Chapter 3 - Bluebells

Neji set out early the next morning, earlier than the sunrise. He hiked along a mountain trail, oblivious to all the beauty
surrounding him. He activated his Byakugan and used it. After about an hour or so, just when he was about to give up,
his Byakugan detected a fresh chakra flow. A closer inspection told him that it was indeed Tenten's chakra. He hurried
along his way, following the fresh imprints of chakra Tenten had left on the face of the mountain.

When he was going down the mountain, however, he lost the trail of chakra. But still, he kept on going. Neji was not one
to just give up when the clues ended. He continued down the mountainside and finally found some evidence that Tenten
had indeed been going that way. He found a piece of lined paper lying face down in a field of yellow poppies. He
flipped the paper over and saw a poem Tenten had written on her journey. The chakra was fresh, so that meant that she
had written it just recently. He read it in shocked silence. He knew it was about him, because Tenten seemed to have a
liking for him. Here is what it said:


I don't wanna live the life I lead
Oh no
I wanna lead
A life like yours you know
I wanna see what your life's like
At your house
That is all
My flame will be doused
Because I also can see
That your protests are deft
But I can't feel them
Because I've already left

But Neji knew Tenten hadn't "already left". She was here, someplace. He scouted the area, and came upon a rock
ledge. Knowing Tenten, she had probably stayed there the night. He crept around to the other side of the ledge, where
it showed a view of the valley below. Sure enough there was Tenten. She had changed out of her wet clothes, and now
she was in front of him, sleeping, with nothing else on but bra, underwear, and stockings. He couldn't help but notice how her bra and underwear were patterned with bluebells. She was shivering too. Her
wet hair had dripped onto her shoulders and the cold probably seeped through, he thought. Now Neji was not a cruel
person, especially not to his teammates. He took off his jacket and wrapped Tenten in it. She stopped shivering
instantly, and she opened her beautiful hazel brown eyes at the warmth. Her gaze looked upwards to Neji, who was
standing over her, white eyes laughing, yet face serious. Neji never noticed how beautiful her eyes were. Now as he
got the full beauty of them, he couldn't help noticing that she had the thickest and darkest eyelashes he had ever seen.
They were beautiful. Tenten closed her eyes again, muttering something about it being a dream. Neji knew that Tenten
was still sleepy, so he gently picked her up in his jacket, and carried her back to the poppy field, where he knew it was
warm. Tenten and he would get back to the village once she woke up.

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