Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
Back with Neji and TenTen...
"M-maybe..."
"Well then, come out from under the blanket," Neji said.
"Um...no"
"So you are afraid."
No answer.
"TenTen, nothing is going to get you here. What's the matter?"
"Well, when I was little I would have a reoccuring nightmare about monsters chasing me, and I would wake up late at night and the house would be pitch black because my parents were in bed. And sometimes our dishwasher would make wierd sounds at night that aI could hear from my room. Since then, when it's like that wherever I am I get terrified. Happy?" TenTen explained.
"...No. Not until you can go back to sleep." Neji replied.
"Fine," TenTen laid back down and closed her eyes, "How's that?"
"You're not asleep."
They heard the thump again, and TenTen pulled the blanket back over her head.
"There it is again."
"TenTen, everything is fine." Neji tried to reassure her. He had never had much experience when it came to dealing with scared people. But, he followed his instincts and put his arm around her waist. Ten minutes later, TenTen's breathing became steady and quiet.
"Thanks Neji." He heard her mumble.
"Anytime TenTen."
"I love ice cream," Naruto said, taking a bite of the ice cream bar he had snuck back to his makeshift bed. He got up to throw the wrapper away, but noticed something out of the corner of his eye. Hinata, who had been sleeping on the mat next to his, was shivering. She was next to a door that led directly outside, so this wasn't exactly surprising.
"Hey, Hinata? Are you cold?" Naruto asked her. She didn't wake up. "Hinata? You're shivering." Still no answer.
Naruto looked over at his blanket. After what had happened earlier, even with the flowers and the promise of ramen, he still felt guilty. He crawled back to his mat, at looked down once more at his blanket. Figuring it to be the right thing to do, he draped over half of it across Hinata. He could always steal Sasuke and Sakura's if he needed it anyway.
"There ya go, Hinata. Good night." Naruto whispered, laying back down to go to sleep himself.
Okay, one more chapter and I'm done for the night. Review!