Disclaimer: How I wish I was as brilliant as Masashi Kishimoto; heck, if I was as brilliant as he, I would have thought of writing Naruto first. LOL.
Nisshi
By: Snotty Chim-Chim
"In a world that has forgotten what to believe in and how and why –
You are there with your faith in all things good."
The gruesome scene made her blood run cold.
There huddled in the floor right before her was her teammate with fresh bloods dripping noiselessly from his newly cut wrists.
"Oh my, Sasuke-kun!" Sakura crouched down beside Sasuke and immediately placed her now glowing hands on Sasuke's bleeding wrists.
Sasuke remained pale… unmoving… not breathing.
Tears of desperation escaped Sakura's emerald eyes.
"Come on! Breathe, Sasuke-kun! Breathe!"
The glow on Sakura's hands is now diminishing with her hope.
"Breathe! Just breathe, Sasuke-kun!" Tears of anguish marred her already panic-stricken face.
The sound of the front door breaking…
"Sasuke-kun!"
Hurried footsteps making their way up the stairs…
"Sakura-chan –" Naruto burst inside the room.
He stopped dead in his tracks.
"What happened?" he asked hurriedly.
"I don't know. I just found him lying there, blood and all." Sakura said, forcing her voice to remain calm but failing miserably.
It's good that Naruto's rational thinking decided to stay.
"Let's bring him to Tsunade-baba." Naruto said, crouching low to Sasuke's level and picking him up bridal-style.
"Come on, Sakura-chan."
Sakura remained seated, staring blankly at the floor where Sasuke lay before.
"Sakura-chan!"
No reaction.
"Sakura-chan! We need to bring him to Tsunade-baba fast or else he'll die!"
That snapped Sakura out of her daze.
"Why are you still here, Naruto, you idiot!" Sakura stood up and hastily pushed Naruto outside.
"I was waiting for you. Geez. And you call me an idiot!" Naruto grumbled under his breath but never stop running to the Hokage tower.
"Tsunade-baba!" The door of her office burst open.
"How many times –" Tsunade stopped berating Naruto.
"What happened?" Tsunade asked, taking in the sight.
"We don't know. We just found him lying in his bedroom floor."
"Place him on the couch."
Tsunade's hands began to glow and she placed it on Sasuke's still bleeding wrists.
After a few moments, the bleeding stopped.
"He lost so many blood. He needs blood transfusion right away. Come on; carry him to the hospital, Naruto."
"Hai!"
They rushed him to the hospital where Sasuke received proper treatment.
Sakura sat on a stool beside Sasuke's bed, watching the blood flow from the bag to Sasuke's arm, the oxygen mask helping him breathe.
"He'll be alright, Sakura-chan." Naruto said, placing his right hand on Sakura's left
Sakura nodded.
"What's this all about, Naruto?" Tsunade demanded.
"I'll explain once we're in your office, Tsunade-baba." Naruto's soft voice didn't show its usual mockery when using the nickname.
Tsunade only nodded and made her way out of the room.
Naruto squeezed Sakura's shoulder before following Tsunade out of the room.
"So, care to explain what happened?"
"I told you already, we found Sasuke lying on his bedroom floor, blood coming out of his slit wrists."
"I see, but were you a minute late, he would have died."
"…!" Naruto gaped.
"Yes, it's that serious."
"But –"
"Do you know what triggered Sasuke to take this course of action?"
"No, but he was acting really weird a few days ago. That idiotic teme! And he didn't even show up for training a while ago."
"I would've asked Kakashi about this if he's in the village." Tsunade said, looking out the window.
"He's out of the village? But we just saw him a few hours ago."
"Something came up. I sent him on a mission."
"What kind of mission?"
"A dangerous one."
"What could be so dangerous nowadays?"
"There's still the Akatsuki."
"You mean you sent him to eliminate the Akatsuki! Alone!" Naruto's eyes bulged.
"Not eliminate them, no. Just a look-out and he's with Jiraiya."
"Akatsuki decided to become active again." Tsunade continued.
"At a time like this?"
"Yes. And they're after you."
"Again!"
"They didn't get the Kyuubi before."
"Damn."
"Damn, indeed."
"Sasuke-kun, promise me you're going to be alright." Sakura holds Sasuke's right hand.
Sasuke remained motionless, the monitor showing the rate of his heartbeat.
"Promise me." Sakura's voice broke.
Fresh tears welled up her eyes, shoulders already shaking. She laid her head on the bed and started crying.
After a while, she looked at Sasuke determinedly.
"Everything's going to be alright. You're going to be alright."
Sakura wasn't sure if it's Sasuke she's trying to convince or herself.
Author's Note:
The Akatsuki's appearance is very sudden. I swear I didn't plan on it (only shows how impulsive I am). Anyway, I'm not about to write more about them because this story focuses on Sasuke and Sakura's relationship. The Akatsuki is an entirely different matter.
So, how's the third chapter?
I'm really excited to finish this fanfic so that I can proceed writing another much bigger project (my mind is about to burst with ideas). This needs to get out of my system first. Haha.
Hm, I think there's only one chapter left.
So,
Review and review!
Ja!