BMR13- D chapter 9!

Wow . . . I have two readers . . . and they’re both good friends, damn I suck. Meh, I write for fun, if I wanted reviews, I would stop screwing around with the GS readers. 10 chapters and they’ve yet to see even a hint of normal Hina/Sasu action aka. Mass orgy with illogical declarations of love.

, JAJapster you are still my bishie, no matter what gender you claim to be. Acknowledge my OC, el bastardo! Hanazaki Issei is BMR13’s biatch damn you!

In other news, I’m going for a place in the Island and Oceania marching band for the Beijing Olympics X D. I’m guaranteed a place as long as I pay the money D , 5K.

“I could write it, better than you ever feel.”

It was awkward, very, very awkward. Silence reigned around the dinner table, making itself at home whilst Kurenai and Tifa tried to get a decent conversation going, Naruto stared at the buxom Rena. Whilst Tenten had taken an instant dislike to the Hyuuga jounin and was now death glaring said buxom wench while the scions secretly fought underneath the table.

Naruto was keeping his hands busy trying to stop anyone from getting in the cross fire. He had already pocketed three forks, a steak knife, two butter knives and a spoon, and the barrage of cutlery wasn’t going to be stopping anytime soon, as Sasuke reached for yet another utensil.

So he stomped onto the instep of Sasuke’s foot, which promptly stopped the dark haired boy from grabbing Naruto’s only remaining knife. He smiled at the older women who had stopped to find the cause of the muffled grunt of pain that had emerged from Sasuke’s mouth.

‘So Rena-san,’ she gave him a warm smile which sent his heart pitter-pattering, ‘I haven’t seen you amongst the Jounin in Konoha, what do you do?’ Naruto ignored the pointed glance from Sasuke at ignoring safety procedures in front of a civilian.

‘Research.’ The Hyuuga said enthusiastically. Tenten rolled her eyes at the nerdy enthusiasm within the older girl’s voice. ‘I’ve been posted to study the cause and effect of a cult within the Earth Country that have recently become active once again. Fascinating stuff, I was undercover for a while and they’ve been utilising an underwater spring with restorative properties as a means of spreading information about their movement.’

‘Ahhhh, the Hollow Springs most probably, the water there is a potent antiseptic and actively accelerates healing. It cures most poisons and chakra related injuries.’ Tifa said absentmindedly as she poured tea for Neji. ‘Well guarded, and a joint commodity of the two countries that guard its tributaries, Lightning and Stone if I remember correctly, borders may have shifted since then so I can’t be sure.’

Naruto, Neji and Sasuke all blinked in surprise at the onslaught of information.

‘You sure know a lot about these Hollow Springs.’ Sasuke murmured, his eyes narrowed and fixed on the grandmother in front of them.

‘It does wonders for your skin dear, I’m seventy seven this year.’ She replied, hearing him clearly, despite Sasuke being at the other end of the room. Only Sasuke seemed to recognise this inconsistency, with the rest just putting it off as her continued sentence.

‘No way!’ Naruto said adamantly. ‘You don’t look any older than forty!’ At her sudden blush, he added loudly. ‘I would still do you, easy!’

Everyone at the table stopped. Neji and Sasuke had just finished parrying blows with a pair of forks, Kurenai had choked on her soup, Rena was staring in a very Hinata-eque way and Tenten has stopped midchew, her meatball fell off her chopstick. As one everyone physically shuddered, with Tenten covering her mouth and looking a peculiar shade of green. ‘I think I just vomited in my mouth a little.’

Neji nodded grimly, looking a little pale himself. ‘I concur.’

Tifa was looking gobsmacked herself. ‘Well . . . um, I’m glad I can still keep the boys coming at this age.’ She said before she walked off, expertly balancing a stack of plates on her arm. A faint squeal of girlish excitement was heard from the kitchen before she walked in as cool and composed as ever, ready for another set of dishes.

‘A very strange woman.’ Tenten shaking her head, she pushed back on the chair to help Tifa with the dishes.

‘Indeed.’ Sasuke agreed, also getting up to help. The pair reached for a dish at the same time and their hands touched, making Sasuke smirk down at Tenten, causing her to blush furiously. Sasuke was a jerk, but he was a good looking one who at times could be charming. In a chain reaction, Kurenai was almost knocked down by the younger kuniochi as she fangirl screamed, and Naruto was elbowed sharply in the ribs as a means of Neji venting steam.

‘-wheeze- I’m gonna get some sleep now.’ Naruto said perkily, despite the pain in his lower ribs.

‘I’ll see you all in the morning then.’ Kurenai waved as she pulled on her Jounin vest, heading outside.

‘Need some help Tifa-san?’ Rena said, ignoring her response as she grabbed several pitchers of emptied juice.

Neji was heading off without a word when Sasuke roughly bumped him with his shoulder. He looked down at his hand where the younger boy had tied a message to his wrist. ‘You and me at dawn. Uchiha versus Hyuuga at Tsukihime go.’ Neji repressed the annoying thought of how he had gotten the message written and tied in such a short time, he returned Sasuke’s intense brood and gave a little upwards nod.

His gaze returned to the table, an awfully small table now that it was just him and his former team mate there, as she snuck a glance at him he purposely looked away, gulping. ‘That was close there.’ Neji was good around the ladies, but not ex-team mates- who are tomboys-who have suddenly grown boobs- and other curvy bits- but were still butch.

He snuck another glance at Tenten with his Byakugan. ‘No bad Neji no!’ A mental image of what the clan elders would do if they found out brought shivers down his spine. When they were children they were threatened that if they misused their Byakugan, their eyes would turn red and then they would become an ugly Uchiha. This was even more firmly reinforced now that Sasuke was the only one left, what with his dubious inclinations and whatnot.

Neji wasn’t the only one feeling the pressure, Tenten was freaking out about being alone with her old crush, although she was happy that the large chested Hyuuga in the other room was gone, stupid floozy. Genius the Hyuuga was, no doubt about that, but he had the social skills of a dead horse.

She snuck a glance at him, as always he looked goddamn hot, impeccably dressed in pristine white clothing. Although she was wishing he was still in the soaking white kimono he had been wearing, what with the way the folds had clung to his toned muscular body and his hair had been plastered to his face . . . she caught a sight of herself in the mirror, leering at him. Now was not the time to entertain naughty thoughts!

‘Want to sit over here? I don’t have cooties you know.’ Tenten said frankly, inwardly surprised at her own audacity.

He walked around the table to where she was still seated, and sat down a seat away from her. Tenten gave him a pointed glare and patted the seat next to her, after a moments deliberation, he scooted over. She sighed once again in sheer exasperation, this was going to be difficult.

“I could write it, better than you ever feel.”

‘Blaarrrgh.’ Naruto moaned as he clutched his stomach, eating a five course meal with a second helping of dessert had not helped his situation in the least. ‘Urrrrp.’ He belched before leaning against the wall.

‘You’re a mess Naruto.’

‘Hey . . .’

Sasuke stopped besides Naruto, looking down at the blonde. ‘Get a haircut you freaking hippy.’ He rolled his eyes at the sheer stupidity of the comment, before walking a few steps ahead.

‘I guess we didn’t get to talk at dinner.’ Naruto looked up in surprise. That was the closest to an apology Sasuke had ever gotten, which goes to show how being in the ANBU changed people. He had thought Sasuke would have ended up perverted or just plain all round fruity, judging from what he was like after the Orochimaru thing but luckily he had done the usual thing and mellowed out. Maybe one day he would become like Kakashi, without the love of heterosexual porn perhaps.

Naruto grinned, ‘S’kay, I understand. I heard from Neji you were going after Hinata as well, care to join the three of us?’ Naruto crossed his arms and looked at Sasuke, it had been a few years but Naruto had finally caught up height wises, well close enough at least. Sasuke was still just a bit taller, a few centimetres or so. Bastard.

‘Three? Who is else is coming along?’

‘Sakura-chan.’ Naruto sniggered.

‘Does she know about this?’ Sasuke asked cautiously, there had been numerous occasions in the past where Sakura had been shanghaied for her medicinal abilities. She was getting good enough now that she could break your arm in three places before healing it back to normal.

‘Maybe later, it would be more effective to split off and search this way.’ Sasuke turned broody and Naruto knew better than to interrupt him, his rival wasn’t one for talking at the best of times. He zoned out a little as his thoughts floated downstairs, his inner fangirl taking over as he realised the situation. ‘OMG Neji and Tenten are downstairs . . . alone! They’re going to hook up and make babies!’ He squealed inwardly, much to the disgust of the Kyuubi.

‘Wonder how the little Hyuuga girl is doing entering the snake’s den?’ Its dark voice rasped. Naruto’s good mood was instantly quashed, like the extinguishing of a lamp. He tried not to dwell on it too much, but he had trouble forgetting the anguished look in her eyes as she pleaded silently for him to rescue her. The Kyuubi laughed mockingly at him before settling down once more, when Naruto realised Sasuke was speaking.

‘I’m tracking someone down, I’ll join up later maybe.’ Sasuke said lightly, willingly offering his help, a very odd change within the broody Uchiha. Naruto looked at him out of the corner of his eye, too odd a change, even considering the rapid changes of the ANBU corps to personalities it was a bit much.

‘You went Hunter-nin?’ Naruto blinked.

‘After I became a Chuunin I was drafted.’ Sasuke smirked confidently, the smug look became even more pronounced as he saw Naruto glare daggers at him in response to the comment.

‘So who’s the girl?’ Naruto gave a sly grin and jabbed Sasuke in the ribs.

‘Who?’

Naruto gave a chuckle. ‘You know, Rena. The one with black hair and silver eyes and the body like this.’ He started to trace a form in midair, sniggering.

Sasuke glowered. ‘There’s nothing going on.’

‘Hehe, sure, Sasuke whatever. I didn’t know you went for older women.’

‘Idiot.’

Naruto stopped laughing. ‘Bastard.’

They both glared then they gave little smiles. Sasuke turned to open his door, little scenes like this made him uncomfortable. ‘Its been good to catch up.’ And now he felt gay for saying that out loud, hopefully Naruto wouldn’t take it too literally.

‘Yeah.’ Naruto turned.

‘Sweet dreams, bastard.’

‘Night, stupid.’

Sasuke didn’t even look twice as he picked up his bag and leapt out the window, back into the pouring rain. An Akatsuki member was around, and he wasn’t going to sit by and let them continue with their plans.

“I could write it, better than you ever feel.”

Tenten sat on the same couch Neji was on and she was feeling very uncomfortable. Naruto, Kurenai, Sasuke and Rena had gone upstairs, while Tifa had gone to bed. So now it was just the two of them . . . and the silence was slowly killing her.

Tenten sighed. Guys, even though Neji was a very nice guy he was only a guy. He didn’t start conversations, couldn’t gossip and then answered in monosyllabic grunts and phrases. She pouted considering that it was easy to follow conversations that he could have elaborated on like his training/family/their team, that had swapped to the usual pleasantries ‘You look well’ blah blah blah and then to trivial small talk.

He had changed a lot since the last time she had seen him, both physically and mentally. While Neji had always radiated calm, the serenity in his features now was different, like he had come to terms with his demons and had accepted them. Or maybe he had just mellowed out, he seemed a lot more relaxed. Even though Neji had always been taller, he looked like he had grown a few inches and now towered over her. He had definitely gained a lot of muscle too and he was wearing elegant Hyuuga robes.

She suddenly blushed at that last observation, the clothes he was wearing looked new while she sat here in clothes she had gone patrolling in. They were fine but she knew they were a little ragged; it wasn’t like she had a lot of shopping opportunities in a town this small. She had to fight the urge to run upstairs and change into something decent.

So Tenten decided to start up a conversation, ‘So who was that girl Neji?’

‘My cousin.’

‘Oh.’ Tenten felt bad for being jealous now, she noticed the look on Neji’s face. ‘So how are you holding up?’ Tenten watched as Neji started to frown, which was always a bad sign.

Neji looked her straight in the eyes, as he always did when he was upset. ‘Fine, I just wonder how Hinata-sama is doing,’ Neji’s eyes narrowed and his voice became distant. ‘I just wished I had been there with her.’ Neji instantly broke into the Hyuuga brood position at the last comment, his eyes were blank and staring as he began to contemplate the past.

‘I’m sure she’s fine.’ Tenten said with a little smile, her voice filled with confidence. ‘You’ve never let us down before and if she has half the confidence I place in you, she should be fine.’ She mentally cringed hoping that didn’t sound as cheesy as it did to her own ears. Judging from the slight crinkle to Neji’s eyes, he was also appalled by the sheer badness of the comment.

The broody boy gave a little chuckle that he hid behind his hand, then his face once again turned seriously as he turned it into a slight cough. ‘Thank you, Tenten.’ Neji than gave her a slight smile that left her weak at the knees. He watched her intently as she began to blush slightly.

‘My pleasure.’ She murmured, touching his hand, they sat for a few seconds staring into teach other’s eyes. Tenten looked down at their entwined hands. He had rough, warm hands why this came as a shock to her was strange. She was starting to enjoy the feeling when she realised the moment had passed and she jerked her hand away.

Neji turned to look, silver eyes bore into her and she couldn’t look away. It was time to act in the now! Like a ninja should! ‘Tenten, how do you feel . . . ’

‘About?’

‘Us.’

Tenten fought the urge to squeal like a fan girl, this had been her most cherished dream over the years and she had been waiting patiently for the day to arrive and now. Now instead of jumping up and down and squealing, all she wanted to do was run outside and slam her head against a brick wall.

She was seriously freaking out, when she daydreamed about this, she, not Neji, had revealed her feelings then they had kissed, then she had woken up. Now it was a hideous nightmare where all she wanted to do was wake up. She looked up, yep, Neji was still watching her.

‘I like you . . . a lot.’ HunShe spoke with a lot of emotion, she didn’t care to elaborate since it would seem stalkerish. This was because she had liked him since she had met him and her feelings had only intensified over the years when they had been in the same team. It had gone from sheer fangirl adoration to something deeper, as she found herself enjoying every second with him and learning the little things that brought a smile to his face. Like how he liked to eat cereal for dinner and horrible slasher flicks.

Now he was feeling the pinch as he saw the odd bitter-sweet smile on her face, it was his turn to talk, and he had no idea to say. He was articulate and soft spoken, probably not the best mixture when you want to tell a girl how you felt about her. ‘Well . . . its just that.’

Tenten looked up smiling, it wasn’t often the confident Hyuuga was at a lost for words. She thought it was cute. The brown haired girl watched Neji from the corner of her eye as he ran his fingers through his hair with an annoyed look on his face. She wanted to hug him but their relationship if you could call it that, had never been very physical more a mental relationship, they were more like work friends. As sad as it was, Tenten was probably closer to Lee than her crush Neji.

‘I like you too.’ He said somewhat dejectedly as if he was hoping to hear otherwise.

‘Awesome.’ Tenten said calmly, nodding. She stood up and Neji stood up with her, his puzzled and somewhat hurt glance made her smile before she walked upstairs. When she was gone, Neji sat down on the couch once more, his head in his hands.

‘I’m a dumbass.’

“I could write it, better than you ever feel.”

In Tenten’s room . . .

The brown eyed girl calmly walked into her room, kicking off her clunky sandals before she sat down on her bed. She sighed before flopping down, eyes on the ceiling as she lay sprawled over the double bed with one arm over her forehead.

She then calmly stood up, grabbing her pillow as she did so. Before she walked over to the wardrobe, opening it and stepping inside.

Tenten then placed the pillow over her own face and screamed like a fangirl, complete with energetic jumping and waving of her arms, well as much as you could whilst holding a pillow to your face. She stopped momentarily, before taking a deep breath, smoothing down her ruffled hair and then she began to continue her excited squeals of delight once more.

She bolted for her bag of awesome ninja-y stuff, containing everything that a ninja might need to survive, it was not as impressive as Naruto’s bag of ninja stuff perhaps but it had more pointy things so the match was close. Tenten upended it and began to search through for something, at last she came upon it and lifted it to the air, as if it were a Holy Grail. It was grungy piece of paper as well as a chewed down pencil.

Leaning against the wall she began to write, firstly she wrote her own name in the direct centre, before writing just below it “Neji” then the words written by young women the world over, the words: “4 EVA” She then sketched out a massive heart, with little hearts flying off it as well as a banner proclaiming the date of their engagement and the names of their numerous children.

“Tenten loves Neji” She wrote.

“Neji loves Tenten” She scribbled in what she thought was a manly handwriting, sharp curves, angular slants and a sprawling confidence.

“Mrs Tenten Hyuuga” She paused before saying her new name out loud. She laughed, ‘That sounds so good, its so much better than Tenten -’

WHOOOT! WHOOOOT! WHOOOOOOOOOT! Booop! Booop! Booop!

Tenten’s eyes widened in sudden recognition, she grabbed her bag of ninja stuff and began to repack it, before deciding there wasn’t enough time. She picked up the barest essentials and ran for the door.

An arm grabbed her and she stared at the sleepy fox like face of Naruto as he yawned, rubbing his eyes. ‘S’going on?’

‘The northern dam’s burst under the pressure of the rains, according to those sirens.’ Tenten said jabbing a finger up at the air. ‘We have less than twenty minutes before it floods the town.’

“I could write it, better than you ever feel.”

D, I’m incredibly lazy. I’ve got a new set, yes set, of RPG’s to play . . . oh the fun I will get up to.

Anyway, pig out on Easter eggs and whatnot. I will see you again whenever I feel the need to write random stuff D.