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Hi- Thoughts
Sakura ran down the streets of Konoha. She was sent on an errand by Tsunade and was in a big hurry to get back to the Hokage Tower. As she ran, she bumped into many of the citizens. "Hey! Watch it!" shouted one.
"Watch where you're going you brat!" shouted another.
Yet, all she could do was keep running and say "Sorry" after each bump and hit.
Bump! Crash! Sakura fell backwards and dropped her stuff, which was Tsunade's errand. She squeaked in dismay and winced at the pain on her back. Hearing the crash, she quickly shot up and looked down at the medicine bottles that were all broken and spilled. She groaned and placed her head in her head in shame.
"You should watch where you're going, Sakura," a deep voice grumbled.
Sakura gasped and looked up. "Sasuke," she yelped. He loomed over her, raven bangs shadowing his mysterious onyx eyes. His whole body shadowed hers as she slightly shuddered.He hadn't been back for four years and now he's in...public!
"Hn," Sasuke huffed and sent her an annoyed look on his face.
Same old Sasuke. Sakura stood up and dusted herself before squealing, "Sasuke-kun! I-" She stopped mid-sentence. Wait.If I squeal and cling on him again...he might say I'm annoying..or worse. Stay calm. She cleared her throat and restarted calmly, "Welcome back, Sasuke-kun. Doesthe Hokage know about your arrival in here in Konoha?"
This struck Sasuke off guard. He just stared at her blankly. Eh? I thought she was going to squeal and squeeze the life out of me. Now...she's acting formal and mature? This can't be Sakura. Hecame out of his thoughts and nodded.
Sakura nodded once as a sign of approval. All of a sudden, reality struck her. The medicines. "Oh no!" she screamed, scaring the, once again, off guarded Sasuke. "Baka, baka, baka!" She roughly ran her hands through her pink hair and gripped it tightly while at the same time panicking about the medicines and how Tsunade would punish her forbreaking all twenty bottles.
Sasuke smirked in amusement at her stupidity. "Let me guess," he murmured, "You broke them all?"
Sakura sent him a VERY cold glare and hissed, "None of your business, Uchiha! So why don't you just back off!" It was bad enough that she only slept for an hour last night, was late for a meeting, had to sign papers that were due in ten minutes, and had to skip lunch just to get the errand-which she broke. She did NOT want to bother with Sasuke's grumpy attitude right now.
Sasuke stood in frozen; he was shocked. She had the nerves to call me Uchiha? This just can't be Sakura. He smirked again and said, "Don't worry. I'll tell Tsunade that it was my fault for bumping into you."
Sakura stared at him with wide eyes."What!" she practically screamed.
What! Sasuke's mind was not functioning well right now. "You heard me." And with that, he disappeared in a blur.
There was a big slam in the Hokage's office. Tsunade looked up from her work and found Sakura standing by the door panting and flushing with her hair in disarray. "Sakura," she stated calmly. But inside: She looks like crap! Is she on crack or something!
"Tsu..nade...-sa..ma,"Sakura panted, "I'm so... sorry! The medicines! They... broke..."Her legs gave way and she collapsed with a heavy, yet exhausted sigh.
"Sakura," Tsunade cried. She ran tothe fallen girl and lifted her head. She then placed her hand on her forehead. "Sakura," she whispered, "You have a fever. A very high one at that. You've been working too hard." She helped Sakura to her feet and said, "I'm giving you a week off. You're the hardest worker in all of Konoha. You deserve it."
Sakura flashed a weak smile and mumbled, "Thanks, Tsunade-sama..." Her vision then became blurry and she blacked out.