Hi guys! so sorry i haven't updated in SO long- i blame computer troubles, school, and laziness, but that's no excuse so for the rest of you, blaming me is not only expected, but encouraged. but enough ranting- let's get to the story!!

A/N: just a quick little note here- in this fic, ninjas will have technology. if they can have refrigerators and headsets, then they sure as heck can have cell phones too.

Night settled quietly upon Konoha. The streets that were normally bustling with people and movement were now still and peaceful under the soft glow of the moon. In a more crowded part of town, sat the house of the weapons mistress. Inside, said kunoichi was tossing and turning about in her small futon. White sheets lay, wrinkled and spread across the floor and the dark blue quilt, haphazardly lingering on the edge of the bed. Every once in a while, a groan would escape her lips, seeping into the dark air. Suddenly, her eyes opened, revealing frightened brown orbs. Sitting up quickly, she fumbled around in the darkness for some sort of a light. Her hands finally touched the cool plastic of her cell phone, and she opened it, wincing as a white- blue light spilled from the petite device. She allowed herself to take a moment and breathe, but the frightened look in her eyes didn't go away. To give herself something to do, her fingers began to figit with the phone- looking through pictures, text messages, and finally, the contacts. She looked down just as she was flipping through the "N" section of the names. The highlight landed on the name Hyuga, Neji. Tenten hesitated for a moment. Should she call him? Hmmm... maybe...

-Flashback-

One day after training...

"Yosh! What a wonderful day of training this has been!!" Rock Lee shouted exhubrently as the sun began to set.

"Oh my student! So full of youth and so eager to enjoy each and every day of it!! Ya gotta love this kid!!"

"Gai- sensei!"

"Lee!"

"Gai- sensei!"

"Lee!"

"Gai- sensei!"

"Lee!"

Neji and Tenten stared awkwardly as waves and an assortment of ocean animals appeard behind the two green- clad ninja. Neji shook his head in disproval, and Tenten rolled her eyes. Everything else hurt to move, so she decided rolling eyes was a painless choice. She returned to what had been keeping her attention before- her wrist had been badly damaged during her usual spar with Neji. As usual, she had thrown every weapon on her person at the prodigy, but was only able to get in a few nicks and scratches. In one of the moves, her kunai was deflected and surprisingly sprang back at her. To avoid getting hit, she had to make a quick flip in mid air and land on her hands. She was sure she didn't feel anything snap, but it still pulsed out a tremendous amount of pain. She stood up to go home, and pulled gauze out of her backpack to wrap her wrist, but a pale hand shot out, taking hold of the injury. Surprised, Tenten looked up to see that it was none other than the prodigy.

"Let me look at it" he said quietly.

"No- really, that's okay; I was just gonna go to the hospital and..." but, despite Tenten's pleas, she watched veins in Neji's Byakugan portruded, flooding his eyes with sacred energy. After a few moments, he nodded and said:

"Just as I thought... when you landed, one of your nerves became pinched between your wrist joint... don't worry- this will only take a second..." And in truth, it did only take a second, but the pain that followed in the few seconds aftermath was worse.

"OW!!" Tenten screamed, holding her hand tightly to her chest.

"Don't complain- if you ice it when you get home, it shouldn't swell or anything."

Wrist still smarting with pain, the weapon's mistress glared at the Hyuga and said:

"Dammit, Hyuga, I don't get you! Whenever I try to start a conversation, you're less than articulate, but when I just want to be left alone, you turn around and... and... see?" she held up her injured hand as proof. Neji returned the glare- and it was twice as icy as Tenten's was. The weapon's mistress was so stunned by the ferocity of it, her resentment faltered.

"Then next time, I won't help you!" infuriated at his teammate, he walked away, bumping hard into Tenten's shoulder. Growling in frustration with the world around her, Tenten walked home alone.

-End Flashback-

How long had she been staring at his name on her cell phone? It seemed like a long time... and still she hadn't answered the same question that had been flitting in and out of her mind- should she call him? Her logical side argued:

Well why should you call him? It's the middle of the night, he probably hates you forever, and you don't need an argument this late at night- you need sleep!

But her heart argued back:

Because it's the right thing to do- despite how late it is! I was being a total jerk to him when he helped me- and fyi, the reason I haven't been sleeping isn't insomnia- it's this fight with Neji!

L: Well, i still say he should have asked if you wanted help.

H: He was just trying to be nice!

L: Don't call him!

H: That's it- I'm calling him!

L: Wait- think this through!!

"Would both of you just SHUT UP?!" Tenten shouted at the both of them. "Oh great, now I'm talking to myself..." she mumbled to the darkness. "Well.. here goes nothing..." she pressed the number on her phone to call Neji. She held the phone up to her ear, listening to the ring. Her heart jumped as his smooth voice floated over the phone.

"Tenten?" Taking a deep breath, and swallowing her pride, Tenten spoke, her voice sounding rusty from sleep (and lackthereof)

"Hey, Neji..." she paused, her heart thumping in her ears. "I just wanted... to say that I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be such a witch about the other day- it was totally wrong of me and everything..." she stopped, hoping for a reaction. Moments went by...

"Neji?"

"What?"

"Oh- I just wanted to make sure you were still there..."

"I am... but... Tenten?" She cringed at the thought of verbal accusations and more arguing.

"Yeah?"

"Do you have any idea what time it is?" Bemused, Tenten looked at a clock that sat on her night stand lamp. The numbers blared back in green: 4:02 a.m.

"Yea... so it's four in the morning... you're point?"

"What are you doing up at four in the morning?" Tenten gave a small smile- she could almost see the prodigy's eyes narrowed with question.

"I um... I couldn't sleep... I was thinking a lot about..."

"Our fight?" he supplied for her.

"Yeah... and I'm really sorry."

"I'm... sorry too..." Tenten's eyebrows shot up, and began to smile unbelievably.

"What?"

"I know you heard me- don't make me say it again." Tenten giggled in relief and exhaustion.

"Tenten?"

"Yeah?"

"Go to bed. I haven't been able to sleep that well either, and I have a feeling we're both going to need our strength for tomorrow's training session."

" 'Kay," Tenten said as she yawned, feeling sleep encompass her. She fell back against her pillow, pulling her blanket over her. She was so tired, that by the time Neji said his montonous "Goodnight," Tenten had replied with a mumbled " 'Night... love you..."

"Wait, Tenten, wha-"

Click

Neji sighed to himself as he lay the troublesome device aside before picking it up again and flipping across the numbers.When he finished, he smiled to himself. He pulled the covers over his shoulder. When Tenten awoke a few hours later, she saw her phone was glowing with the message: 1 new text. Frowning, she flipped up her phone and opened the message.

night, tenten. love you too.

Tenten smiled to herself, imagining the day ahead.

A/N: yea, i know... not up to my usual standards, but i hope that you liked it anyways!! please review!! :D :D