AN: Omg, I'm sooooo sorry for taking so long to update! I've been so busy doing a stupid ecosystem project I didn't have time to write the chapters.
So anyways, I hope you enjoy the chapter, though it is a failry short one and please review!
Chapter Two: My Responsibilities
What happened next was a blur to him. Just as his fingertips touched the handle, the door suddenly swung open, smacking him squarely in the forehead and knocking him out cold. He fell onto the floor with a thud.
Tsunade pulled back the door to find an unconscious Neji. " What the…" she said. It was obvious that she wouldn't be getting any answers from him in his current state so she opted to just move him back to his bed. After that was done, she left the room wondering what he had been doing up in the first place. Well, no use asking him how he feels when he's unconscious.
For the next few days, Sakura was always " too busy" to check up on Neji, so she sent one of the other medic nins. As soon as Tsunade figured this out, she went to look for her pupil.
Sakura was sitting up on the roof when Tsunade found her. The young girl seemed to be at ease just sitting with her legs dangling over the edge and watching the clouds float by. " Sakura," the Godaime called, placing her hands on her hips, " What are you doing up here? Shouldn't you be tending to your patients?" At the sound of her name, pink-haired girl turned around and smiled " Oh, Tsunade-sama, I'm sorry," she got up and dusted herself off, " I guess I lost track of time watching the clouds. I'll get on it right away. " I think Shikamaru's rubbing off on me. Sakura headed towards that stairs.
" You know, " Tsunade started, ' I've been thinking of taking a vacation in Suna. Would you be interested in coming along?" At the sound of the word vacation Sakura's eyes lit up, " Really? Wow, I haven't taken a vacation in a while. Of course I'd love to come! "
Tsunade smiled to herself and quickly added, " If you want to come you should know that there's a meeting later today about it." The cherry blossom nodded and smiled. She excused herself and headed down the stairs with a little more skip in her step, eager to get home to start packing.
A few hours later, just as the sun had set, Sakura came upon the room of her last patient of the day. It had been three days since she last saw him. She had been making up excuses to avoid having to see him. In fact, the only reason why she was here today was because Tsunade had warned her that she was letting personal problems get in the way of her duties. Sakura had grown into a young woman of discipline and after almost seven years of studying with and learning from the Godaime, she felt a little ashamed of herself for forgetting one of the most important lessons that she had been taught. It is imperative that you realize what purpose medic nins are. A medic nin's role is to aid and heal those in need. It does not matter if he or she is your worst enemy; personal feelings and problems should not get in the way. This is our duty and this is a lesson that you must remember and hold in your heart. She sighed. Here goes nothing. Sakura took a deep breath and pushed open the door.
At first she was surprised. And then came the anger for the betrayal by her mentor. Sitting on the edge of the bed, Neji was slowing removing the bandages from his arms. At the sound of the door, he looked up to see Sakura staring at him.
He smirked, " Hello, I see we've never heard of knocking." Not waiting for her answer he finished unwrapping his arms and reached for a new roll of bandages. He had changed out of his hospital gown and was wearing a black t-shirt with khaki shorts that reached his knees. By the looks of it, it was obvious that someone had been helping Neji recuperate. There is no way that a person can heal their broken bones so quickly without help, she thought. After a few seconds, Sakura realized that she'd been staring at him. She blushed and looked away.
For a moment there was silence in the room, besides the rustling of Neji's clothes and the clinking of his weapons as he place then in his pack. Desperate to end the silence, Sakura resorted to small talk.
" So, " she started, " um…are you going on another mission soon?"
He smirked and stopped what he was doing to look at her, " Is that the best you can come up with?"
Sakura was taken back by his response. Her look of surprise was soon replaced by a scowl. " Well at least I made an attempt to start a conversation!" she retorted.
Neji refocused back onto his current task and answered, " There's nothing to talk about."
" Nothing to talk about? I haven't seen you for like months and you tell me there is nothing to talk about?" It was obvious Sakura was becoming frustrated. This guy is impossible!
Neji zipped up his bag and turned towards her, " Look, I don't really have time right now, I gotta sign up for an ANBU mission for tomorrow." He walked past her and just before he left, he faced her again, " We'll talk another time okay? I've got responsibilities to take care off."
As he walked down the corridor, Sakura was tempted to yell at his retreating figure but there was so much to say she couldn't organize her thoughts. Responsibilities? What about your responsibilities to your friends! A mission already? You almost killed yourself four days ago! ARRGHHHH YOU STUPID JERK! Instead, she opted to take her frustration out on a defenseless tree or rock later. She sighed and sat down on his hospital bed. At least my shift is over. Now I can go home. She then remembered the meeting and after quickly gathering up her things, she was headed out the door.
AN: That was a fairly short chapter as I've run out of ideas for what Sakura should say with screaming, " OMG I LOVE YOU OKAY!" I promise to update the next chapters in a few days so please don't get mad.
Thanks for reading and please R&R!
Kunoichi no Suna