Running breathless through the hospital's hallways, Neji didn't slow until he neared room 607, the emergency room, Tenten's room.

Earlier that day

"NEJI! NEJI!"

Naruto's, Lee's, Sakura's, and Ino's voices reached Neji immediately.

Neji turned around annoyed from his target practice, bored of Tenten's absence. He had been worrying about her for 3 whole weeks. Tsunade had assigned her an S-rank mission despite her Chunin rank. He didn't show it, but he was worrying so much that he couldn't sleep more than 2 hours a night. Worrying about her health, her wellfare, her.

"Are you okay?" Sakura asked.

"How are you able to train?" Ino asked.

Neji was bombarded with questions he didn't understand.

"SHUT UP! What in the hell are you talking about?!?!" Neji yelled angrily.

"Oh Neji! You haven't heard have you?" Sakura said sympathetically.

"Heard what?" Neji asked annoyedly.

"Well, Neji. Tenten has been... um... how do I say this nicely?" Ino said.

Oh Kami. Don't say it. Don't say what he has been worrying about for the past 3 weeks. Don't say what will hurt him the most.

"Tenten has been hurt on her mission Neji. Badly. I couldn't even help her. Tsunade had to be called in just to help her." Sakura said in a soft voice.

He looked in through the window. He saw the nurses' worried faces. Tsunade's worried and frantic face. Tenten's helplessly pale face. Her eyes looked empty. Her usually glowing face looked drained.

He walked into the room, staring at the crowd of people surrounding Tenten.

Brown met Lavender.

Immediately after that, sound started coming from Tenten in the loudest voice she could muster.

"Get out Neji! Get out!! I don't want or need you here! Okay? Get out!!"

Neji stood there staring at her with the maddest face he ever saw on her.

"Neji I suggest you get out. It's not healthy for Tenten's healing to be yelling like that." Tsunade said in a gritted voice

Neji left in the blink of an eye, his eyes drooping from tiredness and sorrow.

Three weeks after

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! FINALLY!! Fresh air!!!" Tenten said.

After 3 weeks of healing and rehabilitation, she was finally completely healthy. And the first thing she would do outside the hospital? Find her best friend Neji of course!!!

She passed her friends near Ichiraku's.

"Hey guys! Do you know where Neji is?"

"TENTEN! You're healthy again!" Ino yelled, hugging the girl.

"Nice to see you too Ino. Anyways, do you know where Neji is? He never visited me!" Tenten said laughing.

"He's at the training grounds, but Tenten, there's something you should kn-" Sakura started.

"Thanks! Bye Ino! Bye Sakura!" Tenten waved good bye running quickly.

Naturally, she found him on the training grounds.

Unaturally, she found him sitting with a beautiful blonde girl on a bench. Holding hands. Smiling. And seemed to be whispering sweet nothings into her ear making her laugh.

"Neji?!?!?" She said/yelled.

The two on the bench turned their heads to the brunette.

"Tenten..." Neji said in awe. He hadn't seen her in 3 fucking weeks, much less alive and healthy.

"Hey. Um, who is this?" Tenten asked, gesturing to the other girl.

"This is Mikari. I met her in the hospital. She's kind of my... um... girlfriend." Neji said nervously.

The blonde sensed the awkwardness and immediately tried to introduce herself.

"Um, hi. I'm Mikari. I work at the hospital as an intern." She said.

"Are you training with Neji now? I'm sorry for interrupting!" Tenten said.

"OH nonononono!! You have it all wrong! I'm not a ninja! It would ruin my nails!" she said showing off her perfectly manicured nails. She said the word ninja as if it were some kind of disgusting word, not worthy of being spoken on her lips.

Tenten couldn't believe it! This wannabe barbie, non ninja girl is Neji's girlfriend! What was the world coming too?!?!

"Oh um. Sorry for interuppting you guys. Well, I'll go. Bye!" She had to leave before the tears forming in her eyes dropped.

"Tenten wait!" Neji yelled after her.

"I'm sorry Mikari, but I have to go." he said.

"Wait. You're leaving me alone for her?!? I'm your girlfriend for Kami's sake! She's just your teammate!" Mikari yelled angrily.

"She's more than just a teammate! Mikari, she's my best... friend..." His voice slowed as he came to realization.

"Hold up! She's a girl Neji! She can't be your best friend. If any girl should be your best friend, it should be me. Your girl friend!" she said angrily. She couldn't believe she was losing the hottest guy in all of Konoha to that girl!

"Then I guess you're not my girlfriend." Neji responded coldly.

"Ugh! I can't believe you! Maybe I should just wait for Sasuke like Sakura!" She stomped away

I know, I know, I should be working on my other stories, but I really wanted to work on another one. This was supposed to be in my oneshot series, but I wanted to make it into another fic. So here! And trust me, there is a happy ending! I always have happy endings! It's not really angsty, just dramatic!