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In Sickness and In Death.
A pink haired girl was standing in the night on a bridge that overlooked the river. This was her favorite place in the city of Konoha; this place is where her team mates always met, her, Kakashi-sensei, Naruto, and … Sasuke-kun. It had been three years since Sasuke had left, but that made a huge impact on her life. She had loved him with all of her heart, but he wouldn't stay for her. She promised herself to become stronger so that she could be someone in his life. Each step she took was meant to bring her closer to him.
I looked over the edge of the bridge, down to the glittering running water and sighed. I had been working in the hospital all day today, never getting a rest. My work always kept me busy; at least I don't have to worry about what I'm doing tomorrow. Tomorrow… it was Valentine's Day. Ever since my love left, I found the holiday to be lonely. Each year I did the same thing, make cookies and send them out to all my friends, then I'd spend the rest of the day either moping around or training.
But anyway, I was really tired from my day at the hospital, now I was just making my usual round around the city. I sighed and pushed myself away from the bridge edge and continued my round. I walked along the edge of Konoha, passing the forests, houses, and some gates. I continued to walk until I found myself on the street where it happened.
He was leaving his house and he ran into me, I knew that if he were to leave; that he'd come this way. After our exchange of words… he knocked me out and set me on the bench in the cold night. That night was a lot like this night.
I shuddered and passed the street. Something caught was caught in the corner of my eye. I turned to see what if was. I saw a black lump on the ground down THAT street. Out of curiosity I walked cautiously up to the figure. As I approached, I realized that it was a man's body. I ran up to him and kneeled next to him.
The guy had short black hair; it was damp, earlier that day it was raining. His hair covered his face. He was obviously a ninja, and he looked like he was in a very bad shape. He was bleeding all over his body, his clothes were torn and he seemed to be unconscious.
"Sir?" I asked as I shook him. "Sir!"
I flipped him over and I stopped. My heart froze; it was like time had stopped. The face of the man was very handsome, his onyx eyes were open, he was awake and staring at me. I gasped.
"You're late…" He mumbled before the darkness took over him.
I didn't know what to do. He was dying and I was paralyzed in shock and horror. After a few moments I regained composure. I picked him up and carried him in a piggy back. I was heading toward the hospital when I realized something. Not only is the hospital full of patients, he would also be put into confinement. I turned 180 degrees and headed toward my apartment.
I quickly ran to my room, making sure that no one saw me. I opened my door and scrambled in. my room was dark, as well the curtains were closed and it was night. But it was actually Sasuke's old room, so it was definitely dark. I set the guy on my bed and checked his pulse. It was slow, that was a bad sign.
I took of his shirt and wrapped his hair with it, so he wouldn't die of coldness. His chest was muscular and broad, but it was also covered in cuts and scars. I winced at the sight. I ran into my bathroom and returned with a tube of warm water and a rag. I took the rag and set it onto his forehead.
I couldn't help but sigh; it was sad and unbearable to see him in this state. What happened to being strong? What happened to never relying on anyone but himself? What happened to him? I stroked his cheek with my finger and it was cold. It seemed like his whole body was cold. That wasn't good.
I shook my head and scanned his body for his injuries. He had many broken bones, and his wounds wouldn't stop bleeding. I had no choice but to use my medical skills on him, they wouldn't heal broken bones in one swift motion, but they would help them to get better and close up and heal cuts and such. My hands were covered in a teal light as I poured chakra into them and swiped his wounds clean.
For the rest of the night I stayed by his side, nurturing him so that he could get better. In the morning I was barely awake when I heard a knocking on my door. I swayed to the door and opened it a crack. I was met by blonde spiky and untidy hair with a childish face lost in deep sea eyes; Naruto.
"What is it Naruto?" I asked tiredly.
"Sakura-chan, are you alright? You don't sound ok." His eyes showed his concern.
Over the last three years Naruto had become like a brother to me. He was always there for me and helped me up when I was down with all my other friends.
I weakly smiled at him, "I'm just tired. Can you quickly get Tsunade-sama for me? There is something important I want to show her."
He cocked his head in a childish confusion, "Ok?"
After that he leapt off and bounced off to retrieve Tsunade. I closed my door and walked back to the man's side. He was looking paler than the night before. I put my hand to his forehead and jerked my hand back. He was colder than ice. I noticed that his breathing wasn't normal. It was as if he was subconsciously rejecting my attempts to cure him, like he wanted to die.
My thoughts were distracted when a violent pounding came from my door. I rushed over to it and cracked open the door. I saw a very concerned Tsunade and Naruto standing there. I blinked, it was odd to see them both concerned like this.
"Sakura what it is? What's wrong?" Tsunade was very concerned.
Again, I weakly smiled, "Tsunade-sama, I wish to show you something." I turned to Naruto, "Thank you, now would you please leave us be, this is rather private. I'll fill you in later."
Naruto frowned and obeyed, the next minute he was gone and I let Tsunade into my apartment. She walked in at looked around the room and turned to me with a raised eye brow.
"What is it? I don't see anything."
"Look at my bed…" I said pointing to the unconscious man.
She walked over to the man and her mouth dropped. She looked at me and back to the man.
"Sakura," She began, "Where did you find him!"
I closed my eyes, "Last night on my nightly round."
She looked at me, he voice sounded pleased yet sad, "Sakura… "
I cut her off, "He doesn't seem to be getting better. It's almost like he is refusing my help and he wants to die."
Tsunade looked at him and inspected him. She found the same conclusions that I had. She sighed and closed her eyes.
"He… will die. There is nothing we can do." Tsunade's voice was sad again, but now it sounded like she pitied me. "The only thing you can do for him is so stay by his side and wait it out to see if he gets better. I know that no matter what I say to you, you will stay by his side."
With that Tsunade left. I was alone in the dark sad room with the one I loved. Sasuke was going to die right in front of me. He was going to die because I was too weak. I couldn't do anything about it. I sat by his side, after a few minutes my mind wandered off to sleep and Valentine's Day slipped by.
"Please don't leave me! I'll do anything for you! I'll sacrifice my life for you! Just please don't leave me alone!" A sad voice called out.
"Sakura, you follow a path with the others, my path lies else where. I will never be like you or the others." Sasuke's voice sounded distant and emotionless.
He walked away from the girl, "Sasuke! Please don't leave me! I'll do anything for you!"
The girl was crying and Sasuke didn't seem to care. The girl ran to him and the next thing she knew his body fell to the ground all bloody. A dark shadowy figure was standing over him.
"Sasuke, NO! Please don't leave me! I love you! Please don't!" Cried the girl.
A chilled voice echoed something.
I jerked awake. I found myself panting and sweating eminently. I was in my apartment, it was just a dream. It was just a dream. I looked over at Sasuke's body; he doesn't seem to have gotten any better. It was just a dream… wasn't it? He was going to die. He was going to die because I wasn't strong enough. He was going to die because I am too weak. I'll always be weak, nothing can change that.
Valentine's Day was almost over; it was around 6 p.m. I had slept most of the day away. I continued to wallow in sadness, that was, until the words of the chilled voice echoes through my head. It hit me and made sense. I knew what I had to do.
I stood up from my chair and stepped closer to Sasuke. My eyes fell upon his cold face and I knew that I wasn't going to be weak any more. I striped off my clothes and jumped under the covers with him, cuddling his body under mine.
It was dark. It has been dark for so long. My body won't move. What happened? I remember that I was going back to Konoha when I was attacked by someone… I barely escaped the battle and went to the place where I had last seen Sakura. I just had a feeling that I'd meet her there. Then before I realized it, my body wouldn't go on and I collapsed onto the ground. After that I heard a sweet voice call out to me and I opened my eyes to see her, Sakura was hovering over me. After that, my mind shut down on me.
But what's going on, it's like I'm floating in a dark space. My eyes wont open, my body won't move, my voice won't speak. I just feel a deep coldness and a piercing despair. The darkness is surrounding me, there is nothing I can do, I must be on the verge of dying. If that's the case, then I'm fine with it. I want to die. I treated her so badly and I'm sure I broke her heart. After that day I had nightmares and I couldn't get her out of my head, her words haunted me
My despair was distracted when a soft comforting warm feeling came over me. It is hard to describe. This feeling made me want to live. It made me want to believe, it wanted me to hope, to love. I could help but fall to the strange mysterious warmth. I loved it. It felt so familiar, yet so distant. Before I knew it, the feeling was gone and I urged myself to open my eyes.
I found it easy to open my eyes. When I opened them, I found myself looking into the top of a pink head. Pink? My eyes widened, the girl… no, the young woman was on top of me, laying her head onto my chest, her face was nuzzled into my chest. I was surprised to find that my wounds and scars had disappeared. But then I realized something even more shocking, the woman was Sakura, but even more was… she was on top of me naked. I was confused, what was going on.
I moved my arm to her hare shoulder and nudged her. She didn't move. Not a sound escaped her mouth. I nudged her again. She didn't move. I urged myself to sit up and her body just fell away, her face was facing up. What's going on!
Her eyes were closed, her face a pale, too pale. I put my hand to her cheek and I stopped dead. Her cheek was cold, colder than ice. He body wasn't moving, she wasn't breathing, she was lifeless, she was dead. It felt like my heart had shattered. She was gone? No that couldn't be. That's impossible. I will never believe that! My body was shaking uncontrollably as I held her cold lifeless body in my arms. When I did so, a letter fell out of her hands. I picked it up and read it;
Dear Sasuke-kun,
If you're reading this, then that means you're alive. That makes me so happy. I was very surprised to find you lying on the ground, I was afraid. I took you back to my apartment, err, I should say your apartment, and I took care of you. I was happy to be able to spend Valentine's Day with you, yet I was sad because you were dying in front of me. I felt useless and weak, I couldn't do anything for you, I was loosing you again. Unfortunately, I will never be able to see your face ever again. A voice came to me in my sleep; it told me what I had to do to save you. I gave up my life for yours. I'm so happy now, my dream has finally come true. I've become someone in your life. Every step I took ever since you left was made so that I could bring myself closer to you. And here we are, together on Valentine's Day. Thank you. I want you to know that I will always love you, even after I die. Thank you. Thank you so much Sasuke-kun.
Love your cherry blossom.
It was like my body became weak. I felt my demeanor and cold shell shatter and break. I held Sakura's body close to mine and hugged her tightly. I have lost her. Miraculously, tears began to fall from my eyes. I had lost her. I lost the only person I had ever loved. I never admitted it. I never told her it. It was too late. I won't be able to see her smile when I tell her that I love her. She won't ever know that I loved her. I couldn't help it, my emotions broke down, I was crying. Nothing was holding me back. I cried for her death. I cried for her. I cried for her love. I cried for her smile. I cried for her tears. I cried for her touch. I cried for her life. I cried for everything about her. She was gone.
"SAKURA!" I howled as loud as I could. She slipped though my grasp, she was gone.
OMG! When i was writing the ending I was crying. Imagine that, my typng away like crazy while tears are pouring down my face.
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Sakura pats my on the back, "I'ts ok, we just need to find you a man that can hug you and comfort you..."
I continue to cry, "B-but..."
"no 'buts' We'll find you a man! Now don't cry, please Mid!"
"H-Happy Valentine's Day eve. or to some of you, it's already Valentine's Day. I wish I wasn't such a sap..." I cry.