Green Tea Leaves
Summary: One day at training, Neji decides to invite Tenten over for dinner at the Hyuuga compound. After dinner, Neji and Tenten sit down for a nice cup of green tea, but what will happen when Tenten tries to read Neji's tea leaves? Also, this fic is not just a fic about dinner at the Hyuuga's, or tea leaf reading, it also shows the bond between two sisters…. NejiTen, with hints of ItachixOC
A/N: This was originally going to be a oneshot, but due the fact that when I was writing it, I added a part that if not placed in a separate chapter, it probably wouldn't fit in the story, so therefore, I've decided to split it into three parts. Anyways, I hope that you will like this story, and remember to review, but please just don't flame!
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.
Part 1: Late Evening Snack
It was almost 2:00 pm in the afternoon, the hot sun was burning on the skin of the weapons mistress and her opponent, Hyuuga Neji. They had been sparring for an hour already yet they were both fully energized. This was just the start of their usual early afternoon spar, which took place everyday after lunch. It usually took place for hours at a time, and in the end tiring them, causing them to take another break before doing their late afternoon spar.
Tenten was strategically, with incredible accuracy, throwing kunais at her prodigy sparring partner from various hidden locations among the tree tops. Hyuuga Neji being, well, Hyuuga Neji, activated his byagukun and was able to pinpoint Tenten's every move. He was able to dodge every kunai thrown, however this was done with much difficulty, due to her speed and accuracy. Tenten's next attack involved the usage of a giant windmill shuriken (A/N: sorry, I'm using the dubbed names for most of the weapons and attacks in this fic because I can't quite remember what they're called..) She quickly unfolded it and threw it with strength at an arch as to circle around Neji before it finally swooped in toward Neji's back at an angle. Just as was about to hit him, he jumped into the air as it whooshed under him.
'Uh.. that byakugun of his' she thought with resentment in her voice, or maybe it was just simply annoyance. From the distance, Neji saw the look on Tenten's face and smirked. The smirk caused Tenten to rack her brain, and finally came up with a plan. This time it was her turn to smirk.
First, before she started her plan, she decided to use her rising twin dragons technique. As soon as she rose up between the two scrolls and began throwing weapons, he activated his Hakkesho Kaiten (sp? sorry)managing to deflect all the weapons, little did he know, Tenten had taken advantage of this moment to initiate her plan. She swiftly moved to the point at which she knew Hyuuga Neji's blind spot would be when he stopped.
Soon enough, when Neji realized that the weapons had stopped, Neji stopped spinning in exactly the precise stance that Tenten has predicted. Neji searched for her using his byakugun. As he did this, a sly double-bunned girl snuck up on him and placed a kunai point closely to his back. He felt her presence and smirked, "smart Tenten, you got to me from my blind spot." Then, within seconds, he was the one holding the kunai close to her back. "But still not quick enough to evade a counter attack."
"Oh really," came a voice that was merely two feet behind the Hyuuga. He smirked, then stabbed the kunai into the back of the supposed Tenten, and it poofed away into a cloud of smoke.
He turned to face the real Tenten now standing right in front of him. He got into his fighting stance, now preparing to fight in close range. Within seconds, they began going at it, each violently throwing punches and kicking at the other. Tenten carefully dodged each gentle fist attack, barely escaping each time. She in turn fought back using her new technique that she had learned from her family. Of course, Neji knew this technique, for he had helped her better her ability at hand to hand combat.
Some extra 45 minutes later, he had her cornered by a tree. Both breathing heavily, they called the spar to an end with Neji barely winning.
Tenten had greatly improved since she became a chuunin, and she was one of the luckiest kunoichi, because she had a jouunin to train and spar with. And not just a regular jouunin, a Hyuuga too. Scratch that, he was THE Hyuuga Neji, and all his fan girls were dying to be in Tenten's place. Sometimes, when they saw her, they eyed her with jealousy. Though some fan girls didn't mind Tenten at all, after all, she was his best friend, and she made him happy. They loved stealing glances of Neji when he smiled, which usually only happened when Tenten was around. They had to give her props, when Neji was around her, he looked happy, and when he was happy, he looked even cuter in their eyes. Some girls even tried to become friends with Tenten, hoping she would put in a good word for them to Neji. Actually, there were even some fan girls that just wanted to see him happy, and thought that Neji and Tenten would make the perfect couple. These girls respected not only Neji, but also Tenten. Well, whatever type of fan girl it was, she just learned to ignore them like Neji did. Well, except for the ones who looked up to both her and Neji. She in turn, showed them kindness.
Anyways, back to the story. They both collapsed under a nearby Sakura tree. They were both really tired, that spar lasted longer than usual, it was now just past five. At first, they sat in silence, except that the sound of heavy breathing could still be heard.
Finally, Neji broke the silence. "So, you want to eat dinner at my house tomorrow?" he said in an expressionless voice.
"Um, dinner, do you mean late evening snack?" Tenten responded. She was used to eating at the Hyuuga residence already, but usually for lunch or an evening snack, but never dinner, this was because they usually trained through the usual dinner time. Actually, she had grown accustomed to skipping dinner, and eating a late evening snack instead. Usually, after her and Neji sparred, they either walked to her house or his house to eat a 'late evening snack'.
Neji realized her thoughts, and confirmed what he had mentioned previously. "No, actually, I mean dinner. Like at the actual dinner time."
"Oh," Tenten said, "what about training?"
"I think that one shortened training session won't put a barrier up in your path to becoming more like Tsunade-sama." he responded.
At this, she smiled warmly and said "sure."
With that decision made, Neji got up and out stretched a hand to Tenten, "so, do you want to spar again?"
"Sure do." Tenten exclaimed as she reached for his hand and managed to get up. "So, late evening snack later at my place?" she asked.
"Yeah" Neji answered, " so what are we having?"
"Um, whatever is leftover from my family's dinner" she stated with a smile.
"Hn" Neji replied. Then he got into his fight stance.
Part 1 End.
A/N: Okay, well I hope you liked it, and I also hope that Neji isn't too OOC, if he was. Also, you know the drill, what all authors say. Please review! Oh, and here's a chapter preview/excerpt.
Chapter Preview/excerpt:
"So Tenten, should I put something aside for you and Neji's snack later?" Tenten's mother inquired.
"Actually no, he invited me to dinner at the Hyuuga compound tonight."
"Dinner? Do you mean late evening snack?" questioned her mother.
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"You know, you sure know a lot about love and relationships when it comes to other people. Why not take care of your love life first?"
"Tenten-"
"Look, so many eligible prestigious guys have fallen for you, but you never went out with any of them."
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Every night since he had left Konoha, she had wept, but here she was fully weeping...
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Okay, well that's the chapter preview/excerpt. Please remember to review! Thanks for reading!
-Wise Angel 192