The Virgin

Disclaimer: I own nothing save for Izumi and the kick-ass nurse.

A/N: Well, it seems that the previous chapter is not the last that I'll upload this year after all. Hurrah for that. :D This one might be the last. (sighs) We will never know.

Date Written: 08/30-31/10, 09/01/10

Chapter Two – The Hospital

Sakura browsed through the medical files, looking for the record of the patient she was assigned to, sighing now and then. She looked outside the window and this time, she let her frown show. The weather was fine outside, with the sun hiding partially behind fluffy white clouds. The day would have been perfect for shopping and gossiping with Ino.

"Will you please go out with me?"

Sakura shivered with disgust as she remembered something that happened yesterday. Naruto visited her apartment, energetic as ever. After exchanging hello's and how are you's, Naruto blurted out that Hinata broke up with him. Her heart went out for her teammate. She knew that it must be hard for him since he and Hinata had been together for ten months… or so she believed. When Naruto announced rather joyfully that he was glad to be free again, Sakura knew better. The moment the question slipped out from his mouth, she punched him hard in the face. She remembered shouting at him to never come back as she watched him soar in the sky.

And it was for that one sole reason that Sakura was thankful for her shift that day. She finally located the record that she was looking for and sighed with relief. Just then, the hallway doors opened and in came – speak of the devil – Hinata and her father. Hinata's eyes were downcast and looked tired while her father's were looking straight ahead, showing no emotion. Out of curiosity, Sakura hid behind the side of a cabinet wherein she will not be very noticeable.

"Excuse me, is Izumi-sensei around?" Hiashi asked as he approached a nurse in the station desk.

The nurse, who was reading a book to pass time, looked up. "A moment," and then clicked some keys on a machine, "yep. The doctor's in his office right now."

Hiashi nodded curtly and took off, with Hinata trailing behind him. When they disappeared around the corner, Sakura came out from her hiding place and whistled admiringly at the nurse. "Boy, were you brave!"

-O-

Hinata felt like a man groping in the darkness. She could see clearly but the unbearable grief clouded her vision. Hiashi, her own father, had heartlessly proclaimed that Hanabi would be the heir and she, Hinata, would be placed in the Branch House and be marked by the cursed seal. If Hinata had known that this would happen, she might have jjust ended her life to remove the weight of her burdens.

But they would call me a coward, she thought wistfully as she followed her father to who knows where. She was only half ware of her surroundings; the only thing she knew was that she is in the hospital. She didn't listen much to the buzzing around her… she droned them out.

A not so gentle pat landed on her right shoulder and she looked up in surprise. Before her was a man of about thirty five years of age wearing a white smock. He was gazing curiously at her.

"Hinata-san, would it be okay for you if I would be the one to run your physical examination?" he asked, a hint of smile gracing the corners of his lips. Hinata, devoid of any emotion save for confusion and shame (He called me Hinata-san), nodded automatically. She noticed him blink a few times with surprise before smiling gently. "Come with me then."

She obeyed and followed him inside a room. He pointed at a flat hard bed with white bed sheet and, after processing for a few seconds, she lied down. Her father was standing at the doorway, his eyes staring intently at his daughter and Hinata stared back. She let the million questions surface her eyes.

Hiashi just stared back at her, offering no answer to any of her questions. A blinding light suddenly hit her eyes and she saw the doctor flash something on her eyes. The light was gone in an instant and he prompted her to open her mouth. She obeyed and he flashed his instrument again in her mouth. After studying every angle, he turned her head to the right and shone the instrument to her left ear, then to the other ear.

"Her head's perfectly fine, Hiashi-sama," Izumi said amusingly. Hiashi frowned at him and he threw his hands up. "I was just kidding. Besides, you're asking me to do something–"

"Doctor, please. You are eating away my patience," Hiashi retorted coldly, interrupting Izumi.

Izumi muttered something about his mouth tasting bad as he donned on his stethoscope. He coaxed Hinata to sit up, which she did, and pressed the diaphragm on her chest then on her back. He pause now and then to listen to her breathing and her steady heartbeat. He was surprised at how calm she was after hearing the dreadful news that she was placed in the Branch House. He admired her bravery and at the same time pitied her.

"Hinata-san," he said softly, calling her attention and she turned her head to him, "I'm going to inject with anaesthesia so that you'll be unconscious, okay? You might not like the next step."

Hinata scrunched her eyebrows in confusion. "What would be the next step all about… sensei?"

Izumi scratched the back of his neck sheepishly, reminding the poor Hyuuga of Naruto. Her chest started to constrict and her breath came out quick. She suddenly felt something sharp pierce her lower back and she cried out in pain. Strong arms gripped her shoulders and her world spun as she plunged into darkness.

-O-

A break. That's what Sakura needed as she emerged from her patient's room. She wanted to just enter a vacant room, lie on a bed, and doze off for hours… but, of course, she couldn't do that. She would get reprimanded by Tsunade or worse, be suspended.

BUT AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE TRAINING TO BRING SASUKE-KUN BACK? her inner self screamed. She ignored the voice inside her head although she really wanted to admit that it was right. Deep inside, she wanted to go training and kick some ass. The downside of this was Tsunade, the Hokage and Sakura's mentor, is against it.

"What would you do when the war is over?" Tsunade would ask whenever she would mention about it. "Would you still kick asses? Of course not! You'll work your ass off and either marry or be a lonely spinster like me."

A wheelchair passed by and Sakura made way for it. She was surprised when she saw that it was Hinata who was sitting in it and she was even in a bigger surprise when she was wheeled in an OB gynaecologist's clinic.

"What in the world are they doing to her?" Sakura whispered to herself.

-O-

Hinata opened her eyes slowly. Her head still felt heavy with deep sleep but she tried to fight off the drowsiness. Through the hazy vision of sleepiness, she noticed that she was in a different room. Blurry pictures were hung on the white walls and weird paraphernalia were inside glass cabinets. She could feel a cold draft touch her thighs and she shivered with the uncomfortable sensation. She looked down to see what the matter was but couldn't. A white sheet was spread from her abdomen to her widespread legs. She tried to pry the sheets away to remove something that was inserted…

A hand stopped her own and she looked up to see a nurse holding a needle and sticking it into her forearm.

"W-Wait!" she cried out quickly but her eyelids suddenly felt heavy. She fought off the drowsiness with all her might but the sedative flowed fast in her veins. In just seconds, she succumbed to unconsciousness.

Temper: What are they doing to Hina-chan? Tono!

Me: (shrugs) Uh… I think they're…

Hinata fans (excluding me ^^): Kusachi! You have ten seconds to save yourself… one!

Me: (runs)

Demon: What an idiot. (turns to readers) You'll review, won't you?

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Chapter 1 – A Prophecy

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