The Girl With Two Buns. A NejiTen Fanfic

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Tenten was in Hinata's chambers for a makeover before she could go out for lunch with the noble dominatrix woman as Tenten dubbed her. As Hinata rummaged gently through her closet for a suitable dress for her, Tenten was tempted to run away and lie that her prince needed her but that would be too obvious.

"Ano...Hinata-hime?" Tenten called sheepishly.

"Yes?" Hinata turned around with a beautiful beige dress and custard yellow muffler to keep out the hot rays of sun and the wind. The dress was made of a breathable and light material so that the heat would not consume Tenten whole.

"That woman that invited us for lunch, who is she?" Tenten asked curiously for the woman spoke with the king with such familiarity.

"Ah, Temari-hime? She is the older sister to Gaara-sama and Kankuro-sama."

Tenten paled. "She is the princess of Suna?!"

Hinata seemed amused by her outburst. "Hai, Sabaku no Temari*"

Tenten could have ran and faked illness when she reached princess Temari's quarters but she stupidly did not do that and decided to go inside instead. Forest green eyes hit her with such magnitude that she felt dizzy but Tenten held her ground. She was not called an over confident woman for nothing.

"You look different in expensive clothes." Temari stated dryly. Tenten bowed her head. That was a compliment, right?

"Thank you, your highness." Tenten appreciated awkwardly.

"Hm. What is your goal, girl?" Temari asked suspiciously.

"Eh?"

Hinata sat on a futon and appreciated the maids that brought the food inside. Food in Suna was slightly different from Konoha's food because they had different cultures but their food was delicious. The pale eyed princess watched as Temari hit Tenten with a lot of accusing questions and the poor woman trembled with the thought of being charged for treason.

"That is what you plan to do, is it not? You plan to blackmail me or Shikamaru by threatening to tell on the higher ups! Is it gold you are after? Land?! What is your mission?!" Tenten was getting overwhelmed with the barrage of questions. She did not even think about all these things! Neji-sama, please help!

"No your highness, I would never dare to do such a thing!" Tenten defended. Her knuckles were white from gripping her dress so hard and her eyes were stern with indignation. She would not be falsely accused for anything!

"Lies! Do you know the consequences for your action? You have just breached the peace alliance between the Leaf and the Sand kingdoms. You have declared a war with us and your action is punishable by death!" Temari yelled. Tenten's eyes widened as saucers at what the princess exclaimed. War?! No!

Tenten dropped to her knees and bowed immediately. She was a woman of pride but when potential war was involved, she would drop her pride in a split second. "Please your highness, I swear I did not mean evil to you or the Sand kingdom and Wind country. Please punish me and do not take the actions on my home country. Please!" Tenten begged desperately.

Silence ensued for a deafening moment. It was funny how the silence could deafen one but it certainly did. Tenten thought for a moment that the dessert heat had gotten to her and caused her to hallucinate when she heard laughter and felt a gentle touch on her shoulders. Temari had a big grin on her face, laughing as she helped Tenten up and even Hinata was chuckling behind her palm. This confused the maid seriously.

"Good heavens darling, I was just messing with you!" Temari spoke between laughs. "I am sorry, I was just tempted to pull that number on you. Shikamaru and I are exclusive so you need not worry about breaching the peace alliance between our kingdoms."