read:
I Hyuga Neji will love none either than my beloved Tenten.
"When did he have time to write this?" She didn't even notice but she said it aloud. Tenten covered her mouth with her hand when she found out. Giggling, she was about to put it back into her pocket when a draft of wind blew it away. Unfortunately, just when Tenten didn't want others to read it, the small note hit Gaara's face. He opened his eyes in an instant and scanned over it.
"Hey! Don't read…." But it was too late, the red head had already finished. Gaara sneered and hand it back to the blushing girl. She yanked it and quickly folded it into her pocket.
"Immature." She heard Gaara murmured unpleasantly and Tenten frowned.
"Hey, just because you never liked someone before, it doesn't mean that you can laugh at me like that." The brown haired girl opposed angrily and Gaara closed his eyes once again.
"I don't have time for mushy love stuff." He grumbled coolly, "And I would never like anyone." Tenten gave a laugh when she heard and leaned closer to him.
"But you do like someone," She began teasing, "You like Matsuri-san don't you?" Tenten gave him a look that read 'you-know-you-do' and then crossed her arms, waiting for an answer. For a moment Gaara didn't respond, nor did he want to, but finally, he said something.
"I only treat her like a friend, or something of that sort." He replied with bitterness, "I don't like Matsuri-sama in that way."
"You can deny all you want." Tenten concluded and returned to her original position. Gaara heaved a sigh.
"Fine, maybe just a little." This time there were more feelings in his speech and Tenten smiled, "But you wouldn't understand."
"I understand perfectly," The brown haired girl gazed at him with sureness, "Because I'm in the exactly same place as you are. I too, feel affection towards one of my masters." The red head gave back the exact same look to Tenten. He pondered for a moment. Tenten wondered what he could be thinking under that fiery hair of his.
"But she would never like me, maybe she already has another to be fond of." Gaara hesitated. It sounded almost queer, how a person that looks so cold can say such a thing. It would be the same as Neji acting like Naruto and eating ramen like an idiot non stop. Tenten couldn't think about it anymore.
"How would you know if you don't confess to her." She suggested and he shrugged.
"One day, I'd know." And that was the only respond that he made.