Tea
Author: Lonely Writer
Summary: Hinata has a cold.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Neji, or Hinata. Hinagiku, Kyo, and Tadanobu are mine.
She had never felt so bad in her entire life.
She could barely breath through her nose and her head felt as if someone was standing on top of it, dancing. But it was her temperature that was the worst. Once second she was freezing and had several blankets piled on top of her and then the next she was burning up and tossing the blankets aside. Only to be freezing again. She could not remember the last time she had been sick. She had been injured more times than she liked to count but illness was foreign to her. The only good part was that Neji was here and so far had been smothering her with his doctoring. Tsunade-sama had been called first thing when her maid had discovered her still in bed well after her training sessions should have started. Tsunade-sama had not been worried about her; it was just a simple cold. Nothing more. Her father had not been pleased with that pronouncement. He wanted her cured right away to which Tsunade-sama had stated she could but it would not be as beneficial as allowing the cold to run its course.
She moaned and rolled onto her side, disrupting Hinagiku who was curled up beside her. Kyo stared at her from beside the door before letting his eyes drop closed. If she hadn't felt so bad she would have gotten up and snuggled with him for being so cute in his actions. Instead she let out a sound that was a cross between a squeal and a cough. She hated being sick.
For some reason Neji had decided to go the other side of the village to get special tea from the Akimichi clan via the Nara that was supposed to be soothing for people with sore throats. All she wanted was him to be here. She wanted him to hold her hand and stroke her hair. To tell her meaningless stories just so she could hear the bass of his voice.
The position that she was curled up on stared hurting so she rolled over again. Only moments later she had to move again. Sleep wouldn't come and all she could do was think about how much she felt like dying. She squeezed her eyes closed and willed sleep to come but it did not.
Just when she was about to call for her maid, her bedroom door opened and a young boy stuck his head through.
"Tadanobu," she croaked in delight. The boy grinned before entering the room with a tray in his arms.
"I brought tea," Tadanobu set down the tray and then helped her sit up. "Neji said he got it special for you. Uncle Hiashi saw him and called him into his office. So I brought it for you instead."
Hinata grinned at him and took the cup he offered. Tadanobu was the son of her father's sister and a member of the Hyūga council who had no interest in him. It truly was sad except for the fact that Neji had decided to take an interest in the boy after it was discovered that he was woefully behind in his jūken and byakugan training. Under Neji's careful tutelage Tadanobu was turning out to be a true protégée.
"Did Neji brew it?" Hinata asked softly. Tadanobu nodded shyly as he handed her a manju.
Hinata smiled fondly as she sipped her tea. Already her throat was feeling better and the pulsing in her head had disappeared. Perhaps the Nara really did know what they were doing when they had created the tea.
"Neji says that I still need to work on my tea brewing skills," he sighed. "Neji's the best, isn't he?"
Yes, Hinata thought as she sipped the tea. He is.
A/N: After the thing with Neji in the manga I gave up hope but today, looking at the Nejihina tag on Tumblr my love spilled forth once more. You will live in my heart forever, Nejihina!