Tenten's week was horrible, according to her. Just the smallest things Neji did disgusted her.

"Tenten can I see you for a second?" Neji asked in a tone that meant 'get your ass over here now.'

"Yes sir." Tenten walked up to Neji and looked at her feet. She didn't want to give him the satisfaction of her undivided attention.

"Look at me when I talk to you." Tenten groaned and reluctantly met his eyes. "Good. Now I need you to go to market and stock up on food. Here is a list and the money." He handed her a thick scroll and a pouch weighing heavily with coins. Tenten stared at it in disbelief. He is so fucking rich Tenten thought. "What is it?"

"Nothing sir. I've just never seen so much money. I'm a peasant remember." She said haughtily before turning away to leave.

"Tenten come here." Tenten walked up to him and stared him down.

"What can I do for you sir?" She asked sarcastically.

"There is a festival this evening and I want you to get my clothes ready for me. They are worth way more than three of you so don't ruin them." Tenten snorted in disbelief. He just had to insult her every chance he got didn't he.

"Yes your awesomeness. There is no way I could even compare to you. I am not worthy enough to even be in your presence your majesty." Tenten got on her knees and bowed to the ground.

"Stop fooling around and get to work."

Neji wasn't as thrilled about his first week with Tenten either. She infuriated yet intrigued him.

"Lee I would like for you to file my documents while I go meditate in the garden."

"Yes sir!" With that Lee ran off and Neji made his way to the gardens. When he first arrived he heard some strange sounds coming farther down the garden path. Curious he followed them and spotted Tenten. She was wearing some shorts instead of the normal kimono she wore. But the strangest thing was she was training with a wooden stick, pretending it was a sword.

She fluidly and elegantly attacked her invisible enemy. She looked natural, as if she were born to handle a weapon. Neji stood there and watched her not even realizing he was.

She is so intriguing, he thought to himself.

"Tenten I need to talk to you." She sighed, as if even listening to him was a waste of her time.

"Yes sir." She said sarcastically. It's as if that was the only tone she new.

"I need you to tend to the food for the dinner tonight. Make sure everything is in order." Neji could tell she would rather be anywhere but here. She was standing lazily and not meeting his eyes.

"Sure." She turned and walked away. Neji was intrigued by the way her hips moved. Tenten didn't even know the hold she had on him. He still didn't even know why he kept her around with her attitude, but he found her attitude interesting. He came to the conclusion that he has gone crazy.

"Tenten one more thing." Tenten halted in her spot, but didn't turn around. "I need you to work at the dinner tonight. Once you make sure the preparations are ready you need to go home and get ready. You will be serving food." Tenten groaned. This is so fantastic she thought.

"Whatever." She then walked out and slammed the door behind her.


"Temari I need to borrow a kimono. I have to serve at the demon's dinner tonight." Tenten said as he walked in.

"Sorry Ten. All my decent kimonos are at my other house." Temari paused her cooking and gave Tenten a sad frown.

"Damn it. I don't get paid till the weekend and even that money won't be enough for a decent kimono." Tenten sighed and dropped her bag onto the ground.

Clunk.

"What the?" Tenten reached into the bag and pulled out a note.

Dear Tenten,
I knew that you wouldn't have a decent kimono for the evening or enough money to buy one so I decided to lend you some money to get one. You don't have to pay me back because I have plenty of money.
Your Master,
Neji

Tenten crumbled the paper and growled. "That pompous jackass! How dare he brag about his money and taunt me. You know what?" Tenten asked turning angrily to Temari.

"Yeah?" She asked, kind of scared.

"I'm going to keep the money and use it for groceries and food, stuff way more important than dressy clothes, and wear a crappy cheap kimono."

"You're digging your own grave, but go ahead." Tenten smiled and went to go find her cheapest kimono.


Tenten stood in front of Neji with a smirk. "I knew you would do something like this, which is why I already got you a kimono." Tenten frowned. He planned it from the beginning, she thought.

"Fine. I'm keeping the money though." Neji smirked at her.

"I don't mind. I have plenty of it." Tenten glared at him and stormed out of the room. "Hinata will help you with the dress." Neji yelled after her. He just loved pissing her off.

"Hello Tenten." Hinata said with a smile on her face.

"Good day madam." Tenten curtsied and gave Hinata a polite smile. Hope you're listening Neji, Tenten thought with an evil smirk.

"I'll help you get ready. I wish you could dine with us, but you're a servant." Hinata gave Tenten an apologetic smile.

"It's okay. I'm used to it." Tenten gave her a fake smile. Hinata new it was fake and wished she hadn't said anything.

"My cousin is an idiot." Neji mumbled to himself. He looked at the door and frowned. He had never felt sorry for peasants before, but Tenten was different.


Tenten sat in the kitchen waiting for the dinner to get started. She looked down at her kimono and groaned. It was silk and very rich looking. She absolutely hated it. It reminded her of what she didn't have.

"You look lovely." Tenten looked up and blushed. Neji was standing in the doorway staring at her. "You actually look rich." Tenten's face grew red from anger.

"Pompous jackass." She turned away from him and watched as the kitchen staff finished preparing the food. "Not everything is about money." She muttered to herself.

"Yes it is." Neji said in her ear. She turned and faced him, her face inches from his. Tenten glared at him.

"Stop trying to piss me off. If you don't watch out I'll strangle you." She growled although the threat seemed to not bring out a reaction from him.

"Is that a threat?" He had a cocky smirk on his face.

"It won't be just a threat if you don't get out of my life." She stood up and put her face right in his.

"How can I get out of your life when I'm your master?" He gave her a smile, but it was obviously not sincere. He brought his face closer to hers.

"You're not my master. You're just some pompous jackass that I work for and are ruining my life." She stood on her tiptoes to get eye-level with him.

"Yeah. That's a master." He smirked again and that really pissed her off. She punched him in the stomach and stormed off to the garden. Neji was fazed slightly, but recovered and went after her. She started running and he almost lost sight of her.

When he finally reached her she was sitting on a bench and was hunched over. Her shoulders were shaking. Neji then knew she was crying. He approached her slowly. When he was close Tenten looked up and got defensive. She looked like a deer caught in headlights.

"What do you want from me?" She wiped away some tears. Neji sat beside her and looked at her puffy eyes and distressed face. She looked beautiful to him. He put his hand on her cheek and wiped away a stray tear.

"I'm sorry. I went too far." Tenten shrunk away from him and Neji left his hand hovering in the air before letting it fall to his lap.

"Why are you apologizing to a stupid peasant? You're the almighty Shogun. Why waste you're breath for me?" Her eyes got watery again and she turned away to hide it. Neji turned her head to face him.

"Because I was being a pompous jackass and I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said anything. I know your money issues are none of my concern and I shouldn't have taunted you." Tenten opened her mouth in disbelief. He is actually apologizing for making fun of me all the time? Then Tenten began tearing up again and placed her head on his shoulder and cried.

"Why are you being so nice to me?" She asked between sobs.

"Because I don't want to hurt you." This made Tenten cry harder for unknown reasons. They stayed like this for a long time. Tenten then sat up in realization.

"Aren't you supposed to be at the dinner? You should go. I'll be fine. I don't want to ruin your reputation." Tenten stood up and walked past him, but Neji stopped her and turned her around to face him. Before she could argue he placed a sweet kiss on her lips. He didn't know why he did it, but it felt right to him.

Tenten brought her arms around him and pulled him closer. She felt like this was wrong, but couldn't bring herself to stop it. When they separated they stared at each for a minute before smiling. Tenten fixed his hair and outfit.

"Time for you to go to dinner. I should be getting to the kitchen to start serving." Tenten gave him a genuine smile before walking off. Neji stood there for a few seconds to cool off before going to the dining room.

Why did I kiss her? Neji thought.

Why did he kiss me? Tenten thought.

They both couldn't answer that question, but one thing was certain... Neji liked his servant and Tenten liked her master. And there was no way this was going to be easy.


A/N: I edited my previous chapters and fixed them. They wear kimonos not dresses now.

I wanted my story to be kind of fast paced because I wanted for them to get to the forbidden love fast, so if you think its rushed don't review because i know it is cuz i want it that way. I already have the next chapter writted and the fifth started, but I probably are going to totally rewrite it cuz its not how I want it. Prob be a while before I update sorry

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