So I've decided to make my long ass document into 2 separate chapters. I'm almost done my other one, I'm just having major writers block -_-" I was gong to wait for the 4 extra reviews but all of your kind comments really made me happy! I didn't want to leave you guys hanging :D
Christmas Shopping
"Neji..?" She gasped.
"I thought I'd see you here" He said pointing at Naruto, "I need to talk to you"
"I'm kind of in the middle of something" Naruto said in a pissed off manner.
Neji looked towards Tenten and Lee. He looked very serious, that one glance from him instantly gave them the message that he really wanted to talk to him.
"No it's ok, I have to go anyways" Tenten smiled
"Yeah, I too must go" Lee said afterwards
With that the two of them walked home together leaving Naruto and Neji alone.
"What do you want?" He asked.
As Tenten walked to work she wondered what Neji had said to Naruto. She didn't run into Ino and Sakura today, so she arrived at the Hyuga Mansion pretty early. She decided to stroll around the place for a bit to look for Hinata but she had no luck. Instead, she ran into her boss.
"Hey" He greeted casually.
"Good morning Master"
"I heard you were in the secret Santa"
"Yes, I am"
"I need you come with me today"
"Eh?"
"You're close with that blonde girl, right?"
"Ino?"
"Yes" Neji said, "I don't know what to get her"
"Oh I se.."
Neji soon cut her off, "Be ready in an hour, the mall opens at 8"
Neji and Tenten walked into the mall and she noticed all the dirty looks she has been getting from a bunch of teenage girls. She wasn't use to all the attention, this caused her to shyly hide behind Neji. She looked down feeling a little embarrassed. Neji saw her and glanced at all the females at the mall staring at the both of them. He spotted a couple of fan girls frolicking towards him.
Ugh this is so weird, she thought to herself. I know Neji's good looking and all but is it worth giving away your pride and dignity?
Tenten was so use to seeing him everyday that his looks didn't cause her to sworn all over him like it does for most of the female population. She saw him shirtless for crying out loud. The fact that he was a jerk completely turned her off. She didn't know if the new and improved Neji would change the way she felt about him. She did despise him for quite a long time even if she had awkward physical attractions toward him at times.
Sadly, Tenten had a bad habit of keeping things in and then bursting out at a completely random time. This shy side of her won't last too long. She had to be careful.
As the fan girls kept screaming and whaling their arms towards him like a bunch of desperate monkeys, he quickly grabbed Tenten and wrapped an arm around her. Which caused Tenten to flinch a little. The fan girls gasped at the sight of him being companied by another girl and stopped in their track with surprised looks.
What the hell?! No No NO! Let go of me! Tenten cried to herself. She had the greatest urge to kick his crotch. Keep your cool Tenten, this guy is your boss.
As soon as they passed by the group of girls he quickly let go of her.
"What was that for?" She questioned.
"To get rid of them"
"Well that's just great…" Tenten sighed, "I'm going to be getting death threats from your fanclub"
"Hn." He plainly huffed.
They entered a shop to be greeted with yet another crazy lady.
"Well hello there, good looking" She winked, "Can I help you with anything?"
Neji wrapped an arm around Tenten again.
Damnit quit touching me!
"I'm just looking for something for her"
The lady glanced at her up and down with a rather disgusted facial expression which caused Tenten to shoot a sour face right back at her. Tenten looked around the store. 150 for jeans are you shitting me? She gasped.
"Did you find anything she might like?"
"Maybe this?" She suggested at she pointed at the jeans.
"You think she'd like that better than this?" He said as he pulled out a golden name brand wallet.
"Wow, I don't think you needed me" She laughed, "That's perfect for her"
"Who do you have?" Neji asked.
"Id rather not say" She said. Since it was her first Secret Santa she wanted it to be a surprise. She was going to be extra cautious. Even though Neji was an ice cube he might be a huge gossiper, you never know. "I didn't even get the something for mine yet"
"You have my permission to shop"
"Really?" She smiled, " Thank you so much sir!
She gave Neji a hug which caused him and the girls around him to flinch in surprise.
OH SHIT!
She quickly let go of him and laughed a bit.
"Im sorry, Im sorry" She repeated as she bowed down a couple of times.
After the awkward embrace she led him into a sporting goods store where a young man greeted them.
Thank goodness.
"Anything I can help you with?"
"Yeah, I'm looking for some ankle weights"
"Right this way" he said as he led them to a rack, "Here you are"
"Thank-you!"
Tenten looked at the heaviest pair of weights and took it with her to the cashier to pay for it.
"That's your present?"
"Sure is" she grinned.
Well, it certainly isn't rocket science, Neji thought. I know who she has now.
"You're not going to get the wallet?" Tenten asked
"I'll get it some other time"
They got into the car and drove off. There was an awkward silence as they were cruising. Tenten was still in a bit of a shock. She had gone out with her boss for 2 days straight, it almost felt weird. She was deep in thought until the silence was broken by Neji.
"How about you tell me about yourself" he asked casually.
How random.
"A-about Myself?"
"Yeah" He said, "You've been working with me for almost a year now and the only thing I've learnt about you is your name"
"Well, Im 18 years old"
"Really? I thought you were 14…" He said referring to her cute Panda buns.
Tenten twitched a little.
"I like basketball and my dream school is Konoha University"
"I know you like basketball" He stated, "I've always seen you play with Naruto and Lee"
"Seriously?"
"You're not that invisible" Neji said, "I've seen you play a couple of times, you're not that bad"
"Not that bad?!" Tenten gasped, "I bet I can beat your ass at a game any day!"
"Oh really?"
"Uhm, I mean that is if you want me to, sir"
"Hn"
They returned to the mansion and Tenten continued to work. She walked to the living room to dust the furniture in there and surprisingly found Naruto in there.
"Hoy, Naruto" She waved
"Oh, Tenten!"
"What are you doing here?" Tenten asked.
"I finished my shift early, my hours are being cut off since they're leaving soon" He explained, "I'm waiting for Neji"
"Oh, I see" She paused for a moment, wasn't he just fighting with him? She thought to herself. She then remembered yesterdays event.
"By the way" Tenten said, "What did Neji say to you yesterday?"
"Well, he actually apologized for once"
"Oh really?"
"Yeah, he kept talking about you. I think he likes you!" Naruto laughed as he mocked her with kissy faces.
Tenten instantly punched him on the head causing Naruto to wince in pain. She didn't know how to feel about what he said. She hated to admit it but she kind of felt flattered by the news he had given her. Naruto was probably just kidding around. She didn't let a simple assumption get to her head. But other than that, she was glad Neji apologized to him. She was slowly starting to see a change in him.
Speaking of the devil, Tenten thought as Neji walked into the room.
"Let's go, loser"
"Well so much for that thought" She whispered to herself.
"Tenten."
Wow, hearing him finally say my name sounds so much better.
Neji would always refer to her as "Hey you" or "you over there". This was defiantly something she could get use to.
"Yes sir?"
"Come with us" Neji said followed by an evil smirk "I accept your challenge"
My challenge? She thought.
"If I win, you get back to work" He explained, "If you win, you get the rest of the day off… and still get payed"
She thought about Neji's offer for a while, I guess It wouldn't hurt. She'd rather play basketball than work anyways. It's a win, win situation. The only problem is she didn't want to get completely owned by him, he was a pretty good player afterall all.
"I don't have a change of clothes…"
He reached into his gym bag and threw a pair of shorts and a T-shirt at her.
"Now you do" He said, "Let's go"
They were fighting for the last point. Tenten was drenched in sweat and Neji looked perfectly fine. Which was quite strange. She stared deep into his eyes and pivoted to her left causing him to shuffle in that direction. She quickly pivoted back to her spot and shot the ball.
*Swish
"Oh my Gosh, I did it! I won!" She smiled jumping up and down.
"Congratulations, you have the day off"
Tenten squealed and bowed down "Thanks for the game sir!" With that she ran off to enjoy the rest of her day.
"You let her win didn't you?" Naruto grinned, "I know you can play better than that"
Neji kept silent.
"Do you like her by any chance?"
Neji twitched and punched Naruto in the head.
"Ouch, that's the exact same thing she did to me" He whined in pain.
Tenten galloped away happily but she wondered why it was so easy. He was one of the teams most valuable player and he has seen him play a number of times… He didn't let her win… did he?
Nahh, She smiled as happily continued to walk.
"Isn't that the girl with Neji?"
"Yeah it is!"
"Ew, gross"
She has been hearing the frantic whispers from other girls that weren't very pleasing.
"Why would Neji hang out with her?"
She was getting very annoyed. She stopped her tracks and clenched her fists. She continued to hear what the girls had to say.
"She's no even that pretty"
"She looks kind of grungy" One of them said as they pointed at her over sized gym wear.
That's it.
Tenten walked up to them with a scary looking expression. The kind of look you give when someone takes the last piece of barbeque.
"Do you have something to say to me, punks?!" She intimidated as she tightened her hold and raised her arms.
The girls trembled in fear. They have never met a girl so distinctively scary. Her clenched teeth and arched in eyebrows almost resembled a raged dinosaur.
"Nothing at all" One of the girls said in fear. Her group quickly jogged away from the angry Tenten.
"Sheeesh, what a psycho"
"Ugh, what a pathetic bunch" she said to herself.
"Thanks" She heard a deep voice say, "I was trying to keep away from them"
Tenten raised an eyebrow she looked to the side and a shady looking figure sat at a table of an outdoor café. He wore a brown detectives coat, some tinted glasses and a matching trilby hat.
"Your welcome, I guess?"
"How about I repay you?"
Tenten felt a little creeped out as the tall figure kept walking towards her.
"I'm sorry, I don't really talk to strangers"
The man smirked and took off his hat and glasses.
No way…
Next on Tenten the Maid…
"Shit, that was my last hair elastic"
"Who are you state your name!"
"Hmm, interesting…"
"I'm going to have to pass"
I'm really sorry that the some of the dialogue in "Next on Tenten the maid" isn't included in the next chapters. I tend to make a few changes when I re-read and edit my stories.
I'll post the next chapter as soon as I can! Reviews, Favourites and Follows make me work faster… just saying ;)