iSmart.../i
Who would have known that such a beautiful day could end like this. With him lying on a hospital bed, dozens of tubes poking out of his body, rage and confusion continuing to build inside himself. It was the other ninjas' fault, of course. The raven-haired boy had been sent on a mission without his usual team, with some other idiots that Lady Tsunade had dug up. He wasn't all that sympathetic when he was ushered past the dead bodies on stretchers, their family members huddled in a bunch as the tears fell onto the tiles of the hospital's floor. Its not like their entire family died, unlike his. Yet he turned out just fine. A few people may decline that, but what do they know? Nothing, thats what.
Sasuke's thoughts didn't keep him entertained for long, though. He soon found himself struggling against the many tubes. A few became loose in the process, them hanging from their machines with drops of their liquid dripping onto the floor. He didn't need all of this attention. He was perfectly fine, in his opinion. It was then that the door decided to swing open, revealing a pink-haired girl with a rather annoyed look shaping her facial features.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" she snapped, making her way across the room. Before Sasuke could reply, the medical ninja set to work on the loose tubes.
"These are too expensive for you to be playing around with, Sasuke!" she continued to scold, begining to place a few of the tubes back into where they were.
"I'm fine, Sakura. Let me leave." he seemed to growl, impatience clearly heard in his voice.
"Only I will decide when you're healthy enough to leave." she replied, finishing up with the tubes. Sakura then rubbed her hands together, looking down at the difficult boy. His white shirt, which was hanging on the back of a chair nearby, had been torn in places, red splotches scattered across the fabric. It seemed only his pants had survived the battle. Well, as well as himself. White bandages had been neatly wrapped around his torso, a faint red stain starting to show. They would have to be changed soon. A few scratches were also dug into his face. The most noticeable was the one trailing from his temple and down to his cheek. That would also have to be checked out.
"I'm going to need you to hold still, Sasuke." Sakura murmured, placing her hands over the bandages. A glow appeared from her palms as she searched for any poison that may have gotten into his system. Nothing, unlike the others. The other two ninjas' wounds seemed to have mostly been from poisoned shuriken. He must have been pretty quick to avoid them. The glow soon died down as she gingerly placed a hand on Sasuke's shoulder.
"I need you to sit up. Just be careful." she warned, helping him push himself up.
"I don't need any help." Sasuke muttered through gritted teeth. The calm ninja just ignored his comment, her fingers tearing at a strand of the bandage. His muscles tensed as Sakura's fingers brushed against the upper part of his chest. Her green eyes briefly connected with his before they went back to what she was doing. With the end of the bandage grasped in her fingers, she reached her arms around him to unravel it. The process continued on, her seeming to embrace him every few seconds. Sasuke just looked at the wall, trying to avoid looking at her once more. It wasn't long before cold air brushed across his wound, causing him to flinch. Sakura just pushed his shoulder, causing him to fall backwards onto the bed. She let her hands hover over the bloody mess, the glow starting back up once again. It didn't seem that serious. None of his internal organs seemed to be damaged, so she could just wrap him up in some fresh bandages. About a week of rest would also be required.
"Whats the verdict?" Sasuke asked, causing Sakura to snap out of her thoughts. She pulled her hands away and reached for the clipboard at the end of the bed, looking over it.
"New bandages every day, as well as rest for the whole week." the female kunoichi murmured, clicking open a pen and scribbling it down, "I don't want to hear a single complaint from you, Sasuke." she quickly added, putting the clipboard back. He just frowned, not daring to argue against her. It probably wasn't worth it, anyway. He saw how she could get when defied. Sakura then pushed him back up into a sitting position, causing him to flinch once more. With a new roll of bandages in hand, she set to work on wrapping them around the wound, careful to not wrap them too tight. It wouldn't help her position if he suffocated in his sleep. Her teeth clenched at the thought as she tried to shake it out of her head. She had a job to do.
Sakura finally finished after a few minutes, making sure the end of the bandage was securely in place. It was then that she looked back up at his eyes, which were still lingering on the wall, "Its not too tight?" she asked, her fingers brushing over the wrap. Sasuke didn't respond after a few moments.
"Hello? You there?" she couldn't help but smile, waving a hand in front of his eyes. Sasuke took his time looking back at her, his jaw clenched as he nodded. Her brow furrowed at his hostility.
"Serious as always, I see." she sighed, a few strands of pink hair falling into her eyes. Her hand reached up to brush them away. Without thinking, Sasuke's fingers seemed to have a mind of its own as he tucked them behind her ear. His hand then quickly snapped away, balled up into a fist against the bed. A word didn't escape her lips as she looked at him with wide eyes, a blush starting to creep up her neck. The two didn't move for a while, just staring at one another in disbelief. Well, Sasuke was actually more embaressed than anything else. It ended up being Sakura that eventually broke the silence.
"I-I better go check on some other patients." she stuttered, backing away from the bed and towards the door, "I'll be back later on to check on you again."
"I'm fine, I don't need any assistance." he replied, looking over at the wall. The wallpaper must be pretty interesting to him since he kept looking over at it. Sakura just shook her head, not bothering to argue with him.
"Wait." he blurted out, narrowing his eyes, "Is there any way for me to get out sooner? I don't exactly enjoy laying around for so many days when there are things to be done around the village." Sakura looked over her shoulder at him, thinking for a moment.
"Well..." she murmured, walking towards the end of the bed and resting her hands on the railing, "You just have to be a good patient and do whatever I say, but knowing you, it would be impossible to do." With that, a smile shaped her lips. Sasuke leaned forward, hearing a hint of a challenge in her voice.
"I've always been the best damn patient here."
"Is that so?"
"Of course!"
"Well, some of the other medical ninjas here don't think so because of what you did last time you were here."
"And what was that?"
"You kicked down the door and made a big fuss over Naruto being allowed to visit you."
Sasuke just scoffed, rolling his eyes, "What can I do to make up for that, then?" Sakura frowned, deep in thought. What could he do for her? She then smiled,
"Well, it would help if you stayed still while I check those scratches of yours. I was going to do that later, but it would probably be better to do them now." He just nodded in response, watching as she sat on the edge of the bed beside him. Her hands reached out to gently cup his face, looking over the cuts. She ran the tip of one finger over the large cut down the side of his face, feeling his jaw tense even more, if it were possible. The cut didn't look too deep, though. She frowned in concentration, looking over the rest of his face. Her eyes briefly rested on his own before she continued on. Sakura then found herself staring at his lips, which caused the blush to creep back up her neck, reaching her cheeks. Sasuke simply smiled, his eyes not trailing away from her.
"Do I seem fine?"
"Yes, the cuts don't seem too deep..."
"Great." he murmured, leaning forward until his nose touched her jaw, his breath brushing against her neck. She closed her eyes, a shiver running down her spine. He then brushed the bubblegum strands of hair from her neck before letting his lips run along the skin. It wasn't long before Sakura lifted a hand to tug on one of the spikes in his hair, causing him to pause and pull back a little, their faces not far apart.
"Do you think this will get you out of here sooner?"
"Maybe..."
"Smart."
Sasuke's signature smirk spread across his face.