False Feelings

Naruto

Summary: Hyuga Neji is faced with something that he'd never thought could happen to him, 'Love'. Hearing the confessions from the least expected girl on his team, he finds himself losing his train of thought the day he embarks on a high supposedly 'B' rank mission. Receiving a surprise attack from the opponent, Neji cannot seem to focus on fighting and receives a hard blow, resolving into a coma. 2 years later he wakes up . . . (NejixTenten)

Disclaimer: No, do not own Naruto (Oh! Neji I wished I owned! But too bad! I don't!!)

Ch.2-Love is a hard game to play

"Hey Neji!" 14 yr old Tenten cried out as she ran up to the branch member of the Hyuga clan, who was preparing to set off on his mission with his team members, Shikamaru, Lee, Naruto and Kiba.

Watching as he slowly turned around, his light silver white eyes looking towards her in slight surprise, but it quickly faded as soon as it had appeared, "Tenten"

Smiling as I heard him say my name, I looked behind him towards his team, which he was leading, asking for a silent permission for a private talk. Watching as they nodded their heads and slowly walk off, except for Naruto who didn't seem to understand had to be dragged off, I turned back my full attention to Neji, "My talk with you yesterday-" I started but was cut off

"We'll talk about it after I return" The Hyuga clan member stated as he crossed his arms, his eyes showed what seemed to be slight annoyance. Neji never did like anyone or thing that took up too much of his time, unless it was something really REALLY important.

"Yeah, I know" Looking up into his face I smiled, "But promise me you'll come back okay? And when you do come back, you HAVE to tell me the answer" I didn't have to do any type of handshake thing, I knew I could trust Neji, he never turned back on his words, well, at least so far he didn't

Watching as Neji just look at me, eyes cocked with amusement, I sighed, wondering if he'd really make this promise with me.

"Sure" Neji stated, and before I had knew it, the Hyuga member slowly brushed back my front bangs and place a soft gentle, yet warm kiss on my forehead, which was suppose to hold my forehead protector, but since I was in such a rush this morning to get up and meet up with Neji, I had totally forgot it in m room, a bad mistake for a ninja, "I'll come back and tell you"

Hearing as his soft sweet gentle words, I could feel myself melt down right there and then, but I held my ground, smiling at him genuinely, "It's a promise!"

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Tenten jumped out of his bed, eyes wide in fright. Breathing heavily, and covered in sweat, the 16 yr old girl's mind replayed back the dream he had a couple minutes ago. It was a dream about the past, about what had happened just before Neji had left for his mission. Shaking her head viciously while causing sweat to fly off her raven black hair, she stopped, hands placed into two fists as she tried desperately to stop the black and white images of the past from flowing back into her mind. Tears slowly started to form in her chocolate brown eyes but she pressed them back. She didn't want to remember this memory, not when she finally took up her courage to forget about her light silver-eyed companion.

Slowly controlling back her breathing, she touched her forehead where Neji had kissed her 2 yrs ago before he had left her on the mission. Feeling that it was covered in sweat, she quickly got up off her bed. Glancing at the clock that stood nearby, she sighed and continued her way towards the washroom where she would clean herself up, and of course, to try and get rid of the memory of Neji.

Exiting out of the washroom with a happy smile on her face, Tenten stretched out her arms in front of her as she walked back towards her room, preparing for another day of missions and such. Glancing at her closet, which held her new clothes, she quickly took out her usual pink vest, but then instantly paused. Sighing at her usual mistake, she placed it back in her closet and took out a blue and white spaghetti strap tang top, which reached from her lower neckline to the upper part of her stomach, leaving her stomach completely uncovered, and a pair of black knee-high shorts.

Ever since a month ago when she declared that she was going to move on, Tenten had forcefully tried to appear different. She changed her attitude slightly and tried a different outlook by wearing different styles of clothes and a different way of putting up her hair. After a few weeks of trying different things, Tenten had finally decided to ditch her old style of hair and instead, put it up in two front low ponytails letting it rest upon her shoulders.

Glancing at herself in the mirror, Tenten them placed on her final feature of her new appearance, a smile. A smile was actually used as a mask for Tenten, letting others think that she was very happy and had forgotten about the past, but really, on the inside, she still hurt, a lot. A true genuine smile had never escaped Tenten's lips after Neji's incident; it was like she had completely forgotten how it was to smile anymore.

"Okay! Tenten is ready to go!" Smiling to herself in the mirror, she started to rock back and forth on her heels, still peering at herself in the mirror, wondering why she was even acting this way. Oh yes, to move on, that was the reason.

"Oi! Tenten!" Glancing over towards the familiar voice, Tenten smiled as she looked over towards the short black haired boy who was still, after 2 yrs, dressed in a complete green outfit.

"Hey Lee" Greeting him with a wave of her hand, Tenten quickly jogged over towards her comrade, noticing that there usual Gai-sensai wasn't there she quickly asked, "Where's the green beast?"

Watching as Lee gave her a glare, she quickly corrected herself, "I mean, what happened to Gai-sensai?"

Although they were Jounin's, Gai-sensai still loved to instruct them so they decided to enjoy the time they had with him. He even still gave them small training lessons if he wasn't busy from missions of course.

"He's off at a mission, so he won't be able to train us today" Lee stated, then pointing a finger towards Tenten's clothes he added, "Gai-sensai doesn't approve of you wearing your 'new' style of clothes for training"

Tenten shrugged, "That's the green beas- Cough Cough- his problem"

Lee raised his eyebrow at the mention of Gai-sensai's new nickname, made by Tenten of course 'Green Beast', "You really sure you want to move on away from Neji, Tenten?"

Tenten froze, then placed her false smile upon her face, trying to make it as genuine as possible, that was, if she could even remember how it felt the last time she smiled or laughed genuinely, "I'm fine, I just want to change a little okay? It's no biggie"

Watching as her companion just look at her, totally serious in his eyes, Tenten sighed. She never could lie nor fool Lee, she had known him for half her life time, so he knew the best of her, maybe even better than her parents who never did seem to spend any time with her. Exactly why she'd move out on her own and lived in her own place.

"I still miss him Lee" Tenten stated slowly, her finger twirling around a lock of black hair that hung down upon her shoulders from her front low ponytail, "But, I want to move on, it's been a month since the last time I visited him, and my heart aches to see him, but I won't"

"But why?! You love him! and who knows? Maybe he feels the same about you!" Lee stated as he started fuming. Lee never did get over Sakura from Team 7, although she had denied him a few times, he still thought he had a chance, which was what Tenten envied about Lee, he never gave up.

"I'm not like you Lee, I don't have a strong heart, I can't handle it if it's broken" Tenten slowly explained, she didn't like talking about this, she felt like running away, away from this whole mess and forget about everything and everyone, but her foot stayed where it was, disobeying her orders, "Love, for me, is a hard game to play, I know how to break people's hearts, but I don't know if I can take the pain"

Lee just nodded his head slightly, looking down upon the dirt ground below; he started digging his toe in it, forming a small hole.

"I even go to the hospital sometimes, but each time I'm in front of his door, I pause and run away, I don't think I'd be able to take the pain if he awakens and tells me what I fear most, that he doesn't like me" Tenten stated, letting out a deep breathe she didn't know she was holding, her heart felt less heavy right now, being able to tell out her feelings to someone really did lessen the strain, "If he told me that, I would've wasted 2 yrs of my life already waiting for him, and to hear that he doesn't like me after waiting for him, I'll just fall down and crumble"

"Wasting 2 yrs of your life for someone, someone that you really love, isn't that worth it though?"

Looking up at the sound of the voice I just smiled, "It is if you know that the person loves you back. All I want to do is move on, I know that you probably think I'm giving up on him, and well, your right, that is practically the truth" Turning back towards him with light smile, I took on my cheery voice and added, "Let's go somewhere less public"

At the hospital

Opening his eyes slightly to the bright rays of the summer sun, Hyuga Neji blinked a few times, gaining back his full vision. Looking around the unfamiliar room with his light silvery white eyes, Neji found himself in a white painted room, a glass window sliding door towards his left that would possibly lead him towards the deck, while a solid white door was towards his right.

Yawning slightly, Neji found his body felt uncomfortably stiff and firm. Trying to move his left hand up to block the bright rays of sunlight from glaring into his eyes, he quickly found that he couldn't control it. Hyuga Neji could not control his body. Information slowly sinking into his mind, he quickly tried to scream, yell, anything, but found out the only noise that came out seemed to be a high pitched noise.

For once in his lifetime, Neji's eyes went wide in shock, alarm and mostly, fear.

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Okie! Here's my 2nd chapter of my fic! I hope you like it! Also, thanks for the reviews! This story is going at a very slow pace, and I'm sorry for it. At first when I wrote this fic I thought 'Oh my god! This is going to be SO good!' but then after writing this chapter, I didn't think so anymore. I don't know if my later chapters are going to get any better than this one, so I guess it's a 'read one your own choice' type of thing, but I decided to warn you now instead of later cuz I didn't want you to be disappointed. I'll try my best to write a good fic, but I dunno if it's turn out. Anyway, I'll try to add more action in it in the later chapters, but just to tell you, my battling scene's aren't going to be that great since I'm not so great at them (If you read my Selphie's Dairy fic about FF8, I think you'd know what I mean, unless you think they were good, then I have no comment) But anyway, hope you enjoy and please tell me what you think about this. I'll also try to add the other characters in some more. Oh! Also, about the whole age thing, I decided to make Neji, Tenten and Lee 16 instead of 15, so I hope that dosen't confuse you guys too much (I got a review saying that they were actually 13, so 2 yrs later would mean they're actually 15) Don't forget to Read and Review!!

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Sorry if any characters or OOC! Read and review plz!!

Also, story updates might be a bit slow, I have to focus on my upcoming exams!