Being stuck at home wasn't so bad, Tenten realized, at least when compared to being stuck in bed. At least she had some company to keep her entertained, even if he was being an overly worried mother hen about everything. She just wished Naruto would get here soon and chase Neji off before he smothered her with his worries and care.

At first it had been nice, getting her hair brushed out, and braided. She'd never really had friends to do that before, and didn't feel right asking the guys of her team to do it. And breakfast had been nice, she never really had time to make omelets before, but he insisted on doing it, so she let him. And then he began cleaning.

Every time he found something tucked under furniture, between cushions, in cupboards, under rugs, in closets, and in drawers, she'd hear the now dreaded clicking of his tongue and try to bury herself further under her blankets. If he didn't look so good in that french maid dress, which she didn't ask about, she'd have kicked him out, busted toe or not.

A familiar voice going 'Kai!' repeatedly, from her living room let her know about her guest. Naruto was just in time to save her. She heard Neji leaving, and then saw Naruto in her doorway looking like he'd just seen the Sunset of Mental Destruction for the first time. "Before you say anything... don't ask... and yes, most of them are."

"Get asked that a lot, huh?" Naruto asked once his brain had returned from it's happy, safe, ramen filled, sanity zone. Tenten's smile and nod convinced him it was safe to enter, so he sat carefully on the end of her bed. "Your admirer left this by your door..."

Tenten looked at Naruto's hand, where a sealing scroll was waiting for her to take. Unrolling it next to her bed, she released the contents. A quick check verified all the other gifts were in place and accounted for, so now all she had to count was the new one. Which was another sealing scroll for some odd reason.

Picking it up, she released the items within, finding her lap suddenly filled with tarot cards, star charts, books on palm reading, astromancy, horary astrology, lithomancy, extrispicy, reading tea leaves, dreams, and rhabdomancy (with divining rods). Blinking she looked at the variety of fortune telling devices in confusion. Unlike the uniform gifts of everything else, these were different. Without even saying a word, she reached out and plucked the note off the kunai.

"Dearest Tenten-chan, I heard that you hurt yourself. These are gifts to help you know not to do so in the future. If these are not enough, the others I bring you tomorrow should be. Until then, you'll always have 'My True Love'."

Looking between the note and the pile on her lap, she couldn't help but start laughing. This was just insane. How did they even know that she believed in fortune telling? Or that she had been practicing?

Naruto took some time to arrange things neatly, for him at least. Meaning that while Neji would likely blow a few brain cells over this, everything was tucked neatly in or near their rightful place, except the fortune telling devices, which were stacked neatly by the bookshelves.

The feeling of warmth and contentment she felt whenever Naruto was around returned, with a sense of rightness. That's when Tsunade's words came back to haunt her. As Naruto went off to dig up some lunch for them, the thoughts of the possibility that she was falling in love with Naruto caused a blush to form on her cheeks.

It wasn't that she was opposed to it, just that she'd never considered something like this before. To her falling in love was a thing that the silly little kunoichi wannabes did when they found out that the life of a ninja was not what they wanted, or for the older ones, when they were getting ready to retire, but not for her. Not yet.

She was supposed to grow old, find a nice stable man, a weapon smith probably, and settle down somewhere teaching weapons at the academy. Have a few kids, teach them to be the lethalist little nut jobs on the planet, watch them grow up and stuff.

Thinking on it, Naruto wouldn't be a bad husband. Their kids would have the most protective father on the planet, and he could be in multiple places at once. She actually found herself picturing the two of them with kids before stopping her mental processes with an iron fist. She wasn't some stupid, giggly, girly girl, she was Tenten dammit! And that meant that she wasn't supposed to get lost in these types of daydreams.

It was about this time that her girly side snuck up behind her and clubbed her tomboy side with a biological clock. She wasn't getting any younger, and Naruto was interested in her. SHE WANTED TO DATE! TO BE GIRLY DAMMIT! SHE WANTED TO BE THE FUCKING PRETTY PRINCESS!

Okay, so maybe her girly side wasn't so super girly as she might have imagined, but she did have a mean left hook. Looking up, she found Naruto watching her play with whatever it was in her hands. He looked really good with that wall he threw up out in public down. His eyes were soft like the sky on a warm summer day. The whisker marks gave him a look that he was a lost little puppy waiting for a clue as to what's happening.

Letting the blanket she'd been kneading fall onto her lap, she pointed to the end of her bed. It was as he was walking over that she noticed he was carrying two bowls of leftover tempera that she'd had sitting in her fridge since her Christmas Eve feast. She was frankly surprised that it was still good.

As she took her first bite, she realized that the sauce had marinated a bit too much, but otherwise it was fine. It was a day or so before she'd have to admit it'd gone bad, and probably two months before she'd end up killing it and throwing it away. Maybe she should think about cleaning out her refrigerator a bit more often...

As the two of them settled in, Naruto began telling about how Tsunade had said that Tenten could go for a walk tomorrow, but it had to be a short one. At first Tenten didn't believe him, then he held out a note that she was to report to the Hokage's office first thing in the afternoon.

With that, she knew exactly when 'My True Love' would be coming, and had a hope about who it was. Tomorrow was looking brighter already, now she just had to enjoy the rest of the day. Naruto helped a lot in that aspect, and when he had to go she hobbled her way to the door, careful not to put weight on the injured foot.

Just before he left, she leaned in and gently kissed him on the cheek, giving him a bright smile. "I'll see you tomorrow Naruto-kun..."

"H...hai... Tenten-chan..." Naruto replied with a slight catch and a heavy blush. "Good luck with that 'My True Love' person..."

"Oh, I believe I may know who they are..." Tenten answered back, "I'll tell you tomorrow though..."

"Right, sleep well Tenten-chan..." Naruto called back, turning to go with a wave over his shoulder. Tenten calmly closed the door and then slumped to the ground a nervous wreck. Little did she know who was duplicating her in the park down the road.