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Ch. 8: Lost in a Void
Sakura was tossing and turning in her sleep. Sasuke woke her up.
"NO!"
"Sakura, calm down it's just me."
"Sasuke, I dreamed he came back for me."
"Who, the guy that raped you?"
"No, Orochimaru." She whispered.
"O-Orochimaru?"
"Yes. Sasuke I need to take classes for self defense. I'm tired of being so weak."
"Sakura you are not…"
"I am weak. I couldn't save them, I couldn't."
"Couldn't save who?"
"My… parents."
With that Sakura sighed and began to tell the story.
"Two years ago my parents where murdered. I was there when the were murdered, although the police said that I wasn't. I was hiding, I watched them die. I didn't even move, I was such a coward. It's because of me they died. Orochimaru told my parents if they had only given me to him, they wouldn't have to die because of me. He said I was worthless, but my parents said I wasn't. I am worthless though. I could have killed him. I was only a few inches away from a gun. I just couldn't move I was so afraid that he would find me. I am a coward, I am worthless. I watched him tear my parents apart. I couldn't look away. I wanted to help, I really did."
"No Sakura, you are not worthless, you were afraid. I thought the same thing, because the exact same thing happened to me, except I ran. I ran away instead of helping."
"I'm sorry Sasuke. You lost your whole family, I only lost my parents. It must have been a lot more painful for you."
"I had the same amount of pain as you. That's why I love you. We have shared the same experiences. We both feel the same way. And we are the only people who can truly know how each other feel."
He kissed her hand and told her to go back to sleep. She did, but he couldn't.
'I love her. I can finally love again. But after tonight can she love me?'
With that he went to sleep.