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Chapter III: **~*Aloe Vera**~*

..........Uchiha.............

She said to herself while ushering the two injured shinobi into her abode. You would think nothing is wrong with them on first glance if it wasn't for the blood seeping through their garments in various places. She would ask them what happen… but… she seriously doubts they would tell her anything without first reporting to the 5th. So she decided to skip the chit-chat and get down to business.

First, she got the ball rolling by assessing her "new" patients. But to no avail, just by glancing at them she was able to tell that both of them have cuts, gashes, scratches, and bruising and that's without asking them to take their shirts off. "I'll be right back." she said excusing herself. I can't decide which one would take priority because both of their injuries looked extensive, she concluded to herself while collecting the right supplies from her room. An ambush maybe...she thought while making the appropriate hands to create 3 shadow clone. She ordered two of them...or ...her really...to prepare her room and the vacant bed room for her "patients", they're going to need it when she get through with them. She wants to remain professional about this situation...she didn't want them to know that she is nervous...scared…anxious, and I definitely don't want them to witness me hyperventilating, she thought while clutching her chest.......get it together Hinata....GET IT TOGTHER… she told herself while quickly changing into a t-shirt and some sweats. She took a deep breath in an attempt to calm herself and put on an expressionless glare in an effort to fool her patients into thinking she was like this from the get go…calm...cool...and collected. She signaled for her last clone to come with her while wiping her sweaty palms on her sweatpants...don't want that to give me away. Nothing but death can keep her cousin's "know-all-see-all" eyes from observing everyone he comes in contact with, and she is 99.999% positive that he would be able to pick up on her anxiety if she was to touch him with clammy hands. As for Uchiha…well… she really doesn't know what he is like.

She hurried into her living room to find her two patient standing in the last place she left them...well they could of sat down...she thought while sending her clone over to tend to Uchiha wounds while she dealt with her cousin. After guiding him to one end of the couch, she instructed Neji to take off his shirt in order to take a closer look at his wounds...she needed to make sure his wounds wasn't infected, because only God knows how long they have been traveling in this condition. She felt his forehead for a fever...positive. She put on her gloves to check for any drainage coming from his wounds...positive. Lastly, she brought her nose closer to the wound to see if she could detect an odor...positive. Damn it, this is going to take longer than I thought. Will I be able to handle not one but two seriously ill shinobi all by myself…should I call for Ino... or even Haruno...no, just to stop to make the phone calls would take away precious time that I don't have. She cleansed the infected wounds on his arm, chest and side with saline first before changing gloves to apply her own antiseptic salve to the wounds. All together, Neji has a total of five wounds. She has been on A-ranked missions with Neji before, and he completes them with barely a scratch on his face. She hasn't been on a mission with Uchiha yet, but they say he is even deadlier with having training experience with the missing-sannin. Whom, she think he killed…she thinks. And on top of that, she overheard Haruno saying a couple months ago that he trains with Kakashi-sensei when he isn't bogged down with missions. Whatever type of mission Neji and Uchiha were on it damn, I mean uh, darn sure wasn't an A-rank mission that's for sure…I really need to stop cussing. She concluded after covering the last wound with a gauge and securing it with a bandage.

She changed her gloves one more time to apply saline on the various nicks and scratches on his face and upper torso she would heal those with charkra. She took of her gloves to emit chakra from her hands, unlike Haruno green glow, her healing chakra gives off blue glow...she's not sure why it's like that, and she's been meaning to ask Lady Tsunnade about that for the longest now, but once you are in front of the fifth hokage your more concern about the 5th's mood then your own personal needs. She will never forget how far Naruto was heaved after calling the 5th "old" one too many times. She gave a soft giggle, but she was so wrapped up in her thoughts she didn't notice that she broke the stillness that filled the room. BUT, however, she did notice the eyebrow lift from her cousin when he opened his eyes to look at her. Feeling warmth circulate her cheeks she focused back on her task at hand.

With the last scratch erased by her fingertips, she called for the clone from her bedroom to help her move Neji to bed. Once they were able to get him sitting up on the edge of her bed, without swaying, she activated her kekki genkai to give him a once over just to be sure she didn't miss anything. By looking at his barely visible chakra network she concluded that he is A) in a lot of pain B) is doing a good job hiding the fact that he was in pain and C) he barely has enough charkra to sit up straight. She helped remove his shoes and ninja tools before apologizing to him for not giving him any pain medication. He waved the apology off mumbling that her words wasn't necessary or something along those line…tch men. Too drained to hide the fact that his strength is gone he held onto her shirt for balance as he is repositioned in her bed. She smiled at her clone and mouthed the words "thank you" before her clone went*poof*. Looking at her cousin lie in a somewhat peaceful sleep she decided to help ease his pain by giving him a sleep aid. She removed the sedative salve from her dresser and with a cu-tip she rubbed the solvent under her cousin's unsuspecting nose. Within minutes, she witnessed her cousin's grimacing face and labored breathing relax to take on an euphoric state while the smell of Jasmine lingered in the air.

With her cousin in la-la land, she put her home-made jar of salve in her pocket, and hastily removed his pants and underwear. She covered his "stuff" with the sheets after insuring his inner thighs and groin area wasn't damage, better to be safe than sorry, she reminded herself. She furrowed her eyebrows when she found a long, uninfected, irregular scratch originating from his left hip extending down the side of his thigh, stopping just above his left knee. She took the time to cleanse it with saline before healing the scratch with chakra. She took a step back to go over her handiwork. She couldn't stop herself from smiling…she really works well under pressure! One down, one to go; hopefully her clone was holding up its own with Uchiha. She dimmed her light in her room leaving her cousin in a peaceful slumber.

She walked back in her living room to find her clone suturing the last wound with a thread of chakra. Her clone gave her a reassuring smile before ending the stitch. Uchiha appeared to be sleeping, she counted two sutures and 3…*sniff, sniff*…infected wounds she judged by the antiseptic that still lingered in the air...I'm going to have to air my living room out. Her clone went *poof* after seeing that the real Hinata approved of her handiwork. Hinata then signaled for her last clone to help transfer Uchiha into her untenanted bedroom. She softly shook his shoulder causing him wake from his slumber. He peered at her with eyes red from exhaustion.

"Uchiha-san, let's move to somewhere more comfortable..." she said, hoping he would corporate.

"That is not necessary, I am fine where I am...Hyuuga-san", he said sternly.

"Yes, I'm sure you are Uchiha-san. Although your mind might be satisfied with this current position, when you awake the next day your muscles will unquestionable pay for being cooped up on this couch all night…or morning I should say."

....no reply....

Did he fall back asleep? She waited patiently for a response. Then finally with an audible sigh, he replied...

"...hai, okay..."

So with Hinata on one side and her clone on the other, they moved the stubborn Uchiha to the bedroom. After sitting him on the side of her bed, she took off his shoes, ninja tools, and katana. Then, she activated her kekki-genkai to give him a once over; she wanted to make sure that her clone didn't skip any major or minor detail. Just like Neji, Uchiha's pride wouldn't allow him to show or tell her that he was basically screaming in pain, and judging by the faint glow of his charkra network, dying from exhaustion. Not able to hide his fatigue anymore, he clung to her when she helped him to a standing position, while waiting for her clone to turn back the sheets on the bed. The strong hold his right arm had on her waist while the newly sutured left arm hung lifelessly on his side, made her realize his strength is so little that he has no choice but to depend on her just to stand up. He might give out on her any minute now from chakra depletion…Maybe I should have tended to him first. His coarse, jagged, labored breaths have become more noticeable on her naked neck as 15 seconds ticked into 20 seconds. Now that I think about it, the only other time I have witness him breathe like this was when...was when he....was when he was...

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...fucking me.

She failed miserably to hide the blush that has taken over her cheeks as she eased him into bed. He was out like a light as soon as his head touched the pillows. Although sleep claimed him faster than Neji she couldn't help but notice the twitching at the corner of his mouth as he took in a forceful breath. Even is slumber, Uchiha tries to hide his pain, he's probably more stubborn than Shino and Neji put together. With a smile tugging on her lips she pulled out her balm from her pocket. Her senses were attacked by Jasmine as she opened the lid of the jar. She would have to express her thanks to Kiba the next time she see him. For he was the one who asked her to try mixing her own home-grown flowers with her herbal balms, instead of buying the flowers at Ino's family's shop. He said that it could save her some money in the long run, and put her pretty flowers into use. She rubbed the salve under his nose with the extra cu-tip she had and watched as it took a hold of Uchiha's senses. She thought she would have to apply more of her salve, but hesitated when she heard and watched Uchiha take in a deep breath without grimacing in pain. Phew...finally, it's over! She place the back of her hand to Uchiha's forehead to make sure his fever hasn't increased. She was happy to see that the clone she assigned to healing Uchiha was just as thorough as she was when assessing patients for an infection. Well duh, she is me you nut. This is the first time she ever used clones when it comes to treating patients so she really didn't know what to expect. She usually does all the work by herself, but after watching Naruto use his clones so efficiently during battle she took a few pointers and was just waiting on the right time to implement his strategy, although she originally intended on using it in battle ....she would thank him the next time she were to see him, but who knows when she would see him again…no, better yet…when he would "remember" her again. But whatever, she doesn't feel like dwelling on that, at least not right now. I have one last thing to do; she said to herself while trailing her eyes towards Uchiha pants. Please don't let him wake-up; please DON'T LET HIM WAKE UP! She repeated over and over as she quickly removed his pants and underwear. Even if he were to wake up all I would have to do is tell him what and why is doing and remind him of exactly who I am, a medic-ninja. He's a reasonable man, I'm sure he would understand…I guess. BUT, that sure wouldn't spare her from the embarrassment. Or would it? She looked at her remaining clone to see the clone shake her head…I didn't think so…she thought while healing a bruise on his knee. With that done, she finally let out a breath she was unconsciously holding…FINISHED! She dimmed the light on the slumbering Uchiha before walking out of the room. The remaining clone gave her Uchiha's clothes before going *poof*. Hinata then tip-toed back into Neji's room to gather his clothes too, she got some washing to do. Thankfully, she doesn't have class today until 1500, which will give her enough time to fix some food, wash the clothes, study a little, and check on her patient's condition. Yeah…it seems as if she has finally come up with a fool-proof plan. She gave herself at pat on the back, while grabbing some quarters to go downstairs to do some washing…at 0345 in the morning.

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…What a day...

=====================================================End of Aloe Vera==

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