I can't believe I discontinued this fic for a long time. Had some major RL problems/interruptions too long to explained. I will finish this story by maybe this week and update everyday or something like that! I dunno if I still have any readers, but I will still write because I need to get all this SasuSaku thoughts out of my head, I can't sleep anymore.
Chapter 5: I can get used to this
11 A.M Sakura's bedroom
She laid there on her side with her resting head on top of her cozy white pillow sheets. The window just above her had the sun beaming through slowly glazing her face.
"Agh...stupid sun...go away..." she said still half asleep as she turned to face away from the sun, however that didn't help at all. It took her a few seconds to finally realize that the sunlight was already lighting the whole room, which only meant it was past morning and that she had forgotten something.
"Oh crap, Sasuke-kun!" and with that she sat right up with her eyes wide open. She had just remembered that she was supposed to pick him up 2 hours ago.
"Damn alarm clock why didn't you wake me!" grabbing the alarm clock only to find out that it's battery had died half way through the night. She threw the alarm clock at the wall breaking it into pieces.
She quickly jumped out of bed and ran to the bathroom to get dressed in her usual kunoichi pink outfit as fast as she could.
Sakura ran out of her house as fast as she could jumping towards the Konoha Hospital.
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Konoha Hospital 11:05 AM
Landing right in front of the entrance and rushing inside through the automatic glass door. She walked quickly to the front desk to sign in. The receptionist gave an awkward look.
"Eh, Sakura-san why are you here?" the receptionist asked.
"I'm supposed to bring Sasuke-kun to stay with me, sigh...but I woke up so late." she hurriedly signed the release forms.
"Ah, The Uchiha boy. Don't worry I heard from the nurses that he should still be asleep because of the vaccination you gave him." the receptionist gave Sakura the nod to go in.
'Eh, she's right, that medicine I gave should have kept him asleep till now. You idiot Sakura! You hurried for absolutely nothing!' she told herself as she felt relieved. She continued to walk along the hall until she reached Sasuke's hospital room.
'That's right, in fact he's probably still asleep right now. Maybe I shouldn't disturb him...yeah...well I better check on him first though.' convinced she slowly opened as it creaked. Entering slowly she saw Sasuke laying their on his bed eyes closed with his arms above his head and hands tucked under his head.
"Still asleep, huh...wait a second" Sakura noticing his arms in a nap position.
"Sakura?" Sasuke said in his usual indifferent tone as he opened his eyes and shifted them towards a peaking Sakura.
Sakura inhaled her breath and gasped with a little shrieking noise. "Ah Sasuke, you just woke now, right? I've been waiting for 2 whole hours, you know!"
"Actually I woke up 3 hours ago..." he smirked as he saw Sakura's face turn in panic. He then sat up on the bed and then sat onto the side.
With a sweat drop, Sakura bent her head down "Im sorry! Sasuke, I'm so sorry! I slept so late and the clock just died in the middle of night or something like that an-"
"Sakura. I really don't mind." Sakura looked up and into Sasuke's honest black eyes and could feel the comfort in his eyes that he really didn't mind at all.
"But-" trying to apologize again.
"Sakura. I should be apologizing for bothering you at your home. I don't want to be an interference in your life."
"Hey are you trying to turn this around." Sakura said with her arms at the sides of her waists.
"You don't have to this, I can stay at someone else's place you know."
"Like who?" Sakura had got him there, there was probably no one in Konoha who would let Sasuke stay except maybe Naruto, however that was the one person Sasuke felt very uncomfortable at the moment.
"..."
"Let's get going then."
"But-"
"I don't have all day." Sakura gave an ensuring smile to lighten the mood.
It sure worked on Sasuke as he slowly and carefully pushed himself off the bed in order to not open his wounds. Sakura couldn't help but take the time to check out his well toned muscles and that he was still bandaged around the chest and shoulder along with generic black pants and sandals already on from 3 hours ago. His hair was pretty messy as he hasn't had anytime to form it into his famous raven hairstyle. She knocked herself back to reality after she found Sasuke finally stood up.
"So do you have any luggage?" Sakura wondered as she looked around to see nothing else in the room that didn't belong to the hospital.
"Just my katana..." He said as he walked toward to get it on the counter next to the bed, however as he began to walk he felt a strong jolt of pain on the left side of his abdomens causing him to feel an imbalance.
"Agh." He let out as he grabbed the aching area. Sakura quickly rushed right next to him and grabbed his arm so he wouldn't fall off balance.
"It's nothing...really." He said slowly biting his tongue, holding in the pain so he wouldn't yell.
"Oh, really?" she said walking to the other side of him putting her hand on top of where it seemed his pain was coming from.
"Yeah...really." she then grabbed his left arm and put it over her shoulder and put her arm over his back to support his back. He leaned to put some of his weight on to her in order to balance. (You know the basic help a person walk when they're injured position)
"Better?" she asked him hoping it wasn't to uncomfortable.
"Hn." he said turning his head away as Sasuke couldn't help but feel his cheeks burn, but his messy locks covered his cheeks.
"I'm guessing your injured lower body muscles haven't healed and neither has the chakra in that area." Sakura examined.
"So, you're only guessing?" Sasuke said in a jokingly manner. Sakura couldn't help but let out a giggle that made Sasuke feel good. 'A Sasuke plus humor? I could definitely get used to it' inner Sakura cheered.
"So, nice and slowly, alright?" she said as she grabbed his katana and tied it to her belt.
"Looks good." Sasuke commented and began to walk down the halls of the Hospital.
Sakura couldn't help but blush as they walked out of the Hospital together.
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Streets of Konoha 12:20 AM
Konoha had changed a lot during the time Sasuke was gone. It was either that or it could have been the cold stares he was getting from the people or even the whispers that he just knew were about him. He couldn't help but feel guilty as if he was a criminal who was given freedom, actually he knew inside of him that was exactly what he was in the village. Even though he could feel the anger of the town pointing at him, he didn't really care because this cherry blossom girl was still right next to him carrying him through the streets was all he really kept his attention on.
They walked through the streets of Konoha through the glances without trouble, talking casually about the new places in Konoha often stopping to point out good restaurants.
"And that place is a weird bakery, they have this special moon cake I could eat it everyday." pointing to this wacky looking bakery.
"Why don't you get some?"
"Because recently they changed it." Sakura had a small frown.
"Why is it spicy?" Sasuke said jokingly as it came back to him that Sakura despised spicy food.
"In a matter of fact, it is." Sakura replied amazed that Sasuke guessed it right.
"Spicy cake. Sounds stupid."
Sakura nodded as they continued along the streets, still tour guiding the injured Uchiha.
"Hn." he nodded, not sure which restaurant Sakura pointed to, but pretended anyway.
"Do you still like tomatoes, Sasuke?" Sakura asked.
"I don't remember." Sasuke answered bluntly
"How can you not remember!" Sakura was sure that his favorite food was tomatoes.
"Haven't had any in 3 years."
"You mean they don't grow any in Sound Village?" she slapped herself in her mind for mentioning the sound village as she thought it might have brought up a sensitive topic.
"None." he said, realizing Sakura had a look was hoping it wouldn't offend him, "In fact their food is the worse, it's basically rodent soup everyday."
"Well. In that case, we are going to eat right here then!" as Sakura turned and led Sasuke into what appeared to be a Tomatoes Cuisine Stall Restaurant (like the ramen restaurant however colored red).
"Don't you have things to do?"
"And don't you ever stop saying that?" Sakura smirked as they took their seats on the stools. Sasuke couldn't help but let out a small sneer.
"Did you just sneer, Uchiha?" Sakura felt this had to be one of her greatest achievements.
"No."
"You should laugh more often, it feels good."
"I'll try, If you smirk more." Sasuke smirked.
"Fine by me." they looked at the menu where everything began with the word tomatoes.
"I'm actually not the hungry." Sasuke mentioned however obvious to Sakura that he had no money at all and didn't want to use Sakura's money.
"My treat."
"No."
"At least the fries?"
"No."
"You know I could hear your stomach growling the whole way here." reminding him how close Sakura was to his chest so it was inevitable or was it.
"No, that was my Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu, I was building chakra in my stomach, as the fire builds up in my stomach then I am able to release it out of my mouth." Sasuke explained looking at a convinced Sakura who nodded her head in agreement.
"Ah, it does make sense, I suppose. Well fine, then I'll have the Tomatoes Bento Special like in that picture." Pointing to the wall right next to Sasuke as he turned his head to be looking straight at a delicious tomatoes dish, "Water for you Sasuke?" Sakura offered with a satisfied face as if she cornered him.
'Delicious...' burned through the mind of Sasuke. He know understood the feeling Naruto has when he sees Ramen. The chef stood their waiting for his response.
In Sasuke's mind.
'Sasuke, you know what?'
'what?'
'Just get something'
'but...I can't its not right'
'suck your pride up'
'when did you stop agreeing with me?
'when I saw that amazing dish from heaven, so shut up and get it.'
"Come on, I ain't got all day bastard. So water only?" The chef said tapping his foot and scratching his curly right eye brow.
Sasuke put his head down. "No...I'd like the same too please." Sakura smiled as Sasuke sat with his usual head behind hands, elbow on table position. Looking on at the tomatoes being sliced up for their food closing his eyes smelling the grill. Sakura sat with her hands on her lap and legs crossed as she couldn't take her eyes of Sasuke. She couldn't help but love the feeling of seeing him enjoying himself, she felt so comfortable just sitting there in silence with him and how she can finally get along with him so well after all those years.
"Hey, I'm gonna pay for half of your rent you know." Sasuke broke the silence, but his eyes still closed behind his mouth.
"Fair enough." Sakura agreed.
"I can't believe you bought my katon excuse."
Sakura laughed as they continued to talk about many things for hours.
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Sakura's Outdoor Apartment Complex 3:50 PM
The toughest part was to climb the stairs, in which they got through after a good long 15 minutes. The pair both arrived at the front of the door where Sakura got her key out of her pocket and unlocked the door. 'oh god, Sasuke is gonna hate this mess. Dammit why didn't you clean it yesterday!'
She slowly pushed the door as they entered through the doorway and into Sakura's messy, but homely apartment. Was definitely cleaner than the day before, however it was not to hard to notice all the things that were squashed into the bookshelves and the suffocating closet.
"Nice place." Sasuke commented. Looking around only to notice the huge pile of dirty dishes that were stacked and stuff lying everywhere.
"I know, It's messy! But I never get the time to clean and-" as Sakura threw her keys onto the counter.
"Did I say it was messy?" Sasuke said as he stepped on what appeared to be an empty box of lucky charms cereal, although not saying anything.
"You'll be sleeping on this couch. Don't worry it's actually a futon couch." Sakura showing him how to change it, hoping he wouldn't be disappointed. She gently helped him onto the couch where he sat still looking around at all her interesting things.
"I like it." he responded same tone.
"That's good to hear. Well I need to shower, I'll be right back." As she headed towards her bedroom, "Don't be shy to make yourself at home." as she threw the remote on him and left the room.
Sasuke sat with his elbow on the side of the couch and his head resting on his hand with the remote on his lap. He was still looking around her room at the different interesting medical instruments, books, and pictures. One picture caught his eye, which was the old team 7 picture with a young him in it. He couldn't help but feel a bit nostalgic.
He sat there just thinking to himself for awhile and closed his eyes as he leaned his head against the couch.
'How long will I stay here...or should I stay here?
I guess I'll stay for quite awhile... but what about him?
Who?
Him...
Yeah, I know, I can't lie to myself. I still haven't killed him yet...
What about her?
...I...
Sasuke's thoughts were interrupted when he heard a knock at the front door. Annoyed Sasuke just stood quiet hoping whoever was at the door would just go away.
"Sakura are you there?" a male voice came from the other side of the door along with another knock on the door. "Hag?"
"It's unlocked." Sasuke said towards the person behind the doorway.
The doorknob turned and the door opened to reveal none other than an apparently healed Sai. Who both found themselves looking at one another.
"Eh, Sasuke-san?" Sai asked lightly, usually he would call people by a certain description due to his different nature, however by Sasuke's black stare had a very cold feeling that he did not dare call him an insulting name. Sasuke on the other hand was clueless.
"Who are you?" Sasuke's eyes had automatically activated Sharingan.
"Don't you remember me?" Sai scratched his head. Sasuke noticed his short black hair and his tight shirt attire. It all came back to Sasuke, it could only be one person.
"Of course I do, Rock Lee" Sasuke replied looking at his paper and brush and deactivating his Sharingan as he could tell he was harmless.
"No, It-"
"Shikamaru."
"I'm no-"
"Tenten?." Sasuke raised his eyebrow on that guess, however he had actually thought he would be right that time.
The bedroom door opened, "Sai? You're healed already?" Sakura spoke from the doorway while putting her Konoha head band protector looking at a pretty nervous Sai.
"Ah, Sakura-san there you are. Kakashi-sensei asked me to fetch you because it's already an hour's past meeting." The sound of Kakashi's name caused Sasuke to feel uncomfortable. He hasn't spoken to Kakashi, he feels it might be be too awkward after all Kakashi taught him so much only to betray him.
"That's ironic, Kakashi-sensei can wait, give me 5 minutes, Sasuke will keep you company. Right?" and with that Sakura went back into her bathroom leaving them in the room together.
Sai gave like a small light nervous laugh and scratched his head as Sasuke just looked at him.
"Aren't you supposed to be dead or something?" Sasuke broke the silence. Giving him a stare that made Sai uncomfortable. 'What...what is this emotion...' Sai thought, which he actually meant the emotion of being nervous.
"Eh-Uh, Sasuke-san actually I was managed to survive. Luckily none of my major internal organs were hit." Sai said while his eyes turned to the counter only to see the sword that had pierced him into near death.
"Want to kill me? Revenge?" Sasuke said in his monotonic but yet cold voice.
"Ah, no Sasuke-san, I understand that the mission comes first and that I could have been the host of Orochimaru so to eliminate me was absolutely necessary." Said said pretty quickly.
"If you want to, nows your only chance." Sasuke said emphasizing the word only with a smirk. He couldn't help but enjoy playing with Sai's emotions. It must've been a combination of boredom and Sai's ugly sword that bothered him.
"I-I-don't want to Sasuke-san." He said nervously not knowing what else to Say, Sakura had finally come back into the room, raising her eye brow as she saw a sweating Sai.
"What did you do Sasuke?" Sakura laughed as she punched Sai back into reality.
"Had a nice conversation." Sasuke said as he put his hands behind his head.
"Glad to hear that. Anyway we have to go, I'll see you later then Sasuke." as Sakura grabbed her backpack full of kunais.
"When can I walk?" Sasuke asked as Sakura was by door, Sai had already walked out quickly.
"Mm mm, give it 3 more hours, okay? But don't be a stranger." Sakura smiled as she closed the door behind her.
"Perfect." Sasuke said. He sat there with the afternoon sun beginning to descend through the living room windows. Scratching his chin on what to do, but it appeared he only had one choice as he lifted the remote control. He turned the t.v on to some reality show called One Piece. He slouched down and relaxed and thought. 'I could get used to this.' smiling to himself for once.
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