I Am You?! (NejiTen)

5- Enlightenment about your counterpart

The past week has been horrible for Neji and Tenten. First of all, it was not easy being in each other's bodies after all what Neji knew about his family, Tenten did not and vice versa. Secondly, human interaction proved difficult for them when they were not in their normal bodies. The third and ultimate reason for the horrible week was the media.

News about 'Neji' spread like wild fire, so much that 'he' was the number one hot topic on the entertainment news. What happened? You see, Tenten ate something stale and developed a stomach ache. How did something like that become hot news?

She went to the females' public toilet in the university they were using for their drama. The woman had forgotten that she was no longer in a woman's body but a man's when she barged into the powder room. Oh the screams, oh the photos. Oh the enraged yells from Neji.

In all honesty, Tenten had never seen herself that angry before. She was never angry, just annoyed and frustrated so seeing her own angry face was disturbing.

That little mistake almost caused a dent in Neji's gentlemanly reputation but was thankfully resolved when it was confirmed that 'he' had a bad stomach ache. Some people believed the story, others did not. It was annoying to think about it but Neji knew that he had to work with Tenten in order to avoid more sabotages to his reputation.

And so that was what led them to be in Neji's house.

"Here." Neji dropped a big book in Tenten's hands which turned out to be a dictionary. "In order to be me, the first thing you have to improve is your grammar."

"My grammar is perfectly fine!" Tenten protested in indignation. How dare he accused her of poor speaking skills?

"Tenten, any time you talk through my body people wonder if I short circuited my brain or something. Your vocabulary is nothing to be proud of." Neji dissed and picked up another book from his study, which they were currently sat. "This is a list of some words I commonly use. It should help you improve your speech."

"You talk as though I speak broken or something." Tenten muttered, getting annoyed at his attitude.

"The early bird..." Neji started a simple common proverb for Tenten to complete.

"...gets the fattest bread?"

Neji anime fell and sighed. "Gets the worm Tenten. You see, this is what I am talking about! Your grammar skills are so poor." Neji scolded with disdain.

Tenten huffed and crossed her arms across her now flat chest. "Well excuse me if I didn't go to Harvard or if I am not a prodigy." She said annoyed. "You know, you've always been this way; putting others under your feet and stepping on them as though they were crap!"

Neji sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose in frustration. "Tenten, I am not picking a fight with you. It was my face in the news, not yours but you're the one who did the act. I will not stand for more mistakes like that so get your act straight. You're an actress, aren't you?"

Tenten grumbled under her breath which Neji took as agreement and continued his lesson.

"When you sit do not slouch, you do that sometimes. Do not sway your hips. Be polite, Tenten I know politeness is not your forte but you have to. Be calm, you are too hot headed to be in my body and you're loud..."

"Priss." Tenten interrupted rudely.

"Excuse me?!" Neji was getting irritated. This would be a long day.