Chapter Twelve: Rescued with a sacrifice

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A/N:

Sorry for the delay. No internet contact for almost a month (Overseas Trip). I'm so sorry you guys!

Manami's Point Of View

"Sasuke?" I whispered.

He quickly wrapped my arms around his neck, and brought my lips to his. "Thank God you're here,"

"Is your leg okay?" He whispered.

I nodded. "I healed up most of it while I was stuck here,"

"Good, I'm gonna get you out of here. Stay silent," He replied.

He got me out of the room and we quietly approached the entrance / exit of Orochimaru's hideout.

"You didn't think I would let you get away so easily, did you?" A creepy and familiar voice said.

We turned around to see none other than Orochimaru with his pathetic drones.

I grimaced and glanced at Sasuke.

He whispered to me, "You we have to fight. It's our only way out,"

I nodded and stood in my fighting position.

-x-x-x-x-

I continuously fought with Suigetsu and Kabuto.

Oh… and Karin… I guess.

Sasuke was fighting against Orochimaru.

I had at least managed to hit Suigetsu's pressure point, making him fall unconscious.

You know…

Just barely.

Kabuto and I were then fighting one on one, but it wasn't easy.

I'll admit, he's gotten stronger from the last time I saw him.

I dodged his from the last time I saw him.

I dodged his fists filled with chakra, but I couldn't land a hit on him.

He was fast. Really fast.

Until he paused, just a few inches in front of me.

His eyes widened as he looked past me. And he screamed.

"OROCHIMARU-SAMA!!"

I slowly turned around and gasped. "S-Sasuke!!"

Orochimaru had his snakes / sword and Sasuke had his katana.

They had both stabbed each other, both of them losing their breath.

Orochimaru had his weapons though Sasuke's chest, but Sasuke, too, had his whole Katana through Orochimaru's chest… Heart, to be exact.

Kabuto ran past me to his master's side. "Orochimaru-sama! I'll… I'll heal you just hang on! …Please…"

But Orochimaru's eyes were closed.

Kabuto glanced at me. Just for a moment.

To be honest, he looked like he was about to cry.

The he disappeared, bringing Suigetsu and Karin with him.

I cringed then slowly walk over to Sasuke's collapsed figure.

"Sasuke?" I whispered.

"Manami…" Sasuke grunted.

I kneeled over to him quickly. "Sasuke, you're okay right? You're… You're fine, right?!"

Sasuke smirked. "Of course, I am… Baka"

I shook my head as the back of my eyes began to heat up. "You're not Sasuke… You were almost stabbed in the heart S-Sasuke!"

Sasuke's hand covered in blood, held mine. "I'll be fine, Manami…" He said hoarsely. "I promise,"

One of my tears fell onto his cheek.

"What if you won't? You could die from this, Sasuke!"

"Trust me," Sasuke mumbled, before losing consciousness.

My eyes widened and I quickly pressed two fingers against his neck.

His pulse was slow, I could barely feel it.

I sniffed and wiped my tears. I hugged his limp body.

"Please keep this one promise,"

-x-x-x-x-

Within a few hours, I got Sasuke to Konoha Hospital, healing him as much as I could on the way.

Sasuke was then lying on the hospital bed, with too many machines hooked onto him.

"Hyuga-san," The doctor said.

I looked up from Sasuke's body. "Yes?"

"We're going to do our best to heal him now, so, for your sake, please take a seat outside. We'll call you back in once we're done," The doctor explained.

I nodded solemnly. "I understand,"

Before I left the room, I faced to the doctor. "Doctor…"

He looked at me. "Yes, Hyuga-san?"

"Please… Do your best,"

Before he could respond, I closed the door.

I took a seat nearby and waited… for what seemed like hours.

A nurse passed by and asked me, "Excuse me, Hyuga-san?"

"Yes?" I answered.

"Will you be staying here the night? If you are, we have a few blankets and pillows for you," She smiled.

I nodded, giving her a small smile. "Thank you… and um… Is it okay if I could use my phone for a bit? I need to contact a few people."

"Please, go ahead," The nurse reassured as she went off to find a blanket and such.

I took out my cell phone and dialed Naruto's number.

"Agh… Moshi, moshi?"

"Naruto-kun?" I said.

"Manami-chan… It's the middle of the night… It better be import—"

"Orochimaru was in Konoha,"

Naruto paused. "Na-Nani?"

"Orochimaru came here for Sasuke…"

"Sasuke didn't leave again, did he?!"

"N-No…"

"So what happened?"

"Let's just say that we won't see much of Orochimaru anymore,"

"Oh my God. D-Did you kill him?!"

"No… Sasuke… did,"

"…Sasuke's okay, right?"

"He put up a good fight, but this time… I don't know what's going to happen,"

"I'll…"

"I'll leave it up to you to tell everyone else… After wards you can come to the Konoha Hospital,"

"I… I got it. I'll be there as soon as I can,"

"I'm counting on you,"

Then I hung up.

-x-x-x-x-

"Manami-chan… Manami-chan!"

I woke up to Naruto's worried voice.

"Naruto…kun?"

I sat up and noticed a pillow at my head and a blanket around my body.

I looked up at Naruto. He had brought the others with him as well.

"We came as soon as we heard," Sakura said.

"Is Sasuke-kun okay?" Hinata asked.

I looked at the clock. It was already 5 in the morning.

"They've been working on him for five hours now…" I murmured.

I felt two arms wrap around my shoulders, pulling me slowly to their chest.

"Onii-chan…" I whispered.

"Manami, just pray that Sasuke will get through this," My older brother's deep voice said, hugging me tighter.

I hugged him back, holding back the tears that needed to come out.

"I… I know, Onii-chan. B-But what if… What if he doesn't…?" I stuttered, choking on my tears as they ran quickly down my cheeks.

"There are no 'what ifs', Manami. You just have to pray. Pray that Sasuke will still be with us. Besides, Sasuke wouldn't want to see you cry over him like this… right?" Neji assured.

I managed to smile a little. "You're right, Neji-nii,"

Neji had a big smirk on his face. "You haven't called me that for the longest time,"

I chuckled. "Right once again, Neji-nii,"

And at that moment, the door opened, with the doctor standing there looking at me.

We all fell silent and I looked at the doctor straight in the eye.

"Hyuga-san," He said seriously.

"Is Sasuke… okay?" I asked cautiously.

"Sasuke…" He mumbled.

I felt the atmosphere tense up as we awaited his answer.

"Sasuke… we've healed him. His health is all good now…" The doctor said.

We all took a sigh of relief.

"Oh thank God," Ino said.

"But," The doctor continued. "He's in a coma. There isn't much to be done to wake him up. We all just have to wait for the day until he does,"

"So… We just have to stand by him… Until he wakes up?" Kiba asked.

The doctor nodded.

"Thank you… Doctor," I mumbled. "For healing Sasuke. Thank you,"

The doctor smiled. "It's my job, Hyuga-san,"

When he left, I was the first to enter Sasuke's room. I looked at his body; His scars were gone. So were his bruises.

He looked perfectly fine; As if he hadn't had a fight from the beginning.

If only he weren't in a coma.

I took a seat next to his bed and I heard everyone's footsteps behind me.

I reached out and touched Sasuke's hand. It was cold.

"Manami…" Naruto began.

"You guys can go home now. Sasuke's alright… That's all that matters," I smiled at them.

Naruto tried to think of something to say, but he sighed instead. "I'll come by tomorrow, okay?"

I nodded. "Yeah,"

I watched them forward out of the room quietly, and as soon as they were gone, I turned to look at Sasuke.

3rd Point Of View

Manami studied Sasuke's face.

It had appeared as if he was only in a deep sleep.

But it was something more than that.

Manami took her delicate hands and reached out to touch Sasuke's cheek.

The Uchiha was pale. As Manami's fingers made contact, she grimaced.

It was cold… and lifeless.

She quickly held his hand in both hands and tried not to cry. She held Sasuke's limp hand against her soft cheek.

"You're going to be okay, Sasuke." She murmured in his palm. "You will be,"

Manami cried that time. She slowly fell asleep in her lover's lap.

Waiting for the day when he'd wake up.

Okay, So I'm sorry for the late chapter.. This ain't the best chapter I've ever done... But I managed to at least write one. I feel a writers block coming on. Anyways, Please Review, because I KNOW you guys have been waiting this one for a while. (Yeah, sorry if its short as well).