Heroes

Title: Heroes
Pairing/Characters: NejiTen / Neji, Tenten, Lee, Gai
Summary: A sequel to Baby/prequel to Crib. Being pregnant makes even the strongest of kunoichi crazy, thankfully Tenten has her boys.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto but the idea/plot of this is mine.
A/N: I promised more for this series so here you go.

"Lee! Tell me where you hid them!" Tenten yanked yet another cupboard open and started pulling the contents out. They joined half the kitchen on the countertop.

"I cannot." Lee flipped the page in the book. "You stated that you did not wish to eat it all at once and instructed me to hide it; I am simply doing what you asked."

Tenten turned and threw the jar she was holding at him. "I don't care what I said five minutes ago! It was five minutes ago!"

Lee caught the jar before it could hit him or the wall and set it calmly down on the counter beside him. "You are not supposed to over-induldge in sweets and have already had three pieces of the daifuku; I do not think it is wise to eat more."

"I--" She threw a plate at him. "--don't--" A cup was launched second. "--care--" The half empty soy sauce bottle was flung next. "--what--" Another, smaller plate flew from her fingers. "--your--" Two small bowls followed; one in each hand. "--stupid--" A jar of mashed peas found her hand and the air next. "--girlfriend--" The random kunai she'd found on top of the fridge left her other hand. "--said! Give me my daifuku, NOW!" Tenten glared and let an irritated breath out of her nose.

Each of the items was caught deftly in one hand and set down next to the jar and the other items she had thrown at him in her screaming fit of a search. "Sakura-chan-"

"I don't care what she said!" Tenten screamed, cutting him off and throwing a tea kettle at his head.

Lee caught the tea pot, but had to lean back to keep it from smacking him in the face as the weight and momentum swung it on the handle. "But-"

"Lee." Neji stepped into the kitchen. "Gai-sensei is back with the paint, if you intend to help you may want to get in there before he finishes."

The wide brown eyes grew even larger and Lee flew out of the kitchen, tea pot still in hand. He returned a few second later, set it down, and disappeared once more. "Sensei! I had the most youthful idea!"

Tenten scowled at Neji. "Why did you tell him that before he told me where my daifuku is?" she growled, picking a small black chopstick holder up from the counter, intending to throw it if she didn't like his answer.

Neji smiled, opened one of the lower cabinets, bent down, and reached inside. "Lee pays very close attention to the way a person moves." He pulled the box of daifuku out and handed it to Tenten. "You can't even pull your shoes on anymore. It was that or put it up high and he is very over-protective so he wouldn't try putting it up out of your reach since you might try something dangerous like walking up the walls."

"I would not," she pouted, opening the box and popping one in her mouth. She sniffled and eased herself into a chair.

Neji walked over and rubbed her neck lightly with one hand. "What's wrong?"

"I'm not crying." She sniffed again. "It's just--" her voice broke slightly, "--him looking out for me even though I'm so mean to him and you..." Tears leaked from her eyes. "I really like daifuku." It hadn't been what she'd meant to say. Not exactly. Neji had made them for her the night before when she'd woken up thinking of nothing else. She didn't even know where he'd gotten the strawberries as late as it had been, and by the time he'd finished she'd already fallen asleep again. "And Gai-sensei and the baby bed and just--" she rubbed at her eyes and ate another piece of the mochi covered fruit. "--everything." It wasn't that she was being over-emotional and she didn't really have a lot of weird cravings or act like she thought a pregnant woman was supposed to act, but they were all being... them and they were her family and her heroes for so many reasons she couldn't put it to words. Especially Neji. She couldn't think of a single food stall that had strawberries for sale right then and he wouldn't tell her how he'd gotten them and she loved him that much more for it.

"Ah." Neji leaned over and kissed the top of her head. "If you let them see you cry they'll start."

Tenten giggled and wiped her tears, knowing it was true.