I really shouldn't make a long A/N if you want me to go on with the chapter ASAP.
Kankuro: Yeah! So shut up and let the story go on!
Me: But before that, I need to say something…
Kankuro: Oh, gawd…
Me: I give credit to ByE ByE RobIn. There's a portion of this chapter that she gave to me (Just the idea, though).
Kankuro: Who the hell is she?
Me: She's my friend and she's a NejiTen genius, as she self-proclaimed (Damn it, Anto, you did self-proclaim it. I never agreed on it. Jk.)
Kankuro: Oh, gawd, more rabid girls. Who is she fan girling?
Me: Itachi Uchiha.
Itachi: -runs past, screaming-
ByE ByE RobIn: -runs after him- Come here, Itachi! I just want to rub your abs!
Me: -at ByE ByE RobIn- Oi! You owe me 50 bucks for letting you and Itachi in this A/N!
Note: NO LEMON IS IN THIS CHAPTER. THE RATING OF T-M APPLIES.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto and ByE ByE RobIn is my friend.
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"Tenten? Fuck no."
Through the thin gaps between the wood, Neji could see the two intruders that disturbed his break-in. With a drunken expression and alcohol-drenched league, Tenten stumbled into the room, clutching a half-empty glass of red wine. Behind her was Sasuke Uchiha, minus the black coat, donning a devilish grin.
Inside the closet, Neji clenched his fists until his nails somehow pricked his palms, "Damn her." He bitterly thought, sharply darting his eyes at Tenten, "How could she have managed to get drunk? I told Rose to look after her. The bitch…"
Sasuke turned only one lamp on, giving the whole room a dim and mysterious illumination all throughout. Uneasily, Tenten threw herself onto the bed, comfortably absorbing the cool air trapped in the duvet. Unconsciously, she spilled the wine onto her dress.
She also grumbled swears under her breath, softly ranting about a splitting headache and painful churn in her abdomen. Indeed, the mix of the different alcoholic drinks is getting to her.
"Feeling any better?" The slick Uchiha questioned, nearing the tipsy girl and eyeing her with a hungry glare.
As a reply, she shook her head with her brows knitted together. Tenten snapped in a murmur, "Better?" she growled, "How can I feel better at this rate, huh?" And with that, she clutched her head again.
Concealed, Neji shook his head, seeing how pathetic and somehow indifferent she is. It seems that she's moody when it's her time of the month and when she's sickeningly drunk…
The results must be horrible if when the two conditions collide… like now.
Hearing her statement, Sasuke snickered and softly rubbed the back of his hand against her rosy cheek. When his cold skin touched her warm face, a tingle ran down her spine, somehow awakening her senses a little.
"Don't worry," Sasuke whispered smugly as he took his place beside her, "You'll feel better soon." His breath felt uncomfortable by her ear and with that, Sasuke tucked his face down her neck, just above her collarbone.
Simultaneously, Neji and Tenten's eyes grew. His ivory eyes shot up in surprise and anger while hers widened as a response to the sudden act. A quick and tight gasp felt dry down Neji's throat as he watched Sasuke nuzzle the dumbstruck girl.
Seeing where this is going, Tenten weakly pushed Sasuke's shoulders, moaning, "H-Hey… What the fuck are you doing, eh? Get off…"
But, clearly, Sasuke ignored this and even started leaving seductive kisses down her slender neck, making her giggle every now and then. Still, Tenten didn't like any of this. It was just the same as disrespecting her… only in the next level.
"Fuck, I said get off!" Tenten exclaimed, giving Sasuke another useless shove. This time, Sasuke pressed his body against hers, making her fall lower onto the bed and finally pinning her down. And very soon, Tenten could feel Sasuke's hands touching her below.
"Hey!" she screamed, angry and frustrated, somewhat dismayed, "Get off of me, Uchiha! Get off! Shit!"
Yet, every scream and threat didn't get through Sasuke. He went on nipping her earlobe and even gave smooth licks near her jaw, but Tenten stayed firm and did nothing but try to get him away from her.
She had no plans of losing her virginity to a bastard.
"What the hell are you doing just staring at them fuck in front of you?!" Neji thought, talking to himself, "Get out there and save the poor girl!"
Neji's consciousness went back to him after the trauma of seeing Uchiha try to rip Tenten's straps off with his teeth. His hand quickly grabbed for the handle but, before he could pull on the closet door and act, he reconsidered it.
"I can't get caught!" he opposed to his own decision, "If I get caught, I'll never steal Uchiha's belongings! I'll let Twenty down. Damn, can't let that happen. And the mafia will kill me if the police gets me." So, he drew his hand back hesitantly.
But now, he could actually see Tenten trying to kick the man off of her. Her shrieks sent chills down his spine, but to his relief, Sasuke didn't manage to get anything off of her. So, he thought of a Plan B: The tranquilizer gun.
Rose Pierce lent him a pocket-sized tranquilizer that he was supposed to use to stun the guards. Luckily, he never used it. There, he thrust his hand into his pocket and started looking for the mini gun with his sense of touch. In the dark closet, he was almost blind.
He grabbed for the metal, miniature equipment in his pocket and took them out, hoping one of them would be his tranquilizer gun. Even if he was rushing, he had to be careful. If the tranquilizer dart pricks him, instead, he'll be the one ending up knocked out for the next 24 hours.
The tiny tools fell from his hand and panic crawled all over him. He blindly searched for the tranquilizer gun until…
Slap.
Hearing the forceful smack, Neji lifted his gaze up to see what had happened. And there, his jaw dropped at the scene he saw…
Before him, beyond the closet door, he found Tenten and Sasuke now standing and off the bed. Tenten shot Sasuke a disgusted and very enraged glare while Sasuke held his sore, hurting cheek.
Tenten had slapped him.
"Look," Tenten growled, slightly groggy but irritated, "Just because I'm half-drunk and you're not doesn't mean that I'm going to actually let you do this shit to me!" She gave Sasuke a strong shove as she held out an accusing finger at him.
"Screw is right! You are a bastard!" Tenten shouted at him in a loud yet drunken voice. Before her, Sasuke showed a rather shocked air as she went on, "I. Am. A. Virgin. And I don't plan on giving that up for a bullshit like you! How could you have the right mind to—"
But when Tenten wasn't even finished reprimanding him and before she can even realize it, she was tackled back onto the bed with Sasuke pinning her down by pressing his body against hers and his arms pulled down hers. Grunting, Tenten tried to push him off of her once again.
Despite the objections of Tenten, Sasuke held a straight yet lusted face on.
"Aw, that is it. I'm murdering Uchiha if it's the last thing I'll do." Neji thought, encouraging himself to act faster for Tenten's sake. His hands ran through the carpeted floor as he searched for his tranquilizer gun, which he assumed that he had dropped.
And when Tenten's shrieks were starting to grow louder, a certain series of sounds stopped everything.
Shick.
Fpok.
Thud.
Hearing this, Neji put his gaze back onto the pair on the bed and found Uchiha, unconscious on Tenten. The girl, on the other hand, was stunned and all she knew was Sasuke suddenly snapped into unconsciousness, burying his face onto her chest as his head dropped.
Revolted, Tenten pushed his mouth away from her chest and tried to get him off of her once again. But, soon, Rose Pierce walked discreetly into the room, holding up a mini tranquilizer gun. Tenten arched her brow at her and asked, "Am I missing something?"
It turned out that the quick shick was the sound of the tranquilizer dart traveling through the air from the gun. The fpok was the sound of the dart getting embedded into the target's skin. Obviously, the thud is the sound of the victim, falling and turning floppy and unconscious.
Seeing that it was safe to go out now, Neji opened the closet door and let some of the light in. He found his mini tranquilizer gun by his feet and picked it up, arming himself. Luckily, Tenten didn't sense his presence.
With her eyes still on Rose Pierce, Tenten demanded unsteadily, "What the fucking hell is going on here? First, a billionaire goes trying to rape me and now a pink-haired woman in a pencil skirt comes in with a toy gun? What the hell is—"
Shick.
Fpok.
Thud.
Tenten's head dropped onto the duvet as her eyes shut as well. Behind her, Neji had his mini tranquilizer gun aimed at her. He managed to tranquilize her, hoping that once she had woken up from her sleep, she'll think it was all a dream.
Seeing this, Rose smirked and looked at Sasuke on Tenten, slightly amused and sickened all at the same time. "Enjoyed watching them making love?" Rose asked Neji as he pocketed his mini tranquilizer gun.
"Not at all." He honestly answered, pushing the dozed man off of the teenage girl, "Besides, Uchiha was just nuzzling her…"
Rose heaved a sigh a dreamer usually did, giving Sasuke a sympathetic look, "Just like how he and I used to."
When Neji heard this, he shot Rose a suspicious glare and questioned, "What do you mean?"
Embarrassed, Rose explained as she tugged on Sasuke, making him lie properly on his bunk, "I work for the spy organization of this city, right? Sasuke used to, too. Against the rules, I fell in love with him. And we were going steady, taking everything to the next level and all."
She tucked Sasuke in, covering him with his duvet, "Then, he took everything I owned. My money, possessions… my house… everything. And I was such a pushover to let it all happen. Then, he dumped me. I couldn't forgive him or myself for letting it all happen."
Neji wasn't that interested as he picked Tenten up, looking at her messy hair and reddened cheeks. Her dress' straps were sliding down her smooth shoulders and Neji had the heart to fix them back so that her top doesn't fall off. He knew better than to take advantage of her at this moment.
"A secret agent's most prized possession is his or her real identity." Rose mentioned, biting her lip, "And he exposed mine. It was such a dishonor."
All Neji did was nod in acknowledgement, hoping Rose didn't realize that he wasn't listening at all.
"The code of the safe is 72787258. If you decode it with letters, it's 'SasuSaku'. That was how much we were in love." Rose said, staring back at her now asleep ex. She couldn't help but bite her lip and stroke his cheek lovingly.
Leaving Tenten for a minute, Neji approached the small safe and typed in the code. When the door swung open with a creak, Neji peered inside. Golden jewelry, wads of money, precious belongings and credit cards were in full view. And they were all in his reach.
"Take what we agreed on taking only." Rose warned him, "You only need the ATM card."
Nodding, Neji reached in and took the platinum-colored card that was nearby. He gave it a quick look, seeing how Sasuke Uchiha's name was engrossed into it. And there, he pocketed it without any hesitation.
When he turned to look at Rose Pierce, he found her still gazing back at Sasuke with loving eyes. He knew that it must've been so hard for her to try to hate Sasuke when she still loves him. And after leaving a tender kiss on Sasuke's cold lips, she started her way for the glass window nearby.
"So, how do we make our 'great escape', hm?" Neji asked her, watching her slide her hand down the window's surface. Carefully, Neji brought Tenten into his arms then swung her onto his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. He needs to work on that.
After chuckling at the careless way of handling a damsel, Rose Pierce replied, opening the window by grabbing onto the handle after cladding her hand with knitted gloves, "Agent Young Man will take care of it."
Agent Young Man?
Once Rose had managed to open the window fully, she gave her watch's face a twist then spoke to it, "Okay, Young Man, we're ready. Lower the copter, will ya? We're here on the 59th floor." She waited for a response and when a faint "Gotcha" was heard, she gazed upwards.
A black helicopter flew nearer to the open window and someone had let the rope ladder down into the room for Rose and Neji to climb. Motioning for Neji to move fast, Rose grabbed onto the thin ladder and got into the helicopter. Soon, Neji followed with Tenten still asleep on his shoulder.
"Thanks, Young Man," Rose said, sitting comfortably at the right side of the back seat, "Hope we didn't disturb you with the riot report."
Riot Report?
The copter's pilot turned to them and smiled cheekily, saying, "No, of course not! Anything for my partner. Hey, Eagle Eye. How's Tenten?"
When Neji saw who Agent Young Man was, he couldn't help but gasp softly. "Lee?" Neji exclaimed, almost flabbergasted, "You're a secret agent, too? My gawd, am I one of the few people who isn't a spy?"
With that, Lee laughed and adjusted the head phones he had as he stated, "Real funny, Eagle Eye, really. Is Tenten fine?"
Neji looked down at the brown-haired girl he held to who now was limply seated on his lap. Her head hung down, rested on just under his chin wearily as her eyes stayed closed. Neji heaved a sigh and explained, "It's a long story, but she'll be fine."
If anyone sat in front of Neji, they could see Neji, leaning, with Tenten's head tucked under his chin. His arms were wrapped around her securely and protectively, like she'd fall apart if he ever let go. It was a sweet little sight, indeed.
As the copter flew over the city, through the clouds and past the swirling city lights, Rose couldn't help but take a look at the two. Sometimes, she questions Neji's plans on keeping his relationship with Tenten less than acquaintances. From what she sees, his plan isn't going to work out.
He'll probably end up getting steady with her, if they both allow it.
"You like her, don't you?" she asked him all of a sudden, disarming him since he was quickly out of words.
He snapped his head to her, glaring at her with annoyance, "She's an okay girl," Neji admitted, "She pisses me a lot, sometimes and I annoy her in return. I don't hate her and I hope she doesn't hate me. But once these 28 days are over, she'll eventually forget about me."
"How is that so? You've been together for 6 days, more or less, and you look like a couple already."
"We don't. We're just stuck with each other. It's forced, remember?"
"You don't seem to be so forced into it."
"I do. Look at me and see how much I'm suffering."
"Yes, people suffer when they are forced into something. Suffering people seem tired, weary and very dismayed. You, my friend, look enlightened. You don't look like you're suffering… at all. It's like you actually enjoy watching over Tenten."
Hearing Rose's 'words of wisdom', Neji couldn't help but chuckle at her statement. Enlightened? What a way to describe the hellish torture of being forced into living with a girl he only knew now. Sakura obviously doesn't understand.
"Okay," Rose said, breaking the silence, "I change my conclusion, then. You don't like her."
"Correct. Very."
"You love her."
"Hell no."
"Why don't you just admit it? Denying whatever's true makes no sense at all."
"I'm not denying anything true. I don't even like the girl as a friend. She's… She's a pain in the ass, if you ask me."
Still, Rose giggled and began in a childish and singsong manner, "Eagle Eye and Tenny sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G!"
"How mature, Rose! Very mature!" Neji growled at her, fixing his seat and adjusting Tenten's position as he did, "Besides, I wouldn't even give this girl a peck on the cheek even if my life depended on it!" He clenched his teeth together, irritated at his friend's juvenile attitude.
He turned away from her and threw his gaze at the city below to calm his mind down. Such immature apes always got into his nerves. But Rose snickered and squeaked, "When you were in the closet, I'm sure you wanted to kill Sasuke…"
Sensing the irksome immaturity of the question, he passively rolled his eyes and grumbled, "How can I not want to kill Sasuke back there? He was… hurting her." When he had finished saying this, Neji quivered a little with what he just said.
Disagreeing with the defense of the now blushing mob boss, Rose smirked and remarked, "Face it, Eagle: You wished you were Sasuke back there, didn't you?" Her emerald peeps twinkled as if they could read him like a book.
At this point, Neji's cheeks felt hot and he sensed a prickly feeling run through his skin. Still, he replied coolly, "Of course not." But he threw his gaze away at this, avoiding Rose's somewhat accusing glare.
Although this was so, Neji couldn't help but tighten his coil on the unconscious girl on his lap. Her fragile state made him feel like her guardian, the one responsible for whatever happens to her. Even though she is his captive for the next 28 (now 22) days, it's gotten a clearer sense to him tonight.
Remembering how helpless Tenten was in Sasuke's clutches was enough to make Neji nip his lip in restraint.
He should've shot Uchiha when he could.
"The tranquilizer's effects wear off within 24 hours." Rose mentioned, poking her head out of the helicopter to help Lee land the helicopter properly onto the helipad below, "But if I were you, I wouldn't expect a perfectly cheery, little lady in the morning. She'll probably have a hang-over."
Neji simply nodded in reply as he propped Tenten up to get her ready for the descent off the copter. Her head still hangs low as her delicate bangs touched her flushed face, slightly covering her gently shut eyes. It was just something that made Neji absent-mindedly smile at her.
Once the helicopter had landed onto a certain building's roof top, Rose quickly hopped out of the copter, her locks flying about as they slipped from the tight bun she had on due to the wind.
Cautiously, Neji also got off from the helicopter with Tenten, again, swung on his shoulder. Of course, Rose scolded him, saying something about carrying girls and sunflowers. Soon, she managed to make him carry Tenten in a proper manner:
Bridal style.
Before the helicopter flew off, Rose waved to Agent Young Man, thanking him in a loud voice to make it audible amid the swerving propeller's noise, "Thank you so much, Young Man! I owe you one!"
Lee simply tossed his head back in acknowledgement, grinning happily down at them, as he called back, "No problem, Rose! See you tomorrow at HQ! Eagle Eye and Tenny, sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G! Bye, guys!"
If Neji had gotten hold of a machine gun, he could've shot Lee down in 3 seconds.
She motioned for Neji to follow her into the building through a few flights of stairs leading downstairs. "We're in the City Hospital," Rose explained in an amused tone, "Funny how this place is also the Biological branch of my organization. We hold Histological experiments, morgue and human experimentations…"
"Morgue and human experimentations?!" Neji reacted, stopping dead in his tracks, "Those kind of experiments are illegal. Don't you guys work for the government? You mean to say that they let you guys run these experiments?"
"They don't let us run them. They, themselves, run the experiments."
After getting over that revelation, Neji went back to tailing Rose with Tenten still in his arms.
They went past a few doors, some labeled 'Warning: Radioactive' or 'Unisex Bathroom' or 'Cytological Tests Undergoing'. If Neji knew better, it's like a real-life version of Hannibal Lecter's office.
After countless flights of stairs, they finally reached the ground floor, the hospital's lobby. When Rose and Neji pass any doctors, nurses or even patients, they get the same greeting every time:
"Get well soon."
Once they have gone out of the building, Neji was just relieved to be back on the sidewalk, walking on the cold pavement. Past the rushing cars and pedestrians, this city's nightlife wasn't so exciting. But Neji was just glad that his night's screwed up moments were very much over.
The day ends with him ambling down the damp sidewalk alongside an undercover spy while he carried a knocked out girl in his arms.
Not really an ideal night concluder, but it'll do.
"I just want you to promise something, Eagle." Rose stated as she tried to hail a cab by waving her hands around at the sidewalk's edge, "It'll be for both our sakes, anyway." After a number of failed attempts, she continued, "Don't tell Tenten of what really happened."
When Rose Pierce tried to catch another cab and failed, Neji stepped forward and yelled, "Hey! Taxi!" Miraculously, a taxi did halt in front of them. He couldn't help but remember doing the same thing when he was with Tenten on their first day together.
She thought he was a show-off, though.
With that, Rose turned to him, very much impresses, "Nice stunt," she complimented, thinly smiling at him, "Funny how taxi drivers like you, too."
Once inside the cab, Neji sat Tenten beside him, by the window so that her head gently leaned on the car door's chilly glass.
"Anyway," Rose started after giving the driver the address, "You'll have to scratch the truth a little if ever Tenten asks any questions about what happened tonight. She can never know of what happened with Sasuke. And she must never find out that I was involved."
As an answer to the request, Neji nodded in understanding. Seeing Rose just turn away and heave a sigh didn't fail to intrigue Neji. But, still, something made him feel the same kind of pain that brings up the special suggestion.
"It hurts, doesn't it?"
The sudden question was shot at Rose, catching her off guard. Her widened eyes stared back at him as she questioned the statement silently in her head.
"I know how it feels to do things to people or for people" Neji admitted, locking eyes with her, "and in the end of it all, we seem to just disappear because we have to…
…like no one's supposed to know that we exist."
Hearing this, Rose couldn't help but space out then feel tears well in her eyes. She nodded and mumbled, "It's not fair. Once, I saved a whole country. I did a job well done and everyone in that place knew me as their hero. But, it's in the organization's rules to conceal one's identity, so the org erased their memories of what happened… like nothing even happened."
Neji knew how it felt. In the past, if he dealt with anyone with a debt, he'd show up and ask for the money every now and then. But when the debt is paid, he can finally disappear and he may never come back to the person again. He has to. If ever that person needs to talk to him or anyone in the mafia, they'd have to find them…
… which is like finding an oatmeal cookie crumb in a plate of pecan cookie crumbs.
Usually, no one succeeds in finding a mafia's absolute location after a debt period. Almost always, a mafia has contact with a very close friend and that only. The rest aren't trusted and sometimes, they blackmail the person just to keep quiet.
And he knew that once Tenten has already paid her debt, he'd disappear, too.
"So… yeah," Rose murmured, wiping the small tears in her eyes, "It hurts."
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"Eagle Eye and Tenny, sitting in a tree! K-I—"
"Shut up, will you?"
"Eagle Eye and Tenny—"
"Stop it. It's pissing me off… again."
"Eagle—"
Blam!
"…"
Lee stared hard at the hole in Tenten's wall, inches away from his head. For now, Lee was just happy that Neji was a cross-eyed shooter.
"When I tell you the shut the fuck up, I mean it!" Neji growled, glaring at Lee with his piercing eyes. He pocketed his gun again and snorted at Lee before throwing his gaze back the still Tenten.
Lee breathed again and relaxed as he said, "Alright, I'll keep quiet."
But, Neji didn't even bother to acknowledge the apology. All he did was soften his stare at Tenten. She lies on her bed, still asleep, with Neji beside her, worrying a little.
Ever since they had gotten home, Neji hasn't bothered to change from his attire. Immediately, he rushed Tenten to her room. What he did to her in the room was beyond Lee till now.
From what he sees, Lee discovered that Neji has managed to get Tenten into a comfy, cotton shirt and a pair of loose shorts (When Lee asked him how he got her into them, Neji said it was none of his business). And he was seated there with her, waiting for her to wake up.
"Come on, Neji," Lee said, patting Neji's shoulder, "Rose said the tranquilizer's effects wear off in 24 hours, right? So, maybe she'll be up at 8 tomorrow morning. So, relax and maybe you can—"
"But, I want her to wake up now, the bitch!" Neji snapped at Lee, shoving his hand away, "I splashed water in her face and even tried to shake her awake. Do I also have to try to bang pans by her ear? The stubborn bitch just won't wake up!"
Realizing the idiotic desperation of his acquaintance, Lee heaved a discreet and equally heavy sigh and said, "You know, all you can do is wait. It won't take forever." Still, Lee couldn't help but feel sorry for Neji.
For Neji, it felt like it was taking forever. He knew very well that his passing anxiety would lead to nothing in the end. Worrying was a waste of energy, but he couldn't help it. He also had no reason to impatiently rush things.
Lee recalls that when he was down and feeling low, he'd go to the country and tackle turkeys and talk to piebald ponies.
But he was sure that Neji would die before even thinking of doing that.
So, Lee decided to settle for the next best thing: A Magic Trick.
"Hey, hey, hey!" Lee exclaimed, trying to catch Neji's attention, "How about a magic trick to bring your spirits up, huh? Wanna see one? It'll be fun, I promise! I know a few!" Against the mob boss' irritated stance, Lee's voice echoed jumpily.
At this, Neji shot the giddy lad a turbulent scowl and mumbled back, "Honestly, do I look like someone who'd want to see that kind of shit at a time like this?" Before Lee could even answer, Neji went back to watching Tenten snore.
With a good intention, Lee pushed the suggestion, "Which trick would you like to see? Rabbit out of the pants? Levitating hair? Independently dancing chairs?"
"How about disappearing Lee?" Neji sarcastically requested, once again rolling his silver eyes, "Just leave me alone, okay? Stupid bastard…"
Despite this, Lee went on, "I know, I know! How about the handcuff trick, hm? I have a handcuff from the org here in my pocket right now! I don't know why I have it with me, but we can use it!"
"Oi! No! That's the shit that always goes wrong!"
"Nonsense!" Lee objected, taking out the handcuffs he had, "I practice this trick everyday! Here, I'll show you a quick demonstration. I'll amaze you…"
Without hesitation, Lee neared Tenten hastily and securely clipped one of the rings around her right wrist and did the same to Neji's left wrist. And on that moment, Neji was impressed by Lee's agility and speed yet shocked at his own underdeveloped reflexes.
"Shit!" Neji exclaimed in fury and panic, "I said I didn't want to participate in that trick! Get it off now!"
He shook his hand to try to slip the handcuff from his wrist, but when he did, Tenten's wrist jiggled, too. With alarm in his eyes, Neji clutched his wrist wrung with the ring and told Lee in an infuriated tone, "Lee, get this off of me! Where's the key?"
"Ah, that's where the magic bit comes in!" Lee said, holding his hand up, "I will magically pull the rings off of your wrists and amaze you! Observe." And with that, he grabbed the ring around Neji's wrist and gave it one forceful tug, making Neji yelp in pain.
When he saw this, Lee's features seemed distressed. Again, he gave it another tug and Neji flinched at the wrench. After five more tugs, Lee walked back and mumbled, "I… I can't get it out."
Hearing this, Neji's eyes grew and he shouted at Lee, "Damn you! You said you knew how to do this shit! Get. Me. Out. Of. This. Now! Use the key!"
"I can't!" Lee admitted, scratching his head, "Those are the organization's special handcuffs. They're virtually indestructible and a virtual key unlocks it. And… uh, I don't have access to it yet. Funny story, huh?" Beads of sweat ran down his face as he sheepishly grinned at Neji.
And with this, Neji eyed Lee angrily and yelled, "You! Call Rose now and make her take this off!"
"My next meeting with her is tomorrow morning…"
"No! Call her now!"
"I can't!"
"Well, what can you do? Just get this off of our wrists!"
Again, Lee scratched his head and said, "Look, Neji, I'm sorry, but I can only take that off by tomorrow night after meeting with Rose. Are you willing to wait for that?"
"No! I'm getting it off myself!"
But, when Neji got up from his seat, his wrist dragged Tenten off of the bed, making her fall face first onto the bedroom floor. Neji yipped and brought her onto the bed again. And there, he remembered how the handcuffs connect them physically.
This is going to be a long night.
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The sun's rays seeped through her window, waking her up. She blinked her eyes repeatedly, opening her eyes in awakening. She yawned a little and stretched her arms above her head. She straightened her body and stared back at the ceiling.
"What happened last night?" she thought, "All I remember last is that I drank too much… then, I fell asleep, maybe."
Brushing the questions off for now, she breathed in again and felt comfortable to be back home, on her bed. She rolled to the right to get off of her bunk, but got the shock of her life when she came face to face with a sleeping Hyuga.
"Fuck!" she screamed in surprise, almost falling from the bed. She stared hard back at the snoring mob boss on her bed, beside her in a half-open polo shirt and boxers. Her features showed utter disgust and she wanted to puke.
"Oi!" she yelled at him, kicking his shin to wake him up, "Get up!"
Reacting to the screams and force, Neji blinked his eyes open, too, and found Tenten finally awake and drawing away slowly.
"What the fuck are you doing in my room?! On my bed?! Beside me?!" she asked him in a series of yells, throwing him a revolted glare. He sat up and yawned plainly, not saying a word. But a blush was across Tenten's face.
The color was drained from her features as she suddenly blurt out, "Oh my gawd… Did we… Last night… Did… we… what… fuck?"
Neji's eyes grew at the perverted thought as Tenten kept on pushing herself away from him. But she had drawn too far and eventually fell off her side of the bunk, bringing Neji with her due to the handcuff's chains.
With a thud and a squeak out of Tenten, the two fell onto the floor, ending up with Neji landing on top of Tenten roughly.
"Oh, shit," Tenten groaned, "How much do you weigh?"
She squirmed under him as she shot questions at him accusingly, "Why are you here? Why'd you sleep beside me? Did we… Well, I'll be straight: Did we fuck last night? And why are we handcuffed together?!"
Neji simply sighed and grumbled, "It's a long story."
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Will Neji manage to go through the day with Tenten handcuffed to him? How will Tenten's first day at work go? Will Sasuke realize that his card is missing? Will Rose and Neji end up together in the end? Will Tenten really forget Neji in the end of this? And did Neji and Tenten really fuck last night? (Sorry couldn't help it. :D)
Find out soon.
This chapter is shorter, so I'm sorry. And ByE ByE RobIn gave me the handcuffed-Neji-and-Tenten idea.
ByE ByE RobIn: I rubbed Itachi's abs!
By the way, I have previews/sneak peeks of what could happen in the sequel and trequel of this story in my bio! Go check it out!