I Do Not Own Naruto

Until the Day I Find Serenity 12

Tenten woke because she felt like there were eyes on her, turning her head she found herself staring into the pearl eyes of Neji as he stared at her with a furrow on his brow and a frown on his lips. She sighed, pulled the sheets up to her head and rolled away from him.

"It's too early in the morning to be frowning Neji," she grumbled.

"I'm not frowning," he said.

"Look in the mirror," she mumbled sleepily as she curled up tighter under the covers.

"I was thinking," he countered.

"Still too early in the morning for that," she sleepily informed her pillow.

"Tenten," his large hand clasped her shoulder and she sighed again as she reluctantly opened her eyes to roll onto her naked back to stare at him.

"Neji, we're not doing this, I didn't ask you to stay last night, and you chose to stay," she yawned as she stretched her gloriously loved, loose, naked body and ached off her bed before collapsing a limp noodle as she stared at her lover.

"And why not?" he asked.

"Because, just because we're not that type of friends with benefits," she sighed.

"I was not thinking about sex," he said.

"Clearly, you never frown when you're thinking about sex," she huffed as she sat up with the sheet wrapped around her breasts. "Neji…" she started.

"I have a bad feeling," he admitted. And that captured her attention as she sat up then.

"About what?"

"I don't know, but it was like when we met that shark," he said softly and she nodded in understanding. Neji rarely worried about something, but there was something uncanny about his intuition and when bad things were happening.

"Neji, there's nothing to worry about," she lied.

"Tenten, I do not think we should go on this mission," he murmured and she cupped his cheek.

"Guy and Lee are counting on us, and we are a team first, friends second, lovers third," she said.

"My uncle and cousin have traveled to the Taketori clan for negotiations, perhaps we should stay here until they have returned, I fear leaving Hinata here alone," he murmured.

"Neji, everything is going to be fine, and if you want to stay I can cover for you with Guy and Lee," she said and stood up out of her bed as she walked to her shower, stretching her naked body with every step she took. It wasn't about seduction it was about the fact she felt stiff. Quickly she turned on her shower, and stepped under the steamy water.

"I guess it is not of importance," Neji said as joined her. She was startled when his large hands slid up and over her skin to cup her breasts.

"Neji," she breathed as his chest pressed into her back. "If it's bothering you then it's important," she managed as he tugged her nipples then.

"If you do not think there anything to worry about then I will trust you," he murmured against her skin.

After the girls' weekend Tenten found herself feeling immensely calmer and; not happy, but less saddened. Which was why she was curled up in Neji's shirt scenting it for the lingering traces of her lover, and she wasn't crying for a change. A light rap on the door had her lifting her head.

"Good morning Tenten," Hinata said as she walked in. Tenten blinked and watched as the younger Hyūga sat down. "I have someone who you might want to talk to."

"I don't…" she started uncertainly.

"My sensei Kurenai has actually gone through something… similar to what you're going through," Hinata said softly and Tenten blinked as she stared at Hinata. "She lost Asuma when he fought Hidan, and she was pregnant with their daughter Mirai at the time. The day he died was the day she had told him that they were having a baby."

"I… I didn't know," Tenten whispered.

"I don't know how to help you," Hinata admitted. "But I think you and Kurenai would have a lot in common if you talked. And she would be able to help you with your own baby," Hinata said softly. Tenten's hand traveled to her growing bump and she looked at growing bump.

"It's a suggestion," Hinata said softly.

"I… I guess I should talk to another single mom," she admitted softly.

"That's a good thought, come on," Hinata said as she pulled her wrist. Reluctantly Tenten found herself following Hinata. They walked through Konoha and that was when Tenten felt her nerves getting to be too much as she rested her hands on her belly as they arrived at the apartment complex. It wasn't a good place to live, but Tenten had seen worse, and that didn't stop her as she slowly made her way up the stairs and they arrived before an apartment.

Hinata knocked.

"I don't think I should…" Tenten started when the door opened and she found herself staring at a frazzled red eyed woman holding her baby expertly on her hip.

"Hinata!"

"Kurenai-sensei, this is Neji's fiancé, Tenten, she's expecting, and going to be a single mother, I was… I was thinking you two could talk," Hianta said uncertainly.

"If you're busy then I can go," Tenten said swiftly.

"No, come in, I was going to put Mirai down for her nap," Kurenai said and Tenten walked into the apartment. The baby opened red eyes to look at her and Tenten wondered if her baby would have the Byakugan or not, not all Hyūga had the Byakugan; it was rare but occasionally the gene was resecive according to Neji.

"How old is she?" Tenten asked.

"Four months, she was born after the Pain Assault, two days before the war was declared, I think I broke Shikamaru's hand," Kurenai said softly as she put the sleepy looking baby down.

"She's cute," Hinata said softly and Tenten eyed the baby cautiously.

"Would you like tea?" Kurenai asked.

"I'm sorry Kurenai, but I have training with Naruto, and I think you and Tenten have stuff to discuss that I am not going to understand," Hinata said. "Good afternoon to you though."

Tenten watched nervously as Hinata left and looked at Kurenai.

"Tea?" Kurenai asked once they were alone.

"Um… yes please," she murmured.

"Now, what is it you want to know. Hinata said you didn't have anyone to speak to about this," Kurenai said as they both sat at the couch.

"Um… child birth, is it as painful as they say? Is motherhood hard? How do you know if you're ready for motherhood? What if I have twins? How do I know there's really only one in there, I mean they tell me there's one but you hear the stories about women having a second child without knowing about them!? How do you know what to do!? Will the baby love me!?" she started letting the dam loose and once she stopped to gasp for her breath she saw Kurenai's bemused expression.

"Sorry," she whispered.

"No, it's alright, I had all these questions as well," Kurenai said. "First, yes, but every hour of that pain laboring to bring the baby in this world is worth it. And you forget about the pain when you see the baby. Motherhood is just as hard as it is easy. And since you're asking all these questions about your future it is a safe bet that you're ready for motherhood. It's rare that a Byakugan user would miss something like twins so trust the Hyūga, they'd tell you if you were having more than one. Knowing what to do though, you don't, it's a guessing game and something you figure out along the way. And the baby loves you, even now," Kurenai assured her.

"I must sound like I'm insane right now," she sighed.

"No, you sound like a worried mom, when are you due?" Kurenai asked her.

"End of December or beginning of January, the baby's chakra and growth don't line up so Sakura's guessing," Tenten admitted.

"That's alright, Mirai was an early baby, she wasn't due for six weeks when she just decided to come into the world," Kurenai said softly.

"Six weeks early!? Weren't you scared for her? I had a tear and I was panicking!" Tenten gasped.

"I was, but Tsunade is an excellent healer, as is Shizune, and they saved Mirai," Kurenai admitted.

"I'm really scared," Tenten whispered.

"Don't be, that agitates your body and the baby," Kurenai said.

"I'm scared I'm going to lose my baby or I'll mess this up and Neji's going to hate me for all of eternity for screwing up his legacy; he could hold grudges," Tenten sighed as she lightly rubbed her stomach.

"I worried about that as well, but then… she came, and there was nothing to fear, they trust you, they rely on you, and you're they're person," Kurenai said softly. "There's nothing to fear Tenten, you'll be fine. But if you want to learn by helping me with Mirai I won't say no."

"Really? You'd trust me with your daughter?"

"I need sleep and help."

Tenten laughed.

"You peeping tom!" she roared, her sixteen year old dignity lashing out in fury at seeing his Byakugan in her direction/ she threw a rock at him, he dodged it.

"I have seen it all already," he pointed out.

"That's not the point you pervert!" she snapped as she threw another rock at his head but he ducked. She gasped when he tackled her into the training field grass, his lips were on hers' and his hands undid her buns. She gasped as she stared at him.

"Neji," she breathed when he pulled away from her lips.

"You let him look at you," he murmured as his lips trailed over her neck and she let her eyes flutter shut.

"You're a jonin, you know the rules, and we're not a thing," she grasped as his teeth scrapped over her skin and she felt him undo her shirt.

"But you let him look at you, naked," he grouched.

"He didn't get to touch," she pointed out as he lifted himself over her.

"Not the point," he assured her as his hands undid her front clasping bra. "Convenitent," he mused.

"Practical, and all my sports bras are in the laundry," she grouched.

"Mm," he mused as his hands lightly teased her breasts. She sighed, then gasped when he flipped her over so her naked chest was in the grass. She giggled as it tickled her stimulated skin, slowly she slid over the grass, savoring the sensation, Neji yanked her onto her hands and knees then, she pouted a bit at being deprived of the grass, he pulled her pants and panties just over her ass and exposing her.

She shivered feeling the anticipation building.

Then she moaned as her head fell forward and Neji thrusted into her hard. Her arms folded, and the angle only pulled him deeper into her.

Tenten liked foreplay, she did; but for the most part, her greatest pleasure came from having him in her and taking her hard, fast, and mercilessly.

"Neji," she groaned.

"Never," he snarled as he slammed into her, hitting that spot that had stars erupting before her eyes.

"Let," he repeated the motion and she gasped as she bit her arm.

"Another," he moaned as she felt herself tightening around him.

"See," he snapped, his hips snapped into her again and she grunted as she clawed the grass.

"You," he kissed her neck, she gasped as it felt like he was sliding deeper into her, as he bent over her back.

"Naked!" he lightly bit her pulse and resumed thrusting into her hard.

"Promise!" she shrieked as he hit that spot repeatedly. Good Kami! He was going to kill her! the liquid heat pooled in her stomach and she felt her body furiously trying to hold him in her, and then it was too much when he hit that spot in her.

"Good," he grunted. She just clung to the ground as she tried to keep her sanity.

He felt divine in her!

That's all for now folks!

Enjoy Until the Day I Find Serenity! =)