Theme - 13: Excessive Chain

Disclaimer - I do not own Naruto

Authors Notes - I apologize for my delay...really...I promise not to take so long next time.

"You want it...wrapped?" A young woman who seemed to be in her early twenties raised both of her eyebrows at the young man across from her.

"Yes."

"But, it's a weapon. We don't normally gift wrap these things." She set the tip of her finger on one of the many pricks on the ball. "What's wrong with taking it in it's case or just a regular box? You can always wrap it yourself when you take it home as well you know."

"It can't wait." The boy said, growing more and more impatient at the woman as time went by.

"Well..." she said, biting her lip. "I suppose I can make an exception for the Hyuuga clan." The woman quickly pulled out a small roll of baby blue wrapping paper that wasn't even open. "Who's the weapon to anyway?" Her eyes raced up and down his body.

"A teammate." He said truthfully.

"It wouldn't happen to be for Tenten would it?" The woman smirked.

Neji stayed silent as he pulled out the money to pay the woman. She didn't say anything else after the change was exchanged and he had taken the gift off of the counter. But she was the first to catch on who he was buying for.

He felt idiotic for carrying such a brightly wrapped gift along the busy streets. Several people would glance, point and then murmur about Neji's strange package. Thankfully she only lived a few blocks away and people would finally stop staring at him. He held the box perfectly on one hand and knocked on her door three times.

A faint cry of "Just a minute!" came on the other side of the door and then a little bit of movement, then the sound of locks being opened and then finally, she opened the door. "Neji!" She exclaimed. "What are you doing here? Please come in."

"It's alright. I just wanted to drop this off. It might be a little heavy for you."

Tenten's face went to a bewildered look as she looked at the bright box in his hand. "It's for me? But why? I mean my birthday is a whole six months away and it's not a Holiday either. Nothing that would involve gifts has come up."

"You became a Chuunin." He said in his usual dull voice as if he wasn't happy for her acceleration. "So here's a...gift."

Tenten grabbed the box and sat down on her porch. After she was finished tearing apart all of the wrappings, she gasped and went white. "Ne-neji...do you know what this is?" She pulled out the gift gently by the main part. A large round metal ball with several spikes sticking out from different angels that had a long and excessively long chain attached to it.

"I had them add the excessive chain on..." He mumbled. "So you'd be able to through and swing it further around. I know how you like your weapons to be more long-ranged then short-ranged."

Tenten gently set the weapon back in the box and leaped up into Neji's arms. "It's wonderful, excessive chain or not." She smiled and kisses his lips, in thanks for the gift.

Authors notes - I was in a hurry to get this one done...with holidays things are pretty tight and rushed. Happy Christmas!

Thank you for reading.