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Day 13 – Drowning

Sasuke saw the surface of the water drifting farther away from his grasp with each passing second. A trail of blood swirled in the water from his chest as he sank deeper and deeper.

Reaching out his hands to grasp nothing tangible but done purely by fear of drowning he saw his vision begin to blur.

He was running out of oxygen fast and slowly his will to fight back was diminishing. What felt like hours but was only seconds he opened his eyes to see a pink-haired woman dive towards him reaching out her slender hand.

'Sakura'. He thought immediately recognizing her. Mirroring her, he too outstretched his hand, and felt her warm fingers grasp his when his vision went dark.

Sasuke jolted awake in the hospital, his eyes taking in his surroundings. He let out a sigh of relief that it was just a dream and lifted his hand only to tug on his IV.

The door to his room opened and Sakura stepped in, relief reflected in her eyes as tears began to form. She rushed over to him and enveloped him in an embrace. "Don't ever scare me like that again Sasuke."

Confused at her statement he pulled away slightly to look at her. "What happened?"

Brushing her tears away she sat down on his bed. "You were attacked while returning from a mission and instead of fleeing in your wounded state you decided to fight them instead. Shikamaru had to dive after you into the river after you fell into it after being stabbed."

Sasuke stared at her in disbelief. "Was I drowning?"

Sakura nodded, cupping his cheek. "Yes, do you remember?"

"Not really but I just had a dream that I was and you saved me."

She blinked in surprise, he never told her about his dreams or nightmares. "I was in Konoha when I heard the news and saw you taken into the ER. It was a dream."

"It couldn't be farther from the truth though. You did save me from drowning in more ways than one."

Sakura smiled as Sasuke pulled her closer to him and buried his nose on the crook of her neck. "I promise to never make you worry again, Sakura."

She squeezed him back as if accepting his answer and held him tight, not wanting to let him leave her arms.