It's been almost two months since Neji and I broke up. It was our little secret. We had a relationship since that winter he kissed me. He was my boyfriend, okay, so ex-boyfriend, and I was his ex-girlfriend. We've been together since a year or so. I only heard him say 'I love you' for maybe about four times. They say it's really hard for men like him to say such, because if they really love you, and they would like to say it, there is the hesitation... The fear of the rejection for his love towards the woman. But Neji, why did your coldness come back? Why? What's the reason?
(Third Person/Narrator's POV)
Tears started to flow freely on Tenten's face. She was crying by the side of the man she loved so well – Hyuga Neji. He was in a hospital, in the ICU. He had many machines attached on him - he was in comatose. He has not yet wake up since the day he was delivered to the hospital. Tenten's already broken heart was being pulverized into mere dust as she looks at Neji. He looked so pitiful, eyes shut so tight, bandages almost all over his body and... in the silenced room, aside from the beeping of the machines, and she can hear his breaths. He was breathing heavily. Tenten could not take it, how her own weakness would bring him into this scary place.
Flashback
"Neji! Neji! Hey Neji, wait up!" Tenten shouted as her boyfriend stopped on his way. He was smiling at her, he always did. She never cried for so long, because it would make him worry for her and she didn't like that.
Tenten stopped in front of Neji and began to pant slightly and looked at him. She stood straight and giggled. Neji asked, "What's so funny?"
"You look so at peace! Especially when there's a butterfly sitting on your head." She replied.
Neji raised his hands gently on his head and took the butterfly. It was a monarch butterfly, beautifully sitting now on Neji's palm.
"Well, everyone's at peace whenever they see a butterfly." He told his girlfriend.
"Wow! It looks so pretty!" she said as she leaned over to see the creature better. Then, it flew and sat on her nose.
Neji chuckled at the sight. Tenten looked at the butterfly, which was sitting on top of her nose. She giggled lightly and it flew away. Neji was smiling and drew her close to his body with his right arm on her waist.
"But you are much more beautiful than a butterfly. You are perfect to me. I know we humans are not made to be perfect. But you are made perfect; perfect for my heart."
Neji slid his left hand on the back of her neck and kissed her. Tenten wrapped her arms over his shoulders as he kisses her; both of their eyes are closed. They truly loved each other.
Neji broke the kiss and they opened their eyes at the same time, but they did not move from their stances. Neji blushed and Tenten smiled at him, "Why are you... blushing?"
"Because... I wanted to say... That... Tenten..." Neji stammered as he had contact with her brown eyes, "I love you."
She blushed, too and her smile widened as the two of them hugged each other, "Aww... That's so sweet of you, Neji-kun. I love you, too. You know I always do, and I always will. Thank you for being a part of my life."
End of Flashback
It was such a sweet moment indeed. But now, this terrifying moment, well, at least for Tenten, is now heart-pounding. Her inner-self shouting, "NEJI!!!!!!!!!"
