True Love Always Lasts
Chapter 25: The Truth
The next morning was silent, but in a bad way. Tenten couldn't stop thinking of her grandmother and Neji had his mind on Ino. He wanted to tell his wife what had happened, but he could not bring himself to tell her. She knew that if he did, he would lose her forever.
"What's wrong?" Tenten asked seeing the apparent look of worry on his face
"Nothing, I'm just thinking about the baby." he answered
She smiled, "It's hard to believe we're going to be parents huh?"
"I didn't expect to get this far." he admitted
"What do you mean?" she asked
"I guess I'm trying to say that I never thought our relationship would grow to this level."
"Now that you mention it, it is hard to believe we have been together this long." she added
He didn't respond. A moment passed and he excused himself from the room. They both got ready and tried to decide what to do with Tomomi.
"I will make funeral arrangements. It is too hard on you to plan that." Neji suggested
"No, I want to be a part of it. I want her treated with respect. I don't want everyone treating her as a body in a coffin. I want people to see a great woman." she told him
"I understand. You do whatever you feel is neccisary." he responded
While they were planning the arrangements, Neji caught a glimpse of Ino outside the living room window. He excused himself and walked outside to confront her.
"Why are you here? Tenten and I are in the middle of something important." he demanded
"I just wanted to see you. Is that so bad?" she asked teasingly
"Yes, I am with my wife. Whatever you want we can settel it later." he said
"But I want you. You can't just act like yesterday meant nothing to you." she said as she kissed him on the cheek
"It absolutely meant nothing. Tenten and I are planning on having a child. I will not let you ruin that." he said raising his voice
Hearing Neji start to get upset, Tenten walked outside, "Is everything ok? Why is Ino here?"
"She was just leaving. She came by to tell me something. It's no big deal really." he said
"No big deal? You haven't told her yet have you?" Ino asked
"Told me what? What are you hiding from me Neji?" Tenten begged
"I would never hide anything from you Tennie. She just wants to get something started."
"Tennie? You never call me that unless you want something. What is going on?!" Tenten yelled
"Neji wants me. He's board of you. Remember when he told you he was going on a mission yesterday? He didn't do that; instead, we made love in the forest." Ino taunted
Tenten looked at her husband with watery eyes, "Is she telling the truth Neji?"
"Of course not. You know she will do anything to tear us apart." he replied
"What?! You are totally lying. Go on tell your precious wife what you did to me yesterday." she dared
"Neji, tell me what happened. I thought we agreed to no secrets." Tenten said holding on to his hands
He sighed, "I truly was going on a mission, but Ino came and pinned me to the ground. I told her to get off, but instead she started undressing me," he paused, "I allowed her to continue and gave her a few kisses. We did not have sex Tenten."
She started tearing up, "How far did you go?"
"Don't cry Tenten. I didn't mean for it to happen." he said wrapping his arms around her
She pushed him away, "Answer my question!"
He sighed a second time, "We were down to our underwear. We made-out a little longer, then I left."
Tenten ran back in the house. Ino had a triumphant expression on her face. Neji pushed Ino to the ground.
"I will kill you!" he said with a stern voice
He ran after Tenten, "Come back. I didn't mean it."
"Shut up! Why would you do this to me with everything else that's going on?" she questioned
He caught up to her and held her arms, "I wasn't thinking. Give me another chance, please."
"Get out of here! I don't want to see you! Move back with your family because I'm not living with you anymore!" she yelled
"Don't kick me out. We have a baby on the way. He needs a father." he bargained
"Sasuke will do that for me." she said
"So you would want Sasuke to replace me as that child's father? I knew you wanted him! Now I'm proud of what I did." he yelled
"I hate you Neji! All you can think about is me and Sasuke. Maybe that's why you aren't satisfied with our marriage. All you ask me is if I love Sasuke. Well, now I think I do. He wouldn't get me pregnant then cheat on me a week later. I hate you!" she yelled
"How do I know that that isn't Sasuke's child? Have you been sleeping with him?" he demanded
"You have no right to be jealous when you nearly had sex with Ino. I don't know how we lasted this long, but it ends here! You are a selfish, arrogant, jealous, cold, immature loser! I never should have married you," she threw her ring at him, "Take it back! I don't want anything you have. Get out of this house NOW!"
He picked up the ring, "Tenten, I shouldn't have accused you of cheating. Please take this back."
She collapsed to the floor and cried, "Why did you have to do this? I tried to show you I loved you, but it wasn't enough."
"Tenten, I love you more than anything. What happened between Ino and I meant nothing." he said trying to put the ring back on her finger
She stopped him, "I told you I didn't want that. Give it to Ino. I'm done with you."
"Don't do this. I want to make this right. What do I have to do to." he asked
"I thought I told you to get out of here." she said walking away
"I'm sorry. Please don't leave. I want to help you with our baby. I want to be there for Tomomi's funeral." he told her while bringing her closer to him
"I don't want to see you anymore. You can come to my grandmother's funeral, but I will not let you hurt my child. Get out of this house, take your ring, and go finish what you started with Ino." she sobbed
"I don't care what you say; I am seeing my child." he said pinning her to the wall
"Stop, you're hurting me. I'm not letting you touch him. He is mine." she dared
He threw her to the ground, "Fine, do whatever you want! Keep the kid and raise him yourself! If you won't accept my apologies, then I don't know what else to do! Why are you so impossible?!" he yelled on his way out of the house
Tenten layed on the ground crying. She could not believe what he just did. He could have harmed the baby, and he acted like he didn't even care. She thought she knew him, but she realized he was not who she thought he was. The man she married would have never cheated on her; he defiantly would not throw her to the ground in a fit of rage. Her life came crashing down within a matter of days. 'How am I going to raise our baby by myself' she thought, 'I can't handle all of this'. She sat on the floor crying for what seemed like an eternity. After she cried her last set of tears, she went to their bedroom. The sight of his cloths on the bed made her furious. She picked them up and threw them at the wall. The next item on her list was their wedding picture, the picture in the hallway that made her grin every time she saw it. She tossed it across the room and broke the frame. The tears came back and she sat on the floor letting the sorrow run its course.
While Tenten was crying, Neji had his track set on Sasuke. He was going to find out once and for all what was going on between him and Tenten. He arrived at his house and burst through the door.
Sakura was in the living room and jumped when she saw him, "Neji, what are you doing here? You scared me half to death!"
"Where is he?! Where is Sasuke?!" he yelled
"He's upstairs. Why are you so mad?" she asked
He didn't answer her question, instead he ran upstairs to find Sasuke. Once he found him, he punched him.
"What are you doing with Tenten?!" Neji asked
"Dude, back off! You can't just come in here and start a fight!" Sasuke screamed followed by a kick
"I know you've been sleeping with her! Tell me what you did to her!" he demanded
"I didn't do anything!" Sasuke yelled
The two men soon started fighting, intended to kill one another.
"Tell me what you did to my wife! Tell me that isn't your child she's carrying!"
"And what if it is? What are you going to do about it?" Sasuke dared
He set Neji off. Neji came at him with everything he had and punched him straight in the face.
"I'LL KILL YOU!" they both screamed
Hearing the noise, Sakura came running to the bedroom, "What is going on? Stop fighting!"
Neji pinned Sasuke to the door, "Tell me what you did to her! Let Sakura know that you've been sleeping around!"
"WHAT! Sasuke what is he talking about?!" Sakura said
"Yes Neji, I slept with your wife! I went to your house and did it! Is that what you want to hear?!" Sasuke questioned
"You'd better be telling the truth! Did you sleep with her!?" Neji asked a final time
"NO! I didn't! Get out of my face!" Sasuke said as he punched him, "WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM!"
They began fighting again, but Sakura attempted to break it up. She only got hurt in the process.
After Neji had had enough, he went back to his and Tenten's house and knocked on the door. Tenten opened the door, but quickly closed it when she saw who it was.
"Tenten I just want to talk to you. Please just grant me one chance to tell you everything I can." he begged
"I don't want to see you. You hit me and treated me like crap. I will only talk to you through the door." she told him
"I'm know I shouldn't have hit you. Trust me, I would never hurt you intentionally." he said
"It's always been this way. You get mad and you start hurting people. I can't risk you being part of my life. What if, when the baby comes, you get mad at him? Are you going to kill him? You almost killed him today throwing me around like that."
"I am so sorry. I realize I have problems. The last thing I want to do is hurt you or the baby." he paused, "I have to tell you something. I'm not keeping anymore secrets."
"What is it?" she asked
"When I ran out the door, I went to Sasuke's house. I thought you were sleeping with him, so I beat him up-" he was cut off
"What!? Why did you do that? You just proved my point even further. I can't believe you fought with him again over something that isn't even true."
"I know. It was stupid, but at least I told you." he paused again, "Listen, I realize that I messed up today. I don't want to live without you especially when we have a baby on the way. I promise I will get my anger problems under control. Don't try to do all of this by yourself."
"I don't know if I trust you fully right now. You put a ton of pressure on me, and I don't know if I can handle it. I will let you be there for my grandmother's funeral and the birth of our child, but I want you to live with your uncle for the next few months. I'm still shaking from what you did to me. I can't have you in the house right now." she said
"Ok, I understand. Can I open the door to give you a kiss?" he asked
"You never ask for a kiss." she said shocked
He opened the door. What she saw was the surprize of her life. Neji had tears rolling down his cheeks. His face was covered in bruises and scratches from his fight. He was taking this hard. Before she had a chance to process what was going on with her husband, he brought his lips to her cheek and gave her a final kiss.
"I love you." he whispered
"Neji." shehad no words