(10.03.2018)
Somniloquy - Sleep-talking
Bzzzzzt.
It was sometime around dawn when Sasori woke up to sound of his pager going off.
Bzzzzzt.
Keeping half of his face planted firmly in his pillow, the hepatologist reached up to bed's built-in overhead shelf and grabbed blindly for the obnoxious little device. After a few misses, Sasori let out a soft sigh of relief when his fingers finally grazed the hard plastic of the tiny beeper. He then snatched the pager off the shelf and silenced its incessant buzzing, before lowering it to his eye level.
Today was supposed to be his mandatory day-off (courtesy of their hospital director's insistence that her staff take care of themselves); so, unless it was an emergency and someone was dying, Sasori had no intentions of answering this call.
Rolling onto his back and turning as much away from the warm body curled against him as he could, Sasori squinted against the harsh green backlight of the screen.
"Room 473B - Acute Abdominal Swelling"
Well, fuck.
Clipping the pager to the waistband of his pajama pants, Sasori heaved a heavy sigh. It looked like he was going in to the hospital today.
Turning back over to gaze down at the mess of petal pink locks splayed across the pillow beside his, Sasori smiled gently. She was going to be upset when she woke up in a few hours, especially since this was supposed to be one of the few days neither of them were needed at the hospital. Although, he wouldn't be surprised if she showed up later in the morning to see him.
"Sorry, they need me to come in," he whispered, even though he knew she couldn't hear him, "I'll bring back breakfast if you aren't awake yet."
Propping himself up on one elbow, Sasori leaned down and gently swept a few silken locks out of his wife's face before placing a soft kiss on her forehead. He then pulled away and carefully slipped out of their queen-sized bed to get dressed.
He was in the process of finishing the knot of his tie when he heard Sakura kick restlessly at the covers, something she only did when she slept alone.
Chuckling softly, Sasori moved over to his wife's side of the bed and carefully pulled the sheets back over her panty and tank top-clad form. He watched her settle down for a moment before making his way over to the door and grabbing his bag. Sasori was just about to slip out of the bedroom, when he heard her whimper softly.
Concerned, Sasori glanced back at Sakura, surprised to hear her sounding so upset in her sleep. However, in the tiny slivers of pale red sunlight that peaked through the blinds, he could see the slightest of frowns gracing her lips as she unconsciously reached out a hand to his now-empty side of the bed.
The sight tugged at his heart strings and Sasori was half-tempted to lay back down with her, but they had each taken an oath to do what is best for their patients - he couldn't stay here. And, as if she knew it too, she whispered softly, "I love you."
Sasori couldn't help but smile.
"I love you, too."
Hey All!
I know, I know, I haven't updated Immortals in a while and yet, here I am publishing this.
Anywhoo, "A Work in Progress" is my little de-stressor from grad school, because I can put up short one-shots just for fun!
Prompt suggestions are always welcomed!
*Also, I'm fully aware that this is OOC-ish for cannon-Sasori, I guess it's a good thing this doesn't follow the cannon.
~Smash41KMF
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