A/N: Sorry I haven't updated in a while, lots of stuff going on. Well, this one, I promise you, will be much longer than the last two or three chapters. Enjoy!
"The Photo Of The Past"
Chapter 7
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Dark clouds began to gather over Suna. Kankuro was still sitting next to Tenten. She was asleep. It's been about an hour since they last talked. He got up to look outside, little drops of water started to hit the ground three stories down. He turned back around to look at Tenten, she slightly moved her head to the other direction and gave out a little moan. He sat down again. Softly touching her cheek.
"I'm worried about you...Tenten..." He said as he moved the hair out of her face. She let out another little moan.
"Hey." Gaara said as he and Temari walked in.
"Hi..." Kankuro said.
"How is she?" Temari asked, with a worried expression on her face.
"I don't know...why don't you guys go back down to the waiting room. Get some coffee or somthin'"
"Alright." Gaara said, walking out.
"But, Kankuro...what if I-" Temari started.
"Please..." Kankuro was staring at Tenten.
"Okay. Bye." She tried to smile then walked out, following Gaara.
"...Tenten?...c-can you hear me?"
She didn't make a sound.
"Tenten?..." Her mouth slightly opened. Kankuro was still staring at her. After a few seconds she made a mumbled noise. He sighed.
"Well, I want to tell you something..."
Her pointing finger twitched. Kankuro looked at her hand and smiled, then looked back up at her face.
"Okay...um, well, I want to tell you that I..."
Tenten's eyes opened a little. She slowly turned to look at him, "Hey." She smiled.
"Hey." He smiled back at her.
"How long have you been here?" She yawned.
"About an hour, almost two."
"Why don't you go home? It must be boring, just sitting here."
"No. It isn't-" he was cut off.
"Oh boy!" Tenten got up quickly and ran to the window. "It's raining." She looked up to the sky and watched the rain fall.
"Yeah." Kankuro smiled again. It began to rain harder. A loud boom of thunder shook the hospital. Tenten smiled wider and laughed.
"Don't you just love the rain?" She asked, opening the window and sticking her hand out to feel the rain. Kankuro walked up beside her and did the same. She looked at him and giggled.
"What?..." He looked at her, confused.
"Nothing." Tenten looked outside again and laughed.
A nurse walked into the room with Tenten's dinner. "Um...excuse me...?" Tenten and Kankuro quickly turned around. "Tenten. You should be in bed, resting." the nurse walked to the side of the bed and set the food down on a table. Tenten sat down, wiping her hands on her blankets.
"I'm sorry." Tenten said covering herself.
"It's alright. Here," The nurse picked up the tray of food and set it ontop of Tenten's lap, " now eat all of it. Then get some rest." Tenten nodded. The nurse walked out. Kankuro sat on a chair on the other side of the room. She began to eat.
"Eww." Tenten shoved the tray away.
"Tenten. You really should eat." Kankuro said.
"I don't even think this stuff is edible...it's digusting! Maybe if they gave patients real food they would eat." She sat up and started to dump the food into a trash can next to her bed.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Kankuro sat up straight.
"I'm dumping it. Putting this stuff in the trash, where it belongs." She finished and set the tray on the table.
"She'll find it there. The nurse I mean." Kankuro said.
"I don't care." Tenten crossed her arms over her chest.
"Want me to go get you something to eat?" He asked.
"Really?"
"Sure. What would you like?"
"Don't care, as long as it's not this hospital junk."
Kankuro laughed, "Okay. I'll be back in a little while." He walked up to her and gave her a hug, then walked out.
Tenten closed her eyes and took a nap.
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Thirty minutes later Dan and Kankuro walked in. Tenten was asleep. Dan walked over to her and rubbed her forehead. Kankuro set the bag of food on the table. Tenten woke up.
"Dan!" She sat up and gave him a hug.
"How are you feeling Tenten?"
"I'm feeling great. I have no idea why I'm still in here."
"Well, that's good." Dan said, sitting down on a chair next to the bed.
"I brought you some food, Tenten." Kankuro said, handing her the bag.
"Oh. Thank you so much." She opened up the bag and pulled out a greasy cheeseburger, "Yummy." She took a bite. Dan and Kankuro watched her.
Tenten's mouth was full, "...what?"
"...oh...uh..." Kankuro blushed and looked away.
"Nothing, dear," Dan said, "just keep on eating."
She shoved the cheeseburger in front of Dan's face, "Did you guys poison my cheeseburger!?" Kankuro turned his head quickly to look at her.
"Why would we do that?" Kankuro asked with a serious look on his face. Tenten laughed.
"I'm just kidding! Calm down." She took another bite. He sighed.
"I gotta get goin', Tenten. I have to get back to the bar." Dan bent down to give her a hug, said bye to Kankuro, then left.
"Well, thanks again for the cheeseburger, Kankuro." Tenten said finishing her food.
"No problem." He said with a smile. Tenten looked around the room.
"Hey. There's a television in here." Tenten said. She looked around for a remote.
"I'll turn it on for you." Kankuro walked up to the t.v. and turned it on. It was on some spanish channel, but she didn't care, she just wanted to listen to something. Kankuro pressed the channel up button but all the other channels were staticky.
"It's okay, Kankuro. Just change it back to where it was." He did what he was told, then sat down on a chair next to the t.v. Tenten patted an empty spot next to her on the bed. Kankuro blushed again and walked over. Tenten opened the sheets so he could get underneath and lay down. He sat down and Tenten handed him part of the blanket. He put his head on the pillow and covered himself. Tenten turned over to go to sleep again. He stared up at the t.v., though he had no clue what they were saying, he watched it, and actually thought it was pretty interesting. It was some sort of soap opera. He started to think of making this a daily routine, watching the soap opera. That's how hooked he was to it now. Tenten turned over and saw him watching the show. She giggled, "What's it about?" Kankuro jumped.
"Oh! Umm...I'm not sure, actually. But, I think that lady in the black dress is cheating on her husband, but the man she's cheating with is actually gay and cheating on her with her husband. It's pretty dramatic."
"Wow..." Tenten said, becoming interested in the show as well. She turned over to look at the television and began to watch it with Kankuro.
