Ne happy new year everyone! Sorry for putting this up late. My internet died and I had to help my mom and sister move more crap out of the guest room. It's the room where we put all our garbage in. xD
I have a new obsession! Fullmetal Alchemist! Ah Ed and Al are so cute! Well when Al's in human form. Ed looks so cool in his pony tail! But I like his braid too. I wish they were real. -sigh-
Any who, on with the story!
They all stood there in silence. Shocked. Shikamaru, the ever logical Shikamaru, the Shikamaru that was more responsible than all of them, in a car accident?
"No."
They turned their heads, one by one, to look at Naruto.
"He can't be. It can't happen to him."
"It can happen to anyone Naruto." whispered Tenten.
"Come on. Let's go." said Neji.
"Where?"
"Hospital."
"Right."
All of them got up to leave. Sakura helped her friend up and picked her cell phone off the ground and placed it in Ino's purse. Sasuke put down fifty dollars and then telling the waitress to keep the change.
"Are you positive that was Shikamaru's mother?" Hinata asked quietly.
Ino nodded and kept walking, stiff as a board.
It would be logical for Shikamaru's mother to call Ino first. After all they were friends since the age of four. Not only that, Shikamaru's mother loved Ino as if she were her own daughter.
The drive to the hospital was quiet in both cars with the exception of Ino's quiet sobbing in Sakura's car. As she looked out the window it started to snow. Tears were falling from her face, blurring her vision.
"Ino, we're here." Sakura said quietly to her friend as she put a hand on her shoulder. Her blonde haired friend looked at her and got out of the car. Outside, the snow fell down, landing softly on the skin that was bare, on their hair, and softly onto the ground under their feet.
"He'll be alright." reassured Neji to Tenten. She clung on to him, scared of the outcome.
As they entered the hospital, nurses looked up from their work and then back down again. Naruto went towards them asking where the floor for new patients was. When he walked back to them he went to the elevator, with his friends following and then pressed the button leading to the fourth level.
When the elevator sounded that they were at the designated floor, they all walked out.
Nurses were bustling around pushing carts and holding clipboards. Doctors were seen coming in and out of rooms. People visiting the patients were holding stuffed animals, flowers and other sorts of gifts to bring up their spirits. The hall stretched long, and the walls were white. This made Sakura uncomfortable as she didn't like, no hated, being inside a hospital.
Sasuke looked over at her and saw her discomfort. Without her knowing he came behind her and wrapped his arms around her.
"Huh?" She looked up and saw Sasuke looking down on her with a soft expression.
"Relax." he murmured.
She sighed and settled into his arms with a single thought. It feels so right…
"Are you all here for the young man?" a deep masculine voice asked. All of them turned around and saw a young man. He looked too young to be a doctor, they all thought.
"I know, I know. I look to young to be a doctor right?"
All of them froze up.
"Uh…"
"No!"
"What gave you the idea!" They all stuttered, embarrassed.
"It's alright. But I did graduate so don't worry."
The doctor's face then turned serious.
"My name is Doctor Justin Elric (Aha I have no originality. Last name sound familiar? xP). I am the one who treated the young man in the auto accident."
They nodded.
"Please sit down. Standing up might be tiring for you all. Plus you all must've had quite a shock." He gestured them to sit down on the couches. A few sat, but the others remained standing.
"As you all know, the young man was in an auto accident. We get a lot of these but this was none quite like it."
Their eyes widened. What did he mean when he said 'this was none quite like it'?
"He was not the one that caused the accident though. He was hit on the driver's side by a intoxicated driver (Driving drunk for those who don't know). When he was hit his left arm was broken and twisted."
They nodded once more. The doctor paused for a bit longer letting them soak it in.
"After he was hit the force made his car spin. The spinning made his car run into a ditch where his front end was struck by the trunk of a tree. New sets of injuries were added then. Broken ribs, and a punctured lung."
"Wait, shouldn't you tell us what condition he's in and not how he got into the accident or what happened?" asked Naruto.
"Naruto, quiet! He's going to tell us!" snapped Tenten.
"When he was brought into the hospital he was in critical condition. His blood pressure was low, his heart rate was down. We all thought it was too late because we had such a hard time finding his pulse. But we eventually did but it was faint. Very faint."
By now Ino was looking down onto the floor shaking. Her tears were spilling down her face and raining down onto the floor. Tenten was sitting next to her and hugged her and held her hand tightly as if trying to protect her from what was going to be said next. Neji was sitting next to her with his eyes closed in concentration, absorbing every word the doctor said like a sponge absorbs water.
Sakura was pale and gripping Sasuke like crazy. His hand was starting to go numb now but he didn't care. Naruto was staring at the wall trying not to think of the worst and Hinata was wringing her hands together in worry.
The doctor took a deep breath and continued.
"He was losing blood fast so we gave him blood. We figured that the reason why he was losing so much blood was because of internal bleeding. So we rushed him into the operating room. After the operation he was doing fine. His blood pressure normal, blood count up, pulse was detectable and stable."
Oh hearing those words made them breathe out a sigh of relief. Ino looked up holding a faint smile relieved that her friend was alright.
"However, about twenty minutes later his vital signs began to drop. Why? There was more internal bleeding which we couldn't find. We did our best by giving him more blood."
Taking a deep breath the doctor slowly continued.
"I'm sorry, but we did the best we could."
(You know that anime sobbing stuff you hear? Imagine that with Ino.)
"N-no…it c-can't be!" shouted Sakura.
"It…he…was to…" Naruto said as tears flowed out from his eyes. Neji's fist balled up and tightened and he slammed it on the table in front of them.
"Sh-Shikamaru!" Ino sobbed out.
The doctor's eyes flew up at her.
"You said Shikamaru? Nara Shikamaru?"
"Y-yes…he was the one who was hit in the accident."
The doctor opened the folder that was in his hand. He scanned through it and then frowned. Peering from the folder he looked at them.
"I'm sorry there seems to be a misunderstanding. I thought you were here for Humori Shinji."
"Wrong person?"
"Yes, I'm very sorry. But I did treat Nara Shikamaru. Please follow me to his room."
"And he calls him self a doctor." muttered Sasuke. Sakura nudged him in the ribs, telling him that the others have already gone ahead.
"Come on." she said softly.
He released her but only for a short while and then put his arm around her shoulders.
"You know, you don't have to do this."
"You seem more comfortable when I hold you."
"Ah…"
The doctor stopped shortly in front of a door which had a sign that read 'Rm. 2034'. (It's my geography class room. No wonder it sounded familiar. Lol)
"Visiting hours end at eleven. You have an hour and a half left."
"Thank you." said Hinata and bowed to the doctor before going inside with the others.
"Thank god you're alright." Ino shouted with joy as she wrapped her arms around the wounded boy.
"Ah, Ino!" Shikamaruo winced with pain. A white gauze was on his forehead covering a gash and a sling was wrapped around his neck supporting his arm.
"Hm so you got a few bumps, scratches and a sprained arm?" Neji asked while looking at the clipboard that once hung at the end of the bed.
Shikamaru nodded.
"What happened?" Tenten asked.
"I was driving through an intersection when a car hit me and then I don't know the rest. It was all just a blur."
"Well at least they're just minor wounds and nothing serious." smiled Sakura.
"Eh? What's up with you guys?" Shikamaru asked when he saw both Sakura and Sasuke.
"Hey, when did you guys get together?" Naruto almost shouted.
Both Sakura and Sasuke turned red. Immediately he let go of her and both just took a giant step to the side away from each other.
"It's uh…"
"You saw nothing!" Sakura shouted at them.
"Yeah, yeah okay whatever." They all said snickering.
"When can you leave Shi-kun?" Ino asked Shikamaru quietly.
"Doctor said tomorrow morning. They want to make sure I'll be okay."
Ino smiled at him and nodded.
"Please don't make us worried like this again Shikamaru." Tenten sighed.
"Sometimes these things can't be helped." Neji murmured.
They were all silent. Glad that it was nothing serious. Glad that their friend was still alive and well. A few moments later the room was alive with chatter and laughter until the hospital nurses had to forcefully kick them out…well just Ino. She was clinging onto Shikamaru's bed for dear life not wanting to let go. But eventually she let go with her Shi-kun's reasoning and telling her that he would be fine.
Four weeks later…
"Ehhh Shi-kun how much longer till this sling comes off!"
"Two more weeks Ino and haven't I told you not to call me Shi-kun?"
"Haven't I told you that it sounded cute?"
They were both glaring knives and forks at each other.
The others just sweat dropped.
"Yeah um…keep the peace please?" Sakura asked sheepishly.
Ino snorted and Shikamaru just said 'whatever'.
They were located at the malls food court. Christmas shopping was starting up again now and boy was it a big pain in the ass.
"Come on we still have more shopping to do!"
"I still need to get my mom and dad something, not to mention…." Tenten trailed on about what she needed to get for who.
"I feel bad for you man." Naruto snickered at Neji.
Neji scowled at him and glared.
"Come one! Let's go!" Hinata urged cheerfully.
"We haven't got all day!" Sakura yelled at them.
Actually they've practically spent all day here. The girls insisted on coming to the mall bright and early to beat the afternoon rush. The boys protested, kicked, screamed, and begged not to go. They knew they're fate. (Bwahahahahahahahaha)
All of the guys groaned and got up slowly. Oh the horrors, oh the pain! Oh my god they were going to die!
"Good! Now hold this, this, this, this, these, oh and that too, oh Ino what about that? Okay, this too, these too…Hinata give that to Naruto!" Sakura said cheerfully as the girls piled all their purchases into the boys hands.
"There we go! Did we forget anything?" Hinata said thoughtfully.
"Nope! Let's go!"
The guys grunted from the weight of the boxes and bags.
"No whining!" Tenten snapped.
"Why do we put up with this?" groaned Sasuke.
"We don't. They just force it on us. We have no choice." Neji answered with a waterfall of tears pouring out of his eyes.
"Hey how come pineapple here doesn't have to carry anything?" Naruto asked pissed off.
"Because stupid, my arm is still sprained." Shikamaru smirked.
"Lucky bastard."
"We hate you, all of us."
"I know."
"Ah, they went in a store."
"Great, more bags for us. Whoopee." Sasuke said unenthusiastically.
"Aw come on! Show me your happy faces!" Shikamaru snickered.
"Stop making fun of us."
"It's fun."
"It's going to get back at you."
"Pffttt whatever."
"Shi-kun!"
Creek, turn slowly. Ino's face…too cheerful…..can't be good.
"Heh, see what I mean?" They smirked at him.
"Shutup."
"Come in with us! We need you to do something since you aren't doing anything!"
"Ino…remember I'm injured?"
"Well yeah. Kind of obvious loser. It's nothing strenuous."
He gulped. Took in a deep breath. It's too cheerful for his liking. But if he refused, hell would break loose.
"I..uh…"
"You will agree." (If you read Fruits Basket, picture Ino like Kagura saying that when Kyo doesn't agree with the stuff she wants to do with him. :D)
His brow twitched. No getting out of this now.
"Fine."
"Yay!"
A few moments of silence….
"Ten bucks say they're gonna dress him like a girl."
In the store…
"No.Way."
"Come on Shikamaru!" pouted Tenten.
"Aww it looks nice!" grinned Hinata.
"They're suffering! Might as well make you suffer too!" reasoned Sakura.
"It brings out your eyes." complimented Ino.
"No. When cows fly then whatever."
"Cows fly!"
"No they don't"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Yeah! This stuffed one does!"
"It's not real!"
"You never specified whether it be real or not." smirked Ino.
"Guh…uh…ah…"
Shikamaru lowered his head in defeat with a huge sweat drop forming.
"Now get in there!" The girls all said in unison as they shoved Shikamaru into the change room.
"Stupid, troublesome…." he kept muttering while changing.
A few minutes later he emerged, greeted by a bright flash.
"Smile for the camera!"
Click
Click
Click
Flash
Flash
Flash
"Er Tenten…I think you just successfully blinded him." Sakura told her friend with her mouth twitching.
"Eh, doesn't matter."
"Don't be mean Tenten." Hinata said.
"Meh."
They both sighed.
"See doesn't it bring out his eyes?" Ino giggled.
"Shut it."
"Aw come on Shikamaru you have to admit. You do look pretty cute!"
"Die."
"Don't be like that!"
"Get my out of this thing."
Much later…
"That was fun."
"Cured my boredom."
"Hehe Good thing we brought a camera!"
"Good for blackmail."
"Come on Shi-kun! Don't lag!" Ino said with exasperation.
"This is the first and last time you will ever dress me up in a stupid yellow poofy dress!"
Ino and the other girls laughed. He scowled.
At the bench….
"Okay, fork over your ten dollars guys."
"Don't act all smug Naruto." grumbled Sasuke as he handed him his bill.
"I have to stop making these bets." sighed Neji.
"Easiest twenty bucks I've ever made." Naruto snickered.
The girls were nearing them and they groaned. More pain and torture.
"Come on guys! Let's go to the next one!"
"Yeah, yeah."
"We're coming."
The next day…
"Oi Sasuke, have you decided on what to get the others?" Naruto asked him.
"No, still thinking."
"Well, I finished. But I'm having trouble."
"Oh?"
"Yeah, I want to get Hinata-chan something nice…"
"Naruto…"
The blonde boy turned around…slowly…scared…
Neji was giving him such a look, with such fire in his eyes you would think he was the devil himself.
"I know, I know. We go over this every year." Naruto sighed.
Smack
"Ow! What was that for!"
"You better make it good this year. Remember the other years?"
"So unoriginal." Sasuke sighed.
"I ran out of ideas…"
"After one year."
"She has twenty billion ceramic ramen bowls in her room now plus it's over flowing the kitchen cupboards."
Naruto sweat dropped.
"Okay, okay." After a moment a light bulb seemed to appear above Naruto's head.
"I know! Bwehehehehehe."
Sasuke and Neji backed away from him.
"It better not be evil."
"If it's something nasty I'll come after you with my butcher knife."
"Which one. The super tiny one or the uber humungalicious one."
"The uber…what the who uses the word uber any more?"
Naruto shrugged.
"The second one."
Naruto froze and shrunk on the spot and nodded.
"Hyuuga what are you getting for your girlfriend." Sasuke asked casually.
"Nothing you need to know about. Besides if I tell you, you'll probably take the idea and buy one for Haruno."
"Tch."
"Ohhh Sasuke has the hots for Sakura-chan!"
"Shut-up dobe."
"I say what's true."
"Whatever."
"Neji he's agreeing."
The white eyed boy smirked.
"Naruto…"
"What teme."
"Run."
"Why?"
"Because…"
"Because why…"
"You'll be a dead man when I'm finished with you!"
Screaming like a little girl Naruto ran as fast as his legs could take him with Sasuke closely behind him.
I wonder what Uchiha will get Haruno this Christmas…
"Naruto..." Sasuke panted.
"Teme, what do you want."
Both of them had given up running and now was seated below a huge bare tree.
"What should I get her."
"Her?" Naruto thought for a second. Who was he talking about...
"Oh! Sakura-chan?"
"Yeah..."
"What do you want to get her?"
"I don't know. That's why I'm asking."
"Something from the heart...something to show her that you care about her."
Sasuke was silent.
Show her that I care...something from my heart...
…Man that was the world's crappiest ending…hahahaha Sorry for not posting this up on Saturday or Friday. Got grounded. Why? Cause I was getting the water ready for the mop and I forgot about it and I let the water run for about an hour. Bleh stupidness
Anyways, I watched the Fullmetal Alchemist movie a while back. It was so good! Ed and Al…I claim them as my own! Ed's mine forever and ever and ever! I love him with his pony tail. But the braid's cool too! EDDD! -drool-
The Edward Elric obsessed girl,
Rachel
