A/N: My new one-shot dump :) Where all one shots will have a happy home.
Sick Day
It was a good day for Uchiha Itachi. The sun was shining, the birds were happily chirping, there were no missions scheduled for another week, and, his favorite television show was on. In all honesty, this day would have been perfect if his PMS-ing-bitch of a little brother wasn't whining every five seconds about dying from a little cold.
For Uchiha Sasuke, today was hell. The sun was too bright, those freaking birds wouldn't shut the hell up and he had a mission the next day. To top it all off, there was nothing on T.V.
Itachi sat on the living-room couch, turning up the volume of the television every time his little brother made those sick child sounds.
"Itachiiiii…" He called from the upstairs bed room. "I need something to eat…Ita-chiiiii…"
"Itachi-chan, go make your brother some soup." His mother said, sitting at the dining-room table, reading her magazine.
"I'm busy at the moment." Itachi replied, turning the volume even higher.
"ITACHIIII…." He rolled his eyes and heard a familiar voice outside the door. "But, Sakura-chan, Teme's sick."
"Like hell!" A loud banging sounded and Itachi looked to his mother, just as confused as he was. Nonetheless, he rose to open the door and a very angry looking pink-haired girl strode through, Naruto following close behind.
"Sakura-chan, he needs to-"
"Don't tell me what he needs to do, I'm the medic around here and what he needs is to get his ass out of bed and help us prepare for tomorrow. Do I look like your mother? I will not be making all the preparations again."
"But, Sakura-chan, he might not even go on the mission like this."
A dangerous look that made Naruto instantly freeze and pale made its way onto the girl's face. "Oh, he's going." With that, she stomped upstairs, Itachi still holding the door.
"Naruto-kun," Mikoto started calmly, setting down her magazine. "Who is that young woman?"
Naruto gave a nervous smile, his body shaking slightly. "Oh, hehehe, right, that's Sakura-chan, she's our third team-member." Something raised a loud thump from upstairs.
"Oh…Itachi, do you know Sakura?"
"She's the Hokage's apprentice, I believe." A very girlish shriek sounded throughout the Uchiha home and then more banging. Mikoto cast a worried glance up the stairs.
"Oh," Naruto said, laughing slightly. "Don't worry, she won't kill him or anything…I'm pretty sure…" Mikoto gave a slight laugh and nodded.
"SAKURA! NO!"
"GET YOUR ASS DRESSED!"
"NO!" Mikoto fiddled with her hands.
"Uhm, maybe Itachi-chan should go up and-"
"No!" Naruto said quickly, flailing his arms. "No one go up there!"
"Well, alright…" Another series of loud crashes occurred before the house grew still and silent. A few seconds later, for the first time in three days, Sasuke walked down the stairs, Sakura trailing behind him, muttering a string of curses under her breath, kicking Sasuke's heels when he showed signs of running for it.
As if he would get far…
Naruto snickered at the sight of his best friend. Sasuke's hair stuck out in all different directions opposed to the usual clean-cut spikes. His eyes were squinted as the sun light filtered in through the curtains, his clothes wrinkled.
"Sakura, I'm sick-"
"No you're not." She snapped. "A cold hardly counts as being sick. Now, if you had pneumonia, than I would consider leaving you here. But you don't. You have a cold. Suck it up ANBU." Sasuke sneered, rubbing his eyes.
"I can't go on a mission like this." He tried once more, even Itachi knowing that it would get him nowhere.
"Oh, I know," Sakura replied. "I'll be making sure you're in top shape for the mission tomorrow." She grinned.
Naruto slapped Sasuke on the shoulder, his smile beaming. "Aw, this is great! Team 7's never missed a mission together!" He slung his arms around his team mate's shoulders, drawing them closer.
As the three continued to bicker, Itachi didn't miss the way his little brother relaxed his usual-stiff shoulders. He was always calmer in front of Naruto, like just his presence gave off a laid-back vibe, but it was even more prominent when the pink-haired medic was with him.
Itachi would be sure to investigate this new discovery further.
A/N: So what do you think, ironically I wrote this when I was home sick ;)
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