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She really had not meant to hit that hard, but she supposed the years spent roughhousing it with the boys had done their damage. Still, Tenten was used to thinking on her feet and making necessary adjustments. Just as long as no serious wrenches were thrown in the works. And this little mishap could be used to their advantage, if only slightly for their benefit as a happy couple. With one hand placed lightly in between his shoulderblades, the young woman began to rub light circles over Naruto's bruised ribs as idly as possible. As an apology and an extra gesture that would help solidify them as 'being together.' Tenten gave a soft chuckle. "Well, if your boss didn't like me, I would've never been allowed to help you at the end of the night all those times. And then we would never see each other." Was that a slight pout? Oh yeah, it was. Because this was a game. And this was how they played it.

Granted, they were a bit out of practice. Because it was true that Naruto had been short of being a magician with how he had seemed to simply disappear as of late. But it was understandable given all the expenses he had to deal with. Bills, upcoming tuition payments, food. They all rested on the amount he made working. Still, even if this all went to hell and nothing good came out of it, Tenten could honestly say that having him there and seeing him in person made the day just that much brighter.

And one small glance at Norio told her that there was a chance he was starting to believe their act, although there seemed to still be some skepticism. So at the very least, they were not as rusty as she had first thought them to be.

"Tell you what, I'll make you a big special batch when we get home, hm?" Here, she leaned in and placed another sweet kiss on Naruto's cheek, a hand going up to curve around the shape of his jaw in an intimate manner. "But for now, you can go ahead and sit at your usual table. I'll take my break as soon as soon as I'm done with all the customers here."