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Chapter 10

Previously:

"Fix this! NOW!" Sasuke roared, gripping Sakura's cold lifeless hand. It was pale, turning purple blue. It was silent for about a second, the only sound was the heart monitor spuddering out the sound of Sakura's unbeating heart.

"She's...she's gone."

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POV: Narrative.

The words that surgeon said seemed to fill the very air they breathed. Their were exactly two sighs that followed, and then Sakura trembled. The surgeons eyes widened, watching her in shock and amazement. They realized it was because of the coal black eyed boy that was shaking while holding onto her lifeless hand. His tears were thick, and nonstop. His eyes were deep, and lifeless. His skin paled, his trembles increased in strength. He himself, looked lifeless. They all sat in silence, looking at her remains. Sakura....or what was once Sakura. Her left hip had two burly bones jutting out in different directions, blood still spilling out of them. The male surgeon patched it up, to at least keep the ambulance clean. He then patched up her wrist, which was also spewing blood. Her right foot was turned all the way around, so with a deep breath, the surgeon put his hands gently on the icy soft flesh of her ankle, and twisted it back to its rightful place. The ambulance echoed the cracking sound the bones made in the process. Sasuke shuddered along with the female surgeon. They finally arrived to the hospital, after what seemed like a lifetime in hell to Sasuke. They opened the doors, getting air and filling the doctors rushing out on the details of what happened.

"Alright. I'm calling her at...9:32. Bring me the death--" And he was abrubtly cut off with a fist connecting to his jaw.

"No....No....No...NO...NO...NO! NO NO NO NO NO!! BRING HER BACK! IT'S YOUR JOB! BRING HER BACK NOW!!" Sasuke screamed, throwing another baleful punch at the surgeon. Doctors rushed over, holding him back.

"I think you've seen to much...You shoul--" He yanked himself from their grip, shoving them all down.

"I am NOT going home without Sakura." He ran back to her side, his elbow leaning down gracefully on the strecher. His tears fell off his chin, falling onto her face. They fell right below her eyes, making it seem as if she was crying herself. He cupped her face, wiping off the excess blood that was smeared on her cheeks. "Sakura..." He whispered, his eyes narrowing in pain. "Sakura, please. I'll do anything to have you back. Sakura, just..please. I miss you...just please...there's so much...so much that I..." He struggled for his words, choking on his tears. Her other friends stood unnoticed behind him. They appeared to have ran the whole way there. Their pale sweaty faces were panting, tears soaking their shirts. Naruto's fists were shaking. He ran to a column supporting the roof over the entrance to the hospital, punching it over and over again. Hinata ran over, pulling him into a tight hug. He struggled at first, but quickly gave up, resting his head on her shoulder, crying along with her. Neji stood there quietly, wiping his eyes in vain for his tears continued either way. Tenten looked at Sakura once before turning her head, about to run away. But Neji pulled her into a fierce hug. He closed his eyes, crying into her hair, her into his chest. Kimimaro held himself together, but quivered with sadness, his eyes dull and unreadable. Kotetsu was the same, occasionally wiping his eyes. Shikamaru cryed by himself, facing the sky.

"Sakura..." Sasuke began again, his voice wearing the tone of anciet pain. He brought her hand to his heart, embracing it. "Sakura, I have so much to say to you. I have so much I never thanked you for. So much I never did with you. I remember how...how we always raced each other last year to your house. I remember how we pulled that stupid prank on Kakashi with Naruto. It took him forever to get that chalk dust out of his hair. And...I remember how you were always there for me when I needed you...Sakura...you're an amazing person, and you mean so much to me..." As he continued, more tears falling down his wet cheeks. It seemed as though he would never stop crying. Meanwhile, Neji and the others listened intently to his declaration. "Sakura...I love you..I can't live without you in my life. I need you." He pleaded.

"I'm sorry sir, but we need to do an autopsy to confirm the matter of her d--" The doctor began.

"NO! She ISN'T DEAD!" He said. He stared at her, showing everyone that he was not letting them take her.

"Sir, I understand that this is hard on you but--" Again, Sasuke cut him off. He turned to glare painfully at him.

"No." His voice was firm, screaming out that his pain was far to great to test. He would rip his head off before giving Sakura up.

"Sasuke..let the man do what he needs to." Shikamaru said distantly.

"At least let them clean her up." Neji said. His tone was ached with slight bitterness, thinking about what had happened earlier that day. Sasuke sat there dully. Shaking his head back and forth. If he prayed some more, if he wished some more, she would be alive again. He knew in his heart, that this wasn't the end. Strong arms gripped Sasuke's upper arms, pulling him back. He pushed and shoved them away, tried at least. They quickly called over help.

"NO! NO!! PLEASE! IM BEGGING YOU! PLEASE!! SHE NEEDS ME! I CAN'T LEAVE HER!" It broke all their hearts again to hear his voice so desperate, so sad, so....depressed.

"You can see her after I clean her up. I promise." The doctor said, placing a hand on his shoulder. Sasuke's desperate coal eyes searched the doctor's for truth. He stopped stuggling and they let go.

"O...Ok." He said, walking with the doctor to retrieve her. Sasuke walked into the hospital along with the rest of the group, noticing that Gaara wasn't with them. Where did he go?

"I'm sorry, but you're going to have to wait in the waiting room and then well call you back." Sasuke nodded reluctantly.

"Sasuke..everyone, come here." Shikamaru called. They sat close to each other, Hinata in Naruto's lap, crying her eyes out on his shoulder, Tenten sitting on the floor in front of Neji, placing her head on his knee. Sasuke sat next to Shikamaru, Kotetsu and Kimimaro distancing themselves from the group. "I know, that things have been rough lately, considering all the events of this week. But, for Sakura, let's not fight. She wouldn't want this. And we all need each other right now. Sasuke needs us more than anything..he was the closest." It was silent besides the flickering lights on the ceiling. They all nodded their heads. The hosipital was filled with death, and they were all suffocating. They never expected this to happen, they were all in peril.

"She can't be gone!" Tenten muttered out, causing all their tears to flow heavier...

"Sakura!!" They all screamed in agony. The doctors looked at each other, realizing that she had a big impact on these people's lives. They all seemed to speak of her memory, all but Sasuke. He sat closest to the doors leading to the hall. He wanted...he needed to be the first to see her again. 2 hours later, the doctor came running out.

"It took you long enough." Sasuke said jumping up. He started for a sprint down the hall when the doctor gripped his shoulder, tightly, stopping him. "What? You..you promised." His tone held bitter betrayal and sorrow, causing the doctor to loosen his grip.

"Yes..Yes.. I know. But I need to tell you all something together. We discovered something inside of her while we were setting her bones back in place." His voice trembled, his eyes wide with shock. The group walked over, wondering what it could possibly be.

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POV CHANGE

I walked into school. The air was cool and calm but the halls were silent. The small draft running through seemed to whisper something that I couldn't quite catch. I walked over to our normal hall, H hall. My friends were there. Naruto was holding hands with Hinata, gazing excitedly at her blushing but smiling face. Neji had his arms wrapped around Tenten's waist, nuzzling her neck lovingly. Shikamaru sighed numerous times, rolling his eyes at the couples. I laughed at them all, walking over to stand by his side.

"Hey." His voice seemed to hold despair in it. I chuckled at him.

"Hey Shika. What's wrong?" His eyes said it all. He looked at me before his eyes returned back to the couples.

"I'm tired of seeing this all the time." He sighed again, leaning against the lockers.

"You're just jealous that you don't have a girlfriend." My eyes looked around, seeing Kimimaro laughing with Kotetsu. They looked over at me, popping their chins up as their way of saying hi. I waved. Still, someone was missing.

"Why would I want a girlfriend? Relationships are such a drag." His eyes drifted back over to me, glancing me over once.

"It's nice to love someone, and to have them love you in return. It's nice to have someone you connect with on a level you can't connect to anyone else on." He was thoughtful of that.

"True. I guess you of all people would know all about that." I laughed at him, shifting my weight to my left foot.

"I guess I would." My laughter faded as I thought about that smile that sent shivers up my spine. Then I thought of those eyes. I always got lost in their sparkling glory. That body, whose curves and creases I knew by heart. That heart and soul that I knew. More than that, I thought of another pair of eyes that were equally important to me. The person I was getting know very well.

"Where's Ino?" Shikamaru suddenly asked. I look apathetically at him.

"I don't know...somewhere around here." The draft came again, whispering to me again, though I still couldn't understand what it was saying.

"Go and find her. She has to tell you something." I nodded to him before walking off. I looked down at my converses as I walked. The halls became increasinly dark as I walked through them, looking for the blonde.

"Hey! There you are." She said, walking around the corner. She skipped over to my side, and I smiled at her. We walked over to the stairs, sitting down on them.

"So what's up? What did you have to tell me?" I asked, shifting the hair in my eyes out of my face.

"Well, how do you like being second best?" She asked. My gaze lingered over to her, wondering what she was talking about.

"What are you talking about?" She didn't say anything, just kept smiling like she was in a daze.

"Do you want to always come last?" I stared confusedly at her. My heart quickened it's pace as the draft became a light breeze, whispering again. I caught a part of it this time. Open your...

"What do you mean?" I asked again, my voice slightly aggitated.

"Are you happy with your place in life?" I gave up on her, focusing on the whispering I was hearing. Open your...

"Open my what?" I stood up, staring directly into her intense blue eyes. I was mostly talking to myself, but her ears perked up.

"So you hear it?" She asked. This I could actually answer.

"Yes." I answered curtly.

"What's the voice sound like?"

"Warm..kind.."I said, my voice drifting. It had a peculiar sound to it, almost like a beat. As if on cue, it whispered again. Open your...

"Yes. Now, answer me, do you want to stay second best?" Her eyes narrowed as she put her head in her hand that was resting on her knee.

"To who? To what?" I asked, annoyed now. What was she talking about. Open your...

"Come now, answer me." Her tone was dull, unanimated. My anger was flaring.

"I can't when I don't know what--" She cut me off.

"Who is most important to you?" She stood up abrubtly, taking a few light steps back. Open your...

"What...who? I..." I thought of that smile, those eyes. Their was no hesitation in that face as it popped into my head. I knew. Her dull eyes lit up, recognizing that I figured out what she meant. She spoke the same time the whisper came again, stronger and truer than before.

"Open your eyes, Sakura." I stood there, puzzled. My eyes were open. "Open your eyes Sakura, and show him that you will not be second best." She said, walking away. But, I...I don't know how. Suddenly my hip throbbed in pain. I could feel my leg giving out, too much pain on my right foot. I tried to grab for it, but my wrists started throbbing as well. I shrank to the floor, feeling my body convulse in pain. I let out a silent scream.

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POV CHANGE NARRATIVE

"What?" Sasuke asked, tears of fear falling down his cheeks. If he kept going on like this, surely his heart would stop and he would die too.

"Her heart.." The doctor said, laughing a shaky laugh.

"What are you talking about? Is this some sick joke?" Naruto asked, taking 2 steps forward, ready to punch him in the face.

"No. No. You don't understand. Her heart...it was beating.. faintly but it was beating. Sakura...well...she's still alive." The doctor laughed at this shocking news. Naruto staggered a slow step back. They were all quiet, smiling and hugging each other, fresh new tears falling down their cheeks. Happy ones. All but one rejoiced. Sasuke stood there, his eyes wide with stupor(fancy word for shock). As soon as those words ran through his head once, slowly and fully processed, he ran through the double doors, checking each folder outside the rooms for Sakuras room.

"Sasuke! Get back here!"A voice called, but he neither knew who spoke nor did he care about who it was. All he cared about was getting to Sakura. He ran up three flights of stairs on pure adrenaline, having to see if it was true. Tears streaked his face, and he dared to let his heart hope; to start really beating again. Room 314. Haruno, Sakura. Conidition: Critical. He burst into the room, seeing multiple parts of her body wrapped up, a tube connected to her stomach, an IV in her arm, and another small thinnger tube under her nose. He saw her, and broke into a smile. But that soon disappeared as he listened to the heart monitor. It wasn't beating.

"No..not again...." He trembled, stumbling over to her, falling to his knees. He placed his hand back in hers, running it against his cheek. A minute later, the doctor along with all her friends came in.

"Sasuke, I didn't finish explaining. She's not dead. The reason why the heart monitor isn't picking up on her heart beat is because it's so faint. She's alive, and her heart is beating, just very faintly. Too slow. We could lose her at any time. Were trying to find away to speed up her heartbeat, to at least get her back to recovering. But we don't want to try anything and risk losing her. Although her being alive is a start, her chances at living....are very very slim."

"How slim are we talking about?" Naruto asked, hope apparent in his voice. His blue eyes glistened as he stared at Sakura's body. Barely full of life, but living. That's all that mattered. That's all they thought about. She was alive.

"She has a...5 percent chance at living." He said. They all began crying again, knowing that they were very very close to losing her again, and this time for real.

"Do whatever it takes." Sasuke decided, after a long and intense minute. They all looked at him with anxious eyes.

"But if we do... she..."

"It doesn't matter. We have a big chance at losing her either way. This way, if she dies, we at least know we did everything we could for her." He was silent, amazed by the determination in Sasuke's voice.

"Ok. But..their's still a problem." The room became tense, hyperventalation sneaking up on all of them. The room was suddeny thick with tension, waiting for the news.

"What?" Sasuke's voice sliced through the air, sending shivers down their spines. Everyone took an unconcious step backwards.

"She lost a lot of blood, and we don't have enough to give to her..." But before the doctor could finish, Sasuke's arm was held out.

"Take it." He demanded. The doctor nodded, his hands up.

"Wait..now you see, we'll need more than that. And we need to test your blood types, to make sure your blood can blond with hers." Everyone held their hands out, and the doctor left for her blood taker(have no idea what it's called) without another word. Turns out they all miraculously have the same blood type; AB.

"Sakura, with all of our love flowing through our blood, going directly into you, you'll live. I know you will." Sasuke muttered against her hand. After about 20 minutes, all the blood was taken. The air became calm; hopeful when Sakura's heart beat was strong enough to be detected by the heart monitor. They cheered, happy. More tears trailed out from their red puffy eyes. The doctor explained that this was a very good sign and she now has a much better chance at living but their were still problems. Her heart could stop beating at any given time, she could wind up not waking up from her coma, and if that be the case, then they couldn't keep her on life support. But, he said, the word that brought more hope into their fragile hearts, that if she did wake up, that was a good sign that she was recovering. The bad thing? She has a very high chance at suffering from anemia. They all didn't care, as long as she lived. They got their Sakura back...right?

"I'm sorry, but you all must leave now. We have to do the second surgery to set her bones right so they heal properly." They all left without a word. All but one. Can you guess? The doctor eyed him, tired of putting up a fight.

"I can't leave her." Sasuke said in a set tone. He was not leaving her. He needed to be near her.

"I'm sorry but you can't stay with her while were..." His tone faded out as he gazed into wild desperate eyes. He sighed. "You may wait outside the operating room, but that's as good as I can do." Sasuke took it without a doubt, giving Sakura a wistful look before letting her go with much effort, following them to the operating room. He sat outside of the the room, his anxious heart studdering absurdly. His legs gave out, sending him to the cold hard floor. What ifs plagued his mind and it was making him nauseous. He began to think of something else, anything else. His mind roamed, remembering her rosy pink cheeks, her warm body that he hugged everyday. He missed her intensely.

"Sasuke?" A foreign voice called to him. He lazily lifted his head up, looking into sparkling blue eyes.

"What are you doing here Ino?" His words stunned her, prickling her skin. She didn't like his surprised tone. It was almost insulting.

"What do you think? Gaara told me about what happened, so I thought you could use some support from your girlfriend." She smiled sweetly at him, her voice emphasizing girlfriend. He rested his head back on his arm. She took him in; he looked gaunt, so very thin and completely miserable. His eyes were puffy and bloodshot, but hopeful. A twang of jealousy ripped through her chest but she ignored it, knowing that this was not the time to be a jealous fit. But she knew now the full extent of how much Sakura meant to him. That through to the edge.

"Why were you with Gaara?" His voice had a tint of curiosity. She smiled a small smile at him, walking towards him.

"I was searching for her father. He ran off after the ambulance came. He saw the blood. So he decided to make a split for it before the cops came." Gaara answered for her. His face was flushed, his eyes slightly red. His clothes were wrinkly, his face covered in sweat. Just hearing the name "father" sent Sasuke in revulsion. A vein in his neck popped out, his fist quivering in anger.

"He is not her father." His voice, so full of malice, held vengence.

"Either way, I wasn't letting him get away. I regret the fact that I did. I couldn't catch him. He jumped in a car and sped away. After that, I started running down Leaf Blvd, searching for the car when I ran into her." He jerked his head at her. Sasuke stared at the two, noticing that Ino looked as if she could care less. Gaara was completely emotionless. He ignored them, not wanting to deal with more than what was on his plate now. After a few minutes, Sasuke was suddenly very interested in the red head.

"What happened?" He demanded. His eyes accusingly look at Gaara, unnerving him.

"To Sakura?" He asked, leaning against the wall.

"Yea.." Who else, idiot. He thought. Gaara explained the whole story in detail, watching tears fall daintily down Sasuke's cheeks again. His eyes held a thousand years of pain neither Gaara nor Ino understood. You could tell it bothered Ino to see Sasuke in pain over Sakura. Gaara was becoming uncomfortable with the silence, so he decided that he needed a walk and to go get flowers for Sakura. Ino agreed, saying that she needed some air when in truth she just wanted distance, the heat in her chest controlling her. After some hours, the doctor emerged, saying the surgery was a success, despite the fact that her heart failed...twice. Sasuke shuddered but was anxious to get to her side.

"Wait, at least let us move her to the ICU." He couldn't wait. As soon as her upper body was out of the door, his hand went in hers, gripping it gingerly. He noticed it was warmer than before, her body much less pale and much less lifeless. More time passed, and of course, she never did open her eyes. He sat in a chair, next to her side, telling her memories about them, frequently reminding her that they were best friends, that he loved her, and she was one of the most important people in his life. Her other friends came and went. They were tired, so they went home after a couple of hours. The only people that stayed was Sasuke, and Gaara when we returned. He quietly walked in, his face still as flushed as before. He took in Sakura's form, smiling at the slight pink in her cheeks.

"Did you go out again? Looking for...him?" Sasuke asked, growling "him". Gaara nodded, walking over to the opposite side of Sakura, taking her hand delicately. Sasuke wanted so bad to protest. That was the hand with the broken wrist. He didn't want Gaara touching her hand. Heck he didn't want Gaara touching her at all. "Any luck?" He asked in a sigh, keeping his eyes sharply on the hand that Gaara held.

"No. Any improvements in Sakura?" He asked, though the answer was clear.

"Yea. She's becoming stable." That's all that Sasuke said, not telling him anymore than he needed to know. The tension began to grow, becoming uncomfortable.

"What is your relationship to her?" Gaara asked suddenly. His eyes were glazed over with a glare.

"Best friends. Closer than that. We have a bond...that no one can ever have or replace..or break." Gaara felt uneasy at the jealousy that consumed his heart, hearing Sasuke's words. He knew very well that he was going to say that. Sasuke stared at her delicate face, smiling as he said it because it was the truth. But his smile was wiped clean when he opened his mouth. "What's your relationship to her?" Gaara smirked at him, although small.

"Boyfriend." His voice held an air of confidence.

"Really? When did this happen?" Sasuke asked. He felt his curiosity get the better of him, having to know.

"Today." He simply said. Gaara knew he was lying but he needed to test Sasuke, to really see what his ties were to her.

"During school?" He asked, in a tired manner.

"No. Now." Gaara brought his lips to her cheek, claiming his girl.

"No. She has to agree. You guys don't go out and you most certainly will not.." Sasuke stopped abrubtly, realizing his breathing became rigid.

"Sure. Sure. She has to agree. But I most certainly will not what?" Gaara asked in a hard tone.

"Get out of here. I don't want to talk to you." Sasuke said, resting his head angrily back down on his arm.

"You get out. You've been with her for a while now. I want my time with her. I like her a lot. Just because you're her best friend doesn't give you rights to her or something." Gaara sat down, refusing to leave. Sasuke sighed, falling asleep. After he woke up, he realized that Gaara wasn't there anymore and he smirked. He stood, seeing Sakura breathing evenly, her heart beating at a normal and steady pace.

"Sakura, I love you." He said lovingly, kissing her lightly on her lips. He saw it as a "best friend kiss", though she wouldn't feel it anyways. He pulled back up, to see her eyes wide open. "S-s-s-s-akura?"

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A/N: Ok, so I was going to revise this, but I figured that I couldn't let you wait any longer. So yes, I hope you all love me again. Man, I have a heck of a lot of thank yous. Prepare!

Thanks to: stariinights (I LOVED your review. Thanks so much. it made my day, girl. It truely did), AnimeLover325(Magic is apart of the world no matter how invisible hehehe, love the world), gaaraluver32294(not ended! Promise! Hoped you liked your Gaara in this chapter!), SCB2011(Thanks for the review. Hope you update soon!), crazycass( people find their way back alive when they have reason enough to), Riseofthemoon1(BESTIEEE!!!! I cried to, and I feel so bad about making you and others cry. But, hey, this chapter fixes it, right?) anonymous unknown(thanks for the review though I have no idea who you are. Im so glad that you loved my story. Please keep reading!), Zan_TOP( I think you found your answer),CherryBlossom555(Your confidence paid off! Woot woot! gaara does have a hard time alright...with Sasuke), Mistyjet, MiSs DaYdReAmEr, Kitty-Chan-x0x( hope the heart is better), Crescent-Vampiress, MiseryBlossom( I know...I know...You all will have reason enough to hate Ino, just you wait),inatay (dont mope sweetie pie, dont! Shes better now. Sasuke sure does care..so much drama that I havent written about..ugh! Just wait for future chapters), Mi-Chan 3(you never fail to put a smile on my face. I am so flattered and honored that my story stands out to you. Im glad my story isn't cliche like most and it makes you wonder. Im so glad you really like it. And Sakura is not dead. The idea though, came from requests, and ideas others gave me, though it wasnt like this. People asked for something horrible to happen to Sakura, so i made it work. You will find out why, though, this was important to the story. Thanks for reviewing! You made my night! ^ ^), Jessica, Cherryblossomdream(Im so sorry, I didn't mean to make you cry. I did too, along with a few of my other readers. Thanks for reading! ^ ^, you rock!) and Ai Aika( I rushed through this, don't worry ahah).

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