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Chapter 12 Recovery
***Sakura's POV***
I visited Sasuke, Kakashi, and Kira while they were in the hospital everyday, and I always brought flowers. I figured it could help brighten the room if not their moods.
Sasuke never was in a good mood, he hardly said anything. Though, I guess that wasn't very different from everyday. But, I could see him shutting down; he shut himself off from the world. As much as it pained me to admit it, Sasuke and Kira were very close. They shared a bond that Sasuke and I never would. Kira had meant so much to him, and then she had betrayed that trust. I never stayed with Sasuke for very long. I knew he didn't want company, and I excepted that. He needed his alone time to think about what had happened and to sort out his feelings for her.
Ugh! How could she betray his heart like that? I screamed to myself. I would never have done such a thing; I would have loved Sasuke with all of my being. Sasuke was worth so much to me, and it hurt to think that she had broken his heart into too many pieces that I would never be able to put them back together no matter how much love I used.
Kakashi was much more talkative, at least he put on the front that everything was going to be ok. However, I could tell that this affected him as much as it did everyone else. He blamed himself that he should have seen what was right in front of him the whole time. I tried to comfort him the best I could by telling him she had slipped passed every one of our defenses. She was trained to do so. None of us saw this coming. She played us, right into the trap.
I usually just walked into Kira's room, placed the floors into the vase and walked right back out. It had been two days, and she still was not awake. Granted, no one knew what Kara had done to her when she had done the Jutsu. The nurses said that she cried out every once in a while, so they knew he mind wasn't jello; but they couldn't tell if she was going to be able to function in everyday life again or not.
I felt sorry for Kira. While she lay there in pain, everyone in the village turned their backs on her. They blamed her for the attack and would not forgive her. I didn't blame them one bit. I just pitied her because she knew nothing of the goins on while she was in her coma.
I sighed.
***Kira's POV***
I opened my eyes, but at first I couldn't see anything- the light was too bright. I waited for my eyes to adjust before I took in my surroundings. No one was in the room with me; I was all alone. Big shocker there. I bet everyone hated my guts, as they should. It was my own fault for what had happened. I asked for trouble, and I was going to deal with it myself.
Sitting up, I noted I didn't feel too bad. My body was sore and hurt like no other, but other than that, I was fine. I had won the inner battle within my own head, so there was no permanent damage done. I was used to my sister's brutal Sharingan attacks by now. She had used it on me multiple times since I had begun working for her.
I dangled my feet over the edge of the bed. Putting all my weight on my feet, I fell to the floor in a heap. The pain was suddenly overwhelming; I wanted to cry. Crawling back to the bed, I somehow managed to get back on the bed. I scooted to the edge and looked out the window. The village had been greatly damaged. Everyone was milling about rebuilding homes and buildings. I wanted to help them. After all, it was all my fault that this happened. I could repay my debt.
The door opened and a nurse walked in. "Oh, you're awake!" she rushed to my side and checked the monitors. "How do you feel?" she asked as she wrote information down on her little clipboard. Why did they always ask how we felt. Not good, or we wouldn't even be here.
"I can't put any weight on my legs, and they are constantly throbbing. My ribs don't feel real good either," I replied, massaging my legs. The pain was still really intense.
"That's to be expected. You broke some ribs. As for your legs, I don't know. You've been out for two weeks, but that shouldn't be the cause. I'll go get some pain pills for you. That should help." She started for the door.
"Wait! Is Sasuke Uchiha or Kakashi Hatake here?"
"They were, but they were released a week ago."
"Have I had any visitors?" I was afraid of the answer, but I wanted to know if Sasuke had come. Maybe he could find a way in his heart to forgive me; not that that was what I expected. On the contrary, I expected him to never want to talk or look at me again.
"Sakura Haruno came to visit a couple of times."
"Thanks." It wasn't what I wanted to hear, but it was one more visitor than I had anticipated. I was surprised it was Sakura of all people. Of course, she was the one I betrayed less on the team. But, she was so in love with Sasuke that I didn't think she would want to see me either.
The nurse left and returned a few minutes later with the pills in hand. I took them gratefully with a glass of water she had also remembered to bring.
"When can I leave?" I asked.
"As soon as you can walk on your feet. Lady Hokage is coming to heal you, so you should be able to leave after that," the nurse answered.
Just then, a knock on the door shifted our attention. Lady Tsunade appeared in the doorway. Walking over to me, she said, "So, you are Kira Ukata, right? The one who brought this upon us?" Her voice was not kind by any means.
I looked away, finding the floor more interesting and mumbled a yes.
"The only way I will even consider healing you is if you promise to resign yourself as a ninja. That means turn in your headband and have no contact with your old team when they are on missions. I have half a mind to banish you from the village, but I was good friends with your parents and I don't want to do that to you. Do you agree to the terms? Will you forfeit being a ninja?"
I stared down at my legs. I didn't know how well or how long it would take to heal. But, if I agreed, I could never be a ninja again. But, maybe that way, I would quit hurting those close to me. "Yes," I nodded. "I except the terms."
"Good." Tsunade nodded and set to work on healing my legs and ribs. I walked out of the hospital and hour later. I was headed to the Uchiha home to get my things. I decided I would live in my old compound again. I had no where else to go, and I doubted anyone would want to rent me a place.
As I walked through the streets of Konoha, the villagers glared at me like I was lower than scum. Some even threw things at me. They all hated me, but who could blame them? Certainly not I.
I made it to the Uchiha house in one piece. Opening the door, I smacked right into Sasuke.
