Mina-San :) we are at chapter 15! Woohoo! Thank you all for your support! I appreciate it. Please continue to review and read! I love hearing what you have to say about my story. I love this pairing quite a lot! You all rock! Thank you! I really appreciate it when you review! If you review, it makes me post faster! I read the reviews you have about crying over Neji! I had the same reaction, honestly (although I have always preferred sasuten) I was really sad. I have mad respect for Neji. warning: mature chapter

I DO NOT OWN NARUTO AND NEVER WILL!

Chapter 15: related

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In the early hours of the morning, Tenten began to wake slowly. As she opened her eyes, she remembered where she was. Upon seeing Sasuke, her heart skipped a few beats. His black hair was slung across his pale face, his arms were both wrapped around Tenten tighty and his bare chest moved up and down slowly as he breathed. A soft smile graced Tenten's face when she saw how relaxed Sasuke was. He looked so peacful in his sleep. It was something Tenten hadn't seen yet. Probably because Sasuke was so busy fighting to make sure Tenten was okay, he never really had a chance to rest. All this time, Sasuke was doing everything he could in order to help Tenten, and make sure she was happy. Sasuke Uchiha. The ex criminal. The more Tenten thought about it, the more amazed she became. How lucky am I, ne? Tenten thought with a smile as she gently ran her fingertips up and down Sasuke's bare chest.

Sasuke started to stir as he felt something tickle his chest, he grumbled a bit and pulled Tenten closer to him as if she were a teddy bear. Tenten squealed quietly as Sasuke squeezed her, Causing Sasuke's dark eyes to open slowly. "Hmmmm" He moaned upon seeing the beautiful Konoichi. Her dark hair messily strewn about her bare shoulders and chest only allowing a few patches of white lace to peak through. Even though she wasn't done up, she still looked beautiful. Sasuke pushed the crazy strands of black hair from his face to get a better look at the girl he was so fond of. "Good morning, Tenten." Sasuke said in a sultry tone.

Although Tenten wasn't one of those crazy Sasuke fan girls, everything within her was squealing like an excited little girl when her crush said hi to her. "G..good morning." Tenten said with a shy smile. Sasuke smiled at her and then released his grip on her and proceeded to stretch. Tenten giggled at his action, it reminded her of an adorable kitty who just woke up from a nap. Sasuke looked at Tenten curiously as if he had just heard what she was thinking, maybe it was the expression on her face.

"What?" Sasuke smirked.

"Nothing." She lied.

"Suuure." Sasuke replied.

Tenten had no words, she merely scrunched her nose and stuck her tongue out at him. Sasuke then giggled in a low pitch and then stood. "We have to go to Tsunade's today." He said looking over his shoulder at the brunette beauty.

"What for?" Tenten asked, a little concerned as she sat up. She held the blankets over her chest, blushing a little.

"She wants to find out if for some reason you really are related to Naruto." Sasuke replied as he walked to Itachi's closet in search of clean clothes.

"Oh that's right. In your dream Naruto's mother and my mother were sisters." Tenten pondered. "Hey, Sasuke?" She asked.

"Yes, Tenten?"Sasuke said as he turned back to look at Tenten. He could tell by the look on her face that something was troubling her.

"If I'm related to Naruto, will you still like me?" She asked a little concerned. She knew it was a very juvenile question to ask, especially someone like Sasuke who had been risking everything to protect her, but she also knew how much Sasuke claimed to hate Naruto.

"Mm... No." Sasuke replied coldly with a blank and emotionless face.

Tenten's eyes widened and she clenched the blankets around her tightly causing her knuckles to go white.

"I'll still love you." He finished with a soft smile. "Ah!" He yelped as a pillow was thrown at high speed towards his face. He barely dodged it as it crashed into the dresser behind him.

True, Tenten was impressed with his wit, but it had also scared her a lot. Hearing him say he loved her, made the anxiety worth it though. However, he deserved to be hit in the face with a pillow. Tenten smiled to herself as she thought about his words. "I guess that's okay then." She replied as she saw the stern yet playful look upon Sasuke's face.

"Good." Sasuke said. He didn't need to hear her say it back, after all, she told him earlier that she was falling in love with him, and he knew after Neji, that it was a very big thing for her to say. So he wouldn't push. She would come out and say it on he own time, but it wasn't going to stop him from saying it. "Alright, you better get ready, we need to be there soon."

"Um.. Can I get a shower?" Tenten asked as she slowly got out of the bed. Sasuke stood and admired her for a moment. She was absolutely stunning. Her torso was well toned from endless hours of training. A few scars traced her shoulders and upper arms, the typical canvas of a fearless Konoichi.

"Mmm." He said, without thinking.

"Sasuke!" Tenten blushed furiously.

"Hehe... Sorry" he scratched the back of his head nervously. " Uhm yes you can get a shower. I'll show you." Sasuke said, Taking Tenten's hand and leading her down the hall into the bathroom. It was rather clean and tidy Tenten noticed. She never really pegged Sasuke to be so orderly, it was just another similarity he and Neji shared. "Sorry that everything is guy stuff.. Like guy soap and shampoo..." He said almost pouting.

"No that's okay. I'll just smell like you." she smiled.

For some reason, that last statement made Sasuke blush a bit. He shook it off though and showed her how to turn on the shower, got her a fresh towel and smiled. "Okay, let me know if you need anything."

Tenten gave him a quick peck and nodded. "Thank you, Sasuke." Tenten blushed.

"Mm hmm." Sasuke replied before exiting and closing the door behind him. Quickly, Tenten stripped down and started the water. Once it was warm she hopped in and relaxed as the water pounded against her skin. As she stood in the warmth, she thought for a split second she heard someone say: psst. She blinked a few times, rubbed her head and shrugged. Nah, I'm hearing things. She thought to herself as she began to lather her hair with shampoo.

"Hey!" Came a whisper from the other side of the curtain.

Tenten jumped and shrieked. This time she knew she heard something. Slowly, Tenten peaked her soapy head out from behind the curtain and gasped when she saw Itachi standing there with his hand over his eyes as he leaned against the bathroom sink which was parallel to the shower. "I..Itachi?!" She asked confused.

"Hey Chibi-Chan." he said, eyes still covered. "Keep it down, you don't wanna alarm Sasuke."

"Are you sure about that? What are you here for? " Tenten asked.

"I need to tell you something important. It's about Neji." Itachi replied calmly.

"What about Neji? Is there another note from him?" Asked Tenten, a little hesitant.

"Not exactly. You see... Neji is.."

Before Itachi could finish, Sasuke opened the door and came inside the bathroom. "Tenten, are you okay? Ah! Itachi?!" Sasuke asked, Surprised but pleased at the same time.

"I have to go now, Ni-san, we will talk soon. Sorry I couldn't continue this, Chibi-chan." Itachi said before disappearing.

"Wait!" Tenten plead, but it was too late. Tenten then looked down and receded back into the shower.

"What did he have to say?" Sasuke asked curiously.

"Well.." Tenten paused, hesitant on whether or not she should tell Sasuke. She didn't want to alert him by bringing up Neji, buts he didn't want to be dishonest with Sasuke either. "He said he had some kind of news about Neji."

Sasuke went quiet for a moment, unsure how to handle the news. "Ah."

Tenten knew immediately Sasuke was a bit upset, even though Neji was gone and a thing of the past. The last thing Tenten wanted was for Sasuke to feel like he wa competing with Neji. "Sasuke." Tenten said, poking her head out of the shower. Sasuke turned to Tenten. The look on his face was a bit dejected. "Just to let you know," she paused and a soft smile fell upon her face. "I love you."

Sasuke's dark eyes widened, and a faint red tinge could be seen upon his cheeks. Sasuke then sighed, relieved and smiled. "I love you too." His eyes widened again when he saw Tenten's arm extend out to him. He looked at her confused. Tenten reached out her arm again and Sasuke took her hand. Tenten then yanked him to her and kissed him softly, while still managing to keep her body concealed from him. For a moment anyway, until she wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her wet, bare chest against his. Sasuke gasped a little against her lips, surprised by her action. Slowly, he ran his hands up and down her bare back, causing her to shiver and pull him toward her. Sasuke could only lean forward so much before falling into the shower with her. He wasn't sure what she wanted, and he didn't want to overstep any boundaries, but she only kept tugging at him. Finally, Sasuke obliged and got into the shower with her. Tenten pulled away from the kiss and was blushing furiously. Sasuke too, was blushing quite brightly as the warm water fell upon the two.

Tenten really wasn't sure why she had dragged him into the water, but something inside her took over, desire if you will. And she also wanted to show him with all of her being that she was committed to Sasuke . She wasn't sure where to go from here, or how to proceed with the action, but she had hoped that Sasuke would take over. She didn't know if he too, was a virgin like herself, she never bothered to ask. She knew it could be either way with him.

Sasuke, like Tenten hoped, did take over. Slowly, Sasuke pushed Tenten up against the shower wall and kissed her softly, while gently running his hands up her sides and to her breasts. Tenten blushed and squeaked quietly when he did this, and soon he moved his kisses to her neck and softly bit her. Tenten's hands flew into his hair and tugged hard, causing Sasuke to moan and bite her harder. Tenten's heart began to pound harder and faster than ever as Sasuke's hands traveled downward. She let out a gasp as his fingers found their way between her legs.

"Hmm." Sasuke said with a smirk. Before things could go further, they were interrupted by the sound of someone furiously pounding on the front door, although faintly heard over the shower water. "Dammit." Sasuke sighed.

"It..it's okay." Tenten said, catching her breath.

"I'm sorry, Tenten." Sasuke sighed as he ran his fingers through her hair. He then placed a firm kiss on her lips before exiting the bathroom to get the door. Tenten sank onto the bathtub floor and sighed. Part of her was happy, and the other part was scared out of her mind. The way he made her feel when he touched her sent what felt like fire through her veins. Yet she had never experienced it, so it frightened her a little. Maybe she wasn't ready yet, she wasn't sure. She just decided to relax and let things happen when they were supposed to happen.

Sasuke threw a towel around his waist, hoping nothing could be seen, and rushed to the front door and opened it. He sighed upon seeing who was the cause of the interruption. There stood Naruto, who was all smiles and ready to go.

"Hey man! You two ready?" Naruto chimed.

"Almost. How did you know about this? And how did you know Tenten was here?" Sasuke asked, annoyed.

"Tsunade told me, and when I went to Tenten's house, no one was there, so I figured she had to be with you." Naruto replied with a smile.

"Yes, she is here. We're getting ready so give us a few minutes." Sasuke said as he began to close the door.

"Well can I at least come in?! It's kinda creepy out here!" Naruto yelled.

"No. It's creepier in here so it's better if you wait." Sasuke said, slamming the door in Naruto's face. Quickly, he rushed to Itachi's room and got dressed. He threw on a pair of gray pants and a black t-shirt with the Uchiha emblem. A few moments later he heard footstep in the doorway of the room and there stood Tenten, wrapped in a towel and blushing.

"Hi." She managed to say. "Who was at the door?" She asked.

"Naruto." Sasuke replied, annoyed even to say his name.

"Oh! That means I have to hurry!" Tenten said frantically. Quickly, she picked up her clothes and began to dress, Sasuke turned away thoughtfully as she did so. Moments later she was dressed and she began putting her hair up into her usual buns.

Sasuke turned slowly to see if he was decent. When he saw her fixing her hair he went to her and grabbed her hands. "No. I like it down." he smiled softly. Tenten blushed.

"Well, too bad. That's only for you to see. I like my hair up." She replied stubbornly as she pulled her hands away and continued fixing her hair. Sasuke pouted but decided not to protest. Finally, Tenten was ready and she and Sasuke met Naruto outside.

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Upon entering Tsunade's office, Tenten felt a little nervous. She felt as though Tsunade knew what had happened just 20 minutes ago in that shower, although she would probably be happy seeing as how she hinted at Tenten that she needed to have children with the Uchiha. Tenten sat in front of Taunade's desk between Sasuke and Naruto as she awaited Tsunade and Shizune to return with the equipment to draw blood. Sasuke and Naruto both could see that something was troubling Tenten. Sasuke thought it was his fault for going too far with her, and Naruto thought maybe Tenten had a fear of needles.

"What's wrong?" Naruto and Sasuke asked Tenten Simultaneously, followed by glares to each other.

Tenten smiled and immediately perked up after this. For two boys who hated each other, they sure were intuitive, and similar in their differences. "I'm okay, thank you both."

Before Naruto or Sasuke could say more, Taunade and Shizune entered the room.

"Are we ready?" Tsunade asked loudly. Tenten gave a nod while Naruto shouted: Believe it! Shizune went to Naruto's side and had him take off his jacket. She then put a band around his forearm and had him flex. Sasuke rolled his eyes. My arms are buffer. He thought to himself, a little jealous. Tsunade did the same with Tenten and Sasuke turned to look at her. Tenten seemed to be quite calm about the situation as Taunade gently rolled Tenten's sleeve up. After the band was around her bicep, Tenten flexed, allowing Taunade to find a vein and accurately draw blood. Once her vial was full, Taunade retracted the needle and cleaned the small prick point on Tenten's skin.

Once Tsunade and Shizune collected their samples, the exited the room to run the tests.

"Well, now we wait, huh?" Naruto said, breaking the silence between the three.

"Duh, dumbass." Sasuke said, rolling his eyes.

"Ah shut the hell up, mopy." Naruto retorted.

Tenten rolled her eyes too as the two bit back and forth at each other. She really didn't get why they had such a bad rivalry. It was just like Ino and Sakura. Only their disagreements were over Sasuke, which now turned Sakura into Tenten's rival. Up until now, Tenten never had a rival. Sure, Temari kicked her ass a few years back, but Tenten never resented her for it. Back then, she was the stronger Konoichi. Now, if they fought, Tenten would win for sure. She did her best to be understanding about their rivalry, but because Naruto could potentially be her only blood relative, shewould hope Sasuke And he could try to get along. Tenten remained quiet during the waiting period. Anxiously anticipating what the results may say.

After about an hour of analysis, Taunade and Shizune returned into the office and closed the door behind them. Tsunade walked herself around her desk and sat down. She folded her hands under her chin as smiled at the three. "Well, Naruto, Tenten.." She paused.

Tenten sat on the edge of her seat as she awaited the news. Part of her felt like she was going to say the weren't related, just by the smug look upon Taunades face. It seemed as though she was teasing about the joy she had. "Yes?" Tenten asked.

"Sasuke's a damn psychic. Your DNA matches." Tsunade finished.

"Are you serious?!" Naruto exclaimed as he stood. This was huge. Sure, he considered Iruka and Kakashi his family, but now he had a real blood related family member. one that was living. Quickly, Naruto rushed to Tenten and pulled her out of her seat and into a hug. "Tenten. I'm so happy." He said as he held her tightly. "We're related."