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Story Title: True Love
Chapter 8: Poems and Pictures.
The plate broke into pieces as Hana stared wide-eyed at her daughter. "Are you alright?" She asked running to her only child.
"Don't worry so much. You should worry about yourself." She said weakly as she hugged her back gently while trying to keep her balance.
"Let's get you to the hospital." Hana said as she pulled back.
Yuukie just nodded while Hana took their coats and they headed to the hospital. As they were headed their was they passed a blond, a raven haired teen and a silver haired, one eyed jounin.
"Yuukie-Chan!" Naruto greeted loudly, but all he got was a cold shoulder. He stopped her by grabbing her arm. "Yuukie-Chan is something wrong? Why are you ignoring me? Did I do something?" Yuukie turned to look at the blond. "Yuukie… Chan…"
Yuukie looked terrible. Scratches were on her face and neck. Bruises black and blue were visible on her exposed part of the body. Her lips were swollen and bleeding as though she had bit deep into them. Her eyes were red from crying but she still managed to give a small smile to Naruto. She nodded and went her way.
"What happened to you?" Naruto asked in a small voice.
.:Konoha Hospital waiting room:.
Yuukie and Hana were waiting for their number to be called. Yuukie had explained on what had happen and now was resting on her mother's shoulder. The nurse had called their number and they walked into the room to meet with Tsunade.
"Tsunade-sama, aren't you working in your office? What brings you here?"
"That doesn't matter. What happened to you? You're a mess! You should at least learn the basics to defend yourself. I'll send your own personal trainer."
"It's okay. I'm not a puppy Tsunade-sama. I can learn on my own."
"I'll just let team 7 proceed with what they are doing. Okay, you'll be staying her for both your safety and your injuries. It's not serious but I'll have to take an x-ray. Visitors are allowed of course but only on visiting hours."
After Yuukie was bandaged up and given some stingy ointment, she was sleeping on the hospital bed of room 16 as Hana watched her from her chair. At night, after visiting hours, she left, trusting that she would be safe here.
.:The next morning:.
Yuukie had woken up from the rays of sunlight that came from her window. She shielded her eyes with her hand and tried to shake the drowsiness from her. Her room was somehow different. It took her just a few seconds to register what had happened. She felt like crap and so she massaged her forehead. She swung one leg off the bed and stood up. The pain was almost unbearable. She limped to the bathroom and had to hold on to the walls to support her.
In the bathroom she took a bottle of peroxide and a roll of clean bandages. She carefully took off the old ones. Though it seems, as it was her unlucky day. Some of the bandages were caked with dried blood and tugging it could be possible if she wanted to rip her skin off. She let the bandage stay there and went out of the bathroom with the things she came for.
Back to her room she was surprised to see a visitor sitting on a chair. She was surprised not to see a visitor but by whom it was. Sitting on the chair with his arms crossed on his chest was none other than Uchiha Sasuke.
"Sasuke-san?"
"Hn." Sasuke greeted.
"What are you doing here?" She asked as she sat on the bed.
"What do you think I'm doing?" He asked back.
"But you don't have to. I'm safe here."
"Che. What? You think I wanted? I don't want to do this do you understand that? It was an order by Kakashi. Do you seriously think that I would want to baby-sit you for an entire day and miss my training? They forced me in to this because Sakura wasn't taking any precautions and Naruto had a little accident this morning with some spoiled milk yet again."
"It wasn't Sakura-san's fault. Don't blame her of what I did. I'm the one they want and Sakura help me with this problem, none of you could. That's why I wanted you guys to stop this. It can't help me any it's a waste of time."
"Well you should have said that sooner. Tsunade made it official this morning!"
"Sorry."
"And what's up with you? All the apologies! And yeah, us ninjas couldn't protect you? You really don't know how the life of a ninja is! And the only thing Sakura couldn't protect you was because she went somewhere else isn't it?"
"No. She had to go. I wanted her to go. I wanted to go home alone."
"Liar!" Yuukie winced at that word. It was the same word the attackers used on her. "She went shopping with her posies! You! How could you ask her to let you go like that? You know you're our responsibility! And Sakura she just couldn't stop just a few seconds off shopping could she?"
"First, you didn't want to be told on protecting me and now you're worrying about my safety. What's up?"
"I already told you. You're our responsibility."
"Yes, but what's in it for you? You're not getting paid for this."
"At first it was only to help you. Just to find out whom your attacker was. It would've been much easier if you could open your mouth and tell us but no you just have to keep quiet about this! You're useless, you know that?"
"I know."
"Stop that! I hate it when you do that!"
"I'm sorry."
"There you go again! Stop blaming yourself! Just be quiet! It a good thing we are getting paid for this."
"Somebody's paying? Who?"
"Your mother. She said that she'd risk her life just to keep you safe. How very touching."
"You know that your mother did the very same thing for you. Think about it. Even if your mother were still alive she'd still give her own life to save you and see you as you journey continues. Her time to live was up. You can't help it."
"Stop it! Stop trying to make me feel bad! I already said that you didn't understand! You didn't know how it was. She didn't have a choice! She was killed instantly without making a choice to either save her own life or mine."
Yuukie stayed quiet. She knew that it wasn't her business to tell him but it just slipped out. She knew that she had to tell the Uchiha teen but why? She kept asking herself on why she was always trying to tell Sasuke about doing the right things when he wouldn't listen anyway. She had forgotten that question ringing in her head when she saw the bandages and bottle of peroxide. She poured the peroxide on her wounds and winced. She had poured too much and her skin was burning.
"You really should be careful. If you pour too much it will burn your skin permanently and I don't want to peel it off if I were you." Sasuke warned.
Yuukie nodded in understanding as she tried to wrap the bandages neatly on her arm but using one hand was really difficult so she let it be untidy knowing that some nurse would do it for her later anyway.
"You're doing it all wrong!" Sasuke said taking the roll out of her hand. "If you leave the cuts uncovered, bacteria might enter the wound and make it infected." He explained as he wrapped it neatly around her arm. "And if you don't want to rip your skin off, dampen the bandage. It works every time."
"Thanks for your help. Why are you being all nice to me today?" She asked.
"I say it yet again, that you're our responsibility. I was ordered to do this. Paid to do this and don't you dare think that I did this with my own free will.
"Even if it was with your own will or not I'm still thanking you."
"It was not."
A nurse came in to deliver a tray of Yuukie's food, which was a bowl of porridge a cup of tea and a small plate of biscuits. She laid it on the table at the end of the bed. "Eat up okay?" She said smiling sweetly before she left.
"Eat." Sasuke said pointing at the tray. "It's an order." He added.
Because of the words from the young Uchiha, Yuukie obeyed not wanting to deal with him later if she protested. She ate silently under the glare of the black haired teen. Those pools of obsidian seemed to watch her as she grabs the spoon and ate her porridge. It was rather uncomfortable eating under a gaze of someone. She was full to eat the rest but still the biscuits were untouched.
"You want some? I'm rather full from the porridge and it's a shame let it go to waste."
Sasuke turned down the offer. "I don't like any food from the hospital and the biscuits might be stale.
"Umm… Sasuke-san?"
"Yeah?"
"Well… about… Eh."
"Just spit it out."
"A-about the other day…" Yuukie said really fast. Then she saw the annoyed look on Sasuke's face so she slowed down. "Before Naruto-kun interrupted… What did you want to say or talk about to me?"
"I nearly forgot. About that day, at your house, the way I yelled at you and threaten to kill you… I didn't…"
"I know. You don't have to say it. I should have not say any of that. It's your life and it's your business. I shouldn't have said anything and just keep my mouth shut. Sorry…" She said hanging her head guiltily.
"No, you didn't let me finish. You were right about… everything. All you said was true and I just lost my temper tried to expel it on you. That's why I'm s…" Sasuke paused as he hesitated. "I apologize for my actions."
"It's okay. I'll forgive you if you forgive me. How about it? Deal?"
"Deal." Sasuke muttered.
Yuukie gave him a soft smile, which Sasuke averted by looking instead to the white hospital walls. Half of his thoughts were telling him to just look at the girl but the other half was saying that it was just going to make him full of emotions, which to him were a sign of weakness.
"Do you like Sakura-san?" Yuukie asked, snapping Sasuke's train of thought.
"What?"
"You heard me."
"No. I already told you that I don't have time for love."
"Well, Sakura-san really seems to be fond you. And maybe, just maybe, you'll like her too if you spend enough time and warm up to her." A glare from Sasuke told her otherwise.
"Did she tell you to tell me this?"
"No. I'm just trying to help. You guys would look really cute together.
"Don't even think about it. It's just a crush; it'll come and go. And who appointed you to be matchmaker? You shouldn't try to pull any strings or it will snap and poke you in the eye. I'm warning you, don't play with people's emotions."
"I won't. Just trying to help a friend. If you didn't like her I won't force you, you know.'
"You'd better not."
"But her crush on you still won't go away. Not just hers' but your whole fan club."
"What makes you so sure. You're not one of them are you? What you have a crush on me too?" He asked sarcastically.
Yuukie shook her head. "Nope. I just like everyone as a friend and not more than that."
"Hn. Good, I don't want you glomping on me when it's my turn to look after you."
"I don't glomp Sasuke-san, I do have my dignity you know."
"Yeah, you don't go groveling at my feet to take you out on a date like most girls. I guess you probably have some one…"
"I don't"
"Or I look like your brother?"
"That's it. What makes you so good that every girl in the village fell for you so easily?"
"How should I know? Maybe it's because of my good looks? Or maybe it because of my great achievements? But people always say that it's my good looks."
"And they're right."
"Did you just admit that I have good looks?" He asked ironically.
"No, I just say you look good not effective on me but good."
"I thought you said I look like your brother?"
"I said you sort of looked like my brother. Not exactly like him."
"Hn. I'd like to see that." Sasuke muttered.
"Maybe next time, I didn't bring his picture. Or maybe you could imagine yourself but a lot younger."
"Are you saying that I'm old?"
"No. I was only joking. Don't tell me that you actually believed that."
"Jokes don't amuse me."
"Then what does? How come you never talk about anything to even your teammates? Why are you keeping yourself locked out of the world?"
"I have my own reasons."
"I bet you can't tell me anything. Up for a challenge?"
"Uchiha Sasuke never backs down on a challenge. What do you bet?"
"If what you tell me is crap I have to know one of darkest secrets but I promise that I won't tell a soul about it even if tortured to death but if it's good I won't tell Naruto that you lost a bet with a girl. So, how about it?"
Sasuke thought for a while, considering the offer. "Not a bad offer… Deal!"
"Okay, but first…" She held out her pinky out to him.
"What's this?" Sasuke asked staring at the finger.
"A pinky promise… Haven't you done a pinky promise your whole life?"
"No and I don't know how to do this… what you call a pinky promise."
"Hey, you just admitted that you couldn't do something simple!"
"Can we get on with this…?" Sasuke said with a bored tone.
"Okay, okay. Now all you have to do is hook your pinky to mine and that's how you seal a pinky promise and you can never ever tell."
"What are we promising for?"
"To agree on the bet this is so you won't back away from it."
"Fine not like I'm backing out maybe it's you."
"I'm the one who suggested the promise."
"Fine, whatever. Let's just get it over with. I hope you're ready to bet your life on it too." Sasuke said holding out his pinky.
"You trust me to keep it quiet?"
Sasuke nodded, trusting the girl. He hooked his finger with hers and let go. "That felt a little strange." Sasuke commented.
"Maybe because you never promised anything to anyone before."
"I guess. Actually, I do have someone special but I can't tell you because I promised myself that I wouldn't tell a soul. I guess I have to tell you one of my deepest darkest secrets eh?"
"No."
"Why not? I thought it was crappy."
"No it wasn't, and I already know your secret."
"How much do you know? Who told you?"
"Why you did. Telling someone that you care about someone else is a secret even if you didn't tell me who he or she were." Yuukie explained. But secretly, she didn't even want to know any of his secrets. She just wanted to know if Sasuke cares. She just said that so he'd get intimidated, therefore telling her that he does or does not care. But she wasn't expecting him to want to tell her.
"But can I at least guess? Who is it? Is it your family? Is it a girl? Perhaps a boy? Naruto?"
"Hey, whoa! Why should I care for that dobe? And no, it was none of them not like I'm going to tell you anyway."
"You're no fun. Besides, Naruto told me that you saved his life once even if it means scarifying your own."
"Let's not change the subject here."
"Speaking of family, do you have any siblings?" She asked but something in Sasuke's eye said that he didn't want to talk about it. "Sorry, just curious." She said apologizing.
"Yes, I had a brother. But I don't want to talk about him."
"It's okay. What do you like anyway? Any future dreams?"
"What's with all the questions?"
"Well, since we're going to be here, might as well get acquainted
. Our last meeting wasn't really that well."
"I don't pretty much like anything except for my training. My future dreams? To be stronger to kill him and avenge for my clan.
"Interesting… Different and not what I had in mind but interesting."
"What about you?"
"Eh? Is the Uchiha Sasuke curious?"
Sasuke glared daggers at her as though telling her 'I answered your question so you should answer mine!'
"R-right, well I like writing into my journals, reading or playing with fluffy, cute little creatures."
"So that explains the book and the rabbit in the forest."
"Uh… yeah. My future dreams… it's kinda silly…"
"Just say it."
"I'd like to be with someone. Not just anyone but someone who will never leave my side."
"That's not silly at all."
"Really, you think so?"
"Hn."
"Eh?"
"It sounds more like a fantasy more than a dream."
"Based on your opinion, yes. But I guess you are right."
Yuukie took out a sketchpad and some colour pencils from the drawers and began to write poems and draw frames around it. Sasuke just glanced at curiosity on where she had gotten the materials. Yuukie didn't notice the look in Sasuke's eye, which by the way was interest. Something that Sasuke rarely has.
"Do you want a piece of paper?" She asked the teen as she had finally looked up from her work.
"And what for, may I ask?" Sasuke asked staring at the paper.
"I don't know, doodle?" She said handing him a piece of paper and some colour pencils.
Sasuke though about it for a while and he had finally gotten an idea of what to draw. He began to sketch inspired of what he had just thought of. He drew lines, curves, and patterns. He had made wonders with the pencil. He almost finished and began to settle with the final touches, shading, thickening the lines. He looked at it once more and agreed that he had made a masterpiece. It was very realistic, wonderful, and so full of life. He smirked on his greatness.
"That's stunning! You're really good!"
"Of course it is I made it. This is Uchiha Sasuke you're talking about."
"It that me?" Yuukie asked looking at the sketch more carefully.
"Yes. I've always wanted to sketch a person so why not? It looked like the great opportunity to do so."
"You're amazing!" She exclaimed once again.
"That's not the first time I've heard it but from a girl like you, it was a first. You actually mean it and thanks for a true compliment."
"You're welcome. And here I thought you were going to doodle, not make a masterpiece!"
"Do you want it?"
"Could I?"
"I just offered didn't I?"
"Thank you." She said giving a warm smile, which this time Sasuke didn't avoid.
"You know you should really smile like that always. It suits you. It kind of reminds me of my mum."
"Oh sorry I didn't mean to make you remember your old memories."
"No. It was a really good memory. Thanks, it made me a little happy for once."
"No problem. Maybe you should try smiling Sasuke-san. I bet you'll look really good if you do."
"I don't want… I don't like to."
"Oh come on Sasuke-san. If the girls thought that your smirk made you look gorgeous think of the possibilities when they see you smile."
"You don't get it do you? That was what I was trying to avoid. You don't know how it is, being chased all around the village."
"That's where you're wrong." Yuukie said under her breath but unfortunately… Sasuke heard it but not clearly.
"Excuse me, what did you say?"
"I said, why don't you at least try? Make it a habit even. Sure you look all cool with that smirk on your face but… Why don't you at least try? I'm the only one in this room. And I promise I won't faint." She said jokingly.
"I guess. No fainting now, you promised."
"I'll try. Come on, smile…"
Sasuke was about to smile when the door busted open and then came the mad dash of Naruto and Sakura racing to the bed.
"Sasuke-kun!"
"Yuukie-chan!"
Both Yuukie and Sasuke sighed and looked at each other. Yuukie smiled at him before being pulled away by Naruto asking her on what had happened with her and the Uchiha heir while he was gone. Sasuke wasn't having much luck either. Sakura was talking mindlessly about what she was going to wear on their next mission. Sasuke as always pretended to listen and ignored the chatterbox.
.:Done:.
A/n: Sorry for the long wait! Thanks to my reviewers and let's see… what's missing from my author's notes? Oh yeah, Sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes which I was not aware of. I know Sasuke was OOC in there and I apologize deeply. But as you know if the person stayed in character the whole storyline would be ruin and no SasuOC fic would exist! I've also noticed this- I used English (U.K) instead of English (U.S) because here in Brunei we use the British style like colour instead of color. And mum instead of mom and others… because we were under British ruling.
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