"Wake up. Please just open your eyes." It had been months since the eyes had opened. All I wanted to see was their comforting color again, but that was denied me.

I used to always replay the scene in my head, trying to figure out what I could've have done to change the results, but now, all I wanted was for her to open her eyes.

Her father died on impact, but because of him, my injuries were much less severe. Sakura however, had not faired well. He body had gone into shock and literally started to shut down. Everything was such a mess of voices as they got her stable. Finally she was alive, but in a coma.

TI surprised me just how much it hurt me. I hadn't known her long, but all I wanted to do was protect her and keep her safe. I should have been able to do it, but somehow I had failed, and that hurt, that hurt a lot.

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Sakura opened her eyes to find herself in a field of beautiful flowers, and there, on a hill not too far away, was her mother.

She ran the short distance to her mother and embraced her.

"Mom!" she cried happily. Her mother hugged her back, and both began to cry.

"I missed you my blossom." She said softly. Sakura buried herself deeper in her mother's warmth, but then, the events that had occurred instantly swept over her. She pulled back sharply.

"What happened to Sasuke?"

"Does it really matter? You're here now. We can be together forever." Sakura's mother attempted to pull Sakura into another hug. However, Sakura pulled back.

"It does matter. He took care of me. I need to know if he's alright." Sakura attempted to stand up and walk away, but her mother's grip on her wrist stopped her.

"Stay."

Sakura looked back at her mother and saw her green eyes flash black. "You're not..."

The pleasant face of her mother contorted slowly into her father and Sakura began to try to pull away, but his grip held fast. She tried to pull away and called for help.

Help came.

Her father's face changed slowly from rage to shock as her mother loosened his grip on Sakura's wrist.

Without a word her mother embraced her father, and he hugged her back. Then Sakura heard her mother's voice.

"Go now dear." She said softly. "It's not yet your time." Sakura nodded slowly with tears in her eyes and began to back away as the imaged faded, she became aware of the buzz of machinery and the smell of clean air. Then her eyes opened to see...black?

She wasn't crazy. There were indeed many strands of black hair across her face and over her eyes as she awoke. With much more effort than she thought would be needed, she managed to turn her head in the direction from whence the hair came and saw a sleeping Sasuke.

Sakura took a moment to look him over. There was a cast on an arm and a handful of healing cuts and bruises, but all in all, Sakura felt that the worst part was that his entire face even in sleep seemed creased with worry and stress.

She tried to sit up so she would be able to get an even better look, but she found she was unable to move one of her arms, not to mention that her entire body was behaving sluggishly. Finally, she managed one breathy word, "Sasuke."

His eyes fluttered open slowly at first, but when he saw her open emeralds, his eyes snapped open. "Sakura." He seemed to move so fast that Sakura wasn't sure when he managed to get his arms around her in a hug. He pulled back slowly.

"How do you feel?" He asked softly.

Sakura looked at him for a few moments. Honestly, she hadn't been quite sure of that a moment ago. Waking up and not being able to move was weird, but at that moment she knew something with certainty.

"I'll be fine."

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"Hi mom, dad," Sakura said with a smile to the two graves before her. "I 'd like you to meet someone."

Sakura tugged the small child beside her to infront of the graves. The child gave a respectful bow as Sakura spoke. "This is Akira. Akira say hello to your grandparents."

"Hello."

Sakura smiled slightly at the scene then said softly. "Come on, let's go. See you soon."

They left he gravesites and headed towards the car parked at the entry to the cemetery. There, Sasuke welcomed Sakura with a hug before they climbed into the car to go home.

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End.

So, what'd ya think? Sorry that it's rushed, but it is what it is I guess.