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Chapter 4

Sakura slowly openned her eyes to find that she was in the hospital. She jerked up from the bed, only to have it result as a pain in her side. She glanced around the dull room and the memories of what happened came flooding back to her. "Sasuke-kun," she whispered.

Sakura pulled the covers back and slowly got out of the bed. Despite the pain in her legs, she dragged herself to the door. As she reached for the handle, the door flung upon. "Forehead girl! You're awake!" Ino exclaimed and she hugged her friend tightly.

"Yeah...but you're hurting me," Sakura answered.

Ino quickly let go. "Are you okay, Sakura?" Ino asked. "You've been out for about three days."

"Three days? But I didn't get hurt that bad or anything."

"You were just probably tired from all that happened with Sasuke and Itachi."

"Sasuke-kun...Where is he!" I asked. "Is he okay!"

"Calm down, Forehead girl. He's fine. Tsunade-sama saved him just in time. He's been asleep this whole time too. But unlike you, he doesn't show any signs of waking up sometime soon," Ino replied.

"What room is he in?"

"109, I think"

"Thanks!"

Before Ino could answer, Sakura was already out the door and searching for Room 109. She finally came to it, and reluctantly pushed the door open. Sasuke was hooked up to many machines and was brathing heavily when she got over to the bed. 'Sasuke-kun!' Sakura thought. 'He looks so helpless. I wish I could have beena bigger help. I'm so sorry Sasuke-kun! Maybe I'm still that weak little girl you left behind three year ago.'

Sakura grabbed a nearby chair and pulled it close to the bed. "I promise Sasuke-kun. I won't leave you until you wake up."

With that she squeezed his hand, let her head fall right next to Sasuke's, and drifted right back into sleep.

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Hinata quietly made her way into the room to wake up Sakura hours later. "Sakura-chan," she said. "Come on, Sakura-chan. Wake up. You have to eat something."

Sakura slowly lifted her head. "Hinata?"

"Hey. Ino told me that I could find you here. Let's go get something to eat."

"But, Sasuke-kun--

"It won't be that long. And Sasuke won't be awake yet. So please!"

"Okay," Sakura finally gave in.

They both mde there way towards the hospitals cafeteria. "Ino, Naruto, and Kakashi are waiting for us in there," Hinata told Sakura.

"Kakashi-sensei? And Naruto-kun? I thought he was--

"He recovered quite quickly...I guess it's because of the Kyuubi inside of him."

"Yeah."

"HINATA-CHAN! SAKURA-CHAN! Over here!" Naruto exclaimed.

"Shut up, Naruto! Everyone's staring at us!" Ino said.

"Then let them stare!"

They quickly made there way towards Naruto and Ino. "Where's Kakashi-sensei?"Sakura asked.

"Oh, Tsunade-sama needed him for something, so he told us to tell you that he's happy you're feeling better," Naruto answered.

The next hour or so was spent in the cafeteria enjoying each other's company. Sakura was the first to leave, saying she wanted to get back to Sasuke. After she left, Hinata was the first to speak up. "She's really worried about him," she said.

"Isn't she always?" Naruto asked.

"I guess but still."

"Hinata-chan, don't worry. Sakura-chan always worries about Sasuke-teme. We can't change that."

"Are you sure she'll be okay?"

"Forehead girl will be fine. Watch Sasuke-kun will wake up and she'll never stop smiling."

"Trust us."

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Sakura made her way back beside Sasuke's bed. "I'm back Sasuke-kun!" she exclaimed. "I won't leave you for that long again."

For the next few days, Sakura stayed with Sasuke, never leaving him for more than about fifteen minutes. She slept on the chair by Sasuke's bed and got food in the cafeteria to bring back or not eat at all. Ino and Naruto camein fromtime to time to see how she was. So did Hinata, more than anyone. Even Kakashi came by once or twice.

Sasuke still showed no signs of awakening soon. Soon enough, it was two weeks after what happened with Itachi. Sakura finally decided that she would go home. She would come back for about for a couple of hours the next day. She made her way towards the door but a voice soon stopped her.

"Sakura..."

'Sasuke-kun?'

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RikaUchiha: Sorry for the long awaited update. And sorry for not a better chapter. But please review...and no flames, please!