Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ I Caught Myself A Ninja ❯ The Injured ( Chapter 9 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Testings is done and over with. Failed the chemistry part but I picked the smartest looking answers. hehe

Something was off about Usagi the next day Sasuke noticed. Physically, she looked healthy as Kaka-sensei. Emotionally, all he knew was that something was bugging her than the usual as he stalked her around his place.

He didn't know why he was stalking; he should be training right about now. He still didn't know why he kissed her or why he told her of Itachi the bastard. He heard her sigh for the thirteenth time this morning watering the blossoming flowers; he finally decided to see what's wrong with her.

“Usagi.”

“Hn?” she slowly looked back at him.

He thought she looked cute standing there holding the hose and wearing another sundress. She was matching today, green hair, green eyes, green dress, probably even green pan-

“What do you want? I'm kind of busy,” she interrupted his nice thought.

Oh yeah, “Something happen last night?”

“Oh I guess. As you can see now,” she held up her left hand for him to see, “I'm officially single again,” Sasuke finally noticed the tanned line of a missing ring on her ring finger.

She quirked an eyebrow and was immediately digging his ribs, “So this gives you another guilt-free reason to touch me. Aren't you lucky?” she lightly grinned.

There was a tint of pink to Sasuke's face. He looked down and then back up, I believe to gather up some courage, and gently touched her hips and pulled her closer to him.

`That's some first move,' Usagi thought and stepped closer to him.

She laid her head on his shoulder and slipped her hand to play with the back of his hair.. Sasuke found her perfect in height beside him, another nice feeling; he again very lightly tipped her chin up to sweetly kiss her lips.

Another sweet moment interrupted by a faint knocking. Sasuke's brow twitched and deepened the kiss. Just try to will it away Sasuke, will it away…The knocking continued and Usagi pushed him away to run into the house to answer the door.

Sasuke scowled. He was making good progress too! Damn whoever it was! It was Shikamaru.

“Tell Sasuke he has another mission the Hokage is forcing his team to do tonight.”

“Tonight? He didn't tell me anything.”

“I know, just got the news today. Its short notice, she said it was urgent that they do it as soon as possible,” Shikamaru sighed, “Got to tell his other teammates. The Hokage said to pack for a day,” he turned and then looked back at her.

“You're ring…you finally signed,” his eyes softened.

She sadly smiled, “Pachin's not off limits anymore. I'm sure a line of women are waiting at his doorstep now.”

“You're taking this better than I expected,” he turned to walk off.

“And I'm surprised you're not taking advantage at my most distressing time!” she called out.

Shikamaru smirked back at her and waved.

“What did he want?” Sasuke felt her gloomy presence.

“Said you need to pack light because you're going on a mission today. Hokage's urgent orders to do it quickly as possible.”

That got him to move out of his funk.

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It's only been six hours since Sasuke went off on his urgent mission as Usagi looked up at the clock again. She was doing push ups inside the living room, it was getting windy outside and she didn't want to get wet if it started to rain.

Another knock on the door.

`Maybe Shikamaru came back to try and jump my bones,' she got up.

The knock repeated, more urgent than the last.

“I'm coming whoever you are!” she called out, “Who visits Uchiha at four in the morning?” she muttered opening the door wide open.

All she saw were black suited anbus' run past her and crowd around the couch. One of the masked ninjas turned to look at her.

“Who the hell are you guys?” she slammed the door.

None of them took off their masks.

“The Captain has been injured,” she couldn't really tell which one was talking and so paid attention to whoever was bleeding on the couch.

“Did you bring him to the hospital?” she asked.

“The Captain said to bring him here.”

Now it was Usagi's turn to twitch. What made him think she was going to take care of this nobody?

She put her hands on her hips, “Are you guys gonna take care of him?”

The four standing anbus looked at each other, “He also said someone would help him. You being the only one here; I'm figuring it's you he was talking about.”

Oh it was just Uchiha, “Well. Get the hell out of my way. Can't help him if you're making a fort around him.”

His teammates made room for her to look. Sasuke's eyebrows were knitted together with blood setting on the couch. She put her hand on his forehead.

“Looks like a fever and…are those new burns? Well,” she pushed her sleeves up, “I guess I can stay up. Can't let my princess get sick can I? Nope,” she said to the sick sleeping Sasuke.

She looked back up at them, “I'm guessing you're done with the mission?” they nodded, “you guys can stay here if you like. If he's injured, you guys should be too. Might as well heal your wounds here at the same time instead of wasting time going to the hospital right?”

They stood there, still thinking she guessed, “Come on! Leave your masks on if you like, just help me get this fool to his room.”

They hurried to pick up one of Sasuke's limbs. Usagi merely stared at the couch.

“Damn it, blood never comes off easily,” she began to take the cushions off when one of them came in.

“He's in his room, we got him out of his uniform and put him in his regulars,” his mask was a demon sticking his tongue out.

“Oh yes right, I'll just go get the first aid kit,” she dropped the cushion.

“We found that already,” he helped.

“Okay okay. Let's go heal the wounded,” her mind was clearly on the blood setting in the couch still.

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“Yeah his teammates dropped him off here and left it for me to take care of him,” she explained to Kiba and Shika, “They're around here somewhere.”

“Sasuke? Getting injured? No way,” Kiba slapped his knees.

“They didn't leave? The Hokage didn't say it was going to be dangerous. Oh well,” Shikamaru stood up, “I'm gonna leave right now.”

“To look at more clouds?” she asked.

Kiba looked back and forth between them.

“You know me so well,” sarcastically he rolled his eyes even though she was right.

“And I gotta go and get ready to pick up my date,” Kiba jumped up.

“Yes leave me here to nurse five grown men. It's an honor,” she sarcastically said.

“I know aren't you lucky? I would go after you too but I hate being thirds,” Kiba said closing the door behind him.

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The news soon spread as fast as Naruto could eat ramen and immediately with a shove pushed Usagi out of the Uchiha household.

“What the hell! What's wrong with you guys? I was only taking his temperature,” Usagi staring at the two misguided idiots.

“Well we're here now and we can take care of him. Sakura's a nurse, remember?” Ino nagged.

“Who the hells Sakura? And why should I care about that?” Usagi glared.

“I'M Sakura. He has professional help. You can go off to wherever you came from now. Buh bye,” Sakura slammed the door in front of her face.

“Who was that?” It was Sasuke's co-captain standing behind her eating a bag of chips.

The three other members of the squad stood behind him. Looks like they're healing quite well.

“The two wicked witches of the north. How rude,” she crackled her knuckles.

“Now hold on. You do know they're ninjas right?”

“Yes Captain Obvious, I did notice their head protectors.”

“Maybe you should just chill out a little,” the one in the middle said.

“A LITTLE? My shits in there. Fine if I can't get in I'll just come back for my stuff later.”

The four watched her walk away.

“You think the Captain has a thing for her?” co-captain asked.

“Bet you a tattoo he does.” the third one said.

“What kind of tattoo?” the first guy interested.

“How about your face getting ready to kiss an ass?” the second one grinned.

“I'm in!” they said in unison.

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It was the second day for the injured Sasuke and Usagi appeared to have vanished.

“Tsk. What an idiot. Did I just hear Usagi's name again?” Kiba moaned, “That's the tenth time now. You lovesick fool. I mean yeah Usagi's hot, but there are other hot girls out in Konoha!”

“Talking to a sleeping man isn't going to change his mind you know that Kiba?” Shikamaru answered.

“Argh! I give up I'm going to go find Usagi right now!” he messed with his hair and poofed to a door with Usagi's Keep Out Or Die sign.

“Look Usagi's pantyhose,” Kiba picked them up.

“So what?” Shikamaru just had to follow him.

“Smells good. Looks like someone's been around town in these,” Kiba grinned still sniffing the stockings.

“You sniffing people's underwear looks disturbing.”

“But it smells like her all right. Want to look for her? She was your girlfriend after all. We gotta look out for Sasuke. Who knows what can happen when she's not babysitting him?”

Kiba was right for once; Sasuke wasn't such a mess with Usagi around. And now, he's an invalid depressed bachelor in a coma or something.

“I think I found something,” Kiba sniffed on the floor.

“I know I'm great but you guys don't have to kiss feet,” Usagi looked down at them, “Anyway what are you guys doing in my room?” she walked over them.

Shikamaru wiped off the imaginary dust off his pants.

“I know Kiba-baby probably wants to see some panties. But you, Shika, already have,” she tapped her chin, “What are you looking for?”

Kiba gasped, “Shikamaru! And you didn't tell me!”

“She wore silks and lace. Colors? Black, ivory, green, and blue. Any thongs? Never seen any. We were looking for you.”

“I was coming to get my gloves and tape and to see if Sasuke had any decent help,” she moved Kiba away from his sniffed out clue.

“He's still sleeping. Surprisingly both of them are out of the house. Sasuke's teammates helped with them getting out of the house.”

“Is he in any good condition?” she pulled out the bag from under the bed.

“Nope, Sakura or Ino didn't have a chance to re-bandaged his wounds,” Kiba inserted.

“Another pair of idiots, I know two negatives equal a positive but those two aren't doing anything right,” Usagi shook her head.

`How come I have to do everything?' she thought.

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Once she was done pulling the covers up to Uchiha's chin, she noticed something. There was no one else around. Where did those ditchers go? Men are so unreliable. She didn't want to leave and be responsible for him if he just up and died. So she stayed and took a nap by his bed.

…Nighttime hours already. She woke up to hear loud ear grating noises. And looked up to someone dragging her out of the room.

“You stay away from Sasuke!” Sakura put her hands out.

“Why should I?” Usagi hid the package in her jacket.

“We can take care of him. And you're the one that put him into this mess in the first place!” Sakura argued.

“MY fault! Believe what you want but I was trying to help. It's not my fault someone injured him in a mission.”

“A mission?” Ino.

“Yeah dumbasses, a mission. What else did you think happen to him? That I knocked him senseless?” again she noticed now she was out the house.

Usagi tsked, where the hell were those teammates of his?

“It's not my fault if you fan girls don't want to see him well,” Usagi threw the ointment tube at her.

“Just go away Mitsugi,” Ino caught it and closed the door behind her.

“Humph Uchiha just had to get the stupid ones stuck with him,” she leaned on the wall, crossed her arms, and waited.

“No, I'll do it!”

“I helped him into bed!”

Sakura and Ino were fighting over who would treat Sasuke. After thirty minutes of bickering and rock paper scissors, they both decided to help each other.

Sasuke groaned awake and saw the two hovering figures over him. He scowled and turned his head.

“Sasuke-kun I'm so happy you're awake!” he couldn't tell which annoying voice it was.

“We haven't gotten to all of your injuries if it wasn't for Forehead girl complaining crying her eyes out. Seriously,” oh geez it was his most irritating and persistent fan girls of them all. Ino and Sakura. What could've been worse?

Sakura glared at Ino, “I need to get more bandages. Hey Ino-pig, let's go outside for a minute,” Ino hearing the challenge in her tone.

They both stood up and closed the door behind them. Sasuke heard them still arguing and I do believe a smack and a gasp here. Sasuke rolled himself off the bed and dressed himself watching out for his injured shoulder.

“I need to go back in there Sasuke might be in pain,” he heard Sakura behind the door.

“You need to get the bandages. I'll go in first,” Ino offered.

Again another quarrel started. He sighed and slipped out of the window.

She watched him jogged past her and then stopped to turn around and look at her.

“U-Uchiha. Out in the f-fucking cold and rain. In only that? You're an idiot you know that?” Usagi walked towards him.

And popped open an umbrella.

“You're soaking wet when you could've used this?” he coughed.

“Yeah I was wondering if I would get hit by lighting standing under a tree or sitting on it. Unsuccessful.”

They jogged to a nearby inn.

“You didn't have another place to go did you?” Usagi pulled the covers over him.

She looked down at him, “I was still deciding if I could sneak in a house with two ninjas up and about. I decided to wait.”

“Hn thanks.”

“Just doing my job. Taking care of you is a lot of hard work so I'll make sure to give myself an extra long vacation from cleaning,” she sat down beside him and handed him a bowl of soup.

The rain pitter-pattered on the roof. Silence and nothing to do in the empty room. Sasuke fell asleep to the sound of her humming a tune.

“Uchiha,” she shook him awake, “I have to go now. It's time for my match.”

Sasuke tried to get up but she pushed him back down on the bed.

“You're fever is gone but the burns on your back must still be bitchin'. You still need to rest.”

“I'm going,” he moved her hand away.

“No you can't go.”

“Why?” he watched her dig through her gym bag.

“I really meant underground as in illegal doings Sasuke. And besides you're a good person, there are a lot of guys who would love to jump you, and underground it's all `No Mercy' and `Anything goes' to rookies who step in there. Immunity to the veterans and the rules apply to everyone below ranking.”

“You're a good person too.”

She half-heartedly laughed, “Shows how much you know about me. But if you're really interested you can listen on the radio.”

He gave her a raised brow.

Usagi set it up on the desk beside him, “We broadcast it on empty frequencies so anyone on the AM side can listen. Though they always change the station every fight so let me just find it and then I'm out of here.”

He couldn't really stop her, but he wanted to see her fight, and it annoyed him to hell that she was starting to become important to him.

She finally found the station and threw her bag over her shoulder, “Well Uchiha wish me good luck,” she kissed his forehead and left.

So I'm gonna make the next chapter fight short because I'm terrible at fighting scenes but this came out good. JA