Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto and its characters

Summary: AU Sakura's sick.

Pairings: Dei/Saku

AN: Edited as of March 28, 2009

Fever

Sakura promptly sneezed into her tissue; it was a piece of soggy, discolored paper that looked as if had been dragged around the world and back.

"Watch it. Your nose is going to explode like that, yeah," chuckled Deidara, wiping her nose with a clean tissue.

Sakura was currently sitting against her pillows, suffocated to death in layers and layers of blankets, and stuck in bed. She couldn't sleep either because of her stuffy nose.

She leaned back and sneezed again.

"You're-sneeze-not the one with the-sneeze- cold," she pouted, "At least –sneeze-your nose doesn't–sneeze-feel like it's going to–sneeze-fall off soon."

"You're exaggerating, yeah," he laughed, but he did turn his attention to her flower-decorated trash bin, which was filled to the brim with more of Sakura's discolored tissues.

Sakura puffed out her pillows again before leaning on them. Then she stopped, sneezing several times before coughing uncontrollably.

"Hey, you okay, yeah?" he rubbed her back gently. An emotion flashed across her eyes; it gave him a vulnerable look that only Sakura had access to.

"You think?" she scoffed sarcastically before sneezing again.

"Hold on," Deidara got up from the stood he had sat on for so long, "I'll make you something to eat."

"'kay," she responded weakly, sneezing in the process. He handed her another tissue and left the room. The kitchen lights flashed on and a bunch of pots crashing could be heard throughout the small apartment.

'He's clumsy,' she laughed inwardly. Though despite that, Sakura was glad he was here. He had taken a day off from his art studio after he heard from Ino that she was sick. Needless to say, Ino wasn't happy when she found out that Deidara was working while Sakura was sick.

He had rushed to apartment, looking worried and pale. After an hour of nagging, she had finally got him to calm down, saying that she just didn't want to worry him.

'Hope he finishes making that soup,' she yawned.

Deidara carefully scooped up a bowl of hot soup and walked slowly into her room, quickening his pace when he did not hear anymore sneezing. Somehow, it worried him even more. What if she had fainted?

"Yeah?" he cocked his head to the side, examining the sick girl. She was sweating and coughing profoundly.

Deidara quickly set the soup down on her bed stand and checked her forehead. It was obvious she had a fever.

"You pushed yourself much too often…idiot," he sighed.

Deidara came back with a bucket full of cold water and a wet cloth. He placed the cloth on her forehead, hoping to lower the fever, if only a little.

'This is going to be a long night' he mused.

Sakura cracked open her dried eyes painfully.

"Ow…" she exclaimed, getting into a sitting position. A wet cloth fell from her forehead.

"Deidara…?"

He was asleep on the left side of her bed, using the mattress as a pillow. He was breathing softly, with both his eyes closed. It caused Sakura to smile.

Her fever was gone, thanks to that idiot of a boyfriend.

"Achoo!" she sneezed, rubbing her red nose. 'Guess my cold isn't gone yet…"

Deidara stirred from his sleep, awoke by the loudness of the sneeze. "You okay, yeah?" He placed the back on his hand against her forehead. It was cool. "Good…you're back to normal."

Deidara whacked her lightly on the head, "Next time, call me when you're sick!"

Sakura nodded. She noted that he was pouting slightly, making her giggle again. She always liked it when he pouted. She found it cute, in a twisted way.

Deidara narrowed his eyes, "What are you laughing about, yeah?"

"Nothing," she smiled.

"So, do you promise, yeah?"

"Promise?"

"To call me when you're sick," he repeated, not happy with having to repeat his words.

He's like a child sometimes.

"Yeah, I promise," she sighed, giving him a quick kiss on the cheek before falling asleep again.

Deidara was her boyfriend and she wouldn't have it any other way.

End

AN: Something I just wrote up in my spare time XD