Change of Heart
Author Note: (says in bad Santa impersonation) Oh Ho Ho! Merry Christmas!
- This is just a little gift I wanted to give to everyone, seeing as it's Christmas and all.
- I hope you all enjoy this chappie. Secrets and hidden feelings will be revealed. Soon, hehe.
2nd Author's Note: I don't own Naruto. This fic is a bit AU-ish and the characters are also a bit OOC.
Just to make sure everyone knows, this story is going to be in Sakura's point of view. And the italics (as such) is Sakura's thoughts. Not all the time, though.
Well, without further a due, I present the third chapter of "Change of Heart."
(runs off to the side of the "stage" and pulls open the curtains)
While we were busy at work, I couldn't help but take a couple glances at Ryo. It's not like I liked him, it's just that I was wondering why he didn't have a girlfriend.
He was definitely handsome and he had a great personality to go along. And he had a pair of the most captivating eyes I have ever seen. It's almost like you could get lost in those light, hazel eyes of his.
Ever since he came to Konoha and started working as my assistant, I haven't seen him with one girl. Sure, he had friends here that were women, but not in that 'boyfriend girlfriend' sense.
I couldn't hold it in any longer, the questions and thoughts circling in my mind quickly becoming a plague.
So I decided to ask.
"Ryo? I was wondering, why is it that you don't have a girlfriend?"
I glanced up once again at him, and saw him slightly freeze in place, papers still in hand. The side of my lip quirked to the side, thinking it was a bad idea to ask.
"Oh. Well….I'm just busy here all the time, so I don't really have time."
"Yeah, I guess that is true."
I saw out of the corner of my eye Ryo resume his work, so I decided to drop the subject.
It was a minute later when he spoke again.
"Plus," he said, still sorting through papers and not letting his eyes wonder from the work in front of him, "I'm interested in this really amazing woman, but…"
But? But what?
I was about to ask when, as if on cue, Ayame, a fellow nurse, came in and requested me.
"I'm sorry to bother you Sakura-san, but there's a patient here to see you."
I sighed. Perfect timing, I thought sarcastically.
"Okay, thank you Ayame." She bowed her head, whispering a "you're welcome," and left, closing the door behind her.
"I'm sorry Ryo. I'll be right back."
"That's all right. Duty calls…unfortunately," he said, smiling softly. I gave him a lopsided smile before closing the door behind me.
I guess this conversation would have to wait.
To my utter surprise, the patient waiting for me was none other than Sasuke's boss, Mr. Kurosaki.
"Oh hello Mr. Kurosaki! I haven't see you in quite a while."
He returned the greeting and we made some small talk. Afterwards, I got straight to business.
"Okay, well, may I ask why is it that you needed me, Mr. Kurosaki?"
He rolled up his right sleeve and showed me what the problem was. He had a long laceration on his forearm. Practically the entire length of his forearm; from his wrist, stopping an inch or two away from his elbow.
"Wow. It looks like it's been there for a while, right?"
"Yes, it has. I got it yesterday and I didn't really have time to stop by. We were just so busy."
"That isn't good at all. You need to make sure that if anything that were to happen like this again, to come here right away." He nodded his head. "Oh. But that reminds me. Is that the reason Sasuke has been coming home so late? Because of how busy it's been at work?"
Mr. Kurosaki gave me a bewildered look, slightly quirking his head to the side.
"No. Sasuke leaves work at his usual time each day."
….What? That couldn't' be possible. Well, if that were true, where would he go?
I snapped back to the issue at hand. I shouldn't, no couldn't, let personal affairs mix in with my business affairs.
I asked if he had treated it.
"Well, other than washing it, no."
"Okay, well I'm going to have to stitch it up because it's still open. It shouldn't be. It could easily get infected. I'll also have to put some medicine on it afterwards and I also suggest that you get a prescription of it so that you can put it on to have your laceration heal faster."
The entire time I was caring for Mr. Kurosaki, I couldn't get Sasuke out of my mind.
What was he doing that he always came home late?
Could it be…
"Sakura-san? Sakura-san?" I heard Mr. Kurosaki's voice echoing.
"Hm? Oh, yes?" I asked, snapping out of my thoughts.
"I just wanted to thank you."
"Oh, well no problem. I just hope that you make sure to put on the prescription of medicine I'm giving you at least twice a day."
He pulled his sleeve down, making sure to be careful as he pulled it over his now covered and stitched laceration. He hopped off the examination table, and headed out the door, with his prescription in hand.
"Goodbye Mr. Kurosaki!" I yelled as he walked down the hall.
I poked my head out of the doorway to see him nod his head and wave his hand, yelling back, "Goodbye to you too, Sakura-san!"
I headed back to my office and entered to see Ryo grabbing another pile of papers off my desk.
"Hey Sakura! I was just about to get started on another pile," He said, beaming as soon as he noticed I was in the room.
"I would have started filing but I'm not sure how to file them."
"Oh, well I could show you now that I'm here."
He nodded his head, setting the pile that was in his arms down on my desk again, and going over to his small station in the corner and grabbing a hold of the pile of papers he already finished sorting through.
I guided him over to the filing cabinets that were in the next room and showed him how to file the papers.
"See? It isn't that hard, right?" He eyed me suspiciously. I narrowed my own eyes at him, wondering what was it that he was thinking.
"Hmm…so while the rest of us are having to do hard work, you're here in your office getting off easy with filing, huh?" I laughed a little and nudged his arm. But just as fast as I was laughing, my facial features changed to that of seriousness.
I leaned in close to him, my face now serious, and whispered, "Shhh. Don't tell anyone," while putting a finger to my lips. He laughed and, with equal seriousness immediately after, whispered back, "Don't worry, I won't."
We both started to crack up. I noticed as we laughed together, that I really enjoyed being around Ryo. He always knew how to make me laugh or cheer me up.
Plus he's cute.
What? Ah! NO! I can't be thinking that. I shook my head and left him in the room to file while I went back to sorting through my files, making sure I had no time to think.
(pulls the curtains down) I was finally able to get this chappie done! YAY!
(sighs)
I know that my chappies aren't long, but I'm really hoping that the next chappie will be longer.
