"Are you meeting a girl for lunch every day?" Naruto asked.

Sasuke looked up from his bowl and considered his answer. "Yes, why."

Naruto's face twitched. He didn't seem to like his answer.

"What, jealous?" Sasuke asked him.

Naruto rolled his eyes. "No, it's just Sakura-chan..."

"She's your girlfriend." Sasuke reminded him. "And just because it's a girl doesn't mean I am seeing her."

"I know." Naruto huffed. "I know." He said quieter.

"You seem pretty torn up about it," Sasuke said into his bite.

"Well, she didn't react well to the idea that you were seeing some civilian girl for lunch." Sasuke scrunched in confusion. Civilian girl?

"I'm not sure I even want to know how you two came up with that," Sasuke replied.

"I know you were never interested in Sakura-chan, but it hurts to see her hurt when it comes to you. I'm just not really what I would even do about this one. Like I am not going to tell you not to date because my girlfriend is still attached." Naruto pouted into his broth.

"Maybe you need to talk to her about commitment," Sasuke suggested.

"You know how Sakura-chan is with you." He sighed.

"Let me ask you this. If you were dating Hinata, and you got upset when Sakura dated, how would you expect her to feel?" Sasuke asked seriously.

Naruto made a face. "I'm not sure..."

"It would be the same thing." Sasuke interrupted. "Would you think it would be fair for her to be concerned that she didn't have your full commitment?"

Naruto sat back in his chair. "I mean, she could have been concerned because you are her friend."

"She's happy to see... everyone else gets together." Close call. He almost ratted out Hinata. He wasn't supposed to know about that.

Naruto groaned.

"I just don't want you two having bigger issues later if you don't talk about it. I know it's normal to have old flames, but if you aren't comfortable with her comments, maybe tell her." Sasuke finished.

"Maybe it would help if you would tell us who you saw," Naruto grumbled.

"No, I don't think it would." Sasuke frowned. "And honestly, that doesn't help the core problem."

"Is there some reason you won't tell me?" Naruto asked, digging back into his bowl with a damned expression.

"Because I don't need you two harassing her or me about it," Sasuke grumbled, pushing away his empty bowl.

"We wouldn't." Naruto defended.

"Sakura would, she knows her, and that is all the more you get to know. And if you can keep your mouth shut, she won't even know that much." Sasuke crossed his arms.

"Fine, but you have to come out to eat with the both of us some time. I think it might make her feel a little less like we are losing you again." He added.

"Sure, but again I don't think that is going to solve your problem."

"Did you heal something here recently?" Sakura asked, looking at her forehead, pushing her bangs out of her way.

Hinata repressed the urge to cringe. "I fell out of bed."

"Do you need a bed with guards?" Sakura asked.

"No." Hinata flattened her bangs back into place.

Sakura raised an eyebrow. Maybe she should watch her tone.

"I'm allowed to be clumsy." Hinata tried. "It was an accident."

"Yes, but it only takes one misplaced blow," Sakura told her.

"As does it for anyone else falling out of bed." Hinata countered.

"It's more of a possibility for you," Sakura added, checking her chart.

"It's more of a possibility for you to trip." Hinata snapped back. "It doesn't mean I make you sit in one of these things." Hinata slammed her hands down on her wheels.

She instantly regretted it.

Sakura paused. "Are you sure you don't want to be put into therapy?"

Hinata had had it. She didn't care if Sakura was trying to help. She was sick of this constant badgering. "I want a new doctor."

Sakura looked taken back. She stared at her a moment, then down at her chart. "Hinata I..."

"I would like a new doctor, please," Hinata said firmly. "I don't like my friend and my doctor being the same person. I want one or the other."

Sakura pressed her lips together. They both knew that she was required to report her request. Whether she did so with or without also getting in trouble was going to depend on whatever she said next.

"Alright..." Sakura sighed. "But you know, maybe we should see each other as friends some time instead. Maybe I have been thinking of you as a patient for too long."

Hinata was surprised by her answer, but this was preferable to her throwing a tantrum.

"Okay."

"How was your appointment?" Sasuke asked, setting her drink on her desk.

Hinata sighed. "I asked to be reassigned to a new doctor."

Sasuke's eyebrows raised in question.

"I couldn't take it anymore. I'm not going to purposely get her in trouble with my explanation as to why I requested another doctor." Hinata slid his lunch to him. "But honestly, I'm surprised she seemed okay with it."

Sasuke shrugged. "Maybe she's finally starting to get it."

Hinata nodded. "I can only hope."

** TheUnstableLiz **
Note: Don't be too cruel to Sakura after these interactions. I realized after writing I put all of her worst qualities in one chapter because of the storyline lineup. She is not a villain her and she will have growth.