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hey sis! i just added a few stuff. Other still need to edit the rest. but alas i am being called away from my wonderful little laptop. so until later sister. please do enjoy. i only wrote like 6,000 words so it really is a short one. never the less enjoy sister of mine.
everyone else please do enjoy as well. I have a few other stories complete that only require a little polishing. i just havent a clue if they are ready just yet. my favorite so far though is 'healing your mind' and 'just a rose' sister i sent you 'healing your mind' so you know that one. its a harry potter fic though. 'just a rose' is for naruto. the pair was naruto and iruka. but its a bit too confusing even for me at the moment. blame my muse of a sister.
Being a shinobi always made him alert, so when he felt himself wake he immediately tried to understand the situation. He was on a bed. Only his mask still on though it somewhat still smelled of blood. No hostile beings in the room. One familiar chakra signature in another room. And most of his wounds were healed. Deeming it safe enough he relaxed. Wondering what happened to get him here on this soft bed. And why he was naked. He tried to stand huffing as if he ran a marathon. Making his way to a door. It led to a small hallway that opened to a living room. To his side was a kitchen where the other person stood cooking something.
"You shouldn't be walking." The voice held no emotion. The man didn't even turn around. His long brown hair was all that faced him. "I will get you clothing today so that you can go to the hospital." Kakashi didn't like the idea of a hospital though he stayed quiet listening to the young man. "For a man that never shows his face I am quite amazed that you do not mind standing there with nothing on." Kakashi nodded but realized he was falling. His eye scrunched expecting to hit the floor only to land in the man's arms. He opened his eye and saw those milky orbs look back at him. Kakashi faked a smile. "Ma, just giving you a good show." the other man made no remark as he walked him to the couch. He went to the hallway and pulled out a white sheet from a closet. Covering the man's legs and his more privet parts. Kakashi made no response. He just stared out a window to look at a training ground he had never seen before.
The Hyuga's never let in outsiders in their compound much Hinata's friends were the only exceptions. The man came back with food. "I can close my eyes to feed you." He spoke as he pulled up his small wooden coffee table to sit in front of him. Kakashi nodded and watched as the man closed his eyes. He watched as the man brought his hands to Kakashi's face feeling up the fabric to its edges. And pulling it down. And watched how the man grabbed the small bowl and chopsticks. Lifting up a little bit of rice and bringing it to his lips. Kakashi welcomed the food but kept his eye on the man's closed ones. This continued slowly until Kakashi said he had enough the man put down the shiney white bowl and put his mask back in place. Finally opening his eyes again. "Get some rest. I will be back with some clothing ok?" Kakashi nodded and leaned back on the couch. He heard the man wash his dish and head out.
"So he is with you?" Neji nodded at his leader. She smiled handing him some clothing and a clean face mask that would fit the man. "Keep him with you until he is better. I fear he will not stay at a hospital. It's too crowded for him." he nodded again. "You can go now. Neji." He said his thanks and left. Walking back home wondering if that meant until Kakashi gets better he won't be on missions. Not that he cared for the moment. It was so close to Christmas that everyone seemed to be taking every mission avaibable to pay for gifts. The stores were filled with crazy gifts. And he noticed ladies walking around with their arms loaded.
He sighed as he entered the Hyuga compound. It was beautiful upon entering however the farther you went in towards the branch member section it became even more gloomy. And the few people out would at first glare and take on a defensive stance. Until they noticed who it was. Screams could be heard from the training ground. He looked at one lady who was staring in that direction.
"have you called lady Hinata out here yet?" he asked the lady. She sighed but nodded. "it's her little sister that told those boys to come into our section. I fear for my young sons. I just hope lady Hinata wins the title. Maybe then this family will see a better fate." He nodded. "Our fate is determined by our willingness to not give up." She smiled at him. He turned a little feeling his cousin walk up from behind him. "Yes, I must say Neji-nii Naruto's words are life changing are they not?" he stayed quiet as she walked towards the screams. "I must say this group enjoys my punishments. Perhaps it is almost time to rip my sister of what little power she is holding on so tightly to." She turned to Neji knowing he knew what she meant.
"Two sisters, one must take on the seal. And by our tradition it has to be her to represent the branch family." He nodded still emotionless. The lady spoke "your sister is claiming that she is more powerful then you my lady. Why do you not show her where her place is?" Hinata looked in Neji's eyes. "Her place is as my little sister. She fears that if she loses she will receive the seal. Honestly I believe I should take her to Naruto and have him knock some sense into her." Neji nodded. He knew Hinata could not even if her life depended on it hurt her little sister. But that little girl was stubborn.
"My lady, you are becoming a worthy leader every day. It is an honor to serve you." She shook her head. Walking once again to the screams in the training grounds. "No mam it is I that serves this family. Neji, you should visit some time. Naruto could use a distraction. He hasn't been on a mission since Kakashi-sensei left for a secret mission." Neji nodded but didn't mention that Kakashi was back. For fear of Naruto taking his patient and causing the man damage in his weakened state. "Yes my lady" she continued walking and he himself headed back to his apartment. After locking the door he heard the man standing behind him.
"Yo," Neji sighed turning to look at the naked man who greeted him. He reached in the bag and pulled out a plain white tee. Walking over to the man he hand to stand on his toes to put the shirt over his head and struggled putting the man's arms in. he crouched pulling out sweat pants and lifting one of the man's legs. Making the man almost lose his balance only to grab on to his shoulders.
"Maa, I am not a child." After Neji got the sweats on his hips he gave the man a look. "No, you are my patient." Kakashi gave him a stare. And faked another smile. "It is an honor to be in you care Hyuga-sama." Neji helped him back to the couch and handed him the new mask. "It is no honor seeing as I am only a branch member. And guessing by all the wonderful views you have you concluded as much." Kakashi just nodded.
"You should have been the head of this family." Neji shook his head. "I cannot serve this family as she can." Kakashi tilted his head staring at him as he was lost in his nostalgic thoughts. Kakashi faked another smile. "Ma I'm hungry. Can my sweet nurse make me something yummy?" Neji made no response to his leer. "Stir fry vegetables over steamed rice sound ok?" Kakashi nodded looking outside at the birds. Neji stood and left to the kitchen.
Kakashi couldn't explain it, but something about this young man kept him at ease. It was his gentle words that kept Kakashi from leaving. The fact that he didn't over react with the perverted comments Kakashi made, and yet made sure to let Kakashi know he heard him. It was how he would listen to his complaints and tried to make it better for him. Such small things like fluffing his pillow or closing his eyes when feeding him. In fact Kakashi liked that too much he didn't tell the man he could feed himself just fine. So on his third night with the man when he woke up from his many nightmares it was that young man who he wanted to run to. He peeked into the living room noticing the man sitting on the amazingly white couch staring out at the night sky. His pale milky white orbs staring at the stars and his lips in a gentle smile. He didn't turn to Kakashi as he spoke.
"Why are you up Kakashi?" Kakashi walked over to him unable to answer as he fell to his knees in front of the man. Neji stared at him and Kakashi smiled. For once it was a true smile as he laid his head on Neji's lap. No words were said after that. None could be said. Both men were stuck in the moment. The simple nothingness that it was. No fighting to stay alive, no waiting to die. Just a calming pause that both welcomed. Neji's fingers made their way to Kakashi's silver mess of hair and gently caressed his silver locks allowing him to relax, Kakashi hummed to the touch. He fell asleep there, with his head on Neji's lap. He felt fully and completely at peace. No nightmares came to him.
Neji had taken Kakashi to the bed but when he tried to leave Kakashi pulled him back on the bed. So he stayed with him. Thinking if there was anything he could do to keep the man away from his nightmares. So he thought back to everything he knew about the man. And realized just what the man needed. His porn books, Neji smiled. There was a time when Neji had helped that pervert sage from getting caught watching the female Hyuga's bathe in there privet hot springs. So with a mission of his own he was up early in the morning and knew just where to find the pervert at.
He woke on the young mans bed the next morning. And noticed the young man wasn't home. It frustrated him. Though he wasn't sure why. Why was it that he longed to see the young man so much? Why was he still here if he felt better already? What was the young man doing to him? He didn't like feeling so weak when it came to the brunette. So he sat in front of the door waiting for his familiar signature to walk up to the door. He waited there 2 whole hours.