Sleeping beauty

Sasuke sat down on the chair next to Hinata. She was sleeping peacefully on the familiar white bed, tubes coming out from her arms, a mask covering her mouth and nose and her head was wrapped with bandage. Hinata's skin was paler than usual and the slight blush on her cheeks had disappeared. The lively and strong Hinata suddenly looked this weak. Did someone who faced a car accident look like this? She looked like a young girl who was about to breathe her last breath because of an awful illness. Sasuke shivered by the idea. No way right? She is going to wake up, she definitely is. That is what the doctor told him.

Suddenly the door of the hospital room flew open and Naruto dashed inside. He dropped in front of Hinata's bed and gasped for air. He couldn't speak for a few seconds and Sasuke could see that he had to swallow something away before speaking. "W-what happened?" Naruto whispered, staring at Hinata as if she was going to wake up and answer the question. Sasuke stiffened by the flashback in his mind. He stiffened because the danger behind Hinata.

"I'll see you tomorrow at school." Hinata yelled, while running across the street and there it was. A car. On its way to hit Hinata. Sasuke wanted to yell, shout, run or at least move, but he couldn't. It wouldn't matter, he would be too late. The car drove to fast. A deafening sound of a inhibitory car made everyone turn their head. The rest continued in slow-motion; Hinata's face looked like one, whom wanted to throw up, her body moved the opposite direction of the way she was walking. Her legs hit the ground first, the rest of her body followed.

Breathing was out of the question for Sasuke. A dark red color liquid streamed down, away from the car. Suddenly as if the spell on Sasuke was broken, he was able to breathe and move. Sasuke choose to move instead of breathe and dashed over the street, slipping now and then. When he finally reached Hinata's side, he allowed himself to breath. "H-hinata?" His voice broke halfway the name. He tilted Hinata's head and warm liquid filled his hand. What happened after was a blur. Somehow they ended up in the hospital. "It was an accident." Sasuke swallowed and pushed the thoughts away. "The car appeared out of nowhere."

"An accident?" Naruto's broken voice turned into anger. "Why are you still alive?"

Sasuke's hands became sweaty, "I-it's my fault-"

"You're god dam it right 'bout that! You just stood there!" His voice raised in anger.

Sasuke had no replay, he was right. He could have walked Hinata home, he could be next to her. He could at least try to save by shouting or running towards her. Naruto would definitely have done that. Sasuke opened his mouth to apologize again, but the doctor interrupted their conversation. He walked in and asked for someone who was related to Hinata.

Sasuke tried to calm himself before speaking:"Her father is on his way, but we want to know what's going on too."

"I understand," The doctor nodded. "But I have to wait for her father first. Just come to my room when he arrives." Right at that moment the father of Hinata, her younger sister and her cousin stepped inside.

"Hinata?" Her cousin rushed over. Hinata's father and sister just stood and watched Neji. Don't they care? Sasuke almost wanted ask when the doctor asked them to follow him.

"I can assume you, that she doesn't have any serious wounds. She was lucky, although she did lose a huge amount of blood through her skull, but we didn't find anything. Moreover we will come to know more when she wakes up."

The doctor kept talking about what could be the case or what not, but Sasuke did no longer listen. They will come to know more when she wakes up? Which means he isn't sure at all. Sasuke tried to concentrate on the doctor's words, but everything stated to spin.

The father and little sister of Hinata left after speaking to the doctor. Sasuke was left with Naruto and Neji, the cousin of Hinata. The three sat down in Hinata's room. They spend the day without a word and prayed for Hinata's health, Sasuke did. A week passed and Neji gave up, he had an upcoming project, what was important for his study, he had to leave. Sasuke and Naruto didn't even notice his existence. Both were in another dimension.

Sasuke was pulled away from his dimension by Naruto, "I am going to buy some soda, you want some too?" Sasuke had forgotten about his own needs and noticed his tong was as dry as it could be. He nodded. Naruto left the room and Sasuke returned to his dimension. His dimension must be full of dream because Hinata started to move. Her eyes opened with great difficulty. But when she started speaking, Sasuke understood it was the real Hinata. "S…Sasuke?" She kept silence for a few seconds to understand what was going on. "What happened?" Her voice sounded hoarse and painful, but she was speaking! Sasuke could hear his heart beating again. Something huge was pulled of his shouldes. "Hinata, is everything ok? Don't move too much." A smile crept on his face. She was finaaly awake! Sasuke tried to keep it calm: "You were hit by a car."

Hinata seemed insert the news. She breathed slowly, then she finally spoke again. "I see." She smiled. Why was she smiling? And what is with the 'I see' reaction. "You are smiling?" Sasuke said with a calm tone.

"I wouldn't expect you to be next to me when I got into an accident."

"What?" Sasuke was confused. Why not? Hinata knew his feelings for her. Why would he not be there?

"I always saw you as a good friend and rival, but I don't remember you liking me." She smiled again. "So we are friends after all."

What is she talking about? What was she thinking? Is she trying to say that Sasuke has to stop loving her? He never really said it out loud, but he showed it a few times. Which means, she understood and refuses him? Sasuke was interrupted in his thoughts by Naruto.

"HINATA?" Naruto gasped for air. "You woke up? Sasuke stay here, I'll call the doctor! Why didn't you call me?" He rushed out before Sasuke could replay.

"Sasuke?" Hinata called. Sasuke turned back to Hinata. The color on her cheecks were returning. "What is HE doing here? Doesn't he hate me? I don't really get it."

Sasuke's lips parted. This wasn't about Sasuke's feelings or Naruto. This was about Hinata not remembering anything.

N/A: Thanks for reading! Please don't hold back to tell me your thoughts! And again... sorry about my english.