Hi guys! Sorry it took so long for me to post this chapter, I was very busy!
Recommended read: Before you read this chapter you should probably know the slang words I'm gonna use in some of the text messages: ttyl = talk to you later, u = you, ur = your / you're, g2g = got to go, thx = thanks, pls = please, txt = text, k = ok.
Hope you enjoy!
TenTen coughed a hoarse cough. It had been almost one week since she had gotten sick, and she had only gotten a little better. At least she could stand now, but it took more effort to walk around. Neji hadn't let her go home no matter how much she told him she'd be fine and could take care of herself. Hell! She could barely walk!
TenTen looked at the clock that was hanging on the wall; 02:53, Neji would be back soon. A smile crept across TenTen's features. She was a little confused. She didn't know if they were a couple or not. Neji had kissed her on the forehead a few times now, but he'd never said 'I love you' or something that would give TenTen a hint that they were a real couple, or if Neji was only doing this out of pity. TenTen hated being pitied, so if Neji was pitting her, he would really feel it afterwards… when TenTen could at least walk that is.
TenTen looked at the clock again; 02:58, Neji would be getting out of school any minute. TenTen froze, 'what if Neji doesn't feel the same way about me as I feel about him? What if he's really doing this out of pity?' Her hands clenched into fists, 'I've gotta get outta here!' She thought as she made an attempt to stand up. She wobbled and gripped the edge of the bed. She then removed the shirt Neji had lent her; it was too big for her – even too big for Neji – so it passed her knees. She wobbled over to a chair where Neji had put TenTen's clothes after he'd washed them. She took the black t-shirt and pulled it on over her head, then she took her grey sweat pants and pulled them on, she then put her baggy sweater on. She walked over to the nightstand beside the bed and grabbed her phone.
TenTen walked slowly to the kitchen, to get a glass of water. She didn't want to be sick and dehydrated, that would just double the possibilities of her fainting in the middle of the street. She put the now half empty glass by the sink. She stopped and looked at her reflection in the water. Her hair was still hanging loose over her shoulders and down to her ass. She slowly made her way to the bathroom and found two alas tick bands and put her hair into two buns. She looked at herself in the mirror. 'I look like hell!' She thought to herself, 'I haven't brushed my hair in days, and the buns only hide it a little bit, and to top that off I have bags under my eyes!' TenTen looked around the bathroom and she found a cloth. She took the cloth and soaked it with water, she then washed her face. The cold water washed away some of the dark circles under her eyes. When she was satisfied, she made her way to the apartment door. She slipped her shoes on and opened the door, a chilly breeze swept into the room.
TenTen rubbed her arms and ran into the snowy winter day. It had stopped snowing, but the snow would have been knee high if the snowplow hadn't plowed that morning.
TenTen ran in the snow, and to her displeasure it started snowing heavily. Suddenly she stopped. She looked to her right. The bench. It was the bench where Neji had comforted her before she fainted. She stood there looking at the bench for what seemed like five minutes. Her phone buzzed in her pocket, she took it out and it sprung to life. Before checking her new message she checked the time; 03:07. 'Aw crap! Neji will be at his apartment soon, then he'll realize I'm not there!' TenTen thought to herself, her phone buzzed again.
"Geez! What's the hurry?" TenTen mumbled to herself. She went to her messages and opened the first message she'd gotten, it was from Temari:
Hey Tenny! What's up? u feeling better? Want us to come over for a bit?
TenTen sighed and started typing:
I'm still feeling a bit woozy but not as bad as those last few days. Thx but no thx, u don't need to come over to Neji's, don't want anyone else to get sick!
TenTen sent the message and started walking as she checked her second message, it was from Neji:
Hey, I'm gonna be later than usual, gotta buy some food at Sobeys, ttyl!
TenTen sighed again and started typing:
Ok, that's fine! Take ur time! ttyl!
TenTen started speed walking as she felt she'd probably have to lie down soon. Her phone buzzed again, it was another text from Temari.
But we miss u! and everyone's worried! Pls!
TenTen made a grumbling sound in the back of her throat, it was getting clear that she was getting annoyed.
No Temari! I'm not in the mood for any visitors! Got it? And besides u guys saw me this morning before school! Now I g2g, I'll txt u later.
TenTen sped walked silently while waiting for a reply. Her phone buzzed:
Fine! But next time I won't let u off the hook so easily! Got it woman? K, I'll ttyl then!
TenTen laughed quietly to herself as she stuffed her phone in her pocket and started jogging down the street. TenTen suddenly stopped, Neji's text swam in her head 'gonna buy some food at Sobeys.' TenTen could see her apartment from where she stood, but she could also see Sobeys to her left a little ways down the street that led to he apartment building she lived in. 'Oh c'mon! what's the chance he's gonna see me? Very little! It'd be the biggest coincidence in history if he just happened to walk out of Sobeys when I'm walking by!' She thought to herself.
She started walking down the street. Then she sped up to jogging, then she was running. She ran past Sobeys and was almost out of seeing range when,
"TenTen? What are you doing here?"
Cliffhanger! Sorry, I just had to end it there! Review please!