4: They Hate or Love Dates

Two days later Tenten had been alerted about the date and time of her meeting, she had not told Neji because she knew he'd spy or something. She hadn't noticed it but he tended to be protective of her. That or he like her himself, which she saw that sort of strange but it be stilled a happy feeling in her to know that Neji liked her though she had no proof. Today was the date and after another practice with Neji she had decided to keep concentrated and today was finally Saturday. She just wanted to meet this person and get it over with. She would start the day shopping with Sakura and Ino for dresses, they obliged to help her.

"Are you sure this is necessary?" Tenten asked.

"Yes." They both answered dragging their friend through the store; Tenten never wore dresses, never wore skirts, and never wore anything but her uniformed top, on top of her mesh shirt and cargo pants. Tenten hates malls, and shopping. Tenten hates skirts, dresses and anything that shows more of her body to others than necessary. That is why she was very nervous when Neji was swimming with her a few days ago, she was very nervous and he could see it in her eyes. Not being protected and covered in weapons scared her, liked dates. She was nervous.

After buying Tenten a beautiful pink kimono dress that went to her ankles and was split up both sides and had her white stocking under it they returned to Ino's home. "What to do with your hair?" Sakura asked Ino. Ino undid the precisely done buns that Tenten had done the morning, her silky smooth straight very dark brown hair that went down to her shoulders and cascaded around them beautifully.

"We brush it out and it looks perfect with that dress." Ino answered her.

"You mean, leave my hair down?" Tenten panicked at the very idea of her hair not being up. She hated people bothering with her hair. Tenten was going to scream.

"Tenten calm down, it's okay." Sakura said confused of why their friend and fellow kunoichi was so scared of dates, and all feminine stuff.

"What do you think about make up?" Ino asked. This is where Tenten drawed the line.

"You touch my face with that make up and you won't have a hand, ever again." Tenten said holding a kunai to Ino's hand.

"Okay that's a no." Sakura answered for Ino.

"What are you so touchy today?" Ino asked.

"Actually it's been for about 2 days, since you started acting different, so did Neji. Hinata was saying something about it. Anything happen, we should know about?" Sakura asked suspiciously.

"No, I was upset about the arranged marriage and he took me out to dinner to talk to me and help me calm down."

"It seems that Neji likes you."

"Be careful Sakura, she might cut off your neck or Neji might, so let's finish up and let her go, 5 o'clock right?" Ino asked. Tenten nodded.

They finished up at 20 minutes to 5 and Sakura met out at the place she was assigned to go, it was just a park but it was beautiful even Sakura had mentioned it when she helped Tenten get there.

"Oh, it's good I found you before it are too late. I heard that the person your meeting was given the application paper so I decided to give you his, just to help things go smoother. We were told not to but it doesn't have their name on it so it doesn't matter." Tenten took the paper and carefully folded it into a square and stuck into the belt of her kimono. "Good luck."

"Thanks, I'll need it."

"Don't worry Tenten; I'm sure you know the person you're meeting." Tsunade reassured her.

"Okay." Tenten said reassuring herself that it would be okay, then why was she scared and her breathing hard. "I think I'm going to die, my heart is beating fast."

"You're fine, you'll be fine, and everything will go fine. I promise. It might be awkward at first but I'm sure it'll get better. I promise." Tenten wished she could believe Tsunade but she was very nervous.

(Slightly earlier, Hyuuga Mansion.) "Brother, have you even looked at the paper?" Hinata asked concerned.

"No, I'm sure everything will go fine, if I need it I have it in my pocket." He patted his pocket to insure Hinata that he had it.

"I wish it would tell me who it is, who ever it is, is in for a marriage of her life."

"Yeah I guess, maybe if I like her."

"I hope you do, brother." Hinata said happily. "You look nice though." Hinata assured her cousin.

"Thanks Hinata for all your help."

"Your welcome brother; anything to help you." It was a twist of fate that he had such a great cousin in the main house who was the heir; he was quite lucky, very lucky actually.

He wore a suit shirt and pants like he would at any fancy occasion, he didn't like ties or suit shirts for that matter, and he looked nice any way. He walked down to the area which he was to meet his date, in a park.

(Present, both) He walked out into a picnic area and saw the most beautiful girl he ever saw, she had very dark brown hair like the many people in the village and her hair was down to her shoulders and curled inward, as like and umbrella to shield her. He girl looked scared, and intimidated, she was shaking and scared.

He felt bad for the girl; who ever had picked her hadn't done a very good of matching him up. The girl was terrible scared, that or cold but as he could see threw his eyes she was nervous saying that she could be scared and cold as the temperature near the lake was quite cold.

The girl was wearing a pink kimono and white stocking and brown wooden shoes. "Are you okay?" He said laying a hand on the girl's shoulder. She ran and jumped into the tree. Apparently this girl wasn't a ninja because a ninja wouldn't run away, especially not for asking someone if they were okay. He smirked; the girl still didn't turn around.

"Miss, are you alright up there?" This time the girl sort of recognized the voice, she turned around.

"Neji?" The voice asked from high in the trees.

"Tenten." The figure jumped down from the trees and landed perfectly flat on her feet as she had done in many spars and practices.

"What are you doing here?" She asked, wondering.

"I could ask you the same thing? But it's obvious to see the answers are the same." She smiled, when they met on the second day of training this was the conversation they had.

"I'm on a date with the person that I'm engaged to be married to, and I suppose you are too." One would expect them to be stupid and wonder where their dates are; but they were smart ninjas.

"No, I'm on a date with someone I'm supposed to see if I want to marry, I explained that." She nodded; she seemed calmer. She also seemed not as jumpy as she was though he could still see she was nervous. "You okay, you seemed pretty frightened back there."

"Trust me I am."

"Why?"

"I don't know who I'm meeting, I got this paper but I didn't bother to read it. If I needed to I'd use it but I didn't know who it was it could be a strange for all I knew, then they walked up behind me and touched me I was scared." Tenten said yelling at a mild volume, she was stressed and scared.

"Why are you that worried me though I told you that Tsunade would find someone that you would get along with?"

"And you were right, and so was Ino, Sakura, Hinata, Maya, Tsunade, and everyone else I talked to but I was still worried."

"And now?"

"I'm better, I'm still very uncomfortable dressings like this," he looked at the girl he had befriended 4 years ago and smiled. She had changed since she was 12 but of course she would, he had too as was obvious.

"You look even more beautiful than normal Tenten." He said causing her to blush and she was quite flustered. She was playing with the edge of her translucent sleeves that she was wearing. "You should calm down; your body is stressed beyond normal point."

"Well of course it is I've never been on a date where I had to dress up and…" She was stopped my Neji smirking.

"Stop worrying, okay. And why'd you jump into the tree?" He asked.

"Because Sakura and Ino took all my weapons," She said pouting. This caused Neji to laugh; she smiled at the Hyuuga Prodigy laughing. She was acting like a little girl whose mom took away her toys, except she was a different person when she could defend herself then when she couldn't, as anyone would be. "I was scared and upon realizing that I didn't have a weapon to defend myself I ran away, like some child."

"It's okay; I understand that you were scared."

"Yes, now what?" she asked.

"How about I take you out to dinner as a real date at some fancy place since you are so greatly dressed for the occasion?" She smiled as Neji had asked her out.

"Thanks."

"And no you're not invited, and no, you can't come." He said.

"Who are you talking to?"

"Out there are all our spies, Ino, Sakura, Hinata, Naruto, and Kiba with Akamaru if I'm correct." She looked around still not seeing what the young Hyuuga Prodigy was seeing threw his Byakugan Eyes.

"We're going on a date bye." Tenten waved to a bush.

"They're over there," Neji said pointing to a bush in the opposite direction.

"I didn't know that." Tenten said walking away with Neji.

"I didn't realize how beautiful you are when you don't try to hide your beauty." Once again Tenten blushed fidgeting with her dress. "I also want you to take this so you can be calmer." He said handing her a kunai. She smiled. If it was one thing that would keep her calm it was a kunai, she stuck it in her hand bag and was happy.

"Thanks."

"You're welcome, ready." She nodded. He gave her the kunai to feel safe and that she could protect herself. She was uncomfortable because she didn't have weapons.

"I don't think I hate this arranged marriage thing any more; I think it's doing perfectly fine." Tenten said happily.

"I agree." Neji said walking along side of her. "So you ever decide?" He asked.

"Decide what?"

"Decide what you're going to do as a wedding choice?"

"I'm going to ask you. Do you mind if I'm a kunoichi and your wife?" Tenten asked.

"No, because you're my teammate, friend, and wife; I need you to be there with me, so of course I don't mind."

"Why didn't you guess it was me, Tsunade said that you had a paper too, can I see it?" He reached in his pocket and pulled out the paper, and handed to her.

"I didn't read, didn't think I would need to."

"Geniuses think alike." She responded.

"So we were both wrong?" He said; she nodded.

"Specialist In: Weapons, speed 20/10, agility 26/10, target accuracy 100, Rank: Chuunin, Team: Mighty Gai, Teammates: Neji Hyuuga and Rock Lee." He smirked and smacked his head.

"Specialist In: Byakugan and Gentle Fist Style, speed 18/10, agility 16/10, target accuracy 63, Rank: Chuunin, Team: Mighty Gai, Teammates: Tenten Hoshi and Rock Lee." He read the paper Tenten was given. Tenten bend forward laughing, they were both now laughing.

"Next time someone gives us a hint, let's take it." Tenten advised.

"Unless it's a trap; then let's avoid it." He replied.

"Yeah, agreed." She sighed. "I hate dates."

"Why?"

"Because they're much more work then normal dates, and they're awkward and annoying."

"I think I do quite enjoy a date with you." She once again blushed.

"And why would that be?"

"Because I can do this," He said leaning over and kissing Tenten on the lips. She was silenced and he smirked and crossed his arms in winning.

After she had the nerve to talk, "And why couldn't you do that any other time."

"Because I wasn't engaged to you then, now I can. But also Lee would bother us to death." Tenten giggled and nodded.

The arrived at the dinner and Neji was really quite happy to see Tenten happy. She had been stressed out for the last few days and hardly concentrating so even He had worried. She still hated dates because it had to end. Also because it was so nice and she was happy; and because only on the dates could she truly be with Neji.

Neji had also been deep in thought about this. He forgot to read something on the paper that she was given about him, his requirement, he took it out of his pocket and spread it out on the table. "What is it?"

"I was just thinking about the things that our clans needed in the other person, can I see yours?" She nodded and handed it to Neji. "Just as I thought,"

"What?"

"What we needed doesn't seem to match."

"Sure it does." Tenten replied turning the papers to face hers.

"You needed a girl with at least 10/10 in agility, speed, a kunoichi, Chuunin or higher, specialize in Byakugan training techniques, sparing percentile 80, kunai accuracy of 60, and of honorable clan. Score needed 6700 range."

"Yeah that's what you asked, and what I am is 20/10-26/10, a kunoichi Chuunin, training technique- chakra point accuracy, score in spars 94, 100 and Hoshi Star Clan, the heir of it. 6718." She answered.

"See but that's not what you needed."

"What did I need?" She asked.

"You needed a boy with at least 14/10 in agility, speed, a Chuunin or higher, spar percentile 80 and up, accuracy not needed, heir of honorable clan as well as scores on exams with a better than 6700 range." He answered.

"According to that you meet more then the expectations, you have 18/10-16/10, Chuunin, 96, Hyuuga Branch House, score 6747; seems like you made it to me." She said smiling.

"Not about the heir thing," She sighed, he was right. Why did they get past that, that was important to the Hoshi Clan, he was just a branch house member, not and heir like herself.

After the date Tenten and Neji were called to discuss their plans. "How'd the date go you two?" Tsunade asked. Tenten was blushing and Neji just sat there smirking to himself.

"I'll take that it went very well." Hiashi said.

"Yeah, it did." Neji answered.

"So then that's a yes on both your parts." Tsunade asked. They both nodded. "Good, two less people we have to worry about them for the rest of their lives. So Neji, Tenten is officially your responsibility from now on, got it." Neji nodded. "And Tenten you know the kunoichi rules, correct." She nodded.

(A/N: A kunoichi is a female ninja trained fully in ninjutsu and medjutsu as well as able to run a family as a wife and be able to be a partner of her spouse who is a ninja. Only by reaching all these goals is someone truly considered a kunoichi, in reference to http/en. like to know, what were the full requirements that my aunt told you?" Tenten asked, wondering.

"Simple, two things was all she said, make you happy with someone, and make sure they are classy like the clan is. Shizune thought I met an heir like you, while that was not what I was told."

"Oh, so the other things were just…

"They were written by the matchmaker here in Konoha, based on your scores every person of 15 or 16 years of age this year was given a paper like the ones we gave you, the information was sent in my Neji's Uncle and Me in alliance with your Aunt for Tenten. Now we have more work, is that all?"

"Yeah, right Neji." He nodded and they arrived at the Hyuuga Home, Tenten was lost on why that he would take them here apposed to her house where it was alone and quiet.

"Why are we here?"

"Listen."

"I don't here anything."

"Exactly, they're waiting at your house for us to come home."

"Smart." Tenten complimented his idea. After they sat in his living room, and Tenten admired the wonderful mansion, he gave her a tour of the main rooms, avoiding the female halls because males weren't allowed in these halls besides Hinata's room which was separate next to the dojo, when she was married she'd move to the marriage halls.

The house was designed simply, into different sections, a main area in the center for dinning, talking, and relaxing, then it let out to 4 rooms through a hall, one was the main house halls, main family, the branch family, marriage hall, and the dojo. The main and branch family halls are divided into female and males to allow separation, because of different bathrooms and showers and such; the female halls we on the first floor area of the branch and main rooms, while males were on the upper floor in their rooms in that area.

After the tour of the house he took her home, kissed her good-night and returned home.

The Reasons Why… They hate or Love Dates are:

1. Tenten hates malls and shopping.

2. Tenten hates skirts and dresses.

3. She is scared on dates and nervous.

4. Her heart is beating fast and she's breathing hard.

5. She is stressed and worried.

6. She blushes a lot.

7. She's very uncomfortable.

8. Neji enjoys the date and kissing her.

9. Because dates have to end.

10. He was happy because he could be with her.

11. They go well.