The White Crow ((Akatsuki modern love story)) Akatsuki X OC

Ch. 6

The hunt begins

Third P.O.V.

The sun had set a long time ago. Sakura, lost in thought, walked down the sidewalk alongside her three friends. 'Another late night.' Her mind wandered as she stared ahead of her. 'I wonder how he is doing?' She couldn't shake thoughts of the platinum haired boy in the infirmary, much to her dismay. Her hand griped tight around the strap of her book bag. 

"S-Sakura!"  The pinkette rolled her eyes as she finished filling out a report for her Sensei. Naruto always had a loud mouth but today it seemed twice as loud. She grew irked at his outburst, this was an infirmary, you cant just scream at the top of your lungs whenever you feel like it.

"Naruto. How many times do I have to tell you NOT TO YELL." She seethed through gritted teeth.

"But! The new guy!" Naruto pointed to the adjacent room. 'New guy, does he mean Yukine-san.' Instantly she ran into the room and to the side of the boy. His gold eyes dazed as sweat beaded down his face. His breath came in pants. She studied his pulse which raced at fast and dangerous speeds. She tried to coax him out of his panic, but it seemed like the boy couldn't even see them. The wound in his side oozed crimson red blood and she knew she needed to fix it up quickly. Using her medical ninjutsu she placed her hand on his forehead and spoke calmly to try to wake him out of his daze. After a few moments the distant look in his eyes began to fade and his breathing calmed considerably. The instant look of relief on his face made her smile a little, it was like he had woken from a bad dream. 

"Come on... Come back to us..."  He blinked a little. His voice answered back a bit shaky but all else seemed okay. As she patched his torso up she couldn't help her mind from wondering. His toned abs and soft skin, she blushed trying to shake the thoughts. 'What the hell is wrong with me, I like Sasuke. Not this random stranger.' She glanced at the boys face. 'Still though... he is rather handsome.'

"Hey! Sakura?" She blinked a couple times. Ino, her long time love rival turned friend, waved a concerned hand in front of her face. "What the heck are you spacing out for?" Sakura blushed and shook her head vigorously.

"I-it's nothing!" She forced a laugh as she waved her hand to dismiss it. Temari and Hinata shared a glance and laughed.

"It didn't look like nothing. You were blushing pretty hard." Temari pointed out causing Sakura's cheeks to flush red even more.

"I-I was not!" She tried to defend but Ino laughed.

"You were thinking about Sasuke again weren't you?" Sakura paused before scratching the back of her head and laughed nervously.

"Ha ha, yeah, you got me." She hoped they would drop the conversation.

"I don't understand what you see in that guy. He's a complete ass." Temari sighed. "You should just forget that rouge and move on. He really isn't worth the trouble." Sakura's smile faded a little. It was true that Sasuke never payed her any attention. Even as kids, he always pushed her away, but she couldn't help the love she felt for him. His image appeared in her mind, his eyes were always so cold and calculating. 

"You only get in my way."'  Just thinking of it made her heart ache.

'"I was just thinking about how I nicknamed you as Cherry Blossom in my head. I guess I wasn't far from the mark, huh?"' Menma's image appeared in her mind. Instantly her pain melted as she remembered the soft look in his eyes. Sasuke never looked at her like that. She shook her head to clear her thoughts back to the conversation at hand.