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Letting the Bedbugs Bite by Evilevergreen

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Chapter Two:


A twenty-four year old Hyuuga Neji waited impatiently outside the closed bathroom door inside the home he shared with his wife, Tenten. She had been in there longer than most days and he couldn't help but to wonder if that was a good or bad thing for this particular morning. The waiting for him was on the brink of becoming unbearable when at last the door finally opened and she stepped out. Neji looked at her hard, willing her to say what he longed to hear, but he could already tell that that wasn't going to be the case as she sadly lowered her head as she shook it from side to side. “I'm sorry,” she whispered.

Neji closed his eyes as he let out a big breath and rubbed his temple with two fingers. “I need some air. I'm going for a walk,” he announced before turning around and walking away from her.

Tenten's head snapped up. “Neji, wait I'll come with you,” she suggested.

“No need,” he told her, not even turning around to look at her as he answered. Tenten sighed as she heard the front door close behind him. She then looked down at the pregnancy test she held in her hands. It read negative, just like all the rest.

Neji and Tenten had been married for a little over three years and at first having children didn't seem to be a big priority on their list of To-Dos. That is, not until a year and a half ago when his cousin Hinata announced to the family that she was pregnant with her and Naruto's first child. After that, with Neji being the genius of their family, a lot of pressure was placed on him to start having children of his own.

At first, Neji and Tenten were excited about having a child to call their own. Neji wanted to be the father his own never had the chance to be, but after many tries they noticed they weren't having a lot of luck. Tenten once suggested going to see a fertility doctor, but Neji refused to believe that anything was wrong with either of them and quickly dismissed the idea.

Tenten walked back into the bathroom and threw the test away before turning around and leaning on the counter sink. She crossed her arms over her chest as she reevaluated her situation. Her head then fell into her hand. She wanted to cry, but with everything she had refused her tears. She just felt like such a disappointment for not being able to give Neji what he wanted.

Finally getting herself together, Tenten decided she would take her own walk and so headed to a nice quiet little place she had only visited a few times before. They served a variety of teas that she found she quite enjoyed. Once there she ordered a drink and took a sit off in the corner. As she got comfortable she looked out the window and smiled at the bright beautiful day. Konoha was such a wonderful place, she could hardly imagine living anywhere else.

She could still remember the day she had been brought to the hidden village. She was seven years old as she stood before the Third Hokage for the first time as a handsome looking Chuunin explained to him that she had been found near the boarder and that she looked to be orphaned. The Third asked her a few questions about where she was from and about her parents, but she told him that she couldn't remember. The Chuunin then explained that when she was found that it looked as if she had suffered from a blow to the head. The Third then asked her if she at least remembered her name and she replied with her given name of Tenten. She had been a citizen of Konoha ever since.

“Tenten-chan,” Tenten looked up when she heard her name being softly called. She looked up to see Hinata and her one of her teammates, who's name escaped her mind for the moment.

“Ohayo, Hinata-sama,” Tenten greeted the younger woman before her. “Please sit, join me,” she insisted and so Hinata and her teammate complied.

“I didn't know you were a fan of such tea,” Hinata observe regrading Tenten. “So how are you and Neji-kun?” she asked politely.

“We're fine,” Tenten lied as she smiled convincingly. She then noticed one of Hinata's teammate's eyebrows raise above his dark shades. What is his name? She couldn't help but wonder, feeling a little slow for not remembering the name of someone that ran in their group of friends, but he was such a quiet person that often Tenten really didn't notice when he was around. Shrugging it off she then turned her attention back to Hinata. “And you and Naruto? How are things?”

Hinata smiled brightly. “Wonderful,” she began. “We just found out this morning that we're going to be having our second child.” The smile on Tenten's face fell immediately, but she soon caught herself and so recovered, but it wasn't quick enough for Hinata's observant eyes. “Oh no,” Hinata cried, looking horrified with herself as she covered her mouth with both hands. “You must think I'm horrible.”

It was then that her teammate rose, realizing that maybe this wasn't his kind of conversation. “I'll return in awhile.”

“Of course, Shino-kun,” Hinata agreed before once again regrading her fellow kunoichi. “Gomen nasai, Tenten. I should be more considerate about what I say to you. I know you want a child very badly and that you and Neji-”

“It's alright,” Tenten waved the matter off as she interrupted the other. “Congratulations. I'm happy for you, really. Oh, and I'm sure Neji will be too,” she reassured her. “So when do you plan on announcing it to rest of the family?” she asked, but found she was barely able to listen. This news would surely break Neji, she knew. He was such a very prideful being and would feel as if his cousin was winning a game she didn't know she was playing. Plus, there was the fact that everyone they knew seem to know about the problem they were having and Neji would not take well to knowing that he was the center of such a subject. Failure in any aspect of his life just wasn't acceptable.

“. . . so you'll be there, yes?” Tenten caught the end of Hinata's question.

“Yes, of course,” Tenten shook her head, straightening up as she drunk more of her tea. The two then began to speak of other matters before Shino rejoined them. He didn't participant in the conversation all too much, but rather just enjoyed his own tea as he listened to the two women. Before long all three were finished and so headed outside. “This was nice,” Tenten stated. “We should do it more often,” she suggested and was both pleased and surprised when not only Hinata agreed, but Shino as well.

The three then said their goodbyes before she started on her way home feeling a lot better than she had when she left that morning. Although she had to admit she wasn't looking forward to when Neji found out about Hinata's pregnancy. She debated whether or not to tell him before the announcement was given or just pretend to be surprise when it was.

Walking into her home, Tenten was surprised to see that Neji was home before she was. Usually when he took one of his so-called 'walks' it consisted of finding Rock Lee and training all day. “Hey,” he said softly with a look on his face that Tenten had never seen before as he stood from the couch when she entered the living room.

“Is there something wrong?” she asked as she approached him.

He took her hand as they sat back down on the couch. “Yes,” he admitted. “I've been thinking and I believe what you said a few months ago may have been right.”

“I don't understand. What was I right about?” she inquired.

And as Neji went to answer her question, Tenten finally recognized the expression on his face. . . it was shame. “Maybe,” he closed his eyes, “maybe we need to see a doctor,” he said as if admitting defeat. He then opened his eyes to look at his wife. “I've been selfish by letting my own shortcomings affect us. I know I haven't been a good husband,” he confessed to her. “But I want to change that. I can't stand letting you down anymore. So I no longer care how it's done, just as long as we can have a child.”

Tenten looked at Neji, almost in disbelief. Here she had been in the mind frame of thinking that he blamed her for not being pregnant, and so apologized every time she found that she wasn't, only to discovered that at the same time he blamed himself. “Neji,” she whispered as she touched his face. “You are a good husband. Never once did I think you were letting me down. You couldn't even if you tried,” she told him before leaning in and softly brushing her lips against his. “I love you,” she spoke against his lips before claiming them with her own.

Neji's only response was pulling away, causing Tenten to look at him curiously. “I ran into Naruto this morning,” he informed her.

Tenten sat up. “Oh,” she breathed knowing Naruto wasn't one for holding something back. “Then you know about Hinata?” she asked carefully.

“Hai.” Neji then shook his head. “We're not going,” he made clear.

“Of course,” Tenten told him what he wanted to hear, but she had already promised Hinata that they would attend their party and so figured she would try to change his mind later on. “So are you hungry?” she asked standing up. “I was about to prepare some lunch.” She started to walk towards their kitchen.

Tenten then gasped in surprised when she felt Neji wrap his arms around her from behind. “I love you too,” he finally said as she turned her head and smiled at him. Neji kissed her gently, pulling her closer to him as he did so.

Tenten had always been everything to him, although when looking at them from the outside it may have appeared to be untrue. Neji could never be described as one who wore his heart on his sleeve and so there may have been those who questioned his sincerity when it came to his wife.

In fact, he knew they did, as he had once overheard someone say to their companion that Neji had only married Tenten out of convenience and necessarity to continue the Hyuuga line and how sorry they felt for the poor girl. But truth be told, those people didn't bother Neji, though lately he was starting to fear that it was Tenten who was starting to question his sincerity and so decided he would do whatever was in his power for her never to doubt him.

To Be Continued. . .
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