Chapter 5: Snap goes the thin red line

Six months from when we first learned about my condition my world was finally dark. I can no longer see anything, no more shapes, colour, size, everything. All there is to see is darkness. My eye sight began disappearing once in a while. Sometimes all I see is black and white, sometimes I see gray too and then it would completely shut off. This went on for two months until finally I can no longer see any white or gray, all that's left is the darkness.

I kept going to school since there's only two months left of it. I just made extra effort not to be noticed by anyone. Good thing I've already memorized all our textbooks, Oh how I love my extra strong memory. Sasu-chan helps me whenever he can, he tells me what something looks like using our secret volume, of course he only does that when Naru-chan's not around which was almost all of the time now that he and Gaara started dating each other. I felt their relationship was starting to get strained and that they were drifting away from each other. Naru-chan wouldn't talk to Sasu-chan and Sasu-chan ignores him. Every time I go over to their house they don't speak to each other, they just pass by the other like he wasn't even there. This bothered me a lot because I knew I would be leaving them soon, my condition was getting worse faster that the doctors expected and if they don't kiss and make up, figuratively and literally, then I'll be leaving two empty souls without anyone to trust and turn to.

Soon Naru-chan wasn't just avoiding Sasu-chan, he began avoiding me too! It was unbearable for me, and I can only imagine how much more it is for Sasu-chan's whose only source of true happiness was him. Sasu-chan's pain over Naru-chan and Gaara grew by the minute, plus he's overly stressed by my deteriorating condition. I'm guessing he was about to snap. I was right.

It was during my 15th birthday that it happened, Sasuke snapping that is. We were all enjoying a great night with all of our friends at my place so my brother could keep an eye on me. Suddenly an intoxicated Naru-chan came barging in; I smelled his breath a few blocks away, with Gaara trying to keep him up. I could hear his heartbeat right next to Naru-chan so I just guessed.

"Ey yo Neko Kyra-chan! Otanjoubi omedetto gozaimasu! Let's get this fucking party started!" He shouted as he waved an open bottle of Vodka. (At least that's what I think based on what I could smell.)

Annoyed and pissed that he was with Gaara again, Sasu-chan grabbed the Vodka and said,

"This party's already started and no alcohol allowed. Where the hell were you? You know Neko-chan refuses to blow her candles if either one of us isn't here."

Naru-chan left Gaara's side and proceeded to face Sasu-chan,

"I know, that's why I still came even if I didn't want to see your stupid face Sasuke-teme."

"You idiot dobe."

Next thing I heard they were doing what they did best when we were still children, fight. Punches were thrown and some kicks too. I think I heard bottles crashing on the floor and everyone was filled with fear no one moved.

"You fucking insensitive bastard!" Naru-chan shouted.

"You ignorant moron!" Sasu-chan rebutted.

Their fists met each other faces and at times I heard their heads collide like two mountain rams.

"You have no idea how I felt! You just went on ahead and dated panda face! No wait, YOU SLEPT WITH HIM! What an absolute moron!"

"You dated our best friend without telling me anything and you want me to consider how you felt? What about how I felt? AND I DIDN'T SLEEP WITH HIM YOU JUST IGNORANTLY ASSUMED IT MR. TOP-OF-THE-CLASS!"

"Well what do you think would WE think? You said you were both drunk and-"

"And he told me he likes me! We didn't do anything!"

Sasu-chan seemed to be taken a back by that, i felt his anger waver for a split second.

"Yeah well you didn't have to date him!"

"What should I do you were already with Neko-chan?"

I heard Sasu-chan's fist tighten and he was now angrier than before.

"You didn't even know a single thing and you acted so foolishly." Sasu-chan said in a controlled yet angry tone.

"How would I know anything when you two wouldn't tell me anything!" Naru-chan answered back.

"Because she asked me too, who was I to refuse?"

"You could've said no and just told me! Damn it Sasuke I love you and I still love you!"

Wrong move to tell him now, Sasu-chan was very very angry and stressed over my condition. He punched Naru-chan again and made him hit the wall. I heard Naru-chan slide down the wall and fall into a slump on the floor.

"I loved you too you big moron and I still do. What the fuck took you so long?"

Silence. Everybody was either scared or surprised with what just happened. Except for one,

"Sheez. What took YOU TWO so long?" It came from Shikamaru.

Suddenly the tensed air was lifted and everybody began to laugh. As I suspected, everybody noticed how the two eggheads felt for each other, including Gaara.

I remembered asking Gaara for a favour two months ago. I realized that Sasu-chan was not going to say anything about his feelings and Naru-chan was still traumatized by his past to actually act on his feelings. I knew my time was running out so I had to take matters on my own hands.

I asked Gaara to date Naru-chan so Sasu-chan would get jealous and I also told him to be extra sweet and caring to Naru-chan when Sasu-chan was around, to get him to snap. Gaara was more than happy to oblige because according to him, he was getting sick and tired of waiting on when they would finally get together.

I laughed inwardly as I listened to the success of my plan. Fooled you too didn't I? I really should be an actress with my calibre of acting skills. I made a mental note to get Gaara something.

They all helped Naru-chan on his feet and my brother tended to his and Sasu-chan's wounds.

I too felt like a heavy weight was lifted off my shoulders. I felt that whatever's gonna happen to me can happen to me now, because finally, my two most important and most loved people (again aside from my brother) finally has someone to turn to when I leave.

Something inside my head snapped too that night, and everything went blacker than usual.