holy chiz! i updated! lol sorry for the long wait really its just the lazy type of writer's block please forgive me for any mistakes or slow parts but im tired and a little rusty when it comes to nejiten fics lol but i wanted to get this up and i think i'm back on track enjoy :D
Okay. Tenten already held a very high respect toward her sister-in-law, but even she had to admit that Natsuki was pure genius. As she sat in the living room staring at the floor, only the events of what happened about ten minutes before played in her mind.
"Really? I haven't met any?"
"What about me?"
The scene continued to play, as Natsuki's true plan showed it's colors.
"It's almost noon, I'm going to go pick up Rikuto, bring him home and put him down for a nap. And if you want to talk, we can do it when I'm done," Natsuki said, grabbing her bag and heading out the door, leaving Tenten to sit there and anticipate what was to come.
Oh yes, Natsuki was a genius. An evil genius. Perhaps this was payback for being a little nasty with her remark? Or maybe for being so quiet? Who knows? The only thing she did know, was that she had to sit and wait for her. Her new found knowledge scaring the depths of her mind.
She didn't have to wait long, within minutes Natsuki was home with Rikuto. She gave him some lunch and soon enough the child was down for a nap before one.
Natsuki came down the stairs as graceful as a swan, while Tenten sat there shaking slightly with paranoia. She grabbed the kettle off the stove and quickly made tea, witch she placed in front of her husband's sister and sat down next to her on the couch. She took a sip and sighed. "So, what do you want to know?" she asked, placing her cup on the coffee table.
Tenten had no clue where to even begin! So many questions rang in her head, she started with the most obvious. "What happened?" she asked cautiously.
The blue haired woman knew that this would come eventually, and gave a deep breath. "I wasn't too much younger than you, after all my 21st birthday was coming up in a week, you were sixteen at the time. This happened back when I was a ninja and like you I had been given an S-rank solo mission. It was a simple one, too, delivering something to Suna, but on my way home, was when there were complications."
She took another breath, grabbing her cup and taking a sip. "Like what happened to you, I was caught in a Genjutsu and was paralyzed while my attacker proceeded to rape me. The next thing I knew I was in a hospital bed in Konoha hospital."
Tenten gasped softly. That's almost exactly what happened to me.
"D…does Takashi know?" it was the first question to pop into her mind.
Natsuki gave a soft but sad smile. "Actually, that's the reason why he was so upset that the same thing happened to you. After all, he found you lying on the ground shrouded in Genjutsu, just like how he found me. It was the first time we met actually…"
Tenten's jaw instantly dropped. "T-that was how you two met?"
"Yeah, he and a medic released me from the Genjutsu, I was sedated and brought to Konoha hospital. Takashi sat at my bedside with my brother. When I came to, I only saw my own brother, I was a mess. You're brother knew he needed to leave the room, and he did. After that, Takashi soon became the first man I was able to trust that wasn't my own brother."
Tenten was speechless. Such a tragic event was able to bring people meant for each other together. How? Natsuki was a much stronger person than she, after all, Tenten couldn't even look at her teammates in the eye. How would be able to trust someone who had always been on her mind since they were on the same team? It just didn't seem possible.
"Tenten, what you must know is, I didn't get over this easily. In fact, it still haunts me, especially since it happened to you. But you will learn to trust others again, it may take a while, but you will," Natsuki smiled, pushing some damp hair behind Tenten's ear, gently. "In spite of everything, you learned to trust me again. You didn't flinch when I touched you. I took me weeks to accept any touch from anyone but my brother."
Tears welled in Tenten's eyes. Could it be? There was hope? She could actually face her teammates again one day?
She hugged her sister-in-law, a gestured returned with great care. She had come very far in a matter of minutes, any sudden changes could back track her progress. "Arigato, Nastuki."
Tenten was so caught up in the moment, she never noticed her brother walk in and see the scene. He looked at his wife who smiled back at him, he returned it and slowly backed out of the room.
That night, there was a significant change in Tenten's behavior. She was still much shyer than she had been in her life, but she was able to smile and help with dinner and even eat at the table with her family! The thick air in the household seemed to have lifted, not entirely, but to a much more comfortable point. Everyone seemed…happy. They were able to laugh, share stories, and even Tenten joined in. Perhaps things would get better.
Takashi stood up after dinner was finished. "Please excuse me, I just remembered I forgot to put a file on my coworker's desk. I'll be back in a little bit."
"Okay, just come back before everyone goes to bed," Natsuki smiled, her husband kissing her cheek and leaving the house.
Takashi, placed the file on a desk in the office, summer was approaching, it may have been later in the evening, but the sun was still up. Meaning, he still had unfinished business.
Casually, he walked through the village, heading for the green of the forest. He needed to speak with a few people. He found them training in Taijutsu or just meditating.
"Takashi-kun!" Gai noted, jumping away from his sparring match. The three boys made their way over to the man just a little taller than their sensei.
"How is Tenten?" Lee blurted, Takashi smiled.
"She's doing better than Natsuki and I could have hoped. The way Tsunade told me about her mission and what would be going through her mind, I didn't think she would open up so quickly," Takashi explained, relief coating his feature. Everyone exhaled, happy at the news.
"So she'll be training again soon?" Neji asked. Takashi's face took a turn.
"It's not that simple, these types of cases can turn in an instant, but Tenten's one of the strongest people I know. I don't think she'll allow herself to relapse back into her former state. Though, I don't want to rush her back into training, she's only now able to speak to everyone in the family without much hesitation," Takashi continued. "I won't have her training for a while, not until I hear back from her appointment with Shizune next week. Other than that, she seems to be coping well."
"That's wonderful news, Takashi," Gai commented, as his favorite pupil came up to him with tears streaming from his eyes.
"Gai-sensei! We must celebrate! Five hundred laps around the village!" Lee exclaimed. "Neji! You must join us!"
"I'll pass…"
Lee simply ignored him shouting incoherent phrases about youth and such. Neji found himself able to smirk for the first time since this thing had begun. He turned to his teammate's brother, who smiled at him. "Tenten's getting better, Neji," he sounded so relieved.
They all were.
It was dark. There were sounds of crickets and other insects surrounding her. It was just like how it had been a few days before, even the moment where everything silenced itself. But it couldn't be. She…she was getting over this. Why? Why?
She took a step back, at least she could move this time. Her eyes looked down herself to find what had least expected. Lingerie. Purple silk lingerie.
No. This couldn't be happening. Couldn't she just have a moment where she didn't have to deal with this nightmare?
"You are certainly a tiger, aren't you?" a seductive voice came right on queue.
"No…"Tenten gasped, taking a step away from the man behind her.
"You enjoy the adventure of the outdoors as compared to the coziness of a bedroom, don't you?" Sasuke growled. She turned around only to be entranced by his Sharingan. "So many things I can do to you out here. My, aren't you in for a treat?"
Run. Run damn it! Run! she pleaded to herself, only able to move her eyes.
Her eyes darted everywhere. Surely she could find something or someone to help her? Right? There just couldn't be no way to escape, right?
Strong arms snaked their way around her tiny frame. The lingerie covering virtually nothing, she felt each flex of his muscular arms as this man only a couple inches taller than her, began to kiss her.
Again. What she truly hated about this man. His ability to make it seem like the rape, was just making love with a lover.
To a point.
"Let's do this," he growled evilly before he-
Tenten fell out of her bed with a gasp. Her body drenched with cold sweat, heart beating so fast it could burst from her chest.
Sitting up, she wiped the tears from her eyes. She was a Kunoichi, she was not someone who had the luxury to cry. She was stronger than this, right?
Tenten stood up and headed out of her bedroom. There was no way she was going to be able to fall asleep again, she was too riled up.
Maybe a little T.V. or something would calm her down. She headed for the family room and turned on the T.V.
As her luck would have it, only crime scene shows were on. And it wasn't even three in the morning. This was going to be a long night.
Flipping through the channels, it seemed the crime shows on were all about rape of some sort. Or were just on the scenes of sexual nature. She stopped at one channel and her body froze. The forest in the background. The girl waking up in lingerie. The boy who kidnapped her.
Her mind flashed back to her dream. Cold sweat dripped down her head, the hair on the back of her neck stood up. She felt like she needed to scream, but did not want to wake her family up. She broke free from her trance and switched the channel quickly.
Her breathing was ragged, tears were in her eyes but she refused to let them fall. "No…" she whispered to herself, wiping the tears from her face. "This won't beat me…Natsuki went through something just like I did, she got over it and had a son with my brother…She believes I can get through it too. I won't let her down."
She put on an old movie she watched as a child, Mulan. There was nothing nearly as good on. She soon fell back into a dreamless sleep.
While Tenten had woken up and went to the family room, she hadn't truly woken up by her own freewill. Something had awoken her.
Outside in the cold Spring night, Natsuki stood on a tree branch behind what had appeared to be an Anbu Black Ops member. "Koharu and the other elders sent you, didn't they?" she demanded, catching the ninja by surprise.
The man got scared, throwing a kunai precisely aimed toward the woman's head. She used the kunai she brought to counter it, causing the knife to hit against the wall where Tenten's room was. She swore quietly, as she and her opponent jumped to the ground.
"How did you know I would be coming?" the masked man asked.
"Didn't do your homework? Or they told you to get the job done as quickly as possible?" Natsuki countered, placing a hand on her hip. "Though, I thought it was common knowledge that this house held two ninja, one former ninja, and two children in the academy. Even if you're an Anbu I won't allow you to complete your mission."
"And to think Koharu warned me to be wary of the brother. I thought she said you quit your ninja days." The man got himself into a stance.
"You're a very chatty Anbu. New to this?" Natsuki retorted, standing her ground. "I don't want to fight you. In fact, I want you to go back to the elders with a message. If they want to know if Tenten is pregnant so badly then they need to wait a few more days like the rest of us. If they want to get to her, they have to go through not only her family, but her team. I'm sure a certain Hyuga will not take someone attacking his teammate too kindly."
Natsuki's eyes were firm, her face serious. If this man dare lay a finger on her sister-in-law, he would not live to see another sunrise. "I also don't believe the elders will be able to save you from the wrath of Tsunade at the loss of her patient."
With that, the masked man backed away, bowing. "As you wish, I'll deliver your message." He disappeared.
"You handled that much more calmly than I could have…" a familiar voice noted behind the woman.
Natsuki didn't think twice as she looked up at the moon. "Did she fall back asleep?"
"She went into the family room. I think she had a flashback, I thought she was making progress?" the man behind her sighed, Natsuki turned around and gave her husband a hug.
"She is, she's in more control now than she was when she came home. This won't be a quick process, nor an easy one for that matter."
"I know, it's just-"
"You remember when I was in her state and how my brother must have felt, I know."
"And I have to give her time, just like how your brother and I had to for you." Takashi hugged her back and smoothed her hair.
"We're reliving a nightmare no one should have to go through even once."
"But we can get through it, Tenten hasn't given up yet. She knows better than that."
A week had gone by and now of all days, Tenten sat in an examination room at Konoha Hospital, with Natsuki by her side. "Oh god, Natsuki!" Tenten groaned, her head falling into her hands.
"Tenten, calm down, you took every precaution you could. The chances of it being positive are slim to none," Natsuki chided, crossing her legs.
"Natsuki! What if I am! What if it is positive? What are we going to do? What am I going to do?" the brunette ranted bringing her knees to her chest on the very uncomfortable bed in the office.
"If you are then you are," the blue haired girl retorted, with sympathetic eyes. "And you'll get through it, you're not alone. You have your brother, me, Mika, Shun, Rikuto, though he can't really do much, but all of your friends, your team? It's not the end of the world."
"Natsuki, I'm twenty-one, I'm not ready to have a child!"
"That's what I said when I was twenty-two, then at twenty-three I had Rikuto and you helped me a great deal."
"But you were at least married," Tenten pointed out sadly, despair in her voice. "I'm not and I highly doubt I ever will after this incident, especially if I end up pregnant."
"Now stop that!" Natsuki snapped, causing the younger woman to jump, turning her head toward her. "You have a loving family and friends who care about you! You don't even know if you really are pregnant! The chances are so slim it would honestly be a miracle if you are."
"A miracle?"
"Not the good kind. Besides, you said you finished your period before you even received the mission, right?"
"It ended the day before."
"And you used the contraception jutsu, correct?"
"Yeah…"
"So, it's seems very unlikely that-" The door opened revealing a busty blonde with a smile on her face.
"Congrats! You're pregnant!" she cheered to the dismay of the girls in the room.
yes im sure that made many of my followers happy lol it may be a while for the next chapter tho (im still forming it in my head) and please remember (not that this has happened or anything but still) constructive criticism is appreciated but no flaming plz and also try to keep in mind this is my story i decides what comes next tho i do like how people are predicting and giving ideas lol just remember i make the ultimate decisions thx jaa nee :D review plz! ;p