Tenten woke up the next morning, she didn't want to open her eyes. Her dream last night had been wonderful, Neji had told her he loved her. Tenten knew that it would only happen in her dreams. If so and it was only a dream why did she feel a warm heavy arm around her waist? The only way that Tenten would know was if she opened her eyes. Cracking open an eye Tenten looked around the room, nothing was out of place, the window was shut as was the door, Tenten had looked everywhere around the room apart from the other side of the bed. Holding her breath Tenten looked. Neji lay on his stomach on the bed facing Tenten, his eyes closed still.
Tenten couldn't help but smile, so it hadn't been a dream, Neji had really told her that he loved her, she felt like it was too good to be true, she needed him to wake up then they could talk about it. What were they going to do. What would happen if the Lady Tsunade decided that Tenten was to marry the person she'd chose and it wasn't Neji but someone like Lee. Tenten shuddered Lee was like a little brother to her, a 24/7 hyperactive younger brother. Deep in her own thoughts Tenten didn't notice that Neji had woke up.
Neji woke up in a room he didn't recognise while he was still half asleep. The walls were blue, not the usual white Neji was used to. The only thing he did recognise was Tenten on the other side of the bed. Her hair loose, eyes soft in the morning light and a small frown on her face. Well Neji would fix that, reaching out with one arm he pulled her close to him again.
Tenten gasped when she felt something grab her and pull her into a warm hug
"Good morning" Neji muttered in her ear
"Morning" Tenten giggled, this was so unreal, yes Tenten had dreamed of waking up like this more times than she could count anymore. But for it come true Tenten felt like she was on top of the world.
"What's funny?" Neji muttered burring his face into her neck
"You don't know how long I've been dreaming of this" Tenten giggled again, Neji looked up a small grin on his face
"You don't know how many times I've dreamt of this too" Neji muttered.
They were so involved with each other that they didn't hear Hinata and Sakura moving around outside the door. Sakura and Hinata had woken up and decided to make Tenten a cup of tea and ask her how the date had gone. They knew she'd been home because when they woke up there was a blanket over them that hadn't been there when they'd gone to sleep. So they'd gotten up and gone to the kitchen, had something to eat and made cups of tea, putting a plate of breakfast on a tray that Hinata carried and Sakura carried the mug of tea.
They knocked on her door but didn't get an answer, so thinking that she must still be asleep they opened the door quietly and slipped in.
Only to find that Tenten was very much awake in bed with Neji sharing a morning cuddle. Hinata went bright red and dropped the tray, letting Neji and Tenten know that they had an audience.
Tenten looked up at the crashing sound to find that Hinata and Sakura were in her room, both were wide eyed and wondering what the hell had happened
"Hinata I'm not dreaming am i?" Sakura asked Hinata
"I don't think so Sakura" Hinata stuttered
"Well then. WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED LIST NIGHT?" Sakura shouted, the veins in her forehead popping
"Well you see Sakura" Tenten began only to be stopped by Neji
"We don't wish to discus it" Neji told them his voice like a block of ice and sent both girls scampering out of Tenten's room
"You didn't have to do that" Tenten playfully slapped him on the shoulder.
When both got up and dressed properly they went into the living room to find Sakura and Hinata watching the TV and an unopened letter lay on the table
"Tennie, this letters for you, we thought that we would be better getting it for you while you were, um busy" Sakura pointed at the letter
Tenten walked past Neji picked up the letter and opened it quickly she scanned through it a small frown appearing on her face
"Tenten what's the matter?" Hinata asked
"Lady Tsunade wants to see me and my fiancé today" Tenten said
"But you don't have one" Sakura said
"I know, I completely forgot about this" Tenten moaned covering her face with her hands
"I thought that's what I'm here for" Neji said Tenten's head snapped up
"You still want to help me?" Tenten asked
"Yes, Tenten" Neji replied
"Well you better get something to eat and then go and see Lady Tsunade" Hinata told them
"Neji are you going to pop the question to Tenten?" Sakura asked
"Sakura don't" Tenten snapped at her while she went to the kitchen to get a drink. Neji stayed in the living room with the other 2
"Well Neji?" Sakura asked
"Yes Sakura I'm going to ask Tenten to marry me, but not yet" Neji told her before he sat down on the couch on the other end from the girls (it's a big couch, like 6 cushions big). Tenten walked back in a mug of tea in each hand, when she saw Neji on the couch images of what happened the last time they were both on it flashed through her mind and made her blush. Sakura and Hinata cast knowing looks at each other it took slightly longer for Neji to realise why Tenten was blushing, once he realised he too started to blush. Tenten walked to him and sat next him passing him a mug of tea.
When they both finished they left the house after telling Sakura and Hinata to lock up after they went, they both went to the Hokage tower, they walked slow not wanting to rush things, they like being in each others company, they always had.
Walking up the steps they were outside the Hokage's office. Tenten raised her hand and knocked a few seconds later they heard Lady Tsunade tell her to come in.
Tenten asked Neji to wait outside until Lady Tsunade wanted him to come in. Tenten walked in.
"Ah Tenten, good to see you, I'm sorry this is so sudden but, I need to see you fiancé today so I know if I'm not to put you with the Ninja I've chosen for you." Tsunade told her lacing her fingers and placed her chin on top
"Yes Lady Tsunade, just before I bring him in, can I ask who it is you've chosen?" Tenten asked
"No, you'll find out after I've seen your fiancé" Tsunade said
Sighing Tenten turned around and walked to the door. Sticking her head out Tenten nodded to Neji, turning back Neji followed her in. Tsunade was looking at paperwork when they came in.
"Right who is it Tenten?" Tsunade asked
"It's me Lady Tsunade" Neji said
Tsunade's head shot up to see if she wasn't hearing things, this was perfect
"Neji you and Tenten are engaged?" Tsunade asked
"Yes My Lady" Neji said
"Why isn't she wearing a ring" Tsunade narrowed her eyes, Neji leaned towards Tenten and pulled on the chain that she didn't know she was even wearing, pulling it up Neji showed Tsunade the ring that was on the bottom of the chain, Neji had put it on Tenten when she'd fallen asleep, then he'd fallen asleep.
"Well you're both lucky" Tsunade leaned back
"What do you mean My Lady?" Tenten asked
"I was planning of marrying you and Neji together anyway, you've already popped the question to her and not ruined my plan. You would have found out who you were marrying tomorrow anyway. I'm having a big list put up so people know" Tsunade told them
"You mean that me and Neji were getting married anyway?" Tenten asked, she was in shock, this was all going to work out okay
"Yes, now you'd better be getting back home" Tsunade waved them off. Both of them walked out in a kind of daze, after all this they would be getting married from the beginning of it all, Tenten didn't have to go through all that stress and getting so worked up because it would have all worked out
The 2 of them walked into Tenten's house, Sakura and Hinata had left so Tenten had to fish for her keys in her pouch. Once she found them she let them both in. Neji sat on the couch a faint blush on his cheeks while Tenten went to get a drink and something to eat
"Hey Neji do you want anything?" Tenten shouted
"No I'm fine thanks" Neji told her, his voice carried so he didn't need to shout Tenten walked back into the living room and sat next to Neji placing the plate down as she sat
"Where did the ring come from Neji?" Tenten asked turning to face him
"Well I thought that it would look wrong if you didn't have a ring so I put one on you while you were asleep, and you're a ninja so you don't have to wear it on your finger" Neji told her
"Well thanks for thinking ahead" Tenten smiled
"There was something else though" Neji said as he slid of the couch and knelt on the floor, pulling the ring that had been on the chain around Tenten's neck. Tenten's hand flew up to her neck, the chain was missing
"Tenten will you marry me?" Neji asked looking up at her
"yes" Tenten whispered
Neji smiled as he slipped the ring on her finger.
"So it looks like we are really engaged" Tenten laughed
"Yes" Neji smiled at her
"I'd better go and tell Sakura, Hinata and Ino, that is if Ino and Kankuro can tear themselves away from each other" Tenten stood up and rushed out of the house leaving a amused Neji behind
Tenten ran to Sakura's house and banged on the door
"Sakura open up I need to talk to you" Tenten shouted the overhead window opened and Sakura's head appeared out of it
"I'm kind of busy in here with Sasuke, could you come back later?" Sakura asked
"Neji proposed" Tenten beamed
"Give me 5 minuets" Sakura shouted pulling her head back through the window.
Tenten heard running feet and the front door flew open. Sakura stood there a dressing gown hastily thrown on, Sakura grabbed her hand and pulled her in
"He popped the question?" Sakura asked looking at Tenten's hand
"Yeah, we went to see Lady Tsunade and she told us that she was going to marry me to Neji anyway, then we went back to mine and he got on his knees and proposed" Tenten jumped up and down
"We need Ino and Hinata to come and we can all celebrate" Sakura jumped up and down with Tenten. While they were doing this Sasuke came down to see what all the noise was about
"What is it?" Sasuke asked scratching the back of his head
"Neji popped the question to Tenten. Their engaged" Sakura shouted a huge smile on her face.
"Bout bloody time" Sasuke replied before going out to find Naruto, it looked like he wouldn't be getting any for a bit.
Sakura, Hinata and Tenten stood outside the house that Temari, Gaara and Kankuro were staying in while they were in the village, Gaara was out as was Temari, everyone knew where she was. The only people in the house was Ino and Kankuro. And after half an hour of knocking the 3 girls were getting fed up
"INO- PIG OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR NOW" Sakura shrieked before she punched the door, not enough for it to brake, but enough for it to dent
"FOREEHAD PISS OFF" They heard Ino shout
"But we've got big news" Tenten shouted
"I don't care, I'm busy at the moment, leave me alone" they heard Ino shout again
"I'll come in there and make it so you and Kankuro can't have sex" Sakura shouted the vein in her forehead popping out again
"Fine, give me a second" Ino shouted
While the girls waited again they could hear cursing on the other side of the door. When it finally opened they saw a pissed off Ino stood there Kankuro's shirt covering her and a shirtless Kankuro in the background glaring at them like it was going out of fashion.
"What" Ino snapped
"Neji popped the question to Tenten" Sakura said pushing passed Ino and sitting on the couch. Ino went from murderous mode to supper happy in 0.03 seconds
"It took him long enough, let me see the ring" Ino said pulling Tenten in. Hinata followed. All 4 girls sat on the couch while Kankuro sulked off to his room
"So when did he do it?" Ino asked
"Well if you'd been around you would have known what's been happening" Sakura snapped
"Well the date with Gaara didn't end too well" Tenten began
"What do you mean it didn't end well" Ino interrupted
"Well Neji turned up towards the end, he and Gaara got into a fight. He came into my room last night and we made up" Tenten had a dopy smile on her face "When we got up this morning Lady Tsunade wanted to see us, apparently I was going to marry Neji anyway. After that we went back to my house and he got down on his knees and asked me to marry him" Tenten waved her hand around
"So you were meant to marry Neji to begin with?" Ino asked
"Yeah, there's a list going up tomorrow saying who's marrying who" Tenten told them
"So me Ino and Hinata will find out who we're meant to marry?" Sakura asked
"Yeah" Tenten told her. Not long after Ino shoved them out of the house and went back to Kankuro.
The next morning Tenten, Neji, Sakura, Sasuke, Hinata, Naruto, Ino and Kankuro went to find the list of marriages. It didn't take to long to find, considering there was a crowd around it. Pushing their way to the front they looked at the list.
Yamanaka Ino is marrying Sabaku Kankuro
Haruno Sakura is marrying Uchiha Sasuke
Hyuga Hinata is marrying Uzumaki Naruto
Weapons Mistress Tenten is marrying Hyuga Neji
Sabaku Temari is marrying Nara Shikamaru.
That was all of them, it looked like Tsunade liked playing match maker, she knew who had feelings for who and set them up.
The group walked home, apart from Hinata she was being carried. When she saw that she was marrying Naruto she'd gone red and fainted. So Naruto was carrying her back. All the couples were holding hands, they found Shikamaru and Temari while they'd been there and they were walking back with them
"So when do you think we're getting married?" Ino asked
"I don't know, we'd probably have to ask Lady Tsunade" Sakura said
"Well, I wonder if we have lots of single ones or if it's going to be just one big one" Temari said
"Well why don't we go and ask her" Tenten said
"I think Naruto had better take Hinata home" Sakura said casting a look at the unconscious girl in Naruto's arms
"Okay then Naruto can take Hinata back and we can go and ask" Ino said hands on hips
Naruto and Hinata left them and the group went to find Lady Tsunade, knocking on the office they went in, Tsunade was looking at paperwork again but she looked up when they entered
"Yes?" Tsunade asked
"We were wondering My Lady" Sakura stepped forward
"How the weddings are going to be" Ino asked
"Whether we were having one big wedding or lots of little ones" Temari said
"And when they were" Tenten said
"Well, you will all have a separate wedding, the first one will be next week" Tsunade said looking at a piece of paper "The first one will be Naruto and Hinata" Tsunade looked around the room "Were are Naruto and Hinata?" she asked
"Well Hinata fainted so Naruto took her home" Tenten told her
"Well that should have been expected" Tsunade gripped her chin thoughtfully "You'd better tell them that they're getting married Next week, you can all go" She dismissed them.
They left the building and went their own ways, Sakura and Sasuke went back to hers, Shikamaru and Temari went back to his, being glared at by Kankuro while he and Ino went back to his, while Tenten and Neji went to find Hinata and Naruto and tell them the news.