Hey All, Slyvia here!

Well, thank you very much for the reviews! I just wanted to write this little story for a while now, i like Sai, i think he's funny and cute!

Well here is another chapter, i don't know if it's the end, i have other ideas but Enjoy and READ and REVIEW!

'Sai…' Kakashi thought as he looked at the artist nin yelling at Sakura.

"Sakura, hold on!" Tsunade yelled as the hole over her heart closed.

"Sakura…." Sai whispered, "Come back to me…"

"…."

Tears ran out of Sai's eyes as Tsunade's green healing hands stopped. Shizune looked at her and quietly stopped as well.

"Sai-"

"No!" Naruto yelled, "Keep healing her! Just don't give up…." Naruto looked at Sai's face.

Tears.

Sai didn't even know what they were. He seemed oblivious to the fact that his face was drenched in them. His body shook as he stared down at Sakura's face, silently pleading.

"Just don't give up yet…" Naruto whispered, smiling sadly at his teamate, "she's not giving up yet…just please…..help her."

Naruto looked around at his fellow shinobi, hoping that they would start to hope. Start to hope she'd make it. Hope that she'd pull through.

He needed them to hope. Sai needed them to.

"Sakura…." Sai whispered, "Fight…fight…." He trailed not sure what he was asking her to do.

Was he asking her to fight for her life? Or for his?

Did he really want her to come back?

All that awaited her if she did was them: her team. The same pain because of Sasuke's departure, the same fear that Naruto would be taken by the Akatsuki, and the same broken heart because nothing could be as it was. How could he ask her to come back?

He stopped. Her face was stained with blood, her body had been battered and torn to shreds and he was asking her to fight for her life.

No.

She was in pain, she'd always been in pain. He was asking her fight and come back, facing all of the pain she was in.

'How could I ask that?' Sai thought, 'I don't want her to be in pain, I don't want her to suffer anymore…' he trailed thinking about how her heart was broken from Sasuke.

She wanted to leave them.

Could he stop her? Did he want to stop her?

"Sakura…." Sai whispered, "Please…"

Sai wanted her to come back but, how could he be that selfish? Could he beg her to face that suffering again?

Yes, he wanted to stop her. She wasn't leaving them. No, she wasn't leaving without them. He wouldn't let her take the easy way out, no, she was staying with them…with him.

"Wake up…" Sai whispered, grabbing her hand, holding it to his face, "Don't leave….don't leave me…." He whispered.

He would help her. Before, she faced the pain alone but, not anymore. If she came back, he would make it stop, he would be there for her. He would be with her. He would care for her; mend her broken heart.

He didn't know what the feelings were he was feeling. For so long he had destroyed any thoughts of sadness, guilt or hope. He never felt any of them.

Not until now.

'I guess I never got rid of them…' Sai closed his eyes, 'I just forgot them for awhile…'

"Sakura, come on!" he yelled, "You're not leaving! I'm not letting you!"

His cry startled the other shinobi. Never had they seen Sai so determined, so pained, so loving.

Neji glared at the ground before he looked back to Sakura's lungs, still throbbing in light breathing he spoke, "Shizune. The left lung has a hole in it."

Sensing his intent, Shizune quickly raised her hands to Sakura's chest and worked on her lung.

Smiling crookedly, Shikamaru sighed and readied his shadow possession jutsu, hoping that he would have to use it.

Tsunade smiled as Naruto's voice broke through, "Oi, grandma Tsunade! Hurry up and fix her!" he screeched as Kakashi and Yamato started holding down Sakura's limbs.

"…Right," Tsunade nodded as she placed her hands over Sakura's heart.

"Sakura, wake up, come on!" Sai yelled as Tsunade's brow dripped with sweat as she pumped the rest of her chakra into Sakura's body. back to me…" Sai whispered.

"Sakura, please….don't leave me…."

"….S-Sai?" Sakura's voice whispered as she took a ragged breath.

"Sakura! Come on, keep fighting, follow my voice!" Naruto screeched as he crawled next to Sai.

"….S-S-S-" Sakura rasped.

"Sakura? Just hold on!" Naruto cheered as Sai looked back down to her pained face.

"Sakura?" he asked as he lowered his ear over her mouth.

"…S-S-stop….stop," she repeated, "….lea-leave….me…." she whispered.

Sai lifted his head as her body trembled.

Pain.

She was in more pain. All they were doing was putting her through more pain and suffering. Just like he thought before.

She wanted to be free. She wanted to be in peace. She wanted to leave them.

Sai glared down at her.

No, he was going to keep her with him. He wasn't letting go of her any time soon.

"No, Sakura!" Sai cried as he clenched her hand harder, "You're not leaving! I'm not letting you go! You're staying with us, all of us! We're not letting you go yet!"

"….Sai," Sakura whispered as her eyelids started to shake.

"We're a team," Sai nodded to Naruto, "You're a part of our team and…I'm not letting you die here. I won't allow someone precious to me die, no, now come on! Wake up!" Sai cried as Naruto smiled beside him.

'Sai,' Naruto thought, 'Thank you.'

Sakura's eyes fluttered and slowly creaked open.

"Sakura…" Sai smiled. A real smile, one just for her. One only for her.

"…Sai," Sakura whispered as she attempted a smile back.

Tsunade let out a long sigh as her hands stopped glowing.

"Grandma Tsunade? Is she going to be-"

"…Yes," Tsunade cut Naruto off, "she'll make it."

Sai let out an exasperated breath as Sakura closed her eyes again.

"Sakura…." He smiled as he brought her hand up to his lips, "Welcome back."

"…what…" Sakura started as she opened her eyes.

She tried to sit up but a weight on her chest kept her down. Squinting, she tried to focus her gaze on the hazy black blob keeping her on the bed.

Pain.

The last thing Sakura remembered was pain.

Her vision ran red with the blood pouring down her face and body as she collapsed in front of Konoha.

'I should be dead by now, but….' Sakura smiled, remembering the voice that pulled her through. That voice had insisted that she didn't walk further into the darkness of death. That voice begged her to come back.

Sakura slowly raised her hand, placing in on top of the dark head of hair, lying across her chest.

Sai.

He brought her back.

She smiled sadly at the thought. Sai had pulled her away from her dream, away from peace and light.

'I could've walked towards it,' Sakura thought, thinking back to the calm light that engulfed her body after she blacked out.

It was peaceful. The kunai in her back vanished and the hole in her chest was replaced by warmth. She was free. Her heart glowed at the thought of staying in the light. No more pain. No more fighting, she could finally rest. She had wanted to stay there, to be free, to feel content, and to never worry again, but even in her heaven, she was sad.

What about them? She had wondered, what about Naruto? Didn't she say once that she wanted to see him become Hokage? Kakashi, didn't she want to see his actual face and hear his excuses for being late? And Yamato, did she really want to miss his exasperated cry when he was left with Naruto's ramen bill?

So many things plagued her decision: Did she want to leave them all?

She remembered staring into the light and feeling its pull but, she felt another tug in the opposite direction.

Sai.

He promised her a painting, one with a name at that. He promised to show it to her, he wanted her to come back.

She made her decision; it was too early to go.

"…Sai?" Sakura whispered.

Sai continued to sleep on her chest. He had slept by her side for the past few days since she'd returned to the hospital. He pulled a chair up and was sprawled out across her body, waiting for her to wake up and smile at him. His hand still held onto hers, in fear she'd wake up and he'd miss it.

"…Sai?" Sakura whispered, this time squeezing his hand.

Slowly the artist nin's eyes fluttered open, staring straight at the kunoichi's face.

"…Sakura?" Sai whispered, not raising his head off her chest.

"Thank you," Sakura smiled.

She smiled. Sai had been waiting days just to see that smile. He couldn't figure out what made him so excited to see it, but, he knew, he just wanted to see it again.

Without realizing it, tears ran from his eyes.

Sakura continued to smile at him and brushed her hand under his eyes, wiping the droplets from his face.

"You're crying Sai…" she murmured.

Sai stared at her and brought his had over hers, keeping it in place.

"Crying," he repeated.

"…yeah," she replied, rubbing the side of his face.

"Sakura," Sai started, looking intently into her brilliant eyes, "Don't do that again."

"What?" Sakura asked, wondering if she was hurting or scaring him.

'Don't do what?' Sakura asked herself.

"Don't die…." Sai growled, "I don't want you to die."

"Um…okay," Sakura stared at him and started to laugh softly.

Sai stared at her as she attempted to laugh, only to start coughing. Slowing easing his head off of her chest, he watched as she slowed her breathing.

"Sakura, are you okay?" Sai asked as she closed her eyes.

"…yeah," she replied, realizing that he still held her hand to the side of his face.

"Sakura, I don't know what's happening…" he trailed as he caressed her hand.

"Sai…" Sakura whispered. Her eyes widened, remembering his voice pulling her back to him.

Sai.

"Have you been here since…" Sakura looked down at the sheet covering her body.

"The day you came back?" Sai finished, "Yes. I'm not supposed to be here now. Tsunade told us but, I wanted to stay with you."

"…." Sakura started to talk when he brought her hand to his lips, kissing each of her fingers, mimicking a movie he'd seen once.

He knew it wouldn't be easy to be with her. ANBU root never trained him how to act around women. He was clueless but, he hoped she'd forgive that.

"Sakura," Sai started to blush, "I…I… don't… want you to… leave again….never."

"Sai…"

"Sakura, I don't know what it's called…." He furrowed his eyebrow trying to remember the word.

He could remember. He knew he felt it long ago when he was a child, with his brother. He knew he felt it when he was with team Kakashi. And he knew he felt it when he was with her. He felt it for her but; he didn't know what to call it.

He frowned and brought her hand down to his heart, hoping she could tell him what he was feeling. He had never felt an emotion so strongly before in his life. Losing her brought it out of him. He knew he couldn't go on without her, it wasn't just her smile or her voice: it was just her presence. It was everything about her; he just had to be near her.

He couldn't remember the emotion's name but, he knew he felt it.

"Sakura…I…." Sai frowned as he squeezed her hand and pressed it closer to his heart.

Sakura smiled again as a tear rolled down her face.

"Love," Sakura whispered, "it's love Sai."

Sai smiled back at her. Yes, that's what it's name was. She knew it.

She knew it just by his gesture. Just feeling his heart beat faster under her touch, she knew. Just by reading his expression, she knew. She knew he loved her, even if he couldn't describe the emotion she knew he felt it.

And she felt it too.

"Sakura…I love you," Sai smiled, wiping away her tears.

Love.

He loved her. That emotion he thought had disappeared from him, came back. It never left but, he had ignored it.

Love, she felt his pain and heart, she felt everything pulling her back from the light. She felt his hand holding hers, she felt the tears that ran from his eyes onto her face. She felt his love and welcomed it.

"…I love you too, Sai," Sakura smiled, twisting her hand in his to hold it.

"Sakura, will you…." Sai stammered, trying to find the right words "go out with me?" Sai whispered, repeating the words of other men in the village who had asked women on dates.

"…yes…" Sakura smiled as Sai let out a relieved sigh and smiled.

Sai noticed how tired she was and went back to lie on her chest, not wanting to be away from her, when she pulled his hand.

Without even asking, Sakura moved to the far side of the bed, looking into his eyes, hoping he would lie next to her. Sai stood up and pulled the covers back, sliding into the bed with her.

The bed was small, small enough that he had to hold Sakura in his embrace the rest of the night. Sai smiled, holding the pink haired woman in his arms, and kissed the top of her head.

"Yeah," Sai breathed out, "I love you….I love you Sakura," he repeated, stilling smiling as he cuddled closer to her, drifting off into a deep sleep.

"Do you think we should leave them?" Shizune asked, peeping in the doorway beside Tsunade, Kakashi, Naruto and Yamato.

"Yeah," Tsunade smirked as Sai lay halfway covered, holding Sakura as close to his body as he could, "they're fine."

"Well, it's about time," Naruto snickered at his teamates. He'd known for a while, along with his sensei's, that Sai liked Sakura, even if he couldn't describe it. He could even tell that Sakura liked Sai, even though she'd never admit it.

Finally, they both saw it. Finally they both saw each other's love.

Tsunade walked into the room and quietly laughed as she pulled the sheet over Sai and Sakura.

'Take care of her Sai,' Tsunade thought as she turned back around to Sakura's grinning teamates.

"Let's go…" Yamato smiled at the two turning to Kakashi who only chuckled and shook his head.

"Sweet dreams Sai!" Naruto sniggered as he started walking out of the door.

"….Thanks dickless" an amused reply came, "I will."

Hahaha!

I love Sai! And Sakura!

Well, i have more planned but, if everyone likes the story to end here, i can. It'll just be a two shot but, i had ideas for a couple more chapters and such, just need time to write them!

Grrr! School!

I am juggling four stories right now! Grrr, i hate it but, i LOVE the reviews, i really need you guys, you keep me going!

Thanks again!

Slyvia:P