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Chapter 2: Can't Rest Assure

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Love can sometimes be magic,

But magic is usually an illusion.

And, illusion is…

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"There's nothing inside your eye or your eyeball, to be precise…" said the pink-haired doctor as she moved the flashlight away from Naruto's eyes. The blond frowned in unsatisfactory. He blinked as the light after image was still blurring his vision.

"This may sound crazy but… I really saw it last night" he said. Sakura shook her head lightly while she jotted something on the report.

Then she met Naruto's troubled eyes again. "So, how about the cold you felt last night?".

Naruto frowned at her question. "I don't know. I passed out. That's why I'm here today" he answered half-heartedly.

Sakura sighed at him. "It may be related to your heart. Are you taking the pills last night?" she asked.

"No…" Naruto inhaled. "My wife says that the pills made me gone awry…". He looked at Hinata that was sitting at the corner, eyeing them.

Sakura snorted. "She might be true. How much did you take at one time?" she further investigating him. She felt a sudden speculation that he had overdosed on the pills.

Naruto searched for an answer. She might be right. His wife might be right. "Three…" he said shortly. "Not sure…"

"Not sure?" she repeated after him. Naruto darted his gaze away from her questioning eyes. Those green eyes made him uneasy.

"Naruto?"

"Sometimes… I just don't take it at all" he said.

"He lied". Hinata crossed her arms. Her comment made Naruto felt irritated. And Sakura could saw it on his face. Clearly, he lied.

Silent fell upon them yet again. It was obvious that Sakura was still waiting for him to continue.

"I take it every time I needed it". He finally answered.

"When is it?" asked Sakura. She took out the bottle of the similar pills from her drawer. "It's stated here that you should take it before you sleep, once a day and only a pill each time. You're lucky that you still be able to come here this morning. Overdosing on this pill won't give you a good result"

Naruto sighed deeply. "Look… I haven't had any good night sleep. The medication… it didn't help at all!"

"I suggest that you drop the medication. We need to have counseling on this". Sakura wrote on the report again.

Naruto jolted from his seat. "No! I'm off of this counseling thing!". Sakura was shocked. She replied him with a rather calm stare. "I've had it enough with all this shitty talks!". Naruto bolted out of the room.

Hinata was stunned. "Naruto-kun!" she called out to him. Then she returned to Sakura. "Sorry, Sakura-san. I'll try to convince him"

Sakura smiled bitterly though she knew that a smile is inappropriate at the time. "Naruto needs help, Hinata. I admit that I was wrong when I decided for him to take the medication. But now, he seems like he needed more attention than ever"

Hinata nodded in understanding despite all the turmoil in her heart.

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Naruto shifted on the bed. He was sweating. His shirt was drenched in his sweat. He was panting in his sleep with eyes shut tight.

'Beeeeeeppp'

A deafening sound was heard in his head. He bolted up on the bed from the noise. Sitting upright, sweating madly and panting. He looked around the room. The noise stopped. And he realized that he was alone in the dark room.

"Arghh…". Naruto placed a hand on his forehead, hitting it slightly. His head was pounding terribly. He even had no idea of how he got home after running away from Sakura's clinic.

Grunted, Naruto got up from the bed. His feet wobbled on the floor, on his way to the bathroom. He turned on the light and almost scared the shit out of himself. His reflection on the mirror looked terrible.

Calming himself down, Naruto ran a hand on his face, and sharp prickly beard was felt over his chin. He had not shaved for two days. "Where is it?" he muttered as he looked for his pills. It was nowhere to be found.

After searching frantically in the overhead bathroom cabinet, Naruto felt a sudden burst of anger rose within him. "Hinata!" he shouted. Teeth gritted and hands fisted.

He left the bedroom, looking for his wife. "Hinata! Where did you put my pills?!"

Naruto stopped at the hallway. He squinted at what he saw. A figure was standing at the stairs. It was a dark, shadowy figure. "Hinata?" he called out.

The figure did not flinch except for a small jolt of its limb. The movement was so sudden and so little as if it was bound and tried to free itself. Naruto gulped in anxiety and his heart beats madly in his chest. "Hinata… is that you?" he asked.

He ran a hand across his face, feeling the sticky sweat on his hand. He blinked a few times. His head was still pounding and the figure across the hall kept blurring in and out of his sight. Naruto grunted as he tried to focus on the figure.

He blinked. The figure seems to move closer. He blinked again and the figure was now at the middle of the hall. Naruto's eyes widened and so was his mouth.

"Who are you?!" he shouted. The darkness seems to envelope him even more. Naruto stepped away, towards his room. The figure provoked him by coming closer towards him.

Holding his breath, Naruto turned and ran to his room. He shut the door behind him.

-THUD-

"Go away!" yelled Naruto, cowering next to the bed.

-THUD-

He curled up into a ball, shutting his eyes tight and covering his ears. He was breathing heavily. He felt tiny and weak.

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"Naruto-kun!"

Naruto felt a rough shake on his shoulders. "Wake up, Naruto-kun!". It was Hinata's voice. Naruto opened his eyes.

Worried face of Hinata was in front of him. Impulsively, Naruto hugged her tight. "Wh-what's wrong?" she asked, holding in the pain of being squeezed in Naruto's arms.

"I… I saw…" he stuttered. Naruto could not bring himself to say it. "Nothing… I'm just scared" he said. Hinata calmed him down, hushing softly into his ears.

After some moment, Naruto pulled away from his wife. His eyes gawked wildly at her face. He seems to lose focus on where to lock his gaze on her. "I… I need my pills" he said. Hinata pushed him away. "Why?" she asked.

"Please Hinata! I keep on—". His eyes darted to the open door. He gulped. "I'm seeing things! I need the pills!"

Hinata got up from her kneeling position, she eyed down upon him. "It drives you mad! I've thrown them away…".

"What?!". Naruto gritted his teeth. His angry obsidian eyes locked into hers.

"Naruto-kun! Snap out of this!" she cupped his face with her hands. "The pills aren't helping!"

"No!". Angrily, Naruto swatted her hands. Hinata gasped. "You don't understand!"

Hinata's lips trembled. Her eyebrows furrowed deeply. "You're crazy! I don't know you anymore!" she screamed at his face. Naruto was baffled. Her words felt like the ocean was poured onto him, crushing him down immensely. Hinata stormed out of the room.

Naruto bolted up on his feet, chasing after her. "Hinata!" he yelled her name desperately.

Hinata looked at him over her shoulder as she stopped in front of the main door. Tears were running heavily, down her flushed pink cheeks.

Breathing hard and eyes widened, Naruto stared at her furiously. "I hate you!" he exclaimed in a breath.

Hinata's eyes widened for seconds in pure surprise. Pain clutched her heart, she felt suffocated and left with a loud slam on the door.

A/N: I hope you like the tense. I've tried hard (maybe not so hard tho..) in thinking of what should happen next and here it is. Tell me what you think! Anyway, thanks for reading.