Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto

For three years, I have been on the same team as Neji Hyuuga. We exchange compliments and train well together. He and I know each other as if we'd known each other all our lives; or at least, that's what it seems like.

I'm just like a boy, and everybody knows that. And boys aren't the types to fall head-over-heels for someone they like, right? They aren't supposed to feel shy or embarressed in front of them. So then, why am I doing those things in front of Neji?

Oh no! I just realised something completely terrible: I'm a girl. Isn't it devastating? Neji Hyuuga has turned me into a female. Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later anyway, wasn't it?

But, I liked being like a boy. It gave me a sense of security, you know? I hate the feeling of being all flustered in front of that pale-eyed boy, but at the same time, I'm okay with it. When my heart races with every step I take towards him; when I get a sensational shaky feeling all throughout my body when he touches- okay, hits -my chest as we train; even when he simply says 'Great training today, Tenten,' I get a strange vibe that I can't say I've ever felt before.

Hey, Neji. What's up?

That's what I casually say to him every time we meet.

I love you, Neji!

That's what I want to scream to him when we have a friendly little conversation.

Neji, do you love me too?

That's what I would ask him if I ever got up the courage to tell him I feel that way.

Oh, Neji, why do I like you? Why do I want to treasure this feeling, and also dismiss it with a wave of my hand? I wish deeply that I could share with you this, just as I can share my new battle techniques and such. If I felt this way towards Lee, God forbid, I'm sure I would feel absolutely open to tell him. Well, that is, if I didn't feel too ashamed to.

I'm cursed with fright. I know don't quiver over much, but one thing I do fear is rejection. Rejection from you. Neji, if only I could tell you this. Everything I'm thinking. You are my one true love, Neji Hyuuga, and I want so badly for you to know...but how could I possibly tell you such a thing? You would probably laugh in my face and tell me how absurd the idea would be. I would laugh with you, pretending I was only joking.

What I dream of you and I, Neji. My dreams would be silly in your eyes, and I have to admit, I make fun of myself for seeing things like that in my sleep. But, the thing is, I know that that is what my subconscious wants. I can't lie to you any longer, can I? It isn't fair to carry such a heavy burden, although I bet you could take it. If you loved me, or anyone else, I mean.

Neji Hyuuga, will you marry me?

That's what I couldn't ask. Not just yet anyway. But I do want to ask if you love, or at least, like me.

I would give you my heart.

That's what I would promise you, if I could only say it.

Would you give me yours, Neji?

That's what I would like to know.

Well, it's okay. I know, Neji, that you wouldn't return my feelings. It truly is absurd for you and I to be anything but teammates. I know I can't make it more than that.

But, Neji...

I hope you will love me one day, and one day soon.

A/N: Wow, this was difficult to write. I've been stuck on it for over an hour, and I still don't favor much. Well, I hope you like it! Review please! Thanks!

(I do except flames, but would like them in the form of constructive criticism. Plain flames are okay too, though.)