Sick

The sun poured through the small, window, landing on the peaceful face of Haruno Sakura. With the sun's bright touch, her face scrunched up, trying to get rid of the uninvited light while at the same time turning over to escape it. Lazily, she cracked an emerald orb open and glance at the digital clock. The numbers glowed 7:23 in a ruby red. With a moan, she kicked the covers off, her skin shivering to the cool air present in the room. Slowly, she crawled out of bed and stumbled towards the bathroom to take a most wanted hot shower. A small smile appeared on her lips at the thought. 20 minutes later, Sakura reappeared in a white cotton towel, her pastel pink hair plastered to her neck. As she headed towards her dresser, the room started spinning and a wave of nausia came over her. Her legs buckled underneath her and she collasped to the ground, her arms being the only part of her body supporting her. Her skin felt hot and sticky all over. But as soon as it came, it disappeared. With renewed streangth, she got up, only to be face-to-face with her clock, which read 7:55.

-"Crap. I'm going to be late. Kakashi-sensei is rubbing off on me." She muttered to herself as she proceded to get dress. Once she was all dressed and ready, she glanced at her clock wich read 8:00, causing her eyes to widen and make her run towards the training grounds, skipping breakfast all together. Her breaths were coming out in gasps and her muscles were burning when she got at the training grounds. Sasuke raised an eyebrow at her but nothing more.

-"Good pant morning pant Sasuke pant -kun" Sakura greeted while catching her breath.

-"Hn," he replied.

With a small sigh, Sakura decided to muse on her thoughts.

-'I wonder when Naruto and Kakashi-sensei are going to get here...'

-'I see the dobe running to us right now. Kakashi-sensei on the other hand, who knows.'

-'I hope tod-'

A loud "OHAYOU SAKURA-CHAN! SASUKE-TEME!" broke her train of thoughts, causing her to flinch from the sudden blaring noise. Sasuke on the other hand, was glaring murderously at Naruto for being so loud. With an angry growl (on Sakura's part) and an angry sounding "Tch", the two both pummled Nsruto on the head.

-"Itai.." Naruto whinned, nursing the big bump on his (empty) head. "What did you do that for!"

-"For being loud", they muttered in unison.

-"I wonder when-" Sakura was interrupted by her sensei who poofed on to one of the blood red arches that was on the bridge.

-"Yo," He said with a smile. "I'm late because, well.. This old lady needed my help and-"

-"You liar Kakashi-sensei! I can't believe you just can't..." and that's how Naruto's pointless yelling fit started.

-"What a loser" Sasuke mumbled and Sakura nodded in silent agreement.

-"...and you have the WORST exscuses ever!" Naruto exclaimed, finishing the one-sided argument.

-"Is that all?"

-"..Yeah." Naruto murmered.

-"Good. For today, we're going to go to see if there are any missions available." He announced.

-"Yeah! Alright! I am so going to finish it before you Sasuke-teme!" Naruto shrieked.

-"Yeah, whatever dobe" Came Sasuke's reply.

-"What does it ma-" Sakura stopped midsentence because violent coughs took control of her body, catching everyone's attention.

-"Sakura? are you all right?" Kakashi asked, worried. Just more violent coughs in reply.

-"Sakura-chan!?" Naruto asked (yelled) with concern. After a few seconds, the coughs died down to gasps of air. Sakura was covered in sticky, moist sweat that rolled down her body. Her legs were sprawled out in different directions and her usually gleaming, cheerful eyes held terror. Sasuke walked over (being the only person out of the three who had moved since the coughs started) and squated down to her level.

-"Sakura? Are you alright?" In response, she shook her head, her pink locks following. Sasuke sighed and grabbed her hands to help her up. But when his hands touched hers, he froze. On his hands, he felt something wet and warm. When he looked down, he saw that her hands were covered in blood from her coughing fits.

-"Sakura, what's happening to you?" Sasuke whispered.

-"I don't know, Sasuke-kun. I don't know"