Author's Note:

Okay guys, I've been trying to write this chapter for what seems like, ever now. It's been a little weird because Marley has all of those people over, and I haven't talked to her in forever, and I miss her really, really, really bad. Haha, Marley, if you see this--CALL ME. So, yeah. I haven't been too busy, my writing camp at the local college ended, and of course, there's all of this summer drama.

Disclaimer:

I don't own Naruto or any of The Killers lyrics.

Dedication:

Olivia, my sister.

I'm coming out of my cage
And I've been doing just fine
Gotta gotta be down
Because I want it all
It started out with a kiss
How did it end up like this
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
Now I'm falling asleep
And she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke
And she's taking a drag
Now they're going to bed
And my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head
But she's touching his-chest
Now, he takes off her dress
Now, letting me go

Neji's head was spinning, and he felt so bad for his friend. The young teenage boy was sitting down on a plastic chair in the waiting room, running his hand through his long black locks. "I hope they're okay." Tenten whispered from the chair across from Neji. He was trying so hard not to look at her, but her voice was oh so tempting to him. Everytime she had just a hint of distress in her voice, he wanted to jump and be her knight in shining armor. But no matter how hard he tried, Neji knew that he could never be that.

It was too cold in the hospital, especially since it was a hospital. Neji found himself covered in goose bumps and shaking, but he was half-shivering in anticipation. He had just learned that Sasuke was actually the father, and not Naruto. He had been surprised to hear that Sakura was pregnant in the first place, and it must've been so hard for her with out the help of the whole Ino thing.

Neji sighed, shaking his head. Leave it to Ino to screw anything and everything up. Thankfully, he had managed to stray out of the way of Ino's attack line, so he had never been effected by her, except through his friends, of course. Neji shook out of his haze, looking up at the site in front of him. Naruto was sitting on the corner chair, staring off into space. Hinata's head was buried into his arm, her head leaning against his shoulder as she quietly dozed.

The hospital was never a happy place, Neji had decided. He had never had to be there for many things, but he remembered when some of his family members had passed away, hooked up to machines. He wasn't close to them, but still. He didn't know how anyone could even want to work at a place like this. The smell of latex was making Neji want to throw up his breakfast, and he knew that it wasn't too good for his friends because the smell of 'hospital' was getting mixed in with the aroma of burnt waffles that had stained his shirt.

Neji looked up, seeing that Tenten had been looking at him. With the connection of their glances, Tenten instantly turned away. Neji clenched his jaw, feeling fury rumble inside of his body. He didn't know how he could do this, how he could go along every day and just ignore the fact that he loved her, and that he wasn't sure what was going on in her life anymore. Neji remembered a time when it was almost impossible for neither of them to not know every single detail about each other's lives.

Neji considered saying something to her, but soon Sasuke appeared before them. He was still in scrubs, but had pulled down his face mask. Neji looked over his tired friend, looking at him square in the eye, trying to read what he was feeling. But it was probably impossible to know what Sasuke was feeling with out him telling you. "What's going on, Sasuke?" Neji finally asked, since Sasuke hadn't been speaking.

"Follow me." Sasuke said, and as soon as the words left his exhausted, pale lips, the remaining four teenagers, including Neji, rose to their feet. They all began to follow Sasuke closely down the hallway, no one speaking. Neji was waiting to see this child, who apparently was Sasuke's after all of the drama that had occurred. When they arrived at the hospital door, Neji watched as Sasuke's hand gripped the door, opening it
Inside sat a flushed-face Sakura, cradling the baby who judging by the color of blanket was a boy. Everyone rushed to Sakura's side, but Neji slowly walked over to Sakura and the baby. "He's beautiful, Sakura," Tenten whispered, and Neji felt a pang of jealousy of hearing her talk that way…to anyone, even if it was just her friend. A sigh escaped his lips as he looked over to Sasuke. "I'm gonna go now. Congrats." He held out his hand, and bewildered, Sasuke shook his hand.

Neji turned on his heels, gliding out of the hospital room. He began to walk down the empty hallway, which seemed empty to him, even though there was nurses with stretchers and all the rest whizzing around him. More sighs found their way from Neji's mouth as he exited the hotel, not sure how he was going to get home now. He would have to go to the mall and get his car since he had been taken there in an ambulance.

What was the hurry? There was none, he could lean back and just chill out for a little bit, couldn't he? Walking over to the right side of the entrance, Neji dug around in his pocket and produced a single cigarette and a lighter. Lighting it, he brought it to his lips, inhaling and then exhaling, his back and foot leaning against the entrance. People that were leaving shot him nasty looks, which he wasn't sure for whether it was smoking outside a hospital or whether they knew that Neji had blown off seeing his best friend's baby just so he wouldn't have to be around Tenten.

"Hi." The small voice usually was Hinata's, but Neji looked up to see Tenten standing before him. "Hello there." Neji said, trying not to be sarcastic. So, they were talking now? Tenten loved children, Neji knew that. So, why wasn't she out, seeing Sasuke and Sakura's baby? Tenten walked over to Neji's side, and watched him with eager brown eyes as he finished the cigarette and threw it into grass far away from them.

Neji looked down to see that he had grown, he was now two and a ½ inches taller than his friend, and it was almost awkward. They had always been the same height, if not Tenten being taller. "How are you?" Tenten asked, interrupting Neji from his height thoughts. Well, this was somewhat of an asinine question, and Neji and Tenten had always agreed on that. How are you was a question that people asked, and expected them to say something along the lines of 'good.'

But, if Neji said good, he'd be lying. Major lying. "As good as I can be considering." He said, his voice with a hint of coldness in it. Well, it was going to be hard to sit here and pretend like everything was okay when it wasn't. Honestly, in Neji's opinion, he had done nothing wrong, and was still confused as to what was going on. He had saved her from getting raped, then he had kissed her, and suddenly he was the big bad wolf.

"Oh." Tenten said. After the word had lingered in the air a while, it parted and an awkward silence hung in it's place. For about five minutes, they stood there, before Neji finally couldn't take it and lit another cigarette. Neji stared off into the other direction, watching from afar as patients got discharged. What did that feel like? Being in the hospital, being connected to so many machines, being confined to a bed for so long. To not be able to see the sunshine, and then get told that you could leave, to see your family and your friends. What did that feel like?

"Hey Neji?" Tenten asked. Neji threw the cigarette into the grass, so that it could linger with the other cigarette. "Hm?" Neji asked, leaning back against the wall and letting his eyes look down at the pavement and not into her eyes.

"I'm sorry." Tenten said quietly. Neji looked over at her, trying to believe the words. All of a sudden, he felt a wave of pleasure and fright, her velvet lips were pressed against his, and holy shit.

She was kissing him.