I don't own Naruto, that belongs to Kishimoto :D However, I do own the plot! Hehehehe :) Enjoy!

"There you go, Sasuke," Sakura whispered to him as she put out the familiar vase, except this time, with fresh flowers. She lay it on the table next to his bed and she took a seat in the stool. She sighed as she straightened out a leaf that must have accidently got bent when she bought the flower from Ino's flower shop. It was a yellow daffodil, Sakura's favorite.

She bent down and stroked the sleeping Uchiha's forehead, he having no response. But she was used to this, he had been in a coma for nearly three months now.

She remembered when she used to cry everyday when she would see him. The tragic event that lead to his coma still scorched her mind. The Uchiha, being her boyfriend, rushed to defend her from a kunai attack during a mission. He paid for it, with this.

She stroked his pale hand that lay on the covers motionless. She hadn't heard his voice in almost three months, and she missed it terribly. However, she refused to leave his bedside, and only did so when she had missions to accomplish with Naruto. Them missing a partner, they had fairly easy missions to deal with. She was at least thankful for that.

She still loved him, just like she always had. She always talked to him, although she always knew she would get no response. She always believed he heard her though, and never wanted him to feel lonely. Sometimes she would imagine him just all of a sudden coming out of his coma, and things going back to normal. She always ignored Lady Tsunade's comments about him never coming out of it, because Sakura still had hope. Sure some of the other kids came to visit him, but nobody believed in Sasuke like Sakura did.

Unless, of course, you counted the Uchiha's older brother. Itachi. Itachi visited often, and had just as much hope in Sasuke as she did. Itachi and Sasuke being the only blood relatives to each other, Itachi loved Sasuke dearly. After the tragic death of their parents, the two have been close.

Itachi was gone out of the village a lot too, though. He was very high ranked, so he mostly got A ranked missions. However, whenever he was in the village, he always stayed by Sasukes side. Sakura and Itachi have talked before, but never had a real conversation.

Sakura smiled. "Itachi will be coming today, you know." She whispered as if she were talking to herself. "I bet your excited. You always like to see him."

Sasuke, of course, gave no response. He just breathed in the mask that was tied securely over his mouth. She knew he only had limited time on this earth, but she refused to think about how he was fighting for his life everyday. A fight, that he was sure to lose.

"He gets back from his mission," Sakura said adjusting a sheet of his white covers. She pulled it up to his chin and rubbed his cold face. "He'll be here soon."

Sakura sighed as she picked up a magazine that was laying on the table next to Sasuke. She flipped through it, skimming each page. She stopped at a page that was advertizing a new flavored ramen. She laughed.

"Oh, Naruto will love this," she said showing the picture of the new ramen flavored noodles to Sasuke. "He's obsessed with ramen, I swear!" she said laughing and continued to flip through the magazine. "You know," she continued. "Naruto is coming to visit you tomorrow. I'd bet your excited, even if you guys never get along."

No response.

"He misses you, I think." she said biting her lip as she skimmed across a lipstick advertisement. "Its too bad he doesn't visit much. But him being busy training, he never has time. Sasuke, I think he's catching up to you. You'd better watch yourself." she said pushing him playfully. Still, no response.

She sighed as she laid the magazine down on the table. She stared at the unconscious Uchiha, so badly wanting him to wake up and tell her that he loved her again. She felt a tear dwell up in her eye, but wiped it away. She could not cry, it would upset Sasuke.

"Sakura," a voice came from behind her. She knew who it was without even looking, but she looked anyway. Itachi stood in the doorway, both hands shoved in his pockets.

"Itachi," Sakura bowed her head. "I was just telling Sasuke how you were coming to visit him today."

Itachi nodded as he strolled into the room. "How is he today?"

"The same." Sakura sighed. "I think he missed you."

Itachi stared at Sasuke as if he were in deep thought. He finally nodded and sighed. He took his hand and pushed back his long hair, a few strands falling in his face. "I figured."

"I think he might be breathing better..." Sakura said quickly, looking at Sasuke. Of course she knew it was a lie, but she couldn't help but hope. "Possibly..." she murmured.

Itachi said nothing, he just sat in the stool next to Sakura and squinted at his baby brother who laid motionless in the bed. He glanced at the vase with fresh flowers and nodded in approval. "You changed his flowers."

"I did," Sakura said meeting his gaze. "They started wilting. He needed some new ones anyway."

"That is true," Itachi said licking his bottom lip slightly. He laced his fingers together and rested his elbows on his knees. He did not speak much to Sakura, so Sakura was used to his silence. Most of the time, He would just examine his brother. Sakura often thought that they thought the same things when they were with Sasuke, Itachi so badly wanted Sasuke to wake up as well. He was his only brother.

Sakura's stomach growled louder than it usually did. She took her hands and covered her stomach, looking down at it as if she were hushing it. Itachi looked at her, with amusement in his eyes.

"You are hungry." Itachi pointed out. Sakura blushed as the attractive Uchiha glanced at her rumbling stomach. This was already more than she had ever talked to the quiet Uchiha in her life. She nodded while biting her lip.

"I suppose I am."

"You were here all night again, weren't you?" Itachi asked, but he already knew the answer. Sakura nodded, avoiding eye contact with the brooding Uchiha. Itachi stood up out of his stool and began walking towards the door silently. "You should eat something."

"Itachi?"

"It isn't healthy for you to be here and not have a thing to eat." Itachi said taking the handle. "Let me treat you to lunch."

"Erm..." Sakura began to object. "You don't have to. I'll go to the vending machine"-

"Nonsense." Itachi said holding a hand up. "How long has it been since you have had a decent meal? You're here all day, everyday. Plus, you are my baby brothers girlfriend. Let me treat you."

Sakura wanted to object again, but looking into Itachi's eyes, she found herself nodding instead. Itachi motioned for Sakura to follow him and she stood up out of her stool.

"But what about Sasuke?" Sakura asked grabbing her light jacket from the back of another chair.

Itachi did not look at her. His voice was not filled with amusement, so he wasn't trying to be funny. "He'll be here when we get back." he said calmly.

So, it starts out a little slow. But stick with it! I have a pretty good feeling about it :)