Hinata laid a damp towel on top of Sasuke's head. She grabbed his hand to feel his temperature. 'His body is burning up' She looked at his pale face and brushed his hair away from his eyes. 'He looks exhausted. I should probably take him to the hospital' She shook her head. 'No, the moment he wakes up he'll probably leave the hospital. Sasuke does not like to be helped' Hinata sighed and looked around his apartment. It was nearly empty. It was dark. It made Hinata feel uncomfortable. She always felt uneasy around Sasuke. He was just so hard to understand. She never made contact with him…actually this must be the first time she has ever seen him this close. She gave Sasuke a long stare. 'He doesn't seem so bad….when he's asleep'
Meanwhile, the other Sasuke had followed the pair to his apartment. He climbed a tree and looked through his apartment's window to see what was going on. He watched as the Hyuga tended to his care. 'Hinata Hyuga huh' Sasuke never really paid any attention or actually really acknowledged her existence. 'Hinata isn't suppose to be here' he thought 'Where is Sakura?' Sasuke jumped off the tree and went into town to figure out what was going on.
Hinata grabbed her coat and put it on. She turned around to look at Sasuke slumped in his bed. 'He'll be okay. I'll be right back' Hinata quickly closed the door and headed into town to buy a few ingredients to make Sasuke medicine. As she walked along the snowy path, she noticed Ino walking the opposite direction.
"Ino!" she shouted to get her attention.
"Hinata!" she waved back. Ino ran across the street to give her friend a hug. "Did you hear about Naruto?"
"Umm…no. What happened to him?" her heart tingled with happiness upon hearing his name.
"He's in the hospital."
"Is he okay!" gasped Hinata.
"Yes, he accidently injured his arm during a mission" explained Ino. "I think you should visit him" she gave Hinata a wink.
Hinata face flushed red with embarrassment. She waved goodbye to her friend and rushed to the hospital.
Sasuke arrived at the hospital. He knew Sakura was going to be there because she spends most of the time helping others. He dashed from tree to tree looking for the room that Sakura was in. Sasuke quickly came to halt when he saw her with Naruto Uzumaki. 'It's the baka Naruto. What did he do this time to land into the hospital…..again' He watched as Sakura tended to his wounds.
"AAHHH!" screamed Naruto.
"Hold still you idiot!" shouted Sakura.
"It hurts so bad!" wailed the Uzumaki as tears flowed down his face.
"Look I'm done" the green light emitting from Sakura's hand stopped.
Naruto laid restless in his bed. "Thanks Sakura" he gave her a thumbs up with a long grin.
Sakura sighed in relief. "What happened out there?"
Naruto tilted his head sideways and rubbed his chin to think. "I remember I was jumping tree to tree when something hit my back and I landed on the ground. Not sure what it was."
"Well the good thing is that you're safe. Now I think its time for you to eat to regain your strength" she handed Naruto a tray with food.
"I still feel weak. Can you feed me Sakura?" Naruto gave her a wink.
Sakura rolled her eyes. "Fine"
Sasuke's eyes twitched with irritation. 'These idiots'
"Naruto?" Hinata came through the door. "Are you…..o…."
Sakura shuffled back with embarrassment. "Ah! Hinata!"
Hinata eyes widened. "Umm sorry to intrude.." Hinata ran out the door.
"Hinata, wait!" shouted Sakura.
Hinata ran out the building and hid behind a tree. Tears flowed down her cheek as she remembered what she saw. The atmosphere around those two was always warm. They were more than just friends. 'Naruto is still in love with Sakura' Hinata wiped away her tears with her coat's sleeve. 'I should stop trying to win Naruto's affection…Sakura has already won it. Maybe I'm looking for love in the wrong place...'
Sasuke watched the Hyuga run away. 'Well, this just got interesting'