Naruto-

Ambitions and Issue

Step Three: Adjusting

It had been a week since the wedding and Tenten had heard that Naruto and Hinata were as happy as newlyweds could be…in excruciating detail.

Tenten stared at shock at Ino and Sakura happily talking, which both of the latter didn't notice or chose to ignore Tenten's shock and glazed look.

"And then Naruto totally-"

"Enough already!! Kami spare me!!" Tenten moaned, covering her ears, "What cruel past sin did I do to deserve this!?"

They just scoffed. Sakura rolled her eyes, "You're just being dramatic. Be mature. You can handle this things."

"Yeah," Ino continued, "It's not like you're a virgin or anything," she gave her a evil smirk, "Remember? You told us everything with-"

"Again enough!" Tenten yelled again, "Why does Hinata have enough time to be telling you these things if she's doing all those…activities you two are describing?"

Ino shrugged, "Well, they've got to rest sometime soon or later," she paused for a moment, "Though knowing Naruto, I would think that he would last an awfully long time."

Tenten held back a shudder. There were some things in life that shouldn't be known, like your next-door neighbor likes porn and isn't right in the head.

At that thought there was a knock on the door.

Glancing at the door in suspicion, Tenten commented, "That could either be of three people; Kami coming to save me, the delivery man, or the creepy next door neighbor asking me to pose nude for him again."

Now Ino and Sakura had the shocked and glazed look. When Tenten faced them again, she blinked, "What!?"

Sakura and Ino glanced at each other wearily. "Shouldn't you be a little concerned?" Sakura asked.

"About what? Kami or the creepy neighbor," Tenten asked, "Though I'm more concerned about Kami. He doesn't do small favors that readily," she paused, "Something must be up. Maybe I'm dying."

Another knock, more persistant, was heard. Silence filled the room. Tenten abruptly got up, "Oh well, If I die do me one favor."

Ino pipped up, "Burn your body and scatter the ashes into the ocean?"

"No, stay away from my shoes," with those possible last words Tenten went to the door, "Well, I literally could be at death's door." Tenten dramatically turned to Sakura and Ino, "You annoyed and drove me crazy but I loved you," she said as she opened the door and stiffened as she saw who it was. Sakura and Ino in the living room gasped at her reaction.

"Oh my gosh, it's worse, isn't it?" Ino gasped, "It's the devil."

"Or the perverted next door neighbor!" Sakura added.

"…Should I even ask?" The visitor asked.

Ino and Sakura clinged to each other in shock. Ino freaked out, "Oh my gosh! The devil sounds like Neji!"

"Or the next door neighbor has a really sexy voice!" Sakura added again.

"Or it could be Neji in person," Neji said as he gently pushed a stiffened Tenten aside and entered and then paused and asked Tenten, "And what perverted next door neighbor?"

By now Tenten had gotten over the initial shock and was now frowning, "Nothing, what are you doing here?"

"Why wouldn't I be here?" He innocently asked, "Isn't that what good boyfriends do?"

Tenten's frowned deepened. She didn't know what she was annoyed more with, the fact that Neji was seriously trying to win or the fact that she was slowly losing ground. She raised her brow, "I don't know, why don't you ask the boy guru's over there?" she said pointing to an interested Ino and Sakura watching the show.

Neji turned and smirked at the gurus, "Well, do I pass the predate test?" and they all ignored the sounds of something shattering on the floor.

Sakura tilted her head and circled her finger in the air. Raising an eyebrow, Neji complied.

"I would give a six," Sakura said, "You forgot flowers or in Tenten's case," she glanced at Tenten picking up cup pieces, "Chocolate."

Ino nodded, "Though I give you a thumbs up on the outfit, I can't totally judge until I know where you two lovebirds are going."

Before Tenten could contradict Ino's statement, Neji interrupted, "We're going to an amusement park. Knowing Tenten, I need to keep her entertained. And I thought that counted," he said pointing to a chocolate mountain covering Tenten's dining table and the over stream of flowers covering her counters.

Sakura got up and grabbed a jacket and Tenten's purse, "No, and just for future references, more is always better," she pulled Tenten up and dragged her out the door, "You two go enjoy yourselves and leave this all to me." Before Tenten could react, she slammed the door.

Content with that, she ran to the window next to Ino to spy on them, "I think right now she would have preferred the next-door neighbor."

"Or the devil."