Updated! The story is coming to an end soon, I'd say about one or two more chapters. So be prepared for the ending! I'm also writing a new NejiTen fic after this, so look out for it. The title is Hypothesized. It's not a highschool fic but it's going to be college life and working in New York with a lot more of the other couples. Anywho! Enjoy reading!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. :( Just the plot.
I ducked behind the menus trying to make sure he doesn't see me here. Lee was watching me with an amused smile. He could've at least tried to help me! It was too late because I heard Sai's voice in front of our table.
"Lee do you mind if I sit here?" Lee smiled and gave him a thumbs up.
"Of course you can, oh youthful friend of mine!" I wanted to kill Lee for not even considering oh I don't know…my feelings! I stomped on his foot under the table. He knee hit the table and Sai looked at him questioningly.
"I saw a rat crawling under the table, so I kicked it to the next table" I slapped my forehead and snickered.
"So whose your friend hiding behind the menu Lee?" Oh joy, he finally noticed someone here.
"This is Ten…" I kicked him again. "Uh chi! Tenchi." Lee smiled at his ability to make up a name on the spot.
Sai raised an eyebrow and looked over to the menu I was holding in front of me for protection from that stupid Sai.
"It's nice to meet you Tenchi. If I could see you I'd shake your hand." Oh man, what was I going to do? I grunted in response and waved a hand over the menu.
"You know it's considered rude to speak to someone over a menu" No really? Lee grabbed the menu and slammed it down. However! I slid under the table before Sai could see me.
I looked up and noticed Lee trying to stifle his laughs. "I think Tenchi is a little embarrassed, please forgive him Sai" Sai nodded and drank his Pepsi.
"Hey Lee, you know Tenten right?" Lee smiled.
"Why yes I do, what is this about?" Sai smirked and leaned in closer.
"Well I was hoping that maybe you could do something for me. You see I want to ask her something but I can't seem to get her alone. So I was wondering would you tell her to meet you at the park tonight but not be there… and I'll go in place of you." My mouth fell wide open and I felt the urge to kick him from under the table.
Lee looked down at me on the ground and shook his head slowly. "I'm sorry Sai but your chances of getting Tenten alone without Neji are slim to none."
Sai sighed and sat in silence for a bit. "They really love each other don't they?"
"Yes my friend, it's a love that even god cannot break." Sai chuckled darkly and sighed.
"You probably already know that she stole my heart too…" Lee nodded and frowned.
"She is an amazing person, but I'm afraid that you nor I could satisfy her love like Neji could. They're a perfect match and they won't be torn apart easily. I suggest you stop what your doing Sai. They tell me everything and I saw that you and Neji almost got into it the other day but Tenten was knocked out by the door. I would know that it's not possible… I love her too, but I want her to be happy even if it means losing to my friend…"
I was crying silently while holding Lee's hand. I knew he loved me, and I loved him but we just weren't the right pair. He was my rock and he was my safety net. I kissed his hand when a tear rolled down his cheek. I made my best friend cry and now I had to comfort him.
Sai was silent for a moment and got up. "I understand… But, I'm not going to stop until she really understands my love for her, just like you have done…" He silently walked out of the diner.
I got up from the floor and immediately hugged Lee nice and tight. "I love you too Lee, I'll always love you…" He smiled and wiped his tears. "I know"
Lee and I went back to my place and sat around waiting for my mother to tell us her big news.
"Okay guys, as you know my birthday is just around the corner and I've always wanted on thing more in life…"
Oh great, she always talked about having more children after what happened with my sister… she was wanted another child not to replace her but to give me someone to have around. She's not pregnant is she? Oh gross!
"Well, I'm pregnant!" Oh gross I was right!
"Uh… m-mom." She sat down beside me while Lee and my father were dancing around.
"Honey, don't worry. Everything will be fine" I nodded and hugged my mother tight. "So am I going to have a sister or a brother?"
She smiled and kissed my forehead. "A sister…" Tears sprung into my eyes and I hugged my mom tight, I was going to have a sister again.
It was now April and prom was coming up soon. So today Sakura and Ino decided that I just had to go shoe shopping with them. I liked being a girl and all but shopping and other stuff, yeah… it just wasn't my forte. I tried to keep a smile on my face whenever they pulled me into another store. I wanted Neji… I pouted a little and went back to the conversation they were having.
"Ten you're going to love these yellow shoes!" Sakura was hoisting yellow shoes in my face shaking them around.
"How is it staying with Neji for so long?" I smiled and shrugged.
"It's perfect, by far the best thing that has happened to me ever. By the way are you by any chance bringing me here because of the dance?" They smirked and pulled me into the connecting dress store. I was so going to get them back for this.
I didn't want to go to prom but Neji insisted that since we didn't get to go together last year, he wanted to make it up to me. I sat in a chair in front of two dressing rooms. Ino came out in a silky, black, backless dress with a high slit going up to her thigh. Sakura came out wearing a red strapless dress with straps crisscrossing in the back. They both looked do pretty.
"You are both gorgeous" They squealed in delight and Ino dragged me into a dressing room.
"Put the dress on, we want to see how it looks."
I groaned and carelessly flung off my shirt and pants. I reached up and put on the gray flowy dress they picked out for me, it was backless just like Ino's dress. I came out and they both squealed again. Ouch, my ears.
"You look so beautiful Tenten!" Sakura walked around me checking out everything.
"It hugs all of the right places, I'm so jealous" Sakura sat down and bit into a Hershey's candy bar. I twitched a little at how sensitive she was about the dress.
"I think you should get it, we'll be the most gorgeous girls there at the prom" She admired herself in the mirror and winked at herself.
I rolled my eyes and went back into the dressing room to take off the dress. I carefully put on regular clothes on and put the dress back on it's hanger and threw it over my shoulders.
Come to think of it, school was almost over and ever since that day at the diner I hadn't seen Sai around. Lee and I were closer due to our little bonding moment. Unfortunately for me, Lee was still in the foreign exchange program and he went to study in Europe. I was really sad for about a month after he left but we still talked on the phone and wrote letters. He was having the time of his life with Isabella. Ino was leaving after prom for California with Shikamaru, they were accepted to the same college and were going for orientation but by the time they get back school will be over. They scheduled their final exams for an earlier date. Sakura was going to attend the college in Tokyo and live with Sasuke. They got back together after Itachi moved to America and told Sasuke to get her back and never to lose her again. I on the other hand was going to move with Neji to New York where we would attend NYU. I was more than happy about graduating but sad because I wouldn't be able to see Lee, Sakura, or Ino on a daily basis.
I paid for the dress and we went to lunch. In less than a week I wouldn't be able to see my best friends for a while. My mother was coming near her due date and my little sister would keep my parents company while I moved in with Neji. Everything seemed to fit perfectly until I saw someone so familiar walking across the street coming toward us.
I hadn't seen him for a couple of months, everyone thought he moved or died. I was shocked and happy to see him. I remembered everything that happened between us and shook my head smiling a little. I was so naïve back then but spending time with Neji only made me stronger.
Sai saw me and smiled. An actual smile and it warmed my heart to see that he was happy and didn't have the painful look every time I saw him.
"It's been a while Tenten"
I nodded and smiled. Sakura and Ino turned around and saw him nodded to them. He looked so mature and well. I got up and hugged him.
"I missed you Tenten" He closed his eyes and hugged me like he never wanted to let go.
"It's good to see you Sai" We finally parted.
"Look Tenten, I've got to run but I'll see you at school tomorrow" He waved and wandered into the store just down the street.
Sakura and Ino shared a glance before turning to me.
"Tenten, was that really the Sai that just disappeared from school?" I nodded and stood up.
"I think so…"
"Well, he looks better than when he left. I mean he looked like his parents just died"
Then it hit me like a ton of bricks, his parents… I remembered that the day he took me to his secret place, he said things weren't too great at home sometimes. When I went to look for him at his secret place, the place was empty, like it never existed.
"I have to go. I'll see you guys at school."
They looked like they were about to protest but I left before anything could be said. I had to find him and ask him. I walked into the store he disappeared into earlier.
The place was a art store. I looked around and didn't see him so I went up the stairs and that where I saw him holding a box. Did he work here? I approached him from behind.
"Sai"
His body stiffened and turned around smiling.
"Tenten, what are you doing here?"
"Sai can we talk?"
He nodded and set the box down and went into the door leading to the back. I followed closely behind him and took a seat beside him.
"How are your parents?"
"Um, my father moved and my mother is still here with me."
"I'm sorry Sai"
"Its fine, he'll be back."
I felt bad for asking, he was obviously trying to be nice about it. I wouldn't blame him if he wanted to stop talking.
"Where have you been?"
"I was in America with my father, he went to medical school at George Town. He went there for research since he's already a doctor. He just wanted to look up some things then he'll be back"
Hmm. This sounded pretty odd to me. I smiled and stood up again.
"I should get going, I have to get some things done at home"
"Are you going to the prom?" Whoa, that was unexpected.
"Yes, are you going too?"
"Yeah, I figured I might as well go. I won't be doing anything that day"
"That's nice, I'll see you there."
I left the store feeling a little confused about his story. I couldn't really grasp why his father wanted to go to America just to study, I wouldn't let it bother me because Neji wanted to see me tonight.
I drove home and showed my mother my dress.
"Oh Tenten! It's beautiful!"
She laid on her bed with swollen feet. I'm not sure if that's what pregnancy does but all I knew was that I wasn't going to be getting pregnant any time soon.
"Mom, prom is in a couple of days and I wanted to know if you could fix my hair"
She smiled and rubbed her belly.
"Of course I can."
"Hey mom when is Kauri supposed to be born?"
"In the following few months. I'm really not sure when."
I smiled and put my ear to her belly. I couldn't feel or hear anything related to a baby. Just bubbles and rumbles every now and then.
"I'm on my way to see Neji, do you want anything from the store while I'm out?"
She nodded and gave me a list of groceries and other things for the house. I went down stairs to see my father asleep in the bed. Poor man, he's so tired from all the mood swings she gets and those late night cravings. Our air-conditioner has been going non-stop and it's so cold some times that my father and I wear our winter clothes.
I drove down Neji's street and walked in the door. It was normal for me not to knock anymore seeing as how Neji and I used to always be together and now we are again. I headed up the stairs and found Neji taking a nap.
I gently laid down in top of him and he opened his eyes.
"Hey there sleepy head."
He smiled and kissed the tip of my nose. He wrapped his arms around me and yawned.
"I wasn't expecting you until later tonight, but now's good."
He rolled over and I was on the bottom and he kissed me softly.
"How's your mom today?"
"She's been sleeping almost all day. My father crashed out this morning before I went with Ino and Sakura."
He stood up and helped me up as well. He changed his shirt and fixed the tangles in his hair.
"Let's go, I'm sure your mother gave you a list" I loved how he knew these things already.
After a long three hours at the store we finally brought the stuff to my house and sat in the basement watching a walk to remember. Neji didn't like chick flicks but he liked watching them with me. I also found out that I was the only girl to successfully get him to watch girl movies. I started to cry towards the end of the movie and Neji wiped my tears.
"Tenten, you've watched this movie so many times. The ending is always the same, why do you keep crying?"
"I just hate to hear that she dies and he's all alone now." I sniffled and wiped my tears.
"What shall we watch now?" I picked up one of the movies we bought today and gave it to him.
"The notebook? Is it any good?... this isn't another tear jerker is it?"
"Oh no Neji. It's really good, about a guy. Don't worry" I smiled when he turned around and put the movie in. He wouldn't know until half way through the movie anyways.
This chapter sucked the most. I was running short of ideas so I crapped most of it lol. I'm sorry. Just two or one more chapter! There's prom then graduation! Please Review!!!