Well here ya go. The first chapter OVER AGAIN. At least this time, it might actually be better. Enjoy.
I do not own Naruto or its characters
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Pein sat in his office thinking over his job. 'All I do all day is prevent people from dying. And here I am, terrified. How can I possibly call myself "Head Of Medicine" when I can't do a heart transplant? It's not my fault I'm terrified of holding someone's life in my hand and feeling it pump.' Pein was snapped from his thoughts by his head nurse storming into his office.
"Leader, we need you in the E.R. NOW!" Pein immediately stood, pushing his chair back against the wall behind him, and followed the azure-haired female.
"What is it, Konan?"
"We have a serious case here. The man's heart is slowly stopping, and nothing we do works. We might need more than one heart for him. And aside from that," They pushed open the two huge metal doors to the E.R. hall. "We are in the process of reconnecting all of his limbs. He's going to be covered in scars." They walked into the operating room. "And sections of his back are missing as well. We don't have spare skin tan enough for him, so the partitions of his back that we transplant will be very pale." Pein inspected the open wound after administering his gloves.
"I need a heart."
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The tall, tan man opened his eyes. 'Where am I?' The door opened, and he looked away from the blinding white of the ceiling. 'Who is this?' A woman walked up to his bedside and kneeled onto her knees, her already short white dress riding further up her legs, and bent down to eye level with him. She had long curly blue hair and orange eyes, and an oragami flower adorning the curls.
"Hi there!" He sighed. "You have stunning eyes." The flirty nurse stared into the green and red orbs. "Green and red...strange. Do you work out?"
"Don't you have a job to do?"
"Er...yeah....oh, right!" She examined the clipboard she had been holding and looked back up at him. "Yeah, see.....you're what we call a gonner." He gasped. "Kidding! Kidding! There's nothing here, see?" She turned the clipboard toface him. It was empty. He growled and turned back to face the blinding white ceiling. The brightness hurt, and he closed his eyes.
"How did my surgery go?" The nurse stood and tugged at her tight dress, pulling it lower on her thighs and lower down her chest. "How do you think it went? You're alive, aren't you?" He sighed. "You might have...a few scars, but....We had to go to desperate measures to keep you alive, but luckily for you, your insurance covered it all."
"What do you mean by desperate measures?"
"Well....you have.....five hearts." He turned to face her, suddenly alert. "What!? How is that possible?" He slid a finger along each side of his mouth, and upon feeling the stitches there, moved his hand to his arm, finding three long lines of stitches holding his arm on, in four sections. He rolled over and turned his back to the nurse.
"That's not good fo your back..." He was silent, and Konan left.
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"Leader, my patient seems to be doing fine. However, I left my papers somewhere, and-"
"They should've been on your clipboard where they belong."
She looked away from him in embarrassment, afraid to see the disappointed look on her crush's face.
She loved Pein all her life, and would do anything for him without hesitation. She hated being yelled at by him, because she knew every disappointment from her side brought her farther from being with him, or at least earning his trust or respect. She wanted him to be happy and successful and everything he ever wanted to be. Even if it meant she would have nothing to do with him. She wanted the best for him.
"His name."
Konan snapped from her daydream. "What?"
"What's his name, Konan?"
She thought for a minute and remembered. 'I forgot to ask him! Oh, now Pein'll be disappointed again...' "Er..."
"It's OK, Konan. Go ask him."
She hesitantly left to go to her patient's room again.
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"I'm back. I forgot to bring my papers last time, but...I have them now." The man didn't move. "Er...Before you fall asleep or....what's your name?"
"You transplanted my heart and gave me four new ones, reattached every one of my limbs, diagnosed me at least four different perscriptions, and you don't even know my name?"
'Even my own patient is disappointed in me...ch' The nurse cursed herself in her mind and looked to the floor. "I'm sorry..." The man turned to face her. "for wh-"
"I'm sorry I'm such a disappointment!" He was silent. "I'm sorry I can't do shit without someone being there to hold my hand!" a tear ran down her cheek.
It was a depressing sight, such a beautiful woman crying.
"..." She sniffed and turned to the door, another tear forming in the corner of her other eye. She grabbed the handle and pulled, opening the door, and stepped one foot out.
"Kakuzu."
She turned slightly, still not making eye contact, and responded, "Konan."
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Konan sat in her car in the driveway of her home when her enV2 rang, playing her favorite song, "Almost Lover"
She pulled it out of her bag and flipped it open.
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She opened the text. It was from Hidan.
"What hapnd? U clocked out and left! Was it te new patient? UR not a disappointment, Konan. You're vry important to dis hospital."
She sighed and closed the phone, stepping out of her Ford F150 pickup. She liked big trucks. It made her look important and successful.
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"I'm Only Happy When It rains, I'm only happy when its compli-"
Pein picked up his red Razr and flipped it open. Hidan texted him.
"What hapend wit Konan? She was in 'er new patient's room and i herd 'er say 'I'm srry I'm such a disappointment'. Cheer her up 4 me."
'Hmm...why does she worry so much? She isn't a disappointment. I should go check on her. I hope she doesn't think too much of it.'
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Konan heard the doorbell ring. "That's strange. Who would come by around this time? Pein's still at work, and-" She was cut off by the doorbell again, and stood to get the door.
It was her ex.
"Oh, it's...you. What are you doing here, Orochimaru?"
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That turned out actually quite different from the first time. Oh, well.
Review please! Tell me what you think of Orochimaru and Konan!
I just picked a random person, so...It actually will work out quite well, I just noticed. Orochimaru used to be in the Akatsuki, so that was quite a strange first character to come to mind.