Sorry, I haven't been working on NejiTen stuff...I'M SORRY! –bows-

So anyway, I've got absolutely no ideas... -- Yes, and all of you hate me now.

I will be updating VERY SLOWLY for NejiTen stuff, because I'm focusing on my PoT story...

Ukyou-Taisuke

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Tenten sighed loudly. There was nothing to do today. Gai and Lee were on a mission, and Neji? Who cared where Neji was? She fumed at just the thought of him.

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"Neji, can we take a break? I...I'm sort of...tired...Neji?" Tenten panted. They'd been training for about four hours straight, and every single time she tried to get his attention, he responded with another poking barricade.

"Stand up, Tenten." Neji's voice commanded. He was in a terrible mood.

"Neji, haven't we had enough? We should take a break!" Tenten tried to convince him, but to no avail.

"You're such a lowly person. You are not strong enough to train with me anyhow. You are weak."

His last sentence made Tenten narrow her eyes dangerously.

And still, he continued.



"You are an orphan, and thus have no surname. You do not appear to be from a worthy clan, and you do not know how to do anything except for throw your weapons. You are useless. You falter at both genjutsu and taijutsu. Why should I continue training with a weakling?"

Tenten's eyes began to water. Where was the person she'd fallen for? But then, her anger overcame her sadness, and she began to yell back at him.

"Well, Hyuuga, I guess you need a new training partner now, don't you?" Tenten turned back and collected her scrolls and weapons. She looked at him menacingly. "Remember this: Even if you are a shinobi genius, you will always be a failure in your everyday life. Unless you can fix that, there's nothing I can do for you...Neji."

And she walked away, Neji glaring after her.

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She was never going to forgive him. Tenten looked up. Cherry blossom petals were falling, and she caught one in her hand. But...exactly how long is never?

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Neji walked along the path to Ichiraku Ramen. He saw Naruto there and Iruka-sensei. Fools, he thought. They should be training.

He gritted his teeth as he thought of what happened earlier and he shook his head. He had no training partner. And the others would only bring him trouble. To be honest with himself, Tenten was the only decent partner, although he'd said all those horrible things about her.



He sighed and looked around. He was in front of the Hokage Tower.

And there was Tenten.

Neji widened his eyes but regained his composure. He meant to apologize to her but the only thing that came out of his mouth was...

"Baka."

Tenten looked up, startled. Her eyes narrowed again at the sight of her teammate. "Who're you calling Baka?"

"You weren't supposed to leave me like that."

"Oh yeah? What happened to the 'You-are-weak-and-I-don't-need-you' speech?"

Neji looked away. He hadn't apologized before, and he didn't know how. Suddenly, he felt warm arms envelop him.

"It's alright. I forgive you."

...Why?

"You were a stubborn bastard, but you tried, didn't you?"

What?

"To apologize. Thanks, Neji. That means a lot to me."

...Tenten...

He hesitantly placed his arms around her, and Tenten's smile widened.

"Tenten...?"



"Yeah?"

"I feel...nice." He finished lamely. He couldn't describe the warm feeling inside his heart.

"What's it feel like?"

"...Nice."

"...Neji, you need to expand your vocabulary."

"...It feels...warm. I...I like it."

Tenten's eyes widened as she looked at him. He was turning pink. She smiled gently and took his hand.

"Neji, this feeling...is love."

"Love...?"

"Yes, you Baka. Love."

"...Thank you, Tenten."

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Aww! I liked writing this one. And again, I apologize for not paying more attention to this fic! –bows yet again-

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Ukyou-Taisuke