Don't Let Me Down (Mafia! Sasuke x OC x Mafia! Gaara)

Part 17: Sick

(Noriko's pov)

I sighed as I looked at myself in the mirror and winced when I touched my busted lip. I was at home right now as I cared to my wounds from those bitches. I got a text from Gaara and he asked if I wanted to hang out but I declined.

I slowly walked over to the couch. I held in a scream as I moved. I never felt the excruciating pain in my knees till I got home. The glass from the trophy case had dug into my knees but I didn't feel it due to the adrenalin.

I wore a gray tank top with black short shorts so I could see my slightly bloody knees.

I slowly began to pick at it with tweezers and gritted my teeth. There was a knock at my door and I groaned not wanting to stand up. "Come in!" I yelled. I heard the door open and I looked to see it was Karin.

"Ah, Karin-baka what do you need?" I asked as I went back to pecking at my wound. "Is that how you welcome someone that's here to help you?" she growled annoyed as she came and sat in front of me.

I looked at her with a raised eyebrow as she left to walk into the bathroom. "Now why in Kami's name would you be trying to help me?" I asked curiously. I heard her sigh loudly. She came back with a wet towel in her hand.

"Just shut up and be grateful." She growled as she took a seat and began taking out the glass carefully.

"Thanks," I said sincerely with a smile as I watched her carefully and expertly take out the glass. "Shut up it's not for you, I just don't want Sasuke getting upset if you ended up fainting from blood loss," She said.

I could tell she was lying but left it alone.

She finished 10 minutes later and poured alcohol on it. I felt the dull pain run through my knees as it killed the bacteria. She then wiped off the foam and put some cream on it before wrapping my knees with gauze.

"It should be better now." She said firmly. I smiled as I stood up feeling a small tinge of pain but not as bad as before.

"Awesome! Thanks, tomato!" I said thankfully but teasingly. She gritted her teeth as she got an irk mark. "How bout some tea? My treat" I offered, already walking into the kitchen.

"You better not poison my drink!" She yelled from the living room. I laughed loudly. I began to take out the stuff to make our tea.

(3rd pov)

Karin quietly looked around Nori's apartment. It was the first time she had been here. There were only pictures of her friends at school or at the gang compound. Karin noticed that there were a few pictures where there was a tear.

As she kept moving down the line of pictures her eyes stopped at one.