Blood In The Water: A Tenten Fan Fiction (#3 In Shifting Series)

Marriage Sublime

Tenten was starting to get very nervous.  Everyone had pulled together in record time and it was the day of her wedding.  Was she making the right choice?  She had allowed her body to answer not her brain.  Now she was freaking out about it.  They definitely had chemistry, the number of times that they had met in the last week was proof of that.  Reno did things to her that made her feel like she was the most gorgeous woman alive; however, there was no getting around their differences.  As often as they had come together, they also had gotten into as many verbal squabbles.  Reno seemed to think that the answer to any fight was to get her into bed.  Granted, it did seem to take the heat off their arguments but that is what bothered her.  Could they really just have sex anytime they disagreed?

Her eyes shifted to the window.  Maybe she should just make a run for it and try to work out the questions before they both made a bad mistake.  Sarah poked her head around the corner of the door at that same moment, took one look at her face then quickly came in and shut the door.

"That would be a bigger mistake, Tenten," she said with a knowing smile.

"It just seems like we rushed into this..." Tenten said with a shake of her head.  "We don't see eye to eye on very many things.  What if this is a mistake?"

"You just have cold feet," Sarah promised with a chuckle.  "Let me tell you something about my brother.  Come here."  Tenten came over and sat down where Sarah motioned.  "Reno is not an impulsive person.  I know that with the way he's come in and swept you up, it seems like that but he's always been very calculating in everything he's ever done.  He's had a wisdom to him that far surpasses my own.  For him to want to marry you, it means that his feelings for you run very deep.  I don't know if he expresses them very well but... he is a man of action."

Tenten was still not convinced, "What about all the ways we disagree though?"

"The challenge will be for y'all to grow with each other and move closer to the center," she responded with a laugh.  "Do you think Kakashi and I agree about everything?  Trust me, when we do fight it can be rather ugly.  You wouldn't know it but he has a hell of a temper on him when he's pissed off."

"Kakashi sensei?" Tenten's eyes were wide.  "He's always so mellow..."

Sarah snorted, "Trust me, he has a temper.  God knows I've been on the end of it a few times.  Worse yet... he's usually right which pisses me off." Tenten giggled at the words.  Sarah smiled at her and wrapped an arm across her shoulders.  "Trust me, you'll argue with anyone you marry but I promise you, Reno will always love you."

Tenten finally felt the fear lifting.  She gave her soon to be sister-in-law a nod.  Sarah grinned then went to the door.  "I'll let them know you're ready."

Tenten stood and shook out her dress once more.  She had to admit, she felt gorgeous in this dress that Ino and Sakura had helped her to find.  She felt almost like a princess.  The door creaked open and Reno stood in the doorway.  His mouth was hanging partly open.

"Good lord, you are incredible..."  He blinked his hazel eyes, "I'm completely blown away."

Tenten felt her face flush with color, "Thank you.  You look very  handsome too."

"This seems a bit strange to be the one walking you down the isle," Reno said with a soft chuckle.  "In my world, the father of the bride brings the bride to the groom.  But I must say... I'm glad I'm the first one to see you."

He extended his hand to her and she stepped forward, taking it in her own.  He tucked her arm into the crook of his arm.  He then hesitated, "Tenten, there is something I want to tell you before we get married."