A/N: Is Fugaku going to die?!
Itachi and Sakura rushed into the hospital and went straight to the receptionist for information on Itachi's father.
"Uchiha Fugaku's room please?"
"I'm sorry, but it's passed visiting hours, Sir," the receptionist told him, not even looking up at the two.
"Well, I didn't ask if it was visiting hours or not," Itachi replied harshly, which made the lady look up curiously. "I asked you which room Uchiha Fugaku is staying in."
"I'm sorry, Sir," spat the lady, "But you will have to come back tomorrow."
He was ready to reach over the desk and slap the lady, but Sakura quickly intervened by running around the desk and looking through the files for the room number.
"Hey!" the lady shouted. "What do you think you're-"
"I work here," Sakura interjected with equally as much venom as the receptionists.
Itachi was, for what seemed to be the millionth time, speechless. Since when was Sakura so controlling and aggressive... it turned him on.
"Got it," Sakura said, running in the direction on the elevator, Itachi in tow, still pretty stunned.
"Hey, I'm going to call the police if you don't leave!" shouted the lady.
"Try it!" Sakura shouted back, "We'll be gone before they come!"
Itachi whispered to Sakura, "Is this a good idea?"
"I know her, she won't call the police, she's on parole and would do anything to stay away from cops," answered Sakura, hopping into the elevator.
Since when had Sakura been so cool and in control like this?
When they made it to the second floor, they went to room 234 and went inside where Fugaku was laying on a bed, connected to wires which lead to all sorts of machines that beeped and whirred around him.
Itachi couldn't help but pity the old man. He sat in the chair beside his bed and said to his unhearing ears, "Hello, Father, long time no see."
Sakura stood at the end of the bed, listening to Itachi talk to his unconscious father.
"Mother called me and told me you got into a car accident," he finally said. "I guess it must've been really bad considering all the bruises you have and that you can't hear me.
"I know we didn't have the greatest relationship and I know you know that I blamed you for that, but I've been spending a lot of time with Sakura lately and, even though we haven't known one another very long, she taught me a lot. Like compassion and doing good for others."
He smiled at Sakura who smiled back.
"So, when you get out of the hospital, I'm going to make things right," he went on. "I won't become a lawyer for you, but I won't avoid you or Mother or Sasuke anymore. We'll be a family again."
Then, the door opened and a nurse walked inside. "Hey, what're you two doing in here? Visiting hours were up over an hour ago."
"Sorry," Sakura apologized and took Itachi's arm, leading him out of the room and into the elevator. "We can visit him tomorrow if you want."
Itachi nodded without a word and walked out to his car to drive Sakura home.
When they got to the house, she smiled sadly at him and said, "The visiting hours are from ten in the morning until five at night, if you want to visit him tomorrow, you'll need to go in between those hours."
He nodded. "Will you come with me?"
She nodded and kissed him on the cheek. "I'm really sorry about your dad."
"Me, too," replied Itachi, watching her step out of the car and walk into the house.
He backed out of the driveway and headed home himself.
The next day, Itachi drove to Sakura's house where she was waiting outside and got inside the car so they could head to the hospital.
The drive was a silent one. Neither of them could think of something to say to ease the tension of the mood.
They got to the hospital and headed straight up to the room and Itachi could swear he heard voices coming from inside.
"Mother must be here," he said, opening the door and walking inside, Sakura in tow.
Then, he froze when he noticed Sasuke sitting in the room and looked to Sakura nervously.
She only stood her ground, looking at Sasuke angrily.
"Sakura?" asked Sasuke. "Itachi, what is she doing here?"
"She's, uh, I mean-"
"I'm his girlfriend," Sakura stated, taking his hand.
Sasuke smirked and looked at Itachi. "Sucks to be you, Man."
Itachi glared at Sasuke and turned to leave with Sakura, but she didn't budge.
"Let's stay, okay?"
He nodded and sat in another chair beside Sasuke while Sakura sat on the other side of the bed.
"Hello again, Father."
A/N: Psych!
