Did yall miss me? Sorry bout chap. 5. I thought I sum=bmitted it last week, but, uh... guess not. Eheh -.-" gomen pplz!! and thnx to my regular reviewers Rose Tiger, 9meangirl, KK the Prophet, and Hatake Tsughi. U guys rock!! Herez the story! Ugh... I dont own Naru-kun, Hina-chan, or any ov the othrs. *sob sob*

Aishiteru, Hinata-chan

Chapter 6

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Naruto Uzumaki sat in his dull hospital bed reading a manga he begged Tsunade to get from his apartment. His reading was interrupted by the sound of the door opening. His head popped up to see Shikamaru Nara and Ino Yamanaka enter his room. His happy face fell he spotted the flowers resting in Ino's hands.

"Hey guys. What're you doing here?" Naruto asked hesitantly.

Shikamaru coughed. "We're here to see you."

"You heard, huh?" the Kyuubi container's eyes narrowed slightly.

Ino nodded before setting the flowers on a table and pulling him into a friendly hug. "How are you feeling?" she asked after pulling away.

He shrugged. "I could be better." His face drooped slightly and, unknown to him, a certain genius noticed.

"Naruto," Shikamaru called as he strode up to him. "You're not going to say goodbye. Not yet." A small smirk graced his lips. "Besides, I consider you as one of my best friends. You can't die on me yet."

"Yeah," the young florist agreed. "Tsunade-sama's gonna lock you in this hospital 'til Hina-chan gets back. I'm gonna enjoy the peace and quiet in the village until your better."

Naruto smiled at them warmly. "Thanks, guys."

"Oh!" Ino exclaimed. "Almost forgot." She stepped to the table and grabbed the bouquet. "Here."

"Lilies?" the blonde male asked.

She nodded. "Lilies stand for life." A large smile was plastered on her face, showing that she was pleased with her knowledge.

"When Hinata gets here, we'll take you out for some ramen. Okay?" They both clasped a hand on his shoulder. He smiled as they headed for the door.

"Arigatou guys."

After giving a warm smile, they exited the room.

"Ne, Shika-kun," Ino called once they were down the hall.

"Hm?" he asked before freezing in place as her lips touched his cheek. He promptly went a bright red and coughed.

"W-what was that for?" the genius stuttered incredulously.

The platinum blonde smiled shyly, her face also red.

"Ano, Arigatou. If you hadn't been there with me, I would have broken down in tears and upset Naruto." She tensed in surprise as a lazy arm draped over her shoulders. She looked up to see him looking away. Unknown to her, his face was a bright siren red (again).

"You're troublesome, but you're welcome."

She leaned her head on his shoulders as they walked out of the hospital doors with a content smile on both of their faces.

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Naruto was again reading his manga. But that soon bored him, so began to stare out the closed window. With all the quiet, his mind began to wonder.

'I wonder what Hinata-chan's doing…! What if she's found that Rumiko-girl? Will she be able to beat her?! What if-'

His thoughts were interrupted when the door opening again. This time, he watched as Neji Hyuuga and Tenten walked in confidently.

"Hi, Neji. Hey, Tenten-chan." He paused and narrowed his ocean blue orbs. "You're not here to tell me 'goodbye' are you?"

Surprisingly, the usually quiet and stoic Neji spoke up.

"No, because you're not going to die. I have full confidence that Hinata-sama will recover the antidote. Besides," his face broke out in a challenging smirk, "you can't die before we fight again. I want rematch."

The blonde grinned. "No problem. But I'm gonna kick your ass again. So don't get your hopes up."

The two males shook hands while Tenten smiled. The young weapons mistress hugged Naruto.

"When your better, I wanna train with you Naruto-kun." She announced.

He grinned. "No prob., Tenten-onee-chan!"

She blinked in surprise before smiling warmly. The bun-haired girl leaned forward and placed a sisterly kiss on his forehead. "Get well, Naruto-otouto."

With a pat on his head, she made her way to the door.

"We shall be back tomorrow." Neji informed the slightly blushing blonde before following his teammate out the door.

"Ne, Neji-kun," Tenten called out in the hallway.

"Hn," he responded, acknowledging her call.

"That was sweet how you said you have faith in Hina-chan." She reached out ad grabbed his hand, not failing to notice the new color in his face. "So… Let's go train!"

As she drug him down hallway, still holding his hand (not that he minded), he noticed the small pink blush that matched his own and a small smile on her face. His usually hard, pupil less eyes softened as he smiled warmly at the girl as she proceeded to pull him through hospital.

After they had left, Naruto sat in his bed.

'Yeah, Hinata-chan'll make it. No doubt about it. She has to… She still has to know…'

How was that?! Good? Bad? I need reviews! I'm desperate Dattebayo!!! Hehe. Anyway, I think i'm gonna make a songfic for NaruHina and NejiTen. the song I have fits them perfectly I think. then I might make one for BBRae. I just hafta find a song that speaks to me. Lol. Read and Review pwease!!!

ja ne,

-Tsunei-chan

PS. can anybody draw? I'd like to see what you guys think my OCs look like. Oh!!! You don't know the 2nd and 3rd ones yet. the 2nd's showed up earlier but youll find out who he is and how he fits into the story later on. the 3rd's gonna be the "evil figure" of the story. Well, you'll find out. Or will you?... Yeah you probably will. So...

ja ne( again)

-Tsunei-chan