A/N; Yes, this is a 50-themes collection. It'll be for my favorite Hinata pairings (because, seriously, that girl doesn't get enough love). I dearly hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer; I do not own Naruto, nor am I making any profit from this work of fanfiction.

Subtle Gestures

Shino/Hinata

#01 – Air

It's very subtle… in fact, it's an almost non-existent problem. But when he walks back from a battle, and she stands there holding out a small vat of her healing ointment to him, her relieved smile nearly takes his breath away.

#02 – Apples

He has her figured out better than anyone, and he knows this because when her face suddenly becomes apple-red, it means that Naruto is around.

#03 – Beginning

When they are assigned a mission, and they begin their journey, he can practically feel confidence radiating off of her in waves.

#04 – Bugs

Unlike the other girls he's encountered, she doesn't scrunch her nose up in disgust when his swarm of insects come out for a breath of fresh air in their leisure time. In fact, she's quite enchanted with the butterflies that seem to have some uncanny attraction to him.

#05 – Coffee

Shino knew that Hinata had been a coffee-virgin when he'd come to practice late one morning and found her staring at Kurenai's abandoned cup as if it were a foreign object. He pushed his glasses farther up the bridge of his nose and stood beside her. "I won't tell if you want to taste it," he'd assured.

And he knew never to allow her caffeine again when he'd been dealt numerous, overly-enthused Gentle Fists for hours on end until training was complete. He had the sneaking suspicion that Kurenai had dismissed them later than usual because his demise was apparently extremely amusing.

#06 – Dark

Looking through his dark sunglasses, her eyes seemed extra-bright when she used the Byakugan to help him crush the enemy.

#07 – Despair

When she wakes up from a faint after meeting the object of her affections for the first time in two years, she's in a frenzy of despair. But all he does is watch with faint amusement—she may have become excellent in battle over the past couple years, but she was still utterly hopeless when it came to the opposite sex.

#08 – Doors

He hoped that one day, when she became less confused about her feelings, and when she realized just how many men were vying for her attention, that she would know that there would always be an open door to him for her.

#09 – Drink

He discovered on one fateful night, while a young (very womanly) Hyuuga was slumped on his back while giggling and babbling nonsense (and pressed very tight against him), that Hinata was an affectionate drunk.

… And that he didn't dislike cuddles as much as he'd thought.

#10 – Duty

When he awakens to find himself in a white, sterile hospital room, half asleep (and possibly half dead, he wouldn't know), he always reminds himself of his duty as a shinobi to his village, as well as his duty as a comrade to his peers, and his duty as a protector to the young woman crying over him. The last duty included small things as well as large, like assuring her in as few words as possible that it really wasn't her fault that he was laying in this depressing room, and that he was extremely glad that it was him instead of her.

- Fin -

I'm so glad I got this done XD Please review for me! Because you love me!

… Right?

-Bya-chan