Hey everyone! Sorry for not updating, I might have to just update on weekends. I'm still sick, so I decided to write a little more! I hope you all enjoy it
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, this is just for fun, I make no profit
Sinking, that's all he felt. Sinking into darkness, the never-ending abyss that consumed him. His chest felt heavy, like some sort of force was pressing down on it. He couldn't breathe. All he could see was the pit around him. He sunk down farther and farther, his mind clouded, in some sort of trance. He couldn't think, he couldn't see, he could only fear. Fear the darkness that swallowed him whole.
Each second the pain became more and more intolerable. Sinking.. sinking… sinking….. For a second he thought he was insane, and he was dead. He thought that this pit was hell, and he could never escape it. Hell for everything he did. Hell for every sin he committed. Maybe he accepted it, however, he wasn't sure. His mind was blank.
Only one thought crossed his mind, it echoed in his skull, torturing him, 'I failed'
He failed his family, his wife. He let her down, and now he was gone. At least.. he was gone to wherever "this" was. He closed his eyes, allowing the darkness to fully take him. He didn't know why he was giving up, it just felt like there was nothing he could do. Nothing he could do to avoid the inevitable fate that he thought… was death.
"He's dying! We need more medical units now!" Sakura screamed, tears running down her face. She was losing him. She was losing the most important thing in her life. He was all she cared about, she couldn't let him go now. Medical units rushed into the room. A loud ringing ran through the room as the heart monitor went flat. Sakura looked at it, her heart sinking into her stomach. More tears ran down her face. She couldn't lose him!
Sakura quickly pulled off his shirt, doing CPR, desperately trying to save her husband. Nothing was working.
"Move to the side, I'm going to try to kickstart his heart." A medical ninja said, running up next to Gaara. Sakura quickly got off, standing next to him. The medical ninja made a hand sign, putting his other hand on Gaara's chest. "Clear!"
Gaara's chest jolted as an electrical shock ran through his body. Nothing..
"I'm going to try again, if it doesn't work I'll have to be a little more powerful." Sakura nodded, staring at Gaara. 'Please.. please come back to me.. please don't go..' she thought to herself, trying to hold back the tears that stung her eyes. The medical ninja put his hand on Gaara's chest, taking a deep breath. He made a hand sign and Gaara's chest jolted once again.
Sakura watched in horror, nothing was working. They were losing him. She was losing him. She couldn't let him go, she had to save him.
Sakura pushed the other medical ninja aside, getting on top of Gaara, her hand glowed a bright blue, her chakra making a point at the tip of her hand. She slowly slit open the side of his chest, her chakra healing the flesh to make sure he didn't bleed out. She reached in and squeezed his heart, like how she did for Naruto back in the great war. The other medical units watched, anxious to see if this bizarre method would work. Sakura bent down and did mouth to mouth, trying to get some oxygen flowing through his bloodstream. Seconds, no, minutes passed and nothing was happening. Silent tears ran down her face as she started to lose hope.
Gaara opened his eyes, expecting to see darkness, however, was surprised when he could see small amounts of light. The light burned, as if he never seen the change before. However it felt like it, the darkness was consuming him. It surrounded his mind, his body, and his soul. He couldn't break free of it. But something was saving him. Something was pulling him back.
He felt pain.
Why? Why did he feel pain? He felt as so something was ripping through his chest. He did nothing to stop it, like he even could. He couldn't' move. His eyelids became heavy, as he slipped into darkness once again.
Sakura laid her head against his, tears dropping onto his cheeks. "Please.. please don't go, I need you here," she mumbled, still squeezing his heart. She was starting to give up.
Then there was a small pulse.
Sakura looked down at him, another pulse. Her eyes were wide, looking at his chest. She squeezed his heart a few more times, the pulses came more and more often, until they were constant.
Sakura removed her hand and healed his chest, gently wrapping her arms around him, letting all of the tears she held back come out, sobbing into his chest. He was back. He came back alive.
She saved him.
The medical units gave out a relieved sigh when the heart monitor started beeping again. Sakura looked up at him with a smile, stroking his face with her thumb. She moved closer and kissed his cheek, slowly getting up. She walked to the sink and washed her hands, removing all of the blood she had on her. She wiped her hands off on a towel, grabbing Gaara's white, pj looking shirt. She put it on him, pulling back all of the blankets that were piled up on top of him.
She felt his forehead with the back of her hand, frowning. He was still chilly but wasn't nearly as bad as he had been the night before. Sakura looked at the medical ninjas, "Thank you, you may go now."
The door closed with a small click, leaving Sakura by herself once again. She looked at Gaara, sighing. She wanted to crawl back in bed with him, but she was scared that she would fall asleep again.
She was scared that she would lose him again. And she couldn't let that happen. Instead, Sakura watched him. She replaced his IV bags when they were empty, also giving him some sort of "liquid diet" to keep him going until he woke up.
Gaara opened his eyes once again. Where was he? Why was he still in the dark? He wanted to be free.. he wanted to go home, where Sakura would hold him. He wanted to see her again. The thoughts pounded in his skull, making him frown. The light was closer, however it was still out of reach.
He sighed, having to wait longer in this sea of hell. The feeling of dread was all he could make out. His chest ached, feeling like it had been bashed in with a hammer. His head was pounding, all of his thoughts that he couldn't hear slamming against his skull. The light was close, and yet he still felt as if he was sinking. Sinking farther and farther. He couldn't tell which way he should go. One leads to death.. while the other leads to somewhere far away from this hell.
He felt his eyes closed, slipping away once more into the darkness.
Sakura watched, frowning, tapping her foot anxiously against the floorboards. She wanted him to wake up, no, she needed him to wake up. She needed him with her. It was driving her insane. Almost a day passed since the incident happened, since she almost lost him.
Sakura eventually gave into her want, pulling back the covers and wiggling next to Gaara. She put her hand gently on his chest, laying her head on his shoulder. She sighed, breathing in his scent. He smelt like the desert, which wasn't surprising. She looked up at his handsome face, it was peaceful, she watched as his forehead slightly creased then relaxed, how his mouth opened slightly as he breathed. He needed the rest, however she didn't know if she could last any longer without him.
Sakura frowned, sighing, looking back down at his chest. She wiggled as close as she could to her lover, holding him close to her. She closed her eyes, however she forced herself not to fall asleep.
She wouldn't fall asleep until he woke up. She wouldn't fall asleep until he was safe. She promised herself that, twirling his white pajama shirt in her fingers. "Please come back.. I need you here.." she mumbled quietly to herself.
She felt tears running down her face, burying her head into Gaara's chest. It was torture having to wait for him.. it was torture watching him die…
Gaara felt the light, it was close. He opened his eyes, the darkness fading away. The light pierced his eyes, almost making him close them again. He was cold, though he wasn't shivering. He felt something on him, like something was laying next to him, but how could that be?
He slowly looked around, seeing nothing but the light that took him out of the darkness. The light that saved him from that hell, but where was he now? Was he stuck there? What if he never came back to reality.
A voice made its way into his head, however it wasn't his. 'Please come back.. I need you here.."
Who's voice was it.. he couldn't tell. His mind was clouded, he didn't even know where he was. He knew it wasn't his, but it sounded familiar.
"Sakura.." he mumbled quietly, wanting to hear the voice again.
It was hers.
"Sakura.." Sakura looked up at Gaara, her eyes wide. "Gaara?" His eyes were closed, but he said her name. What was going on inside his head? She needed to know. "Gaara please wake up.. please.. I need you.." She whispered, looking at his face. She felt him shift under her, her heart pounding.
He heard her voice again. It was closer, louder. He looked around, the light starting to turn into darkness. Panic filled his body, he couldn't go back. He didn't want to go back. He felt a hand on his face, rubbing his cheek. It soothed him, making him relax.
It was then he realized his eyes were closed. When did he close them? He didn't remember shutting his eyes.
Gaara slowly opened his eyes, seeing nothing but the bright tile on the ceiling. The lights blinded him, making him shut his eyes again. Sakura looked at him, relief filling her body. Tears ran down her face as she wrapped her arms around Gaara.
Gaara opened his eyes again, looking down at Sakura. She sobbed into his shirt, holding him close to her. Gaara smiled a little, noticing that he was shivering. Sakura grabbed another blanket, pulling it over them. He slowly wrapped his arms around Sakura, also noticing all the medical equipment that was hooked up to him.
Wires and tubes covered his body, pads going under his shirt, on his chest. He heard the beeping of the heart monitor next to him, looking over at the IV and the liquid diet he was on. Gaara looked around the room, noticing they were still on the boat. He sighed, pulling Sakura up closer to him. She looked at him, a smile spreading across her face, "Thank god your ok.. I missed you so much.." She gently grabbed his breathing mask, pulling it off, kissing his lips.
Gaara blushed, kissing her back, holding her as tightly as he could, however he was still quite weak. Sakura put her hand behind his head, closing her eyes as they kissed. Sakura pulled away, putting his breathing mask back on, resting her forehead against his. She looked down at his jade eyes, "I love you.. don't you ever scare me like that again.."
Gaara nodded slightly, pulling Sakura down next to him. He laid his head on her chest, his arm wrapped around her waist. Sakura blushed, smiling, kissing his forehead. "How long was I out?" Gaara mumbled, looking up at her.
"A little more then a day" She hesitated, looking down at him, "You almost drowned.. when I got you out of the water you weren't breathing. Your heart stopped as well. Your skin was so cold.. I thought you froze to death." Tears stung at her eyes as she thought about losing him. She looked back up, trying to hide her tears. Gaara reached up and wiped the tears off her face, smiling a little, "Well I'm glad you saved me, and I wont ever worry you like that again."
Sakura smiled a little, running her fingers through his hair. She yawned, pulling the blankets up a little higher. She snuggled into them, holding Gaara tightly. She finally had him back, he was finally with her again.
Gaara yawned with her, surprisingly still feeling tired after what happened.
"Let's get some rest," Gaara mumbled, wiggling close to Sakura. She smiled and nodded, closing her eyes, holding Gaara close to her. She would never lose him like that again. She would never let him go. She felt her body becoming heavy, eventually drifting off into a peaceful slumber.
Thank you so much for reading, and no this isn't the end. I've planned for a lot more to happen in the future. I want to keep this going, so it would be great if you kept reading!
Thank you for making it this far, I've had a blast writing this so far.
Please R&R
