"Seriously?" Kiba asked. "No joke, right?" I shook my head.

"Yeah. I'm not joking. We're dating."

"You a teacher and a student?!" Naruto almost screamed. I jumped out of my seat.

"Shh! Don't say that so loud!" I shouted. I lowered my voice immediately and adjusted my voice. "If people found out that I was dating a student here, I might get fired, or expelled. Teachers can't date students."

"But, Ms. Shiho, you technically are a student." Shikamaru responded.

"I know, but still.." I looked down. "I can't do this."

"Then why you and Sasuke?" I rubbed my forehead.

"Believe me, Shikamaru. It took a long time until they allowed me to date someone from our school." I rubbed my head. "I'd hate for something to come up again. They only allowed it because Sasuke was such a good student, and that I was new… to everything. I don't' know what kind of reason that was but, whatever." I shrugged. "But, please keep it quiet. I don't want it to happen again. Okay?" I asked them. They nodded. "Ino and Sakura should be coming to the class anytime now…"

"WHAT?!" Naruto screamed.

"Ino and Sakura?!" Kiba shouted after him.

"They're back?" Shikamaru asked.

"Uh. Yes. They have to come back." I scratched my head. We waited 10 minutes and they never arrived. "Alright. I'll just start class… I'm sorry that I've been missing so much. How has the substitute been?" I asked as I scratched my head.

"Oh just horrible!" Naruto shouted. "He's a sick old pervert!!" He shouted again. I sighed.

"Sure sure. Kiba?" I asked him. I was hoping he'd be more serious.

"He's a pervert. All he does is read gross stuff and giggle. He gives us study halls."

".. So you haven't learned anything from the last time I saw you?" I asked. They shook their heads. "Dang. We're so behind." I sighed again. "Shikamaru… is he really a…"

"Yes." He responded. "Troublesome as ever." I sighed and picked up the phone.

"Hello? Uh, yes. This is Ms. Tenten Shiho. Can I file a complaint? This substitute teacher for me has been allowing my students study halls, and they claim that he has been reading uh… gross stuff…" I shuddered. "Yes. Thank you!!" I smiled and hung up. "Alrighty. Let's start off class with a pop quiz!!" Naruto groaned. I stood getting ready to hand out the papers when the announcement started beeping.

"Saved." Kiba whispered. We listened.

"Hey everyone! It's Ino Yamanaka!!"

"Yep! And Sakura Haruno!!"

"What the hell are those two doing?" Kiba asked.

"Hey…" I glared at him.

"My bad." He muttered. I kept on listening.

What are those two up to… I thought.

"We just recently figured out something, right, Ino?"

"Yeah!! It's totally NOT shocking!! But, it might be to some people."

"Of course! Shocking to some people like.. The teachers? And maybe some ADMIRERS!"

"Admirers? Oh, Ino, whatever do you mean?"

"Oh Sakura. Admirers! Fan boys! And fan girls! They're gonna go crazy!!"

"What the hell are those two rambling?!" This time it was Shikamaru. How unlikely of him to swear. Well, who knows. I thought. And no, I didn't correct him, because personally, I really respected the guy. He was really smart and was everything I wanted to be.

"I have a bad feeling about this…" Naruto put the tip of his thumb in his mouth. "Dammit. I'm getting a horrible feeling…"

"What?" I asked.

"Yeah. Same here." Kiba rubbed his nose gently. "I'm not liking this."

"I don't understand. Ino and Sakura would-"

"They're probably after you." Shikamaru said quietly.

"ME?!" I almost screamed.

"Yes, you." Shikamaru mumbled.

"They hate you for one, taking Sasuke and two for being team captain of the cheerleading squad." My mouth opened widely as my brain was functioning all the words coming from Naruto's mouth.

"That's so.. No. They can't hate me for that!!" I shouted. Kiba shrugged.

"It's Ino and Sakura. It isn't the first time they've done something totally out of it."

"…" I looked down.

"Now the moment you've been waiting for!!" Ino shrieked loudly in excitement.

"We're not going to tell you, you're going to hear it coming from the mouth of the speaker!! You'll hate her forever!!"

"So it's a her.." Shikamaru whispered.

You're going to hate her forever!! You're going to hate her forever!! You're going to hate her forever!! I grabbed a hold of my desk so that I wouldn't fall backwards.

"Here we go!!"

The speaker went dead. Then it picked back up. And voices were heard. Very…. Very familiar voices. Was it déjà vu? No. Definitely not.

"Now, I know, Neji's not here. But, can I say something to you? You're so hot." A laugh was heard.

"Yes, I remember you telling me that before."

"Just thought I'd remind you." Another laugh was heard.

"So it's true, right?"

"Me and Neji are dating."

"What?!" I exclaimed loudly. Those voices were mine, Shikamaru's and Kiba's…

Flashback

"I hope so…" Naruto whispered. "I may seem… really clutzy around Neji and make fun of him and such, but Neji's my friend." He smiled. Kiba nodded.

"Same here." I smiled at them. "Now, I know Neji's not here…" Kiba started. "But can I say something to you?" He asked. I nodded. "You're so hot…" I laughed.

"Yes, I remember you telling me that before."

"Just thought I'd remind you." Kiba grinned. I blushed and laughed.

"So it's true, right?" Shikamaru asked. I nodded.

"Me and Neji are dating." I responded.

Flashback over.

"Wh-What the hell.." I said quietly. "That was… us."

"Not me?!" Naruto screamed. "What is this?!"

"Shut up." Shikamaru drew roughly. "Ms. Shiho…. It seems as though Ino and Sakura caught your conversation with us…"

"I know that!!" I shouted. "What am I going to do?!" I slumped down in front of my desk. "This is so bad. This is so bad…" I repeated over and over. Kiba kept listening.

"There you have it! That was a recording! And guess what?" Sakuar's voice flowed.

"That was MS. TENTEN SHIHO. Captain of the cheerleading squad. She's NOW dating one of her students. Neji Hyuga! THE Neji Hyuga. The one who turned down everyone until now?"

"Wait.. Ino… didn't he date Kari Shiho?"

"Oh my god. Tenten has a sister?!"

"Wait… I heard she died though. And she cheated on him, right?"

"Shit. We're still on announcement!!"

Beep.

"…" The three students looked at their teacher. Tenten was slumped down and hugged her knees as close to her body as possible.

"I shouldn't have come here.." I whispered. "I never, ever should have come to Konoha…"

"No!" Naruto shouted and crawled in front of me. "Don't say that, Ms. Shiho! We'll help you, isn't that right, guys?" Naruto looked at Shikamaru and Kiba for support.

"Of course!" Kiba shouted. Shikamaru nodded.

"We should probably-" The door opened as a bunch of girls ran in. They had angry written all over their faces. I looked up in shock as Naruto shielded me. Kiba and Shikamaru stood from the desk and stared at the crowd.

"YOU BITCH. HOW DARE YOU TAKE NEJI?!" One of them screamed.

"YOU ALREADY HAD SASUKE-KUN!!" Another.

"MAN, YOU SUCK. YOU SHOULD GO DIE!" And another.

"STOP TAKING ALL THE FOOTBALL HOTTIES! YOU'RE A SLUT!" And another.

"JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE A CHEERLEADING CAPTAIN AND THAT YOU'RE A TEACHER, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND DO ALL THIS SHIT." And another. Another, and another. Over and over. They swore at me, they spat at me, they yelled at me. At this moment, I guess I wanted to just take one of their advices. You should go die. Wouldn't that be lovely? That's what I wanted to do.

"Shut up. All of you." Shikamaru said angrily. The mob looked at him. "Get the hell out of our classroom."

"Where's Neji-sama?" One of them asked.

"Where'd he go?!" Another one shrieked.

"I bet Ms. TENTEN SHITHOLE is HIDING him from us!!" They screamed.

"Stop…" I whispered. Naruto looked at me from behind as he growled.

"SHUT UP!" Naruto shouted angrily. "GET OUT OF HERE!" Naruto walked forwards as the mob of girls started to back away. Kiba ran to me.

"Are you okay?" He asked. I remained quiet. The mob. They hated me. Sakura and Ino hated me. What if me and Neji were just friends? If I just stayed with Sasuke? Would that have been better than this now? Not follow my heart. Do not EVER follow your heart. Why? Because this is what following your heart leads to. Pain. Naruto slammed the door shut and leaned against it. Screaming and pounding on the door… the pounding of my heart.

I could feel my heart pounding loudly in pain. I could hear the heartbeat in my head. It throbbed ridiculously. I felt like vomiting. Thinking about my sister. Thinking about what she did to Neji. What happened to her. Just because I loved someone.. This is what I deserved? Name calling, swearing, cursing, hating… I don't want any of this… My phone rang. I let it ring until Kiba picked it up.

"Hello?"

"It's Neji. What's up?"

"Um. It's Kiba."

"… Inuzuka…" His voice sounded cold as he growled into the phone. "What the hell are you doing with Ms. Shiho's phone?!"

"I know you're dating her. Jeesh. The problem is that there's an angry mob outside the classroom. Ino and Sakura, those bitches. They recorded something Tenten said to us about you dating her. Teachers are going to be furious. And-" Kiba never finished. Neji hung up. "Shit." Kiba cursed as he looked at me. I stayed in my feeble position. Shikamaru called Neji from his phone.

"What?!" Neji's harsh voice came out.

"Don't do anything rash."

" wha' the hell are you sputtering…. I'm going there now!"

"They won't let you. The principal will take you immediately as soon as you enter the building."

"Shut up. My girlfriend… dammit." Neji growled.

"You need to calm down."

"You need to shut up, Shikamaru! I can handle this! It's my fault!!"

"This isn't your fault. Ino and Sakura, they-"

"Save it, Shikamaru…" Neji growled angrily. "I hate the calmness in your voice. It's not the time to be calm now… Tenten… is she alright? What did they say?"

"Ino and Sakura talked about how Kari cheated on you."

"How'd they… find out?"

"I'm not sure. But, they also reminded Tenten that Kari had died. Also, they-"

"That's enough." Neji responded. "I need to talk to her. Give the phone to Tenten now." Shikamaru nodded. He walked towards me as Kiba scooted to the side.

"HELP ME HERE!" Naruto shouted as Kiba immediately jumped up to hold the door back.

"Ms. Shiho. It's Neji." I looked up and reached out, taking the phone into my cold hands.

"H-Hello?" I started.

"Tenten. What's going on?!" I busted out into tears.

"I don't know! I'm… I'm so scared!" I shouted into the phone. "I… I don't know what to do! They're all hating me right now! Just for.. Being together with you!! I'm… I just…"

"Sh… Calm down. I'll be there in a second…"

"No! D-Don't! Tsunade-sama… She'll-"

"Don't worry about that… I want you behind the school."

"I can't… Th-They're everywhere!" I grabbed my head.

"You need to calm down, Tenten!! Get a grip! I'm at the school now. Yeah. I know what you mean. There are girls all over the school."

"IS THAT NEJI?!" One of the girl screamed.

"Oh shit." Neji cursed. "Hang on, Tenten." I listened as I heard screaming in the background. I heard the thumping of Neji's feet as a rock was flung into the window. Next thing you know it, the window was opened and there was Neji. I dropped Shikamaru's phone as I stood and jumped into his arms.

"Neji!" I cried. Shikamaru picked up his phone and put it in his pocket.

"I heard what happened to your… uh, ribs." Neji had a band aid on his cheek, and some bandages on his arms. He spat.

"Whatever." He responded. Shikamaru smirked. "Tenten?"

"I was so scared!!" I clung to him.

"It's fine. Don't worry." Neji whispered ran his fingers through my hair.

"NEJI. IT'S ABOUT TIME!!" Kiba shouted at him. Neji looked at the two holding the door.

"They've been at this the whole time! They REALLY want to pummel Tenten for taking you!" Naruto shouted. Neji put me down gently. Neji looked at Shikamaru.

"Give her your jacket." Shikamaru looked away.

"Why."

"Cause if I had my jacket, I'd obviously give her mine to hide under. I don't have a jacket at the moment." Neji growled. Oh yeah. He was topless with bandages. Just like before. Shikamaru smirked.

"Yeah. You show off that 6 pack." Neji rolled his eyes and walked to the door.

"P-PUT ON A SHIRT!" Naruto screamed.

"Shut up. Now move." Neji pushed Kiba and Naruto aside and squeezed out the door. Everyone gasped. Neji growled.

"Get lost. All of you." Neji said quietly.

"N-Neji-kun. What happened to you?" They looked at his bandages. Their eyes traveled down his body and stopped at his bare torso with the loose bandages.

"OH MY GOD!!" They had hearts in their eyes as they began to walk closer to Neji.

"…" He stood there. "Touch me, and I'll make sure you never touch anything again with those fingers." Neji said coldly. They stopped moving and ran.

"NEJI HYUGA." Neji raised an eyebrow as oh shit. Tsunade-sama came into view. "Mind explaining why you have no shirt on? You and Ms. Shiho. Please come with me. We have LOTS to discuss." Neji looked at me. I slowly stood, still hiding my face inside Shikamaru's jacket. Neji wrapped his arm around me and held me close.

"I'm sorry." Neji whispered. "I never meant for this to happen." I nodded.

"I know…" I whispered back to him and leaned against his chest. "I… I'm sorry for a lot of things too, Neji."

"… Don't worry. We'll make it through together…" Neji whispered back to me as we entered hell. Kidding, as we entered the principal's office.

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Aw man. I haven't updated in a long time. Too much homework!! Sorry about that guys. I hope this chapter makes up for the loss of time to update!! :)

Please review and thankss for reading!