The Prefect Present

Yeah.

It was the day.

THEEE day.

Where he turned a day older.

On July third…

Hyuuga Neji turned 17.

And hell he hated it.

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"NEJI MY YOUTHFUL RIVAL, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Lee yelled, bounding out of nowhere and thrusting a package towards Neji, "I HAVE BOUGHT YOU A SPANDEX SUIT IN CELEBRATION!"

Now Neji wasn't a prodigy for no reason.

He knew better than to actually reject it.

"Er… thanks."

"HE ACCEPTED IT!"

"LEE!"

"GAI-SENSEI!"

"LEE!"

"GAI-SENSEI!"

Neji sighed and disappeared to the secluded training spot where he and Tenten trained.

Of course, she'd remember.

…But then again, since when did he care?

Well yeah he did care, but why?

…Well that's none of your concern.

Tenten's ears perked up as soon as she felt his chakra presence. Turning around, she smiled warmly, "Happy birthday, Neji."

"Hn. Thanks."

She smiled as she walked up to him, "Well er, I couldn't find a present… so… how about my present to you is training for fourteen hours instead of the regular seven?"

I can't believe I forgot his birthday until the last moment… Oh God, I'm gonna be sore tomorrow.

He raised an eyebrow, "If you want."

She grinned, "Nonono, it's your day! So I'll do whatever you want me to!"

He smirked, dropping Lee's present near a tree, "Go on a date with me," he whispered in her ear.

Tenten flushed, "Wh-what?"

"A date. A present. From you to me. Or would you rather train?"

Tenten smiled and grabbed his wrist, "Well then Neji, where would you like to go?"

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"Two miso ramens please."

Tenten put her hands on her knees and swung her legs back and forth, "So Neji…"

"Hn."

"NEJI MY YOUTHFUL RIVAL!" Lee yelled, coming into view, "I SAW MY YOUTHFUL PRESENT DISCARDED NEAR A TREE!"

"Damnit," he hissed, "Oh, er, I… dropped it."

He gave the package a disgusted look as Lee set it down beside him and pranced off.

Tenten giggled, "You can just tear it up at home."

"True but then I'd have to carry it around all day."

"YO NEJI!"

"NEJI MA MAN!"

Naruto and Kiba came into view, each holding a package.

"Happy birthday!"

"What the blonde said!" they said cheerfully, placing their packages down on Lee's next to him.

"Hn."

"…Tenten what does that mean?"

Tenten glanced at them with an amused expression, "It means 'get out of my sight before I have to Jyuuken you'."

"…That's pretty nice," the two looked at each other, "Since it's your birthday, we'll do it!"

"Yeah!"

"We will!"

"We'll—"

"JYUUKEN."

Tenten watched her teammate sit back down, "…Neji couldn't you have waited another second?"

"No, I would've gone insane."

"Ah."

Tenten smiled as their ramen was placed down before them, hot, steaming, and delicious-looking.

"Itadakimasu!"

"Itadakimasu."

Tenten twirled a couple strands and twirled them around on her chopsticks and took a bite glancing over at Neji, who had yet to touch his.

"Neji," swallow, "Aren't you hungry?"

"Don't like ramen."

Tenten was this close to slapping him.

"Then why didn't you tell me? We could've gone somewhere else!"

"No, it's fine."

Tenten frowned, and took out a couple of crumpled bills and paid for the ramen, then grabbed onto Neji's hand, dragging him off somewhere, "It's your birthday, and we're going to eat something you like."

Neji sighed as Tenten pulled on his hand and his other hand was occupied with the presents, "All right…"

I knew I loved her for a reason, but I didn't know there were so many…

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The two sat down across from each other and glanced around.

Tenten smiled prettily, "This is your favorite restaurant isn't it?"

"It is but…"

"Don't worry," she said happily, "I saved up from the missions to treat you here one day!"

Neji sighed, "Tenten that'd be all your money."

"So? It's your birthday!"

"I'm going to pay," he said smoothly, "You already gave me my present. A date."

Tenten blushed, "But…"

"Tenten relax. If you're going to go broke because of me, I'm not going to have a happy birthday," he said gently, his eyes softening.

Tenten bit her lip, but finally gave in, replacing her purse, "All right. But I'm treating you next time!"

"Fine, fine."

Tenten stared as the dishes were placed in front of them, "Whoa… these must've been expensive…"

"Tenten for once in your life, stop thinking about how much things cost."

Tenten smiled sheepishly, "Sorry, it's a habit. I had to buy everything myself, so I guess I got used to deciding if things were expensive or not…"

He smirked, "Hey Tenten, there's something on your lip."

"There is?"

He leaned over the table and pressed their lips together for a few seconds, before pulling back, "Small piece of seaweed from the ramen earlier."

At this point poor Tenten was a brilliant scarlet, "Uh, er, well, anyway Neji um, I still, um, have to get you a present…"

"You already did."

"The date doesn't count."

He smirked and leaned closer, "You are the perfect present."