Sasuke woke up feeling sore and extremely tired. What happened? Why do I feel so sore? he asked himself, rubbing his eyes. He closed his eyes and they were blinding by a crimson color. "Sakura!" he yelled, jumped out of bed, put on his clothes, and ran out the door toward the hospital.

He didn't stop when the nurse at the front desk asked him where he needed to go. When he ran past her she gave him a kind of confused look. He sprinted down the hallways and reached the door. Naruto was already there, leaning up against the wall. He looked at Sasuke with a kind of pain and confusion in his eyes. They stared at each other for a few moments. A nurse walked up to the two with a clipboard in her hands. She had a sad look in her eyes.

"Before you two go in, I need to tell you a few things." She sighed. "Sakura is in critical condition. Lady Tsunade operated on her wounds last night because they could not wait for the morning. Even though it went pretty well, there is really no chance of her pulling through." Naruto shifted. The nurse saw his movements and continued. "Right now, she is currently unconscious." She sighed again. I'm sorry; she has at most five hours. She has an oxygen mask right now, but she has no chance, we are taking it off soon. I'm sorry," she finished and slowly opened the door.

As he walked in, Sasuke was in shock at the figure lying on the hospital bed. Sakura's eyes were closed and she had an oxygen mask on top of her mouth. Her body was covered with the white blanket of the bed, but he remembered how her wounds looked the day before. He stared at her for a few minutes before looking around the rest of the room.

Ino was crying beside the window with Shikamaru next to her, his arm around her shoulder. He had a kind of sad and blank look on his face as he continued to stare at the tile floor. Rock Lee was sitting in a small wooden chair in a corner, his hands on his forehead as he stared as his knees. Hinata was standing alongside the wall; a silent tear had fallen down her face. A small object caught Sasuke's eye. A single yellow flower in a tiny vase stood silently on the table along the bedside.

Again, he stared at her, his mind racing.

The time at the bridge when he almost died, she was there.

The time when Orochimaru gave him the curse mark, she was there.

The time where he fought Gaara and she stepped in front of him, she was there.

When he was knocked out and almost died when the bridge fell, she was there.

When she was being killed, and he wasn't there.

He shut his eyes tightly at the distant memories. What have I done? he continued to ask himself. When he opened his eyes again, Naruto caught his attention. He looked over and saw him desperately trying to hide sparkling tears. His face was twisted in attempt to cover his crying face. Sasuke felt his pain. As he stared back over to Sakura, he himself had to keep back a small tear.

They all didn't notice a nurse slip into the room. She cleared her voice and everyone gave their attention. "I'm sorry, but visitors can only stay for five minutes," with the statement, Ino, Shikamaru, Lee, and Hinata made their way silently out the door.

Naruto and Sasuke's time wasn't over just yet. When the nurse left, Naruto spoke up.

"Why is she going to die like this?" he said, his voice shook. "What happened to her?"

Sasuke didn't answer, but stepped over to the bedside to look at her more closely. The thing he saw next surprised him. Naruto stepped out; he couldn't take it anymore, which left Sasuke alone. However, that wasn't what surprised him. Sakura's eyes tightened, like she was trying to open them. Sasuke stood in shock; she was trying to come back. He had always admired her and Naruto's determination. It seemed like he was the one who always wanted to give up, but they wanted to push forward.

Her eyes slowly opened, but just enough so she could see him. Her eyes were dull and Sasuke read pain past the emerald color. She stared at him, too weak to do anything else. Slowly, painfully, she reached a shaking hand out of the blanket. She weakly clenched her teeth behind the mask for the pain was growing again. She held her hand up to Sasuke and used all her strength to keep in there. Before he could do anything, she dropped her hand and drifted into the darkness once more, leaving Sasuke by himself to stare.

[A/N: Well, this one is another sloppy one. So sorry. The next one is good, but I'm having a bit of writer's block so it'll be a while before I post it. Chapter 11 is the last (I think) so I'm starting preperations for the next one!! ;) Please review!!!

Naruto does not belong to me etc...