Chapter 4

"Good morning Sasuke-san" She greets me as she walks in.

I say nothing to her but nod my head in acknowledgement. I watch her as she walks into the room further, she heads to foot of the bed and reads the medical report that is there. Her hair long, mid back, silky like the colour of a waterfall being seen at night. Her skin looks unusually soft for a ninja of her rank. Her eyes aren't white like the hyuugas i have seen. Theirs were always like ice glaciers, cold and distant. Hers though…..hers are lavender, warm and kind unlike her fellow kin. She has the calming energy to her. To some she'd seem trustworthy but i am not like others. I know she is only here because the hokage ordered her to be. I don't trust her, even though she said she wanted to be friends. Friends. Such a dumb and childish thought. Im a world known criminal. I was a missing nin from this damned village.

"Would you like to eat before we start your therapy?" hinata asks me finally looking up from the report.

"No." i say to her. I'm not hungry. I want to get this therapy over with.

"Alright then let's begin. I want you to lay on your stomach. I'm going to work on your back first. It'll be like a massage but with chakra being pushed into your body. It will hurt the first time i start on a new section but after that it shouldn't hurt. Im opening up your networks slowly. Not enough for you to use them but enough to where they aren't being restricted and should flow a little easier." she explains to me as she walks over to the side of the bed.

"How long do we have to do this?" i ask. I'm not all that comfortable with her touching me. I mean i'm fairly confident i could take her with just hand to hand combat but she has the advantage with being at a 100% while i'm at maybe 45%.

"That depends on you. The harder you resist my chakra entering your body the long we have to do it. If you let me do what i need to you should feel the effects of the treatment immediately and your tension is restricting your chakra flow along with other factors." she say to me. Hinata activates her byakugan and looks at me? Through me? I shift in the bed uncomfortable.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable Sasuke-san." she tells me as she deactivated her eyes. I nod at her and turn over on my stomach. I feel her hands before they even touch me. I wouldn't say they are cold but cooler than mine. She gently begin to massage my back. Her touch is soothing but unknown to me so my natural reaction is to stiffen at it.

"You need to relax. The more resist the longer we have to do this." she say gently to me.

"I know." i tell her. Instead of focusing on her hands i focus on my breathing. I feel myself relax and her continue. We go through this same process for at least an hour before i no longer stiffen at her touch.

"Okay now that you are use to my touch i'm going to send small amounts of chakra into your chakra networks. This will hurt but after a couple times you should at least be able to send your own chakra through without it being at painful. That doesnt mean go crazy, you could set back the progress we made okay?" she explains to me. Again i just nod. I feel the chakra being built in her hands and then i feel nothing but pain. When she said it would be painful i didn't think she meant it would feel like she was ripping the skin off my back. I move quickly and roller over to get away from her. Sitting up right i grab her by the throat in a tight grip.

"What the hell did you do!" i seeth at her. What did she do! My back feels like it's been split open and burned. I tighten my grip waiting for her answer.

Her hand wraps around my wrist but she doesn't do anything else to escape my grasp. Her lavender eyes widen a fraction before they go back to normal.

"I...I told you….that it would hurt." she gasps out in between breaths. I look at her searching for any sign that she is lying to me but find nothing. I hold her still before I release her throat and watch her as she rubs her now tender skin.

"I warned you that it would be painful." She says to me. I glare at her, "you didn't say it would feel like you were trying to skin me." i throw back at her.

"We need to continue sasuke-san." she looks at me. I expect to see fear or hatred or even anger but no...all i see is nothing. I just grabbed her and could have killed this woman with one snap of my wrist and she acts like nothing happened.

"You are a stupid woman." i say to her.

"Why do you say that?" she tilts her head in confusion.

"I just choked you….and you act as if nothing happened. You do realize that i could have killed you." i say to her eyeing her up and down.

"Do you want to kill me sasuke-san?" is all she asks.

In that moment my immediate answer was yes but i couldn't help but feel like that was a lie i was telling myself. I don't know this woman yet i know i don't want her dead. I refuse to answer her question and roll back on my back.

"Let's just get this over with." i say to her. I don't see her move from her spot for a little bit but then she does, " okay sasuke-san. Let's try this again." was all the warning she gave to me before the same pain hit me again.

We did the therapy for what seemed like forever. The pain came and went as she said it would.

"Alright i think that's enough for today." hinata says to me.

"Had enough of torturing me did you?" i say between teeth.

"I wasn't torturing you sasuke-san. This is treatment. Its best for your body even if it doesn't feel like it." she glares at me.

"Whatever." i was going to say something back but then there was a knock at the door. I roll over back on my back and god damn that woman because she was right, my back and chakra network feel more open. I dont risk sending any extra chakra through them but it feels great. I don't tell her this though. No need to let this stupid woman know she's right. I watch as she goes to the door and great someone.

"Hello Kakashi-san. How are you?" she smiles at him.

"Ah hinata-chan how are you? I hope little injured sasuke isn't giving you to hard of a time?" he says to her. I grab the closest thing to me with happens to be a cup from last night and throw it at him. Kakashi merely catches it and looks at me.

"Sasuke-san!" hinata yells at me. I turn my glare from kakashi to her.

"I thought you said no one would be visiting me" i glare at her.

"Now now sasuke. What kind of teacher would i be if i didn't come to check on my student." kakashi answers. Not acknowledging him i glare at her waiting for her response.

"I didn't say that. I said naruto and sakura shouldn't see you. I never said anything about kakashi-san." she shrugs, "it's actually perfect that you are here kakashi. I need to get us something to eat and meet with lady hokage."

"I don't mind babysitting hinata-chan." if my glare could kill kakashi would be dead ten times over.

"Thank you kakashi-san i it." she smiles at him, "Sasuke-san is there anything you would like for lunch?"

"I'd like for him not to be here." i seeth out at her. They merely look at each other and she turns to leave. She just left me with this idiot, she didn't even think twice about it. Some caretaker…..

"I do hope you are being kind to our hinata-chan." kakashi says to me as soon as hinata leaves.

"What is it to you? So what is im mean to her, to anyone for that matter." turning my attention from the spot that hinata was to glare at him.

"Hinata-chan is a kind person. There is no reason for anyone to not like her." he shrugs

"You said OUR hinata-chan. Do you feel some sort of protectiveness over her?" i ask him

"Yes. she is a kind hearted girl. She has been through a lot as well sasuke, not everyone has to have their family murdered to live a hard life. Now i'm not saying she has lived a harder life than you but maybe instead of being an ass to her you might actually end up being friends with her if you let her in." he say to me still reading that damn perverted book of his.

Hinata have a hard life? She looks like a doll how could she have had a hard life? I don't remember much from my childhood besides the massacre but the little pieces i do remember were peaceful and happy. Yes i wasn't going to be the head of the clan like her but i knew pretty much what was required of them. I mean how much different would our clans have been, well besides enslaving half of them.

"What ever i am to her or how i am to her is of no concern to you." i decide to say to him.

"I'm just saying sasuke, you don't meet a girl like hinata every lifetime. A girl like her is rare. Not only is kindness well known around the village but so is her beauty. I myself am surprised she isnt engaged to someone. Naruto is a complete idiot for letting hinata slip." kakashi sighs, "sometimes i swear i don't know how the village will survive with him as our hokage to be but i know he'll give it his all."

'Hn…" is my only response. Around kakashi i have to watch what i say, he was my sensei after all. He is (reluctantly thought) the only father figure i've really known and will manipulate what i say into some crazy notion. Hinata is no doubt beautiful anyone thats not naruto could see that. She is also very kind but from the twos days i've known her, she has talked backed to both naruto and i, so She clearly isn't afraid to speak up for herself anymore. From her rank as jounin she has to be fairly strong as well. The more and more i think about it...she would be the perfect wife……

WHAT! WOAH THERE MIND! WIFE! WHERE THE HELL DID THAT COME FROM!

I shaking my head i look back over at kakashi. He watches me with that one eye that's not covered and even though the book is blocking most of his face i can't help but know that he is grinning at me.

"You said all that stuff about hinata to get a reaction out of me. Didnt you?" i glare at him

"Yes, yes i did." was all he says to me.

Damn you kakashi. Whatever. Hinata is nothing to me besides my caretaker at the moment. Once she is done with this i doubt i'll see her again.

*With Hinata*

I shut the door from sasuke's hospital room and make my way out out of the hospital.

"Hinata!" i hear someone call for me. Turning towards the direction of the noise. I see a familiar head of pink hair. Sakura smiles and waves at me before approaching me. I give her a small smile in return.

"Hello sakura-san. What can i do for you?" i ask her. I look her up and down. The spot from where she was indicates shes been waiting. How long has she been there?

"Hi! I was just on break.." sakura says to me. Dear lord if your going to lie to me at least put some effort into it., " i was actually wanting to speak with you about sasuke." she say to me. Ahh there it is. I look her over. She is blushing at just the name of him. Was i this way...was i this pathetic about naruto?

"What about Sasuke-san?" i say dryly to her.

"Well… not that you aren't a great medic. Its just i dont think your the right fit for his healer. I've tried to get you off of this mission because well your...you and i didnt think youd want this but lady tsunade refuses me. What i'm trying to say is i want you to back out of this. You don't know sasuke like i do. He needs his real friends around him. And-"

I put my hand up to stop her. I cant believe what i just heard. BACK OUT OF A MISSION? I get that she likes him but not only did she just insult my skills as medic but she has insulted me as a person. Sure i wasn't on his team as a genin but i already know sasuke much rather deal with me than HER.

"Your concern for him is…….unnecessary. You say you know him but do you really? Have you taken the time to ACTUALLY KNOW HIM? I am going to tell you just like i told naruto. You two represent nothing but the horrible stuff that has happened to him. Now i don't think he handled it in the best way but you and naruto need to stay away from sasuke for a while. He needs time to heal and being around YOU AND NARUTO is not helping his mental stability. Secondly you have insulted me as a fellow nin and a friend. I don't really care what you want at this moment. Lady tsunade has trust ME not YOU to care for him and rehabilitate him. Get this through your head I WILL NOT BACK OUT OF THIS MISSION JUST SO YOU CAN FAWN OVER A MAN THAT DOESN'T LIKE YOU THE WAY YOU WANT HIM TOO. I get it. I was in love with naruto but he doesn't feel the same way so i got over it. At least sasuke has the respect for you to tell you MULTIPLE times that he doesn't romantically like you. Get over it sakura. For your health and sasuke's." i say to her. I watch as what i have said to her sink in.

"How dare you…..YOU DON'T KNOW HIM! YOU DON'T GET TO SPEAK ON HIS BEHALF!" she yells at me.

"Regardless i am sasuke's caretaker not you. I suggest you get your stuff together. I don't want to have to but if i mst ill request to have you watched to make sure you don't see him. I'm not your enemy sakura but i must do what is needed for my patients health and you're not it." i simply say to her before walking off to resume getting food for sasuke and i.

I may have been harsh but someone needed to tell her the truth. Im sure it hurt but i hope she can get stronger with this pain the same way i did.

Once in town i pick up some tomato soup for sasuke and a salad with a sandwich for myself. I have everything stored in a little basket that i bought so i dont risk dropping it. Next i head in the direction of the hokage tower. She said she wanted weekly reports but with the conversation i just had with her apprentice i feel i need to inform her of the situation.

"Hello hinata-chan. I didn't think lady tsunade would hear from you until friday and it's only monday." shizune greets me.

"Hello shizune-san." i say back, " i actually need to inform her about sakura."

"Oh no….i knew she would be a problem." she frowns. I merely give her a nod. She turns and i follow her. I watch her as she approaches the hokage's office. I let her enter first before i enter.

"SHizune has informed me you would like to speak with me about sakura?" tsunade says to me. I take a seat in front of her desk and nod in a yes motion.

"She was waiting for me outside of the hospital. When she approached me not only did she insult me as a nin but as a friend she believes you made a mistake placing sasuke in my care. I don't really care for what she thinks as she is not his medic but for his health and benefit i ask that you restrict sakura from seeing him until i deem it okay." i say to her.

"Just sakura?" she asks me

"Yes. naruto i already spoke to and i believe he will wait until i deem it okay for him to see his friend but sakura has an infatuation with him. She won't listen to sasuke when he say he doesn't like her. She is obsessed and for his health and safety i believe she should be watched."

"I see…...very well. Shizune please get sakura here so i can inform her of my decision." tsunade tells her. We wait until shizune leaves before conversing again.

"How is his treatment?" she asks after sighing

"Well we only just begun but he's not resisting. I worked on his back today and opened up his network a bit. He still has the restraints you put on him. I believe that after today he should be fine to leave the hospital." i say to her.

"Good. good. You are doing an excellent job hinata." she says to me. I smile and give her my thanks.

"I should head back to him. We haven't eaten and i'm sure kakashi is tired of sasuke and sasuke probably feels the same." i giggle out.

"You are probably right" she chuckles, "since i saw you today i don't need your report on him until next monday. And tell the uchiha his compound should be ready for him to move into on wednesday."

"Hai."

I stand, bow and leave. On my way out i catch a glimpse of sakura. She is going to be mad but oh well. I didn't want to do it but it needed to be done.

As i head back to the hospital i wonder what sasuke and kakashi have done in my absence. I hope sasuke wasn't meant to kakashi.

It takes me maybe 10 to 15 minutes to walk back to the hospital but i finally made it. I slide the door open and am greeted my obsidian eyes glaring at me.

"Took you long enough." sasuke growls out at me.

"Yes im sorry but speaking with the hokage can take time." i apologize to him., " kakashi you are more than welcome to join us for what now is dinner time i suppose." i offer to him but before kakashi can reply some replies for him.

"No he can't." sasuke says for him. I look at him in a disapproving way and am about to scold him on his behavior when kakashi says, "ever so kind hinata-chan but like sasuke says i must be leaving i have some reading to catch up on since i had to babysit for you." he says with a chuckle and i can't help but laugh as well which only earns us glares of death from sasuke.

"Thank you again kakashi-san!" i say to him as he leaves. I turn my attention to my patient. We stare at each other before i break the eye contact.

"Here i brought you some soup it's tomato. I didn't know what you wanted since you didn't answer when i asked you." i say to him as i hand him his food. He continues to glare at me but still takes the food. I roll my eyes at his childish behavior.

"How are you feeling since it's been a couple hours since we opened some of your networks." i ask him unwrapping my sandwich.

"Fine." is his only response. I frown but say nothing to him. If he wants to prolong his treatment then thats his decision.

I hear him sigh before he say, " i can feel more of my chakra run through them more easily but it still…..is bothersome to send even small amounts in."

"So there is still pain."

"Yes" he answers. I dont make him go into detail even though i should. He is a prideful man and i feel he wouldnt answer me honestly anyway. I nod and write that down before continuing to eat.

We eat in a comfortable silence. I finish my salad and sandwhich and throw the trash along with sasukes. While i was out in the market i picked up some board gams for us to play and some movies to watch as well.

"Would you like to play a game of chess? Or watch a movie?" i ask him since its now 9 at night. Man how time flies when you deal with a stubborn patient and a crazed stalker.

"Movie." he says. I lay out all the options i have and he chooses a horror. I nod and put it in and move back to my seat to watch it with him. Again we sit in silence watching it. There were a couple times in the movie that made me jump and each time i did sasuke snickered at me which caused me to glare at him which he just rolled his eyes at me. Adn before long the horror movie ended.

"Alright. Im going to bed would you like the tv remote?" i ask as i turn the dvd player off.

"No ill try to sleep too more torturing tomorrow yeah?" he smirks at me. Im stund.

"D-did you just make a joke?' i ask him.

"Maybe, maybe not.." he says to me. I chuckle at him and bid my good night.

"Good night sasuke. See you in the morning." i smile to him.

"Good night hinata." he says to me with his back turned.

How strange…..who woul dhave thought working with sasuke would be so….normal. I cant help but falling asleep with a smile on my face. I wonde what surprises tomorrow will bring.

*Sasuke*

"Good night sasuke." she says to me. "See you in the morning."

"Good night hinata." i say to her.

Hinata hyuuga…...what a strangely normal woman……

Maybe… just maybe this friend thing might work……..

I roll over onto my back and stare at the ceiling before the blackness consumes me.