A/N: so uh…Happy Belated New Year! XD I gots another one for y'all…and most definitely an update of Stand in the Rain later on today::cheers::
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Orange Petals
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Nebbish
"Here."
Sakura blinked as a steaming, decorated cup was shoved into her field of vision. Taking the cup with a small smile of thanks, the pink-haired girl locked her gaze back on the heiress that was training a few feet away. Wordlessly she blew lightly to cool the liquid and took a sip before setting the cup down next to her with a sigh of contentedness. "Compliments to whoever made the tea."
Neji's eyes stayed locked on Hinata's form as his cheeks colored very slightly. "Ari…gato."
Sakura's gaze shot to Neji's face in surprise, before a soft laugh bubbled its way out. "You made it, Neji-kun?" A teasing smile slipped into place as she added, "I'd never have pegged you as the type to make tea."
Neji grunted in response. "…Hinata-sama…showed me how."
"In exchange for training, she's teaching you the art of…tea making?" The smile stayed in place as she chuckled softly. "By the looks of it, both of you are doing good with your teachings."
He scoffed lightly and glanced away from Hinata's form. "She's still weak."
Sakura mock-growled as she bumped Neji with her shoulder. "But she's gotten better, hasn't she?"
"She…has." Neji relented with a soft sigh of defeat. "Each day's training should be more than she could handle, but her determination keeps her going strong."
"She's surpassed your expectations, huh?" Sakura laughed softly as she patted Neji on the back twice before returning her hand to her lap. "I'm sure…even Sasuke-kun would be proud of her."
Neji's eyes hardened slightly at the mention of the Uchiha boy. Rather than say what he dearly wanted to – which was that Sasuke was an idiot for leaving and giving his cousin great heartache, although she refused to show it – Neji merely grunted and returned appraising eyes to Hinata's form. "He'd…better be."
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A/N: I dunno why…but I keep doing slight NejiSaku-ness…when I'm not really much of a NejiSaku fan XD sterange, ne?
School's comin' up soon (on the 7th and I've done nothing work-wise that I was supposed to do for history…) so I might be a little more…quick with updates 'coz I don't pay attention in class and I end up writing instead. XD
Yeah. ::coughs:: I'mma bad student.
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