Uncertain Love

By ArcticFox21

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Uncertain Love

Chapter 2: Sasuke

Early the next morning, Team Gai got together again at the training grounds, except there was one problem. Neji Hyuuga was late. Since when would the great prodigy Neji Hyuuga be late? Gai-sensei and Lee were busy training away, but Tenten was resting against a tree, deep in thought. 'Since when is Neji ever late?' She thought to herself. Then anger and jealousy struck her. 'He's probably making out with Kaori!' she pounded her right fist into the dirt, smooshing it around.

"Uhh, Gai-sensei?" Lee asked Gai worriedly. "Yes, Lee?" Gai replied. "I think something is troubling our youthful blossom..." Lee finished. Gai just nodded his head in response. A few minutes went by before Lee shouted out "Hey!! Here comes Neji-kun!!" Tenten flinched at the sound of his name, and how he was going to react when he saw her. She lifted up her head and looked at him. Her eyes grew wide as she realized he was wearing the headband that she fixed. She decided to ignore it and continue to ignore him.

He was busy looking down at the dirt, scuffing his feet as he walked. Tenten made sure to put on her "Angry Face" and not show Neji any signs of affection. "Hey." Neji said to everyone. "HI!!" Lee shouted in his face. "Whatever..." Tenten crossed her arms and stood up, walking away from Neji. "Ah." Neji saw that she was walking away and let out a sigh.

About an hour later, the sun was still high in the sky, and that meant more training, but not for Tenten. "Gai-sensei?" Tenten called out to her sensei. "Yes, youthful one?" he replied. "Can I leave now? I have somewhere to be in about twenty minutes." Tenten placed her hands on her hips and glanced at Neji, who was looking at her with interest in what she was talking about. "You have somewhere to be?" Gai repeated. "Yea." Tenten looked down at the ground and blushed slightly. "You mean...LIKE A DATE?!" Lee yelled as he burst into their conversation.

"Lee!! That's none of your business!!" Tenten yelled back, still blushing. Neji sat with his back to a tree, glaring at Tenten. Tenten swallowed nervously, realizing that Neji's eyes were peircing holes into the back of her head. "Yea, so I'm gonna get going now." Tenten said as she pointed down the path towards the village. "Okay, youthful one. But remember, training early tomorrow begins at 5:00 a.m.!!" Gai raised his fist in the air. Tenten sweatdropped and hurried off, swearing she could still hear Gai yelling 5:00 a.m in the background.


Tenten ran home and changed into a tight yellow button up shirt and a white skirt that went down to her knees. Tenten let her hair out of their buns and tied it back up into one long ponytail. She put on some shiny vanilla lip gloss and then slipped on her shoes. "There. All ready." she said happily as she grabbed her purse and left her apartment.


Sasuke Uchiha stood leaning against a popular resturant in Konoha, obviously waiting for someone. It was around 4:00 p.m. now, and the sun was beginning to set in the distance. "Sasuke!" a voice in the distance yelled. Sasuke was relieved and looked up to see Tenten running towards him. In his eyes, she looked amazing. Her long hair flowing behind her back, the way her skirt ruffled up when she ran, and the way her smile lit up her whole face. "Hey." Sasuke replied happily as he walked up to greet her.

Tenten stood near him and caught her breath, trying to flatten her skirt at the same time. "You look great." Sasuke mumbled, turning his head in the opposite direction because he knew could feel his face heating up. Tenten stopped what she was doing and looked up at him. She smiled another one of her heart-stopping smiles, making Sasuke's heart skip a beat. "S-so, do you wanna head in?" Sasuke said as he held out his hand. Tenten had never known Sasuke as the shy type, so seeing him like this was kinda cute. "Sure, thing, Sasuke-kun!" Tenten held out her hand to him and he took it happily, leading her inside.


Back at the training grounds, things were getting out of hand as Neji purposely tried to destroy everything. Most of the trees were cracked from the stump and lying over, and boulders lie in ashes on the ground. Sweat fell off his head as he continued to push himself. 'Who could she possibly have a date with?' Neji thought to himself as he destroyed another tree. Normally, Gai and Lee would be all up in something like this just for the heck of it, but today, the level of fear that Neji is sending of to them is keeping them hidden behind a tree that hadn't fallen victim to his Jyuuken.

Neji was about to attack another tree when he accidentally hit it wrong and sliced his hand on the bark. "DAMMIT!!" he hissed out as he held his hand. He sat down by the tree and brought out his bandages and ointment. Wrapping up a bleeding hand was harder than he imagined, being that whenever he was hurt Tenten would bandage the wound for him. 'Tenten...' Neji thought to himself as he struggled to bandage his hand. 'I realize what a big mistake I've made, letting another woman take your place, and I realize that I can't get around without you...where are you, Tenten?' Neji looked up at the orange-red sky as the last of the clouds dissapeared.


"The tip is on the table." Sasuke told the waiter as he and Tenten left the resturant. "Sasuke?" Tenten called out. "Yes?" he replied. "Are you sure that bill wasn't too much for you?" Tenten was worried that Sasuke had spent to much on her. She didn't want to be selfish. "It wasn't. And anyway, I'd spend all the money I had on you." Sasuke smiled gently and grabbed onto her hand. "Want to walk through the park?" Tenten was trying hard not to cry. "S-sure." she smiled and walked closely alongside him.

Once they reached the park, they sat side-by-side on the swings, holding hands and they rocked back and forth. "So, Tenten..." Sasuke began. Tenten looked at him. "What made you want to go on a date with me? I mean, what about Neji? Didn't you like him?" he asked, trying not to sound offensive. "Well, you were the second closest guy-friend I knew, and liked you just as much as Neji." Tenten smiled at him, but then she became quiet again. "Well, I wanted to become his girlfriend, but he already had a girl that liked him, and he liked her back." Tenten began to silently cry.

Sasuke felt bad for Tenten, knowing that she felt great pain. Why would Neji do that when he knew she liked him? Or was he just to dense to realize something so obvious? "So..." Tenten continued. "I let him be happy with her. I wasn't going to come between them. And I think he's alright with that." Sasuke looked at Tenten heart-broken expression. "Do you still love him?" he asked. Tenten shook her head no. "Nah, I'm over him. I thought about it alot, and well...I really like you, Sasuke." Tenten looked up at him.

"You do?" Sasuke looked into her dark brown eyes. She nodded her head yes, and Sasuke had then pulled her into a tight hug. "Thank you, Tenten." he said to her. "Your different from Sakura and all the other girls. You don't rush things and you don't constantly stalk the guy you like. That's what I like about you. Your different, in a good way." he felt her body heat up as they held each other tightly under the starry night.

To be continued...

A/N: Thank you for reading this next chapter!! I really love this story, but I'm still unsure if Tenten should go back with Neji or stay with Sasuke!! Thanks again for reading and please review!! I'll update soon!!