Chapter 5: By Your Side
"See you tomorrow."
"I'll call you if anything's wrong, and you, go back to your bedroom!"
"Awww. . . Do I have to?"
"You're completely back to health, I don't see why your still here in the first place, the doctor said you could go home."
"Well it's lonely at home. Fine then, but you have to come visit me too ok?"
"Alright, alright, but only after Sasuke kun wakes up."
"Humph! Always Sasuke."
CREAK BANG
Sasuke slowly opened his eyes; there was a huge racket around where he was sleeping. He turned his head to look around the room. It was a hospital. There was a window by his bed on one side and a table on the other. At the foot of his bed he saw a chair that had a pillow and a blanket on it for some reason. At first there was a question mark over his head as to whose it was but then the figure standing near the door looking at his hospital card answered his question. Short pink hair and a red costume, rare characteristics you can recognize even if the person had her back on you.
"Sakura?"
The girl slowly turned around, "Sasuke kun!" She ran to the bed and knelt by his pillow. He sat up slowly.
"No Sasuke kun don't move!" She said lowering him down again. "You must have been pretty tired, you were asleep for five days."
"Five days!?" he exclaimed. Then he remembered what had happened, with Orochimaru and with Sakura. "Sakura are you ok? What happened after. . ."
"I'm not so sure either, I lost consciousness when I saw Kakashi sensei come into the room," She started. "Apparently the curse had spread pretty badly over you, he had to do a counter-jutsu immediately. . ."
"But what about you?" he asked.
"I'm fine, a lot of rest and iron-rich food got me back to normal!" She said winking at him and showing a guts-pose.
Sasuke made a sigh of relief and leaned back. His tension was loosened; she was ok.
"I'm sorry."
"Huh?"
"I'm sorry, I got you involved in all of this, if only I was more careful," he closed his eyes. Then he remembered the 'gift' Orochimaru had spoken of, and about how he should enjoy it while he could. He suddenly understood what it meant. Opening his eyes again he said, "maybe we shouldn't be in the same group anymore."
"What?"
"Orochimaru was after you because he wanted me, and from what he said I think he means to go after you again. . . I don't want to see you like that again; it scared me. I thought I would lose someone important to me again. I can't go through that again, I just can't."
"Sasuke kun. . ."
"I don't want to see you die because of me. You're important to me." Sakura's cheeks reddened. "Just like Naruto and Kakashi are." Sakura's shoulders slumped a little. That's right she was always "the same."
"Well are you gonna tell this to Naruto and Kakashi sensei too?" Sakura asked curiously.
"No, they're strong enough to defend themselves."
"Than that's unfair," she said, knowing she sounded like a nuisance. "Sakura. . ." he muttered as if irritated.
"Well it's true, I'm the one that wants to be near you the most, and plus. . ." She reddened, "somebody has to love you."
Sasuke stared at her dumbfounded.
"Because nobody can live on their own," she smiled at him. Sasuke thought she looked beautiful, even more than she usually did. Almost like a light was beaming from her. He'd never felt so much for her.
"Sakura. . . Would you, stay by me?" he asked, as though expecting a rejection.
"You bet I will!" She gave him a thumb up. Five days, he thought, that meant she had been living there for at least four, seeing the blanket on the chair.
Maybe it's ok. Maybe it's ok for people who want revenge to open their heart out to someone. Maybe it's ok for them to care about someone more than their fate. Sakura reached out and squeezed his hand, "you should rest now, you still must be pretty tired."
A sudden tiredness weighed heavily on him. "Sakura," he said squeezing her hand even harder. "I'll become stronger, stronger than Orochimaru, stronger than any Hokage, and when I am. Well, then I won't have to worry about people going after you because of me. I'll train hard so I can protect you someday."
"And I'll train hard so I can protect you, people that care for each other are supposed to protect each other."
Sasuke closed his eyes, "I'm tired, I'm gonna rest a little."
"Ok. . ." Sakura whispered as the boy suddenly started breathing heavily. She watched him lie there for a moment, he looked calm, nothing was worrying him. She hadn't seen him sleep so peacefully for those four days she was in that room. He'd looked worried, scared; but that was gone now. She slowly crossed her arms next to his pillow and rested her head on them. She stared at him in that position for a moment and then closed her eyes.
"I'll always be by your side," she whispered, as she too fell into a deep sleep.
-THE END-
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"See you tomorrow."
"I'll call you if anything's wrong, and you, go back to your bedroom!"
"Awww. . . Do I have to?"
"You're completely back to health, I don't see why your still here in the first place, the doctor said you could go home."
"Well it's lonely at home. Fine then, but you have to come visit me too ok?"
"Alright, alright, but only after Sasuke kun wakes up."
"Humph! Always Sasuke."
CREAK BANG
Sasuke slowly opened his eyes; there was a huge racket around where he was sleeping. He turned his head to look around the room. It was a hospital. There was a window by his bed on one side and a table on the other. At the foot of his bed he saw a chair that had a pillow and a blanket on it for some reason. At first there was a question mark over his head as to whose it was but then the figure standing near the door looking at his hospital card answered his question. Short pink hair and a red costume, rare characteristics you can recognize even if the person had her back on you.
"Sakura?"
The girl slowly turned around, "Sasuke kun!" She ran to the bed and knelt by his pillow. He sat up slowly.
"No Sasuke kun don't move!" She said lowering him down again. "You must have been pretty tired, you were asleep for five days."
"Five days!?" he exclaimed. Then he remembered what had happened, with Orochimaru and with Sakura. "Sakura are you ok? What happened after. . ."
"I'm not so sure either, I lost consciousness when I saw Kakashi sensei come into the room," She started. "Apparently the curse had spread pretty badly over you, he had to do a counter-jutsu immediately. . ."
"But what about you?" he asked.
"I'm fine, a lot of rest and iron-rich food got me back to normal!" She said winking at him and showing a guts-pose.
Sasuke made a sigh of relief and leaned back. His tension was loosened; she was ok.
"I'm sorry."
"Huh?"
"I'm sorry, I got you involved in all of this, if only I was more careful," he closed his eyes. Then he remembered the 'gift' Orochimaru had spoken of, and about how he should enjoy it while he could. He suddenly understood what it meant. Opening his eyes again he said, "maybe we shouldn't be in the same group anymore."
"What?"
"Orochimaru was after you because he wanted me, and from what he said I think he means to go after you again. . . I don't want to see you like that again; it scared me. I thought I would lose someone important to me again. I can't go through that again, I just can't."
"Sasuke kun. . ."
"I don't want to see you die because of me. You're important to me." Sakura's cheeks reddened. "Just like Naruto and Kakashi are." Sakura's shoulders slumped a little. That's right she was always "the same."
"Well are you gonna tell this to Naruto and Kakashi sensei too?" Sakura asked curiously.
"No, they're strong enough to defend themselves."
"Than that's unfair," she said, knowing she sounded like a nuisance. "Sakura. . ." he muttered as if irritated.
"Well it's true, I'm the one that wants to be near you the most, and plus. . ." She reddened, "somebody has to love you."
Sasuke stared at her dumbfounded.
"Because nobody can live on their own," she smiled at him. Sasuke thought she looked beautiful, even more than she usually did. Almost like a light was beaming from her. He'd never felt so much for her.
"Sakura. . . Would you, stay by me?" he asked, as though expecting a rejection.
"You bet I will!" She gave him a thumb up. Five days, he thought, that meant she had been living there for at least four, seeing the blanket on the chair.
Maybe it's ok. Maybe it's ok for people who want revenge to open their heart out to someone. Maybe it's ok for them to care about someone more than their fate. Sakura reached out and squeezed his hand, "you should rest now, you still must be pretty tired."
A sudden tiredness weighed heavily on him. "Sakura," he said squeezing her hand even harder. "I'll become stronger, stronger than Orochimaru, stronger than any Hokage, and when I am. Well, then I won't have to worry about people going after you because of me. I'll train hard so I can protect you someday."
"And I'll train hard so I can protect you, people that care for each other are supposed to protect each other."
Sasuke closed his eyes, "I'm tired, I'm gonna rest a little."
"Ok. . ." Sakura whispered as the boy suddenly started breathing heavily. She watched him lie there for a moment, he looked calm, nothing was worrying him. She hadn't seen him sleep so peacefully for those four days she was in that room. He'd looked worried, scared; but that was gone now. She slowly crossed her arms next to his pillow and rested her head on them. She stared at him in that position for a moment and then closed her eyes.
"I'll always be by your side," she whispered, as she too fell into a deep sleep.
-THE END-
Done! How was it? Hehe . . .
Well here comes another add (I'm desperate).
If you wanna read more stories by me go to my site at
-love Jonko