Getting There

I just want to be the girl you sneak up behind and whisper 'I love you' as you wrap your arms around me…

Tenten sighed dreamily as she stared out the window, a light blush making itself onto her pale face.

"Tentennnnnnnn?"

Tenten blinked, "Huh?" she asked as her head jerked up.

Sakura frowned and looked at her bun haired friend, "Something the matter?"

"Uhhhhh…"

Sakura half smirked, "Thinking about him again?"

Tenten's blush increased tenfold, "NO!"

"Don't deny it!" Sakura sang happily, "You're in loveee!"

"It's a crush!"

"Loveee!"

"Crush!"

"Loveee!"

"Crush!"

"Lurvee!"

"MY GOD, IT'S A CRUSH!" she yelled.

Sakura grinned goofily, not affected by her friend's outburst, "Aw, you're in love with Neji!"

"He barely talks to me!" she whined, "Give me some advice! Onegai!"

Sakura turned serious immediately and tapped her index finger against her chin, "Well, all I can say is be nice to him and try to be friends with him!" (1)

"He barely notices me! I'm just his sparring partner!"

Sakura's serious-ness disappeared quickly and was replaced quickly with her usual bubbly self, "So make progress! That's how I got with Sasuke-kun!"

Tenten sighed, "Easier said than done…"

"Just give it a try!"

Tenten frowned slightly.

"Nonono, don't frown! For every 200 frowns you get a wrinkle!" Sakura exclaimed.

Tenten rolled her eyes, "Sakura, 200 is a very big number."

"SO?"

The brunette glared lightly at her pink haired friend, but the glare disappeared quickly. No one could stay mad at Sakura for too long.

Tenten stood up quickly and walked briskly out the door, only yelling back a, "See you later!" to Sakura.

She walked around near the bridge, gazing at the moon.

I want to be the girl you sneak up behind…

The moon was so bright. She smiled. Her name meant 'sky' or 'heaven' there was no way she could hate astronomy.

And embrace me gently…

She frowned lightly again as she wondered if this was a crush or love.

As you whisper 'I love you' into my ear…

Well, if she's having these thoughts, it's gotta be love.

WAIT, NOOOO!

"Tenten."

Tenten spun around meeting the cold gaze of none other than Hyuuga Neji.

"Neji! Hi!" she said cheerfully.

He grunted in response and glanced up toward the moon and snorted, "Staring at the moon and stars? Again?"

She narrowed her eyes, "There's nothing wrong with astronomy!"

"It's childish."

"No it isn't!"

He let out a long sigh as he started to leave, feeling Tenten's brown eyes boring holes into his back.

"Tenten, stop staring at my back."

"Oh, sorry."

He glanced behind his shoulder at her and half smirked, "You're not like the other girls. I like you for that."

Tenten gawked after him as he walked away, still staring at his back.

"Tenten. Seriously, stop staring at my back."

"…Oh, gomen nasai…"

Once he disappeared from view she rested her chin in her hands and her elbows on the cold stone railing.

I want to be the girl you wrap your arms around as you whisper 'I love you' into my ear…

She's not quite there yet.

But she's getting there.