A Child Born

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Anime: Naruto

Pairing: Neji X TenTen

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or the characters. However, Yatto is an original character and thought up by me, not Kishimoto.

TenTen smiled as the brown haired child in her arms looked up at her with wide, white eyes.

"He's beautiful." She said, eyes fixed on the tiny ones below her.

Neji tucked away a strand hair from her sweaty brow and whispered lovingly, "He gets that from you."

"What are we going to do now?" she spoke to him, and yet her gaze was fixed on the newborn, her eyes never leaving his, as if she was afraid that if she turned away, he'd disappear.

She'd waited so many years for this moment, and now she was afraid to lose it. How many times had she envisioned what their child would look like? Even when she was young, TenTen always knew she would only ever want to have a child with Neji. It could only be him.

"I don't know." The Hyuuga said, "Let's wing it, like we always do."

Then he took her chin in his palm and she reluctantly obeyed, switching her glance to him.

"It'll be fine, TenTen." His voice was sincere, and his fluorescent white eyes gazed deep into the farthest depths of her soul. "I love you." He said, "Never forget that."

She smiled and her eyes began to brim with tears. "I know," she said, " and I love you too."

Neji leaned in slowly, and gave his soul mate an affectionate kiss on the lips.

When he leaned away, her face was stained with tears that poured heavily from her eyes, and yet she was smiling. Smiling that innocent, beautiful smile that he had loved from day one.

In the beginning, the very first days of team 10, he had always loved her.

Even then, he knew she was always watching him. She was loyal to him, showing nothing but the utmost admiration and trust.

He concealed his crush well, but her feelings were obvious. She never tried to hide it, and 4 years later, when he confessed, she told him honestly that she was madly in love with him.

After that... well... things just kinda progressed from there...

And 9 months and 3 days later, a healthy baby boy was born to a very ecstatic couple.

"What should we name him?"

"How about Yatto." Neji suggested, eyes bright with pride.

"Because our love has finally paid off."

AUTHORS NOTES:

1. YATTO WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, MAKING THE DATE THAT NEJI AND TENTEN CONFESSED AND DID THE DIRTY ;) ON DECEMBER 31ST

2. FOR THOSE OF U WHO DON'T ALREADY KNOW THIS, "YATTO" MEANS "FINALLY" IN JAPANESE. I WAS ALSO CONSIDERING "TAKARA", MEANING TREASURE, BUT DECIDED AGAINST IT.