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did.
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CHAPTER 6 ~ Hope ~
When Sakura woke up after her operation she immediately tried to open her eyes to see if her vision had come back, but before she could she heard Hokage-sama tell her,
"Don't try opening your eyes until the bandages are ready to come off, okay? You must promise me."
"Okay, but I'm so anxious to know if the operation worked. Do you think it went well?"
"It's too early to tell, I'm afraid. When we take off your bandages nezt week, we'll know more. Until then, you can go home and take a small vacation from your normal routine?
"Will I still be able to be a shinobi?"
"I don't know," she said sullenly. "...but I do have a surprise for you! Guess who's here to take you home?"
"Who?"
"It's me. I'll take care of you because it's all my fault anyways," a familiar cold and emotionless voice said.
"Sasuke-kun!"
Sakura reached out her arms searching for Sasuke. She found his shoulders and then his neck. She felt his face trying to figure out what he expression must have been like. It felt like his normal, cold self.
{He's back to normal. That must mean that everything's going to be fine.}
"Sasuke?"
"Yes, Sakura?
"I want to go home."
"Okay, let's go. Do you want to try walking with me leading you or would you rather be carried?"
"I've been lying down forever! I think I'd like to try walking. I just hope I don't run into anything," she said with a hint of cheerfulness.
She slowly stood, taking Sasuke's hand and she walked out of the hospital with great hope in her heart.
When they finally arrived in front of Sakura's house, Sakura suddenly remembered something.
"Oh shoot! I forgot that my parents are on a mission and they said they wouldn't be back for a whole month. What am I going to do know? I can't do anything for myself right now and I'm ...I'm afraid of being alone."
"Sakura, I said I'd take care of you. I won't break my promise."
{...promise?...I have to get better...otherwise I won't be strong enough to stay with him. I can't let that happen. No. It won't happen.}
"You can come and stay with me, Sakura, until you get you bandages off next week."
"Really? Are you sure I wouldn't be too much of a bother?"
"I promised...I won't ever leave you alone."
"Thanks," Sakura said shyly. "...Can I get a few things first?"
"Sure, just tell me what you want me to get out of your house. Then we can go home together."
did.
"" = dialogue {} = thoughts
CHAPTER 6 ~ Hope ~
When Sakura woke up after her operation she immediately tried to open her eyes to see if her vision had come back, but before she could she heard Hokage-sama tell her,
"Don't try opening your eyes until the bandages are ready to come off, okay? You must promise me."
"Okay, but I'm so anxious to know if the operation worked. Do you think it went well?"
"It's too early to tell, I'm afraid. When we take off your bandages nezt week, we'll know more. Until then, you can go home and take a small vacation from your normal routine?
"Will I still be able to be a shinobi?"
"I don't know," she said sullenly. "...but I do have a surprise for you! Guess who's here to take you home?"
"Who?"
"It's me. I'll take care of you because it's all my fault anyways," a familiar cold and emotionless voice said.
"Sasuke-kun!"
Sakura reached out her arms searching for Sasuke. She found his shoulders and then his neck. She felt his face trying to figure out what he expression must have been like. It felt like his normal, cold self.
{He's back to normal. That must mean that everything's going to be fine.}
"Sasuke?"
"Yes, Sakura?
"I want to go home."
"Okay, let's go. Do you want to try walking with me leading you or would you rather be carried?"
"I've been lying down forever! I think I'd like to try walking. I just hope I don't run into anything," she said with a hint of cheerfulness.
She slowly stood, taking Sasuke's hand and she walked out of the hospital with great hope in her heart.
When they finally arrived in front of Sakura's house, Sakura suddenly remembered something.
"Oh shoot! I forgot that my parents are on a mission and they said they wouldn't be back for a whole month. What am I going to do know? I can't do anything for myself right now and I'm ...I'm afraid of being alone."
"Sakura, I said I'd take care of you. I won't break my promise."
{...promise?...I have to get better...otherwise I won't be strong enough to stay with him. I can't let that happen. No. It won't happen.}
"You can come and stay with me, Sakura, until you get you bandages off next week."
"Really? Are you sure I wouldn't be too much of a bother?"
"I promised...I won't ever leave you alone."
"Thanks," Sakura said shyly. "...Can I get a few things first?"
"Sure, just tell me what you want me to get out of your house. Then we can go home together."