"Nejiiiiiiiiiiiii" I whined.
"What?" he said coldly.
"Why so grumpyyyyyyyyy" I poked him while he was cooking.
"..."
"C'mon! You can tell meeeeeeeeeeee" I stretched the last letter, Neji ignored me, so I pouted. Normally he'll talk to me when I pout but this time he didn't so I kept poking and bothering him until supper was ready. It had been two weeks since the incident of kidnapping and Christmas was a week away and I needed to get my shopping done soon.
"Why won't you tell me then?" I asked as he put food in front of me.
"It's personal"
"Well then. I don't think I can live with someone who keeps things from me, how can I ever trust you. And maybe it's YOU stealing my socks and not the dryer!" he rolled his eyes.
"HA! I caught you!" he brought his own food over and started eating. I frowned then began to eat with him, we were having spaghetti, YAY! It was silent for once while we ate normally I babbled but today was different, Neji was really grumpy and no fun he didn't even care what I said to him I could probably call him...a pink elephant and he wouldn't care.
"You're a pink elephant" I said.
"What?"
"A pink elephant." I pushed my bowl away and crossed my arms over my chest.
"..."
"See you don't even care if I call you weird things what's wrong with you?Did something happen, at work? School? Your parents?" he flinched at the last one.
"Parents, huh..."
"No, it's just personal business" he replied taking my bowl and his to the sink, I stared curiously at him.
"Parents are personal...oh and mine are coming over Saturday, did I tell you that?I don't think I did...anyway"
"Ok" something had to be wrong I didn't tell him a few weeks in advance when someone was coming over and he didn't get mad.
"Neji, you can tell me you know." I said softly.
"No, I can't..."
"Why not?" I was confused.
'Maybe you should leave him alone he looks sad.'
'No I want to know whats wrong with him!'
'He'll tell you when he wants, if he wants'
'Well I want him to tell me now'
'* sigh* come on Tenten maybe something happened at home and there's nothing he can do to help or something...'
'Hey does Neji have an inner?'
'Uhhh I think, I'll go check.'
'...
'Yup he does and he won't let me visit I guess so that I can't figure out what's wrong and tell you too bad.'
'I'll make him tell me one way or another.'
The next day I got up early to trap Neji, then force him to tell me what was happening. I stood right in front of his door ready to pounce as soon as he came out. See I knew what time he got up at because I heard his alarm go off every morning so I just set my alarm ten minutes before his and here we are.
Beep. Beep. Beep. Be- SLAM!
Ok...maybe he's angry at the alarm for waking him up so early? I did the same thing to mine earlier.
Creak.
His bed springs made a noise then foot steps, door knob turning, door slowly opening. When the door was opened all the way I jumped on Neji and pinned him to the ground.
"TELL ME!" I yelled at him.
"Tell you what?"
"What's wrong with you!" I said quietly.
"No, I told you it's personal."
"Well you're gonna tell me anyway." I said holding him down.
"No." Stubborn isn't he.
"Fine, I'll hold you here until you tell, or until my parents arrive which is a few days away so you'll have to suffer!"
"Won't you have to suffer too?" he asked smirking.
"Well yeah for food and the bathroom same as you." his smirk widened, I gave him a 'what-the-hell' look.
"And this..."
"And wh-" something grabbed my butt. I turned and saw it was Neji's hand, I screamed and jumped up grabbing my own butt.
"That's no fair..." I mumbled as he chuckled and went to get some breakfast. Who knew the Hyuuga was such a pervert, why did I have to put Hollywood Undead on that one day I'm going to regret that forever now.
I laughed quietly as I finished tying the rope.' Neji's gonna kill me.' Ok I didn't tie his hair up so he won't be too angry, but still this is going to be awesome. I yawned then went back to my own bed, reset my alarm and fell back asleep.
I awoke sometime later to someone calling my name, gee who could that be. I laughed evilly as I got out of bed and went to Neji's bedroom, looking innocent.
"What happened" I gasped when I walked in, but inside I was laughing.
"You tied me up" he growled.
"Who, me? No" I waved my hand.
"Untie me then"
"Nope, you have to tell me why you're being like this my parents are coming in two days and I'm not untying you until you tell me or they get here...they'll think it's some sick game."
"Maybe it is..." he purred making me give him a horrified look, he then chuckled. Ok I admit I did get up at one in the morning to tie Neji to his bed, I was careful to avoid his precious hair.
"Uhh no thanks. Just tell me."
"No"
"fine." I made as if to walk out but when I got out I turned around and ran at him, I jumped and landed on Neji, who grunted painfully.
"Tell me!"
"..."
"Come on Neji, just give me a clue, I don't like it when you're like this." I whined.
"You're worried?"
'No'
'Yes'
'No'
'Yes'
'No'
'No'
"Yes!" I blurted. Wait, yes? Darn you inner. I blushed when I realized what I said, he sighed.
"Fine I'll tell you but...it's not like you'll understand anyway." I gave him a strange look, then sat up straight.
"Go on" I said.
"My parents-"
"Pfft, won't understand, ok sorry keep going"
"Uhhh ok, my parents died..on the same day but not the same year...my mom died on my first birthday and my Dad died on my fifth birthday...and I was thinking about my birthday and it made me a mess." he looked truly sad, no more joking.
"Wow, how terrible...whos been taking care of you?" I asked softly, feeling sad for him.
"My uncle."
"Hinata's Dad...so how did they die?"
"Well my mom got in a car accident, that I think was made to kill her...and my Dad was killed by the gang who tried...to...to kill me at the school and...the ones who kidnapped..you" Blank stare.
"You're kidding those jerks..." I growled.
"It's fine."
"No they killed your parents." I said untying him, he said up sighing in frustration.
"See I knew this is how it would turn out everyone thinks I should go after them because they don't know what it's like to lose their parents."I stiffened and looked at him coldly.
"I see, so you think you're the only one who doesn't have parents. Did you even talk to anyone else about their parents. Say me per chance?"
"You do have parents, you said they'll be here in two days." he looked confused and I glared.
"My FOSTER parents are coming to visit..." I growled, he gave a blank look. I rolled my eyes and got off of his bed.
"What?"
"Yeah thats right foster parents."
"What about your real pa-
"My real parents? Oh who cares about them they can go die."
"They're alive?"
"They might be, I don't know I haven't seen them since I was six." I was glaring harshly at him.
"You want to know what happened, why I moved away when we were younger."
"uh..." he didn't know what to say, serves him right.
"My parents abandoned me, no problem just packed their things and left me alone. At least your parents loved you, mine didn't. They were drug addicts and never paid much attention to me, they always argued and when they were mad they took it out on me."
"..." his face was surprised.
"One day I couldn't take it anymore so I went to a friends house, oh yeah it was Hinata's house YOUR house, I stayed there for a few days did you ever wonder why I was there? Probably not, you were too busy tormenting Hinata and playing jokes on people."
"..." still shocked.
"So when I finally did go home there was nothing there, no parent's, no food and only my clothes were left for me. They didn't even write me a note to say where they went just put the house up for sale and left. Eventually I was found out and placed in a foster home, I was there for two years going through different families who all brought me back after I took a joke too far. I ended up with the parents I have now after so long and now I'm happy again, well as happy as one can be after losing their parents." Neji just stared at me, not looking like he understood what I said.
"Yeah and you thought your life was hard, try mine why don't you." my anger was slowly fading and tears were replacing it.
"At least your parents actually l-l-loved you" I burst into tears.
"I'm so sorry Tenten. I had no idea you had to go through all this." Neji was now not acting grumpy but sympathetic towards me. I turned to leave and go cry in my room alone, as I was destined to be when Neji grabbed my arm and pulled me into a hug. I cried my eyes out into his chest while he gently patted my back and said soothing things to me. It went on for at least ten minutes and when I did pull away I felt a whole lot better. I rubbed my eyes and smiled at him
"Thanks Neji, I really appreciate this" He smiled at me, thats right he actually smiled, not a smirk not a twitch of the lip an actual smile.
"It's no big deal Tenten, you're my friend after all." That was the first time I had ever considered Neji even being my friend and after a moment of thought I realized it was true. He was always there to help me, and protect me, we got along and we could joke around and have fun, we had grown closer since coming here and were now friends.
'Maybe more then friends'
'* groan* No not more then friends.'
'Friends with benefits?'
'No, only friends.'
'Everytime someone says that they end being together.'
'I know but it's different with Neji and I'
"Suuuuure it is'
'* sigh* do you always show up and annoy me when I don't want you to?'
'Pretty much, But just keep in mind that when you deny that you could end up together you'll feel stupid when you do.'
'I told you already nothing-' Poof, and she's gone how annoying.
"Yeah, I guess we are friends." I said grinning stupidly before leaving to go to my room and talk to Hinata, Sakura and all my other friends.
Weaponholder has signed in.
Cherry blossom: tennie how are you whats going on?
Weaponholder" not much, hbu guys?
Cherry blossom: Same, life is so boring.
Angel: I know.
Darkhairedbeauty: How are you and Neji-nee san getting along?
Weaponholder: not bad actually, you'll never guess what happened earlier, XD
Cherry blossom, Angel, Darkhairedbeauty: What!
Weaponholder: he called me his friend, :)
Angel: That's great time to set the mood.
Cherry blossom: DETAILS!
Weaponholder:...idk
Darkhairedbeauty: Come on Tennie, tell us!
Weaponholder: who said you guys could call me Tennie?
Angel: I did now details please.
Weaponholder: Ok so we got talking about our past, like parents and that only happened because Neji was so depressed lately.
Darkhairedbeauty: Uh oh what did he do this time...
Weaponholder: What do you mean?
Darkhairedbeauty: He normally tries to kill himself when he gets thinking, he slit his wrists last time and passed out nearly dead...
Angel: Uh oh is right then.
Cherry blossom: Maybe you should check on him Tenten...
Weaponholder: ok, but after my story you do still want the details right?
Darkhairedbeauty, Angel, Cherry blossom: YES!
Weaponholder: ok, ok * grin*
Angel: Come on Tenten hurry up we have homework.
Weaponholder: Anyway he said I'd never understand because I still had my parents, pfft. So he told me his story, I got angry because I told him he should have killed the guys who went after them. (skipping things I'm not allowed to tell them) He pissed me off by saying that everyone said that because they didn't know what it was like to lose their parents so early. You with me? Several moments later.
Cherry blossom: Yup, go on.
Angel: stop reading so fast.
Darkhairedbeauty: Ino, are you done then?
Angel: Yeah, go on Tenten.
Weaponholder: So I told my story being angry and everything, at the end I said that at least his parents loved him and burst into tears, he comforted me then afterwards said I was his friend. Amazing how that works,
Cherry blossom: Wow what a story.
Angel: Maybe you'll progress more? * wriggles eyebrows.*
Weaponholder: Uh no.
Darkhairedbeauty: But Tenten you guys are such a cute couple.
Weaponholder: No we aren't! Anyway I'll go check on him before lunch then.
Darkhairedbeauty: Ok bye, I'll talk to you later. We need to figure out Christmas arrangements...
Cherry blossom: I agree, anyway bye Tennie.
Weaponholder: NO MORE TENNIE! But we really need the christmas thing.
Angel: Friends with benefits?
Weaponholder: NO! Goodbye.
Weaponholder has signed off.
Wow Ino was a lot like my inner so if she had an inner would it be more perverted or less? Oh who cares we'll find out later, time to check out Neji.
I walked into his room and started inspecting everything there, bed dresser closet, EVERYTHING.
"Tenten what are you doing?" I did answer just walked up to him and checked his wrists, then his ankles then started pulling his shirt off, he stopped me.
"Seriously."
"Making sure you didn't hurt yourself" I said still trying to take his shirt off, he gave a blank stare
"Hinata said you try to kill yourself when you get depressed like this, I want to make sure you didn't try"
"Tenten, why would I do that when I have friends?I did that years ago when I was alone with no friends, Hinata probably left that out."
"Oh" I still tried to pull his shirt off, he sighed.
"Would it make you feel better if you took my shirt off to look." I nodded and let go of him. He pulled his shirt over his head, and I blushed he was skinny with a little muscle not leaning to far either way. I turned him around a few times, red in the face not meeting his eyes.
"You're good" I said before running out of the room to tell the others, my face turned redder when he chuckled, I guess he did notice my face after all.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed that chapter XD. Even though Tenten has seen Neji without a shirt before she never really looked so now sh has, hee hee. I have something very special planned for the next few chapters. Please review. I hope I can get maybe twenty reviews by the end of September? Well anyway I'll start low and then raise it after I do get some reviews. Anyway once again tell me if you see areas where I can improve. Yha20 signing out. :P