Chapter 3

The next day, Tenten woke up with strange dreams in his head.

Lee joining the snobby jet-setter, Lee no longer speaking to her…not to mention all of his own memories mixed in with the dancing adding a very unpleasant touch of reality to it all. She shook her head in annoyance. He wasn't like that. He wouldn't let her down...

It remained to be convinced.

She quickly dressed in her workout clothes, grabbed her scrolls in one hand, her weapons in the other, stuffed her feet into her lead-weighted moccasins (you didn't know that, huh?) and opened the door.

She had an appointment at 9 a.m. at training ground number 8, with her teammates and her irrecoverable sensei.

Breakfast would wait.She arrived out of breath, at the meeting place, and collapsed against a tree. The last as usual. Not that she wasn't motivated, but others were always more motivated than herself.

- Sorry… Am I late?

- Not at all, Tenten! replied a voice two centimeters from his face.

She looked up, to find herself face to face with Lee. For the same reasons as yesterday, plus the nightmares that had dogged her all night, the young girl made a spectacular leap back, and painfully collided with the trunk of the tree.

- You… you scared me, she gasped…

- A ninja must expect everything! Gai taught. But, for example, I didn't expect you to lose your suit, Lee. Do you want a new one?

Tenten was too busy catching her breath to stand against her sensei's proposal.

"I haven't lost it, Guy-sensei," Lee replied. I decided to change my style.

It was just if the Junin did not burst into tears.

Meanwhile, Neji approached his teammate.

- Lee is strange today… Would you be there for something?

- Affirmative.

He raised an eyebrow, but didn't comment.Three hours later, they separated exhausted, and largely let off steam.

Tenten thought only of his bathroom. Or almost.

Lee joined her.

- You've made a lot of progress lately Tenten, he complimented her to start the conversation.

She kept her eyes lowered.

- Your nunchaku skills are getting better every day, but… you look really weird lately. You did not stop planting yourself and you almost injured yourself several times… Do you have a problem? You can tell me you know...

Um…

- I did not sleep well. Let go of her.

“Whose fault, huh? »

- Oh.. Alright, I understand. Alright, so get some rest this afternoon. Get well quickly.

Why did she only notice now that Lee was…nice. Adorable even. Was she superficial to the point of completely neglecting him when he was… hadn't revealed himself? She felt really stupid all of a sudden.

-Lee? She started.

He stared at her surprised by the seriousness of her expression.

- Yes ?

She took a deep breath.

- I realize… that… that… I've never treated you very well… I've always been mean to you… I… I feel a little bad about myself.

" A little ? She was dead of guilt yes! »

At first, he said nothing, stunned by the confession.

- I… I absolutely don't blame you for that… I never really paid attention to it, you know. I was so used to...

Why the hell did she feel untimely burning in her eyelids?

He smiles.

- No worries about that, okay? It would be a shame if you… Heeeeeee! But why are you crying?

She tried to staunch her tears with annoyed swipes. Nothing to do. Oh, how stupid she felt!

- It's nothing, it'll pass... I... I...- Don't give me the dust in the eye. Lee scolded her gently.

She threw herself into his arms.

- I'm sorry! I am a dark idiot!

- Why do you say that ? He was surprised, destabilized.

He greeted her awkwardly, and closed his arms behind her back.

She sobbed silently into her brand new polo shirt for a good five minutes, then declared it was over.

Her tears dried up and she sat up. Lee stared at her, completely lost.

- Forget about it OK ? she suggested. It's not worth it...

- Oh no, huh? You're not going to leave me like this! What am I going to think, me? Be nice, shed some light on me.

She bit her lip.

She still couldn't...

- Listen, I offer you something, he said. I invite you tonight, I prepare everything you need, the tissues, the super moving DVD, and in the process you tell me everything, is it okay?

She hesitated.

- Why are you doing all this for me?

- Because you're my teammate, of course!

Oh that's clever!

Her tears started again.

- But what did I say?! he was alarmed. What is happening ??

This conversation was beyond stupid. Tenten decided, at the end of his tether.

And when his nerves were giving way, usually there was a whole bunch of weird stuff going on…

- Do you want to know what's going on? cried such, with a lot of melodramatic sobs in her voice.

- So there yes.

- I'm just a superficial idiot!

- Uh… Are you sure you don't confuse yourself with Ino? he laughed.

- Do not joke ! And she's my girlfriend too!

- I was laughing I was laughing… but why are you saying that? I don't follow you anymore… he panicked.

- I am in love with you !! she exclaimed suddenly, in the strangely deserted street. I realized this yesterday and I… ask myself a lot of questions… His voice melted into an inaudible gurgling.

- As ?

If the boy was flustered surprised or whatever, he didn't show it.

She gasped softly, then seemed to recover.

- If it is not… because of…

- My new look? He interrupted her.

She looked at him. The moment felt like an eternity...- ANYTHING !!!!

A female quartet, springs from the corner of the street, where he had been hiding for the duration of the conversation.

- Yes, anything! they resumed.

The couple was frozen, unable to make a move.

- We've been watching you for a while, Tenten! Said the loudest voice, in this case Ino's. And our conclusion is….

- IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME THAT YOU BOTH COO!!!

- And no need for a makeover, adds Sakura.