So here is Chapter 8. Thanx for all the reviewing, favoriting and alerting. I appreciate them very much. Ok,so I said that this is the last chapter, right? Well scratch that. There would be another chapter. So yea. I could have updated faster if I hadn't lost 2 pages. It wont let me recover so had to write again as much as I remember. But enjoy,okay?
Everyone stared at sakura even though she avoided their gazes. Suigetsu lost his grin, Juugo forehead ceased and Karin looked appalled. Sasuke face changed for a moment before settling back to normal but that was probably the most changes out of them . Sasuke voice later penetrated the silence. "u all get out. I need to talk to her"
Suigetsu and juugo knowing better dragged Karin out of the room who was a little reluctant. Then the door clicked shut.
Outside- out of earshot
"I knew that bit*h was hiding something" Karin remarked. "Shut up, Karin" suigetsu said.
"U're still defending her after she lied?" Karin said. Before suigetsu could say anything juugo interrupted "cut it out u two"
Karin and suigetsu hmpted and turned away from each other childishly. Juugo sighed.
Inside the room
Neither of them said anything for a while. Sasuke continued to stared at sakura's back. 'Why didn't u tell me. I could have find a cure sooner. Was I so cold? Why do I even care? Am I really in need of a healer? No. I could just pick out anyone along the way. Then why…. ' He heard a coughing fit which interrupted his trail of thoughts. "sakura" he whispered. Sakura heard but didn't reply because she didn't trust her voice. Sasuke saw her tense for a while indicating that she had heard. Sakura could literally could feel sasuke's stare bore into her back. ' what's he thinking? I wish he didn't send the others off. Even Karin being here is better. Is he angry? He must be…. I wonder maybe, even a little, just if he is worry….' Before she could go on with her imagination of sasuke worrying, she remembered why she actually didn't tell sasuke and panicked. 'Will he try to get as much information on konoha as possible before she….die? Most likely but I wont tell no matter what.' She made up her mind. Meanwhile sasuke also made up his mind. 'I wont let her die no matter what. And Uchiha gets what he wants'
"sakura" he called again. Sakura unvoluntarily shivered despite the determination. Sasuke saw sakura shivered and felt a pang of guilt tore through his chest. He slowly made his way to her.
Sakura's heart raced with each step of sasuke she heard. Then suddenly she felt his hand on her shoulder. He gently but firmly turned her around so she was facing him. She avoided his gaze and instead looked behind him at the door. "sakura" he called yet again. Sakura couldn't help but look at him this time. He eyes trailed his face up until she met his eyes. That was a mistake because she couldn't look away. They were captivating and shockingly calmed her. They were filled with guilt and sorrow?
"why?" he asked. She blinked and looked away quickly while she had the chance to.
"why what?" she whispered back.
"why didn't u tell me?"
"What's the difference? U wouldn't have cared…. U still don't and never will." She swallowed the lump in her throat before continuing "U would only make use as much as u can of me."
"is that what u think?"
"That's what I know, sasuke"
"then u don't know me"
"wha…" that caught her off guard. Sasuke let go of her shoulder that he had still been holding. He placed himself on the edge of her bed. He pondered on how to tell her. He wasn't the one who's good with words. "i…" he started. Sakura eyed him warily. She had never seen this side of sasuke before. Is he tricking her? She couldn't let her guard down.
Sasuke decided to use her words to explain. " I cared for you… I do now and I always will"
Saying sakura was surprised would be an understatement. She stared at him as if he was alien. 'what? He care for me? It cant be a trick cuz he doesn't need to trick me. I am defenceless and he could just use his sharingan to get the information he needs not that she would give in' so she decided to trust her gut like what naruto says. She has been longing for these words out of sasuke mouth so long she couldn't remember since when…. Now it seem all too strange. It was all a dream to her. But even so she wanted it to last while it is.
Sasuke watched sakura process his words. He was relieved? That would be another understatement. He felt as if a heavy burdened was lifted when he could see that she had believed him. But he still wondered what she would say. He wasn't greeted by words though, instead he saw her get up and embraced him. Like in the old days, her hugs were warm and gentle. It made feel somewhat good. It was like of his mother's, making him know that everything was would be fine. He smiled.
Sakura couldn't find the words to say. She was overjoyed to see sasuke's old self again. So she without thinking jumped up and hugged him. He felt the same as when she hugged him long ago. Just right. When he didn't push her away she held on. He didn't hug her back but she didn't expect him to. If he did, that would be too much for her to take in in one day. Then she felt pain in her lower abdomen and everywhere else from the sudden movement and effect of the poison. She grimaced.
Sasuke smile faltered when felt sakura shuddered against him and heard her grimaced. Sakura body leaned on him unable to support herself. "sakura" his voice alarmed and concerned.
"sasuke….". 'I cant believe when my dream came true I wont get to live longer. I wish I had more time…'
Yes, cliffhanger I know, well sorta. Anyway, if u like the story, I guess u would be happy there would be another chapter. I thought I could fit in one chapter but it a little too much. I didn't plan the drama between sakura and sasuke to be this long. Maybe because I like those drama between them. :P And just as usual plz, plz review. Thanku.
