-sweatdrops- Sorry for the long time to update. o.o' My brain died off for a while.
Anyways, here's chapter five! As requested, it's no longer centered. Also, someone asked for the first part on this chapter, so I added it in for the fun of it. Hope you all enjoy!
A very giddy Sakura ran down the hallways of the hospital with several nurses trailing after her, shouting for her to come back but she wasn't listening. Turning a corner, the girl couldn't help but stick her foot out and laugh aloud as one of the nurses tripped over her leg, flying forward; she could leave her room now, as well as speak in complete sentences. Her memory seemed to be returning as well.
The nurse glared for a moment before she, as well as her workmates, began to laugh with the pink haired kunoichi.
"Sakura-chan, you should go back to your room. Ino's coming to see you."
"Ino-chan? Wonderful!"
Before anyone could say anything else, Haruno Sakura was speeding down the corridor toward her room, pushing the door open to see a very excited looking Yamanaka standing there. Upon seeing her friend, Ino rushed forward and pulled her into a hop, hopping up and down excitedly. "Guess what, Sakura?! Shikamaru asked me on a date! Isn't that great?"
"That's great, Ino!"
The look of happiness on Ino's face was enough to lift Sakura's spirits even higher as she was released and the blonde began chatting excitedly.
"And, I've decided that you can have Sasuke, Forehead!"
Suddenly a completely horrified look crossed Ino's pretty features as she slapped her hand over her mouth and turned away from the pink haired girl, hunching her shoulders slightly; beginning to shiver rapidly, Ino closed her eyes. Oh god, oh god. What have I done? I called he-
The thoughts were interrupted by a loud, angry, Sakura-like:"Pig!"
A very surprised Yamanaka Ino turned to see a very angry Haruno Sakura glaring violently at her, her fists clenched before she suddenly seemed to realize what she was doing and blinked a few times. "Gomensai Ino-chan!" the pink haired girl apologized quickly, staring at the blinking Ino as the blonde slowly shook her head. "I-It's alright, Sakura. No worries!"
So she does remember.
The Yamanaka licked her dry lips quickly, looking away from Sakura, before smiling brightly and saying in a happy tone: "I should probably go now, Sakura. Good luck later today!" With that, the girl moved passed Sakura and walked out of the room into the hallway, panting somewhat as she thought about what had happened. So Sakura could remember their old rivalry, huh? Mixed feelings of relief and anger welled up in her chest, but the girl brushed the thoughts away to think ahead; her date with Nara Shikamaru.
In a somewhat good mood, the pink haired girl trotted around her bed in a joyful way, her emerald green eyes never leaving the clock that was positioned across from where her bed sat.
Sasuke had said he would be there at 3:00.
It was currently 2:55.
Her hair flew around her as Sakura twirled, giggling as she tripped and landed on her knees next to the bed, using it to help her rise to her feet. Her condition had gotten good enough that the girl was now allowed to leave the hospital, as long as she was accompanied by someone who would take care of her. Instantly the Haruno had wanted for Uchiha Sasuke to be the one to come with her, and he had agreed to it.
Her good mood dampened slightly as the time changed from 3:00 to 3:01.
Where was he?
Had he forgotten?
However, all of those thoughts were dismissed as the pale dark haired Uchiha pushed the door open and stepped into the room, only to be attacked by a very excited pink haired girl. "Sasuke-kun! I thought you'd forgotten, but you didn't! I don't know why I doubted you!" Her eyes were closed, a wonderful smile playing on her features. It was a good thing that her eyes were closed too, for Sasuke suddenly felt heat rise up in his cheeks and knew that he was blushing, which was rare in the pale boy. And the fact that Sakura was extremely close to him didn't help...
"Sakura? We should probably get going soon, if you want to spend the entire day that is."
"Huh? Oh! Right!" she cooed as she pulled away from the beginning-to-sweat boy and moving into the small bathroom that came with the hospital room; a few minutes later Sakura returned, only this time instead of the loose hospital dress she wore a light pink tanktop and a pair of black capris, a pair of tan sandals on her feet. "Well, Sasuke-kun? Are we going?"
The Uchiha shook his head quickly, clearing himself out of the trance seeing Sakura like that had caused before he turned away to conceal his blush.
"Er, yeah. C'mon."
The girl giggled as she followed after Sasuke, clinging to his right arm, unknowing what the action was causing the boy; damnit, why'd she have to cling to him like that? He shifted somewhat uncomfortably before relaxing, realizing that the reason she was being so clingy was because Sakura felt safe around him.
"Alright, lets go."
"Sasuke-kun! Come look at this!" the pink haired girl exclaimed, running forward to take the Uchiha by the arm and drag him into a nearby shop. Onyx black eyes displayed faint annoyance, at least until she looked at him, at being dragged around like he was. It was embarassing.
Sakura lifted a glass figurine of a rose into her hand, showing it to the slightly irritated Sasuke. "Isn't it beautiful?" she breathed, staring mesmorized at the beautiful artwork. Sasuke blinked; it was indeed a beautiful piece of work. "Mm," the boy replied, glancing out into the market once more.
A good amount of star-struck girls had gathered outside the shop, but none dared approach for fear of the Haruno nearby, even though she was fairly harmless at the moment.
However, the Uchiha was still deathly dangerous, and he cast a glare at the girls outside that threatened death if they came too close. Many swooned and fainted simply because they'd received one of Sasuke's famous deathglares, while a few weren't affected by it and simply backed away slowly.
Sakura was still absorbed in watching the rose, her finger gently tracing the petals before she glanced at the dark haired boy near her with a pleading look in her eyes. "Sasuke-kun? Can I get it? Please?" she inquired, as if Sasuke were her father and she was a child begging for a new toy. He stared at her for a moment before nodding, and Sakura giggled and hugged the boy quickly before running toward the counter to pay for the rose figurine.
A few minutes later the pink haired kunoichi returned holding a plastic bag with the rose figurine wrapped carefully inside, her emerald green eyes gleaming as she smiled at Sasuke.
"Lets go!"
The girl took hold of Sasuke's wrist once and half dragged him out of the shop, though she stopped at the sight of the fainted fangirls and glanced at the Uchiha questioningly. He wave it away and it was his turn to take the other's wrist and gently drag her off.
Onyx black eyes suddenly caught sight of a pair nearby - Hinata and Naruto, it seemed - and before the Uchiha could turn and walk away with Sakura in tow the little blonde called out: "Sasuke! Sakura-chan! Hey!"
Sasuke cringed at the voice and turned back, watching as an excited Naruto and a blushing Hinata came up to them. "Hey Naruto!" Sakura greeted with a smile, waving slightly at the boy before nodding toward Hinata. "Hey Hinata!" The Hyuuga girl smiled and waved back, folding her hands infront of her body once more and peering up at Naruto. The little blonde blinked at Sakura and Sasuke for a moment before grinning, awkwardly scratching the back of his head.
"Hey, uh, Hinata and I were just heading to go get some ramen. Wanna come?"
The Uchiha was about to decline - they had better things to do, after all - when the pink haired kunoichi suddenly nodded enthusiastically. "Sure Naruto! I'm getting hungry anyways."
Sasuke grunted but nodded; he was, after all, in charge of taking care of the girl.
The little blonde grinned up at Sasuke before sprinting toward Ichiraku, followed by an admiring Hinata, a smiling Sakura, and a less-than-happy Sasuke.
"N-Naruto-kun?"
The Uzumaki looked up at the Hyuuga heirs face and blinked, noodles hanging from his mouth in a kawaii way. Hinata blushed and smiled at the adorable look on Naruto's face before continuing - shyly, of course. "Sakura-chan has gotten better, hasn't she?"
Naruto glanced at the pink haired kunoichi nearby, who had finished her ramen and was admiring the glass figurine she'd bought only a few minutes before and nodded. "Yeah, Sakura-chan's going to be fine. Why?" Cerulean blue eyes met the white eyes of the Hyuuga girl, who blushed and looked downward, pressing the tips of her index fingers together before shaking her head.
"I was just wondering. I-I'm glad she's better."
He nodded in turn before scooting closer to where Sakura and Sasuke sat, peering at the figurine before pointing at it and inquiring: "What's that?"
"Idiot, it's a glass rose. What the hell does it look like?"
"I wasn't talking to you, Sasuke-teme!"
Sakura looked up at the familar words and blinked, emerald green eyes staring at Naruto for a moment before she smiled and giggled. "Sasuke-kun let me get it. It's pretty, isn't it, Naruto?"
The blonde dobe nodded, grinning before he looked passed Sakura at the Uchiha; his onyx black eyes had drifted away from Sakura, Naruto, and Hinata. He was staring off into space, it seemed, which was odd for Sasuke. "Oi! Sasuke!" he called as he jumped down from the stool and waved his hand infront of the dark haired boy's face, blinking at him before calling again: "Sasuke!"
The Uchiha snapped out of his trance and glared at Naruto.
"Hai?"
"Shouldn't you be getting Sakura-chan back to the hospital soon?"
Sasuke glanced at the pink haired girl before nodding, standing and glancing at Sakura. She stood and began to follow after him, and the two left Naruto and Hinata at Ichiraku.
-gulps-
I know it's awful. Gomenasai! o.o' Sorry my chapters are so short. I have an idea where this is going!
Sasuke: Surprising.
Sakura: -fuming- Why am I the one you made act wierd?!
Author: -sweatdrops- Eh, yeah.
So I hope you all review and send in ideas for the next chapters! I'll love you if you do.