Author's note:

Oi! Well, here's another fic from Mai-chan. I think I'm high off crack. Crack pairings, that is!

Disclaimer: Do I look like I own Naruto? I didn't think so.

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Shattered: Chapter 1

By: Maiyuko-chan

Tenten sat there, tired. She hated the hospital already, and this certainly didn't help her fear of it.

"Mom, what did they say you had?" she asked, watching her mother's pale face as she said this. Her mother took Tenten's hand.

"Tenten, why don't you lay down with me for a little bit?" she said, her voice cracking. Tenten nodded and gingerly crawled into the hospital bed with her mom.

"Doesn't this remind you of the days when you were little, Tenten?" she asked. "You were too scared of the dark to sleep by yourself." Tenten laughed quietly.

"Don't remind me, mom…" she said. Her mom squeezed her hand.

"Tenten…" she said, pausing. "I love you. You're my only thing in the world, and that won't ever change, okay?" her mother was careful not to cry.

"I love you too, Mom…" Tenten said, tears shining in her eyes. "You'll… you'll be okay, right?" Her mom nodded.

"I'll be fine. Don't you worry." Tenten nodded, hanging on to every word. Her mother closed her eyes, drowsy. Her sixteen year old daughter would be okay without her, she was strong.

Tenten fell asleep with her mother on the hospital bed. One of the nurses walked in, and didn't even consider asking Tenten to move. She knew as well as everyone else that this was her mother's last night. Tenten had been told otherwise, as requested by the dying woman herself.

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Author's note:

Short chapter, I know, but this is the touching mother-daughter moment that deserves a chapter all it's own… ((sniffs)) How could I! I'm killing off the poor woman! Tenten will be all alone! ((all out bawling))

Well, okay. In case you didn't already know, this is a Shino/Tenten. Strange pairing, yes, but I'm trying to get this idea out of my system…

There will be an update very soon, don't worry!

Alright! Now it's time to review! Please, give me compliments, flames, or constructive criticisms! But most of all, give me your ideas and suggestions. I already have ideas for this fic, but it's always good to have some other ones for future reference. So thank you!

Ja!