Valentine Bear

Tenten stretched as she glanced at the calendar, sitting up from the comfort of her bed.

February 14.

Valentine's Day.

Tenten smiled as she lifted up the presents she had for her teammates and friends in her hands, her grin widening.

She jumped out of her bed – literally – just to land flat on her butt.

She sat up frowning as she grabbed her blue oriental-style shirt and a pair of beige capris.

She stood up again and made her way through her messy room to the even messier bathroom.

Hey, no one's perfect!

Tenten slipped into her pants and shirt throwing her pajamas aside as she began to put her hair into her usual two buns, only difference was there were two silk blue ribbons holding them in place, instead of her usual broken hair ties.

She glanced at herself one last time in the mirror before hopping out of the bathroom on one foot, and avoiding stepping – or hopping – on senbons scattered on the floor, all while carrying the multiple presents.

First stop: Sakura and Sasuke.

Tenten let out a loooooooong sigh as she finally felt the cold air brush her face, outside her house.

She looked around cheerfully, seeing Konohanians everywhere as she made her way to the central of Konoha, where all the commotion really was.

Now, looking for Sakura and Sasuke wasn't heard.

Well. Sakura has pink hair.

Two, Sasuke has chicken hair.

Third, there are fangirls chasing them 24/7.

"SAKURA! SASUKE!" Tenten hollered.

"CAN'T STOP THEY'RE GONNA KILL MEEEEEEEEEE!" Sakura shrieked.

"SOUSH-"

"RUN, I DON'T WANT ANY WEAPONS TO KILL MEEEEEEEE!" the leader of the horde screamed as the all dissipated, running in different directions.

Sakura slumped down against a wall, "Thanks… Ten…ten…"

Sasuke put a hand against the wall and the other on his knee, "Yeah, what she said."

Tenten grinned, "My pleasure! Anyway, happy Valentine's Day!" she said cheerfully as she threw two packages at the couple, walking away, glaring at some girls that were about to sneak up on Sasuke.

Next stop: training grounds.

Tenten made her way to the training grounds, somehow worming her way through the wall of people, and ignoring whistling perverted…

Wait.

Tenten spun around, "Excuse me, did you just whistle?"

The guy smirked, "I sure did. You're one hot and sexy babe."

She narrowed her eyes as his eyes started wandering up and down her body, particularly her chest.

"PERVERT!"

He smirked a crooked grin.

Tenten grimaced. Not only was he a perverted creep… but he was kinda really ugly too.

"I suggest you leave," a new voice interjected.

Tenten blinked and grinned, "Neji! Hi! Happy Va—"

"And who do you think YOU are?" the… uh, perverted freak asked.

Neji narrowed his eyes and activated his Byakugan.

"Oh you think you're so tough?"

"JYUUKEN!"

"!"

Tenten sweat dropped as she watched him fly through the air, "Anyway Neji, AS I WAS SAYING…"

"Let's get to the training grounds."

"DAMNIT NEJI, LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY!" Tenten yelled as she followed him, or actually stomped after him to the training grounds, where Gai and Lee were.

"YOUTH! HAVE A YOUTHFUL VALENTINE'S DAY, FULL OF LOVE MY TWO TEAMMATES!" Lee exclaimed, "AND I HOPE THAT YOU TWO WILL REVEAL YOUR FEE—"

"SHUT IT LEE!" the flushed pair yelled immediately.

Gai blinked, "YES LEE, VALENTINE'S DAY IS THE DAY WHERE YOUTHFUL LOVE BLOSSOMS!"

"GAI-SENSEI!"

"LEE!"

"GAI-SENSEI!"

"LEE!"

"GAI-SENSEI!"

Wave out of nowhere, sunset in the morning, rock out of nowhere, you know it.

Neji sighed at their childish antics as Tenten sweat dropped and chucked their presents at them, "There, your Valentine's Day presents, two matching spandex suits… they're blue, by the way."

The two stopped, "NEW SPANDEX SUITS!"

"…"

"Bad move Tenten. Bad move," Neji sighed as he pulled her into a different section of the forest.

"Yeah… kinda forgot they'd get emotional…"

"…"

Tenten glanced at the thin long package in her hand, tied neatly with a white bow, Neji's favorite color.

"Um. Here Neji, happy Valentine's Day," she said with a slight blush holding the package out to him.

He glanced over and took it, "Hn."

Silence…

"Uh. Are you going to open it?"

Neji blinked before slooooowly untying the ribbon… then slooooooowly tearing off the wrapping paper… then slooooooooooooowly opening the box… and he smiled. A tiny, miniscule, hell, it was INVISIBLE, but nonetheless, a smile.

He lifted up the thin katana made by the weapons mistress herself. It was a perfect shade of silver, just enough for the sun to reflect off to blind the enemy for a couple of seconds, and on either side of it were the engraved words 'freedom' and 'fate'.

The smile widened by a milliliter, "…Thank you."

The blush deepened, "Y-you're welcome."

They stood in silence for a few seconds before Neji took out a small coffee brown bear from apparently out of nowhere and held it out to Tenten, the lightest shade of pink tinting his cheeks, "Here."

She blinked before smiling happily, "Thank you Neji! It's so cute!" she said happily as she took it in her own hands.

This is where Neji should let go.

But, this is where Neji didn't let go and Tenten became confused.

"Uh Neji? This… is where you let go and I receive it and say 'thank you' over and over again and cherish it forever?"

Neji smirked and leaned in, locking their lips in a deep kiss.

He pulled back and almost burst out laughing at the shocked look on Tenten's face.

But of course, Hyuuga Neji never burst out laughing.

Tenten closed her mouth, ran her pink tongue over slightly swollen lips, blinked twice, one more time and stared at him, her grip on the bear tightening.

"I, uh… I… uh… I love you too…" she finally managed to say, her whole facing heating up.

He smirked, "I'll never let go of you."

She smiled, "Like how you won't let go of the bear?"

The smirk widened, "Exactly," he murmured as he leant in for another kiss.

And he still didn't let go of the bear.