" Come Together"

Chapter 14 " Finally Together"

It had been a week since Sakura was sent to the hospital. Tsunada said that her body was healing it self but only Sakura was the one that could wake her up from her coma. Everyone was welcome to visit her sleeping body but still there were no signs of her waking up. Everyone would come by at least once a day to visit and to see if there were any changes except for Naruto, Sai and Sasuke.

Naruto would come by before and after school everyday and would stay until night time would come.

Sai was there mostly during the day time except when he had to go to the recording studio and he had cancelled his concerts for that week.

Sasuke never left the hospital ever since Sakura was admitted. Since Tsunada was extremely grateful for him donating blood to save her life, she allowed him to stay at the hospital and let him sleep in Sakura's room on the couch. Itachi would come by and give him new clothes to wear while Sai told the nurses to give Sasuke the hook up and he was allowed to eat at the hospital's cafeteria and takes showers there too. Sai had slept with a lot of the nurses at that hospital so they were more than willing to help out his friend especially since they all loved Sakura themselves.

Sasuke had just come back from eating at the cafeteria, he didn't like leaving Sakura's side but Tsunada would always check up on him making sure he was taking care of himself. He opened up Sakura's door and looked over at Sakura's peaceful face. He sighed and walked over to his couch that was located next to Sakura's bed and took a seat. He sat there staring at the girl, hoping she would wake up any second.

In Sakura's mind

Sakura opened up her eyes and noticed she was in her old apartment that she had lived with her mother after her father and brother died. She looked around and noticed she was in her old room.

" Why am I here?" Sakura asked out loud and left her room and walked into the living room and froze from the sight in front of her.A few yards away from her was her mother, being hung with a cord, wrapped around the fan on the ceiling.

" Mom? Fuck why do I have to come back to this?" Sakura yelled out as she closed her eyes with her hands over her eyes.

" You should watch this. It was your fault that she is dead."

A voice was called out and Sakura removed her hands from her eyes and turned around to see her Aunt Zelda in the room.

" You always tell me that Aunt Zelda, ever since the day of her funeral." Sakura spoke.

" But it is true my precious niece. She killed herself because you had to go get sick and she couldn't deal with the stress. It is all your fault! First the man she loved and her only son were killed then you got that filthy illness."

Her aunt yelled out as she walked up to Sakura and slapped her on the face.

" Stop it! Stop it!" Sakura screamed out and put her hands over her eyes again. She couldn't take the pain anymore that was shown in front of her.

" It is true, after that you decided to become a little whore huh."

Another voice was heard this time and Sakura opened up her eyes and noticed she was no longer in her old apartment but in a bedroom. She recognized the scene all to well then she heard a man moan and turned around to see a teen male was on top of a young female with long pink hair, being raped. She then turned her head to see Sasori walking to her.

" Why are you showing me this Sasori?" Sakura asked as she tried her best not to look at her younger self.

" Because tonight was the night you became a whore Sakura." Sasori stated.

" No it wasn't! I was being raped. I didn't want this to happen!" Sakura yelled out with tears in her eyes.

" But afterwards you couldn't get the image out of your head so you started sleeping with many men, hoping to find someone to comfort you but instead you kept getting rejected the night after. No one will ever love you Sakura. Your only person in life is to be used like a doll and nothing more." Sasori said with a smile on his face.

" Make it stop please. Somebody help me!" Sakura screamed out once more and covered her eyes again.

" Sakura, you are being annoying." Once again another voice was called out to Sakura's attention but this time she didn't remove her hands from her face but instead, someone pulled her hands away from her face and she opened up her eyes to see the man she fell in love with.

" Sasuke!" Sakura yelled out as she wrapped her arms around his neck while he put his arms around her waist.

" Sakura..." Sasuke spoke and Sakura moved a little bit away from him so she could see his face.

" Don't leave me." Sasuke said but Sakura was confused.

" What are you talking about Sasuke? I'm right here." Sakura said as she held onto the boy tighter.

" Sakura come back to me it's almost easy." Sasuke whispered into her ear then pulled her away from him.

" Sasuke?" Sakura asked as she noticed his face getting closer and closer to hers and when she realized what he was planning on doing, she closed her eyes and prepared herself.

Sakura slowly opened up her eyes and her vision was slowly coming back to normal. She turned her head after her vision was back to normal and noticed she was in a hospital room. She turned her head to the other side to see a sleeping Uchiha on the couch a few feet away from her.

' Sasuke? Why is he here? Why am I here? Oh wait I remember being in the car with him and Naruto and Hinata and I passed out.'Sakura thought as she smiled at Sasuke.

" Sasuke..."

Sakura said softly as she noticed Sasuke move a little bit and slowly opened up his eyes. When he first opened up his eyes he thought he was dreaming. Then when his vision cleared up and he sat up from the couch, he looked over at Sakura's body and noticed her emerald colored eyes looking at him.

" Sakura?"

Sasuke spoke out, he just couldn't believe that she was finally awake.

" Sasuke."

Sakura said again as she watched him get up from his seat and walked over to her.

" Sakura! I'm so glad your finally awake!"

Sasuke said as he raised his hand and brushed it against her cheek then took his hand away and put it back to his side.

" How long have I been asleep?" Asked Sakura.

" A week." Sasuke said.

' The longest week of my life'Sasuke thought.

" Where is Sai and Naruto?"

" They are at the apartment, I'll go call them real quick and let them know you have woken up."

Sasuke started to walk away but was stopped when he felt a peite hand grasping his.

" Can you wait a little bit, at least until Dr. Tsunada gets here? If you hit that red button on the wall, it will call one of the nurses." Sakura asked as she held on to his hand.

" Hn."

Sasuke went over to the wall that was only a foot away and pressed the red button, hoping that one of the nurses would come soon and he kept a hold of Sakura's hand as he went back to her side.

" How are you feeling?" Sasuke asked in concern.

" Honestly? I feel horrible but I'm glad your with me Sasuke. I was having nightmares the whole time I was asleep but the only one that brought me back was you. Thoses nightmares were so horrible I couldn't stand it."

" What kind of nightmares did you have?" Sasuke asked.

" It felt like the whole time I was asleep I kept picturing myself in my past. Like when I found my mother hanging herself to me getting raped at the party. Everyone telling me how a horrible person I was except for you. You kept telling me to come back Sasuke."

Sakura said with her eyes glued to his but suddenly the door was opened and Dr. Tsunada rushed into the room and saw the two holding hands. Both teens looked down at their hands and noticed what she was staring at and both immediately let go of each other and looked away from each other, both of them blushing slightly.

" Well it looks like our princess is finally awake." Tsunada said with a smile on her face as she walked closer to the teens.

" Yeah... I just woke up not too long ago." Sakura said with a smile on her face as she was still laying on her bed.

" I'm going to go call Naruto and the others." Sasuke said as he walked out of the room, leaving the women to themselves.

" You are lucky to have a guy like him Sakura." Tsunada said as she took a seat on the couch while watching Sakura slowly sitting up on the bed.

" We are just friends though, nothing more..." Sakura trailed off as she looked away from her doctor but Tsunada knew her all too well when she knew she was lying about her feelings.

" Sakura you don't have to lie to me. I can tell when you truly like someone and I can tell you he really cares for you." Tsunada said.

" How do you know? He just likes me as a friend I think."

" Sakura! That boy has not left the hospital since he brought you in here. All of your other friends come by to visit frequently but he is the only one that has not left. Even Sai and Naruto go home eventually to go to school or to sleep but not him. Also, if it wasn't for him... you wouldn't be here."

" What do you mean?" Sakura asked her doctor as she immediately turned her head to look over at her.

" Sakura you had lost too much blood and we didn't have time to go to another hospital to get a transfer and Sasuke was the only one that had the same blood type as you so he donated his blood to save your life." Tsunada said.

" He did that... all for me?" Sakura asked her and she nodded her head in response.

" I know you have been hurt all your life but I think you should give him a chance Sakura." Tsunada said as she got up from her seat.

" Anyways you seem to be doing just fine but I am going to have to run some tests later on today. I will be back in a little bit but remember what I said." Tsunada said.

" I will thanks."

Sakura said as she watched her doctor leave her room. She shifted her eyes to where Tsunada was sitting at and noticed some sheets and a pillow on the couch.

' Aww... Sasuke really did sleep here. I don't want to get hurt by him again but then again... he was drugged the night of our date. And he always does little things that make me think that he cares. Maybe I should tell him how I feel but what if me being this sick will push him away from me.'

Sakura's thoughts were interrupted when she heard her door open and saw the boy she was thinking of walk back into the room, closing the door behind him.

" Hey, Naruto didn't pick up but I left a message on his cell phone to come over here when he gets the message." Sasuke said as he walked over to Sakura.

" Oh I see, hey Sasuke... can I ask you something?" Sakura asked.

" Hn."

" Did you really mean it when you said you wouldn't hurt me again?"

Sakura asked which her question made Sasuke smirk. He now realized she had remembered the night of Sai's birthday party. He got closer to her bed and took a seat beside her on the bed and reached out his hand and cupped her cheek while their eyes never separated.

" Yes I meant it. Sakura, to tell you truth, I don't want to be your friend, I want to be more than that."

Sasuke said as he put his face next to her face while she was still sitting up on the bed, exhaling slightly as his hand remained on her face and their eyes locked on each other.

" You mean it?" Sakura moved away from Sasuke's touch to look into his eyes, she had to make sure he was serious about what he was saying.

" I want you to be my girlfriend but only if you let me be your boyfriend?"

Sasuke asked as he started to lay down on Sakura's bed, pulling her down with him, having them laying on their sides, facing each other with Sasuke's arm around her waist.

" Of course I will let you be my boyfriend! I like you a lot Sasuke."

Sakura said with excitement as she placed her hand through Sasuke's black hair once then rested her hand on his cheek. Looking into his eyes with loving eyes. She had never been so happy in her life. She couldn't believe that she was woken up by a nightmare and be placed in a fantasy. She was a little stunned when Sasuke leaned his face closer to hers, causing their foreheads and their noses touching. She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply and opened them back up to see onxy eyes staring back at her which made her smile once again. She wanted this feeling to stay with her forever but was interrupted when he door was opened and both sets of eyes gazed at the opening door and saw Naruto and Sai walking into the room. Naruto and Sai took noticed of Sasuke laying on Sakura's bed next to her.

" What's up guys? Teme are you trying to get into her pants and she hasn't even been awake for 24 hours yet."

Naruto said but did not noticed the mean look Sasuke was giving him.

" Dobe..."

Sasuke said in an angry tone of voice and was trying to get up from the bed but was stopped and looked down at the girl who caught his arm so he couldn't attack the dobe. Sasuke took in a deep sigh and laid back down next to Sakura but this time he laid on his back and she put her head on his chest while her arm was around his waist as his arm was around her shoulder.

" Hey gues I'm glad you were able to come over." Sakura said.

" Yeah we got here as soon as we got Teme's message. We are so happy you are awake Sakura, we all were very worried. Especially Sasuke, he couldn't stop crying over you." Naruto said while smirking at his friend.

' Sasuke actually cried for me...'Sakura thought as she let Naruto's words sink into her mind while Sasuke was still giving him a deadly glare.

" Naruto you were also crying like a baby. We all cried for you Sakura but enough of that.... there is a bigger issue to discuss.... when did this happen?" Sai asked pointed to the two love birds.

" We are now officially a couple." Sakura said with a smile on her face as she hugged her now boyfriend even tighter.

" Wow Sasuke having an actual girlfriend... I think the world is coming to an end." Naruto joked and then got another death glare from his friend.

" Well I'm happy for you two, you both are really good for each other."

Sai commented on the couple, causing Sakura to slightly blush as Sasuke looked away from their friends. Then Sakura's door had opened again and walked in was Tsunada again along with a nurse.

" Well it looks like we are having a party here and wait a second... Sakura why is Sasuke on your bed?" Tsunada asked as she raised an eyebrow.

" Sakura and Teme are together now." Naruto explained to the doctor, causing her to smile.

" Well good to hear but I have some news. I'm going to have to take your blood and run some tests on you now." Tsunada said.

" What I just woke up. Can't I hang out with everyone a little bit longer?" Sakura asked but the doctor shook her head.

" The sooner we do this the sooner you can start feeling better and can leave the hospital. If everything turns out good we could send you home tomorrow but there is a condition though."

" What is that?" Asked Sai.

" She's going to need to be on this certain medication for the next two weeks. It's like the medicine we give her once a month but it will be in pill form and she will need to take it three times a day to build up her immune system and prevent her liver to fail so soon and the reaction will have her being sick so someone is going to have to stay by her side all the time." Tsunada explained.

" Fuck well I have a tour that I have to play starting this weekend but if I have to I'll cancel it." Sai offered.

" No, I'll take care of her."

Everyone turned their heads to look up at Sasuke, including Sakura.

" I am passing all my classes so I can skip school and if I have to go somewhere Itachi is there at the house too so he could take care of her. Sai cancelled enough of his concerts and Naruto can't afford to miss any school."

Sasuke stated and everyone thought he made sense.

" Can I stay with Sasuke Sai?" Sakura asked her friend as she looked at him with puppy dog eyes.

" Yeah I rather you stay with him then with dickless anyway." Sai said.

" Hey!" Naruto said as everyone began to laugh except for him and Sasuke, Sasuke only smirked while Naruto was embarrassed.

" Another thing you guys need to know. Unfortunately Sakura this has taken a toll of your liver, it's slowly failing and you will need to get another one within a year so until then, no booze or drugs for you missy. This is important otherwise it will make this process even faster." Tsunada said in a serious tone of voice.

" Oh fuck man that sucks." Naruto said as he watched his friend lower her head.

" It's okay Sakura, I have been needed to quit drinking and doing all that bad stuff anyway so this way, we can keep each other from doing that kind of stuff."

Sasuke said as he looked at his girlfriend because he knew she wasn't going to take this news very well. She looked over when she noticed him looking at her and smiled at him.

" Sasuke... thank you." Sakura said as she hugged him even tighter again since she arm was still over his waist.

" Okay I don't want to interrupt this special moment but we really need to start on those tests. You guys can go hang out in the waiting room or go home." Tsunada said as everyone nodded their head and Sai and Naruto started to walk out the room as Sasuke took one more glance at Sakura then got out of the bed and followed his friends. When Sasuke got out of the room, he was meeted by his two friends.

" So does anyone else know that she woke up?" Sasuke asked as the three males started walking towards the waiting room.

" Yeah I called Hinata on our way over here and she is going to call the others. Hinata should be up here any minute now." Naurto said.

" I also called Gaara and the others and they were relieved that she is finally awake. They are going to come by later on tonight since I figured Sakura needed to rest a little bit more before seeing everyone." Sai said.

" Hn."

They walked closer to where the waiting room is located when they saw four teenagers that they instantly knew.

" Hey guys!" Naruto yelled out as he ran towards their other friends.

" Hey Naruto, we just got here isn't that perfect timing or what? So can we go see Sakura?" Ino asked.

" She is getting some tests done so we won't be able to visit her again for a while." Sai said.

" Oh that's too bad. How is she doing?" hinata asked.

" She's going to be okay." Sai said but left out the information about the dangers of her liver.

" She just can't get drunk or high anymore and Sasuke is going to take care of her while." Sai said.

" Cool man now you have the chance to ask her out." Shikamaru said.

" Well he already did." Naruto said.

" What? Since when?" Ino yelled out causing everyone in the hospital to look at her.

" Since she woke up." Sasuke stated as he looked as annoyed as ever.

" Well congrats man." Neji said as he patted him on the back.

" Yeah now all we need to do is get a girlfriend for Neji then we will be all set." Ino said.

" Whatever." Neji said as he crossed his arms and looked away from everyone.

About five hours later, it was now night time and Tsunada was finally finished with running Sakura's tests and blood results. She walked over to the waiting room and noticed Sasuke, Neji and Sai watching tv while Naruto, Hinata and Ino were fast asleep. Shikamaru was doing a crossword puzzle. The ones that were still awake looked up and saw the doctor walked towards them.

" How's Sakura?" Sasuke asked as he got up from his seat.

" Sakura is sleeping right now but all of her tests and blood work came out fine so she can leave tomorrow." Tsunada said as everyone else was relieved.

" You guys look tired, I suggest you all go home now so you can have all of your energy for her tomorrow. Sasuke, your pillow and covers are still on Sakura's couch in case you would like to spend the night again."

" Hn." Sasuke said as he turned to his friends and they nodded to him and watched Sasuke walk off, knowing he was going to go see Sakura.

" Thank you so much Dr. Tsunada." Sai said as he got up from his seat as well.

" Your welcome. I will hopefully see you guys tomorrow." Tsunada said as she walked off, leaving everyone else behind.

" Well I guess we should wake everyone else up." Shikamaru said as he placed down his crossword puzzle and went over to his girlfriend to wake her up while Sai woke Naruto up and Neji woke Hinata up.

Sasuke opened up Sakura's door and walked into her room to see her sleeping peacefully on her bed. He closed the door and turned around to see Sakura's eyes open up slightly.

" Sasuke?" Sakura mumbled as she watched him get closer to the bed.

" Go back to sleep, you get to go home tomorrow." Sasuke said as he went over to the couch and sat down, knowing that green eyes were still looking at him.

" Hmm... can you sleep with me?" Sakura asked.

" Hn." Sasuke said as he got up from the couch and went over to the bed and laid down right beside his girlfriend, putting his arm around her waist.

" Thanks Sasuke, good night." Sakura said as she closed her eyes again but felt a pair of lips touching her forehead for a moment then disappeared.

" Good night."

So Sasuke and Sakura are now together I hope it wasn't too cheesy but oh well. Hope you guys liked this chapter