Author's Note: Still not done with studying, but I just couldn't resist writing the second chapter. Anyway, there's always tomorrow to cram everything in! :)) I decided on making this a drabble series, all revolving around the life of Sasuke while dating Sakura who's still in med school. Each chapter can stand its own, so the chapters don't necessarily follow any particular order. :) Enjoy! :D
Written on: July 6, 2011
Disclaimer: Naruto and all related characters rightfully belong to Masashi Kishimoto. The tips mentioned in this story are based on 'How to Date a Med Student' by Fox News iMag and can be seen on this site: www (dot) yourtango (dot) com (slash) 200919756 (slash) tips-dating-med-student.
Warning(s): AU.
How to Date a Med Student
Chapter Two
By Zagoorian Athena
2. Support them when they come home after each test, upset because they failed—and gently remind them after they get their well above passing grade how unnecessary the "I'm going to fail out of medical school and never become an MD" dramatics are.
(sigh)
(twitch)
Sasuke Uchiha tried his very best to control his urge to yell at his annoying girlfriend and was doing a damn good job at it, too. But one more sigh from her end would cause an almost-automatic twitch of his eyebrows and he might not be able to keep his sanity in check any longer. This routine had been going on for about thirty minutes now, a heavy silence filling the room they were in, and she had yet to tell him what was bothering her.
He wasn't a mind reader, he thought with a bitter growl to himself, so how was he supposed to know what her problem was?
And for the nth time that day, another sigh came from the pink-haired med student's mouth and Sasuke decided that he had had about enough of it. "Sakura…" he called out to her, surprising himself how not annoyed he sounded.
It took her a few moments but she finally lifted her eyes from where they were staring intently at the floor to look into his onyx eyes. With an inward flinch, he immediately lost all the negative feelings he was harboring towards her when he saw how her eyes were glossy, tears threatening to spill any moment. As irritating as she was sometimes, particularly at that specific moment, he hated it even more when she cried because he couldn't bear to see her hurt or sad especially when he didn't even know the reason why. (It made him feel helpless and Sasuke Uchiha didn't like feeling helpless.)
Hesitantly, he lifted his arm to cup her cheek in his hand and brought himself closer to where she was seated beside him on the couch. And though Uchihas didn't normally hug people or much less bring comfort to others, this particular Uchiha was willing to make an exception for the woman he loved. He allowed her to rest her head on his shoulder and rubbed soothing circles on her back as she finally let the pent-up tears flow freely.
They stayed in that position for a while until Sakura finally managed to calm down enough to tell him what upset her.
"I'm… I'm…" she began explaining as she fidgeted around with the hem of her blouse. Then unexpectedly, she cried out "I'm going to fail out of medical school and never become an M.D.!" dampening Sasuke's shirt even more with fresh tears as she resumed her sobbing. Eyes wide open in bewilderment, Sasuke didn't know what else to do except tighten his grip around her shoulders and soothe her by mumbling "everything's going to be alright" a bit awkwardly.
"No, it's not," she countered despairingly, pushing herself gently off him to look into his eyes. He winced inconspicuously at her current appearance, not liking how the girl that usually seemed so bright and cheerful in spite of her workload looked so devastated and broken at the moment. "If I fail out of med school, then I won't become a doctor. If I don't become a doctor, I'll be jobless. If I become jobless, I'll be poor. If I become poor, you'll break up with me because I'll be all grimy and gross and live on the streets since I won't be able to afford my apartment anymore. If you break up with me, then we're never going to get married. And if we don't get married, then I might as well just die because all I really want is to be with you forever. And… and…"
But Sasuke didn't allow her to finish her illogical reasoning anymore and just grabbed the back of her head and pressed his lips firmly onto hers. He could feel the wetness of her cheeks against his as he coaxed her gently for a response, one of his hands sliding over to the small of her back. She eventually complied with his request and snaked her arms around his neck to pull him closer.
They stayed glued to each other for a few more minutes until the need for air came to them at which point they broke apart and rested their foreheads together. Waiting until his breathing was back to normal, Sasuke then moved his thumbs across her cheeks to wipe the tears away before tilting his head up to kiss her forehead affectionately.
"One: you're not failing out of med school just because you flunked one exam. Your past exam scores are high enough to make up for any low score you got," he began explaining to her with a touch of softness to his voice. "Two: I won't ever break up with you even if you become poor because I'm not after your money, Sakura—I have enough of that already." At this, he smirked rather smugly, but the tenderness in his eyes remained. "Three," he continued, "I want to be with you forever, too, doctor or no doctor."
She opened her mouth to retort but he cut her off. "However, two and three don't really matter because as I said in number one: you're not going to flunk out of med school."
Sakura merely stared at him in reply, touched by the sincerity of her boyfriend's words. Sasuke didn't usually consent to her ramblings of her fear of failing med school, but when he did, he always made sure to let her know that he'd continue loving her no matter what—much like what he did just then.
Funny, she thought to herself, when I was telling myself those things, they seemed pretty hard to believe. But hearing it from Sasuke makes everything so much more convincing. Her heart skipped a beat as he kissed her chastely on the lips, and the genuine smile he gave her was enough to make her feel a whole lot better.
She smiled a small smile in return and snuggled against his chest, instantly forgetting about her worries.
"And here I was, thinking I'd done something wrong to you," he quietly told her with a sigh of relief. She giggled lightly before replying "I'm sorry I worried you, Sasuke-kun".
"Hn," came his usual reply and they stayed in comfortable silence for the rest of the afternoon.
The next day…
"Sasuke-kun!" called out a cheerful pink-haired girl as she waved at her boyfriend to indicate where she was waiting for him. He turned his head toward the direction of her voice and he almost couldn't stop himself from smiling upon seeing how much better she looked compared to the day before. In fact, she was radiant, more so than usual. She gave him a toothy grin as soon as he arrived in front of her and the black-haired guy could only raise an eyebrow at her weird attitude.
"So…" she said as she grabbed his hand and pulled him to the direction of her apartment. "Remember the exam I was crying about yesterday?"
"Aa," he replied, not getting why she was suddenly happy about something that made her so depressed the day before.
"Well…" She paused for a dramatic effect, and then, "I actually passed!"
Say what?
"I even got the highest score, can you believe it?" she exclaimed happily.
Once he heard this, though, Sasuke Uchiha could only twitch his eyebrow at his paranoid girlfriend.
"You mean your exam scores weren't even released yet when you started crying yesterday?" he asked rather incredulously despite his stoic facade.
Sakura merely laughed heartily at his reaction as they both walked home together.
A/N: Gaaah. I honestly wanted to make it longer than that, but I didn't want to overdo it. I hope you guys enjoyed it nonetheless. xD Okay, time to get back to my books now. =_=