Gun Theory
By: TheAntiAngel
.Tic
Sometimes you can get to know somebody really well, and then realize you're really strangers.
2
Loud music pumped from the speakers. The numerous bodies gyrated to the beat of the song, all as one movement.
Sakura sat at the bar, drinking her nth shot, already bored. She wasn't a fan of the club scene; that was Ino. And there she was.
Ino, with her long blonde hair swishing side to side danced along with everyone else, an extra bounce to her step. The man with her had jet black hair, and the palest skin Sakura had ever seen. At first, she thought it was deliberate with make up; yet, it was natural.
Sakura blew her bangs from her forehead. As soon as they'd arrived, Ino had latched onto Sai, and refused to let go. She, herself, was now all alone at the bar, along with a few other lonely folk. All she really wanted to do was go home to her books and profiles and work.
"Forehead! What are you doing, just sitting there? Come dance," Ino yelled a few feet away from her.
"What?" Sakura asked, atop of the loud music.
"Come dance!" She yelled louder. Sai magically appeared beside her; a pale contrast to her vibrancy.
"I agree, Sakura," he said in his slight monotone. "Come have some fun."
Sakura stared distrustfully at the man. There was just something about him that Sakura disliked. She couldn't figure out what it was, but there was this stillness to him that disturbed her. Vaguely, she wondered if it were just the alcohol.
Or it could be because she just wanted Shikamaru and Ino to get back together already.
"I'm fine," Sakura murmured, kissing the glass, and observing the lip-gloss tattoo. "I'll join later." Sai smiled this fakefakefake smile that she just could not forgive, and tried leading Ino back into the dance floor. Ino nodded, but gestured him to go without her.
"I'll be there in a moment, okay?" She whispered a bit too close to his face. He nodded shortly, kissing her cheek as he left. Sakura couldn't help but notice the pink that appeared after his lips, and raised an eyebrow.
Ino took their chance alone to look at Sakura seriously.
"Are you sure you're okay staying here alone?" she asked, her eyes wide. Sakura smiled at her friend's concern.
"I'm fine. Now spill… what's happening with you and the vampire?" Ino rolled her eyes, and then blushed again.
"Umm… I think I'm going to stay for a couple more hours," she said, her eyes darting back to the dance floor. Again, Sakura raised eyebrows.
"Is that so?" Ino nodded quickly. Sakura looked at the girl sternly before nodding herself, and then standing up from her seat.
"Alright. I'm going home right now, then. You better be home tomorrow morning, when I call you," she said, with a smirk. Ino flushed again.
"Sakura, I think I really like him. " That statement rendered Sakura dumbstruck for a moment.
"But,what about Shikamaru?" Her voice cracked. Ino shook her head.
"I've waited too long for him," Ino's eyes were blue steel. "I'm done." With a quick hug, Ino navigated herself in between the dancers to Sai.
Sakura sat back down into her previous seat, running her hand through her shortly cut hair. Damn. Shikamaru and Ino's relationship was always rough and rocky, but they always managed to get through it. But she didn't know how their friendship to last.
Everything was going to change.
She signaled the bartender for another drink.
.Tap
Sakura watched the patient sit stiffly, an almost tangible awkwardness in the room. Sakura tapped her pencil on the desk, trying not to succumb to her increasing temptation to leave the room and sleep off her hangover.
She believed the man's name was Jugo. She couldn't remember the man's last name. He twiddled his thumbs nervously and looked away from her stare.
"So, Jugo," (She quickly checked the file to affirm the name.) "How're you doing today?" His large eyes flashed to her, his right knee going up and down.
"Good, Haruno-san," He barely whispered, now avoiding her gaze. Sakura was astounded at the gentle shyness of the large man.
"Anything happen? What did you do?" And there was the stifling awkwardness again. Sakura felt the sunlight pouring in from the large window beside her in the new office, and resisted the urge to go out, and do something.
The man shook his head shakily and murmured: "I didn't have work today, so I met up with a couple of friends at the dock." Sakura raised her eyebrows.
"Dock?" she wondered.
"The dock on the Shore of Kawaguchi Lake," he smiled at the thought. She nodded thoughtfully.
"Oh yeah? Who did you meet?" He shrugged, and said nothing. Sakura somehow managed not to yawn loudly.
"That sounds fun…" Again, he shrugged.
Sakura somehow managed to muffle a groan.
Sakura stepped into the bright, airy cafeteria of the office building she now worked it. After wandering the building for a couple of minutes, a security guard had taken pity on her and shown her the way.
Instantly, she liked it. There weren't many people, so it wasn't very cramped. It didn't seem that anybody would bother her there, and there was no horrible burnt food smell that she often associated with cafeterias.
Sitting at the nearest chair, she buried her face into her arms. Her first appointment hadn't even shown up. And the Jugo was the quietest man she'd met in a long time. His file had said he had fits of insanity, where he reveled in goriness and blood. Because of this, apparently, he had tried to kill himself. He didn't want to hurt anyone else.
Sakura, in turn, hadn't a clue to treat the man.
Tired, she realized that she had one more appointment that day. She groaned out loud this time.
"Ha-ha. Rough first day?" A cheery voice sounded from beside her. Sakura jumped in surprise. There was a tall blond man sitting at the seat right beside her without her noticing.
She dropped her mouth open.
"Uhh…" she replied intelligently. The man laughed loudly and sincerely. Sakura, despite herself, felt the corners of her mouth twitching.
"By the way, I am Naruto Uzumaki. Welcome to the Shady Leaves Hospital!"
End 2
Okay, crappy ending. XD hehee. And kinda short. IT LOOKS LONGER ON MICROSOFT WORD
Alrighty, so just so we are all on the same page: Although Sakura is an extremely intelligent adult, her emotional intelligence isn't quite as developed. This is shown through her aversion to change (with Ino and Shikamaru) and her petty grudge against her new job because she hadn't chose it or wanted it.
Another thing to be noticed in the chapter is the introducing of all the characters we know and love. And this shall continue !
Kayso, that's all I have to say today; DID YA LIKE THE CHAPTER? ;)
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Later peeps XP
-TheAntiAngel
(Oh, and just so you guys know, the line break thing is the new bane of my existence.)