Pancoon-chan: Konichiwa!!

Kankuro: sup

Tenten: Hi HI!! I hope you like the new chapter! I know I do - giggle –

Kankuro – blushes –

Temari: am I missing something important here?

Pancoon-chan: uuhhhhhh… no! of course not! What ever would make you think that, heh heh…

Temari: - looks suspicious – oK then, if you say so…

Pancoon-chan: um… well… uh… read the god damn chapter already!!

Chappie 2

- With kankuro -

He saw the girl with brunette buns on her head sigh and fall into step next to him. She was pretty, with her shiny brown hair, tan skin, and chocolaty eyes. Very pretty.

"need any help with those?" she asked.

"nah, I got it." He replied.

"ok, well I'm tenten" she said.

"I'm kankuro" he said back.

"hey, aren't you that girl temari crushed in the chunin exams?" he asked.

Tenten winced. "yup, that was me" she said, grimacing at the memory.

"you were pretty good with weapons"

"thanks, you were good with puppets, if I recall." She said.

"yeah, but they're not just puppets, they're the ultimate weapons. Every part is detachable and has at least one weapon on it, but usually two or three." He explained. Tenten's eyes widened.

"really? That's so cool! You have to sho me some time!" she said enthusiastically.

Kankuro was surprised. This was the first time someone other than himself was interested in the puppets.

"tenten, come on! We have to show temari her room!" said ino. Tenten rolled her eyes and said "catch you later kankuro!" she waved and followed the other girls.

"see ya!" he said back. Kankuro shook hi head. this was turning out to be avery interesting day after all.

- with tenten -

"hey tenten, what were you doing with my brother?" asked temari curiously.

"oh nothing, just talking" tenten replied.

Temari raised an eyebrow but said no more.

"so how do you like the room?" asked sakura, changing the subject.

"it's wonderful" said temari, beaming. "how about this, I'll tell you when I'm done unpacking then we can go shopping!" temari exclaimed.

"no thanks, I'm going to train with kankuro." Said tenten.

"oh…!" temari smirked.

Tenten rolled her eyes. "it's not like that. See you guys later!" she said, and headed off to her room.

- with kankuro -

"where have you been?" lee asked kankuro.

"lugging temari's 12 fucking suit cases up 8 flights of stairs. Women are so troublesome."

"tell me about it" shikamaru said lazily.

"would you like help unpacking?" lee offered.

"nah, I'm good, thanks. But isn't that girl tenten on your team?" he asked.

"yes, she is. Why do you ask?"

"I just met her on the stairs and she seemed interesting enough" he replied casually.

"stay away from tenten." Said a voice behind him.

Kankuro whirled around to see neji staring at him coldly. "and why should I do that?" sneered kankuro.

"because if you don't, you will see why most avoid conflict with me." Said neji icily, and he walked away.

"what's his problem? Are they like together or something?" kankuro asked.

"what? Neji and tenten? No! he's just a little protective of her, that's all. But still, that does not give him the right to say what he did. I will go speak with him right now."

"nah, that's alright." Said kankuro as lee was about to walk off.

"oK…"

when kankuro was done unpacking, he decided to go see if tenten wanted to train together. He wanted to see if she had gotten any better since they had last met. He yawned lazily as he made his way up the stairs to her room. When tenten opened her door, kankuro was slightly amused that she had to crane her head back to see his face.

"so, what brings you here?" the girl asked.

"well I'm done packing and bored out of my mind, so I thought I might take up on that offer to train. I want to see how good you've gotten since the exams." He replied.

"great! I'll get my weapons!" she said enthusiastically. When tenten got back, she exclaimed "come on! I'll show you the best training grounds in konoha!"

"geez, what were you doing in your room all this time? Counting the stitches in your carpet?"

tenten grimaced "close, I was arranging my weapons… again."

When they got to the training grounds, kankuro said "the first match, no weapons, genjutsu, or ninjustsu. Just taijustsu? Got it?"

"alright, but you better be prepared!" tenten grinned and attacked immediately.

Kankuro barely managed to avoid the punch but quickly counter attacked. She blocked and leaped into the air, attempting a back thrust kick. He dodged with the agility of a cat an attempted to execute a sweep kick, but tenten gracefully leaped back. But just as she landed, kankuro aimed a punch to her face. Not having enough time to react, tenten felt his fist connect with her jaw and she flew backwards.

- with tenten -

she stood up and wiped a trickle of blood from the corner of her mouth. It was on. She clenched her fists and ran right at him. Her braced himself for impact, but at the last moment, tenten flew over him and tackled kankuro from behind. He crashed to the ground but quickly scrambled up to regain his dignity. The fight continued like this for who knows how long, each using every possible advantage until the sun began to sink into the horizon. Kankuro leaped into the air towards her and as she prepared to dodge, kankuro disappeared and reappeared next to her. He faked a punch, but with the last of his energy, kankuro swept tenten off her feet and pinned her to the ground. The fight was over and they were both panting from exertion. She noticed his face so close to hers that she could feel his warm breath on her neck. She blushed, not because they were so close, but because it felt so right to be near him like this.

- with kankuro -

wow. In this light, tenten looked even more amazing. He couldn't take his eyes off her. He couldn't move. He could barely even breathe. It felt so shockingly perfect just to be here like this with her right now. He saw her blush and released his grip on her. When they sat up, kankuro said "you've gotten better. I'm impressed. Maybe some day you'll be as good as me!" he grinned.

Tenten scowled." Your very arrogant for a boy who plays with dolls!" she snickered.

It was kankuro's turn to scowl. " THEY-ARE-NOT-DOLLS!!!!!" he thundered.

"ok, ok, puppets" she rolled her eyes.

As they made their way back to the tower, tenten and kankuro continued this banter, each one secretly enjoying it.

When tenten got to her floor, neji appeared beside her.

"where have you been?" neji demanded.

"pout training with kankuro, why?" she asked.

"stay away from him. I don't trust that guy." With that, neji walked away.

Tenten was angry. Neji was always trying to control her life.

"I can do whatever the hell I want!" she yelled after him, and stormed into her room.

- with kankuro -

"home so late?" temari said.

"I was with tenten" kankuro scowled.

"Oh, I see now…" temari grinned mischievously.

"not like that! God…"

"your right, your right. Who would want to go out with you? I mean, you wear make up for gad sake!" she snickered.

"I'll have you know, there are plenty of gils who would go out with me!" cried kankuro indignantly.

Temari rolled her eyes. "sure kankuro, sure…"

He scowled again. "I'm going to sleep." He mumble, and made his way to his room.

All night the only thing kankuro could think about was how close he had been to tenten and how good it had felt. Maybe temari was right. Maybe he did have feelings for her… NO!! kankuro shook his head. He couldn't think like this. she was just a training partner… just a training partner… or was she?

Pancoon-chan: sorry for the massive cliff hanger! I like to keep my readers in suspense! Also, sorry for not updating in so long! I haven't been able to get on the computer (damn American merchandise!) and also, I'd like to give a special thanks to

Anjiska

Thunderwolf16

weaponsmistress

And Michelle ()

For my first reviews ever!! I really appreciate the time and effort! XD

Kankuro: I told you this chapter was good!

Tenten: still the next we ac-

Pancoon-chan: shut up! I already told you! No spoilers! God damn anime…

Tenten: - pouts – aww! Meanie!!

Panda: damnit pancoon-chan! Stop leaving me out of the goddamn stories!

Pancoon-chan: ok, ok… stupid other person I share an account with…

Panda: - sticks tongue out – evil british person!

PC: - gasp – did you just insult the brits?!?!?!

Panda: maybe I did… maybe I didn't!

PC: your going down, bitch!

Panda: bring it, asshole!

PC: - tackles panda –

Temari: well, I guess it's up to me to end this thing, while they have their little cat fight. So… till next time!

Tenten: see you next chapter!

Kankuro: shit! Peace out…!