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CHAPTER 2: MEMORIES

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In a second, Sasuke was up, looking around in confusion.

''Has another dream started?'' he asked himself ''It would not surprise me at all if Sakura had nightmares about this one night too'' he sighed, running one hand through his hair ''where is that young Sakura, why didn't she come and warn me about it?''

Steps approaching took Sasuke away from his thoughts and he jumped back to hide behind some trees, lowering his chakra signature so no one would notice him. Walking in the direction of the gates in a slow pace was a younger version of himself, his face down and a backpack on his shoulder. He couldn't see his facial expression, but he knew very well what he was feeling back then.

Before he managed to do anything at all, though, like trying to stop him from leaving or whatever it would take for that nightmare to stop, a loud shriek resounded in the air, forcing him to cover his ears to protect them. Sasuke looked around and he saw that the sky was getting darker, the once visible stars now completely hidden behind dark clouds that suddenly appeared in it, and it looked like a storm was coming.

When he looked ahead again, he saw that his younger version wasn't there anymore, he was gone.

A hand silently reached his shoulder and he prepared himself to attack whoever - or whatever - it was, but green, and very angry, eyes met his, and before he could utter a single word, she grabbed his arm tight and quickly started to pull him up, flying in the sky and carrying him, heading to a spot in the sky where a hole disrupted the dark sky like a fabric that had been torn, and on the other side laid a violet and blurred sky, with glowing lights floating around.

Sasuke managed to glance down one more time before they went through that hole, seeing Sakura approaching the bench where he had left her unconscious all those years ago, but this time she was alone and awake, looking around trying to find someone who was no longer there.

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''Okay, what did you do?!'' she demanded as soon as they landed back where she had left him before.

''What I'm supposed to, putting an end to the nightmares'' he replied simply. He tried his best to sound confident, but the way all had happened made him feel deep inside that things were definitely not right.

''That was no nightmare!'' she shouted ''that was Sakura's memory and you totally messed it up!'' her face was red of anger and even though she had a child's face, her expression made Sasuke as uncomfortable as when they upset the grown up Sakura back in their world.

''I did nothing but to watch'' he defended himself, feeling his stomach hurt a bit of worry with her words.

The young Sakura covered her face with her hands, trying to calm herself down.

''Did I not tell you to wait while I was checking if everything was alright? Why did you get closer to the memories? I told you they are dangerous!''

''You're exaggerating, nothing happened'' he tried to reason ''I was still thinking about what to do when all of those things happened, none of it was my doing''.

The young Sakura pondered for a moment, walking from one side to the other, uneasy.

''How come all of that happened then? It definitely did not happen in real life'' then she stopped for a moment and blinked a few times ''or did it?''

Sasuke stared at her.

''No, it didn't. It was certainly not like that'' he then added ''do you think something bad will happen to that memory?''

She didn't reply for long minutes.

''I don't know, I hope not'' she sighed and sat on the grass ''given you didn't do anything, as you claim, maybe that was just her brain's defense mechanism to try to make you go away. After all, you don't belong here, you're like an antigen in this place, her body will act against you whenever it can'' she nodded a few times ''yes, that must have been it''.

Sasuke breathed a sigh of relief. For a moment he thought something terrible and irreversible had happened.

''So there were no more nightmares while I was away?'' he tried to change the subject, the last one was making him anxious.

Sakura shook her head.

''They don't happen in a sequence, you know? People don't normally have one nightmare after the other in one single night'' she explained.

Sasuke nodded in agreement and she looked up at the memories in the sky.

''I must get ready for the next dreams now. If I'm not mistaken, the next one is one I particularly really like'' she giggled to herself ''Things should be fine for tonight, I don't think there is any more job for you here today'' she got up and cleaned the dirt in her clothes, then smiled at him ''you did good, we'll never have a nightmare again when we dream that specific dream, because you've solved it. Every time we dream that, things will turn out okay now'' she smiled proudly at him ''thanks again! You should rest now''

''How many nightmares are there for us to solve?'' he asked.

Sakura had to give it a little thought.

''There are 9 major nightmares. And I say 'major' because they are not like the ones we used to have in the past'' she looked to the sky again and for a moment seemed lost in thoughts ''I can't recall precisely when they started, but these 9 specific nightmares seem very powerful and scary, and they come much more frequent than normal nightmares, which with time I can solve by myself. These I never can''.

Sasuke waited to see if she was going to say something else, but she didn't, she just kept staring at the memories in the sky, her thoughts miles away from there.

''In that case, I will see you tomorrow. We can sort out another couple of nightmares then''.

Sakura turned back to him and nodded, giving him a small smile.

A moment later he saw a memory glow brightly in the sky and the world change just like it had happened earlier, and Sakura's eyes glowed when the dream started. The last thing he saw before he stopped his kekkei genkai and was slowly taken away from that world was Team 7 having a picnic in their favorite spot, Naruto happily calling Sakura to join them and she running in their direction, a wide smile on her face.

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Sasuke opened his eyes to find himself back in bed, the moonlight making the room partially illuminated, and next to him Sakura was sound asleep, a smile on her lips.

He gently kissed her forehead and wrapped an arm around her waist, bringing her closer to him, inhaling the sweet smell she exhaled, the one he had grown so used to and couldn't stay away from, like a drug, his drug.

He breathed deep and smiled from the corner of his mouth, feeling glad that things were turning out well.

Soon she would be free of all nightmares, he was going to make sure of that.

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When Sasuke woke up that morning, the first thing he did was reach to his side to bring her closer to him. To his surprise, though, he was alone in bed.

He grunted in displease and sat on the bed, rubbing his eyes.

''You're awake, finally!'' she sang, entering the room and greeting him with a sweet smile.

She was already in her white uniform she wore at work, he noticed, meaning it was already past 7 am.

''Hn.''

''I've never seen you sleep so much, you must have been really tired'' Sakura commented ''tell me what you dreamed about!'' she asked, laying on her back next to him.

He smiled from the corner of his mouth, then laid next to her and brought her closer to him.

''I can't recall it, I'm sorry''.

She made a face.

''What about you? Any nightmares?'' he asked, looking at her face to see if he could spot any trace of worry or fear on it.

She shook her head and frowned.

''It started like a nightmare'' she began ''one concerning my childhood. I've had this same dream many times before, but it always ended badly. This time it didn't, things were just fine'' she rose her head to smile at him and pecked his cheek ''I'm happy!''

Sasuke nodded repeatedly at her, pleased with her answer.

''Buuuuuuut, I must go now!'' she exclaimed, getting up ''Lots of work await me at the hospital, I can't be late!'' she reached for her bag on the floor and threw it on her shoulder ''I'll see you later, you'll treat me to dinner tonight!'' she said, placing a small kiss on his lips before rushing to the door.

Sasuke followed her with his eyes until she shut the door behind her, then he fell on the bed again and brought an arm over his face.

''Things seem okay'' he thought aloud, sighing in relief. Good, no damage was made while he was lurking on Sakura's mind, and she seemed completely unaware of what he did, so everything was happening just like it should.

Sasuke was left to spend the entire day training with Naruto again. Even though he had stood by Konoha's side when there was war and officially came back to Konoha, once more becoming a Ninja of the Leaf Village, he was still paying for his past sins. Not only was he forbidden to leave the Village and was not assigned to any mission, there was this unspoken punishment that he was also always being watched by someone from ANBU, to make sure he was staying in line. Sasuke didn't like any of this at all, but he was somehow also thankful for this last condition: it was because Sakura was assigned to keep an eye on him during his first semester back in the village that he managed to get closer to her again. And even though Sasuke felt rather annoyed with that fact at first, he knew that his life without Sakura was now unimaginable, and he was the luckiest of men because she forgave him and accepted him back in her life.

''Oi, Teme! Got your head in the clouds again?'' Naruto shouted at him, crossing his arms in front of his body.

Sasuke shook his head.

''Just thinking about how we got where we are now'' he replied.

Naruto blinked a couple times and looked at the training grounds around them.

''With our… legs?''

Sasuke snorted and rolled his eyes.

''C'mon, Dobe, let's practice that last attack sequence one more time'' he went back to fighting position, focusing on the blonde in front of him and activating Sharingan.

Naruto nodded with excitement and prepared to attack, but a very shaken chakra signature approaching made both of them look at its direction with alarm.

''SASUKE! NARUTO!'' they heard Kiba calling, running in their direction as fast as he could ''You must come to the hospital right now! There's something wrong with Sakura-san!''

Blue and onyx eyes widened in horror, and without wasting another second they ran for dear life to get to their teammate.

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