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It was no secret that Lee was not allowed alcohol. It was not however well-known that Neji was a weak drinker. Tenten growled in irritation, as he stumbled along one arm on her shoulder to help him keep his balance.

"Argh Neji…" she complained as he hiccupped. "Why did you allow yourself to get so drunk?" She did know, but the answer was ridiculous. The guys in their group of friends had all, except Lee of course, been playing a drinking game. In the beginning it was fun to watch and cheer on, but Tenten quickly realised that this could end up as a farce for her, and she wasn't exactly sober herself.

Watching Neji becoming more and more drunk, she also knew he had less and less willpower to back down from the challenge. So in the end she had stepped in. Without further explanation she had pulled him away from the group declaring it was time to go home. The guys had hooted at the possible outcome of this but Tenten didn't care. Being teased a little was nothing.

"Tenten…. Tenten…" Neji mumbled with a frown on his face. "Why are you walking so fast?" She sighed.

"Because! I want to go home as well." She said it scowling at him hoping he would get her feelings and hurry up but it seemed like that was not quite on his mind.

"Hmm… Tenten…" he kept mumbling not listening to her. "Tenten… Tenten…"

"What?!"

"I like your name." This startled her though not enough to stop.

"Stop saying weird things like that, Neji." She breathed.

"It suits you. I also like you." This time she stopped, and abruptly enough for him to fall forward landing on the path. Not that he seemed to notice much.

He was way more drunk than she had calculated with. Yep. Definitely, because he was drunk…

"Shu-shut up, Neji!" She felt like hitting him, but it would be too low to hit a drunk man who was sitting in the dust on the pathway. He swayed to get up but failed, and after the third time Tenten gave up and reached out to help raise him on his feet. Had she paid attention she would have seen the smirk on Neji lips as he caught her hands. A smirk only seen when he overwhelmed an enemy.

He pulled her down on top of her. Because Tenten had assumed he was completely wasted she had failed to notice the little hints that suggested he was more aware of himself than he acted. The surprise stunned Tenten and made it possible for Neji to hold on to her. He was strong and she didn't even try to break free; sparing with him often enough to know it was hopeless. Instead she stared at him for the second it took him to move again. This time Neji did something so out of character, so not-Neji that Tenten convinced herself she was dreaming. It wasn't like she hadn't dreamt of this before anyways.

He kissed her. It was a messy kiss, hard on her lips and she smelt the sake oozing from him but he still managed to make it smell good. As in all of Tenten's dreams she didn't take long to respond. He still had a firm grip on her arms so she slid down to straddle him while her chest now reached his, then she deepened the kiss.

Because why not? Dream or not, life was about taking advantage of a situation as it presented itself. And right now Neji's lips had presented themselves to her. As Tenten's tongue slipped across his lips, Neji released her arms in favour of wrapping them around her waist pulling her so close that he had no problem in feeling her breasts pressed against his chest. He groaned. It wasn't exactly a comfortable spot he had chosen but it was what his foggy brain had thought optimal. He didn't really care as long as she was with him. Nibbling at her lips he squeezed her again in a hug and the force made her whine into his mouth.

Neji was drunk. Not as drunk as she had first guessed but still enough for him to not know his own strength. He had crushed her against him and though she also wanted to be as close as possible to him, she still wanted it without back pain.

And maybe making out on a dirty pathway with the Hyuuga compound around the corner wasn't such a good idea…

Forcing their lips apart Tenten raised herself up by placing her hands on his shoulders.

"Damn it Neji!" she pushed herself up to the wail of her body. She then stood panting as he got up as well, his drunkenness showed as he forgot to dust off his clothes from the ground's dirt. Tenten gave him a slight push; she wasn't able to put much force into it. It was like it had disappeared from her. She wanted to go back into his embrace but instead she hugged herself.

Neji moved to lean up against a nearby fence trying to focus which was hard with his senses exploding in his mind. He could still taste her. Was it wrong what he had done? It seemed to make so much sense a moment ago…

"Tenten…" he began but when she looked at him he didn't see anger or frustration. She just grinned at him.

"Damn it Neji." She said again but this time her tone was much milder. "Was this really the only way you could think of kissing me?" The expression that came across his face almost made her laugh. He looked so… guilty. She snickered but then took his hand and started to pull him in the opposite direction of the Hyuugas. "Come." She said. "I think we should talk." Neji's eyes widened as he silently followed her. They were headed to her house.

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Teehehee… Drunk Neji. :P