Chapter 6
It was the next day, and Sakura had just stepped out of her building to head to the hospital for her morning shift. As she turned around after locking the door, her foot hit something. It was a pink package.
I don't remember ordering anything. She thought.
She bent down to pick up the box, but then she spotted a note. As she picked them both up, she read the note.
" From your secret admirer," It read.
Huh.
Now this wasn't new to Sakura. She had gotten love notes, flowers, gifts, and many more things that would show up at her door from so-called "secret admirers", but the gifts would always feel so impersonal like they didn't even know her.
She had gotten things she would never use, flowers she didn't really care for, and more, and Sakura would usually throw them in a bin in her living room.
Hey, even though she didn't like them, it was nice to know people did like her instead of secretly hating her.
She shrugged and picked up the package and decided to take it to work with her because she didn't want to be late. Sakura Haruno was many things, but late was not one of them.
It was Sakura's lunch break and Sakura had just finished seeing her regulars and one heart transplant.
I hope there's still some dango in the fridge from yesterday. She hoped.
Once she walked into her office, she headed for her fridge, and that's when a knock was at her door. She sighed.
"Come in."
In came Sai with a bloody wound on his shoulder. Blood was trickling down onto her carpet, but still Sai had that weird, but familiar smile on his face.
Sakura had seen Sai in worse conditions and she wasn't fazed this time.
"Oh Come on Sai! The blood's all over my carpet" She groaned. If Tsunade heard how she was talking to a patient, she'd quite literally punch her out of Konoha, but this was Sai, so it was okay.
Sai walked in and headed for the examination table in the corner of her room.
"Are you not going to assist me, Doctor?" He questioned with a smile. Sakura closed the half-opened fridge and walked over to him.
"You weren't scheduled for a mission today, right? How did you get hurt like this?"
Sai didn't answer and just closed his eyes at the warm healing sensation.
After she was done, he opened his eyes and looked around. That's when he saw the gift box.
"What's that?" He asked, pointing to it. Hermione looked in his finger's direction, and she noticed the box. She forgot she had put it there and just went on with her day. She didn't put much thought into his question and answered.
"Some gift. I might just throw it away though, my gift bin is getting kind of full." She felt Sai go still, as her hands were still placed on his shoulders.
"Why are you going to throw it away? Did you open it? Why throw away something you never opened? Wouldn't that be wasteful? What if it was something you needed? What if it was one of a kind? What if..."
"Sai! Geez, okay, I'll open it!" Sakura cut off his rambling. "Why do you care so much about what's in the box? I've told you about the gifts I receive, and you're always the first to tell me to throw them away and not pay them any mind"
Sai was at a loss for words. "Well..."
"Maybe this time, it's different" he finished quietly.
Sakura quietly giggled, walked over to the nicely decorated box, and opened it. She was immediately silenced.
Sai looked over, ready to hear praises come out of her mouth about the gift. She lifted the item that was in the box up so he could see.
Sakura went blank. then the yelling started.
"WHAT A PERVERT! WHAT TYPE OF GIFT IS THIS?" She yelled.
In her hand was a push-up bra.
" WHAT KIND OF ADMIRER GIVES THIS TO SOMEONE THEY LIKE?" She continued.
Sai took this as his chance to talk.
"Well, it seems that the best kinds of gifts are things that the giftee would want." He tried to chime in. " Maybe your admirer noticed how you were very self-conscious about-" He didn't get to finish his sentence before a punch came flying at him.
The day before...
SAI POV
"Sai. I'm telling you. This is the perfect gift for you to give to Sakura!"
Sai was confused. How were undergarments the "perfect gift"?
Ino had led him to a store near the red light district and promised him that there was something Sakura would like there.
"Sai, come on. What's the perfect gift to give to someone?" Ino questioned.
Sai thought back to his "Emotions for Dummies guidebook" and remembered the gift-giving chapter.
"Something useful to the gift receiver." He quoted.
"Exactly! And what does Sakura have a lack of? She questioned again.
This made Sai stop and think. What does Sakura lack? She is fairly pretty from a typical standpoint; she's not weak, so she wouldn't appreciate a book on how to get stronger, she has nice hair, she is short, so maybe she would want heels, or..."
"Her chest!" Ino shouted, which caused a couple of people to stare.
Sai thought back to his interactions with Sakura. He supposed she didn't like her chest size. but to Sai, he felt they were perfect for her. he couldn't imagine any part of Sakura being different. Everything that made Sakura, Sakura , was things he would never change.
Ino snapped in his face.
"Stop getting lost in thought! You stand right here and I'll go inside and get the gift okay?"
Sai came back to reality. "Okay. If it is something she would like." He conceded.
After all, Ino was Sakura's best friend. So whatever she got her, Sakura was sure to enjoy.
Right?