Healed

Days turns to weeks as weeks turns to months. They became close as ever, walking eachother, training, having friendly lunch... even if their friend Naruto or Kakashi is not with them they're not awkward with eachother anymore. This made him feel happy knowing that she's comfortable with him.

The day continues just like some any other day but without her. It was noon and he's planning to pick her up after her shift. Once he reached the entrance of the hospital he's heart stopped beating.

There he saw her with the Akira guy talking... this made him boil in anger mixed with hurt. He knew he didn't have the right to interfere with her affairs but her with the guy who cheated on her... is just not right.

Her shift ends and she's packing her stuffs ready to go home. The past few months her and Sasuke were now close which made her blush, every move he makes, make her feel a little tingly and when he's close she felt the butterflies on her stomach.

In the past days she could never get her mind off him just like when they were genin, she could never not blush when she's too close to him. She felt like she was inlove.

Maybe because she is?

Her thoughts were interrupted by the loud knocking on her door. She opens it revealing the man she never wanted in her life.

"Sakura..." he looked broken, his hair disheveled, his heavy eye bags under his puffy red eyes, everything looks broken, unhealthy she almost felt bad for him, but then again... he cheated.

"Akira..." she whispered. "Please... I'm sorry..." his voice broke "I- I need to go home" she tried to avoid eye contact and walk pass him but he took her upper arm and made her look at him in the eyes "Please..." she sighs "You hurt me..." he looks down in shame "I know... I just want to start over as... friends... please..." she looks at him "I- I can't just forgive you..." this made the man furrow his eyebrows "but you'll forgive a man who almost crushed Konoha?" She looks at him wide eyed. He has a point...

"He tried to kill you Sakura..." the man said. She's starting to feel guilty over this, her unfair act is making her guilty. "He was burried in darkness Akira... but you did it willingly" she responds. "I'm sorry" he said. "... It's... fine" she replied. He looks at her not believing what she said "really?" She nods at him. "Then... can I walk you home? I... I wanna start over as... friends..." he said.

"Okay..."

As they reached the gate "Sakura" she heard a man called with the most familiar voice she heard. She looks the man "Sasuke?" She said. She noticed how his expression turned to anger as he looks at the guy beside her. "He's just walking me home... why are you here?" She asks. "Hn... the dobe accidentally stabled me with a kunai" he said.

"Oh my kami, I'll heal it... come to my clinic" she said examining the cut and dragging him inside the hospital "I'm sorry Akira... maybe another time?" The man looks at her and smiles "Take your time" with that he walks away knowing she already got the someone in her heart and that he'll remain as a friend.

Once the reached to her clinic she pulled him down the chair and placed her palm over the deep cut, her palms started flowing in green as it started to heal. "The cut is deep Sasuke... Naruto can be clumsy sometimes..." she said. Sasuke didn't say anything to her.

After a wave of silence he spoke "Sakura..." she looks at him walking over to her medical cabinet. "Yes?" She asks taking out a white piece of bandages for his wound. "So you and that man?" She pauses and looks at him "I- no you got it wrong... he was just... asking for forgiveness and wanted to start over as friends"

Why would she forgive a cheater like him? But then again... she forgave him who tried to crush her home.

When she came back he instantly grab her wrist stopping her from touching his wound. It's now or never.

"I love you"

She looks at him eyes wide open, her heart beats faster and faster as she felt heat on her neck. It wasn't much better with him, yes he finally said it but now he felt like he wanted to bury his self.

"Um... I-... please don't lie-"

"I'm not lying"

She looks at him with glossy eyes as unexpectedly hugged him as tight as she could, then he heard sniffing.

"I... I love you too Sasuke-kun" she said. His eyes were wide as he puts his large palm to her back.

He's fine now.. as long as she's with him he'll be fine.