Author's Notes: NejiTen.
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"Do I really have to wear this?" Tenten asked doubtfully, lifting her arm and watching the silk of the Chinese robe shift across her skin. "I feel so… naked."
Hyuuga Neji coughed and struggled to keep his emotionless demeanor. "It's a crucial part of the mission," he reminded her. She grimaced.
"I know, but…" She made a helpless motion towards the low back of the robe which had been made specifically to show off the wearer's slender neck and shoulders. "Do I have to be so… exposed?" She sounded miserable.
Unconsciously, he took a step towards her, his voice coming out huskier then he would have liked. "I'll be with you." He leaned over and adjusted one of the ornaments in her hair, the one he had given her. "I won't let anything happen to you."
Her cheeks turned a pale pink. "Thank you, Neji."
He let his hand drop, a smirk crossing his features. "You owe me."
She rose slowly, careful not to disturb her ceremonial outfit. She looked at him through lowered eyelashes and his heart actually sped up. "Really?" she purred.
He tried to swallow. "Yes."
She graced him with a confident smile and a promise of things to come. "Good."
The End.