Free Fall 2:
AN: Wazzzzzup?!~ So the previous chapter didn't get much reception~
but I''m tracking ya see, hundreds of you guys read but only two people actually favorited/reviewed/followed T^T
That makes me saddddddd, nawr I'm just kidding ~
Do review and such though, it comforts me to know that my story is being appreciated :D
Okae, no more talking, let's roll~
Again, I do not own Naruto or any it's characters. Hehh.
Darkness, that was all that could be seen for as far as his sight could offer. One like himself could not help but to think of whether he was in a whole new level of hell. Afterall, while he was still alive, the emotions that whirled through his mind and heart was so strong that it eventually led to the irreversible paths of his life. Now it seemed that all he could feel was numbness. 'No, that wouldn't be right' he told himself, for feeling numb would actually meant that he felt some form of a feeling..but now.. now he felt nothing.
He briefly wondered if he should call out for help but then quickly disregarded it when he thought about how ridiculous it might seem if he were dead. Though dead and merely in his conscience (so he thought), his pride was definitely still full in tact. He wondered if he was going to being staying like this forever, and decided that living as nothing was worse than living as someone who constantly felt pain. Just as he was in his own musings, there a sudden sharp throb in the back of his head, 'Wait..pain in my head? That means I still have a body?'. To say he was confused would be an understatement.
Darkness soon dissolved as semi-transparent coloured swirls started swimming and floating about in the never-ending place of previous full-front black. Beneath him where there previously was absolutely nothing, sudden split as white filled through the cracks that had formed and just then..he fell. Wind gushing so strongly past him, he felt like it was whipping in his face, he felt his soul was currently being forcibly sucked out from his body. Not being able to stand such excruciating ordeal of nauseas state, he finally caved in "stop.. STOP IT! Please!". Then he felt the end coming near him and he understood that nothing could prepare him for the impact he was about to face. And he felt himself crash..BAM.
"Heart rate is increasing too quickly, something's wrong, secure the life line. Medic three get ready to call the head medic if there is anything wrong. You two, hold him down just in case of any violent reaction, I need one more to alert the Hokage immediately." and he felt another shock wave shooting through his body, pain flooding his veins.
"Uchiha, Uchiha-san can you hear me?. No no, his going into shock, someone call Haruno-san please" the charge said with a frantic note in her voice. There was scampering to be heard and the quick shuffling of footsteps getting further, the medics each dashing madly around in hopes of getting the needed medical attention. A young female voice broke through "Sakura I can't find Sakura-san We need assistance as soon as-" her words were cut off half way as the door slammed open.
"I couldn't find Sakura but we got lucky, please Hyuuga-sama could you please assist us?" another spoke. There was a sudden silence set upon the room before the medic understood her mistake "I- I meant to call you by your name, please accept my apology Hi-" she tried to amend.
"It's okay, quick report on the status of the patient" as she walked towards the twitching body of Sasuke.
"Patient has been recovering at a rapid rate until a few minutes ago. His heart rate is exceedingly fast and he seems to has gotten into a shock. If he doesn't stop, the stress might open up all the wounds that we have just closed up" another read out professionally. Nodding before her actions turned into a blur of moves, she activated her family kekkei genkai and scanned the chakra lines of his body. With much accurate precision, she pushed out her own chakra to the tip of her fingers before placing it somewhere on his neck. Frowning at seeing his still struggling figure, she decided that he needed to be calmed down before she could apply the necessary amount to a vital point. Bending down to near his level, she near-whispered "Sasuke, you need to calm down. Nothing is going to happen, you're going to be okay but I need you to relax..".
Almost immediately after she spoke, his body stopped moving altogether, his tense muscle relaxing little by little. "Good" she said in acknowledgement, nodding once to the medics before she continued with the process, slender fingers emitting a light lavender glow. After a few minutes of unclogging the chakra paths that had somehow managed to got disrupted, she was finally done. Turning around, she gave a nod and a pat to the medics shoulder before she swiftly left the room and headed for the Hokage tower.
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At the Hokage Tower..
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"You asked for me Lady Tsunade?" Hinata enquired as she closed the door behind her. The blond sitting at the desk looked up from the stack of paper work on her desk, taking a swig from her cup that was probably filled with sake "ah Hinata yes, I see that your mission was a success, I appreciate you having been there even with such short notice". Hinata only nodded and offered a small smile, so Tsunade took the chance to continue " as you have already known, our dear Uchiha has already been retrieved and is recovering extremely well. The problem is Hinata, making sure he doesn't high-tail on us again, and that's where I need your help".
Hinata responded calmly "Do you need me to track his movements Tsunade-sama?". Tsunade chuckled at this "no no Hinata, I dont exactly need you to track him, just make sure he doesn't hurt anyone. You don't have to hide or anything, just keep an eye out for him until he recovers. Naruto and the rest of the the previous of Team seven will be around him too, so the job will be much easier for you. It seems that he needs some convincing before he finally decides to joins us back once and for all" then as she spoke her next words, the Godaime's face softened abit "he did help us alot during the war afterall. I hate to say this but.. we may owe him for the past". Through all that had happened; the Uchiha massacre, Sasuke's betrayal, Itachi's death... Sasuke had given up the hatred in his heart and gave aid to protect the village. Tsunade looked up at the young blue-haired female standing before her and sighed inwardly at how cruel fate was to some, 'she's been through quite a lot too' the Sannin thought to herself.
Folding her hands beneath her chin, she continued on "this will be your next mission Hinata, you can relax a bit more though, no need to trail him for 24 hours. It's been quite awhile since you've taken an off day, use this as a break if you can".
"Yes Tsunade-sama, as you wish, is there anything else?"
Tsunade rummaged through her mind ' Is there something I'm forgetting? It seems to be quite important.. what exactly is it?.. I must be getting - Oh of course, how could I forget?' she mentally berated herself "erm.. speaking of which, I actually do. Would you mind being a caretaker Hinata? If you remember, Sasuke's company" she grimaced at the thought of that odd Puddle boy( Suigetsu) "he is quite an uh.. special individual, so I'll need to be careful of him. He won't do much harm of course, unless on Sasuke's order it seems. This is a choice for you, you can choose whether or not to accept this other mission. Of course, seeing as how this won't be much of a vacation anymore, I'll be giving you a week's off afterwards. So.. how about it?". Tsunada kept her fingers crossed for this, she couldn't think of anyone else better for this job, Kakashi was currently on a mission in the Wave country while the others lacked the qualification and patience for Puddle Boy.
"Of course Tsunade-sama, though there wasn't actually a need for the bribe" Hinata said with a slightly teasing voice, a small smirk formed on her face.
"Oh damn, shouldn't have said that then. Anyways, you might want to threaten the little brat a bit, use your imagination for that. He's currently being held at the 4th ward, two doors left from Sasuke's. The little idiot has been harassing our female medics as it seems." Tsunade frowned at that. After briefing Hinata more about the details of her mission, she sent her out to collect her new 'prisoner'. Watching as the young female walked off to her next destination, the Sannin could not help but smile fondly.
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Female medics who came out of room 204 were either all pink in the face from over blushing, or steaming red from irritation. Hinata sighed as she twisted the handle and pushed the door open, the bright light from the windows causing her to squint ever-so-slightly. Seeing a new-comer in his temporary room, the patient decided that a warm welcome was to follow "well hello beautiful, and who might you be? Are you going to be my new care-taker, because oh baby I would love for you to take care of me" he sent a cheesy pick up line her way.
Normally, (exceptions to the ones who got on his nerve) any lady who had even the looks that were of above average got his attention but boy was he about to keel over from the looks of his new visitor, he nearly.. nearly blushed when he saw her staring straight at him. Passive as ever, Hinata walked towards his bed and poured a glass of water from the beaker on the nightstand. "Hello Hozuki-san it seems that you have quite good intuition. Let me introduce myself, I am Hinata, and I am indeed your new caretaker" as she turned to face him now completely.
'Not blushing eh? Let's see' Suigetsu inwardly grinned as he thought out his next line to either send her away squealing or twitching with irk "Suigetsu, Hinata-chan, just call me Suigetsu. In fact, you can call me anything you like" as he sent out a flirtatious smile and wink.
Raising a delicate eyebrow was all that changed on Hinata's passive face. Taking a sip of the water, she let it soothe her throat before speaking "Suigetsu-san, I have been ordered to be your care-taker until the Hokage herself has dismissed my service. In this period whereby I will be watching over you, you shall be expected to not wander off on your own or leave the premises without supervision of appointed people. I will expect your full co-operation yes? I will not ask of anything that is unreasonable from you, nor will you treat my service as of more than a mere guard. Is that understandable?" she asked.
Suigetsu sulked slightly at the fact that his attempts on the girl had just been completely ignored. Deciding that she was not one to blush easily, he tried for the other option "What? Who do you think you are? Pfft, you barely look strong enough to protect yourself and you want to be my guard? Dream on lady, just because you've got the looks doesn't mean I'm going to let you drag me around like a dog. I didn't know that the Hokage could actually think to appoint someone as weak as-"
"I see that you have misinterpreted my words" the glare she fixed on him sent a cold shiver down his spine "I WILL be your care-taker until the Hokage defers. You WILL co-operate while under my care and WILL NOT leave this hospital or village unless you are with company of appointed shinobis. If I find you anywhere outside the perimeters of the village without my or the Hokage's knowing of you leaving beforehand, I WILL drag you back to Konaha and personally rip you to pieces" the cup of water in her hand over-boiled from the fire that enlightened on her finger tips and shattered, sending the broken pieces of glass scattering all over the floor. " Is THAT understood, Suigetsu-san, or do I need to repeat it again?"
Suigetsu gulped and quickly nodded his head frantically, making a mental note to himself for the future 'never EVER choose the other option'.
Pleased at his acceptance to the matter, the corner of her lips twitched up abit before she compossed herself "Alright, the records here say that you have recovered from your more major injuries and is now free to go. So.." she glanced up at him before turning around to inspect the room "I guess you'll be living with me for the time being then, pack your bags and meet me outside when you're done" she offered him a small smile before walking out of the room.
Momentarily stunned from her sudden change in treatment towards him, he sat stunned for a few minutes before catching himself and started packing his small amount of belongings. After double checking that he had not left anything behind, he headed toward the door to meet his new 'Guardian' he almost snickered at the nickname before he remembered that scene that was played out barely a few minutes ago in the room. Now that he thought abut it, he have not seen his sword anywhere, but of course, he don't expect them leaving it hanging around.
As he exited the room and stepped out to the hallway, he didn't see Hinata there. Turning left and right, he finally spotted her leaning against the wall a few metres away and started his way towards her. Sensing him approaching her "That was faster than I've expected, and if you're wondering were your sword is, it's currently kept by the weapons department until you're deemed trustable", answering the question that had been in his mind a few minutes ago. He was about to ask her how she knew when they heard a commotion going on in one of the rooms down the hallway, then suddenly, the door slammed open to reveal an enraged Uchiha.
"LET ME GO!" he growled before nearly attacking one of the medics that had been trying to restrain him. He was about to break free when a pink blob of hair appeared behind him and pinned him to the wall with his hands behind his back. Even with her super strength, Sakura could hardly refrain Sasuke's movement altogether "I said LET ME GO!" he snarled and tossed about viciously. "Stop stop please Sasuke-kun, we are trying to heal you" Sakura pleaded, tears obviously rapidly about to flow down.
"Let me go you useless Bitch before I kill you!" he snapped menacingly. Overwhelmed by shock and hurt, Sakura's grip on him loosened and Sasuke managed to break free from her death-hold. He whirled around and was about to attack everyone when a kick to his side sent him flying to the wall, a crater on the wall was created from the impact. Before he had time to recover from the attack, he was roughly grabbed by the collar and slammed to the wall.
"S-Sasuke-kun. Please P-please don't hurt him Hinata, he doesn't mean it. He's still injured and i-it's my fault, I-" Sakura tried her best not to stutter.
Hinata didn't acknowledge her words, her focus still on the male she had on choke-hold "What the hell are you trying to prove Uchiha?" her voice darkly low, her ice cold gaze piercing his own obsidian.
"What's it to you Hyuuga?"
Her white pale eyes hardened at his answer, her grip on his collar tightened, causing him to choke abit "Don't fool around Uchiha, Sakura here may care about your wounds re-opening and you getting yourself injured but don't mistake me for someone who gives a fuck about your well-being" her eyes narrowing "I don't know if you mean what you have said earlier but know this, if you ever intentionally try to cause harm to any of my friends, I will not hesitate to kill you" before she released him completely. Glancing at her friend, Sasuke noticed her eyes soften immediately "Sorry to have you heal back the injuries I've caused Sakura, if you need any help let me know, I'll be glad to help when I'm off duty" she offered a small smile.
Then turning back to Sasuke, she reached out to her back pocket before presenting a scroll "Oh yes, regarding the cause of your formal distress Uchiha, here's your answer. Maybe it'll help ease your concerns and stop how you're acting like such an asshole" and she tossed it to Sasuke who caught it easily. Facing Suigetsu now and regarding him for a moment before walking off "Come Suigetsu-san, I'm sure you would prefer not to carry the heavy load around"
Sasuke almost quirked a brow as his companion briefly grinned at him before sprinting off after the girl.
Hehh, so there you go chapter 2. I apologize if any of the characters is off (except hinata), I'm still trying to grasp their personalities right.
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