Breakfast in Bed 3
Hinata
I woke up, and two things crossed my mind. The pain, the sharp pain coming from my stomach and a wrenching pain in my back. That was the first thought, and the second followed shortly, as i opened my eyes to look around my new surroundings. I had no idea where i was. All i remembered was the branch falling straight towards me after i landed on my back. I soon found out that moving my head hurt, so i lay still, using my peripherals to take in the details of the room in which i found myself. I was still wet, but i was covered in a blanket, lying in someones bed. I was propped up against the headboard by multiple pillows, and a delicious smell was wafting in from the slightly open door. It smelled like meat and spices, and it was a warm smell.
Still, i had no idea who's house i was in, so i didn't try to open my mouth to speak. I simply waited and lay still, waiting for something to happen. Soon enough, something did. A figure, blond hair down, blue eyes cast with worry, and carrying a bowl of steaming something in his hands. I could smell the food, and it was obviously the smell that had been coming through the door. My eyes focused, and i could make out the distinct whisker like markings on the figures face. The figure, as it turned out, was Naruto. I muffled a squeak, and blushed a light shade of pink. He smiled concernedly at me, setting the steaming food down on the top of the dresser.
"N-Naruto? W-hat's going on?" i stuttered, looking away from his bright blue eyes.
"Shh. No, Hinata, lay back," Naruto said, as i sat up. "You're badly injured, and you need your rest." He put a finger to my lips, causing the pink to slowly brighten, as i tried to speak.
I lay back, looking up at the handsome blond, smiling. I shivered violently, and sweat beaded on my forehead. Naruto rummaged around in his drawers, muttering. I shook and my eyes lost focus briefly, and a hot flame burned behind my forehead.
Naruto reappeared, holding a pair of sweatpants, a black shirt, and his orange and black jacket. He set them down on the bed, saying, as he did so,"Hinata, your clothes are soaked, you should probably change into some new ones."
He blushed, or maybe it was my imagination, and said "I-if you... Call me if, if you n-need any help."
I blushed to, nodding, as he helped me sit up. The pain in my back and stomach was small, enough to bear, but it still hurt. Naruto left the room, for obvious reasons. I changed quickly, ignoring the stinging pain in my stomach, and lay back down in the bed. Naruto knocked, and i told him that i was finished, and he reentered the room. He pulled a chair from the desk in the corner, and put it beside the bed.
"Are you hungry Hinata? I made some soup if you want any. It's probably cooled down enough to eat." He said, pulling the bowl off the dresser.
I nodded, reaching for the soup, but all strength in my body seemed to disappear, and my arm flopped down to the bed. Naruto took the spoon, and slowly moved it to my lips. i opened my mouth, and felt the savory, warm soup spill onto my tongue. it tasted really good, and i swallowed and the spoon was removed from my lips. Thus i was fed, until the bowl had been emptied. Naruto gently set it down on the bedside table. I looked up at the ceiling, and Naruto opened his mouth.
"Oh, you're probably bored. Umm, i can go get the TV and we can watch a movie or something." he said standing up.
"Sure," i said, "A movie sounds nice." and Naruto left the room.
I was really glad that Naruto had been the one to find and save me, instead of Kiba or something. He had explained my predicament, and even the pain wasn't enough to quell my happiness, now i'd have to spend today with Naruto, not that i needed any prompting. I blushed, and a smile lifted the corners of my mouth as i heard a thump from outside the door.
"Ow, damn." Naruto yelped as he, it sounded like at least, dropped something big and heavy on his foot.
A few seconds later, he came through the bedroom door carrying a medium sized television. He set it on the dresser, in easy view from the bed, then rubbed his foot. He picked up two pillows off the floor, and after motioning for me to move over, set them on the bed. He sat down on the bed next to me, and the pink came hastily back to my pale cheeks. i felt the warmth of his side as i pressed against mine ever so lightly. I had always had a big crush on Naruto, but it didn't seem that he had ever noticed. Still, i could hope, and hope i did, surreptitiously snuggling up against him as the movie began. It was a movie that i had never seen before, The Princess Bride. It was one of TenTen's favorites, but i had never seen more than a few minutes of it. It was a really interesting movie, made all the more enjoyable by the certain someone i was watching it with.
Naruto
I sat watching the movie next to Hinata, and i looked across at her. Her indigo hair shone in the soft sunlight, which grew ever fainter as the movie progressed. Her soft, lavender eyes were trained on the movie, and her pale skin glowed from the light it emitted. I felt my eyes unconsciously wandering slowly lower along her form, then, realizing what i was doing, jerking my eyes to the screen. I mentally slapped myself. i had spent far too long with Ero-sennin for his bad habits not to rub off on me.
"She is very attractive." the Kyuubi said in my head.
"So? That doesn't make it not perverted." i thought back.
"That's not what i meant kit." the fox said, before going quiet.
"Well what did you mean?" i asked, but the Kyuubi didn't answer.
i turned my attention from the Kyuubi, to the girl in question, who seemed to be closer than when the movie had started. Without thinking about it, and without a definite reason, i put my left arm around her, softly pulling her form closer to my own. Hinata shivered, and i pulled my arm back, realizing what i had done. She squirmed slightly, moving away from me.
"sorry. i didn't realize what i was doing." i mumbled.
Hinata just nodded, and i continued watching the movie. I hardly noticed the fading light from the window behind us. The movie ended, and Hinata yawned, and i stood up, stretching my arms and looking out the window. I cursed, and Hinata looked at me quizzically.
"I forgot, i have a party to host. Hinata, you have to stay here, I'll be back soon. Need to do some shopping." i told her, hurriedly scooping up the empty soup bowl, and leaving the room. i dropped the soup bowl in the kitchen sink, and pulled on my jacket, looked out the window and saw that it was no longer raining, and promptly took the jacket off. I quickly checked the time, breathing a heavy sigh of relief when i saw that i still had an hour to get ready. I ran from the apartment, flipping over the railing, plummeting four stories down, and landing softly on the pavement below.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" i called, summoning three clones.
I gave each clone money, sending one off to buy chips and sodas and all other manner of snacks, another to buy things like streamers and other miscellaneous items. the third and last clone came with me, as we went to see Ino. I myself set out towards the Haruno residence. I got to the door of Sakura's house, knocking on the door, not half as desperately as i had earlier that morning. Mrs. Haruno opened the door, smiling at me, before asking me if i would like to see Sakura. I nodded, and she called her down from the upstairs. Sakura came down the stairs, and ran over to where i stood patiently in the door.
"Naruto, how is she?" she asked, a worried expression on her face.
"She's fine, i think. I came to see you because I'm worried for her. She was awake for a while, and i fed her soup and we watched a movie, but-... What?" i spluttered, and then asked indignantly as she eyed me with the expression she had worn earlier, when she had reprimanded me.
"Nothing." she said, but that look in her eyes refused to let me believe it.
"Sakura, what am i going to do about her dad? He hates me." i asked desperately.
She thought for a few minutes, than got an idea.
"I'll talk to TenTen, who'll talk to Neji, who'll talk to Mr. Hyuuga. He adores Neji, and TenTen's Neji's girlfriend. If it doesn't work, we'll think of something." she said.
i nodded, it sounded like a pretty good plan. I did know how much Mr. Hyuuga liked Neji, his nephew, and i did know how much Neji adores TenTen. She waved goodbye, flipping out a cellphone from her pocket. I left, concentrating on the clones. The first me was finished, the second me just about to be, and the third me was just leaving Ino's house. I dispelled the one at Ino's house, gaining the information that it had gathered. Everyone had been told, and Ino was bringing a karaoke machine. Shino was bringing some drinks, Neji was bringing sandwiches, and others were bringing other stuff. I set off for home, and hoped Hinata was still okay.
My feet plodded along the dirt road, and i waved to several people i knew, saying hi, and kept walking. Soon the apartment was in sight, and the early evening sun began to set. It's orange light caressed the clouds that dashed across the sky. The apartment came into view, and the light flashed off of several metal outcroppings on the building. My two clones met me at the door to my apartment, and they vanished in two white poofs of smoke. I picked up the large bag of snacks, and the bag of party items, and opened the door. I set the bags down on the kitchen table, an island table set in the middle of the tiled floor. i walked to the bedroom door, and opened it softly. I couldn't tell if Hinata was awake or asleep, so i slipped to her side, and she groaned.
"Hinata?" i whispered, and her eyes fluttered open. "I'm home. Are you okay? do you need anything?" i asked her as she opened her eyes all the way and turned her head to look at me.
"N-Naruto...I'm fine. I'm j-just tired." she said, so quietly that i almost couldn't hear her.
"Hinata, there's going to be a get-together party to celebrate me coming back, so i need to go set up the living room. If you need anything, just call."