(A/N: Hello~ I showed this to my friend the other day and she found this quite relatable. And Yes I am still working on Down Under I'm still typing up the new chapter so stay tuned for that.) ~P.O.G

Big Brother, Shin-Ten (II)

"Tenten?"

The bun head shot up from her bed. Glancing at her clock she frowned. She wanted to get as much sleep as possible.

"Tenten." The voice called again.

"Yes, mom?"

The door opened and Tenten's mother stepped through. Xiao-Lin had long brown hair and light brown eyes. Her hair reached to her waist in beautiful curls. Walking over to her daughter's bed, she placed a pile of clothing at the edge of it. Tenten sat up and blew a piece of her bangs from her face.

"Ehhh, I thought I could sleep some more..." She grumbled.

Xiao-Lin smiled at her seventeen year old daughter.

"Tennie, you do remember what today is right?"

Tenten nodded and smiled.

"Your brother returns fro-"

"Neji and I's first year Anna-"

The two women looked at each other. Tenten's eyes widened. Shit, She had forgotten that her brother was coming home today from his first ANBU mission. But at the same time, today marks one year with her Hyuga boyfriend and he wanted to spend the day with her. Groaning, Tenten looked at her mother.

"What should I do? I wanna hang out with Shin, but Neji-"

"Then, take Shin with you."

The two women looked to the door. Fei-Ten looked at his daughter with a calm expression. Having met the Hyuga boy himself, Fei-Ten was pretty lenient about his daughter's interactions with him. Tenten looked at him in shock.

"Daddy, I don't think-"

Fei-Ten raised his hand to stop her from objecting. He stated that her brother hasn't formally met the Hyuga before, and that this will be a good opportunity to get the Hyuga acquainted with the person would one day kill him. Xiao-Lin laughed once she witnessed her daughter's eye roll.

"He comes a bit before lunch time," her father continued. "With that, Hyuga can be evaluated by Shin-"

"EVALUATED?! Daddy, what are you even saying?" Tenten exclaimed looking at her father.

Xiao-Lin walked over to her husband and kissed his cheek. It's only right for the older brother to approve of his little sister's boyfriend. Tenten gave an exasperated whine and dragged her self to the bathroom, mumbling under her breath.

"This should be interesting." Xiao-Lin said to her husband.

Fei-Ten nodded and gave a small smirk. He knew his son wouldn't let him down.

Tenten's older brother arrived before the time expected. He was greeted warmly by Xiao-Lin with a kiss, and being fussed over for injuries. Fei-Ten patted his eldest child on the shoulder and gave a smile. Dragging him into the living room, Xiao-Lin ordered him to go upstairs and freshen up./

"Alright, mom. But what's the rush? And where's Ten?" He asked.

Fei-Ten cleared his throat.

"You will be chaperoning Tenten on a date."

The ANBU blinked. His sister? On a date?

"Who's the kid?" He asked.

"He's a Hyuga. They're known for being punctual, so hurry up. He'll be here in about ten minutes." His father said.

Nodding, the young ANBU went upstairs. Upon passing his sister's room, he called to her. Tenten ran out of her room with a towel around her and jumped on him. She beamed as he laughed and kissed her cheek. She missed him, and was worried about him.

Tenten and her brother waited down stairs, fully dressed. Tenten wore the dress that her mother had laid on her bed earlier that morning while her brother wore black pants with a Chinese dress shirt; the color matching Tenten's. There was a knock on the door. The four people in the room looked at each other. Fei-Ten stood and walked over to the door. He was greeted by the Hyuga boy, and allowed him to enter. Tenten shot up and walked over to her boyfriend.

"You look great." He said handing her a bundle of Lilies.

Just before Tenten could respond, her older brother appeared next to her.

"You think so? I think the colors are clashing." He said.

Tenten groaned and looked at Neji apologetically. The Hyuga cocked an eyebrow at the older teen. He was a few years older than he and could be of higher rank. He also noted the similarities in the facial feat-

OH.

"The name's Shin-Ten," the older sibling held a smirk at the Hyuga's shock. "It's nice to finally meet you, Hyuga Neji."

Neji blinked but bowed. Shit, he thought. The Hyuga knew exactly where this was going...

"Be nice, Shin. Neji-kun is a very nice young man." Xiao-Lin called from her seat on the couch.

"Yes, mom. What time do you want us to return?"

Xiao-Lin looked at her husband.

"Your Aunt and cousin should be arriving around nine. So, a bit before then." Fei-Ten said.

"Oh, and Hyuga."

Neji nodded at Tenten's father.

"You will be joining us for dinner."

Neji pursed his lips together. That wasn't a question.

"Yes, Hua-sama." He replied.

"Get going you three!" Xiao-Lin exclaimed.

The Hua siblings waved to their parents while Neji bowed. He noted just as he turned to the door, a smirk formed on Fei-Ten's face.

He was so screwed.

"So, Ten, been on any good jobs while I've been gone this year?" Shin-Ten asked as they walked down the streets.

Tenten shrugged the usual missions were given to her. Her specialty gave her the upper hand in being put on any mission there was. But, upon running errands for the Hokage she managed to pick up a few new weapons that she was waiting for him to return to try out. Shin nodded and smiled down at his sister. Tenten then asked him about his mission. Shin grinned and shook his head, causing Tenten to pout. That was a story for dinner. Tenten huffed, receiving a pat on the head from her older brother.

"Hyuga-kun. You've been silent. Tell me about yourself." Shin said.

Neji looked over at him. Besides for the obvious, he was a Jonnin. The Hyuga had remained on Team Gai because he felt that being a solo Jonnin wouldn't be beneficial. Shin nodded.

"Wait, how old are you?" Shin asked.

"I am seventeen, Hua-san."

"Have you been sent on any of those missions yet?"

Tenten was confused, but Neji knew exactly what he meant. The Hyuga shook his head. He told the Hokage that if there absolutely no one else to take those missions, then he will go. The age requirement to send shinobi on seduction missions was seventeen, and the ninja had to be of Jonnin rank.

"I see. So you and Tenten are the same age then."

"Tenten is actually older than me by four months." Neji replied.

"You and I share the same birthday month, then." Shin commented, side glancing at the Hyuga.

Neji gave an awkward nod. So far, her older brother seemed to be alright. But there was this rock in his stomach that told him that the worst was yet to come. The trio walked to the movie theater. Shin-Ten was receiving a lot of attention. Neji was as well. Tenten watched the two boys as they interacted toward the amount of girls ogling over them. Neji paid them no mind, and actually reached for her, since she was a few steps behind them. Shin, on the other hand, offered the fan girls a smile that received a lot "ahh"s. Taking out his wallet, Neji was about to pay, when Shin slapped the money down for all three of them.

"It's my treat." The Hua boy said.

Neji looked at him for a moment before replacing the money in his wallet and leading Tenten into the theater. As expected, Shin sat in between Neji and Tenten. Glancing over at Neji, Tenten noticed the slightly annoyed look on his face and smiled. Tenten attached herself to her brother and leaned her cheek against his bicep. Neji side glanced at her. She always did that when they went to the movies. Tenten always felt the need to attach herself to him whenever they had movie dates, or just went to the movies with their friends. And it was always him because he would make it a point to squeez past Lee or Shikamaru to sit next to her.

"The previews take forever, so what have you been up to besides missions?" Shin said looking down at his sister.

Training, sleeping, training, and more training. The bun head shrugged. She told him that she had been training with Neji for the past few years since the Chunnin exams. Shin glanced over at the Hyuga. Neji's pretty hard to beat. She's landed in the hospital a few times when they first started, but she's gotten better at dodging his strikes. But Neji still was able to inflict some damage on her in some ways. She has yet to beat him, but she thinks she's getting close.

"Have you..." Shin murmured.

Neji's lips pursed together. His girlfriend was giving Shin the wrong idea. Sure she's been in the hospital a few times, nothing major though. And besides that was back in the day. He felt the older teen's eyes pierce through his soul, filling it with a swelling fear that he might have to watch his back from now on. The movie started and Neji can say it was a pretty good movie. However, he realized that Shin-Ten and Tenten were giving off commentary. It was hilarious, Neji thought, how alike these two are. If they were born the same year they could have been twins. They walked out of the theater together. Now, how this would have went; Neji would have grabbed Tenten's hand and kissed her knuckles as they walked to his house to...er...play the bouncy bed game all night long. The Hyuga sighed to himself. This was his original plan since they haven't had sex in a good while due to missions. And he was kind of desperate. However, due to the unwanted company of a certain brother, that can't happen.

"We have a bit of time before dinner," Shin announced. "Hyuga, let's go a round."

Neji and Tenten looked at Shin shocked. He wanted to have a little kick-around with the Hyuga boy? Neji looked at Tenten, who nodded.

"Very well." He replied coolly.

Shin took his sister's hand and walked them to a training ground near the Hua household. It was a private training ground that was small, but did its duty for the Hua siblings when they wished to train in private. Near the entrance of the grounds was a shed that Shin opened and walked through. Turning on a lamp, Neji glanced around and sweat dropped. He knew that the Hua family specialized in weapons but this shed held weapons he has never seen before.

"Well I'll be damned..." Neji whispered to himself.

"Take your pick, Hyuga-kun." Shin said.

"Aniki, he is more of a taijitsu person." Tenten explained.

Shin nodded and grabbed a sword from the wall. It looked old, but it was well kept. Neji would sometimes come to see Tenten and her father polishing and sharpening weapons from the shed. They never let a blade become dull. Walking into the middle of the field, Shin-Ten took off his shirt. Well-toned and tan, Neji thought. His abs looked rock hard and his pecs were insanely smooth. Shin's arms weren't over the top toned like Gai and Lee's, but they could defiantly knock someone off their rocker if he were to punch someone. Neji sucked in his breath, actually unsure of the outcome of this. He glanced at his bun head; If Tenten were a man, she would look exactly like Shin-Ten.

"I'm so sorry, Neji." Tenten murmured.

"Don't worry about it, Tenten. Anything to please him..." Neji said as he took off his shirt and handed it to her.

Facing the older Hua sibling Neji got into his gentle fist stance. He really wasn't sure what to expect from Shin. Tenten's movements were swift and quick, but he was faster. Shin was an ANBU. There had to be something special about him. Waving the sword around, the older brunette did not lose eye contact with the Hyuga. Those eyes could see the very channels of chakra and he couldn't hide, even if he wanted to.

"Honor me with your gentle fist, Hyuga-kun." Shin called standing completely straight, his sword drawn.

Neji nodded and lunged at him. With one hand behind his back, Shin dodged the Hyuga boy's attacks gracefully, as if he was dancing. Neji was quick, Shin gave him that. But he spotted an opening and went for it. Sliding under him, Shin jabbed the sword diagonally, missing the Hyuga's left side. Straightening himself, Shin looked at him with a straight face. Neji turned to him, confused. He had a perfect angle and yet he managed to dive under him. On top of that, the ANBU had missed him. Glancing at Tenten, He noticed her eyebrows furrowed in concern.

"Ngh..." Neji looked down at his side.

The wound was shallow, but drew some blood. It began to sting when the blood dropped down from the opened flesh. Shin gave a pleasant grunt. When did he...? Activating his byakugan, he saw it. Shin-Ten's sword was enlaced with his chakra. It was weak though. Probably because he didn't intend to kill him or do any serious harm.

"Now you see, Hyuga-kun? My sister may be a punching bag; but I can kill you if you miss one step." The Hua sibling said swinging his sword.

"Gee, thanks Aniki..." Tenten grumbled.

The two went at it. Neji was able to land a few hits on Shin, while the latter gave the former some more gashes. It was the moment when Shin missed him completely and lunged at Tenten that his heart stopped. Out of instinct, the Hyuga jumped in front of her and landed a fatal blow to the older Hua. The blow caused Shin to combust into smoke and reveal a log.

"Neji-" Tenten gasped.

"Oh, would you look at that."

Neji whirled around and found Shin right behind Tenten, his sword at her throat. Tenten was perfectly calm, knowing her brother would never harm her. But Neji was breathing heavily and staring straight into Shin-Ten's blank eyes. This ANBU was well trained, and seemed to have no problem pestering his target. Blinking, the light returned to Shin's eyes and he smirked.

"Hm, I can have some hope in you now, Hyuga-kun." He said lowering his sword.

Neji relaxed, but his cuts were stinging due to the lingering foreign chakra. Shin told him that the side effect will disappear in a few hours. The three headed back to the Hua house hold with plenty of time to spare before Tenten's aunt and cousin arrived. Xiao-Lin opened the door to find her son covered in bruises and scratches, and her daughter's boyfriend dripping blood from opened wounds. The woman shuffled Neji upstairs to clean him up with Tenten trailing behind them. Shin looked to his father.

"Are you pleased?" He asked.

"You went easy on him. That's unlike you." Fei-Ten replied.

Shin-Ten shrugged and scratched the back of his head. The Hyuga wasn't worth the trouble. Besides, he did jump fully in front of Tenten to protect her and almost killed him if he didn't use substitution. Fei-Ten stared at his eldest for a moment before nodding and telling him to go get cleaned up.

Dinner was no better for Neji. He was sat in between Fei-Ten and Shin-Ten at the table, with Tenten all the way on the other side, next to her aunt. The distance was killer, he thought. But he had to endure it since he didn't want to offend any of the Huas. Whenever he spoke, which was often thanks to Tenten's aunt, he would receive intense stares from his girlfriend's father and brother. It wasn't that he hesitated, he would never, and it was that he needed to speak slowly to make sure he said the correct things. He was a Hyuga, he was proper, had class, and could handle any social situation thrown at him...

Not really.

With the stares came "accidental" jabs and nudges from Shin-Ten. He was resisting the urge to stand and remove himself from the table, but he kept chanting that he was doing this for himself and Tenten. It was a game, he figured. Her older brother was trying to set him off, trying to see how any strings he could pull before they became knotted. But Neji kept his cool. He just breathed and nodded when spoken to. He never interjected an opinion unless asked to, and he never made direct eye contact with Shin, Fei-Ten, or Tenten during their time at the table. And when Shin-Ten was speaking about his yearlong mission, he focused his attention fully on his tea cup, half listening just in case Shin or Fei-Ten tried to get his attention.

"So Hyuga-kun, how long have you and Tennie been dating?" Tenten's aunt asked.

"Well, today makes a year." He replied.

"Oh! You know, Tenten never told me she was even in a relationship! I had to hear it from her father!"

Tenten groaned.

"Please don't, Goo ma...*"

Fei-Ten shrugged at his sister.

"Sayaki don't take it personal. She is a working Kunoichi after all. Things tend to...slip her mind."

Both Neji and Tenten looked at the male Hua. That was embarrassing and something they won't forget. Tenten's aunt laughed.

"So tell me, Hyuga-kun," Sayaki grinned. "What's it like?"

Neji cocked and eyebrow.

"Sorry, I am unclear of what you are asking."

Sayaki leaned back in her seat.

"What's it like dating my stubborn niece?"

Tenten shot her aunt a glare. But Neji chuckled, sensing the playfulness in Sayaki's voice. Oh, she was quite the handful. Tenten had a sharp tongue and sass like no other female he has met before in his life. The table rippled in chuckles while Tenten crossed her arms over her chest and pouted.

"Stop describing yourself, Neji." She shot at him.

Shin laughed and patted his sister's head.

"Well I guess someone has to put up with you." Tenten's cousin chirped from his side of the table.

"Shut it, Haruka." The bun head replied.

Haruka winked at her and sipped his tea.

"Haruka, go help your Goo ma get dessert." Fei-Ten said to his nephew.

The raven haired teen nodded and followed Xiao-Lin into the kitchen. Fei-Ten and his sister started clearing off the table, leaving Neji alone with Tenten and Shin-Ten. A sigh came from the Hyuga as he looked around the table. Shin-Ten turned to him, blocking his view of Tenten on the other side of him.

"Hyuga,"

"Yes?"

"I'm impressed."

Neji looked at him. Tenten felt a smile creep up on her face. She knew Shin-Ten would approve. The older Hua sibling drained the last of his tea before continuing.

"It's nice to know someone will be there to take care of Tenten while I'm gone. I know she has Rock Lee and Gai-sensei. But you, I can honsetly say, can be fully trusted with my sister's life."

Neji nodded. Of course he was. Shin-Ten put a hand on the Hyuga boy's shoulder and gave him a small smile. The rock that held in Neji's stomach all day had lifted. He had never felt so relieved in his life. Impressing Tenten's father had been a bit easier due to the fact that he had known Fei-Ten before he started dating Tenten. And her mother instantly loved him when he walked through her front door, but that's just the kind of woman Xiao-Lin was. But when it came to Shin-Ten, he admitted that he was a bit nervous. He was aware that Tenten had an older brother, but only through pictures. He knew nothing about him accept he was a high ranking ninja with a gift for swords.

"Now, let's talk business." Shin-Ten said.

Neji nodded, putting on his serious face.

"I expect at least three visits a month from you."

"Shin..." Tenten looked at him.

"I want to meet your family." He continued.

"Shin." Tenten grabbed his arm.

"And, if you get my little sister pregnant-so help me Kami- I will rip off both your scrotums and shove them so far up your rear that you'll be seeing stars for the rest of your life."/

"Shin!" Tenten exclaimed.

Neji remained calm, and kept his face serious. Nodding, he agreed to those terms. Shin-Ten turned to his sister.

"And you," he pinched her cheek. "No sleep overs with him unless you tell me."

"Ow! Let go~"

"One more thing, you will name your first son Ryuuku**!"

The two paused and looked at Shin-Ten. Tenten's face became still and she nodded. Of course, she thought, her mother would be pleased.

"Alright! Who wants some cake?" Sayaki announced as she entered the dining area with plates.

After desert, Neji and Tenten sat outside on her porch. It was a long day, but at least that was one less person Neji had to be "evaluated" by. Tenten chuckled and attached herself to his arm asking him what they should do now. Neji shrugged. Fei-Ten had given them permission to continue their date without Shin-Ten.

"Want to go back to my place? My mother would be happy to see you." Neji said.

Tenten shrugged.

"One thing though."

"Hn?"

She pulled him over and pressed her lips against his, wrapping her arms around his neck. Neji snakes his arms around her waist and pulled her in tight. Pulling away, she looked him dead in the face.

"You better fuck me like you mean it tonight."

(A/N:):

Well that's done with! Lol.

*Goo ma: this means "Aunt" in Cantonese. I had my friend (who is from Hong Kong) check it.

**Ryuuku: this name has some significance to Tenten's mother. There is a back story toward it, but it will be explained once I make a new character design for her on DeviantART

By the way, if you want to see what Shin-Ten looks like, the link to my DA is in my Bio :3~ P.O.G