Sakura sighs to herself, reaching out her hand she knocks on the door. Waiting for a bit, and knocks again. The Hokage asked her to and she had to oblige. Inhaling, she knocks again only to stop half way when the door opens up. Sakura greets the person.
"Good morning, May."
You greet her back, standing behind the door dressed in nothing but a towel."Good morning, Sakura. This is a surprise."Looking to see if anyone else was with her."Is there something, I can help you with?"
"No and yes."she tells you."Lady Tsunade asked me to take over your training today. I hope you don't mind, sense we both are her apprentices."
"Oh, yes of course. Please come in, I just have to get ready."You invite her in, she comes in you shut the door taking off her shoes leaving them a bottom of the stairs."This way."you point upstairs, she follows you stopping when she sees you glide up to the top. Landing on the top, looking down at her."Come up, Sakura."
Shaking her head, she smiles and walks up. You waited for her, it took a few seconds."Sorry, wow your place looks really nice."
"Thank you, Miss Tsunade has station me and Temari here. Who is not currently present, she went on a mission and is away for a bit."you tell her walking into the living room."She will be back soon, though I not fully sure when. Please sit down, would you like anything?"
"Oh, no its alright. But thank you."she looks at the couch."I'll just sit here and wait."
"Alright, it shouldn't take me long."you tell her."I just have to change."
She understood, taking a seat while you go and change. Hearing the door to your room close, she looks around the place. It was really nice, a bit nicer than her own, everything in here was new or had that new smell. Or it was just her mind, looking down on the coffee table thinking back to how you just easily glided up the stairs with ease. There seem to be no form of chakra being used at all, which got her to wonder how you manage to that. Pushing that behind her mind, though she would asks later. She thinks about what she would be teaching you today, from Tsunade told her. Healing was something you had down with great ease.
Something she wanted to see with her own eyes, infact she would get to see just how good Tsunade's new protege was. Yes, that was it. That's what she would do, see just how good and prove she was just as good or better. Pumped now, only for it go away when she hears the door to your room open up. Quickly she stands up, you come out fully dressed spinning around.
"I am ready."you tell her. Looking at you, Sakura curses behind her smile she gave you, at your physique. It was just so much and ontop of that way too cute."Sakura, are you alright?"you felt some intentness from her.
She puts up her hands."Yes, well let's go." She starts to walk out the door, you grab your bag and follow her. Shutting the door behind you both, she reaches down stairs and slips on her boots, you do the same. Opening the door for she walks out first and you follow behind closing the door.
"What shall we do first?"you asks.
"Well, let's make our rounds to the hospital first."she tells you.
"Yes, let's."you agree, and follow her.
Back in Sunagakure, Gaara was in his office when a small knock came to his door. Before he could tell them to come inside, they do so anyway. Looking from the reports on his desk, he finds Kaito standing there. Giving the boy a look, wondering why he was here and also that he should be in school right now.
Kaito musters up the courage he had, puffing out his chest slightly he makes his way to the Kazekage's desk, seeing a demanding look in the young boy's eyes. Stopping at his desk, which his eyes barely looked over.
"Yes."Gaara speaks for.
"Kazekage, when is May coming back?"he tries to keep his demanding tone down. But Gaara could clearly hear it and see it in his eyes.
"May, is off on training."Gaara tells him simply."She won't be back for sometime."
That wasn't good enough for Kaito."But for how long?"
"As long as she needs."
"How long is that?"
"Until the Hokage says otherwise."
"But, you're the Kazekage. Can't you make her come back now!?"Kaito's voice raises a bit in fury."She's part of this village right!"his voice became higher. Raising his fist high, he slams them down hard on his desk. Screaming on the top of his lungs like a bratty child."Make her come BACK NOW!"he demands.
Over at the Suna Hospital Kai was making his rounds, when he was told an important message. Alarming him, he quickly leaves. Rushing out the building he quickly makes his way to the Kazekage's office, racing up the stairs opening the door."Kaito!"
Sitting in the center of Gaara's office in a chair, with Kankuro right by him and Gaara on his other side. Kaito, who looks up at his father, then away quickly with scowl. Kai sighs seeing his son was alright, looking to the Kazekage and Kankuro walking in the office. Bowing.
"Kazekage, Kankuro."he greets them respectfully. Walking over to his son, standing infront of him getting down to his level. The boy looks away refusing to look at his father, closing his eyes tightly. The man sighs at his son's reaction. Standing up looking to Gaara and Kankuro."I am sorry for my son's actions, Kazekage. He should be in school now."he looks down at his son. Who just grunts slightly.
"He's pretty loud."Kankuro tells Kai."And bratty."
Taking offensive to that."I'm not bratty!"Kaito snaps at him. Kankuro gives him a sharp look, making the boy clam up and look away.
"Kaito, please."Kai tries to calm his son. Sighing from the headache he was starting to feel."There are no words really, that can actually apologize for his behavior. He has been uneasy since May left a-"
Kaito jumps up out of his seat, pushing it over, he points an accusing finger at Gaara."Bring her back! Tell her to come!"he stomps his feet."You sent her away! All of you did!"
"Kaito!"Kai tries to hush his now emotional son.
But Kaito did not heed his father. He marches to Gaara prompting Kankuro about to step in, but Gaara gestures for him to stop. Allow the young boy to release his own frustrations."It shouldn't take this long! Bring her back! You can, and you won't! May's has to come back, she has to!"Tears start to form in the corner of his eyes, but he refused to cry. Kai's eyes soften upon his son."..."dropping his head, he mumbles the last part which Gaara heard.
The three males watch the young boy hang his head low in anger and sadness. There was no need to be upset at him, though for Kankuro there was. Kai gets down to his son's level reaching out a hand, resting it upon his son's small shoulder which Kaito yanks away. A cold gesture, which pained Kai, but he hid it well. Standing back up, behind his son.
"We should go, Kaito."Kai tells his son. Bowing to Gaara and Kankuro again apologizing for the behavior of his son. He starts walking, with Kai following, but Gaara stops them. He calls Kaito back, commanding the young boy to come back over. Refusing for a couple of seconds, he goes over him. Gaara reaches for something on his desk, he brings it down to Kaito's level. It was a rectangle package, addressed to Gaara.
Kaito looks at him questionably, then back at the package. Placing the package into Kaito's hands, Gaara tells him to open it. Which the boy does cautiously, untying the string first, then tearing off the paper, revealing a box. Gaara waits for him to finish opening it up, which he does. He finds inside a folded up letter along with some flowers. Kaito takes out the note, and hands it to Gaara. Who unfolds it, handing it back to Kaito, asking him to read it."Dear Mr. Gaara..."he begins."Again I would like to thank you for sending me to be trained by Miss Tsunade. Her knowledge is very helpful and everyone here is very welcoming and warm. I am sure you know what it is that I am sending you, again some more color. Flowers. There is more than before, because if you do not mind, please give them to Mr. Kai and Kaito. I fear that I have not sent any their way. So please the Peruvian Lilies belong to them. It means friendship, they are the cream colored flowers, while yours is Saffron, the purple one which means light. Please enjoy them, and if you do manage to see Mr. Kai and Kaito tell them hi, also to Kaito to not worry. I will be back and well shall have much to talk about. Again Mr. Gaara please spend some free time for yourself, enjoy your age...May."
Kaito finishes, he looks at the two flowers that May put in her letter, picking them up. Guilt rushed over him, he looks to Gaara shamefully, trying to find the words. Gaara takes the letter back. He looks up around his office, Kaito follows his gaze his blue eyes widen at what he saw around him, there where some flowers in his office. No doubt from May, some looked like they where wittering away."You can feel it, can't you?"Gaara asks Kaito. The young boy looks to him."Her presence is still here, and what she gave you proves it."Finally looking down at the boy.
Kaito looks down at the flowers he received from her. Holding them close, nodding his head slowly. Fumbling over his words to apologize to Gaara, who stops him."I don't know when May will come back, and though I know I can stop her training. Which is what you want, but May does not. She will be back, to the village and when she does. She will be just as happy to see you as you will her. She knows you miss her, very much and I'm sure she does you. Those flowers prove it, take them with you. If you feel you need to feel her presence, you are more then welcome to come to my office."
Kaito starts to tear up, looking up at Gaara nodding his head. Thanking him with a small smile, holding the flowers close. Biting his lip, Gaara could see there was something else he wanted to say, and lets him speak.
"C-can I send something back?"he asks. Gaara nods his head. A happy smile comes on the child's face, when he thinks of something else."Why don't...you send her something too..."with that he takes his leave with his father, who mouths thanks to Gaara and Kankuro shutting the door behind him and his son.
Kankuro comes over to his brother shaking his head."...Kids..."he looks to his younger brother."Since everything is alright, I'm going to leave."he tells him. Gaara watches his brother exit his office.
Looking at the box, he takes out the flower and places it with the one on his desk. Going back behind it, he sits down he starts to read over the files from where he stopped off at. Stopping half way through, thinking back to what Kaito suggested and looks to the Saffron.
Turning a page in the book, you sat across from Sakura who was also looking through a medical book just like you. With your Grimoire out, writing in it studiously with a smile on your face. Sakura would look up occasionally at you, watching you flip from page to page writing down what caught your eye. That feeling of inferiority started to crept up on her. Through out your time with her, doing the rounds at the hospital she observed your healing. Which just like Tsunade said, you excelled at with great ease healing the patients. Prescribing them certain medication even making it.
And when it came to the grueling work with Taijutsu. She was sure she had you, but you managed to evade her attacks on you, your evasion was superb. She wasn't sure if you where holding back or not. Not once did she see you use any form of chakra, and the jutsu if she could call it that which you used was different, not to mention the fact you flew making it a bit difficult for her. While you smiled and enjoyed yourself, she was putting in her effort upon you. Not sure if you took it as a game, but it didn't seem like it, yet it did.
She started to question if you where even human at all, though you followed and respected whatever she threw at you. Which she knew was wrong, trying to throw anything hard she could think of, trying to find something you could not do equal or better than her. Pushing it down, the fear she had. So she took you here to the medical library, to take a 'break'. Already she watched go through at least five books. Humming to yourself cheerfully, clearly you where having a good time, enjoying your time. While Sakura was focusing on you, with slight envy.
Feeling something wrong, you look up at her. She quickly hurries and looks to her book. Placing your book down and pen."Sakura..."
Digging herself more into the book to try and ignore you. You call to her again, but she paid you no mind so you get up and around around the table tapping her, which she finally looks up at you."Oh, May sorry...I was really into the book. What is it?"
Smiling at her."You must be hungry, why don't we go get something to eat."Holding out your hand to her, she nods her head agreeing.
Walking through the streets of the village, for a place to eat. Which you eventually find one, it was a nice place that sold sushi. Sitting down across from Sakura both of you order. While waiting it was quiet with the two of you. Her eyes just kept studying you, while yours just wondered. Finally finding their way back to her bright green ones.
"This has been, such a eventful day."you tell her."Thank you so very much, for training me."
"Oh, your welcome. Sure not problem."she tells you.
"So, as student of Miss Tsunade, was there anything that I must work on?"you take a sip of your drink.
"Well, umm..."she thinks about it, there was nothing that came to mind. Nothing that she could think of, while you waited patiently. Biting her lip, was she going to lie or not. A feeling in her gut was telling otherwise. She opens her mouth to speak when you do.
"I hope that I am doing well."you confess to her."Though I do like this village...it would be nice to return back to Mr. Gaara's. I've been here so long, you would think that would be done. I want to make him proud, here in this world I must repay his kindness with something, and if being a medical ninja is what I must do. Then I will..."
Closing her mouth, listening to your sincere words. The guilt she felt in her stomach made her want to throw up. She was starting to understand now, the food arrived and was placed down infront of you both. You ordered grilled eel rolls while she had grilled tuna. She watches you pick up your chopsticks and start eating.
"May..."she calls to you, making you stop eating. Looking at her, she smiles at you."If you want to know...personally you're doing a great job really. You have such a huge passion for this, I can see it. So really there is nothing wrong you did, not that I can think of. After eating we can call it day, and head to the hot springs?"
With a delighted smile on, you agree."Yes, that sounds very relaxing. Would you like to try some of my sushi?"You hold out a piece and offer it to her.
Elsewhere with Tsunade, in some what secertive room she looks down at the disfigured body of the shinobi from her village. He no longer looked human, it was like some sort of bizarre mutated creature. Next him on a seperate table laid a broken container of some sort of green ooze. Shizune stood next to her."Are the test done?"she asks her assistant.
"No, M'lady not yet."
Looking back at the container Tsunade's eyes study it from afar."We need to figure out what this ooze is, and fast."
Walking back to your place with Sakura instead of going to the Hot Springs, wanting to actually relax at home. She drops you off saying she needed to run some errands, opening the first door, you take off your sandles placing them nicely and make your way up the stairs. To be greeted by Temari's return.
"Well, look who's back."she greets you.
"Temari!"you fly over to her, happily greeting her."Welcome home!"
She smiles at you."Thanks, you seem in a much better mood."
"Thank you, how was your mission?"you asks.
"Fine, you have a package on the table for you."she points. Looking to the dinning table there sat a package, it wasn't to big, it was small though not to small a descent size. Walking over to it, it was addressed to you. Looking closer you noticed small holes in it, moving closer you try to see what was in the holes, when you hear a peeping sound. Curious, you start to open the box, Temari comes over to your side looking inside with you. And to both your surprise, to find a chick. A hawk chick. Roosting there inside the box. With a letter next to it.
While you cooed over the little thing, Temari noticed the note. She picks it up and beings to read it, even though it was addressed to you. Silently her eyes read in every word, and when she landed on who it was from. Surprised her a bit. A smirk appeared.
She looks from you to the letter."Well...cute."