Catch Up! Summary: (A/U) "Look. I already know about what you do. You're a street racer, you drift, and I want in."Neji's back instantly stiffened. Naruto's eyes grew wider. Sasuke and Shikamaru drew their lips in thin lines and glared at Tenten who smirked and narrowed her eyes more. If he was trying to give her hell he sure sucked at it. Heaven always won, always.

Rated: PG-13 due to violence and language

Disclaimer: Didn't own Naruto 15 years ago, and not much has changed ;)

Enjoy!

Xoxox JadexandDiamonds

8:28 AM, Monday

Taito City, Tokyo-Japan

Tenten Nauru stood at the front doors of her new high school while nonchalantly watching frantic students practically sprint to their classrooms.

'This is so stupid.'

It had to be illegal to literally move from New York to Tokyo in 2 days (the weekend), and have to attend a new school senior year. She clenched the folded schedule in her left hand and made her way down the long, now almost empty hallway. Her mid-thigh length navy blue pleated skirt swayed slightly as she stepped. The school logo plastered on the right chest pocket of the white colored short sleeve shirt matched the logo in the right corner of the front of her skirt.

Tenten didn't have to wear a uniform at her previous public school in Manhattan, and felt the need to keep tugging at her tucked in top until it was loose entirely. Her hair was in two twin buns; a signature she decided long ago to commemorate her grandmother on her mother's side. Chinese women in her family always wore buns whether one or two. Her mother always wore one.

A faint smile crossed Tenten's face.

She had ended up in Tokyo due to the sudden passing of her mother. They lived together in Chinatown, where their home wasn't in the most favorable environment, however the tiny one bedroom apartment that was surrounded by other tiny apartment rooms was all Tenten knew. Now, she was living with her father. Her parents separated when she was 5, and she only visited him a handful of times. He was a part of her life for good now and the gap of time lost between them showed in their current awkward relationship.

Tenten walked casually up a set of stairs at the end of the hallway.

Their relationship was patchy; her and her father's, but life is patchy as well. It's what you make of it that matters. They have no hard feelings towards each other. Meanwhile her mother and her left on not so good terms before her passing. They always got into arguments and misunderstandings. It wasn't that Tenten was bad, she just found "adventurous" activities to be fun.

Sighing outwardly, Tenten reached the top step of the set of stairs and looked back down at her schedule...301… Scanning the number on the wooden doors as she walked through the small hallway her eyes fell on her designated classroom.

"Well…here goes nothing." she murmured. The moment Tenten opened the door, was the moment all senior eyes shifted onto her. The instructor, who was standing in front of his desk with papers in hand, peered out of his glasses to eye Tenten as well.

"Tenten san, it's nice to see you've finally made it. With no trouble finding this room I assume?" He stepped forward to meet Tenten as she walked into the classroom.

"Yeah, I guess you can say that." She mumbled.

"Excellent, have a seat by the window please, and turn to Chapter 4 in your textbook." He handed her a used Physics textbook and pointed to a seat at the far right of the room in the last column of desks. With all eyes still on her she ignored them, and walked over to the empty desk and sat down while sliding her book bag off her shoulders. As she was getting situated, the professor continued his lecture.

"Psttt!" Tenten froze while reaching down for a pencil in her backpack and looked to the desk next to hers. Only to see a brown eyed, brown haired guy grinning at her.

"Nice to see a new face in here, I'm Kiba." Tenten eyed Kiba for a few seconds before deciding to engage in a slight conversation with him. She leaned back into her desk chair and glanced at the front of the class, then back at him.

"Tenten." She whispered back. He seemed pleased with her name and grinned even more.

"I'm sure you will like it here. There are some faces to avoid but there are some, like mine, you will want to get to know." Tenten smirked and rolled her eyes at his comment. "I hope we get to know each other more Tenten chan." Her smirk stayed on her face as she glanced in Kiba's direction once again.

"Likewise." She whispered and looked back up at the board. Kiba was the first fresh face who'd spoken to her all morning. He seemed open and not hesitant to introduce himself to her. Which, then again she was a girl and he was a guy, so maybe he just liked to flirt. She chuckled inwardly at that thought. She didn't pick up a flirting vibe from him, just a friendly one. But he did mention something about faces to avoid….Tenten stopped jotting down notes and took her gaze briefly off the board. She wondered what Kiba meant by that.

...

Tenten looked down at her schedule again while standing outside of the physics classroom. Class dismissed moments ago and now she needed to find her next room.

"Room 203 Calculus. Take a left at the end of this hallway, go down the stairs then make another left. Third door on the right." Tenten turned quickly to her side to see Kiba smiling at her while looking over her shoulder. She smiled back, glad that he was there to tell her where to find the room.

"Thanks Kiba."

"No Problem Tenten!" Kiba yelled as he started walking down the hallway, only to disappear in the sea of students.

Less than one minute later, Tenten arrived at Room 203 and came face to back, actually, with a rather tall, slightly lean blonde haired student. He had to be a senior because his height was clearly 6ft. He wore khaki pants and a white tucked in shirt, but that was all she could see considering his back was turned to her, blocking the entrance. Continuing his conversation, Naruto had no idea she stood there just waiting.

"You're blocking someone baka." A silky yet cold voice chopped their conversation to a halt as Naruto quickly turned around and looked down. Hazel eyes met blue and he smiled nervously.

"Oh my bad! Sorry about that!" He stepped away from in front of the entrance and stood off to the side, allowing Tenten to walk through. She smiled back at him as she walked in the room.

"It's okay. I'm really in no rush to even be in here." Naruto instantly laughed and Tenten noticed how his whole face lit up when he did. Now that she was in the room, she saw the rest of him. He was actually not bad looking. A tie loosely hung around his neck underneath the collar of his slightly unbuttoned shirt. She glanced at the person standing beside him. He seemed distant, yet reserved. His hands were in his pockets as he glanced at Tenten meeting her gaze. His dark blue eyes made her flinch slightly at the depth of coldness in them. It looked as if his features were unaware of what a smile ever was. His navy blue hair sort of gave him an edge and paired with what Tenten deemed to be his overall personality, made him even more mysterious. Her smile faltered a bit when he met her gaze.

"I'm Naruto by the way!" He gained Tenten's attention again and pointed at Sasuke. "That's Sasuke. Ignore him, he always has a constipated look on his face."

Sasuke glared at Naruto. "Shut up you moron." His cold, monotone voice should've made Naruto flinch, but instead he grinned in response. Tenten's smile returned.

"I'm Tenten."

"I've never seen you before, so you're new?"

"Well yes actually. Today is my first day."

"Nice to meet you Tenten!"

"Same." She responded and nodded her head at Naruto before walking further into the classroom. The setup of the room was similar to her previous room. Desks in columns and rows; half the desks were already filled, so Tenten walked over to an empty desk in the middle of the class. She sat down and pulled her binder and pencil from her book bag.

"Hina-chan! Hey, how are you?!" Tenten looked over at the direction Naruto was calling to and noticed a dark haired girl around her age seated next to her left. Said girl Hina smiled softly at Naruto and formed a deep crissum blush on her cheeks.

"I-I'm fine Naruto-chan, h-h-how are you?" Her voice was gentle and soft when compared to Naruto's loud and over the top voice. He smiled at her from across the room and held up a thumb.

"Pretty good! I'm glad to see you're not sick anymore, I was worried about you all last week." Hina's eyes widened a bit and she glanced down at her desk before looking back up at Naruto who was now just a row away from her desk.

"You-you were?"

"Yeah, I missed your company!" As if even possible Tenten saw Hina grow even redder.

"I-I missed yours as well Naruto-chan..." Naruto smiled even bigger and turned around to finish his conversation with Sasuke and another guy. Tenten watched as Hina began breathing heavily and grew slightly concerned.

"Hey, are you alright?" Tenten leaned over to Hina with concern laced in her eyes. Hina turned her eyes to Tenten and she looked shocked. She didn't notice she was right there. She smiled slightly.

"I-I'm fine. Thank you through..."

"I was worried you were sick or something the way your face just grew red." She saw Hina pause slightly before fidgeting with a pencil sitting on her desk.

"N-no, it ha-happens a lot actually." She said almost under her breath and took a quick glance at Naruto before looking back down at her desk. Tenten felt herself smile after realizing why.

"You like him, don't you." It was more of a statement than a question. Hina quickly turned to face Tenten with large eyes. Eyes the color of lavender, which she found ironic for how soft and delicate Hina seemed to be.

"Oh! I'm sorry, I'm Tenten! I know you're thinking how am talking to you when I don't even know you." She smiled at the timid girl.

"I-It's okay. I'm Hinata." She smiled lightly at Tenten.

"I love your eyes, what brand of contacts are those?" Hinata laughed slightly and Tenten raised an eyebrow.

"There n-not contacts, they're the real color of m-my eyes. I don't w-wear contacts." Tenten felt so dumb. She mentally slapped herself then laughed out loud at her own failed assumption.

"Oh! Wow, okay, well sorry for that. "

"Thank you." She gave Tenten a full smile and instantly, she noticed a similarity between Hinata and Naruto. Their smiles.

"Okay class, let's all have our seats and we will pick up from where we left off on Friday!" Tenten and Hinata faced the front of the class as well as the rest of the students. She had to admit, she was looking forward to this school year now. There were a lot of…Tenten shifted her gaze away from the board and to the left side of the classroom where Naruto, Sasuke, and two other noticeably different guys sat…interesting people at this place. Interesting indeed.

12:23 PM

Students strolled around the cafeteria; some looking for seats and others holding conversations. Stepping towards to glass doors leading outside the cafeteria, Tenten followed Hinata. Hinata invited her to sit with her friends for lunch. Tenten held a water bottle and small plastic container of salad she'd bought in the lunch line moments ago. Her book bag slumped loosely on her right shoulder. Her eyes scanned the almost empty courtyard area. Most students outside sat on the grass surrounding the courtyard of tables and benches.

Hinata took a seat at an empty table and Tenten sat directly across from her. They sat in silence for a while, both unwrapping their lunches, when all of a sudden company appeared.

"No, I think we should do a cheer that's completely different than the last time we went against them." Tenten watched a blonde haired, blue eyed girl about the same age as her, walk towards the table.

"I agree. We need to have more basket tosses, and a better pyramid this time." A pink haired girl walked along side of the blonde. Both of their frames were slightly lean but also muscular at the same time. They both wore short shorts with the school logo stitched on the front left side, and a white crop top with the school logo also stitched but in the middle.

"Sakura chan, Ino chan, hey." Hinata voiced delicately while looking in their direction when they were only feet away from the table. Said girls both looked away from each other, looked at Hinata and smiled.

"Hina chan! You're back!" Ino shouted high pitch and squeezed Hinata into a tight hug, despite her sitting and Ino standing. Sakura chuckled and observed from the side. "I think your choking her Ino pig." Ino quickly let go of Hinata who managed to breathe deeply.

"Sorry Hina, I just missed you!"

Sakura was the first to notice the quiet Tenten sitting directly in front of Hinata and shocked her slightly. "Oh! Hi there, I'm Sakura!" She smiled openly at Tenten who in return also smiled.

"Tenten."

"That means heaven right? I like your name!" Came Ino from beside Sakura who smiled at her as well.

"Thanks, I always thought it was ironic since I always gave both my parents hell." Ino and Sakura both laughed at her comment.

"I'm Ino by the way. Nice to meet you." Ino sat beside Hinata and Sakura next Tenten.

"Nice to meet you too. I see you're cheerleaders…" Tenten said while gathering pieces of lettuce on her fork. The girls all looked at her and Sakura smiled first.

"Yep! Last year here and we're finally the ones in charge of the team. It's been worth it though. What about you? I know you must be new, but do you play a sport?"

"I played volleyball in America, but I haven't really looked into what sports are offered here..."

"Volleyball? Oh my gosh! We play too! You should totally join our team!" Ino chirped while unraveling an organic cocoa bar she pulled out of her Pink Victoria Secret backpack.

"Yeah, we need better players on our team. If I have to tell Riku how to spike one more time, I swear I'll lose it." She rolled her eyes and the three girls chuckled.

"I would love to join, when do you guys meet?"

"Mondays and Wednesdays at 5 in the gym. We usually stay till 7. Speaking of practice, " Ino turned her gaze to Sakura now. "Did you add on anything else to that routine for this weekend?"

Sakura paused before answering "Oh yeah! I forgot to show you since we were so busy working on the tournament cheer!" They continued to speak to one another with Hinata slipping in her comment every now and again.

Tenten let her gaze drift across the courtyard. This was like a breath of fresh air.

Her eyes landed on a group of guys walking casually along the sidewalk towards the courtyard entrance. She easily noticed Naruto, then Sasuke. To his left walked a guy she recognized from her Calculus class. He had brown spikey hair in a ponytail, and wore khakis with his long sleeved white top completely unbuttoned revealing a sharp white t shirt underneath, untucked. His face bore an expression of complete boredom while constantly checking the watch on his wrist. And the last guy walking with them caught Tenten's gaze almost instantly. He had long, loose black hair that stopped a little past the middle of his back, the color of charcoal, and it swayed as he walked. His face was pale, and his frame was slightly muscular. The long sleeves on his arms were rolled up revealing very toned forearms. His shirt unbuttoned half way down revealed a white t shirt as well. He had on khakis and his hands were shoved in his pockets. He looked as though he had never smiled a day in his life.

At that moment, said guy looked directly at Tenten. Her heart skipped a beat and a small gasp escaped her mouth.

His eyes were lavender, but the softness of the color never reached his features. His emotionless expression drove away any adjectives that may have described him as gentle. His features were hard. Lips spread thin, skin flawless. How could someone so…perfect look so unhappy? How can someone have the features of a god and be so…cold.

Tenten kept her gaze on him as she spoke towards Hinata. "Who is that Hinata?" Hinata turned her eyes towards the direction Tenten was staring in. She blinked before responding.

"T-that's my cousin."

Cousin? Tenten made no indication that she heard Hinata, only remained eye locked with her cousin. His blank, empty stare quickly turned into a glare as he sharply narrowed his eyes at her. He turned his head to face Sasuke and she watched as his lips parted to speak. Sasuke quickly looked up in Tenten's direction and smirked. The reserved bastard did have an expression other than a constipated one after all. As the group of guys made their way into the cafeteria, she sighed, releasing a breath she didn't know she held in.

"What the hell was that all about?" Tenten's eyes widened as she looked at Sakura. Ino and Hinata looked at her as well.

"I was hoping one of you all could tell me. Does your cousin always look like a pregnant lady in labor, because he looks like he's mad at everyone and everything".

Ino nearly choked on her chocolate while Sakura spit out the water in her mouth to the side of her. They both busted out laughing and Hinata smiled meekly.

"N-no, h-he's normally at peace-

"Oh please Hina, your cousin is never at peace. That's his normal expression Tenten, so you'd better get used to it." Ino stated sarcastically.

"But why does he look like someone pissed in his cereal? Seriously! That's not normal."

Still laughing, Ino looked at Tenten. "Kami, that was funny. I like you, you're going to fit right in with us."

"Just never say that to him directly. He will make your life hell." Sakura said before finishing the last of her water bottle.

Tenten smirked. 'Heaven against Hell….we'll see how that goes.'

3:41 PM

Tenten was over the day by the time she made it out of the front doors of the school.

The bell rung not too long ago, and she bid bye to Ino, Sakura, and Hinata while putting away unnecessary textbooks for the night in her locker. With several notebooks and study sheets in her arms, she held them against her chest and made her way to her Mustang. It was a red 1970 Fastback; perfect for her since she was just barely 5'4 in height. Her father decided it would make a nice welcome home gift; his way of trying to ease the transition of moving to a new country her senior year. It was refurbished with all new interior, a fresh paint coat, and new tires.

She stood outside the driver's door and shuffled for her keys in her over the shoulder purse. It was more like a bag and less of a purse. She liked it because it was like a garbage bag endless pit. Not compartmentalized like most girly purses. She cursed lowly as she leaned her sheets and notebooks against the car door with her chest and attempted to balance everything all at once. In a few seconds she managed to find her car keys and pulled them out of her purse. Since her bag was to her right side hanging off her shoulder, when she looked up from it, he was looking at her right.

And she met his gaze once more, this time across the parking lot. It was the second time that day they exchanged stares.

The first time was as if he was going to slit her throat out of hatred, but this gaze…..this gaze was less intimidating. His eyes were glossed over with an unreadable emotion. His expression was blank however and there was a ghost of amusement in his facial features. Tenten's eyes were blan.

Neji leaned against the driver's side of a black modern Mustang with slightly tinted windows. His arms folded across his chest loosely, with a dark brown messenger bag slung over his right shoulder and hanging near his side. His gaze lingered on her for a few more seconds before shifting to her Mustang. One end of his mouth twitched upwards but it was a gesture far too distant for Tenten to notice. She did however, see the slight narrowing of his eyes and the guard of his face fell, revealing a look of impression at the red body beside her. His guard came back up of course when he looked at her again. Only for a second as Naruto yelled something inaudible to Tenten's ears. His gaze shifted to the passenger side of his car and he leaned off his side. Answering Naruto while opening his car door and slipping inside.

As if out of a trance, Tenten blinked several times before adjusting to her surroundings and right state of mind. She unlocked her door and slid in, sliding her notebooks and papers to the passenger side and closed the door. Starting the engine, she buckled her seat belt and back out. Today had been an interesting day indeed.

7:18 PM

Edogawa City, Tokyo

Tenten sighed out loud to no one in particular. She just finished studying for Calculus and decided to head downstairs to the kitchen for a snack break. The house seemed smaller than she remembered when she was a little girl. It was two stories but with it being Japan, two stories in America was different than two stories in Japan. Living in Chinatown, Tenten was use to the small space. There were two small bedrooms upstairs; her father's room, and her own. He actually kept everything the same. Including the old elementary school crayon drawings, which were taped along the walls. Their rooms were about the size of two cubicles, just enough space to hold a bed, a dresser, and the closet. At least there was a window in her room. The bathroom was downstairs since the upstairs was too small. Offside of the entrance to the townhouse, it was small and practical, despite the shower being located there as well. The floors were bamboo all throughout the house, and a dining room was off to the side of the kitchen. In it was a small round table with two seats.

Tenten eyed the two chairs while chewing slowly on what she realized was an expired granola bar.

They were dusty and seemed to have not been used in a while. Her gaze traveled to the living room. Right across the small bathroom and in front of the kitchen. It held a small flat screen TV, a loveseat, and a random chair. There was a tall lamp in the corner and a small coffee table in the middle of the room. Stacks of papers were piled on top of it and Tenten smiled to herself. Her dad was still the same unorganized hoarder she remembered.

Throwing away the remaining portion of the granola bar, she grabbed a water bottle from the fridge and started walking towards the garage door. That was the only reason her father bought this townhouse. Aside from the fact that it was a place to live, there was a small garage that he used for his workshop separate from his auto body shop. At times he would store valuable cars in here to decrease the possibility of robbery in his shop.

She opened the door to only hear the sound of her father's loud voice and Yui. Yui was his best friend and also his auto shop co-worker.

Tenten walked down a few steps before finding an unoccupied stool in the corner of the garage, and sitting.

"I don't know what Misuaki was thinking Shou." Her father, Shou, looked in Tenten's direction and smiled tiredly.

"Hey Ten, I thought you were upstairs studying?" He continued walking around a car with a sheet over it, as if inspecting it before actually seeing it. To the left side of the garage stood Yui with his hands on his waist and sweat dripping off his forehead. He looked up at Tenten as well and smiled.

"Hey Ten! Glad to see you're finally back here! Staying for awhile I hope."

Tenten grinned at Yui and nodded "Indefinitely actually."

Yui's smile faltered a bit. "Yeah, I heard. I'm very sorry…but hey! At least you and your dad can spend that bonding time together." He looked over at Shou who was still walking around the car.

"Isn't that what you guys call it? Bonding time?" Tenten laughed. Yui was a bachelor at 52 still. No kids, never been married, and never wanted to be. He didn't know or understand how parenthood worked. Shou grinned at Tenten and looked over at Yui. "Yeah, that's what it's called Yu."

"Alright, well," Yui stated while rubbing his hands and moving towards the car under the sheet. "Let's see what damage Misuaki was telling us about. I hope it's not as bad as he made it seem."

Shou removed the sheet over the car. Tenten's eyes widened. It was bad but not as bad as Misuaki emphasized. The right side of the hood was smashed in, but not to the extent that the front window was damaged. The bottom right front of the car was also damaged.

"God damnit, what the hell was he thinking?! We JUST fixed his car two weeks ago, and now this?" Yui shouted in frustration as he walked around to inspect the back of the vehicle. It was a Mercedes Benz, GLE Coupe. Black on the outside with beige on the inside.

Shou sighed heavily and wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand. "He said it was bizarre what happened to him."

"Well it had better be if he wants us to now fix this shit."

Shou walked over to the front of the coupe and began touching certain parts. "He said he was at an intersection when his light turned green, and he sped forward." Tenten drank some more water from the bottle and kept her gaze on her father as he continued speaking.

"Next thing he knew, some car going at least 190 miles per hour sped past him from the east and clipped the front of his coupe."

"That car wasn't fine, it had to have damages!"

Shou shrugged his shoulders and looked at Yui. "I don't know. It must have. Misuaki said the car was trying to turn into the lane beside him and go the way he had just came from. He said he got a good look at the side of the car. It was black, and from the side looked like a mustang."

Yui's eyes narrowed. "I bet he was drifting."

"He had to be. There's no way in hell that driver was just riding around going that fast for no reason. Misuaki said that his passenger window was down. Claimed he got a pretty good glance at who it was because they looked him in his eyes. From his description, it won't be hard to find him."

Tenten's eyes narrowed. Drifting? She'd only heard about it before briefly but never really knew much about it. Back in Chinatown there were several groups involved with drifting. It sounded intriguing to be honest. She had always been interested in finding out more.

"What did they look like?" Yui asked

"Said he was a young man, younger than 20. His hair was long and all over the place he said. It was black and since the window was down, I guess the wind was whipping it around. I don't know. I swear he was drunk again when he saw this because it makes no sense. Then he said throughout all the commotion, his eyes locked with his and they were grey or something. Like lavender."

Tenten spat out the water in her mouth and started choking. Placing a hand over her chest she patted it and coughed. Both Shou and Yui looked at Tenten with confusion and concern.

"Ten, you okay?" Tenten nodded her head quickly as a response and put the lid back on her water.

Yui eyed Tenten for a while before turning back to Shou who started working on the car in front of him. "What do you think Shou?"

"…..I don't know what to think. Drifting is common here, and he said right after the car turned beside him, seconds later 2 other cars sped in that direction too, going the same speed. I believe him. Not the first time a customer came with a similar story to us Yu."

Yui scratched his head and started reaching for his toolbox. "I don't know. It's possible I guess."

Shou took a tool Yui handed him from his toolbox and looked up at him. "Anything is possible today." Tenten's mind started racing. She had to confirm if this was true. It-…it couldn't possibly be. Hinata's cousin being a drifter, a street racer sounded so absurd! He did drive a black mustang, but there were no scratches on it, marks, or anything actually. She shook her head as she headed into the house.

Was it possible? That maybe…just maybe…it was Neji who ruined Musuaki's car? Tenten walked up the stairs to her room and closed the door behind her. Once seated comfortably, she stared at the study question in front of her while laying across her bed. After studying for another hour, she called it quits for the night. She'd come to the conclusion that she was going to confront Hinata's cousin about what she had heard. Not ask him if it was true, because she knew that it was. It was him. And she wanted in. She wanted to be a part of this new world that was unknown to her. Granted it was illegal, and she was underage, but something was tugging at her gut making her choose to do this. She settled on going to school early and asking-no, demanding he let her join him. The more she thought, the more she realized how close Naruto, Sasuke, and pineapple head were to him, it all made logical sense. They must race together. They were a group. Maybe not a gang, she decided, but definitely a group.

Turning off the lamp sitting on the floor in her room, she undid her two twin buns on her head, and allowed her hair to drape across her back. It was mid length of her back and chocolate brown. It had been a day since she'd washed it, and since it was currently hot In Japan, it curled up easily, thus giving her waves. She laid down on her bed and smirked in the darkness.

Looks like heaven is kicking hells ass.

8:18 AM, Tuesday

Taito City, Tokyo-Japan

Tenten was in a rush. She looked at the lock screen on her phone as she turned her steering wheel to the right and made way into the semi busy high school parking lot. Tenten was never a punctual person, but this day was different. She needed to be on time in order to catch Hinata's cousin in the parking lot. She arranged herself to be here at 8am, but in true Tenten form she woke up late.

Once in park, she grabbed her belongings and keys, and exited her car. Upon closing it behind her, she scanned the parking lot. No black mustang insight.

She glanced down at her phone again.

8:22 AM. School started in eight minutes. The daunting thought that he might not come to school crossed her mind and her eyes widened. What if he wasn't? She shook her head. No, he was coming today.

Tenten felt the morning breeze comb through her hair. In a rush to leave, Tenten didn't get a chance to put her buns up on her head. She managed to hop in the shower however, but wasn't able to do much with it after that. She brushed it and it now hung, mid length down her back semi dry. She wasn't found of it being out, but it was either do her hair or detention for improper uniform. Tenten tapped her right foot impatiently while leaning against her car. She looked at her phone again. 8:33am. After seconds of deliberating, Tenten let out an annoyed sigh and decided to confront Neji another time.

Just as she was starting to turn around, his black mustang finally pulled into the parking lot. Tenten's eyes widened. Talk about perfect timing. She stayed put, leaning against the side of her car as she watched Naruto, Sasuke, Pineapple head, and Neji climb out of his car. They all seemed to be in a good mood, smiling and smirking at each other. Upon hearing Neji lock his car, Tenten leaned off her car.

The group of guys were walking casually towards the front doors of the school. Completely charismatic about the second bell ringing.

Tenten approached them and stood right in front of the walking group, making them stop.

Naruto, who was laughing stopped and looked wide eyed at Tenten. Sasuke merely narrowed his eyes at her, and Pineapple head lazily glanced at her. Neji stood in front of Tenten . His 6 foot tall form blocking the sun out of her eyes, and his eyes, now up close, were more alluring than she'd realize. He sharpened his glare at her and she resisted the urge to roll her narrowed eyes at him. Ugh. Back to the pregnant woman stage again. She wondered if she touched his pale skin, would his body temperature match his personality.

"Hey." Tenten stated as calmly as possible. Neji continued to glare at her, and for the first time, he spoke to her.

"What." She noted how his voice matched his personality; just as empty as the look in his eyes.

"I want in."

Naruto exchanged glances with Sasuke, while pineapple head kept his now narrowed eyes on Tenten. Neji took this opportunity to study the female standing in his way. Full lips, hazel eyes, plush cheeks, slim yet toned figure. His eyes widened only a small portion as he stared at her hair. When he saw her yesterday, it was in two buns, but today it was down. A little wet, but the waves in her hair showed to be a shade darker than the color of her eyes as the sunlight basked upon her. She was attractive. But he'd been with many attractive females. This girl was no different.

"What the hell are you talking about." He spat out in an annoyed tone.

" I. want. In." Tenten stated as if it was the simplest phrase in the world. Neji narrowed his eyes more, seeing the persistence in hers.

"I don't know what you're-"

"Look. I already know about what you do. You drift, and I want in." Neji's back instantly stiffened. Naruto's eyes grew wider. Sasuke and Pineapple head drew their lips in thin lines and glared at Tenten.

Tenten smirked, pleased with their reactions. If he was trying to give her hell he sure sucked at it. Heaven always won, always.

End of Chapter One

Preview of Chapter Two:

It was the last period of the day and for Tenten it was a study period so she didn't report to her designated room when the bell rang; she was holding a conversation with Kiba when she felt a tug on her forearm and suddenly realized she was being dragged away from Kiba.

"Hey! What gives!?"

"Excuse us." Neji stated coldly while not even making eye contact with Kiba or Tenten. He instead chose to look straight ahead as he dragged Tenten by her arm to a nearby janitor closet.

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A/N

In this storyline, all the guys are 18 except Kiba who is actually 17 just like all the girls. The inspiration came to me not from Tokyo Drift, but just out of nowhere. I like street racing. Anyways, I use to write back in the day on here, and it's crazy how times have changed. Literally 10 years ago, so many ideas and stories were being bounced around, and now there are few. Oh well, I'll add to the list then. Make sure you add this story under alert if you want notifications! Review and comment too! Any questions you have feel free to ask, BUT if you're question has been answered in another chapter, I won't respond lol. So don't think I'm ignoring you.

See you soon!

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