So for all of you who care...haha...i love school
I may sound a bit nerdy
but god did I miss it.

Im thankful to be back.
But I stayed home from school today cause im sick as a dog. I feel terrible...but I sacrificed my sleep and health to bring you another chapter!
Hooray for Asura-chan not sleeping!

Neji
1 month 3 weeks before the mission

"Lets see if I'm able to get out of bed..." I said to myself. No one was around to hear me talk to myself, so it's okay. I do it more than I'd like to admit.

I stumbled out of bed, feeling very little pain in my mid-section. Tsunade worries too much about her patients. All I did was rupture a few organs. It's no big deal.

Now it's time to train!

I opened the door to leave, closed it, and locked it. By the time I turned around, to my surprise, I was standing face to face with a tall middle aged man. He was swaying a bit, reeking of alcohol, the bags under his eyes tell me that he hasn't had a good nights sleep in near forever, and he was in need of a good shave.

There was something about this man that looked all too familiar. The way he showed determination and curiosity through his sleep deprived eyes...they remind me of a certain someones...

The man spoke. "That girl, what is her name? I must know." What the hell is this old pervert talking about? If he's talking about Tenten then there's no way I'm going to tell him a damn thing.

I just glared at the man. Usually that would be enough for anyone to get the hint. But he wouldn't back off. He just shrugged it off. "What is that girls name? The one that keeps coming over?" The man repeated his initial question.

Okay, fine. If he's not going to get the hint with the glare then it looks like I'll just have to ignore him and if not...I get to have a little fun.

I kinda hope he keeps on being persistent about this whole thing.

I walked away from the apartment complex. The man eventually gave up on following me and returned to his apartment. I'm not sure, but I think I heard him chuckle a bit.

The sun was now setting and upon returning home from training I felt wonderful. I decided to have that little fun I promised myself all those hours ago.

The front door to my neighbors apartment flew open and hit the wall with a loud bang. I stood beneath the door frame waiting for the mans reaction. He just looked up at me with a knowing expression on his face.

The front room was completely dark, the only source of light was the setting sun peaking through the closed blinds. I scanned the messy room. Empty beer bottles were everywhere, and in the middle of the mess sat a couch, and on that couch sat the man. He looked a bit different somehow. He had the same physical properties and the same presence...but something was very different about him. It might be because he had much more to drink after our encounter earlier. But he also looked, somehow, sad.

I looked into the mans hands and in it was a bottle of beer. The man brought the brown bottle to his lips and licked the rim before downing the remains. He then grinned like a mad man.

I stood up straighter as I watched the man stand up and stagger over towards me. I made it to him before he could reach me.

I grabbed the man by the collar and lifted him up so that his feet couldn't touch the floor. His breath reeked of alcohol.

"Who are you? Tell me your name." I said forcefully. He only chuckled at me. God, that's annoying. "Tell me what you want with her." I shook him a little.

"She's sssuch a prettygirl. You should consider yourself lllucky to be suchclosefriends with er." Yea, he was drunk. He couldn't even say a sentence properly. "I've been watching her ya know."

I turned away from the man and looked at the large window. We had spent a lot of time just standing on the shared balcony...he must have been watching all those days. "...Tenten..." I whispered so quietly I could barely hear.

"Oooooh. Tenten is her name? How prettyy, it really fits her don'tchya think?" Shit he heard me. I tightened my grip on the mans collar.

"Tell me. Or I wont hesitate on rendering your entire body useless." The man softened his look at me then he lowered his head. This makes me a little curious. Why was he so curious about Tenten?

"No doubt that she is the spitting image of her mother." The man said smugly ignoring my previous demand. "Yet I can still tell she is her fathers' daughter."

I looked into the mans eyes. The way his brown eyes showed the exact emotion he was whispering to me reminds...me of...her...

I stood there bewildered, eyes widened as realization struck me.

"You-Your Tenten's father..." My grip loosened and let Tenten's fathers' anticipating feet touch the ground. I couldn't believe it...

I took in a swift punch to Tenten's fathers' face. He was smashed right in between my fist and the cracking wall. That made me feel pretty good.

Here comes my promised fun now.

"What the hell is wrong with you?!" I asked with murderous intent. "Your daughter grew up all alone. She had no one to love her and no support from anyone. She was lucky to be placed on my squad." Although my face was growing red with anger, my tone softened for that last sentence. The man only closed his eyes and sighed.

When he opened his eyes, he could only smirk. Tenten's father then leaned into me and whispered into my ear in such a voice that made my hair stand on ends. "Don'tchyou go near my daughter. Cause if you do...I will kill you." I had to back off of him. I can tell he is a shinobi, and to get into a fight with him would be foolish. I stared at him with somewhat of a shocked face. "Now get out of my house, Hyuuga."

I couldn't take it.

I, once again, picked him up by the collar and pushed the man up against the wall forcefully. His smirk was still planted on his lips.

"You have no right to call her your daughter." I growled. And with that, I dropped the man to the floor and left him alone in his dark apartment.

What he didn't know, was earlier at training, I had asked Tenten to be mine.

Oooo
Neji knows a secret!
Neji knows a secret!
But will he tell is the question.
Hmm.
Find out in the next chapter of Before I Fall to Pieces!

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I need happy.
Cause im sick
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