Chapter 5:

To aid the sick

It had taken all Neji strength without hurting himself more than he was to get the wet blond to take his sodden clothes off and change. It even came to the point where when Shizune came to serve them lunch that she had to tie him to the bed. Sweating, panting and swearing, Shizune heaved a sigh of relief and stared at Neji. Neji, who was leaning against the wall, was popping a pain killer for his shoulder.

"I'm not sick!" Naruto whined wiggling under the ropes embrace.

"Yes you are!" Neji snapped, " When you start sneezing and running a fever like you are then you're sick!"

"I was only out in the rain for 10 minutes" the blond pouted.

"That's enough time to get you sick," Shizune stated and began to leave, " I'll be back with something for him."

Neji nodded and Naruto looked puzzled. What was she going to give him? Maybe it was ramen! To Naruto's dismay when Shizune returned she was holding a bottle of nasty smelling red liquid and a spoon.

"I'll leave you to tame the beast" She snickered, passing off the bottle and spoon to Neji before retreating to the kitchen.

"Ew! What's that?" Naruto questioned scrunching up his nose, " It smell gross..."

"It's cough syrup and it tastes like cherries" Neji lied as he poured a spoonful.

"Cherries?" Naruto sniffed it as Neji brought it toward his mouth, " Liar."

The blond clamped his mouth shut forcing the Hyuuga to glare at him almost as bad as Gaara would.

"If you don't take this so help me Naruto you'll be in a world of hurt," Neji threatened.

Naruto shook his head.

"Fine... No ramen for a week," Neji smiled innocently, knowing the touchy situation that ramen was.

Naruto's eyes widened.

" Two weeks "

Naruto's eyes looked as if they were pleeding with Neji. The Hyuuga huffed and smiled.

" 3 "

"Ugh! No!" With that opening Neji slipped the spoon in and forced the dobe to swallow it.

"Gah!! It's on my tongue!" Naruto wiggled and gagged as the nasty medicine slid down his throat and left the horrible after taste it was known for.

"See? Now was that so hard?" Neji asked as he capped the bottle, setting it and the spoon next to the bed.

Naruto growled at him, his eyes narrowing, " You're an ass you know that?"

"Yes I do know that you're a pain in my ass but until you cooperate you're going to be tied down and forced to take that," He said pointing the the bottle, " Until you are better absolutely... NO RAMEN "

Putting his strong will behind, ' no ramen' , Neji smirked at the gapping blond laying there tied up.

"But I haven't had ramen since I got here!"

"Naruto you haven't even been here that long so stop complaining." He sighed and stood to leave.

"Don't leave me!"

Neji blinked then slowly turned to look at the blond. Why wouldn't he want him to leave him? He was in boxers and a t-shirt under a blanket. He was supposed to sleep duh!

"Why not?"

"Because... you haven't untied me yet..." Naruto smiled.

"If I untie you you'll get up and wander around and get even more sick... So go to sleep."

The blond pouted at the other and looked damn near tears. The brunette sighed and rubbed his forehead. What was it that Shikamaru always said? Oh yeah...

"Troublesome..."

Speak of the devil!

"Shikamaru?" Neji blinked at the lazy man in the doorway.

"I came to check up on you two and you have Naruto tied to a bed..."

"He's sick," The Hyuuga explained.

"AM NOT!"

"Shut it blondie..." Neji glared.

"I see so that's why Shizune is here then," Shikamaru said with a yawn.

"Yeah, since someone," Neji looked at Naruto, " Can't cook she's our chef..."

"Ah I see... troublesome for her," Shikamaru said, " Alright well get better Naruto and Neji take it easy... I got to go check on the others."

"Oh I'll get better ... Then I'll pummel Neji for tying me up!" Naruto growled again as Shikamaru left, his hips bucking up as he tried wiggling from the ropes.

Neji's eyes wandered from the blondes face, down, further... further. There. Naruto's hips were bucking up and Neji's mind was left to wander what the blond would look like completely naked and beneath him. Squirming. Moaning. Withering in pleasure. The Hyuuga let out a soft moan of anticipation causing the blond to look up at him from his struggle. What was that? Neji... did he just sigh? Wait! Did he just moan?

'What's he thinking about?' Naruto wondered, ' Nah... couldn't be he has that stupid Hyuuga pride.'

"Is something wrong, Naruto?" Neji asked, quirking a brow.

"No, why?"

"Your staring..." Neji said.

'Hmmm I wonder' Naruto thought.

Bucking his hips again, he watched Neji's cheeks flare a soft pink. His eyes were glued to one area in particular under the blanket. Naruto blushed.

'Oh my god! I think he's... he's...'

"Gay!" Naruto blurted.

Neji looked up blushing perfusly, " What!?"

"I um..." the blond looked at the ropes, " Want some... clay?"

"...Clay?"

"Yeah you know modeling clay"

"Why would you need that? Plan on using it for something important?" Neji asked.

"Um... clay kunai?" The blond said innocently.

" I believe he said you were gay" Shizune said coming in with a bowl of soup for the blond.

"Me!? Gay!?" Neji glared at the tied down blond, " You better not be thinking that... Or I will..."

Neji looked around. Wait.. what was that hiding under the pillow? Snatching the book up the brunette smirked.

"Or I'll read your diary"

"What?! NO!!" Naruto screamed.

"Why not? Got something in here you don't want me to read?"

Naruto blushed, "Well no but... please don't..."

Neji looked at the blondes face. Oh how cute he looked with that tinge of pink coloring his lovely tanned skin. He wondered, how would that skin feel beneath his fingers. Or even pressing agains his body. Wait what was he thinking? Oh screw it he was cute.

"See!! Shizune he's staring again!!" Naruto blushed more.

Shizune held her laugh as Neji eyed the younger teen. This sure was intresting. The Hyuuga sure was gay even if he didn't want to admit it. One could only tell by the way he eyed his prey. Naruto squirmed under the intense gaze trying as he might to cover his blush and hide he was still tied down and that forced him to stay put. Shizune edge her way out of the room with the tray to leave the two to their own devices. Closing the door with her foot she snuck down the hall to the kitchen.

Coward. How could she leave him like that? Neji was lost in admiring the blond and before Naruto even knew it the older was sitting on the bed next to him.

"Neji..."

Those lips.

"Neji?"

They amazed him.

"Hello?"

He wanted... to feel them.

"Neji please answer me"

'Closer.. I need to get closer to those... loucious lips' Neji thought with a blush.

"Neji..." The blond blushed as the other leaned down.

"Neji listen I-"

Neji's lips captured the blondes in a soft kiss that made Naruto quiet down immediately. He was gay so why was he whining when Neji started to lean down? But once their lips met he wanted nothing more than that warmth to spread over his body like wild fire. Fanning his flames of desire seemed easy enough, that was until Neji pulled away and apologized. Cutting the rope, Neji left in a hurry.

'What did I just do?' The older thought as he shut Naruto's door behind hims and leaned against it.

He remembered wanting to feel those lips against his. Then the actual feeling. Then the warmth spreading to his cheeks as he kissed those rosy lips. The warmth spread and he knew Naruto felt it too.

"Naruto..." Neji sighed letting the blondes name fall freely from his lips.

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Alright sorry this is late and I got talked into making them kiss.

-cries- Stupid Ayame sat over my shoulder while I was writing and made sure I did what she wanted. Same thing with the next chapter which is almost finished.

Anyways.

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