Surprise! Double update for this chapter is so short, and 2 days early because this ... cliff hanger updating is driving me insane and I think about updating every day. But, I've now changed my mind and will update every other day :)

Naruto; You're so evil to me!

Sasuke; Not as evil as what she did to me!

Me; Hell, Sasuke, someone mentioned to me to have you run for student counsel president ... -crosses arms as she taps her right shoe on the floor in impatience.-

Sasuke; ALRIGHT! PLEASE DON'T DO THAT TO ME!

Me; Then respect me -winks- On with the chapters! :D

Chapter 5

Naruto

The ride to the hospital felt like eternity. Every bump we passed, every speed adjustment Dad made as he drove, every attempt I made to make the ride more comfortable was nothing but pain and misery. Maybe I should have gone to the hospital in an ambulance, but that would have raised suspicions and Dad would have been in trouble even more with the hospital than with Tsunade.

Hell, the moment a nurse or another doctor would look at my back and they'd be calling children services. I'm not stupid, but I'm sure Tsunade called ahead and told the staff that I'm here because of my stupidity and nothing more.

I only hoped that they'd fall for something like that. But right now, I just wanted someone to hit me so hard I blacked out so I couldn't feel anything anymore. Dying even sounded better than being in pain like this.

"Hold on Naruto, we're almost there. Just one more light and I'll drop you off at the ER doors." Dad said, and I could tell he felt sorry for everything right now. I just prayed that this love and care was genuine and not some hoax to get rid of me.

"I know Dad, I just want this to be done and over with." I said through my teeth as he made the last turn and stopped in front of the hospital. God, the ride of hell was finally over.

"I'm going to go and get someone to help me, you should probably lie down on your stomach instead of sitting up." Dad said, and he read my mind. I wanted to tell him 'fucking hell yes!' but he was already out of the car and going inside on fast feet. I knew he moved fast, but this was fucking ridiculous.

And while I waited, I managed to get the car door open and my feet out while grinding my teeth. Shit, I'm already to the point that I want Tsunade-baa-chan to prod at my back again. That was better than this!

"Naruto! Don't move, please." I heard my Dad say as I heard the door open and some wheels coming towards the car. I was too busy looking down at my feet to see if anyone else was with him, I didn't care anymore.

"Where does it hurt son?" A female voice asked.

"It's my back, I think Tsunade-baa-chan called in, didn't she?" I said.

"You're Naruto then!" She said, probably a little louder than she intended. "That's right, she called half an hour ago."

"It took that long for us to get here?" I whined, my head spinning because of the pain rippling through me each time I tried to move to get up and out of the car.

"May I have a look at your back before we decide how we can get out of the car?" The woman asked.

I only leaned forward as I lifted my shirt with Dad's help and I somewhat felt relief, but I could feel the skin on my back pull and I think I tore the scab that had started forming because I felt something hot dripping from it down my sides.

"Okay, I need some gauze, and we're going to sedate him right here before we move him any further, he'll bleed more either way but at least it won't hurt him too much when we get him out of the car." She said, and I could have agreed more.

"Okay, I'll be right back, and I'll bring out some help too." A male voice said, and I knew it didn't belong to my Dad, so it was probably another ER nurse.

"Dad … I'm tired." I yawned, though it was painful.

"How long has he been in pain?" The woman asked, I wonder if she told Dad her name, because she sure as hell hasn't told it to me.

"He's been up for the last forty five minutes, that I know of. I didn't see him at all last night when I got home so I don't know if he even slept well either." Dad said. I guess they know about my supposed accident.

"I slept better than I thought I did, I slept on my stomach all night." I said, though I don't know if they heard me or not.

"Alright, and when did you wake up this morning?"

"I woke up about five minutes before my Dad knocked on my door. I think it was about six thirty." I answered when I heard some heavy footsteps coming towards us.

"We're here Saiken." The guy from earlier said. I wasn't going to bother looking up to see if others came with him, that'd probably make me move the wrong way and make my scab bleed more. But I couldn't help but wince when I felt pressure on my back because someone was putting some sort of cold cloth down on it.

"It's just cold, wet gauze to help with the bleeding. Luckily it wasn't bleeding much. Now, to make sure, do you want to be put to sleep here or wait until we take you inside and set up?" The woman's voice said, I guess her name is Saiken.

"I can wait." I found myself saying, then I had to mentally kick myself because I have no clue why I said it.

"Alright, well it's going to hurt a bit when we get you out." She said.

"I don't care, the ride here was hell anyway." I sighed heavily and put my hands on the sides of the door frame and forced myself to my feet, no matter how much it hurt until I started swaying and Dad grabbed my bad arm on accident to keep me up on my feet. I winced from the pull, but at least I didn't fall back into the car.

"Alright -" The woman started saying, but I pulled my arm free of Dad's hold and climbed onto the stretcher they brought out and laid down on my stomach. I could tell Dad didn't want me doing this on my own, but at least it was done. But I couldn't understand how I wasn't getting comfortable right now. I was comfortable when Tsunade-baa-chan was looking at my back when I was on the couch. I guess that's how uncomfortable the stretcher was.

"Okay, lets get on inside." She said, and I could tell she was slightly annoyed.

"I'm going to go park the car." I heard dad say before the nurses wheeled me inside and I heard the car doors close.

"Can I fall asleep now?" I asked when the doors open and we were finally inside the hospital.

"Not quite yet, we gotta get you hooked up to some stuff and then you can fall asleep."

At least that's what I thought she said, because her voice was muffled and I couldn't help but fall asleep.