A/N: Sorry about Chapter 4's A/N (at the start), Hinata plays a big part in this chapter and I was gonna put it in Chapter 4. And I was rushing, so keep that A/N in mind while you read this. Lol!
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Jealousy
Chapter 5 – Second time?
(To the Hyuuga compound…)
Neji, went into another silly sulk, because Tenten had blamed it on him. He didn't know what to do. His head was aching and his body was weak because he had brought up all that chakra just for Gai to stop it. Today definitely wasn't his day.
He had just remembered that Hinata will be questioning him about the rumours.
I don't have to say anything because that fight should have answered all her queries. Oh yeah, she knows Tenten rejected me, that's gonna leave the whole clan asking me. Great. Just great.
Knock knock.
"Neji-nii-san, can I talk to you?" said the Hyuuga heiress.
"What about?"
"Today."
"What about today?"
"The fight, and Tenten."
"Ok, come in." replied the prodigy.
Hinata was surprised that Neji would let her in to talk about that.
Must be important if he actually wants to talk about it.
"So…" said Neji, who didn't do a good job of welcoming his cousin.
"Erm, I heard about you getting rejected and I want to know the story behind it. And please Nii-san, don't deny it, I'm trying to help you."
"Look, all I did was ask Tenten out, and she rejected me."
She saw the pain in his eyes, but was determined to find out the whole story.
"Well, that's a first. It's unusual to find someone to reject you." she teased.
"If that's all you are going to talk about then you may leave."
"Ok, ok. I'm just shocked. No need to get angry Nii-san. Anyways, why did you ask her out? I'm not trying to offend you or anything, but I can't imagine you asking someone out." asked a curious Hinata.
"Well, it's hard to explain. Tenten is… um… how do I say this? Err…" stuttered a nerous Neji.
"Different?"
"Yeah, different and more…"
"Attractive?"
Neji blushed and stopped speaking, but Hinata knew that it was a yes.
"Neji, it seems like you have girl troubles." said Hinata.
"I HAVE WHAT?!" shouted the surprised genius.
"You have girl troubles. And Neji-nii-san don't deny it because it's true."
"No I don't."
"Yes you do, because if you did Nii-san you would be going out with Tenten right now." said Hinata, with a you-know-I'm-right expression.
Neji was surprised to hear that from her, and inside his head he was desperate to know what she was trying to get at.
"Fine, and what's it to you anyway?" Neji said, who looked defeated.
"Well, you always used to look after me when we were younger, and I thought it's time I returned the favour." the young heiress replied, with a big innocent grin on her face.
"And how are you going to help me?" smirked the Hyuuga.
"As I am going out with Naruto, I have much more experience than you." giggled Hinata.
"Yes, and that's gonna give you the upper edge, how?"
"Because of that, I have a plan for you!"
Neji's eyes widened. Inside, his heart was beating double it's normal rhythm, his head was jumping with glee, but only his eyes showed it.
Trying to act calm while speaking he managed to say, "And that plan is?", in his usual cool voice.
"If Tenten really feels the same way you do about her, then you will be together in no time at all!"
"TELL ME IT TO ME STRAIGHT! I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU!" shouted the eager prodigy.
Hinata looked shocked when Neji was so eager to find out he could get Tenten. But nonetheless she carried on with her plan, trying not to make him more angrier than he was at that moment.
"Ok, so the plan is …"
(To Tenten's apartment…)
"STUPID NEJI! STUPID, STUPID, STUPID!" shouted Tenten, who at the time, was messing up everything in her apartment.
Ding dong.
"WHAT IS IT NOW! I BET IT'S GAI-SENSEI MAKING ME PAY! I DON'T NEED THIS!"
Someone's mad, I wonder what happened after I left. Oh yeah, I blamed it on Tenten. Great, now what am I gonna do?!
Ding dong.
"OK, OK, I'M COMING!"
She opened the door expecting her sensei, but her guest seemed to be someone else who was someone she least expected.
"I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY YET! SO IF YOU WANT—Neji?"
WHAT THE HECK IS NEJI DOING HERE! I'M COMPLETELY MAD AT HIM, AND HE HAS THE NERVE TO COME TO MY APARTMENT! I'm gonna have to act all calm or else if I don't then I'm gonna do to him what I did to my apartment. And I know he'll beat me to a pulp.
"Yeah, um… Hi!" Neji said, sounding quite nervous and he didn't realise he just stuttered.
"What are you doing here, and why did you just stutter?"
He covered his mouth after realising his mistake. Also, unknown to him was that a small blush was appearing on his cheeks.
"I… wasn't err… stuttering! I'm… erm… cold – yeah! I'm cold!"
"Neji, you can't be cold because it's in the middle of the summer. And you're blushing as well! Wow, two new things in one day!"
"Whatever. I think we should go inside."
Tenten knew that whenever Neji said 'Whatever', it meant that he is denying the fact that he did something that is it out of character. It only just added to her anger making her clench her fist, and if you could see clearly, a vein was nearly revealing itself.
"Why? What's so important that you need to go inside for?" smirked Tenten.
"Why are you teasing me? You could just let me in. I'm not going to steal your things, you know I'm not like that."
"Neji! Tell me WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT?"
"Fine. Look, all I wanted to say was…"
"Was what?"
"Willyougooutwithme?"
"What?"
"Will you go out with me?"
Tenten was shocked at Neji's proposal. She was speechless. She faced the same dilemma that occurred the first time he asked. She didn't know to give into him or turn him down once again. It was a tough choice.
Great. I'm in the same situation as I was before. He really is determined. I don't know what to do. Our friendship was already put at stake, but that wasn't because of me, it was Lee. Maybe I should just go out with him. I already admitted I loved him. Is there anything else I need? Wait. There's mysterious things about him that I don't know about. Maybe it'll cause a problem in the future. What am I talking about?! Theres nothing mysterious about Neji. I'm just scared. I don't think I'm ready.
"Erm, Neji I think it's best that we remain friends for now. Maybe things will work out for us in the future." grinned Tenten.
"Oh, yeah, maybe." said Neji, with a nervous tone. "Well, look at the time. I'd better go. Bye. Have a nice day."
"Bye. You too."
Neji walked away from Tenten's apartment calmly, but inside he was fuming. He just didn't understand Tenten. And Hinata was the one who suggested it to him. She was going to have to answer to Neji's result.
Why, why, why? I just don't understand her! How can I win her over? And when people say it'll work out in the future, it could mean like 50 years later or something. I can't wait that long. I can't take this anymore. I love her.
Neji arrived at the Hyuuga complex after a long and slow walk. Hinata was waiting for him at the front of the compound with a hopeful look. Unfortunately, she was given a hurtful glare in return.
"Hi Neji-nii-san, did everything go to to plan?"
"If it did, do you think I'd be here giving you death glares?" Neji wasn't very happy, not happy at all. "She said no, damnit."
"Well, that means you've got to win her over. That's Part A completed." Hinata said, giving a smile.
"And how am I going to that?"
"By doing Part B."
"You never had a Part B. I never even knew there was a Part A."
"Of course there's a Part A and B. Especially in a mission like this."
"Really?"
"Course."
"Ok. Whatever. Get on with the plan. This is getting restless."
"True. Well, we are going to…" (A/N: Sorry, you'll have to read to find out. Keeping this part a secret."
"You have to be kidding me. Won't he mind you doing this?"
"No, course not, I've already talked it through with him."
"WHAT?! How can you trust him? He'll probably spread it like wildfire."
"No he won't because, he wants you two to go out as well, and he's good person, seriously."
"Ok I'll trust him, for now. If he doesn't keep it secret. He'll get what Lee got from me."
"Alright, alright. Now we better get going, it's almost 4 in the afternoon."
"Ok."
(To the streets of Konoha…)
"Hey, since when has Hinata been interested in her own cousin?" asked Ino.
"Never, why dyu ask?" Sakura replied, who was puzzled by her friend's question.
"Because, she's HOLDING hands with him!"
"No, she ain't, it's just one of your lame pranks to get me!"
"LOOK!"
Ino pulled Sakura's hand with a lot of force, and literally dragged her, like she was trying to pull her hand off.
"Hey! GET OFF ME! This is abuse you know! They're not even there!"
"Haha! Got ya!" she said, as she pulled a face and giggled.
"THAT DIDN'T COUNT COS YOU MADE ME LOOK! INO PIG!"
"BILLBOARD BROW!"
"INO PIG!"
As they bickered, everyone became silent. Something caught they're attention, and it definitely wasn't those two. Soon enough, Ino realised that what she said wan't just a joke anymore.
"Erm, Sakura, I wasn't joking."
"Haha! You can't trick me twice. Do you think I'm actually that stupid?"
"Why do you think everyone's silent then?"
For the sake of everyone, Ino once again tossed her like a rag doll, towards the position of the attention.
Neji and Hinata walked down the unusually silent streets of Konoha, ignoring all the stares they were given. They held hands and they both were very close to each other. Maybe too close.
"OH MY GOSH!" Sakura yelled. She ran straight up the new couple, with shock clearly visible on her face. "SINCE WHEN DID YOU TWO START GOING OUT?!"
"Since, I asked her out this afternoon." Neji replied, answering everyone's question.
"But I thought you liked Tenten."
"Tenten has rejected me twice, so I thought I had to move on."
"HINATA?! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US?!" Ino questioned.
"I was going to tell you now, but I thought I'd bring Neji along with me, because I thought you might not believe me."
Sakura was shocked to hear Hinata say this because she was supposedly dating Naruto. Which made her realise that there was another secret Hinata hadn't told her about. She ran up to a now mature but still familiar ninja.
"Hey Naruto! How come you never told me that you had already split up with Hinata?"
"I was just about to tell you! Believe it!" said the once hyperactive ninja.
"But why?"
"Because I have gone back to my old ways and I love you!" said Naruto, with a pervy Jiraya-like smile.
"EWWWW! I'M GOING OUT WITH SASUKE YOU PERV!" she shouted in return.
"So who cares? You never know you might have feelings for me!"
"Haha! As if!"
Man, this is hard! How can I say I love Sakura when I'm in love with Hinata? Well, at least I'm helping Neji get Tenten. I hope it works out soon, or before I know it, Sasuke is gonna start hunting me down!
Sakura ran back to Ino, telling her the latest gossip whilst Neji and Hinata carried on walking down the same street, making sure to pass a certain kunoichi.
"Hey Neji! Hurry up! You're slow! At this rate we're gonna get there in 10 years!" Hinata whispered, making sure no-one was eaves-dropping.
"Alright, alright!" Neji also said in a quiet voice. "There she is! Act all lovey-dovey or something!"
Straight away Hinata moved closer Neji, almost so close that she was literally in front of him. She knew she was getting way too close to him, but she knew that it would make someone notice.
"Hey Tenten!"
"Huh? Oh hi Nej-"
Tenten froze at the sight that she saw. Neji was hugging Hinata very close to his chest. Something inside of her made her boil. She didn't know what to call it, but she knew it wasn't a nice feeling. The kunoichi wasn't very happy and was something that she immediately denied. But she knew that it wasn't any use to try ignore it. It was jealousy.
A/N: Well what do you think? I know it took a long time to actually get into the actual jealousy part. But I didn't exactly know what storyline to make. Lol!
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