Summary: Tenten, Neji. Neji, Tenten. They are enemies by nature and lovers by heart. Neither knows of their feelings, let alone the feelings of the other. This is their story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, though I wish I did.

"Speaking"

"Thinking"

Flashback

Enemies at Heart

"Tenten," Neji said impatiently, "you're late."

"Well Sor-ry, Mr. I-Am-Always-On-Time-Or-That's-What-I-Think-Even-Though-I-Was-Late-Once," Tenten replied.

"That was one time, Tenten, and it was a because of a meeting I had with Hiashi-sama."

"I bet you had a wonderful time with him at night, huh?" Tenten muttered under her breath.

"I heard that."

The pair were under the shade of a tree, where they usually trained. All kinds of weapons, kunai, maces, scythes etc, were littered everywhere. They just had a break, to go eat something, after a vigorous morning training, which lasted around 6 hours. Wanting to be as far away as possible from each other, Tenten went with her friend, Sakura Haruno, to Ichiraku. There, they met Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.

Neji, on the other hand, stayed in the training field, eating an onigiri which Hinata-sama had packed that morning.

Tenten, being the bright, cheerful, sociable person she was, lagged behind at Ichiraku, wanting to stay away from Neji and "catch up on the latest gossip".

Neji felt angrier and angrier every minute that passed. It wasn't noticeable under the perfect, emotionless façade that he pulled on, but by the time the female had arrived, he was literally about to burst. Mentally that is. Even though he knew that Tenten would be late, he never thought about how late, even after understanding her tardy personality.

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"NEJIIII!" A 5 year old Tenten called.

"You're late," An irritated Neji replied.

o.o.o

"NEJJJJIIIII!" A 7 year old Tenten shouted.

"You're late," An exasperated Neji responded.

o.o.o

"NEEEEEEJJJJJIIIIIIIII!!" 12 year old Tenten bellowed.

"You're late," Neji said.

o.o.o

"NEEE-!" 13 year old Tenten started.

"Late again," Neji said, cutting Tenten off.

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It was well 1pm when she finally came back from her hour long meal. Thus, the conversation they had at the beginning of this chapter.

Neji sighed, "Let's get on with it, then. We don't want to waste any more time, do we?"

"You mean YOU don't want to waste any more time. I don't mind catching up with my friends for the rest of the day."

Neji said nothing. He only activated his Byakugan.

"Neji! I've had enough! All you ever want to do is train, train, train, go to meetings, train and... I'm forgetting something... oh yes, train."

Neji still said nothing, only looking at her sideways, no, glaring. The Byakugan made him a lot more intimidating.

Tenten, having gone through years of looking into those strange, icy white eyes, gradually became immune to the Hyuuga glare.

There was a long silence. Neji broke it, saying, "Do what you want. I don't care what you do. Get out of my sight."

Tenten was hurt, for a while anyway. Her large chocolate brown eyes starting to tear up. She didn't know the cause. She was a strong kunoichi. Never, did anyone see her cry. Ever.

"Fine." This was all she said, before turning around and walking away. "I HATE YOU!"

This was the last memory that Neji had of her. For a long time.

How was that for a beginning?

If there was a little mix up, Neji and Tenten are both 14 at this time. In the next chapter, they will be 16.

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Sky~