Calming Her Temper | By : wickedshizuku Category: Naruto > Het - Male/Female Views: 1270 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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‘How long has it been?’ Neji questioned himself, ‘this girl has been training with Lee and Gai-sensei for a while now.’
‘Haruno, Sakura I really don’t know much except for what Hinata-sama and TenTen have told me. That she’s the Godaime’s apprentice and ranked second medic in all of Konoha. Even then it’s still pretty vague.’
‘The last time I really had a chance to have a conversation with her was when we were sent on a retrieval mission to save the Fifth Kazekage, Sabaku no Gaara. Even then we only talked about mission specs, and nothing personal.’
Neji walked into the dojo that Lee had fixed up himself. “Lee,” he called out to his teammate.
“Neji, my eternal rival,” Lee replied forgetting Sakura was in mid-kick. Lee looked back just in time to see a petite barefoot that sent flying across the room. At seeing this Neji inwardly cringed.
“Lee, daijobu,” Sakura yelled, and ran towards him. She crouched down and formed the proper hand seals to bring out her healing chakra. “Lee, gomen gomen.”
Lee sat up after a moment, and flashed a pearly white nice guy pose to her then replied, “daijobu, Sakura-san. Nice job! Your skills have drastically improved.”
Sakura breathed a sigh of relief, and play smacked him on the arm. “Mou, you scared the hell out of me for a minute there. I told you it wasn’t a good idea if I used my chakra.”
“Gomen, Sakura-san. Arigato for the training anyhow,” Lee remarked bowing his head a bit.
“That was quiet impressive Haruno-san, but I think if you had angled your foot to where it was about two centimeters back you could have sent him through the wall,” Neji commented with a smirk; still standing by the doorway.
Sakura whispered to Lee who had the waterfall tear faucet turned on, “Did he just make a joke?”
“Actually I was looking for you Haruno-san,” Neji directed a rather pained flinch towards her.
“Me? Huh, I don’t get it. What are you looking for me for?” Sakura questioned, looking up at the Hyuuga prodigy with inquisitive green eyes.
“Actually I was hoping you could check something for me,” he said to her in his normal indifferent tone. Then he turned to the second beautiful green beast of Konaha saying, “Lee, TenTen was looking for you earlier. She didn’t say what, but it seemed rather important.”
Lee’s eyes seemed to sparkle at the name of his koibito. Quickly saying to Sakura, “Lovely cherry blossom of,”
Sakura cut him off saying, “Konoha’s youth, yeah I got it. Just go to your girl you baka. I’ll see you Monday. Have a good time.” She waved as the spandex clad man dashed out the door in a manner that seemed to defy the laws of nature. A sweat-drop appeared as she said to Neji, “how is it possible that those two are able to date?”
“I seem to ask myself that everyday,” he replied as he sat down on the bench across the room as he rubbed under his hiate.
“Actually you caught me at a good time. I was planning on attending a tea ceremony with Hinata-chan and Shino-san this afternoon,” she said to him as she started to put her black boots back on.
“Really, I had assumed that you were going to the hospital right after this,” Neji remarked to her.
“Oh no I got the night off today so I’ve got a pretty tight schedule catching up with everyone. Usually I only get to see everyone on certain days of the week, but today I’ll get to see them all. After I see Hinata-chan I’m going over to Shikamaru’s to play a round of Shoji and Go. After that I’m going to see Ino-pig to arrange flowers for a little while. Then when I’m finished there Choji is going to give me a cooking lesson at his house,” she listed off all of her tasks that she had planned for the day.
“I have noticed that you only come over to the main house on either Tuesday or Thursday. Is there a reason you’re so busy all the time,” Neji questioned the young woman.
“I want to improve myself even it’s just a little. I strive to be everything that embodies the title of kunoichi. Even if it is the domestic skills, that I have lacked until now. Tsunade-shishou suggested all these things to me. She said that they would help me even if I wasn’t on a mission. As you already know the theory of how chakra works right,” she questioned the Anbu Jonin. He nodded his reply as she continued, “the more I learn and train; the more chakra I will build. That in turn will help me be able to help people and not be unprepared. So what has been ailing you?” she asked as she sat down on the bench next to the proud Hyuuga.
Neji seemed somewhat embarrassed as he started to explain, “Well, for the past three days I’ve had this terrible headache. I’m sensitive to light, loud noises, and particurlly strong smells. I’ve tried aspirin, and chamomile tea. Neither one has been affective.”
“Humm, soka. How is your Bakugan?”
“It’s been impossible to use. It feels like someone is taking a rusty hatchet and splitting my skull apart while at the same time it feels like it’s in a vice being squeezed.” Neji described his symptoms thoroughly and seriously to the medic.
“All right, now I have a general idea would you point to where the pain is exactly,” she said in a softened voice.
Neji took off his hiate and pointed to a spot right above his left eye. “Here mostly, also my left eye seems to hurt when it gets really bad. I don’t understand it I haven’t been hit on the head lately, and I don’t feel sick.”
“Well it’s good you came to me. Now since I know you are a gentleman would you please sit down here,” she requested as she pointed down to the floor in front of her.
Neji moved down to the floor and scooted over in a sluggish manner. Then he realized why she had made the comment about being a gentleman. Then he commented, “I take it that you don’t let many people sit like this.”
“Are you kidding? Naruto would give up one of his arms, Sai his ink, and Kaka-sensei reading his Icha Icha for a month. I was cursed with a team of hentai. The only one that would probably get to say he’s ever sat like this is Yamato taichou, and that was because he had a terrible knot in his shoulder from a senbon that I had thrown during training. Oh and Akamaru,” she lamented.
“Then I guess I should feel honored,” Neji smirked with a small tinge of blush on his face. He slowly closed his eyes as she placed her hands on his head. She sent out her mystic palm chakra to explore the problem.
“Ah, I see the problem. You are developing a sinus infection. This is a sinus and migraine headache. Kami I know these suck.” She exclaimed as she drew back her chakra back into herself. “Good thing we caught it early. You can get up now,” she said as she started to look through her medic pouch.
“So what can I do for it,” he asked.
“Here,” she said handing him a prescription bottle with her name on it. “That’s amoxicillin. An antibiotic, I usually carry it with me in case of infections. Take that three times a day until it’s all gone. Also keep drinking tea, and taking aspirin.
Neji seemed somewhat flabbergasted as he thanked her. “Um, since you are on your way to see Hinata-sama may I walk you there?”
Sakura flashed him a warm smile, “sure, it’s not everyday that I get to have intelligent conversation where I don’t have to punch someone out.”
Neji couldn’t help smiling at the pretty medic. He opened the sliding door and gestured for her to go first. They pleasantly walked and conversed through the market and weapon districts. They came to the gates of the Hyuuga compound.
“Haruno-san, Hinata-sama is already waiting for you in the tea ceremony room,” the head servant announced as the two walked into the main entrance. They took their shoes off and followed the senior. The servant reached the room and opened the shogi door for them, bowed and then shut the door after they entered.
They found the Hyuuga heiress waiting in the hostess part of the. Shino was already sitting in the first guest seat. Sakura and Neji both bowed and took their seats. Sakura sat next to Shino, and Neji sat in the third guest spot.
“Gomen, Hinata-chan I’m a little late, and I didn’t have time to change into my kimono,” Sakura apologized.
“That’s all right Sakura-chan,” the heiress said as she proceeded with the ceremony. She showed great skill in this area, and went through each step with fluid ease.
The tea ceremony lasted about an hour, and after it was over they all retired to the garden. Shino and Sakura conversed politely talking about how his kikachu bugs were getting restless from the dry heat that had been beating down on the village for the past week.
Hinata made her way over to her older cousin and asked, “nii-san did you have her to check about your headache?”
“Hai Hinata-sama. It seems to be the beginning of a sinus infection, but she gave me some medicine. I should be better in a few days,” the branch child answered.
“That’s a relief. She’s been really busy these past few months, I can tell she’s really been missing Naruto-kun since he went on another training mission,” she whispered to her older cousin.
“Hn,” Neji didn’t respond any further. He only looked at the young medic with more understanding.
Sakura and Shino both took their leave at the same time. Neji understood that they were going to walk together since the Aburame compound was not far from the Nara Research Estate. He couldn’t help feeling something tighten in his lungs. He felt angry, but had no reason to be angry.
It was several weeks before Neji saw Sakura again. He was coming in from a mission with Kiba and Shino. The mission had been a search and destroy type B-class. The three of them had fended off seventeen chunnin level rough-nin. Tsunade had ordered them to take care of them before they started causing trouble on their borders. It wasn’t a problem for Neji until he was fighting the strongest in the group. He seemed to have the hardest skin of any man alive. When he had hit the chakra point on his stomach and right shoulder, he broke three out of the four fingers he used for jyukan. The nin’s chakra points were all closed, but was able to swing out one final time before passing out, hitting Neji on the upper-arm breaking his upper right Humerus. Kiba, Akamaru, and Shino came out of the battle unscathed. It seemed a little odd that Neji had gotten so beat up. Kiba went over to a tree nearby and started to dig through his bag bringing out his bingo book.
“Well it looks like we get a bonus on this mission. The guy’s a wanted missing-nin from Rock. If we hurry we can be back to the village in half-a day,” Kiba said as he loaded the passed out nin onto Akamaru.
They made it back to the village just at night fall. Shino and Kiba took the missing nin to the Anbu headquarters to hand over to Ibiki, then went to the Hokage tower to report to the Hokage that their mission was a success and that they had apprehended the missing-nin.
Neji debated in his mind to go to the hospital or seeing if Sakura was home. Due to having a severe phobia he chose to see if she was home. He reached her apartment, and knocked softly on her door. She didn’t answer and he resigned himself to sit with his back to her door until she got home. He had no intention of moving, the pain in his arm was throbbing and his fingers were twice the size they normally were. While it was true that he wasn’t on death’s door this time he would rather be unconscious so he couldn’t feel the pulsing in his hands. He sat in meditation for what seemed about four hours when the medic made her way up the apartment steps and down the hall. She had just gotten back from the market with groceries, ready for a long soak and sleep. She certainly wasn’t expecting to find a quiet Hyuuga on her doorstep.
“Konbanwa, Sakura-san I appear to be in need of your services again,” he said thoroughly embarrassed.
“By Kami what have you done this time,” she asked placing her key in to unlock the door. He slowly stood up while she was unlocking her door bracing himself with his good arm. “Come on in and take your shoes off. Now let me put these up and make some coffee,” she said as she walked into her kitchen which was directly to her left upon entering.
He obediently took his shoes off, and slowly made his way to her living room. He took a place at her summer kotatsu table; patiently waiting for her to finish whatever she was up to. She came into the living area, and set down a tray that held two mugs, spoons, and a pot of coffee, sugar container and cream pourer. “Hold on a minute, I’m going to go shower and change my clothes. Go ahead and serve yourself,” Sakura said perturbed.
After about fifteen minutes she came out of her bedroom toweling off her short pink hair. She was dressed in grey sweat pants and one of Sai’s half shirts. It was a look that Neji found surprising. She also seemed to be in a rather cranky mood. She walked over to her half bookcase and picked up her cd remote and pushed play. Soft music of Torelli’s “Devil’s Trill” filled the room.
“Consider the wait as punishment for not coming to the hospital Neji-san,” she said as she sat down next to the Anbu captain. “I just got off of my shift you know.”
“I’m sorry for the inconvience Haruno-san,” the Hyuuga said as he removed his hakama for her to inspect his arms and hands.
“Cut the formalities Neji, we’ve known each other since we were prepubescent,” she said crossly as she set his fingers in his left hand. She jerked his right middle finger setting it back into place. Her anger just kept simmering.
“Sakura before you set my arm could you possibly tell me what has you so upset?” he was trying his best to not to tear up from the pain in his hands.
She sat back with a sigh, and poured herself some coffee, “since you just got back tonight I guess I need to enlighten you. Sasuke came back yesterday. Naruto and Ero-sennin actually ran across him during their training-peeping excursion.”
“And where is the problem,” Neji asked.
“I don’t know. I just keep boiling and boiling. It’s been seven years since he left, and you think I would be happy. But I’m not. It’s like I swallowed something putrid, and now I’m suffering from acid reflux from it,” Sakura seethed.
“Naru hoto, dozo,” he said inviting her back over to where he was sitting so she could finish healing him. She proceeded in a much calmer manner, and for some reason felt a fraction better. She set the bone properly, and went to work on healing the rest with her chakra. Neji cleared his throat and continued, “So, have you talked to him yet?”
“No, and I would rather not. I’m not in the mood to even listen to his arrogant pompousness. Not to mention that he’s probably on the prowl for an Uchiha matriarch. Thanks, but no thanks. Maybe when I was twelve, but I’ve grown up, and moved on. I have goals and I love my work. I don’t want to ruin that by dropping it all to have child after child after child. One would be fine, but to rebuild a clan? That’s completely preposterous!” She ranted when she noticed that Neji was looking at her with a strange look. “Sorry I’m ranting now. Aren’t I?” she asked rhetorically.
“It’s completely understandable. In fact I that’s why I admire you so much Sakura. You’re honest, you word hard, and you know what you want,” the Hyuuga admitted.
She smiled softly as she continued to work on mending his bone. To know that Hyuuga Neji admired her was something out of this world. The only people who said that was Lee and her fellow medics. “Thanks. I really don’t know what to say now,” she said as she now finished with his arm and moved to his fingers so the swelling would go down to normal.
“Would it be alright if I took you out to dinner after this? I would like to express my gratitude,” the Hyuuga requested.
Sakura cheeks burned profusely as she stuttered, “s-sure that would be alright, but it’s really late. You just got in from a mission, and you should rest.”
“Sakura I have been living off of trail mix and grilled fish for the last two days. I want some real food now,” Neji complained as he uncharacteristically rubbed his naked belly to further drive home the point.
“Oh all right you big baby,” she exclaimed as she threw up her hands above her head in mock-exasperation. “You go take a shower, and I’ll change. You have extra clothes right?”
He nodded, and made his way to the bathroom in her bedroom. As she followed he looked over his shoulder, and smirked, “Are you going to take a shower with me Sakura?”
“Baka I was just going to get a towel and the soap that I let the boys use out,” she said as pink tinged her cheeks. As she took the lead into her small bathroom she got it ready for the handsome man’s use by making sure she didn’t have any stray panties or bras lying on the floor. She set down the bathmat for the shower, took a soap container out of the drawer, and opened the closet and took out a clean white towel and washcloth. “Here you go. I hope you didn’t forget your toothbrush. Naruto took the last one a couple of days ago.”
“Don’t worry I didn’t forget,” he said as he held up his pack. “Now hurry up, and get dressed I’ll be out in a few moments.”
“Oh yeah,” Sakura remembered drawing really close exuding a dark killing aura about her, “don’t even think about using Byakugan while in here.”
“I thought you took me for a gentleman,” he smirked.
“Your male, that’s enough,” she seethed.
“I give you my word,” he pledged as she backed down, and left closing the door behind her. ‘Kami, what mood swings!’ He thought as he pulled his hygiene bag from his duffel, and brushed his teeth. He noticed there were four cups and toothbrushes on the back of her sink. An orange cup (Kakashi), a black cup (Sai), a blue cup (Naruto), and a red cup that had no name on it. He assumed that that one was hers. ‘She really does take care of them. It’s like she’s a mother already. No wonder she doesn’t want any kids,’ he thought as he shirked off his pants, and proceeded to take a shower.
Five minutes later he was out of the shower dressed and was brushing his long dark hair when he walked out to the most arousing sight he had ever laid eyes on. Sakura had dressed was still dressed in Sai’s half shirts except she had changed the sweats for a pair of cut off denim shorts. She was lacing up some black suede ankle boots. Her foot was resting on top of her desk as she tied the laces. She had toned legs that just went on for miles and she had also to tie up her short hair. She gave the comfortable look a completely new meaning of sex appeal, and Neji was feeling it. He cleared his throat, and she looked up at him.
“That was quick. I hope you don’t mind, but the only place I know that are open right now is Ichiraku or Choji’s favorite Bar-B-Que grill. And if I should run into Sasuke I would rather have my Ass-Kicken’ boots on,” she said cheekily. She seemed to be in a better mood. The thought of causing bodily harm to the Uchiha traitor seemed to put a smile on her face.
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