A/N: Inspired by an Asian MV I've seen. Hahaha, anyways, I don't own Naruto. Enjoy. Oh yeah, for the story "I've Been Waiting," I wrote Chapter 1, but the story is actually complete! Sorry for the confusion!
Chapter 1
Tenten sat upright on the edge of her hospital bed, she gazed out the window. It was a beautiful sunny day, she could see many little kids scurrying around the streets pretending they were ninjas. Tenten watched a blonde haired girl and a pink haired girl walking down the street together laughing and smiling. Tenten sighed, well at least Ino and Sakura are having a good time.
Tenten watched another group of ninjas walk by, consisting of all boys. Naruto, Shino, Chouji, Kiba, and Lee were all walking together. They weren't particularly cheery, but Tenten would rather be with her friends than in an isolated room with one TV all day long.
That's how days were for Tenten since 2 months ago. Two months ago, Team Gai had been sent on a mission and Tenten came back almost dead. In fact, she came back even more dead than the time Neji had come back from the pursuing Sasuke mission. Most of Tenten's bones had been crushed, several of her internal organs slashed, and she had zero chakra. She used most of it during battle, and after she fainted the enemies drained the rest of it out of her body.
Tenten was lucky to even BE alive. She remembered that day. She was in so much pain, she would rather have died. She passed out, but Gai Sensei told her Neji carried her limp body and sprinted all the way back to Konoha, which wasn't terribly far away, but he sprinted the whole way without stopping.
After Tenten woke up, she found herself in the hospital, paralyzed. What's the point of living if you can't even move? Tenten fell into depression, until 2 weeks later, the Fifth performed 3 powerful surgeries on her…all in one day. Tenten was exhausted and slept for 3 days straight.
But, when she woke up again, she found herself able to move. She even felt back to normal! She turned to ask a nurse what was happening.
The nurse explained, "The surgeries Tsunade-Sama performed were a success, and you are pretty much completely healed!"
Tenten was so excited she jumped out of bed and started walking quickly to the door, "I have to tell my team!"
The nurse stopped her, "Well…uh…there were a FEW things…that just couldn't be healed."
Tenten stopped. Her face fell and she stammered, "W-What do…you…mean…?"
The nurse looked pained to explain the details to Tenten, "Well…you have permanent respiratory problems…so…we forbid you from going out of the hospital."
Tenten's eyes teared up, "I…h-have t-to stay in the h-hospital for the rest of m-my life…?"
The nurse paused, "Well…if you wanted to go somewhere, you'd have to ask for permission."
Tenten sighed, "Oh…ok…thanks."
Tenten sulkily walked back to her cot and laid down. She buried her head in her pillow and started crying.
She spent most of her days doing nothing but watch TV all day. Luckily though, Neji would visit her often. He visited her about once every 3 days, that was all he had time for. He would walk into her room and lay down next to her, untying her buns and running his fingers through her hair. She would rest her head on his chest and be lulled to sleep by Neji's steady breathing.
Neji would sleep with her until early in the morning. He would slowly leave her side while she was still sleeping. When she woke up, she would feel cold without the warmth of Neji's body. She would blink a few times and feel a sharp pang of sorrow when she realized Neji had already left.
This was her boring life. And it was all a stupid mission's fault.
On the semi-bright side, today was one of the days Neji was going to visit her. Tenten waited anxiously. Only a few more hours until it was about time…
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Tenten heard the creak of the door and she immediately turned her head. She blushed a little at her anxiousness. Neji smiled a bit and did the usual. Tenten lay next to him and couldn't help but wonder why he always took time out of his busy life to visit her.
She poked his arm a little. Neji, not turning his eyesight away from the TV, simply grunted, "Hn."
"Neji…why do you…always visit me…?"
Neji turned his head and looked at her. She admired his gorgeous white eyes. He said in a flat voice, "Well…wouldn't it be wrong to never visit your lover in their time of need?"
Tenten pondered it and thought, Neji always has a celever answer to everything.
She simply nodded and nuzzled her head on his chest, and the two of them continued to watch the TV show. It was a romance drama episode, they had watched it together from the beginning. The girl was in an endless snowy bliss, trudging her feet miserably and screaming her lover's name, "WHERE ARE YOU?"
The young girl in the show collapsed on her knees and cried into her cupped hands.
Tenten thought this was terribly sad. Her eyes began to tear up, what would happen if Neji left me like that?
Large tears started rolling out of her eyes and she sobbed into Neji's shoulder. Neji glanced at her. Women cry so easily.
Tenten cried herself to sleep and Neji clicked the TV off. He closed his eyes and tried to rest but something felt different…Tenten seemed to be hugging him harder tonight.
The movie wasn't THAT sad, Neji thought. Little did Neji know, Tenten was not really crying about the movie, she was dreaming.
-Tenten's Dream-
Tenten was walking side by side with Neji. They were walking slowly and were holding hands. Tenten looked up at Neji and asked, "Neji…you won't ever leave me, will you?"
Neji looked back at her and said, "Of course not."
But in the dream time was passing and they were getting older as they walked. And once they were 21 years old Neji stopped and looked at Tenten, "Stay here."
Tenten didn't know what was happening, but she obediently stopped and stayed in her spot.
Neji kept walking without her. There was a horizontal white line on the ground and Neji crossed it. As soon as he did, his clothes changed. He was wearing a tuxedo. And a woman of 21, that was not her, appeared next to him wearing a white gown, holding his hand. The woman and Neji turned to look at Tenten.
The woman sort of started waving goodbye at Tenten, but Neji just nodded at her, and then they turned around and started leaving. Tenten, realizing they were getting married, started running frantically towards them, but when she got to the line, there seemed to be a barrier…sort of like an invisible wall she couldn't get past.
She banged on the transparent barrier that kept her from her lover and cried and screamed out to Neji, but he didn't even turn to look at her. He just kept strolling down the street with his new spouse.
Tenten collapsed on her knees, like in the TV show, and started crying, her hands cupped over her face. Between sobs she said, "Neji…you said…you wouldn't…leave me…"
-End of Tenten's Dream-
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The next morning, Neji woke up at about 4:00 AM and was about to leave Tenten like he normally did, but today he was struggling. He was looking around to see what was the matter. He glanced down at his body, which was being embraced by Tenten, she was clutching him so hard he could barely move.
Neji looked at her facial expression, her brows were furrowed and she looked like she was in pain. She must be having a nightmare…Neji inquired.
Tenten started murmuring something in her sleep, and Neji's ears strained to listen. She sort of said, "Ne…ji…don't…leave…me…"
This took Neji by surprise at first, is she awake? How does she know I'm leaving? But then Neji figured she must be dreaming of him leaving by the looks of her face.
Neji felt bad for leaving her while she was having a bad dream, so he decided, I can stay a few hours longer.
Neji continued to rest with her until about 7:00 AM. A ray of sunlight shined through the hospital window and hit Tenten right smack in the eye. Tenten stirred a little and blinked a few times. As her vision un-blurred, she could make out a figure lying down next to her. Could it be…
"Neji!" Tenten said a bit surprised and hugged him.
Neji didn't do anything and just nodded.
Tenten stopped embracing him and looked up, "Why haven't you left yet?"
Neji shrugged, "You were having a bad dream, so I decided to stay here."
Tenten paused, she thought for a moment, how did Neji know?
She spoke her thoughts and asked, "How did you know?"
Neji shrugged again and said, "Your facial expressions. And you were sleep talking."
Tenten blushed a deep red and stammered, "I-I…s-sleeptalk?"
Neji smirked, "Yeah."
Tenten blushed even redder, if that was possible, and asked hesitantly, "W-What…d-did I say?"
Neji's face was blank of emotion when he replied, "You told me not to leave, so I didn't."
Tenten looked down at the bed when she heard this. Her mind was thinking about everything that happened in the dream. The details were so vivid and she could still remember everything that happened.
She looked at Neji, "Oh…"
Neji was about to get up and leave her when she interrupted, "You know…"
Neji turned to look at her.
"You know…I had a dream that you left me to marry another girl."
Neji just looked at her with a blank face and grinned, "Are you saying…I would leave you for someone more beautiful?"
Tenten, whose face had gotten back to it's original color, turned a light shade of pink again and answered, "I-I donno…would you?"
"Baka."
"Oh good," Tenten smiled at the thought that in reality Neji would never leave her, except early in the mornings to train.
Neji smirked, "There's no one more beautiful than you."
Tenten blushed and Neji was ontop of her, kissing her passionately. Tenten, returning those kisses.
Tenten felt something wrong, her lungs felt like they were getting smaller and smaller. She suddenly felt like she couldn't breathe. A sharp pain went through her chest and somehow, her nose started bleeding.
Neji released from the kiss and looked at her face, her nose now covered with blood. Tenten looked at Neji and giggled when she saw that she had gotten some blood on him, "Gomensai Neji."
Tenten handed a new tissue to him, amd he started wiping the blood from his face when the nurse came in.
She looked cheery and was carrying a tray of hot soup for Tenten's breakfast. When she saw Neji ontop of Tenten, and Tenten's nose all bloody, she gasped. She eyed Neji and said emotionlessly, "You'd best leave now."
Tenten giggled and kissed Neji goobye.
Neji walked out of the hospital room and the nurse set the tray down next to Tenten's bed. She treated Tenten's respiratory problems and her bloody nose. She shook her head slowly as she worked, "Tsk tsk, does that kid cause you anything but trouble?"
Tenten smiled dreamily and didn't respond. She looked out the window and saw Neji walking away. Neji briefly turned his head and smiled at Tenten, and she returned the smile. Tenten's heart melted when Neji looked at her like that.
The nurse however, glared at Neji as she looked out the window. She muttered, "Kids these days…"
A/N: So…what'd you think? Sorry if it was really crappy, I tried. Please review! Thanks a bunch.