Beginning of my NejiTenten stuff. Lee will be included in a fair amount of these oneshots, but there will NOT be LeeTenten. Sorry to fans of that pairing, but uh, uh, this is a NejiTenten. Bleah!
Disclaimer- Do NOT own Naruto.

Part of You

"C'mon, they're just up ahead! We can catch them!" Lee huffed, bounding slightly ahead of his teammates. Neji grunted in reply, and sped up to him.

"Byakugen, the All-Seeing Evil Eye!" Neji hissed, his translucent eyes turning a piercing white. Lee dropped into the brush directly below him, and Tenten watched the brunette boy creep closer and closer to the Sound-Nin's tent.

"When I say so, Tenten," Neji whispered, and Tenten nodded, shifting to the left. Just a little more… Neji nodded.

"Hgyah!" Tenten cried, flinging a barrage of kunais through the air. The Sound-Nin's eyes widened and blood spurted from his neck. Tenten smirked: right on target. Next, Lee made his move. He rushed up to the Sound-Nin's companion and punched him, sending the ninja several feet into the thicket. Neji pulled out some shuriken and teleported in front of the third member of the group. He died.

"What are you doing, you impudent girl!" the bleeding nin rasped, swiping at Tenten carelessly. The girl shook her head, her bangs falling over her dark eyes, and she smirked.

"Killing you." Her voice was cold; no mercy… never any mercy. She caught the dying nin's arm and sliced it off just below the shoulder. That's it, a bloodcurdling cry of pain. Just a little more, and the man slumped over dead, now a heavy weight in the girl's arms. She let him drop to the ground and wiped her forehead with the back of her hand, smearing blood across her forehead. Now, who to help? Lee was brutally beating his opponent; picking him up, crashing him into a tree, and then bearing on him so fast that he had no time to react, he would do it again.

"Agh!" a sharp, hoarse cry sliced through Tenten's thoughts. She turned around to see the Hyuga being held by the throat. The man chuckled darkly, clenching a bloody kunai in his other fist.

"You die." The man emitted a small gasp, and slumped over. Tenten nevermissed her target.

"Neji…" she breathed, clutching her fingers over his wound. It wasn't deep, but it was bleeding profusely.

"Ten—ten…" he coughed, blood spurting from his lips. He reached up with a cold hand and pressed it to the girl's cheek.

"Please, don't talk Neji," Tenten pleaded, tears brimming at the corners of her chocolate brown eyes. "Please live…"

"I…" Tenten pressed her fingers over Neji's lips, silently pleading the stubborn boy not to talk, to save his strength. But Neji shifted out from under her touch.

"I… love you…" He said huskily, smiling with blood on his lips. Tenten buried her face into his chest, crying bitterly.

"Oh Neji, I love you too… Please, don't die!" she cried, sobbing, deep, heart-wrenching sobs. Lee had destroyed his adversary, and joined the couple, though he had not heard their quiet confessions.

"Tenten, wh-what…?" Lee pulled Neji into a more comfortable position, and began bandaging the long cut on Neji's chest. By the time he had finished, Neji was asleep.

"Tenten, he'll live…" Lee whispered, pulling Tenten into a brotherly, reassuring hug. The poor girl shuddered, and choked back a sob.

"I know… his heart is too strong to die." She reached over and wiped some blood from Neji's pale cheek. "He can't die, because I am part of him." Lee smiled.

"Oi, I know Tenten. I'll leave you two, I've gotta find food," Lee said quietly, saluting his friend. Tenten smiled in spite of her sadness, and waved to her best friend.

"Oh Neji…" she sighed, and shook her head. The sleeping Hyuga's recumbent form stretched out on the ground with his head resting on Lee's folded vest. Tenten reached out and stroked his forehead gently.

"—What!" Tenten gasped as the boy's eyes suddenly snapped open, and he grabbed her wrist.

"Heh, I don't go that easily," he teased, and Tenten blushed.

"Oh Neji!" she slapped him lightly on the cheek. She grinned at his surprised look. "That's for making me worry, ya big jerk!"

Neji innocently slid his hand onto the back of Tenten's head, stroking it. "Take out your buns?" he asked, and the girl shook her head, smiling, and pulled out the pins. Shoulder-length, wavy, silky, nut-brown strands cascaded over her slender shoulders, and Neji blushed.

"What, I'm too pretty for you, Tomato-face?" Tenten teased, and Neji shook his head in disagreement.

"No, you're perfect, 'cause you're part of me," he said, and pulled Tenten closer to him. Tenten smiled, and pressed her lips to the Hyuga's.

"Part of you…" she murmured as Neji deepened the kiss. His arms subconsciously wormed their way around Tenten's body.

"I love you…" he whispered. "'Cause you are part of me…"

"Part of you," Tenten whispered in response. "Part of you…"