Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Chapter One

I gulp before knocking on the huge doors twice.

You know, I knew I would regret taking this job…

But I had to or else I would be the only one out of my best friends without a cool summer job. ( Not that being a house-keeper is cool…)

You see, the summer job I took was to…to look after these kids. Well, okay fine, they're not really kids. An assortment of teens and children would be the appropriate term to use here.

One of them is older than me, one around the same age as me and one younger than me. They're all related.

The oldest one is Hyuuga Neji. He's Hyuuga Hinata's and Hyuuga Hanabi's cousin. I heard he's seriously hot. ( One of the many reasons I took this summer job)

Hinata'sthe one around the same age as me, and her little sister, Hanabi is around 10.

Oh wait. Completely forgot about introductions. I'm Tenten and I'm 17 years old.

My best friends are Haruno Sakura and Yamanaka Ino. I have other friends, but those are the most important…you'll meet my other friends soon enough.

Now, my best friends' oh-so-cool summer jobs are: Sakura gets to work in this famous restaurant down town and Ino gets to work at this cool designer clothes shop.

So unfair. Why am I the one stuck housekeeping a bunch of people. But still, my pay is probably a lot higher than theirs…heehee…

You know why? It's because I'm working for one of the richest families in Japan. The Hyuugas.

But, anyhow, I would have gladly accepted being the cook at the Hyuuga Compound...even with my disastrous cooking skills and knowledge, but noooo.

That job was already taken. And so was the gardening job and all the other jobs…

So. Here I am. Waiting outside the huge doors of the Hyuuga Compound with my new uniform on me and ready to go.

My uniform is this black dress with a white apron. Old fashioned, I know. But it doesn't totally make me look like an idiot with no fashion sense…so no complaints.

Dah. The door isn't opening. C'mon already!! I look like a freakin maid from medieval times here...

Being the impaitent person I am, I knock on the door once more and finally, it's opened by this guy who I don't know. Judging from his eyes, I guessed he was a Hyuuga. They all have really freaky, un-normal eyes...really pale andlavender...but you know, I have to admit that they're nicer than normal eyes. They seem to have no depth. You can stare into them forever and never see the pit...

Anyways, yeah, so I liked this guy I decide. He has nice eyes...like everyone else in the Hyuuga family, but whatever...

Hmm...the guy I remember from my interview was this...really elegant, handsome guy, he's a bit too old to be called 'hot'. Maybe he's in his early sixties or late fifties...

"Ah…" I hear someone say. " Tenten."

I whip around. Oh. Speak of the devil and he comes...that's the handsome guy I met at the my interview. Freaky.

Oh crap. What was his name again?

Shit shit shit…c'mon Tenten!! You have a marvelous memory! Great!

It began with...it began with H, H!! Hiashi!

"Good morning Hiashi- sama." I say hastily, bowing.

"Good morning to you too Tenten." He replies back in his low voice. "You're here on time."

"Yes." I say, my voice sounding unusually nervous. You know, I hate people who judge you by appearances...just because I looked kinda messy and untidy at the interview didn't mean I would be late...I got the job didn't I?!

Hiashi, cutting my thoughts short, looked me up and down. Eeeep. "The uniform fits nicely." He said in an appreciative tone.

"Yes." I say, trying to not look too embarrassed. " Thank you."

"Well." He looks pleased with my response. " I'll have someone bring you up to the children floor where you'll be working."

Wait a second…children floor?

Not children room?

In the interview Hiashi said I also had to clean their rooms and bla.

He didn't mention anything about a children floor.

Fuck that boss. He probably knew I wouldn't take the job if he mentioned something huge like that…

"Ah. Takashi." Hiashi suddenly says. He looks back at me. " Tenten, please follow Takashi," -he gestures to this other Hyuuga guy (are all Hyuugas hot?!)- " to the children's room."

I nod automatically, tongue-tied.

"Follow me." The guy called Takashi says in a light voice.

" Okay." I squeak out. Fuck. Why, why do I sound so lame at a time like this…

Oh my God. Crap...I'm in deep trouble. I'm following Takashi through loads of swoopy staircases and long corridors. It's all very beautiful and elegant and huge (what else would you expect?), but how the hell am I going to remember how to get to where I work?!

Suddenly, at the top of the 6th swoopy staircase we come to, Takashi stops. " This is the children's floor." He says right before he shoves me in. Very polite.

I come face to face with 3 people. Probably the ones I'll be working for.

"Oof." I say, as I almost trip over my own feet since that guy shoved me. And…I do.

"Crap." I mutter as I land on my butt. Great first impression.

"Are you okay?" says a melodic, high voice. I feel a hand on my arm pulling me up.

I turn to say thanks, expecting a girl to be pulling me up, but when I turn I can't speak. The person who helped me up is definetely not a girl...but maybe you could mistake his gender if you looked at him from the back. I can tell that he has really long hair...but either way, he really is very hot.

"You are so hot."

The guy who helped me up smirks.

Did I seriously just say that particular thought out loud? For God's sake...of all the thoughts I could've picked. It's not my fault...the guy who helped me up is immensely hot. He has hot-ness radiating from his very core...his hair is a brown, rich coffee colour and his eyes are pale lavender. They compliment each other so well...

"Are you okay?" says the same melodic voice. It's coming from behind me. Thank God it wasn't the hot guy's voice.

I turn, happy that Neji (I'm assuming that's who the hot guy is) can't see my flushing face.

I come face to face with a pretty Hyuuga girl. Her hair is a brilliant shade of midnight blue.

"Yeah." I say, fiddling with the hem of my skirt. " I'm fine."

She smiles, her white teeth dazzling. " That's good to know."

"You're…" I try to remember her name, succeeding. " You're Hinata right?"

"Yes." Her says softly. " This is my little sister Hanabi." She places her hand on the small girl beside her.

"Hi Hanabi!" I say waving my hand at her, grinning like mad.

"…hi." She says, looking bored.

Ah…this is going to take a while.

I look around for Takashi, but he seemed to have disappeared into thin air...like one of those Harry Potter people...I've been here for less than an hour and I'm already hallucinating. You know, this could be a sign, a sign that this is a bad idea. Working here is a-

"You want me to bring you to your room?" Hinata suddenly asks me.

"Huh? Room?" I say, confused. My mind suddenly went blank on me.

"Yes." She laughs a tinkling laugh. " You'll be living with us."

"Heh?" Okay, now I'm really confused. " I'm not living here."

"What?" Now it's Hinata's turn to look confused. " Father said you would be."

"Heh?" I replay the interview in my head. Lemme see...

"So, will I be working here from day to night?" I asked Hiashi.

"Yes. You'll have your own room of course."

"Of course." I say, nodding my head automatically.

Oh. Wait. That.

"Remember now?" A deep, sexy voice says. Neji's.

I jump about 1 meter into the air. "Yes." I say in a embarrassingly sweet, high squeaky voice. " Yes! You can take me to my room now Hinata. No wait! I mean Hinata-sama."

I duck my head, feeling humiliated and stupid.

Hinata laughs her tinkling laugh again. " Okay. Follow me."

When I eventually look back up and follow her, I realize, with a jolt, how huge the children floor is.

A thought suddenly occurs to me. Aw man...do I have to clean this place every-freakin-day?

Ugh, nevermind. Admire your surroundings for once Tenten. Be nice, polite...sheesh. There's some sort of mini library in the corner. Book shelves, complete with beanie bags.

In another corner, there's a door saying "Cinema" on top.

There's sofas, andchairs right in the middle withacream carpet snugly underneath.

This is just like a Hollywood penthouse!

And now we're walking pass a nice white, silver chrome and granite counter filled room. Has 2 stoves and a fridge in it too...very shiny...

Click

WAIT A SECOND...THE FUCK?! A KITCHEN?

Hiashi did not mention anything about cooking. Nothing about cooking. Nada about cooking.

"Hey, Hinata-sama." I manage to say in a normal voice.

"Please call me Hinata." she tells me without breaking her stride.

"Um, okay." I say, gulping. " Hinata, do I have to cook for you?"

"Of course." Neji's voice says.

"Eep!" I nearly jump 2 feet into the air again, but I manage to keep myself rooted to the floor. I had no idea Neji was following us...sneaky bastard...

"You do know how to cook right?" His voice has a slight edge to it that makes my heart swoop don to my stomach. Like one of those twisty-turvy roller coaster rides.

"Of course!" I say immediately, my voice shooting up 2 octaves.

I'm sure he was about to interrogate me further, but thankfully Hinata says, " Here we are."

I look to the door she's standing next to.

It's a nice pale green colour and has "Helper's Room" engraved upon it.

"Ah. Thank you for showing me where my room is." I say, bowing...or should I curtsey?

"It's okay." Hinata gestures to the right. " My room is over there and so is Hanabi's."

I look over 'there' and I spot 2 doors. One lavender and one black.

I assumed at once the lavender one was Hinata's.

Neji yawned. " My room's there." He says, waving his hand to the left in a I-don't-care way.

I shake off his rudeness, sighing. Feeling curious, I take a look over to the left and see a white door. Typical. He doesn't look like a very colourful guy.

"Okay. So do you need to get your stuff?" Hanabi's voice suddenly asks me.

I guess she noticed I didn't have my suitcase with me...these people are freakishly observant...

"Huh? Oh yeah…I forgot to pack my stuff." I say, laughing nervously.

Hinata smiles kindly at me. " You can go get it now. We'll just order lunch."

YES! Thank God I forgot my suitcase! I don't need to cook lunch!

"Are you sure?" I ask. Jeez. I must have bigger guts than I thought. I thought I would never take this risk...

Thankfully, Hanabi smiles and says, " Yeah sure, go."

Hanabi seems okay nice now…ah, you know what they say about first impressions being all fake and stuff!

I take a short glance at Neji, but he doesn't say anything.

"Well, thank you." I say, bowing again. " I really appreciate your kindness."

Neji snorts. I glare at him, then I turn back to Hinata and Hanabi, forcing a smile. " I'll be back soon." I promise.

"Of course." Hinata replies, returning my smile with her own.

I turn and start walking back towards the stairs going down, but Neji suddenly says-

"Stop."

"Huh?" I whip around, confused. What now?

I see Neji walking towards me, looking straight into my eyes.

He's so hot!

…why is that always the first thought that comes to my mind when I see him? I feel so childish.

"Here." He pushes something papery into my hand. " It's the map of the Hyuuga Compound. I drew a red line from here to the entrance. I figured you were the type of person who couldn't remember anything."

He smirks before walking back to his room.

Fuck him. Whatever, it's the thought that counts right? Right...

"Thank you Neji-sama." I say, rolling me eyes before walking back down the stairs.

But, just before I'm out of earshot, I can hear him saying something.

"It's Neji."

45 minutes later…

Puff Puff. Pant Pant.

I'm wheeling my heavy suitcase full of all my clothes back to the Hyuuga Compound. Stupid, stupid heaviness...earth should be something like the moon so we could all float...but actually be able to breathe...oh crap.

I feel like dying…

C'mon! Girl power!

I manage to get all the way to the entrance of the Hyuuga Compound and inside before I start moaning and groaning again.

How the hell am I going to live going up all these steps??

Suddenly, as if he heard my thoughts, Neji comes down the stairs and raises a perfect eyebrow. "Need some help?" He asks me, laughter evident in his voice. I don't feel like snapping back.

"Yes. Please." I say, my tone pleading as I slump down next to the wall.

"Okay." He comes over to me and, effortlessly he picks up my suitcase like it weighs nothing and starts trudging back up the stairs.

I follow him silently, my mouth hanging open.

Stupid perfect, macho, hot person…he makes me feel so…so small and unimportant in his presence. Damn him.

"Here." He says, as he dumps my suitcase in front of my room.

"Er, thanks." I say, pulling up the courage to smile at him.

"Hn." He says, before walking into the kitchen.

Quickly, I push my luggage into my room before rushing after him.

I can see Hinata and Hanabi just finishing off their ordered lunch: Pasta.

"I'll wash the dishes." I say right away.

"That's your job isn't it?" Hanabi asks, a strange look on her face...almost superior...bitch.

"Hanabi! Don't be so rude!" Hinata exclaims, looking slightly embarrassed at her sister's behaviour.

"But it's true."

"Yeah." I say, forcing a smile onto my face. "Let me do the work. It's my job."

" Here then." Hinata says softly, as she places her dirty dishes into the sink. Then she walks out.

" Wait up!" Hanabi half-shouts as she jumps out of her chair to follow her big sister.

I sigh, picking up Hanabi's dirty dishes and piling them into the sink.

Children…

As I wash the dishes, rinsing them with soap and everything, I feel a pair of eyes watching me.

I turn around to see Neji leaning against the door way to the kitchen, looking at me intently.

" Don't be disturbed by me." He tells me, his voice calm and composed. " I'm just watching. I never cleaned dishes before."

Stupid rich bastard…

Wordlessly, I turn back to the dishes. Scrub scrub scrub. Dry dry dry.

When I finally finish and turn back around to see whether Neji is still standing there and watching me, he's gone.

Fuck it. Working is so hard.

I have already cleaned and dusted and mopped all the rooms…except Neji's. It was locked. Maybe he didn't want me to clean his room…

Anyways, time to rant about the coolness of this floor.

The cinema is AMAZING and so big! I hope Hinata feels in a really good mood one day so I can watch a movie in there…she's my only hope of getting in there anyways. Hanabi and Neji don't seem so sweet. It might change in time though...

Stop it! Stop thinking of good stuff!

Go back to cleaning!

Okay, right. Now I'm working on the toilets.

Right now, I'm cleaning Hinata's toilet.

She went out a while ago to meet up with some of her friends, so now I'm all alone…

Hanabi also went out…I'm not so sure about Neji though.

God.

Fuck this stupid 'Toilet Duck'. It's not working. No matter where I press it nothing will squirt out!!

Damn.

Hmm…maybe if I squish down really hard in the middle- FUCK! MY EYE!

So…that wasn't really successful huh?

I flip back onto my bed after washing out my eye for the 22nd time. Maybe I should try tear drops…

" Aren't you supposed to be working?"

I recognized that voice at once, it was already imprinted in my brain.

I leap off my bed, bowing once my feet are on solid ground. "Sorry! I'll get back to work this insta-"

" What happened to your left eye?" Neji cuts me off in mid-sentence. " It's pink. Extremely pink." He looks concerned at something tugs at my heart.

"Uhhh…" I force myself to think, quickly making up a random excuse.

"You know," I say, trying to summon up a detached tone and waving my arm for a better effect, "eye infection…"

"You're bad at lying." He says, frowning.

I sigh, seeing no more point in trying to lie. " Toilet Duck got into my eye." I say reluctantly.

Great. Now he must think I'm a total idiot...

Heh? Instead of staring at me like I'm a total idiot, Neji looks confused.

" I was cleaning the toilet when the cleaning liquid wasn't coming out, so I squished it really hard in the middle and it squirted into my eye. Resulting in this." I explain, pointing at my pink eye.

Now he thinks I'm an idiot.

The corner's of his mouth twitch, but he doesn't smile. " I see…" He says. Even though he doesn't smile, I hear amusement in his voice. " Well, you better get back to work before Hinata and Hanabi come home. They're expecting dinner. Cook something good."

It looks like he's about to leave when he turns to say something to me, a grim look in his normally calm, beautiful lavender eyes. " Please, Tenten, try not to burn or cut yourself in the kitchen."

"I won't." I promise him, crossing my fingers behind my back. I never usually break my promises, but c'mon. This is me we're talking about. I can't stay out of the danger zone for even 5 minutes...

Neji gives me one long last look before he steps out, leaving me alone in my room.

I'm finally left in peace to freak out.

DINNER? COOK? ME?

I came up with this idea a while back, hope you like it!

Oh yeah, in case you're wondering, I got the idea of the squirting incident from Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella, but I changed it to go in her eye. In Undomestic Goddess, it got in her hair...I'm slightly more harsh lol.

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