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did.
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Thanks for the reviews!!! ....they're very interesting. Also, thanks to KiarShadow, my beta, for pointing out some of the typing errors I made. Well, here's another chapter...
CHAPTER 7 ~ Secrecy ~
When Sasuke came back out through he window, he found Sakura patiently waiting on a nearby bench.
"Sasuke? Is that you?"
"It's getting late. We should go."
"Okay." Sakura stood up and turned around in a circle trying to figure out which way to go. "Sasuke-kun? Where are you?" Sakura sounded a bit afraid.
"What's wrong?" Sasuke had started to walk in the direction of his house when he turned around and looked at Sakura. He was so tired from the last few days that he actually forgot that she couldn't see. He quickly ran over and clasped her hand. "I'm here Sakura. Don't worry."
Then Sasuke led sakura to his home, which was near the Uchiha clan's section of the village. He took her inside and then to his room where he helped her lie down to sleep.
"Sasuke-kun, "she said in a half asleep voice. "Please don't leave me alone. I'm afraid of not being able to see anything."
"Sure, I'd do anything for you."
Sasuke lay down beside sakura and allowed her to put her head on his chest while he caressed her and kept her close.
They both had one of the most peaceful and undisturbed sleeps of their disaster filled lives.
Over the next week sakura had become quite familiar with Sasuke's house and could now walk around without running into things or tripping. She had still gone and done everything she normally did except that now Sasuke was always with her. She even went to training, but she spent most of her time sitting alone under the big sakura tree listening to the others practice.
It was soon time to go back to the hospital to get the bandages removed and see whether or not the surgery was a success. Sakura confidently walked away from Sasuke's side into Tsunade's office.
Tsunade removed the bandages and told sakura to open her eyes slowly. Sakura blinked a couple of times and then tried focusing a bit.
"I can see! I can actually see!"
"That's great Sakura! I'll still need to make one hundred percent sure though, okay? Now, just relax for a minute." Tsunade examined them carefully and then looked at sakura straight in the eyes. "Sakura...I know everything seems fine right now, but the operation wasn't successful. The damage that was done was too serious. It's a miracle we could even temporarily fix it. It will get worse."
"How much worse...?"
"You will eventually be completely blind."
"...How long do I have?"
"I'm not sure. It could be anywhere from a week to a year."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes...I'm so sorry Sakura-chan."
"No...it's okay. You tried your best. There's just one last thing you could do for me...can you promise me something?"
"Anything."
"Don't tell anyone that I'm going to lose my vision. Please!"
"But..."
"Please...I don't want to stop being a shinobi...and if I don't train anymore I'll be breaking my promise to Sasuke. I'll have to leave him."
"I'm sure he'd understand."
"..I guess...No! I promised!"
"...Okay. Sakura I promise not to tell anyone except in the case that it is a danger to your life or those around you. You safety comes first."
"Deal."
did.
"" = dialogue {} = thoughts
Thanks for the reviews!!! ....they're very interesting. Also, thanks to KiarShadow, my beta, for pointing out some of the typing errors I made. Well, here's another chapter...
CHAPTER 7 ~ Secrecy ~
When Sasuke came back out through he window, he found Sakura patiently waiting on a nearby bench.
"Sasuke? Is that you?"
"It's getting late. We should go."
"Okay." Sakura stood up and turned around in a circle trying to figure out which way to go. "Sasuke-kun? Where are you?" Sakura sounded a bit afraid.
"What's wrong?" Sasuke had started to walk in the direction of his house when he turned around and looked at Sakura. He was so tired from the last few days that he actually forgot that she couldn't see. He quickly ran over and clasped her hand. "I'm here Sakura. Don't worry."
Then Sasuke led sakura to his home, which was near the Uchiha clan's section of the village. He took her inside and then to his room where he helped her lie down to sleep.
"Sasuke-kun, "she said in a half asleep voice. "Please don't leave me alone. I'm afraid of not being able to see anything."
"Sure, I'd do anything for you."
Sasuke lay down beside sakura and allowed her to put her head on his chest while he caressed her and kept her close.
They both had one of the most peaceful and undisturbed sleeps of their disaster filled lives.
Over the next week sakura had become quite familiar with Sasuke's house and could now walk around without running into things or tripping. She had still gone and done everything she normally did except that now Sasuke was always with her. She even went to training, but she spent most of her time sitting alone under the big sakura tree listening to the others practice.
It was soon time to go back to the hospital to get the bandages removed and see whether or not the surgery was a success. Sakura confidently walked away from Sasuke's side into Tsunade's office.
Tsunade removed the bandages and told sakura to open her eyes slowly. Sakura blinked a couple of times and then tried focusing a bit.
"I can see! I can actually see!"
"That's great Sakura! I'll still need to make one hundred percent sure though, okay? Now, just relax for a minute." Tsunade examined them carefully and then looked at sakura straight in the eyes. "Sakura...I know everything seems fine right now, but the operation wasn't successful. The damage that was done was too serious. It's a miracle we could even temporarily fix it. It will get worse."
"How much worse...?"
"You will eventually be completely blind."
"...How long do I have?"
"I'm not sure. It could be anywhere from a week to a year."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes...I'm so sorry Sakura-chan."
"No...it's okay. You tried your best. There's just one last thing you could do for me...can you promise me something?"
"Anything."
"Don't tell anyone that I'm going to lose my vision. Please!"
"But..."
"Please...I don't want to stop being a shinobi...and if I don't train anymore I'll be breaking my promise to Sasuke. I'll have to leave him."
"I'm sure he'd understand."
"..I guess...No! I promised!"
"...Okay. Sakura I promise not to tell anyone except in the case that it is a danger to your life or those around you. You safety comes first."
"Deal."