I DO NOT OWN NARUTO
Kakashi grinned when he heard what Hinata had mumbled under her breath. Obviously, he was making progress if she was disappointed not to receive a real kiss. He tightened his grip on her hand briefly, and outright laughed when she turned away from him blushing. He decided to play with her a little.
"Now Kitten, you know that Lady Tsunade said that we should hold back on anything that would make your heart beat too fast…I guess my kisses are just too much for you." He teased her gently with a twinkle in his eye. Hinata had a rare moment of boldness, and decided to tease him back.
"But I like your kisses." She told him, sticking out her lips in a pout.
Kakashi's eyes narrowed and turned dark, an intense look coming into them which she was beginning to become familiar with. Her breathing increased, and the heart monitor started to increase it's beeping as they starred into each other's eyes. She literally could not look away, and if she was honest with herself, she didn't want to. It was a heady sensation to realize that she could make a man like Kakashi desire her.
"It's not nice to be a tease, Kitten." He said in a deep, gravelly voice. Hinata gulped, and looked away. Kakashi chuckled at her, and the tension in the room eased.
"Well, I have to go and change out of these clothes and finish moving the rest of my things into the mansion. I think that Lady Tsunade plans on releasing you tomorrow if she is satisfied with your checkup results. Everything is ready for you, I think that you will really like your bedroom and all the clothes the girls bought you. You have some excellent friends." He told her.
"I know- they are wonderful. It will be nice to get out of this bed, I really hate being in the hospital." Hinata said shyly. Kakashi squeezed her hand in understanding.
"We have that in common, I hate being injured severely enough that I have to stay in the hospital. It makes me feel like I failed somehow, even if whatever mission I was on was a success." Kakashi told her seriously.
"I know just what you mean. It seemed like I was the only one that ever got hurt on missions, and every time it felt like I hadn't done a good job." Hinata told him in a confiding manner. She was relieved to know that even a powerful shin obi like Kakashi had similar feelings of failure.
"I think that most shin obi feel the same about being injured…all the hours spent practicing seem to count for nothing when blood is running down your body, eh?" He asked her with a grin. She nodded back to him, a small answering smile on her face as he stood up.
"Sleep well, I'll be here early to see if you will be released." He told her as he bent over to kiss her forehead. Again the monitor beeped faster, and Kakashi laughed at the disgruntled look on her face.
"Don't be embarrassed by your reaction- I love it. It gives me hope for the future." He told her reassuringly. With one last look at her, he dissipated in a poof of smoke. Hinata let out a long sigh. In the corner, Hideki smiled to himself. There was a knock on the door, and Hinata's nurse entered the room.
"How are you feeling, Lady Hatake? The heart monitor indicated several spikes in your heart rate." She asked in a concerned voice. Hinata blushed a bright red.
"My husband was visiting and he.." Hinata's voice trailed off as she was too embarrassed to admit the effect Kakashi had on her. The nurse had a puzzled look on her face for a few seconds, and then her eyes lit up with understanding.
"Ah…well, he has that effect on most of the female population I would imagine. I know that the nurses all fight over who gets to take care of him when he has to stay here. Why I remember the time…." She abruptly stopped her story when she noticed that Hinata had activated her Byakugan.
"I think that since you are fine, I'll be going now. Please press the button if need anything, Lady Hatake." The nurse said fearfully as she backed out of the room. Hinata gave her a puzzled look as she nodded to her, and the young woman left quickly. Confused about the woman's odd behavior, Hinata turned to Hideki with an inquiring look. He coughed into his hand to hide his laughter.
"I believe that she was alarmed by the fact that your Byakugan is activated, Lady Hinata." He told her with a small twinkle of mirth in his eyes.
"Oh!" Hinata gasped, and she quickly deactivated her special sight. She blushed a brilliant red, and then glared at him as he laughed at her.
"This stays between the two of us." She told him sternly. Hideki quickly agreed, but he knew that the story would probably be the talk of the hospital tomorrow, since all the nurses loved to gossip.