.....STILL WORKING ON IT!....-sigh-, i dont own naruto, YET! (there is still hope!)
When she awoke this time, she felt, saw, smelled, and herd many different things at the same time.
First off, she was in a large hospital bed, covered in off white blankets. All together squishing her down into the bed. Her head was razed into a half way sitting up position, with her legs chained to the railing. With an IV, and a bag of blood slowly dripping down her tube in her arm down Into her body -And she felt alittle cleaner to, she was probably given a bath- In a small room that was made from stone and looked somewhat dirty, and a red door in the far right corner of the wall right across from her.
Out side the door she could hear whispering, probably trying to be quiet. But turned out to be pretty loud. But she still couldn't hear what they were saying. And she could hear the sound of hot air filling the room, it was quite noisy it was a deep humming noise. And it smelled like her grandmothers old heater when she would go to her for Christmas in snow country, so her old fashion heater would be running on high and it had a stuffy, dusty smell. It wasn't really bad, but now it just clicks in her mind that whenever she smells that it means heat, and sometimes sugar cookies.
She tried to sit up, causing all of her blankest to fall to her waist. But her black and white long sleeved shirt gone, and in it's place, a high collared night dress that was just her size, it had extra long, dark dray sleeves that hid her palms of her hands, that came up to her collar. And that the rest of it was a light red that met with her collar and made a upside down 'V' of cherry red, and little white harts going across. That ended alittle above her finger tips on her thighs. She also felt thick socks on her feet too, keeping those warm.
Her braw was still in place so it was okay.
She failed to sit up so she just laid back with a sigh. Then she noticed that her hair was in a long French braid, with her bangs still framing her face. She could tell that the person who did do this got frustrated with this, trying to re-do it every time it slipped out. She could still feel the there fingers lingering ageist her scull.
There was a chair on the other side of the room near the door, but when ever she tried to look around more, she would fall back in pain, one, her rib was broken, and two they tied the bandages to tight. And it hurt like hell…
She just gave up and tried to go back to sleep, she sighed, and closed her eyes. Slowing down her breathing to deep even breaths.
She was about to fall into a light sleep when she herd the door open softly, then close. She cracked open one eye to Sasori walking for her, with a tray in hand. With many different things on it, such as burnt toast, and a glass filled with milk. He made his way to the edge of her bed, and took one hand way from the tray and pulled out a table from the side of the bed then set it across her lap hovering a few inches from it. And he set it down, so now she could see everything on it.
Burnt toast in the left corner, and next to it were pills, and by the looks of it, antibiotics and pain killers. Next to that was the milk, and then in the center was what resembled an omelet, with eggs, cheeses, onion, garlic, bell peppers, and something green. that's all she could make out, it looked really bad. And to the side of that were a pair of chopsticks, and a boil of soup.
When he put that down, he walked over to her IV, and tapped it. He made a deep 'tsk' sort of nose in the back of his throat.
Sakura smirked at this and opened both her eyes, "Surely an IV cant be that frustrating." she said in a bored tone, somewhat mocking him.
He looked over to her, and smirked. "No, there not. it's just the thing on the other end that's frustrating."
Her smirked disappeared, so he wants to play this game, ay? "Really? How can something be frustrating in less then 7 words? I'm sorry to say this Sasori but I think old-timers has finally caught up with you." she said as if he was her grandpa.
This time his smirk disappeared, his age was a touchy subject. "Oh, sakura, didn't you know? You have a way with words." he sneered.
Surely he wanted to end this conversation, she didn't want to push him to hard. "Why thank you Sasori." she smiled a fake smile. "by the way, did you happen to do this little number on my head." she razed her arm to point to the top of her head, it hurt but she could stand it. Her sleeve was still over her hand and half way up her index finger.
His half lidded eyes glanced to her head, then back to her IV. "hmm, sadly no. it was getting in the way of the bandages, I said we should just cut it off, but before any of us could say anything deidara, just grabbed your head and started braiding. That was very odd of him, my I add." he said in a matter of fact voce.
At this sakura was surprised, but you couldn't tell. "hmm, I see I will have to think him for saving my hair from your wrath." she smiled a fake smile, then looked down to her outfit, then back to him. "And who do I think for the bath and outfit?" she smirked, "I never would of thought that the Akatsuki had such good fashion tastes." she snorted.
Sasori razed an eye brow, "thanks, I think. You can thank Itachi and me for the bath, and leader-sama for the night gown. I don't know where he got it from, but it was probably konan-san's before, sorry if it's alittle short, she was a short woman." he looked down to her tray, then to her. He scoffed, "hurry-up and eat I don't have all day."
She brushed that off and continued with her questions, "Care to add any details?" she asked, not liking that they saw her naked. And had a number of nasty scars that she'd like to keep to her self, thank you every much.
Sasori sighed, this was going to take longer then he thought. "let me sit down first, I can tell this will take awhile." he walked back to the chair she had earlier seen and he grabbed it and dragged it back a cross the room. And set it down a the middle of the bed. Once he sat down he begin to talk. "here let me ease your mind, Itachi undressed you because he's half blind anyway. Then I used my chakra strings to make you wash your self from outside the shower curtain. See no one saw your lady parts." he sighed. "though your hair was a different matter, deidara got mad because I didn't do a good job leaning it…but not that I think about it, I think even Itachi showed some emotion but I really couldn't tell. anyway, now I cant exactly blame him, you look better with clean hair." he said, waving off the complement, like it was nothing. Then he glanced down to her plate, he couldn't blame her for trying to keep this conversation going as long as she could, that really did look discussing.
…who said Tobi could cook…again…last time Itachi got sick, and deidara threw up…
But he sighed and turned to look at her again, she was staring warily at her so called 'breakfast'. he sighed, again. "do you have anymore questions?"
She thought about it, but really, she wanted to go back to sleep, badly. And asking him how he was still alive seamed like it would be a long story. "okay, I have two more questions, one, why are you being so nice, and respectful to me?" she asked looking striate into his eyes.
He watched her eyes with interest. He liked the way the green and sliver would fight each the constantly, well fight was not really the right word, more like dance. But then answered her question with a sarcastic tone. "Well, -I don't know about you-, but I wouldn't do as good as a job -yet alone at all- healing a person I didn't like. Some of the others are set out to make you fear them, but I took the easier and safer route. And I think some others did too, I know Itachi changed his mind, and deidara is doing the same. I don't know about Zetsu and Kisame, but I think Tobi is in love with you. And Hidan is scared shitless, -you're the only one how can kill him and his beloved god, you really have to tell me how one of these days-. Then there's leader who wants you be scared by him. And I really don't know about Kasuzu, we will just have to wait till you talk with him." he took in a deep breath of air, that was a mouth full.
Sakura blinked, she didn't think he would say so much at one period of time. So she moved on, "okay, two, you said that this 'Konan' person, would leave her clothing with him. Or something…" she said, tiredly.
"Konan, was leader-sama's partner, and I think they had dated at one point in time. But they broke it off, there was just nothing really there. But just a few days ago, we had to kill her because she was leaking information to mist." he said, sighing. Hopefully that was the end of it, he really didn't like talking for so long.
"hmm, I see." she said, looking back down to her plate, and then she swallowed, and took a deep breath. "I don't know if I even want to know what's in that, but oh well, it's better food then I have had in a long time, even if it's just the toast."
Sasori smirked at her comment, who knew she could be funny?
She looked to him then to her plate, and slowly reached to her chopsticks, and picked them up. She stabbed the closest thing to her, witch just happened to be a chunk of…it…
She took a deep breath, and shoved it into her mouth. She quickly ate it and swallowed. It wasn't half bad.
She reached out for another piece, "It's not to bad, edible, but not the best thing I have ever had." she said, slipping another piece into her mouth.
Sasori watch as sakura finished off the rest of her meal, and took the pain killers and antibiotics. And before he realized it, it was only mints till he would transform back into a kitten. And he still had to inform the leader of her progress.
So he slowly got out of his chair and took the tray, and put the table back into it's compartment, then left threw the door and down the hall.
Sakura watch as he left without a word.
She really didn't mind, at the moment. And all she wanted was to sleep. So she leaned back, and grabbed her blankets and pulled them up to her arms and turned to the side. And started to drift asleep….
* * *
Tsunade finished the last of her sake, in one large gulp. Then slammed it down on the table, and her papers went flying. Sometimes she wished she had never been made a Hokage, things only got harder. First Sasuke -but now that he came back, not much a big deal-, then Sakura, now Naruto comes in each day, dragging Sasuke with him, asking if they could go look for sakura. She kept telling him that if they did find her they would have to kill her. But he just kept at it.
And now that she thought about it, it was about time for him to come barging in. but this time she was prepared….
Nock, nock, nock….
"Come in." she called in a slur.
She herd, the door open then close, then she herd Sasuke's yelling for Naruto to let go, and that this was pointless.
"Naruto, wont you just give up! She's a lost cause!" Sasuke yelled.
Naruto let go of Sasuke's ear, and turned to face him, "that's what people said about you, and here you are." he yelled back, then didn't give Sasuke a chance to reply when he turned to face Tsunade. "we are here to ask-" he was interrupted by her loud groaning.
"I know Naruto, you want to go get Sakura-chan. And for the last time, no!" she gave him a glare, but then it softened, "but, I do have something that you might be interested in." she looked down to her desk and pulled out something that resembled a canteen, and a shallow wooden boll.
"Oi, what are you going to do with that?" Sasuke asked, with mild curiosity.
With out a word, she pored, what appeared to be water, into the boll. Then did a few hand seals, then the water begin to glow, she motioned them to come closer. And they did pushing paper work out of there way.
They watched as Tsunade put a pink hair into the water, and it glowed even brighter. Then the hair disappeared, and a picture appeared. They saw a pink haired girl run down a large hall way, dirty and covered in blood. With a mark on her face, with strange eyes. Run every fast, her leg was bleeding in two different spots, and her hair fallowed, in a elegant fashion.
It was beautiful…
It was Sakura…
Well to what Tsunade knew, Naruto and Sasuke were at a blank.
"Hn, who it this?" Sasuke asked, not bothering to look back at Tsunade.
She looked back to Sasuke then to Naruto, there face's were blank, she smirked.
"You don't even know your own team mate, it's only been 2 months." what happened next she wasn't prepared for.
They both looked up to her with wide eyes, then glanced back down to the water. And started growling, she looked back down and she saw three men casing after her, and then she was pounced on, falling to the ground, you could feel the evil roll off them in waves.
It just wasn't a men, it was three Akatsuki…
Tsunade slammed her hands down on her desk and stood up, making the boil wobble. "What the hell?" she asked her self, then Naruto looked up back to her with tear filled eyes.
"There talking about something, can we lisson?" he asked with pleading eyes, he was scared shitless for his ex-team mate.
She slowly sat down and nodded, he looked back to the boil expletively, the green one was yelling at the bond one, he looked familiar to both Sasuke and Naruto. But who cares!?
Tsunade put the tips of her fingers on the edge of the boil, and then a sudden wave of sound crashed on them, they watched as they bickered at each other, throwing insults at each other, the head stomp oh her hand, till sakura let out a sickening cough. And blood came running out her mouth, as she yelled at them to get off of her.
Sakura turned her head to look at him, "why don't you go prove your manly-ness,and go punch him so you get the hell off of me!!" she shouted at him.
This time Sasori intervened, "Deidara, get off, and help me bring her back to leader." he said as if he was bored out of his mind.
At this Tsunade yelled, "what!?". Naruto just gasped, and Sasuke's glare intensified.
Slowly, deidara complied and stood-up and stood next to him, looking down on sakura still trapped by Sasori's foot.
She hissed, "Do you mind?" she asked, looking up to him.
He looked down to her and looked her strait in the eyes, then he a lazily smirked. "Well you've chanced a lot, but I can't say it's for the better." he cooed. This made her growl.
After that Sasori kinda zonked out, and deidara looked back to sakura then to Sasori.
He was snapped out of his thoughts when he heard deidara start to whisper in his ear. "Sasori-no-danna, I think you better take your foot off now, un." he looked over him then to her.
There she was, barley able to keep her head up and eyes open. Her glare fading into a far off and dazed expression.
Sakura looked completely drained, An soon found not more energy to fight, her head hit the floor with a soft 'hump' .
Sasori watched this, and sighed. Then looked back to deidara, "well just don't stand there, she will die if we leave her on the floor." he said harshly.
Deidara was snapped out of this own thoughts, and then nodded at him. He picked her up bridal stile and started to walk away.
Sasori walked for Zetsu, and whispered something as he passed by. Then he nodded, and he disappeared. Into the rain, Sasori sighed again and started walking the same way deidara left off.
The boil of water shone a bright light, then disappeared all together. Till it was just a boil….
Naruto looked back to Tsunade with worry filled eyes, and when he met Tsunade eyes he could see they were full of worry, anger, and sadness. Her face was hidden under her hair when she whispered something to them, shaking. And it sounded something like…
"Go get Sai, Kakashi, Neji, Lee, Shino, Kiba, and Chouji. I have a mission for you."
But that's all they needed and they were off in a burr….
heh, i can see some drama coming!
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