A/N : Ahoy folks! Thank you all for the reviews! Your reviews made my day! Thank you! I love ya'll and 3! This chappie got a lil bit out of control. So uh beware?
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Chapter 3 : Resolved
Several days later…
"ALRIGHT MY YOUTHFUL FEMALE STUDENTS! YOU ALL ARE REQUIRED TO RUN 5 LAPS TODAY!" Gai-sensei,their PE teacher shouted and did his signature good guy pose.
All the females groaned except Tenten. She was all fired up.
"ALL RIGHT! READY! SET! GO!" Gai-sensei shouted and blew his whistle.
Tenten ran with ease, controlling her breath and steps like a professional runner. She loves sports and running is her favourite of all time.
And in a matter of minutes, Tenten crossed the finish line and all the boys cheered. Well except Neji who just stood there and studied Tenten with interest.
"TENTEN! MY YOUTHFUL FLOWER! YOU JUST BROKE YOUR PERSONAL RECORD BY TWO SECONDS! I'M SO PROUD OF YOU! WELL DONE!" Gai -sensei yelled as streams of tears poured down from his eyes.
"TENTEN! YOU TRULY ARE AMAZING! I'M SO PROUD TO BE YOUR FRIEND!" Lee yelled as he wiped a few tears away with the back of his hands.
"Neji! My youthful friend! Isn't Tenten just awesome?!" Lee said as he noticed Neji staring at Tenten with an unreadable expression.
Neji divert his attention to Lee and raised his eyebrow,just noticing that he looks like Gai-sensei's younger twin.
"Hn"
A few girls who weren't running came up to Tenten and squealed.
"Tenten! You're amazing!"
"Girl, how can you be so good in this kind of stuff?"
"Oh my god TenTen! I think i'm in love with you!"
"Oh Tenten! You are the pride of us girls!"
Tenten gave her fellow female classmates a grin as she grabbed her towel and sat down on the bench. A happy smile plastered on her face although she was still panting a little from her previous activity. Ah the joy of being praised.
After all the girls completed their laps, (Well not all of them as some of them fainted halfway through.) It was the boys' turn.
Tenten glance at the group of boys, snickering at the anxious looks on their faces. Except for a youth obsessed mushroom head who looked excited as hell and an oblivious human ice cube.
"ALRIGHT MY YOUTHFUL BOYS! I HAVE DECIDED THAT YOU ARE ALL REQUIRED TO RUN 53 LAPS TODAY! NOW GO AND MAKE ME PROUD! ESPECIALLY YOU,LEE AND THE NEW BOY!" Gai-sensei did another good guy pose.
The boys paled, Neji's eyes widen slightly and Lee's eyes sparkled with excitement.
Tenten smirked to her herself. Gai-sensei's classes were always extreme and she doubt that Neji can pass PE with flying colours like he did in other subjects.
She can't wait to see Neji's face when he failed to run those 53 laps.
"But sensei! That's just crazy!" A random male student said.
"Talk about gender inequality!"
"Yeah that's totally not fair! The girls are only required to run 5 laps! And you want us to run 53?!"
Gai stood there with a thoughtful look on his face.
"OH MY YOUTHFUL BOYS! HOW CAN YOU COMPARE YOURSELVES WITH THE GIRLS WHO ARE AS FRAIL AS FLOWERS!?"
The boys looked at each other. Well he does have a point...but still…
"HOW CAN YOU CALL YOURSELVES MEN WHEN YOU CAN'T EVEN RUN 53 LAPS?!" Gai-sensei exclaimed dramatically
The male students agreed with renewed determination burning in their eyes. Neji still looked passive.
"YOSH! NOW LET US RUN 60 LAPS!"
"HAI GAI-SENSEI!" They all yelled in unison as they started to run their laps.
In the end, most of the males students only completed 10 to 20 laps while Lee and Neji managed to somehow complete all 60 laps.
Tenten's jaw almost touched the ground. She still can't believe Neji completed his laps and she was impressed. Just a little impressed.
She shook her head and stare with disbelief at a very exhausted Neji who was sprawled out on the ground beside Lee. Both sweaty and panting heavily.
" G-Gai sensei...i..did it." Lee who was lying on the ground said as he reached out a hand towards Gai.
"OH LEE! MY BOY! I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!" Gai grabbed Lee's outstretched hand, streams of tears flowing down like waterfalls.
"YOU TOO! NEJI!" Gai turned his attention briefly towards a barely alive Neji who was now surrounded by worried fangirls.
"Gai..sensei.." Lee whispered weakly.
"LEE!" Gai continued to cry.
"Gai sensei...i..can't..feel my legs.." Lee whispered hoarsely before he passed out.
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"W-what?! He's your cousin?" Tenten stared at Hinata like she had grown two heads.
"Y-yes." Hinata stammered
"Wow."She still can't believe that the sweet little Hinata is related to Mr. Arrogant prick. Though they have the same eyes and same family name.
Tenten and Hinata were now walking towards the infirmary to visit Lee and Neji. As much as she doesn't want to see Neji, she still has to accompany Hinata to check on her cousin because she simply just can't reject cute little Hinata's request for an accompaniment.
Well,I suppose i could also check on Lee to see if he's still alive.
They were poker faced when they reached the hallways of the infirmary. Shizune, the nurse was guarding the infirmary door with a baseball bat in hand. Her facial expression implies that she was ready to inject anyone who dares to go near the infirmary with poison.
Tenten gulped and lean down towards Hinata's.
"Hinata...i don't think we should go in there." she whispered
"B-but n-neji-nii.."
Before Hinata could finish her sentence, Shizune turned to their direction with a menacing look on her face.
"WHO GOES THERE?!"
A shiver ran down Tenten's spine and Hinata started shaking in fear, looking as if she was about to cry.
But Shizune's scary expression was immediately replaced with a friendly smile as she recognised them after a moment.
"Oh, it's you guys!" Shizune said as she waved at them.
Tenten was usually the one who carried Hinata to the infirmary every time she faints so they were pretty acquainted with Shizune. You can say that they are Shizune's 'regular customers'.
"Y-yeah" Tenten croaked and quickly catches Hinata who fainted again.
Shizune stared at the two girls and laughed sheepishly.
"Ahahaha..sorry if i scared you guys. I was just keeping the fangirls away so that those two can get some rest." She scratched the back of her head.
Tenten sweatdropped and nodded. She totally understands how Neji's fangirls can be a pain in the butt. Ah no wonder he was so harsh to me.
Great. Now she kind of want to forgive Neji.
Shizune sigh as she looked at the unconscious Hinata. That girl seriously has to stop fainting so much.
"C'mon let's go inside."
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"..."
"..."
Neji and Tenten were currently having a glaring contest and nobody was there to stop them. Well technically nobody as Lee and Hinata were still out of commission while Shizune went back outside to keep watch.
Several moments later (Surprise surprise!) Neji looked away and crossed his arms as he shifts his legs under the white sheets.
Tenten sigh and slumped into her chair that was facing the three didn't feel happy at all although she just won the glaring contest. He had been glaring at her whenever he gets the chance these past few days and she was getting tired of his stupid glares!
"What's your problem anyway, Hyuuga." Tenten said wearily, her anger towards Neji no longer burning brightly as the day they met.
"..."
Sure he was kinda acting like an ass but she was the faulty one for creating the misunderstanding in the first place. And now that she thought about it, she was the one being silly. The whole ordeal was just silly.
Besides, she isn't one to hold grudges for long. So maybe she'll forgive him for calling her a fangirl. Maybe. If he stops mistaking me for his fangirls of course.
But the problem is,will he understand that it was all really just a misunderstanding and that she was not his fangirl?
" You know that i'm not one of your freaking fangirls right ?" She kept her voice low, not wanting to wake Lee and Hinata. A tinge of defeat can be heard from her tone.
Neji turned his attention towards her, lavender eyes studying her.
"I know."
Tenten was stunned upon hearing his answer. Well that was unexpected. She wasn't even expecting an answer.
"Really?" She looked up and their eyes met. She really can't believe that he finally understands.
Neji closed his eyes, shutting off their brief contact.
"Yes."
"How? Why?" Tenten was curious about Neji's sudden change of hearts.
"If you were a fangirl, you'll be acting all mushy and clingy by now."
Ah so the Hyuuga has logic too.
Tenten perked up, eyes sparkling like she had just won the jackpot.
"So you're admitting that you were wrong and that you're sorry for mistaking me as your fangirl?" Tenten blurted out.
Neji hesitated. He bit his lips into a thin line and looked away from Tenten. At least he doesn't have to say the word 'sorry' right?
"...yes"
Tenten could've sworn that she saw a tinge of pink on his cheeks.
"So...no more glaring?"
Neji nodded his head. Still not looking at Tenten.
Tenten smiled and let out a relieved laugh. Her misunderstanding with Neji was finally over and she was glad. Finally!No more glaring from Hyuuga.
"So...friends?"
"Hn"
"I'll take that as a yes then." She smiled brightly.
And then Neji turned around with a weird look on his face.
"Do i really look like your cousin?" (refer to chap 1 if you dunno what i'm talking about)
"Huh?" Tenten was confused for a moment.
Oh.
"Y-yeah you do!" Tenten lied again. She can't possibly tell him the truth right? That'll just be embarrassing.
"Hn" Neji closed his eyes. He knew that she lied but he'll let it go. For now. The truth will naturally reveal itself when the right time comes.
Bonus scene :
In the teacher's office
"Oi Gai."
"AH! KAKASHI MY RIVAL! WHAT IS IT? DO YOU WANT ANOTHER CHALLENGE?"
Kakashi sigh and shook his head.
"I heard that you did it again." Kakashi said as he buried his nose into his porn novel.
"What?" Gai said as he scratch his head in a confused manner.
"What he meant is-" Kurenai butted in
"You sent your students to the infirmary again?" Asuma who was smoking by the window asked as he watch Lee who was always hyper walking like an old man.
"Oh that-"
Everyone stopped moving when the door bursts open to reveal a very pissed off Tsunade.
Tsunade, the school principal scanned the office and if possible got even madder.
"KAKASHI! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU TO STOP BRINGING THAT STUPID BOOK OF YOURS TO SCHOOL?!" She snatched Kakashi's book and tear it into half with her bare hands.
Kakashi looks as if he was going to cry.
"AND YOU! STOP SMOKING AT SCHOOL!" She grabbed the glass of water that was coincidentally within her reach and splashed it at Asuma, drenching him and extinguishing his cigarette at the same time.
Asuma sighed.
Then Tsunade's eyes landed on Gai who was standing there like a frozen statue.
Tsunade gave Gai a sadistic smile and Gai paled.
"I-"
Tsunade stormed towards Gai,grabbed a lock of his hair and forcefully dragged a whimpering Gai out of the office.
An eerie silence filled the office after Tsunade left.
The trio looked at each other for a while and sigh.
And the next day, Gai came to school with a bald spot on his head, his face traumatised.
What had happened to Gai after he got dragged away that day remains a mystery.
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A/N : I ended their misunderstanding a little sooner so that more NejiTen moments can come in the future! :D
You see i've been thinking and a couple that just glares at each other and gets little interaction is a little hard to make them fall in love. I was planning to make the misunderstanding a little longer but nah. I think that the story will be better like this.
Well lots of Love and watermelons to you who read and review! :*
Will update soon, so stay tuned! :)