Chapter 2: On the way there…
"That's the crappiest carriage I've ever seen!!!!!!" cried Tenten, "I've seen baby toys better than that!!! Boy oh boy, are we short on money or something??? That looks like a kiddie wagon that was thrown into a ditch and half destroyed by a pack of wild wolves!!!!" Neji only grunted in agreement. Tenten turned to ask Lee what he thought about the carriage.
Lee replied "That is the most beautiful thing that I have ever seen in my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(Other than Gai-sensei and Sakura-chan)" Tenten swiftly threw a kunai at Lee, a hair's width from his head.
"Where are the horses?" Neji wondered out loud.
Lee screamed for his team mates to hear "There they are!!!!! Aren't they the most beautiful things you have ever seen???????? (again, other that Gai-sensei and Sakura-chan)"
Tenten was horrified at what the "horses" looked like. ("Horses" as much as disfigured llamas) 1 of the 2, was light beige in color, had moldy spots on it, nearly hairless, and smelled like a dung pile (not to mention that it was drooling). The other was very hairy, dark brown, smelled like wet dog, had a fuzzy mane, and ticks were jumping around like a circus. Tenten covered her eyes and screamed while Neji simply plugged his nose and took his hitai-ate, and put it over his eyes, so he would not have to see or smell them.
--later—
The carriage was very small, so Neji and Tenten had to squeeze on the "cushions" that felt like rocks. The two were blushing greatly, but luckily, the cover of the night hid it (they had been traveling all day, but very slowly, as the "horses" were lagging). While Lee was driving the carriage, Tenten was sleeping soundly on Neji shoulder, slightly leaning onto him, oblivious to what was going on. Neji, on the other hand, was greatly enjoying this, and was screaming with joy on the inside. Suddenly, the carriage careened (Rock Lee had tried to avoid a bunny on the road), tuning sharply to the right. Tenten awoke from her sleep, and everyone in the carriage was sent flying. Lee landed on a tree stump face up, while Neji landed on his feet on instinct. Tenten fell onto Neji with a thump, knocking them both off their feet. Tenten was on top of Neji, and blushing, while Neji was knocked out, but if awake would be in heaven.
Tenten quickly got up, and tried to help Neji up. Neji took her hand, and pulled so he could come up, but since his weight was heavier then Tenten's, all he managed was to pull her down again, and Tenten falling on him again. They both blushed, and quickly got up. Tenten went to help Rock Lee up, while Neji brushed the dirt off his shirt. Neji scanned the damage. The carriage was trashed even more then before, they were a bit damaged, but nothing major. They decided to camp there for the night, and walk the rest of the way in the morning. Neji set up the tent, Tenten cooked some ramen, and Rock Lee got the fire going.
After they had eaten the ramen, Tenten had fallen asleep, and Lee and Neji had just started to settle down, when a kunai with an explosive tag whizzed though the air, and hit a tree. Neji quickly woke up Tenten, while Lee threw away the kunai before it could explode. Then, as suddenly as the kunai exploded, 6 grass ninjas appeared. Tenten quickly snagged 1 of the ninja to the tree with her weapons, and slits his throat, Lee quickly barraged another, knocking him unconscious, and Neji used his Kaiten on 4 of them.
While the 6 grass ninjas were injured, the 3 konoha chunnin slipped into the night, and left an explosive tag behind. As soon as they got to another clearing, there was an explosion. They quickly set up a new campsite, and slept in turns.
--End of chapter 2—