AUTHOR'S NOTES:
THANKS FOR THE REVIEWS! Wow, I think this fic's gonna be better than my other fic, Can't Take That Away! Thanks so much! Anyway, I haven't started on Homebound yet but the plot's A-okay! And else, I haven't finished the ending of A Curse to Kill so I think we'll be expecting delays on the ending of this fic and its SasuSaku sequel, Homebound. Don't worry guys and gals, it's my summer vacation! So, I've lots of time to write.
REQUEST FROM ME: If you're a Gundam Seed fan AND a Naruto fan, please, after you read A Curse to Kill and the upcoming Homebound (SasuSaku), my next fic would be a Gundam Seed fic, a sequel for Black Coffee. I'm making two sequels for Black Coffee, so I'm asking for your reviews for Black Coffee and for its two sequels. These 2 sequels would be a Mu La Flaga x Murrue Ramius pairing. SUPPORTS AND REVIEWS ARE HIGHLY APPRECIATED!
Anyway...
crazy-antman: Thanks for ALL of your reviews! -hugz- Don't worry, you're just a homosapien (human) just like everybody who has read my fics, so we commit mistakes, neh? (Or are there any aliens who read my fic? Oh good God, please, no! But if the aliens do read my fic, I'll tell them that giving a review on this fic is far better than making crop circles. JOKE!)
Nah, I think Lee won't be able to make it to the Sand. But I got some packed surprise for you fellas! Why would I tell my surprise? You'll find out how surprised Tenten will be (Neji, Sasuke, Sakura... etc. will be shocked, too) after Lee reveals something spine-tingling to cover up the mess he made!
Ha? NO ONE WRITES NEJITEN FICS ANYMORE! That's not good! I'll faint! Someone, take me to the hospital! Hehe, I'm actually planning for a Kakashi x Kurenai fic but I'm afraid no one would support the fic, so, you know, I'm discouraged to write the fic. And they're adults already, so it's hard to handle these kinda pipz in fics! Please e-mail me for anyone who has an idea for a KakaKure fic! I BEG YOU!
Thanks for supporting my fic, crazy-antman! -mwah!-
teten-kun: THANKS FOR YOUR REVIEW! Sorry, but Homebound's debut will be delayed. (Sorry, but I'm only a 13-year-old girl who's trying her every best to update everything as promised! S-O-R-R-Y!) Oh yeah, I do not speak Japanese a lot, so uhm, it would be nice if the reviews would be in English (or Filipino!). But I really appreciate your review! Thanks for reading my fic! Yeah, I'll try my best to update as soon as possible!
harukakanata: THANKS FOR ANOTHER REVIEW! Your name is really dripping with venom! -listens to Haruka Kanata on her playlist immediately- It's poisoning me to listen to Haruka Kanata! Hehehe! Yeah, Lee was the one who spread the rumor and I planned his "being nosy" and "being almost killed by Neji" in a peculiar happenstance. This event actually happened to a group of girls (my classmates) and then got themselves into trouble (but they didn't get killed, don't worry. The teacher just knew the "nosiness" they've been into and caused them to lose an awful lot of grades!). So I converted the event into a fancy fluff fic, and the result's like that. Nice, neh? Thanks so much!
I'll cut the talk right about... NOW!
(Chapter 7 – Shape of His Heart)
Neji and Sasuke went into their compartment in the train. Neji was sitting next to the window while Sasuke was sitting in front of him, thinking of something.
"Hello, sirs." The ticket collector said, as she opened the door of their compartment, "Tickets, please?"
Neji and Sasuke gave their tickets and the lady punched a hole in their tickets and said, "Would you like something to drink or anything at all?"
"Do you have something entertaining in this compartment?" Neji asked, understandably bored.
"Well," the lady answered, "we do have a radio here. Would you like me to turn it on for you, sir?"
"Of course." Neji coldly answered.
The lady pressed a button near the compartment door and the sounds echoed through the whole compartment.
"Anything else, sirs?"
"You may leave now." Neji dismissed.
Bowing to them, the lady left them and closed the door.
"I never knew a person like you would have interest in music." Sasuke teased.
"I have every right to be interested in music, Uchiha." Neji answered, "Besides, would you just stop yapping and didn't I tell you to mind your own business?"
"Fine then, Hyuga." Sasuke nastily replied to his adversary.
Neji looked at the view outside and thought, "I… must admit something to myself…"
Hmm, yeah, yeah
Baby, please try to forgive me
Stay here don't put out the glow
Hold me now don't bother if every minute it makes me weaker
You can save me from the man that I've become, oh yeah
The radio was playing a song entitled 'Shape of My Heart'. And it quite captured Neji's attention, "Tenten, I…"
Lookin' back on the things I've done
I was tryin' to be someone
I played my part, kept you in the dark
Now let me show you the shape of my heart
"I'm sorry for being such a fool. I never realized that I really felt this way towards you… Tenten, you changed my life…"
Sadness is beautiful loneliness that's tragical
So heal me I can't win this war, oh no
Touch me now don't bother if every second it makes me weaker
You can save me from the man I've become
"You have been so kind to me, so dear… Yet I never appreciated what you've done to me, to change me…"
Lookin' back on the things I've done
I was tryin' to be someone
I played my part, kept you in the dark
Now let me show you the shape of my heart
"I thought you were someone who never felt pain. I thought you never experienced pain from your family because whenever I had these family problems, you were so believable with the advices you've given me… And I blamed you for everything that you never did… Now I know, that you experienced more pain than I did."
I'm here with my confession
Got nothing to hide no more
I don't know where to start
But to show you the shape of my heart
"You looked so problem-free, never did I know that you lived a life full of conflicts. Tenten, you were the only person who understood me the most… I am very thankful that I met you…"
I'm lookin' back on things I've done
I never wanna play the same old part
I'll keep you in the dark
Now let me show you the shape of my heart
Sasuke looked at Neji who was blankly staring at the clouds outside. Sasuke raised his eyebrow and ignored Neji who was looking like he was reminiscing something – little did he know, he was recalling something, contemplating over… Tenten.
Lookin' back on the things I've done
I was tryin' to be someone
I played my part, kept you in the dark
Now let me show you the shape of my heart
"Now… I am ready to face the world for you… I will fight for you, I will protect you, and I promise you that… in this mission, I'll get that cure for you to finally put into a halt the torment the curse has given you, rest assured Tenten, I WILL NOT FAIL!"
Lookin' back on the things I've done
I was tryin' to be someone
I played my part, kept you in the dark
Now let me show you the shape of my heart
Neji clenched his fists and furrowed his eyebrows. Sasuke just stared blankly at his rival, and just smirked, "Maybe this Hyuga has deeper reasons to go to the village of the Sand."
Show you the shape of my heart…
"Tenten I…" Neji thought, "I… I… I love you…"
Meanwhile…
"Oh my…" Tenten whispered as she sat up from her bed in Tsunade's hut, "Where am I?"
"Wanna have lunch, Tenten?" a gentle voice said, "It's noon now."
"Tsunade-sama?" Tenten replied, bowing to her mentor.
"Neji took you here." Tsunade said, "And he's away for a while."
Tenten looked around and said, "He did?"
"He was very worried about your health." Tsunade replied, giving Tenten a cup of tea, "I will be releasing you the day after tomorrow."
Tears rolled down Tenten's cheeks and lowly murmured, "Now he knows? And now he's worrying about me… I don't want people to worry so much about me… And… and I hurt him so much-"
"Tenten I want you to know that a secret can be exposed slowly." Tsunade comforted, giving Tenten a handkerchief, "And even if you don't want people to worry about you, there are people who will always be worrying about you, whether you like it or not. Take for example Hyuga Neji."
"But it's not like him to worry about me!" the brown-haired lady cried, "He said he's a Hyuga and a Hyuga like him is not softhearted…"