"Neji!" Naruto ran down the hall along with Kiba and Shikamaru.

"What?" He looked up. Naruto pointed to his wounds.

"Your arm! And your face! What HAPPENED?!" Naruto shouted. Neji growled.

"Sasuke."

"Sasuke hurt you?" Shikamaru asked. Neji nodded. Actually, Shikamaru was the only guy Neji trusted. Definitely not Naruto or Kiba…

"Yeah. I'm fine, though." Neji stretched his shoulder in circular motions.

"Really?" Kiba asked. "How did Sasuke even lay a finger on you?" Neji shrugged.

"Dunno." Naruto pointed.

"B-Behind you! SASUKE!" Naruto shouted and left off in a sprint.

"What?" Kiba looked and saw it. "YIKES!" Kiba ran again. Shikamaru stared.

"Sasuke's behind you." Shikamaru whispered. Neji smirked.

"I know."

"Why?" Shikamaru asked. Neji shut his eyes, still having the smirk plastered on his face.

"Oh, you'll see.." Neji muttered. "I'll talk to you later." Neji muttered as Shikamaru nodded and walked off. Neji turned around and stared at Sasuke. "What's up?"

"Tenten dumped me. That's what." He growled. Neji raised an eyebrow.

"Oh." Neji simply responding, pretending he had no idea what was going on.

"ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!" Sasuke shoved Neji into the wall, his hand clutching onto Neji's neck. Neji kept his cool face, no change in emotion. "She likes you and you like her. That's enough, Hyuga!"

"I… don't like her." Neji muttered.

"Tell her that!!" Sasuke growled. Neji shook his head.

"I rather not get involved with teachers personally. But, remember? Ms. Shiho's not a teacher really,.."

"What are you saying?!" Neji shrugged.

"She's a student too." Neji muttered. The bell rang as doors started to open.

"You got lucky, Hyuga.." Sasuke muttered.

"Me? Lucky?" Neji asked and grabbed Sasuke's hand.

"I'd pummel you now!" Sasuke growled.

"I'd like to see you try." Neji smirked as Sasuke pushed Neji harder against the wal.

"S-Sasuke!" Neji turned to see Tenten staring at them.

'Ms. Shiho.." Neji muttered her name. Tenten pulled Sasuke off of Neji.

"What are you doing?!" She shouted at him. Neji stood there as Sasuke turned his back to Tenten. "You're going to the principal! Go, Sasuke!" She pulled his arm as he brushed her off. "S-Sasuke!" Sasuke grabbed Tenten's wrists and pulled her close to him . "Stop." She ordered him and stared at him. Sasuke brought his head down and tried to kiss her as Neji pulled Tenten away.

"Stop." Neji ordered.

"So you DO like her!" Sasuke growled. Neji kept his stoic face and smirked.

"Apparently she doesn't like you. Back off, Sasuke." Sasuke growled and stormed off.

"Neji. He has to go." Tenten mumbled. Neji nodded.

"Sasuke!" Neji shouted his name. He didn't turn. "Chicken-ass head!" Neji shouted. Sasuke froze.

"Excuse me?" Neji smirked.

"Ass head." Neji pointed at Tenten. "She said you have to go to the principals. Go."

"You're expelled!" Neji smirked as Tsunade walked out of the office. Sasuke froze.

"Then again, the principal could always go to you." Neji smirked. Sasuke growled.

"Bastard." Sasuke cursed and ran towards Neji. He quickly pushed Tenten aside and took a punch in the cheek again. Sasuke's knuckles left an imprint on Neji's face as his lip started to bleed. Neji stood and brought out his fists. Tenten stared at them.

"Neji?" She whispered his name. Neji brought up his fist but used it to wipe the blood from his lip.

"Sasuke. You are never to return to this school." Woah. Even police were here.

"Half day!" With that, kids all ran from the school building leaving Neji, Tenten, Tsunade, and Sasuke in the school. Oh and the police of course. They dragged Sasuke out of the school and into the car.

"Neji. Are you okay?" Tenten took his arm. Neji didn't look at her.

"Fine." He walked out of the building but just before, he put up 4 fingers and pointed to himself. Tenten nodded. She looked at Tsunade.

"Tsunade-sama. What… should I do?" Tenten asked. "I don't think I can teach.."

"…" Tsunade shook her head. "You can teach fine. Sasuke won't be coming to this school anymore.

"I know." Tenten whispered. "Why did you end school early?" She asked. Tsunade looked in the hall.

"Papers everywhere. Lockers crushed by Sasuke and Neji. Our school needs repairs." Tsunade said quietly. Tenten nodded and walked to her class. Neji was sitting on the window sill.

"What… are you doing here?" Tenten asked. Neji was silent. "I'm sorry for you getting hurt. It's all my fault." Neji shook his head and sighed. He got off the side of the window and stuffed his hands in his jeans.

"Whatever." He muttered. "This school year isn't exactly going the way I planned." He murmured.

"What?" She asked.

"I got my football team captain expelled from the school… and I met you…" Neji muttered. She smiled.

"Well, I met you too, and I don't think that's bad…" She said quietly. Neji shook his head.

"It's not bad, but, I never expected to meet someone like you. A student who's a teacher at the same time. A teacher/student who has a crush on me." Tenten laughed. "And you're a cheerleader nonetheless. And I'm the football jock." He muttered. Tenten shook her head.

"You're not." She smiled. Neji looked away and snorted.

"Says you." He muttered.

"What's wrong with being a cheerleader?" Tenten asked.

"Ms. Shiho, nothing's wrong with being a cheerleader…"

"I told you to call me Tenten." She put her hands on her hips.

"Why?" Neji asked.

"It's weird for people to call me Miss. Shiho. That's what I think." She mumbled. "Now, what's wrong with being a cheerleader?" Neji shook his head.

"… Nothing's wrong." Neji responded.

"You seem to dislike me."

"I don't!" Neji sputtered out and blushed, looking away. She smiled.

"Can you please tell me what's going on? I do like you, Neji. But, if you don't like me back… I understand." She whispered. Neji sat down on the desk as Tenten sat on a chair.

"…. Promise never to tell anyone. Ever." He whispered.

"Say my name and I promise!" She grinned.

"…. Tenten." Neji finally muttered out. Tenten nodded.

"I promise!" Neji looked down.

"At my old school. I met a girl I really liked. She told me she liked me, and we started dating. We dated for a long time. But then…" Neji's voice went dry as he remembered everything. "I saw her making out with her ex-boyfriend. She told me she still liked me. But, I said no. And I left."

"…"

"The problem is. That I still liked her before. So I went and beat up her ex-boyfriend. She pleaded for me to stop, but… I couldn't." Neji looked at his hands. "And yes. I was expelled. And now I'm who I am." Neji looked at Tenten who had a sympathetic look on her face. She had a tear roll down her face.

"I'm sorry." She let another tear out. "I didn't mean for you to remember this when I told you I liked you." Neji shook his head.

"It's fine. I just thought I'd like you to know why I was so cold to everyone.." Neji whispered. "She was also a cheerleader. And… her ex-boyfriend was a football player." Neji growled. "I don't want… to be who I am right now. I want to be better." Tenten smiled.

"You're fine. Anyways, so how about we just go out and get something to eat?" Tenten asked. "My treat."

"Sorry. I don't think so. I'll treat you." Neji responded and walked out. Tenten quickly followed. Neji smirked at Tenten. "What do you want to eat?" She shrugged.

"Ramen." She whispered.

"Ramen?" Neji asked. She nodded and grinned at him.

"I love it." She smiled.

"You're just like Naruto." Neji responded. She laughed.

"Yeah!" She smiled. "I like him too." Neji raised an eyebrow at her. "Not… the way I like you though." She clung to his arm. Neji blushed. She pulled away. "Oh wait. I'm transferring to Ms. Kurenai's science class…"

"What block?" Neji asked.

"After I teach your class." She smiled.

"Ah. So block 2." Neji responded. She nodded.

"I guess so." Tenten shrugged. "I have a very small class to teach now. It's just you, Naruto, Kiba and Shikamaru." Neji raised an eyebrow and then nodded.

"Oh yeah. You wanted Ino and Sakura removed…" Tenten nodded.

"Yep." She responded. "Wait. Do you want to drive? Or walk?"

"Don't care. What do you want to do?" Neji asked.

"I prefer not to walk." Neji took out his keys and twirled them around his finger. He threw it up and caught them in his fists.

"Fine. I'm driving." Neji smirked as they reached his convertible. Tenten hopped in and grinned. "Do you not have a car or something?" Neji asked as they drove away. She shrugged.

"My parents won't buy me one."

"What?" Neji put on a pair of sunglasses.

"They won't let me buy one." Tenten shrugged and smiled again. "It's okay."

"If you want, I could drive you to school…" Neji whispered quietly. Tenten nodded.

"Yeah! I'd love that!" She smiled.

"Okay." Neji simply responded.

"Can I turn on the radio?" Tenten asked.

"Whatever." Neji responded. Tenten took it as a 'go for it'. She clicked the button and turned on one of his CDs. Tenten's eyes widened as she started to laugh loudly. Neji raised an eyebrow.

"Is this… Sexy Back by Justin Timberlake?"

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