Hey Mina! Okay so I had posted two chapter. Today, one which was good, but a bit too much, and the following chapter, I actually liked. I proceeded to delete the first, and accidentally deleted the second :( woe is me! I'm sorry for those of you who read the first, and maybe got disturbed, and those of you who read the second an actually liked it! Ah! I'm such a baka.

For those of you who did not read the first chapter twelve I posted, here is a short summary of what took place. The team began their day continuing on to the village hidden in the clouds, during that time, Tenten was captured by Kabuto and informed that her parents were Mei Uzumaki, sister of Kushina Uzumaki. (Mei a Character I created) Mei was said to be a missing nin who ran away and fell in love with Zabuza Momochi, who was presumed to be Tenten's father. After Kabuto informs Tenten, he puts her in a state of temporary Paralysis and takes advantage of her. Shortly after this happens, Sasuke and the team barge in and rescue her, But sasuke feels guilty for not protecting her. keep in mind this whole event was quite graphic, for that i apologize. I will now try and pick up from there. So sorry for all this jumbled mess I created for myself.

I DO NOT OWN NARUTO AND NEVER WILL

Chapter 12- I will protect you*

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"Sasuke?" Tenten asked as she lightly shook his shoulders. She had taken watch right after Sasuke, who fell asleep right away and now seemed to be having a terrible dream. He was tossing and turning, clutching at his chest, quietly mumbling and his face was pale and sweaty. Tenten, this time more concerned than before, shook him again. "Sasuke, wake up."

Sasuke sat up and his sharingan eyes flung open and locked onto hers. "No!" He shouted, amazingly he did not wake the others, as he grasped onto her shoulders tightly. He then blinked a few times and his eyes returned to normal as he examined her perplexed face. "You're okay?" He whispered, slowly realizing the previous happenings had all been a dream.

Tenten gave him a reassuring smile. "Of course I am silly, why wouldn't I be?" She asked. Her eyes widened as Sasuke flung his arms around her and pulled her close to him. She gasped quietly when she realized he was trembling.

Although it had been a dream, Sasuke was shaken. He had witnessed one of the most horrific acts being done to the person he cared most for. He couldn't help that feel a though it must have been a premonition of some sort, seeing as how Tenten and Naruto shared similar Features and some personality traits. Lee and Gai had filled him in on the truth behind the mission, at first Sasuke did not want to go, but for Tenten's sake, he did. He figured growing up without even knowing who your parents were must have taken some kind of toll on Tenten. He was still unsure of how to feel about the dream, it felt so real to him, and he had seen both his own perspective, and hers. Seeing her terrified face shook him to the core. Why didn't I stop him? He thought to himself as he held her. His heart pounded in his chest.

"What happened, Sasuke?" Tenten asked, aware that something had obviously shaken Sasuke. Sasuke only shook his head and buried his face in the crook of her neck holding her tighter.

He had to know it was real, this moment. Feeling her in his arms, hearing her breathe, it began to slowly sooth him. Finally, he pulled away from her and studied her. She looked concerned, and weary, but no traces of trauma found themselves on her delicate face. Sasuke sighed, relieved that she was indeed unharmed.

"Sorry to make you worry, Tenten." He finally whispered, looking down as his raven locks fell in his face.

"Well, you can tell me what happened. Did you have a bad dream?" She asked, placing a hand on his. Sasuke looked up at her and touched her face with his free hand.

"I don't want to trouble you with it."

"Sasuke," Tenten started as she leaned into his touch. "It's not going to trouble me. If you need to talk, I'm here for you. It might make you feel better." She said, giving him a small smile.

Sasuke blinked a few times and assessed the area. No threats presented themselves, and it appeared to still be relatively early in the night. Sasuke heaved a heavy sigh. "It's kind of... Disturbing"

"It'll be fine. Go ahead."

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For the next half hour, Sasuke explained in detail, everything that occurred in his dream. Even the fact that the true reason they went on the mission was to find out Tenten's lineage. Her reaction surprised him, although at first she looked a bit shaken, and confused.

"I'm so sorry, Tenten." Sasuke whispered, again looking down.

"Sasuke..." Tenten started, as she reached for his hand. Sasuke pulled away, continuing to look downward.

"I should have protected you." he said, his voice cracking a bit.

Stubbornly, Tenten grabbed his hand. "It was just a dream, Sasuke. I'm fine right now."

"Even if it was a dream, Tenten, I should've stopped him."

"I once had a terrifying dream..." Tenten started. This caught Sasuke's attention and he slowly raised his eyes to look at her. "And someone wonderful came to my rescue." She said softly. Suddenly, Tenten again found herself in Sasuke's tight embrace. She smiled and returned his hug.

I think I love this girl... No, I love her. "Thank you, Tenten." He whispered while laying his head on her shoulder. Sasuke remembered the night he a stayed over with Tenten after finding her in a Pool of her own blood. This time, it was Tenten who was holding him together. He resolved to protect Tenten at all costs then and there as they held each other. If Kabutp were to show up, if they even ran into him, Sasuke would kill him on the spot, no questions asked.

Tenten smiled, glad she was finally able to give comfort to the one who had been picking her up since Neji died. Sasuke had never been so vulnerable around her, which Tenten understood must be very hard for him to do. She took in the moment as she held him close, knowing he may not show her this side of him again. Suddenly, from the silence Tenten giggled. "Tsunade is sneaky, isn't she?"

Sasuke, too, giggled a little. "Yeah, she really is."

A few moments later, Lee rose to take his watch. Tenten moved her things closer to Sasuke and lay in his arms. Lee didn't question the action, he merely smiled at two. Tenten fell asleep quickly and snuggled close to Sasuke in the night, Sasuke however, kept his eyes open and held onto her tightly.