Sakura's POV

Wearing an ugly patterned hospital gown, I lay down in one of the uncomfortable hospital beds in the operation room.

I hate to admit it, but I'm nervous.

"Sakura, calm down you have nothing to worry about. These types of donations go smoothly every time. You have nothing to worry about dear." The doctor says, giving me a warm smile. I guess he notices my squirming.

I nod slowly and try to position myself in the bed so that I'm at least a little comfortable.

Honestly, how does Naruto manage in these things?

My eyes sadden as I think of him. He's on the brink of death…any day now he could just disappear from this world and fly into the next.

My heart sinks and I look up at the doctor who's preparing everything. His eyes are scanning each paper and instrument that will be needed for this operation. I shoot my eyes to the window and see that the rain is coming down harder than I would have liked it. The nurse hooks an IV into the vein in my arm and speaks some soft words of encouragement into my ringing ears.

Everything will be okay, right?

One of the sweet looking nurses comes over to me, she hums a soothing melody that soon enough becomes my lullaby.


Naruto's POV (A Dream)

I'm falling, falling so fast that my body is unable to move.

Landing with a thump, I feel my body breaking, each bone cracking under the hard tiled floor.

Yet, no pain ripples through my body. I stand up, looking around to notice I'm in my hospital room. The darkness of the room sends a rush of curiosity into my bones, and I notice candles illuminate the room. The moonlight pours into the candlelit room and suddenly I feel allured to look over.

I see my parents, standing over the bed their bodies slouched and shaky. My mother is leaning into my father's chest her eyes closed as tears pour down her pale face. Granny is standing by the door, her eyes puffy and dull as if she's died herself. Her whole entire face is crumpled making her look ten times older. It looks as if she's mumbling something to herself, something my sharp ears can't quite pick up.

And that's when the moonlight flickers and shines on someone that makes my whole entire heart stop.

She's kneeling, hugging the body that is lying on the bed and sobbing. But, it's not quite like the sobbing I've ever seen before. She's mumbling to herself, her face crumpled like a piece of paper, and she's grabbing at this person's hands and face trying to get them to wake up. It's like her life depends on it.

"What's going on?" I ask, confused as I walk towards the bed.

No one bats an eye, no one looks, no one even cares.

I pass Granny, who has her head in her hands.

"I failed..." She whispers to herself and I hear small whimpers escape her fragile lips.

I pass my parents.

"He's gone…" My father mumbles into my mother's hair as his whole entire face is soothed with his own tears.

"I'm not a mom anymore!" My mother softly shouts into his chest, and collapses from her own grievance.

Huh? What are they talking about…who the heck died?!

I walk over to the side of the bed, and am about to put a comforting hand on Sakura's shoulder, when I look at the face of whom everyone in the room is mourning over.

It's me.

I feel my heart stop, my breathing hitch, and my legs turn weak.

I scan my pale face and notice that it looks nothing like me. It's crumpled, as if it's sinking into it's own flesh, the dead skin under my eyes is hanging, my eyes are closed and it looks like I'm taking a long nap while someone is ripping my skin away from my face.

My hair is almost completely gone, and it seems that if you run a hand through my hair it'll all just come off.

Sakura is cupping my face with one of her shaking hands as she repeatedly says my name, as if she doesn't say it I'll be gone for good.

From her memory.

"No, no, no!" I shout out, stumbling back and hitting the wall with my back.

"I'm right here!" I yell more to convince myself than the other people in the room. Flailing my arms, I try to get there attention.

But, no one looks at me, they just continue mourning.

They don't stop crying, crying over my death.

My death.


My eyes fling open, and fresh beads of sweat rest on my salty forehead.

"Naruto, hey honey how are you feeling?" My mother asks me sweetly, setting down her steaming cup of tea.

She looks exhausted.

There are dark circles that wrap around her tired eyes, her hair is an absolute mess, and she's wrapped in a large cozy blanket.

"Good." I mutter out, already feeling gravity pull me back into another sleep. And then panic swoons over me.

I don't want to watch another nightmare unfold right in front of my own two eyes.

"Naruto, what's wrong?" My mother asks, worry seeping into her gentle voice.

I feel hot tears pour from my eyes, and soon enough the stinging sensation in my throat burns. I hiccup a few times, letting the sobs come out of me.

Without further questioning me, my mom gently wraps her arms around me and buries her face into my shoulder.

"Shh, it's okay…everything will be okay."

"Mom, I'm scared." I hiccup and weakly bring my arms up to wrap them around her, but fail miserably.

"Mommy's right here." She whispers and squeezes me a little tighter. "I'm not going anywhere."

I let her soothing words calm my rushing mind and let the warmth of her motherly love fill my aching heart.

It's like when I was little and was having one of those Halloween themed nightmares; my mother would always find a way to put an end to it. Whether, it was just a simple sentence or a warming hug, my mother always found a way to sooth any fears that lingered on.

I just wish that in this case she could take away my pain,

You know, kiss the boo-boos away.

If only it was that easy.


AN: Hey, sorry for the super short chapter yet again...but I figured that I'm really only capable of writing a little bit for this story now a days (oh inspiration where have you gone?) Please review and let me know what you think! There will probably be some NaruSaku fluff in the next few chapters. (: i'm just trying to move the plot of the story along so sorry if these chapters are boring.

Until next chapter, toodles~