Author's note; Here's the next chapter to Help Me! I forgot I had most of it done already. Lol. Now I know some of you were waiting to see what Naruto tells his new therapist, but at least you all learn who it is! :D The next chapter will be a few days but I promise you all you'll get to see what happens between Naruto and his new therapist in the next Naruto chapter.
Hope you all enjoy!
Chapter 61
Naruto
I was beyond disgusted with myself now, crying myself to sleep in Gaara's arms and talking to Sasuke didn't help at all when I woke up either. I just felt more sorry for myself, something I've become accustomed to since the incident and it's really starting to bug me. I've never been this negative and depressed in a long time.
Sighing for the tenth time since I walked into the kitchen, forgetting what I was going in here to do until the thought of white hot chocolate sounded good. And that's just what I was going to do too. I haven't had any in a while, so I'm kind of craving it.
And being short for someone that's sixteen is unreal, so I have to climb a chair in order to see where the hell Itachi hid the powder for white chocolate in the pantry. And having to search for it is annoying too.
I just want some hot chocolate, get some homework done, and go to bed. That's all I'm asking for right now.
And it seems that the universe just hates me, because once I find the white hot chocolate mix, the chair I'm standing on suddenly tips somehow. And before I know it, I'm lying on the floor in a heap of pain, covered in white powder.
I think I hit my head on the floor, because it's throbbing painfully and it takes a few moments for my vision to clear up -I've had to watch it because Tsunade explained that if I had another major injury to the back of my head I might go blind, seeing as you see with the back of your head and everything. And for the second time today, all I want to do is rip something apart.
Slowly sitting up and rubbing my head once my vision clears up, I manage to see that the chair is at my feet and I glare at it hotly.
"Goddamn mother fucking chair." I hissed before kicking it away from me. God, I'm going to need some ice on my head I think. I'm just grateful that neither arms, legs, hips, back and my ankles were damaged in the fall.
"Are you okay Naruto?" Someone asked behind me and I instantly froze, my breath catching in the back of my throat because I seriously didn't know someone was standing behind me.
"I … I'm fine." I managed to say, because I know it's Sasuke. I don't know if Gaara or Itachi are behind me at the moment, but I know I'm probably going to get a lecture from all three of them, plus my father and Tsunade for climbing a chair without supervision in the first place.
"You're shaking like a leaf, come on, lets get up off the floor and clean you off." I hear Itachi say until a hand calmly rested on my left shoulder. Making me flinch and I just nod because I'm afraid that if I open my mouth I'd scream at him for touching me.
I let him help me up off the kitchen floor and dust my clothes off until Gaara runs into the kitchen to see the mess I made. God I feel so useless right now it's making me sick to my stomach.
"Are you alright Na-" Gaara started asking, but I don't let him finish.
"I'm fine! Will everyone stop treating me like I'm some china doll?" I screeched just when Sasuke brought the vacuum into the kitchen. Nearly dropping it in my sudden out burst. Hell, I shocked Itachi just the same because he's now staring at me with wide eyes and I just can't deal with this anymore.
But instead of running away and hiding myself in the guest bedroom like usual, I just stand there with my hands over my mouth. Appalled with what I just said and feeling completely ungrateful for all they've done for me.
Maybe I should just give up talking altogether. Nothing good ever comes with being said from me anyway.
"If it comes off like that Naruto, we don't mean to. We're just trying to make sure that nothing bad has happened to your head again until it's fully healed." Itachi said when he relaxed, continuing to dust my shirt off until Sasuke turned the vacuum on and took the hose to me as much as he could.
"I'm getting in the shower." I sniffed, finally finding it in me to move and run down the hall to the bathroom. I don't lock it because I'm not allowed to anymore and I quickly start up the water as hot as I possibly can make it. Maybe a hot shower will be able to help me calm down a bit.
"Naruto, may I come in?" Gaara's voice sounded through the door and I open it because I haven't started undressing yet. And he walks in with a clean outfit for me. I seem to have forgotten to grab my night clothes before coming in here.
"Thanks." I muttered, rubbing my palm against my face a bit before pinching the bridge of my nose. I'm starting to get a headache.
"Did you hit your head when you fell?" He asked, and I nodded slowly.
"Sit down for a minute so I can see if any stitches got pulled." He ordered gently, which I complied in doing. After about a moment or so with him moving my hair about, he concludes that no, none of my stitches were pulled and he kisses my forehead before leaving the bathroom so I can take my shower in peace.
In peace, yeah right.
Purposely making myself not look at my reflection in the mirror, because I'm too disgusted to look at myself right now. I undress and climb into the shower and hope that they don't turn the hot water off too soon.
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"Naruto, it's time to get up." I hear distantly when I feel a hand start shaking my shoulder gently.
No, I don't want to get up. So I groan and roll onto my other side, hoping that the person would go away, but they're persistent and wouldn't leave me alone.
"I let you sleep an extra hour, you have your appointment to be getting ready for. Your Dad is going to pick you up in thirty minutes so you can be there early." The voice said, and now alerting me that I over slept. Great, now I definitely can't go back to sleep.
"I'm up!" I groused tiredly before rolling back over to be face to face with Itachi, and he's a little closer than I thought he was. Making me squeal like a girl and almost falling off the bed in surprise.
"I'm sorry, I was trying to move you away from the wall so you wouldn't fall between there and the bed." He says, which now has me noticing that I've moved to the point that indeed, I almost got stuck between the bed and the wall.
"Oh, sorry" I mumbled before rubbing the sleep out of my eyes and slowly sitting up. "Where's Gaara?" I added, since I remember going to bed with him last night.
"They're already at school. He said you were tossing and turning last night and didn't want to wake you up this morning." Itachi answered.
"Alright …" I nodded, thinking about what all I need to do. Don't need a shower since I took one last night, so I just need to pack up all my stuff I got out for homework, change and eat breakfast.
"Your hair is horrible." Itachi says as he straightens up and goes to leave, which earns a glare from me and a chuckle from him as he walks out.
"I've seen your bed head and it's horrendous!" I yelled after him, grumbling under my breath about wanting to go back to bed no matter how much I need to go to this stupid appointment this morning.
Sighing heavily in frustration, I get out of bed and make it before I change out of my night pants and boxers I wore last night into a pair of orange jeans that I'm shocked Sasuke packed for me and a new shirt I got from my Dad for my birthday that's black and orange with a swirl pattern over the stomach. I'd need to get my matching jacket from home before I leave so I'd have to call home before Dad decides to walk out of the house.
Packing up my homework wasn't all too bad, because Sasuke and Gaara already took it with them and I just needed to gather my books and such. So when I'm packed up, I head out to the kitchen where I smell pancakes and bacon. Something Itachi has been making every time I come over lately.
"You just want pancakes don't you Itachi? That's why you make them every time I'm over." I chuckled when I got to the dining room table and sat down in one of the chairs. Having put my back pack on the couch before walking in.
"Sure do. It's the season for pancakes." He says, which I roll my eyes at.
"I believe it's the season for bacon." I tell him, which he chuckles at as he plates the last of the pancakes it seems before grabbing the two places he has and brings them over to the table.
"Orange juice?" He asks, and I nod as I start putting butter and syrup on my pancakes and bacon.
"How do you feel about having a new therapist?" He asks when he sits down with our drinks of choice and starts putting butter and light syrup on his pancakes.
"I'm not thrilled, but it has to be done I guess." I shrugged, not really in the mood to talk about it.
"Ibiki the one that suggested it?"
"Yeah, only because he thinks he shouldn't be the person I talk to anymore, considering he's a teacher at school and all." I mumbled in between bites. "I don't even know this person's name yet."
"Does Ibiki know this new therapist?"
"No, but Tsunade does, so I should be able to trust him or her, right?" I asked.
"If Tsunade suggested this person, then she knows him or her personally and knows they won't do anything to jeopardize your trust." Itachi smiled when I took a bite of food.
I weakly smiled back, but then it disappeared when there was a knock at the front door. Making me freeze up again until Itachi answered it and my dad walked into the kitchen. God, I'm starting to think that I'll never get over what happened.
"Ready to leave Naruto?" My dad asks, but I shook my head.
"I was going to call you to grab my jacket that goes with this shirt, but I didn't realize how much time went by." I tell him. "And the fact that I overslept." I added under my breath, though I know he heard me.
"I got it in the car already. Sasuke messaged me that he forgot to grab you a jacket for this morning." He told me.
"Okay." I nod just before I shove the rest of my bacon into my mouth and leave the kitchen to dig into my back pack for my journal I'm writing in that Sasuke gave me for my birthday. I do need something to do while Dad fills out the paperwork if there is any.
"May I leave my stuff here Itachi?" I asked as I turned to face him. Seeing that he's still sitting at the table eating his breakfast and muttering something to my dad.
"Sure, just make sure it isn't all over the couch." He said, and I nodded as I packed everything back into my bag before I forgot.
"Thanks Itachi!" I tell him when I'm done packing my bag back up and I go back to the kitchen to give him a hug. Which seems to surprise both him and my father and I'm out of the kitchen. Heading towards the front door and putting my shoes on before they can say anything. "I'll be in the car Dad!" And with that I left the house with my journal and a pen.
When Dad and I arrive at the building, I didn't realize it was behind the hospital and I was starting to wish I wasn't here. Mostly because I don't want to be near the hospital right now.
"Okay." Dad started when he parked the car. "We'll probably be here a few hours, you have something to do?"
I showed him my journal he seems to have forgotten I grabbed before we left Itachi's house and he nodded.
"Lets just get this over with." I muttered and climbed out of the car before he could say anything else and I headed off towards the front door with Dad rushing to catch up with me.
When we get inside, I'm welcomed by the smell of a lavender candle that I think has been burning too long and is completely suffocating. There's no way I can ignore that smell.
"Can they blow out the candles they have lit or something? It's suffocating." I asked my Dad as we walked up to the glass windows where a nurse or something.
"I was just thinking the same thing." Dad chuckled just before the glass window slid open.
"How may I help you?" She asked. And she sounded bored out of her mind.
"I'm Minato Namikaze and my son, Naruto Uzumaki has an appointment with a Dr. Tenzou at eleven." Dad said. "We're a little early I think."
"No, you're just in time. There's some paperwork for you to fill out since it's your first time here." The nurse said as she picked up a clip board and a pen before handing it to my Dad. "Just fill this out as best as you can and come back up when it's finished. Naruto will be called back when Dr. Tenzou is ready to see him."
"Okay, thank you." Dad nodded and the two of us went to sit down. "Hm, good thing I got the health insurance in time from work." Dad muttered when he skimmed through the paperwork and filled out all the insurance stuff first.
"I thought you didn't get health insurance if you work part time." I mused as I looked over at my Dad, who seemed to be busy.
"I'm full time, remember?" He says, and it takes me a moment to remember that he indeed does work full time.
"Oh, I must have forgotten you got promoted." I shrugged, then I put all of my attention on my journal as I wrote a couple of things that I wanted to get done today. I have too much homework to leave sitting there until the weekend. I have laundry to finish, because I don't remember if I have any more clean clothes than what I have with me. Then there's me cleaning my room too.
"Naruto Uzumaki?" The woman from behind the glass window said, breaking me from my thoughts as I looked up at her from my journal to see she's standing in a now open door way to the back. "Dr Tenzou is ready to see you."
"Go on, I'll be out here if you need me." Dad said, and I sighed as I closed my journal, using my pen to mark the place as I got up and followed this woman to the back offices. I hope this won't take a whole hour, because I want to go home already.
