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Recap
Sakura screams loudly and the cyclist slams the brakes, but the impact is going to be unavoidable!
"SAKURA!"
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Chapter 2
Gaara pushes her out of the way just as the front wheel grazes her ankle. Sakura is going to hit the ground face first, so he switches their positions so that he's on the bottom. As they recover from the impact, the cyclist speeds off towards the school parking lot.
"Damn!" Gaara growls as he slowly sits up with Sakura in his arms. "I didn't get a good look at the bastard that almost ran you over."
"It's ok," Sakura assures him, soothing his rising anger. "I'm sure that guy didn't mean to run me over. Besides, I crossed the street without really looking."
He frowns and lifts himself and her off the pavement. "Sometimes you're too nice for your own good."
"Itai!" She whimpers as she puts some weight on her right ankle.
Gaara wraps an arm around her waist to prevent her from falling. He makes Sakura sit on the ground as he kneels down to examine her ankle.
"You sprained your ankle," he says while looking at her ankle. "We still have time before first period, I'll take you to the school nurse."
"What are you doing?" Sakura asks when Gaara turns around and kneels down on one knee.
"What do you think?" He groans with irritation. "It'll take forever for you to limp there… so I'm going to carry you."
"Souka," she giggles as she wraps her arms around his neck.
Rising slowly from the ground, he wraps his arms behind her knees. Making sure that she won't fall off, he begins to make his way into the school. They receive a lot of stares as they pass other students and teachers.
"This is so embarrassing," Sakura moans and buries her face in Gaara's shoulder.
"I feel for you," he growls sarcastically as they near the nurse's office. "Just suck it up for 5 more seconds." Gaara sighs in relief when he sees that the door was open. 'At least I don't have to worry about dropping her while fumbling with the doorknob.'
"I didn't expect anyone to be injured this early on in the day," chirps a cheerful chocolate haired woman wearing a lab coat. Eying both of them, she motions for Gaara to set Sakura down on one of the medical beds. "What happened to you…um?"
"Oh! My name is Haruno Sakura," Sakura explains. "Gaara-kun and I were racing each other and when I was crossing the street, a motorcycle grazed my ankle a few seconds before Gaara-kun pushed me out of the way. He says that I sprained my ankle."
"You two must be new," the woman concludes as Sakura nods. "Well, my name is Shizune… I'm still training for my medical degree… so I'm not a doctor yet. Anyways, Gaara-san is right. You did sprain your ankle."
"How long will it take to heal?" Gaara asks quietly, a stoic expression on his face.
Shizune takes off Sakura's shoe and rolls down her sock. She then wraps a tenser carefully around Sakura's ankle and rolls her sock back over it. "It'll take one to two weeks. If you keep your weight off of it, it'll heal in about one week."
"Here, you can use these crutches," she says after taking a pair of crutches out of a large cabinet. "Come back if there are any more complications."
"Alright," Sakura smiled and bows her head politely. "Arigatou-gozaimasu, Shizune-san!"
She hands Gaara her crutches and begins to lift herself off the bed. He wraps an arm around her waist to steady her and hands her crutches back. Sakura smiles faintly at him and they both make their way out of the office.
As soon as they leave the office, Shizune remembers something important. "Gah! I forgot to give that girl a nurse's note!" She runs out of her office, hoping to catch the two, but they were nowhere in sight. 'I guess the marathon starts now,' Shizune's inner self groans as she runs around the school to search for them.
"What do you have first period?" Gaara asks as they both close their new lockers. (A/N: Their lockers happen to be next to each other. :D)
"I have Gym," she responds after looking at her schedule. "What about you, Gaara-kun?"
Gaara just blinks and looks at her. After about 5 seconds, she gets the memo.
"Oh! I forgot that we're in the same class for everything," Sakura slaps her forehead with the palm of her hand. "They gym's just up ahead, Gaara-kun. You go on ahead, I'll catch up."
"I'll walk you there just in case you hurt yourself even more," he says as he swings his gym bag over his shoulder. "Plus, it gives me an excuse for being late."
"I'm not a klutz, Panda-chan," Sakura glares at Gaara.
"Whatever you say, Sakura," he smirks, ignoring her retort.
Walking slightly ahead, he opened one of the gym doors for her. Once inside, both of them stare at the sheer size of the gym.
"Wow," Sakura says in awe. "It's…. big."
"You're right," Gaara agrees and points to the boys' change room. "I'm going to go change, be right back."
She nods and he disappears behind the change room door. Noticing the gym teacher, Sakura hobbles towards him.
"Hm… I see you've hurt yourself," the silver-haired gym teacher says, his face mostly covered by a black mask. (A/N: I'm sure you all know who this is) "I need to se-"
Both gym doors fling open, revealing a very exhausted Shizune. She walks up to the both of them and hands the silver-haired man a pink slip. "I forgot… to give… you a nurse's note that explains about your condition, Sakura… sorry about that."
"No need to apologize, Shizune-san," Sakura sweatdrops at her.
"Are you alright, Shizune-chan?" the man says as he steadies her by grabbing her shoulders.
"Y…Yes," she stutters, blushing slightly at the contact. "I… I'm ok. A… Arigatou K… Kakashi-san. Um… I… I better go." 'Why do I always blush and stutter around him?'
With that, Shizune exits the gym in a more fatigued manner, while Kakashi chuckles a bit. 'What am I going to do with you, Shizune-chan?'
"Ah," he says, after reading the note. "Hm… I guess you can watch the class from the bleachers over there."
"Ok, Kakashi-sensei," she says cheerfully.
Just as Sakura turns around, she bumps hard into a tall figure behind her and starts to fall…
End Chapter
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A/N: I'll leave you to guess who she bumps into…. I apologize if there are any grammatical or spelling mistakes. It'll make me really happy if you guys review… so please review! Also, if you guys have any questions about the chapter, feel free to ask me.