Sasuke left with a very unreadable expression, but not before being harassed by a new fan girl…
"Um…" Shino stuttered, looking up to the raven haired man that was tow heads taller then her. "I-I need your name for the charts…" she lied.
Sasuke looked down at the small brown headed woman. "Sakura knows it, so does Lady Tsunade." He hissed.
"Um…" Shino continued, looking for some other excuse to learn his name. "The hospital doesn't, thus meaning I need it…"
Sasuke sighed in an annoyed tone. "Uchiha Sasuke—'The Great Uchiha,' and 'The Human Ice block, any of them…"
Shino moaned at the sound of the sexy name. 'Uchiha Shino,' she fantasized. She didn't even know the clan well, though everyone else did. Shino didn't know what he was capable of.
Bringing her attention down the blank clipboard, it didn't even have a sheet of paper on it. She hastily pretended to write it down. "Yes, yes…" she pretended to be interested in the fake work, but was looking at the six-pack he had put on show shamelessly.
Sasuke mentally moaned. 'Here goes another one…' He activated his blood red sharugan and looked down at the brunette. She looked into them, shocked at the sudden change in his chakra; and down she went.
Sasuke looked at her, unfeeling. "Hn…" he grunted and walked out of the white hospital.
***
Sakura walked back to her office, slowly and tired. The paperwork in that big, empty room was hassling her in the back of her head. The thought worried her the most was that Sai might still be sick. That thought was pushed back when she heard a small girl crying in a children's room.
She walked over to it and opened the door. A small hazel haired little girl rubbed her eyes clear and tried to stop crying, but it didn't work. Sobs over came her as soon as she cleared her eyes and tears overflowed her eyes.
Sakura walked to the girl and picked her up. The girl's eyes opened in shock and fear. What was the woman going to do to her? Would she beat her like her parents?
"What's wrong, child?" the pink haired woman asked. The girl shook in fear. Sakura frowned at the bruises that her small clothing didn't cover. The girl didn't answer. Sakura sighed and let the girl go. She walked over to the chart on her wooden bed.
'Hamano Kajishi,' the paper read. 'Child abuse—adoption care, taken from family when found. Age: Five.'
"Kajishi?" Sakura called, heading back to the small girl. She enclosed her in a tight hug. "Don't cry," she whispered to the hazel haired girl as she lifted her to the wooden bed.
The girl smiled and felt comforted by the strong, skinny arms that surrounded her. "W-what's your name lady?" she shivered.
"Haruno Sakura, but you can call me Saku, or Onee-chan," Sakura said, kissing the girl's bruised cheek. "Sweetheart," she asked, looking into the green eyes that matched hers. "What were your mommy and daddy's name?"
Kajishi shivered at the memory of her so-called parents. "Toshime and Gorai Hamano…" she shivered.
Sakura placed her chin over the girl's hair and put her hand on her cheek. Kajishi flinched at the slight contact, and then relaxed as she felt a warm feeling on the cheek she touched.
"What did they do to you?" Sakura asked, her tone soft.
"They…they…don't like me…" Kajishi sniveled at the memory. "Mommy said I was nothing but a burden… daddy…daddy said I robbed him of his time with mommy…"
"Ah…" Sakura sighed. "And did they hurt you?"
"Mommy and daddy hit me every time I got something wrong…" the girl frowned and dug her head into Sakura's chest. Salt water stained the medic's white shirt.
Sakura frowned and laid her head in Kajishi's hazel curls. "Do you want to live with strangers?" Sakura felt Kajishi's head shake. "Do you want to live with me?" Sakura asked.
Kajishi's tan face lit up. She didn't know the woman who was asking her if she wanted to live with her, but she didn't have to. A child's instincts are stronger then a full grown adult's. Kajishi knew Sakura wouldn't hurt her, she knew Sakura was a nice woman, nothing like her parents, so she nodded.
"Cool…" Sakura said, trying to amuse her new daughter. "Let me heal you up, 'kay?"
The girl nodded, happy to have some comfort in her sad, depressing life. In a few minutes, the girls blue bruises were gone. "Onee-chan…" Kajishi asked her new mother. "Where am I living?"
Sakura nodded and walked over to the window with the small six year old in her arms. She pointed to the Hokage's office that had smaller rooms in it for the Hokage and whoever else came to whim with her free hand.
Kajishi jumped up and down in Sakura's arms, clapping her hands. Sakura smiled at the excitement in Kajishi's eyes.
She walked back over to the bed and let the girl go, picking up her charts.
'Hamano Kajishi.
Here because of: Child abuse—adoption care
Age: Five
Foster care: None
Adoptive mother: Haruno Sakura
Job: Hospital Head Doctor
Age: 22
Adoptive father: None
Job: __________________
Age: ____'
Sakura filled out the papers and put them on the desk. Kajishi put her hands up, begging her to carry her. Sakura put her in her arms and started to walk to her house.
(A/N: Author's Notes, in case people didn't know)
Answer xAngelic's question, the trap was a simple hole in the ground. Sasuke fell into it on purpose, which will be explained in later chapters. Sakura, over the years turned into a soft and sort of a mature clown—knows when to play around and when to stop; unlike Naruto. Sai, on the other hand, is a bit of a softer Sasuke. He is an artist—in the show he is as well—and a bit soft, but sometimes emotionless. Okay, questions answered! (P.S. be happy, I'm giving up my iPod time to write this. I know I can use it when I'm writing but I find it distracting… lol ^_^"