Kimiko: lol hope i didn't make these worse enjoy the rewritten...ness? lol
"I did not sleep with TenTen. I lost my temper inside the room and attempted to use my Byakugan...and a woman passed into my view leaving me in this situation." Neji hoped he was believable and saw Hiashi's face lighten. He relaxed his muscles thinking he fooled his uncle.
"I understand. Please be more patient while you wait." Hiashi said leaving the room. Neji cringed unable to take it any more and slid to lock the door then sat behind his bed to engage in a very shameful act.
Down the Hall Hiashi summoned a few of the branch members. "Summon Konoha's weapons mistress. I have some business with her." He said then walked to his quarters.
Neji left his room momentarily for food. He hadn't eaten much. Walking through the large estate he noticed that the few branch members that lived in the same wing with him were not in. It seemed he would dine alone. He sat down and asked the clan's chef to prepare his usual. Neji sat and thought back to the teammate he had betrayed.
It was a dangerous train of thought because it always led him to think of that night but he felt so regretful that he could not help but remember her sad curled up naked form after he left her there. The more he recalled this picture the more he wished to run to her side. As he was just about to step into a dangerous zone, the chef returned with his food allowing the memories to be shoved from his mind momentarily. He ate in silence.
After the completion of his meal, he wandered through the estate's massive gardens and fields. He heard some women talking and found it strange that he had no reaction to them. In bitter shock he snuck nearby and took a quick look at them. He found himself aroused but not the point he had been before. He even glanced at them with Byakugan and still did not feel the massive throbbing and yearning he had for his teammate. Could this have some thing to do with that night? He rushed back to his room.
He decided meditation would be the best thing. He could think thing over and at the same time calm himself. He began to calm down but he could hear her voice far too clearly to be any memory. He blinked from his meditation.
"Why am I here?" He heard her ask. 'Here?' Neji looked through his window and found TenTen being led towards the estate. He burst from his room and attempted to find her. She would most likely be in the main branch building so that is where he headed.
TenTen was finally returning home after two days of wandering through the forest. Her mind no longer functioned the way it used to. She paid attention to every detail and could deduce the reasoning for almost anything. But why would Neji want to sleep with her? And why would he just leave her there after. Was she only a tool for his release? Or perhaps he believed he was protecting her? She pulled at her hair finally arriving at the door of her house.
She reached for the keys but stopped when she sensed a large incoming group of Shinobi. She returned her keys to her pocket and hid quickly in the surrounding forest. A group of Hyuuga surrounded her house and one very tall and handsome one knocked on her door. He activated Byakugan and searched the house. He made a motion to the others and they disappeared. She hid further still watching the man at her door. He paused for a moment and looked right her way. She jumped away and ran straight into another Hyuuga.
She kicked the man away and sprinted in the direction of the village. The Handsome man from before landed lightly in front of her. She jumped back and he sprung at her. Engaging in self defensive taijutsu, the two fought until TenTen was grabbed from behind and in her distraction the man in front tapped her on the forehead before she could get away. She slumped in his arms and the Hyuugas took off.
Arriving at the main gates of the Hyuuga estate, TenTen stirred. "Wha...Where are you taking me." Shed asked the men. They kept silent walking up to the grandeur doors of the estate. "Why am I here..?" She asked still thinking of several ways to escape should the situation call for it. She was definitely leaving if she saw Neji. Is that why she was here? Was she being kidnapped to become his play toy?
She struggled more believing this was the only reason. Neji hadn't been showing up to the team location, maybe his condition had gotten worse. One man released TenTen to unlock the doors for them. TenTen jumped at her chance to escape. She knocked one man over his grip on her arm was strong enough to take her down as well. She jumped and kicked the other two over before she was dragged to the ground. She broke from the man's grip and sprinted towards the outside again. More Hyuugas landed in front of her with noticeable killing intent.
"Wait wait I was brought here now you are going to kill me?" She asked fighting off Neji's family with a three section staff she tore from her pockets. All of the Hyuugas around her took a familiar stance. "Shit..." She called trying to jump away but she was not fast enough. All of the men began to rapidly deactivate her chakra tenketsu points, Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, and rendered her body useless to fall limply to the ground. "Why the hell are you doing this to me!" She screamed almost turning to tears. She was brought inside where her body's natural state was restored but her chakra patterns were left disrupted.
Hiashi stood before her and every one around her bowed to him and left the room. She sat straight up with a defiant look in her eyes. Hiashi raised an eyebrow.
"You are the weapons mistress correct?" He asked just to make sure. "If that is who you are looking for then it would explain why I am here." She said sarcastically.
"You slept with my nephew correct." Her eyes widened a fraction and she looked over at him in silence. "I take your silence as an affirmation. So how did this happen?" He questioned further. She still refused to answer.
"We can bring Neji in here and punish him until you explain how this happened." TenTen clenched her teeth.
"I...I found him training, I wasn't wearing much because of the hot weather. I forced him to stay around me until he explained why his training looked so flawed that day. Then he could no longer take what ever was happening and i got pulled into the situation. it just happened." She said angrily. Hiashi watched her for a moment taking in her appearance. She was well developed, a very attractive figure, brown eyes that shined with determination, she was a good catch over all if Neji had been an ordinary branch family Hyuuga.
But Neji was their prodigy, he wished for the children Neji had to be as well rounded as the prodigy himself. "Do you love my nephew?" He asked sternly. She froze.
'Love? Love him...Neji? Me Love Neji? Is that possible? Is that maybe why this whole thing has been weighing on my mind so long? Was it even an option to fall in love with a Hyuuga? They only married within the clan...What am I supposed to say..' Her thoughts were interrupted.
"Are you in love with Neji?" He asked again his volume loud and his patience thin. There was a thud on the door but neither gave it any mind, too engrossed in their conversation.
"I don't know, I admire him, I enjoy his presence, I trust him more than anyone in the world, But i just don't know if that is love." She offered honestly. Her cheeks lit up and something in her eyes changed when she spoke of the Hyuuga Prodigy.
"If you love my nephew, and can prove yourself worthy of his hand, your relationship may remain. Should you fail, your memories involving Neji or the Hyuuga clan will be erased and modified and I will have Neji removed from your squad and he will wed a woman of the Hyuuga elder's choice." He said turning to sit at his desk.
"W-Wait!" She blurted out. He turned to her to raise an angry eyebrow. "Wait...I'm honored at your proposal and I am willing to comply, but wouldn't Neji have an opinion about this? Are you certain he wants to continue what you call 'our relationship?'" She asked sadly. He looked at her and turned again.
"You heard the terms Neji. Enter and give your consent as well." TenTen blinked in confusion. The door opened slowly and Neji stood at the doorway framed by the golden light of the sunset. TenTen stared at him in embarrassment.
"How long were you there?" She asked. He smirked recalling what she had said when she dropped in on his situation.
"Long enough." He said smirking. She gave a smiling remembering how everything had started.
"Neji." His uncle called. Both young shinobi faced him serious once more. "Do you love this girl here?" He asked. Neji blinked in confusion.
"Do I love her? I'm not sure that I do, but I would fight to maintain the relationship we have until it killed me." He responded stoically.
"Then the agreement remains. Weapons mistress, you are to remain here for the duration of your stay, you may stay with my nephew, my daughter, or you may have a room of your own. When I have decided your tests, you will be summoned to my office again. You both are dismissed." He said returning to the work on his desk. Neji led TenTen out and they paused when they were far enough to go unheard by his uncle.
"I guess the trouble has only started.." Neji muttered to himself. TenTen looked at him through the corner of her eye looking down at the ground so her bangs hid her face. They were in front of Neji's room and the branch members that lived in the same hall had all been injured by TenTen.
"Your uncle..." She started Neji looked at her welcoming her into his room. "His question was shocking." She finished. He closed his door and looked at her.
"What did he ask?" He asked absentmindedly looking for something she could sleep in. She blushed softly. "If...I loved you.." He jumped at her quiet words. "Oh yes i recall. And your response was ambiguous." He replied.
"And what was yours!" She growled at him. He smirked.
"Honest. I feel strongly towards you to the point that after...that...the only woman who can elicit a response from my body is you. The weeks I missed because of the condition left me craving your conversation, and i missed sparring together. I felt nothing such for the other two." Neji answered. "But whether or not this feeling is love is something I just do not know." He finished. TenTen nodded understanding what he meant.
She laughed. She changed into the large T-shirt he gave her and they climbed into the bed together. Neji's content with physical contact and worry for the future made his erections much less noticeable to him.