Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Death By Love ❯ Hating Him ( Chapter 4 )

Death By Love

anxiety - [an-x-it-ty] n.
1) A state of uneasiness and apprehension, as about future uncertainties.

2) A relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic.

panic - [pan-ik] n, a, v, pn

1) A sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
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Sakura ran blindly through the forest, trying to get attention from someone…anyone.
Something terrible happened, and she needed help…fast.

“Help! Someone…help me…please!!” she screamed at the top of her lungs.

She was slowly beginning to get tired. She dropped to the forest floor with a thud. Her eye sight began to get fuzzy, and she slowly began to loose consciousness.

She looked down at her fingers and saw fresh and dried blood stuck onto them. Most of the blood wasn't hers.

I should have just….just stayed…away.
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Sakura awoke with a jump. Her eyes were as wide as saucers, and sweat ran down her forehead. She heaved in and out as she ran her eyes around the room.

That's right…She thought as she sat there, I fell asleep on the ground…but what was up with that dream?

She had never had such a vivid dream as that one before…it almost looked…real. Her thoughts were interrupted by a loud beeping noise that would be her alarm clock. She got up and turned it off by smashing it against the wall, breaking it in two.

She then looked over to the guest bed…the bed which was supposed to be holding a future Kazekage. But instead…held nothing.

And for the second time that day, Sakura felt panic run through her system.

“Gaara..?” She called, hoping to hear an answer.

Silence.

She looked into every room with not a trace that he had been in it. I should have stayed ups! And it's all my faults! Ran through Sakura's head as she ran into the last room…the kitchen.

Now usually, when you walk into a kitchen, you expect to see…A clear empty sink. Polished cupboards. And, waxed floors. But what Sakura saw almost made her loose consciousness.

The sink….was full of mud.

The cupboards….had an unknown liquid dripping from them.

The floors…had sand all over it.

``Oh my…” Sakura whispered as she clung to the nearest wall to keep her balance. What happened in here?!? Her mind screamed.

She then noticed the sand on the floor was arranged in a certain matter. Looking closely she realized that the sand was formed into some kind of message. Sakura slowly bent down and read the sand. It said:

Don't Try Looking For Me.

Sakura squeezed her hand into a fist.

That's it! She thought. I save someone from dying and they…destroy my kitchen?! He probably only thanked me yesterday so I would put my guard down and give him time to escape!

She began to clean the mess that was left and was so angry, she didn't notice that Ino hadn't stopped by her house before work, or how she was probably going to be late, or did she not notice droplets of blood leading from the kitchen to the door way…

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When Sakura realized that yes, she did have a job to go to. She bolted out of her house and made it to Konoha Hospital an hour late.

She quickly walked towards Tsunade's office and knocked on the door. Silence. She knocked on it a bit harder. Silence again. So Sakura did the only thing she could think of…make a scene.

“Tsunade-sama please open the door!! I'm so sorry I'm late! You don't have to ignore me like this!” She shouted as she banged and kicked the door to the office.

“Ahem.” Said a voice behind her.

She turned around to see no one other than her boss.

“First you come here an hour late, then you make a scene in a hospital.” Tsunade said slowly. Her face unreadable.

“Gomen.” Sakura replied, quietly. Trying to avoid her bosses glare.

“I'm the one who taught you to become the ninja you are now, if you're running around late, and bringing attention to yourself, what would people think of me?” The blonde asked.

“Gomen.” Sakura replied again.

“I've been really busy around the hospital…and so, I'm giving you a special job…” She trailed off.

“What is it?” Sakura asked, now interested.

“I want you to monitor a special patient.” Tsunade answered as she walked into her office.

“He collapsed on the street and was brought by Ino Yamanaka. He's been unconscious ever since. And I don't have time to stand over him and wait until he wakes up.” Tsunade glanced over at Sakura.

“I understand.”

“I trust you know who the patient is…?” Tsunade asked.

Now, Sakura had already made a fool of herself in front of her boss, and she didn't want to do it again. Even though she had no idea who her patient was, she nodded and said, “Which room is he in?”

“Room 157. You'll take care of him until he is able to walk out of this hospital.” She handed Sakura the keys to the room, and sat back in her office chair to begin her paper work.

Sakura took the keys and exited the office.

Wow. The 150's hallway? Only really rich or special people are in that hallway. She thought to herself as she made her way down the wide hall.

When she reached the door, she fumbled with the keys a bit before pushing open the front door to see none other than Gaara in the hospital bed.

The door shut behind Sakura with a slam as she made her way over to her patient. She fought the urge to strangle him in his sleep as she glared at him.

Now I have to take care of him…again?! She thought angrily. But...this could be a good thing…I mean. I'll be the one giving him needles…and taking his blood pressure…

Sakura smirked.

She sat down beside his bed and looked him over.

He was hooked up to an IV machine, and to another machine which caused a constant beeping noise. (Note: I've got no idea what that's called.)

Then, something shiny caught Sakura's eye.

It reminded her of the necklace Naruto wore. Except this one was a greenish brown color and was oval shaped.

Sakura leaned in, putting a hand on the side of the bed to keep her balance. There was something written on it. She still couldn't see it properly so she reached out to grab it.

A pale hand grabbed a hold of Sakura's just before she could touch the necklace.

Gaara's eyes slowly opened and a look of annoyance crossed his face.

Sakura wasn't at all surprised that he would wake up. In a way, she kind of suspected that he would wake up anyway.

But what happened next, Sakura didn't suspect at all.

The door swung open to reveal an irritated Tsunade.

“Sakura, I forgot to give you….” She trailed off.

Sakura could understand what was probably going through Tsunade's head as she saw her in that position.

“Sakura…?”

“T-Tsunade&# 8230;”

“Naruto!” Said a new voice that entered the room.