I strolled through the halls whistling softly to myself not running into a single person until I entered, I never realized that Neji's presence made everyone quiet down a bit since it was complete chaos in there. People were yelling and making loud noises, as soon as I walked in they all stopped their noise making long enough to figure out that my roomie wasn't with me then started with the loudness again. I walked towards the trays and started to get some things, today we were having sandwiches and I just grabbed two of everything I like since if Neji didn't like it then he would tell me what he likes for next time.
"Hey Ten, whats up?" Hinata called from our usual table. I walked over to chat for a second before bringing the food back to my dorm with it to eat in front of the TV.
"Hey, nothing happened that is worth telling." I replied waving to Sakura and Ino who were behind my best friend.
"I see so watcha doin, I really don't think you're gonna eat all that by yourself." Hinata said pointing to my hands that were filled with food.
"I'm not don't worry. It's just that since Neji came back to our dorm there was one condition for him to come back." I started.
"And that is..." Ino joined the conversation waving her hands for me to continue.
"It was that I'd have to get my meal, along with Neji's-" I held up the food. "- until he gets better. Since right now he can't get up without a major headache. It's a little bit of a problem but I don't mind since I get to eat in my dorm as well." I finished.
"Wow sounds fun, maybe my room mate should get injured." Sakura said grinning to her roomie a.k.a Ino, who was laughing.
"Yeah but what about when he has to go to the bathroom? How does that work, it's not like you can just stand there and watch over him." Hinata asked, making me realize how problematic that was.
"I really have no idea, but we'll figure it out I guess I'll see you guys later. I better get back before he starts to think I fell over or got hurt or that something in anyway went wrong." I said waving to everyone else at the table with my friends.
"Ok I'll talk to you later for sure." Hinata said waving back to me.
"Bye." Ino and Sakura said at the same time, also waving to me. I laughed at how alike they were yet how unalike they were at the same time before waving one last time and starting to walk back to my dorm happily whistling again to myself in the quiet empty hallways.
I walked quickly trying to make up for the time I lost while talking to my friends and found myself in front of my door faster than I thought I would be. I just shrugged before walking in telling Neji it was time to get some food into our hungry bodies before we starved. My roomie was still just sitting on the couch watching TV when I arrived beside him handing him half of the stuff I got.
"What is it?" he said looking at the sandwich then raising a questioning brow at me.
"Ham, lettuce, butter and a little mustard it's good despite the sound of it. I favor this over every other kind of sandwich I've had and I barely have it this way." I took a bite out of my own sandwich satisfied.
"uhh okay..." Neji said opening his own sandwich and taking a small bite, I nearly choked at his expression. He went from passive and calm to a totally happy face it was quite comical to watch. I guess he did like the sandwich after all, I was happy that he wasn't complaining. I was just popping the last bit of sandwich in my mouth when the channel switched for whatever reason and something I never wanted to watch, especially with Neji.
"Where's the remote?" I screeched at him. He looked just as panicked as I did and shrugged with a mouthful I guess as a Hyuuga he couldn't talk even if putting a hand over his mouth to hide the contents.
"What the hell do I do" I yelled.
"Turn the TV off?" Neji suggested still panicked like me, I'm surprised he hadn't spit his food out of his mouth like I had when the channel changed. I sprang up and turned it off, sighing as I sat back on the couch in silence, no TV, no music and no talking.
Knock Knock
I heard someone at the door and jumped from the sudden noise, turning my nice quiet world into a loud one once again. After recovering from my surprise I slowly got up to get the door to see who was bothering my peacefulness, Neji just smirked at me. How kind of him.
"Hello?"
"Heya Tenten what are you doing right now with your youthfulness?" Lee was there smiling like crazy. I loved Lee like a brother but that boy can be so annoying sometimes. You see Lee is around a lot since he's Neji's friend and I guess you could say we're also friends which makes sense since I just said I loved him. As a brother I mean just clearing up those thoughts I had in my head for a brief second about me and Lee...you know what never mind you don't want to know.
"Just sitting around in silence." I replied, it sounded a lot weirder than I thought it was or as it really was or well weird things happen like the TV.
"Thats no way for such youth filled people to fill their day."
"Neji can't go anywhere and I really can't leave him alone in case he needs something."
"I see what a sad youthless day this is for you two. May I join you?"
"Sure..." I said a little unsure but letting him in anyway. He headed straight to the bed where Neji was and I sat right after he had.
"Why don't we watch TV at least? This is a really boring youth way to do thingss." Lee said rising to turn on the TV.
"NO LEE!" I shouted but it was too late on turned the TV and I smacked my forehead as Neji did the same, I guess we both thought alike at how embarrassing this was. Lee must not have that so because he just came and sat in between Neji and I staring at the TV.
"Tenten I need something from my closet can you help me there?" Neji asked. I guess he wanted to escape Barney just as much as I did I nodded and rose from the bed going to help him up. Lee didn't say anything just stared at the TV ignoring everything around him well looks like we know how to distract him put Barney on.
"Thanks Neji that was good thinking." I said, as we sat in his closet, wait I sat in the closet Neji just stood there staring at me.
"I"m a prodigy of course I can think quick when put on the spot, plus even if I wasn't a prodigy I'm pretty sure I could get out of there since I'd still be that smart." Neji bragged. That was really weird to hear from him, especially since that was a mouthful and he was normally quiet and refined.
"Yeah, yeah yeah" I said rolling my eyes.
"I do need something though." he said from beside me, I glanced at him in confusion.
"I thought this was only to get away? What do you-" I stopped at his look. "You're kidding right? You have to go to the bathroom?" I was starting to panic again.
"Tenten it is perfectly normal for every person to have to use the bathroom even me, a prodigy. All you have to do is bring me in there and then leave, I can do the rest on my own I swear."
"Fine, but make it quick and wash your hands when you're done we don't need your uhh germs being spread onto me." I said helping him up once again.
"I always wash my hands I'm not like Naruto"
"As far as I"m concerned no boy washes his hands after going so when you come out your hands better smell like soap or I''m leaving you there to pass out or whatever will happen with that headache." We were in front of the toilet and I was just starting to leave.
"Well what if I don't and you smell my hands and-"
"Just go already" I said slamming the door behind me as I left, I heard him sigh then covered my ears, I really didn't need to hear him relieve himself. Wow that sounded sexual.
While waiting for the headache boy I went to check on Lee since Barney was over he was now watching some stupid looking kids show. Seriously is something wrong with him? What teenage boy watches kids shows and actually likes them. At least we had a way to distract him though just put on some random cartoons and he'd probably sit there as long as Naruto could eat ramen (forever). I heard the toilet flush and walked back to the door waiting for him to come out with nice clean, soap smelling hands.
Neji opened the door holding his head, I guess taking two steps on his own gave him a headache, when he saw me he pretty much through his weight on me nearly knocking us both over. I steadied him laughing at how helpless he was as he glared before walking back to Lee so it looked like we only went to the bathroom and hadn't talked about him. But we hadn't talked about him . ok maybe a little...or a lot?
Until supper time Lee sat there watching cartoons while Neji and I dozed on and off. Lee was shaking me awake when I had just fallen asleep telling me that it was time for dinner. I sleepily got up and stretched and waved to Neji.
Lee and I started our short journey to the cafeteria for food, we didn't really talk about anything. Let me rephrase that I didn't talk about anything Lee kept talking about Neji and me trying to be more youthful even if we were stuck in our dorm all day. I stuck up for myself for a few minutes but just gave up when he didn't stop arguing, (if I'm ever in need of winning an argument I'll be sure to ask Lee), and started giving us things to do when he was the one watching cartoons made for toddlers.
"Hey Tenten are you staying to eat with us this time?" Sakura said approaching Lee and I along with Ino, I shook my head.
"I can't remember I have to get Neji his food and if I don't appear with any for myself and I take a long time he'll get annoyed or something." I replied.
"That sucks. Stupid Neji why did he have to trip and hurt himself for" Ino grumbled making me laugh.
"Why don't we all just go to your dorm and eat there together? I mean it's nicer then in here." Hinata said catching up to us as we walked into the cafeteria.
"Sorry guys Tsunade said that no one is supposed to come back and eat with us I guess she isn't drunk all the time." I quickly said, maybe Neji's quick thinking was rubbing off on me. I know she didn't actually say that but I wanted some peace and quiet instead of loudness all day like I was used to having every day, especially when Lee made a surprise visit. Surprise you're not aloud to have one quiet day while here isn't it great?Darn Lee. I probably should have got used to it by now but I didn't and I really didn't want to get used to noises all the time, who does anyway?
"How mean" Ino said as we grabbed food.
"Yeah but I really don't want to go against her. Her assistant Shizune has eyes and ears like a hawk it's pretty crazy so we'd get caught for sure and all get in trouble sorry guys. I would have, loved to say you guys could come but I better go now." I said after getting all my food along with my injured roomies as well, once again stuff i liked and didn't really care if he liked or not because that was what he was going to get unless he told me to get him something else.
I waved to my friends then left fast walking it all the way back to my room again arriving faster than I though I would. I opened the door and saw Neji had found the remote and was watching CSI something I liked thank goodness he wasn't all weird I wouldn't be able to deal if he was.
"Here" I handed him his portion of the food I had gathered, sitting to watch the show with him.
"Thanks. Sorry about all this I really didn't want something like this to happen, I don't like relying on others" He said as I started eating the spicy chili I had gotten for dinner.
"It's not like you planned for those guys to come after you I don't mind since I get peace and quiet when away from the others."
"Still I don't want other people helping me with things I can do on my own."
"Well get used to it because when you get married, wait if you get married your wife will probably take care of you more than you take care of her. So I might as well get used to this as well since I want to be a good wife for someone some day." I said as Neji took his first bite. I did see the look he gave me when I said I wanted to be a good wife 'Are you retarded' yes Neji I'm retarded but it's from being around you too long, ha take that. I wish I could actually say that, I inwardly sighed.
I swear his whole face turned red as he spat out the chili waving air into his mouth then gulping down the glass of milk he had in front of him. I laughed as he downed my untouched milk as well, this chili was barely even spicy to my standards this was kind of pathetic but funny at the same time.
"It's not funny" he glared at me, not really a surprise but I couldn't help but laugh, I did calm down after five minutes of his glaring, it didn't scare me or anything it just didn't seem as funny as it first did I'm nearly immune to evil stares like that puh-lease.
"Can you not handle things that are even a little spicy? This isn't spicy at all I love spicy and this just sucks according to what I normally have."
"Well excuse me for not being used to such things." he said before eating the banana I had also got for him, why they had fruit with supper I had no idea. I sighed before handing him my fruit as well I couldn't let him starve, Shizune would probably kill me for killing Neji. He gave me a strange look before slowly taking the apple I held in my hand.
"Can I have that chili?" I asked as he bit into the apple, juices flying. He pushed the bowl towards me which I gladly took and gobbled up along with what I had left in my own chili bowl.
We just sat watching mostly reruns of CSI until ten when I was starting to feel tired. I yawned and rose to my feet stretching my sore muscles after sitting for a few hours not moving.
"We should probably get to bed. Tsunade wants us there by twelve but I say we get there by ten so that she isn't drunk and she's just waking up."
"Good idea." I extended my hand to him. He grabbed it and I pulled him to his feet effortlessly we slowly wobbled to his bed almost falling over from sleepiness. I guess we were more tired then we thought .
"Good night" I said before getting into my own bed, I didn't even change before getting under the warm blankets I just fell face first onto the pillow and was asleep within minutes.
"Tenten" Neji called beside my bed, I groaned, checking my clock to see it was nine I must have been really tired to have slept for eleven hours.
"I'm up just a sec" I got slowly to my feet rubbing the sleepiness from my eyes and stretching then I finally noticed my roomie sitting in front of my bed holding his head. I bent down beside him and put my hands on both sides of his head. I have cold hands when I wake up so I was hoping to help his headache subside. Soon he was looking up at me so I pulled him up and decided we might as well go to see our principal/nurse now, better luck of her not being so drunk this early anyway.
"Good morning Shizune is Tsunade-sama here, and awake and also preferably not drunk?" I asked once arriving in front of the door.
"Shes here and awake and I don't think shes been drinking yet, but you two are a little early you don't need to be here for another few hours." she said glancing at the clock. I shrugged nonchalantly at her.
"Better to get here right away so she isn't drunk and stumbling over words and asking what she was going to tell us next." Shizune laughed then scurried to the door behind her at the back of the office. She knocked then exchanged a few murmurs with Tsunade before coming back to us with an answer.
"Go on in, it was almost as if she expected you to be early, she barely ever gets up before 12." Shizune said shaking her head. We thanked her before I grabbed Neji out of his comfortable position in a chair in the office and dragged him to the back door knocking.
"Come in" A cheery voice said.
I saw Tsuande behind a desk when we walked in, not a bottle of sake in sight. She nodded her greeting to us then gestured for us to sit in the chairs in front of her like two children getting scolded for starting a food fight. I've done it before. Not so bad a punishment but anyway.
"Tenten, Neji, you must be wondering whats going on right now but it's quite difficult."
"Ok" I said following so far.
"Shizune and I got talking about what we were going to do as soon as we found out what those men wanted. Neji is prodigy to the Hyuugas and close to the main branch making him important in another way so we had to find the safest thing to do about the situation." I squirmed in my seat as she spoke, looking at Neji he was just as calm and passive as he always is.
"That is to...?" I wanted it to hurry up and get over what horrible thing was going to happen.
"To transfer you to the school, the prestige is rivalling our own and is only down by .5 so it is quite up to standards. I talked to your parents and told them every detail I knew and they immediately agreed to the terms of you being moved."
"I'm being transferred before the first day of school, a new record woohoo" I mumbled to myself.
"What schools would we be attending? I assume different it sounds safer to me. In my logic anyway." Neji said staring at Tsunade eyes never leaving hers.
"I thought to put you in a place that those gang members would never think of finding you and its a..." she trailed off looking a bit nervous, it can't be that bad, can it?
"Which is.." I made hand motions like Ino.
"An all girls school." Apparently it could be that bad. But for Neji, not for me. He frowned at the news thinking that their was a mistake, I laughed.
"You're saying that Neji has to act like a girl?" I said between my giggles, I got a glare but kept laughing behind my hand, not hiding it at all.
"Exactly, I'm very sorry Neji but you have to pretend to be a girl so that A. The gang won't find you and yourself can room together-"I stopped laughing"- and C. Because its the best choice for all of the above. Also I made sure you share every class together, I know the principal quite well childhood friend actually." she smiled at us, happy for me, sympathetic for Neji.
"What about our friends? I mean what do we tell them?" I asked as soon as I thought about Hinata, Ino and Sakura.
"Tell them that you need to transfer because your parents want you closer and Neji tell them something like The Main Branch Needs Me or something." Tsunade said, I nodded along with Neji.
"So when do we leave?"
"Three hours" Tsunade started grinning.
"You're kidding me. Three hours? It took me four just to fit everything in my suitcase and I have to unpack everything too how can we get it down in three?" I was once again in panic mode, it happened more often these days but who cares.
"Well you better get moving then." she was giving an evil look. I once again grabbed Neji and dragged him around like a doll. We practically ran down the halls, close but we didn't running wasn't aloud, we never ran into anybody thank Kami. I dashed to my closet and started throwing everything in it probably took at least an hour and a half. I glance at the clock and saw that only 30 minutes had gone by, strange, I thought it would have taken the whole time just to do my own stuff and here we are with both of us packed and half an hour to spare..
I quickly got over it, shut my suitcase and went to help Neji. We were finished by11:30 with 30 minutes to spare we flopped onto our beds for the last time in the school. Then someone knocked on our door once again disturbing our silent peaceful moment of the day, how much longer could I take this, I opened it to reveal all of our friends. Oh the joy of friends. The only problem when you have to transfer after an attack on your room mate that none of your friends know about is that you had to lie to keep them in the dark. It was mean but we were told to do it. They laughed as if we were joking, saw my serious face (when is it serious) then started sobbing and hugging me to death, the guys just stared at Neji before giving him 'bro hugs' I really didn't care but Naruto was crying for some reason.
