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Here's the next Chapter. Please Read and Review.
Sorry about the long wait, I've been unusually busy lately. Anyway, the next few chapters will be a lot quicker. Also, this chapter is where it starts to get more angst and less NejiTen, so be warned. It also contains language.
Disclaimer-- I do not own Naruto!! Just the Story plot !!
Summary- Tenten had a normal, boring life, till she met Neji and was thrown into the world of the gangs. It was a shock how quickly her life could change.
Pairings- Main-Neji X Tenten Minor- Naruto X Hinata, Ino X Sai, Temari X Itachi and Sakura X Sasuke
How Quickly Life Can Change!!
Chapter Twelve
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"This guy sounds really weird," Hinata commented, shyly. It was 4:00 o'clock on a Tuesday afternoon. Tenten and Hinata were walking home together, as usual, and they were having their everyday chat. It wasn't that they couldn't talk to each other in front of their other friends, but they always liked keeping some things to themselves. It was in the time when they walked home that they always talked.
"He is weird, but Neji keeps acting weird too." Tenten replied walking down the path with her head's stuffed in her pockets.
"What's Neji-nii-san doing?" Hinata questioned.
"Well, he acts really protective over me, which I don't really mind. I guess. But I want to know why? Why does he insist on making my heart beat so fast?" Tenten sighed, leaning her head against her chest.
"Tenten, isn't it obvious," Hinata said, chuckling slightly. "He like's you." Tenten stopped, feeling her heart suddenly skip a beat.
"He likes me?" she repeated and Hinata nodded, looking satisfied. "But how?"
"Tenten, how could he not like you, you're an amazing person." Tenten smiled, continuing walking again and running slightly to catch up with Hinata.
"Thanks Hina-chan." They stopped as they'd reached the road where they would separate.
"Tenten, I'll see you tomorrow." Hinata said giving her friend a quick hug before walking away.
"Bye Hina!" Tenten called and watched until Hinata's back had disappeared down the road, before walking off in the direction of her own home. Neji likes me? She thought as she walked. Well we do
get along well. He's nice, sometimes. But how weird would it be if we were together. She suddenly stopped when she noticed four boys walking in front of her, a little way down the path. Two where tall and the other two were smaller. Tenten recognized them immediately. Itachi, Sasuke, Naruto and to her horror, Shiro. They'll looked as if they were heading to her house, so she decide to creep up on them. Tenten slowly walked up to them. She was good at creeping as her and Sai had always played spy when they were younger and Tenten was always the best spy available. The four boys had gone round the corner so Tenten peered round. They'd stopped walking for some reason, so Tenten also froze, staying around the corner. She was just about to jump out on them when she caught a few words they were saying.
"That's why Neji joined, because he raped Hinata." Tenten felt her eyes wide with shock. Because he raped Hinata? But who? What the hell is going on? She heard the others start walking again but didn't follow. She couldn't believe that Hinata had been raped and she didn't know about it. If they all knew, she presumed Sai also knew, but why wouldn't he tell her. He told her everything, ever since they were little. Why hadn't anyone told her?
"Tenten," at the sound of her name, Tenten turned around to see Neji staring at her. "What's wrong?" Tenten didn't reply, just shook her head. She wanted to find out if Sai knew about Hinata. She needed to know, or it would drive her crazy. So, without saying anything, Tenten ran. She ran passed Neji and down the road, past the four boys, who called out after her, and all the way home.
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Once Tenten was home, she placed her keys into the lock and slammed the door open.
"Ten, is that you?" Sai called from the living room. Tenten didn't reply, just placed her bag on the table and ran into the living room. Sai was sitting on one of the sofas, reading a magazine. "Ten what's up, you look angry?" Sai asked, raising an eyebrow and Tenten stormed over to him.
"Did you know?" she asked and Sai looked at her like she was mad.
"Know what Ten?" he replied.
"Did you know that Hinata got raped?" Tenten asked. She was really angry, but she wasn't sure why. Maybe it was the fact that nobody had told her or that someone had touched Hinata. How could someone ever hurt Hinata? She was the most sweetest girl in the whole world. Why would someone hurt her?
"How did you find out?" Sai asked and Tenten realised that his face had gone very serious.
"So you do know." Tenten muttered. "Why didn't you tell me?" Sai didn't say anything, but looked down as if he was ashamed. "Why didn't you tell me," she yelled, picking up a cushion from the sofa and throwing it at him. It hit him on the head and even though it was only soft, Sai still got angry.
"Tenten, don't you fucking throw things at me!" he yelled, picking up the cushion and throwing it back. Tenten caught it and dropped it on the floor.
"Then answer me, why didn't you tell me?" she was so angry at Sai, she didn't care if she was horrible. Sai always told her everything and had promised he would ever since their father's death.
"She asked me not to," Sai replied, sitting back down on the sofa.
"She did," Tenten said, feeling hurt that her best friend didn't want her to know something this serious. "Why didn't she not want me to know?"
Sai shrugged. "I don't know, but I didn't want to question her. When Naruto found her, she was crying, naked and bruised. Although then he didn't know her, he thought she might have something to do with Neji, so he brought her to Itachi's, where we all where. Neji wasn't there thought and she was crying, but we had to know what happened. Even though she knew Itachi and Sasuke she came over to me and hugged me, asked not to be mad at her. Like she'd done something wrong. I love Hinata like a sister so I didn't know what to do. I wanted to kill the person who'd done that to her, but she wouldn't let anyone. She did want anything bad to happen because she doesn't believe in revenge."
"Who did it?" Tenten asked, fuming. She could only begin to imagine the pain that Hinata had gone though and she wanted to destroy the person that had hurt her.
"I don't know," Sai said, surging. Tenten wasn't sure if he was lying or not, but decide not to question him. There was something going on and she really wanted to know what. The others obviously knew because they'd said he, but just who was he? They also said Neji joined, but what had he joined? Whatever was going on with Sai's friends, Tenten was sure that Sai knew about it too, but wasn't telling her. Maybe for her safety or something, but he was lying to her and that was something he'd promised he'd never do.
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When Sai's friends had arrived, Tenten had gone to her room. She couldn't be around anyone at the moment as she was angry. Not at them, but at whoever had hurt Hinata. She also knew that Sai knew who it was, but wasn't saying and that made her madder then anything. She needed to do something to find out what was going on, but what.
Tenten was lying on her bed at that moment, thinking about everything. So much had happen in the past few week's it was unbelievable. She could also tell that something was going to happen. Like she got the feeling that Sai and his friends where involved in something terrible and it wasn't going to end happily.
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Neji stood outside Tenten's bedroom door. He wanted to go in there and talk to her, but couldn't bring himself to knock. How had she found out about Hinata? And it must be killing her knowing they all lied to her. That I lied to her, he thought. How will she ever forgive me? Hinata and her are best friends', yet I didn't tell her. Although I didn't know her then, so maybe she won't be mad. Neji took a deep breath, before gently knocking on her door. There was no answer. "Tenten," Neji muttered, knocking again, but still no answer, so Neji decide to go in anyway. He opened the door a fraction and peered his head in. Tenten was lying on her bed, eyes closed. Her breathing was slow and silent and Neji could tell he was in a deep sleep. There was a book open on her stomach and she was shivering slightly. Neji walked inside her room and over to where she was lying. He moved the book off her stomach, which re realised was a photo album. The page was opened to a picture of a
man and woman with two young children. One was tiny and looked barely one years old. Neji presumed that it was Tenten with Sai and their parents. It must have been before he killed Tenten's mum. Neji knew that Tenten didn't know the truth behind her parent's death. It would probably send her crazy if she knew. Neji had promised Sai he'd make sure she could protect herself and now he wanted to protect her. More than anything he wanted to look after her. He also hoped she never find out the secrets behind her parents murder.
Tenten sifted in her sleep. She looked cold, so Neji placed the blanket that was at the end of her bed around her. He smiled watching her. She looked so peaceful. He loved how clam she was. He walked over to her desk and placed down her photo album, then proceeded to leave. But he didn't want to. He wanted to watch Tenten sleep forever, although that was a little creepy. So he had to leave, but before he did he quickly walked over to her and kissed her gently on the head. He then walked out the room, closing the door quietly behind him.
"What are you doing?" Sai's voice asked and Neji turned to look at him. He was standing by the top of the stairs, eyebrow raised.
"Just checking on Tenten," Neji replied, walking back down the corridor, over to Sai.
"How is she?" Sai asked, looking concerned.
"She's asleep," Neji replied. He reached the stairs and they both walk to the living room together. "You know, she had a photo album open to a picture of your whole family on her stomach when she was asleep."
"She's probably upset that I didn't tell her about Hinata. I promised her when dad died that I'd never lie to her." He looked down at his feet, as if he was disappointed in himself. "I've been a rubbish brother."
"You shouldn't say that," Neji sighed as they walked into the living room where the other where. He sat down on a sofa opposite Sai and next to Naruto. He didn't say anything else on the matter, but did give Sai a reassuring glance ever now and then. He knew Sai was probably upset with himself, not just because that he didn't tell Tenten about Hinata, but because of all the other secrets he was keeping from her. Even though he wanted to tell her, Neji knew he shouldn't, because things would only get worse if she found out.
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