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Both parties frowned in utter disdain and malice as they took in the figure of the other. As this was nothing new, the people surrounding them rolled their eyes and bypassed the duo that was on a heated stare down.
“I do not know what Gai was thinking when he decided that those two would be the main leads.” An employee whispered to his fellow worker who nodded in agreement with him.
“Their rivalry and pure hatred is what’s hot on every social media and entertainment news, yet Gai decides that they would be the best to act the roles.” The other whispered back.
“You’re the lead actress?! This day could not be more perfect.” Lavender eyes narrowed as the words their owner spoke dripped with pure sarcasm. Neji was one of the top actors in the industry, handsome, tall and insanely popular. He had signature long dark hair which he refused to cut but the fans loved his hairstyle nevertheless.
“Right back at you, Rapunzel.” Brown chocolaty eyes scowled, doing nothing to hide the venom their owner’s words contained. Tenten was one of the top actresses in the industry, beautiful, cute and insanely popular. She had signature chestnut brown hair which was tied in two buns. She refused to have her hair in any other way than the two buns but the fans loved her hairstyle nevertheless.
Electric sparks (certainly not the good kind) could be seen radiating off their eyes as they stood waiting for the high on caffeine director. What caused such animosity between the two, nobody knew but it was pretty intense and often roused up fan fights. Everybody knew that putting Neji and Tenten together in a room was like asking a dog and a cat to live together so directors always go for one or the other…all directors except the over enthusiastic Maito Gai.
The actors were in the industrial building to discuss their roles in the new story drama that Gai was planning and were certainly not pleased to see each other. How on earth were they supposed to act like a couple in love when they were not even friends in real life?!
After some excruciating hours of snide remarks and in some instances trying to hold Tenten back from climbing across the table to strangle Neji with his long hair, the meeting was over. Gai in his usual boisterousness decided that a team dinner was what Neji and Tenten needed to conclude their day and compelled (more like forced) them to eat with him.
Dinner was…rather eventful for lack of better words to use. The arguing duo had almost collided into an old woman at the restaurant that Gai chose and didn’t even offer as much as an apology to the hag. Annoyed at today’s youths, the old woman mumbled a curse under her breath and walked or trudged away.
“Gai-san, please reconsider allowing this uncouth woman to be my partner.” Neji desperately begged for Tenten was really getting under his skin.
“Put yourself in my shoes Rapunzel, nobody wants to be partners with a stuck up ass like you.” Tenten retorted angrily.
“I wouldn’t want to be in your shoes woman, goodness knows the germs I would contact from it. Yikes!” Neji shuddered obnoxiously to prove his point. At this point, the waitress that came to take their orders nervously watched their interaction with fear in her eyes while Gai ordered his dinner as if he didn’t notice the banter happening in front of him.
It took a while but Neji and Tenten finally ordered their dinners, making food puns (more like threats to kill each other) that horrified the waitress. Poor woman.
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It was a long day, Tenten decided as her red sports car pulled into her driveway. She checked the mail as she went inside and saw stacks of fan letters, bills, newspapers and nothing out of the usual. Tenten dropped the letters on the couch and went upstairs to her room. All of the meeting with Neji gave her an headache and what she needed was a hot shower and sleep.
She loosened her hair out of its buns and stripped out of her clothes for a well deserved shower. Tenten hummed as the hot water hit her skin, making it flush, and relaxed her sore muscles. She spent a good thirty minutes in the bathroom before she finally emerged, all squeaky clean and refreshed. At least she would feel refreshed if the throbbing in her head stopped but it didn’t and was causing her a bad headache.
“Stupid Neji.” The woman grumbled as she walked to the kitchen to get herself some aspirin. The long haired man always crawled under her skin and gave her headaches but this one was worse than before. Tenten grumbled and cursed as she climbed back upstairs to sleep. Who in the 21st century keeps long flowing hair if they are guys? What was up with his pale eyes? Is he secretly an alien or what?
With those thoughts, Tenten fell into a dreamless sleep.
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Neji’s head was pounding by the time he got home and he blamed Tenten for it. What was Gai thinking putting them together in the same cast? Of all actresses in the industry it just had to be the lousy Tenten No Last Name. Great. The long haired beau didn’t remember anything else that night because he fell asleep on his sofa bed.
Next morning found Neji feeling really crappy. He felt heavy and at the same time light. It was an annoying mix. He sat up and removed the covers from his body…wait, covers? When did he get to bed? Neji groaned. Last night was a blur to him. He rubbed his eyes and went to the bathroom by muscle memory, closing his eyes as he walked only to collide with the wall instead of entering his bathroom. Okay, what the hell?!
Neji cursed and rubbed his forehead, hoping that it wouldn’t swell and that was when he realized that his hair was in pigtails. The only person that was capable of this criminal act was his cousin, Hanabi. Her along with her older sister Hinata were the only ones with the access to his house so he figured that they must’ve come last night and pulled this childish prank.
The smell of pancake wafted through the air to his nose which further confirmed his thoughts, Hanabi definitely tied up his hair and he was going to give her a piece of his mind. All the words he wanted to say evaporated through his ears when he met not Hanabi or Hinata in his kitchen but a different woman.
“Who the hell are you?!”
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Tenten woke up feeling rather light and at the same time. She was feeling rather crappy. Tenten frowned upon realizing that she was on the couch, she thought that she slept in bed? Also, why was her hair down?
Tenten stood up and climbed upstairs to her bathroom, she needed to take a piss. It was rather funny, the chestnut haired woman thought, how Anko was not there to wake her up this morning. Surely the woman would’ve woken her up from the couch.
The actress drowsily opened the lid of the water closet and removed her pants to do her business. Something was off about today somehow but what? Tenten got her answer when she looked at her womanly parts only to find out that it wasn't so womanly again.
A scream welled from inside her stomach and escaped her lips only for her to shut it when she realized her voice wasn't actually her voice!
Tenten ran to the mirror and looked at her features only to see somebody else's face staring back at her. She touched her chest, her breasts were gone! She didn't even need to check to know that she had a penis! Her hair, her beautiful hair was gone! What the freaking hell?!
Somewhere in another panicked person's place, Neji ran as fast as his legs could carry up the stairs and barged inside the bathroom, locking it. Oh God no! No! No! His face was gone! He pat down his body only to touch two squishy mounds he recognized as a woman's breasts. Did he want to check down there too?!
A scream started building in both individuals as they realized that they had somehow switched bodies.
"AAAAAAHHHHHH!"