"Tenten, stop! You still have detention" Lee protested as he trailed behind me. I quickened my pace; I wasn't in the mood for his lecture at the moment. Who did that douchebag think he was?...mister high and mighty challenging ME?...he was lucky I was only half awake.

"You'll get in more trouble; you should know fighting in class is wrong!" He exclaimed.

I stopped dead in my tracks, before turning to face the bowl haired boy. He always worried about me, it was almost annoying. He needed to care less. "What else is new? I'm always in trouble, I'm the lost cause…remember?"

"Tenten…."

"Who's that guy anyway?" With the way he was giving me that pitiful expression I felt it was best to change the subject.

"The guy that beat you within seconds?...he's Neji Hygua"

" UGH He didn't beat me" I twitched "And I know THAT I mean…..I've never seen him before…where'd he come from?..What's his story?"

Lee paused for a moment; it seemed as if he was thinking deeply. His ever so thick eyebrows furrowed together. "He's a new student; he joined our class last month. He's popular with the ladies, and he's Hinata Hyuga's cousin"

He was related to that sweet little thing?...I would have never guessed….but I suppose it explains the eyes.

"I see, that's all you know?"

"Well, I've never really spoken with him"

He was probably too busy Following Sakura around and doing whatever he does with Gai-sensei. I guess it was best not to bother with him, I wasn't planning on going to school for at least another month anyway. I'd forget about this incident soon enough.

"Well, I'm going home. I'll talk to you later, kay?"

"You don't want me to walk you home?" ….there he goes again, being all worried.

"I'll be fine; don't worry so much….go chat with Sakura"

His face lite up upon hearing her name, it was kinda cute. "Well if you insist!"

"See ya!"

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It felt great to be back home, I slipped off my old warn out shoes and stepped into the living room. I was greeted by my stuffed Panda Elli and a photo of my mother. They both held such happy memories, whenever I had a bad day at school mom would make me a mug of hot chocolate and let me rant about my day, she always said things would get better, and that I could do anything I wanted in life…that I shouldn't let people get me down. I suppose she was right, however …it seemed like it was too late to change my thinking pattern. "Should I make us some hot coco, Elli?" I asked my lifeless teddy bear that obviously didn't reply. I always assumed her answer would be yes…but what did I know? Maybe she hated chocolate…oh well sucked to be her.

I still remember the day I got her, mom had been called to the school after I was in a serious fight. She pretended to scold me in front of the teachers but on our way home, she couldn't stop laughing. Afterwards she handed me a bag…inside was Elli.

"She reminded me of you, so I just had to get her" she grinned cheekily.

It was because of my two bun hair style apparently. Was she implying I looked like a panda?...couldn't ask her now.

"Those were the good old days, huh?" Elli didn't reply.

Whack whack whack.

Suddenly there was a knock at the door, was it Lee?...did he follow me home anyway?...geez that kid.

Whack whack whack

"I'm coming I'm coming, calm down Lee" I sighed, opening the door. However instead of my bushy browed pal, it was someone I did NOT want to see, standing at my door.

"Y-Y-YOU!?" I gasped, pointing at the familiar face.

"It's rude to point"

"What are YOU doing here Hyuga?" Was school over already?...or did he skip just to start another fight with me?

He gave me a rather bored expression, simply handing me an envelope. "We got your mail by mistake, take it"

Why would he accidently get my mail?...unless…..he lived close by? ..But there was no way.

I mean I never saw him in the area. Then again I rarely went outside. "Where do you live, Hyuga?"

"You're not going to thank me for bringing your mail to you?..How rude"

"Answer the damn question before I beat you to death!"

He rolled his milky hues, damn he had an attitude. I mean…I did too…but that was ME.

"I live across from you"

"W-What?"

"I moved in last month, does that answer your question?"

Wow, I was not expecting that. Just my luck that the guy I wanted to brutally murder lived so close by, how wonderful.

"I see, well whatever. If that's all you needed to do, then you can leave"

He was still standing there, why wasn't he leaving?...what was I supposed to do now?...I wasn't used to situations like this….did he want me to shake his hand?...there was no way I was gonna do that.

"Bye" I spat, as I began closing the door. Sadly he grabbed the doorknob and yanked it open.

"HEY, what's your deal?"

He was getting on my last nerve.

The Hyuga stared at me intensely ….was this a staring contest?...was this how normal people said good bye?...WHAT THE HECK DOES HE WANT?

"You have ten seconds to explain yourself or I'm cutting off those little fingers of yours that are wrapped around my doorknob."

He shook his head lightly before answering my question "I expect you to be in class, every day from now on" was this guy serious?...what gave him the right to tell me what to do?

"Heh, sorry kid, but that's not gonna happen"

His expression remained the same, and from the looks of it, he had no intentions of leaving. "It is your responsibility to go, education is important"

Geez….it was going to be hard getting rid of him. He sounded a lot like Lee. What was the point in school, anyway?...Either way I had to get rid of him.

"Oh my days" I faked a gasp of realisation. "You're right Hyuga, I've been wasting my life away…..I need to STUDY to make something of myself, so that I can get a real job…..yes….I'll certainly go to school"

The Hyuga rose a brow at me, but it seemed like he was buying it. "Good, I'll be walking you there every morning from now on"

"WAIT WHAT?"

"Bye" he turned on his heel and left….little bastard.

Why was he so concerned about me not going to school, anyway?

What a freak.

Chapter two, end. Hope you guys enjoyed.

More chapters will be posted soon.