Hana shifted and mumbled in her sleep. She slowly cracked her eyes open and scanned her room.
"Itachi?" She called out. No one answered her. She then erupted several coughs, each one was painful. She coughed uncontrollably and finally ended up splattering blood on her clothes from the uncontrolled coughs. "Great..." She said in a croaky voice. She got out of bed and walked out of the room, supporting herself with the wall. She could tell it was early in the morning since hardly anyone was there.
Hana squinted her eyes to get a better look around her. No one seemed to be interested in the almost-blind girl walking around. Hana puffed her cheeks and decided to walk back to her room. When she turned around, she bumped into someone.
"Oops, sorry." She quietly said.
"What are you doing out here alone?" A familiar voice said. Hana looked up and instantly recognized him.
"Oh...uh...hi Itachi!" She yelled as she placed her hands on his chest. She immediately turned happy. Itachi responded back by lightly laughing and stroking her face.
"Now tell me, why are you out here without a supervisor?" He questioned her as he brought his hand to the back of her head. Hana seemed to turn a little sad.
"I was bored!" She wailed. Itachi smiled at her, but instantly frowned when he saw blood on her shirt.
"Why is there blood on your shirt?" He asked as he pulled on stains. Hana looked down to stare at what he was pointing at.
"Oh that...it's nothing really. I was coughing a bit and that came out." Hana said, not too concerned about it. Itachi sighed.
"Don't be so careless about your health. Come on, I'm taking you to get a check up." Itachi said as he gave her a piggy backed. He brought her back to her room and called for a nurse. The nurse inspected Hana's throat.
"Do you have any breathing problems?" The nurse questioned Hana.
"Nope." She simply said.
"...Are you sure...?" The nurse said, obviously not believing her.
"Nope." She simple said. The nurse sighed.
"It appears to be that she does has some difficulty breathing. So I suggest that you monitor her carefully, she seems pretty careless." The nurse said. Hana stared at her in disbelief. The nurse left the room, leaving Hana and Itachi in an awkward silence once again.
"Like I said, please be more careful about your health. You may say you're about to die soon, but good things could happen." Itachi became worried when Hana looked at him like he was crazy. She finally relaxed.
"Okay..." Hana said in a timid voice. Itachi walked towards Hana and embraced her. Hana didn't seem to care or notice how he was looking at her.
"Are you feeling alright?" Itachi asked as he gently placed her head on his shoulder.
"I feel a bit...weird and not like the usual days, but I'm all right I guess." Hana tiredly said. Itachi lifted her off of him and held her hand in his.
"Let's get you food and find you a change of clothes." Itachi calmly said. Hana nodded as they left the room. While walking, Hana began to slowly decrease her walking speed, seeming quite dazed. She then stumbled and almost fell, if it weren't for Itachi's strong arms. "You okay?" Itachi seemed worried. Hana shook her head and smiled, trying to convince Itachi that she was fine. So they continued to walk. Suddenly, Hana's head began to hurt and painfully pulse and she felt extremely tired. She then quietly began to pant as her eyes slowly began to close.
"...Itachi...I...don't...feel so...well..." Hana slurred her words together. As soon as Itachi began to turn his head to face Hana, she went limp and collapsed on the floor. Itachi's eyes widened. He quickly bent down and held her body.
"Hana...Hana!" He called out to her as he lightly tapped her cheek. Still, she didn't move. He placed a finger under her nose to check if she was breathing. She wasn't. He used two fingers and placed them under her chin to check her heart beat. It was deathly slow. Itachi wasted no more time and quickly scooped her up into his arms and ran through the hallways to find a doctor. He then spotted his father.
"Son, what's wrong?" His father said as Itachi approached him. He then noticed Hana in his arms. "What's wrong?" His father's tone changed.
"She's dying!" Itachi said in a dead serious tone. His father immediately led him to an available hospital bed and there he placed Hana. His father inspected her quickly and then began to do CPR. But that did nothing. He silently cursed at himself. Itachi then threw himself at Hana and did mouth to mouth. He blew air into her lungs, at the same time her chest was rising and falling, in a breathing motion. Suddenly, she began to violently cough as blood spilled out of her mouth. Her coughs soon subsided, she began to breathe normally. Itachi and his father were relieved. Itachi grabbed a couple of tissues and began to wipe away the blood on her face. His father seemed happy.
"It seems like you know what you're doing." His father said out loud. Itachi didn't really listen.
"I learned a lot when I came here." Itachi replied as he continued to clean Hana. His father smiled once again and began to walk out of the room. He stopped mid-step.
"She seems special; you better hold onto her." His father said before he left. Itachi mentally smiled at himself.
'She definitely is special.' He thought to himself. He quickly grabbed the oxygen mask and placed it over her mouth. He sat down on a chair and patiently waited for her to wake. But he soon fell asleep.
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Hana coughed a little more before she cracked her eyes open. She sat up and clutched her head in pain. She was about to fall back, but strong arms caught her before she landed on her back. She turned her head to look at who those pair of arms belonged to. Itachi. He gave her a quick smile, then he quickly kissed her cheek.
"What happened?" Hana asked as she rubbed both of her eyes. Itachi smiled again and brought her closer to him as he hugged her.
"I'm not too sure. But I'm guessing that you had breathing problems...and the eye cancer is starting to spread..." Itachi said almost sadly.
"...Oh..." Hana replied. She tried to take off the oxygen mask, but Itachi placed it back on her.
"You need your rest, go ahead and sleep." Itachi said before he used one of his hands and placed it over Hana's eyes. Hana was about to protest, but she was too tired to speak any longer. She slowly closed her eyes as Itachi rocked her back and forth like a small child. She soon fell asleep. Itachi watched her tiny form as she cuddles closer to him; he loved how she comfortably slept in his arms and how much she reminded him of a baby.
'There is nothing I will do to have you by my side forever...' Itachi darkly thought.
I know, I know...some parts were awkward :P
I just didn't know how to put it, but nevertheless, I hope you liked this chapter :D
...Too much fluffiness eh? :)
Oh well! It's cute like that! But don't worry; if you don't like fluffyness, just wait until the later chapters come out :O