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Chapter 10:
Shizune
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Shizune couldn't remember the last time she had been so scared during surgery. It was frightening to know that just hours ago Death had been seducing Sakura! While it felt like Shizune could breathe again knowing that Sakura would live, she felt the overwhelming crush of guilt that it had to be at the loss of another life- it didn't even have a chance to breathe its first real breath.
Sakura would be devastated to know.
Stopping just outside of the younger woman's hospital room, Shizune froze when she noticed that someone else was within the room. One look at the top of the person's head and she automatically knew who it was.
Why was he here? She wasn't aware that Sakura was familiar enough with the head of the Nara clan to warrant a hospital visit.
Standing there looking through the narrow door window, Shizune gasped as she watched the man suddenly drop to his knees- gently grasping the limp, bandage hand lying on top of the covers.
This . . . this was unreal! Covering her parted lips with a hand, she stumbled away from the door until her back hit against the opposite wall. How . . . it can't be! He was so much older than her!
Taking slow, baby step forwards, Shizune peeked through the window one last time. Maybe . . . maybe she should tell Tsunade-sama, but as she watched Shikaku raise a trembling hand and ever so carefully place it on the lower half of Sakura's stomach, and he rubbed his thumb over the expanse of bandage covered stitches before lowering his head back to the bed, she rethought about it.
No, she won't tell Tsunade-sama just yet.
~o.O.o~
~ sasyd