A/N: Hello everyone! All right, I changed the format of the story. It is no long in dialogue form you know with the bold italics and such. Some people were annoyed by it. I just thought it was easier and faster to write that way without saying using quotation marks and 'he said, she said' after every statement.
Trust me, I'm capable of writing a full on story full of nothing but quotation marks! But I used a different approach for this one just for the sake of comedy…didn't work out all that well did it huh? So I'm switching back. Thanks for your input on how you felt, I hope it's better now…maybe I'll cal the first one a prologue…hmm…I think I will…But the first part will be in italics, bold, underline, etc. Just FYI.
Summary: AU. Sakura and Naruto go to psychiatrist about Sasuke and him being emotionally retarded. What types of things do they tell this stranger? "I still don't think he's gone through puberty yet…"-"Cut him some slack Naruto, yes he has."-"…"-"Okay maybe not…"
I don't own Naruto. I hope it's better now. Enjoy!
So Mr. Uchiha. Is there a reason that you're sitting in my office?
Hn.
I see…would you mind elaborating on that?
I know the Dobe and Sakura came to see you.
Dead…last…?
…
Yes. It is true that Mr. Uzumaki and Ms. Haruno did come to see me. However the conversation we had is strictly confidential. I cannot release that information. I'm sure you know that, Mr. Uchiha.
Hn.
Not a man of many words, I see. Well is there another reason for you being in here?
Aa.
I'll take that as a yes.
Our Story
"Now Mr. Uchiha, shall we start from the beginning?" the doctor asked, as he scribbled Uchiha Sasuke at the top of his yellow legal pad. The client in question was opposite him on a navy couch, his blank gaze forward with his hands clasped before him. His eyes narrowed at his question.
"Beginning of what?" he questioned. The doctor shifted under his gaze, clicking his pen as a bad habit.
"For starters, you could tell me about any problems or issues you're experiencing." He suggesting. The Uchiha scoffed and crossed his arms over his chest, a black tee hanging loosely off his form.
"Hn. I don't have any problems." Sasuke looked the other way, avoiding the gaze of his questioner. The doctor cocked and eyebrow and began writing on the pad.
"I see. Interesting." He murmured and continued to write. Sasuke looked over at the doctor with a perplexed expression.
"What's so interesting about that?" he asked. The doctor smirked and uncrossed his legs.
"You and I both know why you're here. I have a feeling that you're not going to leave until you find out about my previous conversation with your two companions." He explained.
"Smart man." Sasuke smirked with a nod.
"Indeed. However, that is confidential information that cannot be released. Until you realize that you will not find out that information from me, we can talk about you and your life." He finished, his hands clasped atop the pad.
"Hn." He grunted in response.
"You say you that you have no problems, and I don't doubt your word. Your file on the other hand proves otherwise." That got a rise out of the 17 year-old.
"File?" he asked.
"Yes. During their previous visit, Mr. Uzumaki and Ms. Haruno provided me with files that concerned all three of your lives…for various reasons." His voice trailed off at the end of that sentence. Sasuke shot up suddenly and approached the unsuspecting doctor.
"Let me see the file." He ordered.
"Now Mr. Uchiha, there's no reason for you to be upset. It just holds basic information such as date of birth, hair color, eye color, weight, etc." he tried to explain. But it seemed as if Sasuke wasn't hearing any of it.
"Give me the file." He ordered again, his dark eyes narrowing at the man sitting before him. The doctor gulped at his aggressiveness but still held his ground.
"Hold on there-"
"I won't ask again." His menacing voice nearly shook the poor man as he shoved the manila folder towards the Uchiha.
"Very well then." He sent his own little glare as Sasuke eyed the contents with a condescending glare. He closed it suddenly and then handed it back to the man.
"…Sakura was the one gave you the files wasn't she?" he asked, stuffing his hands in his pockets. The doctor hesitated, contemplating the question. Sasuke seemed to be analyzing his face, however, guessing what the doctor's response was going to be.
"I cannot-" he stopped in mid-sentence once he caught sight of the glare that Sasuke sent his way. It was…intense…to say the least. "Yes she was."
"Hn." He grunted and took his seat again.
"All right then. According to your file, you were born in Konoha General hospital around seventeen years ago, correct?" he asked. Sasuke grunted once more, growing tired of all the questions.
"I see…you were also born within the same week as Mr. Uzumaki and Ms. Haruno. Also correct?" he asked again. Sasuke merely glared at the man, refusing to answer. "Interesting. How do you feel about this set up, being so close to the two?"
"What do you mean?" he cocked an eyebrow.
"Well, you were born so closely together and your mothers became good friends as well. It seems to me like the three of you being friends was destiny." He concluded, the sound of the door creaking broke the silence as a brown haired man seemed to have been eavesdropping.
"Uncontrollable destiny that confines you to its laws-" before he could continue, the doctor stood up with a tired sigh.
"Mr. Hyuuga, I believe your appointment is later on in the week." He said as he closed the door and took his seat once more. "Back to the question, Mr. Uchiha?"
"How am I supposed to feel?" Sasuke asked, frustrated and tad confused.
"Well some might feel uncomfortable or confined with it being totally out of their control. Some might feel content and accepting of their circumstances. Then there are those who remain passive and indifferent. They could care less." He finished. Sasuke smirked at the last suggestion.
"Hn. Could careless." He said, sinking further into the couch.
"I see. Now why is that?" the doctor asked, jotting down a few notes about his response.
"Why do you care?" Sasuke snapped, irritated.
"I don't in particular. I figured you wouldn't want to waste your money on a session where we just sat here and stared at each other." He shrugged. Sasuke seemed to agree, albeit reluctantly.
"Hn." His eyes shifted to the clock, ticking endlessly above him.
"Moving on. It also says in your file that you have an older brother. You're the only one of three of you to have a sibling. How is your relationship with…Uchiha Itachi?" the doctor looked up to see Sasuke gritting his teeth, and clenching his fists. His knuckles were white. Sensing his discomfort, the doctor scribbled down a few more notes.
"Touchy subject? Mind explaining?" he asked.
"It's none of your concern." Sasuke snapped, narrowing his eyes once more. Again, the doctor sighed, clicking his pen against the top of his thigh.
"Can you give me a subject that will be of my concern then?" his was also frustrated with the man sitting before him.
"Why did the Dobe and Sakura come to see you?" he asked once more.
"Why are you so concerned?" the doctor asked, retaliating against the man. Sasuke glared then uncrossed his arms, letting his elbows rest on his knees.
"I'm not." He stated curtly.
"You're being here tells me otherwise." The pen ran across the page once more, dotting eyes, and such before he looked up at Sasuke again.
"Hn." Stubborn man.
"They were right about you being emotionless but I didn't think it was this bad." The doctor admitted, hiding a smirk. Sasuke glared again.
"Aa." Another sigh erupted from the throat of the doctor as he flipped the page of his legal pad over.
"Tell me, Mr. Uchiha, have you experienced the joys of puberty?"
.:Naruto:.
"What? Teme was here?!" Naruto bellowed at the unsuspecting psych. Sakura latched onto his arm and brought him back down on the couch next to her.
"Indeed. He came in to find out why you two were in here." He replied. Sakura cocked an eyebrow in confusion.
"Did he really? How'd he find…" her gaze then switched to Naruto. "…out…?" then she glared at the whistling blond who was twiddling his fingers innocently. "Naruto! Why'd you tell him?"
"Doc said to do more activities and tell him that we're hanging out! I consider this whole daily thing an activity! Excuse me for misinterpreting." He rolled his eyes and crossed his arms over his chest.
"It's a confidential activity that we were supposed to keep from him! Gosh!" Sakura huffed, crossing her own arms in frustration.
"If I may interject, Mr. Uchiha told me a few things that you may find interesting." The doctor smirked, referring to the previously used legal pad.
"Wait. So you can tell us what Sasuke said but you can't tell him what we said? Why is that?" Sakura asked, confused.
"Simple. Mr. Uchiha failed to sign the confidentiality form." Sakura nodded in agreement.
"Okay, so what did he say?" Naruto asked, unfolding his arms.
"Well for one, Ms. Haruno, he said that you were…uhm…how can I put this…annoying." The doctor frown sympathetically as Sakura's head rested in her palm.
"Should've known…" she deadpanned.
"And me?" Naruto asked, half-excited, half-nervous.
"He frequently used the term Dobe." Naruto's eyes shot into slits as his mouth drew into a line.
"I see. How do these names make you feel?" the doctor asked, flipping to a clean page.
"I…I don't know. I'm not annoying! I'm a wonderful person with great characteristics and I hardly consider myself to be a bother to anyone." Sakura exclaimed, her eyes full of passion.
"I'm not dead last. In fact, I've beaten Teme in plently of other things. And please, my father's name is Mr. Uzumaki. Call me Naruto." He beamed proudly.
"Your father's name is Namikaze…baka…" Sakura deadpanned again. Naruto's head shot down.
"Wait to ruin the moment Sakura-chan." The doctor laughed at their exchange of words, jotting down more notes.
"Hmm…you all seem to know each other well." He commented with a light smirk.
"What are you talking about?" Sakura asked.
"Mr. Uchiha made a comment that you too argue with one another…a lot. And you all said that he was emotionless and had not gone through puberty yet." Naruto jumped at the last comment.
"I knew it!" he shouted.
"Seriously?" Sakura asked, shocked.
"Well…"
FLASHBACK
"Tell me, Mr. Uchiha, have you experienced the joys of puberty?" the look on the Uchiha's face was priceless. He sighed angrily and glared at the man.
"Yes," He grumbled. "I have gone through puberty."
"Good. Naruto doubted that fact. I'll be glad to reassure him that you have." The doctor nodded in approval.
"What would the Dobe want to know about that?" He asked, eyebrow cocked.
"He referred to you as emotionless." Sasuke just glared at the ground below.
"Hmm…do you consider yourself to be emotionless?" he asked.
"No." the doctor knew they were getting nowhere fast.
"Do you have anyway to prove that?" he asked, knowing the answer wouldn't be an acceptable one.
"I don't have to prove anything to you." For the billionth time that day, Sasuke Uchiha glared at the innocent man.
"That is true. However you have shown no signs indicating that you do have emotions. Naruto and Sakura, on the other hand, have displayed a wide array of emotions." He said. But ne, for the billionth and one time that day, Sasuke Uchiha glared once more.
"Do not compare me to Sakura and the Dobe." He declared, his eyes narrowing dangerously. The doctor took a long pause before he said anything else.
"Interesting…" he whispered, writing down a slue of notes.
"What is so damn interesting?" he snarled, glaring for the…oh I give up!
"You have a…nickname for Naruto but not one for Sakura, why is that?" he asked.
"Hn," he smirked. "Sakura is annoying." He remarked.
"Do you call her that?" he asked, surprised.
"Aa." He replied, simply. The doctor sighed, flipping his pad closed. He stood up slowly and gestured for Sasuke to follow. He agreed and stood as well, hands in his pockets.
"Well Mr. Uchiha, I feel like we've had a pretty decent talk. Is there anything else you would like to discus before your session ends?" he asked, just for the sake of asking.
"What were the Dobe and Sakura doing in here?" he asked again.
"…Goodbye Mr. Uchiha." He deadpanned and swung the door open.
END OF FLASHBACK
"I assure you that he has indeed gone through puberty." The doctor explained, much to Naruto's chagrin.
"Then what's the matter with him?" the blond asked.
"I'll figure that out when he comes back tomorrow. In the mean time, try avoiding him. He'll most likely bring up to two of you seeing me since Naruto leaked out that information." He said, putting away his things and standing up to meet them at the door.
"Baka…so Sasuke-kun is going to be a regular visitor like us then?" Sakura asked, somewhat hopeful.
"I would like to think so since he paid for another session." He shrugged, hand on the doorknob.
"Hmm…you can tell us what he says right? The confidentiality form?" She asked, her eyes drifting to Naruto who was coolly standing in front of an odd painting, staring at it.
"We didn't talk much. Not a man of many words." He remarked.
"You got that right." Naruto snapped out of his staring to comment on the doctor's statement.
"I guess it can't be helped. Come on Naruto, let's go." Sakura called the 17 year-old.
"Fine, fine. See ya Doc!" He called as the two walked out of the office.
"Have a nice day you two." He replied.
For the second time that week, the doctor watched as the couple left his office with smiles on their faces. He wondered just how they could be so happy with the problem they left him with. It was as if they had no concern about how the situation was weighing on his heart. He was seriously considering going into early retirement what with all the crazy appointments he's been having lately.
KNOCK KNOCK
He sighed at the familiar sound of his assistant ramping on the door. He quickly repositioned his office for his next client, clearing out his head of the previous conversation he had.
"Your four o'clock is here to see you."
"Okay, I'm ready." He replied, crossing his legs. He pulled out a pen and quickly scribbled the name of his next patient at the top of the page. The door creaked open and in came his four o'clock just as his assistant said. He inwardly sighed and gave his client a nod to sit down.
"What can I do for you today…Mr. Uchiha?"
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