Title: Feeding Time
Author: Rikugou
Pairing: Neji+Naruto
Fandom: Naruto
Theme: 18 - "say ahh..."
Disclaimer: Naruto does not belong to me.

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Naruto smirked as held a piece of food between two chopsticks and offered it before a pair of tightly pinched lips. "Open wide for the choo-choo train, Neji-chan," the blonde said in a cutesy voice.

White eyes glared angrily at the food before switching to the all-too-amused younger teen. "I can feed myself you know."

"Yeah, and have half of it land on your lap." His teammate gave him a bigger smirk.

"I can use a fork," Neji growled. "I broke one arm, not both!"

"Yea, your dominant arm...in three places! Besides, it's much faster this way!" Naruto completely ignored his request for a fork.

It's also much more entertaining for you, the Hyuuga snarled silently. I'm not here for your amusement!

"Aww, come on Neji. Say ahh...I know you're hungry," Naruto said with a huff of exasperation.

The dark haired jounin pointedly turned his head away and quietly seethed. However, his stomach took that moment to growl and taunt him about his undignified situation. Neji felt his face heat up in embarassment as his uninjured hand clenched spasmodically on his thigh trying to resist the urge to violently kick the blonde out of the room.

The one thing he absolutely hated about being in the hospital was being treated as an invalid. With Naruto pushing every blasted button he had about the entire thing, it was not helping his disposition at all. Neji didn't need anyone to feed him dammit!

Naruto gave him a long, speculative look as if he could read his every thought, bright blue eyes focused laser-like on his face. Even though Neji had his face turned away, the older ninja still had to restrain the urge to fidget while he remained under the blonde's intense scrutiny. There was just something in those eyes that always made you feel absolutely transparent when you were the object of their attention and all of two inches tall.

Then the uncomfortable moment was broken. "If you're not going to eat your lunch, I'll just have to eat it for you," the blonde ninja said with a devious smirk. In support of his words, he popped a small piece of cubed fruit into his mouth.

Neji glared at the food thief and opened his mouth to growl at his annoying visitor. But then those piercing blue eyes were too close and he found himself staring at dark blonde lashes as he was dragged into an impromptu kiss.

Naruto gently coaxed his mouth open with a warm swipe of his tongue and Neji found his mouth falling open in shock at the ridiculously bold move. And then he nearly choked when the piece of fruit his friend had pretended to eat was suddenly in his mouth. Neji reflexively chewed and swallowed before he realized what was happening.

"Heh. That wasn't so bad was it?" Naruto backed away with a smugly satisfied grin.

Neji immediately lunged at the inferiorating blond, intent on strangling Naruto--one-handed or not. However, his former jounin instructor took that moment to barge in and launch into a speech about the wonderful green spring of youth and how he wished his loveable student a fast recovery. Surprised by the abrupt entry, Neji lost his precarious balance and collapsed on top of Naruto.

Tenten and Lee glanced in just in time to see them in the scandalous position and stared slightly slackjawed at him. Naruto merely looked at his rapidly reddening face and promptly began laughing his ass off.

Oh yea, Neji was definitely going to get Naruto back when he got out of the hospital. Come hell or high water, he thought, he was going to get Naruto back.

And then he had no more time to think further on it as he tried to fend off the rapid fire questions from his former cell members.

-end-

Finished: 12.31.05
Edited: 01.01.06