Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

A/N: I lost a lot of files last week because of a problem with my disks. All of my fics are gone, so I'm re-writing everything that had already been done. It could take awhile to update now.

Chapter 5: Behind These Eyes

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Tenten woke up with a wide yawn and staggered into the bathroom to try and wake herself up. Her hair spilled in front of her face limply and she regarded her reflection curiously. Which one did she look like? She raised her bangs slightly and studied her eyes. The color, if anything, was from her mother. She knew that, since Sasuke's were so dark while her eyes had a golden hue to them. Tenten let her hair fall around her face again, dimly reminded of the way Sasuke's fell around his face. 'Guess we are related,' She thought and put on the clothes she'd set out the night before.

It would be the first time she'd worn her clan symbol.

Tenten liked how the green shirt he'd shown her the night before fit her. It was comfortable and felt like it would be good for training. At the same time it still had a simple elegance to it. Something about this morning made her feel different. Maybe her newly learned family history was finally sinking in, but she decided against putting her hair in buns today. Instead, she did it in two French braids.

Sasuke wasn't up when Tenten got to the kitchen, so she just started breakfast. She frowned at the lack of food in the cupboards and made a mental note that she'd have to go shopping. When the dark haired boy finally stumbled in, she raised an eyebrow at the dark circles under his eyes. Seriously, he was not a morning person today. He sat down rubbing his eyes and she handed him some eggs.

He stared at her in surprise. Tenten frowned at him, wondering if he'd taken a hit to the head the day before. She tried to ignore it as she sat down across from him, but the feeling wouldn't go away. Finally, she glared at him and he seemed startled by the move.

"H-How d-did y-you…" Sasuke stuttered, a very uncharacteristic thing for him.

"Sasuke?" She asked quizzically. He leaned forward, still staring at her, and slowly-

-His head fell into the plate of eggs. Great. So he'd basically been asleep the whole time. Tenten groaned and went over to her cousin, picking him up with surprising ease, and carrying him into his room. She tucked him into the covers and left quietly, wishing she had a camera. It would be fun to show the world how the Uchiha Sasuke had collapsed into his breakfast.

Tenten went back to the kitchen and ate her own breakfast. She eyed his plate coolly and debated what to do. She could just eat. Or just throw it away. She sighed. Tenten didn't remember having family, but she could imagine that they would do things like this for each other. She took his plate and covered it so that it would be okay in the fridge. She left out a note telling him where it was and how to re-heat it. With that, she gathered her weapons and scrolls and went to training.

At the training area…

"So she really is an Uchiha?" Gai asked enthusiastically. Neji rolled his eyes as Gai and Lee debated how Tenten actually was an Uchiha. Looks, some parts of her style, and they just went on…

'I don't like this…Where the hell is she?…' Neji wondered, wishing he at least had someone to share this annoyance with. This whole Uchiha business…There was something about it he just didn't like. And he couldn't even tell anyone about it. Why not? He would normally tell Tenten, and he couldn't this time because it was about her. Things seemed so complicated when it came to her.

There was a loud sneeze from the edge of the clearing and the three men looked up to see Tenten. She was standing there wiping her nose and watching them.

'Why are they looking at me like that…?' She wondered. Lee and Gai seemed way too happy about something, probably her newly discovered bloodline, and Neji just seemed…hurt? The she slowly realized it: different clothes, and different hair.

"Ah my young Uchiha!" Gai finally said, running up and giving her a bear hug with strength rivaling Lee's.

"Gai-sensei, stop, she can't breathe," Neji pointed out and their teacher let her go. She smiled thankfully at Neji and he nodded back.

"Alright so let's train like usual-" Gai started.

"I want to spar with Tenten today!" Lee shouted, surprising the other three. They all blinked at him in surprise, but complied. Lee jumped for joy as they took their positions.

"How is this going to turn out?" Neji asked quietly. Gai shrugged his shoulders but smiled happily as they began.

Tenten pulled out a few weapons first thing. She knew how strong Lee could be when he gave it his all. He came at her as a blur and she felt blows landing all over her. She dimly wondered when he'd gotten that fast, and silently answered herself. When she'd been sparring with Neji he was improving. Tenten lashed out with a katana and heard the satisfying slash of blade on flesh.

Lee leapt back, just out of the girl's range, to assess the wound. She wasn't called the weapons master for nothing, it was a good cut. She took a few cautious steps forward and launched kunai at him. He laughed and easily dodged them. Then they popped out of existence.

'Uh-oh' was all he had time to think as the real kunai hit him perfectly, one in each limb. He winced and pulled each of them out. Tenten already had five shuriken in each hand and was smirking. Lee raised an eyebrow at her. He had the advantage right now, she was close enough that he could do some serious damage within seconds, and she seemed happy. Then she disappeared. Lee rolled his eyes. When he pulled out the kunai, she'd moved closer to be able to jump into the brush overhead. He immediately started to dodge the barrage of weapons now raining down on him.

"Lee, you have to go at her like you mean to kill her, it's the only way," Gai shouted. "And it's the same for you, Neko." Neji unconsciously shuddered at the thought. Both Lee and Tenten were too sweet, he couldn't see either of them having the intent to kill the other.

Tenten finally dropped down from the trees, as Lee had come up and found her, then darted out into the clearing. She launched weapons as she went, Lee following her into the clearing. Lee stood tall, bleeding from various cuts but fine anyway. Tenten smirked again and he went on guard. He expected her to disappear, but she just moved her hand.

'Why would she-' He thought before -THUNK!- He was flat on his back on the ground. Tenten used chakra strings to control her weapons, and some of them were able to trip Lee as they were attached to the various weapons around him. Lee cursed his stupidity as he tried to get up and heard Neji's stifled laughter. He finally decided to heed Gai-sensei's advice- he had to come at her like he was going to kill her.

Tenten noted the change in the look in his eyes and held a katana in each hand, ready to strike at him when he came near. Before she knew it, he had grabbed some of her weapons and come at her in a blur. She didn't know she was hit until she fell over, coughing up blood. He bounded away, looking guilty for what he'd done.

"Nice one, Lee," Tenten said, and pulled herself up. "But I'm not done yet…"

Neji had been trying to meditate on the sidelines, but the fight was just getting to interesting. He'd seen Tenten bounce back from countless hits of his gentle fist, but this was unique. The cuts were very deep, and not in a good place. She could easily be healed, but fighting would be rough. Yet she was still going on.

Maybe it had something to do with that Uchiha blood.

"I'm sorry, Neko-chan," Lee said, she nodded back. And then he came at her once more, not realizing the ace he'd just handed her.

A violent thud made both Neji and Gai expect to see Tenten crumpled on the ground, clutching at her bleeding stomach. Instead, they saw Lee slumped over trying to stay conscious. Neji stared in shock, and his eyes wandered up from the boy to Tenten's eyes. They were now crimson with Sharingan.

They were all speechless as Lee fell to the ground, deeply affected by having his own speed duplicated by another person. It seemed like an eternity before Tenten too went to her knees, coughing up more blood. She squeezed her eyes shut and breathed deeply. When she opened them her eyes were normal again.

Wordlessly, Neji and Gai approached. Gai scooped up Lee and began to carry him towards the hospital. Neji knelt next the Tenten, her eyes still on the spot where Lee had been. Neji reached out and gently placed a hand on her shoulder. It seemed to snap her back to reality.

"Is he…Is he going to be okay?" She asked.

"He'll be fine, it was just a good hit on a pressure point," Neji answered. "Can you walk?"

Tenten started to get up, testing her legs and strength. A cough of blood nearly sent her back down, but Neji caught her. She smiled her thanks to him as he snaked an arm around her waist and pulled her arm around his neck. They walked slowly in the direction of the hospital, Neji half carrying the now very weak girl.

By the time he got there, she was asleep and in his arms. Tsunade frowned at her condition but took her in and had Shizune treat both her and Lee. They weren't in bad shape, just tired. Neji stayed in their room as they slept it off, not willing to leave when they were both in there. It had grown dark by the time another visitor came by.

Sasuke came in quietly holding something limply in his hand as he looked at Tenten's sleeping form. He had realized that this morning wasn't a dream when he got her note, and eggs. When he'd first seen her he had thought she was his Mother.

"Good evening, Sasuke," Neji greeted emotionlessly. Sasuke nodded in his general direction. "Surprised you didn't come sooner."

"I don't know, but it's like… I knew she was in good hands…" Sasuke trailed off, wondering why he told Neji that. Sasuke followed it with a serious look, then dropped the tiny bundle of flowers he'd been holding. "Tell her thanks for breakfast."

"Will do," Neji affirmed as Sasuke was at the door. "Oh and Sasuke?"

He stopped, waiting for Neji to continue. Neji glared at his back for a moment before going on. "She has sharingan."

"I see," Sasuke said. "Thanks."

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Tenten woke up to the soft beeping of a heart monitor and realized she must be in a hospital. The poster on the wall saying "Better Luck Next Time" told her she was in the training injury wing of the hospital. She sat up slowly, barely feeling any sort of pain from the cuts Lee had given her. In the bed to her right she saw Lee sleeping peacefully. Tenten grinned; he would be just fine.

"You're awake," She was surprised to hear Neji's voice. She looked over at him and studied his features. Unreadable, as always.

"Yeah," She looked around. Lee had two bouquets of green flowers and a lily on his beside table. So Gai, Sakura, and someone else had come around. She glanced over at her own and saw three as well. One was daffodils, one was green like Lee's and one was a white rose.

"Who are these from?" She asked reaching for the rose first. Neji cleared his throat uncomfortably.

"The daffodils are from Sasuke," Neji started. "And he said thanks for breakfast." Tenten smiled slightly at the thought of Sasuke having Neji tell her that.

"I like this one," She smelled the rose. "It smells really good."

"That one is from me…" Neji said quietly. Tenten looked a little surprised but then smiled at him.

"Thank you," She said and he nodded. Lee stirred in the bed next to her, and they watched him as he woke up. He stared back and forth between them.

"Geez Tenten, you hit hard," Lee grinned playfully.

"No harder than you do," Tenten said, fingering her side gently. They joked around for the rest of the day. Well, Lee and Tenten did, Neji just kind of sat there and laughed occasionally. Though he did note that Tenten never put down his rose.