Boo.
Sorry it's been so long, I got the new Twilight book, and I'm sure you know how that is, you're reading it nonstop. So am I. Plus, this chapter was hard to do, for some unknown reason… oh well, here's chapter 11.
I don't own Naruto.
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I stood there speechless. "Fainted?"
"You better believe it," she said.
"Well," I said, "Why do you need me? Just wait for him to wake up. Try dumping water on him."
Tenten scoffed on the other line. "Don't you think we've tried that? It's been about a half hour, and my mom's getting worried. I decided to call you, because you are a nurse, right?"
I nodded, even though I knew she wouldn't see. "Right, I think I should get over there. I'm having a little issue with Sasuke at the moment but I'll be there as soon as possible."
"Good," said a relieved Tenten.
And we both hung up without another word. I looked around to Sasuke, whose eyes were wide. He looked concerned. "What's going on?"
I picked up my purse, filled with medical supplies, which was by the door. "Tenten's father fainted."
He was confused. "He fainted?"
Without making eye contact, I responded. "My words exactly, now keep the washrag cold and directly on your arm. DON'T. MOVE. IT. I'll be back soon." I took one last look at him; his eyes were solemn and lonely.
I didn't want to leave at the moment, but I had to.
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I checked his pulse and breathing. "Ah, he's fine," I said in a scoffing tone, "he's just really tired and receiving a well-deserved nap. His heartbeat seems fine, just put him in bed and he'll wake up in a couple hours," I turned to Tenten and Neji, "You can use this opportunity to leave, you've already told him, anyway."
The both nodded quickly… a little too quickly. They were being unusually quiet.
Then I remembered Sasuke with his painful burn. "Well, I got to go. Business to take care of else ware."
And I shot off.
As I was heading home, I spied Kiba and Miho and his mother. They looked just fine, in fact, they were jumping around in little circles singing with Akamaru prancing around them barking. "Uh, good for them," I thought.
I decided to check in on Shikamaru and Temari, but my hopes were shattered when I realized I didn't know where they lived. Seeing Shikamaru's parents and asking them about them could turn out to be disastrous. If they hadn't told them yet, his mom might come crashing down on me. I didn't have enough time to search for them, on account that it was getting dark. I looked to be about 6:00 according to the setting sun. It was setting early because of winter. I would call them in the morning.
The morning?
I forgot! This is my first night away from my parent's house as a 'married' girl. What was I going to do?
When I arrived, I took a deep breath and opened the door. Sasuke was still on the couch, keeping the rag on his arm like I had ordered him. The television was off, and the remote beside him. His hair was sticking up on end, his eyes were wide, and his teeth were chattering.
"I-I kept it cold just like you said."
I walked over and looked him over. "This is way past the dose of ice it needed." I took the ice off his arm. It was clear he kept loading the water on, or else it would have gotten warm by now.
I inspected his arm. It was still red, but because of the cold, it became numb. A mixture of hot underneath, and cold on the surface.
"This'll be fine in a few days. Don't move it so much, and try not to burn in again." I caressed it, feeling awfully strange. I looked up at him and… was it my imagination or was he looking bashful? I giggled a little bit, at the thought of Sasuke blushing. He just humped and stared at the black television screen, as if watching a show that only cool people could see.
"I was getting annoyed by the screaming," He said, in his usual pretty boy tone. I had gotten used to dealing with it, though. I picked up the remote and turned it on anyway. Instead of watching the snake movie, I turned to some documentary about the 9 tailed monsters. Naruto said to watch it a couple months ago because he was in it; it was just my luck that it was on again, science I never got around to see it.
I yawned.
Gosh, I was tired. It had been a really long day.
"Maybe you should get some sleep," Sasuke offered.
"Oh no, I know what you're thinking. This is all a contest to you. You're going to brag how you are stronger than me at staying awake!"
He looked at me with genuine concern. "No, I'm thinking you need your sleep. You haven't slept well the past couple days."
I hated to admit it, but he was right.
"My room is upstairs. It's the master bedroom. You can sleep in the room across the hall. Of course, it's not as big, but it's the second largest room in the house."
He got up and went over to the stairs across the room, not turning his head, expecting me to follow him.
I did.
The upstairs were much blander than downstairs. I guess he doesn't like to decorate.
"Right there," he pointed to a door, and he assumed I knew the rest. "It might be best you keep your stuff in my room, just in case we have visitors from outside our mission compadres. Just sleep in that room."
I went inside to examine it. It's not that I've never been in Sasuke's house before, he has just never invited me upstairs, and I understood that. When I walked in the room, I was expecting a sleeping bag, but right there in the corner was a full-fledged queen sized bed, complete with a tidy bed side table and television. It looked similar to a hotel or guest room.
I immediately ran out to thank him, but the door to his room was closed already and there was no light escaping the crevice between the bottom of the door and the floor.
I went back into the room and slept in my day clothes, not receiving what I had been hoping for.
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Soo, wadduya think? Like it? I got sort of inspired by Stephenie Meyer, and I think this writing was some of my top quality, but it's not without its typos. I hope you'll come back for the update!
Sayonara,
S.A. Hikari