Will I Ever Survive Chapter 9: Many Surprises, a naruto fanfic

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"words"-being said
'words'-thoughts
(words)-things added…but if there is A/N-then you know what that means
Words-flashbacks

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In the Last Chapter

"Neji-kun…" Hinata said her love's name later. Her voice as well mixed with worry and surprise for the same reasons as Neji. "Neji, I feel like some part of me left, but now returned, nee-kun…" Hinata said.

"Me, too, Hinata-chan." Neji said. He wrapped his arms around her petite form and said, "Please, Hinata, don't call me 'nee-kun', calling me 'nee-kun' once again…I don't want to be just a mere cousin-brother to you. Am I not the one who you love any longer, Hinata-chan?" Neji asked, trying to tell her that she still was his and in the kindest way he could, tell her he doesn't want her to call him 'nee-kun' any longer.

Chapter Nine: Many Surprises

She looked up at him and gave him a warm smile. He also returned her her warm smile and said, "I don't want to risk loosing you, Hinata-chan. Stay with me, please."

"I won't leave, Neji-kun, I won't. I…I thought you were…the one…going to l-leave."

"I'll never leave, Hinata-chan. I love you, remember that." He stopped for a while and let out a deep sigh to prepare himself on what to ask her and what he might hear. "Hinata?... What made you wake up? I heard…heard you shout out---"

Before he could finish, Hanabi slid the door open of the couple's room saying, "You heard her shout out Naruto-san's name."

"Hanabi-sama/san!!" They both said in surprise. They calmed down after a little while then Neji said. "Hanabi-sama, you are very full of surprises. What are you doing still up? You should be asleep by now, you know, Hanabi-sama."

"Neji-neekun, please stop calling me with the '-sama'. Any time now, I will be the one calling you with that suffix…I just awoke from my sleep since you both shouted their names. So tell me, why did you?"

The both fell quiet for a moment then said together, "I had a dream about her/him…" Then fell quiet once again. Hinata then said, "And after the dream…I felt like something that has left me has come back." Neji nodded in agreement.

Hanabi had no other choice but to explain to them what had happened, despite the overflowing questions that her cousin and sister might ask her, but she was willing to help. She went into the room and knelt down in front of them and started explaining to them…everything.

The two Hyugas were shocked of what had happened: being forced to forget a part of your life was kind of unforgivable…but at the same time, the two were thankful sine because of that, they got closer to each other. Hinata raised her head and asked, worried about their friends "Hanabi, how are Tenten-chan and Naruto-kun doing?"

"They are doing fine, nee-chan. First few weeks were terrible…but then, I don't know how Lee-san and Ino-san did it, but they look great, in perfect shape…" Hanabi said, with a smirk on her face unseen by Hinata and Neji. "Just don't worry, take your rests, I better get some too…" she stood up and continued "…and if again I'm nowhere, only the two of you find me at all wits if you need me." She got out of the room and went back to bed.

Next Day

Lee sat on Tenten's bed, looking at her, thinking 'Should I really be here?' Lee was debating with himself. He stopped, looked at her again and gently touched her soft, smooth face. (A/N: Please remember, Lee has a spare key to Tenten's house)

She slowly started to awake, her vision still blurry, all she could make out was dark shiny long braded hair, a white top and she was sure this person was smiling at her. She wiped the sleep off her eyes and finally her vision was no longer a blur. "Good morning sunshine!!!" The person said.

"Oh!! 'Morning, Lee!!" She replied. Both acted as if nothing weird happened last night, but it kept bothering them both, giving them a hard time to sleep. She sat up on bed, giving him back his warm smile. Then out of the blue, she jump up to kneel on the bed and gave him a morning hug, despite that she was still in her nightgown, so Lee returned the hug. "Common, Tenten, breakfast is ready. It might get cold." Lee told Tenten, pushing her gently to let her properly kneel down on bed, trying his eyes to not look at her direction since she was still in her nightgown, and possible for him to see right through it. She knelt back down on her bed, her arms on it as well to support her body. "Oh, yeah…uh…right!!" The both got out of the bed and the room and proceeded to the kitchen. Tenten didn't bother to change since her stomach was already grumbling.

Arriving in the kitchen, they sat at across each other at the dining table. Food was set and so they got started eating, silence arose.

Feeling that it was awkward for it to be silent at the moment, Tenten decided to break the silence and tell him about the good news, "Ah!!...Lee-kun!!" Lee lifted his head up from his plate to show his attention was all hers. "Uh…I want to go back to on-duty starting today, Lee-kun. The thing is, I miss meddling with my weapons, kicking some bad guys' butt, doing mission, and most especially, I miss Tsunade-sama." "And the thing is also, I feel guilty because you're off duty as well because of me." She said, her head hung low, "I just want us to go back to our normal lives. And Lee…" Lee was now done eating, he slowly stood up, his attention still on Tenten, she continued, "sorry for bothering you and thanks for your help. I don't know what I'd do if you're not around."

Lee went to the sink, set his plate and glass there ready to be washed, turned around and said, "Good that you're back in the game!!!...uh…so, what time should we meet the hokage today?" He said, giving her a warm, big smile.

Tenten got up from her seat, ran towards Lee and jumped in his arms. "Lee!! Oh, you're the best!!" She shouted out, since she thought Lee wouldn't want her yet again to see Tsunade like the first time she asked him (She asked to go when, well, she was still at her down side, so Lee didn't allow her to go yet since Tsunade wanted to see her back in high spirit again the next time they would meet.) and now, she's so happy that she could finally again do what she loves, give him his life back: no longer bothered by her.

Lee was happy that finally Tenten was back to her high-spirited-self again, but was saddened that after all those times; he never got the chance and the courage to admit to her his true feelings. With her still in his arms still in her nightgown, he felt how soft and silky it felt, he took in her scent, roses. His left arm started to rub her back while the other hand caressing the garment. Liking the feeling of the rubbing on her back which made her feel oh so warm, she almost let out a sigh of pleasure only to stop herself with biting her lower lip. She drew back her head slowly, so she could see him from his eyes. The rubbing on her back had stopped. She looked into his eyes and once again found herself drowning in them. She had luck this time. Instead of doing things unconsciously like before, she just smiled back at him from her hug and said, "I'll go take a bath now. I won't be long, just please wait." She went to her bathroom in her room and took a bath.

After taking a bath and changing, while Lee had finished washing the dishes and cleaning the table, they were now on their way to the Hokage Tower. Arriving there, a Jonin halted them, he was suppose to ask them what their business was, but seeing the hitae-ates they were wearing, the ANBU tattoos they have in their arms and of course, the familiar face of Lee who keeps going there everyday to see Tsunade about Tenten, just like Ino about Naruto, he decided to let them in. He started to escort them to the hokage's office while clarifying to them if they wanted to see her, both nodded to say 'yes.' Arriving at the door of the hokage's office, the Join knocked the door for them and said, "Hokage-sama, Lee-sam is here." "Let him in." They heard from the other side.

The Jonin faced Lee and Tenten, both nodded at him, blinking, to tell him that he can now go back to his duties. The Jonin nodded in return and left. Lee, being a gentleman as he is, opened the door for Tenten and let get her in.

"So, Lee, how's Tenten?" Tsunade asked. She looked up from her desk, and saw none other than Tenten who was giving her a warm smile, a smile that's true, a smile that she wanted to see after the long month of not seeing her. "Tente n, you're here!!" She stood up from her desk, surprised to see Tenten instead of Lee, 'I'll deal with that Jonin later.' She said to herself. Just when she was about to ask her where Lee was, lee stepped into the office before she could ask, closed the door behind him and greeted everyone in the room. 'Okay, nevermind…'

"Oi!! Lee!! You're here!!" Someone called out from the corner of the room. Lee shifted his eyes towards of where he thought the voice came from, to find Naruto, one hand up to gesture a 'hello' , standing at the back of the couch where Ino sat, the other hand/arm resting at the top at the seat.

"Oi!! Naruto-san!! You're here as well!! How's it been old friend?"

"Oi, Lee-san!! I'm not old!! Tsunade-obaa-chan is!! Ahahaha!!" Well it is quite true. She is now either in her late 50's or early 60's, so everyone had laughed, as well knowing that the statement is true. Laughing out loud, they didn't notice the twitching eyebrow and the popping vein on Tsunade's forehead. She went at the back of the blonde boy, who was still laughing his heart out, placed her index and thumb in an 'O', aligned it to his head ready to flick. Once she did, she sent him flying to the wall, making a loud 'thud', the tower shook a little and the wall cracked to his form. "Ow…"he muttered under his breath, rubbing his swollen head. This made Ino jump up to her feet and run to Naruto to help him up his feet, scolding him, "Naruto!! Why do you have always to be like that?!! Yeah, you could joke around, but you've gone far enough!!..." then she whispered to him, "To even make Tsunade-sama ticked off…hehe…"

Naruto, knowing her game played along, "Hey!! You help me here, or not?" He said, before he could stand on his own feet.

Tsunade placed back her hand down and muttered, "Baka!!" She sat down to her desk, remembering that Tenten was there, she lightened up. She looked up from her desk and shifted her gaze to Tenten then asked, "Well, what brings you here?"

Tenten didn't answer her question, since her gaze was still on the hurt Naruto being helped by Ino. But Lee heard Tsunade's question. He neared her and placed a hand on her shoulder to try and get her attention and it did. She looked at him confusedly while he just gave her a smile.

Again, Tsunade asked, "Tenten?"

"Gomen, Tsunade-sama", she said right away, 'No wonder he tried to get my attention off the two blondes. She asked me a question…what was that?' She thought. 'Oh!' She remembered, exclaiming in her mind. "Gomen nasai, Tsunade-sama. Ehehe. I'd like to ask…if…um…it it's okay with you that…I would go back to working? Over with this off duty thing? I want to have action and being stuck in the house…well it is okay…" She blushed at saying this, she liked having Lee around always, but thought that he's tired already and maybe wants his old life back. She continued, "…but there's not much to do…" She said with pleading eyes.

Tsunade opened her mouth to give her reply to her request, Naruto interrupted, "See!! I told you so. I also miss my trio, Tsunade-obaa-chan. And I think I'm troubling Ino-chan too much. Her schedule is really tight. I don't want her to be stressed out." After Naruto said this, Tsunade's brow again was twitching and a vein was popping in and out of her forehead. Naruto noticed this and right away said, "Gomen, gomen," waving his hands in front of him to sign his defeat.

"Oh!! Naruto…you're also here for the same reason?" Tenten asked.

Naruto nodded. The four the looked at Tsunade to have the answer of the two's request. Tsunade opened her mouth, ready to give the answer but until knocks were heard at the door. Knock knock… "Come in." Tsunade called out.

The man came in, a paper in hand, a hood over his head, followed by another man, this time, he had no hood and was wearing a black leather-like jacket and also a paper in hand. Next to him was a white dog and if you'd look at it, you'd say that this dog was a giant dog. The second man stopped from his tracks and said, "Lee, Tenten, Ino, Na-naruto!!" He went to Naruto and made a secret handshake with him, movements of hands which were so confusing, ending it with their right hand still holding and the other patting their backs. He continued, "You're here. How are you doing, bro?!! Your trio has been asking my trio to ask me what's been happening to you." Yup…the two has gone very close over the years, even consider each other like brothers. He knew what happened to him, Tenten and the Hyugas so he didn't dare to ask about them.

"Total A-okay!! How 'bout you?" Naruto replied.

"I just got out from a mission with my genins. I was on my way to the hokage that I bumped into Shino so we came here together." Kiba replied.

"Ahh…Shino, what's been happening with you?"

"Same as Kiba…" Shino replied. The two neared Tsunade and gave her their papers. Then Kiba turned around about to say something but was beaten by Tsunade.

"Okay, all of you, you're free to go. Thanks Shino, Kiba, I'll call you if ever there would be another mission to fulfill."

"So does that mean Naruto and I are back on duty again?" Tenten clarified.

Tsunade nodded with Naruto saying "Yosh!!" for a reply. Kiba finally took the chanck to say what he wanted to say, "So, want to stop by at my house? Play with my dogs? Akamaru's wife just bore puppies two weeks ago…" (A/N: Akamaru has a wife?!! Where did I come from?!!)

"Ooh!! Puppies!! Can we go, Lee-kun?!!" Tenten asked. Lee nodded.

"Sorry, bro…" was Naruto's reply. "I'll pass out from that. See you 'round." He said, pulling Ino out of the room. The others followed to go out.

Once they were all out, 'Thank Kami!! The both of you, Ino and Lee, you both did a great job…arigatou!!' was the thoughts running through Tsunade's mind.

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Inuzuka Residence

"Nee-chan!! I'm home!!" Kiba called out from the front door. "And I brought some friends along with me. Nee-chan? Hana-nee-chan?"

"Kiba!! I'm here in the kitchen. I've got some of your friends here too." Hana replied.

The four proceeded to the kitchen, while Akamaru ran to the back door and outside to meet his pups and wife. When the four arrived in the kitchen, three people were with Hana. Two were men, one of them help Hana in the cooking, while the other just sat down doing nothing. The last companion was a pink-haired kunoichi. The top of the medical ninjas in Konoha, next to Tsunade.

"Chouji, Shikamaru, Sakura!! Hey!!" Kiba called out.

"Yo!!" Chouji said. "Hey!!" Sakura exclaimed, while these two were cooking. Tenten looked at everyone in the kitchen then asked, "Uh…Shika, why aren't you helping?"

"That's too ttroublesome…" He said, eyes closed, putting his hands at the back of his head so it could rest there, leaning back in the chair, "Girls mostly do those work…"

Sakura ran to him and smack him on his head, "Was that suppose to mean that women are slaves to men?!" Sakura said, well, shouted. Shikamaur rubbed his swollen head and muttered under his breath, "Women…troublesome." Sakura stood up straight again and said, "Common, guys. Lunch is served."

During lunch, everyone had their own conversation. (A/N: Can we just concentrate on Lee and Tenten here?) "Sakura-chan, how's Uchiha-san doing?" Lee asked. That would be another Yup! Naruto successfully brought home Sasuke. He was injured though, seemed like tortured by Orochimaru over the years, but he didn't want to be treated since he said he doesn't deserve it. He said that he'll wait to heal by himself. He changed ever since he no loner wanted to side Orochimaru.

"He's alright, but his wounds and bruises haven't really healed yet. He won't accept any treatments and he still has a hard time standing by himself." Sakura answered. "So I stop by him every now and then."

"How about the seal?"

"Tsunade-sama is still working on that."

Tenten felt left out so she decided to go and play with the puppies ahead. She didn't want to disturb their conversation so she didn't say anything. When she finally arrived outside, she found Akamaru and his family. She asked, "Can I?" to confirm if she could play. She saw Akamaru nod. She got one of the puppies,a white one which resembled much like its father when he was still a pup, only thing is, it has brown paws, as well as he end of its tail. 'Maybe I'm meant to be alone. He's so close to Sakura-san, now…' She thought.

A lot was going through her mind, but her trial of thought was cut off when a hand was placed on her shoulder, she looked back and saw, "Hanabi…" She gave her a smile. "Hanabi, what are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be home and have lunch?"

"Naah…" She replied. "I can see a lot is going through your mind."

"I get to wonder why Hyugas seem to know mostly everything." Tenten said jokingly. Hanabi smiled.

But the smile faded away when she remembered and said, "I'll be having my curse seal planted on my forehead in two weeks."

Tenten looked at her with pity. 'Maybe that's the reason why…' Before she could finish her thoughts, Hanabi finished it for her. "I kind of don't want to stay home because of that." She said, sitting down beside her.

Now, at least, Tenten had someone to talk to and lucky enough, no one went out of the house. Not long 'til they had more visitors. "Hanabi!!" A deep voice said, followed by two people landing on the ground, the female of the two said, "Where have you been? Common, otou-san does not wish to eat until everyone is present." Hanabi the stood up but didn't move from her spot. Tenten followed. She was really happy to see again both Hyugas happy. She walked up to Neji and Hinata and said, " I'm happy to see you both alright!!" She placed her hand in front of her, "Congratulations!!" ready for a handshake.

Neji looked at Hinata, Hinata nodded. Neji then higged her, his friend and he said, "I'm glad to see you alright. Lee has done well!" Tenten smiled and said, "I know. I'm glad to see you alright too." And returned the hug…while Hinata was watching, happy, she was hoping that to see Naruto if he's really alright. She had the same intensions as Neji.

Right when they were about to separate, a loud 'bang' on the door was heard and running footsteps fading. Tenten's guts were telling her who that was… "Lee!!"

She ran after Lee towards the house and out. She didn't want him to think of the wrong thing. She didn't want him to jump into conclusions. She wanted him to know…the truth.

While the three Hyugas stood there, smiling with the same thoughts in their minds, 'She loves him, more so over, he loves her back. They love each other and are meant for each other.' Hinata then faced the two and said, "We better see to it no one gets hurt."

"Lee!!" She called out again. She can't take it anymore. She drew out her kunais and at the sound of it made Lee turn around. She threw them, directing him. (A/N: She didn't intent to hill him, okay?!) It caught to his clothing, just where she wanted them to be, the perfect aim, then these pinned him to the tree, his back facing it. He thought it was useless pinning him to the tree with just kunais, but Tenten attached wires to it, rounded it around the tree so now he was really stuck. If he keeps on moving, the wires may cut through his skin and kill him.

But Lee hesitated, he kept moving until Tenten was now in front of him, in a whisper-like voice, she said, "Lee, please stop moving. You'd hurt yourself."

But Lee still hesitated to listen. "Lee-kun!! Please stop, I don't want to see you hurt!!"

"Just let me go, Tenten."

"But you don't understand…"

"I think I do, Tenten. You can go back in living your life…" he said, then whispered, trying not to let her hear, "with him…" but she did hear it. He continued, "…while I vcan go back in living mine…okay? So please, can I go now?"

"No, because you don't understand A SINGLE THING!!" By the she said this, everyone: the three Hyugas, two Inuzukas, Sakura, Chouji, Shikamaru and Shino arrived outside. They wondered what was all the commotion about, except for the Hyugas, that it. "I can't take it anymore, Lee, I can't." She got the wires and kunais off him. Lee just stood there, head hung low and didn't move. She continued, "I thought I can, but I can't. I don't want you to leave. I don't want to be alone. I need someone like you, Lee…" Tears started to roll down her face. 'Damnit!' she thought. "I CAN'T TAKE ANY OF THIS ANYMORE!!" She shouted.

And her next words made everyone, especially Lee, speechless.

That's chapter nine, it's a cliffy, yeah, a cliff-hanger. But isn't it obvious already...what her next words are? Anyways...I hope you like it…and please never ever forget to R&R, alright? And I have this new fic entitled "Meeting You Again"...please check it out and send some reviews...alright?!!

Naruto, Hinata, Neji: Awww!!!
Kyoko: (rolled eyes)
Tenten: What's with the 'awww'-ing about?
Neji: We found chapter nine…here!! (handed to her)
Tenten: Hey, thanks!! How many more chapters are there, Kyoko?
Kyoko: I don't know…I think the next is the last one, or maybe there will still be two more to go.
Naruto: Yosh!! Common!! We're almost through with this fic!!
Neji, Naruto: (looked at Kyoko evilly) And if ever this would have a sad ending, we'll beat the shit out of you…
Kyoko: (looks worried) I just hope they'll like the outcome.
Naruto: Alright!! Time to find Chapter 10!! Hahaha!! Ahahaha!! Ahaha-cough, choked!!
Hinata: (sweat drop) I sometimes get to wonder why his being loud mouth affected me so…oh yeah, it taught to speak for myself, I think…
Tenten, Neji, Kyoko: (sweat drop)