Thank you, mars1394 and Satoke.Lunafor reviewing! Now I get to update, and also, I've realized that Satoke.Luna has stuck with me though almost every story I've ever written and I've never thanked them so. THANK YOU SATOKE.LUNA. FOR BEING THERE!!!! . Thanks again to mars1394 who was the first person to review.
As you can see, I totally destroyed the relationship built up in Zero Visibility. So now, Neji and Tenten are back at block -3 (as they aren't just not together but they loathe each other.) Let's catch back up with them.
Tenten scowled. Her eyes fixed in a solid glare at a single person. Look at him…she thought sadistically. He thinks he's the king of the world. That everyone should just bow down at his stupid 155 dollar Cole Haan leather shoed feet! Bah! She wrinkled her nose in distaste, she had never liked Cole-Haan, too stiff a shoe, stiff and stubborn, just like Neji.
Tenten had always considered herself to be a pair of 34 dollar Blue Shearling Line-Cuffed Booties. Yeah, Periwinkle blue….Tenten nodded smugly to herself.
"Tenten, are you comparing random people to various household objects and brands again?" Ino said suddenly. She had arrived before the ceremony with the usual bag of camera technology and sorts. The reception was now taking place and after she had taken several "cough" many pictures of Sakura and Naruto, she went searching for her panda-bunned friend.
Tenten shook her head and broke her glare at Neji, turning to look at her friend. "Not various household objects." She whined. "Expensive shoes."
Ino rolled her eyes. But then she froze. "Wait, Tenten, keep that look on your face." Ino turned and started rummaging in her camera bag.
Tenten sighed and then resumed her previous facial expression. Ino pulled out a bulky black camera and a snap! Was heard.
"Thanks!" Ino squealed.
Tenten looked at her friend. "Stupid photographer…" She mumbled.
The two girls were standing by a small white plastic table in the midst of a large jumble of buffet trays and people. Women and men were darting in between the tables to the center of food to fetch drinks for their spouses or chat to another person.
Tenten turned to her blonde BFF. "Are you taking pictures of me because I'm beautiful ," She struck a sarcastic and dramatic pose. "Or are you turning around and showing your family them after a late night of drinking and you need a good laugh."
Ino giggled. "I didn't see you for five years while I was at college. You're such an interesting subject Tenten. Ever since we met at The Leaf Boarding School and the whole invisible thing where you wanted no one to see you and you're so photogenic. It must be in your blood."
"My mom was a model for the ANBU magazine." Tenten giggled.
"That's kind of disturbing." Ino put her camera back down and motioned for Tenten to sit at the plastic table.
"Tenten, couldn't you have gotten something a bit more….sophisticated. Other than vintage 1950's plastic pool-side tables and a really old silver wear/napkin set."
"The whole theme was vintage." Tenten pointed out. "A special request from Sakura. I mean look at her dress. It's a classic 70's indoor wedding style. She wanted me to play along. Everyone's going out-door these days. But..I have to admit, this church's decoration does seem a little early 90's."
Ino rolled her eyes. "Stupid designer."
"Hey guys, what's up?" Said a voice.
"Kiba!" Ino jumped up and hugged him.
Tenten looked up at the still fairly shaggy boy and smiled. "Hello Kiba." She said half-heartedly.
"I like what you've done with the place. Though I do think this place looks a little..early 90's."
Tenten smirked at Ino. "See?"
Ino made a face.
"Tenten, you'll never guess what Neji said-" He was interrupted by a cold hard glare by the panda bunned girl herself. Kiba sweat-dropped.
"Uh-oh. Kiba." Ino whispered. "You said the 'N' word."
"Would you still love me as a best friend if I begged your utter forgiveness for using the 'N' word."
Tenten made a face. "Fine, fine. I forgive you Kiba."
"Thanks Tenten!" Kiba pulled her into a big hug. "So, what do you think about us heading to the group basement, watching some movies, playing some ping pong and..."
"Drinking?" Tenten laughed. "You drink TOO much my friend."
"So?"
"Don't hurt yourself." She patted him on the back.
"Ino. Why don't you invite your boyfriend?"
"Shino's not my boyfriend." The blonde girl said defensively.
"Admit it Ino." Tenten said. "You know you love those strong, artsy types."
Ino blushed.
Tenten turned back to Kiba, still in his arms. "We'll come. Sakura and Naruto probably won't though."
"Oh I've already asked." Kiba said with a mischievous grin. "They'll be there. It's only a small group. NOT a party."
Tenten nodded and smiled, Kiba turned.
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"Hey Sasuke." Tenten grinned at her friend. Sasuke gave her a small pat on the back.
"Nice work Tenten. The wedding décor was great." He said.
Tenten grinned. "Thanks."
"Was that church decorated in the early 90's?"
Ino, who was standing nearby slapped her hand against her forehead and sighed. They were waiting for Kiba to open the youth group door at the Art Building in a nearby University. He worked there and often invited his friends over.
Sasuke put his arm around Tenten. "Aren't you worried?" He asked.
"Worried about what?"
"All your friends are getting engaged, seriously, all that's left is me, Ne-"
Tenten glared at him.
"HIM, Kiba, Ino, and you and Shino. Aren't you starting to feel kind of anxious that you're left with no one?"
"Well as long as I can make HIM miserable then I'm fine with being single thank. You. Ve. ry. Much." She turned away from Sasuke angrily and smiled at the now open door . Kiba was grinning at her.
"Welcome to my humble abode." He said with a laugh. Though everyone had been there many times before.
Tenten was forced to go in next to Neji, Kiba hear it when both of them went, "I hate you." To each other before spacing themselves as far as they could get from each other in the small room.
The room was technologically advanced. The walls were bright orange, cables and CD's were littered around with a foose-ball table and ping pong table next to the small kitchen. A couch and beanie-bag chairs surrounded a large flat-screen TV.
Kiba planted himself on the couch, everyone followed and he motioned for them to take a seat near the screen.
Tenten sat in-between pink and blonde haired best friends. After all the congratulations for Sakura and Naruto had died down, Kiba slipped a video into the VCR.
Tenten tried her best to look away from Neji, who was seated in the corner, literally glaring at the blank screen. Gosh she hated him. She hated him so much, that gerk, that A-hole.
"Now everyone, we all met at highschool correct?"
"Yes." Everyone said in horrible unison, some of them raising their bottles to the ceiling in a quick motion.
"And today our lovely Sakura and…2nd most handsome man in this room, Naruto, were betrothed."
"Hazzah!" This time everyone raised their drinks, a few people laughed. Sakura blushed intensely and Naruto wrapped his arm around her.
"Remember that day when we all went to the mall, and took my camera? The day before the end of sophomore year."
Tenten smirked. It was the end of Junior year for her, (you may have forgotten she is a year older than Sakura, Ino, Kiba and most everyone else.)
"We took the camera to the mall, and all goofed off. And I have that here, as a small reminder, so, let's watch." He pressed the PLAY button and returned to his seat.
The camera seemed to be being jumbled around. It came into focus on a tile floor. It was filming someone's feet. Whoever was holding the camera spoke.
"I'm recording now?"
Someone else said. "You are? Won't we get kicked out?"
"No." The person, now verified as Kiba, replied.
"Hey, film Tenten. She's never been on camera before!" That was definitely Ino.
The camera picked itself up and a younger version of the panda-bunned girl came onto screen. She was smiling and waving at the camera.
"Hello Tenten." Kiba said from behind.
"Hello. Fck you. Good bye." The younger Tenten laughed and plucked the camera from Kiba's hands, she then filmed the younger looking boy. He smiled.
"Why thankyou very much, fck you too."
Tenten turned the camera on herself. "Don't we all just love each other?" Everyone laughed.
"Gimme the camera!" Sakura's voice became apparent.
The camera seemed to be moving. Then the camera scooted back and Tenten came into focus. But she wasn't alone.
Everyone drew in a sharp breath.
Sitting next to her, was Neji. They looked so happy!
Tenten felt like she was going to barf. Especially when she saw that their hands were entwined. She could feel many sets of eyes on her especially, she couldn't find it in her heart to look at Neji.
'I HATE HIM!!!' Her mind screamed. 'I HATE HIM, I HATE HIM I HATE HIM!!!!!!!!'
She froze, her face turned purple, then green, then white. It all played out in slow motion, she watched as Neji's lips crashed on to hers. Oh god, she looked away and could feel worried eyes boring into her.
Kiba watched as his friend looked away from the screen, he looked into Tenten's eyes, they were a mixture of disgust, anger and most of all….utter pain and sadness.