Chapter 2
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"Talking"
'Thinking'
"Flashback"
Texting
Neji texted me...
...
Am I dreaming? Someone hit me.
I slap myself.
Apparently not... Ow.
Another beep indicated that I received another message: You there?
A few pressed buttons later, I sent my reply: Um yeah...Hi
His reply was almost instant: Great so r u ok? Did those guys seriously hurt you or anything?
Aww he cares that's so sweet, I inwardly slapped myself, well no duh he'd be concerned after someone got gang beaten: Nah a few bruises and I might be a little stiff tomorrow but ill be fine :)
Thats good so what are svhdjsvyhjcvshjxcvsv udnuanxuuqvixv
O.o what the fudge?
Sorry my roommate tried to take my phone
U have a roommate?
Yup, u?
Nope I live alone.
Don't u get lonely
Umm... no not really I'm kinda used to it
Oh...
Uh...yeah
So what what's ur favourite colour
I never thought about that dunno you
Um gray I guess
We spent hours texting, so long that I had to keep my phone on the charger to prevent it from dying, then I started to wonder what time it was; Hey Neji what time is it?
Uh it's 7:23 am...
...
OH CRAP GOT TO GO!
Yeah bye!
I began to run around the house like a chicken with its head cut off as I changed my clothes, fixed my hair, brushed my teeth, grabbed my school crap and the keys to my apartment and bolted out the door, only to run back and close it again.
Running out of the apartment complex and taking the short cut to the school, I had to stop to take a small breather... I'm not really physically active.
I checked my watch. 7:32 am. Homeroom starts at 7:45 I still had time.
Deciding on walking the rest of the way, I searched my bag to see if I had forgotten any home work pages' when I heard yelling:
"NEJI HOW DARE YOU DO THAT TO POOR AKAMARU"
I neared the end of the short cut to see the Kings and Queens of Konoha High standing around were I was beat up yesterday, most of them seemed bored, others taking minor interest in the game of rock paper scissors that Rock Lee and Naruto Uzumaki were playing.
Neji, ignoring the furious dog lover, noticed me and walked towards me, his eyes piercing through me like a hawk.
I stood frozen, not sure about what to do, as he was standing right in front of me, gazing emotionlessly down at me; "Come here" he grabbed my wrist gently but firmly as he dragged me towards the group.
Thoughts raced through my head like crazy, I felt mentally disabled for a couple of moments, 'til we approached the group, all eyes were on me and I hated it.
"Everyone this is Tenten" Neji said gesturing to me; they all stared at me, expecting an answer.
I flushed at the attention that I was getting and lowered my head in embarrassment while quietly stuttering:
"Um... H-hi"
There was a short moment of silence until it was broken by one of the girl's squealing:
"OH MY GOSH, YOU'RE SO CUTE!"
I was grabbed from behind and was spun around very fast as squealing rang in my ear.
"INO PUT HER DOWN! NOW!" someone growled but I can't tell who it was because my brain is confused.
"Hmph, Fine!"
She let go and I started to stagger around like a drunk person.
"Youthful Tenten, are you okay?" he sounded worried
"Everything's s-spinning" I managed to say, then I crash into someone, a man, how do I know this? No boobs. Said man wrapped his arms around me, most likely to keep me from falling over.
Everything stopped spinning and I saw/realized that Neji had his arms wrapped firmly around my waist.
I turned red, seeing his gaze focused on my own.
"So Neji..." Kiba trailed off "is she your new girlfriend?"
Neji let go of me without warning and I almost landed on my butt, almost.
"I am not his girlfriend!" I exclaimed; my face flushed with embarrassment.
He held his hands up in surrender "Hey! Take it easy I was just messing with ya!"
I calmed down a little bit and sighed "its fine"
Sakura left her boyfriend's side and walked towards me with her hand held out for me to shake. I took it and smiled politely.
She smiled back "Sorry about them, they were dropped on their heads when they were little" she giggled, ignoring the yells of protest.
I couldn't help but snicker a little "Like I said its fine" Well I guess I should introduce myself "I'm Tenten by the way"
She smiled. What is it with everyone and smiling today? "Well Tenten I'm-"
"Haruno Sakura, yes I know" I interrupted; I hope that I didn't sound rude.
"You do?" she asked seemingly confused.
Before I could respond her boyfriend spoke. "Sakura, I don't want to sound arrogant but we are the kings and queens of the school, the only reason she wouldn't know that is if she was a new student, which I seriously doubt."
"Wow! The Teme can actually talk!" Naruto Uzumaki said with false surprise, which earned him a fist to the head by said Teme.
This started an argument between the Blonde and the Raven, so all of us watched the argument play out with concern, me because, well… I hate fighting and them for reasons that I don't know.
"Um, e-excuse me, T-Tenten-chan" said a soft voice. I looked to see Hinata, Neji's cousin standing at my left side, a small smile on her lips and her cheeks slightly flushed. "Um, may- may I s-see your s-schedule"
I nodded, opening my binder flipping to the last pages and pulled my schedule out and handing it to her only then remembering the stupid little drawing that I drew at the bottom of the page.
It wasn't anything bad like blood or gore, no, it was just a chibi version of myself (with glasses) with a speech bubble pointing to me saying 'Perverted health teachers FTL'.
"Oh! Y-Your in Neji nii's a-and Lee- Kun's grade" she said, handing me back my schedule "I-I agree with y-you J-Jiraiya- sensei is k-kind of annoying"
I nodded, mumbling a 'yeah', before taking back the paper and putting it where it belongs.
That's when the bell decided to ring.
We said our goodbyes as we ran to get to class on time.
The morning seemed to go by so fast and I found out that either Neji or Lee was in all of my classes and I would see the other royals in the halls, nodding, smiling or greeting me as they passed, then I would get pushed or shoved to the floor when they were out of sight.
I was brought out of my thoughts by the lunch bell. Crap, I hate lunch.
I sighed putting my sketch of Ai from Hell Girl away, gathering my things and exited my class to find Neji standing there, waiting for me.
"Come on, Tenten" he said, gently grabbing my arm and pulling me towards the cafeteria.
"B-But Neji I-I-I c-can't sit w-with you g-guys" I stuttered out, stumbling over my own feet as I was dragged closer to the caf (1).
He stopped and turned to face me "Oh? Why not"
"Uh-I, um… You see I-er…" I stuttered out, but not coming to a conclusion.
With a triumphant smirk he resumed dragging me towards the caf, the only sound I heard was my heart pounding in my chest.
He continued to drag me 'til we reached the outdoor seating area and towards a large table, where all the kings and queens were sitting, eating and chatting.
Getting even more nervous than I already was as Neji sat down and sat me next to him.
"Hi Tennie!" Ino smiled.
Tennie? "H-hi"
"No lunch?" Choji asked while chowing on some sort of bread.
"… no" I replied turning crimson as my stomach decided to roar its disapproval.
Neji opened a bento box and I saw the variety of food that was previously hidden in the small box "Do you like sushi?" he asked holding a piece in a pair of chopsticks in front of my face.
I swallowed the saliva that had been pooling in my mouth and nodded.
"Well then eat" he urged, moving the sushi closer to my mouth.
I happily obeyed as I parted lips and inched closer as I waited to accept the food in mouth.
Just as I was about to eat it, someone grabbed my hair buns and yanked me out of my seat and into a larger more muscular male student who ended up spilling his food everywhere.
He angrily turned to me and he seemed to get even angrier as he raised a fist and prepared to strike. I closed my eyes preparing for the impact.
It never came.
I slowly opened my eyes to see that Neji was holding the guy's fist, from what I could tell he was furious seeing as the guy's expression was one of complete horror.
"GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE KARIN!" I heard Sakura's furious yell.
I looked to my left to see Sakura being held back by Sasuke, Choji and Naruto as she was trying to strangle the red-haired bitch in front of her.
Karin wore a smug expression as she stared Sakura down though anyone could see that she was terrified by the look in her eyes and the fact that she was shaking "That bitch took my seat what else am I supposed to do?"
"WHY YOU-!" Sakura began to screech but was cut off by yours truly.
"no… it's fine I'll fine somewhere else to sit" I said grabbing my binder and walking away as fast as I could.
Behind a big tree:
"Stupid Bitch, messed up my hair" I growled, taking my hair out of its usual style and letting the hair roll down my shoulders and back as I sat down behind the large tree that grew in the school.
I sighed and looked up at the light that fluttered through leaves, enjoying the warmth and silence; I closed my eyes, letting a moment of peace come over me.
"Hello" someone said to my right.
My eyes snapped open and I jumped to my feet turning to my right to see that Neji was kneeling by the spot where I was just sitting.
"Neji! You gave me a heart attack!" I exclaimed trying to calm my breathing.
He stared at me seemingly mesmerised by something. "S-Sorry"
I sat back down and attempted to tied my hair back up but Neji's hand stop me "Don't, it looks nice down" he said, somewhat dazed as his other hand played with a strand of my deep brown locks.
I looked away feeling my cheeks turn crimson. I Looked back to see him staring intently at me, slowly inching his face closer to my own.
I leaned closer to him, cheeks turning a deeper shade of crimson, closing my eyes a halfway.
Our lips almost touching.
The bell rang, totally ruining our moment.
I got up and put my hair back in its two buns.
Neji handed me a bento box "Here you can eat this later" he turned and then he left, leaving me red-faced and confused.
End of the day (I'm such a lazy ass -_-")
Great end of the day, let's go home and be super bored to death! Yay!
I went to my locker, got my crap and left the school building without any problems (for once).
I walked around the side of the school my thoughts wandering to the events that happened today.
Just as I turned the corner I froze as I saw Neji leaning against the wall with a book bag hanging off of his arm.
"N-Neji, what are you doing here?" I asked.
"Waiting for you" he replied and for some ungodly reason I blushed.
"Why?" HOLY SON OF A COW I DIDN'T STUTTER!
"I'm coming over to your place" NEJI SAY WHAT?
"Oh, okay then…" WHY DID I AGREE?
We started to walk in an uncomfortable silence, and every time I tried to say something the words would get caught in my throat so no words came out.
After a few minutes we arrived at my crappy apartment building, which Neji decided to point out "These apartment complexes are normally for extremely poor families, Tenten are you living in poverty?"
Derp. "Wha-? No of course not I just find it easier to pay for and it's close to the school so…" I trailed off, hoping he'd get the hint.
He did and nodded.
We walked into the building, down a hall and to my apartment.
I opened the door, blushing from embarrassment.
My apartment is laughably small, my bed (twin sized), kitchen (really cramped) and living room (a small television and table) makes up one room, the second being the bathroom (which is only big enough for one person to be in at a time.
I took off my shoes and walked in setting my bag at the end of my bed, I heard shuffling noises behind me which informed me that Neji was doing the same.
I sat down on my bed and watched Neji walk over and sit down next to me.
"So what do you want to do?" I asked.
We spent a few hours watching TV and talking.
"He didn't" I managed through a fit of giggles
"I'm not joking!" he smiled.
We both laughed until a harsh knock sounded at the door.
I gulped and went to answer it.
"Y-Yes?" I stuttered.
"Hey do you have your pay? You're gonna be evicted if you don't have it by the end of this week" my landlord spat.
"Uh, n-no…" I mumbled.
"How much does she owe?" Neji said from right behind me.
The landlord named a price that I couldn't match.
Neji didn't say anything; instead he pulled out his wallet and paid him what I owed and a little extra.
"N-Neji!" I was shocked, how could he have that much money?
"Hey you gave me extra" landlord spoke up.
"Yes she's moving in with me that should cover whatever extra bills that may require" he replied calmly.
NEJI SAY WHAT?
BY'S WE ALL KNOW HOW LAZY SUKI IS RIGHT? RIGHT. WELL, SHE'S BEEN IN A PUBLIC PLACE, THAT'S RIGHT, I'M TALKING WITH OTHER PEOPLE I'M TALKING NO MORE ANTISOCIAL CHICK STUCK IN HER ROOM READING FANFICTIONS, NO, NOW SHES WRITING THEM. O: WHAT IS THIS?
ANYWAYS, CASSIE LOVES YOU LONG TIME, :D