Hey, it's been a while for this fic huh? Well I kind of fell out of the fandom for a bit because nothing was really going on that was exciting to me, also I joined the Hetalia fandom so I've been working on fics for that… But I'll try to finish this so it's done but I don't know when.

~ P.O.G

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Neji

Agh, that damn duck head, smart mouth, emo-ass; THAT PAIN IN MY ASS! I squirmed around as the chakra strings bound me to my teammate. This was getting me know where. After a few minutes of Tenten and me squirming around in our spot, I sighed and stood still. This was getting us nowhere, and I feel as though my Chakra is suddenly very low. Glancing down at the strings, I activated my Byakugan and examined the strings. My chakra was mixing with Sasuke's, as well as Tenten's for it was draining hers as well. Deactivating my blood line, I began to break out into cold sweat (It sounds odd, however it happens to me whenever I lose too much chakra or I am coming down with a cold,). I have to relax and breathe. I have too much stress on my shoulders and I need to think of a way to get us out of this. Closing my eyes, I began my meditation exercises and relaxed my mind. If the chakra was draining from two hosts, it had to go somewhere right? But there was no vertex that links the two strings so the chakra can escape…

I hear Tenten give a slight twitch on my back. She was losing chakra more quickly then I was. I really have to think quickly. Alright Hyuga, let's see; both of our chakras are just passing through the strings, so wouldn't that mean that it was going through our bodies? If that's the case, our chakras are mixing, which isn't good if we're being drained of it.

"Ah…." Tenten panted behind me.

Alright, something that has force applied to it becomes in motion, like a wheel on a carriage. The carriage wheels continue to turn as long as something is applying force to it. In order to stop the wheels, the horses have to stop moving….

"Or the wheels are intercepted by an object of equal or greater force!" I exclaimed.

Tenten shifted behind me and asked what I was talking about. Deciding not to explain all my thinking to her, I asked her if she had any kunai left on her. She had some in her back pouch, attached to her right pocket. I sighed; this meant I had to trust my luck and sense of touch to find it since she couldn't reach it with her arms tied to her sides. Reaching my hand back, I searched for the said pouch. No…that's the floor. Slowly I raised my hand and touched the waist band of Tenten's ANBU pants. Feeling her jump as I moved my hands down word, I could feel my cheeks warm up as I hear her squeak. Okay, so that's not the pouch, I went too far to the left. Moving my hand I finally was able to locate the pouch and take out a kunai. Alright, I have to figure out whose chakra is strong enough to cut through Uchiah's string.

"Tenten, how much chakra do you have?" I asked.

I felt her shoulder's shrug. Okay, so she can still move unlike me…My hands began to go numb as the rest of my chakra was slowly being taken from me and was flowing into Tenten's stream.

"Here, I have the Kunai. But I can't move and I'm out of Chakra."

"A-alright," my teammate said as she stared reaching for it, her hands brushing against my side.

"Got it; now what?"

I took a deep breath and grabbed her other hand. I gave her my warning that she was going to feel some stinging in her other arm. Before she could question it, I told her to concentrate whatever chakra she had left into the Kunai and try to break through the string. She nodded and within the next moment, she was trying to cut at the string. Leaning back more, my weight causing her to angle her back forward, I was able to get a better look; the kunai had a faint blue color which meant that her flow wasn't strong enough. Squeezing her hand, I told her not to let go as I had my chakra flow into her hand, traveling through her body, to the kunai. I felt her squirm for a moment, but then I heard the sound a scratching sound, which meant she was cutting the string.

"A-almost…" I heard her whimper as she struggled.

There was a snap and the chakra string was loosened significantly. I took a deep breath as my head became numb and there was the feeling of pins and needles all over my body. I asked Tenten not to move, since I was afraid of falling over. She seemed to comply gratefully since, she was out of chakra as well, and was on the verge of passing out.

I tried sitting up straight after a moment, only realizing that my hand was still holding my teammates. Or, at least, she was the one holding onto me this time. I can't help but smile a bit. Even though the circumstances we're in at the moment were a bit out of place for these thoughts, I can happily admit that her hands are warm and soft. I haven't been able to admit a simple fact like that since we were first teammates and Gai made us do some "team bonding" exercises.

"What do we do now?" She asked quietly.

I would've shrugged, but I was out of energy. I gave her hand a squeeze. It was a good question; it will take a while for the both of us to be able to stand.

"Oh…"

"What is it, Tenten?" I asked realizing that she might have an idea.

"In my pouch…I should have some food pills."

I reached my other hand back to her pouch (I didn't want to let go of the hand I was holding). Found them. We're pretty lucky she had those or else we would have been stuck here all day…or at until Tsunade finds us.

"Here…" I said as I slowly reached behind me to give it to her.

Once she had hers, I slowly swallowed mine. It was a rather large pill, and I never fancied biting into it like Choji, only because of the taste. I felt Tenten shift behind me. She had let go of my hand and was slowly standing up. They say if you bite into the pill, it works faster…but I couldn't bring myself to do it.

"Okay, Neji. Here, Let me help you," Tenten said as she tried to help me stand.

I only nodded and allowed her to pull me up. I'm not saying that I'm heavy, but I do have a generous amount of muscle mass, which made Tenten stumble a bit. I tried to straighten up as she adjusted herself accordingly.

"Alright, where should we go? You need to rest."

I was about to open my mouth when I felt a pair of eyes on me. Jerking my head to the side I hissed at the Uchiha behind me. That damn Sasuke…What the hell was he thinking doing that to us? He tapped Tenten on the shoulder, but she didn't jump at all. I'm guessing she got used to Naruto and Lee popping out of thin air at her. He pecked her cheek and asked about her wellbeing. I was about to smack him but Tenten had already did.

Sasuke

My hand brushed against the burning sensation on my cheek. Damn she hits hard. I cocked an eyebrow at her as her face became red with anger. Oh, I did something right then. Smirking as I looked at them both, I felt a bit of accomplishment as fucked up as it sounds. My smirk soon disappeared as I noticed all the scratch and burn marks in their wrists. Their faces showed signs that they have paled and have lost a lot of energy. Reaching my hand out, I could admit I over did it quite a bit. I almost killed the both of them and Tsunade would have had my head over her fire place if that were to happen.

"Tenten, you can't seriously forgive him can you?" the Hyuga looked at Tenten as she took my hand.

A small smile came to my face. Of course she would, Hyuga. Why wouldn't she?

"He had good intentions…if we were stuck in that situation on the battle field, we'd be dead. And Sasuke has been through enough to know what death feels like. And I think that was it."

Smart girl; But that wasn't exactly what I was aiming for. I honestly don't think she got what I was trying to do; trying her up to Neji was supposed to be good for the both of them (as I feel my heart squeeze at that thought). I guess by this time, based on the fact that they both don't seem to have any other reaction to the exercise besides to kill me, that they didn't make any progress at all. Well this surely was a waste of time and energy…

"Alright, let's get Hyuga back his estate so he can rest." I said as I slung Hyuga's other arm over my shoulders.

The three of us got a few stares walking down the streets. Even Shikamaru stopped us and asked what happen. Tenten was the first to say that we were sparring and Neji took a lot of damage. With that, I got a side glance from the Nara kid, which made me smirk a bit. I can honestly say my pride went up a bit that moment. Then again, I always knew I could beat Hyuga; there was no doubt about that. We continued to walk to the estate; I could feel the Hyuga struggling to keep up with Tenten and me as we walked. Maybe I did overdo it a bit…but then again, it's not like he would mercy me if we sparred together. It would probably be like how Naruto and I were back in the day; always trying to kill each other…with good reason though.

"Alright, Neji, we're here," Tenten announced as we walked up to the Hyuga estate gates.

Hyuga nodded and we helped him inside. The estate was pretty normal. Kind of reminded me of the Uchiha estate back then…but the Hyugas were scattered around the village, we had our own little section, which was good and bad in some ways but you know; family is family. Tenten was the one who actually led us to his room. We got some stares form some of the Hyuga members who greeted Tenten as we walked down the halls. I'm actually a bit surprised that she'd be recognized here. Normally outsiders of the clan weren't allowed in the main estate unless invited by the head of the family. But it seems Tenten was, and knowing the Hyuga's, it must have been only because Tenten would help him and Hinata spar. Well, that's what I think, however I believe she's been here by Neji's request if she knows where his room is ( I mean come on, there had to be something going on between these two if she knows where his room is, right). She hasn't been to my place yet though;

"Heh…some boyfriend I am…."

"Hm? What did you say Sasuke?" Tenten asked me.

"Nothing…don't worry about it, Ten." I gave her a small smile.

"Oh, how great; We got a smile out of you, Uchiha. The world must be ending for you to smile…"

I glared at the Hyuga. What did this ass just say to me?! Okay, keep your cool, Sasuke. You should be happy that you were able to make him so weak he couldn't even sit up properly. I felt a vein pop in my head; either way I want to kill him…

"Ok Sasuke…I can handle him from here," Tenten said as we stopped in front of a white door.

I nodded and let go of the Hyuga so she could bring him inside. She closed the door behind her; I guess they wanted privacy for a bit. Leaning against the door frame, I sighed. Peace of mind was what I needed. I'm starting to get too attached to Tenten, and that's gonna come back at me when I finally fix these two up. But, I suppose the game has changed now that I can continue to see myself romantically with her. I kind of find it interesting how I am a year younger than her, and yet she has no issues with the fact that she can be considered my "senpai". But there is no way I am giving her that title; it's a bit odd. Leaning my head back, I let out a groan. This is starting to become a bit of a pain for me, and I can't believe I let myself fall for her this much. Sooner or later it's going to come to the point where I can't let her go, and I'll turn even more selfish than I already am.

"Neji, please rest."

I focused my hearing on the door.

"I am, Tenten. Please stop worrying about me; you know I will be alright."

"I know, but I still worry about you. I always have. So you can't really say-"

"Tenten, I'm fine. Do not worry. You should go and get some rest yourself."

"But you-"

"Let Uchiha take you home, to Tsunade-sama. Rest up, I'll visit you in the morning with Lee."

"I…alright…"

I moved away from the door frame to the column as I heard Tenten walking to the door. I gave her a small smile as she approached me, looking like she was about to collapse. I wrapped my arms around her as she attached herself to my front. I asked her if she was ready to go, and she nodded. Only this time, she asked to go to my house. Shocking; wasn't I just complaining about that? I let out a small chuckle. Then again, she probably wanted to talk to Itachi or something. Leading her out, we ran into Hinata and another Hyuga who seemed to be a distant cousin.

"Tenten, you looked beat, how was the spar?" Hinata asked her.

Well, hello to you too…

"Alright, Sasuke here gave Neji and I a run for our money for sure. But Neji took the biggest hit so we brought him back here." Tenten replied brightly.

I only nodded in agreement when Hinata smiled at me. I was still glancing over at the Hyuga that was with the heiress.

"Oh, so you're Tenten." She spoke.

Tenten and I had the same expression on our face as she held out her hand.

"Uhm…yes, hello…I don't believe I've met you before…" Tenten said taking her hand.

"Tenten…this is Ookami…" Hinata said quietly while looking at me seriously.

I looked back at Hinata with a raised eyebrow. She said that kind of blatantly. I'm guessing I'm going to hear about it later…

"Oh, nice to meet you?" Tenten slowly shook hands with the girl while eyeing her suspiciously.

"Hinata and Hanabi have old me so much about you! I hope we can get along really well!"

"Ah…yeah, I hope so too…" Tenten said looking from this Ookami girl to Hinata (who was looking at me).

I cleared my throat.

"We should get going. Hinata, I will see you later, right?" I looked straight into Hinata's face.

The girl nodded before leading Ookami away. Looking at Tenten, who was looking at me, I frowned a bit. Keeping that girl in the back of my mind, I led Tenten to the outer gates. Once we were far enough, I picked her up and carried her over to my place. The door was locked so I let Tenten down as I dug for my keys. Pushing open the door, Itachi was in the kitchen with a bowl of rice in his hands.

"Nice to see you two. Are you staying for dinner, Tenten?"

"She's staying the night, Aniki." I said before Tenten could open her mouth.

Itachi ave a chuckle and told me not to get all defensive. Huffing I crossed my arms over my chest and walked toward my room.

"The rest is in the fridge if you get hungry, Tenten. All you have to do is heat it up a bit." I hear Itachi say.

Tenten thanked him and follow me to my room. I stretch out on my back on the floor and begin doing some sit ups. I gotta stay in shape you know. Tenten climbed over me to sit on my bed. I felt her eyes on me as I continued to do my sit ups.

"What is it, Ten?" I asked stopping mid-push up.

"Nothing, just watching. I find it interesting that you work out after you spar." She replied.

I laid back down and shrugged, sitting up completely now. I do it so my body doesn't tense up once I relaxed. Taking the headband off my forehead, I threw it onto the desk in the corner of the room. I've missed wearing it. It felt a bit weird to have it on though since I was so used to it being off. And that was the new headband too. The old one is in a drawer of my desk under a bunch of scrolls. Standing up, I asked Tenten is she wanted to shower first. She nodded, but scratched the back of her head.

"I need to borrow some clothes though…" she said quietly.

"No worries, I have a pair of new boxers you can have, some sweats and a shirt," I glanced at her up and down before looking her in the eye, "if that's alright…"

She nodded and I got her a towel. I led her to the bathroom and started the shower for her. I told her she could leave it on when she's done, since I was going in after her anyway. Before I turned away, she stopped me.

"Can you help me with the bindings? I'm a bit sore so it hurts to reach back there."

I paused for a minute. Surely she was toying with me. But, obviously she was completely serious. I let her take off her shirt and turn around before I reached for the bindings. Man, she puts these on pretty tightly…I could hear her groan a bit as the bandages were unraveled from her bust. I rolled up the bindings before glancing at her back. Some scars and bruises, and the red marks from the bandages that indicated that her skin was inflamed a little bit. I put my hand on the red marks; her skin was warm…and soft…a bit sweaty, but soft.

"Thanks, you can go now." She said without turning around.

I walked out of the bathroom holding the bandages in my hand. It was a long, thick piece of fabric she used. I wonder why she wrapped her chest if the ANBU uniform comes with a torso plate. I guess she wanted to be sure that they didn't slow her do-wait…how big is she anyway if she sued such a long, thick piece of binding? I couldn't tell from where I was standing, and we are almost the same height. Hmm…

Get your mind out of the gutter.

"OH, FUCK YOU, ANIKI!" I exclaimed to the door of my room before opening it.

Tenten walked into my room a few minutes later, hair down, towel around her body. Wow, her hair has grown quiet long over the past few years. I would have thought she would have kept the length at her shoulders, but I guess she let it grow ( I mean I know her hair grew, her bangs were very long anyway).

"So…about those clothes…." She looked at her feet.

Oh, right….I went into my dresser and pulled out the new pair of boxers. Handing them to her, she put them on under the towel. I searched for a shirt that wasn't used for training. I found a light blue short sleeved shirt and handed it to her. She put that over the towel as well before peeling the towel form her body. I eyed her a bit. Since her skin was still damp, the shirt clinged on to her a bit…and wow…her chest is a pretty decent size…I never expected it to be that big.

Pervert

Oh shut up…

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That's all I have for now guys! 7 pages woot! Happy I was able to continue this! ~ .grey