Hello! Sorry I haven't been able to update sooner! Life unfortunately gets in the way. -_- Hope you enjoy Chapter 4! Sorry I know, beginnings of stories can draaggg. And trust me, I am DYING to write about Sasuke! I just can't yet! XD Thanks for all of your sweet reviews!

Chapter 4: Headache

I finished sweeping the glass and tied up the trash bag. When I went to throw it over my shoulder I was stopped by a gentle grab to my wrist. I looked up to see those captivating blue eyes again and blushed.

"I've got it Sakura." Naruto grabbed the bag and turned to walk down the hallway.

"O-Oh, thanks Naruto!" He just kept walking.

*Sheesh what's his problem?*

Naruto turns the corner and I realized I was alone in this hallway again. My curiosity struck and I looked over into Sasuke's now well-lit, no…empty room. I swallowed my spit and walked inside. The bed was neatly made and the room was very clean. There was actually nothing out of the ordinary to my surprise.

*For someone so 'dangerous' I expected some damage to be done in here.*

I looked over at his bed again.

"I wonder…" I walked over to his bed and sat down. Slowly I lifted my legs over and lay down. I rested my hands on my stomach and looked up at the ceiling.

*This must be what it's like through the patient's eyes almost all the time.* I frowned at the thought. Then I roll over on my side and stare at the wall. My heart skipped a beat. That was the wall where Sasuke and I first made contact. I remembered those red eyes. How just for a second the rage subsided in them when he saw my tears. I adjusted my head and blinked twice; I smelt something. I moved my head once more and smelt it again. I lifted my head and looked down at Sasuke's pillow. Then I buried my face into it and inhaled deeply. I took a piece of his blanket and smell that same scent on it too. I blushed once I realized what I was doing and jumped off of his bed to my feet.

*I must've looked crazy doing that!* with that thought I immediately looked out the hallway to see Naruto staring at me. He was slightly blushing. My face turned completely red.

"N-NARUTO! U-Uh it's not what you think! I was just trying to imagine what it's like through the patient's eyes in their rooms, you know?" Naruto walked in and sat down on Sasuke's bed.

"And the whole sniffing thing?" He laughed a little. The smile quickly left his face and he looked down at the floor. I nervously sat down next to him trying to stop myself from blushing.

"Don't be embarrassed Sakura…I can't say I haven't done the same thing." Naruto leaned back with his eyes closed and put his hand on his forehead so his hair was laced through his fingers.

"I-I don't know what came over me. Goodness you must be as crazy as I am." I laughed a little. Naruto looked at me and I returned his stare.

"…what?"

"You care about him don't you?"

"About who Naruto?"

"Sasuke…" My heart skipped a beat.

"Naruto you're crazy I don't even know him! He's just one of our patients!"

"But you want to." I immediately stopped waving my arms around blushed.

"Listen Sakura, don't. Don't try to love someone here. It will drive you fucking insane." I gasped at his comment. His voice was so low and serious. Not the normal happy voice I was used to. I could tell he needed to vent. Images of him handling Hinata flashed back to my memory.

*Now I get it.* I thought. Naruto sighed and grabbed the back of his head.

"What's wrong?"

"Ah, nothing. Just this damn headache I've had on and off for months now." He was squeezing his eyes shut in pain at this point.

"M-Maybe you should get that checked out." Naruto shook his head back and forth.

"No…no it's fine. It usually stops as soon as it starts." Naruto opened his eyes and smiled at me. A silence goes by. Both of us were both lost in our own thoughts. I remembered the images of Iruka taking away Sasuke. I knew now would by my only chance to gather some kind of information.

"H-Hey Naruto…what do you know about Sasuke?" Naruto just looked up at me and shrugged his shoulders.

"He is always nice to me, and typically only to me. I never understood why. But as to your question, I don't know anything. Sometimes I feel like I've known him before though. Like I have a connection with him, you know? Some days it's stronger than others."

"Naruto that's not normal. What do you mean you feel like you've known him before?" Naruto immediately grabbed the back of his head again and squeezed his eyes shut. I had saw a shadow and looked up to see Iruka standing in the doorway. He was holding his hand out with the palm facing up. Once he noticed my staring he immediately lowered his hand.

"There you guys are!" He quickly put his hands in his pockets and walked in smiling. Naruto lowered his hand and shook his head back and forth.

"You ok Naruto?" Iruka asked. Naruto stood up and held his stomach.

"Ugh, my stomach is feeling a little queasy."

"Yeah Naruto, you don't look so good…" I stood up and put my arm around his shoulder. His face was pale white. Iruka stepped in and took my place.

"It's ok Sakura, I've got him. Come on Naruto, why don't you lay down in my office for a little while?" Naruto nodded his head and Iruka walked out of Sasuke's room with him. I followed behind. Naruto was stumbling.

"By the way Sakura, thank you for cleaning up the glass. You did a great job."

"You're welcome Iruka."

"Oh and hey, do you think you could start the showers for Naruto?"

"Of cour- hey wait…what about the hot water heater?" Iruka stopped walking for a moment.

"O-Oh right, maintenance took care of it…all fixed!" Iruka was looking back at me smiling.

"What was wrong with it?" He started walking again and waved his hand in the air.

"Oh you know…something was wrong with the pipe or whatever." Iruka turned the corner with Naruto. I glared at him.

*Way to blow me off.* I reached into my pocket and grabbed my remote. Then I walked to the steel door entrance. I took a deep breath and turned to face Room #1. Next to it was a clipboard hanging off of a hook on the wall. Here we recorded everything we've done for each patient. My task was to record their shower times.

"Room 1: Kiba Inuzuka." I pressed 01 then the large red button on my remote and the glass wall lifted. I was feeling very confident. A young man with messy brown hair turns and sits on his feet and hands, almost canine like. He began sniffing the air. He had sharp black eyes with vertical slit-like pupils. His cheeks had distinctive red fang markings. They didn't look like paint though, no, they couldn't be. Patients here couldn't play with something potentially toxic like that. They almost looked permanent like tattoos.

"Hi Kiba, my name is Sakura Haruno, I am the new nurse." I smiled and waved. He sneered back. I noticed very pronounced canine teeth and was taken back a bit.

"I could smell you from day one. Where's Naruto?"

"He isn't feeling well, so he is lying down in Iruka's office. Ready for your shower?" Kiba blushed and jumped to his feet off of his bed.

"You mean YOU'RE going to give the showers?" Kiba swallowed his spit and blushed. I had seen his eyes shift up and down my body. I raised my hand.

"Don't you even with me dog boy! Get your mind out of the gutter! Now GO!" I pointed towards the hallway and Kiba yipped.

"Yes Ma'am." He slowly walked into the hallway and led the way to the showers.

*CHA, THAT'S RIGHT SAKURA!* I was proud of my control over this patient. I had a knack for figuring people out rather easily. And since he acted strangely doglike, then commanding him like one wouldn't hurt? Kiba opens the shower door and steps back to let me walk in first. Once I heard him close the door I turned around. He jumped back and blushed.

"It's okay…may I?" Kiba just rubbed the back of his head and I began to lift his shirt. He cooperated and let me completely undress him. His physical condition was excellent. I started up one of the showers and let it warm up. Then I took Kiba's hand and put it under the water.

"Is this fine?" Kiba nodded and stepped under. I squirted some 2 in 1 shampoo and conditioner into his hands and he began lathering his hair. I grabbed a shower sponge and soaped it up. After he was finished rinsing his hair I handed him the sponge and he started cleaning his body.

"I know I should be doing this with my own hands but for your comfort I think you can handle this on your own. You're not giving me any red flags." I winked and he smiled.

"Yeah Naruto is the same way. Ah, you smell that? It smells fucking awful in here!" Kiba held his nose and looked around the shower room.

"Like what?"

"I don't know…like metal or something. Maybe copper?"

"Could it be these old pipes?" Kiba kept looking around.

"No, it's not that…" Kiba finally released his nose. I shrugged my shoulders.

"So Kiba…how was your day?" Kiba stopped washing himself and just stared at me. A miserable look fell on his face.

"I really miss my dog." He sounded almost childlike when saying this. I raised my eyebrow.

"Okay…well what was your dog's name?" Kiba sighed.

"Akamaru…" Kiba broke his stare leaned his forehead against the wall. He closed his eyes. He looked furious.

"My mother gave him to me when I was a child. He was my best friend!" Kiba punched the wall.

"Whoa Kiba settle down! Look, pets will come and go. You have to except that Akamaru has passed away and to cherish the memories you had with him." Kiba showed his teeth and punched the wall again.

"He's not dead…" He barely whispered.

"I was the only one who could understand him Sakura. I could talk to him."

"Kiba, you can't talk to animals." I said. Kiba then grabbed the back of his head and squeezed his eyes shut. I turned off the water and wrapped a towel around him.

*Wow he's real messed up, no wonder he is in here.*

"UGH AND I'M SO FUCKING TIRED OF THESE DAMN HEADACHES!" He was gripping his hair between his fingers. I used the towel to dry his body off and handed him a pair of pajamas. He irritably puts them on and he led us back to his room.

"Sit." Kiba sat down on his bed and I sat behind him. I used the towel and rubbed his head with it to dry his hair. Then I took out a comb from my pocket and gently brushed his hair. Goosebumps rose from his skin. I could sense his anger and grief subsiding.

*Something traumatic must've happened to him to where he can only cling to childhood memories.* I sighed and stood up. I looked down at Kiba. His eyes were closed.

"Does your head feel better?" He opened one eye and glared at me.

"I'm sorry, I would for longer but I've got to finish the other showers. Do you need anything before I leave?" Kiba lied down with his hands behind his head and growled a little as he shook his head no. I stepped out of his room and closed the door with my remote. I grabbed the clip board and recorded his shower time.

"Who's next…Room #6: Hinata Hyuga." My heart skipped a beat.

*Should I wait to let Naruto get this one…?* I remembered how Naruto told me not to love anyone here. When he said that I knew he was referring to himself loving Hinata. I sighed and walked to her room. When I opened it she turned around with a smile on her face. It immediately dropped when she saw me.

"O-Oh…hello." Her voice was so faint.

"Hi Hinata, my name is Sakura. I am the new nurse." I reached my hand out and she took it.

"Don't worry; Naruto is just resting in Iruka's office. He had a bad headache earlier. Do you mind if I take care of your shower today? Or would you like me to wait?" I stepped out of her room to hang the clipboard up on the hook outside of it.

"N-No, it's fine." She walked next to me slowly while staring down at the floor. When we made it to the shower room she undressed herself and started the shower.

"Here you go." I handed her the 2 in 1 shampoo and conditioner.

"Thank you. You said your name was Sakura right?" I nodded and she smiled.

"Naruto has been so busy, a new nurse will be a good help for him. Plus it's much easier for me to be doing this in front of another girl than him." She blushed.

"So how was your day Hinata?" She finished washing out her hair and lathered up the soap sponge.

"I've been having a lot of bad dreams lately." She looked down almost as if she were in pain.

"What ab-"

"I CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT." She covered her face with her hands. I put my hand on her back and she looked up at me. Tears were rolling down her face.

"Is it about what happened to you?" She looked up at me in shock.

"I-I'm sorry Hinata, as a nurse I must know about my patients and their backgrounds as best as possible. Iruka told me about it." She looked down at the floor. I wrapped my arms around her and she jumped.

"Don't let those nightmares keep you up at night. It's over now, and it won't happen again. And I know this because Naruto won't allow it." I laughed a little and she blushed.

"Thank you Sakura." Hinata turned off the shower and I handed her a towel. She wrapped it around herself.

"H-Hinata…" She looked at me. Her gentle face and empty eyes had taken be back. Imagining her in that scenario made my heart skip a beat.

"Yes?" I shook my head back and forth.

"Uh Hinata, forgive me, and please…don't answer if you're in the least bit uncomfortable. But could you explain to me something. See Iruka informed me of your unspeakable story and said something like 'she would never harm herself or anyone unless needed'. It just made me wonder…what exactly happened after." Hinata gripped her towel and looked down at the floor.

"Well I…I killed them." She cringed at the memory

*It was more than one man!?* My pupils constricted.

"Y-You killed them by yourself!?"

"Once I finally broke free my adrenaline took over. I'm sure that you've learned that these patients all possess a special gift, including myself. I possess something called 'Byakugan'. It is a genetic eye technique that naturally occurs in the members of my cl- AH." Hinata grabbed the back of her head.

"What's wrong?"

"It's just my head. I get headaches a lot." I ran over and pulled her hand down.

"Well it's not normal just to have it in once local spot. Here let me see." I walked behind her. Went I went to part her hair the shower door flung open and Iruka walked inside with Naruto.

"Ah there you are Sakura!" I lowered my hands.

"N-Naruto." Hinata barely said. He grabbed a pair of pajamas and handed them to her. I walked over to Iruka.

"Hey so I assume Naruto is feeling better?"

"Yeah, just a migraine. How's about Naruto finishes the showers?"

"What? No! I've only done 2; I have 8 more to go!" Iruka laughed and put his hand on my shoulder.

"So eager…look this was your first time, 2 is enough for today."

"But I want…no I NEED to get to know my patients!"

"Sakura, you will have plenty of time for that."

"Can I at least do the same 2 patients again tomorrow? I want them to become familiar with me.

"Of course Sakura."

"Thanks." I said sarcastically. Then I walked over to Naruto and Hinata.

"Well it was a pleasure meeting you Hinata!" She nodded in agreement.

"Would you mind if we did this again tomorrow? I want you to tell me more about your 'Byakugan'. Did I pronounce that right?" Hinata and Naruto looked at each other and then back at me in confusion.

"M-My what…?" I raised my eyebrow.

"Hinata, it was what you were just telling me about." Iruka walked over and lit a cigarette.

"Alright guys that's enough talking. We are already behind schedule so let's keep the showers moving." Naruto walked with Hinata to take her to her room and Iruka followed behind.

*What was that all about? She must have some short term memory issues due to her disturbing incident. I wonder if they hit her over the head with something…she did grab the back of it earlier.* I became lost deep in my own thoughts trying to rationalize what just happened. My spell was broken by Iruka snapping his fingers in my face.

"Sakura! You coming?" I looked up at him. He began walking and I walked along side of him.

"Uh yeah…sorry. That was weird wasn't it?"

"What was?"

"Well that patient Hinata was telling me about some 'gift' she had. And when I mentioned it to her moments later she looked at me as if I had 2 heads! It makes me wonder if during her incident she experienced some sort of head trauma which is now causing her to have some short term memory loss. I should document it!" Iruka raised his eyebrow.

"Sakura, you're over thinking it." He breathed hard.

"Patients who suffer horrific experiences like that make up weird shit all the time because they are mentally fucked." I just stared at him, and then nodded my head in agreement.

*But I really don't think she was lying to me…ugh I don't know.* I watched the tiles on the floor pass by as I wandered deeper into my thoughts.