Doctor Love
Author's Note: I decided to try a modern Sasuke x Hinata story to mix things up a bit. Oh and I'm slowly going over this story and adding scene breaks. So if you see some chapters without them, you'll know why. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy this chapter and reviews are always appreciated.
Disclaimer: I own nothing and make no profit off of any of my fanfics.
Chapter 1
"Hey, Bastard! You know how you said you were looking for a new nurse at the hospital?" Naruto asks his best friend cheerfully over lunch.
Naruto and Sasuke had known each other for as long as either of them could remember. They had grown up in the same neighborhood and everything. Having lunch together was a tradition that they greatly enjoyed, whenever they got the chance.
"Yeah. What about it?" Sasuke replies as he takes a bite into his tomato salad.
"Well what about Hinata?" The blonde suggests.
Sasuke raises an eyebrow. The name was vaguely familiar. Where had he heard it before? Oh right. The Hyuga girl from high school.
"Hinata's a nurse? I'm surprised that her family allowed that. She's an heiress. The woman doesn't need to work." He muses.
"Yeah. Hinata's a nurse! She's a really good one too! I guess she got tired of her family bossing her around. She disowned herself. So did Neji and Hanabi. Anyway, she became a nurse and I know she just moved to the city. So I figured since you were looking, maybe you could talk to her about the opening. " He continues.
The young doctor considers it. Naruto was right. The hospital was a little understaffed. His nurses were going crazy, trying to keep up. There wasn't a reason not to at least interview her.
"She told her blue-blood family off? Good for her. Didn't know Hinata had it in her. Yeah. I can talk to her. Do you have her number?" Sasuke inquires.
Naruto nods. He quickly scribbles her number onto a sheet of paper and hands it to Sasuke. The youngest Uchiha quickly pockets it and goes back to eating.
"You know that you are really weird, right? Seriously, tomatoes?" The blonde asks with a laugh.
"What's wrong with tomatoes? At least they are healthier than those cheap noodles that you practically live on." Sasuke states with mild irritation.
"They are such rabbit food. Damn. It's later than I thought. I should probably head back to the office. I'll see you later." Naruto says as he pays for his meal, before heading off.
About an hour later, Sasuke found himself in his office. He takes out his cell and dials the number. There was no time like the present.
"Hello?" He says into the phone as he waits for her to pick up or the chance to leave a message.
"Hello? Who is this?" He hears a shy voice ask a few minutes later.
"Hinata? This is Sasuke. I'm not sure if you remember me from high school or not, but the idiot gave me your number." Sasuke begins.
Hinata tries to stifle a quiet laugh. Of course she remembered him. Sasuke and Naruto had been inseparable in high school and apparently that hadn't changed as the years went by. The two of them had fought like cats and dogs, but they were also like brothers.
"Yes, I remember you. You really shouldn't call Naruto an idiot. That's mean." She chides him gently.
"He's an idiot. You know it just as well as I do. I didn't say who the idiot was, but you automatically knew who I was talking about. Therefore, you proved my point." Sasuke says smugly.
The young nurse just shakes her head in amusement. Sasuke hadn't changed at all. Still she couldn't help but wonder why he had called.
"It's great to hear from you again, but why did Naruto give you my number?" Hinata inquires.
"I'm a doctor now. Naruto says that you are a nurse and we are looking to add another to our staff. We are understaffed at the moment and could really use the help. So I was wondering, if you would be interested in meeting me to see if you are interested." He answers her smoothly.
Hinata blinks. Sasuke was potentially offering her a job. She wasn't sure what she expected when she realized who was calling her, but that hadn't been it.
"I'd love to!" The bluenette replies cheerfully.
"Great. So what would be a good time for you? We are booked rock solid, so it doesn't matter to me. Anyway, I slice it…I'm going to have to reschedule a patient." He states.
Hinata felt a stab of pity for the Uchiha. It sounded like he was really being pushed to his limits. So she decides it would be best to meet him as soon as possible.
"I could be at the hospital in twenty minutes, if you like. Where should I go to meet you?" The former heiress questions him.
Sasuke smirks. He had to give her this much, she was certainly eager to please. That was a good sign at least, he notes as he gives her directions.
"Great. I'll be there soon." Hinata tells him.
"I look forward to it. See you in a few minutes." He states and hangs up.
A short while later, Hinata arrives at his office. Sasuke blinks. Was this really the same wallflower that he remembered from high school?
Hinata had always been beautiful, but she had been so quiet that it was easy to overlook her. Now that there were dozens of students nearby, he got a good look at her. How had he not noticed how stunning she was before?
"Hey, Hinata. Thanks for coming. Have a seat." He says and the young woman quickly does exactly that.
Her hair was bluer than the ocean and cascaded to the middle of her back in straight silken strands. Her eyes reminded him of fairytale princess with their exotic lavender color and innocent expression. She was wearing a white business jacket with a matching skirt and lavender shirt.
There was nothing deliberately provocative about the outfit, except for the curvaceous figure it was covering. The skirt came to a few inches below her knees. It was just short enough that Sasuke could see enough of her shapely legs to catch his attention. The shirt flattered her ample breasts and womanly curves in a subtle way. She was sitting down, so thankfully he wasn't currently tempted to continue his subtle admiration.
"Thanks for asking me. It was really nice of Naruto to give you my number." She says with a soft smile.
"Yes, the idiot is very nice. I knew there was a reason I kept him around. We mostly need a nightshift nurse. I know that a lot of people don't like working nights because they are hectic and it can be difficult to adjust your sleep schedule, but the pay is slightly higher than the day shift to compensate for those facts." He begins.
Hinata nods. That made sense. She didn't really mind working nights. So that was just fine with her.
"The nightshift is fine with me." The Hyuga woman informs him.
"Great. Well the hospital is really good at benefits. Medical, dental, vision, child care, sick days, retirement packages, and things like that are all pretty good. The main thing that I would be concerned about is your temperament." Sasuke continues.
"My temperament? What do you mean?" Hinata stammers.
Damn it! She hated when she stuttered. Fortunately, she had mostly outgrown it. Every once in awhile though, it would come back. This was usually only when she was nervous.
"You're very nice, Hinata. Some of the other nurses are more aggressive than you. I try not to disparage my colleagues, but they do love to gossip. I'm worried that they might take advantage of your kindness." Sasuke admits.
"Sasuke, we graduated high school almost a decade ago. I'm a different person now than when I was 18. I've grown. I'm not as shy as I used to be. I can handle it, if they act inappropriately. I wouldn't make a very good nurse, if I was a complete doormat." The bluenette says, surprising even herself by how assertive her response was.
Sasuke smirks. Good for her. She kicked her pretentious family to the curve and found a backbone.
"Good to know. Well if you want the job then, you got it. When can you start?" He asks.
"As soon as you need me." Hinata says.
"Well I should probably talk to the Head Nurse and let her know that you are hired. Come back tomorrow at eight and ask for Sakura Haruno." Sasuke tells her.
Hinata nods. Sasuke hands her an employee handbook and that was that. They quickly say their good byes and Hinata heads off. Once she gets to her car, she does a little happy dance at getting the job. She really needed to thank Naruto for this.
The next day, Hinata returns to the hospital. She smiles. The bluenette was really excited about her new job.
"I'm here to speak with Sakura Haruno, please? I'm the new nurse and Dr. Uchiha said that she would conduct my orientation." Hinata explains to the receptionist.
"Oh of course. I'll buzz her." The blonde woman says and Hinata idly notes that her name tag said Ino on it.
"What is it, Ino?" A pink haired woman asks as she strides over to them.
"This woman says that she's the new nurse. Dr. Love told her that you would be conducting her orientation." Ino informs her.
Hinata blinks. Dr. Love? Who were they talking about? Sasuke's last name was Uchiha, not Love.
"Ino! She's new. She doesn't know about everyone's nickname yet. I'm really sorry, Miss Hyuga. It's common practice for the nurses to give all the doctors nicknames. We call Dr. Uchiha, Dr. Love. Well at least that's what we call him when he isn't looking." She says with a giggle.
"Oh I see. Though I don't really understand how that nickname would suit him?" Hinata asks in confusion as the Head Nurse leads her off on a tour.
Sakura blushes. It was a bit embarrassing to admit this to someone who just started. Then again, she supposed it didn't really matter. Hinata was a member of the staff now. She was going to hear about it one way or another.
"We call him that because all the female nurses are in love with him. It's a nice fantasy. The man doesn't seem to have an interest in anyone. Believe me, I have tried. So has pretty much everyone else here." Sakura says with a shrug.
"High school never really ends." Hinata says with a giggle.
In high school, Sasuke and Naruto had been the two most popular boys. Naruto was the archetype of a loveable "dumb" jock. (Hinata didn't think he was dumb, he was just a really carefree individual). Sasuke on the other hand, had his own throngs of admirers because he had that whole tall, dark, and mysterious thing going on. He was an enigma.
"What do you mean?" Sakura inquires in confusion at that response.
Hinata had a major crush on Naruto for all of middle school and most of high school. It took her until she was a Sophomore to finally get the courage to really talk to the blonde. Once that had happened, the Hyuga Heiress and Naruto quickly became fast friends.
"Sasuke and I went to the same school. He had a lot of admirers back then too." Hinata answers her.
She wasn't sure when it had happened exactly, but she had started only thinking of him as a friend and not a boyfriend. They still kept in touch, even after graduation. She would never forget that he had been there for her when she finally left most of her family behind. The only exceptions were her sister and cousin.
"Oh. It really is a small world sometimes, huh?" Sakura says as she shows Hinata where the cafeteria was.
"Yes, it is." Hinata agrees as she looks around at the truly massive cafeteria.
"Yeah. It's pretty intense. Sharingan Hospital is very state of the art. We just really needed more people to help out. But as far as the facilities go, well it's very hard to top this. The food is great too. Our head chef, Choji, is amazing. He really should get his own cooking show, one of these days. He's that good." The Head Nurse tells her.
The bluenette nods. Well that was good. Good food was always a plus. If that was accurate, she wouldn't need to leave the hospital to find something edible for lunch. She had heard so many horror stories about hospital food at other places.
Sakura continues showing Hinata around for awhile. The pink haired woman was very thorough about introducing the new nurse to everyone. She takes Hinata into one of the doctor's offices.
"Dr. Yakushi, this is Hinata Hyuga. She's our new nurse. I thought that perhaps she could help you out today. Hinata, this is Kabuto Yakushi. He's our top Geriatrician." Sakura explains.
Hinata nods. Geriatricians were doctors who specialized in caring for the elderly. That didn't sound too bad.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Hinata. Have you given her a uniform yet, Sakura?" He inquires.
"Oh damn it. Hinata, what size are you?" Sakura asks.
"I'm a medium." The bluenette answers helpfully as Sakura scurries off to get her a uniform.
Kabuto shakes his head in amusement. He chuckles as the Head Nurse darts off. The silver haired doctor takes a moment to admire his new nurse. She was quite the beauty. Hmm no wedding ring either.
"How are you liking the hospital so far?" He asks.
"Oh it's beautiful. This place is amazing. How long have you been working here?" Hinata inquires in a friendly fashion.
"I've been here since my residency. I liked it so much that I didn't see a reason to leave. So when they offered me a permanent position, I took it." Kabuto says.
Hinata nods. She felt more than a little relieved when Sakura came back with her uniform. The nurse didn't particularly care for the way the doctor's eyes would linger over her figure just a little too long.
"Why don't you go try this on, in the bathroom? If you need a bigger or smaller size, we can find you one." The pink haired woman says and Hinata nods, heading off to do exactly that.
Thankfully, it did fit. Sakura excuses herself to go check in on some other nurses. That meant that Hinata was alone with Kabuto, except for when they were working with patients.
A few hours later, Kabuto smiles as he opens the door for her. He places his hand on her waist as he helps her outside of the room. Hinata glances back at him somewhat nervously.
"You did very well today. It's not often that someone can come to work for a new hospital and assimilates so quickly. The patients really do seem to like you. Though I can hardly blame them. Perhaps you would like to celebrate your new job, by going out for breakfast with me?" He asks.
It was now about six in the morning the morning. Hinata had arrived at eight the night before. Orientation could be a very long process, she supposed. The bluenette bit her lower lip. She wasn't really sure what to say.
"Kabuto, it's a bit early to be trying to seduce the new nurse, isn't it?" Sasuke asks in casual fashion, but the tone was anything but.
Hinata found herself almost shivering. There was a certain steel to his voice. Sasuke's words might not be saying it, but there was no missing the underlying meaning. The youngest Uchiha wanted Kabuto to back off and quickly.
"Oh I was just being friendly. She's new. I thought she could use a friend is all. You should try it sometime, Sasuke. You know, being nice to your coworkers and socializing with them?" Kabuto asks in feigned innocence.
"You should try getting your hand off of her waist, before she nails your ass for sexual harassment." Sasuke states.
"Hinata, is my hand on your waist making you uncomfortable?" The silver haired man asks.
The bluenette mentally gulps. A showdown between two doctors over her 'virtue' was not exactly how she wanted her first day of work to go. This was awkward. Still she supposed that she should prove to Sasuke she meant what she said. She wasn't the shy girl she had been in high school.
"It is. I didn't want to cause a scene, but it's unprofessional and I don't really like it." She says and wiggles out of his grasp.
Kabuto was less than pleased by this answer. He had been hoping to have some fun with the sexy nurse. Well this was a setback, but not one that he couldn't recover form. She might only be protesting because Sasuke was there.
"My apologies, Nurse Hyuga. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. My intention was purely to make you feel welcomed into our hospital." He says.
Sasuke raises an eyebrow. The word purely should never come out of Kabuto's mouth as far as the youngest Uchiha was concerned. At least Hinata was smart enough to see what he was planning though.
"That's alright. Just please don't do it again." Hinata says.
The raven haired doctor was very tempted to interject that it was NOT alright. He bites his tongue though. It was Hinata's business how she wanted to react towards Kabuto's advances, not his.
"Very well. I do hope that we can look past this uncomfortable incident and become good friends." The silver haired doctor says.
Hinata merely nods her head. In reality, she didn't want to be anywhere near him. The young woman knew better than to say that though. Even if she was placed with another doctor, she was still going to see Kabuto around the hospital. It wouldn't be smart to pick a fight, where there didn't necessarily have to be one.
If he didn't leave her alone though, she would show him that she was a black belt in karate. Her family prided itself on a few things. One of them was their knowledge of martial arts. Hinata was confident that she could deal with Kabuto, if he tried to push things further.
"I won't report you this time. If you try anything like that again, I will though. I'm going to clock out. My shift is over." Hinata states firmly and heads off.
Sasuke resisted the impulse to smack Kabuto for the way he watched the blunette leave. He was clearly checking out her ass. He mentally counts to ten and somehow manages to fight back the impulse. (It was a close call though).
"It's not like you to play the Knight in Shining Armor." Kabuto muses.
"It's not like you to be stupid enough to sexually harass a nurse so blatantly. If you do it again and she doesn't report you, I will. Trust me when I say you don't want that to happen." Sasuke hisses at him.
Kabuto raises an eyebrow in amusement. Hmm. Was he detecting a hint of possessiveness in Sasuke's tone? Yes, yes he did believe that he was.
"I didn't realize that the two of you were dating. I saw no wedding ring on her finger and assumed she was single. That appears to have been my mistake." The silver haired doctor replies.
"We aren't dating. I don't know if she's seeing anyone, but it's none of your business. She just clearly told you to back off. So you had better be sure to do it. I'm going to make certain that she is assigned to assist another doctor. Clearly, you can't behave in a professional manner around her." Sasuke snaps at him.
Ah so that was it. Sasuke might not be dating her, but he was carrying a torch for the nurse. Oh this could be fun.
"That's it, Sasuke. Run to your big brother to save the day. It's amazing that you can even manage to tie your own shoes without his help." Kabuto taunts him.
"Fuck you, Kabuto. You only got this job because you sucked up to Orochimaru. I got in based on merit. I don't need my brother to save the day." Sasuke practically snarls at him.
Itachi Uchiha was the Hospital Administer. He was also Sasuke's older brother. The Uchiha family had owned the Sharingan Hospital for generations. Itachi was simply better at managing the business aspects of it and Sasuke was better at providing care.
"Uh huh. Which is why you are going to run right to him to ask Hinata to be assigned to another physician. I never would have suspected that Sasuke Uchiha was so shy. It's cute. Adorable really. You don't even have the balls to ask her out." Kabuto taunts him.
"My personal life is none of your business. Keep provoking me and your ass will be fired. Not even Orochimaru will save you." Sasuke warns him as he walks off.
Damn it. He shouldn't have let Kabuto get under his skin like that. He really should know better. He sighs and goes looking for Hinata.
"Hinata, do you want me to walk you to your car? I feel bad about what happened back there and want to apologize." Sasuke says once he finds her.
"Alright. Though you don't really have anything to apologize for. You were just trying to help." Hinata says with a smile as they walk towards her car.
"Yeah. I still feel a little guilty. I did put you on the spot there. That wasn't fair of me." The youngest Uchiha continues.
Hinata nods in agreement. That was true. Still it was the thought that counted. Though she was going to prove once and for all that she was not the shy, timid girl that he remembered from high school.
"The only thing you have to apologize for is thinking that I couldn't take care of myself. I know about 23 different ways to render a man of Kabuto's size unconscious easily. I'm a black belt in karate." She says.
Sasuke blinks. It was hard for him to imagine the beautiful, sweet nurse as being a black belt in karate. Then again, he mentally scolded himself. He really shouldn't stereotype.
"That's good. I'm glad that you know how to handle yourself, if he doesn't get the message." Sasuke offers.
"You don't believe me. I'll prove it." Hinata says as she grabs his arm and flips him over her shoulder until he lands on the soft grass nearby.
Sasuke blinks. Damn. Had Hinata Hyuga just thrown him like it was nothing?!
"Point proven." The doctor says in utter shock.
"Good." Hinata says with a smile and helps him up.
"I guess that you didn't need my help after all." Sasuke muses afterwards as he tries to process the fact that Hinata had just gotten the better of him in a "fight."
She shakes her head. No, she didn't need him to step in. That didn't mean that she wasn't grateful though.
"It's the thought that counts and I would rather not have to 'attack' someone on my first day at work. It was really nice of you to try to help me like that. Not a lot of people would have done it." Hinata tells him.
"Thanks. I don't think nice is a word that gets applied to me often. Itachi will likely have a good laugh at that. So I'll see you tomorrow?" He asks.
Hinata nods her head. The bluenette quickly gets in her car and drives off. Sasuke watches as the Hyuga woman leaves the parking lot and sighs. What a day.
"Well that was unexpectedly gallant of you. Walking the new nurse to her car after the Kabuto incident, was surprisingly thoughtful." He hears a silky voice call from behind him.
Sasuke freezes. Fuck. He'd recognize that voice anywhere. It was Itachi. He was in big trouble.
"How much did you see exactly?" He asks.
"Oh enough to know that I'm definitely assigning Hinata to another doctor and chivalry isn't dead. Your little Hyuga Princess certain is full of surprises though. I never would have thought that she would be able to knock you on your ass so easily. I can see why you are attracted to her." Itachi muses.
Damn it. Itachi had apparently seen everything. Sasuke only really had one option left to him at the moment. Denial. When in doubt, deny…deny!
"Yeah. She surprised me too and I'm not attracted to her. I just didn't want to leave her alone with that creep. Thanks for assigning her to someone else though. She's Naruto's friend. He'd have my ass, if he knew that I was letting someone like Kabuto work with her." Sasuke replies, hoping that would be sufficient enough to make Itachi drop the matter.
He really should have known better though. Itachi was his big brothers. It was some sort of cosmic law of the universe that big brothers had to embarrass their little brothers. Itachi was no exception.
"I'm sure that's all true, except the part about you not being attracted to her. I wasn't born yesterday, Sasuke. I saw how you were looking at her. I suppose that's why you are my foolish little brother. For a genius, sometimes you do miss the obvious. Come on. Let's go have breakfast together." Itachi says and Sasuke sighs as he follows the other man to his car.
He knew what that meant. Whenever Itachi invited him over for a meal, it was code for interrogation. The Spanish Inquisition had NOTHING on Itachi Uchiha. This was not going to be fun.