Hullo My first NaruHin, its a nice pairing, I also have NaruSaku if you want to check that out.

Naruto flung himself through the trees with little care, as usual. It was the same as always as he returned from a solo mission. He was angry that he there was no action, he was bored, and he wanted to get home to yell at Obaa-Chan. It also didn't help that there was a steady downpour so if he was out to long he'd go from his semi-wet state to soaked, the rain also coated the tree branches with a slick surface which proved Narutos down fall. He slipped due to his normal reluctance to pay attention to his footing falling hard just missing a pile of leaves that would have cushioned his fall should he have landed on them. But with his luck he missed by less then a few inches.

Naruto groaned and stretched on the ground his hand brushed by the leaves knocking a few away, and to his surprise instead of finding more leaves to maintain the pile he saw some purple fabric. His curiosity peeked and he began brushing the leaves away to find a body.

Naruto let go a high pitched yelp and jumped back. He looked at his find a couple more seconds before the figure struck a bell. He crept close to the apparently unconscious person and cradle the limp body in his arms.

"Hinata, Hinata" he whispered gently shaking the unaware girl. He felt her forehead with the back of his hand but quickly jerked back almost scared he'd be burdened. "Not good" he murmured to himself. He covered her with his some what damp jacket to try to keep the rain from making her condition even worse.

Naruto tried to lift her onto his back for a piggy back ride type journey, but without he awake and able to hang on to his neck he had to travel slow and at a slouch. His pace, however, remained steady through the long trek and before he knew it he was at the gates of Konaha. From then on he almost sprinted home, not thinking about the hospital. Why? Because he's Naruto why would he think? But despite his lack of since his apartment was the better choice being closer and more assessable.

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Naruto gently lay Hinata in his bed covering her with the blanket, the jacket, now almost dry, still draped over her shoulders. He pulled a chare to the side of the bed to watch keep an eye on the sick girl, Once he set her down she stirred a bit.

"Mmhmm smells good" she mumbled, not realizing where she was or the comment she just made about Naruto, taking along inhale with her nose lost in the folds of Narutos jacket. She took a few more whiffs of the sent, how wonderful it smelled. The smell of out doors mixed with some other pleasant, for lack of better words, aroma, and one last thing she couldn't place…ramen! Suddenly she realized the smell.

"Well I'm glad, people wouldn't want to get near me if I smelled bad" Naruto flashed a tiered grin at Hinata, who just blushed and willed herself not to pass out.

"N-Naruto-kun" she buried he head into further into Narutos jacket, that is until she realized it was Naruto's jacket which caused her already fever red face become even deeper with a mad blush.

Seeing what little of Hinatas face that was showing turn an even darker red Naruto worried. To get closer to the girl, without thinking, he moved to sit on the margin of the bed laying his hand on Hinatas forehead. "Good your fevers gone down a little bit" Naruto said flashing a reassuring smile.

Fever? She had a fever? The last thing Hinata remembered was coming home from a solo mission, she hadn't been feeling good all day, but thought nothing of it. A fever would explain why she was in Narutos apartment… and in his bed. "I-I have a f-fever?" Hinata managed out.

"Yeah your face is all red even more then normal!"

Hinata tried desperately not to faint from Naruto being so close to her, from being in his bed, and from laying snuggled in his jacket. "I-I'm sorry, Naruto-kun, I-I didn't m-mean to be a b-burden" Hinata stammered.

Naruto grabbed Hinatas shoulders pulling up into more of a sitting position letting his jacket slip from her shoulders a little. "Don't, don't say that about yourself. You gave it your all on you mission, you always have! Don't say you were a burden!" His eyes looked alive with anger, but it was a soft anger, an anger at all those who had let Hinata underestimate he worth.

"H-Hai Naruto-kun." Naruto made her feel so warm, and confident even if it never fully showed. She was suddenly aware of Narutos warm hands gripping her shoulders.

Since the jacket slipped Naruto noticed that Hinata was still in her soaking wet jacket, she must have been out in the rain longer then him. "Hinata you have to get out of those clothes!"

Hinata was taken aback "W-what."

"Those clothes, they're soaked, I think I have something that might fit you." Naruto stood up and went to his dresser hoping to find something around Hinatas size. He pulled out a gray pair of pants and a navy blue shirt with a red swirl on it, the shirt he normally slept in. "Here this should work," Naruto laid the outfit on her bed, "I'll be right outside if you need me."

Hinata wanted so bad to tell Naruto that she needed him, but she was far to shy. "T-thank you N-Naruto-kun" she stumbled over her words as Naruto walked to the door.

"No problem, I'll be back in in a bit" Naruto said over his shoulder, leaving Hinata to change.

Naruto went to take a shower wanting to was the dirt and grime off him. Hinata may have said he smelled good but he didn't know how long he'd stay that way without a nice hot shower.

Naruto was stepping out of the shower putting on the orange pants he wore previously (he forgot to get clothes for himself) and he was bout to put on his black under shirt (his jacket still with Hinata) when he heard a crashing sound coming from his room. He ran out of the bathroom shirt in hand to investigate the noise.

"Hinata are you okay?" Naruto asked finding the girl on the floor. He hurried over to her kneeling down took her head and cradled it in his arms.

"H-hai, I f-fell walking back to the bed" she said with her face reddened with fever and blush. She was looking around Narutos room when she fell and felt guilty, and now Naruto was there, half naked, to help her up

Naruto helped Hinata back to the bed and tucked her in with his jacket, then sat on the margin of the bed. "How are you feeling, Hinata?" he asked.

"F-fine." Hinata found it amazingly hard to look away from his bear chest. The droplets of water from his shower made his bronze skin shine, bringing out the already defined muscles. She found the act so hard that the only way she could counteract the strong body was the beautiful blue eyes.

"Good." Naruto suddenly realized his shirt was still in his hand so he quickly pulled it over his head. "Heh sorry 'bout that." Naruto smiled.

Hinata was a little disappointed a the fully clothed Naruto though she'd never say it loud. "I-it's okay, N-Naruto-kun." She stopped for a moment and silence filled the room. "T-Thank you for… for e-everything," Hinata managed.

"No problem Hinata I'd do the same for any of my friends." On the inside Hinata was a disappointed because she was just a friend. "Well I don't think I would let any of the guys use my jacket, or my bed for that matter," Naruto corrected himself crinkling his nose at the thought. Hinata giggled at the thought of Naruto watching over Kiba or Shikamaru like this, then she started to blush again when she realized that Naruto was taking care of her.

Naruto talked to Hinata for a few minutes before he realized the fading color of Hinatas face. "Hey Hinata, you feeling alright, you look pale," Naruto voiced with concern.

"U-uh I-I'm f-fi-" Hinatas stutter was heavy and she had to struggle to get out a single word, this wasn't her normal shyness. Now that Naruto mentioned it she felt tiered and achy and really, really cold. She wanted to stay and talk to Naruto but she didn't have enough energy.

"Oh no I've kept you up to long," Naruto said feeling Hinatas forehead. "You need to go to bed, don't worry I'll be right by your side." Naruto pull the blanket to cover Hinata. "Good night," he said sitting in the chair he had pulled up earlier.

Hinata fell asleep with a semi-smile on he face knowing Naruto would be beside her the whole time, her guardian angle.

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Hinata had been asleep for a few hours, and though he left a few times for some instant ramen Naruto had stayed true to his word and stayed right by Hinatas side. And when the night started to wear on Naruto noticed that Hinata was shivering, a little at first but then it grew and she began to shake vigorously.

'She's cold,' Naruto thought. 'What can I do? I only have one blanket.' Many people may say Naruto is slow but he can be bright at times, and his own unique ways he's smart. 'Body heat. But I can't do that, I mean come on its Hinata.' after a while of mentally debating he saw Hinatas shaking get even worse so he made up his mind.

"Hinata I'm sorry," Naruto whispered as he climbed over her to the other side of the bed and crawled under he covers. He wrapped his arms around her offering her his warmth. 'God, I'm spooning Hinata,' was the last thing that went through his head before he accidentally feel asleep.

Hey I'll post the next chap neaxt week! R&R give me ideas too!