Suffering
Why me?
Tenten was alone in her room, lying in the dark and completely lost. She was confused and hurt. Hurt to the point where her heart physically stabbed at her chest where she was currently clutching.
Why her?
She'd been in isolation ever since it happened. A week ago, the week of her twentieth birthday. If things didn't turn out this way, her baby would have been born in the same week. But things can't happen in life the way you want them, apparently, because something out there wants her to suffer. It wants her to celebrate birthdays and deathdays all at once.
Why him?
There was a banging at her door. Just like all the other times, she pretended not to hear it. She knew it was her parents or Neji, probably the ladder at this time of night. She didn't want to face him now. It was her fault. She'd convinced herself so. She couldn't look into Neji's eyes, because there would be a sadness that she'd caused and it was too soon to face it.
Why now?
"Tenten, I'm coming in," he said softly through the creek in the door he created. Tenten didn't move. She just stayed still under the covers, her head leaning slightly on her left arm that faced an open window with no breeze.
She listened as Neji closed the door behind him and walked to the edge of her bed. He stopped. He stood there for at least a minute before he spoke, more quiet than ever.
"How are you?" He asked. There was emotion in his voice that she was used to now. Her answer was to squeeze her eyelids over her eyes. Neji found interest in his bare feet for a moment before speaking again.
"It's late now, I know. But are you ever going to come out of this room? Are you hungry? Do you want a bath?"
Why this?
She heard sadness in his voice. There was no running from Neji. Not now or ever. Tenten rolled her head and looked at him, her eyes becoming once again damp. She managed to pull a ragged breath into her lungs that let her mutter the words "I'm sorry" before starting to cry again.
Neji's lower lip trembled. When she started sobbing, he fell to the bed and clutched at Tenten's shoulders. She hugged him back unconsciously, pulling at the back of his shirt.
And that's how they stayed for a long time, Neji whispering "It's not your fault" the whole time.
For the first time in a week, Tenten was completely exhausted and slept the whole night through, Neji by her side.
Why suffer more than necessary?
Fin
Aw, poor Neji and Tenten's baby:'(