~Epilogue six~
"Neji and Tenten"
Cold eyes met cold eyes. "So, let me get this straight, you may or may not be carrying the next Hyuga heir?"
Tenten rolled her eyes at Neji's interrogation. "Yeah, I guess so."
Neji didn't move, didn't do anything that he knew would give her the satisfaction of knowing that every new word she spoke was either making him incredibly edgy or driving him crazy. Knowing that would just make her laugh and Neji Hyuga did not like to be laughed at.
"So, you don't know- or..." he allowed himself to trail off, giving her the chance to finish for him and let this all be done with.
She said nothing, just smirked under his emotionless gaze. "More or less," was all she did say when she finally did speak.
"You're not going to answer me clearly, are you?" He sighed, starting to get sick of this interrogation.
"Well, I'm not not gonna answer you messily?" she said, this time in a questioning tone, causing him to think that she didn't even know where she was going with that sentence in the first place.
"So, so far, I found that, one; you may or may not be pregnant, two; you're not going to be clear about it, and three; you don't even know why you don't want to be clear about it. That mostly sums it up, right?"
"Aye, roger that, Me matey," she promised.
He nodded. "Course. Next question then."
"Shoot."
"Right. Are you pregnant?"
Tenten glared. "Are you calling me fat?" she she played on. "Cause if you are... you best stop right there."
Neji sighed. "No, Tenten, I'm not calling you fat." It was pure exasperation in his voice. "Nor was I the first five million times," he continued, thinking back to all the times before she had accused him of just that.
She smirked playfully. "Right. And I'm gonna believe YOU."
He resisted the urge to face-palm in frustration. "What's that suppose to mean? Why wouldn't you believe me?" Again with that agitated and tired voice.
If she had a camera, she would've been recording this to laugh at later. This was the most fun she'd had with him in a good while. And there was no way in the world that she wanted it to end so fast. Not in a million years.
Neji got the hint that she wasn't about to answer and decided to move on with his interrogation. "So, you're not pregnant, then?"
She shook her head, "No I am."
He felt relief flood his body. "Finally!" he cried in triumph.
"...is what I'd tell you if I was pregnant."
He groaned. This would go on forever!
"You're not pregnant?" he asked, fully aware that he was only running in circles. But then, whenever he thought he was getting closer, she'd throw him a curve-ball and he'd be at the beginning all over again, trying to figure out her endless riddles with more irritation and fury that before.
"Well, if I said no, I'd be a liar... but then, I guess I'd be lying either way."
He glared at the young woman he had been proud to call his wife with a fierce anger, but Tenten was still having too much fun to give it up now. Especially now that his face was turning bright red.
"Yeah, I guess I'd be a lying though if I said that I didn't love your face when it gets like this."
He sighed. "Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm lovable. Now, I reckon that you don't even know if you are or are not pregnant, do you?"
"I-"
"Answer straight," he broke in before she could get another confusing riddle out.
She sighed. "Well, I wouldn't exactly say that."
He growled at her answer. "That's not straight!" he cried.
He watched as she smirked at him smartly. "You haven't a clue, do you?!" he pressed on.
"No, no; I do," she promised.
He nodded. That was something, at least. Not much, but something.
"I'm guessing that, then, you are afraid of the outcome. Or perhaps, should I say, you're afraid of my reaction? Is that it?"
She said nothing for a moment. Neji knew that she was trapped. He leaned forward, waiting for the breakthrough that was sure to come.
And then, "Not even close!"
He groaned, falling back into his chair. And there it was! The avoidance!
"Are there NO clear answers with you?"
She shrugged. "That depends how you wanna at it."
He frowned. "Case and point. Next question. Am I the father?"
"Yes." Her eyes widened as she realized what she said after a minute. Her mouth fell open as Neji smirked in grim triumph.
She glared him down. "Not fair," she muttered at his trick. "I had you where I wanted you!"
He rolled his eyes at her complain. "No. I had you right where I wanted you.... the whole time."
The sad thing? He'd known for a few weeks.
