I NEED HONEST TO GOD HELP! Okay the truth is I don't. CONSCIENCE: Don't lie to you're nice readers… Fine, fine… but it's humiliating… Today we were tested on our physical health and uh… I did… zero sit-ups. Yes zero… Don't laugh… I said DON'T LAUGH… STOP LAUGHING!!! And oh yes: I DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT OWN NARUTO.


Here to Stay

Chapter Seven: The Conscience Speaks

As Tenten and Neji left the Cynara's caravan behind, so that Cynara could deal with her little problem, an unnatural silence came up. For those of you in Lala Land and don't know what an unnatural silence is, it's when you're with another person and both of you don't know what to say. Walking with someone and not saying anything is strange especially when it's someone who you were really close to… that's what was happening with Neji and Tenten.

Finally Tenten being a normally chatty person decided to end the, uh, complex emotion. " You're not even curious about why I left?"

Neji suddenly surprised that the normalness had ended. (He's one of those people who think walking in silence is normal.) "Should I be?"

"Uh…"

Neji looked at Tenten as if her head had just been blown off. "Tenten you disappear for two years, most of us thought you were dead, Lee and Gai being ever faithful tortured me everyday and you're asking me if I'm curious why you left?"

"Uh…"

"Do you think I'm curious at all?"

"Uh… no?"

Neji glared at her. "…"

"WELL? ARE YOU?"

"…"

"Stop saying '…' it's not even a word!"

"…"

"You're giving me the creeps."

"…"

"Just tell me…" Tenten exasperated finally gave in.

"… What do you think?"

"I TOLD YOU!!! NO!!!"

"…"

"Don't even start…"

"Hn…"

"You know what? I'm leaving." Tenten said as she stalked off in the opposite direction.

Neji continued to walk along silently, when suddenly…

YOU COMPLETE IDIOT!!!

Who are you, what are you doing in my head and why are you calling me an idiot?

YOU IDIOT!!! I'm your conscience…

You still haven't answered my question…

Ugh… I'm your conscience… I'M SUPPOSED TO BE IN YOUR HEAD YOU IDIOT!!!

… I meant the question 'why are you calling me an idiot' you idiot?

You do know you just called your self an idiot right? And I'm calling you an idiot because you were just and still are acting like one.

YOU WOULDN'T…"

OMG… HE'S GIVING ME THE SILENT TREATMENT! HELP ME!!!

OMG… MY CONSCIENCE IS A COMPLETE AND UTTER DOBE THAT IS ACTING VERY HYPER!

I AM NOT!

Neji sweatdropped at this, So how was I acting like an idiot again?

You're telling me you don't know?

No… if I knew would I be asking?

True… let's see, where should I start?

The beginning would help…

Okay… when you were around six you tried to beat up---

I meant as in the beginning of this situation…

Oh. Well why don't you want to know why Tenten left?

I do…

Then why didn't you say you did?

…Are you my psychologist?

No I'm your conscience…

So how does not saying what I think make me an idiot?

So you admit it…

Admit what?

That underneath your heartless ice cubish exterior you're really a person who can't even voice his own feelings…which makes you an idiot.

That's not true…

Do you like Tenten?

The question, so out of the blue, caught Neji off guard… especially since it was from his conscience. WHAT THE BEEP! WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?

I dunno. Just felt like asking, that's all. Now answer my question.

…No…

Are you sure?

…Yes…

One hundred percent sure?

… Yes…

As in absolutely, positively sure?

Get off my case will you…

AHA! YOU LIKE HER!

Neji about to protest thought to himself. What am I doing other than acting like a complete fool talking to my so-called conscience…

That hurt you know…

And then it started to rain…

Not only are you acting like a complete and utter fool you're also talking to your so-called conscience in the rain…

Stuff it…

Walking home in the rain is not pleasant… In fact just walking in the rain is unpleasant… and it's much worse with if your conscience is nagging you the entire time…

You do know if you continue to walk in the rain like that you are going to catch a cold… or even worse…

You're awfully chatty to be my conscience…

Yeah well I am so you're going to have to live with it idiot …

I'm not an idiot…

So why do you like Tenten?

WHAT! Again his 'so-called' conscience had caught him with his pants down.

Not that I'm saying she's unattractive or anything… just asking, after all I am your conscience…

Who said I liked her in the first place?

Um… you did…

No I didn't.

So let me guess… you like Cynara.

… IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU? I THOUGHT YOU WERE MY CONSCIENCE!!!

GAH! Jeez I was just asking. No need to yell at me…

That is just disgusting…

Okay, okay I get your point…

You do?

Yes… you like Tenten.

You're hopeless…just totally hopeless. Why can't you drill through your thick head that I do NOT like Tenten?

I'm not hopeless it's just that…

What?

It's just that you… SUCK AT LYING!!!

Silence fool.

And apparently you know it…

SILENCE FOOL!

… YOU FILTHY STINKING LIAR!!!

You see that cliff over there?

Uh… yeah, why?

If you do not shut your mouth I will go up there and jump off. Yes…you are that annoying…

GASP! YOU'RE SUICIDAL?

No. Now will you please shut up?

And that was the end of that conversation.


I finally finished chapter seven. I have some very good reasons to post this up late. 1. I got grounded for the entire week. 2. I went to see the musical, Wicked ©. 3. I got caught with the game Lunar Legend ©. 4. I needed inspiration for my RPG character. Anyways that's all so I hope you all can forgive me. -Shadoom