Didn't want to set the story in a school (no matter how much I love teacher/student fics) because I want to keep things interestin'


Title: CPR

Summary: Sasuke is a swim instructor at the local swimming pool, and unfortunately has the displeasure of training the new employees.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto

Prompt: The Student Becomes the Teacher (day 8)

Rating: T

Warnings: none


There wasn't a cloud in the sky, the sun shone brightly, and the temperature was warm and balmy. The cheers and shouts of children rung through the pool area, crowded with parents, kids, and teenagers (who were really only there to tan).

Most people would love to work outside in this sort of weather, but Sasuke Uchiha despised it. He had been the head swim instructor at Konoha's only pool since he turned 18, and now that he was in college, he held the same position for every summer. He was now 20, and thoroughly tired of telling people to stop running and blowing his whistle every time some damn kid peed in the pool.

His other employees quit last summer (no doubt due to the stressful working conditions he gave them), so he decided to start fresh and hire a handful more. Though technically, Sasuke hadn't interviewed a single one. His boss did all of that; it was Sasuke's job to prepare them.

There were seven new employees total, and Sasuke only expected five to stay past training. And from looking them over, his best bets for quitters were the tan blonde guy in the back and definitely the pale strawberry-blonde in the front. Why did she think she could become a lifeguard? She looked like she never went out into the sunlight! (Not that he was one to judge at all)

"Welcome to your first day," Sasuke deadpanned, watching them squirm under his intense gaze. No doubt they expected working at a pool to be easy, well he was going to give them the shock of their lives today. "My name is Sasuke Uchiha. I would prefer if you never talk to me unless you absolutely need to."

"You don't mean that!" the blonde in the back laughed, making Sasuke groan in frustration.

Today was going to be a long day.


He made sure to leave no topic untouched. Pool filters? Check. Correct angle of pH tester papers when in the water? Check. Appropriate swimsuits? Check.

Sasuke silently congratulated himself on his good work, though he had only lost one trainee so far, and that was some kid with long brown hair that kept muttering about how it wasn't his fate to be working as a lifeguard or something.

Surprisingly, the girl from before was still there. He thought for sure she'd have left for now, but that really only left him with one option.

"This pool has remained accident-free since its opening three years ago because of out strict accordance to rules," he explained, glaring at some eight-year-old who looked like he was about to jump into the pool headfirst on the deep end. (The kid quickly realized his mistake and backed away)

"That means that if an accident happens on your watch, it's your fault that the pool's reputation is ruined," he continued, stepping back to let a patron walk through their crowd. "And I won't hesitate to get you fired because you do something stupid."

Another couple tried to walk through, forcing Sasuke to take yet another step back. "What I'm saying is th-"

Nevertheless, Sasuke misjudged his distance from the pool itself, and fell awkwardly into the pool, his head hitting the edge slightly. The students gasped, but they were the only ones that really saw what happened, so everyone else at the pool just heard a big splash and thought nothing of it.

However, one trainee didn't hesitate in the slightest. Seeing that their instructor didn't surface immediately, she dove in after him, using every pound of her light frame to pull him up from the depths of the twelve-foot zone and onto the cement.

She laid his unresponsive body down flat before clasping her hands together and beginning compressions, counting out thirty before opening Sasuke's mouth and giving two deep breaths.

As soon as her lips touched his, he came to, sputtering up pool water onto his rescuer's face. She drew back, tucking a stray wet strand of strawberry-pink hair behind her ear as she watched him come to.

"Are you okay?" she asked hurriedly, her bright green eyes boring into his own. "Your pupils are really dilated."

"Hn. I'm fine," Sasuke tried to say, but it managed to come out in a strangled cough due to all the water still in his lungs. The girl looked at him expectantly.

He stared back.

"You're welcome," she said finally.

Sasuke couldn't help but notice that every single other new "life guard" had been standing there dumbly, watching the scene unfold with wide eyes and slack jaws.

"No one else did anything? Really?" he hissed. "Aren't you all supposed to be CPR trained?"

"Just cause we're certified doesn't mean we feel comfortable doing it to real life people," muttered one of them, making Sasuke scowl.

"I almost died! I just-"

"—gave the pool its first accident since its opening?" the girl smiled. He narrowed his eyes.

"And why are you so comfortable with CPR, Miss….?"

"Sakura," she huffed. "And I'm pre-med, so of course I know how to do CPR."

"How old are you?"

"19."

"What are you doing t-"

"Are we fired?" one of the trainees interrupted, the tan blonde one he had already decided that he did not like.

"No," Sasuke grunted. "But that's only because we're too busy to sort through applications again."

The rest of them sighed in relief.

"But you….," he stated, turning back to face Sakura. "Meet me in my office after training."

Once Sasuke stood back up to go teach them something else, Naruto walked up to Sakura, giving her a congratulatory pat on the back before pulling her in for a whisper. "I think this guy got the hots for you now"

"Hah…I wish…" Sakura sighed out quietly, neither of them noticing that Sasuke was teaching them something he had already taught them today. After all, he was still trying to concentrate hard enough to get his cheeks to stop flushing after his encounter with Sakura.


I'm almost caught up! For now I gotta get to sleep since it's like 2:09am