I don't own Naruto.
Hinata wasn't able to get a hit on Neji. He hit her nonstop, making it impossible to even put up a defense. "Come on Hinata! Don't let him defeat you!" Naruto exclaimed. She heard and dodged the next, coming from behind Neji and tried to kick him in the back.
Neji turned and grabbed her leg, swinging and throwing her to a corner of the stage. She struggled to stand. "Poor, little Hinata. How can you not realize that I've already won? Give up." Neji said as she stood, breathing hard.
"I won't give up! I need to win this match!" Hinata told him as she went on the offensive again but soon by Neji's feet.
"I told you to just give up. You can barely stand. Why do you keep fighting?" Neji asked her as she got back up, wobbly.
"Ice cream and princess crowns. That and Naruto." Hinata stated.
Naruto smiled. "Alright Hinata!" Naruto yelled loudly as Hinata threw Neji into the air and kicked him to the ground with one quick move. She landed gracefully a smile on her face. "You did it! Now we-" Naruto stopped speaking as Neji came from the dust, hitting her in the chest faster than he'd ever seen. Naruto was amazed at the speed but seeing Hinata, he saw how much pain it caused.
Neji stopped and watched Hinata fall to the floor. "She can no longer fight." Neji stated watching his cousin cough blood.
Naruto jumped up onto the stage and next to Hinata's side. "She needs to go to the hospital!" Naruto said as he took his jacket off and helped her up.
"I'm…f-" Hinata said between coughs.
"You could die. Do you want to die?"
"She'd be better off- just like you." Neji answered for Hinata.
Naruto handed her to Sasuke, who had followed Naruto up, and wiped is hand in the blood, making a fist from it. "I swear that you're going to regret doing that to Hinata. When I see you again, watch out because I won't go easy on you."
Neji laughed. "How absurd. You, someone who might not even pass eleventh grade, is going to defeat me? Only fate will determine that and I don't see fate letting you win."
Naruto growled and looked at Sasuke. "Take her to my car. Here's my keys. Take Sakura with you." Naruto tossed his keys to Sasuke and he and Hinata walked off stage, Sakura coming and helping as they went out the side door.
Naruto looked back at Neji. "My grades have nothing to do with beating your ass. Right now, I have to go to help Hinata." Naruto said as he jumped off stage and ran through the door, Sasuke pulling up quickly. "Move!" Naruto yelled worriedly, pushing Sasuke out of the driver's seat and into the passenger's. "Buckle up. And buckle Hinata up." Naruto demanded just as he slammed on the gas.
"Naruto, slow down! She won't die-"
"You don't know that. She's losing blood Sakura and she's already lost a lot. She's unconscious now too!" Naruto replied as he ran a red light.
"Relax. We'll still get there. No one is going to die- unless you don't slow down!" Sasuke yelled as he clung to the seat. Naruto gently released his foot from the gas, braking lightly. Everyone in the car sighed with relief as Naruto slowed to 45.
"Thank you." Sakura told Naruto, looking out the window. "The hospital!" she exclaimed, making Naruto speed up again. Sasuke glared at her from the front seat. She smiled apologetically as she held Hinata.
Naruto slammed the brakes as they came in front of the hospital and he opened the door, unbuckling Hinata and running inside. 'Why am I acting like this? I feel like I'm losing my mind.' Naruto thought as he ran to front desk. "I think Hinata might die!" he exclaimed as he the receptionist hit a button.
"Just relax. The medics will come and everything will be ok." She stated, seeing his face. "Name?" she asked him as they waited.
"What?" his voice still a little shaky.
"Your name. I need to get your information then I'll get hers."
"Oh, Naruto Uzumaki. Couldn't I just fill out a form or something after?" Naruto asked and the woman nodded, getting a pen and clipboard. Seconds later, doctors came and placed Hinata on a gurney, Naruto trying to follow.
"You need to fill this out." The receptionist informed him, handing two clipboards to him. "It's your information and hers. Just fill out what you know." Naruto moaned and sat down in one of the plastic chairs to fill them out.
"This sucks." Naruto stated as he did.
"If something ever happens like this again, I'm driving." Sasuke said as he and Sakura appeared.
"Sorry. I was really scared- especially with the thought of her dying. Today, she was… I don't know. She opened up to me like it was so easy to do-"
"Everyone can to that with you Naruto." Sakura said as she sat next to him and took Hinata's form, beginning to fill it out.
"But it felt different. Especially when she was telling me about her family."
"Her family?" Sasuke wondered as he joined his friends.
"Yeah and they sound completely opposite of Hinata- except for her mom and little sister but she didn't tell me much about her." Naruto continued as he stood to give the paper back.
"I didn't know she had a mom-" Sasuke began.
"Everyone has a mom idiot but hers is gone- like mine and yours. You know what I mean?" Sasuke didn't reply.
"Hinata Hyuuga?" they heard a woman's voice ask. Naruto looked towards the desk and saw a tall, light blonde haired woman with hazel eyes and large breasts. She had a green jacket on as she stood there, looking at them seriously.
"Yes!" Naruto exclaimed, dashing to her side as he threw the clipboard and paper at the receptionist.
"She's alright. She conscious and would like to talk to Naruto." The woman informed. Naruto followed nervously through the cold, white hall. "She won't sleep until she sees you. I'm Tsunade by the way." Tsunade informed as she opened a door to the same cold feeling from the hall.
Naruto saw Hinata laying there braiding her hair as she waited. Seeing them come in, she undid it and sat up. "Naruto-"
"Don't talk too much Hinata." Tsunade commanded. "My assistant will be here soon to check up on you." Before closing the door, she replied, "Oh, and don't get up either. I'll find out." She left with a smile leaving Hinata and Naruto by themselves.
"So you wanted to talk to me?" Naruto asked feeling slightly uncomfortable.
"Yeah. I wanted to thank you for helping me today- with everything. The bullying and Neji. I don't think I would've gotten this far if it wasn't for you." She replied happily.
"But you got hurt because of that." Naruto said as he looked at his hands.
"No I didn't. Only count the ones on the inside." She told him, making him look up.
"You could have died. Aren't you worried about that at all?" he asked moving closer.
She shook her head. "I fought Neji and I did with everything I had."
"Well… when do you want to get ice cream and princess crowns?" Naruto asked, wanting to change the subject.
"What are you talking about? I lost." She said not noticing he was only a few inches away.
"Neji was an ass. That makes him automatically lose!" Naruto stated as he reached out.
"No it doesn't-" Naruto began tickling her, making her laugh.
"Stop that." They heard from the door. Naruto turned around and saw Shizune in the doorway dressed in a nurse's outfit and pig by her side.
"Shizune? What are you doing here?" Naruto asked as he sat back down.
"I'm Tsunade's assistant."
"What about the pig? Animals aren't supposed to be-"
"None of your business. Now, if you want Hinata to get better, leave. She won't get any better if you tickle her." Shizune replied as she checked Hinata's IV.
"But laughter is the best medicine! I thought you knew that."
"No it's not Naruto. Now go before her father gets here." Shizune stated.
"My father is coming?" Hinata asked surprised.
"Yes, the guardian needs to know if there's an emergency and you're younger than eighteen. Your sister is coming too." Hinata fell back onto the bed.
"Is that bad?" Naruto asked Hinata.
"I want to be alone." She told Naruto and Naruto reluctantly left, saying goodbye and good luck. "Her father needs to-" Naruto was mumbling until he saw Hiashi a couple yards away. Naruto stopped. "Hey!" he yelled, getting Hiashi's attention.
A frown appeared. "I'm sorry?" he wondered ignorantly.
Naruto continued walking up to him. "Why do you treat Hinata like that? She never did anything to you!" Naruto exclaimed.
"Whatever she's told you-" Hiashi began.
"Father, I-" a girl appeared, looking like Hinata's mother.
"You must be Hanabi! You look like your mom." Naruto said, looking back at Hiashi.
"I get that a lot. Did you come see Hinata?"
"I just left actually. Her room is 316." Naruto pointed to the door a few feet away.
"Thank you… umm…"
"My name's Naruto." Naruto told her. "Thank you Naruto!" Hanabi exclaimed as she ran to her sister's room.
"Yep, no problem." He said with a grin.
"Stay away from my daughter." Hiashi said after Hanabi entered the room.
"You can't make me."
"Hinata's told you about our family- I know but did she tell you what I do?" Hiashi asked.
"You work for a company. Big deal." Naruto exclaimed.
"I see she didn't tell you what kind. It's government owned and-"
"Like I said, big deal! Even if you were a god, you couldn't keep me from hanging out with her. You make her life miserable and I don't want her to be. I know what it's like to be sad and feel hated almost all your life. That's not going to happen to her- I swear on my life!" Naruto exclaimed. "So when she gets better, we're getting ice cream and princess crowns and nothing you say or do can stop us."
Hiashi could only sneer. "You're only going to make her life worse." He informed as he walked to Hinata's room. Shizune exited quickly, Ton Ton behind her.
"I'm not getting caught in that." She told Naruto as they walked back downstairs.
"Shizune, is there any way I can make her life better without someone trying to make it worse?"
"There will always be someone that tries to makes another's life terrible." Shizune answered.