Hello to you my lovely Readers! I was suppose to post this up on Sunday but…
I was hung over LOL. It was my best friends birthday. BUT on the bright side, I have a lot of crazy ideas for the drunken chapter that I am so very excited to write.
On Monday I was basically driving ALL DAY. Anyways, on with the story!
Happiness
Neji slowly let go of her arm. His angered expression turned into concern and sadness. Tenten was shocked, did she really just hurt Neji? Stone cold, emotionless, rude, cocky and obnoxious Neji? She had no idea how to react after offending someone, the fact that he was her boss made the whole situation worse. What's even more surprising to her is that she was actually feeling bad.
"I…I'm sorry" Tenten apologized in a whisper. She was ready to hear the words you're fired or if she was lucky a 'get out of my sight'.
"Just don't let it happen again…" He replied back in his emotionless state
He turned away and walked to his room leaving Tenten confused and speechless
Tenten rose up from her sleep. Should I go to work today? She asked herself. She wish she had a phone to call in sick but then again calling him would be extremely awkward. She sighed and got ready, what's the worst that could happen? Even though she asked herself that question, millions of outcomes ran though her mind.
...
Neji laid in his bed deep in thought. The flashback of Naruto and Tentens words had ran through his mind for hours. For the first time ever, Naruto had beaten the great Neji Hyuga in a competitive game of basketball. Neji absolutely hates losing with a passion. As a matter of fact he hates losing more than he likes winning. That explains the reason why he was so sour yesterday. Being the sore loser he was he ended up arguing with him
"How could you defeat me?" He scowled " You're no where near my level!"
"I just never gave up"
"Impossible!"
"You know what Neji!" The blonde haired boy yelled "Things don't get thrown to us like you, we work hard till we reach our goals. If you don't change that attitude of yours you're going to lose people that are dear to you without even knowing it!"
The genius paused at his drastic words.
"You can get anything you want… People like you will never find happiness"
The fact that he was yelled at 2 times in one day bothered him, but maybe it was something he needed to hear. Neji rolled over to look at his alarm clock. 9:00am… His thoughts were disturbed by a knock from his door. He'd usually just talk to the person through his door but this time he actually walked over to answer it.
Tenten was a bit scared, he hasn't answered in a while. She was hoping that she wouldn't have to see him today but of course, out of all the days she has worked in the Hyuga residence he just happened to answer it today.
"Breakfast, I'm guessing?"
Tenten sweat dropped at Neji's shirtless body.
Man, you'd think he'd be rich enough to own a shirt She thought to herself.
Tenten had seen him half naked a few times and her reactions never seem to change, but the fact that he had that bed head, effortless, just woke up kind of look going on gave her a mental nosebleed. Who wouldn't want to wake up next to a natural beauty? Tenten quickly snapped out of it when she realized that she had been awkwardly staring at his chest.
"Y-yes, master" She nodded.
"Alright, Thank-you"
Did I hear that correctly, thank you , THANK-YOU, THAAAANK YOU ? She repeated his voice over and over to herself to a point where she started to ponder on the words existence. (A/N: does that happen to you guys? Or am I the only one? LOL) Neji saw a small smile form on her face as she bowed down and walked away. He was rarely nice. He never knew a simple thank you would make someone happier. He hated to admit it but it kind of felt good.
"Wait" He called back to her.
She turned around to look at her master.
"Tenten, correct?"
She nodded her head, Oh my god, he remembers my name.
"Did you eat yet?" He asked as he casually put on a shirt that was hanging from his door knob.
Wow, absolutely no effort to look good.
"No, I haven't sir"
"Let's go get breakfast"
Do I need to get my ears checked? She asked therself
Tenten respectfully bowed down "I'm sorry sir I'm still working"
"I am your boss aren't I?" He said as he stepped out of his door "Follow me"
Tenten was still confused. After what happened yesterday she was expecting dirty looks from him. Instead, Neji said thank you, remembered her name and invited her out for some food? It all didn't make sense. If she had known that swearing and yelling at him would give her the respect that she has deserved, she would've done it months ago. Tenten found nice to see him smiling and funny as well. It looked unusual because he never smiles but hopefully he does it more often. She stopped at that thought and followed Neji.
They entered a dark room as soon as Neji turned on the lights Tentens jaw dropped in amazement. He had a garage filled of beautiful convertibles. The place could pass as a car show. There was a Ferrari, a BMW, a Camaro and so much more. He decided to take the car closest to the lifted door. It was a white and slightly modified Honda S2000.
"Are you coming?" Neji asked. He was already in the started car while she stood by passengers door admiring all the vehicles. She hopped inside and they drove off.
"Where do you want to eat?" He asked.
"I don't know… McDonalds?"
"What's that?"
"You've never had McDonalds before?" Tenten gasped. "It's a fast food restaurant"
He raised an eyebrow.
"Hold on, I know where to go"
Tenten enjoyed the little cruise they have had. It has been a while since she was in a car. Her choice of transportation was to walk. She would also take the bus if it were really necessary. She looked outside, she has never been to this part of the city, there were shopping malls, large houses and tall buildings. Probably the rich area she thought to herself. Neji parked the car in front of a five star restaurant.
Holy Balls, I can't afford this crap!
She was too afraid to let him know that this was too fancy for her taste. All she could do was pray that the place isn't as pricy as it seems. They went inside and were welcomed by a man dressed in all black.
"For two?" He asked
Neji nodded his head and they were escorted to a table. They sat down and were handed menus.
Just what I thought she sighed to herself. She looked at the expensive meals. The one that really caught her attention was the eggs benedict she had been dying to taste.
"What are you getting?" he asked
"This one looks really good" she said as she pointed at the picture
"Hello" A bubbly female greeted "I will be your waitress for today, are you guys ready to order or do you need more time?"
"I'll have this" He said and pointed at the picture of whipped creamed, chocolate and strawberry covered crepes.
"Good choice, handsome" The waitress winked, which caused Tenten to laugh inside "And, you?"
"I'll have this bowl of fruits" Tenten softly smiled. Neji and the waitress raised an eyebrow.
"She'll get the eggs benedict" He said and handed the menus over to her
Tenten let out a small gasp. What the hell?! I'm not rich like you why did you do that? Shit Shit Shit. Tenten tried to keep he cool with a fake smile. It was difficult because she was thinking of various ways to get out of this situation. The first one was to strangle him but that wouldn't do anything, The second was to run away from the restaurant but that would be stupid and the third one would be to explain that she has serious case of diarrhea, which means she can't eat… but that plan was even stupider and disgusting.
"Sooo…" She said to break the silence
"Hm?"
"I'm sorry but I have to ask… why are you so nice all of a sudden? I mean I did throw a tantrum at you yesterday… I don't really understand? I was actually expecting to get fired"
"Do you want to get fired?"
"No… Sir" She answered
"Well I guess, I'm just repaying you" he smirked "You and Naruto gave me the wake up call that I needed"
"Ehh?"
"I know I've been arrogant but I want to change that. Im not too sure if I can make up for the things that I have done" He explained "To be quite honest I wish someone stepped up to me sooner"
The waitress came back with their dishes. Tentens face instantly lit up. After many days of serving this, she could finally take a bite out of it . Just poking it with her fork got her excited.
"You could eat it…" Neji said as he looked at her weirdly.
Tenten tasted it and immediatley fell in love.
Can I marry food ?
After her taste test she devoured the food like she hasn't eaten in weeks. Neji looked at her like she was crazy but he surprisingly found it cute how happy she was. He was amused a how something so simple as food would cause her act that had everything, cars, looks, brains, talent, fan girls and money but he was never truly happy. He kept wondering what the secrets is, he had no idea what the answer was … even if he was labeled as a genius
Happiness…
"Can I ask you a question?" He said
"What is it?"
"What makes you happy?"
She paused for a moment and put her for down. She wondered why he would ask such a random question and why would he ask it from her?
"I don't know… food, friends and my paycheck?"
Neji was amused by her small and simple answer
"I don't understand, I have much more than you… but you're way happier than I am"
"I guess its because I find it nice that all my hard work will pay off. I've experienced failure so that when I get rewarded I make the most of it" She explained with a soft smile "Also, surrounding myself with people that care about me makes me feel special and happier even"
"If you don't change that attitude of yours you're going to lose people that are dear to you without even knowing it!" Neji pondered on the words that Naruto had said to him yesterday.
"Sorry, I'm just blabbering now" She laughed
"No, that answer taught me what I needed to know"
The waitress came back with the bill. Well that certainly doesn't make me happy She thought as she looked at the price of her expensive breakfast. Neji picked up the bill and looked at it like it was nothing. Tenten spotted a couple of numbers and a name behind the paper.
"Do waitress's always give you their numbers?" She laughed
He flipped the back over and twitched.
"I'll be right back.
God, this has got to be the best fucking thing I've ever tasted She said to herself as she rubbed her stomach I guess its nice to treat yourself once in a while. She pulled out her debit card and stood up from the table to pay for her meal. Her boss soon blocked her path.
"Lets go"
"But, I didn't even pa…"
"I already payed for you"
She stared at his emotionless expression.
Dang rich people.
After Tenten finished her shift she decided that she'd finally play basketball with her childhood friends Lee and Naruto. Seeing this side of her boss put her in a much better mood. She couldn't wait to tell someone about her unusual day.
"You swore at him?" Naruto laughed
"Yeah"
"Finally! Tenten has finally said something to him!" Lee grinned, "Standing up for yourself is the true power of youth!"
"But the thing is he was actually nice today" Tenten said and continued to explain about her day with her boss.
"Strange… we got into a fight yesterday as well" Naruto said "I finally beat him at basketball he was really pissed-off "
"Nice!" Tenten high fived Naruto "I knew you could do it"
"I heard you're participating for Secret Santa today , who did you get?"
Tenten was about to say something until they turned their heads to see a familiar face.
"Yo" He greeted casually
Next on Tenten the Maid…
"I do not know what I should get for her!" Lee cried
"Hmm, maybe he'd like these?" Tenten said
"How about you tell me about yourself?" Neji asked
"Do you think she'd like these?" The Naruto Smiled
DUN DUN DUN who is it? Sorry I didn't get to answer all the questions in the last chapter but I will in the next one! Ok ,I'm sorry but I didn't get a chance to finish chapter 4 yet. It's a long ass chapter and i'm up to 3000 words O.o. I'm thinking of just making 2 short chapters… but I'm not too sure yet. We'll just have to see what happens I guess. Another apology guys but I'm going to have to crank it up a notch because life is biting my ass. EXAMS ARE NEXT WEEK SO IM STUDYING 5-6 HOURS A DAY AT LEAST and I will spend maybe an hour or two on my fanfiction XD.
I will need 15 more reviews in order to be inspired to move on to the next chapter! Were at 23 so just 12 more ;)