The Girl With Two Buns. A NejiTen Fanfic

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Tenten followed behind Neji as he read out of a full one meter long scroll of rules she must abide by if she wanted to keep her job.

*One, the maid shall stay at least one meter away from the Prince or there shall be consequences.

*Two, the Prince's white yukatas must remain white. If any spot should be found on the clothes, there would be grave consequences.

*Three, the Prince's breakfast must be ready before the sundial reads seven. If it exceeds even a minute past seven, consequences would follow.

*Four, the maid must treat the Prince's hair like one would a child. If the Prince feels as much as a slight tug on the hair, it would be considered as treason.

*Five, the maid must speak only when the Prince orders her to.

*Six, the Prince's bath must be prepared after breakfast and dinner on all days, and must be warm. The maid must strike a balance between cold and hot. A little too cold or a little too hot bath would have consequences.

*Seven, the tea leaves of the Prince's tea must be soaked in with boiling water for three solid minutes to extract flavor and essence. It must have a rich golden colour otherwise consequences are invoked.

*Eight, the Prince's bed must be warmed before he retires, likewise his shoes before wearing them.

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*Twenty five, the maid must treat the Prince with utmost respect otherwise be thrown to the dungeons for treason and anarchy.

Tenten felt like he just came up that last one at the moment. She had big problems with all the rules, especially rule five!

"Your servant quarters would be in my compound as I shall be calling on you from time to time. I trust that you have no problem with the rules?" Neji concluded with a rhetorical question. He was not expecting an answer but the woman still spoke.

"Can you remove rule five and the last rule?" Tenten might have mumbled the words to herself but Neji heard them quite well.

"Is there any problem with my rules?" The pale eyed Prince asked, daring her to speak.

"Respect is earned, not given. I would find it rather hard to give you any respect." Tenten blurted. Immediately she did she slapped her hand over her mouth. 'Stupid,' she cursed herself, 'do you want to lose your job before you even start?!'

Neji's eyes narrowed at the small woman in front of him but he decided to ignore her little comment and show her to her quarters instead. He summoned a servant to do so and get her acquainted with the Prince's compound. Her work started the next day.

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Tenten walked beside the servant girl named Moegi as she showed her to the servants' quarters. The girl was a few years younger than she was with ginger hair and dull blue eyes. Despite the age difference between them, the two of them became instant acquaintances.

"This is the kitchen where you would be getting Neji-sama's food and tea." Moegi stated as they came into the bustling kitchen.

Tenten bowed her head in respect to the head chef and introduced herself to the old woman. "My name is Tenten and I am Neji-sama's newly appointed personal maid. Please take care of me." The chef smiled and gave her some advice for taking care of the Prince which Tenten duly received.

The next place they went to was the Prince's bath. Moegi showed her the chamber pot, the Prince's favourite soap and the rose and myrrh leaves she should always prepare.