It's always been my dream to marry the Neji Hyuga… and it finally happened… he asked me to marry him.

"Tenten. Will you marry me?" Neji asked me, his girlfriend.

"Yes!!" I shouted and kissed him hard on the lips. I was so happy he asked. I had been waiting for such a long time. I wouldn't need my parents approval, because, well, I never knew them, and I live on my own, in my own apartment. But then again, there was Neji's uncle; Hyuga Hiashi.

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"What's this?" Hiashi sat in his chair as me and Neji walked in holding hands.

"Hiashi-sama. This is Tenten. She's my fiancé." Neji explained. Hiashi stared at me. I wasn't sure, if it was a glare filled with hatred, a glare filled with happiness, or a glare filled with sadness. His expression was plain, neutral…

"And why did you come to me?" Hiashi looked back at Neji.

"You are the leader. I need of your approval…"

"You want my true opinion? Or what you want to hear…" Neji blinked uncomfortably and spoke:

"True opinion."

"Okay then. I don't really care. But, then again, there are consequences for marrying outside the Hyuga family…" I gulped, so loud, I think Neji and Hiashi-sama heard me.

"C-Consequences?" I questioned.

"Yes, yes. Consequences…" Hiashi stood and walked to his desk and rested his hands on it and sighed. We waited, but, Hiashi said nothing.

"Uhm, H-Hiashi-sama. Wh-What are the consequences?" I asked.

"Tenten-san, you must be branded with the same curse Neji has and-"

"WHAT?!" Neji shouted. He tightened his grasp on my hand. "H-Hiashi-sama! That's unreasonable! Why should she be branded?!"

"Because she is joining the Cadet Branch of the Hyuga clan… And because she is marrying you…" Hiashi added in.

"Uhm. Al-Alright…" I nodded. "It's okay, Neji."

"No! It's not!" Neji shouted and growled at me. I shivered, hoping that I would never have to see him look at me like that…. "I won't allow it, Hiashi!"

"You have no choice! If you wish to marry her, then she has to be sealed with the curse. Your children must share the same fate.." Neji glared at Hiashi.

"Do you think this is funny? Is this one of your sick twisted jokes?!" Neji shouted.

"C-Calm down, N-Neji…" I said quietly.

"DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO, TENTEN!" Neji shouted at me. I felt myself shrink, I blinked back a tear, and looked away…

"I… I'm… sorry…" I looked down. Neji's face filled with guilt.

"No. I mean… Tenten…" I looked up at him. He kissed me on the forehead. "I'm sorry I yelled at you…" He whispered into my ears. I nodded. "I just got, so frustrated… I'm sorry." I nodded again.

"It's okay." He wiped a tear from my eye.

"Hiashi. I don't want this. I don't want Tenten to get a curse." Neji paused. "Me and Tenten will hold off the marriage…" I looked at him in shock.

"Wh-What?!" I stuttered in shock.

"I rather marry Tenten when a new leader arrives." Neji scoffed at Hiashi.

"…" I nodded. "I'd like that…" Me and Neji, hand in hand, walked towards the door.

"No." Hiashi stepped in front of the door. "No. Neji-san. Your time is up. You have to marry. And I have the most prettiest girl for you to marry."

"I will not marry the most prettiest girl. I will only marry the most gorgeous girl, and she is with me right now…" Neji wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me closer to him.

"No. I don't approve of it. You will marry Hinata-sama." Neji dropped his arms from my waist. He started to shake.

"What.. Did you say?" Neji was in shock. I turned around and held his hand. It was ice cold.

"You don't want Tenten to get the curse. So, marrying Hinata is probably the best." Hiashi explained. Neji shook his head. "And then, Neji and Hinata's children will not have to be sealed with the curse either..."

"You don't have a heart! Hinata is dating Naruto! You can't… just tear them apart."

"But I can. I can do anything. I am Lord Hiashi." I stared at him.

"It's not fair. You can be Lord Hiashi, or… the Hokage, but, what you're doing is still unjust…" Hiashi glared at him. "You know I am right. Neji and I are together, yet you want to tear Neji away from me, so that he will marry someone else from the Hyuga Clan even though he doesn't love her…"

"…." Hiashi was silent. He growled and was about to charge at me, when Neji stood in front of me, stopping him.

"Stay away from her, Hiashi-sama…" Neji growled at him.

"My, my, Neji-san. If you get in my way, I might have to kill you with your very on seal. Your fate is to die by the hands of it anyways…."

"Just stay the hell away from her. I will not marry Hinata-sama. Tenten is mine." Neji spoke loudly at Hiashi. I blushed, but shook it away and walked back towards the door. Neji turned around. "T-Tenten?" I shook my head.

"It's okay…" I shook my head. "I want you to be happy, Neji."

"I'm.. I'm happy with you, Tenten…" Neji said quietly.

"I know. But I want… what's best for you. I don't want them to be placed under the same curse as yours… well, I just don't want that to happen… I don't want you to die either. Hiashi threatened to kill you with the curse. I don't want you to die. I want you to live. So, I'm doing this for you…" I bowed towards Hiashi. "Thank you for your time, Hiashi-sama. I will be leaving now…" I smiled and turned the door knob.

"TENTEN!" Neji shouted my name and grabbed me around the waist. "Don't leave me. Don't do this for me. Stop being so unselfish!!" He shouted. I shook my head and let my tears fall. I pulled his hands away. "T-Ten… Ten…." I turned around and kissed him softly on the lips.

"I'm sorry. I want you to be happy. I want the children that you bear, to be happy. If you're happy, then so am I, right?" I smiled and shut the door. I just walked out of Neji's life. I had just fallen off the cliff, even though Neji had held out his hand. I just shattered his fragile glass heart, with Hiashi's stone heart… dropping it hard…

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I hope it's not too sad. I wrote this and chapter 2 together, but, it was too long, so I decided to put them in to chapters. I hope you like chapter 1. )