Naruto: Children of the Ninja
By Hikari Dohjutsu
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto however I do own the o.c's and the plot of this story
A/N: Wow I haven't updated in a long time, all I can say is that I'm very sorry for the long wait…
On with the Chapter!
Hotaka was seated in the lighted kitchen; he had already called to inform his mother that he would be late for dinner.
Sakura-san was in the living room, checking up on Haruka. She had urged him to head home, tried to convince him that he had had a rough day, but for some reason deep within the confines of his mind he had insisted on staying until he was sure Haruka was okay.
He rose from his seat as Sakura-san stepped into the kitchen, rubbing her nose tiredly.
"What's wrong with her?" Hotaka questioned immediately.
Sakura sighed, "Exhaustion, fever, things like that…" she didn't bother to elaborate any further.
"Sakura-san," Hotaka started hesitantly, "Haruka…"
"Acted strangely, kinder perhaps?" Sakura finished his thought with a small smile on her face.
Hotaka flushed, "Well, yeah…" he admitted, "Why is that?"
Sakura waved her hand airily, "Haruka tends to act the opposite of how she usually acts when she's sick, the fever confuses her you see,"
Hotaka nodded. Well, that made sense.
"She should be up any minute now," Sakura wiped her hands on her white uniform.
As if on cue, Haruka hobbled into the kitchen, wincing at the bright fluorescent bulbs.
She started as she spotted the pink-haired medical-nin.
"Oh! Hello Sakura-san, why are you h..?"
She noticed Hotaka on the other side, standing next to the refrigerator. He waited with baited breath, was she really back to normal?
"Wha? Inuzuka-baka what are you doing in my hoummghgh,"
Her voice was muffled as Hotaka tackled her in a hug.
"Haru-chan you're back!"
Haruka immediately threw him off unceremoniously.
"Get off me, who said you could call me Haru-chan?" she frowned sourly.
Hotaka grinned, tuning her out. He honestly preferred this Haruka to the sweet one.
"Hotaka here took care of you while you were sick," Sakura said gently.
Haruka appeared confused for a minute, and then realization alighted her pale eyes, and her face contorted in fury.
"INUZUKA-BAKA!"
He flinched, her face was livid.
"I want you to forget everything I said, I did not mean a word of it, I was ill I wasn't myself," she ranted.
He groaned and fell back against the refrigerator. On second thought he preferred sweeter Haruka.
A/N: I know I'm sorry for the extremely short chapter, but this is where I wanted to end it. The next chapter will be dedicated to the bonding of Haruka's team. Thank you all so much for your kind reviews! Until next time!
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