Hari's eyelids felt heavy as he lifted her hand to her face and slowly opened her eyes. The florescent lights above beamed down on her in the hospital bed."Hnn," she grumbled as she sat up. Hari honestly hated hospitals with a passion that exceeded Sasuke's hatred for Itachi. She looked around the room to see monitors surrounding the bed and she grumbled once more as she ripped out the IV's and other sensors. She looked into the corner to see Sasuke soundly asleep in a chair with his hand pressed against his cheek. Aww was all she could think as she watched him sleep silently. Her clothes were laying on the bedside table and she quickly changed into them. Hari ran her fingers through her sapphire hair and realized how oily it was. "Eww," You whispered to herself. She looked back to Sasuke and then around the white room. She walked over to Sasuke and shook his shoulder slightly and his eyes fluttered open to reveal onyx orbs.
"Hey Uke-chan!" She exclaimed. She watched him smirk at the old nickname and she just grinned back at him.
"Hey Hari-kun" He said with slight amusement in his voice.
"So how about, we get me out of here, I don't really like hospitals," She told him and he replied with a stiff nod.
"Well they're not going to let you leave until they get all the tests back," Sasuke said.
"What the hell? They're running tests on me!" She exclaimed with a sigh.
"Well your sister wanted it done, so yes they are" Sasuke told her and she frowned.
"Well I'm leaving anyways," She told him stubbornly. He watched her closely still contemplating if it was the real Hari or not. Sasuke saw her eyes become a bright azure color and a black design appear in the center. She actually knows how to use her kekkei genkai now He thought.
"You know how to use it now?" He questioned her.
"Yeah, Kensei gets a lot of use now, especially when I'm mad or don't want to be around anyone. Can you use the sharingan yet?" She retorted with a smile.
"Yeah, I can" He said with a smirk.
"Probably not as good as Itachi though" She said as she thought out loud. She always did have a bad habit of doing that.
"Eh, don't remind me," He croaked.
"Oh, sorry Uke-chan, I hope you know I missed you though," She said and gave him a hug. Sasuke wasn't really used to the embrace and he stiffened up, but relaxed and hugged her back. Truth was he had missed her too. She let go of him and headed for the door. "C'mon Uke-chan we don't have all day," She impatiently grumbled at the boy and held the door open.
"Okay Hari I'm coming," He said with a smirk. Sasuke knew now that it was definitely Hari. No one else except Seven had those eyes.
"They can't see us so don't worry, we're not gonna get into any trouble, I promise," She said while holding up her hand. Sasuke gave her the most confident look and she pointed to her eyes. He just nodded and kept walking until they got outside.
"Sasuke-kun I've been looking everywhere for you!" Sakura screamed as she ran toward him. Girlfriend maybe? Hari thought with a raised eyebrow.
"Sakura go away" Sasuke said in a monotone that was the opposite of the usual him. (Or the way he used to be) So she's not his girlfriend, Hari thought.
"What are you doing with my Sasuke-kun?" She said as she crossed her arms over her chest and tried to look menacing.
"Well my name is Hari-"
"I don't care what your name is, you better leave my Sasuke alone!" She interrupted Hari.
"You know what. I'm just about done with disrespectful pieces of shit," Hari said as she looked at the girl with her usual smile.
"Piece of shit look at you. You look like a whore!" She retorted. Hari's fist were balled up at her sides when she thrust out and punched her quickly in the jaw. Then Hari moved back to her original place before she could retaliate. The girl balled up one fist loosely and lunged herself at Hari. Hari easily turned her around by the wrist and put the girl on her stomach. She looked up at Hari over her shoulder with a confused look.
"I'm at Jonin level, for all you know I could have been your sensei. Next time learn someone's full name before insulting them. My name is Hari Nashi," Hari said smugly as she smiled down at the girl.
"You said Jonin level, that mean you're still a Chunin?" Sasuke questioned Hari from where he was standing.
"Yeah, sadly, but this year I am so going to be promoted to Jonin or maybe even put in the ANBU squads," Hari said with a grin.
"ANBU is definitely where you belong Hari" Hari heard a voice say from behind her.
"Kakashi!" She exclaimed and let go of Sakura. Hari threw her arms around him and gave him a hug.
"Where's Seven?" He asked automatically.
"Damn, You can't even say 'Hi' to me anymore. I thought we were friends Kakashi" She said as she let him go with a pout.
"Hari, Where is she? The Hokage needs to see her," Kakashi told her.
"Probably at the manor or training," She told him. Sakura had once again gotten to her feet and was staring at Hari with a shocked look on her face.
"Hey HARI!" Hari heard a boy yelling in the distance and Kakashi disappeared. The brown haired boy came running up and he pulled her into a hug.
"Hey Kiba. I didn't recognize you for a moment," She said with a laugh and returned the hug.
"When did you get back?" Kiba asked with a smile and Hari saw a white dog pop out of his coat.
"Earlier today. This must be little Akumaru. He was only the size of my palm when I left," Hari said as she took the puppy out of Kiba's coat. Akumaru gently licked her cheek then barked happily. She smiled down at the dog then kissed the top of his muzzle before handing him back to Kiba who just placed him on the ground.
"Well I've got a lot of shit to do since I'm finally back," She told Kiba and he nodded. He turned and waved goodbye as he and Akumaru walked away.
"Sorry Uke-chan," Hari said as she looked at Sasuke who was staring off into space. "Uke-chan?" She said and snapped her fingers in front of his face.
"Sorry Hari," He apologized and she smiled.
"It's alright," She told him as she grabbed his shirt sleeve and tugged him in her direction. He followed and soon they were at the Nashi manor. Hari sighed and went in the front gates and Sasuke hesitantly followed.
"Everything's probably really really dusty now" Sasuke joked and Hari laughed.
"Yeah probably, are you gonna help me clean up?" She asked him.
"Sure" He replied with a smile. Hari had feeling that he didn't do that very often, and felt special for him being so open, as opposed to how he was toward that Sakura girl. His tone hadn't had any emotion to it. Like he didn't have a reason to live anymore, and that nothing would be alright. But in front of her he was smiling and laughing with her like she had never left. She finally stopped looking at Sasuke and looked around to see maids were running around. Hari then noticed everything was spotless.
"Seven must have had people come in and clean everything, you know how lazy she can be," Hari said with a small laugh.
"Yeah," Sasuke agreed with a smile. She smiled back and walked through the manor for the first time in what seemed like forever. She found her way to the main house and went to look for the mischievous person she called her sister. She finally reached the doorway and motioned that it was alright for Sasuke to follow.
"Hey Seven you here?" Hari yelled down a hallway and hoped the brunette heard her.
"Yeah I'm in Mom's room" she yelled back from down the hall. Hari took off her shoes and sat them by the door, before going down the hallway. Mom and Dad's room was at the end of the hall with large double doors that led to their room, one was propped open and Seven was sitting there sifting through their mother's old clothes.
"Maybe we'll actually be able to fit into them now" Hari said with a small laugh.
"Yeah I put all the stuff I thought you might like over there and I divided up the ninja gear for us and then I'm gonna go see if anyone else had anything" She said with a smile. Seven's ebony hair was pulled back in a high pony tail, but her bangs hung in her face as they complimented her cerulean eyes perfectly. She was tan and lean like she had been for as long as Hari could remember. Hari went over to the large pile of clothes and tossed a sheet on top of them so she could make a bag and take them to her room. She lifted the clothes over her shoulder easily and walked out of the room passed Sasuke. He followed Hari to her room. When she opened the door she realized it was exactly as it was when she had left. Nobody had come by to clean or move everything out like she had expected, but it was the same as it had been the day they left.
"Hari, are you alright. I remember you couldn't even walk into your parents room without crying when you left," Sasuke said as he place a hand on her shoulder.
"Sasuke, I grew up a lot on that mission. People die and they serve their village without a second thought about their lives. My parents died trying to protect the village and for that I am proud. I had brave parents and a brave family. I am one of the last ones left. If this clan is going to live on then I'm going to have to quit mourning and get over it," She told him with a serious expression. He watched her carefully then nodded. Hari dropped the make-shift bag on the dust ground and looked around the room. dust from the floor swirled around the room and she sneezed once. Hari shook her head and walked back into the hallway. She looked up and down the hallway before turning back to Sasuke.
"You wanna go get something to eat real quick?" Hari asked him with a smile.
"Sure, we can go to Ichiraku Ramen. It's still your favorite right?" He asked with a smirk.
".. I almost forgot about Ichiraku's. Yes," She said as she dragged him out of the main house by his wrist.