Tenten for President
Author: Dcfan100
Author: Dcfan100
With presidents day just around the corner I decided to start another AU story! I really, Really shouldn't be doing this story since I've got so many I need to update. Nyrgh, but anyway here is my next story, it gets a little crazy at times but I try to keep the tone a bit more serious than…*coughs* than some of my other stories. This also must be the longest first chapter I've ever written. The first chapter is a little boring but the story will get better I promise! Not much else to say about this one except please review and I hope you enjoy.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, I also do not own this amusing nejiten video I'm watching. Curses!
Sometimes dreams start in the smallest of places. You may be doing something as simple as reading a book, listening to music or watching T.V and the seeds that hold ideas and dreams can be planted inside your head. Once the seeds are planted, they either die off or they take hold and keep growing and growing until the person realizes there dream, no matter the cost. And just such seeds were about to be planted inside the heads several people at Konoha Elementary School in Kurenai Yuhi's third grade classroom.
"Who knows," she had been saying while looking over the kids who were seated at there desks during her history lesson. "The next president of the U.S could be sitting here right now."
"Among the guys maybe, there's never been a woman in the white house," a calm voice quickly spoke up. Kurenai cast a quick disapproving glance over at the student. Neji Hyuga just shot an emotionless frown back at her. Kurenai took another look around the room. All the guys had turned to her eagerly awaiting her response, most of the girls had turned there heads away afraid to even make eye contact with the Hyuga. A few other girls had the same disapproving look that Kurenai had worn earlier. One girl however, looked positively furious like she was ready to attack the Hyuga at any second. Kurenai sighed to herself and decided to put a quick end to this before the girl decided to jump up on her desk…again.
"That doesn't mean that there will never be a female president," Kurenai said smiling at the class. "In fact I bet by the time you grow up there will have been several presidents who were women." Kurenai swore she saw the normally stoic Neji roll his eyes. She decided to ignore it and instead shot a quick look at the furious girl causing her to reluctantly sit down. The rest of the class seemed satisfied with the answer and started to put away their books. Kurenai appreciatively nodded to herself, glad that an argument had been avoided.
"Hey Neji!" a brown haired girl shouted angrily running after the white eyed boy as the class arrived in the cafeteria.
"What do you want Tenten?" he asked tiredly not bothering to even turn his head. To Neji Hyuga, everything that happened was destined to happen. Failures would always be failures while people like him were destined to succeed. Tenten however, was somehow an exception to the destiny rule. By all rights she shouldn't even be here. She was an orphan now in a high end school in the better end of Konoha. Her grades were as good as his, if not better (1), she could play sports as well as most guys and she was one of the loudest opponents against his whole destiny thing…and it really ticked him off.
"Looks like those two are at it again," Kiba Inuzuka sighed from the second graders table a little ways away as he pulled stuff out of a brown paper bag.
"Not again," Ino groaned. "They do this just about every day! What are they arguing about this time?"
"Neji said that there have never been any women presidents," Rock Lee said passing the table with his tray of food. "I don't think Tenten took it to well."
"I'm going to go get the teacher before it turns out like last time," Sakura said quickly getting up.
"Not if I get there first forehead!" Ino said jumping up.
"You see," Naruto said shaking his head. "This is the effect that organized society has on a young man like Neji. We should do something…"
"Naruto, no one understands you now shut up," Kiba said not taking his eyes off the arguing duo.
"Look Tenten, women do stuff like taking care of kids, cooking and cleaning. That's there job." Neji said simply. "Men do the important things like becoming presidents and generals and lawyers. That's the way we've always done things and that's how things are always going to be." He shrugged sitting down at the lunch table. Tenten quickly jumped up onto the table and glared down at Neji. "Do you have a problem with my answer?" Neji asked with a smirk completely unfazed by the girl's actions.
"Yes!" Tenten shouted in his face. "As a matter a fact I do!" Neji just kept smirking. "Fine," Tenten yelled. "If you really believe that, I'll show you Neji Hyuga! I'll prove you wrong! I'm going to become president someday!"
"Please, I already told you, that's a man's job," Neji sighed.
"Yeah, well I'm goin to make it a woman's job…Jerk!" Tenten yelled.
"You don't know the first thing about politics," Neji glared.
"Chord please," Tenten said tilting her head and putting up one finger as if to queue someone. Surprisingly, a simple piano melody began to play.
Just suppose that all the votes were cast
And I came out ahead.
Republicans and Democrats, elected me instead!
"Where's that music coming from?" Kiba whispered. Shikamaru just shrugged boredly and continued to watch. (To this day no one has ever really figured out where that came from.)
I'd speed things up!
I'd get things done!
I'm hyper as can be!
I'll only need a two year term
Cause I've got A-D-D!
Tenten sang as she slid across the table on her knees before jumping up again. Neji just rolled his eyes.
So! Let me be your president!
Somebody swear me in!
Then add my face to Mount Rushmore
Just leave room there for my grin!
And if we need more taxes
I'll just make the congress pay!
So life your voice! I'm the only choice!
God help the U.S.A!
The old lunch lady who had wandered back into the room to see what all the commotion was about suddenly started to clap at the last four lines. Neji looked over at the woman as if she was crazy. Tenten paid them no mind and continued to sing.
I'll never lie as president
Of course not talking will be tough
And as for leaks I give my word
To only leak the juicy stuff!
We'll never go to war
Because I couldn't stand the stress!
And Willie Nelson is my pick
To head the IRS!
So let me be your president
Osama Bin Laden won't mess with me!
Once Rock Lee is in charge
Of my foreign policy!
"Youth!" Rock Lee shouted jumping and clapping.
I'll make July a holiday!
And let Christmas run through May!
Tenten is the one! We'll have so much fun!
God help the U.S.A!
By this time the entire lunch room had stood up and started to clap. Neji looked around and face palmed. "I live in a world of crazy people," he muttered. Tenten raised her hands above her head and smiling smugly. "This doesn't change anything," Neji said stoically to her with a cold glare. "You're never going to become president, ever!" Tenten just winked at him. Suddenly, a large hand tapped Tenten on the shoulder.
"Ah crap," the girl mumbled as the teacher picked her up off of the table and pointed in the direction of the principles office.
12 Years Later
"Well there you have it folks," a reporter said from the T.V. "Hayate Gekko has withdrawn from the race and the Republicans have officially selected Asuma Sarutobi as their candidate for this year's election! Back to you Baki," the reporter said with his cheesy reporting smile. In a large New York City meeting hall people went nuts, standing up and cheering, yelling at the top of there lungs and hugging each other.
"A toast!" a man shouted standing up and raising his champagne glass. "To this year's election! We've won half the battle! Now go out there tomorrow and make us proud Asuma!" he said as everyone in the room raised there glasses and cheered.
"Thank you Iruka!" Asuma laughed. "Thank you everyone! Now let's go out there and win this election!" he said raising his glass of champagne to his lips.
"Oh no you don't," a blonde girl with a clip board said yanking the glass of his hands.
"Aww, come on Ino," Asuma laughed good naturedly. Ino shook her head.
"No, you have the presidential candidate acceptance speech to give tomorrow in Washington D.C and that last thing you need is a bad hangover," Ino said pushing his towards the door. "Hinata make sure everything is in order for the speech tomorrow in D.C will you!" The blue haired girl quickly nodded, took out a cell phone and ran out the back door.
"Just one glass?"
"It's always just 'one glass' with you," Ino said sourly as she continued to push him out of the decorated meeting hall.
"At least let me bid farewell to my speech writers," Asume said good naturedly as everyone began to go back to there own personal business.
"You have one minute," Ino huffed with a small smile.
"So," Asuma asked excitedly turning to two people lying up against the wall. "You got that nomination speech ready for tomorrow?"
"Ready to go sir!" Tenten smiled giving him a thumbs up. Shikamaru who was standing beside her just nodded but the grin that spread a crossed his face said that he was just as excited as everyone else.
"Awesome!" Asuma smiled. "I expect no less from my two best speech writers."
"Don't worry! The speech we've got totally kicks….ass! You're going to slaughter the opposition!" Tenten grinned pumping a fist into the air.
"Can I see it?" Asuma asked.
"Well…Shikamaru kind of left it in his hotel room," Tenten laughed sheepishly rubbing a hand behind her head. Shikamaru thought about glaring but shook his head instead and decided to turn his attention back to the T.V screen.
"Well there you have it folks," the reporter said. "Asuma Sarutobi is the republican candidate and as announced earlier Kurenai Yuhi is the candidate for the democrat party!" Shikamaru's eye flew up, so against all odds his old teacher really had gotten the nomination. He mustreally have been to busy with getting this nomination to pay much attention to the democrats race. Baki on the other hand just nudged his co-host in the ribs. "So for the first time in U.S history we have two candidates from ethnic minorities running for president. And for the second time in just two presidencies, the son of a former president is being elected. Say, I hear you sisters one of her speech writers Kankuro." Baki smiled with the other man just laughed.
"Well…" the man said looking like he wasn't trying to brag to much. "I know who I'm voting for this year!" he finished with a smile. Baki nodded and turned back towards the camera. "Well that's it for tonight folks, be sure to tune in tomorrow morning at 6 for the morning news report with Matsuri. Until then, this is Baki for CNN in New York saying good night!"
"Time's up!" Ino said pushing Asuma towards the door as Shikamaru snapped back to the present conversation.
"Does he have to go Ino?" Tenten asked with a mock pout.
"Yes!" Ino half yelled. "It's really late and don't forget that I need that speech tomorrow by six at earliest so I can brief Asuma."
"Sure, this campaign stuff isn't getting to you Ino?" a lazy voice drawled.
"It's what I live for Shikamaru," the woman grinned back before pushing Asuma out of the room.
"I swear she gets grouchier every year," Tenten sighed. Shikamaru just glared at her. "What?" she asked.
"Ready to go my foot," Shikamaru grumbled "We haven't even started yet! You just had to put it off."
"Hey you agreed to it," Tenten said pointing a finger at his face.
"Well you know I'm too lazy to argue." Tenten just shrugged with a nonchalant grin on her face. "Now we've got…" Shikamaru glanced at his watch. "Six hours to write this speech."
"Hey that's plenty of time," Tenten smiled encouragingly. Shikamaru just sighed and grabbed his coat.
"Let's go get started then." He groaned.
"That's my line lazy ass," Tenten smirked grabbing her coat as the two walked out of the meeting hall and towards the elevator. "Where do you want to write this?"
"There's a little café about a block from here," Shikamaru replied. "We can type it out there. What's going to be our outline?"
"Thank you for the nomination, I respect my fellow politician Hayate now lets go kick the crap out of the competition, blah, blah, blah. Who are our opponents again?" Tenten asked before giving a yawn as the two walked out of the elevator and headed out of the entrance to the building.
"Diedara for the independents…" Shikamaru began.
"And to think, I was almost glad when Ralph Nader announced he wasn't running this year." Tenten yawned tiredly.
"The democratic candidate is…get this…Kurenai Yuhi," Shikamaru said with a slight smirk on his face as the pair walked into the café.
"Knew it," Tenten said with a very small shaking her head slightly. Kurenai had been her third grade teacher back in Konoha, a small town out in Washington, not to mention her favorite teacher.
"Well, no time for reminiscing," Shikamaru said walking up to the counter while Tenten sat down. He arrived at the table half a minute later, set a cup of coffee in front of her, took a sip of his and whipped out a computer.
"Shikamaru," Tenten whined taking a whiff of the coffee. Why had she put this speech off? "I wanted…"
"No!" Shikamaru said quickly glaring at her. "No way! You've had to much caffeine tonight. So," he said as he began to open a document. "We should probably do something other than our traditional opening. Maybe something along the lines of 'First of all, I would like to thank each and every one…'"
"What's wrong with 'my fellow Americans' or just a simple opening statement." Tenten asked with something that sounded like a mix between a whine and a yawn.
"Well he just won the primaries I think the people deserve a little bit more than just the normal 'To be a politician is a great responsibility'?" Shikamaru said, Tenten just shook her head.
"To give the whole thank you thing at the start just gives the image that we're kissing ass or being falsely polite. We should put the thank you in the middle of the speech once we've had enough build up." The two continued to argue for the next thirty minutes on how to arrange the speech. Finally, Tenten she threw up her hands.
"You know what? Just write what you want! I'll just sit back and watch! It's late I'm tired…you write the speech"
"Tenten," Shikamaru sighed rubbing his eyes.
"Seriously Shikamaru!" Tenten groaned. "I'm a speech writer for a future president sitting in a café in New York at one in the morning!"
"Well so am I. Now quit your whining and let's just write the damn speech. We've got less than six hours to write this! So get your head in the game!" Shikamaru said aggravatedlly.
"Shika, we've known each other since what, Kindergarten! Tell me the truth, what have I do with my life?" Tenten asked looking his squarely in the eyes. Shikamaru held up his hands defensively. There was a long silence between the two before Tenten continued again. "I always said I'd grow up to be…president." She chocked, "Now look at me! I don't really have a home, doc says I'm suffering from sleep deprivation or insomnia or something…I…I'm still single." She sighed and brushed a stand of hair away from her slightly teary eyes. Shikamaru sat back in his chair and folded his hands.
He really hated moments like these. For the majority of the day Tenten was always a funny, hyper, smart and perky girl but when she was under stress and really tired all her emotions and problems suddenly came flooding out, and he seriously had no idea what to do at times like this. She needed someone to lean on, but she had no family to speak of and since he was the only guy around when the breakdowns happened the responsibility would usually fall on his shoulder. Unfortunately, he was hardly the 'lean on me' type of guy. He placed an arm on the table and propped his head up lazily. It was at this moment he noticed a familiar figure enter the café. So while Tenten brushed away the moisture from her eyes a very familiar white eyed long haired male figure who had noticed them as well walked towards them.
"Fancy meeting you two here, Shikamaru…Tenten." The girl spun around in her seat to come face to face with Neji Hyuga.
And that's chapter 1! Please tell me what you thought! I'd love to hear from you! (Not to mention I go half psychotic when I see the review alert in my inbox :b) Anywho, I hope you enjoyed this chapter written by DCfan100. Once again, please review and I hope to have the next chapter up soon!
(1) According to the data books (which are not that accurate imo XD) Tenten is smarter than Neji, intelligence wise.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, I also do not own this amusing nejiten video I'm watching. Curses!
Sometimes dreams start in the smallest of places. You may be doing something as simple as reading a book, listening to music or watching T.V and the seeds that hold ideas and dreams can be planted inside your head. Once the seeds are planted, they either die off or they take hold and keep growing and growing until the person realizes there dream, no matter the cost. And just such seeds were about to be planted inside the heads several people at Konoha Elementary School in Kurenai Yuhi's third grade classroom.
"Who knows," she had been saying while looking over the kids who were seated at there desks during her history lesson. "The next president of the U.S could be sitting here right now."
"Among the guys maybe, there's never been a woman in the white house," a calm voice quickly spoke up. Kurenai cast a quick disapproving glance over at the student. Neji Hyuga just shot an emotionless frown back at her. Kurenai took another look around the room. All the guys had turned to her eagerly awaiting her response, most of the girls had turned there heads away afraid to even make eye contact with the Hyuga. A few other girls had the same disapproving look that Kurenai had worn earlier. One girl however, looked positively furious like she was ready to attack the Hyuga at any second. Kurenai sighed to herself and decided to put a quick end to this before the girl decided to jump up on her desk…again.
"That doesn't mean that there will never be a female president," Kurenai said smiling at the class. "In fact I bet by the time you grow up there will have been several presidents who were women." Kurenai swore she saw the normally stoic Neji roll his eyes. She decided to ignore it and instead shot a quick look at the furious girl causing her to reluctantly sit down. The rest of the class seemed satisfied with the answer and started to put away their books. Kurenai appreciatively nodded to herself, glad that an argument had been avoided.
"Hey Neji!" a brown haired girl shouted angrily running after the white eyed boy as the class arrived in the cafeteria.
"What do you want Tenten?" he asked tiredly not bothering to even turn his head. To Neji Hyuga, everything that happened was destined to happen. Failures would always be failures while people like him were destined to succeed. Tenten however, was somehow an exception to the destiny rule. By all rights she shouldn't even be here. She was an orphan now in a high end school in the better end of Konoha. Her grades were as good as his, if not better (1), she could play sports as well as most guys and she was one of the loudest opponents against his whole destiny thing…and it really ticked him off.
"Looks like those two are at it again," Kiba Inuzuka sighed from the second graders table a little ways away as he pulled stuff out of a brown paper bag.
"Not again," Ino groaned. "They do this just about every day! What are they arguing about this time?"
"Neji said that there have never been any women presidents," Rock Lee said passing the table with his tray of food. "I don't think Tenten took it to well."
"I'm going to go get the teacher before it turns out like last time," Sakura said quickly getting up.
"Not if I get there first forehead!" Ino said jumping up.
"You see," Naruto said shaking his head. "This is the effect that organized society has on a young man like Neji. We should do something…"
"Naruto, no one understands you now shut up," Kiba said not taking his eyes off the arguing duo.
"Look Tenten, women do stuff like taking care of kids, cooking and cleaning. That's there job." Neji said simply. "Men do the important things like becoming presidents and generals and lawyers. That's the way we've always done things and that's how things are always going to be." He shrugged sitting down at the lunch table. Tenten quickly jumped up onto the table and glared down at Neji. "Do you have a problem with my answer?" Neji asked with a smirk completely unfazed by the girl's actions.
"Yes!" Tenten shouted in his face. "As a matter a fact I do!" Neji just kept smirking. "Fine," Tenten yelled. "If you really believe that, I'll show you Neji Hyuga! I'll prove you wrong! I'm going to become president someday!"
"Please, I already told you, that's a man's job," Neji sighed.
"Yeah, well I'm goin to make it a woman's job…Jerk!" Tenten yelled.
"You don't know the first thing about politics," Neji glared.
"Chord please," Tenten said tilting her head and putting up one finger as if to queue someone. Surprisingly, a simple piano melody began to play.
Just suppose that all the votes were cast
And I came out ahead.
Republicans and Democrats, elected me instead!
"Where's that music coming from?" Kiba whispered. Shikamaru just shrugged boredly and continued to watch. (To this day no one has ever really figured out where that came from.)
I'd speed things up!
I'd get things done!
I'm hyper as can be!
I'll only need a two year term
Cause I've got A-D-D!
Tenten sang as she slid across the table on her knees before jumping up again. Neji just rolled his eyes.
So! Let me be your president!
Somebody swear me in!
Then add my face to Mount Rushmore
Just leave room there for my grin!
And if we need more taxes
I'll just make the congress pay!
So life your voice! I'm the only choice!
God help the U.S.A!
The old lunch lady who had wandered back into the room to see what all the commotion was about suddenly started to clap at the last four lines. Neji looked over at the woman as if she was crazy. Tenten paid them no mind and continued to sing.
I'll never lie as president
Of course not talking will be tough
And as for leaks I give my word
To only leak the juicy stuff!
We'll never go to war
Because I couldn't stand the stress!
And Willie Nelson is my pick
To head the IRS!
So let me be your president
Osama Bin Laden won't mess with me!
Once Rock Lee is in charge
Of my foreign policy!
"Youth!" Rock Lee shouted jumping and clapping.
I'll make July a holiday!
And let Christmas run through May!
Tenten is the one! We'll have so much fun!
God help the U.S.A!
By this time the entire lunch room had stood up and started to clap. Neji looked around and face palmed. "I live in a world of crazy people," he muttered. Tenten raised her hands above her head and smiling smugly. "This doesn't change anything," Neji said stoically to her with a cold glare. "You're never going to become president, ever!" Tenten just winked at him. Suddenly, a large hand tapped Tenten on the shoulder.
"Ah crap," the girl mumbled as the teacher picked her up off of the table and pointed in the direction of the principles office.
12 Years Later
"Well there you have it folks," a reporter said from the T.V. "Hayate Gekko has withdrawn from the race and the Republicans have officially selected Asuma Sarutobi as their candidate for this year's election! Back to you Baki," the reporter said with his cheesy reporting smile. In a large New York City meeting hall people went nuts, standing up and cheering, yelling at the top of there lungs and hugging each other.
"A toast!" a man shouted standing up and raising his champagne glass. "To this year's election! We've won half the battle! Now go out there tomorrow and make us proud Asuma!" he said as everyone in the room raised there glasses and cheered.
"Thank you Iruka!" Asuma laughed. "Thank you everyone! Now let's go out there and win this election!" he said raising his glass of champagne to his lips.
"Oh no you don't," a blonde girl with a clip board said yanking the glass of his hands.
"Aww, come on Ino," Asuma laughed good naturedly. Ino shook her head.
"No, you have the presidential candidate acceptance speech to give tomorrow in Washington D.C and that last thing you need is a bad hangover," Ino said pushing his towards the door. "Hinata make sure everything is in order for the speech tomorrow in D.C will you!" The blue haired girl quickly nodded, took out a cell phone and ran out the back door.
"Just one glass?"
"It's always just 'one glass' with you," Ino said sourly as she continued to push him out of the decorated meeting hall.
"At least let me bid farewell to my speech writers," Asume said good naturedly as everyone began to go back to there own personal business.
"You have one minute," Ino huffed with a small smile.
"So," Asuma asked excitedly turning to two people lying up against the wall. "You got that nomination speech ready for tomorrow?"
"Ready to go sir!" Tenten smiled giving him a thumbs up. Shikamaru who was standing beside her just nodded but the grin that spread a crossed his face said that he was just as excited as everyone else.
"Awesome!" Asuma smiled. "I expect no less from my two best speech writers."
"Don't worry! The speech we've got totally kicks….ass! You're going to slaughter the opposition!" Tenten grinned pumping a fist into the air.
"Can I see it?" Asuma asked.
"Well…Shikamaru kind of left it in his hotel room," Tenten laughed sheepishly rubbing a hand behind her head. Shikamaru thought about glaring but shook his head instead and decided to turn his attention back to the T.V screen.
"Well there you have it folks," the reporter said. "Asuma Sarutobi is the republican candidate and as announced earlier Kurenai Yuhi is the candidate for the democrat party!" Shikamaru's eye flew up, so against all odds his old teacher really had gotten the nomination. He mustreally have been to busy with getting this nomination to pay much attention to the democrats race. Baki on the other hand just nudged his co-host in the ribs. "So for the first time in U.S history we have two candidates from ethnic minorities running for president. And for the second time in just two presidencies, the son of a former president is being elected. Say, I hear you sisters one of her speech writers Kankuro." Baki smiled with the other man just laughed.
"Well…" the man said looking like he wasn't trying to brag to much. "I know who I'm voting for this year!" he finished with a smile. Baki nodded and turned back towards the camera. "Well that's it for tonight folks, be sure to tune in tomorrow morning at 6 for the morning news report with Matsuri. Until then, this is Baki for CNN in New York saying good night!"
"Time's up!" Ino said pushing Asuma towards the door as Shikamaru snapped back to the present conversation.
"Does he have to go Ino?" Tenten asked with a mock pout.
"Yes!" Ino half yelled. "It's really late and don't forget that I need that speech tomorrow by six at earliest so I can brief Asuma."
"Sure, this campaign stuff isn't getting to you Ino?" a lazy voice drawled.
"It's what I live for Shikamaru," the woman grinned back before pushing Asuma out of the room.
"I swear she gets grouchier every year," Tenten sighed. Shikamaru just glared at her. "What?" she asked.
"Ready to go my foot," Shikamaru grumbled "We haven't even started yet! You just had to put it off."
"Hey you agreed to it," Tenten said pointing a finger at his face.
"Well you know I'm too lazy to argue." Tenten just shrugged with a nonchalant grin on her face. "Now we've got…" Shikamaru glanced at his watch. "Six hours to write this speech."
"Hey that's plenty of time," Tenten smiled encouragingly. Shikamaru just sighed and grabbed his coat.
"Let's go get started then." He groaned.
"That's my line lazy ass," Tenten smirked grabbing her coat as the two walked out of the meeting hall and towards the elevator. "Where do you want to write this?"
"There's a little café about a block from here," Shikamaru replied. "We can type it out there. What's going to be our outline?"
"Thank you for the nomination, I respect my fellow politician Hayate now lets go kick the crap out of the competition, blah, blah, blah. Who are our opponents again?" Tenten asked before giving a yawn as the two walked out of the elevator and headed out of the entrance to the building.
"Diedara for the independents…" Shikamaru began.
"And to think, I was almost glad when Ralph Nader announced he wasn't running this year." Tenten yawned tiredly.
"The democratic candidate is…get this…Kurenai Yuhi," Shikamaru said with a slight smirk on his face as the pair walked into the café.
"Knew it," Tenten said with a very small shaking her head slightly. Kurenai had been her third grade teacher back in Konoha, a small town out in Washington, not to mention her favorite teacher.
"Well, no time for reminiscing," Shikamaru said walking up to the counter while Tenten sat down. He arrived at the table half a minute later, set a cup of coffee in front of her, took a sip of his and whipped out a computer.
"Shikamaru," Tenten whined taking a whiff of the coffee. Why had she put this speech off? "I wanted…"
"No!" Shikamaru said quickly glaring at her. "No way! You've had to much caffeine tonight. So," he said as he began to open a document. "We should probably do something other than our traditional opening. Maybe something along the lines of 'First of all, I would like to thank each and every one…'"
"What's wrong with 'my fellow Americans' or just a simple opening statement." Tenten asked with something that sounded like a mix between a whine and a yawn.
"Well he just won the primaries I think the people deserve a little bit more than just the normal 'To be a politician is a great responsibility'?" Shikamaru said, Tenten just shook her head.
"To give the whole thank you thing at the start just gives the image that we're kissing ass or being falsely polite. We should put the thank you in the middle of the speech once we've had enough build up." The two continued to argue for the next thirty minutes on how to arrange the speech. Finally, Tenten she threw up her hands.
"You know what? Just write what you want! I'll just sit back and watch! It's late I'm tired…you write the speech"
"Tenten," Shikamaru sighed rubbing his eyes.
"Seriously Shikamaru!" Tenten groaned. "I'm a speech writer for a future president sitting in a café in New York at one in the morning!"
"Well so am I. Now quit your whining and let's just write the damn speech. We've got less than six hours to write this! So get your head in the game!" Shikamaru said aggravatedlly.
"Shika, we've known each other since what, Kindergarten! Tell me the truth, what have I do with my life?" Tenten asked looking his squarely in the eyes. Shikamaru held up his hands defensively. There was a long silence between the two before Tenten continued again. "I always said I'd grow up to be…president." She chocked, "Now look at me! I don't really have a home, doc says I'm suffering from sleep deprivation or insomnia or something…I…I'm still single." She sighed and brushed a stand of hair away from her slightly teary eyes. Shikamaru sat back in his chair and folded his hands.
He really hated moments like these. For the majority of the day Tenten was always a funny, hyper, smart and perky girl but when she was under stress and really tired all her emotions and problems suddenly came flooding out, and he seriously had no idea what to do at times like this. She needed someone to lean on, but she had no family to speak of and since he was the only guy around when the breakdowns happened the responsibility would usually fall on his shoulder. Unfortunately, he was hardly the 'lean on me' type of guy. He placed an arm on the table and propped his head up lazily. It was at this moment he noticed a familiar figure enter the café. So while Tenten brushed away the moisture from her eyes a very familiar white eyed long haired male figure who had noticed them as well walked towards them.
"Fancy meeting you two here, Shikamaru…Tenten." The girl spun around in her seat to come face to face with Neji Hyuga.
And that's chapter 1! Please tell me what you thought! I'd love to hear from you! (Not to mention I go half psychotic when I see the review alert in my inbox :b) Anywho, I hope you enjoyed this chapter written by DCfan100. Once again, please review and I hope to have the next chapter up soon!
(1) According to the data books (which are not that accurate imo XD) Tenten is smarter than Neji, intelligence wise.
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