A/n: Glad to be posting again! Sadly this isn't new but nonetheless, to those of you who weren't able to participate in NejiTen Month, I'll be sharing my submissions here. This is under week 1 with the prompt: 'Let me hold your hand for a second."
Note; This is set on 'heart's song' universe.
Naruto © Masashi Kishimoto
Summary: One phone call and Tenten rushed her way to the clinic. Nevermind that she was in pj's and that her flip flops were mismatched. Neji needed her and she'll be damned if she let him down.
"Hello?"
"Hello, is this Tenten-san?"
Tenten blinked in surprise at the formality of the speaker.
"Yes, this is she," she replied, curiosity coating her tone. "Can I help you with something?"
"Your presence is resquested here in the University Health Service Building."
"What? Why? Did Rock Lee get into an accident while training again?" The questions poured out of her mouth before the speaker even had the chance to continue.
Tenten could hear the monotone voice break into a breathy chuckle before they answered, "Well, thankfully no. It's not Rock Lee, altgough I am surprised that this is the same Tenten-san that is being requested."
Tenten tapped her foot impatiently as she waited for the speaker to finish their hearty wheezes.
"Well?" She asked, once the other line became silent. "What do you need me for?"
"Hyuga Neji is asking for your presence, and it is best if you come as soon as possible." Click.
"Neji? What?!" She was met by the dial tone.
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"Oh it's that time of the year again," Tenten said with a facepalm, hair in pigtails and wearing an oversized t-shirt and her pyjamas, topped-off with mismatched flip flops.
"Hn," Neji grunted, arms crossed and shoulders tensed as he sat stiffly on one of the nurse's stations.
"How bad was it?" She asked the nurse whose uniform was wrinkled and her black bob-cut in a dissaray.
"He threatened bloody murder if I came so much as two feet close to him," she grumbled sending the bane of her day an exasperated look which was met by a fierce glare.
"We tried to restrain him but he beat up the security personell," she explained further, eyes looking as if they'd burst into tears at any moment, Tenten felt much sympathy for the poor, unfortunate soul.
"An-and then," the nurse stuttered, shoulders trembling, trying not to break down from the stress.
"Hm?" Tenten placed a comforting hand on her shoulder, a mix of pity and compassion moving her, wanting it to make it easier for her.
"I said he can go home and have it another time b-but he won't leave!" The nurse finally broke down crying.
Tenten awkwardly patted the sobbing woman in the back whilst aiming a glare at the Hyuga, who merely frowned.
"It's fine, fine," reassured Tenten, giving what she hoped to be a smile but what really looked like a grimace.
"Tell you what, let's have his shots right here, right now. I promise he wouldn't do anything rash."
The nurse nodded her head and blew her nose on a piece of tissue she produced out of nowhere.
Taking a deep breath, the nurse took with a delicate hand the already-made flu shot, swallowing when Neji tensed, his body stiffening.
Tenten placed a hand on his shoulder to calm him down.
When the needle was about to pierce his flesh,
"Wait," he gritted out through clenched teeth.
"WHAT?" Exclaimed the nurse.
But she was ignored as Neji released a breath, his eyes closed.
He mumbled something that Tenten had to lean close to him in order to hear.
"What was that again?" She asked, voice soft and understanding.
"Just," he breathed out. "Just let me hold your hand for a second."
Tenten rolled her eyes at him but both of them knew it was all for show, even as she offered her hand begrudgingly.
The smile on her face was difficult to hide and she knows that he knows that she was smiling, despite the fact that his eyes were scrunched shut and that he was barely even breathing and that he was holding on to her hand for dear life.
(After what felt like the longest two seconds Neji hissing like an angry cat, they were back in Tenten's room and lounging on her bed, laptop in hand, a bandaid on Neji's arm and ice on Tenten's jaw.)
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"Did you have to jump out of your seat? You headbutted my fucking jaw and it's bruising!"
". . . sorry."
"Aww. Don't look at me like that you big baby, you're going to make me turn into a big puddle of goo."
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A/n: Thank you for reading! :) Other stories from NejiTen month would be posted sometime this week or the next. If you want, all my Nejiten Month(July) as well as Tenten Appreciation Week(2nd week of March) fic submissions can be found in my tumblr, also under keroribbit. Just search my blog with the 'my fic/s" tag.