Will

TenTen sighed for what felt the umpteenth time in front of Temari. "Damn it girl!" Temari growled, "Go talk to Hinata or something, I can't stand all this sighing."

TenTen flopped backwards onto the ground, "Can't."

Temari wrinkled her nose, "Uhhhh….. go train with Neji?"

"Forbidden."

"Train with Gai and Lee?"

"I value my sanity."

"Good point," Temari conceded with a small smile. "So what got you so damn depressed anyway?" she asked curiously.

TenTen sighed again then suddenly shot up. "Oh no, I am definitely not acting like some sort of pathetic weakling, ARGHHHHHH GOD DAMN IT I HOPE HE GOES DROWN AND BURN TO ASHES EXTREMELY PAINFULLY IN HELL!!" she shrieked.

Temari blinked and backed up a little. To be honest, TenTen was downright terrifying when she was mad. One because her weapons (like all of them as in all nine million seven thousand eight something of them) started floating around her like some ominous cloud, that and the fact that she screamed death threats that sounded extremely painful. "Uhhh…… TenTen, are you okay?" Temari asked hesitantly.

TenTen continued to yell out a constant stream of very painful death threats and curses. "I HOPE HE FUCKIN' GETS STABBED THEN CRUCIFIED AND STUCK UP THERE FOR ALL ETERNITY BEFORE BEING PUT DOWN TO BE CUT TO PIECES AND BURNED WHILE HE'S STILL ALIVE DURING THE ENTIRE PROCESS!" TenTen shrieked. Temari winced in sympathy for whoever it was. "HE BETTER FUCKIN' GET SKINNED ALIVE THEN HIS BODY GETS SLOWLY AND PAINFULLY ROASTED OVER A HUGE FIRE THEN EATEN ALIVE!!!"

Temari winced and decided to intervene. "TenTen….. uhhh you okay hun?"

TenTen suddenly flashed Temari a sweet smile, "I'm fine, wanna spar?"

Temari paled and began backing up, "A-A-Actually," she stammered, "I-I-I th-think that I-I here Sh-Shika c-c-calling me, uhhhh, c-catch you l-later!" Temari exclaimed before peeling out of there as fast as she could.

TenTen blinked at the dust cloud, "Odd….. I don't think I've ever heard Tem stammer….. oh well, better just go practice or something."

TenTen got up and jogged to the training ground and froze when she saw the person she had definitely not wanted to meet there. "TenTen….." he said quietly.

TenTen blinked and finally conjured up a smile, "Hey Neji."

Neji stopped his training and turned to leave when TenTen rushed over and grabbed his arm, "Stay…. just for a while, what they don't know won't kill them."

Neji looked at TenTen's expression before nodding and sitting down. TenTen slid down a tree trunk and sat next to Neji, leaning her head wearily against the tree trunk. "Why?" Neji asked TenTen, looking at her serene and peaceful profile.

TenTen looked at him and blinked, "Why am I calm? Actually I wasn't calm a few minutes ago, muttering about how I was going to crucify you and burn you while making sure you were alive during the entire process…… then I realized my anger was completely pointless and decided to calm down a little!" she said cheerfully.

Neji blinked a looked a little disturbed, "TenTen—"

"Yeah, yeah, maybe fuckin' pissed at you but I didn't rant too badly…… except for maybe the screaming and the whole painful deaths part but—"

"TenTen—"

"—it wasn't that bad. I mean, there wasn't that much blood in it, just a whole ton of pain so it's not as bad as some of my rants, right?" she said, continuing on the rant as if she hadn't heard Neji.

"TENTEN!"

TenTen looked at Neji in feigned surprise, "What?"

"You know that's not what I meant," Neji said calmly.

TenTen finally gave a small sad smile, "No, I know…… and I'm wondering what part of the why you're asking me."

"Why did you just accept it?" Neji asked curiously.

TenTen's eyes flashed angrily as she suddenly stood up and glared down at Neji's slightly surprised form. "Accept it?" she hissed, "When did I ever accept it?!?!"

Neji blinked at her slowly, "So are you going to let me go?"

TenTen looked at him slowly before once again, cupping his face in her hands, "Neji," she whispered softly, "If you won't fight for us…… I will."