Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, never have, never will… (sob)
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A/N: Well, there you have it! After half a year long absence, I have come up with the second chapter of Chickenpox. I am terribly sorry about the wait with Coming Home. But as I said before, I will not discontinue it, it's just that right now I am suffering from a massive writer's block and the current filler arcs aren't helping me either. And the fact that I'm hung up with reading FFVII fics and is currently obsessed with my Bleach cosplay team. Haha…
But thank you all the same for the constant support and emails you have been sending. I really appreciate it. So here's chapter 2 to you all out there. Read, enjoy and review.
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"Sasuke-kun, you have to stop scratching!" Sakura whined, much to the disgust of the stoic boy who sat in a corner sulking.
"Urusai, you are annoying." He replied as he scratched more vigorously at his cheek.
Naruto smirked, "Baa-chan! Sasuke-teme's scratching his spots; he needs to have his hands tied too!" Trying to prove his point, he shoved his own bound hands in front of Tsunade.
"Hai, hai." The annoyed Hokage said, signaling Iruka to do the job for her. Even the task of binding people's hands couldn't cheer her up as the thought of a wide spread chickenpox breakout was worrying her.
"Naruto-kun, Sasuke-kun, have you two been in contact with anyone as of late?" Shizune spoke up, almost as if she knew what was troubling the older woman.
Naruto frowned in answer, "Nobody except Konohamaru and his friends, Iruka-sensei and Oji-san and Nee-chan at the Ichiraku."
Hearing this, the Hokage sighed in relief, "What about you Sasuke?"
Sasuke looked away before answering, "No one." He, however, noticed Naruto smirking at him and snorted. "What, you got something to say, dobe?"
Blue eyes narrowed at the hated nickname but his smirk widened nonetheless, "Oh nothing, just thought I should mention how you got cornered by the Bakasuke fan club the other day."
(Thump)
Everyone turned to the source of the noise, only to see Tsunade laying her head on the table. "Oh Kami… Why does this always have to happen to me? Shizune, please go and inform every single Sasuke fan girl that they might be at risk of contracting chickenpox, and also the people Naruto's mentioned."
"Kami-sama, I need some sake…" Tsunade groaned.
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With Iruka having had to go back to the academy and Kakashi giving his there-is-an-old-lady-needing-to-cross-the-road excuse, Tsunade and Team 7 were left in the office.
"Let's go to the basics of what to do when you have chickenpox." Tsunade began.
"Number one, no matter how much you feel like doing it, DO NOT SCRATCH THE SPOTS!" She roared, startling the genins. Sakura couldn't help but let out a giggle which she covered up with a cough when she saw how terrified Sasuke and Naruto were.
Outside, Izumo and Kotetsu couldn't help but sigh in relief, thankful they were not the ones on the receiving end of the Hokage's wrath. They straightened up immediately when they heard the Godaime calling for them.
"Izumo, Kotetsu, I want you to go get all the available books and medical reports from the library and hospital on chickenpox and bring them to my office." Tsunade ordered, in a stern voice.
The two Chuunins saluted the woman and disappeared as soon as their orders were received, leaving Sakura facing the Hokage, "Ano… Hokage-sama, I was wondering if there was anything I could do to help. I mean, I've had chickenpox before so I could probably look after them…"
Tsunade furrowed her eyebrows, "That's a good idea; although I don't think you'll be able to handle the both of them yourself, seeing it would be impossible to let them live under the same roof."
With that said, she looked over at the two infected boys, where the cheekier of the two was now hitting the more stoic one over the head with his new found round weapon.
Sakura giggled, "Point taken Hokage-sama. I do know someone who would be more than willing to look after Naruto. If I'm not wrong, she's had the chickenpox too. So if you don't mind, I could go get her for you."
The Godaime smiled in relief, "Arigatou Sakura that would be great."
The pink haired girl grinned back cheekily, "Just as long as I get to take care of Sasuke-kun, I'm fine with anything." With that said, Sakura winked and was out the door.
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Hyuuga Hinata was watching her father and Neji duel in the Hyuuga courtyard when an unnatural shade of pink wandered in. "Sumimasen Hiashi-sama, sorry to interrupt but Tsunade-sama wishes to see your daughter."
Hyuuga Hiashi stepped out of his stance as he turned to face the new arrival. "And you might be…"
"I'm Haruno Sakura; Hiashi-sama." Sakura introduced herself as she bowed politely. "I'm one of the genins in Hinata-san's year."
Hiashi frowned slightly, "I haven't seen you before." With that, he puffed out his chest as he turned back to Neji.
Slightly pissed at the Hiashi's dismissal, Sakura seethed silently as she cursed the man under her breath. Biting her tongue she spoke up again. "Hiashi-sama, Hokage-sama wishes to see your…"
"I heard you the first time." He interrupted. "Take her and go."
Hinata ran by, giving a slight bow and thanks to her father, keeping her eyes downcast all the time. Even when they were out of the Hyuuga compound, she never lifted her eyes up.
Sakura bent over slightly, not all that surprised to find white eyes clouded over with sadness. "Hinata… Are you alright?"
"A… Aa I'm fine Sakura-san." Hinata sniffed slightly as she looked up smiling.
The pink haired girl smiled back before bursting into laughter. "Oh Hinata, you'll never guess what happened."
The shy girl blinked, "Na… nani? Sakura-san, what's so funny?"
Sakura grinned, "Everyone but Naruto knows that you like him right? Well Hinata, now's your chance to grab him! Naruto's got the chickenpox."
The normally shy and quiet girl then did something no one had ever seen or heard her do before, she yelled. "HONTO?" Almost as the sudden outburst began, it ended just as abruptly as Hinata, blushing madly, clapped her hands over her mouth before whispering. "Honto ka Sakura-san?"
Nodding wildly, Sakura replied, "So does Sasuke-kun. Now's our chance Hinata, to get the boy of our dreams! I volunteered you to take care of Naruto while I take care of Sasuke-kun! It's fate Hinata! You have to grab this opportunity!"
"Demo… Sakura-san, I don't know if I can do it." Hinata whispered, "What if Naruto doesn't want me to take care of him? He likes you. Do you think he would listen to me?"
Frowning, Sakura bonked Hinata lightly over the head. "Stop being such a pessimist. Stand up for what's right and don't listen to people like your father. They've got issues like having a stick-up-their-ass!"
Hinata giggled softly at the comment before chastising her friend, "Sakura-san! You shouldn't speak of your elders like that!"
"Well I just did and you can't tell me what to do either. You were laughing with me!" Sakura smirked, poking Hinata in the cheek. "Anyway, Tsunade-sama's waiting. Oh, wait till you see Naruto. He looks like some kind of… of THING with those spots on his face. Although to you, any kind of Naruto is still cute. Just like Sasuke-kun."
As Sakura sighed and ranted on about the Uchiha, Hinata couldn't help but blush madly at the thought of taking care of Naruto and seeing him every single day.
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Sasuke swore as he took a swipe at Naruto, who dodged easily. "Sasuke-teme, you suck!"
Tsunade sighed as she looked through the files Izumo and Kotetsu had just brought in, "Naruto, keep it down. I'm trying to concentrate here."
"Aww come on Tsunade baa-chan. I'm bored. Where's Sakura-chan?" The blonde boy whined.
"Urusai dobe." Sasuke mumbled as he tried to scratch a spot on his cheek to no avail, the ball of bandages in the way.
Just as Naruto was about to kick at Sasuke, someone knocked on the door.
"Come in."
Sakura stepped in, pulling a blushing Hinata in behind her. "Tsunade-sama, I brought Hinata along."
"Oh Hinata! I've heard a lot about you from your sensei." Tsunade smiled kindly, making an effort to try and calm the nervous girl's nerves.
Hinata's blush deepened, "Ho… Hokage-sama, you wished to s… see me?"
"Aa sou! Sakura, Hinata. Seeing these two," She indicated, waving her hand towards the two sulking boys, "do not co-operate each other, it wouldn't be wise to keep them together. Therefore, I am assigning the two of you to take care of these two patients. Sakura, you'll take Sasuke and Hinata will take Naruto."
"Tsunade no Baa-chan, how come Sakura gets to take care of Sasuke-teme! Why can't she take care of me?" Naruto yelled, only to receive a whack from Sakura.
"Naruto you baka! Tsunade-sama already said that Hinata's going to be taking care of you. So stop worrying about me when you've got a personal nurse who has a thing for you!" Sakura's eyes widened as she realized she had let Hinata's feelings for Naruto known. Turning to Hinata with horrified eyes, she mouthed an apology to the blushing girl.
Meanwhile, the ever oblivious Naruto frowned, "Hinata, you've got something for me?" Hearing this, her blush increased a thousand fold. "What did you get for me? How did you know I was sick? Is it like a get well gift?"
Hinata was at a loss of words as Naruto continued his questions, giving her no chance to answer. Frantic, she looked to Sakura who did the only thing possible. She punched Naruto. "Urusai Naruto! Stop being such a pest!"
Sasuke snorted, "Dobe."
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A/N: How are you finding it? Was it too short? Not enough plot? Haha… I'm trying my best, but feel free to drop any comments!
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