Author's Notes: Another Neji/Tenten/Lee friendship, with hints of Neji/Tenten.

Field of Vision

They carried her into the cave surprisingly smoothly, only a few jostles sending her mind spiraling, white spots flashing before her eyes. One of them had already started a fire and they bent to lay her next to it, her back finally touching the cold, stone floor. She hissed involuntarily, her face whitening and Neji's cool voice echoed back at her.

"Careful, Lee. Her shoulder's dislocated."

Lee said nothing, his face a mask of concentration as her teammates finally released her and she saw their expressions in the flickering fire light. It had been a tough mission and all of them were a little worse for wear. They had decided to find a place to recover their strength for the night instead of heading straight back to Konoha, which turned out to be an ideal plan after Tenten noticed she couldn't use her right arm.

She hadn't felt it at the time, the blow that dislocated it, but she was certainly feeling it now. It took all her will and ninja pride not to sob out loud when Neji touched that arm softly, his eyes looking through her. He didn't have to say anything. She had always been able to read him better than most. She lifted her eyes to Lee's and was surprised when her voice came out hoarsely.

"I need… something to bite down on."

He nodded and disappeared from her field of vison, leaving her alone with Neji who saw too much, who was much too close, whose hand on her numb arm felt like lead.

"You shouldn't have done it," he told her sternly. She had been waiting for him to say something of the like and so it required only a little effort to smile faintly at him. She had known exactly what she was doing, jumping in front of Neji as one of their enemies threatened to slam into him from behind. He had seen the ninja coming of course despite the fact the man had been directly behind him, but he had been engaged in battle with another ninja and so Tenten had stepped in between them, taking the blow meant for Neji. In retrospect, it probably wasn't the smartest thing she had ever done, but she didn't regret it. She never regretted anything she did for Neji.

"You're probably right," she said, and watched his eyebrows rise slightly, "but I'm glad I did it anyway."

He scoffed. "Stubborn."

She smiled but the expression was lost as Lee returned, kneeling by her head with a short stick he had shaved of its bark with a kunai. Her eyes sought Neji's as he placed the wood between her teeth, his bandaged hands cupping her head tenderly, his face solemn. Normally, she would have reassured him but she was beginning to remember she didn't really like having her bones repositioned.

Neji's eyes were speaking to her though and she took a deep breath.

"Ready?" he asked quietly.

Before she could tense in anticipation of a reply, he pushed her arm up and over with a quick snapping movement that tore a muffled scream from her throat, sudden tears trickling from the corners of her eyes. Lee's thumbs wiped them off her cheeks with brotherly concern as she inhaled raggedly, her free hand coming up to pull the indented stick from between her teeth.

"Tenten." It was Neji, her name more of a question than a statement.

"I'm… alright," she said shakily, and saw him relax, something of a smirk crossing his flawless features.

"You didn't pass out this time."

She hiccupped a laugh and touched his arm. "You're welcome, Neji."

The End.