Chapter 2: Naruto plays Nurse
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Sakura struggled to the door. Limping as she went. Grasping the doorknob she let out a sigh of relief, thanking she has something to hang on to.Straighting her self up and fixing her hair she opened the door. There was Naruto. Beaming.
Naruto: Hey Sakura-chan!!
Sakura: Hey Naruto, come on in.
He slid inside the house carring a duffle bag over his shoulder. Sakura closed the door and got a good look at Naruto from behind. He wasn't wearing his usual ninja outfit, he was sporting a black hoodie and a pair a long, workout pants.
Sakura:You can set your stuff down on the couch. I'm sorry I don't have a guest room. I got this apartment when Tsunade paid for it. She thought I shouldn't have my mom in the way anymore. All she does is worry. And I agree. I'm almost 16 and I shouldn't have my mom breathing down my neck.
Sakura turned toward Naruto when she realized what she had said. He was looking out the widow. He looked almost to the point of tears.
Sakura: I'm sorry Naruto. I didn't mean anything by it.
Naruto: Oh that. You don't have to say your sorry. It's okay.
Then he gave her his famous smile. The smile that meant everything was okay. This made Sakura smile, too. She now knew that the next couple weeks were going to go smoothly. And the next week did just that. Naruto was the perfect guy nurse anyone could ask for. He was sweet, kind, gentle, and patient. He also won't let Sakura out of his site for more than five minutes. Even when she was asleep, Sakura could hear in her dreams Naruto creep in and peek at her sleeping self. She loved having Naruto there. But there was a part of her that didn't want him to leave. A couple times she almost ask him if he wanted to move in. She keep telling herself Naruto didn't feel that way about her, though it wasn't true and she knew it.
One morning, Sakura crepted out of bed to stretch her legs and try to sneak outside for a few minutes. Just to get some air. Naruto had finally fallen into a deep sleep around midnight. He has been a light sleeper since he has been taking care of her, but by the sound of his snore, she was pretty sure he'd be out for a while.
She gripped the door knob and slowly twisted the knob as she pulled the wooden door open. She looked at Naruto one last time before slipping out the frontdoor. Quietly as possible, she closed the door and turned to the slowly, rising sun.
Taking in a deep breath she said: This is the most beautiful moring yet. And the only one I have seen in a week.
Walking in a slightly fast pace, Sakura headed for the park about half a mile a way. No one was outside this moring. Probably because it was six in the morning on a Sunday. And nothing really happened on a Sunday until well in the afternoon. Reaching the park she chose a small bench by the pond to sit on. She sat down and crossed her arms.
Sakura: ' Maybe I should have worn more than sweat pants, a tank top, and my fuzzy slippers.'
Meanwhile back at Sakura's apartment, about half an hour after Sakura left, Naruto suddenly sat up, leaped off the bed, and ran to the bathroom. After he flushed the toliet, he decided to go check on Sakura. He walked down the hall, wishing he was wearing socks more and more with each step. The hall floor was hard and cold, merciless to anyone who didn't have slippers. When he finally reached her room instead of opening the door a crack, he whipped it right open. Sakura bed was empty.
Naruto ran out of the room, out the front down, and down the street shouting: Sakura!! Sakura where are you?!?
While at the sametime trying not to wake every shinobi in the village up. He rounded a corner a found the park.
Naruto: 'Could she be there?'
He ran down the path, trying to look in every direction at once. His gaze fell opon the pond. A horrible thought ran through his mind. Naruto most have circled the pond three times looking for her. Then he found a hidden sunny spot behind the bushes. A large enough area to have a large family picnic. He walked into the sunny room-like hideaway. There was a small creek running along to the left of Naruto. And then he saw her. On the ground. Eyes closed. Not moving at all.