I had so much fun writting this part it's insane. There is more perverted stuff in this one and I mean WAY more. Saddly I'm stuck on day five so I must ask your patience with me. It might be a few weeks before the next part get's posted... You know, school starting here and all. Anyway, Enjoy!
Day Four Part Two
He was awake, he had been for a few minutes when the door swung in and Jen re-entered the room. "I thought you were asleep." She whispers as he turns his head to her.
"Can't." Was his one word response as she sat on the edge of the bed, looking down at him with such soft emerald eyes.
"How are you feeling?" Since when was her voice so breathy it sent chills down his feverish body?
"Better thanks to you." He said before he could stop himself. She just smiled and leaned over him to touch his forehead, her hand was so cold.
"I'm glad I could help." Her face was right over his. Only inches of air separated them. Neji found his hand to be trailing up her arm, pulling her closer and she was making no protests. He closed his eyes expectantly and a sharp pain shot through his head. He cringed and opened his eyes quickly, seeing nothing in the dark. It was a dream… (Mwahaha! I'm so evil!)
His door snapped open and the object of his awkward dream stood in the doorway. "What is it? Are you okay?" In a second she was examining him and there was nothing he could do about it.
"Just…my head." He responds with more effort that normal. Why did it hurt so much? Apparently Jen was wondering the same thing until her eyes grew wide and she cursed herself.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have let you fall asleep. It was stupid." She mumbles, almost embarrassed and fits her warm palm over his icy forehead. "Here I am trying to get you healthy again and I go and give you a headache." Neji was only half listening. He was more trying to forget the dream he had just woken up from seconds before but found it extremely difficult since they were in near identical positions from the one's in his dream. "At least you haven't been coughing." Jen sighs with a soft smile.
It took a moment for Neji to realize she was right, he hadn't been coughing since he spilt that soup on himself. He made a mental note to ask her what was in that thermos later but now was not the time. He was slightly afraid of what would come out of his mouth should he open it. Being sick, it seemed, made him more susceptible to his perverted side, as his dream made very clear.
Jen was now leaning over him so she stretched across to the other side of the bed. Okay, that was it, he couldn't help it anymore. "What are you doing?" Oh thank god that wasn't perverted!
"Where'd the icepack go? You must have knocked it off the bed or something." She was partially ignoring him, or just the fact he was staring at her with a very strange expression. She shifts and in two seconds Neji's face resembled Hinata's right before she usually passed out. That is right, Hyuuga Neji was blushing hard-core. (Put it in your date books girls! This will be one to remember) But fortunately Jen was still distracted, she also didn't notice she was lying across his lower abdomen and was (cough) disturbing the man beneath her. "Oh there it is." She smiles and gets off him. Half of him was glad, the other half disappointed and I bet you can tell which one was the perverted half.
'Damn you! You idiot! If you would have just rolled over on her, she would have been yours! Now she's picking up that stupid i- Hey she's wearing a blue bra!' Whoa, he did not just think that…
"Neji are you okay?" Jen asks quietly, he was staring at her and his face was flushed. "Your face is red. Your fever must be getting worse."
Was it his imagination or was she blushing too? She had her face turned down so he couldn't see properly anymore.
"I'm sorry… I'm sorry I can't make you feel better. It just makes me feel a bit useless…" Her voice was sad. Why was this so hard? She glared at the floorboards as she mopped them up with the hand towel.
"You're not useless…" Her eyes dart up to his quickly. It was a good thing he had managed to pull himself away from the fact he could see down her shirt. 'Oh good, she's not crying. That would have been awkward.' He inwardly sighs. She had startled him with that somewhat out-of-character drabble. He was afraid he made her cry… 'No, not afraid! I don't care! … Okay fine, I do care. But only a little! Not like I would have hugged her or anything…' He nearly gagged as a mental picture of two certain green clad teammates hugging came to mind.
"Th-thank you… Neji." It was clear now she was blushing faintly, even she knew it. 'I can't believe I just said his name without a suffix. It didn't feel weird at all…'
"Don't mention it… Seriously, don't tell anyone or I'll be forced to do something ungentlemanly." He recovered and lay back again, closing his eyes for a moment. Illness was no excuse to let dignity slide.
"Hm, Sure." He opened his eyes to glare at her but found her smiling again. How could she smile so much? Neji cleared his throat slightly in attempt to prevent any inappropriate words from coming up.
"It's getting late."
"I'll manage." She responded calmly.
"Jen go home. I'm not worth it." Well, that was what he wanted to say but he didn't even get her name out. His throat was working against him as she picked a clean ice cube from the half melted bowl and stroked it across his forehead, leaving a thin trail of water.
"Not sleeping is what I do best." Jen smiles and pops the ice cube in her mouth. There was no way she was going to admit how tired she really was, staying up late unable to sleep and having weird dreams. (Much like the ones Neji was suffering from, but neither knew that)
The door cracked open and both hormonal teens broke away from what ever thoughts they were having, to see who it was. Neji sighed in annoyance as Hinata appeared. "Jen-chan?"
"Coming." Jen called in a singing sort of way and left Neji wondering if her underwear was the same color as her bra. (Of all the thoughts!) Jen slipped the door shut behind her. "What is it Hinata?" Jen was thoroughly confused as to what Hinata had to say but the azure haired girl held up a walkie-talkie and a frazzled voice came out of it.
"Did he kiss her yet?" Tenten asked hopefully. Jen blushed, scowled, and grabbed the communicator quickly.
"Shut up Tenten I'm busy!" She hissed so Neji wouldn't hear her.
"Oh, I think we interrupted a make-out session." This time it was Ino.
"What the hell did you say Yamanaka?" Jen's eye was actually twitching as her hand shook in anger. Hinata was wondering if the device in the mad girl's hands was going to snap in half.
"I knew it! Pay up Sakura!" Ino demands.
"You made bets on me?" This was not helping Jen's attitude.
"More specifically they made bets on the two of you." Tenten corrects and Jen has to refrain from throwing the device through the wall.
"Well we haven't kissed and I haven't succeeded so leave me alone."
"Temper, temper Jen!" Sakura warns with a giggle.
"You'll never get him that way."
"Will you shut up?! He's sick so I'm taking care of him, just like when you guys get sick."
"I believe your patient/doctor relationship may be a little more physical then that." Sakura teases. Damn Medinin…
"Is he wearing a shirt?" Ino whispers.
"You better hope you find all the exploding tags I hide in your room tonight Ino." Jen growls.
"Okay, enough of that. We demand that you go home and sleep before you get yourself sick and we have to call off this entertaining dare." Tenten clears her throat and says professionally.
"But he's not-"
"No buts! He'll be fine. He's a guy."
"That makes no sense Tenten." Jen points out, slightly confused.
"It makes sense for Neji, now go home and sleep before we kidnap you and force a sleeping pill down your throat!"
"Jeez! Fine!" Jen gives in and hands the communicator back to Hinata who rushes away quickly. "God, I am going to kill them one of these days…" Jen shakes her head and reaches for the door knob reluctantly, she didn't want to leave yet but her friends busting down the door would be pretty bad. "I'll just have to go home then…"
Neji deactivates his Byakugan right as Jen starts to open the door. Did he really just read her lips correctly? Kissed? Succeeded? What the hell was going on? No time to think about that now, she was back and looked uncomfortable and a little depressed, or maybe that was just the lack of sleep coming out.
"I lied." Jen was avoiding looking at him and picking at her fingernails, the two signs she was worried or had a lot on her mind. "I don't think I can stay the night without making myself sick. I haven't been sleeping at all lately. Plus the last thing you need is my insane friends busting through your door demanding that I go home and rest."
"You shouldn't force yourself to work so much that you get sick from it. Everyone has their stopping points." Was he trying to make her feel better? Nope, it was lack of sleep and illness talking there... (Denial)
"I feel bad though, that I couldn't help…"
"I am feeling better. I'll be cured tomorrow morning." Neji insists, who knows what would happen if she stayed the night? He did not want to find out how strong his perverted side got when he was tired and sick. Still, this didn't feel right anymore. She had some ulterior motive that involved him in some way. The one word kept dancing through his head. 'Kissed…kissed…' Were her friends just teasing her for being alone with him for so long or did it mean something? And then there was always the possibility he read her lips wrong…though he would never admit it out loud of course.
"Are you sure?" 'Good god Jen…oh damn don't cry! Wait, why do I want to cry anyway? It's not like he's dieing or anything.'
"Just go." Neji was forcing some of his normal crudeness into his voice to make it sound like he was getting better. It wasn't like he was getting worse or anything.
"Okay then." Jen nods and gathers her things quietly. This felt so much different from when she left Hinata the previous night. Was it really just yesterday? It felt like she had been here for much longer then that. She stopped at the doorway but refused to turn back around. If she did then she might not leave. "Get better soon, please." She said quickly and ran out of the house as fast as she could. 'My god, I've fallen for him…' She thought as she raced home in a meager attempt to rid herself of the thoughts.
Neji lay staring at the spot where she was standing a few seconds before. 'I didn't think it was possible to fall for someone like her… Guess I was wrong.' Neji thinks and turns off his light, the events of the past few days piling up in the back of his mind as he drifted to chaotic dreams.
Yay! Okay, so they have admitted to themselves that they are falling in love with eachother but can they admit it to eachother? And will they make it in time for the dare? Speaking of, will Neji figure it all out or remain in the dark? Even I can't decide yet! Please tell me what you thought of this chapter, I need some encouragement to get me throught the rough patches in day five.
