its me again! i kno i kno this one's short too and in my opinion it sux but i worked on this today after having about 3 1/2 hours of sleep so plz forgive me i might edit it later idk but don't expect much from me for a little while i have a research paper and homecoming crap to deal with but hopefully many of my fics will b updated next month! anyway enjoy and plz review!
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.
"Tsunade! Why are you smiling!" Natsuki exclaimed, astounded at the happiness shining on the Hokage's face. "And I thought Shizune was going to come in here with Tenten's results!"
"I knew it!" Tenten cried out in despair, tears wanting to spill over, her pride being the only thing keeping them at bay. "I knew I had to be pregnant!"
"What?" Tsunade looked at the girls incredibly confused. "I had Shizune run an errand for me, so she asked me to give you guys the news. I thought you'd be happy?"
"Tsunade, do I really need to remind you of Tenten's situation?" Natsuki said sternly, walking up to the woman who was only a little taller than she due to her heels.
"Huh?" Tsunade snapped her fingers and realized her mistake. "Oh, I see. I'm not talking about that. Tenten your results came up negative, however, Natsuki, congrats, you're going to be a mother again, and everything checked out fine."
Both of their jaws dropped as realization hit them. "I-I'm pregnant?" Natsuki stuttered a small smile creeping up on her face.
"That's right," Tsunade grinned turning toward Tenten. "Tenten, you're not pregnant and your wounds are healing very well. I wouldn't recommend training for another week, but if you feel you're ready, by all means go for it, just take it easy. I would also like you to see Shizune again next week for a checkup. You're free to go."
With that the busty blonde left the room, leaving the girls to themselves. "Congrats, Natsuki!" Tenten cheered, hopping off the counter like bed.
"That was the last thing I expected to hear at you're checkup," Natsuki commented, as the two gathered themselves and headed out.
"When did you give them your blood to be tested?" Tenten asked out of curiosity.
"I had to come by a couple of days ago to get my cholesterol checked," she explained as the two walked down the streets of Konoha.
Today was the first day such an amount of relief had rushed over the brunette. It was also the first day she was able to walk out in the village in over a week. Her sister-in-law's words and the confirmation that her fears were not a reality gave her much more confidence. She felt like she could fly. Such a weight had been taken off of her shoulders and she felt practically invincible. She was able to open back up to her family and everything seemed to get better.
"I think we should celebrate," Tenten declared once they were half way home.
"Someone's feeling better, I take it?" The violet eyed girl smiled, seeing her sister-in-law sheepishly chuckle and nod. "How about Ichiraku?"
"Sounds good to me," Tenten smiled. She had practically transformed.
"Good, because if we walked any farther we would have to turn around," her sister-in-law laughed as they turned the corner and headed for the ramen joint down the block.
They entered the stand with smiles and greetings as the owner returned the gesture. "Tenten! I heard you weren't feeling well! It's good to see you back on your feet!" Teuchi exclaimed as the two took their seats. "Anything you girls want is on the house!"
"Thanks, Teuchi!" Tenten replied with a smile.
They ordered their ramen and continued to talk about how everyone was doing, since Tenten had been stuck inside for over a week. "So Kiba's finally got his own team now?" the brunette asked as she ate her ramen. "Didn't he only just become a Jounin?"
"He became a Jounin a few months ago," Natsuki answered, swallowing a mouthful of noodles. "But Tsunade-sama thought that it was time he had a team of Genin, saying that it would be a good learning experience for all of them."
"She's not wrong, what about my team?" She took another bite. "I hope they're doing okay…"
"They're fine!" Natsuki cried out, pointing her chopsticks at the girl. "Gai has Lee training even harder and Neji left for a mission a few days ago, something about giving a message to a nearby town for Tsunade. Now that you're feeling better things should be going back to normal!"
"I think you're right!" A smile just grew on her face. Things were getting better.
It was only a matter of time until the nightmares stopped. She just had confirmation that her worst fears were only in her head. Soon she would be able to face her friends again and everything would turn out right. Nothing could go wrong!
The two had finished their meal and thanked the old man for making it. They had things to do at home and it was about time they got back. "Arigato gozaimasu, Teuchi-san!" Tenten thanked with a bow.
"You're welcome, Tenten, I'm just glad you're feeling better," the old man smiled.
"Tenten?" a voice announced, as a hand was placed on the brunette's shoulder.
Surprise and terror flashed across her face as she spun around to face the Hyuga boy she had grown to fall in love with. The two stared at each other for a moment, shock shown on both of their faces. It took the brunette girl a minute to register what happened and shake her head. "G-gomen ne, Neji," she managed to spit out, seeing an odd look in his eyes.
"No, it's my fault," he apologized with a quick bow, he turned to the blue haired woman who seemed surprised, yet not at the same time, just observing what happened. "Hello, Nastuki."
"Hey, Neji, long time no see," she greeted, gingerly grabbing her sister-in-law's wrist. "Sorry, but we need to get going."
"Hn…" he replied, watching them leave.
"What happened between you two?" Teuchi asked, breaking the boy's reverie.
Neji just shook his head. "Everything…and nothing at the same time…" he said, confusing the old man, only to start leaving.
One thing remained on his mind. Her eyes. They looked up at him, wide with fear. She shook her head and was almost normal.
He was sure of it. She may have been looking at him, but she wasn't seeing Neji.
"Tenten! Tenten!" Natsuki shouted, trailing after the girl. "Tenten! Answer me!"
No answer.
"At least stop for a second!"
Oh, did she stop. She stopped long enough to knock over a tree in a single punch!
"Okay, getting some frustration out is always a good thing, but Tenten!" The brunette stormed off again. A sweat drop appeared on the blue haired woman's forehead. "This isn't going to be easy."
Tenten let out a cry of frustration as she walked toward her house.
"Wait up!" Natsuki raced after her, finally catching up and stopping her. "Okay, what's up?"
"What happened at Ichiraku! That's what's up!" The brunette punched another tree. "just when I thought things were getting better!"
Natsuki sighed and shook her head. "You're expecting everything to go back to normal in a matter of minutes, but that's not the case," she explained, placing a hand on her sister-in-law's shoulder. "You've come farther than I did in such a short amount of time, but that doesn't mean everything that happened will go away in an instant."
"But things were getting better! Then Neji came and-" Frustration got the better of her and she knocked down another tree.
"You had a flashback, simple as that." Tenten's eyes shot over to the blue haired woman. "I'd be lying if I said I didn't have any of those, but it's not something to get frustrated about. You're healing well and the best thing you can do is bear through it and remind yourself that, that was in the past. What he did to you, he can't do it again."
Tenten closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She could do this. She needed to be more patient. She learned all about that at the academy, now was the time that that training should come in handy.
And Natsuki was right, it had been over a week, nearly two, since the event happened. That bastard, Uchiha, was no where near the village and even if he was, she was safe at home. She wasn't pregnant so relief certainly came to her, but she still felt uneasy. Perhaps it was the fact that these flashbacks weren't going to just go away in an instant.
But at least things now were bearable, sure she was pissed that she saw someone else when she looked directly at her teammate, but that couldn't be helped right now. All that mattered was that her family was about be a little bit larger and she should be happy. Surely everyone else would, right?
"Arigato, Natsuki," she smiled, internally satisfied by her inner discussion.
"Anytime, kid, now c'mon! I'm sure your brother wants to hear the good news!"
"How you're pregnant?"
"And how you're not!"
Giggling, the girls raced for home. Opening the door too reveal the sound of paperwork sliding around, and rapid scribbling. Takashi was working from home today, that was for sure.
"Takashi-Ni, we're home!" Tenten called, but not very loudly, in case a certain toddler was sleeping on the floor above.
"In here!" he called back from the dining room.
"Paperwork?" Natsuki offered, walking in a giving her husband a quick peck on the cheek.
"Yeah, well, seeing as I still have to work and watch Rikuto, this is basically all I can do," he sighed, leaning back, noticing the look on his wife's face he knew exactly what she was thinking. "He's upstairs taking a nap, he shouldn't be up for a while, and Mika and Shun are still at the academy. How did the appointment go?"
Natsuki bit her lip and looked up, not knowing how to word things exactly. She exhaled before explaining. "The test came out positive…"
"Oh my god, Tenten?" He turned and looked concerned over his little sister. "So…"
Tenten just grinned. "Nope, I'm not pregnant!" her face just beamed as she said it.
"Wait, what?" Takashi raised a brow, standing up and looking back and forth between the two girls.
"Natsuki tested positive," Tenten finished, answering her brother's unsaid question.
"Wait, at your check up you found out that you're not pregnant, but you found out that…" his voice trailed off as realization occurred to him. "Natsuki, you're pregnant!"
"Shh!" she pressed a finger to her lips, then pointed upstairs. "I was going to tell the kids tonight at dinner!"
"That's great!" Takashi rushed to scoop his wife in a hug, gently grabbing Tenten into the mix as well.
"Takashi?"
"C'mon, Tenten, I think we should all be celebrating!" he cheered, holding two out of the three most important women of his life.
"I am, Takashi," she assured him as the three of them hugged awkwardly. "I am."
so yeah really crappy chapter and i apologize for it i have many ideas especially somes twists that will come towards the end but that's just it, i have to get to the end first! lol anyway please review! XD
jaa nee!