Title: White Gauze
Summary: Among other things, when applying bandages, Tenten had gentle hands.
Pairing: NejiTen
Rating: K
Notes: This is post-time skip.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
"You know, you wouldn't have these issues," Tenten huffed, without rancor, "if you were just more careful when you fight."
Neji sighed mutely and prepared himself for a lecture as she continued to swath on bandages over the raw, bloody skin on his arms. He supposed that, if he was stupid enough to train with the move that he had without protecting his skin first, he probably deserved whatever lecture she gave him, and that said lecture would probably be gentler with Tenten delivering it than, say, Sakura or Ino.
Tenten's hands winding the snowy white bandages over his arms were surprisingly gentle; Tenten was known for many things, but hands that were clever in any matter but weaponry was not one of those things.
"How did you do this, anyway?" Her fair-skinned brow furrowed as Tenten did her work, slowly and meticulously. "I've never known you to hurt yourself training before."
A slight red hue entered Neji's sallow cheeks as he defended himself. "It's a technique I came up with by accident; no one's ever done it before, so there's no documentation of injury when it's put into effect. If I'd known it would have this effect, I wouldn't have tried to train with it."
As she continued to apply bandages, Tenten could apparently derive some humor out of the situation, because she smiled. "Well, Lee and Gai-sensei would be congratulating you for experimenting with your abilities like this, but I'm still inclined to think that this was one of your more stupid moments, Neji."
"Go ahead and get it all out, Tenten," Neji told her wearily. "I'm sure you have something to say."
Brown hair trembled as the kunoichi shook her head. "I don't have anything to say; I'm just stating fact. You already know how stupid this was; anything I say would be redundant."
She finished, as afternoon sunlight poured blindingly through her kitchen window. "All done," she stated matter-of-factly. Suddenly, Tenten smirked. "Want me to kiss it and make it better?"
"Actually…"