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CHAPTER 5 ~ The Truth ~
There was a long and uncomfortable silence. No one said anything for at least an hour. All that could be heard from the hospital room was a faint sobbing of a girl and boy saying that everything will be okay.
"Don't worry, Sakura. Tsunade may be able to heal your eyes."
"Do you really think so?"
"Yes."
"Thanks for staying with me Sasuke-kun," Sakura said in a fake tone. Sasuke knew she was only trying to brave so that he wouldn't think she was weak.
"Sakura."
"...nani?"
"You don't have to be strong around me. You can cry all you want."
"Sasuke-kun!"
Then, Sakura really let all of her bottled up emotions and tears out. She was held by Sasuke who tried to rock her into some form of calm. She never wanted him to let go. She was so afraid.
{Will I ever see again? How can I continue being a shinobi if I stay like this for the rest of my life?}
Sakura slowly pulled away from Sasuke.
"Sakura?"
"I feel a lot better now. I think that we should still wait for Tsunade's diagnosis before jumping to any conclusions. We have to have hope."
"Yes, I suppose you're right. But...Sakura, I'm so sorry! This is all my fault. It's because of me that this happened. I'm going to find my brother and make him pay for what he's done to my 'family'."
"...your family?"
"Yes, that includes you."
Sakura blushed. She then said,
"No, Sasuke. It's not your fault. I just wasn't strong enough to protect myself. I need to train harder after I get better...Sasuke? Will you help me get stronger when I get my eyesight back?"
"Sure."
Sasuke pulled Sakura back to him and held her tightly. He never wanted to lose another important person and he'd do anything to keep that from happening.
There was a knock at the door.
"Come in," Sakura tried to say cheerfully.
Everyone was there. They all had gloomy expressions but, of course, Sakura couldn't see that.
"Sakura-chan!" Naruto exclaimed as he ran over and hugged her.
"Naruto?...Naruto!...Who else is here?"
"All of the rookies are here as well as Lee's team."
"Sakura-san, are you okay?" Lee sounded worried.
"Lee-san...I'm okay. Don't worry about me."
"Sakura..."Ino sobbed. "Are you really okay?"
"Ino? Yes. I'm really okay."
Then, suddenly Tsunade-sama walked in.
"Sakura."
"Hai, Hokage-sama?"
"It's time for your operation, okay?"
"Okay. Everyone wish me luck!"
"Fight-to! Sakura-chan!" Naruto yelled.
"Good luck, Sakura!" Everyone else said trying to convince even themselves that there was a chance that Sakura would get better.
"Sakura..."
"Sasuke-kun..."
"Please get better."
Sasuke leaned in and kissed her in the middle of her slightly large forehead.
Then, the blushing Sakura was wheeled away in her bed with a faint smile on her face.
"She'd better be okay!" Sasuke cursed as he punched the wall making a hug dent.
"Sasuke, we all feel the same way. Sakura is the sweetest and nicest person. She doesn't deserve to suffer," Naruto stated.
did.
"" = dialogue {} = thoughts
CHAPTER 5 ~ The Truth ~
There was a long and uncomfortable silence. No one said anything for at least an hour. All that could be heard from the hospital room was a faint sobbing of a girl and boy saying that everything will be okay.
"Don't worry, Sakura. Tsunade may be able to heal your eyes."
"Do you really think so?"
"Yes."
"Thanks for staying with me Sasuke-kun," Sakura said in a fake tone. Sasuke knew she was only trying to brave so that he wouldn't think she was weak.
"Sakura."
"...nani?"
"You don't have to be strong around me. You can cry all you want."
"Sasuke-kun!"
Then, Sakura really let all of her bottled up emotions and tears out. She was held by Sasuke who tried to rock her into some form of calm. She never wanted him to let go. She was so afraid.
{Will I ever see again? How can I continue being a shinobi if I stay like this for the rest of my life?}
Sakura slowly pulled away from Sasuke.
"Sakura?"
"I feel a lot better now. I think that we should still wait for Tsunade's diagnosis before jumping to any conclusions. We have to have hope."
"Yes, I suppose you're right. But...Sakura, I'm so sorry! This is all my fault. It's because of me that this happened. I'm going to find my brother and make him pay for what he's done to my 'family'."
"...your family?"
"Yes, that includes you."
Sakura blushed. She then said,
"No, Sasuke. It's not your fault. I just wasn't strong enough to protect myself. I need to train harder after I get better...Sasuke? Will you help me get stronger when I get my eyesight back?"
"Sure."
Sasuke pulled Sakura back to him and held her tightly. He never wanted to lose another important person and he'd do anything to keep that from happening.
There was a knock at the door.
"Come in," Sakura tried to say cheerfully.
Everyone was there. They all had gloomy expressions but, of course, Sakura couldn't see that.
"Sakura-chan!" Naruto exclaimed as he ran over and hugged her.
"Naruto?...Naruto!...Who else is here?"
"All of the rookies are here as well as Lee's team."
"Sakura-san, are you okay?" Lee sounded worried.
"Lee-san...I'm okay. Don't worry about me."
"Sakura..."Ino sobbed. "Are you really okay?"
"Ino? Yes. I'm really okay."
Then, suddenly Tsunade-sama walked in.
"Sakura."
"Hai, Hokage-sama?"
"It's time for your operation, okay?"
"Okay. Everyone wish me luck!"
"Fight-to! Sakura-chan!" Naruto yelled.
"Good luck, Sakura!" Everyone else said trying to convince even themselves that there was a chance that Sakura would get better.
"Sakura..."
"Sasuke-kun..."
"Please get better."
Sasuke leaned in and kissed her in the middle of her slightly large forehead.
Then, the blushing Sakura was wheeled away in her bed with a faint smile on her face.
"She'd better be okay!" Sasuke cursed as he punched the wall making a hug dent.
"Sasuke, we all feel the same way. Sakura is the sweetest and nicest person. She doesn't deserve to suffer," Naruto stated.