Double Trouble!
By: SuperHyuga Yoshi-chan
Chapter 4: The art of humiliation!
"Tenten?" Yoshiro approached her rather boldly.
"Neji?" Tenten stood up. "Neji, I don't know how you found me; but you better stay away from me!"
'No, Tenten, no! That's not me!' I thought out loud.
"No! I'm not that jerk!" Yoshiro looked appalled. "I would never do what that jerk did to you."
"What?" She looked confused. "Who are you? And how do you know Neji?"
"Let's just say that him and I are pretty close cousins."
'Close?' I scoffed. 'Make that non-existent. I didn't even know he existed 'till today!'
"Well, i've never seen you before? Are you new?" Tenten asked him.
"Yeah. I've just moved in about two weeks ago."
'As in: I moved in from hell!'
"But i've seen enough of what Neji's been doing. Making out with his own fangirls. Blech!"
Yoshiro looked back at Tenten." You know, I'd never do that to any girl. Especially not a pretty girl like you."
Tenten blushed at his comment.
'What?! My girlfriend's not just pretty! She's BEAUTIFUL! And SHE'S MINE, DAMNIT! MINE!" I was screaming in my head.
"You know, I didn't think he truly acknowledged me as a girl until the 8th .grade." She sighed.
'WHAT?! TENTEN, WHAT ABOUT 6TH GRADE?!?! THE SWIMMING POOL INCIDENT?!?! DIDN'T THAT ERECTION MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?!?!?! You...you...I would totally sulk right now if this wasn't such a terrible situation.'
I was shocked. How could she think something like that? I always thought that Tenten was a girl. Okay, I accepted the fact that she was independent and a tomboy. However, that didn't mean that I didn't think of her as a very pretty girl!
"Huh? You mean you knew him before then?"
"Yeah...we were best friends ever since preschool." Tenten sighed.
"Wow...that's something."
"Yeah. We were friends for forever; but I was still surprised when he kissed me in the 9th grade." She sighed. "He stayed away from me; 'out of embarrassment' he said. Then the next year, I...I confessed to him that I loved him." Her eyes started watering up. "H-he promised. He promised that he wouldn't be like everyone else. He promised that he'll love me, and cherish me, a-and protect me, and that he'd n-never hurt m-m-me. God, I was so stupid for believing him."
'No, you're not. You're not stupid Tenten. You were never stupid..."
"You're not stupid, Tenten. As a matter of factually, I think you're very drop dead gorgeous." Yoshiro then leaned over to whisper in her ear. "And I would never, ever, lie to you."
'Alright, you jerk! You're too close to her!' I swung on the rope that I was hanging off of. Unfortunately, the tree branch that I was swinging off of was a strong one.
Tenten then burst out into tears. Huge, wet ones rolled down her face. As much as I hated to admit it: she looked cute when she cried. I liked her a lot more when she was smiling, though. I desperately wanted to be the one wiping away her tears and telling her that things were going to be okay.
Then I saw something that pushed me over the edge. Yoshiro leaned in and kissed her. She pulled away rather quickly.
"I...I'm sorry. It's just that...you look just like him."
'*Heh! Heh!* Good looking out, Tenten.
She chuckled. "It's like you're his twin instead of his cousin."
'OH, *#% NO! Comparing him to me is like comparing Emo-freak Sauske to ADHD Naruto! There's nothing to compare!' My mind shrieked.
"I wouldn't say that at all. Even so..." Yoshiro leaned in again. "I'd still be the good twin."
"I believe you," Tenten murmured. She pushed Yoshiro's face away. "But it'll take more than words to prove it."
"Very well then." He pulled out a piece of paper and handed to her. "Here. There's a new restaurant that i've been meaning to go to. I was thinking of going alone; but seeing you cry makes me want to cheer you up." Yoshiro then pulled out another piece of paper. "Here's my number. If you need to talk, just call me." He told her.
"Oh...okay." She smiled a small smile. "Um, Yoshiro, thanks a lot. I mean, me crying on you and everything; I really didn't mean to trouble y-"
"Sssssshhh." Yoshiro placed a finger over her lips. "If there's anybody who needs to apologize, it's Neji." He removed his hand from her lips and stroked her cheekbone. "I can't believe someone would dare hurt someone like you. You're so...special."
I growled. That dude can't just get all feely-touchy with my girl! You hear me reader? That...that demon is trying to fool her by the second, and I won't just hang by and watch.
(Um...I know you can't literally untie my hands, dear reader, but maybe you could imagine yourself pushing me. That's all the motivation I need. Thanks.)
I pulled myself forward, trying to swing on the rope. It was hard at first, but it got easier in time. As for that branch, well, I guess it wasn't so sturdy after all. In little to no time at all, the branch snapped and I flew forward.
*THUD!* I hit the ground.
"Huh? What was that?" Tenten asked.
"Oh, probably some creep spying on us. You know how some people with no lives are." Yoshiro spat.
The two then left. Yoshiro in a hurry, and Tenten trying to keep up with him.
Which left me to inch all the way back home. *Sigh!*
{On the way home}
"Oh, my!" An old lady in a mink coat wearing too much stinky perfume shrieked.
She looked at me like I was the scum of Mars. So what? I didn't care.
"Children these days." She nodded in confusion.
I kept crawling. She'd probably differ if she were in my shoes. Then again, she wasn't the only one giving me odd looks. A lot of people were looking at me. Some with dirty looks. Others with looks of sympathy. The majority? They were laughing at me. I even saw people at school I knew that were laughing at me.
Out of all of those people on the street, only a little girl tried to help me. She almost got a knot that tied my hands together loose, but her mom called her back. I heard her say, "Honey, stay away from weirdos like him."
'You're the weirdo.' I thought. 'You think I want to be tied up like this? Think again.'
Just then who did I just have to bump(inch) into, but my arch rival and best friend Uchiha Sauske.
"Mmgh, smhg, wigha!" Which meant, "Get outta my way!"
"Now, I don't know what "Mmgh, smhg, wigha!" means; but you need to inch outta my way!"
"Sauske, you teme! Can't you see that Neji's in some sort of crazy trouble? Heck, I'm clumsy; and I don't even think I could tie myself up this bad. Not even in Christmas lights and decorations." Naruto peeped out from behind Sauske's back.
Great. An emo jerk and an compassionate ADHD kid. Two freinds that I wouldn't like sympathy or threats of blackmail from. Then again, at least Naruto noticed something was wrong. Maybe he's finally getting sharper...
"Dobe, how you even ended up hanging from the ceiling in wrapping paper is beyond my comprehension." Sauske smirked.
"I swear, that was all Sakura's fault! I'm telling you, she's super strong! If I didn't know any better, i'd assume that she was crazy."
Sauske growled at Naruto's comment.
"T-then again, you know what they say about assuming. You make an assume out of me, you make an assume outta you. *Heh! Heh! Heh!*"
I could see KrogerÓ water bottles sweating off of Naruto's face. Oh, wait: that was just in the background. Never mind.
"Shmingnigabegiuymnba?" Which meant: "Can't you guys just untie me already?"
"Oh yeah! That's right. We have to-" Naruto was about to bend over to untie me, but Sauske stopped him.
"Let's carry him over to my house. Then we can untie him." He said.
"Why?"
"It'll be past my curfew by the time we untie all these knots. Besides, we'll look kind of awkward."
"Oh...okay!"
{At Uchiha's Place}
"Augh..." It stood up and stretched. I heard something in my back crack while I yawned. I disregarded it. "I never thought i'd be the one saying this: but I'll never take breathing for granted ever again!"
"I hope you say the same thing for walking. Boy, you are heavy!" Naruto exclaimed.
"I'll never take my arms and fingers for granted ever again, either. They feel like they might fall off." Sauske rubbed his arms.
We were lying on Sauske's couch, all of us pooped from our 30 minute apocalypse walk home. Even more people stared than before. I recall even one guy crashing into another parked car. What got me the most was that the people in both cars were looking at us like we were stupid. I know we deserved it. We probably did look stupid.
"So...why were you all tied up like that Neji?" Sauske asked me.
Then I told them the story of how I saw Yoshiro in the bathroom, and how I met him not far away from my house. Then, I told them about how he tricked me into believing that he would help me get my girlfriend back; only to betray me and tie me up in a tree like he did. After that I told them about how Yoshiro tried to seduce my girlfriend. He failed miserably. (By my standards, anyway.) That's when I broke free.
"Thus; I running into you guys." I said.
"Well, at least he didn't seduce her like he said he was going to." Naruto said.
"Yeah. She was too smart for that." I gloated. Then my ego got shot down as soon as I remembered something she said:
'He promised that he wouldn't be like everyone else. He promised that he'll love me, and cherish me, a-and protect me, and that he'd n-never hurt m-m-me. God, I was so stupid for believing him...'
"She said something about me not being like everyone else. I remember..."
I whispered. I swallowed back the memories before they spilled out. I didn't need my friends to see that.
"Um...thanks for all of your help guys, but I really should be getting home. What time is it, anyway?" I checked my wrists, but I discovered that I left my watch at home.
"Um...I think it's...6:30." Sauske replied.
"6:30! OH, CRAP!" I exclaimed. I jumped up. "I have to get home! Thanks guys! Bye!" I shouted.
I then flew out the door.
"Man, he's in a hurry." I heard Naruto say to Sauske.
"You think? If I were him, I would want to get home as fast as possible."
"How come?"
"Because..." I never got to hear Sauske's reply, because I was too far away.
{On the way home}
"Man, I can't wait to get home. I swear, if I see one more person that pisses me off, I'm gonna-"
"HEY YOU!" A kid that looked no older than 6 years old pointed a gun at me. "GIMMIE YO' MONEY!"
*Heh!* Big Mistake...
I snatched up the gun and shot the bullets into the air. Turns out, they were only BB bullets. I then threw it back at him and hit him in the eye.
"OW! You hurt me!" His eyes watered up. "I'm tellin' my Daddy!"
"Whatever, kid. Just do society a favor; ad don't drop out of school. Especially if you're going to be robbing people with BB bullets." I growled at him.
I then continued on my way home.
{Back home}
"Neji! Where have you been?" My Uncle Hiashi asked me as soon as I walked through the door.
"*Ha! Ha!* Neji's in trouble! Neji's in trouble!" Hanabi taunted. with a mouthful of pizza.
"Uncle, as much as I would like to *Yawn!* enlighten you about my day's events: consisting of my girlfriend thinking that i'm cheating on her, the discovery of a clone from hell, and me narrowly avoiding having to inch all the way home; i'm too exhausted to even say one more word." I stumbled upstairs.
I struggled to open my room door, change into my pajamas, and slip into bed. My mind muddled over today's events. From the time I woke up, to the time I closed my eyes; everything seemed like something out of a drama-related fanfiction. My eyes snapped closed rather quickly that night.
Dear reader, please tell me i'm wrong.