Sakura would give anything to see the man of her dreams
!TW: Mention of suicide attempt!
Her friends and family ask her how she doesn't have a boyfriend yet. Sakura is unsure how to explain that person she is in love with is the man of her dreams... literally.
He appears every night since she was a young girl, growing up alongside her.
At first, Sakura assumed he was an imaginary friend but when he kept appearing again and again. It was clear that he was very much real.
In a way...
"How can I be with you?" She asked.
Maybe he had an answer.
"You can't," he explained. "Our worlds don't match."
"But I'll never meet someone out there... not like you. So what's the point?"
"It just doesn't work like that, I'm sorry."
She ends up in depression for days on end.
Sakura has dark thoughts, visual images she never thought she would imagine but have a happy ending.
"If I stay asleep forever. Maybe I can be with him." They can be together and have a family in her dream world. It's worth a shot, right?
The first attempt was a fail.
She bailed out on it too afraid to take the risk. The second time too. But the third, oh yes she'd done it.
Except her mother had walked in on her hanging. She was taken to hospital immediately. Sakura knew she would make it since she was just about there.
Her mother's cries echoed in her ears. Maybe she was being too selfish.
Sleep takes over her yet there was no sign of the man.
Gaining conscience the Haruno could hear murmurs of those around her.
"Dr Uchiha, she's awake."
'Uchiha?'
Sasuke was here, but how? Did her plan work, alas as she opens her eyes who she sees is not the man she hoped for? This one had longer hair although he did look similar to Sasuke.
"Haruno-san you gave us quite the fright but thankfully you're well now. We'll keep you in for a-"
"Sasuke?"
"Pardon?"
"Are... do you know Sasuke?"
Itachi remains silent, studying the girl. How did she know of his brother?
"I do, he's my younger brother. Actually, he's here right now. Would you like me to get him for you?"
Normally Itachi wouldn't do anything of the sort, especially with a patient that tried to end their own life.
But something inside him tells him too as if she needs it.
Wait so he was real? At the thought, Sakura wondered if it is too strange. She only knows him in her dreams.
Maybe it should stay like that, however, she nods her head and Itachi asks a nurse to keep an eye on her. Whilst he goes to fetch his brother and inform her parents.
A few minutes feel like hours but low and behold the man of her dreams is standing right before her eyes widened.
"You? Your... you're real?" It's almost like he's staring at a ghost and Sakura feels the same.
'How could they possibly be real?' The other thinks and Itachi is there right by his side.
"You know her Sasuke?" His lips thinned unsure how to explain.
"Ah, we met in college." It's a lie but it would do for now.
"Are you freaking kidding me?" Sasuke marches up to her angry. "You did this to yourself? What were you thinking?"
"I... I thought it was the only way..." Their eyes connect and Sasuke knows what she's referring to.
"Tsk, annoying," he pats her head fondly like he usually does.
He's just thankful she's still alive.
Once they get to know each other better they find out neither of them are actually 'dreams' and there was no other world they lived in.
Whilst they were able to make proper conversation with each other, there was still a barrier stopping them from properly communicating.
As such, they were both led to believe the other had lived in a reality far from their own.
However, their souls and heart tried so hard to reach the other and whilst Sasuke would have preferred a much different method.
One where Sakura wouldn't have to go so far, he's still grateful for how lucky he was to have her with him.
"So," she asks as she slides next to him on the bench.
"Can I be with you now?" He rolls his eyes.
"We've been dating for three years Sakura."
"I know," she beams a smile resting her head on his shoulder. "I just like asking."
Him saying yes to being her boyfriend was the best thing to have happened and maybe one day they could be husband and wife.