Sick
Author's Note: Back by popular demand! Okay, two wonderful, precious reviewers said continue, so Heron's continuing. Though, trying to find mildly annoying conditions that can be turned into humor is a little more difficult than Heron expected. So, if you know someone who's been seriously hurt or died from one of the illnesses that Heron is making fun of, well, sorry. There's no insensitivity intended. Next up, Uchiha Sasuke and the wondrous experience of chicken pox! If Heron keeps up like this, people are going to think she's a Sasuke-basher/hater. Heron's not, really, it's just that Sasuke painted a target on his back right next to his family crest with that attitude of his, and then going off to Orochimaru… Heron does, believe it or not, like Sasuke. This does not mean she's going to go easy on him. Heron likes Neji too, and see what she did to him last chapter.
Normally it's Naruto's thing to scratch himself in public, because he has no dignity, at least, not in the traditional sense. Sasuke is not one to let himself be seen doing the baser things, such as scratching himself in public. He likes to let the public think he's perfect. But today, that illusion is totally blown.
Sasuke tries to keep his hands still, but the burning urge to scratch something, anything, is just too damn strong. Cursing internally, he lets his hand inch to a particularly bothersome spot on his abdomen, where the skin is more sensitive. Errant giggles convince him to stop and rest his twitching hands at his sides again. He glares at the three young faces in front of him. This is all their fault.
No, really, it is.
If Kabocha had had the sense not to show up for training two weeks ago, then Satsumaimo and Sumomo wouldn't have gotten sick. In turn, if Satsumaimo and Sumomo had had the sense not to show up for training when they got sick, Sasuke wouldn't be sick too.
Argh! If there's still anyone out there who still thinks Chicken Pox is a kids-only disease, Sasuke promises them a slow, excruciating death. That is, after he puts Inuzuka Kiba's head on a spike for not only laughing, but also making choice remarks about the relevance of Sasuke's hair style.
The plum-haired kunoichi-in-training giggles again, and Sasuke sends her a glare that tells her quite graphically that she can rot in Hell for all he cares. Sumomo isn't afraid. Instead, she holds out the fruit basket she's been hiding behind her back.
"We hope you get well soon Sasuke-sensei!" she tells him perkily. The boys snigger. A streak of orange, followed by a streak of brown hit the ground as Sumomo knocks them both down head first.
"Teacher's pet," Kabocha mutters, rubbing his orange hair where a lump is steadily growing. Sumomo hits him again, saving Sasuke the trouble of giving the boy a sound cuffing upside the head.
Sasuke finds that for just this moment, he can ignore the burning, itching little red dots all over his body, and allows himself one tiny, tiny smile.
Author's Note: Okay, maybe Heron will go easy on him. For anyone who's wondering about the students' names, Sumomo means plum, Satsumaimo means sweet potato, and Kabocha means pumpkin. At least, Heron thinks she got the translations right. Well, this chapter probably isn't as funny as the first one, but Heron tried. What do y'all think?