Just a Teammate

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Happy SasuSaku month! This is my first entry.

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Day 2: Something More

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Just a Teammate

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After a long day working at the hospital, Sakura welcomed the end
of her shift with relief. She longed to get home and rest up as her
chakra was low from the extensive healing she had performed that day.
The war may have been permanently over, but people never stopped
getting hurt. Medic nin’s job was never done.

“Sakura-san, you’re leaving?” a friendly co-worker at the
reception desk called to her. A sly look appeared on the woman’s face
and Sakura knew that this meant nothing good for her. “With that
handsome man again?”

“My shift is over, so yes, I’m going home now,” Sakura
replied, ignoring the second question.

“Just so you know, he’s waiting for you outside. Is he your
boyfriend?” The receptionist wasn’t deterred in her line of
questioning. She had a reputation of a huge gossip and Sakura
realized that Sasuke coming to pick her up after work everyday for a
week straight must have become a hot topic of discussion among the
staff. She’d been so wrapped up in her work on the children’s clinic
and other personal matters that she didn’t even notice.

“You mean Sasuke-kun? He’s just a teammate. He’s just got back
from a long-term mission so he wants to catch up with everyone in the
village before he has to leave again,” she explained, keeping her
tone even and unconcerned.

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