Author's note: Again, I do not own Naruto……..AND THANKS A BUNCH TO THOSE WHO REVIEWED…….. I was just expecting 3 reviews in 1 week but Hey! I got 5 in about um…..I don't know… …..well anyway…thanks a bunch! Hope you enjoy this one……! And by the way….Let's just pretend that Sasuke's not a

Criminal here….And about their age if you're wondering……..

Tenten, Neji-16

Sasuke, Sakura-15

Chapter 2

The bright rays of the sun passed through the open hospital window and illuminated the face of Tenten. She was deep in slumber. Her face was quite pale and her once cherry red lips were dry and cracked. Her dark brown hair was spread on the pillow. She was not wearing her usual pink Chinese-styled blouse and her dark cargo pants. Instead, she was wearing a clean white gown. A clean white hospital to be exact.

As the sun's warm rays touched her cheeks, her eyelids flattered and slowly, her eyes opened revealing the most beautiful brown orbs. She immediately scanned her surroundings. She felt panicky when she realized that she was not in her small pink-walled room but she was in a hospital room instead 'Mou…how the heck did I get her? She thought as she tried sitting up but then her body won't cooperate. Realizing that she can't do anything she just closed her eyes again to rest herself. But as she closed her eyes, memories of the last day's event flooded her mind. 'Neji…...'

She opened her eyes and they were filled with tears. 'He loves her…he does not love me……', she thought before the door burst open and revealed a bushy-browed boy. He was wearing a green suit.

"TENTEN! I SEE THAT YOUR BURNING POWER OF YOUTH HAD BEEN RESTORED!" the boy shouted, happiness evident in his voice.

"Lee…" Tenten acknowledged him and even though feeling sad at the moment, Tenten cracked a weak smile for him. It was hard not to smile at the boy's funny and weird speeches about youth. Lee was the name of the boy who entered the room with an enthusiastic speech. Lee was her teammate along with Neji. She treats Lee like a younger brother now, and Lee treats her like a sister.

Lee went to her bedside and seated himself. He then looked at her with his big round eyes.

"Lee…….how did I get here?" Tenten asked first before Lee could say something.

"I brought you here, Tenten. When I came to your house yesterday I found you unconscious in your room and your hand was bleeding furiously so I immediately brought you here!"

"I see…….Thanks Lee"

"Tenten, what happened? Tell me."

'What happened? Should I tell him?' Tenten thought while looking at the window. She doesn't want Lee to worry so she decided that she would not tell him. Now looking at him directly, she smiled before she mouthed the word, "Nothing".

Lee didn't seem to buy it but decided to just drop the subject because he could see that Tenten doesn't want to talk about it.

"That's good Tenten! Now rest well so that your youth will not be wasted!" Lee said in a cheerful voice and a big grin was plastered on his face. He then flashed Tenten a good guy pose and blinded her for a split second because of his super shiny white teeth.

"Anou….Lee, Does Gai-sensei know about this?" She asked after she recovered from Lee's good guy pose.

"Well, no because he's on a mission now" Lee said while furrowing his bushy brows.

"Then, does…does…does Neji know?" Tenten asked her voice falling on Neji's name.

"No. Neji doesn't know what happened to you Tenten. But do not worry my dearest flower! Since you will be able to go out from the hospital by tomorrow, I will tell Neji so that he will visit you!" Lee said his eyes full of happiness.

"Please don't tell him! I..I….I don't want him to worry anymore. So please don't tell him." She begged Lee and he seemed to believe her excuse to not tell Neji, he nodded his head. But the truth as to why she doesn't want Neji to know about her condition right now because seeing him will hurt her more. All she wants to do now is to run away from Neji.

It had been three weeks since the day Tenten got out of the hospital. It has also been three weeks since the news of Neji and Sakura going out with each other. Three weeks that she had not seen Neji also. And those three weeks had been hell for her. All she did was train, train and train some more. Training seems to get her mind of Neji.

She was panting hard in the middle of forest. Her arms were bruised and they fell at her sides. She had just finished another round of her target practice. She had been training for about five hours already. And she was exhausted. The other bun on her head was starting to get loose. Her face was dripping with sweat. Her blouse, torn and dirty with blood and dirt from the forest ground.

Deciding that she had enough for the day, she went to pick her fallen weapons from the ground. But as she did this, she felt another presence behind her. Being alert, she got a kunai from her pouch quietly and in another split second, the kunai that she got from her pouch went flying to the direction that she aimed.

The kunai struck to a tree. "Who are you!...You better come out now before I get angry!" She hissed in a very dangerous tone.

And behind the tree where her kunai had struck, a boy about her age stepped out. He had a cool demeanor. His eyes were closed and his hands were on his pocket. When he had finally revealed his self, he opened his eyes and it showed that his eyes were black. Onyx black.

Tenten could not believe who she was seeing in front of her. The person or this boy in front of her was the last person she was expecting to see especially in the middle of a forest. She locked eyes with him for a moment and said his name softly that sounded like a whisper.

"Uchiha Sasuke……."

And with his name said, he smirked. Glee showing in his deep eyes……

'What the heck does he want?' Tenten thought as she tried not to fidget at his glaze.

Author's note: Sorry…I know this chapter is quite lame…but hey…..I tried hard to make this good…. hope you enjoy this...And sorry also for the late update…I got stuck with school works. THANKS A BUNCH IN ADVANCE TO THOSE WHO WILL RVIEW.