Restoration

Chapter Three

-Mundane-

Sanosuke lay in bed, flipping through the channels in a desperate attempt to find something to watch in order to pass the time. It wouldn't be another hour or so before he saw Talia again, and he knew that visit would be a short one. All she needed to do was feed him dinner and give him his medicine. And, since he hated to be fed, some of the foods he'd taught himself to eat using his left hand, a fact which amused the blonde nurse, as she had watched his attempts. But she allowed him to do so, something for which he was grateful.

She even allowed him to sit at a slightly inclined angle now, instead of flat on his back. It wasn't enough to put total pressure in his spine through the cast, but enough to where he could more easily see everything that was going on in his room.

He finally decided to just watch the news, since nothing else was on, and this way he could stay current in what was going on in the world. Not five minutes after he got settled, the door to his hospital room opened and in walked his older brother. Sanosuke sighed. "And here I was hoping you'd just stay away and annoy me from over the phone." He said, though there was a slight tilt to his lips. In all honesty he was glad for the company. It couldn't be healthy to be as bored as he was.

"Yo, yo, yo little bro. How you holding up?" he snickered, walking over to the bed and tossing a small binder on top of his brother.

"What's this?" Sanosuke asked, picking it up and setting it in his lap, moving it with his good hand so that he could open it.

"Everything I've done so far. Charts, notes, and that such. Just so you know things aren't going to shit while you're gone." He explained, sitting on the edge of the bed. "So where's this hot piece of ass nurse you got?"

Sanosuke sighed, closing the binder and setting it aside on the table. "Talia, won't be here for about another hour, unless she finishes her rounds early and can bring me my dinner sooner." He said.

"So have you guys had hot hospital sex yet?" Noriaki chuckled, wagging his eyebrows at his brother. "All she's got to do is climb on and go for a ride."

"No, we have not." He said, crossing his arms and being mindful of his cast. "That is unprofessional, and I would never even suggest something like that to her."

Noriaki arched a curious brow. "Really now? You wouldn't want to have her lying on your bed, tangled and naked in your sheets? A bit breathless from the relentless love-making you just graced her with, her lips begging for more as she lured you in again with that seductive yet somehow innocent smile?"

He huffed, a small blush on his face. "Of course I would like to have sex with her, but she's not the type of person to have sex with a patient. Let alone in her workplace. And I don't want to destroy all of the groundwork I have laid over the past two weeks in getting her to like me by asking her to sleep with me."

"Groundwork?" Noriaki almost burst into laughter. "Like what?"

"You know…things like complimenting her, a little light flirting here and there…asking her how her day was…" Sanosuke trailed off, glaring at his elder when he saw the look on the Uchiha's face. "Oh shut up, women like that kind of stuff."

"No. No they don't." the elder huffed. "They like being handled and they love being told they are gorgeous and beautiful." He explained. "You need to take her by the hips and shove your dick into her tight little pussy!" he declared aloud, only to be interrupted by a cough.

The two Uchiha froze and looked back, seeing Talia walk in with a trey of food. "T-Talia…" Sanosuke nearly squeaked. "You're early…um…have you met my older brother Noriaki?" He asked, gesturing to the ebony haired man.

The blonde glared at the elder Uchiha, who only shrugged, seeming innocent. Though when she slammed the trey down on the stand both men jumped slightly. "No, I haven't. But I've heard plenty."

"You know," Noriaki chuckled. "I'm actually worse than everyone gives me credit for."

Talia's amber gaze only narrowed further. "I wouldn't be proud of that." She answered quickly, before checking Sanosuke's vitals and double checking his dosage. "Well seeing as you have enough help here to eat, I'll leave you be." She announced, not giving him a chance to stop her as she shut the door rather loudly.

"Damn…" the elder man laughed. "She's damn cute! I'd like to fuck her up the ass and get her to relax with a nice load in her face."

"Nori!" Sanosuke glared, punching his brother in the arm with his good hand. "Will you quit saying stuff like that? Because of you she's not gonna come check on me when her shift is over like she usually does." He pouted, pulling the stand closer so that he could get a look at what his dinner would be for today.

"How the hell was I supposed to know she was a little goodie-goodie?!" Noriaki snapped back, crossing his arms over his chest. "Besides, if she really likes you she will come and see you."

He huffed. "Whatever, just prepare my baked potato for me." he said, grabbing a fork and stabbing it into a strip of chicken, bringing it to his mouth and eating it. He glanced at his brother as he swallowed. "You know…the other day, when she gave me that sponge bath…she told me that she felt guilty for leaving me backed up. Does that mean something?"

Noriaki pulled the trey closer to himself and helped make his brother's food. "I don't know, did she do something about it after she saw it? Like a blow job or anything?"

"No…" he sighed, getting another piece of chicken. "When she was washing it she was blushing, even though she said it was nothing to be embarrassed about since she does it all the time. And then afterwards she just told me she felt guilty about leaving me that way. I almost suggested she fix it, but I wasn't sure at the time what her reaction would be."

"No, no." Noriaki shook his head. "You did the right thing. Most likely she just said that because that means she doesn't think you were a pervert just getting off from his nurse jerking him off."

"That's what she told me when I apologized." He said. "I just wasn't sure. You know I'm not very…adept, when it comes to dealing with women."

Noriaki nodded. "I know, but look, you're not going to get anywhere with this subtle attack. You're a damn Uchiha man! Take the offensive and pursue the woman!"

Sanosuke frowned as he took a sip of his water. "So what do I do? Just touch her more and be all sexual?"

"Just be more obvious in your flirting dumbass." The elder rolled his eyes, holding the potato out for Sanosuke. "Like tell her she's pretty or something."

He took it from his brother and sat it down on the trey, beginning to eat it. "I told her she had beautiful hair. She blushed and got all flustered…" he smiled slightly at the memory. "Yeah, I can be more obvious."

"There you go, it's all you need to do and maybe kiss her hand or something sweet like that." Noriaki shrugged. "Lay on the charm."

Sanosuke nodded. "So what's been going on with you? Anything interesting?" he asked, finishing his potato and moving on to the mixed vegetables.

"Not really. Hikari is being such a bitch. She's been on this kick about having a baby and crap, but baby's fucking smell." The elder scoffed.

He chuckled. "Yeah, but won't you be at work most of the day? Hikari will be the one who has to deal with it while you're gone. Or you can just hire a nanny."

"Yeah, but she's going to get bored of it in no time and then what? We have this smelly thing that I didn't even want in the first place, and we're stuck with it." He huffed, laying back and lounging against the front of the bed. "And mom wouldn't let me get rid of it. So it's just…ugh!"

"You could try marrying her. That'll keep her preoccupied for a while. And she won't want to get pregnant for risk of not fitting into her dress and looking fat in all the pictures." He suggested, grabbing his pudding cup and just drinking the contents.

"Hmm…" Noriaki stroked his chin. "That's not a bad idea…but then…there's that whole…monogamous thing."

Sanosuke rolled his eyes. "Like that would be so terrible." He said sarcastically. "You two are practically a couple anyways. Besides, didn't you tell me she gives you the best sex you've ever had? This way you get it for the rest of your life. Not to mention you make mom super happy, and you prove grandfather wrong." He summed up.

"Well then I have to do it." He chuckled. "There's too many pros…I'll go ring shopping now." He stood, stretching a bit before looking back at his brother. "Are you good for the evening? Do you need anything?"

"Nah, I'm good." Sanosuke waved off with a smirk. "Go buy a ring before all of the stores close. And tell me how it goes."

Noriaki gave Sanosuke a thumbs up before heading out with a purpose, leaving the younger man alone. He pushed the dinner trey away from him, before resituating himself and picking up the remote. His intentions were to change the channel, but as he flipped through them, he couldn't help but think of Talia. How much had she heard? And worse, what did she think of him now?

He let out a sigh after a while a pointless endeavors and switched off the television, setting the remote aside and picking up the binder Noriaki had given him. He began to look over the documents, but found that he was merely skimming them, not examining them. And so with an aggravated noise he put the binder back, intending to look at it in the morning after he had gotten some sleep.

Time ticked by slowly and Sanosuke watched the clock, knowing the instant Talia's shift was over. After a half hour had gone by without the blonde coming to see him, he deflated. This meant she didn't really like him. At least, not anymore.

He was about to go to bed, when the door to his hospital room opened, making him perk up so suddenly a twinge went down his spine. When he saw who it was though, he frowned. "Oh, it's you."

"Of course it's me!" Hayate smiled, walking up to the bed and beginning to check his brother's vitals. "Were you expecting someone else?"

"Well…usually Talia comes by when her shift is over, so I thought it might be her." Sanosuke admitted.

The younger man shook his head, appearing more serious. "No, she was really upset, so I sent her home early. She kept going on about how disgusting you and Nori were, and that you sicken her and she was completely wrong about you." he told his brother, finished with his task and looking at him with inquisitive green eyes. "So what'd you guys do?"

He glared slightly. "Well you know how Nori gets when he starts talking about women." He said. "I was telling him about the groundwork I've been laying with Talia, because I kind of like her, and Nori started talking about how I need to just fuck her here in my bed. And, as luck would have it, Talia walked in during that. So she just reprimanded Nori, slammed down my dinner and left." He explained.

Hayate pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed. "Sano…I don't think I need to say this but I will anyways. Talia is my most valued nurse other than my dear Chitose." He said, completely serious now. "I will not have you and Nori disrespecting her in any way while you are staying here, in my hospital. If it happens again I'm going to assign you a new nurse. One of the mean ones that'll just piss you off all the time." He threatened.

The elder Uchiha pouted slightly. "It's not like I said anything degrading. And I'm going to apologize to her the next time she comes in, I swear. I don't want a new nurse, I want Talia."

"Just make sure that you smooth things over. I don't like seeing my staff upset." Hayate said, picking up the empty dinner trey. "Well I'm going to head out. Chitose and I have a date." He smiled, waving to Sanosuke before leaving.

Sanosuke groaned, pressing the button to make his bed recline so that he could sleep. Why did his brother have to cause him problems all the time? He just didn't understand it. He closed his eyes, wanting to drift off but unable to do so as his mind was plagued with thoughts about what to say in order to get Talia to forgive him. His eyes snapped open suddenly as an idea hit him, and he made his bed sit at an incline once more so that he could grab his cell phone.

Looking up the nearest flower shop, he called it and left them a message. One they were sure to reply to if they wanted to make the large commission he had offered them. Smirking at his genius, he laid flat once more. And this time when he closed his eyes to go to sleep, it came easily.