Before we start this wild adventure I'd like to take a moment and thank secretlyuchiha for creating the awesome cover for the first book and this one. You got talent girl! I love it!!! Whoever is interested for a cover, she's your girl!

Anyway? Y'all ready to begin? Then let's go.

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Hinode General Hospital

Hinata

"Say, Hinata," huh? That voice.

I opened my eyes and sat up, looking to the driver's side. The golden hair, the perfect whiskered cheeks and the sky blue eyes that sparkle no matter time of day.

"Hm?" Was that all I was really able to say?

"You know," he gave me a quick glance. "I'm really glad I hit you with the soccer ball that day."

That's right. That was how we first met. He felt guilty that he had kicked a soccer ball so hard that it knocked me out.

"W-why?" I narrowed my eyes at him. "Do you like hurting me?"

He chuckled a bit, "No. But I got to hear your voice for the very first time that day. It woke me up, believe it."

"What do you m-mean by that?"

"Well," he took a second to himself. All I did was stare at him. Was that really all I did? Why didn't I do more whenever we were together.

Why didn't I actually enjoy the time we had together?

"It's because," the perfect guy looked at me, a bright smile creeping up on his lips. "It's because it's time."

Time?

"Time to get up, Hinata," Hold on a second, that's not his voice.

Hinode General Hospital - Tokyo, Japan

"Hello, Hinata~" my hearing slowly returned to something. My vision in complete pitch blackness.

At first I thought I was stuck in some kind of dark room where light didn't work. For some reason, I was completely okay with that.

"I don't think Hinata-senpai heard you," that or I was just taking a nap.

"Nah, dude she so heard me," the voice from before came back. "She's just pretending."

"Then why isn't she waking up?" an annoyed voice replied.

I shifted slightly before opening one eye to glare at the intruders. Two men, one a year younger the other the same age, were glaring at each other. The younger one had dyed blonde hair and looked like he was actually having a blast pissing the older man off a bit. That's his nature; messing with people, getting on their bad side, then running for his life when the person decides to finally lash out.

"I don't think Senpai is deaf, you know," the young man then crossed his arms over his lab coat. "You didn't have to shout in her ear."

The older doctor rolled his eyes, "Did I ever shout in her ear, Kazuki?"

"You so did, Hisao-senpai," Kazuki then cracked a smile. "Unless you were giving her a kiss?"

Okay, this is getting a little ridiculous.

"Do you guys find pleasure in waking me up with your annoying arguing every single time? In the privacy of my office, too," I groaned into my desk before lifting my head to glare down two of my co-workers.

"Oh? So she is awake," Hisao-senpai smiled. "Sleep well, Sleeping Beauty?"

Kazuki clicked his tongue, "With your voice constantly disrupting her dreams? Yeah, rig-"

The older man grabbed the first-year's entire face with his big hand to shut him up, "I wouldn't have woken you if it wasn't an emergency."

"Emergency?" I shot up immediately. "What's the issue? Car accident? Stabbing? Oh no, did another teenager try to commit suicide again?"

"The hospital director," he replied simply.

"Eh?"

Senpai was about to answer again but suddenly he drew his hand off of the resident's face and jumped a good yard back. He examined his hand and waved it around, disgusted, "Did you just like my hand?"

"You didn't shut me up with your lips. I would've kissed you back, Senpai, but I had to lick your hand, instead," Kazuki wiped his own mouth with the same disgusted look on his face as well.

"This kid -" Senpai raised his hand.

"Hey," I cut in before Hisao-senpai had the time to smack the ignorant Kazuki across the head and stopping this stupid and pointless argument from escalating any further, "What was the emergency? What did the director want?"

"He wants all three of us along with Hanako-senpai and Minako to meet him in his office," Kazuki finally finished. "Something about a project or something but the Assistant Kiriyama refused to give us anymore details until all five of us are present in the office."

A project? Such as a research project? But that wouldn't make any sense. Kazuki and Minako, another first year resident, are just that. They've only been here for at least six months. They're very smart and their reaction to the many issues that can happen at any given time in a hospital is pretty good but their experience isn't enough to be doing a research project with a second-year general surgeon (me) and third years like Hisao-senpai and Hanako-senpai.

I sighed, "Let's get going then."

"So now you're interested?" Senpai said just as I walked around my desk and past the two idiots.

I smiled at them over my shoulder, "I have always been."

I tried to be strong. I tried to stop my voice from shaking and succeeded. No matter how dorky those two men are, they'd be able to catch any weakness I slip up if and when it happens.

I should be over him, right? I should be over the blonde hair and ocean blue eyes.

But even if it's only in a dream, I still manage to drown in them.

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Country of Eskon - Japanese military support base

Naruto

"Ow! Ow! Owww! Ino! That really hurts!" I looked at her, my eyes widen in utter disbelief.

And here I thought we were all friends.

She narrowed her eyes at me, holding the piece of cotton ball between the tweezers, "I'm trying to treat you not hurt you so take it like a man, dammit!"

"I'm trying but it hurts so much!"

"Who told you to jump in front of the bullet in the first place?!" she shouted back at me, the sheer hatred in her eyes told me she was pissed off. "For being the captain of the team, that was one damn stupid move. You were just lucky that terrorist had terrible aim!"

"That stupid move saved my husband from getting killed," a new voice invaded the little medicure room that I was being treated in.

The doctor leaned against the doorframe, her pink hair tied in a high pony tail. With her hands crossed, she looked at me with gratitude but at the same time, she looked like she wanted to murder me with her own hands for being so reckless.

Hey, reckless is what I do. If I'm not, members of my Special Forces team and the rest of the lower ranking soldiers that we were in charge of would be wiped out by now. Especially here in the country of Eskon where at any given moment, terrorist attacks can happen without a hesitation. Whether it be on one of the Allied bases or on the innocent civilians that roam the streets in the capital.

We're here to provide support and aid whenever or wherever it's needed.

"Then why don't you treat him?" Ino shouted at her. "If your so grateful, Sakura. His complaining is ruining my hearing."

Sakura smiled, "Sasuke looked like he needed more medical attention then this jerk. Plus it looks like you're almost done with him anyway."

Out of all of my friends, I was the only one that actually dropped out of college. I completed the rest of freshmen year but come sophomore year... it's just that Konoha and that campus... it only served many painful memories of my stupid decisions and most importantly: the painful memories of the time I spent with the girl I actually truly loved with my entire heart and being.

Hinata Hyuga; the beautiful, unique and amazing girl I was able to date for two months second semester freshmen year. However when I first asked her out, it was all because of a stupid bet my deputy, Sasuke Uchiha, laid out for me because at the time I was a little obsessed with his now wife, Sakura Uchiha.

It didn't take me long to lose the bet altogether and actually fell for Hinata. She found out about the bet, yelled at me, hurt me, then left.

It's been a good ten years now.

Since it really was my fault entirely for doing such stupid things like accepting the bet in the first place, I took it upon myself to make punishments for myself.

I am to never fall in love ever again.

That's my punishment.

I fell in love twice; and both times, I've only ended up hurting those around me.

I'm dangerous if I ever fall in love again.

I just can't anymore.

I don't want to take that pain, ever again.