Language: English

Rating: M (For Language)

Genre: Drama/Angst/Romance

Pairing: SasuTen minor NejSak, NarHin and one-sided NejTen and SasSak (Request for naash)

Summary: The first one deserted her in the darkness yet came back to her in the light, the other came into her life in darkness yet left her in the light, just which was she supposed to choose? And how could she choose when a part of her belonged to both?

Thoughts

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Sweet Revenge Of Love

Tenten screamed as she ran out of the clearing, stupid Neji, stupid Sakura! How could they do this to her? She had suffered so many things when she was younger, both her parents had died on an ANBU mission, leaving her by herself, she had cared and fended for herself and when she actually thought, maybe when she would be able to find happiness, Kami-sama just had to wreck things for her AGAIN.

She had really thought they stood a chance, sure he had many fan-girls but she was the one to stick with him through thick and thin yet he decided her over herself, it wasn't fair, she knew Sakura didn't really love him; she was using him to get Sasuke jealous. Sasuke. It was that damn bastard's fault! This wouldn't have happened if he hadn't rejected her for so many times, If he hadn't told Sakura she was weak because she was fighting for someone else then Sakura wouldn't have pretended to give up on him and pretended to be in love with Neji, who had told her she weak and to leave him and Sakura alone, darn it, why did he always have to ruin everything?

She jumped through trees but saw a figure in the distance, training, she had no idea who it was so as curiosity got the better of her then she decided to go see who it was. Big mistake. Worst mistake in her life. It was the one who had 'begun' all this. Now any sane person would've quickly run as soon as they saw the Uchiha training and run for the mountains, hoping not to get tracked down and killed. Sane.

Tenten, at this moment wasn't feeling very sane. At all. SO she decided to attack, she pulled out her scrolls, grabbed any weapon, and hurtled at them at the lone Uchiha survivor, needless to say, although he was could and calculating he was still very cold, but he could still be surprised if someone just came out of the blue, throwing weapons at him and yelling out phrases such as 'It's all your fault!' or 'Die, Teme!' and that was exactly what Tenten was doing.

'Die, Bastard!'

She yelled out, Sasuke was a bit surprised when she jumped out but quickly recovered and parried most of the weapons, save for a few scratches, quickly Sauske pinned her down and panted

'What….th…the he….ll?'

Tenten glared

'It's all your fault! Because of you, Sakura and Neji are together so I won't be able to be able to be with Neji and just when I thou-'

Tenten's eyes widened. Oh shit… She watched as Sasuke's expression turned from shock into a smirk

'So someone's got a crush on Hyuuga, huh?'

Tenten glared

'Piss off, Uchiha'

Sasuke just smirked harder

'You were the one that found me, I was here first'

'Naruto's right! You are a teme!'

Sasuke's eyes narrowed

'A bet'

Tenten was confused

'Huh?'

'A bet, if you win against me in a spar anytime during this month then I'll get Sakura out of your hair for you, if I win, you do what ever I say.'

Tenten knew she wouldn't win, but she was to stubborn to admit it

'Fine.'

Tenten glared at him, it had been a week and everyday she hadn't been able to beat him, and for god's shake she had graduated before him, she was very pissed off, needless to say, she was quickly pinned by a smirking Sasuke

'Well Tenten, give up yet?'

She glared at him

Sasuke looked at Tenten, and noticed something….she had really nice curves…WAIT! Did he just think that? What the hell? She's in love with the Hyuuga, but …it's not like it would hurt

Tenten glanced irrataidly at Sasuke, she was feeling as if…he was eying her, her eyes widened what the hell? He was kissing her!

Tenten's eyes widen but it doesn't take too much convincing for her to give in to what Sasuke asked for, it's only when they desperately need air that they break apart, their eyes widen at what they did and quickly separated and tried to hide their blush

'What the hell Uchiha!'

'What?'

'You bastard! You stole my first kiss!'

Sasuke smirked

'It's not as if you tried to stop me'

Tenten blushed but raised her head dignity

'I'll see you tomorrow and I WILL beat you'

Sasuke smirked

'One day, one day'

Another week had passed and Tenten was getting better she proudly smiled as she kept sparring with Sasuke but he quickly cried out

'Goukakyuu no Jutsu!'

Tenten's eyes widened and quickly did a few seals and shouted

'Suigadan!'

Quickly, the projectiles flew at him, Sasuke dodged and pulled out a kunai, and he quickly placed it on her neck and started

'I win. Again'

She smirked

'Look again'

Sasuke realized that she had a katana pointed at h is chest

'Draw'

He said she nodded and picked up her fallen weapons when he took of the kunai from her neck and walked off

'I'm going to eat; I'll beat you tomorrow, Sasuke!'

She had turned around the second Sasuke smiled, he was thankful for it, but on the spur of the moment he quickly called her

'Tenten, how about Ichiraku? My treat'

Tenten smiled

'Sure'

The two walked to Ichiraku in silence, when they got there they placed their orders and ate

'You know you're still really weak'

Sasuke commented, out if the blue which caused Tenten started getting VERY angry

'You take that back teme, I was able to draw with you in our spar!'

'Hn, it was a lucky shot'

'It so was not y-'

'Sasuke-kun?'

The two stopped arguing and saw a half happy half worried Sakura with an extremely pissed Hyuuga. Sakura quickly asked

'Are you two on a date?'

She asked worriedly, she looked at Sasuke who shrugged so she answered the truth

'No, we were just having a break from training'

Sakura looked a bit relieved, a bit. While Neji was a bit amused and decided to knock Tenten down a few pegs

'Since when did you train with Uchiha?'

Tenten was irradiated that she didn't even realise that she her butterfly feeling in her stomach was no longer there when Neji was with her when she replied coldly

'Since Hyuugas were emotionless, cold hearted jerks with white eyes, excluding Hinata and Hanabi, of course'

They were all a little surprised but Sakura quickly recovered

'Tenten, do you mind if we talk?'

'No, go ahead'

Sakura paused

'Alone, maybe?'

Tenten was confused while Sasuke looked annoyed

'Look Haruno, what ever you have to say just say it'

Sakura looked hurt and Tenten just sighed

'Don't worry Sasuke, I'll be fine, come on Sakura'

As they got outside, Tenten turned around

'So how long have you been training with Sasuke-kun?'

Tenten was a bit annoyed what the hell? She wants to talk about Sasuke?

'Look if all you want to talk about is Sasuke then you could've just asked inside an-'

Sakura interrupted her

'Just answer the question!'

'Fine, fine two weeks, now can I go-'

'You know it's not easy for Sasuke to let others train with him, right'

'Yeah, is-'

'How did you get him to train with you, are you two secretly going out?'

Tenten was highly confused.

'No we're not-'

'Don't lie!'

Sakura screamed

'You must be something to him if he lets you train with him, but why? I've been with him for what? 7 years? Yet he never sees me! Your nothing then a burden to him!'

She walked back inside, but before that she spun around and pointed her index finger at Tenten

'And keep away from MY Sasuke-kun'

Tenten was shocked but she recovered and before Sakura could go inside she quickly stares, stopping Sakura in her tracks

'Is that all? Huh? Well guess what? I've got a reality check for you, you're dating Neji so why are you after Sasuke? Besides, he can choose who he wants to train with so you stay out of this, this has nothing concerning you and I've heard that you haven't got any connections at all'

Sakura opened her mouth but Tenten didn't give her a chance

'Any you were former teammates, grow up, Sakura we're all in ANBU now, oh wait, let me correct that we're all in ANBU except you who's still a Chunnin at19 at as soon as a Genin team graduates their no longer a team.'

With that she walked inside

'Hey, Sasuke?'

Before she could fully comprehend what was going on her fast reflexes kicked in as she felt two people fighting Neji and Sasuke she noticed.

'Hey, Sasuke, it's enough!'

She held onto Sasuke's shoulder to calm him down while Naruto was holding onto the more violent one, which happened to be Neji

'What's going on?'

She asked Sasuke but instead Neji replied

'Why don't you ask him? Listen Uchiha, Sakura is MY girlfriend, you got that? Keep away from her! Let me go! Naruto! Hinata!'

Naruto held onto Neji even tighter, Tenten winced, she should've known that Naruto would've chosen Ichiraku as their first date, before she could think further Sasuke replied

'Oh don't worry Hyuuga, I wouldn't marry that whore if my life depended on it '

He sneered, Neji struggled against Naruto in vain, before anything else could happen Sakura stepped in, had one look around the scene and blurted out

'What happened?'

Neji scowled

'You sounded like you really wanted to be with Uchiha instead of me, Sakura'

Sakura paled but before they started arguing Tenten quickly whispered to Sasuke

'Hey, let's get out of here.'

Sasuke nodded and in an instant they were outside

'Well, what were you and Neji fighting about?'

Sasuke snorted

'He heard you two talking, considering Haruno's loudmouth and how we were still right next to you guys even though you were outside'

Tenten shrugged

'I didn't know, sorry I've got to go home now, I'll see you tomorrow.'

Sasuke nodded but quickly stopped her

'Tenten'

'Hmm?'

'You know the ANBU party their holding?'

'Yea?'

'Do you want to go...together?'

Tenten stopped and stared. And stared. And stared some more

'Well can you answer? I mean…'

'Alright, who are you and what have you done to Sasuke?''

She demanded, Sasuke sighed

'Tsundae will try to match make people without partners so…'

Tenten shivered at the idea and nodded

'Good enough excuse for you, see you tomorrow at seven then?'

Sasuke nodded

''Kay I'll see you then, Ja ne!'

Tenten walked to the door in a simple dark blue elegant dress that ended at her ankles and opened the door she was momentarily shocked when she saw that for once, he was actually wearing a suit and was holding roses, she stood there dumbfounded and Sasuke swear dropped but gave the flowers to her. Tenten stuttered

'Fo..r…m..e?'

Sasuke smirked

'Is there anyone else who's standing at the doorway?'

Tenten blushed but politely took the roses and went inside to place them in a vase of water, the red roses stood out from her olive green living room, she went outside and shut the door.

When they walked inside she could see a few other ninjas look their way and she blushed, She shrieked as she crashed to the ground with someone giving her a bone-crushing hug

'TENTEN! MY YOUTHFUL FLOWER, IT HAS BEEN A LONG DEPATURE HAS YOUR YOUTH BEEN GOOD?'

Tenten chocked so Sasuke coldly told to him

'Your choking my partner'

Lee looked at him in shock and turned to Tenten, who just shrugged Lee looked…mystified

'What about Neji'

Tenten looked at him and smiled mischievously

'Neji who?'

For the rest of the night they all spent the night talking with Kiba, Shino, Lee, Ino, Hinata, Naruto, Shikamaru and Choji, well..okay, mostly Tenten talking until Sasuke asked her

'Want to dance'

Tenten openly gaped, giving Sasuke the time to drag her to the dance floor, but not before getting multiple looks from their friends and other people while the Jounin sensei's just looked amused while Gai was weeping that Kakashi's 'prodigy student' had won over his 'youthful flower' and by the time Tenten had recovered they were already dancing so she just loosened up and danced, they were having a lot of fun before after the fifth song someone had cut in.

'Mind if I dance with her?'

Sasuke glared while Tenten was stiff, Sasuke was facing the person but she could recognize the voice of her former sparring partner only so well.

Sasuke stiffly nodded and walked of as Neji took her hand and danced with her, Tenten didn't have the heart to leave so she stiffly danced with him, avoiding eye contact as much as she could, the silence was only broken when Neji talked

'Let's go outside for some air'

Tenten stiffly nodded and mechanically walked over with Neji outside where she just stood there and he was leaning on the balcony.

'Where's Sakura?'

Neji shrugged

'Why aren't you with Sakura?'

Neji shrugged again

'Is there something wrong between you and Sak-'

Neji cut her off

'Why are you talking about her?'

Tenten shrugged

'Naturally when one's a couple they tend to be with each other and not dancing with their former sparring partners'

'We broke up.'

'Oh'

That was the only feeling she got, she didn't feel sad. Or happy. She had always thought she'd be glad the day the two broke up. But she didn't feel anything. She felt…nothing. Empty. She didn't know why. She just did.

'Can I help you with anything?'

Neji shrugged AGAIN.

'Depends.'

'On?'

'If I've hurt you too much'

'To?'

'Have your forgiveness.'

Tenten was surprised but didn't say anything. What could she say? She just let her mouth take over

'Sure, I forgive you'

Neji nodded. In relief? In gratitude? She didn't know, for the first time since their Jounin exams Tenten didn't know what she had seen in him. Or how any of the girls in the village would just throw themselves at his feet. Neji cut her off her thoughts though.

'I met this really amazing girl, didn't look at her until I finally realized I might've lost her.'

Tenten looked at him confused but Neji carried on

'I hope she forgives me'

Before Tenten could think she felt Neji's lips on hers and his arms around her waist but before she could react to what he had done the door opened.

Sasuke stood there. Shocked. Maybe even that was an understatement. He didn't even know why his stomach felt like it had been crushed into tiny particles you couldn't even see. They were together. He nodded in acknowledgement and left, ignoring people calling out to him and the stares other girls gave him. He just walked out. Out, and hopefully out of her life.

Tenten was still glued to the ground it wasn't until she felt Neji nuzzling her neck did she realize just what had happened, things were rushing like a blur he..kissed me. HE saw me, walked out and… Tenten pushed herself away from Neji.

'What's wrong Tenten?'

Tenten shook herself

'I…need to think, this is just way to fast'

'You said you forgave me!'

'For calling me those words, yes but I never agreed to this'

'Why not? The whole village knew you liked me'

Tenten shook her head, Neji's face turned angry

'It's Uchiha isn't it?'

Tenten didn't reply she just ran home, and threw herself on the bed she had to account it. She didn't know which one. She couldn't keep them both she knew that, it wasn't fair. To all three of them.

Sasuke was surprised to day the least when he saw Tenten at the training grounds, he had expected her to be with Neji training.

'What are you doing here?'

Tenten cocked her head to the side cute, he thought…wait! Did he just think that, oh no Uchiha Sasuke didn't just say that, nope, he listened to Tenten.

'Haven't we been training for the last two weeks together?'

'What about Hyuuga?'

Tenten looked frustrated

'I don't know, Sasuke, I know it's not fair but please, just wait'

Wait. For what?

Tenten thought about it, which one? She couldn't keep her both she froze

'Why not? The whole village knew you liked me'

She angrily clenched her fists. He had known! That bastard had known yet he still went out with Sakura and came back to her like as if nothing was wrong. How dare he! She sighed, maybe, her choice had been made. But she knew both guys would have a place in her heart. She just had to decide which one meant more.

It had been one and a half weeks. Tenten hoped Sasuke would get the point. But he had heard he had been seeing other girls, Sakura for one, she wondered if it was true, they were rumors but she didn't know

There was only two more days until the bet would be due. She walked up to the training grounds but stopped when she saw the sight. Sasuke and Sakura. Kissing. Just like that other time with Neji and Sakura, she ran out of the clearing, causing enough noise for the two to break off. Sasuke's eyes widened.

Tenten ran. And ran. Heaven. That's what her name meant. Then why was it that heaven was always against her? Her parents had named her 'Tian-Tian' but, then again, she was far from heaven. She wasn't pretty, strong, smart, intelligent or smart. That's why she had changed her name to Tenten. She felt arms wrap around her. But she didn't have to turn around. She just wanted to be alone. Just like how she had been her entire life. Left in darkness, alone to conquer. No one had bothered to acknowledge her. But people said that people together could conquer the darkness.

Tenten panted. Today was the last day for her to try win the bet, but she didn't want Neji anymore, that she had told Sasuke they day she saw him and Sakura together. Too enthralled in her thoughts that she didn't realized he had her pinned. She glared at the things she specialized in. This was depressing. Very. He smirked

'Remember our bet?'

Tenten nodded reluctantly.

Sasuke's smirk widened and leaned towards her. He unpinned her, knowing she was too proud to back down, he took something out of his pocket and slipped it onto her ring finger, he leaned her against the tree she had been pinned on just a minute ago.

'Marry me.'

Tenten didn't answer, she just leaned forward and placed her lips on his.

Author's Note:

1. Goukakyuu no Jutsu - Great Fireball Technique

2. Suigadan - Water Fang Projectile

3. This was a story for naash, so I hope you like it! .

4. Have a request? Then go ahead, I have a request form one of my friends to do 'GarOc' and 'NarHin' and a 'NaruSasu' for my bro

5. This took about…a week and a half, each day spending about 45 mins on it so you better be grateful! LOL