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Painful Emerald Eyes: chapter 12

It was cold, colder than necessary in a room. The floors were hard damp cement. The floors was damp, due to the dark substance that poured out of her gut wound, while a girl laid on the drenched her white blouse top, and formed a damp puddle around her.

There was little lighting the dark room. A single ceiling lamp hung above her, sending eerie shadows in the room. There were no windows, but a single metal wide door. It looked more like a dungeon than a room.

Her hazel eyes sluggish open slowly; it had been hours since she was last awake. Her head hurt from lack of blood from her wound. Pain shot from her wound, as her hand clenched the spot.

'Where am I,' Ai searched the dark room. 'Where is everybody.'

Her wound bled more on her hand, 'I don't remember how I got this.'

She raised her hand up to the light, to faintly she the red substances on her hand.

"I'm bleeding to death," she said weakly.

-X-X-X

And I´d give up forever to touch you
´Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You´re the closest to heaven that I´ll ever be
And I don´t wanna go home right now

Something is about to happen, and the worst thing is that I can feel it deep inside me. Like Its surging through my veins, deep inside of me. I don't know what this feeling is. Is it panic? Is it fear, or maybe both? My hearts begins to beat faster, like when you're in love. But there is no love, but only fear. I am afraid of something, but I cannot see it. I can only feel it. Something is about to happen. There was only one question to ask myself, what I was going to do about it.

I felt my fingers dig into the side of the hospital bed. My eyes shut tightly. Maybe if I stay quiet, everything will go away. My mother was a loving mother, who cooked dinner everyday, greeted me when I got home from school, and tucked me into bed. That day I actually talked to Sasuke never happened, and I was still an onlooker. Ai helped me out with my homework, and wanted to hang out with me. Hugo wouldn't spend much time on the computer, and spend time with the family. And father was there for me, when I need him. Right now, I needed him so bad.

But none of that is true, and I slowly opened my eyes. Two glassy emerald eyes appeared out in the dark room. 'None of that is true.' My hands released the sheets.

Its all a dream, I turned my body, my feet dangled off the bed.

Our life is nothing but pain, my feet hit the ground.

I walked over to a window, and rested my hands on the window seal. It was raining, the heavens were crying. Pink hair, and emerald eyes looked make at me through the window. My reflection of myself was slowing disappearing from the hard rain dripping on the window. My face was emotionless, my eyes have became a darker green. From all the pain in my life, the lives in my eyes have died.

I looked at myself in the window, 'look what I have become. Look at me, life is not kind to me. This world is so full of sadness that I am engulfed,' my hands tightly on the window sill.

Right now, I know that Ai was in trouble. Somehow, somewhere, I can felt it down inside of me. Even know my sister has been rotten to me over the years, I still has the sisterly instinct to protect her. But what could I do? I am Sakura Haruno, the same Sakura that is nerdy, pathetic, and above all hopeless. I am no protector; I am a disease that spreads to people.

"Sakura my dear," the voice shot out from no where in the dark room. I had forgotten that the old uncle was in here. "step away from the window. Its sad to see a pretty girl like yourself that way in the window."

I turned my head to see Cid over my shoulder. He was resting in bed, with a crooked grin on his face. His wrinkles turned upwards with his smile. "Oh… Cid. You woke up from your nap. How was it?" I gave him a weak smile.

"I was never asleep, its hard to sleep when you know someone isn't telling the truth," the old man sighed, and rubbed his tiresome eyes.

My emerald eyes widened, "what do you mean?"

He stopped rubbing his eyes, and gave me a sour look, "there… your doing it again. You might have Sasuke fooled, and the world fooled as well. But you can't that over on this old man." He winked at her.

"I'm not lying," my voice pitch went up. My hands on the window trembled.

Cid chuckled, "Sakura, I used to be an Psychologist, actually got my masters in it. I don't know if you know what we Psychologist do, but we study human behavior. I know when someone is lying to me. The way your hands are trembling, the way you can't look me in the eyes. Dear, do you even know what color is my eyes? You think if someone abuser was put to jail would feel realized, but I see fear in your eyes. The fear is not over, and you know this. So tell me, are you going to go all your life lying to people?"

I looked at him this time. His eyes were blue. My eyes stared back at his. My hands stopped trembling, and I faced the old man in bed. "I was taught all my life to hide who I am, I don't know how to speak for myself."

Cid shook his head in disappoint, "Sakura, you know what your problem is? You are the victim, and the way your life is going you're going to be the victim all your life. Do you want to live in fear all your life? Do you want to be unhappy all your life? Ask yourself these questions, and think about them good. I don't think you want to be the victim, Sakura. Now get out of here, set the path for you. Don't let people tell you what life is, because it's your job to figure out where life takes you, not them."

I kept looking at the man, bewailed. He was right, every single word he said was right. I needed to make my life for what I wanted it to be. No more playing the victim, I will be the one to overcome it. I will be the one to overcome my mother.

My eyes turned into hard candy. My eyebrow scrunched together, my lips set into a hard line, "Thank you, Cid."

He gave me another crooked smile.

I walked over to my bed, and leaned down grabbing my purse. My right hand went into my purse, and grabbed my cell phone. It had a pink cover with little jewel cherries on it. I dialed the number, I know my heart. I put the cell phone to my ear.

Ring

Ring

Ring

"Hello," a voice picked up from the other line.

"Hinata, meet me at the park on York Street. I don't have much time, so don't ask any questions. I need you to meet me there, ok?"

"ya sure thing, Sakura," Hinata timid voice spoke back, and I hung up the line.

I walked over to the door of our room, and grabbed the handle. I know what I had to.

And all I can taste in this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
And sooner or later it´s over
I just don´t wanna miss you tonight

-X-X-X

And I don´t want the world to see me
´Cause I don´t think that they´d understand
When everything´s made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

Two hearts beats in the same motion. The same sync as each others, the heartbeats are fast. Her heart beats out of anxiousness, and fear, and his beats from his speed. He nearly trips out of the car, skidding past the soaked street. If the boy falls, he will get up for her. The kid burst through the double doors of the hospital.

People stare at him, he'll sacrifice his reputation for her.

He know where he's going, 'Room 456… her room'

The boy runs towards the stairs, the elevator is too slow. Time will be lost.

His heart beats for her.

…beat

…beat

… beat

And you can´t fight the tears that ain´t coming
Or the moments of truth in your lies
When everything feels like the movies
And you bleed just to know you´re alive.

Sakura

There are too many stairs, he falls once, but gets back up. Bumped his knee in the process, but he will take the pain for her.

The last stair is in reach, and he raced down the hall. His raven hair blows past his face, he had to see her. He needed to see her.

Emerald eyes, Pink hair… Sakura Haruno

Room numbers plates zoom past him in a blur. Room 450, 451, 452… so many numbers.

He grabbed for the door knob, he know she would be there. She had to be there. Sasuke yanked the door, viciously. The girl on the other side of the door, who was just about to exited, eyes widened. Her bright emerald globed stared brightly at him, and she fell backwards in surprise. The girl took a step back, but the boy caught her with his right hand, and brought her to him. Sasuke Uchiha lips smashed into Sakura Haruno lips, and right then the world was just a blur. Everything seemed to fade away, and they were left standing there. His soft lips on hers.

He brought her into a bear hug, if he let go, he was afraid she drift away. Right then, Sakura knew that life was full of surprises, and she was blessed.

"Sasuke," They broke apart for air. "you came?"

"I been waiting for you my entire life, Sakura." Sasuke said.

I just want you to know who I am

X-X-X

She waited at the park as she was told to. It was raining, and she brought an umbrella. The soft rain pelted on her lavender umbrella. 'I hope Sakura is okay.'

Her rain boats kicked a puddle in front of her to entertain her. It was cold, and Hinata was scared. Sacred for her friend, the friend she know for all her life. She would do anything for Sakura, and that's what scared her. She didn't want to be anywhere near Sakura's mother. The teen knew her mother was capable of many things.

"Hinata!" her head wiped up from looking at the ground. Her first thought was panic, but her thoughts died down, when she saw him.

"Naruto, thank you for coming," she walked over to greet him. The yellow haired fool smiled a toothy grin, "ya, no problem, you seemed pretty worried on the phone. I got worried myself."

Hinata face turned a bright red.

"I mean I…. was" he waved his hands in front of hers. His face matched her.

She blushed harder, and turned her head away, "Sakura is meeting me here. I don't know if I was apposed to come alone, but I didn't want to be alone. I tried to call Ai, but she not picking up. You were the second person, I could think about."

"Oh…. Ok. What's wrong with Sakura?" Naruto frowned. "Is she in trouble?"

Hinata eyes glazed over, she wasn't going to cry, "I think so, I'm scared Naruto. I think something bad is about to happen."

Naruto grabbed Hinata by the shoulders, "I won't let anything happened to her, ok? And you won't either. We need to believe in ourselves, and trust in Sakura. Nothing will happen, I'll make sure of it. Sakura and I aren't that close, but I will not let any harm come her way."

"I believe in you, Naruto," She looked up at him, and she believed the words that came out of her mouth.

There is Chapter. 11 Hope you enjoyed! Chapter 12 will come soon. Lyrics by GooGoo Dolls, Iris.