A/N~ Hey guys! it's me again! bahahaha. I just decided to drop the second chapter now that I have time. THANKFULLY I haven't gotten any homework! O: so let's just be glad about that, or I wouldn't even be able to update in WEEKS.. or MONTHS O_O wow.. scary thought. Anyways, well, yeah. Enjoy! :D

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Neji's POV.

Walking home, looking down. People always looking at me, like I'm the greatest super star to ever walk the earth. Such ignorance..

"Hey, look! It's Neji!"

"Neji, please, marry me!"

"Neji, you are just.. SOO HANDSOME!"

"Neji, I love you! kiss me!"

That kind of stuff just pissed me off. I've never liked fangirls.. and neither has Tenten.

"YOU PEOPLE SHOULD GET A LIFE!" and then the girls go all crazy on her, and then she would scare them away with her weapons.

"Don't test me." was the phrase she used the most, knowing full well that it scared the shit out of the girls. They all knew her as Konoha's best Kunoichi. She was even better than Sakura. Tenten's medical skills might not be as good as Haruno's, but her battling ones are impressive.

I sighed. Well, she wasn't here now, so I might as well just get on with it.

"NEJI!" one girl yelled.

"OH MY GOD. HE'S ALONE! LET'S GET HIM!" another one yelled.

There were about 50 'yeah's!' from the mob of girls. They advanced quickly.

I turned to face them with the iciest glare I could possibly pull off.

They all stopped walking.. or running.

There was an awkward silence. I was getting ticked off, and they could see that.

"NEJI! YOU ARE SO HOT WHEN YOUR MAD!" my eyes widened, and I took off running as fast as I possibly could.

"NEJI! DON'T LEAVE! WE LOOVEEE YOUU!"

"DAMMIT!" I hissed through my teeth. Running as fast as I could, with a mob of fangirls chasing me after some very intense training, isn't exactly the way I wanted to end my day..

Tenten would've chased them away already.

I suddenly stopped, and faced them. On the inside, I was terrified. There was nothing worse than fangirls.

"STOP IT!" I yelled. They all stopped. "YOU REALLY DO NEED A LIFE!" I said, giving them an icy glare.

They're eyes wide, they all shut up immediately.

One girl spoke up. "BUT WE LOVE YOU, NEJI!"

I hissed. "You can't love someone you don't know." I said coldly.

"BUT WE DO KNOW YOU!" the girl said.

I narrowed my eyes. "Do you? Do you know what my favorite food is? Do you know what my favorite color is? My hobbies? My battling preferences? Do you know who I trust? DO YOU?" I said loudly.

They were quiet.

"I didn't think so." I started to turn.

"So, are you gonna tell us that you're in love with that one ugly girl.. what was her name..? Tenten?" she asked. I turned to face them again. My glare intensified.

She raised an eyebrow.

"You call Tenten ugly.. but have you looked at yourselves?" I said, smirking and closing my eyes. I crossed my arms over my chest.

They all gasped.

"Exactly. Tenten is prettier than ALL of you put together!" I said, opening my eyes, a smirk still playing on my lips.

"how dare you! She's.. ugly! and she's not feminine at all! You can't possibly compare us to her!" she said, disgust creeping into her voice.

"I can, and I just did. Why? Because she's better than you. She might not look it, but she is feminine. I wont her you idiots insult her if you don't know what the hell your talking about." I said, very angrily. Who did they think they were?

I turned around and walked away.


After that creepy encounter with the fangirls, I got home exhausted.

"Hey, Neji! Wanna help me train?" Hanabi asked, grinning.

"Not today, Hanabi. I'm tired, and just want to sleep." I said, and walked to my room.

I opened the door, and smiled at the sight of my bed. Oh yeahh.. sleep seemed about right after the ridiculously long day I had.

But it was nice. You got to train with Tenten..

I always train with her.

Exactly.

You make no sense.

No. YOU make no sense.

...Touche.

After a cold shower, and changing into my pyjamas, I laid down on my bed, and looked around my room. My bed in the middle, next to it, were two nightstands, each with a lamp. One with a book. The other one with a picture of a younger me, with my father.

My desk was in front of the window, which was next to the bathroom, which was next to the closet, which was next to my T.V. stand, which was in front of the bed. The door was close to the bed on the right.

The gray walls looked almost black in total darkness.

The mission still makes me uneasy..

I know.. it's weird, isn't it. For Lee and Gai to be so.. not excited about this.. it was very out of character of them..

Wonder what's up with them..

Uhh. I dunno.. just thinking about it is giving me a headache. I need sleep.

Right.

Then my thoughts flicked to someone else..

Just admit it.

...Admit what?

-_-' sigh..

..Right..

I wondered if she was sleeping.. or perhaps just playing with her many weapons.. I hoped not. She needed to sleep as much as I did.. probably more.

You worry about her too much.

No I don't.

Yeah you do.

If I do, then you do too.

Sigh..

Hn.

Might as well sleep now..


My hand balled into a fist. "I.. I can't do this." hatred creeping into my voice. I glared at the ground. "No. I'm not going." Tsunade sighed.

"I'm not giving you an option here, kid. You are going to go."

Tenten put a comforting hand on my shoulder. "Give him a break.." she said to the Hokage. I sighed.

she sighed too, and crossed her arms over her chest.

"Lady Tsunade." Lee butted in. "Neji does not need to go. We shall take care of this mission!" he said, and Gai nodded. A smirk on his face.

"No. Neji has to go too. You guys will be needing the power of the Byakugan for this mission. Hinata can't go, as she is in a mission of her own, and Hanabi is only a Gennin." she sighed. "Neji, your the only one who can deal with this mission.. we need your abilities." she said sternly.

"Lady Tsunade.. I don't think-" Tenten started to say.

"Tenten, there's no time to lose. We can't afford to waste time right now. Neji is going, and that's an order. Got that?" she said forcefully.

Damn you, Tsunade.. Damn you.

~Flashback~

"Alright kids. You guys, as I'm sure you are aware of, are going into a very, very dangerous mission. You leave tomorrow." Lady Tsunade said, looking down at some papers on her desk.

"Umm.. Lady Tsunade?" Tenten asked, raising her hand a little.

"Yeah?"

"If this is such a dangerous mission, why didn't you assign it as an S-rank mission?" she asked, curiosity in her eyes. She tilted her head to the right a little. She looked... cute.

The old woman sighed. "Let's just say I have my reasons." she muttered.

Tenten nodded in understandment.

"Right. Well, now to fill you in.. you guys will be delivering 4 scrolls to the Village Hidden in the Clouds." she said. I stiffened.

Kumogakure. The Village Hidden in the Clouds. The Land of Lightning..

there was NO way in hell I was gonna go there. No way in fucking hell.

I shook my head. "Lady Tsunade.. get someone else." I said, looking away.

Tenten's eyes were on me. I could feel her stare on the back of my head. I could also tell that she wasn't liking this more than I was. I looked at the door, sizing the opportunity to run away.

She sighed. "It's been decided. Nothing any of us can do." she said.

"You're the Hokage. There's a hell lot you can do.." I said stubbornly through my teeth.

She sighed. "Maybe.. but I'm not going to do anything."

~End of flashback~

I sighed. Damn her. I hissed through my teeth, trying very hard to keep my cool.

"GOT IT?" she repeated, pissed now.

I just nodded. I knew that if I talked, I would lose it, and probably curse her. Sigh..

"Good. Get ready. This will not be an easy mission. I hope you are aware of this, and take the right precautions."

We all nodded. Tenten looked at me, concern in her eyes.

"Alright. You are dismissed.. Except for Gai.. Stay. I need to discuss something with you." we all stood up, except for Gai. He looked calm.. strange..

We walked out, and closed the door behind us.

"So, that's why you two were being so.. strange yesterday.." Tenten muttered. Her eyes blank.

Lee's eyes widened. It was.. weird.. and creepy.

"Was it really that obvious?" he asked in disbelief.

Tenten nodded once. Her stare still blank.

I didn't say a word. Lee sensed my uncomfortableness, and said he had to go get ready to go in the morning. He then left, saying some random shit about youth.

After he was gone, Tenten and I wandered to the training grounds. She was biting her lip. A sign of her anxiousness.

I finally sighed. She frowned.

"I can't believe i'm being forced to do this.. it's ridiculous.." I mumbled.

She agreed quietly, and looked up. Pursing her lips, she took out a kunai, and began to play with it absentmindedly.

"So.. what are you planning to do?" she asked suddenly, after a minute of silence. She threw the kunai to a target board on her right. It was deadly accurate. Like always. She didn't even turn to it, and pulled out a few more kunai, and a couple of shuriken. She fingered them expertly, and then threw them with her pin point accuracy.

I sighed again. "I don't know.. I don't have a choice here.. I guess I'll just have to go.." I said, and suddenly I was angry. Angry at them.. for killing my dad, and angry at Tsunade for making me go. Did she like to torture me like that? Why?

Tenten exhaled, walked over to me, and unexpectedly, hugged me. It felt good to have her arms around my shoulders. I hugged her back. My arms around her waist.

"Listen, I know this is hard on you. Very hard. But, I'm sure she's doing this for a reason.. she wouldn't just hurt you for fun." her hold on me tightened. I nodded once. Maybe she was right..

"Thanks.. Tenten." I whispered.


A/N~ Yay! Chapter 2 has been accomplished. Not very long.. but it's got.. a little fluff at the end, ne? Hahahaah. I'm so glad you guys are responding to this so well.. I mean, 11 reviews! and it was only the first chapter! that's like.. awesome! (: you guys are the best, you know? -starts sobbing- I love you all! Don't forget to review, and I wont forget to update(;

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OH YEAH! before I forget, I. DID. NOT. ABANDON. MY. OTHER. STORY. Alright? I'll just be working on this one more frequently.. don't get me wrong. I freaking love it.. but I mean.. I have like.. what, 11 chapters? this one needs a little bit more(:

anyways.. I really do need to learn how to shut up. ha. Well, until next time,

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