Cherry Blossom Dreams Chapter 25: Just Another Day, a naruto fanfic

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Chapter 24- Just Another Day

Sasuke took his usual seat near Sakura's bed. Apparently, when she read his mind, the chakra she used was just the left over from Sakura's battle. Because of that, Tsunade estimated that she would probably be out cold until her chakra was FULLY restored. Shizune came in a week ago and told Sasuke to not worry, by now; Sakura probably has 1/4 of her chakra back. But that didn't seem to convince Sasuke. Sakura had been showing signs of movement every once in a while, but not enough to say that she was going to get out of the coma anytime soon.

Sasuke looked outside and noticed that it was already dark. He stood up and walked to the door. He put his hand on the door knob, but stopped. He looked over his shoulder at Sakura. Her sleeping (err…knocked out) form lay on the bed just as it had been for the past 2 weeks. Sasuke sighed. He looked over to the flowers that he left besides her. It looks like he would have to replace them tomorrow.

Sasuke turned away and opened the door. He walked down the corridors, thinking what would happen if Sakura didn't wake up soon. He would go mad. He honestly couldn't stand a day in which he doesn't see her bright smile. Why? Even he does not know. Sasuke looked up at the ceiling. He smiled slightly.

"Sasuke-kun?"

Sasuke looked up at the mention of his name. Hinata and Ino stood their in front of him, worry clearly shown on their features. Ino looked down at the floor, while Hinata looked as if she were on the verge of tears. "Sasuke…I really don't know how to tell you this…demo…Tsunade-sama said that Sakura…" Ino's voice trailed off as she bit her lip, thinking on how to phrase what she was about to say. "S-sakura-chan is going to be in her c-current state f-for about a month," said Hinata, trying very hard not to let her tears spill.

Sasuke looked at them indifferently. "But she is going to be okay, right?" he asked. Ino and Hinata exchanged looks. "W-well, that's the thing. If Sakura doesn't wake up when the month is over…she will be considered dead. Tsunade checks her pulse in the night, and for five minutes, her heart stops beating…we don't know why though," said Ino shakily. Sasuke's eyes narrowed a bit as he bit his lip. Ino went up to him and took out a small envelope. "The blonde Akatsuki member told us to give this to you. It's from…well, you probably know already," she said softly, avoiding Sasuke's gaze. Sasuke took the envelope from her and left without another word.

"Hina-chan…you think Sasuke is going to take Sakura's condition lightly?" asked Ino worriedly. Hinata put a small fist up to chest level. "I hope so…for his sake," she muttered. Ino and Hinata sighed and walked to where they were originally going.

On his walk to the Uchiha district, Sasuke sighed. He was thinking about a song that he had heard in one of Sakura's CDs.

Song-Comatose

Artist- Skillet

I hate feeling like this
I'm so tired of trying to fight this
I'm asleep and all I dream of is waking to You

Tell me that You will listen
Your touch is what I'm missing
And the more I hide I realize I'm slowly losing You

I don't wanna live
I don't wanna breathe
'less I feel You next to me
You take the pain I feel
(Waking up to You never felt so real)
I don't wanna sleep
I don't wanna dream
'cause my dreams don't comfort me
The way You make me feel
(Waking up to You never felt so real)

I hate living without You
Dead wrong to ever doubt You
But my demons lay in waiting
Tempting me away
Oh how I adore You
Oh how I thirst for You
Oh how I need You

Comatose
I'll never wake up without an overdose of You

I don't wanna live
I don't wanna breathe

'less I feel You next to me
You take the pain I feel
(Waking up to You never felt so real)
I don't wanna sleep
I don't wanna dream
'cause my dreams don't comfort me
The way You make me feel
(Waking up to You never felt so real)

Breathing life
Waking up
My eyes
Open up

Comatose
I'll never wakeup without an overdose of You

Oh how I adore You
Waking up to You never felt so real
Oh how I thirst for You
Waking up to You never felt so real
Oh how I adore You

Sasuke could feel tears building up in his eyes. He quickly shut his eyes and fought them back. He definitely wasn't going to cry, much less in public. He kept walking until he bumped into a pair of large wooden doors with the Uchiha fan painted on both doors. He stood there for a while…just staring at the door. He put one hand against the surface and slowly brushed his hand on the wooden door. He took a deep breath while pushing against the doors, and let it out when he noticed that he was pushing thin air. He looked around and saw that blood was still splattered everywhere. The blood of his clan members. No, not the clan members, his FAMILY.

Sasuke shook his head and ran as fast as he could to where he lived most of his childhood. He burst through the door of his old house, tossing his sandals aside and rushed towards his old bedroom. As soon as he found it, he stopped running and slowly walked inside. He just walked over to where he had his old TV, which had the screen shattered. He then turned around and saw his bed. And it looked as if it wasn't even covered in dust, and as a matter of fact, nothing looked dusty. That's when he noticed a small card on the bed.

He walked towards the bed and took it in his hands and read it.

Dear Sasuke-kun,

You will probably hate me for invading your home every couple of days to clean it. I did this so when you came back, you wouldn't have to trouble yourself about cleaning it. It was the least I could do for all the times you saved me. And it was because of you that I was able to become a stronger person, and of some use to the village. And for that, I thank you. Hopefully when you're reading this, you have already obtained your revenge and found true happiness.

Love,

Haruno Sakura

Sasuke looked down at the card. He smiled. Sakura must have seen into the future or something when she wrote this. Both things she had hoped for had already happened. He chuckled a little at that thought. That's when he looked at his other hand. He looked at the envelope. He twirled it in his hands for a bit before actually deciding to open it. He slid his finger under the top tab and opened it. Inside were a note and some money. He took out the money and placed it on his desk. He took out the note and began to read it.

Dearest little brother,

You're probably wondering why I killed off the entire clan, am I right? But before I can go into serious details of why I did what I did, I must let you know some things. Enclosed with this letter, I have sent you enough money to get an engagement ring for a fiancée. Gosh…I knew I shouldn't have been reading Kisame's love stories. They make e gag. Anyways, back on topic. When you DO find your dream girl…you had BETTER not make her cry. I've seen what a cold hearted bastard you can be, foolish little brother. And believe me, woman are not to be trifled with. They can seriously leave some nasty marks on you. I've seen kaa-san do that to tou-san. And it's NOT a pretty sight. Ok….yeah, I think I should tell you why I killed the clan now.

I killed the clan because I didn't want that lifestyle for you. Father didn't actually see me as his son. He saw me as some sort of connection to the village, just like the rest of the clan. And when I got to ANBU status, it was "Itachi do this," and "Itachi do that." I got really stressed out. And plus, the other members of the clan were always telling me, "do it for the clan, the clan is your top priority, the clan this, the clan that, the clan, the clan, the clan." As soon as I saw how determined you were to surpass me, I KNEW you would become stronger than me, slowly but surely. One night, I was talking to kaa-san about my life. It was her idea to kill the clan to make your growth even stronger. She said that what the clan was doing was not right, for anybody. Their selfish needs would only lead them to very unwanted power. Then I talked to Shisui. He TOLD me to kill him. He couldn't take the stress anymore, or how his parents were always making him train day and night until his body could handle no further. I protested on that matter, but he grabbed a kunai from my pouch and thrust it into himself. Before he died though, he had already written the suicidal note. The night when Shisui died, I talked to Mother again. She told me that now that I have the Mangyeko, I should be able to wipe out the clan effortlessly, and to show you the death of herself and tou-san. That would definitely motivate you to become strong enough to kill me. I did as I was told, and thus, leading to me wiping out the entire clan.

Now, I lay upon you the duty of creating a new Uchiha Clan that has no selfish needs. It all depends on you. See you in the next life.

Your loving brother,

Uchiha Itachi

Sasuke read the letter over until he finally comprehended it. Itachi did it for HIS sake. But then again…who knew Itachi read love novels. That is definitely something he wasn't expecting to know. Sasuke sighed and folded the letter neatly. He placed it back into the envelope and decided to get some shut-eye. He would definitely need it.

One month later…

"Has she woken up yet?"

"No…not yet. But seeing by her brainwaves are reacting, she'll wake up in no less than ten minutes."

Tsunade looked over to the screen that showed Sakura's brainwave activity, and smirked when she saw the results. Or maybe…she'll be waking up right now.

Sakura's eyebrows furrowed together, as her eyelids shut even tighter. Sakura's face relaxed a bit and she slowly opened her eyes. She scanned the room. What she saw was a white room, 8 people staring at her, and two machines.

Sakura sat up, wincing a bit and looked around. "Sakura-chan?" asked Naruto. Sakura cocked her head to side. "Sakura-chan?" she repeated. Why did that name sound so familiar to her? "Sakura…are you okay?" this time it was Sasuke who spoke. Sakura turned her head over to Sasuke. She pointed to herself. "Am I Sakura?" she asked in a monotone. Sasuke nodded, relief clearly shown on his handsome features. Sakura smiled a bit. She swung her legs over the bed and walked over to Sasuke. "I think I know who you are. She looked at him straight in the eyes and smiled again. "You're Sasuke-kun, ne?" she asked. Sasuke smiled. "Yeah."

Sakura clapped her hands. "Yay! I got it right!" she exclaimed. Then she moved on to the person next to Sasuke, which was a blonde girl with pale blue eyes. She stood in front of her for a bit. "Ino-pig?" she asked. Ino smiled. "Yup!" Sakura laughed a bit and then moved on to the people next to her. She looked at them intensely. "Ano…you're Hinata-chan, Tenten-san, and Naruto?" she said, hoping to get it right. The three nodded, and Sakura moved over to the other three. A man with silver hair was reading some blue-greenish book, a young woman with black hair holding a pig in her hands, and a blonde attractive woman that was big-breasted. Sakura put on finger in her mouth. "You're Kakashi-sensei…you're Shizune-san, and that's Tsunade-sama. Am I correct?"

The three of them nodded, earning them a smile from Sakura. Sakura sighed. "I just have one question. How long have I been out for?" she asked. All of them exchanged looks. "You've been out for about a month and 3 weeks," they said simultaneously. Sakura made an o with her mouth. "So…what now?" she asked. They all looked over at Sasuke. He blushed a little while Sakura looked at him, almost expecting to hear something important.

Tsunade lifted a hand up to her head. "I guess we'll all be leaving. Sakura, Ino brought you some of your clothes. Their in that bag besides your bed," said Tsunade, pointing to a small white messenger bag. "Umm…okay. Arigatou Ino-chan." And with that, everyone stepped out of the room to allow Sakura some privacy.

When Sakura was done changing, she took the bag with her and went out of the room. She found Sasuke leaning on the wall, waiting for her. "Tch…took you long enough," he said mockingly. Sakura giggled. She walked up to him and hugged him. "You know what sucks about being knocked out Sasuke-kun?" she asked him. Sasuke lifted an eyebrow at her. "What?" he asked. Sakura rested her head on his chest. "Not being able to see you at all," she said softly. Sasuke smirked and returned the embrace.

Sasuke and Sakura walked out of the hospital together. The walk to Sakura's house was very quiet. But not the awkward silence. A more enjoyable sort of silence is what took its place. When they arrived at Sakura's house, Sakura decided to speak.

"Ano…Sasuke-kun?"

Said person looked over at Sakura. "Hn." Sasuke looked down at Sakura, who was clinging on his arm. Sakura looked up at Sasuke and made her mouth into a small smile. "I was wondering…could we move to your house?" she asked. Sasuke smirked. "What for?" he asked back. Sakura blushed. "Never mind…we'll talk about this later…" she said in a low voice. Sasuke shrugged and opened the door. They walked inside. Sasuke did his usual routine (jumped on the couch and said he loved it) while Sakura went into the kitchen and fixed herself something to eat.

"Sakura, I'm going out for a while," said Sasuke from the living room. Sakura came out of the kitchen and into the living room. She looked at Sasuke. "Well…'kay. Just don't be out too long," she said. Sasuke raised a hand to head and began scratching it. "I don't think I will be able to keep that promise. If I take too long, meet me at the bench near the academy," said Sasuke. Sakura nodded.

While Sasuke was out, he tried to find the perfect engagement ring for Sakura using the money Itachi had given him. He came real close to buying a pure diamond ring, but when he saw that it was for a little kid, Sasuke gave up. He kept looking until he saw a ring with a pink diamond in the form of a cherry-blossom petal. Sasuke noticed that it wasn't so expensive, and it would have him leftover with enough money for lunch. He asked the clerk if he could buy it, gave him the money and left.

On the way to buy some lunch, he met up with Neji.

"Oi, Uchiha," he called out. Sasuke looked over and saw the man who gave him make-up for his b-day. "Hello Neji-hime," said Sasuke mockingly. Neji's face was now a flaming red. "You better take that back Uchiha. Just because I gave you make-up doesn't mean anything," said Neji, trying to keep his cool. Sasuke scoffed. "Whatever. Listen, unless you're done checking me out, cuz I'm NOT gay like you, I have some important matters to deal with," said Sasuke. And having that said, he walked right passed Neji. Neji looked over his shoulder and saw Sasuke turning a corner. "I'm not gay…I just happen to like long hair and putting on eyeliner…is that so bad?" he muttered to himself.

(No offense to Neji fans…my brother suggested I put this. I meant no harm.)

Sasuke stuffed his hands in his pocket and walked straight to the academy bench. He looked up at the sky. It was still noon. Well, he SHOULD have a little fun with the left over money he had, right? Sasuke turned back and left to town to play in the local arcade. Who knows…with a little luck, he might be able to win Sakura an adorable little plushy.

A/N- Okay, I'm SO sorry for this very late update! I just had a very rough week because of family matters that wouldn't be of any interest to you. Anyways, here's your chapter. I'll try my best to update before Sunday!

-kawaiiblossom94