A/N: Happy Neji Week everyone! Over in the NejiTen discord (link on my profile!) we're celebrating Neji's birthday with 7 prompts! I know these are short, but I hope you enjoy them!

Day Two
Family

"You look tired." Neji glanced over his shoulder, even though he knew Tenten's voice better than his own. "Did Naruto keep you up all night?"

"You're early," he said.

She was standing on the threshold of his bedroom, watching as Neji double-checked his appearance in the mirror.

"I came to see if you needed any help before the ceremony," Tenten entered the room and came to stand at his side, leaning up against the dresser. "Lee went to pick up Gai-sensei. They should be here to help soon."

Neji glanced at his teammate. Freshly plucked cherry blossoms encircled both of her buns, and her yellow cheongsam was accented with a similar shade of deep pink, almost red. His eyes landed on the top of the slit, which sat at the top of her thigh. Had it been anyone else, Neji might have commented on the height of the slit.

"What do you think?" she asked. "I wasn't sure about the color, but—"

"You look beautiful."

As soon as the words left his lips, Neji wished he could take them back. A warm flush swept across his face. Tenten looked down, her cheeks dusted with pink.

"Thanks."

Neji chewed his lip, unsure of what to say. He hadn't intended to be so blunt, and, to his relief, Tenten recovered quickly and leaned towards him, smoothing out the wrinkles in his haori.

"You clean up pretty nicely yourself," she teased.

Neji grinned and met her gaze again. He thought, briefly, that it would be easy to kiss her. Naruto's words from the previous night rang in his head.

She practically threw herself at you in the hospital.

"Are you nervous?"

"What?" of course he was. Tenten had utterly disarmed him without so much as a senbon.

"About the ceremony. Are you nervous?"

"Oh," he watched her fingers trace the hem of his coat. "No, not really."

"You've got a pretty big role in the ceremony today," she continued, "was babysitting Naruto really more unnerving?"

Hinata had asked Neji to stand with Hiashi, in place of her late mother, and drink from the sake cups with them. It not only united Hyuga and Uzumaki; it was a silent joining of the main and branch families. It was truly brilliant on Hinata's part.

"I wouldn't have called the prospect of staying with Naruto last night unnerving so much as annoying."

Tenten snorted, dropping her hands from his chest.

"Lee made it sound like you had fun."

"Lee makes 500 laps around the village sound fun."

Her laugh brought a smile to Neji's lips. He decided then that he would kiss her. Neji tilted his head a little, and she watched him with a sudden understanding. Her eyes flashed with nervous excitement. And then—

"Neji!"

His head snapped towards the door just as Lee and Gai slid around the corner and into his room.

"There you are!" Lee bounced on the balls of his feet from behind their sensei and pushed the wheelchair further into the room.

"Look at you two!" said Gai, "Two shining examples of youth and beauty!"

"Gai-sensei…" Tenten blushed again. "You don't have to over-exaggerate."

"But he's right, Tenten," added Lee, "you look beautiful! And Neji, my handsome rival! Hinata-san is so very lucky to have you by her side today!"

Neji shifted, uncomfortable.

"Anything else, Lee?"

"Yes! I am so jealous that you will be able to call Naruto-kun family!"

Neji sighed.

"Well, Lee," interjected Tenten, "if Team Gai is a family and Naruto is going to be Neji's cousin-in-law, then you could technically call him family."

Lee's face lit up at the prospect.

"Yes!" agreed Gai, "Lee, our little family grows every day!"

Neji interrupted before the tears began.

"We should go and see if Hiashi-sama needs any assistance."

"Yes! Perhaps Naruto-kun will need assistance too!"

Lee spun Gai around and flew out of the room. Neji gestured towards the door for Tenten to follow them. She waited for him by the door, looking over her shoulder with a smile.

"I'm glad you're here for this."

Neji nodded and joined her on their walk down the hall.

"Me too."

A/N: As always, if you enjoyed this please leave a review!