Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Anbu Administration High ❯ The Dreaming ( Chapter 11 )

The Dreaming

 

 

 

It was already the afternoon. Sasuke couldn't bear to eat, much less read. He slept and changed seats from time to time. After hours of sitting in the waiting area Sasuke saw the doors open and a nurse stepped out looking around and finally stop and look in his direction. The young nurse approached the Uchiha who was still drowning in agony. “Excuse me are you Mr. Uchiha?” She asked Sasuke. Itachi, after he finished his conversations with the many people that worked there, had gone down to the cafeteria to get breakfast proving this wasn't his fist time here.

 

“Yeah” Sasuke replied with an anxious tone.

 

“Please follow me” Sasuke rapidly got up fixing his clothe. He went through the double doors that swung back and forth. As he stepped in to this other part of the hospital he felt a queasy feeling in his stomach after inhaling the smell of such a sanitary place picturing operations and needle shots occurring the rooms as he passed by them hoping Sakura wasn't in any of them. The nurse had short black hair and an unreadable expression. She led Sasuke in a room where Dr. Tsunade patiently waited for Sasuke with a visible smile from the other side of her desk. “Please sit down” She told Sasuke. Sasuke sat opposite her waiting for her to get to talking as she shuffled through some papers. “That will be all Shizune” The nurse left the room closing the door behind her. “My how you've grown Sasuke” She said after pulling out some papers from the stack. “You look exactly like your mother” She addressed him with the same smile.

 

“Excuse me?”

 

“Oh I'm sorry. You don't remember me. You were such a healthy young boy and I heard that once your parents passed away you refused to go to the doctor.” Where the hell did Itachi bring Sakura to? “I'm the family doctor” WHAT! Sasuke had no idea he had a family doctor though he never bothered to check. “Yeah. I know. Shocking. I couldn't decline Itachi's need of help after all that your parents did for me. By the way where is Itachi?” She rummaged through some more papers.

 

Sasuke was stunned. She owes his parents so much? Itachi knew this? He struggled in answering the simple question. ”Eating” He remembered his real reason for being here. “Sakura. Where's Sakura? Is she alright?”

 

“Oh? Sakura? That's her name? It's very pretty” She kept rummaging through some papers leaving Sasuke very little patience. “Ok” She stopped at another set of papers and put the unkempt pile of papers to the side. She began to look at the papers nodding away. “Hmm. It was lucky you brought her today instead of trying to care for her yourself as most people would. She appeared to have symptoms of a serious case of the flu and she was completely dehydrated. Luckily not to the point of death but she'll be alright with a few more days here.”

 

“Here?”

 

She looked up from the papers to Sasuke. “Yes, here.” She looked back down. “Itachi said he'll cover all cost and I've already contacted her doctor. Her files are being sent here temporarily until Sakura decides for herself what she wants to do.” She looked back up from her papers. “Anything else?”

 

“Can I see her right now?”

 

“No. I'm sorry I can't let you. You can come and see her tomorrow and after that if you'd like. But for now,” She straightened up some papers, “she needs her rest” As she got up Sasuke did too. He followed her through the swinging doors. She started shaking Sasuke's hand. “I'm very glad to have seen you again. Hopefully someday you'll give up on that hiatus of yours and get a checkup. Tell Itachi to keep in contact.” She let go of his hand.

 

“Alright. Thanks.” Dr. Tsunade was already disappearing between the swinging doors waving with her back to him and leaving him with an “Anytime”. He started to head towards the seat he had been seating in only to see Itachi reading the newspaper. Itachi quickly looked up at the arrival of his brother who didn't look as depressed as he did before he had left him alone.

 

“Good news I'm guessing” he said.

 

“She's recuperating. Resting. Not visits are allowed until tomorrow so we might as well leave.” Itachi put down the newspaper and headed towards the door with Sasuke following closely behind. As he stepped in the car, he expected for Itachi to start a questionnaire of how everything happened but he didn't. He felt awkward. The day wasn't supposed to go like this. This wasn't supposed to happen. Nothing how he had pictured it to be.

 

“Sasuke”

 

Sasuke jumped. “Huh?”

 

“What were you doing at Sakura's this morning?”

 

“I told her I was going to pick her up yesterday.”

 

“But it was an hour before school”

 

“I decided to go early”

 

“What happened to her?”

 

“She passed out after she came out of the bathroom. When I got there she was hot and she was pale and her nose was red. After she passed out I put a wet cloth on her forehead until your lazy ass got there” Disregarding his insult Itachi got out of the car at the arrival. As soon as Sasuke was in he went to take a hot shower to wash away all the stress he got dumped on that day. His phone began to sing a different tone. It played `Saku' by Dir en Grey. Sasuke had become very annoyed. His phone vibrated in the hospital but not once did he pick up. The anguish for the event had him preoccupied for sakura and nothing else to him mattered. `Maybe later' he thought. Maybe later he'll check those damn calls. That could distract him for the time being. Sasuke preferred to walk around with boxers to his comfort. Itachi was out already again. Damn! Did he ever give himself a chance to breathe?

 

The phone began to ring the same tone it did earlier that day. “Hello?”

 

“Hi. This is Ayame. Sakura's guardian. Have you seen her today? She was supposed to call me and she hasn't and she's not home. I'm sorry to have called you like this but your number is the only one I have on my caller ID.” She sounded like she had been running, out of breath, and worried. “Please, if you know where she is tell me” She sounded more like an older sister.

 

“Oh Ayame! You were the one I talked to yesterday? I heard Sakura went on a trip out of the region. I heard it was a um surprise trip the school had for the elite. It was of short notice too. I really wanted to go but they already left.” Sasuke laughed to try and make her feel less worried and to give himself some time to think of what else he can come up with.

 

“But doesn't she need any clothe?”

 

“Oh that” Sasuke laughed again, “I think that's what the money was for.”

 

“Money?”

 

“Yeah. They must've gotten at least 500 dollars since it wasn't so many of them”

 

“But isn't Itachi an elite?”

 

“Yeah um” Sasuke pretended to sneeze for more time to think.

 

“Bless you”

 

“Thank you. Itachi had family business. The school already knew that since he did it so often.”

 

“Oh. Ok.” She sounded kind of depressed “But Sakura hasn't called. She never forgets to.”

 

`Oh great' Sasuke rolled his eyes but tried to sound as candid as possible. “Maybe there's no reception in the place. Tomorrow when I go to school I'll try to get them to send a message to the people over there so they could get in contact with the parents”

 

“Ok. Thanks” Sasuke's other line started ringing.

 

`Thank you Jesus!' “Ayame, I'll catch up to you some other time and tell you every little information I can but my other line is ringing so I'll get back to you”

 

“Ok bye”

 

“Alright” He changed the line swiftly only to be surprised by the bubbly girl he'd forgotten.

 

“HI SASUKE!”

 

“Wow Hinata. Long time no see”

 

“It would've been short time no see if only you'd have come to school”

 

“Oh so you're back?”

 

“Yeah” She giggled “I saw your friend today. Naruto. That's his name right?”

 

“Mm-hm. What happened?”

 

“Would you like to do a double date?”

 

“You're back and you're already at it huh”

 

“That's right!” She said enthusiastically.

 

“I'll think about it”

 

“Are you going to be in school tomorrow?”

 

“I guess so” Sasuke jumped on his bed and lay on his back with one hand behind his head. “Naruto is still single. And no I haven't found anyone yet but there is this one girl.”

 

“Really! I want to see her. Maybe I could help you out. After all you've helped me out with I owe you”

 

“Thanks. Yeah she goes to Anbu Ad.”

 

“Introduce me to her ok”

 

“I don't think that'll be possible”

 

“C'mon Sasuke. I just want to meet her. And if I don't meet her it'll be really hard for me to assist you”

 

“It's not that I don't want you to meet her.” He took a deep breath “She's hospitalized.” He removed the phone from his ear as soon as he heard her gasp. When he placed the phone in his ear she was asking all sorts of questions. “I'll explain whenever I get the chance to. I have to make some calls. I was at the hospital almost all day and while my phone was off I received some calls. A LOT of calls.”

 

“So if you were in the hospital with her, does that mean that you two are going out?”

 

“No, we're not.”

 

“I get the feeling you're kind of heart broken but yet again not really. So…… you like her and you're not sure of your feelings towards her but yet you're afraid of them and something might be holding you back is what I'm guessing.”

 

Even though she guessed it right Sasuke didn't want to admit to it. Suddenly he remembered the picture of a radiant Sakura's smile and a white haired teenager standing next to her. “I found a picture of her and a guy in her room. They were holding hands but the photo's frame seemed to be shattered right over the guys face.”

 

“I don't really know what to make of it. It could be many things.”

 

“What about if you had the picture?”

 

“Yeah but….”

 

“I have it. I took it from her room. She's in the hospital so I don't think she'll notice until she gets home which I don't think is going to be any time soon.”

 

“Good! All I need to do is look at the picture and I'll give you a rundown on what it could be”

 

“Great!”

 

“Cool”

 

“So I'll see you tomorrow.”

 

“Ok. Bye Sasuke” She said bubbly.

 

“Bye” Sasuke picked up the clothe he had been wearing from the spot which he had left it on before going into the shower. He pulled out the ruined picture frame which still held Sakura's radiant smile. “Sakura” He whispered. That smile wasn't there for him. It was there for who ever that sunnavabitch was. He couldn't wait until after school tomorrow. He'll be able to see her again but he was afraid of how he might react towards her. All of this bullshit was going on too fast. Too many questions and not many answers. Maybe after giving Hinata the picture he could cut class to go the hospital. Yeah. Instead of walking he'll drive to make things less complicated. The car was last used last time he saw Hinata. `No, maybe go and pick up Hinata and give her the picture and drop her off at school. Nah, too risky. I need Itachi to see me in school.' Sasuke planned the day like a rescue mission. Carefully strategized and with back ups. More time for him and Sakura was all he wanted.

 

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After allowing his friend to come in, Kimimaru went back to finishing his meal. “What are you doing here you leech?”

 

“Your favorite friend is here to bring you some of your favorite news, but since you're on your period today I could come tomorrow.” Kabuto headed for the door.

 

“News? You never give me news. If it's the world that's ending or that you're hungry then you might as well keep heading out” Kabuto took his seat.

 

“I think you're going to have to lend me and Shizune your house for a day again after the news I'll be giving you”

 

“Yeah right. So Irony can bang me in the head again same way it did with Sakura that day”

 

“Trust me. She won't be here” He carried a small smug look.

 

Kimimaru looked up from cutting some vegetables at sound of Kabuto's surety of the words. “What do you mean?”

 

“So what about the bargaining here? They house for a whole day?”

 

“Yeah yeah. Just tell me”

 

“Sakura's hospitalized”

 

“And you know this how?” he said through gritted teeth trying to maintain control even though he knew he wanted to explode after hearing this.

 

“Remember I said the house for me and Shizune? Well, she's hospitalized at the hospital she works at. Don't worry. I told Shizune to make sure she's alright at all times knowing how you'd get a heart attack if she as much as got a cut”

 

“So you came to tell me this, but do you have any of the information of what Sakura's room number is or something like that?”

 

“Nope. That's the problem. Shizune called me during her lunch break and obviously I can't call her during her working hours. I'll tell you tomorrow-”

 

“No, you'll tell me today. Call Shizune and leave her a message. Tell her to come and pick you up at my place today after she gets out.”

 

“-or that. That works out perfect too.“ Kabuto did as he was told. Not that he was afraid but it was just he wasn't the fighter type. “Don't think I'm done.” He closed his phone and continued with his report. “Two `young men' went to take her”

 

“Let me guess. Black long hair. Two long marks across his face on each side. Tall. My height-“

 

“I only know about one of them. He does have black hair. But you're wrong in the rest. Shizune said the boy looked like he may be Sakura's boyfriend because of the face he was bringing. She described him so swell I must admit I got kind of jealous. He sounded flawless. She went from his stare to his hair to his face. Almost as if I'm not a part of her life. Women” At this point Kimimaru was cutting the vegetables and the cutting board. “You're lucky you know. Shizune serves under Dr. Tsunade who apparently is a well respected doctor who also happens to be the Uchiha Family doctor. The boys name was Sasuke Uchiha to be exact. She could've looked in to his personal files but she said that it was too risky and that she was also against doing that even if she could. Her help will be very limited I tell you now.”

 

“You think so” he said sarcastic.

 

Kabuto stood up and looked at what Kimimaru was cutting. “You need any help with that?”

 

“No thanks. I'm already finishing on three servings. I know how much you love to eat here.” He added more sarcasm to his last phrase. “And I at least owe Shizune the thanks for this favor and for not being a leech like her boyfriend.”

 

“You're taking the soft side now that Sakura has appeared again.”

 

Kimimaru grunted.

 

“The Uchiha kid sounds like a tough challenge but then again like you said you know more about her than he'll probably ever learn.” He looked at the dessert Kimimaru had made. “Umm I hate to break it to you but-“his voice lowered down to a whisper, “Sakura's not here”

 

“What the fuck is that suppose to mean?” Kimimaru put all of the vegetables in a bowel and started mixing it with a certain sauce.

 

“Well, as far as I remember you only did that on special occasions or when family was coming over and I'm no cook but the amount you're making sure does look a whole lot more than for three people.”

 

“Uh-huh”

 

“And even if I ask you're not telling me”

 

“Go. Sit down. Play video games or something and don't be an annoying piece of shit” Kabuto did as he was told wondering what the surprise was going to be since Kimimaru seemed to be hiding something.

 

`I will get my way' Kimimaru thought. `Not that sunnavabitch who ever the fuck he was' referring to Itachi. `And not this Uchiha kid' the name Uchiha started ringing in his head. It sounded familiar. `Where have I heard it?'

 

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As Sasuke punched in the air he realized that there was no one there. He opened his eyes to see that he was back in his room. After sitting up he noticed it was daylight and he looked up to the clock that told him it was the same time he had gotten up the day before. It was too early but he couldn't go back to sleep. `Sakura' he thought. For some reason he thought of Sakura through out his whole dream. He was fighting with that same guy he had the year before but in his dream the guy kept laughing and all he could think about was Sakura's hurting. `Why?' he thought. Though the vision of the guy was very opaque in his dream, as was the rest of it, the white hair was very visible. As he kicked and punched it was like he was going right through him. And every time he did so he thought of Sakura. Like as if it's his fault of something. Sasuke didn't give it much thought anyways because there was no way them two could be related.

 

He finished getting dressed and picked up his keys and his phone. “Hello?”

 

A sleepy Hinata answered. “Sasuke? Am I late for school or something?”

 

“No. Do you want to be?”

 

“Ha! Sasuke you're such a kidder”

 

“And now you're awake. Do you want to go see Sakura before we go to school?”

 

“YES YES YES!” Hinata sat up on her bed Indian style. “You're driving?”

 

“Yeah. How long do you girls take to get ready?”

 

“In this case of Emergency come in 20”

 

“Ok”

 

“Alright”

 

He hung up and went to the car. It looked how it did the last time he got in it. Her place wasn't very close; only 15 minutes away (by car). That would leave Sasuke 5 minutes to wait for her and that wasn't so long.

 

He parked in the driveway of her house and waited. Her room was facing the front of the house so he just hit the horn and she was there. “Good morning my dear and lovable friend!” She said bubbly.

 

“Hey Hinata” he said not so happy. They went to the hospital in silence.

 

“Haruno Sakura's room please” The kind nurse greeted Sasuke happier than the day before.

 

“Please, call me Shizune.” She wrote the number on a paper and handed it to him. “Here. It's up two floors and after you step out of the elevator to your left down to the last hall.” She glimpsed to Hinata whose face was hidden by Sasuke. “Oh Hinata! What are you doing here?”

 

“Just here to see a friend”

 

“How did you get home yesterday night?”

 

“Oh just fine” She smiled.

 

“Gosh I would have never believed you and Kimi were cousins. You're so different. Even in how you act.”

 

“Yeah, we get that a lot”

 

“Hey Hinata, the elevator is almost here” Sasuke called out a few feet away.

 

“Ok. I'll be there.” She turned back to Shizune. “I'll see you later.” She hurried off with Sasuke. “A friend” She said not giving Sasuke the chance to ask.

 

As Sasuke went into Sakura's room he felt the same agonized squeeze in the stomach as he did the day before. Hinata was in awe at the sight of Sakura. She quickly went and sat next to her and put her hand on Sakura's forehead. She turned back to Sasuke. “I'm guessing she had a fever because she's still warm.”

 

“Yeah”

 

“Sasuke She's beautiful. Sakura, huh” She lifted a brow after the name. “Wasn't that Itachi's girlfriend name?”

 

“Yeah. They're both the same people”

 

“And let me guess `She's not his girlfriend anymore'”

 

“She never was”

 

“Assuming again?”

 

“Yeah”

 

“Come on. I want to be early today” She stood from the bed and fixed her skirt. “In case you didn't know Sasuke you have a lot of competition. Since I got to school yesterday that's all I heard the big talk about. Some girl named Sakura. They say she's gorgeous. Some say she's Itachi's girlfriend and some say she's the daughter of some famous couple and that's why she's so beautiful some say they just want to fuck her.” Sasuke clutched his fist. “But now I see why”

 

“They won't see anything any more once I get my hands on them” he mumbled.

 

“Come on” They departed out the door.

 

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She glanced down at his hand. “Hey Kimimaru. I see your hand is doing well” Shizune greeted him with a fretful tone. “So what brings you to this neck of the woods?”

 

“Remember Sakura?” He said bewildered at her question.

 

“Oh that's right.” She knew Kimimaru's temper and was afraid of his outrage from the night before.

~flash back~

 

“What the fuck do you mean she's been calling out that rats name all day?!” His hand kept bleeding with the shattered cup in his grasp.

 

Hinata put her hand on his arm. “Kimi” She called with a low worried tone.

 

“Look she's already told you enough. Just drop it. You shouldn't be angry with her. She didn't cause all of this.” Kabuto held Shizune close to him. “Just drop it”

 

Kimimaru slammed his hand down on the table and rose up following the walk to the bathroom. Hinata followed behind. “I'll help you with that” She called out.

 

~end flash back~

After remembering Kabuto staring at her when Kimimaru left, she was brought back to looking at Kimimaru himself.

 

“Ok.” She wrote once more the number to the room on a piece of paper. “It is just up two floors then after you step out of the elevator go your left and down to the last hall.”

 

~0~

 

A/N: Yeah yeah the grammar is kind of sucky but I will go over it when I have time so in case you didn't understand something because of it you could look back it when I do. And I could help but put a little bit of me in every character. I wonder if there are others that do that too ~_^. I couldn't help and change Hinata totally because it always annoyed me the way she was in the series. The relationship her and Sasuke hold I got from the way my guy friend and I are and trust me they are only friends. I don't want to hear any complaints. If you don't like it you have two options; 1->continue reading and get used to it or 2-> stop reading it!

 

Also, I may be writing a lot now but later on things will get much more hectic because in 2009 I'm graduating and between then and now I have to work and study and school and practice my Japanese for my little Japanese trip after I get out of school in '09. AAHH! Too much to think about. I'll just ignore it for a while I guess. One at a time is best.

 

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed reading this =]. I loved the whole kimimaru personage in the series so the first person that came to mind when `sakura's boyfriend' was only a thought the first person that came to mind was him! Hahaha! I wonder what you think.

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