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Chapter 4! Dont forget to reveiw, please i really need some one to tell me I should continue, a
When I woke up Sasuke was asleep next to me. I got up quietly and entered the bathroom, making my way into my room. I took out my journal, sat on my bed and read over some entries, the first one.
Journal entry 1, from 4 years ago.
'My name is Tenten, I will be 10 in 2 and a half months. My family beleives in seeing the future through palm reading, zodiac horoscopes and other things like that. Yester day i woke up with a burning mark on my hip, screaming. It was a circle, inside it saying demon killed before killing in kanji. Mom saw it and imediately took me to a psychic.
The psychic did many test and came back with a grim face.
"Dear, you have been cursed, and the cursed is beginning to cut you up from the inside, that cut on your arm, was caused by it, the mark will stay, but the cuts will heal, i have a feeling it is going to get closer to your main vein, but when it gets close it was get close to other big veins to. I dont want to tell you this, but, your life could be over by the time your 17, and the only people that can know this are your parents, or whoever takes care of you, siblings, or people you live in your imediate home, and the hokage, this is very serious. One day everyone in the village will turn against you, because the curse will take control of your body, and attack them, if they dont turn against you and try to get close at that time, they can get killed.'
My first journal entry. My eyes were swelling as the tears fell down my face. I can tell Sasuke... I flipped forward to about a year ago, it was a couple months before the hokage passed and was replace by tsunade, who has learned of my condition.
Journal Entry.
'Today was painful, another cut appeared on my arm, it wouldnt stop bleeding so I went to the hokage, who managed to get it to stop bleeding., he asked me to stay and talk so i agreed.
''how've you been?"
"This is how I've been, it's getting worse, it bleeds till I need medical attention, it's getting closer, and closer and spreading, one showed up on my shoulder. I'm afraid of this, I cant let this take over me and hurt people, I cant even get close to people, and I'm so close to Neji I'm worried. Wouldn't it just be safer to give myself up, just end it."
"No! I will not allow you to do tha-"
"Old man! Old man!" The third sighed.
"What is it Naruto, I'm busy."
"Who is she."
"Aww, this is tenten, tenten this is Naruto.
"Hi, Tenten."
"Hi, Naruto."
"Anyways, Old man, I want to talk to you about the final test."
"Hai, hai, Tenten, dont think about that, We will figure something out, never resort to that, ever."
"Hai, I will see you later Hokage Sama." I left the building for nejis, I always go there.'
My eyes were so teared up, I hadn't even notice Sasuke knock from the bathroom door.
"What is it?" I choked out with my eyes closed.
"Can I come in?"
"Sure." I closed my book as he walked in.
"Hey, are you ok?"
"Oh, uh, yeah." I said wiping my eyes.
"Thats not very convincing."
"It doesnt need to be."
"Touch`e."
"Anyways, what do you need?"
"Nothing, but since I cant get out right now, i figured I'd hang out with you."
"Your weird."
"What?!"
"You are, do you cut your own hair?"
"Oh yeah and I do my own Nails and make up to" He said all fan girl like.
"Oh, wow, so you want to give me and mani and cut my hair?" I squealed all fangirly.
"Ok, that was wierd."
"Agreed but seriously, i now do not have the money to get my hair cut, and I sick so can you cut it?"
"Oh, yeah sure i guess."
"Thanks, I dont have scissors, do you?"
"Yeah I'll go get them, sit in the bathroom."
"Ok, i followed him through the bathoom door and i took a seat on the bathoom counter. He returned with scissors.
"How do you want it cut?"
"At my shoulders."
"Thats easy." I saw four and a half inches of hair fall to the ground. Why am I cutting it off? I guess it's just gonna be easier to deal with if it's short, less money for shampoo and conditioner, since i wont need as much.
"So whats your boyfriend gonna say about your hair?"
"What!? I didn't know I had a boyfriend!?"
"Aren't you dating Hyuga?
"N-no, what makes you think that?"
"Well, just uh, nothing, you guys must just be really good friends."
"Yeah, I know pretty much everything about him."
"And I take it he know pretty much everything about you?"
"Not at all." I said looking at the cut on my arm.
"Hey, How'd you get this?" he asked as he traced the scar on my shoulder about 3 inches from my neck.
"Um, the same way I got the ones on my arms. I always used a scar concealer, around Neji, because I cant tell him, which is why he doesn't know anything about me." He finiahed cutting my hair off. "Thank you." I began collecting the big chunks off hair and putting them into the trash.
"So your afraid to tell him, you dont want to or your not allowed to?"
"I told him I'd tell him When I felt my life was in danger."
"Your living here, isnt that danger enough?"
"Why haven't you told anyone?"
"He has to many friends that join him and they'd find me."
"If thats the case for you, it's probably the case for me, if i told him he would want to know why my life is in danger and I cant tell hi-"
"Tenten!?" There were sharp knocks on the door, i closed the bathroom door leaving Sasuke in there, and opened the door.
"Yes, Zen?"
"What happened to your hair?"
"I cut it off."
"Why?"
"I needed a change."
"Fine, there is a boy here to see you. I want you back by 5." I looked at the clock it was noon.
"Hai, tell him I'll meet him at the coffee shop."
"Ok."
I closed the door and went to open the bathroom door for Sasuke.
"I am going out."
"with who?"
"Neji, and not like that, but I dont want to leave you here, why dont you come with us?"
"Uh, are you sure?"
"yeah, go get dressed." He nodded and walked back into his room.
I dug through my stuff and found a black T shirt, light wieght white zip up sweater and jean capris. I got dressed quick and took my hair stuff into the bathroom, brushed my hair then put it into small pony tails. When I found my scar concealer i put it in thick over my scar on my neck, the lightly over the scars on my arm, and on the one on my leg, brushed them all with a bit of cover up and knocked on Sasukes door.
"Hey you ready?"
"Almost, Come in, Isnt Zen going to be suspicious on why were are going together?" I walked in as he was putting on his shirt.
"Uh, uh, yeah I got that covered, I'm going to tell him that I need to make sure I can get along with you."
"Ok, That will work."
He shook out his hair, then stood infront of a mirror spraying hairspray on his hair then applied eyeliner.
"So we should get going." I walked out of his door and down the stairs.
"Zen?" I called out.
"What is it!?" he called from the kitchen as he opened a beer bottle.
"Can Sasuke come with me, I need to make sure we have at least a little bit in common, so we can live in the same house."
"Fine fine, just be back by 4." I looked at my phone, it was 12:18.
"We will, thank you." I ran up the stair and grabbed sasukes arm and we fled from the house. Once at the end of the street I quit running, Because I almost ran straight into Sakura and Neji.
"Omg Tenten What the heck are you holding Sasukes Hand for!?" Sakura Exploded in my face. Neji stood there staring at me and Sasukes joined hands. I let go of his hand.
"Haha, sorry for dragging you Sasuke. And as For you, get the eff out my face!" I yelled since she was still up in my face. "Hi Neji! So Sasuke you want to come with or are you gonna go visit other friends?"
"I'm gonna go visit some people, let me see your phone I an give you my number." I nodded and handed him my phone, he entered it quickly.
'I wanna heal, I wanna feel what I thought was never real
I wanna let go of the pain I've held so '
Sasuke Opened his phone and closed it.
"If I haven't called you by 3:35, Call me, k?"
"Alright."
"Why are you two talking, exchanging numbers, and calling each other?!" Sakura screached.
"Because we live together, get over it." Sasuke said as Sakura, glared at me.
"Anyways, I'll see you later Sasuke, hope you find some friends to hang out with. Haha, peace. Lets go Neji." I grabbed Nejis hand and took of running. I'm guessing he never made it too the coffee shop because he met up with Sakura. I kept running and running and running until he stopped, I fell back.
"Whats up with you?"
"What? what do you mean?"
"Where are you going you just dragging me everywhere, are you accually going some where specific, and whats with you and Sasuke?"
"Well, Sasuke lives in the Same house as me, My uncle, Zen, is his guardian too."
"And my other question?"
"Um, sorry I just felt like...running?"
"..."
"Ok fine! Have you ever run, and run and run from something to something but you get closer to the thing you running from and further from the thing your funning to?"
"Tenten, whats going on?"
"No, nothing, Sorry, Lets go get someting to eat."
"It;s almost 1, dont you normally eat at 11?"
"Neji I havent eaten anything but 4 crackers since I left you house yesterday."
"Oh, then lets go get something." He grabbed my hand this time and led me ichiraku ramen, he let go of my hand and let me sit at the counter next to him, I sat next to the wall, away from the other people.
"So, how's it been?" He asked awkwardly after we ordered.
"Uh, well, it's difficult to get used to, but I'll be ok." I looked at him and smiled. I fiddled with the necklace around my neck.
"You haven't taken it off yet?"
"No, Neji, of course not, I tell you, I will wear it my forever." I smiled at him.
"So Sasuke, I guess you guess are going to get pretty close to, eh?"
"Well we live in the same house, and I think him and I will become good friends."
"You dont like him, do you?"
"What?!"
"..."
"Neji! I've known the guy a day, I mean sure he's alittle attractive but Neji, seriously, you think I'd fall for someone over looks?"
"Well, I wouldnt know, I dont know anything about you."
"Nej-"
"No, forget it, I really dont know anything about you."
"My favorite color is light grey."
"Yeah, I know."
"But you dont know why."
"...?"
"Neji, my life is well say my life is black, then you come along, you come along and your white. When white clashes with black it makes grey, ever since i was 9 you've made my life from black to grey, that grey is very light now, but it's getting dark, so stay with me, Neji please, your the only thing that can help me."
"I met you when I was 4. After my dad died."
"I know, at that time, did i make your life better?"
"At the time, until you disapeared for 3 years."
"I didnt have a choice."
"I never made any friends because I thought they'd leave like you did."
"I came back."
"Yeah, you did."
We finished eating silently, it was awkward, Neji was paid, like always, and like always i feel back he pays, and leave the tip. We walked out of the shop, it was 1:45 we were the for almost an hour.
"So, why, Neji why is it so awkward between us?"
"I'm not sure, uh, I have to go, I'll see you later."
"Oh, o...k?" he was gone, just like that. I got out my phone and called Sasuke. He didnt answer. I walked back to the house not really thinking. I walked in and saw Zen, He had a friend over it looked like.
"Um, I'm home."
"Wheres Sasuke!?" thinking quick, to hopefully save his ass and mine.
"He needed to get some things." He got up an walked over to me, grabbing my shoulder, He punch my already bruised stomach. I doubled over clutching my stomach.
"Go find Sasuke and bring him back."
"H-h-ai." I stood up and rushed back outside as fast I could.
Abuse is starting, oh and you know a little but about Tenten it gets explained in one of the next chapters, again, but anyways, hope you like ^^