NOTE: I used to be Soi-chan, If you're wondering who this is! More at the bottom…
Sakura woke up to pain, but it wasn't the only thing she felt. Her hand was warm; her chest was heavy and wet. She opened her eyes to find Hinata She was grasping her hand, and laying her head on Sakura's chest and sobbing. Sakura moaned slightly from the pain, and Hinata gasped and looked at her. "Oh, Sakura-chan!" was all she said before she threw her arms around her girlfriend and began crying harder than ever.
"H-Hinata-chan? What's wrong?" asked Sakura, sitting up as best she could. She stroked Hinata's hair in an attempt to calm her down.
"Y-You a-almost...died!!" whispered Hinata through sobs. Her crying was not that of grief, but of bliss. The woman she loved was alive! The happiness in her heart was indescribable.
"Hinata...it's okay...I would never leave you," Sakura said softly, and placed a kiss on the top of Hinata's head. To this, Hinata looked up and returned the kiss, only lightly on the lips.
"Well, seems like you're doing better," said a voice from behind the girls. At the sound of the voice, both women jumped, and Hinata landed flat on her butt on the floor. She looked up to see Kakashi standing in the doorway.
"K-Kakashi! How long have you been there!?" yelled Sakura, trying to look as fierce as possible while on a hospital bed.
"I came in when Hinata yelled your name. Naruto and I have been waiting outside the room. I have to say I didn't expect to see what I saw just now..." as Kakashi said this, Naruto walked in.
"Didn't expect what?" he asked a mischievous look on his face.
"NOTHING!" yelled both Kunnoichi at once, glaring daggers through Naruto.
"Well, anyway, how are you doing, Sakura?" asked Kakashi in an attempt to change the subject.
"Oh...um...I'm okay, I think. I don't remember what happened though. It's mainly my back that hurts," Sakura said, wincing as she lightly fingered her wound.
"You don't remember? Really?" asked Naruto as he walked all the way inside the room. "Wow," he added as Sakura nodded. He then launched himself into recounting all that had happened starting from her being struck in the back, ending with as she currently was.
Sakura's eyes were wide. 'Hinata-chan did that? For me...?' she thought, then looked at Hinata. There were tears in Hinata's eyes as she looked down to avoid eye contact. Then, almost faster than Sakura could react, Hinata got up and tried to run away. Sakura was barely able to grab her hand and hold her fast. "Kakashi? Naruto? Can you leave us alone now?" Sakura asked, giving them a look that said she wasn't really asking, she was commanding politely.
Once they had walked out, Sakura sat up. "Did you really do all that?" she asked?
"Yes...I'm sorry...you must think I'm a monster..." said Hinata with tears in her eyes again. She was still being held by Sakura so she couldn't run away.
Sakura suddenly jerked her arm, pulling Hinata on top of her and into a kiss. It hurt her wound a little, but she didn't care.
Hinata's eyes were side, but she closed them and returned the kiss. "Why would I ever think you're a monster?" Sakura asked, breaking the kiss. Hinata got up slowly so she didn't hurt Sakura and sat on the edge of the bed. "Why did you do that, though?"
"I...I thought you were dead...I-I couldn't bear it...if you died... I don't know what I would have done..." said Hinata, still looking down as to avoid eye contact.
"Hinata, I love you! It means so much to me that you'd go to such lengths for me!" said Sakura, trying to cheer Hinata up. "You could've... You could've died..." she said, tears welling in her eyes. She remembered something she'd learned while training with Tsunade. If someone uses incredible amounts of chakra all at once, it can poison their nervous system, killing them. As Sakura realized this, she began to cry softly.
"What's wrong, Sakura-chan!?" asked Hinata, jerking her head up in surprise.
"It's my fault! I put you in danger... If I hadn't been hit, you wouldn't have almost died from Chakra Poisoning!!" Sakura ranted, crying hysterically now.
"It's alright!! Sakura-chan, calm down!" said Hinata, wrapping her arms around Sakura. She seemed to calm down a little at her girlfriend's embrace, but only slightly. "It's not your fault, Sakura-chan, you didn't do anything wrong," said Hinata softly, giving Sakura a quick kiss.
Sakura smiled a little and kissed Hinata again, but more passionately this time. She moved over a little bit, and Hinata laid down next to her on the hospital bed. She rested her head on Sakura's chest, her hair running down the length of Sakura's body, accentuating the curve of her breasts.
After a little while, Hinata had fallen asleep, but Sakura sat up, running her fingers through Hinata's hair and thinking on all that had happened. 'Why'd this have to happen...? I worried her so much...' she thought, watching Hinata, watching her chest move up and down with her breathing, watching her purple hair glisten in the fading sunlight. 'From now on, I'll be more careful. From now on, I'll protect her instead of the other way around,' Sakura vowed to herself. "I love you, Hinata," said the kunnoichi quietly, and then fell asleep herself.
Sakura dreamed of a beach. On this beach were two girls. One had pink, short hair, and the other had long, purple hair. They sat on the white sand, hand in hand, watching the sunset, looking over at the other and smiling every once in a while.
Her perfect dream was disturbed, however, by a commotion in her room. She opened her eyes slowly at first, but then they shot open. "GAH!! What the-!" she yelled, pulling the blankets over her head instantly.
"Oh, come on, Sakura-chan! We're here to party!" said Hinata happily, and Sakura noticed she was no longer lying next to her.
"And to eat!" said Chouji, opening a bag of chips. Shikamaru and Ino promptly bonked him on the head with a synchronized "CAN IT!!"
It was then that Sakura realized who was there. Hinata, Chouji, Shikamaru, Ino, Kiba, Shino, Lee, Tenten, and Naruto all crowded into her room, food and drinks and gifts all piled on anything that could pass as a platform. She noticed Neji was expectedly absent, however, not that she minded much. As she was lost in thought, Akamaru jumped up on her bed and licked her face, at which she laughed and hugged the little puppy. "So...this is all for me?" Sakura asked hesitantly after Kiba had struggled to get his dog off of her.
"Well, who else, dummy!" Kiba said jokingly. "You're the only hurt one I see. You should thank Hinata, though. She's the one who organized this over night!"
Sakura almost kissed Hinata, but something held her back. The fear of what her friends would think if they found out she was a lesbian. She hugged Hinata instead, and told her about her fears quietly and quickly. Hinata understood, and hugged her back, careful not to hurt her wound.
Soon Sakura began opening all of the gifts everyone had gotten her. They mainly consisted of chocolate and sweets, which she didn't mind at all. She had a secret sweet tooth the size of the village! A few stood out, however, that weren't edible. Kiba had brought her a scroll detailing the use of dog assisted Jutsu, along with a note that said, "Shh!! You don't have this, alright!?" Shikamaru had bought her a brand new Shougi set, figuring she'd probably have a lot of time on her hands for a little while.
The gift that stood out the most to her was Hinata's. It was a necklace hung on a gold chain. At the very bottom was a heart. Half of the heart was white gold, and the other half was emeralds and diamonds. Sakura simply let it dangle for a minute, taking in its beauty. Then she turned to Hinata. "Hinata-chan!! This must have cost you a fortune! I can't accept this!" she said in despair.
Hinata took the necklace and Sakura's hand in the same hand. She then folded Sakura's hand closed around the necklace. "Please? It's fine, really, don't worry about it. Besides, the emeralds match your eyes!" she said, smiling happily.
Before she could think about what her friends thought, Sakura kissed Hinata lightly on the lips, thanked her from the bottom of her heart, and put on her new necklace. The she realized everyone was staring at her. "Uh...yeah. As you can probably guess...me and Hinata are...going out..." she said with a blush that matched her hair.
"We all know!" said Naruto, grinning at looking around at everyone who was doing the same. Even Shino, though you couldn't tell.
"NARUTO!! You told!?" fumed Sakura, staring at him with such intensity that he may have dropped dead.
"No, he didn't!" said Kiba coming to Naruto's defense. "We all kinda figured it out when Hinata was flipping out about you and not Naruto," at this Naruto grumbled and Hinata blushed. "We didn't really have any proof until now, but we all suspected the same thing. Pretty much the whole village knows."
"Oh...well, who cares? Hinata, I love you, and anyone who doesn't like it can bite me! Nothing will ever stop me from loving you," Sakura said and gave Hinata another kiss. This time, though, applause broke out among their friends.
As of that time, everyone knew about Sakura and Hinata's relationship. Sakura was only worried about her parents. To her surprise, they accepted it. They said they didn't like it, but they would stop trying to rule her life, and be happy for her no matter what her choice was.
Her choice was Hinata. Hinata made her happier than anything or anyone ever had. A million times happier than Sasuke, even. Sakura loved Hinata, and Hinata loved Sakura, and that is how it was for the remainder of time.
A/N: Okay, well, three things. One, I've recently changed my name, as you can tell. I am now Kontontoshiteiru Kokojin. Long, personal story behind the name change, but I won't do it again, I assure you. Two, I'm really sorry this took so long! I had the worst case of writer's block ever, and I couldn't write anything for such a long time! Three, I'm sorry the endings to my stories suck, that's one thing I'm bad at is endings. But, yeah, thanks to everyone who reads my dribble, and thanks even more to those of you who actually like it! This is the end of this fic, thank you so much for reading! Review please!!