Chapter 4

"Sasuke, wake up" Sakura said as she knocked on his door.

She waited a few seconds and when she didn't hear an answer she walked in to see him dead asleep. "Sasuke" She said again as her heart started beating slightly faster.

"Hn" he said as he turned over to reveal him shirtless.

"We have to get ready to leave" she said looking away from him.

"Okay" he said getting up.

She walked out of his room and found herself with a hot face 'He has abs!' 'Not helping!' 'I wasn't trying to'. She sighed and dressed in her clothes and fixed her disheveled hair with a brush. When she was finished getting ready she went to the living room where Sasuke already was. "Good morning" She answered.

"Hey" He said.

"We're going to have to grab some breakfast on the way, I need to go grocery shopping on our way back from the hospital" She said as she made a mental note to stop by the store.

"Okay"

They left the house and ended up getting food at the cafeteria and then went to work. Sasuke worked as Sakura's assistant and they went to her first patient. "Good morning" Sakura said to the old woman as she smiled.

"Good morning" She said pleasantly "I see you have a helper today miss Sakura"

"Oh" Sakura said looking over to Sasuke "This is going to be my assistant for a month"

The lady motioned for Sakura to come in closer to her and then started whispering "You better go for him, he's a catch"

Sakura laughed as she turned slightly pink "Yeah" Sakura said.

"Well, you seem to be doing great; I'll come to check on you later" Sakura said as she looked everything over.

"Bye" The old woman said.

"What was she whispering about?" Sasuke asked as they started walking down the hallway.

"Nothing" Sakura answered.

The day continued and they visited more patients left and right. "Lunch time" Sakura said as she put her clip board down "I have a surprise for lunch today, Sasuke" she said smiling.

"What?" He asked.

"Come on" she said grabbing his arm.

"Where are we going?"

"It's a surprise"

He sighed and allowed her to pull him along where ever they were going.

She eventually got him to where they were going, it was a small restaurant, she smiled and they went inside to see tons of people and a sign that said 'Welcome home Sasuke'. "What is this?" Sasuke asked.

"It's a welcome home party!" Ino said.

Sasuke looked around, it seemed like everyone was there, Shikamaru, Naruto, Hinata, Ino, Tenten, Neji, Kiba, Shino, Lee, Choji, Kakashi, Jyriya and more people, most likely just customers. Sakura and him walked to a table and mingled while eating lunch, he was surprised at how much everyone had grown into adults, it seemed like everyone did well while he was gone, Shikamaru and Ino were together, Tenten and Neji were hitting it off, and as he already knew, Hinata and Naruto were dating and Naruto was working hard on becoming hokage. Eventually, they left, lunch break was only an hour, and he said good bye to everyone.

"Did you like lunch?" Sakura asked as they walked back to the hospital.

"Yeah, everyone's… Different" He said, still surprised at how much everyone had changed.

"Well, people change over time" Sakura said "especially after eight years"

"I'm still surprised, Ino and Shikamaru?"

"Yeah, I know, people change, people change" Sakura said laughing.

Sakura's shift eventually ended and Sasuke was left to clean the hospital. "Sakura!" a young, 10 year old boy said running toward her as she finished working.

"Hello, Haru" Sakura greeted.

"Whoa, who's that guy?" Haru asked as he pointed at Sasuke.

"That's my new assistant, Sasuke" Sakura said.

"Is that your, boy friend?" Haru asked.

"What? No!" Sakura said blushing "What do you want anyway?"

"I was hoping you would train me after work"

"Oh, yeah, hold on" She said putting her clip board down "I'll be outside when you're done, Sasuke"

Sasuke nodded as Sakura and Haru left.

He cleaned the hallways and looked out the window as he went watching Sakura and Haru train. He smirked as he watched her, she was a great teacher. The kid seemed to be pretty strong too.

"Sakura, I'm tired" Haru complained after training for an hour and a half.

"Okay" Sakura said as she too was tired.

"So what's that guy assisting you for?" He asked.

"Sasuke is assisting me because he betrayed the village"

"How'd he do that?"

"He left the village and joined forces with Orchimaru"

"That snake guy from a long time ago?"

"Yes"

"Oh, so how do you know Sasuke?"

"He was a team mate of mine, 8 years ago"

"Wow, you're like, old"

"Shut up, I'm only 21"

"Exactly"

"You little…!" she said standing up.

Haru took one look at Sakura's face and ran. She chased him as he ran into the hospital and down the hallways and up the stairs. "Haru!" she yelled as she started running low on energy.

Sasuke turned his attention to the left where he heard yelling and watched as Haru came running down the hall and Sakura who looked as if she was about to pass out. She stopped running and put her hand on the wall to keep her standing. "Are you alright Sakura?" Sasuke asked, knowing the obvious answer.

She panted "Hold on" Sasuke said as he finished cleaning and put the supplies away.

He kneeled down for her to hop on. "Thanks Sasuke" She said getting on.

"No problem" he said.

She rested her chin on his shoulder rested her eyes. "We have to go grocery shopping right?" Sasuke asked.

"Yeah" She said remembering "I'll probably be okay by then, I just need a break. Working takes a lot out of me"

He nodded and proceeded.

End of chapter 4!

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