A/N: Thanks for your reviews! Now this is the only story I've started with a plan(so I'm being smart XD and its going to be successful I think), I have things for every chapter I'm writing planned ahead. So my work is laid out for me all I have to do is piece it together slowly but surely. Sakura and Ino WILL NOT be meddling, I'm not saying that they aren't in later chapters but they don't have anything to do with Neji and Tenten getting together. Also if there are errors in the chapters before this or parts that don't make sense it's because I had originally planned for Tenten and Neji to have different bedrooms in their dorm at the boarding school. Also I'm sorry about my crappy summary I'm planning to change it but I might not depending on how it turns out. Anyway thanks for taking the time to read this and I hope you enjoy this chapter. One more thing if you see areas where I can improve please tell me and I'll try my best to do better.
Disclaimer: I (unfortunately) don't own any characters from Naruto. (or Mario)
Beep. Beep. Beep.
"Uggh" I groaned blindly reaching out to turn off my alarm. My hand just kept reaching and reaching going on forever, like those stairs from Mario the one for N64 I don't remember the name of it. My hand hit air, so I kept stretching to get the sound to stop.
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
THUMP!
BEEP! BEEP! BE-
I grabbed the alarm on my bedside table from my position on the floor, yes I rolled off the bed and yes it hurt. So I took the noise machine and smashed the button to turn it off.
I slowly pulled myself together and rose to my feet, clutching my head. I proceeded to open my door and walk out to see Neji death glaring my door, I guess he heard my little session earlier. I tried to smile but it wouldn't spread so I gave up and crawled to the kitchen for breakfast. Neji starting eating his cereal once again as I put bread in the toaster for well toast.
It seemed to be taking forever and I was getting impatient, I was tapping my foot and glaring at the toaster, not as efficient as my apartment sharers glare but oh well.
'Why do you always call him roomie or room mate or apartment sharer?' Oh boy my inner is back.
'Uhh, why not. Besides just calling him Neji is so boring. Why do YOU have any better suggestions?"
'Honey, sweetie, my love'
'Why in the hell would I say that to him?' I swear she just shrugged in my mind.
'Why not?'
'Don't you steal my lines!'
'They're my lines too...'
'oh who asked you'
'I'm you so I try to help. Besides you asked if I had any better suggestions and I gave examples, if you don't like it don't ask.'
'...'
'So what are you going to do about your first day of school?"
'...'
'Hello?'
'...'
'FINE! If you're not going to talk to me I'm leaving!' Poof. I sighed in relief. Wait..poof? How can she go poof? Oh whatever at least shes gone.
"uhh Tenten?" neji said looking at me confused.
"Huh?" Wow I'm so smart aren't I.. Best word in history.
"You're going to be late" he smirked as I looked at the clock, touched my cold toast then ran screaming to my room to get ready. Thank kami I showered last night or I would be late. I quickly threw on the shirt and looked at my problematic situation. We had a to wear the skirt on the first day of school, no ands ifs or buts about it just the way it is for whatever reason. Sighing, I put the skirt on and then ran out of my room with my school bag over my shoulder, shoved on my shoes and darted out the door behind Neji ahem I mean behind Keya, my best friend.
"You could have waited you know" I said catching up with Keya in a few minutes. Now let me explain what we looked like, the school uniform was a blue plaid skirt, or blue checkered shorts and pants, a white shirt/blouse thing and a black blazer. (A/N: If any of you have watched Shugo Chara the uniform is like that only the girls skirt is blue not red, I love their uniform XD). I had my hair in my two buns, which was almost sacred to me while Neji had his hair in a high pony on top of his instead of his usual low pony. He looks more like a girl this way, an actually cute girl if you ask me.
"Hn." wow why do I bother to talk to him.
"What does that mean anyway, you always say it."
"Hn."
"Seriously"
"Hn"
"Really what does it mean?"
"Hn"
"Yes, no, maybe so?"
"Hn" I was starting to get annoyed now, and the school was now in sight.
"WHAT DOES IT MEAN YOU DAMN NE- KEYA!" I stopped and grabbed him/her? by the front of their shirt stopping the momentum moving us forward.
"Hn." I rolled my eyes and stomped the rest of the way to school ignoring my 'best friend.'
"Hey do you know them?" a girl asked.
"no, you?" another replied, shaking her head.
"Nope they must be new I mean theres only a few ways to come here and one is to be really smart, another is to have come from middle school or to pay to get in."
"Right...which one is it for them then?"
"Probably the last one they don't look very smart to me." I froze when one of the girls said that. I slowly turned around with a sadistic grin plastered on my face, creepy. They looked at me and nodded their heads, I think that they think I'm dumb so what do I do? I march right over.
"Excuse me ladies but just to tell I am not dumb nor is my best friend. We may have payed to come here but that doesn't mean we're dumb either way you have to pay to come here whether you're smart or you came from middle school so maybe it's you whos dumb and not me." they stared, looked at each other then stared at me again with shocked faces.
"Of course we know that." the long haired girl said blushing, she made the comment in the first place judging by her voice.
"Yeah who doesn't?" the short haired one said.
"Good anyway I'm Kanami Tsuzuka, nice to meet you" I was smiling as Keya walked over.
"Momoyo Miharu nice to meet you too, maybe we could be friends." long haired.
"Mitsuki Haruna, and I do think we should be friends you seem great I love people who speak their mind." obviously the short haired girl.
"Great, by the way this is Keya Miyano, my best friend" I gestured to Neji. Screw it this is my story I can call Neji, Neji even if I don't out loud so there.
"Well, what about you, do oyu have anything to say to us" Momoyo said to Neji.
"No, not really" he did not just talk to them.
"Oh, well let's be friends" Mitsuki yelled before happily putting us in a group hug, I blushed knowing that Keya was actually Neji and a boy. Just as we let go of the hug the bell rang and we all ran inside, well some were skipping (Mitsuki) some are really hyper I guess (Mitsuki) it reminds me of a certain blonde who my best friend seems to like (Naruto) no I don't mean Keya I mean Hinata.
We had this stupid ceremony thing that lasted almost all day we only had the last period of class, but all we did was talk in it doing nothing. I guess the ceremony thing was supposed to be all day. How boring, it was already no fun and they thought that it was going to take the fun out of my life for longer pfft the meanies.
"Hey Kanami what are you doing after school?" Mitsuki asked excitedly.
"Working" I sighed, she pouted then turned to Neji.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm working also" he replied then Mitsuki pouted again. She was sad for the last twenty minutes of free time, in which I took out my kunai and started twirling it around my finger. When Mitsuki saw it after school she got hyper again, wow she really is like Naruto.
"Hey do you have good aim?" she asked.
"Pfft" I said starting to laugh, she gave a blank stare.
"So you have bad aim?" Momoyo asked slowly.
"Pfft" Again I laughed and they gave confused looks. I shook off the laugh as we reached the place where they turned left and we turned right, we talked about it during free time.
"Puh-lease good and bad do not describe my skills with this."
"Then what does?" Mitsuki asked still confused.
"Perfect."
"No way. You're joking right?" Momyo looked astonished.
"Nope, allow me to demonstrate, Keya walk away and turn around you'll be my dummy" the girls all laughed, Neji isn't a girl.
"You're so funny Kanami" Momoyo laughed. I was being completely serious about it but oh well looks like I'll need something else to use.
"That tree" I pointed to the distance.
"ok" Momoyo said squinting to see. I turned away from the tree to throw backwards. This surprised them more, then with no hesitation I threw the weapon behind then turned around grinning like an idiot at their looks.
"Let's go see!" Mitsuki just started running. I lazily ran behind her keeping pace with Momoyo who was doing her best but didn't seem to be in the best shape. It was worth the wait because when we got there we saw the kunai dead centre, you could measure it and it would be perfect.
"So cool!" Momoyo said when she regained her breath.
"Yeah but we better go now. We have to get to work." I said grabbing the kunai and putting it back in my bag.
"ahhh bye Keya, bye Kanami" Mitsuki said in a very whiny voice.
"Bye guys see you tomorrow." Mitsuki said after rolling her eyes at the hyper girl who was her best friend, I smiled.
"Bye guys." I turned along with Neji as we started our journey home. We were silent the whole way home and when we did get back we rushed to get ready, I grabbed the stuff I needed and change while Neji did the same, we also had to make a quick dinner since we had wasted some time while I was showing off. We ended up having soup, it was delicious who knew soup could be that good? It must be a crime or something nothing that good is legal.
I put my dishes into the sink, piled with dishes before putting on my sneakers, ready to leave as soon as Neji was there.
"Come on Neji hurry up" I whined while jumping from foot to foot.
"Hn." Why does he only say that with me and not the other two, even when they were around and talking anytime I spoke to him he Hn'ed and when they asked the same thing he answered whats up with that does he really hate me that much?
"Stop Hn'ing me would you we have to go so we're not late"
"Hn" I heard dishes clatter then footsteps coming towards me, then Neji appeared threw on his own sneakers then followed me out the door.
I wanted to run, but Neji being the grump he is made me walk, I got to work with a few minutes. After wondering why I was a little early I realized it was so Neji could arrive exactly on time for work, the sly bastard. That wasn't very nice but oh well.
"Hello Kanami, how was your day?" the manager, whos name was Ayu asked as soon as I had changed into the horrendous maid costume. (A/N: I'm an anime person so I'm going to say her work outfit is like the one in Kaichou wa Maid-sama, if you haven't seen this shame on you I really love it. It's a romantic comedy but I love it so much, anyways back to the story at hand.)
"Really good, and now I'm ready to work. We did nothing all day so I'm still full of energy." i said grinning.
"Good, now go get'em tiger" she grinned back at me then walked away. I smiled before going to greet the people that had just entered.
"Welcome masters" I said bowing to the three boys who had walked in.
"Hey cutie" one said, I blushed when I looked up. He was cute (A/N: hahaha sorry to interrupt again but hes like Usui from Kaichou wa Maid-sama.) He had blonde hair and emerald green eyes, everything about him screamed hot at me.
"Please follow me to your seats, masters."I said turning to lead them to an empty table. I knew they were staring at my butt the entire time, but every time Iooked back they looked away as if they were innocent. I soon had them seated with menus waiting for their orders since all my other tables had payed and left already.
"I'll have angel cake thing" one said another nodded.
"Me too" I turned to the one who was obviously the popular guy at school thanks to his attitude.
"I'll have the angel cake with a side of you" he said winking at me. I laughed nervously.
"I'm sorry master that I cannot do but I'll be back with your food in a minute with your orders."
I bowed again then hurried to the kitchen with the order. I came back out five minutes later with the angel cake...thing. I served them then looked at the clock, the small maid cafe closed in ten minutes so no more costumers were allowed in, but somehow Neji appeared inside ten minutes later waiting for me to finish. I gave him a quizzical look before looking back to the three boys who had just finished paying the bill, and standing up.
"Thank you for coming today Masters. Allow me to show you to the exit." I bowed off before walking to the front door again, the boys in tow once again staring at my behind which I ignored this time since I knew they wouldn't stop anyway.
"Bye'a cutie" the blonde said as he and his friends left the cafe, I sighed before going to get changed into my comfy clothes and shoes again. It was nice, five minutes later I came back to see Neji still waiting, I called bye to the manager before leaving.
"So how was your work?" I asked as we walked slowly.
"Hn"
"Neji would you answer me with real words?"
"Hn" Does he like to make me mad?
"Neji.."I hissed.
"Hn?" he said it questioningly how weird is that.
"That is not a real word. Answer in a sentence..."
"Hn, hn pause hn" I face palmed.
"fine then don't talk to me."
"Hn" silence.
Silence.
Silence.
Cricket.
Silence.
Silence.
Silence.
"Uggh I can't take it anymore!" I yelled grabbing my head. Neji stopped and turned to me, eyebrow raised. I walked up to him and got right in his face.
"Why won't you answer me in real words?Huh? Huh? You answer everyone else why not me?Hmm?"
"Why not, you get so angry."
"Uggggh you're a jerk" I began to walk again. So he only does it to annoy me, well time to annoy him, hee hee hee evil grin.
"TENTEN!" Neji yelled from the shower a three weeks later, you see you make them paranoid they think you'll do something right away but you have to wait a while for them to not be expecting it.
"Yes Neji?" I called back innocently.
"WHY DID YOU PUT HONEY IN THE SHAMPOO BOTTLE!"
"What are you talking about? Why would I do that I have to use that too you know."
"Whatever." wow nows he grumpy. So I continued eating my breakfast, toast how boring but I always have it when Neji doesn't make something special and the only time he does that is if it's on the weekend.
"TENTEN!" oh look he calling me again.
"What now Neji?" still innocent.
"WHY DID YOU PUT MUD IN THE CONDITIONER!"Still angry.
"Who moi? No way, I use that as well as shampoo. He grumbled before going back to his shower, I just grinned evilly. I wonder if he'll stop annoying me now.
"Good morning Neji" I said the next morning walking to the kitchen after my shower, yes I got new shampoo and conditioner, Neji made sure of that and now he'll check every time before he showers whoopsie.
"Hn" Twitch.
"So what are you doing today at work?"
"Hn" oh no he didn't just switch back to that.
"Neji wedgie!" I yelled at him two weeks after the honey/shampoo and mud/conditioner thing.
"Hn..." he growled it. I, of course on natural instinct laughed.
"Oh does it bother you Wedgie?" He glared at me, as I skipped around the house on a Monday evening after school.
"Oh pooh." Eyebrow raised.
"You forgot to buy me chili Wedgie" twitch, I smirked before going and randomly hugging him. He stiffened then patted my back. After I calmed down I let go of him turning serious again.
"Aren't you excited for the dance tomorrow?I mean boys are coming from the all guys school it's going to be awesome I'll get to torment..heh"
"One problem"
"What?"
"It's semi formal"
"And that means..."
"You need a dress, and so do I since I'm a 'gril'" he made air quotations. Then I realized what he said and screamed, he covered his ears.
"You're kidding, right?" he shook his head and I screamed again.
"So what do we do I don't have one dress let alone two!"
"Calm down we have today and tomorrow off we'll go buy one now baka"
"Thats Naruto, teme"
"Thats Sasuke anyway, why else would we not have our stuff for work?Besides if we did have work we'd be late anyways since it's four now."
"Ok fine lets go besides we have enough money."
"Yup." So we grabbed our shoes, sweaters and car keys ready for a trip to the mall.
"Hey what about this?" I held up a purple dress. I thought it looked great, for Neji not me, he had to pretend to be a girl right now.
"No" he said after a quick glance making me frown and sigh. Oh well I'll just find my own and he'll find his. I looked through the dresses again to no avail then looked at the wall and did a double take to make sure I was seeing right. There was a black dress with spaghetti straps and it was lacy at the top and bottom and seemed to be my size.
"Excuse me, can I see that dress on the wall right there?" I asked the nearest clerk. She looked me up and down a few times, I guess to see if I was the right size for it before she nodded.
"Of course you look about right for it." she got a hook thing to get it down, and handed it to me within seconds.
"Thanks" I grinned before running to the change room. I came out and looked at the mirror on the other side of the door of the change room I was in. It was a little shorter then I initially thought it was reaching my mid thigh but it hugged every curve I had and even I had to say I looked hot.
"Nice" someone said from behind me, I turned to see Neji smirking, I grinned.
"It's perfect, don't you think?" I twirled around laughing before going to change back. I then looked at the price tag and got disappointed, it was way past my budget. I came back out sad holding the dress and putting it on a random shelf before looking for another.
"What about that black one it looked good." Neji said from behind me, I pouted at him.
"Too expensive for me" I muttered, he looked at me before going to get the dress, he looked at the tag then went and bought, meanie he was rubbing it in my face that he could afford it and I couldn't.
"Here" he gave me the beg with the dress in it. Am I a servant now?
"Why am I holding your bag?" I growled.
"It's not mine it's yours" I blanked.
"You bought it for me?" he nodded and I glomped him.
"Let go Kanami" he said trying to pry me off.
"Thank you Keya" I said happily. I let go smiling then helped Neji find a dress that was at his knees, pretty difficult considering today's style. He ended up with a royal blue dress, that in fact reached his knee's, but it somehow looked pleated at the bottom so it was nice. So we both had epic dresses for the dance, and yes epic is the right word for our dresses.
"There now we're all set" I said grinning as we left the dress store.
"No we actually still need shoes and make-up" he did not just say make up.
"You're kidding" I said shocked.
"no we need it or we'll stand out like sore thumbs c'mon in here" He pushed me into a shoe store. I ended up with a pair of black lacy sandals with a small heel and Neji came out with blue sandal like things with a heel slightly bigger then mine.
Neji then dragged the protesting me into a store with lots of make-up I really don't know what we got there since I was yelling the whole time. I made quite a scene and almost got us kicked out, so Neji stuck his hand over my mouth and still dragged me around getting some shudder make-up.
"I hate make-up" I grumbled in the car.
"Hn" he rolled his eyes at me, so I stuck out my tongue. For the rest of the ride I had music on, turned up loud enough that I didn't have to talk but not loud enough to hurt your eardrums. I know it is perfect isn't it.
I put my bags on the kitchen table, as Neji did the same. I sighed and dramatically sat down on a chair, staring at the wall boredly and tiredly.
"what do you want for supper?" It was seven so I really didn't know what I wanted for dinner at the moment sorry Neji, but you'll have to think on your own.
He tried asking a few times more but I ignored him so he grumbled away making something on his own since I wasn't helping. An hour later I was at the table staring at a bowl full of chili, my favourite actually, well one of them. I started shoving it in my face and guess what?It was actually spicy even though Neji didn't like it that way.
"Hey good job Neji." I said with a mouth full causing him to glare at me. I don't think the words came out clear for him so I swallowed and repeated them.
"I know what you said I just don't appreciate people talking with their mouth full."
"How did you know what I said?" I didn't even hear myself say real words.
"Naruto. Dare I sat more?" Oh I get it now. That boy can eat and when he does he shovels it in and talks the whole time nothing can shut him up, not even food. Plus since they're friends Neji had ate with him more then I have so it makes sense he would know how to read lips or whatever he does to figure out what we're saying.
"oh that makes sense." we finished five minutes of silent eating later. I put my dishes in the sink, which was empty for once then saw the stuff there were two different chili's on it. Ahh so that's how he was able to eat chili he made spicy for me and bland and boring for himself how sneaky of him. I would switch them to see what happens when he eats the extra spicy food, it was actually kinda spicy for me imagine Neji, anyway they're two different colours mine it bright red and his is dark. Big difference. Maybe he thought of that so he did it on purpose. I pondered over that for a moment before coming to a conclusion. Nah he's not that smart he wouldn't think that far ahead.
I slumped onto the couch and turned on the TV, I could afford to stay up late since we didn't have school tomorrow and the dance started at 6 pm, it ended at 12 and there wasn't any school the next day either so who cares?
I did eventually go to bed but it wasn't until four am, which is when Neji came out telling me to go to bed or we'd be late for the dance. I did try to argue but he picked me up and carried me, I was in a weakened state I couldn't fight back, to my room throwing me on the bed. I believe I fell asleep in a record breaking five seconds, cool.
"Morning Neji" I said yawning as I left my room the next morning.
"Good AFTERNOON Tenten" he replied from his spot on the couch where he was reading a book. I then decided to look at the clock for the first time that day. It was two pm, four hours until the dance and I had to eat and shower still.
"uh-oh" I said before running and grabbing the chili from yesterday, shoving it in the microwave. 'Input cheesy elevator music' thirty seconds later I was eating my chili now warm, it was soon all gone so I ran to the shower with a spare change of clothes. Fifteen minutes later I came out of the bathroom, did you really think I would describe my shower scene, I think not.
"So Neji what do we do first?" i said nervously glancing around the room, eyes darting I probably looked like I did drugs or something before leaving the bathroom.
"calm down." I took in deep breaths a few times and relaxed my body.
"Ok put on the dress first." I tensed up.
"Tenten we have lots of time just go get changed and stay relaxed." I nodded before going to my room and slipping on the dress, my legs were all shiny. I came back out moments later and saw Neji ahem excuse me Kaye in her dress, looking good too.
"Now what?"
"Sit on the chair and close your eyes." I did as he said and fell asleep. He shook me up moments later, which must of been at least two hours since his face had make-up perfectly applied and his hair was curled in its ponytail, not super curly but enough to notice.
"Ohh pretty" I said rubbing my eyes Neji smacked my hands.
"What?" I whined.
"You'll ruin the make-up." I looked to my hands to find he was right, I sighed before keeping my hands away. Neji had on light blue eye shadow and pink lip gloss, maybe some mascara and had his heels on already.
"Here put them on now" he gave me my heels.
"Why?"
"Just do it we have to leave in a few minutes." I did as told then stood up, stupid Neji already being taller and having larger heels then me making him even taller. I walked a few steps adjusting to the heels then went to check my look. I didn't notice earlier but my hair was flowing around me reaching my was it, it was a little wavy but that's it nothing fancy done with it thank Kami. Ok I thought I looked hot yesterday but today I looked hotter, I barely recognized myself, I had some silver eyeshadow, a little eyeliner and light pink lip gloss, at least he didn't put mascara on me too.
"Ready to go Kanami?" Neji asked in his girl voice, why were we even going to this thing? It wasn't mandatory, I just thought it'd be fun.
"Yup" I came out of the bathroom seeing Neji by the front door in a fancy jacket, he had another in his hand for me, it was November after all getting cold and snowy. I took the coat and slipped it on, too bad they can't be really warm and look really good because when I came out I was a little cold from the walk from my apartment to the car. We only took the car because of our hair, apparently we can't let it mess up or we'll look bad, I don't care but I guess Neji has to look good whether it be as a boy or as a girl.
We drove the two minute drive silently, I was intent on staring out the window at the slowly falling slowly while Neji was intent on driving and getting us there safe. How fun it must be to be Neji, ha! Not!
"Mitsuki, Momoyo, you guys look great!" I exclaimed when I saw my friends. After the first few days of school I got really close to them and so did Neji even if he won't admit it and now every weekend we're at each others except once in a while when I need to work for a sick co-worker. They did look wonderful Momoyo in a red halter dress and Mitsuki in a pink strapless dress.
"You too!Gosh Kanami you guys are so beautiful when you're all dressed up" I blushed at the sudden comment as she pinch my cheek, we were in the gym waiting for the boys to arrive. Their school was at least a fifteen minute drive in good weather let alone snowy weather and they had to meet there before they came, why I don't know but they did.
We stood chatting for a while, we weren't impatient about the boys but we were excited and needed to let it out so chatted. It was fun, complaining about teachers and all the usual stuff girls do, maybe boys do it too I wouldn't know I'm not a boy and Neji won't tell me.
"So Keya slipped on-" I was cut off by a squeal of happiness, I turned around to see why and nearly fell over from shock.
"Kanami are you alright?" Momoyo said waving a hand in front of my face, I swatted it away not listening to her worried words.
"Kanami what are you staring at?" Mitsuki was worried too but I didn't notice the tone just the words and pointed to boy that I never thought I would ever see again after that day.
A/N: Yay cliffhanger!Oh god I just realized something. I made a fatal error in the last chapter, when the maid asked how old she was it was said as Tenten being 17 but in the first chapter I said she was 15...just to clear tings up shes 15 not 17, sorry :P I'm only able to update about every two weeks since I don't have internet at my house so when I go to my moms I update *grins sheepishly* anyway I'm also gonna date every chapter to the day I post so that when I get to later chapters people won't be wondering, when did they update this? I did that once because the authoress left an important message, now normally I skip them myself so I read it then was confuzzled and looked at the last update, shook my head and started to wonder when that chapter appeared trying to deem it as important or not...anyway...CONFUZZLED IS A WORD AND I DID NOT MAKE IT UP FOR MY OWN AMUSEMENT SO THERE *sticks out tongue*. I'm so very mature XD Also I'm very sorry to all that have read this, its a big long rant and its probably bothering you to have to waste your time reading it but it's really important, so I'm appreciative to any who have read this. Wasting your precious time when you could be reading the next chapter. Tsk tsk now go on. Please review :)