The next few days blurred together, I get up at the ass crack of dawn, I go to the hospital do my rounds and go through files in my office and go home way after dark. Tonight though is different I decided I was going home early. I decided to go home when the sun is still out and I would go over the files in the comfort of my own home. I need to go through the ANBU shinobi's medical records to see who has had a physical in the last year and write a list of who needs one. I'm going home and changing my comfy clothes which consist of short pajama shorts and a large t-shirt and I'm going to get through these files, so I can start the physicals tomorrow.
After being home for about an hour I've made little progress. It's around six o'clock and I'm sitting on the floor in my living room with my back to the couch, all my files on the floor around me. Out of the 100 files I've gone through only 48 of the ANBU need they're yearly physical which is better than previous years. Normally the number is in the 70's so this is a nice change of pace.
I would like to go through at least twenty more files before the end of the night and if I am to do that I am going to need some coffee, caffeine can get me through this. Getting up and maneuvering my way around my files to get to my kitchen to make some fresh coffee. I grab the pot, filter, coffee grinds and water to make my beautiful fresh cup of coffee. I put the filter with the coffee grinds in and poor in the water. While the coffee is being made I grab the milk from the fridge and the sugar and a large mug from my coffee cabinet. My coffee needs lot of sugar for me to be able to drink it and only a bit of milk. Taking a few sips of my coffee I go back to my spot leaning on the couch and surrounded by my files.
I am finally sitting back down and I start going through the files again when someone knocked on the door rather loudly. I signed getting up, annoyed that I just sat down again and made my way to the door when they knocked again even louder this time or more like banging on the door as hard as they possibly can. It kind of sounded frantic, is there an emergency at the hospital? I wondered.
"Sakura please answer the door." I heard Sasuke on the other side of the door. Sasuke's voice sounded very frantic. What was going on, Sasuke never sounds like that he's always so cool and collected. I ripped the door open breathing heavily after running to the door. By the look on Sasuke's face something was very wrong.
"What's happened? What's wrong?" I asked him quickly trying to figure out the problem as fast as possible.
"It's my brother he needs your help." He told me grabbing my arm trying to pull me out the door. I resisted at first because I was trying to figure out the situation. I know Itachi had a mission, but he said it was only a simple recon mission what could've happened to him. I was too busy thinking about the situation that I was barely listening to Sasuke until he said. "Please Sakura my family needs you"
"Okay hold on" I told him making him let go of my arm and running back into my apartment. I put on a sweatshirt, grabbed my keys and weapons pouch with my medical supplies in it and started making my way back to the door. I put on my sandals and making my way out the door shutting in behind me.
"Let's go" I told Sasuke grabbing his arm and started making my way to the Uchiha compound, which unfortunately that was on the other side of the village from my apartment. We were running putting chakra into our feet to run faster, I wanted to get there as fast as possible.
"What's wrong with him?" I asked Sasuke.
"I'm not sure he came home sometime last night and normally he's up early in the morning to train before my mom gets up to starts breakfast and comes back when it's done, but he didn't go out to train and he was still in bed when my mother finished breakfast. When I came downstairs for breakfast I assumed he was still on his mission when he wasn't already downstairs eating breakfast with her, but she told me he was home and he hadn't gone out to train and was still in bed. So she ask me to check on him. I went to his room and he was still in bed which never happens Sakura" He told me, looking really worried. "I noticed he was breathing hard and sweating, so I went back and told my mom something was wrong. She got my dad and they went to check on him together. My dad was telling my mom to call the clan doctor, but Itachi was awake cause of all the commotion said to get you". I nod and started moving faster. I need to get there as fast as possible.
When we finally made it to Sasuke's house we made our way inside and down the hallway pass the kitchen and formal sitting area to Itachi's bedroom. He was sleeping in his bed with a cool rag on his head, I could see from the door that he had a fever. That's good his body is trying to fight off whatever that is wrong with him. I walked towards his bed to look over him, his mother was kneeling by his bed side and his father standing behind his wife.
"Sakura-Chan" His mother called me getting up and grabbing my hand. She looked extremely worried for her son, which is totally understandable. Itachi never comes home injured and is never sick and some people even made up a rumor he was impenetrable. The only time I have ever seen him at the hospital was if he had his yearly physical or if we had an appointment to check his eyes. "Please help my son" She begged me with tears in her eyes.
"I'll see what I can do, but I need to find out what's wrong first" I told her getting into doctor mode. "And to do that I need all of you to please wait outside"
"But I" Mikoto started, but Sasuke and Fugaku lead her outside the room, but Sasuke came back inside after leading his mother out.
"Please Sakura save my brother" He told me and walked out the door. I nodded at him and turned away from him. I heard him walk back to the door and shut it behind him.
I knelt beside Itachi's bedside and got out some of my medical equipment. I need to take a blood sample to help see if it was he was poisoned by someone or if he got an infection from whatever place he went. I need him awake to find out what happened and what his symptoms are.
"Itachi" I called his name, shaking him slightly. He didn't wake up. "Itachi" I called again, shaking him a little harder. He groaned and tried to roll over away from me.
"Itachi, come on its me Sakura. I need you to wake up" I told him now sitting on the bed, shaking him even more.
"Sakura" He whispered, rolling over to look at me.
"Hey" I whispered, taking the rag that fell from his forehead and started wiping the sweat from his face.
"Itachi what happened on your mission?" I asked him quietly.
"You know I can't tell you all the details, but it was supposed to be a fairly easy mission" He was speaking very quietly and slowly. "I was ambushed on my way back. It was Kabuto and some sound nin. I was fighting them off just fine, but one of kabuto's senbon nicked my arm, my bicep and then he just called off the sound four and left. I followed them for a while, but they just disappeared at one point, so I left and returned to the village. When I got there I gave my report to the Hokage. She told me she would handle it, by putting a team together and sending them out to see if they'd spot anything and told me to go home and rest, so I did and I woke up like this." He finally finished. By the looks of him it's easy to tell that he was poisoned, now I just need to find out which compounds are in this poison and come on with an antidote.
"Itachi I know you don't like Hospitals, but that's the only place I can really keep a good watch on you and make sure your vitals are all okay." I told him softly.
"Sakura I understand I'll come to the hospital with you" Once I heard that I got up and helped him sit up. I helped him stand up putting his arm over my shoulder putting most of his weight on me and lead him to his closet, so he could get a shirt. We made our way out of his bedroom, his family waiting by the door. Once Sasuke sees us he helps by putting Itachi's other arm over his shoulder and we lead him out of the house together. They're mother and father following after us.
"Sakura what is going on? What's wrong with my son?" She yelled, worry was written all of her face.
"He's been poisoned. I have to get him to the hospital" I told her sternly not stopping to answer her and continued our way out of the house.
"He's going to be okay right Sakura-Chan?" She asked me. At first I didn't answer, I can't get a good grasp on his condition until I get him to the hospital. "Right?" she asked again grabbing my arm and pulled me away from the boys.
"Sakura-Chan! Answer me!" She yelled at me having my arm in a death grip. "Mikoto-San..." I started and then I heard Sasuke call my name. I turned my head and noticed Itachi's limp form being held by Sasuke. I heard Mikoto gasp from behind me.
"Come on we have to get him to the hospital now." I say sternly. I grab Itachi's other arm and lean him on me. "Call your hawk summon" I tell him putting Itachi's full weight onto me. Sasuke bites a little piece of skin on his thumb enough to bleed to summon his hawk summon. Once the giant hawk appeared, Sasuke grabbed Itachi's other arm and together we lifted Itachi onto the hawk. Before the hawk could take off Mikoto called my name.
"Please Sakura-Chan save my son" She begged me when I turned to look at her. I nodded at her. "I will not stop until I save him Mikoto-San" I told her and then we took off flying towards the hospital.