In An Instant

Introduction

Her

Tenten never did like mornings.

Mornings meant waking up early and not getting enough sleep. Mornings meant too many people in the house. Mornings meant going to school. Mornings meant riding the train to get to school. And mornings meant seeing a certain somebody in the train to school every day.

Yep, every day.

She couldn't remember when was the time she'd first seen him in the train, with his standoffish presence and all that. He always had a book to read, too. He always sat by the corner, right before he stood to make room for old people who got on. He never did show any emotion, none at all.

She hated seeing him in the train every day, because that meant awkwardly walking with him to their classroom, without any of them saying a single word to one another. She hated that. She hated being in awkward situations so much.

When she did get on the train on a Monday morning, she did, in fact, see him. He was always the first one to get on. It made her a little curious to where he lived. She sat not too far from him, her eyes slowly shifting to the book in his hands. He had a comic book today, she smiled. It was the latest issue of Batman. She hadn't read that one yet.

Him

Neji always liked mornings, because to him, mornings meant walking the dog without his dad noticing. Mornings meant nobody in the house, so he gets to cook his own food. Mornings meant getting a chance to talk to his cousin Hinata normally. Mornings were always good.

But whenever he got on the train to school, he'd always think otherwise.

He always saw her, barely making it to the train. She always looked so dirty, so wild. He hated those kinds of girls. Not that he'd brag, but he was one of the popular guys in the whole school. During the trip to school she'd either sleep or just stare outside the window, which was odd. It was the first time he saw someone who would space out a lot.

When he woke up early on a Monday and got on the train, he somehow hoped he would see her. It wasn't because he liked seeing her, he just got used to seeing her every day on the train.

He got out a new issue of Batman as he sat down.

It didn't take long before he realized she was looking at his comic book.

[Author's Notes.]

I hope you like it. Well, I don't know. I'll try my best though, especially not to make this a cliche kind of love story. (oh wait, it's a love story?) sorry for spoiling that one, then.

-dei