Rabbit Princess [Gaara] [1]

☾ 31 ☽

"It's morning already?" Tsukiko mumbled to herself as she squinted at the sunlight that was streaming into the room through the thin slit in the curtains. She sighed and rolled over, stuffing her face into her pillow and curling herself up around it, listening to the gentle chirping of the birds from outside. Tsukiko sighed once more, this time in content. She was about to close her eyes when –

"TSUKIKO-CHAN!" Naruto's voice shouted loudly and Tsukiko let out a scream as she fell out of her bed, holding onto the Kunai that she kept under her pillow. Naruto knocked on the front door. "Tsukiko-Chan? Are you okay?!"

"I'm fine!" Tsukiko shouted back. She grimaced, wondering why Naruto was here so early in the morning when she realised that it was past ten and it was time for them to go and visit Sasuke at the Konoha Hospital. "Wait there, I'm coming out in a bit!"

Tsukiko hurriedly went through her basic morning hygienic procedure before pulling on the layers of clothing that she normally wore. Tying her Konohagakure forehead protector around her waist, Tsukiko almost tripped over Hashirama's Wood Style scroll that Hiruzen had lend to her. Tsukiko rushed out of the house, almost running into Naruto.

"Usa, come on!" Tsukiko said as she brushed her long white hair. When they were open, they went down to the back of her knees but once she had put them up in twin tails, they were only barely past her waist. "We need to meet Kakashi Sensei, too, we need a lot of training for the matches,"

"Let's go, dattebayo!" Naruto said and the two of them set off down the street toward the Konoha Hospital. Tsukiko continued to brush her hair and by the time they arrived in the hospital, she had managed to put her hair into their usual twin tails.

"Excuse me," Tsukiko said as she and Naruto headed to the front desk of the Konoha Hospital where two nurses were sitting. "Can you tell us which room Uchiha Sasuke is in?"

"I'm sorry," one of the nurses said. "Sasuke-Sama is not allowed any visitors," Tsukiko frowned at the news and turned to leave but Naruto wasn't done.

"What?!" Naruto shouted. "Hey, hey! What's up with that, dattebayo?!" Tsukiko gave him a furious look, motioning him to quieten down as she looked around. How many patients did he gave a heart attack to?

"I'm sorry, those are the rules," the nurse replied, good-naturedly. Tsukiko sighed and tried to drag Naruto out of there before he woke patients up from their sleep.

"Naruto, this is a hospital," Kakashi's voice sounded. "Keep it down," Tsukiko and Naruto looked over and saw their Sensei coming down toward them from one of the corridors.

"Kakashi Sensei!" Naruto shouted as he and Tsukiko rushed over to him. "Say, say! We've got a favour to ask you!" Kakashi looked down at them.

"You don't have to say it at all," Kakashi told them. Tsukiko looked at him confused. "Well, I thought it would come to this, so... I searched for someone to look over your training,"

"Why?!" Naruto protested immediately as he pointed at their Sensei. "I want you to, Kakashi Sensei!" Tsukiko nodded in agreement, too. She wanted to train her Sharingan!

"I have some matters to take care of," Kakashi replied. "I don't have the time to trouble myself with you," Tsukiko frowned before narrowing her eyes.

"I got it, Usa!" Tsukiko exclaimed as she pointed her finger at Kakashi as well. "You're going to train Sasuke, aren't you? That's not fair, Sensei! That's just not fair!"

"Now, now, don't say that, Tsukiko," Kakashi said. "I found a Sensei who is more reliable than I am," Tsukiko sighed and shook her head at him. "Hey, don't get all depressed on me, Tsukiko! The Sensei is actually good,"