He didn't realize that by the time he gathered enough strength to confess his feelings was the exact same time she decided to give up her love not wanting to be always ignored.
Its funny how love works. One minute you're soaring through the skies and the next you're falling into a dark pit not knowing when you'll reach rock bottom. But sometimes that's the exact time you realize who truly cares, for when the love bird comes to steal you away and fly you high into the sky they'll be right there on the ground running and jumping preparing to catch you when the bird ungraciously drops you. And if they were to miss, they'll be there jumping in after you fall through the dark pit ready and willing to help you up whenever you need a hand. They are what love truly represents.
Maybe if he had looked harder he would've seen her fed up face whenever he turn his back on her. Maybe if she waited a bit longer before walking away from his back she would see him glace over his shoulder and watch her turn down the road. Or maybe it was just fate and her sick twisted game of making these two suffer more then they need to.
But they were always there, always beside each other. When one falls, the other one stands in his/her place. When one breaks, the other mends. When one loses apart of themselves the other goes out of their way to find it again.
"Why should I care? Why should give my heart to someone who not once, not twice, but every single DAMN time turned from me. I waited so long for you…I waited everyday, every night, and every waking moment for you to tell me that I mean something to you. I gave up on you…I just couldn't take another moment wondering if there was a place for me in your heart. If you opened your heart earlier, maybe…it wouldn't have been like this. I still love you Neji, but I just can't wait." And with that she jumped high into the treetops getting away as fast as possible.
He stretched he arms out and spreads his palm wide open in hopes of catching her, but his feet are planted firmly on the ground removing to budge, as if it was telling him, don't go. Let her run.
"Tenten…" and there is nothing but the wind hollowing and a single tear rolling off his face…
to be continued… :