Chapter 6
Healing balm
Hinata enjoyed her walk home thinking about what Naruto had said about not leading her on, and the way he seemed to want to be close to her. She also kept thinking about how he had kissed her hand and how sweet his lips felt. When he held her hand it was like there was actual electricity between them. Her head stayed in the clouds for the rest of the afternoon.
When she got home she was humming while taking out her ingredients to make the balm. Then she got out her scissors and headed to her garden for some herbs. She cut a fairly large amount because she wanted the hospital to have plenty on supply. She started mixing her oils and herbs and heating the mixture and set it aside to cool.
She hadn't noticed, but her father was paying close attention to her. "You seem to be in a good mood today," he mentioned in a friendly voice.
"Hi father, yes, I am." She continued "I'm making my healing balm for the village hospital, Sakura told me there are many patients that could use it."
"It looks like there is quite a bit there, that should be really helpful." He said.
The house was quite except for her humming
"The house has been so quiet lately Hinata," she knew he meant since Neji had passed, "I'm glad I got to know my brother's son, even if it was only for a few short years."
She waited a moment to see if he was finished, "I miss him too father."
Her father was quiet and had no response
"Father," she said
He seemed to be deep in thought "yes"
She squeezed her father's shoulder "It was Neji's choice to make, without his choice we would have lost the war. There was no other way."
He placed his hand atop of hers and patted it "I know, Hinata, I know. But it doesn't seem to make it any easier."
She went back to check on her balm to see if it had solidified enough to add the final ingredients. When finished, she scraped the contents into a large wooden container, and a small amount into a small container for Naruto, and headed back to the hospital.