"N-naruto-kun! Quickly, Sakura needs help!"

Naruto turned away from the game of cup pong he was playing (and dominating) with Kiba, Shikamaru, Lee, and Ino. He saw a wide eyed Hinata, and immediately felt something off. "Where's Sasuke?" He asked noticing the absence of his best friend. "About that…" Hinata trailed off, and beckoned Naruto to follow her, and together they walked into the living room.

And the sight that beholded them was something that drove the alcohol's effects right out of the blue eyed boy.

In the navy couch lay a passed out, shivering Sasuke with a clearly worried Sakura standing over him. She had her hands on his forehead, and muttering aimlessly. Naruto gulped. This was not how he expected the two ex-lovers to meet.

"Naruto, I need you to take Sasuke to his bedroom, Hinata could you please grab some blankets? They should be in the closer right near the bathroom." Sakura ordered, and a determined Hinata left the room. As Naruto began to carry (a very heavy) Sasuke over his back, he wondered how Sakura managed to know where the blankets were, when Sasuke himself probably didn't know. Then he remember in the old days, where Sakura used to go to Sasuke's house almost everyday, to do who knows what (not that Naruto wanted to know).

Naruto set down the raven-haired boy down on his bed, and in came Shikamaru, Kiba, Ino, Tenten, over enthusiastic Lee, and Hinata with the blankets. "Guys I need you to back up, Sasuke needs some space!" a voice came from the back. The small crowd parted to reveal Sakura, holding a thermometer and a wet towel. "Hinata can you pass me the blanket. Thanks". Naruto noticed the way Sakura gingerly placed the fabric over Sasuke, and immediately began barking orders.

"Kiba, Shikamaru, Neji, and Lee I need you too clean up the kitchen it's a whole mess in there! Tenten, Ino the dining room, and living room is completely trashed, how would you think Sasuke would feel when he wakes up, and sees his whole house in a wreck. He would kill every one of us, resurrect us, and kill us again!"

After the group of friends left, with a disgruntled Ino muttering "Clean freak just like his boyfriend", Naruto tentatively asked, "What can I do to help you and Sasuke?" He didn't want too just sit there and feel useless. "Naruto, I need you to stay here while I make some soup for Sasuke. He has a high fever, and chills." And with that, she turned around and left, hell-bent on making the perfect soup for her new patient.

Naruto sighed, and leaned back beside the nightstand and looked at Sasuke. "Teme, some things never change".

Naruto's breath came out in loud puffs of air, and his whole face was red. He was just exiting the cafe with Shino, and Hinata when he received a phone call that made his stomach drop to the floor. "It's Sasuke-kun, h-he was on the floor surrounded by his own vomit, passed out. I'm in the City Hospital, come as quick as you can, Naruto" He heard the slight quiver in Sakura's voice. A million questions ran through his mind as he ran. Sasuke? Passed out all alone? That was a very un-Sasuke thing to do, but after putting his brother to the ground a few months ago, Sasuke was acting strange. His cold personality seemed to be amplified even more, and his appetite seemed to be non-existent.

Now, Naruto was standing in front of the black steps of City Hospital, and anxiety filled his stomach. Not wanting to remember what happened last time he came here, the blond pushed past the heavy black doors and started looking for his best friends.

"Room 209, room 209- Aha! Found it!" Naruto made a move to grab the door handle when a sight caught his eye. Through the little window in the door, Naruto could see Sasuke's head lying on the lap of a exhausted Sakura. He smirked when he saw the tips of the Uchiha's ear turn pink, and opened the door a little to hear what they were saying.

"... And make sure to drink lots and lot's of water, Sasuke-kun. When I saw you passed out like that I-I felt so-"

"Sakura."

"Yes, Sasuke-kun?"

"You're so annoying."

Sakura's eyes narrowed, and she removed the hand that she had placed on her boyfriend hair. "I'm annoying?! Do you even know how scared I felt seeing you like that. And you have the audacity to call me annoying? You can't even take care of yourself, you hardly been eating , and-"

"Sakura."

"What?" replied the mildly annoyed female.

"I'm sorry"

Sakura's eyes went wide, and she knelt down to hug the raven-haired boy. "You better be." she said, voice muffled, as she buried her face in his chest.

Naruto smiled tenderly watching his two best friends hug. He didn't know what he would do without the two of them. The bond that the he felt towards Sasuke, and Sakura was closer than any other friendship, and seem to outlast any type of love. They were family.

"Hey let me get on this hug too! I can't let teme get everything!" he exclaimed making his presence known. He half expected Sakura to bonk him on the head, and Sasuke to get up, and ruin the moment. But Sakura moved over on the bed, and patted on the space next to her. Naruto went over, and wrapped his arms around Sakura, and Sasuke, and Sakura laid her head on Naruto's shoulder.

They watched the glittering snow fall hesitant at first, and then faster and faster toward the ground where they rested on a soft bed of earth. The three friends were content and Naruto wished that he could stop time, and just enjoy the tender warmth of the moment forever.

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"What's that smell?" asked Sasuke

"Hmm?" Sakura started sniffing the air.

Besides her an embarrassed Naruto rubbed his head, "eh sorry I couldn't hold it in"

"NARUTO!"

"Naruto?" a soft voice called.

Tearing his eyes away from his best friend, Naruto looked at the doorway and saw Sakura standing with a bowl of soup in her hand. "Is he awake yet?" She asked cautiously. Naruto shook his head, and exhaustion took over him, and slumped over. Maybe the party wasn't a good idea after all.

A slender hand pressed on his shoulder. "Everyone is leaving, go say bye, and take rest. I'll watch him for the rest of the night." Sakura said. Naruto nodded and got up to go to the door. Before he left he took a glance back.

The room was enclosed on darkness the only light filtering in was from the hallway, painting Sasuke and Sakura in a golden light. Sakura was standing over the sick boy with a mixture of sadness, and worry etched in her face. She began pouring water into a glass.

Naruto smiled. Something never do change.

Sakura fingered the pink pajama shirt in disbelief. It was still here. After two years, the top was still in Sasuke's drawer that was once reserved for her. It used to be filled with more, but before he left he returned everything. At the time Sakura thought that it was just merely spring cleaning.

She let out a sharp bark of laughter. Spring cleaning? She was so naive back then. There were so many signs, and she just blanton ignored them. Evading her questions about college, snapping everytime she mentioned the future.

Quickly changing in the top, and boy shorts she borrowed from Naruto (who was sound asleep in the next room) she quickly made her way too the Sasuke's room. She didn't know what to make of just what happened. The whole ordeal was quite weird to say the least.

When Sasuke passed out in Sakura's arms she took note of his shakiness, and felt his forehead. His body temperature was way too high, and he reeked of alcohol. He had a fever and was dehydrated. Sakura dealt with worse cases when she volunteered at the hospital, and Sasuke wasn't at that stage yet. And Sakura would make sure he didn't get sick enough to go too the hospital. Not while she was here.

Entering the room she checked to see if Sasuke awoke. Seeing the limp figure made her breathe a bit easier. She didn't know what to do or say if he was awake. She glanced at his navy blue signature watch on the nightstand and opened the drawer to place it in, and the feeling of nostalgia washed over her as memories began to play of their own accord.

It was 2am and darkness blanketed the city. Sakura was sitting on the cold marble top in Sasuke's kitchen observing the boy put a dish of roast chicken breasts with Garbanzo beans, Gorgonzola, and of course, tomatoes inside the oven. "it'll be ready in about 30 minutes" he said.

Sakura smiled and went over to the laptop and a sweet tune began to play in the air.. "Let's dance Sasuke-kun". She held his arm and smiled sweetly at him. The type of smile she knew Sasuke couldn't resist. "Hn" he said just as Sakura knew he would.

She is blue sky I'm the gray
Have the night but leave the day
She the feather I the weight

It was dark save for the few flashes of lighting outside. The couple's heart was soft and their gazes were filled with love as they swayed in a each other arms.

thunder sounds surrounded them, and the sky growled every now and then. The air was full of electricity and Sakura swore she could feel magic flowing from in her veins. Enclosed in the love of her life arms, with the rain patterning gently against the windows, Sakura felt at peace with the world.

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Sakura blinked back tears and shook her head. They were so beautiful, and Sasuke just tore it apart like it, like they meant nothing.

She was about to close the nightstand drawer when something caught her eye. She rummaged through the drawer to get a closer look at the object. And then her heart almost stilled.

Sasuke was walking down an empty hallway. Eberything was dark, save for the light at the very end, indicating someone was in the room.

Curious to see who it was, Sasuke continued walking down the hallway which seemed to get longer and longer with each step. And then he walking a bit faster. But the light was getting farther and farther. "Sasuke! We're waiting for you, come quick" a voice called out. A head popped out of the room and Sasuke's eyes widened when he saw it was his mother smiling at him.

"Okaasan!" Sasuke called out now breaking out into a jog. "I'm coming wait for me!" His heart beat at the thought of seeing his mother again. But the room seemed to get farther and further away…

"Sasuke don't you want some food? Okaasan made your favorite. Pickled tomatoes" Itachi walked out of the room and smiled, beckoning Sasuke to come over.

"I'm coming, I'm coming!" Sasuke cried out now in a full out run. He felt like he was running for hours, legs aching with effort. How long was the hallway?

Then Sasuke saw his father come out of the room, smiling. He reached out his hand, and said "Cmon Sasuke I'm so proud of you, don't you want to watch the basket ball game with me?"

Sasuke nodded, still a little shocked that his father was proud of him. And he wanted to spend time with him! His family began calling his name, a blend of all the people he loved.

"Sasuke! Sasuke, hurry up…"

"Sasuke!"

The raven haired boy shot up, panting and shaking. He felt a cool hand lay on his forehead and looked to see… Sakura. She was wearing the cute pink pajam top that was his favoitre on her, and orange boy shorts.

What had happened?

"Here drink this, you still have a fever and you're really dehydrated." A cool glass of water was placed in his hand, and Sasuke almost sighed at the contact.

Not wanting to think about his nightmare, Sasuke instead observed Sakura as she went around the room adjusting it to his liking. He didn't know how Sakura felt towards him, but he felt a little better knowing that she didn't hate him, obviously. But the stiffness in her movements, and the fact that she avoided eye contact told him that she felt a little awkward near him.

She was near the curtains when he spoke aloud.

"Sakura"

Her hand stopped in their actions, and she turned around to face Sasuke, but not entirely at him.

"What happened?"

"Oh, I explained you have a very high fever, and severe dehydration. You were very shaky and-"

"No, what actually happened?"

A beat of silence and then…

"When I came, you opened the door, and you were a bit shaky on your feet and then" She paused contemplating. "You fainted and I caught you." She completed in a matter-of-fact tone.

What.

The last thing he remembered was feeling drunk and woozy on his feet and through the kitchen he saw Sakura walking up to his house. He went to the front door, feeling light and happy and then he…he…

Fainted in her arms.

Sasuke wanted to throw himself out the window.

"Anyway, I have some questions of my own, Sasuke." she piped up

Oh no Sasuke thought Now she's going to ask me why I left her on the bus stop, Why I broke her heart, why I didn't tell her-

"What are these?"

Carefully, Sasuke turned around to see what the female was talking about, and his heart caught in his throat.

Because the object in her hands was something no one was supposed to know. And the only way Naruto knew was purely by coincidence, and now Sakura was holding, whenshewasntsupoosedto and noweveryoneknows-

Sakura's slender hands were holding up an unopened pack of antidepressants.

A/N: Sorry for the slight cliffhanger, but I wanted too upload two chapters in a day (to make up for the other days). Anyway, as mentioned in the summary Sasuke has clinical depression, and if you're not comfortable with that, than please don't read this story because there will be a lot of chapters surrounding mental health issues. This story is not going to be one of those stories, where love cures all or whatever because that's so unrealistic. I'm going to try and make Sasuke very realistic, which is why I'm doing a whole LOT of research, but if you do notice anything wrong, PLEASE TELL ME! Thank you all for reading, and rate and review if you can (they make uploads happen much faster!)