Title- Take A Heart, Leave A Heart
Author- 4give4get
Rated- T
Pairing- NEJI X TENTEN ALL THE WAY!
Chapter- Two (Mood Swings)
Disclaimer- I don't own Naruto.
Serena- Thanks for the review, Youndime16!
Mood Swings…
The next day, I came to training late. I had horrible dreams about Ino being taken advantage of. I didn't even bother changing out of my pajamas, and my hair was in a bed head rivaling any others I've ever had in my life. Neji glared at me when he saw me.
"Tenten, why are you in pajamas?" he demanded.
"Because," I snapped, "They're comfy."
"You can't train in them."
"Yes I can," I seethed, "Besides, who said I was training, anyway."
"Then why'd you even bother showing up?" Neji's face was emotionless, and his voice had no tone.
"Fine, then I'm going home." I whirled around; Gai and Lee were just watching us with amazed eyes.
"Stop being like this Tenten," Neji said, "It's annoying."
"Oh, I'm annoying am I?" I spat at him, "Well, right back 'atcha! At least I don't have the emotional range of thimble like you!"
I stomped right up to him and slapped him as hard as I could. He almost fell over, blood trickled out his nose. Gai and Lee were silent. So was Neji. Hey, I was upset. I hadn't been in a mood this bad…since a while. But everyone knows, every girl has a decent excuse to be a PMSing bitch once a month. That, and I was mad about Ino. Poor girl…
I began to cry, "I HATE YOU! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING!"
I started running, "I NEVER WANT TO SEE ANY OF YOU AGAIN!" I sobbed.
Lee, Gai, and Neji's eyes were all wide with shock. I didn't care, and sped out of there as fast as I could. Back at my house, I flung the door open, glad Yutaka was at work, and cried until I fell asleep.
…
When I woke up, the next day, I realized what I did. I had WAY over reacted, and just because I was in a crumby mood to begin with, when my period came, I just couldn't control myself. I dragged myself out of bed, glad I had at least calmed down.
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Neji's POV:
When Tenten came, which surprised me because she was pretty much a sobbing wreck last time, she was grinning ear to ear, in regular clothes, and had a tin tucked under her arm.
"Hi, Neji-kun! Hi, Lee-kun! Hi, Gai-sensei!" she chirped, waving, "Look! I brought hot chocolate and muffins, because I love you sooooo much!"
I was stunned. What was wrong with this girl? Wasn't she screaming she hated us just yesterday? I shouldn't have been that surprised, thanks to Tenten, I had had enough of girl emotions for…life.
Lee and Gai were just staring at her, too.
"THANK YOU, TENTEN-CHAN, OUR YOUTHFUL FLOWER!" Lee recovered first.
They sat down, and Tenten handed out the hot chocolate and muffins. Gai and I joined them. It was actually pretty good. I decided I liked this Tenten better.
…
I was walking home later, and saw Naruto and Shikamaru. Naruto waved, and I stopped.
"Hey, Neji." He flashed a huge smile only he was capable of.
"Hi." I said, calmly.
"Humph, what's wrong, Neji-san?" Shikamaru asked me, right away. He, like usual, was smoking.
"What do you mean?" How did he even know there was something wrong?
"You're having girl trouble. Trust me, I can just tell." He sighed, blowing cigarette smoke out his nose.
"Yeah," I admitted, "Tenten was all crying at training yesterday, and today she was way too happy and made us all muffins."
Shikamaru took that all in, "Tenten-san must be having her period." He concluded.
"Oh." That wasn't really a kind of thing most guys like me think about—or want to.
"So, what's so bad about that?" Naruto asked, stupidly.
"Because they're all just fine, and then suddenly they're pissed off." Shikamaru answered, "And they cry so much and make you feel guilty."
"How do you know so much?" Naruto asked, as I was wondering the same thing.
"Ino." He replied, dropping his cigarette on the ground and putting it out with his foot, "I used to mark my calendar and just skip practice. Did I ever tell you about the time her period came early?"
"Used to?" I questioned.
"Ino doesn't come anymore." He replied, "I guess now that she's married she's too busy."
"Ino got married?" Naruto's eyes were huge.
"Hai," I said, "I remember how much Tenten was crying." I shuddered, remembering the few days before the wedding.
"Why would Tenten cry?"
"Ino's her best friend. They're really close. One time Uchiha finally turned her down for the last time and Ino was hysteric. Tenten wouldn't stop crying either, so then I had to go and beat Uchiha to a pulp just to get them to shut up." I recalled the memory.
"I think I remember that, too," Shikamaru looked up at the sky, "I punched Uchiha a few times, myself."
Naruto's eyes were wide.
"Well, I gotta get going. See you two later." Shikamaru gave us a lazy, half-wave and was gone in a poof.
When I got home, I ran into Haruko. Hyuuga Haruko is my second cousin. She's got long black hair, and pearly white eyes. She's also my fiancée. Apparently, it was either her or Hinata. I loved my cousin, Hinata, but like a sister. Not to mention I didn't want to marry her.
"You're back a little late," she smirked.
"Hn."
"Oyasumnasi, Neji-kun." She walked away, not even looking at me.
I kept walking.
End Chapter
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