Chapter 8

The make over…

At Ino's house, Tenten sat on the bed and Ino got went in her huge walk in closet. While there, Ino got out a pink tank top and a white skirt.

"I am not wearing any skirt to school!" Tenten protested. "I'll wear pants though."

So Ino went back into her closet and got out white capri pants. Tenten put the clothing on and came back out.

Sakura began to put Tenten's hair in braids. Hinata began to do Tenten's nails and Ino did Tenten's make-up.

Thirty minutes later, they finished Tenten and she looked like a new woman, but she didn't act any different.

They drove quickly back to school and back to third period which only had ten minutes left.

The class looked up to see Tenten, looking so different.

Sasuke smiled at her seeing how pretty she was, but he always saw her like that but prettier before this.

Everyone looked at her and was in shock. The girls got jealous and began to gossip about her.

Tenten just took her seat beside Sasuke and Sakura and stared at the board shyly.

"You look stunning." Sasuke whispered to her.

Tenten looked at him and smiled half heartedly. "I did this for you, you know that, right?"

Sasuke nodded and noticed how she looked did not change how she acted like. The person he liked…or maybe even loved.

Sasuke put his hand on hers which was on her desk and rubbed it.

She smiled at him. Though they acted as if they were a couple, they weren't but little did they know they each wanted to be one as everyone thought they were.

Later that night, Tenten came home with the girls in her house already. "Where were you? You need to get ready!" Sakura scolded.

"Sorry, I went to basketball tryouts."

"We should've known."

"Well, we'll help you get ready okay!" The three said.

"First, take a bath child! You shtank!" (stink) Said Ino.

Tenten took a shower and then put on her robe.

Sakura and Hinata did Tenten's hair while Ino did Tenten's make-up.

When done with the last curl and the last touch of mascara, they put the beautiful, sky blue dress on the woman that was known as the weapon mistress.

Then the four waited at the house for Temari.

The doorbell rang and it was Daichi in a tuxedo.

"Hey Daichi! When did you become so formal?" Tenten asked him sarcastically. "Oh, Daichi, here are only three of my best friends, well besides you, you know."

"Oh! Hello there, my name is Daichi."

The three introduced themselves.

"So, Daichi, how'd you meet Tenten?"

"We were born in the same place and grew up together, not long because she moved." He answered.

"Yup, it was so cool how we used to hang out and stuff. His dad...well...forgot...yeah I'll go with that, forgot him. My father took him in, but then his uncle took care of him after we left."

"So, you guys were like brother and sister or like childhood friends." Hinata said.

"Something like that." Daichi replied with a smirk as the doorbell rang.

Tenten ran to the door and tripped but never fell, on her dress.

She opened the door and there stood Temari.

"Temari, you made it!" Tenten exclaimed.

"Of course. And I'd miss out all the fun?"

Tenten gestured for the others to come out to the car.

"Daichi, you know how to drive right?' Tenten asked.

"Yeah, I can. How do you think I came here? "

"Bus."

"HA!"

"Well, drive for us because I can't drive in this dress and in these stupid high heels." Tenten admitted.

So Tenten sat in the back with Hinata, Ino, and Sakura while Daichi and Temari sat up top.

Daichi drove while the girls talked and just chilled in the seats. Then a song they all knew played on the radio.

"Since You've Been Gone."

They all sang to it and rocked out. It was funny!

Finally, the six got to the winter ball. The girls and Daichi literally jumped out of the car and walked to the door, they showed their I.D. card and ticket. Then they walked inside.

As the five girls walked in , everything went slow motion. The girls were walking slow motion and the funny thing is the guys were fascinated.

While everything was going fast, the five looked like they were in a movie while they walked to the boys.

The boys' eyes were wide open, chins reached the floor and little slobs of saliva was coming out from the side of their mouths. They were about to have nose bleeds, but good thing they were in a trance.

"Sasuke-kun, let's dance!" Kimono told him.

Sasuke just couldn't keep his eyes off of the beautiful girl in the sky blue dress who in fact was the girl of his dreams… Tenten! (Like no duhr!)

"Not now, let me just go say hi to Tenten." He retorted not even looking at Kimono.

He walked there, with Kiba following him.

"Hey Tenten...you look...gorgeous tonight," Sasuke mumbled as he reached for her hand but saw that she already had a croissant on her wrist (the flower thingy, well at least that's what I think it is called).

Kiba cut Sasuke off and went to Tenten and asked her to dance.

"Sure," She replied.

So Kiba lead her to the dance floor and began to dance to a slow song.

Sasuke just stared at them.

"Come on Sasuke, let's dance!" Kimono pleaded.

"No thanks," Sasuke sighed looking at his dream girl. Then he noticed Mr. Pocketo whispering something to Ms. Manaka and they exchanged something orange and sparkly.

Sasuke shook his head and went back to his trance state.

"Ugh!" Kimono said as she went to her friends and began to plan something.

It was half and hour and Tenten and her girlfriends got thirsty so they went to get some Hawaiian Punch.

They walked there and so did Kimono's gang. Kimono already had a full cup but purposely bumped into Tenten and spilled the red punch all over Tenten's dress.

Tenten looked at her dress. Everyone looked at her. Her friends gasped. A tear shed from Tenten's eye and then she looked up angrily at the smirking Kimono.

"DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THIS IS!?" Tenten yelled as she punched Kimono on the face. She was about to take out her kunai but her friends stopped her.

Kimono hit the far wall and fell to the ground.

Tenten ran straight out of the gym, teary eyed.

Daichi, Kiba, her friends, and Sasuke ran after her.

Kimono got up from her spot as everyone began to pass her giving her dirty looks.

"That was so not cool," said one boy.

"That was mean," said another girl that Tenten became friends with while walking home after tryouts.

Somehow, all the guys favored Tenten because she acted like and hung out with them.

One third of the girls in the school hated her because Tenten was such a goody goody.

So everyone left the winter ball.

And what was left was Kimono and her friends.

The principle came out and stood in front of the microphone.

"Well, I got the...eh...where did everyone go? I'll just tell everyone who was the queen and king of the snow on Monday." And the principle left.

Everyone found Tenten beside the lake. "Tenten, come out from there," They called not wanting to get wet or dirty.

Tenten turned around. Dress all wet, hair messy, mascara dripping, lip gloss washed away, she was just a wreck.

"Oh, look at that mascara," Ino whispered disgusted. Sakura hit her friend.

"What? It's so true."

Sakura rolled her eyes.

Tenten just stood where she was, but her breathing rate changed a lot and she suddenly collapsed.

"Oh my goodness gracious great balls of fire!" Temari yelled.

The guys swam in and tried to get to her. It took a minute when they came to the surface, Tenten was laying in their arms, not breathing.

Sakura pushed Tenten's stomach to get the water out.

All the water came out and Tenten began coughing,

She breathed heavily.

Tenten couldn't stand so Kiba and Daichi carried her.

Sasuke comforted her, making sure she's alright and that she knows her 123s and ABCs.

When they got to the house, the girls helped Tenten get dressed and fixed into her pajamas.

The guys waited in the living room.

Sasuke couldn't stop walking back and forth, back and forth. He was worried sick.

"Sasuke, don't worry, everything will be alright!" Kiba assured him.

"Anyways the doctor is coming soon."

The doorbell rang. "Well, I guess he's already here." Kiba added.

Sasuke and Daichi ran to the door.

The doctor stood outside.

"Come in! Hurry! " The two boys told the doctor.

The doctor came in, he was one of Tenten's friends from the hospital.

They took him upstairs to the Dad's old room.

Tenten lay there in the bed, pale as a ghost.

"You all must leave," said the doctor.

Everyone left the room and went downstairs.

"Something is really wrong here, I can feel it in my bones," Sakura said.

"I know what you mean. If someone or something could just tell us what is happening in there." Ino said, and everyone looked at Neji and Hinata.

So Neji and Hinata went in front of the door and activated byakugun and watched what was happening.

The doctor looked up from his paper and told Tenten this is not good.

"What's not good doctor?"

"The cancer you're father had is inherited to you, but yours is much smaller. It's in your throat. I believe that you have to be home schooled and you can not play sports of any such. I also do not think you may be able to speak again."

"Why not!" Tenten protested sitting up too fast and fell back down dizzily. Her voice sounded weak.

"I don't know when you might...die...or anything but what I know is that you will live for more than a decade, I can assure you, if and only if you follow my rules."

"I will follow many of your rules but none of the ones you have stated earlier. I can play sports whenever I want and I will not allow myself to be home schooled! And i can sing and talk all I want. Talk, talk, talk, talk,talk. Chat, chat, chat!"

"Suit yourself, but I really do hope, my dear friend, that you will consider doing what I ask. I want you to live."

"I will, no worries you oldie!"

The doctor looked at her, for he was only twenty-five.

"I really didn't mean that, really…" Tenten thought about her sentence. "…really…?"

The young fool laughed with her.

"Tenten, get some rest." Was the doctor's last words and he walked to the door.

"He's coming out the door!" Neji said still standing there while everyone left downstairs. Even Hinata left.

"Guys, are you there?" Neji asked.

The doctor came out and saw Neji standing there still in byakugun.

"Whoa, sorry sir," the doctor apologized freaked out. What the h-e- double hockey sticks.

The doctor thought as he went downstairs.

"How is she doing?" Sasuke asked as the doctor came to the living room.

"Not well. You can just ask white eyes up there!" The doctor shivered as a chill went down his spine and left the house.

Everyone turned to Neji and Hinata who watched what happened.

"Tenten has a small cancer, but she'll live for more than about 10 years IF and ONLY IF she follows the doctor's orders. But she doesn't want to follow…" he hesitated to count. "She doesn't want to follow 3 of the rules."

"What is that?" Sasuke asked.

"It's to not to play sports, be home schooled, and to never speak ever again."

"I agree! She needs to play sports! It's her life! And I am not going to school without her! Also how can I talk to her if she can't talk?" Sasuke protested (but he wasn't yelling. He was just talking in his normal voice).

"I knew it…" Neji predicted.

"Are you sure it's her life to play sports or is it just yours?" Sakura asked.

"...Uh...Wait...I know this one..." Sasuke said thinking.

"Oh my gosh." Ino smacked her forehead.

"It's hers. I know it! If you've seen her at school..." Sasuke said.

Ino looked up at him. Sakura smirked. Ino knew what Sakura was thinking. She's going to make him confess! Aha ha ha!

"At school, she plays like a- " he stopped trying to control his words. "...you know..."

"No Sasuke, we don't," Sakura replied.

"You're her friend. You should know." Sasuke said, expressionless.

"I don't know her that well."

"Hn... "

"Tenten's right. You do need more vocabulary."

"She's always right."

"What did you say?"

"Nothing with your concern," and with that he left.

Darn! Why couldn't I get it out of him! Sakura thought to herself angrily.

That's because you need to outsmart him, smart one!

Who are you?

Don't ask that now! But outsmart him. Talk fast or something!

Well, I can't okay. I have to figure out a plan...and I think I have the perfect solution...

Sakura got up and walked to the kitchen. She turned around seeing Sasuke look out the window. Something glinted as she noticed what rolled down the side of his pale cheek... A tear.

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Tenten was up in her room as someone walked in the door.

She turned around.

"What are you doing?"

"We nee to talk..."