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Disclaimer: Obviously I don't own Naruto cause if I did…heh believe me things would change! Unfortunately it belongs to Masashi Kishimoto!
Prologue: Dreaming
What are you dreaming about? Sasuke wondered as he gazed into the face of the pink-haired ninja next to him. Her head rested gently on his shoulder and her breathing was soft and calm. He smiled and grabbed her hand entwining his fingers with hers.
"I love you Sakura," he whispered softly to her.
As he spoke he noticed a slight smile flicker across her lips. He watched her for a moment more and then let his eyes stray down to her waist. The stark white of the bandages wrapped tightly around her waist caught his eye as they showed through the slit in her shirt and for a moment his smile faltered. It had been almost three weeks since she had gotten that wound, but the wound still hadn't completely healed. The wound was no longer a huge threat to Sakura's life, but now the scar it left served as a grim reminder to Sasuke of what he almost lost. What he never wanted to risk losing again. Kakashi had said she survived by pure willpower. She hadn't been ready to die then. He wasn't sure if he would have been able to hold on like that, not then anyway. Now he had her to live for. Pretty sad when it takes your best friend almost dying to realize how you really feel, Sasuke thought. He hated how he had been then and had sworn he wouldn't ever be like that again. Back then he had told himself he didn't need anyone. By resolving not to care he couldn't get hurt. In other words been a total ass. How wrong he had been. No one should be alone no matter what the circumstances. Sometimes being alone could hurt worse then any pain a person could cause. Now he lived for every day just to see her smile and hear her laugh.
He glanced up over the fire to where the other part of Team 7 was. Naruto lay close to the fire mumbling something about being Lord Hokage and how he really could beat them whoever they happened to be. Kakashi was still awake not surprisingly reading his infamous Come Come Paradise. His eyes never left the book and he was oblivious to everything around him. Every now and then he would burst into laughter and then, as soon as he had calmed himself down, glance warily around and go back to reading, chuckling to himself.
Sasuke rolled his eyes and stared into the fire wondering how late it was. Sometimes he wondered if his sensei ever went to bed or if he just stayed up all night and read his book. After a few minutes he felt his eyelids drooping. He took one last glance at Sakura and kissed her softly on the top of her head before he fell completely asleep. I hope I dream about whatever you're dreaming about, He thought with a smile.
He didn't though. Instead Sasuke's dreams took him almost three weeks into the past as he lie down pulling Sakura closer. Back to the time when he almost lost the one girl he'd give anything for now. As the dream began Sasuke remembered everything so clearly as if it had happened just yesterday. As if he was reliving it…