Warning : Homophobic? Leave.
AN : I'm a Japanese and English is not my first language, of course. If you find some error grammar, what do you expected? Lol (joke)
Disclaimer : I hate to say this but, only the plot is mine, not the characters, sigh.
Lovely Guy
(Chapter 003)
As elegant as any Uchiha could be, Itachi sat at the waiting room of a hospital elegantly.
Just this morning, as a good big brother as he was, Itachi called his foolish little brother to ask about his health condition, just to make sure if he was okay or not, but alas the number Itachi tried to call was directed to the voice mail so Itachi panicked and decided to visit.
It had been three days since Sasuke's absence from the work and Itachi didn't receive any news about him. Well, Itachi was somewhat grateful that there was actually something could make Sasuke agreed just to take some rest at home without worrying about the company. But somehow Itachi was worried because Sasuke is an ignorant type and Sasuke said that his life is no one's business. Well that was true but… As a big brother, he just couldn't ignore his little brother's condition although they were adults now. For Itachi, no matter what age they were now, Sasuke would still always be his little brother.
So a big brother worried over his little brother was normal, right?
Normally, no matter what, when Itachi called, Sasuke would never ignore the phone call. Although it would came out about something foolish, Sasuke would at least answer the phone call. So, after trying so many times to call but no answer, Itachi's only resolve was came to visit his little brother's apartment just to make sure he was okay. Because Sasuke would never ignore a phone call from Itachi unless he was dead.
The time Itachi arrived at Sasuke's apartment, the owner was unconscious at the king sized bed at the master bedroom. If Itachi did not know about Sasuke, he would assume that Sasuke was dead. Luckily Itachi was a brother and he knew Sasuke's sleeping style.
Itachi shook his head seeing his little brother's sleeping form. Sasuke looked like a dead man despite of the steady rhythm up and down the unconscious body was making.
"Damn he slept like a dead man." Itachi muttered to himself. Because really, what position he used from the beginning his body touched the bed, he wouldn't move until the time he woke up.
Itachi scanned the waiting room. He sat so far away on the back seat. In front row, there was a middle age lady, a blonde boy, a girl and her mom, Itachi assumed. In the middle row, there were three middle age men, an old man, and another girl with black hair. Itachi wondered when would be his turn. He looked to the front and watched as a lady around her thirty walked out of the door.
"Next is, Uzumaki-san." The nurse called out from the front and Itachi sighed. It was not his turn yet. Itachi raised his eyebrow when he watched as the blonde boy stood up and disappeared to the door.
Hmm… weird, a blonde kid with a Japanese name… Where he dye his hair? It looks so natural… Itachi thought drily. He sounded ridiculous thinking other people because really, what to do while waiting? Just to kill time for another thirty minutes, maybe?
Calm down, this is for Sasuke's sake, Itachi thought making sure to himself that the wait was worth his time so he shrugged it off.
So why he was in the hospital if he hated waiting, because just this morning when he decided to visit his little brother to make sure that Sasuke was okay and also because he wanted to know about the CT scan, Itachi decided to take Sasuke's part to retrieve the result because seeing his little brother's sleeping form was enough for him to not disturb the dead man wannabe.
Cough.
It had been a while since Itachi watched Sasuke sleep like a kid, like he had nothing to worry about in this world. Even after the alarm rang, Sasuke didn't even move from his position.
Not even when Sasuke's cell phone rang, he still didn't move. Itachi was aware that if he sent Kiba to wake his little brother up, Kiba would maybe freaked out and thought that Sasuke was dead but luckily it was him and even Itachi was sure that Sasuke was dead if only Sasuke's chest was not raised up and down which was the only sign that he was still alive.
Curious, Itachi retrieved the phone on the nightstand and he looked at the screen, it was a phone call from an unregistered number. Itachi answered the phone and even talked in Sasuke's room to the person who was admitting himself as Sasuke's doctor, but Sasuke still didn't move.
The caller, namely Sai, who was in charge of Sasuke's health problem, asked him to inform Sasuke to come to retrieve the result of the CT scan but since the said person was still dead sleep, cough, the big brother had to go for substitute.
Not too long after he lost on his own thought about why he was at the waiting room of the hospital, Itachi heard a crack sound of the door and lifted his head just to see that the blonde kid before was done with his business.
"Next is, Uchiha-san?" Oh thank Lord, Itachi thought in relief as he stood up elegantly and made his way to the front. He then knitted his eyebrows when he was near to the blonde guy who was about to take his leave. Itachi stole glances at that guy. Somehow, he is so familiar, like I have seen him before but where? Itachi thought confusedly. Lost in battle of trying to remember that familiar guy, Itachi decided to think about it later as he entered the room.
First thing first, Sasuke's CT scan result. The time he entered the room, he was met with a smiling pale doctor. He wondered if the doctor is fine or not by the paleness. He might be sick, right? Itachi thought drily as he made his way to sit.
"Hello Uchiha-san. What may I know happened with Sasuke-kun?"
Itachi raised his eyebrow. "Sasuke-kun?"
"Oh, Sasuke didn't tell you?" Sai said waiting. When he didn't receive any answer instead of a demanding answer look, Sai smiled and continued. "I am Sasuke's best friend in high school." Sai deadpanned.
Itachi smirked. "Oh, so my little brother has a best friend although even it's just a little bit I would never believe that."
Sai just smiled. "Okay so according to the CT scan, Sasuke is just… fatigue. The cause is because of working, mental stress, overstimulation and under stimulation, jet lag or active recreation, depression, and also boredom, disease and lack of sleep. I know that Sasuke is a workaholic and I know you are the president of the company so I hope that you could please reduce the work he has in hands at minimum and make sure that he gets enough sleep or it would be the best if he has someone to watch over him, like a partner for example, girlfriend or whatever suits him."
Itachi took the file from Sai's hand and he scanned it as nodded once in a while. "Anything else?"
"I already attached the recipe there along with the medical result data."
When Sai said that, Itachi studied the recipe and Sai continued. "Those are the medicines he needs to eat and he can get back to the work tomorrow."
Itachi nodded. "If there is anything else," Itachi grabbed his card somewhere and handed it over to Sai before he continued. "…please don't hesitate to call me. It's easier to talk with me than Sasuke."
Sai couldn't agree more with that as he nodded.
Itachi stood up. "Then, I will take my leave now." Itachi said as he eyed his watch. Sai stood up as well and the two bowed to each other before Itachi left the hospital.
He forgot to ask the doctor who the blonde guy was. Itachi shrugged. He wouldn't get the information anyway, except…
Itachi smirked and headed to his car at the parking lot to the nearest pharmacy to retrieve his little brother's medicines. Thinking about the doctor said before, it was just a fatigue. Sure Sasuke was a workaholic and Itachi wasn't sure if he could handle him or watch twenty four seven. The only thing Itachi could think of was a sitter, a partner, or maybe girlfriend, someone that Sasuke could listen to, but who it could be? Their mom, it wouldn't last… Sure Sasuke would listen to Mikoto, but Sasuke was a grown up man and Itachi was sure that Sasuke wouldn't let their mother take care of him forever, right? Sasuke was stubborn, end of story. So, other than Mikoto, Itachi never knew anyone who could make Sasuke listen.
Itachi got out of his car and locked it behind before he entered the pharmacy. Thank God it was a bit quiet because it was easier for Itachi to retrieve the medicines and how he wished he could get back to his work as soon as possible. The waiting just before was killing him. He couldn't afford any of his previous time to be spent like that this day.
He nodded his thanks when the lady gave him the medicines and left that place. He drove smoothly from the pharmacy to the Roppongi. Sasuke sure knew how to spend the money on his own. Itachi smirked when he arrived five minutes faster than normal before he went to Sasuke's apartment.
Itachi sighed when he entered the room where the dead man was still, well, dead. Sasuke still had not moved from his earlier position yet when Itachi found him this morning. Itachi left again to retrieve a glass of water and put it with the medicines on the nightstand. He eyed Sasuke again and he shook his head.
"Sasuke, wake up."
No answer.
"Sasuke…" Itachi said as he shook Sasuke's dead body but still.
No other choice.
Itachi slipped his hand around Sasuke's waist and lifted him to sit down. He held Sasuke like that so his little brother wouldn't fall down whilst at the same time watching the expression. He waited another minutes for the blood to flow inside Sasuke's system before he smirked when Sasuke knitted his eyebrows. He waited a few seconds before Sasuke opened his eyes. He waited again another seconds before Sasuke looked at his left.
"Good mor… no. It's already three p.m. Wake up and I just want to inform you. In a few minutes there will be someone to bring you foods. You eat them and the medicines are on the nightstand. You can go to the office starting tomorrow. I will be going now."
"Wait. Come again?"
Sasuke was having a fatigue. Itachi reminded himself and he sighed. "You will eat the foods someone will bring here in a few minutes. You hear me?"
It took Itachi a while before Sasuke nodded.
"Good. After that, you have to eat the medicines I already prepared for you upside the nightstand. You hear me?"
Again, it took a while for Sasuke to nod.
Itachi sighed as he pinched the bridge of his nose. "Really, Sasuke?"
"Really, Itachi…"Sasuke deadpanned.
Itachi had no idea what to react anymore other than sigh and stood up. "Call me when your soul is back to your body."
Itachi rolled his eyes when Sasuke nodded. "I'm going." Itachi said without waiting for a reply.
What a day…
He forgot who would be the perfect partner or sitter or girlfriend or whatever to take care of his little brother, great.
Might as well confirmed to the Inuzuka kid if who Itachi saw before was the well...
Lovely guy?
AN : Are you good? Because I am good.
Until next time~
