Wait for the Right Moment

I know I love him.

But I don't know if he loves me.

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Tenten hurried to the training grounds, a dry biscuit in her mouth, her right hand finishing pinning her hair bun in place, and her left hand making sure her first aid kit didn't slip.

Damn alarm clock.

"You're late," Neji pointed out bluntly. If it were anyone else, he would've glared at them and went extra hard, but not Tenten. Because she was the only sane teammate he could train with.

Tenten grinned, "Sorry, my alarm clock didn't go off…"

"Believe me. It went off. I heard it."

"….Well anyway let's start sparring."

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I remember when I first saw him. The first thing that caught my attention were his eyes. Only one clan in the village had those eyes.

Hyuuga.

I heard they were extremely powerful, and Neji was the prodigy, which could only mean he was extremely strong. I expected him to be all arrogant, but he was actually pretty nice.

After I knocked some sense into him, threatening to use a mace if I had to.

We became pretty good friends. We had common interests, a goal to be strong, we both liked pandas, or at least I made him say he did, we liked Chinese food, and we were constantly annoyed by Gai and Lee's antics.

It was around when we were 13 that I started to like him. After learning about his past, and his cursed seal mark, I realized I had a crush on him.

And I just had to say the stupidest thing ever.

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"Hey Neji…"

He turned around, "Hm?"

Tenten blinked and the words rushed out before she could think about them, "I think you look sexy without your headband on."

…

Shit.

Tenten blushed, "Well, it was o-only a th-thought…"

Neji smirked, "Do you," he reached behind his head and untied his forehead protector and the bandages around his head as well, letting jagged bangs fall across his eyes.

Yeah Neji. That just really makes it better.

Tenten's blush intensified, "…Neji if you go back to Konoha like that you're going to have girls mobbing you."

He sighed and picked her up bridal style, "Not if they see I'm taken."

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I'm still not sure why he didn't just stay away from me after I said that. He let his hair down more often, but always put it back to how it was when we had to spar.

I had meant what I said. He did look… well, he did look…

…Oh why should I say it again, you can just read it, can't you?

It stayed as a crush. I expected it to go away, but it never did.

And imagine how much I just hated it when I fell in love with him at age 15.

Imagine how much I loved it when he kissed me.

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"Hey Neji…"

"Hn?"

"…Why aren't you telling me to start sparring?"

Neji opened one of his silver eyes, "You want to spar?"

"…Well I do it every morning so it's become a habit…"

Neji smirked, "Why don't we add another habit?"

Tenten blinked, "What?"

He leaned down and kissed her suddenly, molding their lips together, arms around her waist, pulling her small frame towards him. Their tongues danced, fighting for dominance, until air was a necessary factor again, they pulled apart.

"Neji… you…"

He smirked, "I won't say anything. Yet."

She giggled and smacked him on the lips, "You know, I could get used to this."

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We never confessed to each other. A simple, or er, sometimes not so simple kiss before sparring each morning, then we'd separate and return home in the afternoon.

He never confessed.

I never confessed.

I knew I had to make the first move. There was no way that somewhere in his Hyuuga ego, that he would confess first.

I'd have to.

But… I'll wait.

I know I have to confess to him eventually…

…But I'll wait for the right moment.