Holding Her Last Breath: Just 3 Days
Chapter 8 and going strong.
So I finished ¼ fan fictions today. It took me about 2-3 hours, but it was completely and entirely captivating.
The fic I read is a recently completed one. Rated T with the main pairing SasuxSaku (do I really read anything else XD?) with supporting pairings, NaruxHina, ShikaxIno, and NejixTen (but you won't see any fluff of these two.)
There's also a SasuxOC (you'll hate her XD) and some SaixSaku (It's cute but just doesn't fit).
Anyway the fic is called Look-a-Like by Obsidian.Jade.Love and it's seriously really cute. It made me smile so much.
Completely different from the dark stuff what I'm writing XD. (I really need to write something with a happier air about it…) It's more light-hearted, modern...just really, really well-written and refreshing :). Like a bubble bath.
So if and when you get the time, READ THIS!!
Because of it, you guys are going to get chapter 8 AND 9!!
(good stories motivation).
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He found her wriggling, bleeding…completely and utterly in pain.
Her eyes screamed… "Sasuke-kun…you came…"
The obsidian eyed man fell to her side, unable to comprehend the sight before him.
Those broken jade orbs, arm wretched in a grotesque position, her clothes tattered and ruined…as if he touched her…bruises, gashes and scratches lining her body…
And so…so much blood.
The time he was given to him was generous, but it wasn't enough…
Not enough to find a way to save her.
Raven hair covered his eyes as he stared down at her, wondering why…why could this woman look so happy despite the pain and suffering she was going through?
That's when he realized, she was happy because he was there. With her. In her own way she was always alone. She was happy not because she was dying, but because she wasn't going to die alone…
"Not again… why is this happening again?" He murmured as he touched her bruised cheek and scooped her up into his arms. "I have to get you to a hospital…" he tells in her a hushed whisper, but knows, knows she'll shake her head in refusal so she could die there…in pain, yet die completely content.
In his arms.
'Why couldn't I save her this time? Why?!'
"I want to die in your arms…" she murmurs between chokes.
"What?" he breathes in horror once more.
Blood trickles down the side of her mouth, her jade orbs are starting to become glazed with pain…"I…can I die in your arms Sasuke-kun?" she asked again as he holds her tightly against him.
Then, he meets those innocent, broken eyes, which seem to speak all the words she was unable to say and they surrounded him.
"I know I don't deserve this…call me selfish."
"It's what I've always wanted…"
"Just hold me closer…hold me closer for a little while longer…"
"Please, please don't let me go…"
"I'm sorry for being weak…"
"I'm sorry for being incapable of healing you."
"But maybe I did this time…"
"He actually cares…after all this time…"
"Arigato…for caring."
Sasuke awoke the next morning by jerking into a sitting position. Sweat covered his brow as he breathed heavily.
"Sasuke-kun? What's wrong?" Sakura asked sleepily as she pulled the comforter against her bare body with one hand and rubbed her eye with the other. 'It was just a dream…' Sasuke thought as he tried to relax a little.
"It's nothing-"but his voice trailed off when the pink-haired kunoichi sat on her feet to wrap her arms around him again. "Did you have that dream again?" she asked him softly as she stared into his obsidian orbs completely filled with pain and fear
Sometimes, because of the emotional damage Itachi had put on him at a young age, Sasuke would re-live the memory of his family being murdered over and over in his dreams.
So she would comfort him until he resumed his normal, stoic expression. But this time, the fear, pain, and guilt clouding his vision was…unlike anything she had ever seen before.
How bad had his nightmare been?
"Itachi's dead. You killed him, remember?" Sakura reassured him softly as she closed her eyes and held him tighter when he didn't answer her. "Everything's alright now. Your back in Konoha with people that love you. No one will ever hurt you like that again."
"It wasn't them." Sasuke mumbled into her chest which made her gaze at him in confusion. He meant, the nightmare he had wasn't the normal he had had.
"Then who was it?" Sakura asked gently in concern. But he didn't answer her, so she had to force his chin up so their eyes met in reluctantly. "Sasuke-kun answer me!"
And the look in his obsidian eyes made her tense.
Because they screamed, "You."
But then Sakura relaxed as she embraced him once more and rested her cheek against his raven-colored head. 'He's afraid of losing me like he lost his family…'"Nothing is going to happen to me, Sasuke-kun. I told you yesterday that I'll always be here for you, ne?" she asked him with a warm smile and watched as he stared at her with a hard expression filled with confusion.
Sasuke averted his eyes from her. "Why?" he asked which made Sakura's smile falter for a second. She pulled away from him and held his face in her hands when she realized what he meant.
"Because I want to be with you. If I didn't I wouldn't have said yes to moving in with you." the woman answered, the warm smile returned. Sasuke closed his eyes for a minute before his lips curled into what seemed to be an attempt to smile.
Then he pulled her closer to him in a tight embrace and whispered something in his ear that earned him a playful slap on the shoulders. "I would've dragged you here whether you liked it or not."
"Sasuke-kun!"
"It's true."
"Really now?"
"Aah. No matter. I wouldn't have had to."
"Oh? Am I that predictable?"
Snort.
"What's so funny?" Sakura demanded playfully before she pinned him to the bed. A smirk formed at his lips before he rolled them over. "You should know the answer to that."
As she rolled them over pink hair fell into her eyes. A smirk of her own appeared. Suddenly, she leaped off him, wrapped the coverlet around her body and began to stroll out of the room casually.
The smirk widened when she heard a growl and a strong pair of arms wrap about her frame. She hadn't even taken more than 3 steps. She expected that; Sasuke loved to be in control. "Where do you think you're going?" Sasuke demanded against her ear.
Sakura moved a clump of long pink hair behind her ear before she stare at him over her shoulder slyly. "I thought I was 'predictable'?"
He grunted in response, but smirked. Raven hair fell against the bare skin of her shoulder as he kissed it gently. As he left butterfly kisses up to her jaw Sakura turned around to face him with a serene expression. Without hesitation, Sasuke leaned down to capture her lips.
Immediately she responded and wrapped her arms around his neck. To deepen the kiss and pull her closer to him, he wrapped his arms around her waist and the small of her back. But a giggle escaped her lips as she broke away slightly.
"Sasuke-kun, I have to leave soon." she told him as he ignored this and continued to kiss her. Why the hell did she want to leave for the hospital so soon?
"It's not dawn yet." Sasuke responded when she put a hand up to his chest and pushed him away gently.
And he was right. It couldn't have been any later than 4 or 5 in the morning.
"I know, I know. But I wanted to go in as early as possible." Sakura protested when he trailed his mouth down her jaw and collarbone. "No." he told her plainly and grabbed hold of her waist possessively.
"No?" The woman repeated before letting out a cry as Sasuke picked her up and threw her onto the bed unmercifully. His signature smirk appeared on his flawless features as he looked down at her. "No."
This made the woman sigh in defeat as she ran her fingers through his hair. "Has anyone ever told you how stubborn you are Uchiha Sasuke?"
"Hn." Sasuke replied with a shrug before he dipped his head down to capture her lips again.
Their fingers entwined when he broke away and rolled off her. Sakura snuggled against the bare, hard planes of his chiseled chest as their eyelids began to grow heavy.
'Maybe…maybe this time she won't die.' Sasuke wondered thoughtfully, hoping that maybe the heavens would be merciful to him and not take away only thing he truly loved and cared about again.
"Sakura," the man mumbled as obsidian eyes stared up at the plain ceiling above. "Mmh?" she asked lazily as pink hair fell into her face and shielding her closed eyelids.
"…Stay with me. Here. Forever." He finished before sleep overtook him. A small smile formed at her lips. "Sasuke-kun I didn't plan on leaving…" she murmured before sleep began to overtake her.
"Simple-minded girl. She didn't realize that was his idea of a proposal." Inari thought as she stared at the sleeping couple. Then she turned to Kai who was staring at her with big jade eyes. It made her sigh.
"Don't look at me like that."
"Should I not? You're trying to change the course of time, Inari." Kai said stiffly as he leaped onto the window sill and stared at her more intently. She looked at him in annoyance. "I'm doing no such thing."
"Really? Bullshit. Showing him that 'nightmare' wasn't something that didn't just make him realize how much he needed her in his life." The cat retorted. "You're too soft-hearted, Inari."
"I'm not soft-hearted. I'm empathetic." She argued softly, but didn't look up into his eyes. Kai snorted. "Kama-sama shouldn't have allowed you this case."
But this only made her smile. "Maybe so. But I am and I'm staying until the end."
"You realize now he won't allow the Reaper to take her life. Right?" Kai asked grimly after a few minutes of silence. But the smile on the angel's lips didn't disappear as she stole a glance at the sleeping couple. "Aah. Shimori's going to throw a fit, but in time she will be dealt with."
'I hope.'
I could've totally ended it there. But I'm totally not. Know why? I'm not THAT evil XD. Besides, I realized that it only came up to about 5 pages. And that, is waaaaay to short for my standards. So I'm making it longer!
Just for you guys X3.
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For the rest of the night Sasuke had no more nightmares, and for the first time in weeks, he slept particularly peacefully.
As the sunlight leaked in from his window and hit his face with an annoying heat. Obsidian eyes cracked open lazily as he stared at the ceiling. Idly, he reached out for his pretty cherry blossom; hoping she would be sleeping peacefully beside him.
To his disappointment, he didn't find her.
'Today's her off day, that I know for sure.' he thought with a frown. Though it didn't seem like he paid attention to her busy work schedule, Sasuke knew that Sakura had 2 off days a week excluding the occasions she was needed on a mission.
So there he laid, contemplating just where the hell she was.
Reluctantly, he sat up and noticed something from the corner of his eye. A note from Sakura:
Sasuke-kun,
You're probably not going to be happy with me when you read this, but Tsunade-sama called me in early to check out those ANBU medical records like I planned. She told me that I could leave once I report my findings to her, so I'll try and finish up quickly.
Sakura
P.S Tsunade-sama also told me that you have the rest of the week of thanks to Naruto so you get to sleep in. You looked so peaceful I couldn't bring myself to wake you and tell you before I left!
Sasuke sighed. Sometimes he wished Sakura wasn't so obedient to her Hokage. At least she liked her.
Then he frowned when he remembered his dream early this morning. It had been so real. The words she had spoken, the position she was in as he found her, held her…and all that blood.
Her blood.
"You look lost in thought. Should I come back later?" Inari asked as she appeared in his doorway. His expression didn't lighten as he looked away from her. "Don't mock me." he told her coldly as she strolled over to him.
"My, my aren't you a ray of sunshine in the morning?" she asked with a smile as she sat on the edge of the bed and stared at him. "What do you want?" Sasuke demanded as he stared at his hands.
"I'm your guardian angel. I don't think you grasp the concept of that." The woman replied gently. "I'm supposed to check on you frequently- and unexpectedly and see how you're doing."
"I'm fine. Now leave." Sasuke replied stiffly. Inari chuckled. "You forget I can see right through your tough-guy act." she explained before her expression became serious. "I know you had that nightmare Sasuke. And I know that you refuse to accept that you have less than 2 days left to spend with Sakura."
Sasuke didn't answer her. Damn she was good.
She sighed as she pulled herself more onto the bed and sat cross-legged. "Let's hear What you have to say."
Sasuke took in a deep breath. Inari wasn't going to allow one-worded answers. "Is there- any way we could work around the deal?"
She hid her amusement with a frown. "What do you mean?"
He sighed. 'She's toying with me.' "A loophole."
Inari put a finger up to her chin and looked up at the ceiling. "Not sure. Explain what you mean." she replied. Obsidian eyes closed for a second- as if to keep his composure. "3 days isn't enough and I'm not letting her die. What expectation do I need to meet to save her?"
Inari stretched her legs and leaned back on her hands. "Giving you 3 days wasn't my decision, Sasuke."
"I know that. But you were assigned to my case. You have a say in the final decision right?" he asked stiffly as he stared at her with a hard expression. Inari shrugged. "Depends on the situation."
"What kind of situation?" Sasuke nearly demanded. He was eager for an answer, and right now, there was a chance to save her. He could feel it, and he was going to do anything to achieve it.
"Sometimes…Jii-sama will allow us the change the course of time, if they're exceptionally deserving. But right now, you're being a selfish brat. Frankly, I'm surprised you were given 3 days considering how much of an asshole you were to her before she died." Inari told him.
He flinched. Ouch that was harsh.
She crossed her arms. "Besides, what makes you any different from the rest of the hundreds of people that were in your position?" she asked.
Sasuke fell silent at this and fought back the urge to retort by saying he didn't have to explain himself to her. Because he did.
If he persuaded his charge than Inari would put in a good word for him and perhaps save her once and for all.
He took in another deep breath. This would be the longest sentence he would have said in a long, long time. "I've always kept everyone at arm's length. Before I killed my brother he came to Konoha and tried to kidnap Naruto. When I realized he could use the people I loved and cared about against me, I tried to break those bonds."
"But you killed him and Orochimaru and you were returned to Konoha. So if those threats were taken care of single-handedly, why did you continue to keep her at arm's length? Hell leg length if you ask me." Inari asked as she kept her arms crossed and stared at him.
Sasuke didn't meet her eyes as he stared at his clenched fists. "Everyone I've ever cared about was taken away from me. If I kept them far enough from me, I…" his voice trailed off, but Inari seemed to understand.
"So you pushed her away because you were afraid of getting hurt once you opened yourself up and lost her?" The woman asked as she stared at him more softly. He looked up at her this time. "Aah. And I was right."
She closed her eyes before leaning over and touching his hand. "Sasuke, love isn't about putting a quarter or half your heart on line. It's about doing it whole-heartedly even if it means risking getting your heartbroken. Sakura loved you unconditionally until the end. And even with her last breath she proclaimed her love for you."
"I know that now." Sasuke snapped. "Which is why…I'm not going to let her die in my arms again."
"You know I could break the deal off for saying that." Inari told him with an intense stare. But Sasuke didn't look away. "Why waste my time acting like I don't know she's going to be murdered again if I don't have a chance saving her."
After a few moments of staring and silence, Inari closed her golden eyes and smiled as if she were satisfied. "You're definitely something else, Uchiha Sasuke; stubborn and smart yet completely clueless altogether." she opened them again to look at him with a grin.
"Alright. I'll consider it, but you know that I'm not the one who has authority over lives. I was sent here to watch over you guys so nothing jeopardizes the deal. You'll have to talk to the one who has authority."
Relief washed over him, but he didn't show it. "Tell me who is." Sasuke almost commanded again.
Inari sighed as she reluctantly spat out her name. "Shimori. The Reaper herself."
'The child?' Sasuke thought before he spoke again. "Tell me where to find her-"but she interjected by holding up a hand. "Down boy. I'm not her keeper; she disappears and reappears how she pleases. And she isn't the easiest to work with. She's used to getting her way, so I don't think she's going to be the happiest Shinigami if and when you confront her about this."
Sasuke almost growled at this, but he calmed himself when Inari spoke again. "You forget she's a fan though. The best thing to do is go with the flow and show Shimori that you truly love Sakura."
The raven haired man glared at her. He could tell by the gleam in her eye that she was particularly amused by him opening up, then being told the best way to save Sakura was go with the flow and "show her he truly loved her".
Because being patient wasn't something Sasuke was good at.
Inari stood. "Don't look so down. I'll give you another word of advice. When Shimori realizes that you've found a 'loophole' and that she might not get the chance to reap Sakura's soul after all, she'll come. Confront her then. Time is ticking, boyou (a/n: boy)." she finished before flicking him on the nose; causing him to close his eyes.
When he opened them, she was gone. Sasuke stood up to get dressed. After throwing on a black shirt, dark blue jeans and socks he walked out of his room towards the front door to put on his dark, Uchiha encrested jacket and put on his shoes.
He was going to pay a little visit to a certain flower.
But not without some flowers of his own.
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Meanwhile, Sakura walked through the many filing cabinets of the hospital records room located in the back of the building.
It was off limits to everyone that didn't have permission from the Shizune, the head doctor- which was Sakura, or the Hokage herself.
She flipped through papers on a clipboard, looking at the names and pictures of the recent patients. Sakura sighed. She'd much rather be with Sasuke and the others instead of looking at the recent patients injuries.
Though she loved saving lives, Sakura couldn't help but look back to the days on Team 7 and the missions she had gone on; where all the action was.
Stay with me. Here. Forever
The words Sasuke had spoken to her earlier this morning came flooding back to her and it made her drop the clipboard she was holding.
"What…had he meant?" She asked herself as she dropped to pick up the papers. Then she froze.
Here. Forever.
Forever.
Forever.
Forever.
"Was that…his idea of a marriage proposal?!" Sakura said aloud as a blush crept across her face.
Sure she lived with him and had done everything a married couple did…but actual marriage…to Uchiha Sasuke? Walking down that aisle to forever happiness in a long, beautiful flowing dress; watching by all her friends, family and the village to the wonderfully handsome obsidian eyed man-
But her fantasy was cut short when something on one of the patient's medical record caught her eye. 'Injuries…unexplainable pain, SOB (a/n: medical abbreviation for shortness of breath)?' she read before turning the page.
'No serious or fatal injuries recorded?'
As she looked through the other 4 ANBU cases, she realized that they were all diagnosed the same.
Suddenly, she thought of the Sharingan.
'It could be psychological…if it was an internal or external injury it would've been spotted…any doctor that works with ANBU are elite…' Sakura pondered before gathering the papers, but nearly dropped it again when she realizes something else.
'But…what if it were done by a medic-nin?' Something inside her seemed to ask. She shook her pink head. 'It would've been easier to determine the injuries…right? …I better look at these patients myself.' Sakura decided before walking out of the room and locking the door behind her.
As she went to find Ino who was assigned to one of the patients involved, she nearly ran into a little girl with short dark hair.
"O-Oh! Sumimasen." She apologized without trying to sound rude. The little girl looked up and smiled. 'Such dark eyes…maybe even darker than Sasuke-kun's.' Sakura thought before bending down so she was eye level with her.
"Are you lost little girl?"
The girl shook her head as the smile disappeared from her face. "No, but no one was paying attention to me so I wandered down here…it's like- they can't see me."
Sakura smile gently. "Well, I can see you perfectly fine. What's a little girl like you doing here anyway?"
"My chest and one of my legs hurt. I didn't know what to do so I can here…" she asked with tears in her eyes. Sakura patted the girl's head. "Well I don't understand why no one's helped you yet. It might be because your so small…here, let's see what I can do." she told her reassuringly as she took her into a space room, picked her up and set her on the check-up table.
Sakura turned her back on her to find everything she needed in a nearby cabinet. "What seems to be the problem? Can you tell me where it hurts?" she asked as she took one the girl's thin legs.
But she was surprised to find that her skin was almost ice cold. 'It's winter. Did she walk here by herself and without a jacket?'
"My knee."
Sakura smiled lightly when she found that there was a cut hidden behind the hem of the dark-haired girl's dress. She put a hand over the cut and watched it glowed green with chakra. After a few minutes the cut and the blood trickling out of it disappeared.
"There. All better." She replied and saw the surprise on the girl's face. "Wow! It's good as new!" she said in awe which made the kunoichi smile. "It was just a scratch, but try and be more careful next time."
"Everyone's always saying I hurt myself on purpose so they don't help me…arigato Sakura nee-sama." the girl said shyly which made her think of Sasuke almost instantly. "Children are never taken seriously nowadays when they're our future. I want kids one day. Maybe a cute little girl like you."
"Sasuke-kun must be very happy with you." said the little girl. Sakura smiled lightly. "After all these years I've never been able to reach his heart. He's always kept everyone at a distance, so the pain he's harbored was never eased. But now he's finally opening up…he's healing." she explained to her warmly.
"A grown up told me that you should worry more about yourself than others. Why do you care if Sasuke-kun gets healed or not?" she asked.
Sakura closed her eyes. "As a kunoichi, I was told to never show my emotions or bring them into battle. But one of my best friends completely ignores this rule. In fact, because he does and puts his loved ones before himself he's one of the strongest shinobi in Konoha. He's fueled by his love for his village and friends." she opened her eyes to stare into her patient's dark eyes.
"I bet Sasuke-kun would be crushed if he ever lost you…" the little girl told her which made her blush. "Well I wouldn't go that far…it's still Sasuke-kun, sweeter or not. I never got your name?"
"Shimori. Inara Shimori." she answered. "Shimori-chan…that's very pretty name." Sakura said as she smiled again.
"Sakura nee-sama, I can't wait to see you again. I'll be waiting."
Jade orbs looked up at the girl in confusion but continued to smile. "What're you talking about Shimori-chan?-"
"Sakura? What're you doing on the floor?" Ino asked coming into the room getting her attention. "I was just working with Shimori-cha-" she began to reply as she turned to the little girl. But when she looked up she realized that the little girl she had just been talking to was gone.
"Shimori? Sakura, no one's here." Ino replied in confusion. Sakura stood up in shock. "But- there was a little girl here…"
"Are you tired, Sakura? You look a little pale. You haven't been starving yourself again, have you?" The blonde asked in annoyance as she put her hands on her hips.
She shook her head. "No- I swear there was a little girl here. She told me her name- Inara Shimori…"
Ino's face suddenly turned into shock. "Did you say…Inarai Shimori?" Ino asked. "Sakura…that little girl died 3 years ago."
"W-What?"
"Her father went crazy and shot her and her mother…no one noticed her wandering around the hospital except you, remember? She used to come here with little cuts and bruises that were self-inflicted so she could come see you." Ino explained.
Then, Sakura remembered. "…Shimori-chan…one week she didn't come to visit me. I thought everything was fine and she finally realized that hurting herself on purpose to come and see me wasn't the answer…"
Cobalt eyes stared down at the ground. "We…found her body outside the hospital with a bullet wound that should've killed her instantly... She wanted to come see you before she died."
Sakura fell silent and leaned against the spot where Shimori had just been. How could she have forgotten that?
But that didn't explain what had just happened moments before Ino had come into the room. She had talked to the little girl, talked to her…so how could she have been dead?
Was it her spirit?
'I'm looking forward to seeing you again. I'll be waiting.'
What- did she mean by that?
"What're those?" Ino asked pointing to the file next to her which brought her out of her thoughts. "Right- isn't one of your patients one of the 5 ANBU admitted this week?" Sakura asked, deciding that she would ponder on that thought later.
"Uh- yeah I guess so. Why?"
Sakura pointed to the diagnosis. "All their injuries were diagnosed the same; unexplainable pain and shortness of breath with no sign of serious or fatal injuries."
"So what? A lot of patients are diagnosed the same. They were all on the same mission and probably attacked the same." Ino protested. "But diagnosed with unexplainable pain yet no serious or fatal injuries? I think it's psychological."
"Psy..chological?"
"Aah. If it was internal or external, no matter how big or small the injury it would've been found." Sakura replied. Ino crossed her arms in thought. "So- what do you think we should do? Who would attack using psychology?"
"I don't know. But I thought of the Sharingan since Uchiha Itachi used psychology- the Tsukiyomi against his opponents."
Ino looked shocked. "Are you saying there's another Sharingan user?! But- I thought Sasuke was the last one?"
Sakura smiled lightly. Sometimes she wondered how Ino became a medic nin. She shook her head. "No. Sasuke-kun's the only one. But the only other possible type of person that could've done this would have to be a medic nin. A skilled one."
Ino looked horrified. "One of our own? But wouldn't we have been able to diagnose what was wrong more easily if it was a medic?" she asked, still puzzled. The pink haired woman smiled again. "That's the irony of it. We weren't expecting someone that could match our skill, so we were searching for internal or external injuries."
"Wow forehead girl…I'm-"
"Sakura-sama! Ino-sama! We have a problem!" Yelled a nurse poking her head in and running out. Sakura and Ino paused to look at each other before following the nurse.
It turned out to be one of the recent patients shaking violently. He was having a seizure. Without a second thought, Sakura acted. She broke off a piece of the clip board and shoved it in the patients mouth so he wouldn't bite off his own tongue.
Sakura started to shout out commands to the nurse and Ino until finally, he settled. Without touching him she turned back to the two with wide eyes. "He's been poisoned."
"What! But that's not possible! We did all the necessary tests and nothing seemed wrong with him!" The nurse protested in shock.
Sakura suddenly remembered the others. "Get all the elite doctors and nurses you can and go to the other 4 ANBU patients involved in this case. I have a feeling that they just might have similar reactions. Hurry!!" She commanded harshly.
Startled, the nurse ran out.
Soon enough, as if a chain reaction had started, the remaining 4 had freak reactions.
Two of the began shaking violently as their eyes began to pull into the back of their heads. Another began ripping at his skin as if he were on fire. The last simple started to let out blood curdling screams as he thrusted his head back in pain.
'You're really amazing, Sakura…' Ino thought in envy as she stared at her pink haired best friend, tending to the still shaking and pain stricken man. It made her question her own ability.
"Ino! Go help the others!" Sakura told her as she wheeled her head around to look at her blonde friend staring into space.
"But Sakura…I'm don't think I'm-"Ino began to protest. But the woman walked over to her and put a hand on her shoulder. "It doesn't matter who's better than who, Ino. I need you. We need you. We're both medic nins and after me you're the best!" she reassured her with a smile. "Now show me what you got, Ino-pig."
At first, she opened her mouth to protest, but ended up smiling. "Right. But fill that big head of yours with hot air just 'cause Tsunade-sama likes you best!" and with that the woman hurried out of the room.
Then she turned back to her patient who was clutching her wrist tightly. "Help…me…" he begged her in pain. How much had this man suffered?
She touched his head. "Don't worry. You're in my hands…" she murmured but then noticed a tiny, almost invisible purple dot in his right eye.
'That's close to the nerves directly connected to his brain…almost giving a psychological effect." Sakura thought as she almost smiled at this discovery as she her hands over his eyes.
This was definitely the work of a person of medical experience.
TBC…
I'm particularly satisfied with this chapter. Not sure why, but I was in the mood for fluff and wanted to end it with it, but then I got this wonderfully delicious idea to intensify and deepen the plot a little more than I had planned.
I hope you guys like it too!
Surprisingly I think I'm going to "change the course of events" in the story as well XD, so I'm not sure now long this will end up being. 15 chapters max? If I'm lucky.
Breath is almost at the hundred mark :).
let's try and make this live up to the popularity of Till the Last Rose Dies!!
Don't hold your breath…
xxasukachanxx