Uncertain Love
By ArcticFox21
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
Uncertain Love
Chapter 3: Weird Happiness
The next morning, at 5:00 am, training began for Lee, Neji, and Tenten. Tenten had arrived unbelievably early that day, just bouncing with joy. She would giggle, and then there would come the long stream of laughter. She was extremely happy about something that happened to her recently. Lee and Gai then came next, also arriving earlier than 5:00. Then, Neji arrived, exactly at 5:00 am.
Tenten sat with her back against a tree, hugging her knees. She giggled slightly and then went into a fit of laughter, catching looks of confusion from Neji, Lee, and Gai. "What is wrong with her, Gai-sensei?" Lee whispered to his sensei. "She must be awfully happy about something...maybe it was that...date." Gai said dramatically, emphasizing date. The word 'date' caught Neji's ear as he sat directly across from Tenten, staring blankly at her. Tenten paid no mind to him, though, and continued to giggle and blush.
A little after 5:30 am, Neji was irratated and tired of meditating...and listening to the constant stream of giggles. "Tenten." Neji spoke loudly. "Yes?" Tenten chirped out happily, forgetting completely about what Neji had done to her. "Why are you so happy?" he asked. Tenten looked at him questionably, then began to laugh again. "What are you talking about? I'm fine! Hahaha!" Tenten swished her hand through the air and laughed it off.
Neji raised one eyebrow in the air, crossing his arms. "What happened to ignoring me?" he asked. Tenten then got up and walked over to Neji, placing her hand on his shoulder. "Ignoring you?" Tenten said, smiling brightly. "Why would I do that? We're teammates who need to communicate, right? Your just silly!" Tenten giggled again, shoving Neji gently and then walking away from him, leaving him totally weirded out.
So Team Gai trained for hours, until the sun was high in the air and afternoon began to move in. Stomach's rumbled loudly, mainly Tenten. "Awww, I forgot to bring my lunch!!" she whined out, grabbing her head with both hands. Neji sat cross-legged and looked down at his bento box. "How careless of you to forget your lunch." Neji said as he looked up at her. "Here. Take mine." he held out the left overs of his food, and there was still a large portion left.
Tenten blushed slightly as she looked at Neji with interest. "A-are you sure?" Tenten asked, smiling down at the ground. 'Does he still have feelings for me?' Tenten thought to herself, thinking of a possible future. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Sasuke Uchiha appeared with a bento box in his hand. "Hey, Tenten. I made this for you, since you went on yesterday rambling about how you could never manage to remember to bring a lunch to training."
Neji glared with intensity at the Uchiha, knowing that Sasuke was aware that Neji was watching, as well as Lee and Gai-sensei. "I'll stop by your apartment later around six. See you then." he smiled gently at Tenten and then dissapeared in smoke, leaving Tenten extremely red. She glanced down at her lunch, reading the label that said "For my special angel.".
Neji put his lunch down in front of him, closing the box. He snapped his chopsticks in half and stood up. "I'm going for a walk." he said plainly, stepping on his lunch as he walked down a random path. Tenten looked worriedly at Neji as he stormed off, but her rumbling stomach brought her mind back to the food on her lap. She figured she would talk to Neji after her meal.
Neji stomped his feet on the ground as he made his way deep into the forest. He sat down in front of a tree cross-legged and closed his eyes, seeing Tenten and Sasuke very happy together. "Rrrrgghh!!" He clenched his fists and opened his eyes, staring out into nature. 'Tenten...what do you see in him? Why won't you forgive me?' he thought to himself, moving his gaze down to his hand. The one that he had bandaged himself. It wasn't done healing yet, but it was on it's way.
Neji was tired, it was obvious that he worked himself to hard, concentrating on both Tenten and his training. He closed his eyes and thought of good thoughts. Thoughts of himself and Tenten getting back together. Both of them being happy and spending time together having fun. Neji then found himself drifting into sleep, and before he knew it, he was asleep.
Neji sat sleeping with his back against the tree, breathing lightly. Suddenly, he could feel a hand touching his cheek. "Neji..." a girls voice whispered. Neji opened his eyes slightly to see Tenten knealing in front of him, with her hand on his cheek. "Neji. I'm sorry." she said gently, staring into his lavendar eyes. 'What is Tenten doing??' Neji thought to himself. Tenten brought her face in extremely close to his. "I love you, Neji. Not Sasuke." her hot breath on his face was driving him insane. "Now please, Neji, wake up."
"W-What?" Neji asked dumbly. "I said wake up." Tenten repeated, and then Neji awoke from his dream. He remained in the same spot he fell asleep in, but Tenten wasn't around. "What a dream..." he mumbled to himself, but then suddenly, he could hear footsteps advancing in his direction. "Neji! Where did you go??" a girl's voice yelled. Neji swiftly jumped up high into the tree and concealed his chakra.
Tenten wandered out into the part of the forest that he was in. "Neji?" Tenten said quietly. "Where have you gone? Are you really that angry?" Neji watched her look around for another minute. He didn't want to see Tenten so confused and sad, but he wasn't ready to face her. He wasn't ready to know that she would never be his. He saw Tenten sigh and then walk off in the direction of the training grounds.
He then jumped down to the ground. 'Tenten...what did you want to talk to me about?' he thought to himself as he sat down again. Neji then remembered what Sasuke had said. 'I'll stop by your apartment around six. See you then.' He said that, and Neji wasn't going to let them be alone together. "I'll get to her apartment before he does..." Neji mumbled, beginning to make his way back to the training grounds.
Around six o' clock, Neji Hyuuga sat on Tenten's front step, waiting for her to return home. 'She's not home yet? It's ten after six, and even the great Sasuke isn't here yet.' Neji thought to himself, his head resting in his hands palm. He looked down the road to see a figure coming his way. It was none other than Sasuke Uchiha. "What a surprise, Hyuuga. What brings you to Tenten's front porch?" he said with a smug look on his face.
"Oh, I just came here to kick your ass, since I knew you'd be here." Neji replied sharply, not letting his glare soften. "Oh, how humorous of you. You kicking my ass? I think you've got it backwards." Sasuke smirked and walked up the stairs of Tenten's apartment, knocking on the door. "She's not home." Neji pointed out. "I figured as much." Sasuke sighed as he sat down next to Neji. "It was either she was home or she wouldn't let you into her house."
Neji avoided making any further eye contact with Sasuke. "What does she see in you?" Neji mumbled. "What was that, Hyuuga?" Sasuke mumbled. "I said, what does she see in you?!" Neji yelled as he stood up, pulling Sasuke up with him. "Your a cold-hearted bastard who dumped that Haruno girl just to achieve power!!" He yelled angrily. Sasuke glared at Neji, not saying a word. "You think that you can steal Tenten away just so you can leave her!"
"Your the one that hurt her first!!" Sasuke countered, yelling just as loud. Neji froze in his place, realizing that he had hurt her first. With Kaori..."Still!! I still..." Neji trailed off, releasing Sasuke from his grip. "You still what? Love her? Is that it?" Sasuke taunted him. Neji was pissed off at the Uchiha. "Yes!! Okay, I still love Tenten!!"
"You do...?" a girl's voice said as she stood before the Hyuuga and Uchiha. Both of the boys looked over at the girl with double buns on her head. "T-Tenten..."Neji said, wondering if what he yelled out would affect their relationship. Sasuke dusted himself off. "Tenten, are you ready for dinner?" he asked. Neji remained blood red, looking directly at Tenten. "...Y-yes...I am..." Tenten blushed crimson and walked up to her front door, un-locking it and allowing herself and Sasuke to advance in.
Neji looked at her from outside. She looked back at him with saddened brown eyes. "Tenten..." Neji squeaked out, but Tenten closed the door, a single tear sliding down her cheek. Neji walked down Tenten's steps, not showing any of that Hyuuga pride. His shoulder's sagged, and now he could tell, he had lost Tenten to him.
Tenten had sunken to the floor by the door, tears streaming down her face. 'He still loves me...What do I do?! I can't choose between them!!' Sasuke walked out from Tenten's kitchen only to see her crying. "Tenten!" He went to her side. "Are you okay?" he asked. "Sasuke..." she mumbled from her position on the floor. "Yes, Tenten?" he asked softly. "I...I still love Neji..." a tear fell off of her cheek and onto Sasuke's hand that lie on hers.
"I...I see...Then you don't wish to remain with me any further..." he said. "I..." Tenten looked up at Sasuke, tears falling down her cheeks. Suddenly, she smiled happily with her tear stained face. Sasuke turned pink, waiting for her answer. "I don't think I can choose right now, so please...can you please go?" she whispered lightly. "Sure. Anything for my little angel." he said as he lightly kissed her cheek. He then left her apartment, leaving her to herself. "Sasuke...Neji...please...forgive me for what I must do..." she cried to herself that night as she left her apartment around midnight.
To be continued...
A/N: Thank you for reading this chapter!! What is Tenten planning to do?! You can only find out in the next chapter, so please read and review and thanks for everything!! Sayonara!!