I do not own Naruto or any of its charachters in any way
*It Was Snowing*
Chapter 6
After she hadn't showed up on the day of her birth-day,Neji voluntarily went on a misison,
in order to distract himself ; he was starting to get nervous .
He knew that probably this year her birth-day wasn't a big deal for her,but he'd hoped anyway that she would've came back .
So he went away,leaving the pets to Hinata and Hanabi;they were always so happy whenever Neji let them be around the animals:he'd became overprotective .
He got a 5 days assignment from Tsunade,and he was going to complete it by himself: he just had to investigate and maybe fight a man suspected of transmitting informations about Konoha to Oto,the Sound Country .
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On the same airy morning,Tenten had left Yukimichi's mountain .
She knew already she was going to miss her sensei and the simple life in Yukigakure,so she'd promised to herself to go to greet him in some time .
She was prepared for the trip back to Konoha,so she travelled quietly,enjoying the landscapes around her,for 4 days .
In the meanwhile,Neji had completed his (boring) mission,and he was already heading back home . The man was innocent ,in the end .
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A lucky coincidence wanted them to encounter in one of the first bright sunny mornings of the year in a windy wide field .
As he spotted her ,almost by pure chance , he knew that his prodigy heart was skipping some beats; 'Tenten' .
He stayed still,being so totally unprepared and excited to see her,in such an unplanned time and place .
When a particularly strong gust of wind drove her locks onto her face,and she snapped out of her stack of thoughts to brush them off,she saw him .
She immediately stopped in her tracks .
She couldn't absolutely believe what,better who,she was looking at; 'Neji...?!'
Of course,who else could open his mouth,close it immediately just like a fish out of water,while staring wide-eyed at someone ?
The human Ice-Cube himself while in a state of utter surprise or shock,apparently .
A sincere smile found its way across her lips as she started to run towards him,about 100 metres away from where she had stayed .
He started to move towards her as well,and in no time she was in his arms,clung to his strong neck,her eyes closed,as he rested his chin on her head .
His eyes softened just as his previous shock-like state was replaced by an enormous relief:
the woman he loved so much was here now,in his embrace,completely his .
He whispered her name in a way he'd never expected to come out from his own lips,so sweet,adoringly,yet so carefully . He didin't have time for shyness right now .
As he spoke,she slowly opened her eyes,those beautiful hazel eyes of hers,and glanced up at him; they gazed for a long moment into each other's eyes,then,slowly,he lowered his head to kiss her .
She'd never hoped openly for this to happen even to herself,she'd always judged fantasies like this as a waste of time,pure daydreaming,but now it seemed so natural,so right,that she was almost expecting it .
A long,sweet kiss . It eventually became more passionate ofter a while,because the both of them had waited for so long that all the words could've waited .
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The sky was starting to get darker,as they sat under a lonely tree,talking and kissing .
She was sitting against his chest,resting her head on his shoulder,while he held her by the waist . He liked her new appearence,a lot,but he wasn't too happy with her being evidently thinner . He suspected some form of food disease,even .
Tenten on the other hand liked his new outfit ;first,no man-skirt ('Thanks Kami,he stopped wearing that'),and now he wore basically dark colors : dark grey pants,black shirt,boots and grey coat .
"Ten,wasn't really that faggot an old pervert?" He inquired once more . He was still mad about the eventuality of something regarding things like...that .
"I told you,Neji,he was like a grandfather to me,and I was something like a grand-daughter to him . No worries . You should get to know him ." She smiled at him warmly,and his jealousy fit melted away .
She noticed that he was smiling a lot,and this made her endlessly content .
"How are Gai and Lee?" "Why do we have to talk about them ?They're fine,by the way . Freaky as usual",he said in a calm low voice,smirking .
"And Hachi,how's she?" "She's been perfectly,I'd dare to say . Thanks to me" He grinned; 'I need to get used to the Happy Neji . So different...' she thought,and kissed him once more .
"Thank you" she whispered .
"You're welcome . And even if I'm 5 days late,happy birth-day,Ten" He said sweetly,as he kissed her on the cheek,while she giggled .
"We need to go back to Konoha as soon as possible,I've got something for you "
"Oh,Neji,really why did you bother?" "Can't I?" They were both smiling,how cute .
"What is it?" ,she asked curiously . "Not going to tell you",he answered in a fake stern voice . "Mpf..." she joked along . They started to kiss again,as the first stars started to light up the sky .
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Phew,that was fluffy to write .
I think I messed up a lot with some tenses,but I started to write this at midnight . Brain-crack,almost .
Now,I have to decide about ending this story here of going on with it .
Theorically they had their sort of happy ending...bha,I don't know .
