A/N~ it's here! Chapter 3! i'm so glad to see that people are responding to this so well.. anyways. I have nothin' else to say, but.. Enjoy, my darlings!

Tenten's POV.

I wasn't feeling well.

My stomach hurt, and my head was spinning.

Sea sick, maybe?

"Hey, Tenten? Are you ok?" Yahiro asked. He was walking right next to me.

"huh? ..oh yeah. I'm fine." I replied. I think my face gave me away, though.

"Well, you don't look so god." he said. Yup. I was right. I bet I looked horrible.

"..Gee, thanks. Always so encouraging, Yahiro." I rolled my eyes.

Bad idea.

My hand spun even more, and I had to support myself on the wall to be able to stand straight.

"Hey, maybe you should go back to the cabin.. Tenten, you look pale."

"..I always look pale." I replied. Well, more like mumbled.

"...No you don't. This is like, PALE. Paler than usual."

"Paler.. than usual?" I asked, and tried to stand straight.

It didn't quite work.

"Yeah. Go lay down, or something. I'll tell mom where you'll be and all." Yahiro offered.

"O-okay." I muttered, and attempted once again, to stand straight.

"..Do you need help?" Yahiro asked me. He sounded just a little concerned.

"No.. I'll be fine."

"...Okay.. but don't say I didn't try to help you when you fall off the ship!" he scoffed.

"...Thanks Yahiro." I said bitterly.

"No problem!" he grinned at me, and ran off.

"..that kid.." I tried to clear my head, and walked towards the cabin.

I got there with a lot of difficulty, but managed to not fall over once.

I opened the door, locked it behind me, and walked inside.

The small cabin was quite welcoming. The walls were white. The two beds were stationed on the left far side of the room. There was a chair in the middle center of the room. There was a small couch, with a coffee table in front of it.

I sat down on the couch, and took a deep breath.

I then heard someone's steps outside, in the hall. They stopped right in front of door.

Thinking it was my mom, or Yahiro, I struggled to get up, and open the door, only to find him standing there.

Him.

What was he doing outside my door? His hand was half-raised, as if he had been about to knock. His beautiful clear soft lavender eyes were wide open.

The surprise of seeing him standing there made my head spin even more, and I completely lost my balance. My head hurt too much.

I fell right on him.

How embarrassing, you klutz!

...Just.. shut up. I can't think straight.

"Hey, are you okay?" I heard his voice through the ringing in my ears.

I realized he was holding on to me. My cheeks heated up even more.

"Hey.. are you..?" his voice full of concern.

Concern for me.

I tried to respond. "I.. I'm fine.." I attempted to get up, and walk on my own, but I tripped over something. I started to fall towards the floor. I waited for pain that did not come.

I was, once again, in his arms.

"You are definitely not fine. You can't even walk." he pointed out quietly.

"N-no.. I'm fine." I said stubbornly, thought it was clear I wasn't.

He ignored me, and lead me to the couch where I had been sitting on before.

I closed my eyes, and tried to clear my head. I felt a pair of eyes watching my every move.

His eyes.

I took a deep breath to settle myself.

I reopened my eyes, to find him staring at me very intently. I blushed.

"I'm fine now. I'm serious." I said, and looked at my hands.

"..." he didn't seem to believe me.

"I'm not kidding.. I'm fine." I looked up. He was frowning.

"Are you sure? You don't need anything?" he raised an eyebrow.

"..Why do you care? I don't know who you are, you don't know who I am, so why are you so concerned?" I blurted out without thinking.

He didn't seem to mind my rudeness. "I.. I don't know." he muttered.

It then occurred to me that I didn't know his name.

"..Who are you? What's your name?" I asked, looking at him. He looked back.

"Neji Hyuga." he said slowly.

Neji.

"Neji.. Hyuga?" I raised both my eyebrows.

He nodded once.

We had been leaning in unconsciously. His face was only about 3 or 4 inches away from mine.

I blushed again.

"What about you?" he asked. I could smell his minty breath

"Huh?" I asked stupidly.

He smiled. "What's your name?"

"Oh.. I'm Tenten." he nodded.

"What's your last name?"

"Miyazaki." I replied.

He smiled again. My heart stopped for a split second.

"Well, it's nice to meet you, Tenten Miyazaki." he said, bowing in respect. I could tell he was joking around thought.

I smiled as well. "It's nice to meet you too, Neji Hyuga." I said in the same joking tone he had been using. I bowed as well. We laughed quietly for a few seconds.

I then realized something.

"So, why are you here?" I asked after we had quieted down.

"..You want me to leave?" he asked. His expression became devastated.

"NO! I.. no.. I didn't mean it that way.. I was just wondering how you knew which cabin I was in." I blushed as I stuttered.

You idiot.

..what?

Your ruining the moment! That was NOT the right question to ask.

He smirked.

"I overheard someone say your name, and the cabin you were in, so I decided to pay you a little visit." he said easily.

I nodded looking down, but as I realized something, I frowned. "But you didn't know my name before, or did you?" I raised an eyebrow, looking at him.

"Well, after our first encounter, I heard your brother -Yahiro, right?-?" I nodded. "Right. I heard him say your name, and since you had replied, I thought that that must be your name, but I wasn't sure. Then, when I went out to the sky deck with my friend, I saw Yahiro talking to your mom, and she asked where you were. He told her, and my doubts were cleared." he took a deep breath.

I nodded. "But, I don't get it.." I said slowly.

"What is it you don't get?"

"..Why did you want to know about me? Like, my name." I asked, looking down.

That threw him off for a second. "I.. I'm not sure, actually. I couldn't stop thinking about you ever since I bumped into you.." he answered truthfully. I could see he wasn't lying. His eyes confirmed it.

I smiled at him. I just couldn't help myself.

He leaned in, and I did too. I closed my eyes.

"TENTEN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" I heard my mother's voice coming from the door. My eyes shot open, and I gasped.

Neji backed away, fast as lightning, but that didn't help anything.

My mother had seen us.

"What is going on here?" she yelled. Mainly at me. She just glared at him.

"Mom, please.. There's no need to yell! I can explain.." I said.

"And your brother said that you were feeling sick! Ha! He's so going to get it! Covering up for you! How dare he!" she yelled some more.

She thought that I had skipped saying good-bye to aunt Kami, for some guy I didn't even know. No matter how handsome, I would never do that. Aunt Kami was my favorite aunt. I was devastated to leave her behind.

"Mom, please!" I said, quite loudly, and stood up, trying to calm her down. I guess it was a rushed movement, because my head spun, and I fell.

"Oh dear!" my mother said, and crouched down to try to help me.

She was late. Neji already had scooped me in his arms, and was placing me on the closest bed.

She didn't like Neji. I could see that.

"Tenten, darling! Are you hurt? Are you ok?" Now she was freaking out.

Bipolar much?

I sighed, and closed my eyes. "I'm fine, but you have to stop yelling.." I said, trying to listen through the ringing in my ears, and trying to clear my head.

I sucked in a deep breath, and reopened my eyes. Neji was standing by the foot of the bed, biting his slip. He was fighting a smile.

"Do you need anything? Ice, water, food? Anything, dear, say it, and I'll go get it for you!"

I took advantage of the situation. "All of those would be fine, thank you." I said with a serious expression.

"Right away, honey!" she ran out of the room exclaiming 'Oh dear! I must hurry! Oh dear, oh dear!'

Neji chuckled. "Nice." he said.

"Thanks." I smiled, and sat up. I sighed, as my head started spinning yet again.

"Are you really feeling sick, or was that all an act?" he asked, sounding amused.

I opened my mouth in disbelief, and swung my legs over the bed, trying to stand up, but again, I lost my footing, and started to fall.

He caught me, once again, and then chuckled. "Well, guess that answers that question." he said, and then he did something I did not expect.

He kissed my cheek.

I then heard the door being opened quietly.

"TENTEN!"

A/N~ ahahaha. I'm so mean.. but you guys probably have an idea of who that is.. it's kinda obvious. Ha. Anyways, I really really really really really like the way this story is going! already so fluffy, ne? :D hahaha. Though Neji's kinda OOC.. Oh well! You all love him, ne? (: I know I do!

I really do hope you liked it. I will try my best to update my other stories fast as well.. I DID NOT ABANDON THEM they simply have more chapters than this, so I'm updating this one faster! :D hahahaah

Special thanks go out there to~ NICOLE! My bestest friend in the whole universe. I LOVE YOU TO DEATH! :D You are sooo helpful! I love you, Chika!

Thanks to Midnight Insomniac, because of all the advice you give me. Thanks! :D

Thanks to Chichi11101, because you ROCK! I love talking to you! :D so awesome! :D

OH! Happy Mid-Autumn festival to all of you! Have you seen the moon? It's so pretty! (:

anyways, I hope you liked it, my dears. R&R! (:

Until Next time, with much love,

~AliceOtaku