You didn't like the ino thing?

you'll like this better, then, i hope. -nejitenfoevah

Nine years ago- Tenten is seven

"But Mo-om…. I really want to go to this!" Tenten pointed to her concert ticket. "And I already told Ino that I was going to let her come with me." Her mom rolled her eyes and sighed dramatically as she picked up her bag.

"Honey, I'm going to work now, I don't have time to take you to the concert!" she said. "You should have checked with me before you told your little friend that she could come. I'll see you tonight!" Her mom walked out and locked the door behind them.

Tenten walked to Ino's house with an air of misery around her. How am I gonna tell Ino that she can't go? Tenten thought. She knocked on the door.

The door opened. "Hey!" Ino crowed. "You ready for the concert? I sure am!"

"We can't go." Tenten mumbled.

Ino frowned. "What do you mean 'we can't go'?" she said angrily, close to yelling. "You invited someone else to go, didn't you!"

Tenten stepped back, surprised. "N-no, I didn't, Ino, I can expla-!"

Ino shoved Tenten off the welcome mat. "Go away, Tenten. I hate you! You knew how much I wanted to go, and you totally blew me off!" The door slammed in her face.

Tears streamed down Tenten's face as she walked back home. Her mother was at work, as was her dad, so she was left alone for the majority of the day.

And it felt like it would be that way for a while.

Present day- Neji is seventeen, Tenten is sixteen

Tenten was really alone this time. Neji was there, but her friends had abandoned her. The rest of the day she had to sit through the stares and the comments and jokes made about her.

"Hey Tenten, wanna take me on in a wrestling match?"

"Tenten, how many punches does it take to put out an Ino?"

"Just. Shut. Up." Tenten growled at the crowds, who would then go "Oooooh" and back up.

Neji would drag her away, just like he did when she punched Ino. He would comfort her, make her feel like it wasn't her fault that it happened. But it is! It's all my fault!

She spent the night living with the guilt, and the morning, too.

At school, she decided to face it, and do what she felt like she had to do. "Ino," she touched Ino's arm lightly, so she wouldn't run away. "I'm sorry for yesterday. I'm really, really, really sorry." Her voice broke at the end and she mentally slapped herself. I swore to myself I wouldn't cry!

Ino turned to look at her. Her face looked perfect, except for a small, nearly skin colored bruise. Ino was too tough to let it hurt her seriously. "Yeah? Well, what I wanna know is why you hit me." She said, bordering on an angry tone.

"Well," Tenten took a deep breath, "I'm tired of you making rude comments about me and Neji. All I ask is that you please stop, and I won't lose my cool like that again. I promise." She had chosen her words carefully, and now was hoping desperately that it was accepted.

Arms wrapped around her at the end of her tiny speech. "I'm sorry I always say those things, Ten!" Ino mumbled, and Tenten wrapped her arms around Ino and smiled. "I guess… I guess I'm just jealous that you have a boyfriend and that you're so happy all the time with him. I've never been like that with any boy I date."

Tenten laughed. "It's okay. Friends?" she stuck her hand out. Ino took it and smiled widely, feeling like a little girl again.

"Best friends!"

Hope you like the turnout. so now they're friends! but what will happen to Neji?

ooooooh, i love a cliffhanger :D