Ch. 2
Day 1 (11:51 AM) - *Start playing: Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley*
Location: Konoha Hospital
Sakura was going through a patient file and getting ready to go on her lunch break when she heard what sounded like someone singing from the end of the hallway. The singing wasn't bad or off tune, it was just so loud that it sounded utterly obnoxious. She made a bit of a grimace then turned her ear towards the sound to hear what the person was singing. After listening for a bit, she figured it sounded like a pretty old song by the sound of it. But who would be singing old songs in the hospital hallway?
"…You know the rules and so do I (do I, do I)…"
'That can't be who I think it is…' she thought to herself as she turned her head to look down the hallway. That voice sounded too familiar... Waaaaaay too familiar…
"…You wouldn't get this from any other guy…"
Sakura let out a small sigh then started walking over to intercept Naruto who was blissfully singing with both eyes closed as he walked through the hallway. 'Baka…' she thought with a blank stare.
"…Gotta make you understand
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down-"
Naruto stopped singing and opened his eyes after feeling someone very forcefully poke his chest. He looked down to see none other than Sakura standing in front of him with arms crossed. He wore a wide smile after realizing who it was then reached into his pocket to turn down the volume a bit. He gave her an energetic wave and said, "Oh, hiya Sakura-chan."
She tried to remain as calm as possible then looked up to him and asked, "Naruto… What in the world are you doing running around singing old songs in the hospital hallway?"
Naruto responded by digging into his pocket and grabbing his new mp3 player. "I was listening to some songs on my new mp3 player. They're real catchy. You should listen to some of them. You have an mp3 player too, right?"
Sakura ignored his question then eyed the mp3 player she had gifted him. She looked back at him with a small eyeroll and said, "Naruto, you can't just go about loudly singing songs at random…"
"I wasn't singing it at random. I was singing it for you to show my appreciation for the gift. Now I can have my favorite songs with me wherever I am."
Sakura paused for a second then let out a hushed, "Oh…" after realizing why he was singing. She thought about it for a second then said, "Well, that's a very extreme way to show your appreciation…" resulting in a small shrug from Naruto.
After thinking about it for a bit longer, she shot him a small squint and finished, "…but I guess you would do something like that…"
Naruto let out a wide grin and said, "Yep! Sure would!"
Sakura let out a small eyeroll then wore an appreciative smile. Although she'd never admit it, the small gesture was incredibly endearing and maybe even a little cute. She let out a small chuckle then sighed and said, "Thanks, I guess… Just don't make a habit out of it, ok?"
Naruto thought about it then wore an eye-closed smile as he gave a mischievous chuckle.
Sakura eyed him suspiciously then asked, "What does that mean?"
Naruto put his mp3 player back in his pocket then gave her a large grin and said, "Oh, nothing…"
All of the endearment Sakura was feeling flew out the window as she gave him a menacing glare and said in a chastising voice, "Naruto, you better not be planning on coming back here singing again…"
"Sorry, Sakura-chan. No promises!" said Naruto as he reached into his pocket and turned up the volume. He did a 180 and started singing again as he jogged away dancing to the beat of the song.
"…(Insert whatever lyrics are playing as you listen)…"
"Narutooooo!"
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