Chapter 3

She ended up by the car park and walked towards the silver Mercedes and saw someone sitting in the driver's seat. She opened the passenger's door and sat inside. The radio was on when she opened the door.

"So this is where you are when I can't find you" she addressed him

"I didn't know you looked for me that often" Neji looked at her

"Well I'm bored so I've come to keep you company"

"So I'm your object of entertainment now?" he raised an eyebrow at her

"Uh-huh you are now, friends are supposed to keep each other entertained"

"Depends on your definition of entertained" he smirked

"It's only been five minutes and you're already flirting" she changed her position on the chair so she was facing Neji

"I can't help it you just make it so easy for me"

"Oh? How so?" she raised an eyebrow

"I don't hear you objecting"

"And why would I do that…" she leaned in as did he "You know the girls have been giving me a lot of grief because I haven't actually kissed you"

"And what are you going to do about that?" his lips hovered above hers

"I think it's about time I fixed that problem" she closed the gap between their lips and kissed him. Neji more than willingly kissed back.

They made their way to the back seat to continue their lovers' passion.

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"I guess they were right I should've kissed you earlier" she said while she straddled his waist.

The parking lot was getting dark as nightfall approached

"Well I hate to leave but I have other arrangements"

"With?" he asked and kept his arms around her waist

"Kenzo, I told him I'd swing by his room tonight to hang out"

"Still hanging out with him I see" his facial expression changed and looked quite sour

"Is that a hint of jealousy I detect?" she smiled cheekily at him

"Not at all, there's just something about him I don't trust"

"Well I do, I'll see you later okay?" she kissed him one last time before she left

Tenten POV

I was in Kenzo's room; we were just relaxing on the balcony; looking up at the star covered sky. It was just so comfortable, just the two of us eating snacks and having drinks on a perfect evening. A while after I took a sip of my drink I started feeling extremely drowsy…I couldn't explain it, I just couldn't keep my eyes open and next thing I knew, I fell asleep.

Kenzo POV

As soon as I was sure Tenten was asleep I carried her inside and placed her on my bed. Finally…I finally had her with no one to get in my way. The drug I put in her drink would ware off in ten minutes so I had to work quickly. I tied her arms behind her back then tied her legs to the bed…

Tenten POV

My head cleared up and the drowsiness disappeared. I slowly opened my eyes and sat up; I couldn't move my legs at all, as soon as my vision cleared I saw where I was—I was tied to Kenzo's bed, I had no idea what was happening, my heart immediately began beating faster—I was terrified.

I heard Kenzo walk in from the balcony…

"Kenzo, what's going on here? Why am I tied up?" I anxiously asked

"Tenten, you have no idea what power you've had over me ever since I met you."

"What are you talking about?" I really had no idea what he was talking about, and he had a terrifying look in his eyes. There was something in them that made him look different—scary.

"Everything about you is perfect, you're beautiful; smart; funny and so many other things" He sat next to me on the bed and caressed my check. I shuddered at his touch.

"I don't understand, than why am I…

"Because I want you so badly and I couldn't stand watching you spend so much time with those other guys, especially Neji Hyuuga" he practically spat his name. I had no idea he felt this way, that his feelings for me were this extreme. I just couldn't process it all.

"Kenzo, please untie me"

"I'm afraid I can't do that. I'm never letting you go"

"And what will you say when people start asking about me?"

"I've already got that covered so you don't need to worry."

Out of nowhere he tore a piece of sheet from his bed and used it to gag me. Then the worst began—he began stroking my cheek then his hand slipped down to my chest—I knew what was coming next. He unbuttoned my shirt and managed to get it off, despite my constant movements and protests. As if that wasn't bad enough he sat over me and pushed me down on to the bed then he ungagged me…

"Get off of—

His lips crashed into mine as he deeply kissed me. I froze—I couldn't believe what was happening to me. He was really planning to get as much from me as possible. I couldn't take it anymore; I started squirming from under him in all directions and as furiously as I could, trying to get him off me, to no avail. He just kissed harder—switching from my lips to my neck. Tears of fear rushed from my eyes and I could feel my whole body trembling—realisation finally set in, it was only a matter of time until he got to my skirt.

After a while he stopped kissing me while his hands made their way to the middle of my back—he unclipped my magenta bra and cut the straps to get it off me. My arms got the natural instinct to cover my chest but I couldn't since they were tied up. I felt so vulnerable—I couldn't do anything to stop him. I closed my eyes and let all the fear and frustration come down as tears left my eyes. I flinched when he put his hands on my breasts.

"I've got to say Tenten I'm very impressed with what I see. What a phenomenal body you have"

"Get your hands off me!" I screamed which earned me a hard slap across the face. My cheek burned with the hot sting from his hand. My messy hair curtained my face after he hit me. That just caused more tears.

"You better keep your voice down or I'll do more than just slap you. Do you understand me!" he aggressively stated

I just remained quiet—I was too despondent to do anything. My heart sank to the bottom of my stomach when his hands reached my skirt—there was no way he was going to get it off since my legs were tied to either side of the bed. He retrieved a knife and cut it off and threw it to one side. I tried so hard to close my legs and hide my nakedness but my entire body was restricted from doing so. My black underwear was the only thing I had left on my body.

After struggling for so long, I reached my lowest point and finally gave up. I felt so defeated and powerless. My eyes were itchy and swollen from all the crying but that was when I started crying the most…

Neji POV

I hadn't seen Tenten for a few hours and none of her friends had seen her either. The last time I saw her that day was just before she went to Kenzo's room. So I decided to go ask him where she was—there was something very ominous about him, something that I didn't trust. Everything he did and said had more meaning than he let on and most of it was about Tenten.

My imagination got the best of me so I ended up running to his room. As soon as I got to his door I heard noises coming from the other side—there was definitely someone in there with him. I pressed my ear to the door to hear what was going on.

"…you're not kissing hard enough, if you don't cooperate I'll make this even more painful for you Tenten"

"I'm not some toy you can play with whenever you want; you can't make me do anything, you bastard!" I heard her yell from inside and then I heard a hard slap and Tenten cry out in pain. I needed to get in there. But there was no way I could just kick the door open since it was electronically locked. It would only open if the room card was swiped inside it. I grabbed the fire extinguisher from the wall and began banging it against the door handle. After a few tries the door started to loosen.

"Tenten, Tenten can you hear me!" I yelled as I continued banging

Tenten POV

I heard his voice from outside the room along with the banging on the door.

"Neji, Neji I'm inside—

Suddenly all the air was squeezed right out of me as Kenzo tightly gripped my throat trying to silence me. My body went into fight mode as I squirmed violently, trying to get him to stop strangling me. My lungs fought— against the ever decreasing width of my larynx— as they almost burst trying to force more air into my chest.

"Shut up, shut up right now!" he yelled as he squeezed

Neji POV

After banging for a while the door began to budge and was easy enough to kick—so that's exactly what I did and the door flew open with a bang. As soon as I rushed in I was horrified at the scene in front of me. A shirtless Kenzo sitting on top of a practically naked—not to mention tied up—Tenten

"What the hell is going on in here!" I didn't even get time to blink before Kenzo came charging at me, fists at the ready.

Tenten POV

Relief washed over me as Neji burst into the room; I knew he could handle himself against Kenzo. Neji was good at a lot of things—fighting was one of them. He managed to knock out Kenzo and immediately ran over to the bed. I looked up at him—messy haired, tear stained faced, beaten and all— and he stared right back at me with a lot of emotions etched on to his face—regret, pain and fury. I just started crying again as I realised that it was all over.

Neji quickly untied my legs—and he did it without looking at my naked body—then he untied my hands from behind my back. As soon as I was unbound I immediately wrapped my arms around him and I full blown cried into his shoulder, my body was still shaking uncontrollably. Neji hesitantly put his arms around me and stroked my hair. After about ten minutes I managed to calm down and broke away from the hug. Neji gave me his blazer to wear and cover my undressed body.

He then helped me up but I couldn't walk, my legs were too shaky, I couldn't stand for more than five seconds without almost falling. He picked me up bridal style and carried me back to his room. On the way there I leaned into him and closed my eyes, relieved that the situation was over.

Neji POV

Tenten looked awful, her hair was a mess, her eyes were red and swollen from all the crying, her body was still trembling from what happened and not to mention her cheeks had red marks from being hit so hard by that bastard Kenzo.

Tenten POV

As soon as we arrived in his room he put me on the bed and told me he was going to get some help. The room was filled with silence, all except his clock on his bedside table that ticked away. I brought my knees up to my chest and rested my chin on them.

Neji POV

I walked downstairs and turned right to the third door on the floor. I knocked twice and waited for her to open up.

"Hi Neji…" she noticed how distressed I looked "What's the matter?"

"It's Tenten, she's hurt." Sakura was one of the school medics so she was the best option at the moment. We left immediately and went back to my room. Tenten was sitting right where I left her.

Tenten POV

"Hey Sakura" I quietly greeted her

"Tenten, what the heck happened to you?" she asked with a surprised expression on her face. "We need to get you to the infirmary"

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"Neji could you give us a minute, I need to examine her body"

"Of course" he stepped out of the room

"Red marks on your face, bruises on your neck, and scratches on your chest. Tenten what happened to you?" she asked as she treated my wounds

"I really don't want to talk about it, Sakura" I spoke quieter with each word

"Tenten, you have to tell someone and you'll feel better once you get it off your chest. Please talk to me" I sighed in surrender, and because I didn't want to repeat myself, I called Neji back inside. I decided to tell both of them together.

"Well Kenzo and I were sitting on the balcony in his room. About half an hour later I started feeling really drowsy but it wasn't natural, it felt induced."

"He must have spiked your drink" Sakura concluded

"Anyways I couldn't keep my eyes open and I fell asleep. As soon as I woke up I found myself tied to his bed with my arms tied behind my back. Then he walked in from the balcony and confessed to me as well as stating that he wasn't fond of me spending time with other guys—especially you Neji. And after that was when the nightmare began…"

It took me about ten minutes to explain the entire story to the both of them, up to the point when Neji came in and saved me.

"That explains all the injuries. Well you're not going anywhere for the next few days, you need to stay here until you've recovered." Sakura explained

"Will she be alright here by herself?" Neji asked with genuine concern for me

"I'm staying here with her for the night, just to be sure she's fine" she reassured him

After he gave me one last look he turned around and left. I felt my heart sink as he walked out the room, I didn't want him to leave, he made me feel safe.

A few minutes later Sakura went to the next room and told me to get some rest. That wasn't a difficult thing to do, I was exhausted so I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.

Sakura POV

It was just after midnight when I started feeling drowsy. Thank goodness it was Saturday because I was going to feel exhausted later. Just as I was about to lay my head down, I heard a loud piercing scream…

"Tenten!" I yelled in my head and stood up and ran into her room. She was screaming in her sleep and fidgeting around in the bed—obviously reliving the horror she'd just gone through.

"Tenten, Tenten wake up, it's just a nightmare!" I shook her to wake her up. After struggling for a moment Tenten finally opened her eyes. She was breathing heavily and covered in sweat. She looked around the room in confusion.

"Sakura?" she looked at me then embraced me while in tears

"It's okay you were just having a nightmare" I hugged her back

"Please call him, I need him here" she said in between sobs

I took out my cellphone…

"Neji, get here fast"

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"…And when I walked in she was screaming and fidgeting around in her bed. When she finally woke up, she asked me to call you"

Neji POV

When I walked in the room she sat up and looked at me. I took a seat next to her.

"Sakura told me about the nightmare, how do you feel?"

"Really weak…" she looked away from me "You know I never did thank you for getting me out of there"

"You don't have to thank me, I would do anything to protect you" she placed her hand on top of mine.

"Could you…stay for a bit, just until I fall asleep again?"

"Sure" she shifted so there was enough space on the bed for the both of us. She rested her head on my shoulder and closed her eyes. I closed my eyes as well and listened to her breathing.

A while later she started breathing fast and panicking in her sleep.

"…eji, Neji" she said my name in her sleep as she began moving around

"Tenten I'm right here, calm down" I whispered in her ear and as soon as I did she relaxed. Clearly she was going to be like this for the rest of the night so I decided to stay with her.