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When Flowers Wilt	By : VantheKeyofLain Category: Naruto > General Views: 1052 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Disclaimer: I do
not own Naruto, and this is making me no profit.

NOTE: The later focal element will be SakuLee to let you know � hate for anyone to
get involved only to get pissed at the coupling later. For now, it�s rather
Sakura-centric.
�� Also,
there is a Yaoi coupling in this. So no one is
confused, I don�t do Shota.
�� If either of these two things you
disagree with, then perhaps this fic is best left
unread. If, however, you are fine; then please by all means continue forth.

When Flowers Wilt

�� Groggy eyes
slowly opened only to close again quickly as the day�s sunlight peered through
the window to the far left. Taking a moment to adjust, the eyes once again
reopened and began to take in the information around them.

�� The ceiling
was an off white stucco like material. A large pane
widow was to the left, as well as a little nightstand. The other side of the
room held another bed, though unoccupied. As the eyes came into focus, the
scent of the place was the next to come. Ah the smell of sterilization.

�� Ah, ok, she
was in the hospital.

�� Gently she
tested a hand to see if it would move. Ah, it did. Very well, it seemed she was
physically alright for the most part. There was a dull ache along her temples;
must have been the remaining stress from the full use of her Byakugan.
�� She gently
massaged the temple slowly, pulling back the memories that had caused her
current state. Ah, a mission. She, TenTen and Sakura had been sent out on an
A-rank mission. She vaguely wondered if she�d been more badly damaged that the
others.
�� The sound
of knocking pulled Hinata from her thoughts.

�� Hinata?� A voice called out as the door opened lightly.

�� Y-yes. Come in.� Hinata called to her visitors.

�� As the door
opened, the voice revealed itself to be TenTen. However, she had company with
her as well.

�� Ah, TenTen, Neji-ni-kun.�

�� How are
you feeling Hinata?� The other woman came over to her side.

�� I feel
alright.� She raised a hand to her temple again.

�� I have a
light ache here. I-I think it�s from using my Byakugan to its limit.�

�� You need
to be more care with that Hinata-sama� Neji reply,
leaning over and examining the other Hyuuga.

�� Yes�perhaps
I did push myself�too much.�

�� Well, it�s
good to see you�re up and doing alright otherwise.� TenTen smiled, and set a
basket of fruits on the little table to Hinata�s
right.

�� Are you
alright, TenTen? What about Sakura?� The gentle woman tuned.

�� I was
fine; nothing a good shower and rest couldn�t heal. I suppose Sakura was
alright as well. She went straight home as far as I know.�

�� That�s
good.�

�� The
brunette woman sighed lightly, he gaze falling to the floor.

�� That
mission was the most we�ve seen of Sakura in the past two months.�

�� The violet
haired woman nodded lightly in agreement.

�� I wish
we�.I wish there was something we could do.�

�� I know.
The eleven of us are like family. For one of us to just pull away from that; it
makes us all worried.� TenTen shook her head.

�� You might
have to make that two.� A new voice entered from behind.

�� The three
occupants of the hospital room shifted their gaze to the door. There leaning along
the door frame was Kiba.
��
�� Ah Kiba.� TenTen nodded at the
feral like man, as he walked over to join them.

�� It�s good
to see you again, Kiba.� Hinata smiled at her former
team member.

�� Kiba.� Neji nodded. �What did you
mean by making that two?�

�� Kiba exhaled light and shook his head.

�� You know as well as I do that when Sakura began to fade,
he did too.�

�� There was a
palpable silence that entered the room. Both TenTen and Neji shared a sad
glance.
��
�� Though
after talking to him yesterday, I think we can comfier, or at least solidify a
theory or two we had.�

�� Oh?�
TenTen looked up.

�� We all
know Sakura�s been throwing herself into mission after mission. She�s hardly
ever seen anymore.�
��
�� Yeah. Hinata and I were just commenting on the fact that
our last mission was the most we�ve seen of her.�

�� Well, I
think you can thank Lee for that.� Kiba titled his
head.

�� How so?� Neji queried.

�� What rank
was that mission?�

�� It was
A-Rank. It required at least three people to complete.�

�� Let me
guess that Sakura was already there when you arrived.�

�� Yes�apparently
she�d been there for� at least ten minutes.� Hinata thought back.

�� Yeah, and
I�ll bet she was probably arguing with Hokage-sama
too.� Kiba snorted lightly.

�� True to
fashion the girls both nodded. We they had arrived, Sakura had been rather
adamant about taking the highest solo mission. Seemed there weren�t any. Then
again, Sakura did always have a nature to argue for the hell of it.

�� She was,
but there weren�t any high missions, or any other A-rank solos.�

�� Ah, and
that can only mean that any higher ranked missions were already taken.�

�� It didn�t
take long for either TenTen or Neji to come to a complete understanding. Shock
at this revelation apparent to both, but TenTen found her voice first.

�� What is he
thinking?!�

�� I�m still
not totally sure. He was speaking in riddles; something about promises or
whatnot.� The Inuzuka clan member ran a hand through
his hair.

�� TenTen
glared at the ground, her hands clenched. Yeah, that sounded just like Lee. No
matter how many years had passed, he was still the same awkward polite boy
she�d known since the day their team formed. She was pulled out of her light
ire by a gentle hand to her should; giving her a reassuring grip. Her eyes came
up to catch moonshine eyes gazing back. She briefly wondered what the Hyuuga male thought about all of this. Lee had always
called Neji his rival, though whether Neji agreed or not was of some debate.
Still, there was some sense of companionship between the two, at least now more
so than then.

�� I�ll be
alright. It�s just irritating.�

�� I know. He
irritates me too.� A light smile from the Hyuuga.

�� Turning
back towards the Hyuuga woman in bed, TenTen gave her
a soft embrace.

�� Well, we
can�t stay long. Neji and I have a match to win.�

�� Ah� good luck. Think you�ll win this time?�

�� It looks
plausible. We almost did last time.� TenTen shot a glance to Neji who smirked.

�� Gai-Sensei isn�t as young as he used to be.� Neji also gave
the other Hyuuga a quick hug.

�� Though he�s still too damned youthful.� TenTen pinched the
bridge of her nose.

�� Take care
you two. Don�t beat up the old man too much.�

�� The
brunette woman stuck out her tongue, though playfully, as she exited with the
other man. Once the door closed, Kiba drug up a chair
to the bed and sat down.

�� You doing alright?� He ruffled her hair lightly.

�� I am. The
aching is gone now. I�m still�a little tired.�

�� What about
with everything else? I know why you accepted this mission so easily.�

�� The woman
looked down, slightly avoiding his gaze.

�� Hinata,
please, for your sake and mine, and everyone else,
please stop locking yourself away with every little worry.�

�� I�m sorry.
I�I didn�t know I was worrying everyone.�

�� The man
reached over and gently took her hand in his.

�� Like I
said before; the eleven of use are like a big family. When someone hurts, we
all feel it. Right now we are hurting already with what ever is going on with
Sakura; and pretty soon, probably Lee too. Don�t follow and be a third. You
know he�d want to see you happy.�

�� The Hyuuga woman smiled and brought her free hand to wipe away
her moist eyes.

�� Yes. I
shouldn�t be hiding.�

�� Right.� Kiba smiled and ruffled
her hair again.

�� I need to
get back out and have faith in him. Who.. Who knows
when he�ll be back; it could happen any moment. If that�s the case, I want him
to find me happy, and not sad.�

�� See? You
already have if figured out. Now make that happen.�

�� I will!�
She smiled and met his eyes. �Thank you, Kiba.�

�� Eh, nothing to it.�

�� You�ve
been my support whenever I feel I�m running out. You don�t know how happy I am�
to have you as my friend. You are always around to help me up or push me out.�

�� The dog man
smiled a gently, and leaned in to give the girl a small kiss on the forehead.

�� You know I
love you, Hinata. I�ll always be around for you.�

�� I
just�wish you could find someone, so I could return the favor.� Hinata chuckled
lightly at that.

�� Ah, if I
do, I do. If not, that�s alright. I�ve got you to look after, and I�ve got
eleven other people to bug the shit out of. Speaking of bug, Shino asked about
you. You actually got the mystery man to come out of his little hole.�

�� Tell him
I�m doing alright.� She smiled gently, before stifling a yawn.

�� I will.
Now you get some sleep. Maybe you�ll be released sometime later today if you
look well rested.�

�� Alright. Tell everyone I said hello, and that I am doing
fine.�

�� Will do,
now off with you.� Kiba tapped her nose lightly then
rose from his chair. Putting it back, he gave her one last nod before exiting
the room.

�� Once again,
the room was quiet. The sterile smell came back all too quickly and the light
from the window was still ever present.

�� Yes. I will be strong. I will not worry. I
must have faith in him.�

�� With her
mental mantra out of the way, Hinata snuggled back into the bed and began to
drift into a peaceful sleep.

�� I�ll make
sure�you see me smiling.� Her consciences began falling into the world of
dreams.
��
�� Naruto��

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Quick AN:
A thanks to Sambers.
Glad you are enjoying this thus far. Hopefully I can keep up this work.
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