"Sakura-chan!"
"Don't touch her!" Kakashi held up his hand to stop Naruto. Once again Sasuke had jumped in for a heroic rescue, and though Naruto wanted to beat him for it, he decided it could at least wait until Sakura was awake. Of course she would probably open her eyes, jump up and kiss Sasuke and thank him for saving her, and make Naruto look even worse. She would never even notice him.
Sasuke stared down at the annoying girl, reveling in the fact that for once her mouth was shut. Well, not really. He did have some feeling, but he wondered why in the world she liked him so much. He did have to admit that the attention was nice, but sometimes he just wished he could do without it.
"Unnh..."
"She's waking up!"
They all looked down as Sakura slowly opened her eyes. She blinked a couple of times, sat up, and looked around at everyone in turn. First she stared at Sasuke, her face blank, then turned to Kakashi, then to Naruto.
And she jumped into Naruto's arms and kissed him.
Naruto could feel his face turning bright red. "Sa-Sakura-chan!!"
She drew away. Her face was red too, and she had a big sheepish smile. "Naruto!"
The other three were perfectly silent. "Um... Naruto..." Sasuke stuttered. "Did Sakura... hit her head or something?"
She turned toward him, her face angry. "Who's Sakura?"
Naruto facefaulted. "You're Sakura!!"
"Oh? Well, I don't know who THIS annoying idiot is," she guestured toward Sasuke with her thumb. "But there is NO way I could have hit my head. You would have protected me, right Naruto?" She jumped into his arms again.
"Hmm... it seems like Sakura has amnesia... perhaps trauma from the fall?" Kakashi rubbed his chin, not seeming to be surprised by the situation at all. "We should get her to a doctor. We'll continue the mission tomorrow."
"But..." Naruto argued from under a bush of pink hair.
"Fine with me," Sasuke put his hands in his pockets and stood up.
"Only if my Naru-chan comes with me!!"
"Na.... NARU-CHAN??!!"
"Hm... yes, it seems like Haruno has a case of short-term amnesia," a fat, middle aged doctor said as he examined his patient, who was sitting on an exam table clinging to one of Naruto's arms. Naruto stood there awkwardly while Kakashi leaned forward in a nearby chair. Sakura didn't seem to be disturbed by the report at all. In fact, she wasn't even paying attention.
"Ooh! That's such a pretty headband, Naru-chan!" She stroked his head protector. "Where'd you get it?"
Naruto looked over at Kakashi helplessly. Kakashi shrugged. It was hard to tell whether or not he was smiling with the mask that covered his mouth, but Naruto guessed that he was secretly laughing at him. "Well... Sakura-chan... his voice shook. "You have one too, you know."
Her hands flew to her head, and she pulled her own head protector out of her hair. She turned it over a few times in her hands and giggled. "Ooh! Cool! I have one just like yours!"
"Well, anyway, she's free to leave whenever she wants." The doctor said, his attention turned toward Kakashi now that he knew Sakura herself didn't care. "She has no other injuries, so there's no reason to keep her here. It's hard to tell when she'll regain her memory, it might be a day, it might be a month, and it might never come back."
The group left the hospital, Sakura still clinging onto Naruto's arm. "Naruto, if you could take her home, I have some business to attend to." Kakashi jumped out of sight, and he found himself alone with Sakura. He didn't know what to say, so he began to walk toward her house. Being attached to him, she naturally followed.
When they stood in front of her door, he spoke. "Um... well... you should be going on in now...." Naruto said nervously.
"No!" She tugged on his arm and stamped her foot like a child. "I wanna stay with you!"
Naruto looked around him frantically for an escape. There had to be something...
"Ah! Look! There's Sasuke!"
Sakura frowned. "Why would I care if Sasuke-kun were coming? All I care about is YOU, Naruto!"
On to plan B, Naruto thought. RUN!!!!
He ran with all that he had in him, and somehow managed to detach Sakura from his arm in the process. Gotta get away from her! Gotta get away from her! He skidded to a stop when he reached his own house, bending down and panting.
"Silly Naruto! Trying to run away from me?!"
Before he could turn around Sakura had clobbered him and he was on the ground. His mind turned blank, and he resigned himself to the fact that there was no getting rid of her. Sure he had the biggest crush on her ever, but when he thought of their possible relationship stalking had never entered his mind, and now he found the whole thing a bit disturbing. But there was nothing he could do! Unless... unless he could find a way to get her memory back!
But it had been such a long day... and he was tired... maybe he would find a way to get Sakura's memory back tomorrow.
"Don't touch her!" Kakashi held up his hand to stop Naruto. Once again Sasuke had jumped in for a heroic rescue, and though Naruto wanted to beat him for it, he decided it could at least wait until Sakura was awake. Of course she would probably open her eyes, jump up and kiss Sasuke and thank him for saving her, and make Naruto look even worse. She would never even notice him.
Sasuke stared down at the annoying girl, reveling in the fact that for once her mouth was shut. Well, not really. He did have some feeling, but he wondered why in the world she liked him so much. He did have to admit that the attention was nice, but sometimes he just wished he could do without it.
"Unnh..."
"She's waking up!"
They all looked down as Sakura slowly opened her eyes. She blinked a couple of times, sat up, and looked around at everyone in turn. First she stared at Sasuke, her face blank, then turned to Kakashi, then to Naruto.
And she jumped into Naruto's arms and kissed him.
Naruto could feel his face turning bright red. "Sa-Sakura-chan!!"
She drew away. Her face was red too, and she had a big sheepish smile. "Naruto!"
The other three were perfectly silent. "Um... Naruto..." Sasuke stuttered. "Did Sakura... hit her head or something?"
She turned toward him, her face angry. "Who's Sakura?"
Naruto facefaulted. "You're Sakura!!"
"Oh? Well, I don't know who THIS annoying idiot is," she guestured toward Sasuke with her thumb. "But there is NO way I could have hit my head. You would have protected me, right Naruto?" She jumped into his arms again.
"Hmm... it seems like Sakura has amnesia... perhaps trauma from the fall?" Kakashi rubbed his chin, not seeming to be surprised by the situation at all. "We should get her to a doctor. We'll continue the mission tomorrow."
"But..." Naruto argued from under a bush of pink hair.
"Fine with me," Sasuke put his hands in his pockets and stood up.
"Only if my Naru-chan comes with me!!"
"Na.... NARU-CHAN??!!"
"Hm... yes, it seems like Haruno has a case of short-term amnesia," a fat, middle aged doctor said as he examined his patient, who was sitting on an exam table clinging to one of Naruto's arms. Naruto stood there awkwardly while Kakashi leaned forward in a nearby chair. Sakura didn't seem to be disturbed by the report at all. In fact, she wasn't even paying attention.
"Ooh! That's such a pretty headband, Naru-chan!" She stroked his head protector. "Where'd you get it?"
Naruto looked over at Kakashi helplessly. Kakashi shrugged. It was hard to tell whether or not he was smiling with the mask that covered his mouth, but Naruto guessed that he was secretly laughing at him. "Well... Sakura-chan... his voice shook. "You have one too, you know."
Her hands flew to her head, and she pulled her own head protector out of her hair. She turned it over a few times in her hands and giggled. "Ooh! Cool! I have one just like yours!"
"Well, anyway, she's free to leave whenever she wants." The doctor said, his attention turned toward Kakashi now that he knew Sakura herself didn't care. "She has no other injuries, so there's no reason to keep her here. It's hard to tell when she'll regain her memory, it might be a day, it might be a month, and it might never come back."
The group left the hospital, Sakura still clinging onto Naruto's arm. "Naruto, if you could take her home, I have some business to attend to." Kakashi jumped out of sight, and he found himself alone with Sakura. He didn't know what to say, so he began to walk toward her house. Being attached to him, she naturally followed.
When they stood in front of her door, he spoke. "Um... well... you should be going on in now...." Naruto said nervously.
"No!" She tugged on his arm and stamped her foot like a child. "I wanna stay with you!"
Naruto looked around him frantically for an escape. There had to be something...
"Ah! Look! There's Sasuke!"
Sakura frowned. "Why would I care if Sasuke-kun were coming? All I care about is YOU, Naruto!"
On to plan B, Naruto thought. RUN!!!!
He ran with all that he had in him, and somehow managed to detach Sakura from his arm in the process. Gotta get away from her! Gotta get away from her! He skidded to a stop when he reached his own house, bending down and panting.
"Silly Naruto! Trying to run away from me?!"
Before he could turn around Sakura had clobbered him and he was on the ground. His mind turned blank, and he resigned himself to the fact that there was no getting rid of her. Sure he had the biggest crush on her ever, but when he thought of their possible relationship stalking had never entered his mind, and now he found the whole thing a bit disturbing. But there was nothing he could do! Unless... unless he could find a way to get her memory back!
But it had been such a long day... and he was tired... maybe he would find a way to get Sakura's memory back tomorrow.