My body ached. There was a throb in between my legs. Pain. But the good kind, the kind of pain that you know comes from an accomplishment.

What i had done last night had been one big life accomplishment.

I rolled over in bed and looked into Neji's sleepy face, he was naked, so was I, it felt strange but oddly right at the same time, Neji's hair half covered his face in a tangled mess, it had been in a ponytail so it wouldn't get in the way.

Yepp, that was Neji all over, practical even when making love.

I thought back to the night before, the pain as he entered me, each gentle thrust bringing a burning sensation, it had subsided after a few minutes, i didnt really notice it anyway, i was a little busy.

I smiled as i thought of Neji kissing me, rubbing his hands over my body, a shiver escaped me, a shiver of delight and anticipation. We would certainly make love again, probably really soon.

As if he could read my mind Neji's eyes cracked open, i smiled at him, he grinned back at me, no words needed to be shared, we were at a new level in our relationship now, we were tied to each other emotionally, mentally and now physically and damn did it feel great.

"Good morning" He whispered

"Good morning" I replied with a stupid grin on my face

"Sleep well?"

I nodded enthusiastically and he chuckled, the light shining on his face made his nose look tiny almost non existant, i laughed, i was in such a great mood today it was unbelievable.

My stomach rumbled loudly.. maybe he didnt hear?

"What was that?" Neji asked in shock, he put his ear to my stomach "Was that you?" he spoke towards my belly button I chuckled

"I didnt have dinner last night remember? im hungry" I said giggling "Physical exercise does that to a person!"

"Oh it was your stomach?, sorry i thought there was an earthquake or something" Neji teased

I smacked him in the arm and he grabbed my hand softly rubbing it with his thumb, i shivered again and he felt it, his eyes got a hungry look in them as he leaned forwards to kiss me.

If someone had told me a year ago that one day i would be laying naked in bed with Neji after having sex with him the night before and demanding breakfast i would have laughed in their face and called them crazy. But this felt so natural that its hard to ever imagine myself not dating Neji.

We loved each other.

He worked his way down my neck and i closed my eyes in bliss, my stomach rumbled again and i sighed, my body picked the worst moments to embarrass me!.

Neji chuckled "I'll get some breakfast"

He rolled out of bed and stood up, his backside was facing me, it was so cute. Beautiful little bottom. He made his way across the room and picked up his loungers and a loose shirt. He was dressed in a matter of seconds, i suddenly felt like the odd one out. I was now the only naked one in the room.

"Be right back" He said with a grin looking down at me

"Okay" I said as he practically skipped out of the door

When he was gone and the door had swung closed i grabbed my bra and pants and put them on, i turned to find my dress when i caught sight of myself in the mirror, i was glowing radiantly, i'd never seen myself look more alive then i did right now. Even to my eyes i looked pretty.

I turned around and saw the harsh scarrs on my back: 'Slut' had been sculpted into me and for once i didn't care. Neji knew my scarrs just aswell as i knew his. He loved my scarrs.

"Maybe i should get it tatoo'd" I mumbled to myself

I chuckled at my own private joke. I was so funny.

I turned back to look for my dress, where was it?. I scanned the floor but couldn't see it. White dress, white dress, white dress. Where?.

I thought back to last night, we had kissed for a while, fallen on the bed, Neji had taken it off me and thrown it somewhere, near the door maybe?.

I checked behind the door and on the floor around the door area, it wasn't there, had it sprouted legs and left?.

I crouched down to check under the bed maybe it had been kicked under there accidentally or something, the bed was lower then i expected and i really had to crouch to peek under there.

"What are you doing?"

I jumped and hit my hed against the solid wood bar on the bed. Holy crap that hurt!.

"Hey! dont sneak up on me" I moaned rubbing my head

Neji laughed "You were expecting me to come back, i didnt really sneak"

I stood up huffily "That hurt"

"What were you doing crawling around in your underwear?" Neji asked trying to hide his smile

"I cant find my clothes" I admitted

Neji laughed and opened his wardrobe, my dress was hanging up inside. what the hell?.

"When did you?"

"When you fell asleep i had a quick tidy up, didnt want you to wear wrinkly clothes" Neji said

I laughed, he was so domesticated.

"Would toast be okay?, we don't have much food in" Neji said embarrassed

"Yeah, fine" I said holding onto my dress

Neji nodded and walked back out of the room, i slumped on the bed, my life was so perfect.. Neji was making me toast... Toast!.

No one had ever made me toast in the morning before.. accept for Gai!.

I pondered that for a while, what would Gai think?, would he treat me differently now that im sexually active?, do i act differently?.

I looked at myself in the mirror again, i certainly seemed to give off a different aura now, maybe i should tone it down for Gai?, or maybe i should just be myself and he can deal with it!. Giving myself a little nod in the mirror i began to put my dress back on.

Annoyingly the dress got caught over my head and i had to wrestle with it to get it in place properly, when it was on finally i stared down at it.

"You've caused me nothing but trouble ever since i put you on!" I scolded it

The bed suddenly looked very inviting so i went over to sit on it, I felt strange wearing yesterdays clothing again but hey, who was gonna know?.

I heard Neji's footsteps up the stairs, quiet and barely detectable as always, i leaned back against his pillow and tried to make myself look more attractive then the last time he'd entered and i'd had my butt in the air!.

"Neji-kun?"

I whipped my head round to face the door as Hinata poked her head through, our eyes met and I immediately felt a blush spread to my cheeks, she knew.

"Oh sorry Tenten-chan" Hinata mumbled quickly "Im interrupting"

I shook my head "No..no!, not really, Neji's making me breakfast"

There. That sounded innocent enough.

"Oh"

I sat up straighter rubbing the hem of my dress to make it lay flat and cover more of me.

"How was your night?" I asked politely trying to lower the tension "I hear you went out"

Hinata shuffled a little into the room and sat on the edge of the bed to talk to me, she looked mildly uncomfortable.

"It was okay, Hinabi got sick, i had to bring her home from where she was staying" Hinata said softly

"Oh that sucks" I said wondering where Hinabi was now.

"H-how was your night Tenten-chan?" Hinata asked her cheeks redening a little

I didnt break eye contact, that would make me seem guilty. "My night was fine thanks Hinata"

"Good"

Neji entered the room with a tray piled high with toast, i wanted to laugh but under the circumstances it would have been innapropriate to do such a thing, he looked over the tray at me, then he spotted Hinata. I could see a flash of annoyance cross behind his eyes, then a subtle change in his mouth set told me that he hadn't been expecting her.

"Hinata? what are you doing back so early?" Neji asked calmly setting the tray down in the middle of the bed

"Hinabi is sick" She said standing up "I brought her home"

Neji nodded and spared a smile "I hope she isn't feeling too bad"

Hinata nodded "She should be okay, just a head ache and a fever.. i've called Sakura to come and check on her"

Oh crap.

Was everyone gonna find out i'd spent the night at Neji's?..

"She should be here soon, i called her 15 minutes ago as we were travelling back" Hinata finished

As if by magic there was a knock on the door, Hinata bowed to us before she left the room, i looked across to Neji who was face palming, what were we gonna do?, why we pondered this i picked up a slice of buttered toast. It smelt so good, i couldn't resist it.

"Okay, we'll just stay up here.. she wont even realise that you-" Neji was interrupted by a high squeel

"Are those Tenten's shoes?"

I grimaced, she knew.

I heard their footsteps travel up the stairs and passed the room to get to Hanabi, Sakura was enquiring into her symptoms but her voice didnt hold the usual professional undertone it usually did, she was excited for me.

20 minutes passed of me and Neji sitting silently eating toast, which by the way was the best toast i'd ever eaten!.

"Do you think she's okay?" I asked quietly

"Im not sure, they have been in there a long time" Neji replied

A line or worry spread across his forehead as we strained to hear anything from Hinabi's room. Hihashi would kill Neji and Hinata if anything bad happened to his little angel.

10 more minutes passed and i began to feel worried, what was going on?. The slices of toast i'd eaten moulded together in my stomach making me feel sick. I shared a look with Neji, he looked worried sick.

"I'll go see" I said

I expected him to argue but he just nodded looking grey

I rose from the bed slowley and crept out into the hallway, i wasn't really sure which room they were in but i knew the general direction of it so i headed down the hallway to the right and listened against every door i passed for hushed voices.

After 3 tries i found it, i wasn't sure whether i should knock or just enter, i settled for a soft tap, i don't think anyone heard me. I could hear soft voices barely distinguishable. Then a small wimper. My heart sped up and i opened the door slightly to squeeze through.

Hinabi was laying on her bed, sweat dripped down her forehead onto the pillow, she was shaking violently and soft wimpers were escaping her mouth, her eyes were closed.

Sakura and Hinata were huddled around her talking in quiet hushed tones. The professional undertone was present in Sakura's voice, it was serious.

"Whats going on?" I asked siddling up to them

Hinata jumped, she was on edge. Sakura turned towards me looking deathly serious.

"She has a virus"

I looked down at Hinabi as she shook making the bed vibrate, her breaths were coming out in short rattles like she had a blockage in her lungs, each breath she took sounded like the last one.

"Is it serious?" I asked worried

Sakura nodded gravely, Hinata turned to explain when Hinabi's eyes opened suddenly, her eyeballs rolled back until only the whites were showing, a low moan started in her chest almost like a growl. It rose to her throat and soon she was screaming.

"Hinata hold her arms down, Tenten, get her legs NOW" Sakura rounded the bed as we jumped into action

I fastened her legs and Hinata grabbed her arms, Hinabi started thrashing and i almost fell. Sakura's hands began to glow blue as her chakra encased them, she pressed them to Hinabi's temples and slowley the thrashing stopped and she returned to her rattled breathing.

"What the hell is going on?" I demanded terrified

"We don't know for sure, she has a virus. We're trying to figuire out a way to transport her safely" Sakura said "I didnt want to do this.. im gonna have to induce a coma"

I blinked once. Twice.

"A coma?"

The deep growl noise started again and she began shaking so violently the bed creaked with the pressure, I was terrified, it was like she'd been possessed. Sakura looked terrified as she shouted to us over the noise.

"If i do this, she may not wake up. This is serious"

"What?" Hinata shrieked

Her groans turned into screams, harsh cries of pain.

I heard Neji's running footsteps down the hall.

"Because i don't know what the condition is a coma may affect it, its a huge risk, but i cant take her in like this!." Sakura shook her head having an internal battle with herself "What should i do?"

I met Neji's eyes, he was looking down at Hinabi in shock.

"Sakura, do it" I said

Hinata nodded "She'll be safer in hospital"

Sakura was sweating in her panic, she nodded and leaned over Hinabi pressing her hands against her temple, they began to glow and Hinabi howled.

Sakura moved her hand to over her breast and pumped her fist, the rattling stopped. Everything stopped. Shit she was dead.

"Oh god" I murmured feeling my eyes water

I watched her chest willing it to move, it wasnt moving.

"Shes not breathing!" Hinata screamed

Sakura looked mortified, Neji grabbed my hand so tight i heard a bone crack, i ignored it. This was more important.

For a few seconds nobody moved.

Slowley Hinabi's chest rose, an inhale. Good.

"Thank Kami!" Sakura whispered.

Hinata exhaled loudly with relief, Neji's grip on my hand loosened and i wiggled my fingers slightly.

"Neji, take Hinabi to the hospital, carry her but be careful" Sakura said stepping back "I'll go ahead and warn them"

I jumped into action and headed for the bed, Hinabi didnt have a lot of time. I wrapped her in her blanket and rolled her off the bed into Neji's arms, Hinata was running around the room packing things into a bag for her.

I turned around and Sakura was gone. Damn she was fast.

I opened the doors as Neji ran through the house with Hinabi in her arms, Hinata followed him with a bag. We made it out into the street and began running, it was hectic. People were putting up stalls and replenishing their stocks, it was taking to long!.

"The roofs" I shouted jumping upwards.

We tore through the village bouncing from rooftop to rooftop until we made it to the hospital. Hinabi was still silent. Scarily silent. When we entered Sakura came rushing at us with a stretcher. Neji laid her down and a nurse came to take the bag from Hinata. Hinabi was wheeled away in a rush. We were left to wait.

1pm. We'd been waiting 5 hours.

Five long hours.

The ticking of the clock was grating against my ear, i wanted to scream and rip it off the wall but that wouldn't help anybody, i had to wait it out.

I glanced across to the seat next to mine, Neji was staring into space, he was wearing the same stoic expression he had been 3 hours ago, he was sort of frozen. I couldn't imagine what was going on in his head right now.

Hinata was crumpled in the corner staring down at her hands, every few minutes i would hear a whimper from her, the Hyuuga's were very still people. They didn't show their emotions readily.

I sat deadly still watching the clock as the hand ticked away, with every second Hinabi's life force grew weaker.

I thought back to Gai's lessons on Chakra manipulation, he's taught me to store my chakra and to be more knowledgeable of my surroundings. I wonder if i could find Hinabi's chakra and see how she was?.

I stood up and excused myself to the bathroom, Neji didnt even look up, Hinata spared me a watery nod as i left. I thought about what i was trying to do as i walked to the bathroom.

I wanted to find someone's chakra so instead of hididng my own, i would send it out of my body. It didnt sound too hard, but then again it never did.

I slipped into the bathroom and took a cubicle right at the end in he corner, i put the toilet lid down and sat ontop of it. Time to concentrate.

I closed my eyes and breathed trying to relax and concentrate, get into the mind frame of it. I sat for a good 10 minutes feeling my chakra moving around my body, becoming aware. It was like someone had turned a switch on in my mind, my senses were sharper, i felt stronger.

I slowley edged my chakra into my hands, it flowed easily now, i had been practicing now and then, chakra is like a river. Flowing free. I felt it moulding to the shape of my hands, a slight burning sensation tugged annoyingly at my finger tips. I ignored it.

I felt the last tendrils of my chakra beating in my hands, slowley and cautiously i forced a little of it out, i felt it leave me in a draining sensation. I let it hover in the air careful not to lose it, it was attached to me, it held my signature. I let it flow further and found that i was still aware of it.

I slowely let a little more out and my awareness grew, the more i let out the higher my awareness was, the further it went away from my body the more it depleated, i needed to let out more to make it around the hospital without it thinning.

I let out a good amount and sent it off. Suddenly in my mind it was like a bomb had exploded, hundreds of threads of chakra entered me, little tasters that soared through my brain and out again to be replaced by the next one. I clamped down my mental wall and they disappeared. I lose concentration and my chakra came flying back synging me.

It burnt and it took me a few minutes to recover from it.

wow, i'd never expirienced anything like that before. I could feel everyone in the hospital, i could sense them as if they were standing right in front of me, i could feel their emotions through their chakra. This was amazing.

I looked down at my hands and saw that they were a little red and burnt, i didnt care though. I was going to try again.

I centred myself again and focused. My breathing slowed down, i became aware of my heart beat slowing, my chakra swirling impatiently inside of me, waiting for my comand. I let it flow feeling it itching its way down my arm and into my fingertips, again i was cautious. Chakra manipulation was dangerous if you were an amateur like me.

I let out a small burst and felt it flowing away further and further, my awareness thinned, i let a tiny bit more chakra go from my fingers and the awareness thickened again, it flowerd further, out of the bathroom and into the waiting area. I could feel soft hints of people. A tiny bit more flowed out and the hints became stronger, more managable.

I felt Neji's chakra in the room, it was raging through him hormoniously, i felt it spark and prick up, almost like he felt me there. He probably did, Neji was highly skilled with chakra manipulation.

I threaded a little more chakra out and i felt my chakra tenticles spread further across the room, searching. A few signatures hit me at once, a group of people maybe?. They were standing close together obviously.

I felt Hinata's signature, it was powdery and soft, unlike her cousin's which was stronger, hers felt feminine but also weak, low frequency. Like she kept it hidden, if i hadn't been expecting it and searching for it, i wouldn't have noticed it there.

Strange.

I moved on, i felt myself getting slightly drained as i let a little more chakra out, my senses were bombarded with different signatures as i made it to a busy part of the hospital, my brain buzzed as jolts of chakra hit me, some strong some weak. I felt like my brain was storing the information. I felt my chakra pooling around the reception corridor and spreading out.

I couldn't distinguish the chakra signatures that well and they began to blurr into one, if i sent a little more chakra out i would be able to diffrentiate but i was already feeling drained, i had to be careful.

I pulled back a little and focused on the waiting room instead, i felt Neji's chakra again, stronger this time like he was closer to me, it felt like it was bigger then before, more outspread.

Was it moving?.

Shit.

I pulled my chakra back hesitantly and let it trail back into my own body. Neji was sensing me. Trying to find me.

I felt my chakra fall back into the normal place, i also felt Neji getting closer. I stood and left the cubicle feeling a little light headed. My eyes dotted black. Head rush.

I waited it out until my eyes re-focused and headed towards the door, i had a feeling i knew who would be waiting outside. As i left i felt his eyes on me. I turned back towards the waiting room self conciously.

"Tenten?" Neji asked as i approached where he stood in the hall "What were you doing in there?"

"Sensing" I admitted

"I felt it" Neji said in shock "I felt you there next to me without even putting my chakra out"

I nodded "I know, i could tell you knew"

Neji took my hand and pulled me towards him gently, i let him hug me as i thought about what i had just done.

I couldn't stretch my chakra far enough to find Hinabi, i needed to practice. Chakra sensing could really come in handy in battle.

Neji turned suddenly and i saw a nurse approach Hinata, we hurried back to the waiting room to see what news had come. The nurse smiled at us sincerely and told us to follow her.

The walk down the hallway was one of the longest walks of my life, i felt sick with apprehension, what were we going to find in there?. I saw a clock on the wall as we walked, we'd been in the hospital for 6 hours straight with no news. She had to be better.

"Through here please" The nurse said gesturing to a blue door

we obeyed her and came into a large room with 4 beds inside, one of the beds was surrounded by a curtain, i stepped towards it having flashbacks of my own time in the hospital, this must have been how people felt, not aware of what i would be like or if i was even alive. I felt sick.

The curtain was pulled back by the nurse and i saw Hinabi laying there on the hospital bed looking deathly pale. There was an iv in her and she was attatched to a heart monitor, her breathing was rugged but a huge improvement on what it had been. Her hair was slicked back with what looked like sweat. Her eyes were open but they looked fevered and delusional.

"Is she going to be okay?" Hinata asked the nurse

"She should recover within the next few hours, she had an aggresive type of virus that attacks the organs, we have given her some antibiotics and tried to burn up all the killer cells"

Hinata nodded and went over to hold Hinabi's hand, Hinabi turned her head towards her slightly and i smiled as Hinata's eyes filled with tears.

She had recovered from the coma and was going to be okay, thank god.

"We have her monitored and the iv will give her medicine in small doses every 30 minutes or so to fight off the infection" the nurse said happily

"Thank you very much" Neji said looking pleased

The nurse nodded and left the room, for a moment the only sound was the beeping of the heart monitor and then Hinabi spoke ever so softly i could barely hear her.

"Hinata" she whispered

Hinata smiled down at her reassuringly "Your going to be okay Hinabi"

"Thank you" she managed before her eyes drooped shut and she fell asleep

I looked at Neji with a smile, he returned it. So much drama.

We sat watching Hinabi sleep for a few minutes before HInata turned to us with a smile "You two can go if you want, i'll stay and watch her"

Neji shook his head "No, that isnt fair"

"Neji, im fine" Hinata said with a smile

I looked at Hinabi sleeping softly, she was getting stronger by the minute. She would be fine.

"Okay, thank you Hinata" Neji said

I went and hugged her, she returned it happily. She was a good person.

I walked out of the hospital feeling happy again, Hinabi was going to be fine, she just had a virus.

"What do you want to do?" Neji asked

I looked at him and smiled "I think you know what we have to do"

He grinned evily and took my hand "I see... you really want to?" He asked

I nodded with a cheeky smile.

"Okay!" He chirped happily

"Yepp, lets go.. shopping!" I said with an evil smile

Neji stopped mid-stride "You were talking about shopping?"

I nodded trying to hold back my laughter "Your food cupboards are empty!"

Neji groaned "Do we have to?"

I yanked on his arm and dragged him towards the vegetable store "Yes"

"I thought you meant.."

"I know what you thought" I interrupted "Maybe if your a good boy we can later" I teased

Neji laughed out loud which suprised me "Your so evil"

I stood on tip toes and kissed him quickly on the mouth. "Hell yeah"

I pulled him into the store happily. Today even shopping seemed fun.