Dorry for the delay guys i got very busy with work. any way here is the new chapter i hope you like it.
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writen by Tifa-Lockheart-Scarlet and Ember-Elric-x
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Chapter 5: Truth and Lies
Over the next three months, Ino hadn't seen any clues or indications that her beloved husband, Shikamaru had been unfaithful to her again, or had fallen back into his old habits. She was thankful for that, seeing as how Ino would be giving birth in a little over three months.
She was at the hospital for a routine appointment and ultrasound, to make sure their little girl was growing strong, of course it being in the middle of the day, Shikamaru wasn't able to make it because he needed to be at work. Sometimes it was difficult for contractors to get away.
She waited in the lobby for Dr. Kushina and her grandmother, Tsunade to call her in for her appointment. She couldn't help but notice her pink haired 'friend', speaking with a tall and very pale dark haired man. They seemed to be flirting up quite a storm.
Ino told herself to mind her business, stay out of it, but she couldn't help but feel terrible for Naruto, because he had to live with her. Sakura, the one who treated Naruto like shit. But if it was one thing Ino could relate to, it was the feeling of betrayal when a loved one has committed adultery. And that's what was happening right before her eyes.
She watched as Sakura leaned in and kissed the man, rather saucily, The man that was not her husband. She had had it. There was absolutely no way in hell that she was going to sit back and allow this to happen in front of her. Naruto deserved better.
"Kinda risky when your mother-in-law works here, don't you think?" She hissed as she stormed up to the nurse and the strangely quiet man. For some reason she felt extremely passionate about the well being of Naruto and his feelings, it just wasn't fair to him.
"Sai, go on." Sakura nudged her lover away and he quickly made his getaway. "I thought I told you to mind your own business." Sakura warned through gritted teeth. This was not Ino's business, and she was infuriated that the blonde kept putting her nose in places it didn't belong.
"You're not being fair to Naruto." Ino put her hands on her hips, though it was difficult to look threatening with a six-month baby bump. Still, her azure eyes told a different story, they spoke volumes of how angry she was at Sakura for her actions! She knew exactly what it was like to be on the receiving end of adultery, and it was not fair.
"You would know, wouldn't you? Since your husband is a lying, cheating sack of shit." Sakura retorted, leaning in close to her and curling her lips into a vicious smirk.
"You watch your mouth!" Ino warned, unsure how Sakura even know about Shikamaru's past infidelities.
"Why should I? Naruto and I saw him with a girl who wasn't you. When was that again?" She thought aloud as she tapped her chin and smirked. "Oh that's right, it was last night,"
Ino blinked, she knew it was probable, but this was Sakura she was speaking to, and Sakura was one she probably should not trust at all. "You don't know what you're talking about." Surly Shikamaru had changed, hadn't he?
"Okay, if you don't believe me, fine." Sakura shrugged. "Your doctor will see you in a moment."
Ino snarled and turned to walk back to her waiting chair, but she couldn't. Something inside her told her that Naruto deserved to know the truth about Sakura. He may not take the news well, but it was the right thing to do.
Bachan will understand. She'll be able to reschedule my appointment. Ino told herself as she stormed out of the hospital and out to her car. I'm sure Kushina will understand as well since this is her son's heart on the line.
She got into her car and headed to he police station, hoping to goodness that her father was on patrol so she didn't run into him. She didn't have time to chat. For some reason, she felt her heart rate accelerate as she grew closer to the station, she was nervous. She didn't want to break the news to him, but at the same time, she sort of did. He deserves to know the truth. She justified to herself. That's all it is.
She parked in front of the station and almost as if it were fate, Naruto walked out of the station and began walking to his patrol car. He had a dopey grin on his whispered face and his hands were up behind his head in the carefree manor that he usually donned. Seeing him made her heart race more, and she wrote it off as nerves.
Quickly, she got out of her car and rushed up to him before he had he chance to get into his. "Naruto!" She called, her voice cracking just a little when she did so, causing her to feel more than a little embarrassed.
Naruto whipped around and a large grin spread across his face when he saw whom had called his name. But his grin quickly diminished and turned into a saddened frown. His cerulean eyes were sorrowful and wide and he sighed. "Oh, Ino.." He started.
"I need to tell you something." They said in unison. This caused them both to smile awkwardly. "You go first." They said in unison once more.
"Naruto, go ahead." Ino urged, giving him her full attention.
The blonde boy looked down nervously and clasped his hands together. How am I supposed to break this news to her? "Look, Ino it's probably not my place to tell you this but.."
"Go on." Ino urged, nodding her head and offering him a small smile.
"Well yesterday, Sakura and I saw Shikamaru with another woman. And it wasn't just maybe a coworker he went to lunch with, we.. We saw them kiss." Naruto frowned deeply. "I'm so sorry, Ino. I just felt like you deserved to know." He struggled to tell her, and he knew this type of thing could ruin her marriage, but it just wasn't fair to hold information from her like that. Being a police officer, he knew just how valuable information, and correct information was. Knowing when to give away that information was a lot more tricky than one might imagine.
Ino was sad at the news, but she wasn't surprised, which almost surprised her. But what had surprised her, was the fact that she was not heart broken. This was good, almost a relief, but she still felt a little guilty for not feeling worse about it. Perhaps it was the fact that she had become slightly numb to the situation
"Naruto, I actually.." She sighed. "It's not the first time he's cheated."
"So why the hell would you stay with him?" He asked, a bit frustrated and angry. " I wouldn't stay with someone who cheated on me." He said with a shrug as he crossed his arms. Something in his gut began to stir, call it an officers intuition.
"That's what I came here to talk to you about." Ino frowned, now she really felt bad. If she told Naruto now, it meant that his marriage would probably be over. The last thing she wanted to do was shatter a marriage. Wait, what am I thinking? She's terrible to him. He has to know the truth just tell him! She scolded herself.
"What is it, Ino?" The young officer began to grow worried.
"I saw Sakura kissing another man today at the hospital. I was there for an appointment but, I thought you deserved to know so I came here." Ino looked at him sadly, now her heart felt like it was breaking.
He stood there silently for a moment as he took in her words, and his eyes welled up a bit with tears as he took a deep breath to calm himself. "I knew that she didn't love me." He said lowly, eyes downcast and sorrowful. "I don't understand how two people could've hurt us so terribly." He swallowed a lump in his throat. He had dedicated so much of his time, energy and money to that woman, and the thanks he got was a slap in the face.
"Me neither..." Ino sighed, looking at the broken man with a heavy heart. She wished more than anything that she could comfort him, and she didn't know why she had such a strong desire to do so.
Naruto looked up at her with a sparkling passion in his eyes, a sudden change from his previous, sullen expression. "Come with me." He said, almost demanding. The words that fell from his mouth almost surprised him, but it was in the heat of the moment and he didn't regret asking.
"What?" Ino looked at him, rather shocked, and uncertain what he meant.
"Let's go on a date, Ino. We both deserve a shot at happiness, and we both know that isn't gonna happen with our spouses." He said, giving her a warm and inviting smile as he held out his hand to her.
"Aren't we just stooping to their level if we do that?" Ino inquired, hesitantly, fighting with her resolve and her lust for revenge. Still, she couldn't deny the strange inclination she felt toward the blonde.
"Maybe we are, and maybe we aren't. But we can't be selfish to ourselves either." He smiled even more, and the sadness in his big blue eyes was fading significantly.
Seeing this, Ino's heavy heart began to grow lighter and she reached out and took the hand of the blonde man.
It had been three months since Neji had said he wanted to start a family. Tenten's stress levels had sky rocketed after that. She had miss a few days of class every now and then because lately, Neji had become more violent then normal. She would have to cake on the make up to cover up the bruises. And Sasuke's constant flirting with her did not help with her stress either.
That morning Tenten woke up not feeling that great. Her head was spinning she kept feeling like she was gonna puke. She leaned against the counter in the kitchen trying not to fall over as she tried to compose herself before leaving for school. Soon, She gathered herself hearing Neji's foot steps coming down the stairs.
"Ok I'm off." Neji stated getting his shoes on, not bothering to glance up at her or notice that she looked extremely pale and tired.
"Have a a good day, Hun." She turned and smiled at him.
"Yeah you too." He said before he walked out of the house.
Tenten sighed, holding back tears. She went and got her shoes on. Grabbing her bag she looked in making sure she had everything.
She walked out in a daze, not realizing she had left her phone on the kitchen counter. Slowly, she made her way to school. Once there she tried to ignore that she was seeing double of everything. She made her way to class. Glad she made it to her seat without falling over. Soon after she sat, students walked in followed by Sasuke and Kakashi Sensei. Sasuke waved and smiled at her. She smiled a tiny bit and waved back. As class started she struggled to keep her eyes open.
Why do I feel so drained and tired? She asked herself laying her head on her arms.
Sasuke glanced over at her. His onyx eyes filled with worry. He had never seen her fall asleep in class before. He anxiously waited for the class to be over so he could check on her. The last three months he grew very worried about her. There were a few days she would skip class. When he did see her, she would be wearing a ton of make up, but he didn't ever say anything to her. He didn't feel that it was his place.
As soon as class ended, Sasuke stood and waited for the students to clear out so he could go to her. He went to her and gently put a hand on her back.
Tenten opened her eyes and slowly sat up rubbing her eyes. She looked around, her earthen eyes widened realizing she had fallen asleep and missed out on the entire class.
"Tenten, are you feeling ok?" Sasuke asked worriedly. He couldn't shake the feeling that something was terribly wrong.
"Oh god I can't believe I fell asleep. I'm fine just tired is all." She said quickly before standing to her feet.
She regretted it as soon as she did. The room started to spin and things blurred together. She heard her name being called, but it sounded as if though it was under water. Soon, she felt herself falling in slow motion before everything went black and quiet.
What felt like moments later Tenten's eyes slowly fluttered open. Weakly she rubbed them and looked around. She spotted an iv bag and medical equipment, and heard the steady beeping of a heart monitor. She slowly sat up, completely confused and rather bewildered.
Where am I? She thought to herself. The hospital?
The click of the door snapped her attention. Looking over, she spotted Tsunade with a sad look upon her face. Tenten looked at the busty woman confused. Growing up with Ino, she came to consider Tsunade a grandmother as well.
"Bachan what's going on? What happened?" She asked confused.
"You fainted. Sasuke brought you here in a panic." She walked over to her second granddaughter.
"Oh is he still here? I'll have to thank him." She looked at the door, wondering if he were behind it.
"Yes he is." She informed, before looking at Tenten with a stern, and almost broken expression. "Tenten, sweetie." Tsunade said seriously.
"Yes Bachan?" Tenten looked at her, a wrenching feeling in her gut.
"I had some blood tests done, along with an MRI to see if we couldn't find the cause of your black out, and well" She paused, swallowing a lump in her throat. "We found something." Tsunade's voice cracked just a bit.
"W-What did you find?" Tenten asked nervously, her hands beginning to feel clammy and warm.
"A tumor along your uterine wall. If you don't start treatments or remove your uterus completely, you will di..." Tsunade couldn't finish her sentence.
"I-I'll d-die." Tenten contemplated the reality of the harsh words. "If I do treatments, is there a chance the tumor come back?" Tears formed in her chocolate eyes and her heart stopped, she felt a lump forming in her throat.
"There's is a chance it could. Getting it removed is the safest bet." Tsunade replied, wishing there were some other way.
"But getting it removed means no kids huh?" Tears streamed down her face.
"I'm afriad so sweetie." Tsunade replied sadly. She knew the pain it must have brought on for Tenten knowing her chances of having children had reduced to zero in just a matter of minutes.
"Why is this happening?" Tenten sobbed out and pulled her knees to her chest.
"Oh sweetie." Tsunade rushed over to her and hugged her, her heart sinking.
Tenten hugged back and buried her face in the woman's chest sobbing. What was she gonna tell Neji? What was she gonna say to her dad or Ino? These thoughts raced through her mind in a violent whirlwind and she just sobbed harder.
"I'm going to go get your release papers. I'll be right back ok sweetie?" Tsunade rubbed her back.
Tenten only nodded hot tears still staining her face. Tsunade pulled away , pet Tenten's hair and then walked out shutting the door behind her. She spotted Sasuke leaning against the door. She looked him up and down. His face was wracked with worry.
Tsunade knew the past between Tenten and Sasuke, and she knew the look he carried in his eyes as he stared at the door. "You're still in love with her aren't you?" Tsunade crossed her arms, and looked at the Uchiha sternly.
"Yes ma'am I am." He answered honestly. There was no denying how he felt for Tenten, he'd just been such an idiot in the past he lost her, and had no one to blame but himself. But losing her didn't change the way he felt. And when she had suddenly reappeared back in his life, all those feelings flooded back.
"Well right now she needs a friend, not someone trying to steal her from her husband got it?!" She glared at him intensely, knowing his intentions.
"Y-Yes ma'am." He squeaked out, he had always been a little afraid of her, of course most people were. Tsunade was an intimidating woman of course.
"Good. You can go in now." She said walking away.
Sasuke nodded quickly and opened the door. He looked sadly at the woman he had lost. She was hugging her knees crying into them.
"Hey." He whispered, hardly able to withstand seeing her that way. He didn't know the extent of what had happened, and he didn't expect her to tell.
"S-Sasuke." She whimpered looking up.
He rushed to her side and hugged her. Tenten buried her face into his chest. He gently pet her hair and placed the top of his chin on top of her head. Her body shook with silent sobs. A few minutes later Tsunade walked in. Sasuke let Tenten go as Tsunade handed her some papers. Tenten took them and signed them.
"Now in a couple days call me. Let me know what you have decided ok sweetie?" Tsunade took the papers back.
Tenten nodded quietly and swung her legs over the bed. She stood shakily in a daze that she was quickly snapped out of as she squeaked feeling Sasuke scoop her up into his arms. She blushed brightly and lay her head on his shoulder. Glancing down at her he smiled softly.
"Take care you two." Tsunade smiled sweetly at Tenten.
"Bye Bachan." She smiled a bit.
"See ya ma'am." Sasuke said and walked out.
Sasuke took her to his car. He gently set her down. Tenten immediately felt cold after he set her down. He opened the door for her and smiled. She smiled back in thanks and got in. Sasuke shut the door and got in on his side.
"Ok where to?" He asked as he started up his car.
"1720 cherry way." Tenten looked at him.
Sasuke nodded and took off. Tenten stared out the window. She kept thinking of her father. Tears formed in her eyes. Sasuke reached over and took her hand. Jumping a bit she looked over at his hand.
"Thank you Sasuke." She gently squeezed his hand.
"Hmmmm for what?" He rubbed her hand with his thumb.
"For being a good friend to me today." She got goosebumps running up her arm from his touch. She realized just how much she missed it.
"Anything for you Tenten." He smiled at the woman he was still madly in love with. Still not wanting to push her into telling him what happened.
She smiled back and her heart started racing. She could feel the heat from his hand around hers. She loved the feeling of his hand. Neji's hands had always been so cold.
"Well." He paused," here we are." A hint of sadness in his voice as he parked and reluctantly let go of her hand.
"Oh ok Sasuke thank you." Her hand felt cold and lonely.
"Anytime." He smiled and grabbed her bag for the back seat, "I'll see ya tomorrow Tenten."
"Ok thank you again." She smiled and got out.
She waved to him as she watch him he drive off. Tenten sighed and went inside. She dropped her bag and kicked off her shoes. She looked around her house and spotted her graduation photo with Ino. She smiled remembering how that dad their dads we a sobbing mess. She had been so embarrassed. Ino on the other hand kept threatening to beat the shit out of them if they didn't stop crying like babies. She giggled at the memory tears spilled from her eyes as she walked to the kitchen and started making dinner.
A few hours later she heard the front door open.
"I'm home." He husband stated blandly as he walked to the dinning room and sat, "where's dinner?"
"Just got done with it." She took a plate to him then grabbed her own and sat next to him, "So how was your day?"
"It was long. Tomorrow I'm leaving for two week on a business trip with my uncle." He started eating.
"Oh ok." She stared at her food, unable to eat with the terrible news lingering over her head. She knew that his reaction was most likely not going to be good.
"You ok? What's wrng?" He asked a little worried, Tenten wasn't normally so sullen.
"I have to tell you something." She looked at him sadly, hoping he would take it well.
"What is it?" He put is fork down, and gave her his full attention.
"I went to the hospital today, and well they found something." Tears started falling from her eyes. "There's a tumor along my uterine wall." She swallowed the lump in her throat and forced herself to continue. "If I don't get treatments or get it removed,I'll die. This also means that we can't have kids." Tears now streamed down her face. "I'm so sorry." She choked.
Neji had a blank expression on his face as he stared at her in disbelief.
"Please say something Neji." Her voice cracked as she plead.
"You're lying." He voice shook.
"No Neji I'm not." She choked out, trembling.
"No, you are now stop it!" He snapped.
"P-Please Neji I'm not." She jumped. "Why would I lie about something like this?!"
"Yes you are. You're just making an excuse not to have kids with me!" He threw his his plate, food splattered all over the walls and he stood to his feet jn a rage.
Tenten stood quickly and ducked as he reached for her. How could be be reacting like this?! My life is on the line!
"That's not true Neji!" She turned to get away from him.
But he reached out and grabbed her by the hair. She let out a yelp as he pulled her to him. He threw he roughly to the ground. It took her a few seconds to get her bearings and she stared backing away from him as he advanced. Angrily and violently, he kicked her in the stomach.
"Gah!" She coughed. She kept asking herself why, over and over again. Why was he doing this? How could he do this?
"You little fucking bitch!" He grabbed by the hair again pulling her to her feet and threw he on the couch.
"N-Neji please." She whimpered out, trying desperately to plead with him to stop.
"Shut up!" He screamed and started slapping her hard across her delicate face, with no intentions of stopping there.
She felt her lip bust open and bruise around her eye start to form. She tried to focus her eyes, but they blurred as she started losing consiness. After what seemed for ever he stopped hitting her. All she heard was the foot steps and then the door slamming shut before she slipped into complete and total darkness.
to be continued