Title:Two Beds And A Coffee Machine

Author: Schmie

Summary: [A high school fanfic mainly focused on Neji x Tenten]

Legend:"Talking"

'Thinking'

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Raiding The Fridge

Chapter Two

"What… what did you just say?" Kiba asked with an unsure voice that dared waver from the shock that hit them.

"I don't like repeating myself." Neji deadpanned but he kept his cool and his emotions tucked.

"What do you mean you can't play soccer anymore?!" Naruto screamed unable to contain his emotions. He tried to hide it but tears were already forming on the corners of his eyes as he stared at Neji with a face of both anger and sadness.

"My legs aren't the same Naruto. Soccer… isn't an option for me anymore." He wasn't surprised when the doctors came to tell him this news. He expected at least this much. He was thankful enough that he could still walk and that they didn't have to amputate his legs.

At this point, Naruto sobbed but kept his angry face on. He tried wiping away his tears but they came uncontrollably as he cursed the doctors again and again for not doing a better job. The rest of the team had their heads down, trying to swallow this piece of news they didn't really expect.

"You'll… still hang with us right, Neji?" Chouji asked with hopeful eyes. He wasn't really close to the Hyuuga, but Neji had saved his ass during matches enough times for him to call him a comrade. The team fell silent as they waited for his reply. Neji didn't know what to say. Even if he wanted to, things were different now.

"He will. We'll make sure he does, even if we'd have to drag his ass all the way to the field to watch us play." Sasuke had a stern look but they knew he wasn't taking this well either. Neji smirked but it slowly faded. He knew that even though they wanted him back right now, the time will come when he would be nothing but a burden and a nuisance.

"So what are we waiting for? Aren't we supposed to be holding a party for Neji or something?" Shikamaru tried to kill the awkward silence that consumed them.

"Wouldn't that be too troublesome for you?" Neji retorted.

"Yeah it would. But the girls would surely kill us if we keep prince Neji all to ourselves now wouldn't they?" Shikamaru stood and flashed a small grin. Neji glared at him but the rest of the team agreed and started dragging him to the school's auditorium.

"Neji Neji! Close your eyes for a sec!" Naruto started to blindfold him. He would resist but he didn't really have any free hands to push the blonde away.

"Let's draw on his face! Quick!" Neji's eyes widened in horror behind the blindfold as Kiba popped a pen open and was about to draw a mustache when Sasuke's hand stopped him.

"You seriously want Watanabe to dice you alive?" Sasuke reminded him. Neji smirked as Kiba retracted his hand and pouted.

"I swear that bitch is the human form of the devil himself." The group laughed at the thought of the Hyuuga's fan club president and continued pushing Neji towards the auditorium.

As he entered the auditorium, he heard people cheer and welcomed him back. His blindfold was slowly removed and party poppers were popped. Confetti fell from the ceilings and he was led into the middle of the room where the food was located. There was a cake with seventeen candles. He stared at it with an eyebrow raised.

"Did I enter the wrong party? It isn't my birthday you know." He said this with a voice that only his friends could hear. They chuckled and Naruto slung an arm over his shoulder. He winced in pain and glared at the blonde when Kiba followed Naruto and slung an arm over his other shoulder. He glared and the others only laughed.

"Let's take a pic!" Kiba shouted.

"Where's Lee when you need him?" Naruto searched the room for the bundle of green but failed to see him. He frowned.

"We'll do it!" Watanabe's group came up to them and took out cameras.

"Oh okay!" Naruto grinned widely and the others smiled. Neji glared at the flashes of light that continuously hurt his eyes. But through it all, his eyes slowly scanned the crowd for a brunette. He didn't see her.

"Oi Neji blow out your candles!" Naruto shouted over his right ear.

"Yeah so we can eat the cake!" Chouji smiled widely at the Hyuuga. He leaned in and was about to blow when a loud shout interrupted them.

"NEJI MY YOUTHFUL FRIEND HOW CAN YOUBLOW OUT YOUR CANDLES WITHOUT ME!" Lee stood at the entrance with a pout. Beside him, Tenten stood trying to calm the boy down.

"Lee! Come over here! Hurry before Chouji swallows the whole cake down!" Kiba shouted as he waved his hand in the air. Lee ran over to them leaving Tenten behind. For a moment, Neji and Tenten's eyes met.

"Hurry hurry hurry! Blow blow blow!" Naruto shouted as he held a knife and a fork ready. Neji leaned in a bit making sure his hair didn't catch fire. He started blowing them out and everyone cheered. As he lifted his head up, he saw that Tenten was no longer there. He frowned.

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As the party went on and everyone ate, he slowly made his way out of the room. Outside, there was a small Chinese pagoda over a fish pond. There was a small bridge that linked it to the land. Behind the pagoda was a small artificial waterfall. She sat over the railing of the pagoda with a plate of fried rice and egg rolls. She slowly ate, enjoying the cool wind that blew through her undone hair. She kept it down for it was still wet. Her skirt fluttered a bit, revealing her much lighter legs.She seemed to notice his presence as she turned her head to face him.

"Mm? Why isn't the party boy in the party?" She asked jokingly as he started walking towards her.

"Same reason why the guest isn't in it." He replied as he set his crutch on a railing and sat across her.

"Want some?" She offered him an eggroll but he only raised his brow in reply. She leaned forward closer to his face and stretched her arm as if to feed him. Not knowing what else to do, he opened his mouth and ate it.

"Delicious isn't it?" He only nodded in reply.

"Sakura made it. I often envy her for her cooking skills." She said as she tilted her head to the side and smiled.

"Why is that so?" He asked.

"Ionno how to cook." She stated bluntly. He tried to suppress a chuckle at this.

"Why don't you practice then?" He asked.

"My cook won't let me." She replied with a pout.

"Why not?"

"The last time I was in the kitchen, I burned the entire right wing of our house down."

"Start practicing with something simple then?"

"… I was trying to boil an egg." This time he couldn't hold in his laugh.

"Not funny." She pouted at him.

"Come over at my house tonight." He said as he stood up and took his crutch.

"Why?" She tilted her head in question.

"Practice." He replied as he started walking away.

"You're seriously inviting me to burn your house down tonight?" She raised an eyebrow at his retreating back. He smirked but said nothing.

"What time?" She stood and set her plate down.

"Seven." He replied over his shoulder.

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"A man was being chased by a murderer in a factory. He hid inside a room filled with canned goods to but he got locked in and couldn't escape. A few days later, the police found him dead inside the room. What caused his death?" Kiba asked the serious group of teens who were squeezing their brain outs for the answer.

"He hung himself!"

"There were no ropes found, idiot!"

"He ate the ropes after?"

"WRONG!"

"He found a genie!"

"Dobe."

"Why you TEME-"

"He suffocated!"

"Wrong!"

"He got crushed by the cans?"

"Not quite."

"He choked on a can?"

"What the fuck?" Kiba raised a brow at Chouji.

"He was on drugs!"

"…" Kiba glared at the blonde.

"HE LOST HIS SPRINGTIME OF YOUTH!"

"WRONG DAMMIT WRONG!"

"He ate a bug."

"WILL YOU GUYS GUESS WITH NORMAL ANSWERS PLEASE?"

"A CLAM ATE HIM!"

"WHAT THE FUCK GO AWAY! YOURE NOT ALLOWED TO GUESS ANYMORE!"

"HE GAVE UP ON HIS YOUTH!"

"LEE SHUT UP!"

"There was no can opener."

"Dammit Shika stop spoiling the fun." Kiba pouted as the brunette guessed it right. Shikamaru only gave a small grin and went back to lay on the bed of pillows they made on the Neji's room.

"My turn." Sasuke said as he sat Indian style beside the bowl of popcorn which Chouji was currently devouring.

"A man was found dead inside an empty room that was locked from the inside. He had a rope around his neck which was attached to the ceiling. The height between the floor and the ceiling was enough as it to be impossible for him to hang himself without jumping off something like a chair or a table. But remember, the room was empty. The only thing left was a puddle of water beneath the corpse. His pants and shirt were dry. How did he hang himself?"

"He used the rope!"

"We already know that idiot!" Kiba threw a pillow at Naruto's face.

"Well it's not like you have anything better to say!" He stuck his tongue out at him just to annoy him more.

"I'll kill you!"

"Come and I'll fart at you!"

"What the hell guys just guess already." Sasuke glared at both of them to shut them up.

"But its so haaaaard." Chouji said as he munched on his chips.

"Adrenaline rush?"

"He jumped up and grabbed the rope?"

"Impossible."

"He was hung by some one else?"

"It was locked from the inside."

"HE LOST HIS SPRING TIME OF YOUTH!"

"What the hell Le-

"He stood on a block of ice."

"THAT'S IT! SHIKA'S BANNED FROM PLAYING THIS GAME! FOREVER!" Kiba and Naruto tackled Shikamaru with pillows in their hands. Shikamaru only laughed.

"My turn." Neji smirked.

"A man was found dead inside a room. The only things that were inside were a hanging lamp, a table, two chairs, a gun and fifty-three Bicycles. He was obviously shot using the gun. But the question is, why was he shot?" [Answer found in the Author's Note]

"WHAT?! WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT?!"

"Give us a clue!" Naruto whined.

"Alright. Out of the fifty-three Bicycles, only fifty-two were real."

"WHAT?! THAT ONLY CONFUSES US MORE!"

"He tired himself from riding all those bike- " A knock was heard on the door and a butler came in and bowed.

"Young master, someone is at the door looking for you."

"Who is it?"

"Her name is Ama Tenten." The butler replied. The group gave him questioning looks but he only stood up in reply.

"I'll be downstairs in a minute. Let her in." Neji said as he got his crutch and headed to the bathroom to change.

"Yes, Neji-sama. Would your friends want more food and drinks, Neji-sama?"

"YES PLEASE!"

"RAMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN"

"TACOS AND CHEESE!"

"Pepsi would do."

"I prefer Coke."

"Ice cream?"

"POPCORN AND SODA AND HONEY GLAZED CHICKEN AND MACARONI AND CAKE AND SALAD AND MANHATTAN MEAT LOVER'S PIZZA AN-

"LET'S RAID THE FRIDGE!" Naruto stood up and dashed out the door with Kiba, Lee and Chouji following him enthusiastically. The others sighed and stood up to follow them. After Neji had put on a shirt, he proceeded downstairs to greet his awaited guest.

"You came." Neji greeted as he saw Tenten sitting on the white sofa. She wore pink skinny jeans and a black shirt that had test tubes and flasks imprints that said "We'd have great Chemistry". She wore black high heels that had thick straps and her hair was up in its usual buns.

"Course I'd come. I was really looking forward to burning this manor down." She said as she let out a small smile. He went down the last steps of the marble stairs and led her to the kitchen only to find that his so-called friends had already ransacked the kitchen. You'd think they'd have enough face to stand up from the counters and leave the room but instead, they only sat there and waved at Neji to come join their "Who can eat up the Hyuuga's food supply for a month in five minutes" contest. Neji glared. He glared so hard they could feel holes burning through their clothes.

"Why do I feel like Neji's pissed?" Naruto asked dumfounded. But before he could get any answers, he realized that everyone had already left him to face the wrath of the white eyed boy alone.

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Preview:

No preview for this chapter since I haven't wrote the third one yet. Sorry guys~

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Special Thanks:

Thanks to everyone who added me to their alert lists and favorites list. I was quite shocked because when I checked my mail today there were quite a few actually.

For the only one who reviewed for the first chapter, thank you very much. Schmie's got more inspiration to finish this fic now wee~

Author's Notes:

This second chapter was pretty much bland and short in my opinion. It started out with bad news, continued neutrally and then ended comically. I guess I wanted a bit more scenes of the guys being friends to emphasize the fact that this is a high school fic. The game they played was actually the one we had in class today. I answered all three questions first among all my classmates and I was too happy that I had to share it.

The answer to the third question is actually that he cheated. The Bicycles were actually the brand of cards and not the bikes itself. So the man basically cheated while they were playing because he had a fake Bicycle card, which was the fifty-third card. He was shot because the other player got pissed. So basically that's how it went.

I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. Read and Review please. The next update will be soon.